If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 259: His Mumu, One of a Kind

Translator: 549690339

“Hmm?” He would squint his eyes at her.

“You have so many little lovers, they’ll give you lots of children, if you don’t work hard to make money, you won’t have enough for baby formula,” Xu Chaomu said earnestly.

When she spoke nonsense so earnestly, she was always the cutest.

It’s like a dog can’t spit ivory, but whenever Shen Chi recalled it, a faint smile would spill over the corners of his mouth.

He remembered, at that time, he grabbed her collar angrily and scolded her, “Xu Chaomu, where the hell did you learn this?”

“Am I wrong? Let go, let go, you can’t just get mad because I hit a nerve…”

“Behave yourself!”

“Oh.” Xu Chaomu touched her forehead in defeat.

She couldn’t behave herself, sulking and looking miserable after his reprimands. Yet before her seat was warm, she would act smug again!

“Fourth Brother, I found something fun!”

Shen Chi was about to close his eyes and rest but was startled awake by her exclamation.

“Fourth Brother, don’t sleep, listen to me.”

“Speak,” Shen Chi frowned, genuinely annoyed.

“There’s a student in our class who brought over a black rabbit and I noticed it has a tuft of white fur on its head, it’s very interesting.”

Shen Chi was speechless and didn’t want to deal with her.

“Fourth brother, isn’t it interesting? Why does it have white fur on its head? Genetic mutation? Malnutrition? Or some other reason?”

“Xu Chaomu! Are you a never-ending fountain of questions?!” Shen Chi got mad.

“If I don’t understand, I should ask, right? Oh, I get it now, you don’t know either, definitely.”

“What’s there to be so vexed about?”

“Then you tell me, why?”

“It’s painted with paint, got it?” Shen Chi said seriously.

“Ah? That’s so cruel, how could you paint a little rabbit? They are so cute.”

Xu Chaomu felt terrible for quite a while, her eyes turning red, but she finally quieted down.

Only then did Shen Chi get some peace.

The deeper the smile at the corner of Shen Chi’s lips grew as he remembered, that girl, so easy to deceive. His Mumu, irreplaceable.

But, from some point, she stopped being so talkative and clingy. Even when he teased her, she would respond half-heartedly.

She used to love to play with him, but now, she gets easily annoyed.

Even, she said, Shen Chi, I hate you.

Even, she silently left the hospital without saying a word.

Even, she says, I don’t want your things, I’m afraid I can’t repay them.

Thinking of this, Shen Chi’s heart ached.

He didn’t want Xu Chaomu like this. He wanted his Mumu, the spirited, cute, pure, and kind Xu Chaomu.

Sitting in the back of the car, Shen Chi’s gaze fixed steadily ahead. This departure, how was he to endure the long nights and each day without her…

“President Shen, I heard from Butler Ling that today is Miss Xu’s midterm exam day.”

Shen Chi nodded: “I know.”

“I’ve seen Miss Xu studying so diligently lately, she’s bound to get good results.”

“I don’t care whether she studies well or not.”

“President Shen… forgive my bold question, but if you’re so reluctant to part with Miss Xu, why go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to officially end the adoption?”

Butler Cheng had been puzzled by this question for a long time, and even Butler Ling couldn’t fathom it.

“What do I have to miss about her? She’s so annoying; why keep her in the Shen Family?”

“Eh…” Butler Cheng choked up.

He clearly heard from Butler Ling that President Shen always seems so happy when he’s with Miss Xu, offering her food and serving her rice during meals, nearly spoon-feeding her.

Yet, when asked, he gives such a contradictory answer.

Butler Cheng also disdained Shen Chi.

“President Shen, don’t you really want to go to school and say goodbye to Miss Xu?”

“Not going.”

“Oh, then I’ll drive directly to the airport.”

“Wait.”

“Hmm?” Butler Cheng slowed down the car.

“Forget it, go to the airport.” Shen Chi waved his hand.

Actually, he had just thought about asking Butler Cheng to drive to the school because he really wanted to see her. But, seeing her would only deepen his sense of loss.

He’d be back from South Africa soon.

It was just a matter of time.

He hoped that when he returned, she would have achieved good results. Then, he would fulfill his promise and give her what she wanted.

With that thought, his lips curved upward slightly.

“President Shen, Butler Ling said that he will go to school to see Miss Xu today,” said Butler Cheng.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, Butler Ling has made a lot of delicious food and will take it there. However, he asked me to check with you if it’s allowed for him to go.”

“If he wants to go, let him, if not, it’s fine. She can’t always be coddled.”

“Oh…” Butler Cheng deliberately elongated his tone.

What does it mean she can’t always be coddled? Miss Xu’s temperament was entirely spoiled by Shen Chi himself.

Butler Cheng and Butler Ling reached a conclusion in private: whenever Shen Chi mentions Xu Chaomu, he acts all tsundere, denying everything with his mouth but not really feeling that way.

Moreover, Shen Chi’s eyes always twinkle when Xu Chaomu is mentioned.

How cold and proud Shen Chi appears in the eyes of others, but only with Xu Chaomu does he bow his head and show all his tenderness.

Butler Cheng and Butler Ling once thought Shen Chi could not smile. Later, they realized they were wrong.

“President Shen, I’ve heard people say that the diamonds from South Africa are pure and large and beautiful,” said Butler Cheng.

“Yes,” Shen Chi smirked, “this time, I’ll pick the biggest, most beautiful ruby.”

“Hmm? Is it for Miss Xu?” Butler Cheng asked deliberately.

“Why give it to her? Just pick a cheap one from a roadside stall for her to play with. With her taste, she’d treat a ruby like a marble.”

“Oh…” Butler Cheng elongated his tone again.

Clearly, the ruby Shen Chi was picking was definitely for Xu Chaomu.

But Butler Cheng could not understand why President Shen needed to personally go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to end the adoption with Xu Chaomu.

The car headed towards the airport but just as they were nearing it, Shen Chi made a call to Xiao Mo.

After hanging up, Shen Chi spoke in a low voice to Butler Cheng: “Change the route, take the ferry.”

Butler Cheng quickly steered the wheel: “To the dock?”

“Yes.”

“President Shen, what’s happened?”

“Nothing.” Shen Chi didn’t elaborate.

This was just one of his and Xiao Mo’s plans: first, create the illusion that he was already on a plane, and then, quietly cross the Indian Ocean by ferry.

Better safe than sorry. His thorough planning was all to ensure a safe return from South Africa.

He couldn’t abandon her, for the rest of his life he needed to be her shelter from the storm.

Butler Cheng didn’t pry, aware that Shen Chi was meticulous in his plans. So he promptly turned the car around, heading for the dock.