Chapter 5

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When they got into the car, Su Yunxiu fastened her seatbelt and asked the man driving casually, “I heard something fall just now. What happened upstairs? And Song Yun doesn’t look too good.”

It would have been better if she hadn’t said anything. Once she did, Xu Mu recalled the thrilling scene not long ago. He never expected Song Yun to do this.

The man coughed lightly and the corners of his mouth tightened. “It’s nothing. Song Yun accidentally fell. I was just helping her up.”

Su Yunxiu: “That simple?”

“Mm.” Xu Mu felt a little guilty, but he still nodded.

She did not want to doubt it. However, when she recalled Song Yun’s flushed face, she could not convince herself that it was really that simple.

“Alright, it’s really nothing. Don’t think too much.”

“I know. I’m not imagining things.”

Su Yunxiu replied casually and closed her eyes in exhaustion.

Recalling the four years they spent together, Xu Mu seemed to only have work to plan for the future.

She was not in a hurry. It was just that when a man prioritized his career ahead of her, she could not help but feel a little disappointed.

However, she could not take the initiative to say some things, which made her seem a little impatient.

Xu Mu did not disturb her rest. He did not notice that the atmosphere in the car was a little strange.

Su Yunxiu’s mood was not right. Su Yunxiu’s chest felt stuffy. This feeling wasn’t comfortable. She just needed an outlet to vent.

When she arrived at the apartment, she was afraid that her emotions would affect Xu Mu, so she wanted to go back to her room to rest. However, when she turned around and saw the marks on Xu Mu’s white shirt collar, her gaze instantly froze.

This was because there was a red lipstick mark on his collar. It was not eye-catching, but it was noticeable. The color was bright red.

She didn’t touch up her lipstick after dinner. Even if she did, the mark wasn’t in the shade she wore today. Upon closer inspection, it looked like the color of Song Yun’s lipstick.

When she realized this, her mind buzzed. She subconsciously pulled Xu Mu back. When she opened her mouth, she realized that her voice was a little hoarse and her words were intermittent.

Xu Mu did not understand why her eyes suddenly turned red. She was fine when she first came in. He remembered that his good friend had once told him that girls were very delicate. Most of the time, even if he did not do anything wrong, he had to coax her.

Xu Mu calmed down and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Why is there a lipstick mark here? Did Song Yun put it there?”

The smile on her usually smiling face could no longer be seen. Her thin and curved eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she pointed at a certain part of his collar. Her clear and bright eyes were fixed on him, not wanting to miss any emotions in his eyes.

“She didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t cause trouble for no reason.” The man remained calm and his gaze was calm. He took a step forward and wanted to pull her hand, but she avoided him.

Su Yunxiu couldn’t convince herself that it was accidental. When she looked at the lipstick mark, it was as if Siong Yun was demonstrating to her.

“Stop fooling around. It was really accidentally rubbed on. What can I do?”

He was not good at coaxing girls. There was a hint of impatience in his dark eyes, and his chest heaved up and down because of his angry roar.

For the past few days, he had been having a headache because of the project, but Su Yunxiu was throwing a tantrum at this moment. Xu Mu’s emotions instantly exploded and he shouted at her.

This was the first time Xu Mu had shouted at her.

She seemed to be in a particularly bad mood today. From the moment they met until now, Xu Mu had already lost count of how many times he had coaxed her. He had chosen to turn a blind eye to her bickering with Mother Song at the Song family. At this moment, he could not understand why she was so upset about the lipstick mark.

In the past, the two of them would choose to accommodate each other in small fights, but this time, it seemed a little different. Neither of them wanted to give in.

Su Yunxiu also felt bad. If Xu Mu had talked to her nicely, she might have been able to control her temper and believe that he had accidentally rubbed against Song Yun. However, the man’s angry roar made Su Yunxiu feel a little indignant, causing the current situation where they were staring at each other in a stalement.

“I won’t talk to you anymore. I still have work to do. I’ll go to the study first. Go back to your room and sleep later.”

After saying this, Xu Mu left without looking back. She vaguely heard him mutter, “Unreasonable.”

Su Yunxiu stood rooted to the ground. It was midsummer, and before the air conditioner was turned on in the room, the coldness had spread to her limbs and bones. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she clenched her fists tightly. Her lower lip was white from her biting.