Chapter 291: The Truth
Gu Zijin would never forget that Qin Muxuan had committed suicide by slitting her wrist three years ago. He got the news that she had been sent to the emergency room because of that.
Recalling the past, Gu Zijin felt heartbroken. Tears welled up in his eyes. However, he was sure that Qin Xuan was Qin Muxuan at this moment.
The man stretched out his hands to stroke her face. He was thrilled.
Sitting by the bed, Gu Zijin gazed at Qin Muxuan without blinking. He hesitated for a long while before climbing onto the bed and holding her in his arms.
Qin Muxuan was drowsy. She felt that someone hugged her, but she ignored that and continued her dreams.
She saw Gu Zijin who lay beside her when she opened her eyes the next morning. Her eyes widened and she became fully awake instantly.
Qin Muxuan tried to get up immediately. However, Gu Zijin held her tightly, so she had to give up.
Her heart was pounding. She tried to recall what happened last night. ‘I remember that I went to see Mr. Li last night, but he laid a hand on me. Thank God! Gu Zijin saved me in time.’
‘If he hadn’t showed up, I would have…’ Qin Muxuan dared not to imagine the consequence.
However, she fidgeted although the man who lay beside her was Gu Zijin.
‘Does he know who I am?’
Qin Muxuan worried about that most. After all, she had hidden from him. The woman was unwilling to be recognized by him. If Gu Zijin had found that she was Qin Muxuan last night, she would leave China.
As Qin Muxuan was lost in thought, Gu Zijin opened his eyes. Fixing his eyes on her, he felt he had been back to three years ago.
“Good morning, Muxuan.” Staring at her delicate face, Gu Zijin smiled.
“Well, Mr. Gu. I’m not Qin Muxuan. My name’s Qin Xuan.” The woman tried to concealed her identity from him, not knowing he had recognized her last night.
“Muxuan, I know everything.”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan was dumbfounded. Her eyes widened. She stared at Gu Zijin in confusion. ‘How can he know everything?’
After all, Qin Muxuan had just returned to China. Yin Youting had created a false identity for her, so Gu Zijin didn’t recognize her at the very beginning. ‘Gu Zijin has believed that I’m Qin Xuan. How can he discover my true identity?’
“How could it be?” She couldn’t gather her wits together. Tears streamed down on her cheeks. In effect, she hadn’t gotten over him these three years. Qin Muxuan might not hold on without Qin Xin.
Suddenly, she thought of her daughter. ‘Does he discover Qin Xin?’ The woman tensed up. After a while, she remembered that she had entrusted the girl to Mu Ming, because she had planned to meet Li.
“Muxuan, sorry. It’s my fault. I’ve made you suffer for the last three years.” Gu Zijin raised his hand to wipe her tears away, holding her tightly in his arms.
Her forehead was pressed against his chest. Qin Muxuan didn’t know what to do. After a while, the man slowly released her. After that, Qin Muxuan got up immediately.
“Mr. Gu, we’re done although you know the truth.” Suppressing the depression in her heart, Qin Muxuan said grimly.
Gu Zijin hadn’t expected that she would say so. “Is it because of Yan Yuxiao?” Asked him.
He reminded her that he was Yan Yuxiao’s legal husband.
“Mr. Gu, we broke up three years ago.” Qin Muxuan turned around, avoiding his eyes.
Gu Zijin understood there were misunderstandings between them. However, Qin Muxuan wouldn’t believe him even though he explained to her now.
After a while, he asked. “Muxuan, how is our child?”
“It’s gone.” Qin Muxuan replied impassively.
‘He will never know the existence of Qin Xin. If he knows that, he will definitely get her back as what he did to Qin Xiaobai.’ Qin Muxuan knew he was a good father. However, Qin Muxuan could only rely on Qin Xin, so she couldn’t let him know that they had a daughter.
Qin Muxuan’s words stung Gu Zijin’s heart. “It’s okay, Muxuan. We’ll have another baby in the future.”
“Mr. Gu, please leave me alone.” Qin Muxuan tried to get rid of him. Chitchat was no longer suitable for them.
Gu Zijin was reluctant to leave. How could he leave her after knowing she was alive?
The man’s phone beeped as Gu Zijin would not let Qin Muxuan go. He grabbed the phone and answered it.
“Hello, Lisa.”
“Good morning, Mr. Gu. The board’s here. Please come.” Lisa urged.
Gu Zijin remembered that he had a meeting with the board today.
“Got it. I’ll be there soon.” Gu Zijin hung up after saying that.
He turned to Qin Muxuan. “Muxuan, I should go to the company. See you next day.” He left with his stuff in hand.
As he stepped out of the room, Qin Muxuan became relieved. She called Mu Ming, telling him that she would pick Qin Xin up. Then she changed her outfit and left.
The woman hailed a cab at the entrance of the hotel. The car cruised towards Mu Ming’s company.
The driver pulled over at the entrance of the Mu Group after half an hour. Qin Muxuan stepped out of the car after paying the bill. She strode in the company.
Since Qin Muxuan had been here with Jian Xi, receptionists recognized her. She was allowed to go upstairs directly. Qin Muxuan headed towards the CEO’s office. Standing before the office, she raised her hand to rap on the door.
“Come in, please.”
It was Mu Ming’s voice. She then opened the door and walked in.
Mu Ming looked up at the person, finding it was Qin Muxuan. He grinned. “Good morning, Xuan.”
“Mommy!” Noticing Qin Muxuan, Qin Xin jumped over and hugged her.
The mother crouched down to hold her daughter in her arms, walking towards a sofa.
“Mommy, I miss you so much.” Qin Xin pouted and grumbled.
Qin Muxuan promised yesterday that she would pick the girl up early in the morning today when entrusting Qin Xin to Mu Ming. However, it was almost noon.
Qin Muxuan knew Qin Xin’s discontentment, so she grinned at the kid. “I miss you, too. As an apology, I’ll take you to the KFC today!”
Hearing that, Qin Xin was thrilled. “Hurrah! Never go back on your word!”
“I’ll keep my promise. We can have fried chicken later.” Qin Muxuan stroked Qin Xin’s head, beaming.
Seeing that, Mu Ming who stood beside asked. “Xuan, don’t you know that Youting would come back today?”
Qin Muxuan was astonished. Yi Youting didn’t call her. Thinking of that, she took her phone to check messages. It turned out that Yin Youting had texted her, but she didn’t notice that.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.
“He has sent me a message, but I didn’t see it.” Qin Muxuan smiled helplessly.
“Will Uncle Yin come back?” Qin Xin asked.
“Yes. He’ll arrive in the afternoon. Xin, we can pick him up.”
“Okay!”
The girl missed Yin Youting. Receiving the news, she was overjoyed.
“I can drive you to the airport.” Mu Ming had planned to pick Yin Youting up, so he could go with them.
“Thank you.” Qin Muxuan nodded. After checking the time on her phone, the woman asked the kid. “Are you hungry? Let’s go to the KFC.”
“Hurrah! Mommy, can I invite Uncle Mu to join us?”
Qin Muxuan consented, but she didn’t know whether he had time or not. When Qin Muxuan was in a daze, Qin Xin rushed over to Mu Ming.
“Uncle Mu, would you like to have lunch with me?”
“Of course!” Mu Ming was free today. It would be fun to stay with the girl.
“Mommy, Uncle Mu agreed! Let’s go!” Qin Xin smiled from ear to ear. She trotted over to hold Qin Muxuan’s hand.
The woman and the man stepped out of the office with the girl. After they left the Mu Group, Mu Ming drove them to the KFC.
The place was crowded at noon. After they entered, Mu Ming said to Qin Muxuan. “Xuan, find a table with Xin. I’ll order some food.”
“Okay.” Qin Muxuan nodded.
She went to find a table with Qin Xin. They walked around for a while. Finally, there was a vacant table. Sitting there, they waited for Mu Ming.