Auntie Jiang didn't know that Jiang Yuan doubted her actions a bit, but she was still a university student, so he didn't say much. He let the two children rest while he talked privately with his wife.
Shuishui looked at the two elders and said, "I won't disturb you anymore."
She went back to her room to wash up and sleep. The next morning, she got up early. Uncle Jiang brought her to the bank, and he transferred the money to her account. Shuishui blinked as she glanced at the statement with the total amount of money in her account. She didn't expect that she would have so much money in one vacation. Of course, who would complain about having too much money? She felt confident. There were many things that she would be able to do because of the money.
She was happy and thanked Jiang Yuan. "Thank you, Uncle Jiang."
Uncle Jiang laughed and said, "What's there to thank me for? It was all because you were lucky. It's amazing what luck can do. Now that you have earned some money, you have to treat me to a meal."
Shuishui remembered Mu Ziyu. "Okay, but Uncle, can we do it another day? A friend of mine is returning to the capital today. He will come and pick me up later." Ziyu had already gotten off the plane. He had already gone off to pick up his car and to go see her.
"Who? A friend?" Jiang Yuan asked. He had to know who that person was so that he wouldn't worry about anyone kidnapping Shuishui.
"A friend from back in the city. don't worry. My dad also knows him," Shuishui said and smiled faintly. "And he will come to pick me up. I've sent him my address."
"Uh, then I guess I'll meet him later." Jiang Yuan had made up his mind.
Shuishui didn't really care. It wasn't like she hadn't seen Mu Ziyu before. Moreover, she couldn't hide their relationship in the future. He was such a big man and had a commanding presence. She might as well look at him calmly.
When they returned to the villa, Shuishui called him. "Hello, Ziyu."
"I'm on my way now. I'll be there in about fifteen minutes. Wait for me," Ziyu said to Shuishui. He sounded a bit tired. He had just gotten off the plane and had gone to pick up his car. The first thing he wanted to do was to see Shuishui.
Shuishui waited inside the house and drank tea. As soon as Ziyu called her, she went out, and Jiang Yuan followed behind her. He wanted to meet whoever Shuishui would be spending time with. Outside, he saw a blue sports car. He frowned. 'I think it would look better in red,' he thought.
As they approached, the window rolled down, and Jiang Yuan saw the young man's handsome face. He was immediately skeptical. The young man looked too handsome, and he even looked a little familiar to him. Also, the boy appeared to be in his twenties. "Shuishui, tell me the truth. What is your relationship with him?" Uncle Jiang asked.
Shuishui answered truthfully, "He is my boyfriend."
Jiang Yuan's eyes widened. "What? Boyfriend? No, no, no. Is he really your boyfriend?"
"It's true. He may be a little older than me, but he's mature and easier to get along with than those childish boys." Shuishui disliked immature boys, and she wasn't the kind of girl who would look after a boy.
Jiang Yuan took a few more glances at Ziyu and walked towards the car. "What's your name?"
"Hello, Uncle. My name is Mu Ziyu." Mu Ziyu was very respectful towards Juang Yuan, especially because he was also Shuishui's elder.
"Your surname is Mu? Where are you bringing Shuishui?" Uncle Jiang was vigilant. He stared at Ziyu, as if he was someone who would kidnap and sell Shuishui.
Shuishui couldn't help but laugh. "Uncle, don't worry. I've known his younger brother for almost four years, and our families have already met."
"Is that so? All right then. Go ahead and come back early." Jiang Yuan was still a little worried.
Shuishui nodded, got into the car, and sat in the passenger seat.
Shuishui waved goodbye to Jiang Yuan, and Mu Ziyu focused on driving.
Jiang Yuan watched the car disappear before his eyes. 'For men, it's all right to be in a relationship at a young age. For girls, not really. Shuishui is just a first-year high school student. Isn't she too young to be in a relationship?' he thought.
He walked back into the house and recalled that his son had been in a relationship when he was just a second-year student in middle school. When Jiang Yuan found out, he even scolded Jiang Li and beat him up. Jiang Li had told him that he had broken up with the girl, but Jiang Yuan later found out that they were still together. He became furious. They really broke up after that. He didn't know why. He returned to the house. It was not even eleven o'clock yet. Jiang Li yawned and walked downstairs. "Dad, were you talking to Sister Qian just now?"
"Yes. She went out." Jiang Yuan put on his glasses and opened the newspaper to read.
Jiang Li sat down. "Dad, where's Sister Qian?"
"Didn't I just say that she went out?" Jiang Li said quite impatiently.
"That's not right. She went out alone? And she went out with someone else? She's not familiar with the place, so I'm concerned about her," Jiang Li said.
"Don't worry so much. Just mind your own business." Jiang Yuan didn't tell Jiang Li because Jiang Li had a big mouth. He didn't want Jiang Li to talk about it everywhere.
Shuishui, who was in the car, smiled and said, "You have to rest well this afternoon. Your dark circles are more visible."
"I need to go home to clean up," Ziyu said. Although he was tired, he was excited to see Shuishui.
"I'll go with you later and help you clean up." She didn't know what they would be cleaning up, but she would help if she could.
Ziyu nodded and said, "But there's nothing at home. After we have our lunch, let's go to the supermarket to buy a few necessities."
Shuishui looked ahead and said, "Okay."
Ziyu was familiar with the area. He drove around the intersection with ease.
Ten minutes later, he drove into an underground parking lot. He parked the car and got out of the car. He walked over to the other side and opened the passenger door for Shuishui. He reached out to hold Shuishui's hand.
Shuishui got off and closed the door. Ziyu locked the car doors, and they left the parking lot together.
"How about cheese hot pot?" he suggested.
"Yeah. I don't mind. Anyway, it doesn't matter what I eat when I'm with you," Shuishui said. She wasn't a picky eater and rarely craved for food she wanted to eat.
Mu Ziyu looked at Shuishui's clothes and said, "The clothes suit you very well. It seems that my mother has good taste."
"I just feel that it doesn't suit my personality," Shuishui said as she lowered her head and looked at the purple dress she was wearing. It was slightly longer than the other dresses, and it was in a purple shade that looked very noble. Shuishui was young and fresh-looking, and the design of the dress made her skin appear fair and delicate. Overall, she looked very good in the dress.
"There's nothing that doesn't suit you. Anything you wear will look good. I heard that you wanted to shorten your hair, so I'll bring you to a salon later. It's famous around here, and they have really good stylists." He was worried that Shuishui would wait until she got back to the city to look for a salon. Although he didn't mind how Shuishui would look, he had to consider whether the look would suit her.
Shuishui nodded. "Sure. I can have my hair done here."
Shuishui wasn't worried about how she would look in short hair. Wasn't it just a haircut? It shouldn't be too troublesome.
They got on the elevator and soon arrived at the Food Center on the fifth floor. There were quite a lot of people there. The place where they were supposed to eat was full. They had to wait in queue for at least an hour to get a spot.
Shuishui suggested, "Let's go to the next restaurant. Although it doesn't seem to have many customers, it shouldn't be too bad."
Mu Ziyu held Shuishui's hand and walked towards the next one, which was a Thai restaurant. They found a corner and sat down. The waitress, a young woman, went forward and gave each of them a menu. She was dumbstruck when she saw Mu Ziyu's face. 'Oh my god, he's so handsome and has such good skin,' she thought. She then managed to ask, "Our restaurant has ridiculously spicy curry seafood rice. Do you want to try it?"
Ziyu already knew what to order. "There's no need. Give us curry beef, green curry beef, winter melon soup, and pumpkin spice milk. For the dessert, just one serving."
Shuishui didn't even look at the menu anymore and let Mu Ziyu order everything.
When the waitress finished jotting down their order, she quickly glanced at Mu Ziyu and walked away. Although she was envious, she knew her limits. Cinderella's story wasn't true, and she had never heard of a sparrow turning into a phoenix. In the face of reality, she had no choice but to consider where she stood in life.
Naturally, Mu Ziyu had no idea what the waitress thought about him. He rested his chin on his hand and looked at Shuishui. "My Shuishui, you're getting more and more beautiful."
"Hmm?" Shuishui raised her head and gave Ziyu a puzzled look.
"Anyway, we can spend time together here. I'm very happy. Also, did you just admit that I'm your boyfriend?" Ziyu's eyes lit up as he looked at Shuishui.
Shuishui blinked her eyes. "Do you want me to deny it?"
"No, no. Why would I want you to deny it? You're my girlfriend. No one can change that. I just didn't expect you to personally say it. I thought that you would wait a few more years before you would tell the public." Ziyu had already prepared himself for it. He was still a little unhappy, but he was very happy that Shuishui had admitted it. Moreover, she had become more open towards him.
Shuishui laughed. "It's not that I don't want to tell the public. It's just that no one had asked about it. If Mu Zilin came to me directly and asked me, 'Are you with my brother?' Then I would definitely answer him truthfully. Since he didn't ask, I wouldn't walk up to him and tell him about it. Knowing Zilin's personality, I also know how he would deal with it. If he knew about it, he would probably nag me about it every day. Do you think he would believe me even if I told him the truth?" Shuishui smiled as he thought of Zilin and how he would react. She felt that it would be too funny.
Mu Ziyu gently smiled. He knew Zilin as well. Zilin would definitely react that way. It would be better to not tell him for the meantime as it would probably cause too much trouble.
When the dishes were served, Mu Ziyu kept putting food in Shuishui's bowl. "Here. Eat more."
He then said, "This restaurant has been around for a long time. I've passed by it many times before, but I never came here to try the food."
This piqued Shuishui's curiosity. "What were you like before? I can't imagine it at all. My first impression of you was that you were black-bellied and just gentle on the surface, but in reality, you really had a cold personality."
Ziyu smiled and said, "No wonder I felt that you hated me at that time." Mu Ziyu finally understood why Shuishui looked at him strangely at that time and had even rejected walking with him.
Shuishui shrugged and said, "I can't say that I hated you. I just felt that I knew you and couldn't get to know you in depth. At that time, I thought that we were completely different people. Our personalities were very different. I didn't even think that we would be friends."