The Yuan Family informed the Zhao Family about Zhao Yanni's funeral arrangements. Zhao Yanni had been away from home for many years. Back then, when she was related to Shu Heng by marriage, she could still help the Zhao Family. Later on, there was a scandal, and the Zhao Family cut off their relationship with Zhao Yanni.
Now, only her two brothers were left in the Zhao Family, and they did not care about her at all. When they received the news, they actually did not respond!
The fickleness of the world and the fickleness of human nature.
Although the Zhao Family's attitude was like this, the Yuan Family's Old Mistress felt that she could not ignore it for Qinger and Ruoxin's sake.
Hence, he bought a cemetery with good Fengshui and buried Zhao Yanni.
On the day of the burial, the gloomy weather coincided with the situation, and a light drizzle fell.
The Old Mistress did not personally come, and she let Wen Ya and Mu Chenyan accompany Zhao Ruoxin.
No matter what, this was Zhao Ruoxin's only relative in this world. To be exact, she was Shu Qinger's only relative!
Her father did not want the mother and daughter, and her younger sister had died in her place. Now, her only relative had also passed away, and Shu Qinger's heart of stone was slightly touched.
The moment the coffin was buried, Zhao Ruoxin pounced forward, wanting to snatch the urn, and cried sorrowfully, "Mother, don't … don't go …"
The workers looked at each other in dismay and did not dare to move recklessly.
Mu Chenyan believed that at this moment, she was indeed revealing her true feelings!
However, it was too late, and they were separated by life and death.
Since the Old Mistress had sent Wen Ya, as the eldest sister-in-law, she could not do anything on such an occasion.
She led the maids to pull Zhao Ruoxin away and consoled her, "Ruoxin, I'm sorry for your loss. Aunty Zhao has already left …"
Zhao Ruoxin was pulled to one side and cried her eyes out. When she saw that Yuan Xuan was standing beside her and holding the black umbrella to protect Mu Chenyan from the rain, she suddenly threw herself into Yuan Xuan's arms and cried loudly, "Brother Xuan, I've become a real orphan now …"
Her body was stained with the rainwater that had just splashed on her. Her little face was pale, her lips were black and purple, and her wet hair was stuck to her forehead. She looked very pitiful.
Mu Chenyan and Wen Ya were both stunned.
Mu Chenyan remained silent as she stared fixedly at Yuan Xuan. It did not seem like the time to be debating with Yuan Xuan on this occasion.
Zhao Ruoxin hugged him tightly and cried pitifully. Yuan Xuan's expression darkened. He held the umbrella with one hand and continued to protect Mu Chenyan while the other gently patted Zhao Ruoxin's shoulder. "Ruoxin, you still have your grandmother to love you. Don't be afraid!"
As he spoke, he said to Wen Ya plainly, "Sorry to trouble you, sister-in-law!"
Wen Ya understood and went over to pull Zhao Ruoxin off Yuan Xuan. Zhao Ruoxin was very emotional. She cried and shouted, "I need you … I need you to love me …"
Mu Chenyan's heart skipped a beat.
Although she did not show it on her face, a bottle of vinegar had been overturned in a certain corner of her heart, causing her jealousy to splatter everywhere.
Among the people present, only she knew about Zhao Ruoxin's past.
Zhao Ruoxin was so brazen because she knew that Qinger was in a certain corner of Yuan Xuan's heart …
This woman, who seemed to have lost her mind due to grief, cried and threw a tantrum in the cemetery. In the end, she fainted because she could not take it anymore.
On the way back to the mansion, Mu Chenyan sat in the passenger seat of Yuan Xuan's car while Zhao Ruoxin slept soundly in the back seat.
The three of them had returned to the starting point and coexisted like this.
She remembered that one Christmas, Yuan Xuan had brought these two women to watch a circus just like this.
The relationship between the three of them was very subtle.
Before Mu Chenyan returned to Luo Hai from Xi Fan, the person who accompanied Yuan Xuan was Shu Qinger.
Therefore, Shu Qinger had always been regarded as Yuan Xuan's childhood sweetheart.
Mu Chenyan could be considered to be a latecomer who had caught up to her.
The reason why Mu Chenyan was so confident in herself when she was young was because in her mind, there was no seniority in love. There was only winning and losing.
Yuan Xuan might not have understood love when he was young. Even though Shu Qinger had been by his side for more than ten years, she was still his younger sister.
When she appeared, Yuan Xuan was in his youth and coincidentally met her at that age …
Mu Chenyan had never thought that if she had not followed Yuan Xuan to England and had not clung onto him like how Little Ginger Fur Ball had clung onto Briquet, would Yuan Xuan's choice have been Shu Qinger …?
Her mind was in a mess, and her face was full of emotions.
Yuan Xuan saw that the woman beside him did not look well. He held the steering wheel with one hand and held her hand with the other. His warm and dry big hand was endlessly warm.
"Drive properly!"
Mu Chenyan pulled her hand out and adjusted her collar before she shifted her gaze into the distance.
Yuan Xuan was left out and smiled bitterly to himself. There would come a day when she would grow up. She would no longer act willfully and fearlessly for the sake of love.
The car drove on a winding road. Mu Chenyan had walked the road to Luo Hai's Yuan Residence thousands of times.
The scenery was the same, but people's moods were different.
Yuan Xuan and Mu Chenyan returned to Hibiscus Garden after sending Zhao Ruoxin off.
The moonlight was bright and the road that had just rained was slightly slippery. Yuan Xuan held onto the woman's waist and appeared to be very careful.
The air was filled with the fragrance of soil. May was the time when all living things were coming back to life. However, there were people who welcomed death one after another.
"Yuan Xuan, if I hadn't pestered you back then …" Mu Chenyan suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her eyes were filled with boundless starlight.
"Then you'd still be Mrs Yuan!" Mu Chenyan's words were interrupted. Yuan Xuan already knew what she was going to say. "Don't let your imagination run wild."
Mu Chenyan shrunk her body in his warm embrace, and her eyes were in a daze.
It turned out that she was still worried about Yuan Xuan's gains and losses in her heart.
He initially thought that she would slowly give up and distance herself from him after knowing about their relationship. However, he realized that her first reaction when faced with this kind of situation was that she was afraid of losing …
Hibiscus Garden …
Ah Fu took the suit jacket that Yuan Xuan took off and muttered, "It's been raining for a whole day today. It's a little cold so I've stewed some chicken soup. Mistress, come downstairs to have some soup after you've showered …"
Mu Chenyan had already walked to the corner of the stairs when she suddenly heard Yuan Xuan say, "Ah Fu, throw that suit away."
His voice was so cold that there was not a trace of warmth in it. It was as if he had tolerated this suit for a long time.
Ah Fu was stunned. He looked at the black suit in his hands with a troubled expression.
Ah Fu, who had been by his side for three years, knew that the Young Master had always been particular about his dressing. Every suit was custom-made and cost hundreds of thousands of yuan …
"Young Master, do you think that such a good suit is dirty? I'll wash it and iron it properly …"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just throw it away when I tell you to!"
Mu Chenyan had never seen Yuan Xuan like this before.
Ah Fu was quite frightened. He jogged all the way and put the suit jacket into a garbage bag before sending it to the dumpster at the door.
Yuan Xuan pulled a white towel over and gently wiped his chin. It was where Zhao Ruoxin's hair had brushed against in the afternoon …
"Why aren't you upstairs yet?" Yuan Xuan returned to his usual childish demeanor when he came upstairs and noticed the woman standing there in a daze. He was modest and gentle as if the man who had said in an extremely disgusted tone to throw away the suit jacket was not him.
"Such a good suit …" Mu Chenyan could not understand Yuan Xuan's uncertain mood.
"It's nothing. It's dirty and I don't want it anymore. If Mistress is worried about it, I'll just go out and work hard to earn money. "
He spoke casually as if he was really afraid that Mistress would be angry. "I'll have to trouble Mistress to properly manage the family's money in the future. I'm good at earning money, but I'm not good at managing it. Look, I've wasted hundreds of thousands of yuan today."
Mu Chenyan was amused by his feigned humility. She coquettishly said, "You make it sound like it's real."
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