CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 383: JUST PRETEND, GO AHEAD AND FAKE IT

Mu Xingfeng cleared his throat softly, hiding a trace of unease, and began to explain, "At that time, I was injured and couldn’t carry out my duties in the military. I could only do some lighter work. Just then, Nan’an University requested a few instructors from the military, so I went. Junyang knows about this."

The ball was kicked over to Lin Junyang, who earnestly said, "Yes, indeed, I was the one who assigned him at that time."

After speaking, he glanced at Mu Xingfeng - keep pretending, you jerk, just keep pretending.

Besides An Ran, everyone present quietly raised their middle fingers in their hearts.

Lin Ruonan was sitting in a corner not far away, looking at that cold and distant man in the crowd.

Seeing him sitting there, though his face was cold and indifferent, not uttering a word, the innate nobility he exuded prevented anyone from ignoring him.

Even though he was sitting silently in the crowd, he was holding that girl’s waist intimately and dominantly. The girl seemed so accustomed to his touch, nestled comfortably in his arms.

One had to admit, the girl was very beautiful, with a slender waist, smooth long hair, and skin like porcelain. She wore a light pink evening dress, looking youthful and delicate.

She leaned in his embrace, chatting with Sun Wangbei and others. Sometimes she smiled with her brows curved, sometimes she pouted angrily, occasionally turning back to say something to the man.

And the man, only when she turned back, did his cold face soften like a spring breeze into a gaze full of tenderness.

She had loved him for nearly twenty years and had never seen him like this. That look of doting in his eyes was so clear even for a bystander like her. But now, she could only feel envious.

How much she wished she were the woman by Mu Xingfeng’s side. But unfortunately, she had no chance to ever stand beside him.

She remembered that day when he said he never had any feelings for her, not before, and not in the future. Even if there was no An Ran, he would not choose her.

Why? She had tried so hard, loved him for so many years, only to end up with an eternal impossibility.

As Lin Ruonan thought about it, her eyes couldn’t help but redden slightly, her heart felt as if it was pricked by needles.

She sat in a very inconspicuous corner, and although the hall was crowded with guests, she thought she wouldn’t be noticed by anyone. But she couldn’t escape the gaze of Old Mr. Lin.

While Old Mr. Lin was talking with Old Mr. Mu and Old Mr. Shen, he kept an eye on Mu Xingfeng and the others. When he saw a group of young people chatting and laughing, but couldn’t spot his granddaughter in the crowd, he felt a surge of anger.

Yet, due to the occasion, he couldn’t lose his temper.

When he finally saw his granddaughter, sitting alone in a corner looking sad, his heart broke.

Although Lin Ruonan and Lin Junyang were twins, she was more mature and dependable than her brother. She had never caused them any worry since childhood, and in her career, she was a great source of pride for him.

Just like him, his granddaughter had an indomitable spirit, always having her own insights and persistence in everything. But in matters of love, she had taken such a hard fall. Seeing her sadness, as a grandfather, he felt even worse.

Clearly with the two families’ longstanding friendship, the favorable conditions of these two childhood sweethearts were perfect, almost as if everything aligned perfectly. But why couldn’t they come together?

Seeing the spot next to Mu Xingfeng, once occupied by his granddaughter, now taken by an unknown young girl, that scene stung his nerves.