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

Mu Huaimin was worried that Zhao Yuan would object, and Mu Yunfan was equally worried.

So he immediately said to Zhao Yuan, "Mom, don't be angry. Dad and I are here to entertain you, it won't tire you out. Would you like to go shopping with my aunt? I'll take you there."

Zhao Yuan was so angry that her face turned pale when she saw that her husband and son didn't trust her at all.

"What do you take me for? Am I that bad? No matter what, he still calls me 'Mom' in front of others. He brought his wife home, and I'm supposed to just hide? If word gets out, what will people think of me?"

"Mom, you're not angry?"

Mu Yunfan asked in surprise.

Mu Huaimin immediately gave his son a look, signaling him to stop talking.

"I knew you were a reasonable person. To be honest, I really don't know how to entertain my daughter-in-law. You're a woman too, so you should know better. I'll leave this to you."

Zhao Yuan took the menu from Mu Huaimin with a dark expression, looked at it, modified a few dishes, and then went to discuss it with the nanny.

Mu Yunfan asked Mu Huaimin worriedly, "Dad, Mom shouldn't do anything to my sister-in-law, right?"

Mu Huaimin glared at him and said, "You don't trust your mother at all. She's just stubborn but soft-hearted. She's not someone who doesn't know her limits."

Mu Yunfan stopped talking and quickly went over to his mother to curry favor, asking if there was anything he could help with.

When Mu Tingshen and Su Muran arrived, Mu Huaimin and Mu Yunfan greeted them warmly.

Zhao Yuan's expression was indifferent; she didn't speak to Mu Tingshen, but she greeted Su Muran instead.

He also presented her with a prepared gift, saying, "I didn't know you existed before, otherwise I would have given you this gift long ago. Although it's a bit late, please don't mind. You can tell us if you need anything. Even though we're married, you can still make requests. After all, it's not easy for a woman to get married, and we can't leave any regrets."

"Thank you, Mom."

Su Muran accepted the gift with a smile and thanked her.

Zhao Yuan never expected that Su Muran would call her "Mom".

After all, ever since he learned the truth, Mu Tingshen never called her "Mom" again when no one else was around.

She thought that Mu Tingshen had spoken ill of her to Su Muran, and that Su Muran was cold and wary of her.

They were already prepared to be treated coldly.

I never expected him to call her "Mom"?

Suddenly, I felt that the gift I had given was a bit meager.

Then he quickly added, "There's another gift for us. After we finish eating, come upstairs with me and I'll get it for you."

"Okay, thank you, Mom."

Su Muran thanked her again, her voice soft and gentle as she called her "Mom," which sounded exceptionally pleasant.

Zhao Yuan herself does not have a daughter, but she originally wanted to have one.

Unfortunately, she also had a son.

Looking at Su Muran's gentle and beautiful appearance, she felt an indescribable tenderness in her heart. If she had a daughter, she hoped she would be like Su Muran.

Because Zhao Yuan and Mu Tingshen didn't say a word the whole time, the meal went relatively smoothly.

After dinner, Zhao Yuan took Su Muran upstairs.

The two got along very well at the dinner table.

Zhao Yuan's father once served as the Minister of Culture, and Zhao Yuan comes from a scholarly family. She has loved literature and art since she was young.

Therefore, Su Muran can definitely talk to her, which is much better than Meng Shuyan.

Although Meng Shuyan loves painting and can be considered an artist, she is also arrogant and aloof.

Most of the time, he was just agreeing with Zhao Yuan, but deep down he wasn't interested in the topics she was talking about at all.

Unfortunately, he wasn't good at disguising himself, and even when he tried his best to disguise it, Zhao Yuan could still see through him.

But Su Muran was different. Perhaps she was genuinely interested, or perhaps she was very good at disguising herself.

In short, Zhao Yuan couldn't see it, so she thought she was very nice.

"These gold jewelry pieces may look a bit tacky, but they're all old gold with excellent quality. Half is for you, and the other half is for Yunfan's future wife. The styles are a bit old-fashioned, but whatever you like, you can melt it down and have someone make a new one for you."

"Thank you, Mom, but I'll only take two items. The rest can be left for my future sister-in-law!"

Su Muran didn't take everything; she only took two items.

Zhao Yuan said, "If I give you half, you take half. This is all Mu family property, and it's only right that the two brothers each get half. As for my own things, those will definitely be left to Yunfan."

"These years must have been tough for you too, haven't they?"

Su Muran asked her with empathy.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan's eyes immediately reddened.

If Su Muran praises her for being kind and generous, she will feel that Su Muran is a person who is good at providing emotional value, and naturally she will like her more.

But Su Muran chose to understand her pain and difficulties, and this high emotional intelligence made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Xiao Shen has been smart and outstanding since he was a child, not as good as any other child his age. Yun Fan is even less capable than his brother. I know it's not because Mu Huaimin has good genes, but because Wen Ruan has good genes, which is why Xiao Shen is so outstanding. Sure enough, outstanding people are better than others in everything they do, even when it comes to finding a partner."

"Ting Shen said that his mother asked him to find me, but I don't actually know her. I know her story; she is a great hero to society and the people. But to Ting Shen, she was never a good mother."

"You think so too, right? I always said that she abandoned her son, and no matter how you look at it, she can't be considered a qualified mother."

Zhao Yuan felt as if she had finally found a kindred spirit, and her emotions became excited.

Su Muran asked her curiously, "What exactly happened back then? I don't believe you deliberately targeted Ting Shen just because you were jealous of his excellence. Can you tell me about it?"

Zhao Yuan's nose tingled, and she choked up as she said, "After all these years, someone has finally asked me this question. Even my own sister only thought I was jealous and never asked me this question before."

"Mu Huaimin and I are both in the same city in Beijing, and we're in the same social circle, so we've known each other for a long time. I've always liked him, but he doesn't like me. If he doesn't accept me, I can't keep bothering him."

Later he got married, and I was ready to let go, but not long after, news came that his wife had eloped with someone else.

I was young then, and young girls are always easily swayed and think they're so great, so I often tried to comfort him. If he kept rejecting me, I wouldn't pester him.

One day, he suddenly found me and asked if I would marry him. He said that he still had feelings for Wen Ruan and didn't love me at least for now. If I didn't mind, he would marry me and try to let go of Wen Ruan and fall in love with me.

I was so naive back then. I believed him. I thought that with my excellence, I would make him fall in love with me sooner or later, so I agreed.

He was indeed very good to me after we got married. He didn't expect Xiao Shen to be sent back. He apologized to me and said he was sorry. He said that if I wanted a divorce, he would do his best to compensate me.

I softened again, especially since I was pregnant at the time. I thought, since it's his child, there's nothing wrong with raising it as my own.

It wasn't until Xiao Shen was two years old that I realized it was all a lie; he had deceived me.