Mu Xue had been having a hard time lately.
That day, Tang Moling had suddenly gone to the village. In the end, before the two of them had even had a proper conversation, he’d left in a hurry and disappeared without a trace.
Coincidentally, that night, Li Hua’s attempt to harm Mu Jingzhe had been exposed. Because it was she, Mu Xue, who had revealed that Mu Jingzhe was allergic to sesame, she couldn’t tell if she was guilty or just flustered. She even went to Mu Jingzhe to apologize.
Although Mu Jingzhe didn’t say anything, Mu Xue felt very upset. Besides, Tang Moling hadn’t contacted her ever since.
Mu Xue felt that the two of them were drifting further apart from each other. She started to panic and couldn’t help but look for Tang Moling. It was only then that she realized that Tang Moling was sick again.
“Why didn’t you send me a message when you got sick? I’m your fiancée, yet I didn’t even know you were sick. Have you ever treated me as your fiancée?”
Mu Xue was completely disappointed. “Tang Moling, if you plan to continue behaving like this, let’s call off the engagement.”
She was only expressing her disappointment. In reality, she had never thought of breaking off the engagement. However, Tang Moling sighed and unexpectedly agreed to it.
“Okay. We’ll call off the engagement then.”
Tang Moling had just been fretting over how to broach the subject with Mu Xue. Seeing that Mu Xue was also in so much pain, he became even more certain of his decision to end the engagement. Although he didn’t feel good about it, he agreed.
“I let you down this time. I’ll go to the Mu Family to ask for forgiveness afterward. I just hope you can forgive me. As compensation, I’ll leave you all the things I gave you in the past. If you want a house, I can give you a house in the county. I can also give you a car.”
Tang Moling tried to make it up to her and said, “If Grandma makes things difficult for you, I’ll talk to her. I’ll speak with her until she understands.”
If Old Lady Mu wasn’t satisfied, he could give her a sum as compensation. That was everything he could do for her to end this relationship.
Tang Moling was really sincere. Given Mu Xue’s current salary and the Mu Family’s financial situation, they probably would never be able to earn what he’d promised.
Although Mu Xue hadn’t managed to get married, the marriage hadn’t taken place after all. It was just an annulment of the engagement. It wasn’t a loss to end up with a house, a car, and money.
Tang Moling was sincere. After all, he had truly loved Mu Xue, sincerely apologized, and considered her feelings.
However, these words seemed like a bolt out of the blue to Mu Xue. The reason she was conflicted and in pain was because she didn’t want to break up with Tang Moling.
Alas, Tang Moling had agreed. No matter how much Tang Moling thought of her, she only felt fury, disappointment, and humiliation.
She gave Tang Moling a tight slap across the face, her first time slapping someone.
“You put it very nicely. It isn’t because you’ve had a change of heart? Tang Moling, I didn’t expect you to choose Mu Jingzhe in the end. I can cancel the engagement, but you’re not allowed to be with Mu Jingzhe. That’s my only request.”
Tang Moling frowned. Just as he was about to say something, Mu Xue quickly said, “I’ll remember all the humiliation you’ve made me feel today! Our engagement is nullified. Don’t ever appear in front of me again and don’t even think about showing off with your filthy money. I don’t care for it!”
Mu Xue’s pride wouldn’t allow her to accept those things.
Mu Xue turned around and left. When she came out, she lost control of her tears and was overwhelmed by anger and despair.
She hated Mu Jingzhe, and she also hated Tang Moling. She hated that she couldn’t rip up the two of them. She didn’t understand how Mu Jingzhe had snatched Tang Moling away.
For some reason, Mu Xue suddenly understood what Mu Jingzhe had felt in the past. Mu Jingzhe probably wanted to snatch away her things because she had always seen Mu Xue obtain everything and everyone was fond of Mu Xue.
At that moment, Mu Xue’s mind was filled with thoughts of snatching Shao Qiyang and Tang Moling back.
Mu Xue went back to the Mu Residence with red eyes. Old Lady Mu asked her what was going on out of concern, but Mu Xue didn’t say anything. However, Old Lady Mu soon found out what was happening when Tang Moling came to end the engagement.
Tang Moling said that he’d realized that the two of them weren’t compatible with each other during the engagement period and he hadn’t made Mu Xue happy either. Thus, he had come to end the engagement.
Old Lady Mu had dreamed of Mu Xue leading a blissful life after she married into a rich family. Unable to accept the annulment of the engagement, she immediately blew up and started scolding and hitting Tang Moling.
Tang Moling accepted all of it and gave Mu Xue a house in the county and a car.
He even gave Old Lady Mu a sum of money for the annulment of the engagement. His attitude was very clear. He admitted his mistake and even knelt down.
However, he was determined to end the engagement. Old Lady Mu collapsed from anger.
She realized that no matter how much she fussed, it was useless. She couldn’t force Tang Moling to marry her, so she was forced to accept this reality and accept what he had given Mu Xue.
The news spread quickly, and everyone started discussing it.
Old Lady Mu aged several years in an instant. Mu Xue, who used to smile at everyone, also lost her smile and fell silent.
She ignored the gazes and gossip of other people and continued her lessons without complaining. She only slowly lost a lot of weight.
Mu Xue was, after all, an outstanding girl everyone had watched grow up. Upon seeing her like this, everyone stopped gossiping about her. Especially after they found out what Tang Moling had compensated her with, they were only left feeling envious.
Mu Jingzhe was completely dumbfounded after this dramatic turn of events.
The male and female protagonists, who were supposed to be a confirmed couple, had actually broken up with each other? She had transmigrated into a sweet, doting romance novel, right? Why was there such a sad storyline?
Could it be an obstacle designed to enhance their relationship? Mu Jingzhe felt that it was possible.
In short, this should have nothing to do with her, right? Although they’d been locked together that night, nothing had happened.
If something had happened between her and Tang Moling that night and she had threatened him with a pregnancy or something, their breakup would have had something to do with her. But she hadn’t done anything.
‘Don’t think too much. Don’t scare yourself. Mu Jingzhe, everything will be fine. No matter how many twists and turns the male and female leads go through, they will ultimately end up together.’
Mu Jingzhe convinced herself and patiently waited for the duo to reconcile.
Because the two of them had broken off the engagement, she was also conflicted. In the end, she decided to focus on her career and wait for them to resolve this issue.
After Mu Jingzhe confirmed many things, she finally went to the city. She used the money she had earned during this period to acquire the paper manufacturing factory. Whatever amount she lacked, she would borrow from the bank.
It just so happened that there was a national poverty alleviation fund, which was basically a non-interest loan. How could she miss such a great opportunity? Mu Jingzhe naturally wouldn’t let it slip, and she believed that she would be able to repay the loan.
Mu Jingzhe felt that this was a great thing, but many people didn’t dare to go. The number of people who took the loan was especially low because many people were still old-fashioned thinkers. They felt that one shouldn’t get a loan unless it was absolutely necessary because they were afraid that they wouldn’t be able to pay it back. They feared that if a father had a debt, the children would be implicated and saddled with debt.
Hence, when Mu Jingzhe went to apply for a loan, she attracted a large group of people who came to watch. They felt that she was unbelievable.
In this day and age, even men didn’t dare take out a loan. In the end, she, a woman, had gone to do it? She was probably the first person in the entire city to do so, maybe even the entire county.
When Mu Jingzhe asked for a loan, the staff who attended to her confirmed it over and over again and even reported it to the higher-ups. Thus, Mu Jingzhe underwent several confirmations.
