CHAPTER 114: CHAPTER 114: AT ODDS WITH HER

"Uncle...!" Ye Anxin felt very wronged and very puzzled!

Why does Uncle seem very angry? Could it be that he didn’t like how she was yesterday?

"Uncle...!" Ye Anxin pouted her thin lips and called out pitifully again.

Mu Beiting’s thin lips were pressed into a line, and he glanced at Ye Anxin lightly. In the end, he stood up and left the villa without looking back.

Seeing Mu Beiting leave without looking back, Ye Anxin could guarantee that Uncle was angry, and even angrier than yesterday! At least yesterday, he would still talk to her and tell her to leave!

But today, he completely treated her as if she were invisible, not even bothering to say a word! This was enough to prove that Uncle was really angry now! Yet she had no clue about the reason for his anger.

Ye Anxin stood up, walked to the butler who was busy, and asked with concern, "Butler, what’s wrong with Uncle? He seems to be in a bad mood. Who upset him?"

The butler nodded and said, "The sir is indeed not in a good mood. I felt it since he came downstairs just now! I’ve never seen him this angry before!"

Ye Anxin frowned slightly and asked puzzlingly, "Then why did Uncle suddenly come back yesterday?"

"Um...!" Upon hearing this, the butler lowered his head with a troubled expression.

Ye Anxin probed upon seeing his expression, "Did he not come back voluntarily?"

"Last night, Mr. Yan suddenly called the villa. He said if Madam wanted to reconcile with Sir, just call Sir, deceive him that Madam was ill, had a high fever that wouldn’t go down, and urge him to come back quickly! I wholeheartedly hoped that Sir and Madam would reconcile quickly, so I called Sir as Mr. Yan instructed! As expected, Sir returned in less than half an hour, and then didn’t come downstairs again! I thought Sir and Madam had reconciled, but I didn’t expect—" The butler stopped talking there!

There was no need for him to continue; Madam probably knew what transpired next.

Ye Anxin asked again, "Do you know if Uncle is still going to the company today?"

The butler shook his head and answered truthfully, "I don’t know. Sir didn’t say, and I didn’t dare to ask!"

After listening to the butler’s account, Ye Anxin was silent for a moment, then walked into the kitchen. She busied herself for a while and only then walked out with a bowl of tomato noodles, heading straight for the garden outside.

After asking the gardener in the garden and confirming Mu Beiting’s location, Ye Anxin quickly found Mu Beiting sitting in the gazebo reading a newspaper.

Ye Anxin placed the noodles on the stone table in front of Mu Beiting, then sat down beside him, smiling coquettishly, "Uncle, you haven’t had breakfast yet, right? I just made this myself for you. Try it and see if it’s good!"

Mu Beiting didn’t lift his head, directly ignoring her.

"Uncle, if you’re busy, I can feed you! If you don’t eat it soon, the noodles will get cold and won’t taste good!" Ye Anxin directly ignored Mu Beiting’s indifference, picked up the bowl again, clamped some noodles, and brought them to his lips.

Mu Beiting didn’t even glance at her, continuing to silently read the newspaper in his hands.

Ye Anxin kept her patience, coaxing, "Uncle, eat a little bit! Don’t starve yourself, if you do, I’ll feel sorry!"

Mu Beiting still ignored her.

Since Mu Beiting didn’t respond, Ye Anxin kept on holding the chopsticks. When the noodles on them cooled, she’d pick another bunch.

In any case, she tirelessly kept bringing the clamped noodles to Mu Beiting’s lips.

Alas, a whole bowl of noodles became cold, Ye Anxin’s hand grew sore, yet Mu Beiting still ignored her and directly stood up, taking the newspaper as he left! He was intentionally opposing her, she came, he left.

Ye Anxin also deliberately contradicted Mu Beiting’s actions; if he avoided her, she would find him! When one bowl of noodles got cold, she’d cook another. In any case, it should always be steaming, fragrant noodles appearing in front of Mu Beiting, and then she’d clamp the noodles and bring them to his lips.

After repeating this a few times, finally by the fourth bowl of noodles, Mu Beiting looked at her.

Though it was just a very faint glance, it made Ye Anxin very happy. At least it proved her efforts were paying off.

Ye Anxin grinned with a warm smile, sweetly saying, "Uncle, just eat a little! I heard from the butler that you haven’t eaten anything since you woke up. I know you’re mad at me. Didn’t I apologize to you? I know, it was my fault. I was too naive, that’s why I got deceived. I swear, I’ll be more careful and wary in the future, and I definitely won’t be fooled again! Please don’t be angry anymore! Eat something, seeing you like this makes my heart really ache!"

Ye Anxin believed Mu Beiting was still angry about her not returning home the night before last, so she kept apologizing profusely.

She knew she was indeed wrong, so she didn’t blame him for being angry!

But, such words, when heard by Mu Beiting, completely changed in meaning. He moved his gaze from the newspaper and stared at her little face without blinking, as if trying to find some clues from her expression.

Seeing him finally willing to face her, Ye Anxin quickly beamed a sweet smile, clamped the noodles again and brought it to his lips, coaxing, "Uncle, stop being mad, okay!"

Just as Ye Anxin finished speaking, there was a sudden strange noise!

Hearing the sound, Ye Anxin’s little face immediately turned red!

Mu Beiting glanced at her belly, put down the newspaper, and took large strides toward the villa.

Ye Anxin’s shoulders slumped powerlessly, her face full of disappointment.

"Go back to the villa!" Just as Ye Anxin was about to go make another hot bowl of noodles for Mu Beiting, his voice came from not far away.

This was the first sentence Mu Beiting said to Ye Anxin today, and although there was no warmth in the voice, to Ye Anxin, it was like a heavenly sound!

Ye Anxin’s face beamed with joy, quickly nodding in response, and she followed behind with a small jog.

"Prepare lunch!" Mu Beiting returned to the villa and coldly tossed a sentence to the butler, then sat down on the sofa to watch financial news.

"Yes!" The butler accepted the order and hurried to instruct the maids to get busy.

Ye Anxin sat next to Mu Beiting, laughingly asked, "Uncle, are you hungry? If you’re hungry, eat the noodles first! I made them myself, and it’ will take a while for the maids to cook the meal, don’t let yourself get too hungry!"

Mu Beiting coldly glanced at her, "Not eating!"

"Uncle...!" Ye Anxin looked at him with grievance.

She thought his willingness to talk to her meant he wasn’t angry anymore! Unexpectedly, he was still upset.

Mu Beiting stiffly said, "You eat!"

Ye Anxin was stunned for a moment, then slowly came to a realization! It turned out that Uncle heard her stomach growling, which is why he went back to the villa to have the butler prepare lunch and was afraid she’d be too hungry to bear it, so he let her eat the noodles to stave off hunger!

Uncle was always so attentive, caring for her!

Thinking of this, Ye Anxin suddenly felt a pang in her nose, moved to tears, her eyes flushed red.

Ye Anxin sniffled, her voice choked with emotion, "Uncle, how about we split it in half! You’re worried I’d be too hungry, and I’m worried you’d be too hungry, so let’s make a compromise, okay!"

Mu Beiting had no reaction for a long time, and just when Ye Anxin thought he was ignoring her again, he gently nodded.