"I think so too." Mu Chaoran nodded, "So, Miss Song has even less reason to ignore me."

"You know you need to have a good relationship with your wife's best friend, but do you know that best friends always think that men are not worthy of their best friends, and the good cabbage is taken away by the pig?"

Mu Chaoran pointed at himself and said, "I am a pig?"

Lin Xige smiled and pinched his ears: "Well, this makes you look like a pig."

"Where can you find a pig as handsome as me?"

"Narcissism."

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and they were very affectionate.

When they were almost home, Mu Chaoran suddenly said, "By the way, honey, I'm going on a business trip with Mr. Xu tomorrow. It's estimated to take two to three days, and I'll try to come back as early as possible."

After a pause of a few seconds, he added: "If you still don't want me to leave..."

Before he could finish, Lin Xige nodded: "Okay, go ahead. You've been picking me up for more than ten days, so you must have missed a lot of work. It's okay, husband. I've recovered. I'm not afraid anymore. I can go to and from get off work by myself."

"Really?" Mu Chaoran asked, "Don't be so stubborn, wife. To me, you are more important than all my work."

"Really?" She replied half coquettishly and half angrily, "I'm not a child anymore, and I'm not that fragile. You don't have to worry about me too much."

"But what if you are afraid of the dark?"

"I can sleep with the lights on all night." Lin Xige said, "Or, I can go sleep with Yu Pan again."

Mu Chaoran sighed: "What will you do if I go on business trips more and more often in the future? Will you sleep with Miss Song every time? What will you do if she falls in love and gets married?"

"Maybe... I can try not to be afraid of the dark anymore."

Lin Xige is afraid of the dark, which is a trauma left over from her childhood.

Her parents have a bad relationship and are always arguing. But she is fine during the day because she goes to school.

But as soon as I got home from school and at night, the house would be filled with endless quarrels. When the quarrel got intense, things would be thrown around, and there would be a lot of banging and clanging, accompanied by the wailing of my mother, Li Fang.

Every time, Lin Xige hid in her small room, curled up, covered with a quilt, and cried silently.

This is how she spent countless nights.

So when it got dark, she subconsciously felt panic and helpless, because it meant that her parents were going to have another fight.

Over time, Lin Xige developed a fear of the dark.

This disease has improved a lot since meeting Mu Chaoran, but recently... there are signs of recurrence.

However, Lin Xige did not tell Mu Chaoran.

She is still used to bearing it alone.

"Wife," Mu Chaoran hugged her distressedly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. After this busy period, I won't need to go on business trips anymore, and I'll be with you every night."

"How can you not need to travel? You are in the rising stage of your career."

"When you reach a certain level, you can delegate many tasks to others and don't have to do them yourself. I can then spend more time with you."

Lin Xige nodded: "...Okay. Husband, where are you and Mr. Xu going on this business trip?"

She raised her head and looked at his angular jaw: "Is it Haicheng?"

"Yes."

"Will you and Mr. Xu go on business trips to Haicheng often in the future?"

Mu Chaoran replied: "Well, mostly Haicheng, and occasionally other cities."

"I haven't been to Haicheng yet." Lin Xige said, "I've only seen it on TV. It's an international metropolis with skyscrapers, bright lights and nightlife. It's even more dazzling and prosperous at night, with people coming and going..."

"Do you want to go?" Mu Chaoran asked, "I'll take you there next time."

She shook her head and said, "No, Haicheng is expensive, and so is consumption. I heard that a bowl of noodles starts at 20 yuan, and our family can't afford it. We need to save money for renovation and to buy a car."

Mu Chaoran rubbed her hair: "I have never taken you out to play once in such a long time since we got married."

"As long as we live happily, nothing else matters. Besides, there are still many years to come, and it won't be too late to travel together then."

"Wife," Mu Chaoran said, "after we return from this business trip, we can go to Jin'an Mansion to collect the house."

Lin Xige smiled: "Okay."

This kind of life is what she wants.

Follow the procedures, take one step at a time, and work steadily towards the future.

Lin Xige hopes that if she can live like this for the rest of her life, she will be very content.

But life is so long, and I don’t know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.

The night before Mu Chaoran went on a business trip, he pestered Lin Xige for it several times.

Hotter than before, more affectionate than before.

Lin Xige felt weak all over, her hair wet with sweat, and she kept calling his name in his ear -

"Chao Ran, Chao Ran..."

He is her Mu Chaoran.

Belong to her forever, love her forever, stay with her and never leave her.

He will return to Su City from Haicheng and stay with her.

She waited for him.

Mu Chaoran also responded to her: "Xige, you are my Xige..."

The sky was turning pale and it was getting light when Mu Chaoran let her go and carried her to the bathroom to wash.

When Lin Xige woke up again, there was no one around her.

She touched the bed sheet beside her and it was cold.

Mu Chaoran has been up for a long time.

Lin Xige sat up, staring at the bedroom in a daze, then turned to look out the window and then looked at the time.

Everything is so familiar and so ordinary.

But for some reason, she felt empty inside.

She never had this feeling when Mu Chaoran was on a business trip before.

Picking up her phone, Lin Xige found that Mu Chaoran had sent her a message: "Wife, I'm about to board the plane. There are frozen pastries in the refrigerator. You can steam them in the steamer and eat them. I boiled two eggs for you and put them on the dining table."

He is always so considerate.

She is meticulous, gentle, and knows how to take care of people.

Lin Xige looked at her phone and didn't reply.

Mu Chaoran sent another message: "Good morning, wife, I love you."

A tear fell and landed right on the phone screen.

Lin Xige raised her hand and wiped it off gently.

"Good morning," she typed tremblingly, "Hubby, I love you too."

After sending it out, Lin Xige tilted her head back and forced back the tears.

It was time for her to get up, wash up, and go to work.

At this time, the airport.

After seeing Lin Xige's reply, Mu Chaoran curled the corners of his mouth slightly and put away his phone.

He stood up and went to the VIP channel instead of heading to the boarding gate.

"Boss Mu, this way," Zhao Bin followed closely behind him, "the private plane is waiting for you."

"Well, where are the documents I need?"

"It's next to your seat on the plane. You can review it during the flight."

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