Chapter 346

However, seeing him look over, she asked out of politeness.

Qiao Muting's eyes flickered slightly as he closed the book in his hands, "I have a video conference in an hour; perhaps another time."

It was an expected answer, and Shu Xia nodded with a smile, "Alright, then I'll be going."

"Wait."

Shu Xia stopped again, feeling a bit confused; why did Qiao Muting seem somewhat reluctant to let her go?

It was not very normal.

"Is there anything else?" she asked.

Qiao Muting put down the book and walked over with his long legs, the height difference forcing him to look down at her.

From this posture, it looked as if he were gazing at her with deep affection.

"You..."

Qiao Muting's gaze landed on her collarbone, "Are you sure about going to see your family like this?"

Shu Xia followed his gaze and looked down; at this sight, her face instantly turned red, "I didn't notice just now."

Last night, Qiao Muting hadn't held back—or rather, neither of them had held back; they had been very passionate, and she didn't know when these marks had been left, but one look made it obvious what they were from.

If she were to say it was an allergy or a mosquito bite, surely no one would believe her.

She ran upstairs to quickly change into clothes that could cover her collarbone, and after coming back down, she accused Qiao Muting, "Can you not leave marks next time?"

If she went to work with these kinds of marks and her colleagues saw them, she wouldn't know how to explain it.

A faint, elusive smile played on the corners of Qiao Muting's mouth, "Things in bed are hard to predict; I will try my best."

Seeing Qiao Muting so serious, Shu Xia didn't know what else to say.

In bed, he was like a beast, but off the bed, he was impeccably dressed; no one would be able to associate the him from the night with the him from now.

Thinking of the indulgence from last night, Shu Xia dared not think any further and hurriedly ran out.

Watching Shu Xia, who seemed to be fleeing in a panic, Qiao Muting let out a laugh; was she shy?

When she bit down on his shoulder last night, why hadn't she been shy?

Even now, the small tooth marks on his shoulder were still clearly visible.

——

At Jiang Ye's home.

Today the children were all coming back, and with the whole family gathering together, Jiang Ye was especially happy and expectant; she had gone to the market early in the morning to buy groceries, preparing to cook a table full of dishes for lunch.

The children all liked different things, so she was just right to make a bit of everything.

The children were grown up now and all had their own jobs and studies.

She, on the contrary, was not as busy anymore.

As Jiang Ye cooked, she felt a sense of emotion in her heart.

Thinking of her husband, Jiang Ye's eyes reddened; waiting until after a hundred years when they met in the afterlife, she would be able to tell him proudly that she had raised their children very well.

They had all achieved something in their own ways now, and her youngest son Shu Hong's grades were also at the top of his class; he would surely be able to get into his dream university.

Seeing that all her children were doing well, she was content.

Before long, more than half of the table of dishes was finished.

Shu Xia arrived earlier than Shu Xuan and Shu Chen, and Shu Hong was astonished to see the pile of things Shu Xia was carrying, "Sis, you bought so many things?"

"There's more in the car; come down with me to get the rest," Shu Xia said after putting the items down for Shu Hong.

Shu Hong looked at the skincare products and clothes laid out before him, "Did you buy these for Mom?"