At the same time, Joy, who had innocently become an imaginary enemy of his own father, had washed up his face.
He followed the former master into the small kitchen. He looked wide-eyed at the tantalizingly fragrant refreshment that was still baking inside the oven.
Suddenly, while the former master was not paying attention to him, Joy, who always liked to lean close to the oven’s side, felt a sudden itch inside his nose and he sneezed it out.
The moment he sneezed, he quickly drew everyone’s attention inside the kitchen to him.
“Why is the young master of the third generation sneezing all of a sudden? Did he catch a cold?”
“I don’t think so. Could he have accidentally gotten in touch with something like flour and sucked it in? Last time, the little brat of mine accidentally sucked flour into his nose and he sneezed for a long time.”
“Oh, dear! Young Master of the third generation, that’s the oven over there. Come back here and don’t burn yourself.”
As a result, Joy’s sneeze had caused him to fail to eat the food in secret. He looked pitiful as he was pulled away from the oven by a group of old ladies.
He looked at his beloved refreshment wide-eyed as he was taken away from them. Joy rubbed his itchy nose sulkily. In his heart, he was thinking…
His mother had told him that when one sneezed, it meant that someone else was missing that person. He wondered who was missing him at that moment.
On the other hand, upon hearing Mu Tingfeng’s matter-of-factly response, Zhao Youlin was stunned for some time before she finally understood what Mu Tingfeng had actually taken to heart. She did not know if she should laugh or cry as she said, “Joy is my son.”
Unfortunately, this time, Mu Tingfeng was not deceived by her so easily. He looked at Zhao Youlin disapprovingly and added, “A boy should learn to be independent at an early age.”
As Zhao Youlin looked at Mu Tingfeng’s extremely jealous demeanor yet he still feigned a serious look, the corners of her mouth twitched and she said in resignation, “He is still young. I don’t want to miss the opportunity to accompany him for a while longer. After all, such opportunities are getting lesser regardless of in the past or in the future.
Mu Tingfeng did not quite accept her reason. In his heart, he thought that a boy at Joy’s age should not be staying in the same bedroom with his parents.
He had known that the reason Zhao Youlin did so was because she wanted to make up for Joy’s lack of parental care over the few years and even so, he still felt uncomfortable about it.
No way. He could not let the two continue to sleep on the same bed. He had to speed up and take this person home so that they could stay in the same room and naturally drive the annoying third wheel out to the other bedroom.
Zhao Youlin had no idea what Mu Tingfeng had been thinking in his heart. When she saw that Mu Tingfeng did not respond to her upon hearing her explanation, she had thought that he had taken in her words.
She slightly heaved a sigh of relief. At that same time, Zhao Youlin finally recalled the actual purpose of calling Mu Tingfeng into her bedroom.
“Ahem… Let’s put other things aside first. The reason I called you over is because I need to talk to you about something.”
Mu Tingfeng’s eyebrows’ twitched. His expression changed slightly as he looked at Zhao Youlin’s unusually serious demeanor. He asked in a low voice, “What is it?”
Zhao Youlin looked at Mu Tingfeng before she said hesitantly, “The fact is, I’ve faced some problem regarding the proposal which I’ve mentioned to you yesterday. I also thought of seeking your help should the need arise. However…”
“However?”
“However, just when I was about to seek your help, there were two guests, whom I never expected to come, pay a visit to me all of a sudden. They have helped me to settle my problem effectively in another sense.”
Upon hearing this, a sharp look appeared in Mu Tingfeng’s eyes. A hint of understanding flashed across his eyes.
No wonder Zhao Youlin had not sought help from him after he had waited for the whole day. It was because someone else had intervened halfway. His opportunity to offer his helping hand that came once in a blue moon had been taken away by others!
“Two guests? Who are they?”
Zhao Youlin cast a profound glance at Mu Tingfeng and smirked, “President Mu, have you heard of Sheng Huang Group?”
“Sheng Huang?” Mu Tingdeng was stunned. He naturally did not find the company’s name unfamiliar to him. The rich businessmen in Shalnork all basically learned about this company at one point or another.
Of course, Mu Tingfeng was obviously not just familiar with this company, but one of his bad influences, who was unusually his good friend, was also one of the major person-in-charge of this company.
“How is Sheng Huang related to you?” Mu Tingfeng furrowed his eyebrows and looked into Zhao Youlin as he brought up the question.
“Regarding this, it is a long story. You only need to answer me honestly. Do you know about the presence of Sheng Huang Group? Or, in other words, do you know anyone inside Sheng Huang Group?”
Mu Tingfeng did not understand why Zhao Youlin had asked this question all of a sudden. However, he still answered her truthfully, “Sheng Huang Group is also considered a huge company in Shalnork. It’s nothing special even if I know about this company. As for your question about if I have any acquaintances inside, indeed, I have a friend working inside Sheng Huang Group.”
“That means what the guy had said was true?”
“What?” Mu Tingfeng frowned. He clearly had not reacted to Zhao Youlin’s words.
However, soon, he managed to observe some hints of Zhao Youlin’s previous words. Some speculations vaguely popped out from his heart.
Zhao Youlin looked at Mu Tingfeng intensely as she heaved a sigh and said, “Like what you have in mind, the two unexpected guests are from Sheng Huang Group. Among the two, one of them is the current president of Sheng Huang while the other looks like he’s your friend, Nie Yunfan, Mr. Nie, who is the general manager of Sheng Huang Group.”
Mu Tingfeng’s expression changed slightly. He looked like he was in deep thought as he said, “What’s the purpose of the president and general manager of Sheng Huang Group appearing together in Zhao Enterprise? Have you met them before? Or, do you know them?”
“I’ve raised this question before. Indeed, I used to bump into the president of Sheng Huang Group and we are considered acquaintances. We barely have any connections. However, all this is of the least importance, what matters most is…”
As Zhao Youlin said this, she deliberately paused. The corners of her lips curved upward slightly to reveal a mocking smile as she took the initiative and walked toward Mu Tingfeng.
“What matters most is that General Manager Nie, Nie Yunfan had told me that he and you share a very close relationship. He is also your bosom friend and best buddy. Besides, he has accidentally revealed something which I totally had no idea before this.”
At that time, Zhao Youlin had already walked to a distance of no more than ten centimeters from Mu Tingfeng. She stared into Mu Tingfeng’s eyes intensely and he instinctively felt… guilty.
“What… is it?” Mu Tingfeng was staring at Zhao Youlin. A sense of bad feeling that grew increasingly stronger sprouted from his heart.
Did he ever ask Nie Yunfan to do anything that was related to Zhao Youlin? Could it be…
Mu Tingfeng looked like he had suddenly thought of something. His expression abruptly changed.
Zhao Youlin, who had been paying attention to him, naturally did not miss his unusual look.
The speculation in her heart was further reassured. Zhao Youlin blurted out at Mu Tingfeng with absolute certainty, “You… have asked him to conduct an investigation on me!”
