CHAPTER 501: CHAPTER 501: DO YOU PREFER ME SERIOUS OR NOT SERIOUS?

Mu Ziqing left before arranging a reliable driver to take Yan Chuhua back to the Royal Palace upon Yan Qianyi’s request.

Then Yan Qianyi sat alone on the sofa, waiting for Mu Yunlie.

Finally, silence pervaded the surroundings, and she slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Exposing Mu Chen’s crimes had gone smoother than she had anticipated.

There was no need for Nurse Li Ying to testify, as Mu Chen gave up the fight on his own.

The only regret was that there were still no clues about Xu Zhiqiang, and no evidence that it was Mu Huaner who had ordered the hit.

Thus, her mother’s vengeance remained unserved.

Yan Qianyi sighed, suddenly feeling very tired.

"Why do you look unhappy when you said things were going smoothly?" Mu Yunlie’s gentle voice suddenly drifted down from above.

Yan Qianyi was startled, thinking she had hallucinated.

Looking up.

When she saw Mu Yunlie standing in front of her, looking at her with gentle eyes, she suddenly felt less exhausted.

She immediately got up and hugged him, "You arrived so quickly."

Mu Yunlie stroked her head, "What’s the matter?"

Yan Qianyi buried her head in Mu Yunlie’s chest, her voice muffled, "Nothing, I just wanted to hug you."

She just felt a bit downcast.

She had thought that exposing Mu Chen’s crimes today would have led to revelations about Xu Zhiqiang’s dealings as well.

But since it wasn’t Mu Chen, suspicion fell back on Mu Huaner.

With Xia Ziyu searching for Xu Zhiqiang for so long without any leads, it seemed there was little hope left.

Now, perhaps the only way to get the truth was to have Yan Chuhua hypnotize Mu Huaner.

But now that Mu Huaner knew of Yan Chuhua’s ability, she would surely be on guard.

These tangled grudges tired her.

She wanted to resolve these matters soon, so she could peacefully be a good mother and spend more time accompanying her child as they grew.

Without resolving these issues, there was always a knot in her heart, preventing her from feeling at ease.

Mu Yunlie lifted Yan Qianyi’s face, looking deeply into her eyes, "Has someone from the Mu family bullied you?"

"No, with Grandfather here, no one dares to bully me," Yan Qianyi replied with a smile.

After hugging Mu Yunlie, she felt much better.

Mu Yunlie asked, "How about the Old Master?"

"He wasn’t feeling well, so I gave him some medicine, and he’s asleep now. He told me to wake him up when you arrived."

After a moment of thought, Mu Yunlie said, "It’s late, let’s not wake him. Let’s go back."

"Don’t you want an explanation?"

"No rush in the moment, Mu Chen can’t hide."

Even if Mu Chen attempted to flee the charges, no matter where he ran, Mu Yunlie could drag him out.

Yan Qianyi nodded, "Alright then, Grandfather had quite the shock today, let’s let him rest well."

"Okay, let’s go."

Mu Yunlie took Yan Qianyi’s hand.

Just as they were about to leave, Old Master Mu’s voice came from behind, "Ah Lie."

Mu Yunlie stopped in his tracks and turned around.

Old Master Mu indeed looked much more haggard, his posture slightly stooped, squinting at him.

Mu Yunlie hesitated for a moment, then walked forward, "I heard from Qianyi you were resting."

"I’m fine now," Old Master Mu’s voice had become somewhat hoarse.

Knowing that Mu Yunlie was coming, he hadn’t slept at all.

He was just worried that if he fell asleep, he wouldn’t be able to see him.

Old Master Mu let out a sigh, "Your Second Uncle... I’m very sorry about Mu Chen."

Mu Yunlie’s expression was cold, "I don’t want to hear an apology."

"I’m handing him over to you; you can do whatever you want with him, you can take him away right now," said Old Master Mu. "I only ask that you handle this matter privately, everything else is up to you."

Because there was no direct evidence to prove that Mu Chen had killed Mu Feng, the law couldn’t punish Mu Chen.

And the laws of the Federation Empire also stipulated that the words asked by a Special Ability User using their special ability could not be used as evidence in court.

Old Master Mu also did not want the Mu Family’s scandal to become common knowledge.

If it were to be exposed, it would have a huge impact on Mu’s enterprise.

Mu Yunlie looked at Old Master Mu with an icy gaze, a sneer flickered across the corner of his mouth.

Indeed, to Old Master Mu, nothing was more important than the business of the Mu Family.

Back when his mother had been wronged in the Mu Family, in order to avoid a scandal that could affect Mu’s stock market, she had to silently swallow her grievances.

And Old Master Mu, the head of the family, only considered the impact on Mu’s, completely disregarding anything else.

"Letting me take him away, the only thing I can do is to make him pay with his life, but even that won’t really make me feel better. They are both your sons; you decide for yourself."

After speaking, Mu Yunlie took Yan Qianyi by the hand and left.

Yan Qianyi quickly looked back at Old Master Mu, "Grandpa, you should rest early, I will come to see you another day."

Old Master Mu watched them as they walked away and nodded.

Mu Yunlie didn’t look back and said, "You are quite good to Old Master Mu."

"Because he is good to me," said Yan Qianyi. "And you are quite good to him too."

"Me?" Mu Yunlie raised an eyebrow.

"You left Mu Chen to him to handle, which was also for the sake of the Mu Family. Moreover, just now, you couldn’t bear to wake him up."

"Not at all. I just want Mu Chen to live a life worse than death. It’s too easy for him to pay with his life. If my father were still alive, he would also consider the impact of the family scandal on Mu’s. I just thought it over from multiple angles before deciding to leave Mu Chen for him to handle."

"Fine, keep being a stubborn old mule," she said.

Mu Yunlie stopped, reached out and pinched Yan Qianyi’s nose, "Who are you calling a stubborn old mule?"

"You, obviously. You clearly care about grandpa but refuse to admit it."

"Daring to call me a stubborn old mule, wait and see how I deal with you when we get back home."

Having said that, Mu Yunlie picked Yan Qianyi up in a bridal carry.

Yan Qianyi was startled and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck, "What are you doing, put me down! People are watching!"

All around the Mu Family estate were servants and bodyguards on duty, looking over at them.

Mu Yunlie didn’t care and carried Yan Qianyi out with large strides.

"You seem to have gotten a lot heavier, really hefty."

"Of course, you’re carrying two people now. Nevertheless... I’ve been eating more since I got pregnant, indeed I’ve gained some weight. After the baby is born, I will diet."

"Don’t diet, it’s nice when you’re a bit chubby."

"It’s not pretty to be fat."

"The feel is better," Mu Yunlie said with a wicked smile.

Yan Qianyi pounded his chest with her fist, "You can be so indecent sometimes."

Mu Yunlie asked, "Do you like it when I’m serious or when I’m indecent?"

Yan Qianyi was about to answer when she suddenly heard a cough.

She glanced over and saw Pei Yuexuan standing not far in front of them, beside Mu Yunlie’s car.

She hurriedly said, "Deputy Officer Pei is here; hurry up and put me down."