After leaving the hotel where Rong Qingzi was staying, Mu Qian returned to Philadelphia.
It was already early in the morning when she returned to the apartment. She tidied up briefly, found her previous phone card, and resumed communication.
Early the next morning, Mu Qian was woken up by the ringing of her cell phone. She picked up the phone and saw that it was Su Mubai calling.
"Qianqian!" Su Mubai's voice sounded relieved, "Your call has finally been connected."
Mu Qian also knew why he was looking for her, so she made an appointment with him at noon.
Before going to see Su Mubai, Mu Qian went back to the news agency.
Huo Jinxi had already left the United States, so she was bound to go to Tongcheng to find him. She had no choice but to put down the case at hand and leave it to her colleagues to take over.
Mu Qian handed over all the information she currently had to the colleague who led her to the industry. While officially entrusting the case to her colleague, she also applied for a leave of absence without pay.
Then she made another phone call to a bar in Los Angeles to resign, and then went to Su Mubai's appointment.
When she arrived at the restaurant, Su Mubai was already sitting at her seat waiting for her.
"Why are you here so early?" Mu Qian came up and sat down and asked.
"It's okay anyway, I'll just come and wait for you as soon as possible." Su Mubai's eyes lingered on her face for a long time before he spoke again, "Qianqian, about your mother -"
Before he could finish speaking, Mu Qian smiled helplessly, "This should be something that many people would like to hear, right?"
After all, Rong Qingzi lives such a swaggering and carefree life, which has long been disliked by many people.
Su Mubai did not answer her question, but asked: "The matter is related to the Huo family. Is there any inside story?"
Mu Qian ate the fruit on the table, paused slightly after hearing this, and then looked at him with a smile, "Yes, this matter was originally not directed at her, but at me."
"Huo Jinxi?"
Mu Qian nodded.
Su Mubai fell silent suddenly, frowning and saying nothing.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qian looked at him and smiled, "Don't worry, I will solve this matter."
"Let me help you solve it." Su Mubai suddenly said.
Mu Qian was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"
Su Mubai's eyes fell on her face. This time, even when he met Mu Qian's gaze, he did not avoid it. He looked at her persistently and firmly, "Qianqian, you shouldn't bear this. I don't want to see you bear it."
These, if you are willing to give me a chance, let me protect you..."
Su Mubai reached out and gently held Mu Qian's hand on the table.
Mu Qian's eyes fell on the two people's overlapping hands. After a moment of silence, she smiled slightly.
"Senior Brother Su, I am very grateful for your kindness, but the matter between Huo Jinxi and I is not that easy to resolve." Mu Qian said, "I have to face this matter myself."
Su Mubai paused.
After so many years, he finally found an opportunity to convey the love he had hidden in his heart, but she rejected him.
Fortunately, he had already planned this situation thousands of times in his mind, so soon, Su Mubai smiled slightly, took back his hand and said, "Okay, if you need me anywhere, just ask.
"
Mu Qian met his gaze and just smiled, "Of course."
*
Two days later, Mu Qian returned to Tongcheng again.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon when she got off the plane, so she was stuck in traffic all the way from the airport to the city. It wasn't until after eight o'clock that she finally arrived at the Huo Group Building.
After getting out of the car, Mu Qian called Qi Yuan directly.
When Qi Yuan received her call, he was surprised and helpless. In that tone, he could only have said to her directly - If he had known this, why did he do it in the first place?
"Mr. Huo has some entertainment now and will probably arrive very late." Qi Yuan said, "So he probably won't go back to the company today. You don't have to wait there."
"Okay." Mu Qian replied, "Then I'll wait at his house, okay?"
After saying that, Mu Qian hung up the phone, got into the taxi again, and headed to Jiangnan Mansion.
Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the gate of the community, she was politely stopped by the security guard at the gate.
Mu Qian had been in and out of the community, and the security guards had always greeted her with a smile. This was the first time that this had happened.
"I'm sorry, Miss Mu." The security team said to her, "We can't let you in without the owner's consent."
Mu Qian cooperated, "Okay, then I'll wait outside the community."
If Huo Jinxi wanted to vent his anger and torture her, then she would just let him torture her.
So Mu Qian sat on her suitcase against the outer wall of the community and waited peacefully for Huo Jinxi to come back.
This wait is just one night.
Huo Jinxi did not come back.
The next morning, Lin Shu sent Huo Qiran to school. As soon as the car drove out of the gate of the community, Huo Qiran suddenly threw himself on the car window and patted it hard several times.
The driver was so shocked that he stepped on the brakes. Lin Shu followed Huo Qiran's line of sight and saw Mu Qian.
Hearing the movement, Mu Qian looked up and met Huo Qiran's eyes full of surprise and suspicion.
Lin Shu, sitting next to Huo Qiran, looked at Mu Qian with an expression that was particularly difficult to describe.
Mu Qian moved her stiff body, then stepped forward, leaned against the car window and touched Huo Qiran's head, "Are you going to school so early?"
Huo Qiran looked at her, his little brows slightly furrowed, as if he was accusing her.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qian looked at him, "Aren't you happy to see me back?"
Huo Qiran glanced at her and lowered his head.
"Okay, then I'm leaving!" Mu Qian sighed and turned around.
Huo Qiran raised his head and grabbed her hand.
Mu Qian immediately laughed, stretched out her hand and pinched Huo Qiran's face, "You mean what you say."
Seeing the two people in such a situation, Lin Shu said: "What are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for someone," Mu Qian replied, "But I didn't wait, so I'm going to Huo's now. Can you give me a ride?"
Lin Shu glanced at her and did not refuse.
So the driver quickly got out of the car and put Mu Qian's luggage in the trunk, and Mu Qian got into the car as a matter of course.
She coaxed Huo Qiran to talk all the way to the door of Huo Qiran's school, and finally coaxed the child who was obviously a little angry with her.
After sending Huo Qiran to school, the driver started driving towards Huo's again.
Lin Shu then spoke: "What did you do?"
"What?" Mu Qian asked with a smile.
Lin Shu glanced at her with a cold face, "Jin Xi is obviously different after he came back from the United States. Although he doesn't show it, I brought him up since he was a child. I know his mood well and badly. It must be you.
What happened to make him angry?"
After hearing this, Mu Qian sighed softly, "When Mr. Huo gets angry, the whole world helps him accuse me. I have committed a heinous crime!"
"Mu Qian!" Lin Shu obviously didn't have the patience to deal with her, "I see everything Jin Xi does to you, why are you so ignorant?"
Mu Qian pouted, "Aunt Lin, I know what's good and bad. When I come back this time, I plan to commit myself to marry him!"