Chapter 20: She wants to leave!

  The man in front seemed to have trembled, and in the dim night light, he slowly turned around, revealing that extremely familiar face of Mu You.

  When he saw his sunglasses and familiar clothes, for some reason, Mu You felt a sense of relief in his heart.

  "Mu You, how did you end up here?" Ling Ran was the first to speak up, his tone relaxed. If Mu You hadn't been following him just now, she might have really thought this was just a coincidence.

  "Ling Ran, what are you running away from?" This time, Mu You didn't plan to beat around the bush anymore. Her patience had been exhausted at this conspiracy-filled banquet today.

  Suddenly silent, I don't know if it's my own illusion, but for the first time, Mou Yu felt a deep sense of helplessness and desolation on this always mysterious man.

  Unlike the desperate despair of being inseparable, unlike the meaningless self-abandonment that has just begun, it is a kind of faint helplessness.

  Is he... sad?

  "I'll go first." After standing there for a while, Ling Ran didn't say anything or explain anything, and left with just this faint sentence.

  Yu Yu wouldn't let him off so easily, and with a swift movement, she appeared in front of him, her eyes filled with confusion and puzzlement.

  "What's the point of doing this? Why come to our school? And why get close to me? Ling Ran, no! Shouldn't it be Ye Chen? You... what's your purpose?" The questioning words fell like raindrops, causing Ling Ran to step back one by one, yet he remained silent, only his confusion and sadness growing thicker.

  No longer caring about his silence, Mu You took advantage of him not paying attention and tried to quickly snatch off his sunglasses. Who knew that Ling Ran was even faster and grabbed her hand, blocking her action.

  Yu Yu was astonished, she didn't expect that Ling Ran's reaction would be so fast, it seemed that he had also practiced martial arts.

  "What's wrong, it's evening now, are you still afraid that sunlight will hurt your eyes?" Mu You teased.

  If it wasn't for him, she would still be that ordinary girl today, enjoying the simple pleasures and quietly carrying out her own plans. Although later on, at the most critical moment, she herself agreed to it, but by then she had already been forced into a corner, and even if she hadn't agreed, those people who attended the banquet today wouldn't have let her off either.

  "Sorry......" Ling Ran suddenly stopped retreating and took a few steps closer to her. Although she couldn't see his eyes clearly, Mu Yu could sense his sincerity from the emotions surrounding him.

  "Ah! You——" After a brief exclamation, Mu Yu was suddenly enveloped in his arms. She subconsciously raised her hands to block him, but all her moves were like flower fists and embroidered legs in front of him, completely dismantled.

  Mu You wasn't a pretentious person, but also wasn't someone who could be easily taken advantage of. Just as she was about to struggle free again, she was stunned by Ling Ran's calm words.

  "I really like you, Mu You..." He said softly in her ear, with a hint of sigh, joy and fatigue mixed together.

  "But later on, I will leave, wishing you happiness......" After saying that, he hugged Mu You tightly again and then took big strides to leave, disappearing from sight in an instant.

  What is this and what?! Yu You're on fire, you haven't even settled accounts with him yet, but he's already got you all confused, escaped for the time being, can't escape a lifetime! She's still his "private doctor"!

  Thinking of this, Mu You couldn't help but suspect that Ling Ran might have dissociative identity disorder. Was that why there was such a huge difference in his personality?

  It's just in my heart, why do I feel a bit heavy? —— Mu You returned home when it was almost midnight, and before entering the house, she saw that all the lights were on, so she knew she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully tonight. Her mother's body wasn't very good to begin with, so she had to calm her down and let her rest first.

  As soon as I walked into the living room, I saw Mu Cheng Duan sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for me. When he saw me coming in, his face looked unpleasant and he let out a cold hum, while my mother was looking at me with great concern.

  "Mom!" Mu You called out in a spoiled tone and walked towards Dong Qiu, intimately holding her hand, scolding: "It's already so late and you're still not sleeping! Your body is originally not good, if you continue like this, won't it make people worry even more?"

  Dong Qiu looked at her daughter, who was wholeheartedly concerned about her body, and felt a little comforted. The beautiful face also showed a faint smile, looking at Mu You, then at Mu Cheng, but ultimately shook her head.

  "Mom..." Mu You sighed, and then suddenly had an idea. She leaned in close to her mother's ear and said: "Mom, don't worry, you don't know what happened between Dad and me today, so you can't help with anything. Actually, I was just trying to annoy Dad on purpose, and now I want to give him a surprise. So it would be better if you went to sleep first, okay? I promise nothing will happen!"

  "Really?" Dong Qiu still wasn't quite reassured.

  Meiyou nodded repeatedly, and finally coaxed her upstairs.

  At the same time, Mu Cheng's anger, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally erupted.

  "Bang!" With a loud slap, Mu Cheng's palm hit the tea table, and the glass decorations on it actually cracked with a few cracks. He shouted angrily: "Mu You, you'd better explain to me what you meant today! What is 'in the name of an individual'? Have your wings really grown hard?!"

  "Mu Cheng, you'd better speak softly! Otherwise, you'll wake up Mother, and I guarantee you won't have a good outcome!" Mu You said in an icy tone.

  In the face of Mu Cheng's string of questions, Mu You didn't listen to a single sentence. What she was worried about now was her mother's emotions. The lessons of her past life were still vivid in her mind, and this life, she would do whatever it took to protect her.

  Mo Cheng was taken aback at first, but his anger only intensified, and he was about to shout again. Mo You saw through his intentions and gave him a fierce stare, managing to suppress Mo Cheng's words in his throat, not letting out a single word!

  "Do you want me to explain?" Mu You snorted, and said calmly: "I don't think I need to explain! It was you who brought me here, it was you who let me participate in the competition, and in the end we succeeded. Honestly, I really can't understand what else you want!"

  Mu Cheng Zhang opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted again by Mu You's next words.

  "Yes, this stock is signed in my personal name, but what's the big deal? We're a family, why bother to distinguish whose it is? Even if it's your company, won't it eventually belong to me and Xiao Han anyway? I just did things a bit ahead of time, isn't that right? Dad...Dad!" The last two words, Mu You said with gritted teeth, since her rebirth, she had never again used this title in front of him, and now she was using it again in this situation...

  "Hmm!" Mu Cheng let out a cold hum, and heavily trudged up the stairs. In his heart, he felt that he was losing control over this daughter of his, especially after that car accident... He thought again about the obedient and pretty child outside, when would he be able to let the mother and daughter live a good life?

  Watching Mu Cheng's furious back, Mu You felt a mix of emotions in her heart.

  Will this appearance of mine hasten the arrival of that day? Is it really right for me to make such a decision in this life?

  Looking at this empty room, Mu You's eyes suddenly became determined.

  She wants to leave! She must take her mother and Mu Han away from this house! Before that mother-daughter pair appears, before all the tragedies happen, leave! Find a place that truly belongs to them!

  Digression

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