Chapter 250 An Important Message for You
Mu Zhi was thunderstruck.
She could not work out how she should react anymore. In this instance, her phone went off.
Mu Zhi looked at her phone, and the name on her screen said, ‘Xie Xiu.’
She answered it and was greeted by Xie Xiu’s usual hoarse, yet silvery voice with a dash of coolness.
“Congratulations, you’re getting hitched in two days.”
“Thank you.” Responded Mu Zhi nonchalantly.
“Do I have the privilege to ask you out for a drink?”
Xie Xiu’s tone was insouciant when he said those words. Mu Zhi looked at the people around her reluctantly, not knowing what she should say. Then, a series of violent coughs came from Xie Xiu’s end, followed by his secretary’s anxious voice calling out his name.
Just like that, Xie Xiu hung up the call abruptly.
It took him fractions of second to end the call after inviting him for a drink.
Mu Zhi was stupefied. She did not hesitate for a moment before storming out of the room with her phone.
“Sorry, I need to take care of some business.”
Mu Zhi stood by the busy streets, waved down a cab, and promptly set off towards Xie Xiu’s place.
At the entrance of Xie Xiu’s residence, the cab was not allowed to advance farther. Mu Zhi settled the fare and hastily stepped off the car before the driver could give her the change.
She came before the security guard and told him to convey the message of her visit. But to her surprise, Xie Xiu’s secretary was frantically running towards her to cut her off, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll escort you in. Mr. Xie Xiu is expecting you.”
Mu Zhi was a little intimidated by her temperament.
Without questioning further, she hurriedly followed behind the secretary into Xie Xiu’s residence.
As soon as she stepped through the door, she found Xie Xiu lying feebly on the bed with a pale facial complexion.
Mu Zhi looked at him with a confused frown, “Mr. Xie, what happened…”
“It’s just some lingering condition, I’ll be fine.”
Xie Xiu said gruffly, but the smile on his face looked a little too stiff.
Looking at his condition, Mu Zhi could not help but ask, “This looks serious, what happened exactly?”
The window to Xie Xiu’s room was covered with blackout curtains, allowing only a slither of light to seep through its gap. Thus, Mu Zhi could not get a clear look at Xie Xiu’s condition.
His room was dimly lit with warm, yellowish light. It felt dull in there, further emphasizing the extent of his condition.
“Are you worried that I’ll die?”
Xie Xiu suddenly arched his brows and asked with a smile, yet somehow sounded serious.
“How do you have the mood to joke about life and death?”
Mu Zhi was clueless about what she should say.
At the end of the day… She was a little concerned.
Listening to Mu Zhi’s remark, Xie Xiu did not seem bothered at all. He struggled to his seat by himself, then supported his lower back with a pillow, asking, “Have you heard about what I’ve done in the past?”
Mu Zhi nodded silently.
“A little bit.”
“Cold-blooded murderer?”
Xie Xiu attempted to guess while staring at Mu Zhi with his gaze as sharp as those of a hawk watching its prey, trying to make out what she was thinking from her expression.
Mu Zhi nodded once again.
“Aren’t you afraid of a monster like me?”
Xie Xiu’s lips curved upwards as he pressed on.
Mu Zhi was startled briefly before saying, “Not really. I’m not that afraid. I just feel that the narrative doesn’t fit into the Xie Xiu I know.”
“Then, what’s the Xie Xiu you know like?”
Xie Xiu continued staring her down.
Apart from the soul-piercing characteristic, there was a tinge of tenderness hidden deep inside his gaze.
However, Mu Zhi did not look into his eyes. She was recollecting the first time they met, then said tactfully, “I think a person who would choose to stay with his friend until his last breath must be good-natured.”
At the time, Mu Zhi’s mother had just passed away. She too, shared the same sentiment about life and death.
“If it weren’t for your light-hearted remark about life and death, I might not be able to fill that void in my heart until now.”
“Then, what if you find out that I am just as cold-blooded as they say I am one day? I might’ve even done something that would upset you.”
After asking that question, Xie Xiu appeared like an anxious kid waiting for the release of his examination results.
But to his surprise, Mu Zhi merely laughed softly.
She slowly approached the curtain without batting an eye at him, reached out to pull the curtains open, then said, “You’re not my lover. I’m not as particular to my friends as I am to my lover.”
“So, if what you did isn’t that upsetting at all, I wouldn’t be too bothered.”
“I hope you don’t mind that I took the liberty to open the curtains for you. If you don’t…”
Before Mu Zhi could finish her remark, her phone started ringing.
Mu Zhi looked at the number and answered it hesitantly, “Hello? Mr. Mu. How are you? Is there anything I can help you with?”
“What? You need to see me? Where?”
“Number 30 on Linchang Road, sure.”
After noting down the address, Mu Zhi said goodbye to Mu Xianyong.
She then hung up the call and turned to Xie Xiu, apologizing to him, “Mr. Xie Xiu, I’m afraid that I need to go as I have things to take care of.”
“What is it?”
Xie Xiu gaped his eyes at Mu Zhi.
It looked like he had no intention to let her go.
Someone who calls himself my father found something about my mom’s past. He told me to meet him to verify it.”
Mu Zhi had reached out for her bag amid explanation.
At this moment, Xie Xiu hugged Mu Zhi from behind out of the blue.
Mu Zhi was caught off guard.
She was frightened when his arms were wrapped around her so she pushed him away instinctively.
“Mr. Xie, please have some self control.”
“I want you to stay today.”
Xie Xiu said frankly despite Mu Zhi’s annoyed front.
“But I have some business to handle now.”
“I don’t have much time left, can’t you spare me even a few moments today?”
Xie Xiu was not ready to give up.
Him hugging her in surprise told Mu Zhi that she was not just a friend to him.
Thus, Mu Zhi no longer wanted to stay.
“Apologies.”
She refused Xie Xiu once again.
Just as she was heading out, Xie Xiu called out her name, “Mu Zhi, if you step out of my house today, you will regret it.”
“Why?”
Mu Zhi was dumbfounded. She wheeled around to look at Xie Xiu.
“Can you predict the future?”
“I can’t predict the future, but I have some important information about you in my hands.”
