Chapter 696: Chapter 698: Be Nicer to President Mu for My Sake and President Ling’s
After leaving the hospital, Lin Fei couldn’t help asking Mu Tiancheng, “Dad, aren’t you afraid that Wu Yunzhi will do something to Uncle Mu when you leave him in her care?”
“In the hospital, it’s too risky to tamper with anything. I don’t think she’d be that foolish. Besides, I’ve already arranged for someone to secretly protect my brother. There shouldn’t be any problems. Right now, what’s most important is to prepare for Sunday’s board meeting. I need to go back immediately and get ready, and it’s getting late. You and Lanlan should head back and rest too.”
Lin Fei nodded, took Mu Shanshan to the car, and they drove away from the hospital.
Mu Tiancheng stared at the star-filled night sky, holding back tears in his eyes, and spoke with hope, “Big brother, you must pull through!”
On the way home, Mu Shanshan sat in the passenger seat, brooding for a long time before she finally spoke up, “Lin Fei, just how much have you and my dad been hiding from me?”
Mu Shanshan had always felt that since her father met Lin Fei, they seemed to have reached an understanding that she wasn’t privy to.
But Mu Shanshan couldn’t be bothered to care, as all she had thought about was how to take revenge on Mu Tiansheng and avenge her mother.
However, suddenly today, Mu Tiansheng was in a car accident, his life hanging in the balance, leaving Mu Shanshan without a target, feeling lost. But then, she thought of the things her father and Lin Fei were hiding from her, prompting her to ask.
“I haven’t hidden anything from you.”
Lin Fei played dumb, hoping to bluff his way through, as he definitely wouldn’t tell Mu Shanshan the truth.
“How much longer do you plan to deceive me?” Mu Shanshan’s voice escalated sharply, “It wasn’t Mu Tiansheng who killed my mother, right?!”
Lin Fei didn’t respond, not knowing what to say, but his silence was an implicit acknowledgment of Mu Shanshan’s guess.
“I’ve always found it strange why father was always indifferent to mother’s death, why you, like my father, also believe Mu Tiansheng is innocent. It’s ridiculous!” Mu Shanshan’s face showed an unspeakable sorrow, “If it wasn’t him, then who is the murderer? I want the truth, Lin Fei!”
“The truth is, Dad hasn’t been able to find out who the real killer is, so he and uncle thought you wouldn’t believe the truth if they told you,” Lin Fei finally spoke the truth frankly, “So uncle decided to silently carry the blame as the murderer, hoping time would heal the hatred in your heart.”
“Lanlan, there are things in life worth doing more than seeking revenge. I think your mom’s spirit in heaven wouldn’t want you to live with hatred. Dad and uncle did what they did, actually for your own good.”
“For my good?” Mu Shanshan let out a self-mocking laugh, then suddenly shouted, “Do I need them to decide what’s good for me?!”
As soon as the words fell, Mu Shanshan rushed out of the car, slamming the door shut with a loud bang, and ran into the house without looking back.
Lin Fei lit a cigarette, leaning against the car window, gazing into the dark night.
He hoped that Mu Shanshan would calm down and think things through, not to let down the people who worked so hard to protect her.
After finishing his cigarette, Lin Fei parked the car and went inside.
By now it was almost midnight. Lying on his bed, Lin Fei picked up his phone and saw more than ten messages from Yun Mengyao, sent around ten o’clock at night. Since he was at the hospital at the time, he hadn’t had a moment to check his phone.
Lin Fei scrolled through the messages, which were mostly night scenes of Jiangdong University and a few cute and charming selfies of Yun Mengyao. The last message read, “Lin Fei, do I look pretty?”