Mu Yingchen's breathing was somewhat uneven as he slowly released Mu Chuyang's collar and took the silver-white business card from his hand.
His heart began to race uncontrollably, and his slender, strong fingers trembled slightly as he gently set his gaze upon the business card in his hand.
When he saw the name on the card, his obsidian-like pupils suddenly shrank, and his hands tightened progressively and slowly.
At the moment he heard Mu Chuyang call out the name Su Wanxia, he had been skeptical and uncertain.
But after seeing the information on the business card, he was absolutely certain it was her.
Director of Architectural Decoration Design at Huamei, England. Architecture was always her favorite field and her lifelong professional ambition.
"Ah, that's a big step," Mu Chuyang sighed, pulling Mu Yingchen back to reality.
He stared quietly at the business card for a few seconds, his eyes expressing an indiscernible emotion, and then naturally slipped the business card into his pocket.
Mu Chuyang looked at Mu Yingchen with a pained expression, "Come on, big brother, at least let me jot down the phone number or something."
Mu Yingchen didn't even glance at him and simply closed his eyes again.
Seeing the expression on his big brother's face, Mu Chuyang was sure that he must know this Su Wanxia. His curiosity took over his mind, and he made up his mind to inquire about who Su Wanxia was once they got back.
Following the route in her memory, Su Wanxia arrived at Yan Yirou's home. When the door opened and she saw the familiar faces, a warm sensation welled up from the bottom of her heart.
"Wanxia, you've finally come back. I've missed you so much, do you have any idea?"
"Six years ago, you suddenly went abroad without a word, and I thought you were not coming back," Yan Yirou burst forth and hugged Su Wanxia tightly, chattering nonstop.
Su Wanxia smiled bitterly and patted Yan Yirou's back, "There there, Yirou, here I am back now, aren't I?"
"You heartless person, if you hadn't suddenly said you were coming back a few days ago, I would have thought you had forgotten all about us!"
Su Wanxia sighed inwardly. How could she not want to return, but time just didn't allow it.
"I've missed you all too."
"Alright, Yan Yirou, can you ever stop? What are you doing, clinging to Wanxia like that? We haven't even had our turn to talk," Jian Manhui could not stand it any longer, pulled Yan Yirou aside, and gave Su Wanxia a light hug, "Welcome back, we've all missed you a lot."
At that moment, Su Wanxia's heart was filled with a multitude of emotions. To reunite with her dear friends after being apart for six years felt like coming home.
"I've missed you all too."
Gong Yining and Kang Xiaolan also came over and gave Su Wanxia a big hug.
The group were all good friends from their university days, and now that they were finally gathered, they could revel to their hearts' content.
Gong Yining and Kang Xiaolan were considered the best cooks among the five, so they were busy in the kitchen, while Su Wanxia, Yan Yirou, and Jian Man sat in the living room.
Yan Yirou sat next to Su Wanxia, "Wanxia, how was your time abroad?"
"It was okay, it was just a bit hard to get used to at the beginning, but it got better once I became familiar with it," replied Su Wanxia nonchalantly.
Jian Man was very perceptive and could hear a tinge of helplessness in Su Wanxia's tone.
"Anyway, Wanxia, now that you're back, tell us if there were lots of handsome guys and gorgeous girls in England?"
"You romantic fool!" Yan Yirou couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"There's a lot, and they're super handsome and stylish," Su Wanxia said exaggeratedly.
"As handsome as Mu Shao?" Yan Yirou, who never thought before she spoke, blurted out without thinking.
At the mention of 'Mu Shao,' the living room suddenly fell silent. Jian Manhui was making eye signals at Yan Yirou from the side.
Only then did Yan Yirou realize she had said the wrong thing. She turned her eyes around and laughed awkwardly, "Hehe, Wanxia, I was just saying."
Everyone at school had always spoken whatever came to mind, and she had momentarily forgotten the rumors about Su Wanxia and Mu Yingchen breaking up six years ago.
"Haha, it's nothing. It's all in the past," Su Wanxia suppressed the bitterness in her heart.
"So you really broke up?" Yan Yirou had never really believed in the rumors of their breakup, considering how much Mu Yingchen loved Su Wanxia, and plus, there hadn't been any scandals about him with any woman in these six years.
"Yes, we broke up six years ago. Alright, Yirou, can we not bring this up anymore?" Su Wanxia's expression slightly tired, she really didn't want to hear anything about him anymore.
"Okay, I'll never bring it up again," Yan Yirou raised her palm and swore.
Su Wanxia was amused by Yan Yirou's antics and started to laugh.
"Dinner's ready!" Kang Xiaolan's voice came from the kitchen.
Jian Manhui stood up and waved to the two of them, "Come on, come on, let's eat."
In just a few exchanges, all the dishes had been served. Su Wanxia, looking at the table full of delicious food, couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiaolan, Yining, your cooking skills have gotten so much better, they're chef level."
"Not bad, right? Hurry up and try it," Kang Xiaolan said, seeking an evaluation.
"Mm, it's good, delicious," Su Wanxia couldn't help but nod.
"Hey, you don't know, Wanxia. Kang Xiaolan is a person who favors her lover over her friends. If it wasn't for your return, would we have a chance to eat her cooking? In a word, hard!" Yan Yirou said with disdain.
"Yeah! She's now the affectionate little kitchen maid, delivering love meals to her boyfriend every day," Jian Manhui chimed in as well.
"It's like she's possessed," Gong Yining shook her head, looking at Kang Xiaolan with an expression that said she was beyond help.
Facing her friends' complaints, Kang Xiaolan wasn't pleased, "Alright, that's enough. You're acting spoiled after receiving a favor. I've finally won over the man of my dreams. I've got to secure his heart through his stomach first, to make sure he never wants to leave me."
"Ugh, I can't stand it anymore," Yan Yirou and others shook their heads repeatedly.
Su Wanxia was curious, "Which god are you talking about that has the young miss of a wealthy family willing to play chef every day?"
"That one... uh," Yan Yirou, the big talker, said excitedly, but then she stumbled as something occurred to her.
Jian Manhui spoke slowly, "It's the one from college, in the same grade as Mu Shao, one of Mu Shao's cousins, Mu Feng."
With an 'I-told-you-so' look, Kang Xiaolan said, "You have no idea, Wanxia. It took me three years to catch him."
Su Wanxia raised an eyebrow, an expression of surprise on her face, "Xiaolan, you're something!" She knew about the brothers of the Mu family; they were all quite difficult to handle.
"It really took a lot of effort," Kang Xiaolan said with an exhausted expression.
"Keep it up and strive to marry your god as soon as possible!" Yan Yirou didn't want to admit she was feeling a mix of envy and resentment.
Su Wanxia smiled and couldn't help asking, "By the way, what's everyone been doing for the last six years?"
Yan Yirou was the first to respond, "I work in my dad's company's accounting department, to prevent any financial leaks, hehe!"