Chapter 8: Restlessness at Night
“It will be just fine to have mommy beside. Daddy is busy with work. Let’s not disturb him, okay?” If Xiaobai played with water, she would get wet for sure. She couldn’t get herself wet in front of Gu Zijin.
“No, no, I want both of you to accompany me,” said Qin Xiaobai in a spoiled manner while tugging at a corner of his mother’s clothes.
How could Qin Muxuan be able to handle her son’s begging like this? She had no choice but to agree reluctantly. However, Gu Zijin had no objection. He loved his son so much that he would say “yes” to whatever he asked for.
Things would be fine if she was careful when bathing Xiaobai. Qin Muxuan took Qin Xiaobai to the large bathroom, which was even larger than a bedroom in their previous house. Inside the bathtub, there were water toys well prepared by the Gu Family for Qin Xiaobai.
But Qin Xiaobai’s favorite toys were water pistols that he took with himself every day when he took a bath. He gave his father a pistol first. Then he shot towards his mother immediately.
Qin Muxuan was caught off guard and she got wet all over. She became a little impatient, “Xiaobai, what are you doing? You make mommy wet all over. Put it down!”
The wet clothes clung to her body, which better showed her good figure. She blushed scarlet and lowered her head, avoiding eye contact with Gu Zijin.
“Dabai, you are so boring. Daddy, take this!” Qin Xiaobai got so excited that he sprayed his dad with water. But Gu Zijin responded quickly and dodged that.
He restrained the desire inside and tried to turn all his attention to Xiaobai. He dodged right and left while Xiao Bai sought chances to spray him in the bathtub.
Xiaobai seemed very clumsy in front of his dad. He was always splashed with water by his dad while there was no water drop on dad’s clothes even though his water pistol was running out of water.
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This was the first time he looked at this woman so seriously. There was a touch of blush on her white and delicate cheeks. Her pink and tender lips looked so sweet and seductive that people were easily tempted to kiss them.
His heart skipped a beat. This woman must have some magic power that attracted him so much.
There was still no expression on his face since he was greatly suppressing the strong feeling in his heart. Qin Muxuan also came to her sense and immediately got rid of his arms.
“Mommy, are you okay? Daddy is terrific!” Qin Xiaobai sat in the water and looked at them ignorantly.
“Mom is okay. Stop making a mess. Let’s take a bath quickly and then go to bed.”
Qin Xiaobai might feel tired and behaved well. He fell asleep soon after being laid in bed.
Gu Zijin leaned against the wall at the door listlessly, watching the mother and son. Water drops kept falling from Qin Muxuan’s wet hair.
The half-wet clothes still clung to her body, so her fair skin was partly hidden and partly visible. Gu Zijin started to have uneven breathing. How come he didn’t find this woman so charming five years ago?
After covering Qin Xiaobai with the quilt, Qin Muxuan got up and left. When she walked to the door and saw Gu Zijin, she stopped for a few seconds and passed him, gritting her teeth.
The moment she was about to step out, she was suddenly fastened by a big hand and then thrown hard right to Gu Zijin.
He focused his deep and cold eyes on her face. The flames hidden in his heart were so big that they could burn the woman in front of him.
“Gu Zijin, what are you doing? Let me go!” Qin Muxuan lowered her head in a panic. But she was conscious, and she knew clearly what to do and not to do, even if she was also restless.
“Do you hate me?” the low-pitched voice came from the top of her head. She felt uneasy from head to foot at such a low and numbing voice.
Hated him? For his ruthlessness? A few years ago, she tried to get in Gu Zijin’s bed, but failed to save the Qin Family.
She was really desperate at that time, and hated Gu Guzijin for his ruthlessness. But she was already relieved. After all, Gu Zijin gave her such a cute and smart baby, and she should thank him.
“I don’t care about it. If I hate you, I won’t show up in your home now. Don’t worry. I won’t beg you to stay here. I will disappear by myself after two months!”
Qin Muxuan was reminding herself that she had nothing to do with this man and she couldn’t have any improper thought.
Gu Zijin’s face suddenly became grimmer, and the strange feeling between them disappeared instantly. The big hand suddenly let go, “Go! Don’t let me see you again!”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan paused for a moment and then left. She felt relieved inside. Fortunately, she held back her feelings. Otherwise, she couldn’t imagine what would happen.
The next morning, Qin Muxuan received an email from Qixing Group. It said, “Congratulations, Miss Qin! You have been hired by our company. Please register in the company before 9 am tomorrow.”
Qin Muxuan was shocked at this news. She confirmed again and again before she believed it was true and she was not dreaming!
What she needed to do today was to prepare the tools and a decent dress for her work the next day.
On the second day, she was dressed in a black business suit and wore light make-up, looking simple and smart.
The notice asked her to register directly in the design department. She was brought in by an enthusiastic secretary, “Ms. Qin, this is the design department of our company. The left is the office of our design director. Her name is Fan Aoshan. Just go to her yourself.”
“Thank you!” Qin Muxuan nodded politely.
After saying goodbye to the secretary, she came to the office of the design director. She knocked at the door and went in on hearing “come in”.
“Hello, Director Fan. I am the new designer. My name is Qin Muxuan …”
Before Qin Muxuan finished speaking, she was interrupted by Director Fan.
“Don’t brother to introduce yourself. It’s all written on the resume. But I’m just curious about one thing. You didn’t even graduate from university. What can you do here?” asked Director Fan harshly with obvious impatience and contempt.
Qin Muxuan was stunned. How could she be so straightforward? “Director Fan, I do not have an excellent education background. But now that I am here, I will take my job seriously. If I am really not capable, I will resign.”
She responded in a resolute tone with an imposing appearance. Although she had not graduated from college, she had a big passion for design and had a design dream since she was a child. She dreamed to be a designer and design a house for herself, which didn’t have to be big but had enough space to live in.
In recent years, she had followed the industry trend and strove to improve herself. She didn’t think that she was worse than others.