Mr. Mu appears aloof in public, but secretly proposes marriage and kisses.

Su Muran blushed and said shyly, "Thank you, Professor Wang. He was very kind and didn't bully me. The tea is from our own tea plantation. If you like it, I'll save it for you and send it over every year."

"Alright, alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Professor Wang nodded with a smile.

However, turning to Mu Tingshen, he said, "My maternal uncle has two more things he wants to say to you."

"I'm going to make a phone call. You two can continue your conversation."

Su Muran tactfully left, leaving them alone to talk.

"He's a smart child."

Professor Wang watched Su Muran's retreating figure with heartfelt emotion.

Mu Tingshen said smugly, "Of course, what I set my sights on is the best."

Professor Wang suddenly became serious and said solemnly, "I've spoken with her parents. They come from a family with a long tradition of scholarship, not the kind of family that curries favor with the powerful. I can't say much about matters of the heart, but it's clear that this girl isn't someone who does things casually."

"I know, and I'm not a casual man either," Mu Tingshen replied with a smile.

Professor Wang looked at him with a surprised expression and asked, "Are you serious?"

"certainly."

"Your father might not agree. Although his family is also a scholarly family with a respectable background, the gap between them and your family is still too great, so they are not a good match."

"It's my own business, and I'll make my own decisions. Whether he agrees or not is irrelevant."

Mu Tingshen's tone was very firm.

Professor Wang knew that the relationship between him and his son had been strained ever since that incident was exposed.

But I never expected it to have deteriorated to this extent.

However, since he was an outsider, he couldn't interfere in the affairs between the father and son, so he didn't say much.

It was almost time to board. Su Muran returned, exchanged a few more pleasantries with Professor Wang, and then watched him walk into the boarding gate.

"I am so grateful to you for making my mother's surgery go so smoothly."

Su Muran once again solemnly thanked Mu Tingshen.

Mu Tingshen stared at her intently, his eyes swirling with extremely complex emotions.

Su Muran asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

"Remember when I told you that I had something to tell you after your mother's surgery?"

Mu Tingshen reminded him.

"Yes, I remember." Su Muran nodded and asked, "Are you going to tell me now?"

"Yes, but let's not talk about it here. Let's go somewhere else."

Mu Tingshen had Zhou Shi book the best Western restaurant in Suzhou and reserve the entire top floor so that no one would disturb them.

However, Zhou Shi not only booked the entire rooftop of the Western restaurant, but also secretly notified Su Yunge to come and keep watch.

Zhou Shi thought that the boss was going to break up with Su Muran and was worried that she might do something impulsive because she couldn't accept it. Having a family member by her side to comfort her would at least ensure her personal safety.

After all, he felt that the boss still had some feelings for Su Muran.

Even if they couldn't accept her situation and chose to break up, they probably wouldn't want to see her suffer an accident.

"Why are we the only ones?"

Looking at the empty Western restaurant, with only the two of them in the huge space, Su Muran couldn't help but ask curiously.

This is the city center. The downstairs is bustling with customers, so there shouldn't be only one table of guests upstairs.

"I don't want to be disturbed, so I've booked this place."

Mu Tingshen explained calmly.

Su Muran was surprised.

I thought to myself, if you don't want to be disturbed, you can ask for a private room. Why do you have to book the whole restaurant?

As expected, the thought processes of the wealthy are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Is what you want to tell me important? What exactly do you want to say?"

I really don't know what important thing it is that they booked out the entire restaurant so ostentatiously.

"Three years ago, I waited for you at home for seven days."

Mu Tingshen spoke slowly.

Su Muran was taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Why did he suddenly bring up something from three years ago?

"I didn't know you were waiting for me. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to avoid you."

Su Muran said apologetically.

"I know you have your reasons."

Mu Tingshen said understandingly.

Su Muran lowered her eyes. She had her reasons, but she couldn't tell him.

Looking at her reaction, Ting Shen knew that she still didn't want to tell him the truth.

He didn't force him.

However, I still wanted to make my thoughts clear to her.

"I came back after buying breakfast, and you disappeared. I was incredibly upset, especially when I saw the divorce papers you left on the table. I felt like you had played me..."

"What did you say? What did I leave behind?"

Su Muran interrupted him, pressing him for an answer.

"The divorce agreement, wasn't it you who left it? I recognize your handwriting."

A thought flashed through Mu Tingshen's mind, and a bold guess emerged.

He stared intently at her, hoping to glean the answer he sought from her expression.

"It's...my handwriting. It turns out...it was on the table."

Su Muran muttered to herself.

Actually, she had already signed the divorce agreement from the beginning and kept it in her room.

During their cohabitation, the two spent every day together, and their feelings for each other grew without them realizing it. She even considered tearing up the agreement.

Especially after that time she had sex while drunk, she was even less willing to take out the divorce agreement again.

Unexpectedly, Su Mingli found it and put it on the table, making him mistakenly believe that she wanted a divorce and even left without saying goodbye.

"Didn't you put it there?"

Mu Tingshen pressed for an answer.

Su Muran remained silent.

of course not.

But what's the point of revealing the truth after three years?

Putting aside the fact that once the truth is revealed, she will have to tell Su Mingli that he came to her and that he imprisoned her.

Even if he knows the truth, what can he do?

She is still the same person she was back then, but he is no longer the same person he was back then.

Given his current status and position, if he knew about her feelings for him back then, he would probably think she was trying to climb the social ladder!

"sorry."

Su Muran nodded in acknowledgment, then apologized with difficulty.

I'm sorry, I can't tell you the truth.

I'm sorry, and I can't let you know that I used to like you.

Mu Tingshen smiled wryly. He still wouldn't admit it; he was really tight-lipped.

But it doesn't matter, even if she didn't say it, he had already guessed it.

So I continued to tell her, "I thought you were deliberately playing with me, which is why I got angry and left. But not long after, I regretted it. We've been together for half a year, and I know you well. You're not an irresponsible person. You must have had a reason for leaving without saying goodbye, so I came back to look for you, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find you."

I had people watching your family and even helped Su Mingli start her business, all in the hope that one day you would contact your family and I would know where you were. I never expected you wouldn't contact them for three years. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to run into you in Estonia by chance.

"What...what exactly do you want to tell me?"

Su Muran's heart pounded; her intuition told her that Mu Tingshen was about to tell her something extraordinary.