Mu Tingxiao looked at the series of question marks above and curled his lips.
He tapped the screen a few times with his long finger: Go to sleep.
Mu Nuannuan on the other end read the two text messages sent by Mu Tingxiao twice.
The two text messages add up to only five words, so words are precious like gold.
"Then you call me tomorrow and come back early, I'm going to bed."
Mu Nuannuan sent the text message, but received only two words from Mu Tingxiao: "Good night."
Mu Tingxiao put away his cell phone, took a shower and changed his clothes, then went out to find Mu Lian.
The reason why he chose to come to Country M at night was so that he would not be discovered by Mu Qingfeng so quickly.
If he chooses to come to Country M during the day, Mu Qingfeng will know that he did not go to the company, and then he will naturally know that he has come to Country M to find Mu Lian.
He rushed over overnight. By now Mu Qingfeng should have known that he was coming to country M. However, it takes more than ten hours to fly from Huyang City to country M. Even if Mu Qingfeng comes, it will be more than ten hours later. Something happened.
He had more than ten hours to "talk" with Mu Lian, so he was not in a hurry.
The hall was very quiet, and there was no sign of Mu Lian.
Mu Tingxiao asked the servant: "Where is your wife?"
The servant replied respectfully: "Madam is resting in the room."
Mu Tingxiao glanced upstairs. Although he had not been to Mu Lian's house for many years, he still remembered Mu Lian's room.
He went upstairs, walked to the door of Mu Lian's room, raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Auntie."
No one in the room responded. Mu Tingxiao raised the corners of his lips, turned around and left without a smile.
After a long while, Mu Lian came downstairs.
"Ting Xiao, did you just look for me?" Mu Lian apologized: "I accidentally fell asleep in the room, and I vaguely heard you calling me. I thought I was dreaming."
"Auntie, if you are tired, you can rest more."
Mu Tingxiao's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard, but his eyes did not leave Mu Lian.
Mu Lian seemed to be uncomfortable with him. She smiled reluctantly: "Fortunately, I'm just getting older and it's summer, so it's easy to lose energy."
"Auntie, please take care of your health. You haven't even waited for your eldest brother to get married or have a grandchild. Don't be like grandpa."
Mu Tingxiao's voice was originally deep, but he deliberately slowed down his speech, making it sound a bit sinister.
Mu Lian was stunned for a moment, then changed the topic to Mr. Mu: "How is my dad? Is he feeling better?"
Mu Tingxiao tilted his head slightly, tapping his long fingers on the armrest of the sofa beside him, and his words seemed a bit careless: "You care about him so much, why don't you go back to China with your uncle? The eldest brother and the younger brother Chen is also in the country."
"Your uncle and I have been discussing this matter recently..." Mu Lian lowered his eyes slightly and did not look at Mu Tingxiao.
The two of them kept talking about insignificant things.
Mu Tingxiao had been observing Mu Lian and found that every time she looked at him, she would look away in a hurry and change her sitting position from time to time.
As the eldest daughter of the Mu family, Mu Lian has had a special etiquette teacher since she was a child and has always been elegant. However, her series of actions at this time express her inner nervousness and uneasiness.
Mu Tingxiao felt it was time.
After Mu Lian just finished speaking, Mu Tingxiao remained silent.
The hall was quiet for a few seconds. When Mu Lian reached out to touch the water glass in front of him for the third time, Mu Tingxiao said faintly: "Auntie, I have something to ask you when I come to Country M this time."
Mu Lian suddenly retracted his hand as if he was frightened: "What's the matter?"
After saying that, she also realized that what she had just done was too uncomfortable, so she had no choice but to reach out for the water glass, bring it to her lips and take a sip.
Mu Tingxiao took out the DNA identification report and threw it on the coffee table in front of him.
Mu Lian glanced at him, and then slowly reached for the DNA identification report.
Her face turned pale little by little, and finally she had a panic expression on her face. When she opened her mouth again, she could not utter a complete sentence incoherently: "This... Tingxiao... this..."
Mu Tingxiao looked at Mu Lian's panic-stricken look with cold eyes, and no longer concealed the gloominess in his tone: "Aunt, why don't you explain it? Everyone knows that you and your uncle were together when you were studying abroad. You were eighteen years old. You gave birth to Si Chengyu, but why is Si Chengyu’s biological father your brother?"
In the last two sentences, Mu Tingxiao deliberately emphasized his tone.
When they were children, Mu Qingfeng and his mother seemed to be in love.
However, when Mu Tingxiao grew up and looked back on his childhood, he vaguely felt that the love was an illusion.
Adults are very good at acting and deceiving.
For a long time, Mu Lian couldn't utter a word, and the whole hall was filled with a heart-shaking silence.
Mu Lian calmed down and said in a trembling voice: "Chengyu... is indeed my brother's son, but you have to believe that he really loves your mother... "
Mu Tingxiao just sneered and said nothing.
Mu Lian probably understood that such words would not convince Mu Tingxiao.
After a pause, Mu Liancai continued: "I was indeed pregnant at that time, but my child was born prematurely and died shortly after birth. At that time, your father also took over the Mu family and had a lot of entertainment, so it was inevitable that he would be... A thoughtful woman took the opportunity to come in. Although he wanted to get rid of the woman, she was his flesh and blood after all, and my child happened to die in infancy, so I brought the child here to raise... "
This statement seems to be flawless.
Everything said is reasonable and well-founded.
Mu Tingxiao didn't say whether he believed it or not. He just asked, "Does Si Chengyu know about this?"
"He...probably knows it." Mu Lian's expression was a little hesitant.
Mu Tingxiao asked: "Does my uncle also know about this?"
Mu Lian's expression returned to normal and he said softly: "Yes, Minghuan also knows."
Mu Tingxiao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Uncle is not at home, where has he gone?"
Mu Lian smiled and said, "He is holding an art exhibition recently and has been out for more than a month."
As soon as she finished speaking, a servant came over and said, "Madam, the meal is ready."
"Okay, let's eat first. You should be hungry too." Mu Lian stood up and said gently.
She became the elegant artist's wife again, and there was no trace of panic on her face.
Mu Tingxiao lowered his eyes and followed her to the restaurant.
There were only two of them eating at the huge dining table. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.
After a while, Mu Tingxiao put down his chopsticks first: "I'm done eating."
Mu Lian watched Mu Tingxiao leave the restaurant, and the expression on his face gradually faded away.