Published at 29th of April 2019 04:35:07 AM Chapter 276: 276
“Of course I'm not a man like that, Ms . Xiaye!” Qi Lei's playful voice reached Xi Xiaye again when she arrived beside her car!
Xi Xiaye frowned, staring at Qi Lei with her cold eyes . For some reason, she had a very bad feeling about this man .
When it came to the South River project, Glory World and Qi Kai were opponents and it was inevitable for some friction to exist between them .
Glory World and Qi Kai were not involved with each other at all . Aside from the conflict that happened in the past collaborations, those matters were resolved peacefully and there were no leftover issues afterward . However, given Qi Lei's tone of voice just now, it seemed that he was very unhappy with Mu Yuchen .
What had happened?
Xi Xiaye did not give it much thought . She got into the car and gave Ah Mo a call as she put the gear into reverse .
The call went on for some time without anyone picking up . Just as Xi Xiaye was about to give up, the call connected .
“Hello, Missus?” It was Ah Mo's voice .
“Ah Mo? It's me… Is Mu Yuchen still with you?” Xi Xiaye asked with a frown .
“Master? Nope, Master went back to Maple Residence after getting off the plane in the evening . Is he still not home yet?” Ah Mo was a little anxious and his tone sounded worried .
“I'm still outside . His phone was switched off the whole time, and no one's picking up the phone at home . Never mind . I'll head back now, but I might call you again . ”
She hung up before Ah Mo could say anything . Revving the engine, she headed right back to Maple Residence, rushing the whole way through .
Half an hour later, the car entered the Grand Waves villa area . The car brought forth a gush of wind and after several swift turns, it suddenly braked as it stopped right before Maple Residence .
Xi Xiaye got out of the car quickly and went into the house .
Looking from afar, the villa was still pitch black . The only lights were from the street lamps by the front yard .
Xi Xiaye soon went into the villa . She switched the lights in the living room on, yet it was empty .
She left her briefcase aside and started searching everywhere . Despite calling his phone again, it was still switched off!
There was no one in the living room or in the kitchen . She looked everywhere downstairs and he was nowhere to be found . The uneasiness inside her grew stronger . Her chest tightened as she rushed upstairs .
The room was dark as well . She switched the lights in the bedroom on .
Empty!
No one on the balcony too!
Ah, the study room?
She turned around and went inside the study room .
Bang!
She flipped the switch on and the lights lit up the whole room, chasing away the darkness .
She could smell the faint smell of tobacco . Her eyes searched around and saw him lying on the soft chair beside the tall bookshelf .
His eyes were closed and he was giving off a cold vibe around him . The ashtray was already full of stubs .
Not used to the sudden light, he took a deep breath and blocked the light with one hand while he squinted his eyes and looked over at the door . She was panting with her face red . He then groaned, “You're back…”
He dragged the curtain beside him open and pushed the window outward . A strong gust of wind came inside and soon blew the cigarette smell away .
His voice sounded dry and hoarse while his face seemed exhausted as well .
“What's wrong? Why is your phone switched off? You didn't pick up the phone when I called home too!” Xi Xiaye went to the coffee table and poured a glass of water before going near him .
He pinched the space between his eyebrows before grabbing his phone . He then put it back when he saw that it was still turned off .
“Drink some water . How are you? Why do you look so terrible?” Xi Xiaye frowned as she handed him the glass of water .
“I'm alright . I'm just tired and I didn't get to rest well,” Mu Yuchen gave a brief reply as he took the glass of water and sipped it a little . His voice sounded really hoarse .
She seemed worried and could not help but put her hand on his forehead .
It was burning!
Her eyes darkened . She quickly grabbed his hand and as she expected, it was nearly the same temperature as his forehead . “You're having a fever . Can't you feel it?”
A fever?
No wonder he felt out of strength and dizzy…
Mu Yuchen frowned, his breathing getting heavier . “I'm fine…”
Xi Xiaye was starting to get a headache . She took a deep breath, and before he could say anything, she called Dr . Zhong and asked him to come over immediately . She was so quick that he could not stop her .
After hanging up, she helped him up . “Let me get you to bed . ”
“It's fine . It's just a small fever . I don't want to sleep . I'll be fine by just lying down for a bit,” he replied as he breathed heavily . He did not seem very well .
“Is a fever a small matter? I'll get you some medicine first…” Xi Xiaye felt like a mess inside . She was worried and freaked out at the same time when he was feeling terrible . Back then, when she was like this alone, she would just take some medicine herself and went back to sleep . Only she would know how it felt .
She found the medicine and took out the tablets for him . Surprisingly, he took them obediently .
“I'll cook you something…” She was about to get up and cook him something to eat, but as she just got up, he grabbed her wrist . “No, don't go . Just sit here . ”
As he dragged her back to him, Xi Xiaye could almost feel her wrist being crushed . She looked at his heavy-lidded eyes and sighed after a while . She put her other hand on his . “I'll stay here . Sleep for a bit . ”
He nodded and let go of her wrist before closing his eyes slowly…
“I'm alright . I'll be fine after a good night's sleep . Don't worry,” he added before he fell asleep .
Xi Xiaye did not move even after he fell asleep . She just sat there quietly and looked at him with the dim lights shadowing him . It felt like he had not been feeling very well during this period . In addition to that, he had been having nightmares the past few nights .