When Love Turns the Tables: The Mysterious Husband's Chase-Chapter 730: Catching Su Wan’s Secret (Part 10)

Sheng Jiayu reached out to push the door open, when she heard a cold male voice inside: "Yes!"

A crisp and powerful word.

Sheng Jiayu was taken aback.

"I’m ready at any time, as long as she wants to marry me."

Xu Qingru seemed equally stunned by Mu Ke’s demeanor at that moment. She had lived half her life and had never seen such determination in a man’s eyes.

Although to Xu Qingru, Mu Ke was just like a child, at this very moment, the certainty in his eyes made Xu Qingru believe she was not mistaken.

Mu Ke was not just saying this to please her; he truly meant it.

"I know Xiao Yu is not ready yet. Whenever she is ready, I’ll marry her, no matter how long it takes."

The chess piece in Xu Qingru’s fingers remained still. After a two-second silence, she spoke: "You’re not young anymore. Doesn’t your family push you?"

"Marriage is my own business, it’s fine even if they urge me."

Xu Qingru sighed lightly: "I will persuade her."

Mu Ke put down the chess piece in his hand and looked up: "Thank you, but there’s no need. I can wait for her. I don’t want any external force to disturb her original thoughts."

Xu Qingru: "But Jiayu is not young either, women and men are different..."

The determination in Mu Ke’s eyes became even firmer: "I understand your point, Aunt. Please rest assured, I, Mu Ke, will only marry her in this lifetime, whether she is thirty, forty, or fifty."

Standing at the door, Sheng Jiayu’s hand holding the fruit plate stiffened. Mu Ke’s words sounded pleasant, but generally speaking, such words lacked credibility. After all, how many people, after confidently proclaiming ’I will definitely wait for you,’ turned around and married someone else?

But Mu Ke was different. Even now, without seeing his face or looking into his eyes, Sheng Jiayu understood he was serious.

This man was truly like that. He didn’t speak much, but every word he said made people believe him unconditionally, without reason, without cause.

The room fell silent, and after a long time, Xu Qingru’s voice was heard: "This chess game really can’t allow for any distractions, a slight distraction and I’ve lost."

"You’re too kind, Aunt."

Mother lost at chess?

Sheng Jiayu steadied herself, knocked on the door, then opened the slightly ajar door and went in: "Time to eat some fruit."

Xu Qingru remained composed. Mu Ke was even more impassive, as if they had said nothing and were just steadily playing chess.

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People generally place more importance on the Spring Festival, making New Year’s Day seem less grand, but today at the Xu Family’s Old Mansion, the atmosphere was noticeably warmer, even though it was just because of an additional person.

The dinner was delicious, and Sheng Jiayu noticed that Xu Qingru’s attitude towards Mu Ke was more amiable. She had already been satisfied with Mu Ke, and those words seemed to make her even more so.

Not only did she actively chat with Mu Ke about traditional literature, but she also personally served him a bowl of soup, a treatment Xin Ke had never received no matter what.

Sheng Jiayu watched them and suddenly felt it was quite nice. Whenever Xin Ke and Xu Qingru were together, she always felt awkward.

Xin Ke only showed basic courtesy to Xu Qingru, not saying a word more, and Xu Qingru was the same, which made it difficult for Sheng Jiayu, who was in between, and had even quarreled with her mother several times. Thinking back now, she felt she must have been out of her mind then.

For a man, she actually hurt her own mother.