His Beloved Treasure-Chapter 672 - 190 Originally_2

But when she stood against the wall, listening to the conversation inside, she unconsciously lowered her head.

Was this all destined?

"I have complete confidence in my own wife, of course, but it’s just that I detest you two being together," Mu Yichen expressed bluntly.

"Who was it that begged me to take her as an apprentice? Have you forgotten?" Jian Yan asked.

Qin Mu’s downcast eyes reflexively lifted.

What?

Jian Yan taking her as an apprentice had something to do with Mu Yichen?

"I did ask you to accept her as an apprentice, but I never told you to fall in love with her," Mu Yichen said, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

"But can one really control their own feelings? All I can control is not scaring her, President Mu, you must believe, as her mentor, even if I have feelings for my young apprentice, I have never had any inappropriate thoughts," Jian Yan asserted.

"That’s because I’m here!"

"So?"

Jian Yan’s gaze met Mu Yichen’s with sincerity. At that moment, there was no need for further words—they had reached a mutual understanding.

Qin Mu stood frozen at the door.

At that moment, she felt an urge to go in. She wanted to ask, for what reason did Jian Yan take her as an apprentice? Was it coerced by her persistence, or because of Mu Yichen?

She remembered that shortly after she joined, Jian Yan held a personal fashion show in Milan. Could it be...

With Jian Yan’s talent, he did not need help to hold a fashion show; he was capable enough.

As Qin Mu was lost in her thoughts and reminiscing, the door was suddenly opened from inside.

Qin Mu instinctively turned her head. Mu Yichen frowned slightly upon seeing her: "Why are you here?"

Qin Mu said nothing, only looking at him with eyes full of confusion.

Mu Yichen felt something was amiss, but after glancing at his wristwatch, he said, "I’ll talk to you about it when we get home tonight. I need to step out now."

"Okay!"

Qin Mu softly agreed, her emotions surprisingly well controlled.

Jian Yan, hearing the noise outside, remained silent as Qin Mu took the initiative to walk in.

"Master!"

Qin Mu walked over and stood beside him, calling out to him.

"Sit down, then we’ll talk! I’ll explain everything slowly," Jian Yan knew she must have heard everything.

Qin Mu looked down at her seat before walking over and sitting down.

"Actually, I wasn’t planning on keeping it from you. It’s just that I didn’t expect to be telling you under these circumstances," Jian Yan said, looking at her somewhat saddened expression.

Qin Mu’s eyes widened as she looked at him: "Was it Mu Yichen who asked you to take me as an apprentice, back then?"

"He did come to me, and he even personally sponsored my fashion show," Jian Yan explained.

Qin Mu looked straight at the person across from her, her breath held, unable to utter a word.

Jian Yan’s keen eyes watched the emotions in her eyes: "However, the reason I took you as an apprentice was that I saw potential in you; I’ve seen your design drawings."

"But if it weren’t for Mu Yichen’s sponsorship..."

"Without his sponsorship, I might have only kept you to do chores around the studio," Jian Yan conceded.

Qin Mu listened to his explanation without a word, just taking a deep breath to steady herself.

"Master!"

"You have to believe, all of this is a coincidence of fate," Jian Yan assured her, with a look in his eyes that begged her to have faith.

"You haven’t let me down, nor have you let Mu Yichen down. Nothing else matters," Jian Yan continued.

Qin Mu looked at him, not quite grasping his words.

"Back then, when he found out you were frequently coming to me, he knew that you were dedicated to fashion design, so he came to me. He truly loves you, from that time, or perhaps even earlier," Jian Yan decided he had said enough.

Looking at his beloved apprentice’s confused frown, he felt a pang of sadness as he took out a cigarette case from his pocket.

"Sorry, just one," he said, aware that secondhand smoke wasn’t good for a pregnant woman, but right now, he was struggling to control his emotions.

Qin Mu stayed silent for a long time, having thought she made it here all by her stubbornness.

"Maybe he’s quietly done a lot for you that you’re unaware of," Jian Yan said, taking another deep drag on his cigarette, not wanting to say these things, but feeling he must.

"That year, when I had a special visitor in my studio, I had already secured a sponsor, but in the end, I accepted his offer. I admit I was thinking about the future, but more importantly, he was so confident when he told me you surely wouldn’t disappoint me," Jian Yan finished, taking another cigarette, his eyes squinting towards the window, as if reminiscing the day Mu Yichen suddenly appeared before him.

Mu Yichen had been capable of managing the Mu Family’s enterprises on his own for many years. He had always had the demeanor of a helmsman, and of course, he had the ability.