Chapter 84#
Times have changed#
“Let’s not see each other for now.”
Jian Yunchen’s eyes widened abruptly, his pupils shrinking. He gritted his teeth, quickly grabbed Qin Mu’s collar, and pulled him down. He glared at him fiercely, his voice carrying a chilling warning: “Qin Mu, what do you take me for?”
“You want me when you want me, and you don’t want me when you don’t? You wish! I’m telling you—”
Qin Mu cupped his face and leaned down to gently kiss his lips.
Jian Yunchen was in the middle of speaking, his lips slightly parted, which made it convenient for Qin Mu. His tongue slid in.
Qin Mu gently kissed his soft lips until the hands that had been gripping his collar slowly relaxed.
He couldn’t help but sigh, indeed, even the hardest mouths are soft when kissed.
Qin Mu looked down at Jian Yunchen, whose eyes, which had been like poisoned darts just moments ago, were now shimmering with moisture, his eyelashes fluttering.
“It’s not like we’re never seeing each other again. What’s the rush?”
Jian Yunchen’s eyes were like they held a pool of water from the kiss, moist and hazy.
He still held onto Qin Mu’s collar, but the tension was gone, replaced by a hint of tenderness.
“Why…”
Jian Yunchen’s gaze flickered, his eyes turning cold and chilling. He lowered his gaze, concealing his expression, and asked softly, “Is it because of Jiang Yunhan? That’s why you—”
Qin Mu flicked his forehead, not holding back. His fair forehead quickly turned red. Jian Yunchen let go, clutching his forehead and glaring at him accusingly.
“Why are you always overthinking?”
Qin Mu gently stroked his face and said in a low, helpless voice, “There are some things that need to be dealt with. It won’t take too long. During this period—”
He paused: “Try not to go out.”
Jian Yunchen frowned slowly, the moisture in his eyes fading. He stated directly, “I don’t need you to protect me. I can protect myself. Tell me what’s going on? Who is it related to?”
Qin Mu remained silent. Jian Yunchen slowly pondered the events of the past few days.
He frowned deeply, “You know?”
This question hit a blind spot for Qin Mu. His gaze paused, and he calmly replied, “Yes, why didn’t you tell me?”
Jian Yunchen pursed his lips, his jawline taut.
“I can handle it myself, I…”
Qin Mu leaned back in his seat, rolled down the car window, and the passing breeze dispelled the tension in the car.
His tone was light and lingering, “Oh, so this is my business, and I can handle it myself.”
“We’ll do this, each handling our own affairs, not disturbing each other.”
Jian Yunchen looked at Qin Mu’s profile. When the man wasn’t smiling, his lips turned down, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes were indifferent and cold. He clenched his fingertips, leaned forward, and Jian Yunchen tugged at Qin Mu’s clothes.
“I didn’t not tell you, it’s just that I only found out about this recently and haven’t had a chance to say it.”
Qin Mu propped his face up and glanced at him indifferently, saying nothing.
Jian Yunchen, uncharacteristically guilty, lowered his head and gently swayed his clothes.
“After I knew Qin Zheng was investigating me, I wanted to deal with him, but I’ve been too busy with company matters lately and haven’t found the time.”
Qin Mu’s heart stirred. Qin Zheng was involved in this too.
He let out a cold scoff, “He won’t be able to jump around for long. Don’t worry about this. Focus on your own things. I’ll handle Qin Zheng…”
As Qin Mu spoke, he turned to look at him, only to find Jian Yunchen’s expression blank and vacant, as if he hadn’t heard a word.
Unhappily, he reached out and pinched Jian Yunchen’s face from below. A bit of soft flesh bulged out under his fingertips. Jian Yunchen held his wrist and obediently tilted his head up.
Qin Mu shook his cheek slightly, “Are you listening to me, Jian Yunchen?”
Jian Yunchen blinked and suddenly smiled.
His cheeks were puffed out, looking a bit comical, but his eyes were soft.
“Qin Mu.”
His gaze landed on Qin Mu’s face, a hint of smugness in his eyes.
“You’re starting to care about me.”
“Do you, perhaps, like me a little too?”
Jian Yunchen’s smile was irresistible. Qin Mu, still holding his face, leaned down and gently brushed his lips against his.
He let out a light scoff, his lips rubbing against his, “You know the answer, yet you ask.”
Jian Yunchen looked at him with a smile.
“Before, when I told you Qin Zheng was investigating me, your answer was—”
Before he could finish, Qin Mu covered his mouth.
He remembered his words, of course.
But times have changed.
“It’s different now.”
Jian Yunchen pulled his hand away and pressed, “How is it different?”
Qin Mu looked at his expectant eyes, knowing exactly what Jian Yunchen wanted to hear.
He smiled, “Because now I worry about you.”
This answer was unexpected.
He had thought Qin Mu would say something embarrassing or brush it off with a tease.
But he hadn’t expected such a serious, even ordinary, statement.
There were no ambiguous feelings, no playful teasing.
Instead, it was a sincere and clear declaration.
‘I’m worried about you.’
Jian Yunchen lowered his eyes and slowly tightened his fingertips.
Qin Mu’s decisions were rarely changed or influenced.
But there are always exceptions.
As for what he told Jian Yunchen, not meeting for a while, there were two reasons. The first was that Yan Yi was too persistent. Although she still mistakenly believed that the people on the ship and in the car were Jiang Yunhan, caution was still necessary. Given Yan Yi’s level of obsession, it was unpredictable what she might do if she knew who the person from that night truly was. The fact that she dared to storm into Jiang’s company and slap Jiang Yunhan showed that Yan Yi was indeed crazy. “Zhaohui” was in the crucial stage of closing the net. If Yan Yi, knowing his true identity, went mad and overturned everything, it would be more loss than gain.
The second reason was that the system had detected something. The blue light had slowly turned red and was flashing continuously. It needed to verify the original plot, and during this period, Qin Mu could not affect the key characters. Qin Mu felt that this was essentially telling him to stay away from Jian Yunchen. However, despite the warning, there were still quite a few meetings.
The two exchanged messages daily, and after work, they would video chat for quite a while. In fact, they were in more frequent contact than before.
As he was replying to messages, the office door was suddenly knocked. Ji Weiyi pushed the door open and saw his cold-hearted boss holding his phone, a faint smile on his lips, looking a bit speechless. He stood by the desk and cleared his throat softly.
Qin Mu didn’t even look up, “If you have something to say, say it.”
Ji Weiyi: “…”
Very good, still his cold-hearted boss.
“Mr. Shan, Qin Zheng sent the first batch of goods. It accounts for about 20% of the total.”
Qin Mu let out a faint scoff. When people are too greedy, their eyes are always blinded, thinking that just because they can’t see, others can’t either.
“Approve it for him. If you don’t put out some bait, how can you catch a big fish?”
Ji Weiyi smiled and nodded in agreement.
Just then, the system suddenly flashed red and issued a warning:
【Warning! Warning! Major distortion in the original plot, please handle immediately!】