20 – Can I Sleep with My Husband Today?
Mu Mian looked at Fu Yifei chewing on the tapioca pearls, watching him eat with great relish.
After all, rabbits do eat their own droppings, but Mu Mian was a refined rabbit who would never do such a thing!
Mu Mian happily accepted this reasoning.
She also poked her straw in and took a sip.
Unexpectedly, the tapioca pearls had a delightfully chewy and springy texture with a hint of sweetness—they were actually quite delicious.
If Fu Yifei knew what was going through Mu Mian’s mind, he would probably never want to drink bubble tea again in his life…
After dinner, Fu Chenxiu returned to his study.
Not long after, there was a knock on the study door.
“Come in.”
Looking up, he saw Shi Hai entering. Fu Chenxiu slightly furrowed his brows because he hadn’t summoned him. “What is it?”
Shi Hai walked up to Fu Chenxiu and handed him an iPad.
“During today’s marathon, the media captured footage of Madam and it made the news. Many netizens are now curious about her, and even the national team wants to find her.”
Fu Chenxiu lowered his gaze to the screen Shi Hai presented, his brows tightening.
He hadn’t expected that Mu Mian’s visit today would lead to such a situation.
Her identity was somewhat delicate—after all, she wasn’t an ordinary person, and she didn’t yet have official status in this society.
Fu Chenxiu didn’t want her to attract too much attention from the outside world.
If someone with ill intentions discovered something, it might put her in danger.
“Clean up all these news reports,” Fu Chenxiu ordered.
Shi Hai naturally understood Fu Chenxiu’s concerns, which was why he had reported to him immediately after discovering the news.
“Yes, I’ll handle it right away.” Shi Hai then left the study.
——Ye Corporation
An assistant entered the office.
“Did you find anything?” Ye Jingchuan asked expectantly.
The assistant regretfully replied, “I’m sorry, President Ye. I investigated all the registered participants in this marathon, but I didn’t find the girl you’re looking for among them. She probably didn’t register and was just passing by.”
Still unable to find any information about her, Ye Jingchuan lowered his gaze, a trace of disappointment in his eyes.
“I understand. You may leave.”
“By the way,” the assistant added as he was about to leave, suddenly remembering something, “When I checked the news again just now, I noticed that all the online news about the girl you’re looking for seems to have been deleted.”
Hearing this, Ye Jingchuan couldn’t help but frown slightly.
After the assistant left, Ye Jingchuan searched online again for news about that afternoon’s marathon. He discovered that all the news related to her and the footage from today’s race had been completely erased.
Ye Jingchuan’s brows tightened in confusion.
Indeed, everything about her had been deleted.
This was definitely done intentionally by someone, but why? What exactly was her identity?…
A faint smile tugged at Ye Jingchuan’s lips. This seemed to be getting more and more interesting.
Would they meet again?
When Ye Jingchuan returned to the Ye residence, he saw Ye Xue sitting in the living room as soon as he entered. She appeared restless and distracted, not even noticing that he had come home.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Hearing his voice, Ye Xue snapped out of her thoughts. Seeing that Ye Jingchuan had returned, she immediately stood up and walked over to him.
“Jingchuan! I just received some news!”Sensing that Ye Xue’s demeanor didn’t bode well, Ye Jingchuan slightly furrowed his brows and asked with confusion, “What news?”
“Fu Chenxiu’s legendary fiancée seems to have appeared!” Ye Xue exclaimed excitedly.
Hearing Ye Xue’s words, Ye Jingchuan was momentarily stunned but showed no particular reaction.
“So what?”
“If that fiancée truly can break the Fu family’s Curse as rumored, allowing Fu Chenxiu to survive past 28, it would be unfavorable for us!” Ye Xue’s face was full of worry.
Over the years, she had been waiting for Fu Chenxiu to quickly reach twenty-eight.
Especially when he turned twenty and the legendary fiancée didn’t appear, Ye Xue became even more convinced that Fu Chenxiu would definitely not live past 28.
Once he died, she and Jingchuan could rightfully return to the Fu family.
But unexpectedly, with only a few months left until Fu Chenxiu turns 28, that woman actually appeared at this critical moment!
Ye Jingchuan sighed inwardly. He understood Ye Xue’s thoughts but couldn’t comprehend or agree with them.
He raised his hand to pat Ye Xue’s back, comforting her, “Mom, I never wanted the Fu family’s possessions in the first place. Whether the Fu family’s Curse is real or not, whether Fu Chenxiu lives past 28 or not—I don’t care about any of that. Mom, you shouldn’t be so deeply obsessed either. We’re already living well enough as it is.”
After saying this, Ye Jingchuan went upstairs.
Watching Ye Jingchuan’s retreating back ascend the stairs, Ye Xue sighed quietly, feeling somewhat frustrated at her son’s lack of ambition.
Why wasn’t her son more proactive about reclaiming everything from the Fu family? All of it should rightfully belong to them, mother and son!
Having expended some energy today—though true to her rabbit nature, Mu Mian could indeed run very fast— having been in deep slumber for decades, her bodily functions hadn’t fully recovered yet. This was her first intense exercise since waking up, so after finishing dinner, Mu Mian returned to her room and fell fast asleep.
However, at 11 PM, the sky suddenly roared with loud thunder.
Mu Mian was startled awake by the thunder.
Mu Mian was most afraid of thunderstorms.
Moreover, she was originally a rabbit—a rabbit’s hearing is superior to humans’, roughly three times that of humans, but their tolerance for loud noises is weaker.
Rabbit was scared. Rabbit didn’t dare to sleep alone. So Rabbit decided— to go upstairs and find her husband!
Mu Mian went upstairs to Fu Chenxiu’s bedroom floor but noticed light seeping from under the study door.
Mu Mian walked over and gently knocked.
Not expecting anyone to knock so late, Fu Chenxiu lifted his gaze toward the door. “Come in.”
Then he saw the study door open, revealing Mu Mian standing there in her princess-style doll nightgown, holding a lace-trimmed pillow against her chest with one hand, her ears drooping obediently on either side—looking exactly like a living rabbit girl doll.
Seeing her pitiful expression, Fu Chenxiu asked in a deep voice, “What’s wrong?”
“There was thunder just now.”
“Mm. I know.” Naturally, Fu Chenxiu had heard the loud thunder too.
“Rabbit is scared of thunder. Can Rabbit sleep with husband today?”
Mu Mian spoke weakly, her large, glistening eyes gazing pitifully at Fu Chenxiu.
Fu Chenxiu: “…”
The girl probably didn’t realize how easily her appearance and such a request could be misinterpreted.Noticing her husband hadn’t responded for a long while and sensing his reluctance, Mu Mian lowered her head, looking utterly pitiful.
“Husband, don’t you want to? But Rabbit is really scared…”
Just as Mu Mian’s words fell, another “rumble—” of thunder suddenly roared outside.