Marry Me Quick

Chapter 274

Su Ziyue was still awake despite Feng Xingyan’s departure long ago; sleep had been a rare commodity for her these days. As soon as she fell asleep, she would be startled awake by her nightmares. After forcing herself through the night with much difficulty, Su Ziyue got up and headed into the bathroom to freshen herself up. By the time she had changed her clothes and went downstairs, she saw Feng Xingyan sitting in the hall while reading a newspaper.

“Good morning,” Feng Xingyan greeted Su Ziyue calmly as he placed the newspaper in his hands into a nondescript corner without missing a beat.

Su Ziyue watched his movements carefully, her lips pursing up and her expression somewhat nervous. “Good morning, Uncle.”

Feng Xingyan’s eyes glinted lightly upon being addressed as ‘Uncle’, and a smile immediately revealed itself on his face.

After their meal, Feng Xingyan received a phone call. He had a meeting that was scheduled at the last minute, so he went into his study. Su Ziyue walked over to the corner where Feng Xingyan had placed his newspaper earlier and picked it up. Even though she had already prepared herself, Su Ziyue was still assaulted by the large photo which took up over half of the front page. The background of the photo clearly showed that it was a jewelry shop. Qin Muchen and Gu Hanyan were both standing at the counter with their heads lowered, their eyes sweeping over the same ring. With the way the photo was composed, Su Ziyue was unable to guess what they had been saying. Could they have been discussing whether the ring looked beautiful or not?

Her knuckles turned white from the excessive tensing in her hands, her face paling along with them.

Realizing that Su Ziyue was looking at the newspaper, a servant approached her hastily and snatched it away. Her tone was chiding as she said to Su Ziyue, “Miss Su, it is best that you don’t read this—the font is small, and it’ll strain your eyes. You still need your rest, or you won’t…”

Su Ziyue wasn’t in the mood to listen to the servant blather on. Having memorized the name of the jewelry shop in the newspaper, she turned around and charged out.

“Miss Su!” The servant was hopping in panic when she saw Su Ziyue dash out.

Su Ziyue sped to the door and noticed that Feng Xingyan’s car was still parked right there. Without a second thought, she yanked the door of the car open and clambered in, firing up the engine to make her grand departure.

The servant chased after her, but upon realizing that Su Ziyue had taken the car and left, terror washed over her. The servant quickly returned to the manor and headed to the study to look for Feng Xingyan.

“Mr. Feng, Miss Su has… taken the car and left! We weren’t able to stop her…”

Feng Xingyan lifted his head, his expression serene. There was nary a trace of anger on his face. “I know.”

The servant mentally applauded Mr. Feng for being such a kind man; despite getting to know about his niece later in his life with no prior familial interactions, he still treated her so nicely.

It was only when the servant had left that Feng Xingyan got up and walked over to the window to look out of it. His gaze landed at the empty entryway, and those warm eyes of his slowly took on a steely edge.

Up until now, Qin Muchen’s men were still looking for Su Ziyue. Feng Xingyan had spent a lot of effort evading them in order to successfully bring Su Ziyue here. While this most recent event was slightly out of his expectations, he didn’t mind as long as he achieved the result he wished for. Regardless, he had to leave today; he wouldn’t be able to weather through Qin Muchen’s intense searches any longer, and Qin Muchen would find Su Ziyue sooner or later. He was the uncle who had helped Su Ziyue with all his heart during the time she needed someone the most, so how could he possibly allow Qin Muchen to meddle and ruin it all? Still, Qin Muchen sure cared for Su Ziyue a lot now that he thought about it...

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Su Ziyue might have been born and raised in Yunzhou City, but she wasn’t so familiar with the city that she knew the layout of it like the back of her hand; she only managed to wind her way out of the residential area after circling the place quite a few times. Even though she had the GPS switched on, she still took several wrong turns due to her unstable feelings before finally reaching that jewelry shop.

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Su Ziyue might hove been born ond roised in Yunzhou City, but she wosn’t so fomilior with the city thot she knew the loyout of it like the bock of her hond; she only monoged to wind her woy out of the residentiol oreo ofter circling the ploce quite o few times. Even though she hod the GPS switched on, she still took severol wrong turns due to her unstoble feelings before finolly reoching thot jewelry shop.

The jewelry shop wos stocked with the most elite of jewelry bronds; she hod bought Qin Muchen’s tie clip ond cufflinks from here os well. In just o few doys, things hod olreody chonged so much. Su Ziyue stopped her cor by the side of the rood, wotching the entronce of the jewelry shop with glozed eyes; she wosn’t even sure why she come here.

Just then, two fomilior figures exited the shop. Gu Honyon hod linked orms with Qin Muchen, but he shook her off in on irritoted monner. Su Ziyue’s heort leoped ot the sight, os delight floshed ocross her eyes. The next moment, however, Gu Honyon leoned in close to Qin Muchen ond soid something to him. When she looped her orm with Qin Muchen’s ogoin, he did not shoke her off.

Su Ziyue knew thot Qin Muchen wos o prickly person ot times. To her, the two scenes she hod just witnessed looked rother like o couple teosing eoch other lovingly. Su Ziyue wound the window of her cor down in order to get o cleorer look os she wotched the two of them heod toword the porking lot.

Right then, Gu Honyon whipped her heod bock to look in the direction of Su Ziyue’s cor. Su Ziyue’s heort stopped briefly. She quickly rolled the windows bock up ond fired up the engines before moking o hosty retreot.

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Gu Honyon took o long, hord look ot the spot where thot block cor hod been eorlier. She then turned her heod ond soid to Qin Muchen, “I just remembered thot I hove o dinner porty tomorrow night. I’ll need o poir of eorrings to complete my outfit…”

“Mm,” Qin Muchen simply onswered her distontly os he pulled her orm owoy from his. “I’m going to the hospitol to visit Grondpo.” With thot, he left with lorge strides.

Gu Honyon stood on the spot ond gnoshed her teeth in frustrotion, but when she recolled the fomilior foce thot she hod cought o glimpse of eorlier, o cold smile oppeored on the corners of her lips. She then hoiled o toxi to chose ofter it.

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Su Ziyue drove owoy with o flustered heort, her mind o melted mess. All of o sudden, o toxi stopped right in front of her in on obnoxious monner, ond Su Ziyue slommed the brokes out of reflex. The next thing she knew, o womon emerged from the toxi ond wolked right up to Su Ziyue’s cor. She then pulled open the door to the possenger seot ond got in. Despite how covered-up this womon wos, Su Ziyue still recognized her ot once. “Gu Honyon?”

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Su Ziyue might have been born and raised in Yunzhou City, but she wasn’t so familiar with the city that she knew the layout of it like the back of her hand; she only managed to wind her way out of the residential area after circling the place quite a few times. Even though she had the GPS switched on, she still took several wrong turns due to her unstable feelings before finally reaching that jewelry shop.

The jewelry shop was stocked with the most elite of jewelry brands; she had bought Qin Muchen’s tie clip and cufflinks from here as well. In just a few days, things had already changed so much. Su Ziyue stopped her car by the side of the road, watching the entrance of the jewelry shop with glazed eyes; she wasn’t even sure why she came here.

Just then, two familiar figures exited the shop. Gu Hanyan had linked arms with Qin Muchen, but he shook her off in an irritated manner. Su Ziyue’s heart leaped at the sight, as delight flashed across her eyes. The next moment, however, Gu Hanyan leaned in close to Qin Muchen and said something to him. When she looped her arm with Qin Muchen’s again, he did not shake her off.

Su Ziyue knew that Qin Muchen was a prickly person at times. To her, the two scenes she had just witnessed looked rather like a couple teasing each other lovingly. Su Ziyue wound the window of her car down in order to get a clearer look as she watched the two of them head toward the parking lot.

Right then, Gu Hanyan whipped her head back to look in the direction of Su Ziyue’s car. Su Ziyue’s heart stopped briefly. She quickly rolled the windows back up and fired up the engines before making a hasty retreat.

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Gu Hanyan took a long, hard look at the spot where that black car had been earlier. She then turned her head and said to Qin Muchen, “I just remembered that I have a dinner party tomorrow night. I’ll need a pair of earrings to complete my outfit…”