The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship

"Dad, it was my fault." Gu Qili suddenly let go of Mu Shuoqian’s hand, she walked to Mu Haotian, and bowed, "Dad, it was my fault, I shouldn’t have stooped to Rou’er’s level, please don’t be angry, I promise it won’t happen again."

Mu Haotian didn’t expect her to suddenly come over and apologize to him. In the past, when he reprimanded her, she would remain silent.

"Apologizing to me is useless, you should apologize to Rou’er, she is the darling of our Mu Family, I usually don’t even dare to offend her." Mu Haotian was not satisfied but ordered sternly, "Apologize to Rou’er."

Apologize to a five-year-old child?

Gu Qili bit her teeth and silently took a deep breath.

This was not the first time Mu Shuoqian had offended Mu Haotian for her. She knew it even when Mu Shuoqian wanted that 3% of the shares, Mu Shuoqian’s ambitions were not small, he had bigger plans. Therefore, enduring a bit of humiliation for him wasn’t a big deal; it wouldn’t cost her a bone or flesh.

Just as Gu Qili was about to apologize to Mu Xinrou, her wrist was suddenly grasped, Mu Shuoqian held her hand tightly, and his icy gaze turned towards Qi Meihui. That gaze, like a sharp sword, pierced through Qi Meihui’s calmness, and she almost blurted out immediately: "Dad, there’s no reason for an elder to apologize to a child, Qili didn’t do it intentionally, let it be."

After speaking, she went and took Mu Xinrou from Mu Haotian’s arms, "Don’t cry, dear, your second aunt knows her mistake, let’s not be too harsh."

Qi Meihui utterly despised this couple, Mu Shuoqian and his wife, but now, with Mu Hewen recuperating at home, she was alone and vulnerable. If she really angered Mu Shuoqian, she couldn’t hope for good days ahead, but revenge is a dish best served cold, she could wait.

Mu Haotian handed Mu Xinrou back to Qi Meihui, and seemingly casually said: "If Rou’er were a boy, grandpa would love you even more."

These words changed Qi Meihui’s expression, Mu Haotian said it without a thought, but Qi Meihui heard it with deep feelings, she turned her face, her eyes brimming with tears.

Mu Haotian was not unaware that she had been sick two years ago, her uterus was damaged, and she could no longer have children; although she had a daughter, her inability to bear a son for the Mu Family had always troubled her. In Mu Haotian’s conservative view, no matter how large the family business, it must be inherited by a male, and even though he cherished his granddaughter, he would not allocate much of his estate to her.