Chapter 1031: 1030 Don’t tell her for now

Mo Xiuchen descended the stairs, finding only Qin Mu in the living room.

“Where are the two of them?”

Mo Xiuchen walked to the sofa and sat down beside Qin Mu, asking casually.

Qin Mu’s gaze shifted away from the LCD screen, and after sizing up Mo Xiuchen for a few seconds, he answered faintly, “They went upstairs to sleep.”

“Why haven’t you slept?” Mo Xiuchen leaned forward, grabbing the water jug from afar to pour himself a cup of water. He drank it in one gulp and poured another.

“I was waiting for you.”

There was a certainty in Qin Mu’s calm words.

Mo Xiuchen’s lips curled slightly, but he didn’t speak.

“Just now, I had a chat with Ah Feng, and he said you know everything already.” Qin Mu turned off the TV, turned around, and looked at Mo Xiuchen with a calm gaze.

The smile faded from Mo Xiuchen’s lips, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and his handsome brows slightly furrowed. He leaned back into the sofa and then asked leisurely, “What did he tell you?”

“He said, no matter what, we can’t let Xiaoxiao know about that matter.”

Qin Mu straightened up, his voice slightly somber.

“How much truth do you think there is to this matter?” Mo Xiuchen narrowed his eyes as he asked Qin Mu.

Qin Mu furrowed his brows, contemplating before answering, “Hard to say, this kind of thing isn’t easy to investigate. After all, it involves the reputation of Xiaoxiao’s mother, which, for a woman, would be the deepest wound.”

Forever buried is the best.

If the matter were exposed, wouldn’t it just brutally rip open someone’s scars…

A layer of coldness solidified on Mo Xiuchen’s facial features, “The Qi Family must have counted on this, using it to threaten Haofeng. The key now is that Haofeng’s mother has also admitted the past affair was true.”

“Yes, according to Haofeng, his mom didn’t seem to be lying; she looked very flustered when he confronted her. At first, she denied it, but she admitted after Haofeng brought up the Qi family.”

Qin Mu continued from where Mo Xiuchen left off; they hadn’t witnessed the event themselves, only heard it described by Haofeng. This made the truth even more uncertain.

“No matter how hard it is to investigate, we can’t just listen to one side from the Qi Family and Haofeng’s mom.”

After considering for a moment, Mo Xiuchen voiced his opinion.

He had come downstairs specifically to discuss this with Qin Mu; the affair involving the Luo Family and the Qi Family seemed to be getting more complicated.

It wasn’t going to be easy for Haofeng to disentangle from Meiling.

Initially, they had made some progress over the past few months, gradually replacing the Qi Family, but after Haofeng’s sudden trip abroad to see Xiaoxiao and then his mother’s wrist-slitting suicide, now this–everything seemed to be reverting to the starting point.

“Are we really going to have to investigate this?”

Qin Mu looked at Mo Xiuchen with a lightly knitted brow.

“I’m thinking of making a trip to City B to understand the situation more clearly; there are some things that aren’t clear over the phone.”

Mo Xiuchen picked up the cup again, took another sip, and then set it down. His long fingers slightly curled on his lap as his deep eyes narrowed, pondering a specific plan.

A hint of surprise flashed in Qin Mu’s eyes, “You’re going to City B?”

“Yes,” Mo Xiuchen nodded.

“Let me go. With Ranran’s current condition, you should focus on her and spend more time with her.” Qin Mu pressed his lips together, readily taking on the responsibility.

“That’s also good, it’s the same if you go, I’m indeed worried about Ranran right now.”

Not just worried, but also reluctant. Remembering what Ranran had said tonight, that she would struggle if he went on a business trip, the corners of Mo Xiuchen’s lips curled up again involuntarily.

Qin Mu’s lips twitched slightly, “Actually, you weren’t really planning to go yourself from the start, were you?”

He had known this guy for more than just a day or two, given his level of concern for Wen Ran, he certainly wouldn’t be willing to travel at this time.

Mo Xiuchen’s lips curled up slightly, his voice deep and mellow, “Ah Mu, it doesn’t matter whether you go or I go, I trust you.”

“Then I’ll go.”

Qin Mu sighed lightly, having had a few days of leisure, it seemed he was about to be busy again.

“Don’t mention Ah Feng and Bai Xiaoxiao’s matter in front of Ranran,” Mo Xiuchen said calmly, glancing upstairs.

Qin Mu looked at him with slight surprise. “Ranran doesn’t know about Ah Feng and Bai Xiaoxiao breaking up?”

“Um, I asked Bai Xiaoxiao not to tell her yet.”

Mo Xiuchen nodded, his handsome features slightly furrowed. He didn’t want Ranran to worry about anything, being pregnant was already hard enough.

Qin Mu understood Mo Xiuchen’s intentions, but considering the relationship between Wen Ran and Bai Xiaoxiao, he couldn’t help reminding him, “Mo Xiuchen, you can’t keep this a secret forever. Ranran and Bai Xiaoxiao are like sisters, she might get angry if she finds out.”

“I’ll tell her when the opportunity arises,”

Mo Xiuchen murmured thoughtfully.

If Ah Feng and Qi Meiling’s issue could be resolved, he would tell her after that was settled.

“It seems unlikely for Bai Xiaoxiao and Ah Feng,”

Qin Mu stated quietly. Luo Haofeng had not been doing well these days, having been somewhat downcast since his breakup with Bai Xiaoxiao.

“Effort can change things.”

Mo Xiuchen leaned against the sofa, his deep gaze fixed on the upstairs, thinking of his and Ranran’s numerous trials, yet they were still happily together.

“Go rest, I’m tired too, let’s go to sleep early. I’ll head straight to City B tomorrow.”

Qin Mu smiled faintly, stood up, and walked past the sofa.

Seeing him leave, Mo Xiuchen also got up and followed him upstairs.

Back in the master bedroom, Mo Xiuchen climbed into bed, carefully pulling Wen Ran into his arms, his clearly defined large palm resting on her abdomen, feeling the presence of their child.

His deep eyes filled with soft, doting warmth, he smiled happily and tenderly kissed Wen Ran’s forehead.

“Mo Xiuchen.”

After staring at Wen Ran for a long time, the drowsily waking Wen Ran opened her eyes filled with sleepiness.

“Why did you wake up?”

Mo Xiuchen looked at her with a smile.

Seeing her about to get up, Mo Xiuchen quickly helped her, “Do you need to use the restroom?”

“Um.”

Wen Ran nodded, and Mo Xiuchen got out of bed, stood in front of the bed, and helped her down, then insisted on assisting her to the restroom.

“Mo Xiuchen, I can go by myself.”

Wen Ran’s words fell on deaf ears as he stood outside the restroom, watching her.

With a serious and concerned expression, “Ranran, you’re not fully awake in the middle of the night, what if you fall or something if I don’t accompany you?”

Wen Ran didn’t know whether to feel touched or touched by his cautiousness.

She didn’t use to get up at night, but lately, she would wake up once during the night, expecting that in two or three months, the frequency might increase, not wanting to wake Mo Xiuchen every time.

Yet he woke up every night when she did.

“Are you hungry, do you want something to eat?” Wen Ran hadn’t eaten much during the evening, and Mo Xiuchen worried she might be hungry.