Chapter 25: Exposed? (I)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was a very normal thing to say.

As an elder, it was extremely normal to admonish the younger generation in the family not to waste their youth and time when they were young but to study more and enrich themselves. This happened in any household.

However, the circumstances made Mu Zi feel that the words were particularly piercing and mocking!

—She did not even make him kneel down to atone, but he wanted her to apologize to others?! 

Ridiculous!

Mu Zi raised her head expressionlessly. Her deep black eyes seemed covered in a layer of frost, extremely cold!

Mu Zening was stunned by her cold, sharp eyes and froze in his place.

However, it was only for a moment. Mu Zi lowered her eyes again and left the stairs in a hurry.

Mu Zening looked at Mu Zi’s back and felt that something was strange.

He did not understand how a teenage girl could have such hostile eyes… It was as if she was full of resentment.

Maybe it was just his imagination…

…

Mu Zi returned to the garden in the bungalow.

The breakfast on the table was already cold.

Bai Wei stared at her face somewhat nervously. “Zizi, did you… fight with your brother again?”

Mu Zi was stunned by her question.

She raised her hand and touched her face before she finally understood.

Her complexion must have been horrible for Bai Wei to misunderstand that she had quarreled with Mu Rongcheng.

Since her discharge from the hospital, the siblings seemed to have been at constant loggerheads and bickered frequently. It was no wonder that Bai Wei thought they fought.

“We didn’t.” Mu Zi smiled, hiding everything from Bai Wei’s eyes. “I just got frightened by the snake when I went to wake brother up. Mom, I think that brother takes care of Sisi well, so just let him keep it from now on.”

She could not handle that kind of pet anyway.

Bai Wei frowned and said, “Although it’s a pet snake, it’s better to stay away from it. What if it bites you? When that child Mu Ling sent it over, I already felt that she had bad intentions. If something like this happens in the future, you must tell mom, alright?”

Mu Zi froze at Bai Wei’s words.

Was that snake not her pet? What did Mu Ling have to do with this?

Mu Zi had a bad feeling in her heart…

She managed to squeeze out a smile and tested. “Is that so… Look at me, my memory is so bad. I even thought that Sisi was brother’s pet.”

“It was several years ago, so it’s not strange that you can’t remember clearly. If Mu Ling wants to give you anything in the future, just don’t accept them. That child has bad intentions.”

Bai Wei spoke in passing and had no intention to talk about the details. She picked up the cold breakfast on the table and said, “I’ll heat this up. It won’t take long. Just wait a while.”

Although Mu Zi still did not understand what was going on regarding the snake, Bai Wei had said ‘several years ago’. That alone was enough for her to conclude that Mu Rongcheng had deceived her!

—’That b*stard! Why is he bending over backward just to test me?!! He even told me that he only kept the snake because she had been hospitalized when he had actually been raising it for several years!’

He must be suspicious!

‘Damn it! I’ve only been his sister for two days. Am I really going to be exposed so soon?!’

Mu Zi bit her lip and resolutely followed Bai Wei to the kitchen, and said, “Mom, just tell me. That snake was sent to me by Mu Ling? Why would she want to give that to me…”

Bai Wei turned around and gave her a strange look. “You really don’t remember at all?”

Mu Zi forced onwards. “I only remember a little… Tell me about it again.”

“There’s nothing much to say about it…” Bai Wei frowned, unwilling to recall the early years. “Mu Ling had gotten a snake from outside to tease you and had caused you to faint. Then, because she was afraid of being blamed by the adults, she said the snake was a gift for you.”

As she spoke, her expression gradually became frustrated and bitter. “It is indeed a gentle pet snake, but… How would we have the courage to raise something like that? It’s a pity to just throw it away since it’s still a life, but we were also worried that the Mu family would cause trouble for us again, so we finally asked your brother to take care of it.”