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

Mu Yunfan heard his parents arguing from outside the door and left home feeling disheartened.

He called Mu Tingshen, but Mu Tingshen didn't answer.

I don't know if he didn't hear me or if he just didn't want to talk to me.

A man was walking down the street, looking dejected, when he ran into Meng Shuyan, who was also strolling down the street.

The two looked at each other, and after a moment, they gave each other a wry smile.

"Let's head to the bar, how about a drink?"

Meng Shuyan made the suggestion.

Mu Yunfan shook his head and said, "No, I'm a civil servant. I can't go to bars to drink. It would be bad if people found out."

Meng Shuyan pursed her lips speechlessly, "You and your brother are really so different in temperament and personality. He's so brave that he can do anything, but you don't even dare to go to a bar for a drink. No wonder you're so useless that you need me and your brother to get married in order to exchange resources from my family."

"You're so successful, but even if you were, you wouldn't agree to marry my brother, knowing he doesn't like you."

Mu Yunfan retorted in silence.

Meng Shuyan immediately retorted angrily, "Who said your brother doesn't like me? He just doesn't like the marriage your parents arranged for him. It doesn't matter who the other person is. If I switched places with that Su Muran, he would still do the same thing."

"You knew all along?"

Mu Yunfan asked.

Meng Shuyan snorted coldly and said, "He's made himself so clear, how could I not understand?"

When she got home, she confronted her parents.

Her father didn't want to tell her, saying it was a secret and she didn't need to know.

She cried and begged her mother, and Mrs. Meng had no choice but to secretly tell her.

"Mu Tingshen is indeed not Zhao Yuan's biological son. He is the child of Mu Huaimin's ex-wife. That woman's name is Wen Ruan. She was originally a policewoman and lived on the border. Later, she was transferred to the capital and married Mu Huaimin."

"Mom, why are you so upset when you talk about her? Did she ruin Uncle Mu and Aunt Zhao's relationship?"

"No, Zhao Yuan liked Mu Huaimin from the beginning, but Mu Huaimin rejected her. Wen Ruan is the daughter-in-law favored by Old Master Mu, so Mu Huaimin didn't dare to go against his father's wishes. My tone was harsh because Wen Ruan... you don't know, she... do you know why your father doesn't want to mention her, yet wants you to marry Mu Tingshen?"

"My dad wouldn't like her, would he?"

Meng Shuyan showed a horrified expression.

Mrs. Meng snorted and said, "He's just infatuated. She probably hasn't even given him a second glance. Actually, it's not just him; there are plenty of women who like Wen Ruan. Let me tell you, very few women in our circle like her."

"You're just jealous and resentful!"

Meng Shuyan commented.

Mrs. Meng's expression froze; she was both embarrassed and angry at being caught out.

"Do you want to listen or not? If not, then forget it."

"Listen, listen, please continue."

"Wen Ruan cheated on Mu Huaimin and eloped with someone only six months after they got married."

"what?"

"Mu Huaimin went from being the envy of everyone to being the object of everyone's pity. It was Zhao Yuan who stayed by his side and carefully guided him, which helped him out of his predicament. The two had a good relationship at first after they got married, but who knew that one day, someone would suddenly send a child to the Mu family, saying that it was Mu Huaimin's child. Zhao Yuan was almost furious. She had just become pregnant, and her husband suddenly had an illegitimate child. She cried so much that she almost divorced Mu Huaimin."

"Then why doesn't she divorce him?"

Meng Shuyan muttered.

Mrs. Meng said, "Do you think divorce is child's play? They're already married, the two families have a good relationship, and both are pregnant. How can she get a divorce? If she doesn't divorce, she can only accept this child. At first, she didn't know the child was Wen Ruan's. Mu Huaimin refused to reveal the child's origin, so the child was placed under Zhao Yuan's name for adoption. However, as Mu Tingshen grew older and looked more and more like Wen Ruan, everyone tacitly knew he was Wen Ruan's son."

"Didn't you say she cheated on you? How can you be sure Mu Tingshen is Uncle Mu's child?"

"Are you blind? Mu Tingshen looks so much like your Uncle Mu! He not only looks like Wen Ruan, but also like your Uncle Mu. If he looked exactly like Wen Ruan, he would have to be incredibly handsome. How could a man be that good-looking?"

Mrs. Wen muttered her complaints. Although she didn't like Wen Ruan, she couldn't deny her good looks.

Meng Shuyan chuckled and said, "No wonder you're all envious and jealous of her. Aunt Zhao must have felt terrible looking at Mu Tingshen all these years! No wonder I always felt that she liked Mu Yunfan more than Mu Tingshen. I thought she was kind-hearted and didn't treat the two children differently because of their abilities, and that she felt more sorry for the incapable Mu Yunfan."

Mrs. Meng said sympathetically, "Zhao Yuan is also pitiful. She looks at her husband's child, who looks like his ex-wife, day and night. And this child is so outstanding, many times more outstanding than her own child. How can she not feel good? What's worse is that this child knows about his origins, and his life will be even more difficult from now on."

"Don't worry about her being upset, worry about me first! No wonder Mu Tingshen and Aunt Zhao have such a bad relationship, so that's why. I was chosen by Aunt Zhao, so there's absolutely no way Mu Tingshen will marry me."

Meng Shuyan left home feeling depressed, as if the whole world was against her.

However, when she saw Mu Yunfan, she realized that she wasn't the most unlucky one.

"Your parents must be arguing! That's why you ran away."

"Yes, my mom was so angry that she smashed things at home. It's all my fault. If I were better, my mom wouldn't be so upset."

Mu Yunfan said with self-reproach.

Meng Shuyan originally wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks to him, but after thinking about her own situation, she realized that she wasn't much better off than him.

So, she sympathetically comforted him, "You don't need to blame yourself too much. No matter how outstanding you are, you can't possibly be as good as your brother. So, it's no wonder your mother is upset."

Mu Yunfan looked at her speechlessly, wondering if she knew that her words of comfort were even more hurtful.

Meng Shuyan suggested, "Let's not go to the bar, let's go to my apartment! I won't say anything, no one will know you drink."

Mu Yunfan wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he realized he really had nowhere else to go.

So he nodded in agreement.

Mu Tingshen actually heard his phone ring, but he ignored it.

Even if the sky were to fall today, it wouldn't distract him.

The person he had longed for was beneath him; the long-awaited intimacy, both familiar and strange, intensely stimulated his senses.

He made insatiable demands all night, wishing he could make up for all the losses of the past few years.

It was just dawn.

Mu Tingshen got up, looked at Su Muran who was fast asleep beside him, and smiled with satisfaction.

He propped himself up and kissed her cheek.

I just wanted to give her a kiss, but it was like a magnet, drawing me in so strongly that I couldn't help but kiss her again and again.

"No, I can't do it again... I'm so sleepy, can we do it next time?"

Su Muran closed her eyes, mumbled incoherently, and gently pushed his face away with her hand.