Mu Qing feared hurting Zhao Anan and had been hesitant from the beginning.

  If Mu Qing had approved of the plan earlier, it would have started much sooner rather than now.

  Shangguan Ning also wanted to have a long chat with Mu Qing, because previously, they were just talking on the phone and there was some stuff that needed to be talked face to face so that she would sound more persuasive.

  She was just about to say okay when a cold voice arose behind her. “No way.”


  As Mu Qing looked at Jing Yichen, who was holding Jing Rui in his arms, he suddenly felt that there was no other equally handsome father in the world like Jing Yichen.

  Jing Rui was dressed really cutely, as well. He was wearing a small t-shirt with a cartoon pattern in blue color and a white pair of pants with rabbit ears. He was snug in Jing Yichen’s arms and was biting his little fingers as he looked around with his large eyes.

  He was looking more and more like Jing Yichen!

  The father and the son were so attractive standing together.

  Mu Qing envied Jing Yichen a great deal.

  Jing Yichen had not touched a woman for more than 30 years and was used to being alone. He had been the most hard working among all of his friends.

  But now, he had obtained happiness.

  He had a very gentle and virtuous wife as well as a lovely, smart son. His life was very happy and steady at the moment.

  But Mu Qing was not the only person who envied him. Zheng Jing was another one. Probably he had had a very difficult life before and hence, was having a wonderful marital life.

  Every time Mu Qing saw Jing Yichen holding Jing Rui, he found it amazing. He was lethal and cold, but when he was holding Jing Rui in his arms, he was just an ordinary man who loved his son.

  Like every other father, he would play with him and lift him up into the air, and showed no disdain towards changing his diaper. He used to be obsessed with cleanness before!

  Jing Yichen did not know that Mu Qing was jealous of him and would not even care if he did. What he minded was that Mu Qing was talking with Shangguan Ning alone.

  Why must he have a private conversation with Shangguan Ning?

  Jing Yichen was not pleased, so he said with a cold face, “Speak in front of me.”


  Mu Qing was speechless. He was way too possessive.

  He was just talking with Shangguan Ning privately for a moment and they were at his home. Why must he come in between?

  “Alright, alright!”


  Mu Qing said compromisingly. There was no need to argue with Jing Yichen.

  He was talking about something that everyone knew about, except that he might get a bit embarrassed.

  Shangguan Ning shook her head helplessly and took hold of Jing Yichen’s arms with a smile, “We are just talking, you are overreacting.”


  Jing Yichen looked at her and said calmly, “I am not.”


  Then he held Shangguan Ning’s hand and led her into the study.

  Mu Qing followed behind in embarrassment, under the curious look of Zheng Jing.

  In the study, Jing Yichen placed Jing Rui upon his large desk and used the wireless mouse to distract him.

  Shangguan Ning sat on the chair next to them and watched the father and the son. When Mu Qing entered, he felt like an intruder.

  Shangguan Ning turned to him and smiled as she saw him entering. “Sit, Doctor Mu.”


  Mu Qing sat down opposite them, hesitated for a second and then went straight into the topic, “Sister-in-law, I think that we should drop the plan regarding Anan.”


  Shangguan Ning had expected that he would say so. She did not look annoyed and smiled instead.

  Mu Qing had never approved of her plan because Anan would definitely be struck hard by it and feel upset.

  Mu Qing did not want to force Zhao Anan in this way and Ning had predicted that.

  “Mu Qing, do you think that I am harming Anan?” Shangguan Ning was smiling but she sounded serious.

  It was the first time for her to call Mu Qing by his full name, unlike how she normally addressed him as Doctor Mu.

  Worried that Shangguan Ning would get angry, he explained quickly, “No, no, Sister-in-law. You are doing this for her and my sake. I am not doubting you!”


  Shangguan Ning withdrew her smile and asked him in a sharp tone, “Then what do you mean?”


  “I……” Mu Qing got slightly startled. He had never seen Shangguan Ning behave in this way.

  She seemed to be at the verge of picking up a fight with him.

  For a moment, he thought that Shangguan Ning had become a different person.

  “You don’t want to marry Anan?!”


  “Of course, I want to marry her!”


  “Then why are you not marrying her?!”


  “I……” Mu Qing suddenly got stuck in words.

  “Are you waiting until she realises it herself or do you want to stay as her friend throughout her entire life?”


  Shangguan Ning sounded cold and a little bit sarcastic as well.

  “Mu Qing, if it was possible for her to realise it herself, would she have waited for so many years? She is afraid, afraid that she will die and you will have to suffer from her death and your steady life will be affected. She loves you deeply. But the deeper she loves you, the less is the chance that she would marry you. If someday she decides to marry you, then it means that she no longer cares about you.”


  “Are you still going to wait for her?”


  “You are afraid of hurting Anan? Sorry, you must hurt her this time. If she is not hurt, she will never realise the truth. You have done so much for her, and she is used to receiving your kindness and doesn’t care about it. In other words, she doesn’t know how to cherish your love. I don’t want to hurt her either, but if I don’t do this, you will never be together in your life and she will not get happiness either.”


  Mu Qing’s mouth opened, but he did not utter a word.

  He did not know how to turn down Shangguan Ning. She was simply telling the truth.

  “Maybe you can find some other woman, but Anan will never find any other man apart from you. She is my best friend. I can’t let her live and die alone.”


  “Sister-in-law, I object to what you said. I am not going to go to any other woman, either. Or I won’t have waited until now. You must trust me!” Mu Qing could not help but argue back.

  Earlier, only Jing Yichen used to stress him out but he never expected that Shangguan Ning would give him such a big stress as well. He did not have any other way left to argue with Shangguan Ning.

  She had been hiding her true side up till now!