His Beloved Darling

"Is the guest room ready?"

The butler bowed slightly, "Yes, the guest room for this young lady has been prepared."

Mu Jingxi turned his head, looking at Qiao An beside him, "Miss Qiao, please."

Qiao An stood still, her lips curved with a faint, almost imperceptible smile, "Mr. Mu, aren't you planning to show me the way yourself?"

Mu Jingxi: "..."

Everyone looked at each other, the same question flashing through their minds, what exactly is this woman's identity?

To speak to the Third Young Master in such a way!

Mu Jingxi's lips were tightly pressed together, "Has Miss Qiao always been this difficult?"

Bastard!

How dare he call her difficult?

"Does Mr. Mu feel that protecting a mere weak woman like me is a misuse of your talents?"

"No."

Qiao An lowered her head with a faint smile, her tone slightly rising, "But why do I feel that Mr. Mu's expression is full of reluctance?"

"You're mistaken."

"Heh, interesting."

Mu Jingxi's eyes were deep and serene as he made a gesture of invitation, "Miss Qiao, please."

"Call me Qiao An."

"Miss Qiao..." On the handsome face of Mu Jingxi, covered as if with a layer of frost, it was clear that his patience had reached a breaking point.

With a helpless touch to her forehead, Qiao An walked forward, "Truly devoid of any sense of humor."

The butler's face showed shock: "..."

Just who is this young lady?!

She dares to criticize the Third Young Master right to his face?

The main building is divided into the Main Building and the East and West Wings.

Mu Jingxi lives in the West Wing of the Main Building, his bedroom on the third floor, and the butler had arranged the guest room for her on the same floor.

Whether intentional or not, the guest room was right next to Mu Jingxi's bedroom.

The large bedroom, with a huge floor-to-ceiling window, received excellent light, and the white sheer curtains fluttered with the breeze.

The decor was simple, very much like what a rigid and uninteresting person like Mu Jingxi would prefer.

"If Miss Qiao doesn't like it, you can ask the butler to have someone redecorate," Mu Jingxi said from the doorway, with no intention of stepping inside.

His voice was cool but magnetically sexy.

Qiao An waved her hand, "Have someone bring up my luggage and then you can go."

Mu Jingxi: "..."

Was this woman really treating him as a servant to be ordered around?!

He withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

"Boring guy," Qiao An muttered, tossing herself onto the soft, large bed~.

She comfortably rolled around twice, her standards for bedding were high to ensure sleep quality.

She hadn't expected that the Mu family's bed would actually be to her liking.

Just after descending the stairs, Mu Jingxi received a call from his older brother, Mu Jingnan, "Second brother?"

"Jingxi, don't blame your second brother for not warning you, your father-in-law and mother-in-law are bringing Qingxin to the Main Building," Mu Jingnan said.

"What do you mean?" Mu Jingxi's brows furrowed slightly.

At that moment, the butler quickly came to report, "Third Young Master, Mr. Ji and his family have arrived."

Mu Jingxi hung up the phone, and Ji Zhicheng and Chen Min, accompanying Ji Qingxin who hadn't yet changed out of her wedding gown, stormed in.

"Uncle, Aunt," Mu Jingxi greeted them with a nod, his gaze falling on Ji Qingxin's face, "Qingxin."

Upstairs, just as Qiao An was about to urge Mu Jingxi to bring up her luggage, she heard Ji Zhicheng's furious accusation, "Jingxi, I heard you left abruptly with a woman? Is that true?"

Ji Qingxin raised her hand, wrapping it around Ji Zhicheng's arm, her voice soft and gentle, "Dad, don't be like this, Jingxi just had a mission..."

"A mission is to leave with a woman? To leave you alone at the wedding, to sort out the mess by yourself?"

Mu Jingxi remained silent, still unaware of Qiao An's identity.

All of this, he was waiting for Xu Yanting to tell him.