Chapter 15

He was stunned for a full few minutes.

Is it that fast?

Then, feeling somewhat doubtful of life, he sent a question: Miss Shu?

There was no response.

Zhang Tezhu stared at his phone and waited for another ten minutes.

After there was still no message from Miss Shu on WeChat, Zhang Tezhu let out a long sigh of relief; it was good, he had just been overthinking things.

Shu Xia did not know that Zhang Tezhu had so much inner drama; she was already drowsy after she finished showering and came out.

After asking Qiao Muting whether to sleep on the left or right side of the bed, she lay down directly on the bed.

When she was about to set her phone to silent mode before sleeping, she saw the friend request from Zhang Tezhu, so she clicked accept, then tossed the phone to the side.

Qiao Muting took his clothes into the bathroom; when he was about to close the door, he saw that Shu Xia had already closed her eyes to sleep.

He was somewhat surprised.

Faking sleep?

She was faking it quite well, with some acting skills; someone who didn't know would think she had a background in acting.

After waiting for half an hour, when he came out of the bathroom dressed fully, he discovered that Shu Xia was still in the same sleeping position as before.

He thought to himself, quite persistent.

A woman had suddenly appeared on the bed, and he was truly somewhat unaccustomed to it.

After lying on the bed, the woman beside him remained motionless.

At the same time, the sound of even breathing fell into his ears.

His face sank abruptly; she was actually asleep! When he went to turn off the light with a dark face, he only then discovered two pillows placed in the middle of the bed, dividing the large bed into two halves, a clear boundary like the Chu-Han border, and his cold brows immediately arched upward.

Is she... guarding against him?

Qiao Muting pursed his thin lips.

She was overthinking it!

A superfluous act!

Even if she were to strip naked in front of him, he wouldn't spare her a second glance.

——

Qiao Muting had no dreams all night.

When he woke up, he thought it was still the middle of the night.

But when he saw a ray of sunlight filtering in from under the curtains that weren't closed tightly, he was stunned for a moment.

Slept for an entire night?

Just then, Shu Xia turned over and woke up.

When she opened her eyes and saw Qiao Muting sitting in front of her, she was a bit dazed.

She really was somewhat unaccustomed to her status as a married woman.

She awkwardly pulled a smile toward Qiao Muting.

"Morning."

Qiao Muting's gaze paused for a second on Shu Xia's porcelain-white face.

"Morning."

"I'll go change clothes first." Shu Xia got out of bed.

Qiao Muting also got out of bed, first putting on his wristwatch, and incidentally checked the time: 7:15.

The two went to wash their faces one after the other.

Then they walked out almost at the same time.

Qiao Nainai had woken up early; hearing from Butler Qin that the two of them hadn't gotten up, she waited from 5:30 until now, 7:30, and the longer she waited, the more delighted she felt inside.

She knew Mu Ting too well; he had no issues when he was a child, but after growing up, she didn't know how he developed the bad habit of frequently suffering from insomnia.

Now that he was sleeping in the same bed as Xia Xia and could sleep until now, it was too rare! In the past, there was only one possibility for him to wake up at this time: returning from abroad and dealing with jet lag.

Seeing the two come downstairs together, she said to them with a smile that wouldn't close: "Come quickly to eat breakfast, there is both Western and Chinese style."

"Is Nainai feeling better?" Shu Xia was very concerned about Qiao Nainai's health.

"Better, don't worry about Nainai." Qiao Nainai was afraid Shu Xia would worry too much about her.

She knew her own body; she would hold on for as long as she could.

It would be best if she could hold on until Mu Ting and Xia Xia could truly achieve a happy ending; did Mu Ting think she didn't know they weren't really married?

She was sharp!

Qiao Nainai stared at Qiao Muting's face.

Her own grandson was decent-looking, especially today, his face wasn't as cold and icy as before, nor as gloomy from lack of sleep, "Looks like you slept well last night!"

"Mm, it was alright." Qiao Muting deliberately ignored his own grandmother's teasing gaze.

"Is that just 'alright'? You went to sleep before ten last night, right? You slept until past seven; this one night is almost equal to your whole week, isn't it?"

Qiao Nainai just couldn't stand his cold face.

Slept for nearly ten hours, and it was just "alright"?

Qiao Muting: "..."

Is this his own grandmother?

Shu Xia looked at Qiao Muting when she heard what Qiao Nainai said.

Was his sleep problem that serious?

She had heard Qiao Nainai mention it before, but she hadn't paid attention at the time; hearing it with her own ears now was truly somewhat shocking.

When she massaged his head yesterday, didn't he fall asleep quite easily?

"Xia Xia, Housekeeper Qin said she didn't remember those acupoints yesterday; could you come back tonight and demonstrate for Housekeeper Qin again?" Qiao Nainai asked Shu Xia.

"I can, Grandma." Shu Xia agreed readily.

There are indeed many acupoints on the head, and it is hard to remember them all at once.

She would draw a diagram tonight and mark the acupoints clearly.

Seeing Shu Xia agree so readily, Qiao Muting's eyes darkened; he felt even more that she was calculating, wanting not only to curry favor with his grandmother but even to find opportunities to get close to him.

Perhaps he should have Zhang Tezhu look into Shu Xia and that boyfriend of hers today.

Their three-year agreement might need to be terminated early.

He could not let someone with unclear motives stay by his grandmother's side.

He had been inconsiderate on the day they registered their marriage.

——

Shu Xia arrived at Antique Street, parked the car, and picked up her phone to get out.

Only then did she notice the WeChat messages on her phone.

She hadn't had time to look in the morning.

Seeing it was Zhang Tezhu, whom she had added last night, she asked: Is there something you need, Zhang Tezhu?

Zhang Tezhu had just clocked in for work and, seeing Shu Xia's reply, replied almost instantly: I would like to ask Miss Shu for a favor; I wonder if it is convenient for you?

Shu Xia: What is it?

Zhang Tezhu quickly sent several photos of Yupai.

They were all Yupai he had stayed up late to carefully select last night.

Zhang Tezhu: I'm not wearing that previous one anymore; I returned it to the person who gave it to me. Could you help me see which Yupai I can wear?

Shu Xia glanced at the time, 8:55, and replied: I am busy with something now; I will tell you tonight.

Looking at the words "I will tell you tonight" that Shu Xia replied with, doubts arose in Zhang Tezhu's heart.

Tonight?

Would she have time tonight?

At this time, he would normally be in Qiao's office, but today Qiao hadn't arrived yet!

The battle last night must have been intense——

Zhang Tezhu didn't spend many minutes daydreaming before Qiao Muting appeared before his eyes.

And he issued him a task.

"Go and investigate the current situation between Shu Xia and Fu Chenyan; I want everything, no matter how small, investigated clearly."

Zhang Tezhu was stunned: "Investigate Miss Shu?"

"Investigate it clearly," Qiao Muting said coldly.

He suspected that her sudden agreement to marry him must have been because something happened that made her decide to approach him.

"Understood!"

Although Zhang Tezhu said "understood," his eyes were full of confusion.

Hadn't the two of them just slept together?

Why did his boss want to investigate Miss Shu today?

Unsatisfied?

Doesn't seem like it......

If he hadn't met Miss Shu before, he would suspect that Miss Shu must have ulterior motives for marrying his boss.

But after meeting her, he felt that Miss Shu didn't seem that interested in his boss.

He asked hesitantly: "Is Qiao suspecting that Miss Shu and Fu Chenyan haven't broken up?"