Assistant to My Contracted Husband

"Hehe, of course, it’s when the supermarket is about to close. At that time, they’re clearing out, so my wife and I often come shopping at that hour."

Qin Mu’s dark eyes flickered. He had never heard of this logic before, and today he gained new insight.

"Hmm."

"Also, being a wife and being a girlfriend is different. After my wife married me, she manages the household diligently, every penny is spent wisely. So even though our salaries are not high, we live happily and comfortably, and can still save for travel. Hehe, I’m just worried that if the lady sees you spending so much at once, she might not be happy and think it’s wasteful."

Assistant: "..."

This driver uncle really poured a big bucket of cold water.

Directly drenched Mr. Qin from top to bottom, chilling him to the core.

The assistant forced a slight smile, weakly observing Qin Mu’s expression. Seeing the man’s handsome face unchanged, he breathed a small sigh of relief.

Not bad...

Mr. Qin was not too angry, that’s a good thing.

Qin Mu pursed his thin lips and said, "How can it be just the two of you? Haven’t you been married for over ten years?"

The driver had driven for the Qin Family since he was very young, and later specifically for Qin Mu...

Judging by his age, he must be at least 40.

Qin Mu realized he might have asked too much, pursing his thin lips.

"Sorry..."

"Hehe, it’s nothing. My wife and I don’t have children. When my wife was pregnant with our first child, she accidentally fell down the stairs, and we lost the baby. Her uterus got injured, so we decided not to try again. Even if we could, I didn’t want her to take the risk. So I secretly got a vasectomy. What does a child count for anyway? Whenever I think of her giving birth at risk, I feel cold all over and shiver stiffly..."

Qin Mu: "..."

Qin Mu pursed his lips, looking at the honest man in the driver’s seat, feeling a strange sensation in his heart.

"Does your wife support you?"

"Of course she doesn’t. At that time, she cried and begged to have a child for me, saying her life didn’t matter... Don’t you think she’s a big fool? A child is supposed to be an expression of our love. Now, that foolish woman tells me having a child is fine, it doesn’t matter what happens to her. Hmph... If anything happens to her, I wouldn’t go on. What does a child matter anyway?"

"Hehe, fortunately now my wife understands... Even though we don’t have children, we have sponsored many children in remote areas. Actually, not having children, even with its regrets, has led us to meet many kindhearted mountain children."

Qin Mu’s eyes shifted slightly, and the assistant beside him also remained silent.

Simplicity in language.

But extremely kindhearted.

Qin Mu’s lips curled up, hearing the driver’s words, his mouth slightly upturned.

"You’re right..."

"Hehe, I digressed. Mr. Qin, you and your wife should be good to each other. Your wife truly loves you, and you love her too. People in love should be together, it’s only natural."

"Alright."

The driver didn’t know the reason Qin Mu and Mu Wan separated. He thought it was just a little quarrel between a couple.

Having said too much just now, the driver focused back on driving...

When working outside, ensuring safety is most important.

After all, it’s a promise from a husband to his wife.

...

Qin Mu looked out of the window, furrowing his dark eyes, pursing his thin lips.

Thinking about the situation between him and Mu Wan, many couples across the world face similar problems.

Actually, there’s nothing major about it...

Yes, having a wife is enough.

He wanted to tell his wife...

In this vast world, she is the most important and the only one for him.

...

Arriving at the bottom of the apartment complex.

Because the assistant and driver knew Mu Wan well, Qin Mu carried all the groceries from the supermarket to Mu Wan’s doorstep by himself in three trips, and raised his hand to knock on the door: "Mu Wan, open the door."

As neighbors, Qin Mu found it inappropriate to use overly intimate language.

Little did he know, he knocked on the door for three minutes without any response.

Shit!

What’s going on?

Qin Mu’s dark eyes flickered. Continuing to raise his hand to knock, he saw the neighbor opening their door and lazily saying.

"The girl across the hall went out... She took her drawing board, probably went for sketching."

Qin Mu: "..."

Qin Mu didn’t know that Mu Wan went out for sketching to avoid him, the pain in the neck.

Qin Mu’s expression changed slightly, and he asked: "Do you know where she went?"

"I don’t know, probably back by evening..."

With that, the neighbor just shut the door.

Qin Mu: "..."

Alright.

Qin Mu pursed his lips, eyes flickering. Going to look for her... seemed like making a fuss.

Yeah, Mu Wan would be suspicious of an ordinary neighbor being so capable.

Shit!

Then he could only sit and wait here...

...

Mu Wan headed out for sketching after having breakfast and tidying up.

Yes, to avoid a particular annoying person.

That Aimu has no sense at all... constantly coming to her house uninvited...

Thinking about this made Mu Wan a bit exhausted...

After having lunch and dinner outside... It was 9 p.m. when Mu Wan finally returned.

Yeah, returning at this hour meant Aimu was likely back home resting, not coming to bother her again.

As it turned out, when Mu Wan carried her drawing board back home and saw all the supermarket bags in the hallway, Qin Mu was sitting on the steps...

Mu Wan: "..."

This is an old neighborhood, so the staircase lighting was always rather dim.

Under the dim and hazy lighting, especially during the cold winter months, the man sitting on the steps waiting for her to come home... surrounded by a dozen fully packed shopping bags.

Somehow, Mu Wan found the scene before her unbelievably beautiful...

Especially the man’s presence, so overwhelmingly familiar.

"You’re back. Did you know, little... did you know I was about to starve to death."

Mu Wan: "..."

"How long have you been here?"

"Since 10 a.m."

Mu Wan: "..."

Mu Wan weakly glanced at her phone, and it was already 10 p.m.

A whole twelve hours.

This man, is he a big fool or what?

"What are you standing there for? Open the door and let me in, I’m freezing."

Qin Mu looked at Mu Wan’s little face flushed from the cold, contradicting his words.

Actually, he wasn’t cold, but seeing Mu Wan return so late from sketching worried him that his wife might be cold...

Mu Wan was momentarily speechless, murmuring: "Alright."