Xiang Mantang said, "Hmm, do you want to be careful, or should I send some people over to protect you?"
Mu Jinyu declined, "I don't need it, as long as I stay alert, it'll be difficult for them to get close to me again. But as for my sisters-in-law, they do need someone to secretly protect them, to prevent any unforeseen incidents."
"Alright, I will send some experts like Liu Mei to protect the ladies," Xiang Mantang said.
The call was then disconnected.
Mu Jinyu knew that Xiang Mantang's subordinates were mainly from Dragon King Hall, and Dragon King Hall was under the Old Dragon King's control. He wasn't keen on using their people for his own protection.
However, while he could afford to be willful, he couldn't bear to let Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou take risks with him, so he eventually let Xiang Mantang send some people to protect them.
Standing by his side, Mei Yinxue could tell from the conflicted expression on Mu Jinyu's face during the call that he was deeply moved.
He clearly resisted the involvement of the other party's men, but out of concern for them, he was willing to swallow his pride and cast aside his dignity.
Mu Jinyu put away his phone and said to Mei Yinxue, "Call someone to take care of this, I don't know if anything happened to the people outside?"
Mei Yinxue took out her phone to contact the subordinates outside, and when she learned they were unharmed, she also felt relieved.
Then, the group entered the house and, seeing the body of the old nun lying in a pool of blood and the destroyed bathroom door, their complexions changed.
Falling to their knees before Mei Yinxue and Mu Jinyu, they slapped their own faces and said, "We are negligent, please punish us!"
Mu Jinyu waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault, no need to blame yourselves. Even if you had noticed her coming in, you would likely have ended up dead anyway. It's better this way since we didn't get hurt."
The subordinates quickly thanked Mu Jinyu, filled with gratitude.
Mu Jinyu said, "Alright, take this old demoness away, we're going to rest."
"Yes," they replied.
The men carried away the body of the old nun and swiftly cleaned up the blood from the ground.
Soon, the floor was as good as new again, and after they sprayed some air freshener, even the faint smell of blood was concealed.
After finishing all this, they took their leave.
"Let's go, we'll go upstairs to rest," said Mei Yinxue, who was already accustomed to such things. If it were Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou, they would surely have stayed awake all night, not to mention going upstairs to handle matters.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu's face became somewhat solemn, a fighting spirit flickered in his eyes, and an unyielding flame ignited as he followed Mei Yinxue upstairs.
An hour later.
Mu Jinyu, looking at the conceding Mei Yinxue, smiled triumphantly, then he embraced her and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day.
When Mu Jinyu woke up, he saw Mei Yinxue still sleeping tiredly beside him, her face bearing a hint of exhaustion. Knowing she must have been incredibly worn out the night before, he didn't disturb her and got out of bed himself to wash up.
After that, he went downstairs to eat the breakfast prepared by the nanny.
After finishing, he left a note for Mei Yinxue and then went back to his own home.
Upon arriving, he found that Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou had not yet gone to work.
"Hmm? Aren't you going to work?" Mu Jinyu asked curiously, sitting on the sofa and embracing the waists of the two women.
"We're off today, not going to work," replied Gu Xiyan, who flared her nostrils lightly a few times, then brushed away Mu Jinyu's wandering hands and frowned, "Go take a shower, you reek."
Mu Jinyu was startled, then chuckled and went to bathe.
How could he smell? He had taken several baths just yesterday. Presumably, the reason for Gu Xiyan's aversion was the scent of Mei Yinxue that lingered on him.
However, since Gu Xiyan and the others didn't hold it against him for spending yesterday with Mei Yinxue, he naturally wouldn't argue with Gu Xiyan over taking another bath.
After finishing the bath.
Gu Xiyan crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Mu Jinyu, saying, "Wen Rou's birthday is coming up soon, and you can't let it be worse than theirs!"
"I know, it will be even better," Mu Jinyu nodded.
Wen Rou's birthday was in December, which was still some time away. Gu Xiyan's words weren't hinting that her own birthday should be celebrated more grandly than Yu Linglong's because her birthday had already passed, and any celebration would have to wait until next year.
"By the way, I need to take a trip to Capital City in five days."
Mu Jinyu mentioned the important matter to Gu Xiyan.
"Oh, I see. Do you want me to come with you?" Without asking why Mu Jinyu needed to go to Capital City, Gu Xiyan directly asked if she should accompany him.
Mu Jinyu shook his head and said, "No need, you guys are rather slow, I'll have Sister Mei accompany me. She has a stronger presence and can keep things under control when we get there!"
Gu Xiyan, unaware of the specifics of Mu Jinyu's agenda, felt slighted by his comment, especially after he had spent the previous night with Mei Yinxue, and she became unhappy.
Seeing the change in her expression, Mu Jinyu knew he had misspoken and quickly said, "It's not that you're less than her, just that in some situations...she might be a better fit, that's all..."
As he spoke, he realized he was digging himself deeper and hurriedly changed the subject, "Since you're not working today, why don't we all go out and have fun?!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiyan's eyebrows raised slightly as she asked, "Just the three of us?"
Clearly, although she didn't say much about it, it was evident from Gu Xiyan's deliberate avoidance of Mei Yinxue and her attitude towards her that she was quite wary of Mei Yinxue.
"Yeah, just the three of us," Mu Jinyu nodded.
"All right, then we'll go change," Gu Xiyan said with a smile, then pulled Wen Rou inside to change clothes.
Soon, they had changed and left the house with Mu Jinyu to have fun.
Five days later.
On September 8th.
Mu Jinyu called Mei Yinxue, and together they boarded a plane to Capital City.
After six hours.
They arrived in Capital City without any issues.
Upon reaching the hotel they had booked in advance, Mu Jinyu and Mei Yinxue stored their luggage first.
Instead of hurrying to the Su Family's courtyard to see Su Zijin and the Old Dragon King,
he went to a coffin shop first, ordering a thin-board coffin made of paulownia wood. As it was getting late, after paying, he strolled around Capital City with Mei Yinxue, then they returned to the hotel to rest.
The next day.
On September 9th.
The Su Family's courtyard was bustling with many people busily directing others on how to set up.
Today was Su Zijin's engagement day, and naturally, it couldn't be taken lightly. They had arrived early in the morning to start preparing.
"Zijin, are you sure you want to be with Shen Cangsheng?"
In the courtyard where the Old Dragon King was located, Su Zijin was sitting at the breakfast table with him.
"Yes." Su Zijin's eyes seemed distant when she heard her father's words, then she nodded gently and uttered a response.
Seeing this, the Old Dragon King sighed softly and said, "Are you still not willing to tell the truth?"
Su Zijin became slightly flustered at his words.
The Old Dragon King continued, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? More than ten years ago, you were always against marrying Shen Cangsheng. Now, after your trip to River City, you've come back and decided to get engaged to him. Do you really think I'm so senile that I don't know what's on your mind?"