Chapter 961: Chapter 959: Unwilling to Just Die Like This…

Hearing Xiao Mi calling her, Wen Xin lifted her head and looked in Xiao Mi’s direction, gazing at her somewhat bewilderedly, as if she were asking Xiao Mi what she was being called for.

“I just asked you whether you wanted to eat wontons or fried liver, because Ms. Yunxuan said you don’t like eating things that are too salty.”

“I’ll just have two buns,” Wen Xin said.

Feeling somewhat exhausted, Wen Xin didn’t have much of an appetite; a few buns were all she needed. Right now, she felt the most important thing was to get back and rest as soon as possible.

Mu Chengxu, upon hearing that Mu Group had announced a new project, excitedly returned to the Mu Group.

When she saw the project Wen Xin had left for Mu Group, she was completely shocked, as it seemed beyond her imagination that Wen Xin could have such a project.

That night, Mu Chengxu was so excited she couldn’t sleep. She thought that if this project were placed in Beijing, it would virtually explode the city. After all, even with world-class research institutes, the city had never seen a project like this; it was a breakthrough for humanity.

“Miss, there are many reporters outside who want to visit and learn about Mu Group’s aircraft project,” the assistant said nervously after observing Mu Chengxu, who was cutting flowers at her desk. She had an illusion that their strong woman, Miss Mu of the Mu family, seemed mentally off-kilter.

“Tell those reporters that we will hold a press conference in three days to explain the aircraft project in detail and ask them not to come every day, as it affects the normal operations of the company.”

Just then, Gu Yanzhe hurriedly entered from outside, as he was in charge of handling public relations issues for Mu Group.

Since the announcement of the project, Mu Group had attracted worldwide attention, particularly from professionals eager to learn more about the aircraft.

Hearing Gu Yanzhe’s voice, Mu Chengxu settled herself in the chair and looked at him, letting out a deep sigh unconsciously.

Seeing Gu Yanzhe, she felt as if she had found a lifesaver. With Wen Xin’s phone unreachable and even Mu Chengxi’s calls going unanswered, she felt completely overwhelmed by various problems as someone unversed in handling them.

“So Mu Chengxi has finally sent someone over? I can’t get through to Wen Xin either. I even called the Wen family’s old house, but Butler Wen said Wen Xin was resting and couldn’t be disturbed. I really just broke down…”

Spilling her woes to Gu Yanzhe, Mu Chengxu felt that today had been extremely tough, and she regretted showing up…

Seeing Mu Chengxu in less than great spirits, Gu Yanzhe couldn’t help but chuckle lightly, “I’ve really put my sister in a difficult position. I’ve been caught up with my own matters, but I rushed over as soon as I finished. Don’t worry, sister, leave the rest to me to handle!”

Gu Yanzhe gently reassured Mu Chengxu with a soft voice. He could fully understand her predicament. In his heart, Mu Chengxu had always been a strong woman; thus, he had great faith in her attitude towards handling issues, and it never crossed his mind that she would be overwhelmed.

“Miss, you take a rest first. I’ll give Miss Wen a call to find out when she has time to come and discuss in detail the matters regarding the aircraft project.”

Hearing that Gu Yanzhe was about to bother Wen Xin, Mu Chengxu quickly grabbed Gu Yanzhe’s arm, directly preventing him from making the call.

“Don’t disturb Wen Xin. Butler Wen said she only rested early this morning, and her stress has been relatively high lately. If possible, let’s not bother her and allow her to get some proper rest.”

While saying this, Mu Chengxu suddenly thought of something, she stood up from the chair and looked at Gu Yanzhe, “I forgot to tell you something. The engineers who research the aircraft are also here, you can go meet them…”

Gu Yanzhe nodded at Mu Chengxu’s words, “Then I won’t disturb Miss Wen. I’ll go see those people…”

Having said that, Gu Yanzhe hurriedly left the office. He was somewhat eager to see this project; he felt that Wen Xin was a treasure, always able to provide surprises, completely unexpected ones.

The people from Independent State were not as excited as Mu Group. After the aircraft was announced, Ou Shen Zhi’s research team was forced to disband, and no one knew his whereabouts.

Wei Shisheng and Ou Shen Zhi were sitting in a dark room, with Wei Shisheng showing signs of restlessness.

“Weren’t you going to call your grandfather? Why is there still no news? Do you know that old Mr. Wen always keeps his word? If he says something, he does it. If your grandfather doesn’t get Mu Chengxi to stop this project soon, our lives will truly be over!”

Wei Shisheng was unable to wait for a message, and she was growing increasingly uneasy. She really feared that at any second, someone would take her away, maybe even get rid of her directly…

Ou Shen Zhi sat still, not reacting at all. He didn’t dare say that his grandfather hadn’t even answered his calls, that he had been abandoned, left to his own devices.

He always felt that he couldn’t compare to Mu Chengxi in his grandfather’s heart, and now it seemed he had been right; he really couldn’t match the place Mu Chengxi held there.

Looking at it from another perspective, if the one in trouble today were Mu Chengxi, his grandfather would probably already be busy dealing with the matter, and definitely not just let Mu Chengxi fend for himself.

Thinking this, Ou Shen Zhi laughed bitterly and slowly raised his head to look at Wei Shisheng, embracing her from behind.

“I’m sorry, I dragged you down this time, but… I really have no other way. My grandfather won’t confront Mu Chengxi over the matters of Independent State. He was against me coming here from the start, so…”

Ou Shen Zhi’s words were cut off as Wei Shisheng forcefully pushed him away, looking at him angrily.

“Ou Shen Zhi… do you really want me dead? Deceiving me with stolen designs was bad enough, but now you want to drag me down to die with you? I don’t want to die with you, I still have so much left to do, I haven’t seen Wen Xin die before my eyes yet, I haven’t made Mu Chengxi regret!”

“I can’t die, I don’t care, I need you to call your grandfather right now, ask him to beg Mu Chengxi for us. Hurry up, just do it,”

Wei Shisheng’s hands clutched Ou Shen Zhi’s shoulders, violently shaking him, trying to make him plead with his grandfather. She didn’t want to die so easily, she couldn’t accept it, really couldn’t. She hadn’t achieved anything yet; how could she die so easily? She couldn’t stand to die like this, why should Wen Xin have everything–a lover, accomplishments–while she had nothing?