Mu Yunxiao: "It's worth it!"
Patriarch Mu looked at Tan Xue with annoyance. He had always disliked Tan Xue because she was too ambitious and too cunning. "I don't deny your contributions to the Mu family over the years, but this residence was the first house I bought. It took nearly half my life's savings. I bought it with this mindset. Do you want to take it away now?"
Tan Xue smiled and said, "Dad, don't you deny my contributions? I've been married into the Mu family for over twenty years, am I supposed to leave like this?"
Patriarch Mu smiled and retorted, "Then, should I give it to you like this too?"
Tan Xue smiled and said, "It's your son who was unfaithful in marriage, it's your son who wants a divorce."
Patriarch Mu looked at his useless second son, "You idiot, you speak. This is all your doing. This residence belongs to me, your father. You both committed adultery, so by rights, I should have you both kicked out with nothing. If you want me to give it up, I'll die tonight, otherwise, neither of you will lay a hand on this place."
He wanted to leave this place for his three great-grandchildren and their mothers.
His three great-grandchildren had suffered a lot outside, and he had to compensate them well.
Tan Xue then stood up elegantly and glanced at Mu Jiuchen, "Dad, you don't want to give up the old residence, do you want to give it to Jiuye's children?"
Patriarch: "..." He narrowed his eyes, angry, "What are you saying?" This old witch had found out, it was terrifying!
"Heh heh..." Tan Xue looked at Mu Jiuchen, "Jiuye, you have children outside but dare not bring them back. Is the child's mother someone you can't acknowledge?"
"Shut up!" Mu Jiuchen's voice was as cold as ice.
"Shut up? What, is Jiuye's son someone you can't acknowledge? A very handsome son, he looks exactly like Jiuye. I just can't understand, such a beautiful child, why doesn't Jiuye bring him home, but keeps him secretly outside?"
Since they had already fallen out, there was no need for pretense.
"What does that mean?" Mu Yunxiao looked at Tan Xue, was she implying that Little Jiu had a child and he had a grandson?
Mu Sichen also had a gloomy expression. Mu Jiuchen had a child, and the Mu family didn't know?
Tan Xue looked at the calm Patriarch and glanced meaningfully at Mu Jiuchen, "It seems Dad already knows. Dad, with your personality, I guess you won't give this residence to anyone here, you will only give it to Jiuye's son."
"It's none of your business. You've already been given what you're entitled to. Don't think about anything you're not getting. There's no such thing as effortless gain, nor is there such a thing as enjoying the fruits of others' labor. You, sleep with your head under the covers tonight, you might dream about it."
Patriarch Mu said angrily and left, not even bothering with Mu Jiuchen.
He would find the child's mother tomorrow and transfer the house to her.
Mu Jiuchen ignored Tan Xue and turned to leave. Tan Xue probably hadn't found out much. With her usual methods, if she had known everything, she would have already used this to threaten him.
"Mu Jiuchen, clarify things before you leave. Do you really have a child?" Mu Yunxiao's furious voice approached from a distance.
Mu Jiuchen turned to look at him, his deep eyes showing no trace of emotion.
"Deal with your own affairs first. Your situation is a mess, why are you bothering with mine?" With that, he strode away.
"Mu Jiuchen, you scoundrel!" Mu Yunxiao was furious.
He turned and saw Mu Yunyun sitting on the sofa looking dispirited, and felt a pang in his heart.
He picked up his coat from the sofa and looked at Tan Xue, "Tan Xue, I know what you want. Mu Jiuchen is my son. You couldn't defeat him when he was a child, let alone now that he controls the economic lifeline of Asia. You are even more helpless against him."
"Call me after you sign the divorce agreement."
Tan Xue remained silent, sitting quietly without looking at Mu Yunxiao.
Only Tan Xue and her three children were left in the hall. Mu Sichen glanced at Tan Xue, his plan had just begun when this happened.
"Mom, there's no one else here now, what's going on?" Mu Sichen sat opposite her.
Tan Xue said, "This is not your concern. Go and rest."
"Tan Xue!" Mu Yunyun suddenly stood up, blocking her path, and said word by word, "I... want to know the whole truth."
Tan Xue looked at her dispirited appearance and said in a low voice, "Knowing the truth will only bring you more pain, Yunyun. You can live here peacefully, no one will kick you out."
"No, I want to know the truth. Do you think I can still live here with a clear conscience?"
"Why not?" Tan Xue smiled and said, "Your father is not an unfeeling person. If he didn't want you to live here, he would have kicked you out long ago. He didn't say anything when he left, so you can live here with peace of mind."
Tan Xue sighed slightly, "The truth is always more terrifying than lies!"
After speaking, Tan Xue went upstairs without caring what Mu Yunyun thought.
Mu Yunyun looked at her mother's retreating figure, even her back was so elegant, yet she had a child with a man other than her father.
"Yunyun, are you... alright?" Mu Sichen looked at her worriedly.
Seeing her pale face, dry lips, red eyes, and dazed and pained expression, her once confident and radiant sister seemed to have lost her soul overnight.
"Heh heh..." Mu Yunyun suddenly started laughing, "Brother, do you think I'm alright? Without any preparation, to be suddenly hit by a bomb, do you think I'd be okay?"
"Don't worry, brother will always be by your side. Come on, brother will take you out for some fresh air." Mu Sichen looked at her with heartache. Mu Jiuchen never treated them as family, but he couldn't just ignore his sister.
"Brother..." Mu Yunyun was in pain, she didn't know what to do in the future.
She, the little princess of the Mu family, had suddenly become fake.
Her father was gone all of a sudden. Her mother's words, "the truth is more terrifying than lies," made her shrink back, afraid to uncover the truth!
Mu Sichen helped her up, wiped her tears, and smiled, "Yunyun, listen to Mom. We can't leave like this. If Dad wants to abandon us like trash, we won't let him."
Mu Yunyun sneered at this, "Eldest Brother is the wisest. He lived outside for so many years, he sees this family more clearly than anyone."
Mu Sichen said nothing and helped her leave.
Mu Jiuchen was Mu Jiuchen, and they were them. They absolutely could not leave like this.
The next morning, Jiang Nuan was still asleep when she heard a knock on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Jiang Nuan was woken up abruptly from her deep sleep. She sat up with a start, rubbing her eyes and looking at the door.
"Jiang Nuannuan, come out quickly, something has happened." Meng Yuan's anxious voice came from outside the door.