The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 97 I believe you

Chapter 97 I Believe in You

Before Li Chenxu returned, Mu Xiaoyu had built a thick wall around her heart, making her invincible. But when Li Chenxu came back, that wall seemed to have been smashed, leaving her incredibly vulnerable. Just a few words from Li Chenxu were enough to make her crumble.

She suddenly felt wronged, perhaps not just a little, but very wronged.

Whether it was Lin Xia in the past or Xu Sulin now, they both targeted her because of Li Chenxu. Actually, Mu Xiaoyu never thought anything of it before, since she had chosen to be with Li Chenxu, so she had anticipated this situation.

But the prerequisite is that Li Chenxu can give her enough peace of mind so that she won't be afraid.

In that case, even if ten or a hundred more Lin Xias and Xu Sulins came, she wouldn't be afraid.

Upon hearing Mu Xiaoyu's accusation, Li Chenxu was momentarily taken aback. He thought about how he had deliberately ignored Mu Xiaoyu for the past two days and assumed it was because of this incident. So he gently put his arm around Mu Xiaoyu's slender waist and immediately admitted his mistake: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. Don't cry. Your face is all swollen from crying. If you keep crying like this, your eyes will be all swollen."

Li Chenxu's current actions clearly indicate that he no longer cares about the past and has reconciled with Mu Xiaoyu. If Li Chenxu had acted this way before Xu Sulin arrived, Mu Xiaoyu would have been overjoyed.

But now, she only feels heartbroken.

"Li Chenxu, are you... hiding something from me?"

"Keeping it from you?"

Unexpectedly, Mu Xiaoyu suddenly asked these questions, and Li Chenxu's originally softened brows furrowed slightly again.

He frowned and glanced at Mu Xiaoyu, taking in the expectation in her eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he didn't answer Mu Xiaoyu's question, but instead asked, "Xiaoyu, did Xu Sulin say something to you when he came?"

Mu Xiaoyu was filled with anticipation, hoping that Li Chenxu could tell her something, but Li Chenxu's avoidance of the topic made her extremely disappointed.

She withdrew her gaze from Li Chenxu, lowered her eyes, and said calmly, "Xu Sulin came today but didn't say anything, only that you two are getting married."

Mu Xiaoyu only told this much. Since Li Chenxu was unwilling to tell her anything else, she wouldn't tell him either. She would investigate the things she wanted to know herself.

Mu Xiaoyu's answer was somewhat expected by Li Chenxu, but hearing Mu Xiaoyu say it so calmly, his anger, which had already dissipated, seemed to resurface. However, he didn't want to see Mu Xiaoyu cry again, so he suppressed his anger and tried his best to treat Mu Xiaoyu with a peaceful attitude.

"What exactly did she say to you? And... do you believe her?"

"She said I'm not good enough to marry you, and that's all. Besides... you shouldn't be asking me if I believe her, you should be asking me if I believe you."

Having said that, Mu Xiaoyu suddenly felt much more relaxed. She tilted her head slightly, looked at the light above her, chuckled, and then looked at Li Chenxu, whose brows were furrowed, and said, "Chenxu, you were always the one asking me questions before, but now I'm asking you, tell me, should I believe you or not?"

Originally, Li Chenxu was certain that Xu Sulin had told Mu Xiaoyu about the marriage agreement between the Li and Xu families when she came to the villa. However, seeing Mu Xiaoyu's strange appearance, he immediately realized that what Xu Sulin had told Mu Xiaoyu was far more than that.

There was indeed a marriage agreement between the Li and Xu families. The two families had a good relationship, and being well-matched in terms of social standing, this was quite common among wealthy families. Initially, Li Chenxu didn't feel anything about the marriage alliance, until later…

In fact, Li Chenxu didn't remember the previous events very clearly, but just like Mu Xiaoyu had told him a long time ago, the past is the past and there's no need to mention it again.

In just a few seconds, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Li Chenxu's mind. He looked at Mu Xiaoyu, stared at her for a long while, and then said, "Xu Sulin and I will not get married. You should believe me."

Should she trust Li Chenxu? At least for now, Mu Xiaoyu is willing to trust him, but in the future... Mu Xiaoyu is not sure, because Li Chenxu is not honest with her enough. Since there are some things he won't tell her, she will investigate them herself. If the results of the investigation are really different from what Xu Sulin said, then she will personally apologize to Li Chenxu for the distrust and doubt she had in her heart before.

But if... what Xu Sulin said was true, she... would also give up on Li Chenxu.

"Okay, I believe you."

After a long silence, Mu Xiaoyu spoke again. No matter how clever Li Chenxu was, or how well he understood Mu Xiaoyu, he couldn't possibly guess what Mu Xiaoyu was thinking. Seeing her agree, his slightly serious face immediately became more lively and cheerful.

The cold war between the two of them these past two days has been painful not only for Mu Xiaoyu, but also for Li Chenxu. He had actually been wanting to reconcile with Mu Xiaoyu, but because he cared too much, he kept hesitating.

Sometimes he worries that if he continues to indulge Mu Xiaoyu unconditionally as before, will she leave him again one day?

After all, Mu Xiaoyu told Xu Sulin in the hospital that she didn't like him.

Only now, after things have come to this point, has Li Chenxu truly realized that he is even more greedy than he imagined.

Back when he and Mu Xiaoyu had just gotten married, during the time when their conflicts were at their worst, he thought that as long as Mu Xiaoyu could live out her life peacefully and safely with him, it wouldn't matter even if Mu Xiaoyu didn't like him.

Later, he reconciled with Mu Xiaoyu, and their relationship, at least in his eyes at that time, was getting better and better. So at that time, he hoped that Mu Xiaoyu would like him.

Unfortunately, feelings can't be forced; if you don't like someone, you just don't like them.

He should be like before, not too greedy, and just be able to live out his life peacefully with Mu Xiaoyu.

Li Chenxu has given too much to his relationship with Mu Xiaoyu. He is just an ordinary person, and he is really tired of getting to this point.

He didn't want to think about anything else anymore; Mu Xiaoyu's words were enough. As for other matters, he would handle them and would never let those who disrupted his and Mu Xiaoyu's peaceful life get away with it.

He was gentle and kind to Mu Xiaoyu, but that doesn't mean he would be the same to others.

After all, how could the Li family be any kind of good people!