Chapter 488

In the car, Gu Cheng asked the question to which he had actually already guessed the answer.

"So, your husband is Qiao Muting?"

Shu Xia admitted, "Yes, it's him."

Gu Cheng's mood immediately plummeted; it was over, he had no chance!

From now on, he could really only be Shu Xia's little brother!

He felt terribly miserable inside.

Yet he couldn't let Shu Xia see it, so he forced a smile and changed the subject, "These people from the Lin Family are very shameless and certainly won't let this go; they must still be thinking about how to get a word in with Qiao Muting!"

"They certainly won't let it go, but I've long been prepared. Thank you for today. It's just dinner time now, what would you like to eat?" Shu Xia asked after glancing at the time.

Gu Cheng had just wanted to say he wanted to eat barbecue, but then he remembered the message his uncle had sent him before he got in the car, telling him to go home because Qiao Muting wanted to eat with his wife that evening, and telling him not to delay the couple's time together.

Every word in the message felt like it had thorns, stabbing right into his heart.

Was eating with him just a waste of time?

Was Qiao Muting's possessiveness too strong?

Although he thought this in his heart, Gu Cheng didn't dare say it out loud; he shook his head and said, "My uncle just said he had something to find me for, can we do it another day?"

Heartbroken, heartbroken, he was now completely and utterly heartbroken!

Before, he could still dream of being together, but now there was no need to think about it; it was completely impossible!

It was the first time he had liked someone, the first time he had wanted to restrain himself to become a better person for someone, and yet...

The dream was shattered!

Who could understand this feeling?

After parting ways with Gu Cheng, Shu Xia returned to Xinghai Villa.

Qiao Muting had just sent her a WeChat message saying he had already had a hotel deliver dinner.

As soon as she entered the house, she smelled the enticing aroma of food.

"You're back?"

Qiao Muting asked.

This inquiry gave Shu Xia a sense of belonging in an instant.

There was a sense of security that this villa was a home for her and him.

Her heart fluttered slightly.

She didn't show the slightest bit of it on her face and walked over.

"Yes, what dishes are there? It smells so good."

Qiao Muting wasn't entirely sure either, "I called the hotel and asked them to make a few of their specialty dishes. I haven't looked at exactly what they are yet; let's sit down and see together."

"Okay, I'll go wash my hands."

A few minutes later, Shu Xia sat down and opened the takeout bags and boxes with Qiao Muting.

Waves of fragrance assailed their nostrils.

As expected of the standard of a star-rated hotel chef, even though it was delivered as takeout, it was still full of color, aroma, and taste.

She was truly hungry.

"So delicious! The food from this hotel is really good." Shu Xia's eyes were sparkling because she was eating delicious food.

Qiao Muting had always been indifferent to food, but whenever he ate with Shu Xia, he always felt that the things he ate tasted better than before, and it was easy for him to eat a few extra bites.

"If you like it, we'll go to the hotel to eat next time. At the Lin Family, were they trying to force you to do something?" Qiao Muting's tone of inquiry was very casual.

It was just like two people chatting about daily life.

It gave Shu Xia a sense of déjà vu, as if they were an old married couple who had been together for many years.

This state was indeed quite comfortable.

Aside from lacking the passionate love between lovers, she was very satisfied with how the two of them were now.