Chapter 354: This Is Your Home Too
After Qin Muxuan exited the room, she was relieved to see that Gu Zijin didn’t immediately follow her.
Qin Muxuan stood on the stairs and patted her face to calm her racing heart. It had just been four years. When did Gu Zijin become so good at flirting? Her legs almost went limp just now!
Xiaoxin saw that her mommy had been standing at the staircase for a long time without moving. She said, “Mommy, why are you standing there? Come and eat! The food is so delicious!”
The aunt was serving soup for Xiaobai and Xiaoxin. When she heard Xiaoxin praise her cooking skills, she was very happy, “Miss Xiaoxin, eat more if you like the food .”
Xiaoxin took a sip of soup and smiled at her, “Aunty, the soup tastes great too. Thank you, Aunty!”
Seeing how polite and cute Xiaoxin was, the aunt’s love for her increased.
When Qin Muxuan heard Xiaoxin urging her to come, she quickly ran down to sit by the dining table.
When she saw Qin Muxuan come down, Xiaoxin started to bury her head and eat while Xiaobai looked at Qin Muxuan thoughtfully with a faint smile on his face.
Feeling Xiaobai’s gaze, Qin Muxuan was a little speechless. Xiaobai and Gu Zijin had just stayed for a few years and she felt that they were more and more alike, especially their expressions.
“Xiaobai, why are you looking at me?”
Xiaobai shook his head. “Nothing, Mommy. Why isn’t Dad coming down for dinner?”
When she heard Xiaobai call herself “mommy”, Qin Muxuan subconsciously glanced at Xiaoxin and saw that Xiaobai didn’t seem to hear him, so she let out a sigh of relief secretly.
Qin Muxuan had not thought about how to tell Xiaoxin about this, and her relationship with Gu Zijin was also ambiguous. She also didn’t know if Xiaoxin could accept that Gu Zijin was her father.
After a while, Gu Zijin came downstairs and sat next to Qin Muxuan.
Qin Muxuan pretended not to see him and buried her face in her bowl of rice.
Seeing Qin Muxuan’s eating with so much effort, Gu Zijin smirked, “Is the rice so delicious?”
Qin Muxuan was sure that Gu Zijin asked that on purpose, so she smiled awkwardly, “It’s delicious. Aunty’s cooking is good.”
Xiaoxin echoed, “Yes, Aunty’s cooking is way better than mommy’s!”
Qin Muxuan was so shocked that her chopsticks almost fell. She was actually betrayed by her daughter. How could she not leave her any face? At this moment, she was so embarrassed that she just wanted to find a crack on the ground and hide herself in there.
Qin Muxuan pretended to be wronged as she glanced at Xiaoxin. “Xiaoxin, is the food I make so bad?”
Xiaoxin heard Qin Muxuan’s hidden bitterness in her tone and quickly shook her head. “No, Mommy’s cooking is also very good, but it was the first time I had a meal made by Aunty, so I think it’s different.”
Qin Muxuan sighed in her heart. Forget it. Xiaoxin was just saying that to comfort her.
At this moment, Xiaobai also joined and said, “Da Bai, it seems that all these years you haven’t improved your cooking skills.” Xiaobai had eaten the food made by Qin Muxuan before. He couldn’t say that it was bad, but it was just considered edible. And it was no match against the food made by the aunty.
Qin Muxuan rolled her eyes in her mind. Why are these two making me look so embarrassed?! I’d better not to say anything. I’ll just eat!
Gu Zijin smiled and asked Xiaoxin, “Do you want to make Aunty’s meals every day?”
Qin Muxuan looked up at Gu Zijin and felt that he was up to no good.
Xiaoxin said without hesitation, “Yeah, I like Aunty’s meals!”
The smile on Gu Zijin’s face deepened, “If you live here, you’ll be able to eat meals made by Aunty every day.”
Xiaoxin was about to nod excitedly, but then she thought of something. She looked at Qin Muxuan hesitantly, “But, Mommy…”
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Xiaoxin straightened her neck and retorted with a higher volume, “I didn’t forget. I just need to ask mommy!”
Then, Xiaoxin turned her head and asked Qin Muxuan, “Mommy, can I live here?”
When she saw Xiaoxin’s eyes filled with hope, Qin Muxuan smiled and asked, “Do you want to live here? With brother Xiaobai? ”
Xiaoxin nodded hurriedly, “I want to live here, and I want Brother Xiaobai to be my real brother. Is that okay, Mommy?”
When she heard the words “real brother”, Qin Muxuan was stunned for a moment and she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, so she asked, “Xiaoxin, do you know what a real brother is?”
Xiaoxin nodded firmly, “I know, Brother Xiaobai told me that if he becomes my real brother, we can play together and be together forever!”
Qin Muxuan glanced at Xiaobai and knew that the young man must have said something to Xiaoxin, but this was also good. The two of them were brother and sister, so she didn’t have to rack her brains to figure out a way to explain it to Xiaoxin.
Qin Muxuan thought about it and decided that it was a good chance for Xiaoxin and Xiaobai to form a stronger bond with each other, so she nodded and agreed, “Okay, if you want to live here, then you can stay here for a while. And, Xiaobai will be your real brother, so you’ll need to get along with him.”
Xiaoxin cheered happily, “Thank you, Mommy.”
Since Xiaoxin was staying, Qin Muxuan naturally couldn’t leave. Besides, she really missed Xiaobai too much. In the past four years, there was not a single day when she didn’t miss him.
Qin Muxuan looked at the smiling Xiaobai and Gu Zijin who pretended to be reserved but was also smiling. Why did she have this feeling that she had been tricked?
After Xiaoxin finished her meal, Xiaobai took her upstairs.
Qin Muxuan remembered something and said, “Can I let Jian Xi send two sets of Xiaoxin’s clothes over?” After all, it was Gu Zijin’s turf. If she wanted Jian Xi to come over, she’d need to ask for Gu Zijin’s permission.
Gu Zijin said in a flat tone, “That’s not necessary. I just told Lisa to go and buy some. She should be here pretty soon.”
Qin Muxuan was now sure that she had been tricked by the two of them. Otherwise, how could Gu Zijin have prepared it in advance?
After a while, Gu Zijin added, “In the future, when you have friends come over, you don’t have to tell me. Muxuan, this is also your home.”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan felt both touched and bitter. She didn’t say anything and she didn’t know what to say.
Gu Zijin was disappointed that he didn’t get any response from Qin Muxuan, but now his top priority was to keep her and Xiaoxin by his side.