CHAPTER 193: CHAPTER 192: DILEMMA

Mu Huajian snorted disdainfully and said, "What did you do wrong? Your biggest mistake is showing up at the Mu Family. You shouldn’t have tangled with Beiting! It was Rufeng before, and now it’s Beiting. Ye Anxin, are you going to cling to every man in the Mu Family? Are all the men in the world dead?"

Ye Anxin felt a painful tug at her heart, "Sir, I know I’m from a humble background and not worthy of Uncle! But I truly like him, and I hope you can accept me!"

Mu Huajian sneered, "Ha! Truly? You were truly in love with Rufeng before, and now you truly love Beiting! Ye Anxin, your true feelings are really worthless! Tell me, how much will it take for you to leave Beiting! You’re clinging to him just for money, aren’t you? Whatever amount you say, I’ll give it to you!"

"I will never leave Uncle in my lifetime unless he personally tells me he doesn’t want me. Otherwise... no one will ever separate me from him!" Ye Anxin said with absolute certainty, every word hitting like a hammer.

Mu Huajian raised an eyebrow and took a check out of his pocket, thrusting it in front of Ye Anxin, "This is five million, enough for you to live comfortably for life! Take this check and leave Beiting at once! You are never to appear before him again!"

Ye Anxin turned her head, saying firmly, "I told you I won’t leave Uncle, nor will I take your check! If you really love him and care about him, then please respect him and accept his choice. Don’t force him to do things he doesn’t want to do!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Huajian sneered again, taking out another check, "A total of ten million, is this enough now?"

Ye Anxin bit her lower lip tightly, neither looking at him nor responding to his words.

Seeing her reaction, Mu Huajian’s expression became unpleasant, "Ye Anxin, don’t push your luck. You should weigh your own worth! Any more and you won’t be worth this much!"

"Ha, then I should thank you, Sir! If you hadn’t come today, I wouldn’t have known I was worth ten million!" Ye Anxin sneered, turned around, and walked toward the stairs without looking back.

Seeing she was leaving, Mu Huajian stood up from the sofa and shouted angrily, "Ye Anxin, stop!"

Ye Anxin stopped walking but did not turn back.

Mu Huajian, leaning on his cane, slowly made his way to Ye Anxin’s side, "Ye Anxin, what will it take for you to leave Beiting!"

Ye Anxin maintained her firm stance, saying, "Unless Uncle directly tells me, otherwise, I will never leave him in my lifetime!"

"You...!" Mu Huajian, extremely frustrated, looked like a painter’s palette with colorful emotions spreading across his face. His chest heaved rapidly!

Ye Anxin’s expression remained calm as she gently asked, "Sir, do you love Uncle? Do you love this son of yours?"

Mu Huajian looked at her warily, asking in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

Ye Anxin replied unhurriedly, "If you truly love him, then please respect him. Uncle is already thirty years old, not a three-year-old child. He has his own opinions and ideas! If you truly love him, then please respect his thoughts and do not coerce him into doing things he does not want to do! Even if it’s me begging you!"

Mu Huajian snickered, "Ha! You seem quite confident that you are special in his heart?"

"I don’t know if I’m special in Uncle’s heart! But I know, if it weren’t for me opening the door for you today, you wouldn’t even be standing here, let alone entering this house! Sir, you are an elder, and I don’t want to embarrass you, but please don’t make things difficult for me either!"

Mu Huajian’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he gritted his teeth, "I never realized how sharp-tongued you were before!"

"I’m sorry; maybe what I said earlier wasn’t pleasant to hear, but every word came from my heart! Being together is not about status; it’s about the connection of hearts! I’m going upstairs to change, and please think carefully about what I’ve said!" With that, she stepped past Mu Huajian and continued toward the stairs.

This time, Mu Huajian did not chase after her, nor did he stop her!

Ye Anxin went upstairs and changed into clean clothes. By the time she came back down, Mu Huajian was already seated on the sofa again.

Ye Anxin silently walked to the dining room and poured another cup of water for him.

This time, Mu Huajian did not wave her away but accepted the cup from her hands and took a sip of the tea inside.

Ye Anxin stood quietly in front of Mu Huajian, neither of them speaking.

After a while, Mu Huajian took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Ye Anxin.

Ye Anxin glanced at it, stubbornly refusing to take it.

"Don’t worry, this isn’t a check to make you leave Beiting. It’s an invitation to Rufeng’s wedding. Beiting is Rufeng’s uncle. A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event. I hope you can persuade him to attend! Even if he dislikes us, he can’t let outsiders laugh at us; he has to maintain some dignity!" Mu Huajian explained, his tone much better than before.

Ye Anxin hesitated whether to take it or not.

"Take it! The wedding is the day after tomorrow; you must attend no matter what! Otherwise...!" With that, Mu Huajian said no more, stood up, leaned on his cane, and slowly walked away.

Ye Anxin holding the invitation felt just as uncomfortable as holding a hot potato.

She hadn’t planned to attend Xie Yunlu’s wedding! But now... the Mu Family head had personally asked, so what should she do?

And take Uncle along?

Could she persuade Uncle?

She didn’t think she had the ability to persuade him to attend the wedding!

What to do? What should she do? Go or not go?

If not, wouldn’t that be disrespecting the elder!

But Uncle doesn’t want her to go!

What to do?

Ye Anxin sat on the sofa with the red invitation, lost in thought, her mind waging an internal battle!

Just then, she heard the sound of a gust passing by, and a tall figure stood beside her.

Ye Anxin looked up, and upon seeing Mu Beiting, appeared slightly stunned.

Ye Anxin stood up, puzzled, asking, "Uncle, why are you back? Weren’t you at the company?"

The housekeeper timidly spoke from the side, "Madam, I called the Master! I saw the old man come in with such vigor just now, I was afraid you would get hurt, so I secretly called the Master!"

Mu Beiting grabbed Ye Anxin’s arm and pulled her into his embrace, "What did he do to you?"

Ye Anxin quickly denied it, "No, Uncle, the old man didn’t do anything to me! You’re overthinking!"

Mu Beiting’s expression turned cold, and he glanced at the housekeeper, "You speak!"

"...!" The housekeeper opened his mouth, ready to speak, but Ye Anxin interrupted ahead, "Uncle, really, nothing happened. See, I’m fine, aren’t I!"

The more she said so, the tighter Mu Beiting’s frown became, his voice even colder, "Speak quickly!"

"Yes!" The housekeeper suddenly trembled, and quickly recounted everything that had happened today from beginning to end.