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

Lu Qianbai looked at Su Muran with deep affection and said softly, "I went back to Estonia to find you, but they said you had left. I don't have your contact information in China, so I could only leave you messages on social media, but you haven't replied to me."

Su Muran was puzzled and quickly explained, "I didn't see your message on social media. If I had, I would definitely have replied to you."

Lu Qianbai roughly guessed the reason.

Mu Tingshen's company is in the technology industry, so blocking his comments would be a piece of cake.

"You never mentioned that man's name before, I didn't expect it to be Mu Tingshen."

Lu Qianbai repeated it again.

Su Muran explained awkwardly, "I thought we would never see each other again, so it was inconvenient for me to say his name."

"Why did you meet again? Did he come to see you?"

Lu Qianbai asked the question knowing the answer already.

If Mu Tingshen hadn't taken the initiative to find Su Muran, given Su Muran's personality and the guidance he had given her over the years, she would never have taken the initiative to find Mu Tingshen.

Su Muran nodded: "I didn't expect to run into you in Estonia either."

Lu Qianbai didn't believe in any chance encounters. He and Mu Tingshen had known each other since childhood and he knew Mu Tingshen's way of doing things all too well.

However, he did not expose him directly.

She continued, "Ms. Zhao, Mu Tingshen's mother, is my mother's younger sister. However, as you just heard, he denied that my aunt is his mother, and he's actually right. But my aunt didn't become his wife through a third party. My uncle had a brief marriage; the two had no feelings for each other, and it was an arranged marriage by the elders in the family."

Unexpectedly, not long after the marriage, that woman cheated on him. The two quickly separated, and after six months of healing from the trauma, my uncle fell in love with my aunt. But shortly after their marriage, that woman had a child sent back, claiming it was my uncle's child—this child was Mu Tingshen.

Su Muran looked surprised, not expecting Mu Tingshen's background to be so complicated, even more complicated than hers.

Lu Qianbai sighed, "My uncle and aunt are both good people. Although Mu Tingshen came into the world unexpectedly, they still accepted him. Afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, they told everyone from a young age that he was my uncle and aunt's biological son. The elders in the family also knew about this, but they all kept it a secret for him and no one ever revealed his background."

"Since no one has revealed his background, how did you know?" Su Muran asked.

Lu Qianbai explained: "I didn't know at first. We played together very well when we were little. After all, I thought he was my aunt's child. Moreover, he was outstanding from a young age and was the most outstanding among our generation."

But you should also know him. He's very smart, very suspicious, and possessive. He and Yunfan are clearly brothers, only a year apart, yet he's always wanted the exclusive favor of his aunt and uncle.

Finally, amidst his daily antics, he accidentally discovered his true identity before the college entrance examination. He didn't even take the exam; instead, he packed his bags and ran away from home.

After that, he seemed like a completely different person. He abandoned the future his uncle had planned for him and insisted on starting his own business. Over the years, he has treated everyone with sarcasm and ambiguity, and I only found out about this by chance.

To be honest, I'm furious. He's the intruder, forcefully interfering in my uncle and aunt's marriage. The affection that should have been solely Yunfan's is being shared with him. Yet he shows no gratitude whatsoever, always going against my uncle and aunt.

Even with this engagement banquet, his aunt and uncle were actually doing it for his own good; a marriage alliance with the Meng family would be entirely beneficial to him. But he couldn't see their good intentions; he only thought his aunt and uncle wanted to use him to do favors, hoping the marriage alliance would boost Yunfan's future.

"Dr. Lu," Su Muran said seriously, "you're a psychologist, you should understand this principle even better. The premise of doing what's best for you is that the other person can feel the goodwill. Otherwise, it's just empty talk."

"Ms. Su, you are questioning my statement. Do you believe I am slandering or defaming him?"

Lu Qianbai was both shocked and heartbroken.

Su Muran explained, "I don't believe Dr. Lu is slandering or defaming him. Ms. Chen is Dr. Lu's aunt, and it's normal for him to have such thoughts from his aunt's perspective. However, I am Mu Tingshen's wife, and I'm standing from Mu Tingshen's perspective. I'm sorry, I can't empathize with you."

Lu Qianbai chuckled and said, "I thought that someone as learned and righteous as Miss Su would look at this matter from an objective perspective."

Su Muran said, "There is no absolute right or wrong, black or white in this matter. It's only human nature to act on emotions. We were just protecting the people who are important to us, so it's not a matter of who is right and who is wrong."

"An important person? I thought you would resent him for not saving you back then, leaving you tormented by nightmares for so many years."

Lu Qianbai reminded her not to forget the conflict between her and Mu Tingshen.

Su Muran explained, "I did hold a grudge before, but it was all a misunderstanding, and now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Dr. Lu, let's not bring it up again."

At this moment, Zhou Shi came out from inside.

Su Muran said, "Dr. Lu, it's a pleasure to meet you here. Let's talk again next time."

After saying that, he walked towards Zhou Shi.

As Lu Qianbai gazed at her graceful figure from behind, he felt as if a heavy stone was lodged in his heart, making him feel both depressed and suffocated.

Su Muran was a patient introduced to him by his mentor. As fellow countrymen, his mentor believed that they would be easier to communicate with.

At first, he scoffed at Su Muran's plight.

Women often get caught up in love and romance, constantly wondering if a man loves them.

However, with each encounter, he discovered that Su Muran was not the same as he had initially thought.

She is beautiful, intelligent, gentle, yet resolute.

When he realized that he had developed different feelings for her, he panicked and was afraid.

Even if he doesn't need to arrange a marriage for his family in the future, a man like him will still find a girl of equal social standing to marry.

It absolutely couldn't be someone like Su Muran, a woman of unknown identity who was also divorced.

So he tries hard to control himself, and whenever he feels he is about to lose control, he will leave for a while.

The reason I left and went back this time was to talk to her and make things clear that I probably wouldn't be able to continue providing her with psychological counseling in the future.

His selfishness grew stronger, and he feared that one day he would lose control of the beast of desire and do something that would cause his life to spiral out of control.

But unexpectedly, she left first and disappeared without a trace.

He only left messages on social media and didn't intend to contact her.

Perhaps this is the best outcome.

Unexpectedly, they would meet again, and under such circumstances.

"Is the discussion finished inside?"

Su Muran walked to Zhou Shi's side and asked him in a low voice.

Zhou Shi shook his head and said, "The old man invites you in."

Su Muran's heart tightened. She didn't know why she was being asked to go in, so she could only bite the bullet and walk in.