The Villain’s Contract Lover - CH 096

Written By fringe chameleon

Title: The Villain’s Contract Lover
Translator: Fringe Capybara
Chapter 96 -  Family ("WanWan, you won't leave me, right?") (3)     

Mu ZhenYu, too, decided to stop while he was ahead. He sat back down like Xu WanZhi had asked while taking her hand into his and rubbed it with his palm. 

Xu WanZhi turned and, once again, looked over at the old madam sincerely. “Truth was, it doesn’t matter how XiYuan think of me. As long as he can recover, then both ZhenYu and I can stop worrying.”

Mu XiYuan couldn’t stand to listen to her anymore. He stood up, walked back inside his room in brisk steps, and slammed his room door shut. 

Wang LiZhen, feeling awkward staying there, also left after Mu XiYuan. 

The old madam looked over at them and sighed deeply. “Aye, XueLin had this child very late in life so he had spoiled him. Through and through. Come to think about it, it is partly my fault as well. He grew up with me and I didn’t raise him properly.”

“It’s alright, Old Madam.” Xu WanZhi shook her head and said, “He is still young. We have all been through our unruly and uninhibited phase. I am sure he will understand where you are coming from later on in life.”

“I wonder when he will understand all that you have done for him.” The old madam looked away from Xu WanZhi and looked outside of the window. “If we are to place blame, I owe ZhenYu even more. What happened back then… had I listened to his mother and hang in there for longer, or have someone fetch Mu XueLin from Maldives, perhaps… So many years had passed now and my oldest grandchild had already grown into a man. He is going through a rough patch right now but I know he will become even more accomplished than XueLin in the future.”

Having said that, she patted at the empty spot on the couch next to her and said, “WanZhi, sit over here next to me. Stop referring to me as ‘Old Madam’. Just call me ‘Grandma’ like ZhenYu.”

Having said that, she patted Mu Ling on her shoulder and said, “Hurry up. Play the show.”

So much had happened within the Mu’s within the last thirty minutes and Xu WanZhi’s status had increased to the point that she could sit next to the old madam. Even Mu Ling was surprised by that change. It took her a bit before she quickly nodded and hit “play”.

“Blossoming Us” had already hired the best editor and also has very outstanding background music. It had caught all of Mu Ling’s attention after some ten minutes. 

Xu WanZhi didn’t even feel any awkwardness looking at herself on the screen. Quite the contrary, she didn’t even feel that she was looking at herself. It was like she was truly looking at the character. 

Half way through the first episode, the old madam leaned into Xu WanZhi and whispered into her ear. “I knew that the prescription could only alleviate his symptoms and not the root of the issue. The real issue still lies with Aunt Wu, right?”

Having said that, she patted Xu WanZhi on her hand and said, “You are a very understanding child. You understand relationships between others. You have your ways of handling matters and you are good at gauging how far to go. Stay with ZhenYu and take care of ZhenYu for me, hmm?”

“Mmm.” Xu WanZhi nodded at her while she sneaked a peek over at Mu ZhenYu. 

Low and behold, Mu ZhenYu was also looked straight at her. There seemed to be satisfaction in his eyes and there also seemed to be something else other than just satisfaction. 

Xu WanZhi had the illusion that he was looking at him like he was looking at his wife. 

Her thought startled even herself. She cleared her throat and focused on the TV show. She was, after all, someone who was about to head into the big screen. She would need to start looking for her weakness in her acting and worked on improving herself. 

Three episodes were played during premiere and the four of them binged all three episodes in one sitting. The old madam, seemingly still didn’t have enough of it, held Xu WanZhi’s hand, yawned as she told her how great her acting was. 

Xu WanZhi responded politely but was felt very complacent herself. 

That night, she picked the most remote guest bedroom. When she was ready to go to bed, the Mu’s was very quiet. She walked toward her bedroom as lightly as she could but Mu ZhenYu came out of nowhere and called out to her softly, “WanWan.”

Turning, she saw that his hair too was wet and his buffed chest was somewhat visible under his sleepwear. 

“The whole family had dinner and watched TV together and Mu ZhenYu and his mother remained quiet the entire time. This family finally started to resemble what a family should be like.” He strolled in front of her and lifted her chin gently with his finger. “You, too, are becoming more and more like a part of this family. This warm feeling is so… suffocating.”

Having said that, as though he was testing her. He looked down and looked into her eyes at a close distance. “You won’t leave me, would you, WanWan?”

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