Mu Ning Jing sat on the sofa, thinking about what Qin Xiaoyi had said before he left. 'The person who greeted the prison bully has the surname Shen.'
Her heart felt warm. The feeling of being protected by someone was too heartwarming.
Mu Ning Jing got up and went into the bedroom. She took out her phone from her bag and turned it on. Suddenly, many missed calls popped up.
Ji Chifeng had called three times, Sister Li had called two times, and the rest were from Shen Tingxi. There were actually 67 missed calls!
Mu Ning Jing panicked and hurriedly called back. It was picked up almost instantly. Shen Tingxi's deep and hoarse voice immediately came through. "Ningning, are you okay?"
Mu Ning Jing replied, "I'm fine. Why is your voice hoarse? Are you feeling unwell? "
There was silence on the other end. He didn't say anything.
"Tingxi?" Mu Ning Jing called out softly.
"… I'm fine. Where are you?" Shen Tingxi asked after a while.
"I …" Mu Ningjing almost said that she was in H City. Since Shen Tingxi could greet the people in the prison here, he must know someone here. She didn't want him to know that she was here, so she pursed her lips and changed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, "Big Brother Qin and I came out to relax."
"Where are you?" the other end repeated.
Mu Ning Jing thought for a while before replying, "I'll go back tomorrow."
There was silence for a while. "… Okay."
Mu Ning Jing could tell that Shen Tingxi didn't seem too happy. Was it because he missed her? She really wanted to say, 'Tingxi, I miss you.' But she wasn't used to such a direct way of saying it. Pursing her lips, she said, "See you tomorrow. I'm hanging up."
"… Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Mu Ning Jing sat by the bed for a while. Her heart was filled with longing and sweetness. Later, she felt that there was still time, so she went out. She planned to choose a gift for Shuxin and Shen Tingxi.
Shen Tingxi hung up the phone and stared blankly at the passing scenery outside the car for a while. He looked back at Dong Zai in the driver's seat and said, "Withdraw everyone."
Dong Zai glanced at the man in the backseat through the rearview mirror. From Shen Tingxi's words, he could tell that the call was from Miss Mu. She should be safe. After searching for a day and a night, she was finally fine. Shouldn't he be happy? But why was the Young Master's brows knitted even tighter?
Dong Zai recalled the words Shen Tingxi had said in the afternoon. Did Young Master want to separate from Miss Mu? Dong Zai didn't dare to say much. He only replied respectfully, "Yes." Then, he began to make calls to withdraw his men.
After everything was arranged, Dong Zai thought that since Miss Mu was fine, he didn't have to bring the Young Master out to search aimlessly. The Young Master hadn't slept for a day and a night. He definitely couldn't take it. Thus, he asked, "Young Master, are we going back?"
Shen Tingxi leaned back in the backseat and closed his eyes to rest. He snorted. "Okay."
Dong Zai turned the car around and drove toward the city. After about half an hour, Dong Zai asked again, "Young Master, are we going back to Qin Garden?"
Shen Tingxi slowly opened his eyes. His bloodshot eyes reflected the scene at the entrance of Qin Garden. They had already arrived at Qin Garden. He stared blankly for two seconds before closing his eyes again. "Let's go home."
"Yes." Dong Zai turned the car around and drove away from Qin Garden.
After returning to the residence, Shen Tingxi went straight upstairs. Ju Qiulan asked him a few questions, but he ignored them.
Ju Qiulan looked at Shen Tingxi worriedly for a few seconds, then turned and left the villa. She walked to the door and called for Dong Zai, who was about to leave.
Dong Zai got out of the car and walked in front of Ju Qiulan. "Madam, what are your orders?"
Ju Qiulan asked, "You haven't found her yet?"
Dong Zai replied, "Miss Mu called the Young Master. The Young Master asked me to withdraw the people outside."
Ju Qiulan frowned. She was obviously unhappy. She couldn't wait for Mu Ning Jing to never come back. Her tone wasn't very good. "Since you've found her, why does Xi 'er still look like she's lost her soul?"
Dong Zai didn't dare to casually speculate or say anything about Shen Tingxi. He only shook his head and said that he didn't know.
Ju Qiulan's face darkened as she scolded Dong Zai. "You don't know anything when you're with Xi 'er. I really don't know why I'm raising you." Then, she turned and went back into the house.
Dong Zai was speechless. Even if I know, I can't tell you everything.
…
Shen Tingxi woke up with a start. The sky was already dark. He got out of bed and went into the bathroom. When the hot water splashed on his body, his mind was still thinking about the scene from his dream. He actually dreamed that Ningning and Qin Xiaoyi were holding hands and shopping on the bustling streets together.
He raised his head and let the water spray on his face, trying to drive away the disturbing images in his mind. However, after the shower, those damned images were still there.
Shen Tingxi changed into his home clothes and walked out of the room with a dark face. When he went downstairs, he heard the sound of crying in the living room. His frown unconsciously tightened.
On the sofa, Yu Anna heard footsteps and turned to see Shen Tingxi coming down the stairs. She hurriedly lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
Ju Qiulan got up and said to Shen Tingxi, "Xi 'er, Nana is here."
Shen Tingxi didn't even glance in Yu Anna's direction. He just gave a perfunctory "Mm" and went straight to the kitchen to get himself a glass of water.
"Xi 'er." Ju Qiulan spoke again. "The mayor fainted when he heard that Mu Ning Jing was missing. He's still in the hospital now. Nana is in a bad mood. Come over and talk to her."
Shen Tingxi stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Yu Anna.
Yu Anna looked at Shen Tingxi with red eyes. "My dad heard that Mu Ning Jing was missing and wanted to go out to look for her. My mom wouldn't let him and they quarreled. Then my dad fainted. Now my grandpa already knows about the matter between my dad and Mu Ning Jing."
Shen Tingxi frowned and walked over to the sofa.
The man in his home clothes didn't have the sternness of a suit. Although his face still exuded a faint dark and chilling aura, Yu Anna felt that Shen Tingxi looked more lively like this. It was as if he was one step closer to her.
Seeing him walking steadily toward her, she couldn't help but imagine that if they got married, he would also dress like this at home. He would no longer be the cold and aloof Young Master Shen, but her, Yu Anna's husband.
"What plans does he have?"
The man's cold and distant voice interrupted Yu Anna's beautiful fantasy. Yu Anna snapped out of her daze and saw that Shen Tingxi was already standing three to five steps away from her. He was looking at her with indifferent eyes.
Yu Anna's heart suddenly raced. He rarely looked at her with such a cold gaze. Most likely, he didn't look at her most of the time.
Yu Anna knew that Shen Tingxi was referring to her grandpa. She was secretly delighted. She had made the right bet. He really cared about her grandpa. "Grandpa was very angry. He talked to Dad alone in the ward for a long time. When they came out, Grandpa was even angrier. He left with a black face and didn't say anything.
Shen Tingxi lowered his eyes and pondered. Did Mu Yiqing confess to Old Man Yu that he and Ning Ning were father and daughter?
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