COLD CEO AND ARROGANT WIFE, VOLUME 5 - Season 9 Episode 47

Mu Chenyan hurriedly gave a look to the group of men who instantly understood and started, “Yes, yes, Brother Yan doesn’t gamble at all.”

“How can our amazing Brother Yan have such a hobby?”

“Gambling is a blasphemy to Brother Yan’s prestige!”

Xiang Wai wanted to laugh at these men who were praising her aunt to the heaven. More like they were flattering her but Xiang Wai didn’t mind it at all. Even though Mu Chenyan’s lips were twitching, Xiang Wai found this scene comical.

Mu Chenyan cleared her throat, “I’ll come to see you all another day. Today, I’m with my niece and nephew. No time for you all.”

“Oh, so this is Brother Yan’s niece and nephew.”

“What a temperament! Definitely worthy of being Brother Yan’s family!”

“A dragon’s family will only have more dragons. How can pheasants like us compare?”

“Shut up! And scram already!” came Mu Chenyan’s harsh voice which startled them and they immediately bowed and ran away. Mu Chenyan sighed heavily, “I should have checked my horoscope before stepping out of the house today.”

“Aunt, how many surprises do you have in store?” asked Xiang Weimin.

“Dear nephew, aunt is really tired,” said Mu Chenyan in response.

“So when people say you have all sorts of people on your friends’ list, they aren’t lying, eh?” asked Xiang Wai.

“Yes, your aunt has mixed into all sorts of people and met with all sorts of troubles. You really shouldn’t be so surprised,” was Mu Chenyan’s reply. “Let’s go back now. I’m afraid we might run into more nuisances.”

Even though they came in different cars, in the end, they decided to go back in the same car. Mu Chenyan leaned her head back and closed her eyes as she thought about what just happened. She only came out to meet Su Feifei but ended up running into Song Xin’ai and then those troublesome old men!

Even though she was quite a figure as Brother Yan but at the end of the day, as Raelle had said, it was nothing to brag about. It only showed how childish Mu Chenyan once was.

“Aunt, I have a question.”

“Let’s not talk about my past,” said Mu Chenyan.

“It’s not about that,” replied Xiang Wai. “I’m just genuinely curious. You really don’t hate my mom?”

Mu Chenyan didn’t open her eyes, “I don’t.”

“Why?”

“I just don’t,” replied Mu Chenyan. “Your mom gave birth to you two and gave me such sweet niece and nephew. And then she even gave me Raelle. How can I hate her of all people?”

“Your reasoning is weird,” stated Xiang Wai.

“I think you’re quite slow to realize that not just your aunt’s reasoning is weird, your aunt is equally weird,” said Mu Chenyan calmly.

“I don’t think you’re weird,” said Xiang Wai. “Right, Ge? Isn’t aunt very sweet?”

Xiang Weimin hummed in response and added, “Not just sweet, aunt is very warm as well.”

Mu Chenyan didn’t open her eyes but her lips curled up slightly when she heard that compliment. It touched the deepest part of her heart. Such a simple thing really managed to touch her heart.

“Aunt,” Xiang Wai called out again. “About my blind date…”

“When one is high on emotions, one should not make a decision. Because it’ll never end well. Especially when you can’t even stand by that decision and if you do, it’ll only make you regret everything.”

Xiang Wai made a face when she heard that.

Mu Chenyan’s eyes suddenly opened and she continued, “Wai, what are you running from?”

“What?” Xiang Wai was startled.

“Even though you’re a little naive compared to Weimin and Raelle, I don’t think you are someone who loves to make hasty decisions. But yesterday, first you insisted that you won’t go on a blind date and then suddenly agreed. What changed in that small period of time? What forced you? Why do I feel like you’re hiding something?”

Xiang Wai didn’t know how to react. In the end, she asked, “You think I’m naive?”

“Weimin is someone who likes to hide his feelings, Raelle is very true to her thoughts, but you like to run and hide. Even when you know you can’t run, you still try your best to run for as long as you can. But darling, running isn’t the solution. You’ll only get tired. Don’t live such a tiring life. It’ll only hurt you and the people who love you.”

Xiang Wai looked up at her brother as she said, “Ge also said I live a very tiring life and now you said it too. Am I really living a tiring life? Is that why I feel like giving up?”

“Who said you can give up?” asked Mu Chenyan. “If you’re tired, take a break. There is no need to keep up with the pace of people around you. You can walk at your own pace. Take it slow. After resting, you can start again.”

“What if while I’m resting, everyone has left me behind in the dust?” she asked.

“Those who are meant to be with you will eventually wait for you to match your pace. Those who don’t match your pace were never meant to be beside you.”

Xiang Wai suddenly hugged Mu Chenyan and placed her head on her shoulder saying, “Aunt, you really know how to talk.”

“I raised Raelle Xiang,” said Mu Chenyan. “I had to be good with words.”

Xiang Wai chuckled at that.

“Aunt, you love to use Raelle as your shield,” commented Xiang Weimin.

Mu Chenyan smiled to herself, “It always works though. But it’s not that I use her as a shield. It’s the ultimate truth that for the past twenty-five years, my life only had Raelle. It’s hard not to think about her.”

The rest of the ride was silent but Xiang Wai didn’t let Mu Chenyan’s body go. She was still hugging her and found that her aunt was really fun to hug. She at least found it comfortable and enjoyable. She realized why Hyson loved to act spoiled around Mu Chenyan. There were benefits. She should keep learning from him.