Chapter 969: Chapter 967: Mu Chengxi Gets Angry at Wen Xin for the First Time

Qian Meng looked at Mu Chengxi’s movements and felt a surge of wanting to vomit blood, but Wen Xin didn’t give him the chance to do so, merely raising an eyebrow at him.

“You didn’t come over just to be fed dog food, did you?” she asked.

Listening to Wen Xin’s question, Qian Meng’s brows involuntarily furrowed tightly, and he exhaled deeply, “I came to tell you that the preparations are already done. I’ve contacted Moore already, and there will be someone to meet us at the port when we arrive.”

Wen Xin nodded absentmindedly, showing little reaction to what Qian Meng had said.

Watching Wen Xin’s indifferent demeanor, Qian Meng wanted to say something more but didn’t speak. He seemed to have guessed that Wen Xin had made her own decision.

After breakfast, Wen Xin and Mu Chengxi went to Old Madam Mu’s courtyard to inform her that they were leaving Beijing for Independent State. Old Madam Mu was not too surprised.

“I always knew that one day you would face those issues. I just didn’t expect the time to come so quickly. Go with reassurance. You don’t need to worry about the affairs of the Mu family. With your father there, the Mu family will hold up.”

Upon hearing Old Madam Mu suddenly mention Mu Jinyan, Mu Chengxi’s brow slightly creased. His father had long stopped handling the affairs of the Mu family; what could he possibly do now?

Without waiting for Mu Chengxi to ask, Old Madam Mu already noticed the confusion on his face. She changed her position on the sofa and smiled gently at Mu Chengxi.

“Do you think your father left the Mu family over something trivial? Your grandfather never told you because he wanted you to uphold the Mu family, but that also led you to misunderstand your father for many years.”

Old Madam Mu watched Mu Chengxi’s expression and sighed softly. She knew it was time to reveal the secret that had been hidden for many years.

“Back then, when Beijing wanted to break free from Independent State’s control, your grandfather used his abilities to create a covert operation. But as time passed, that operation needed someone in charge. Your grandfather didn’t want too many people to know, so he secretly discussed it with your father and let your father take over the operation.”

“However, the price for taking over the operation was to leave the Mu family and keep this secret no matter what he went through. So, even though the Mu family, and even you, have harbored resentment towards your father, he has never explained himself.”

“Now that you’ve successfully taken over as the head of the Mu family, there’s no need for me to keep this from you anymore. Your father didn’t intend to leave the Mu family out of his own will; he had responsibilities that he had to shoulder.”

Old Madam Mu’s sharp gaze continued to watch Mu Chengxi, hoping to see some reaction on his face that showed he understood the ordeals his grandfather and father went through,

Wen Xin could tell that something was off with Mu Chengxi’s emotions; she reached out and took his hand, calling his name with a gentle tone.

“Mu Chengxi, are you okay?” she asked.

When Mu Chengxi heard Wen Xin calling him, he snapped back to reality and turned his head to look at her, “What’s wrong?”

Seeing Mu Chengxi’s slightly reddened eyes, Wen Xin knew he was restraining some emotions. She blinked at him.

It was that moment, Mu Chengxi’s gaze intensely fixed on Wen Xin. Without looking closely, it was completely impossible to notice anything amiss about her.

Wen Xin raised her head and showed Old Madam Mu a relieved smile, “Grandmother, you can be at ease. I’ve already arranged for people to protect you. As long as they are here, the Mu family will be safe. I have some things to take care of, so Mu Chengxi and I will be leaving first. We will come back tonight to join you for dinner.”

Before Old Madam Mu could say anything, Wen Xin pulled Mu Chengxi away from Old Madam Mu’s courtyard.

As Wen Xin was pulling Mu Chengxi into the corridor, she barely had time to react before he grasped her waist and pinned her against the wall.

Mu Chengxi looked at Wen Xin with anger in his eyes, took a deep breath to suppress the rage in his heart.

“Wen Xin, haven’t I told you not to use your hypnotic tricks on me? Why won’t you listen?”

At this moment, Mu Chengxi departed from his usual gentleness, and even Wen Xin was seeing this side of him for the first time.

Wen Xin looked at Mu Chengxi, trying to break free from his restraint, but it was completely futile…

“Mu Chengxi, let go of me. Can’t we just talk this out nicely?”

“Talk nicely? I wish we could talk nicely. I just found out that I have been living in manipulation since I was a child, and those manipulating me are the two people I respected most–one is my revered grandfather, and the other is my father, whom I’ve idolized since childhood.”

“And now, even you want to control me with your hypnosis? Do you really think so little of me?”

Mu Chengxi’s emotions began to crumble, overwhelmed by the thought that all the pressure he had been under was due to a scheme. He couldn’t accept this realization; it made him feel toyed with.

Wen Xin watched Mu Chengxi’s pained expression and wanted to explain about the hypnotism; she had only done it to keep Mu Chengxi from questioning out loud so that Old Madam Mu wouldn’t feel stressed.

However, what Wen Xin hadn’t expected was that her hypnotism had no effect on Mu Chengxi at all, which was simply inconceivable.

“I can explain, I just…”

Before Wen Xin could finish her sentence, Mu Chengxi released her and unconsciously took a step back, his eyes filled with disappointment.

“Sorry, you don’t need to explain to me. I’m not in a good mood right now. I’m going to go out and calm down. You should head back first.”

Mu Chengxi didn’t give Wen Xin a chance to explain and turned to walk toward the main gate alone.

Wen Xin stood still, watching Mu Chengxi’s leaving figure. It was the first time she had seen Mu Chengxi so angry and the first time he had left without looking back.

Back in her own courtyard, without seeing Mu Chengxi anywhere, Wen Xin saw several people sitting in the teahouse and sighed lightly. It seemed Mu Chengxi was truly angry.

Mu Bei came out from the teahouse, surprised to see only Wen Xin there, “Miss Wen and Master Xi left together, why didn’t they come back together?”

“Miss Wen… where is Master Xi? We still have things we need to discuss with him…”

“He went out. If you have something to discuss, call him. Also, tell him that I’m still waiting for him to go to the Independent State together. Tell him to come back soon!”