Forensic Doctor, Moe Wife novel Chapter 35

Sheng Xiao glanced at Mu Qiqi from the corner of his eye but said nothing else, while she quickly gobbled her ice and said, "I'm going back to my room."

"That child, is she already full?" Su Zipei was completely oblivious of the unusual atmosphere between them and only watched as Mu Qiqi hurried upstairs.

After all, she did not want to let Su Zipei see her blush and invoke suspicions.

"Young Master Sheng, please don't mind her. She was hurt in school today," Su Zipei explained.

"Upset?" Sheng Xiao's eyes promptly darkened.

Su Zipei lowered her bow and chopsticks at the question, and told Sheng Xiao about how Papa Mu had humiliated Mu Qiqi in school. "My animal of a brother-in-law even accused her of killing her grandmother...just like that."

"Still, even if it's just the teacher today, who could be sure that he wouldn't tell the whole world just to protect Mu Tangxue?"

"In the end, Qiqi wouldn't be able to bear such a blow. What would others think, then?"

"Is she going to have to labeled a murderer at her young age?"

Meanwhile, Mu Qiqi had hidden herself at the stairs to the second floor and was listening on to their conversation.

She felt devastated when she recalled how ridiculous her father had been at school and each of his loud accusations.

However, Sheng Xiao said nothing about any of that, and merely sent Mu Qiqi a message when Su Zipei cleared the table after dinner.

[Same place, same time. Wear more layers.]

Mu Qiqi wiped her tears away after reading it and quickly went back to her room, changing into some very warm clothes.

After all, what if Xiaoxiao took her to the beach again?

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It was late into the night after Su Zipei had returned to her room that Mu Qiqi sneaked out of the house light-footedly before dashing as if she was in a hundred-meter sprint to where Sheng Xiao was.

He had swapped his sports car for an inconspicuous black sedan, and he brought her to the revolving restaurant in front of the amusement park which they had visited before.

Jianchuan was in full Christmas spirit at the moment, with a towering Christmas tree now placed in front of the amusement park.

Mu Qiqi loved it when she saw it.

"Xiaoxiao, I want to take a walk."

Sheng Xiao turned to look at her, but only nodded after he found that she was wearing a cotton-padded jacket. "I'll park somewhere quiet. You can only look."

"Okay." In fact, Mu Qiqi was already content with that.

As Sheng Xiao drove nearer to the flashing Christmas tree, Mu Qiqi quickly whipped her phone out from her back and took a picture.

"Xiaoxiao, look...

"

Sheng Xiao was never one for festivities, since the only difference between Christmas and Qingming1 for him was the gifts that other people brought to Huang Yao.

Even so, he said nothing when he saw how much Mu Qiqi was enjoying the festive cheer. Instead, he led her away, heading straight to one of the barges in the amusement park.

They were alone on that boat floating over the river.

Although Mu Qiqi pretended as if she was enjoying the night view around them, her attention was actually completely devoted to Sheng Xiao.

He was sitting sprawled over the boat, and it was not until some time later that he asked, "Had a good look?"

Mu Qiqi quickly averted her eyes.

"Make as much noise as possible if the Mu family ever threaten you again with your grandmother's death. The entire team of lawyers representing the Sheng family would not mind working with the police to investigate the actual cause of her death."