Half an hour later.
Gu Xiyan complained, "Aiyah, you never take precautions, and you won't let me take any medicine, what if I end up with a baby?!"
After freshening up in the washroom, Mu Jinyu started eating the breakfast the two women had left for him.
After breakfast, he washed the dishes and then went out to meet Xiang Mantang, joining him for some exercise.
Alone, one tends to get lazy easily.
Arriving at Donghui Mansion, when Mu Jinyu got to Villa Number Three, he was informed that Xiang Mantang had left River City the day before to return to Capital City, seemingly to report something to the Old Dragon King.
"Everyone is quite busy."
Mu Jinyu felt bored, said goodbye to the butler, and went to a nearby park to exercise.
By noon, Mu Jinyu was planning to find a nearby restaurant to settle the grumbling in his stomach.
But then he thought of something, hailed a taxi on the road, and went back home.
Returning to the floor of his apartment, he looked at the empty corridor. After a slight pause, Mu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, but he also felt a hint of loss.
Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jinyu didn't dwell on it, opened the door, entered the house, prepared lunch for himself, ate simply, felt bored, went to the company first, and then to the underground gambling den to scare Yu Xiuwen.
The day passed just like that.
In the following days, what puzzled Mu Jinyu was that Xiang Mantang didn't return from Capital City, and that woman, Su Zijin, didn't come to bother him again.
It seemed she had also gone back to Capital City.
Mu Jinyu guessed that perhaps the Old Dragon King was truly in a dire state.
Mu Jinyu felt conflicted, not knowing whether the Old Dragon King was nearing his natural end or was lingering due to a grievous injury?
For the former, he could not defy fate and bring him back, but for the latter, he might be able to help.
However...
Mu Jinyu thought that if it were the latter case, Xiang Mantang, not knowing about his complicated relationship with the Old Dragon King, probably would have been pleased to see the Old Dragon King pass away, giving himself a chance to contend for the position of the Tiance True Dragon; but now, knowing those things, he likely wouldn't do so.
Therefore, he didn't offer to go to Capital City to treat the Old Dragon King.
So, was the Old Dragon King really facing his final moments?
Mu Jinyu felt somewhat lost and melancholic.
Mu Jinyu was not entirely at ease, and in the end, he made another call to Xiang Mantang, beating around the bush and subtly inquiring about the situation there.
Xiang Mantang straightforwardly informed him that the Old Dragon King was still in good condition and wouldn't breathe his last any time soon. His return to Capital City wasn't for this matter. Su Zijin felt the same. If the Old Dragon King truly reached his last moments, he would notify him and ask whether he wanted to come and see the latter one last time.
Mu Jinyu rebutted Xiang Mantang once, then hung up the phone, but he also felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Afterward, Mu Jinyu hummed a tune and went home for lunch.
After lunch, with nothing else to do, Mu Jinyu strolled over to the underground gambling den to check on Yu Xiuwen, who had been well-fed for several days.
In the past few days, Yu Xiuwen had indeed eaten very well. Having no money and a love for gambling, he previously lacked essence, Qi, and spirit, withering away to skin and bones.
After spending a few days under Mu Jinyu's care, he had gained a significant amount of weight.
However, although he felt much better physically, Yu Xiuwen was never happy, one could even say he was constantly anxious.
After all, he believed that Mu Jinyu had already harvested one of his kidneys and that his remaining kidney, as well as his heart, cornea, and so forth, could be taken from him at any time.
Despite eating and drinking well under these circumstances, he was perpetually in a bad mood!
With an air of nonchalance, Mu Jinyu made his way to Yu Xiuwen's room. Upon hearing of his arrival, Yu Linglong opened the door to her own room, looking at Mu Jinyu with eyes full of joy.
But to stay in character for Mu Jinyu, she forcefully suppressed her laughter, adopting a worried expression before entering Yu Xiuwen's room.
"Old man, you've been doing quite well lately, fattening up quite a bit. I've got two pieces of news, one good, one bad. Which do you want to hear first?"
Walking into the room and seeing Yu Xiuwen still lying in bed, with a look of utter despair as he gazed at the ceiling, Mu Jinyu lifted his foot and kicked him lightly.
Startled into alertness, Yu Xiuwen saw Mu Jinyu approaching, first displaying an expression as if on the verge of tears, before promptly forcing a smile of fawning flattery on his aged face and said, "Master Mu, you, you're here."
Yu Xiuwen felt truly stifled. To be downtrodden like his father-in-law, bullied by a son-in-law, worried about body parts being coveted, and still having to call someone else 'Master'!
Seeing that Yu Xiuwen hadn't heard him, Mu Jinyu frowned slightly and then repeated his question.
Yu Xiuwen replied, "The bad news. Better to endure the bitter before the sweet!"
He thought to himself, how much worse could it get? At worst, he would be dead today.
Mu Jinyu said, "Well, the bad news is, that rich man found a more suitable, younger heart; he thinks yours is too old and doesn't want it."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiuwen was initially stunned, but then he was overjoyed, barely able to restrain himself from jumping up and exclaiming his good fortune.
How can this be considered bad news?
Isn't this fantastic news?
The thing he had been dreading these past few days, he didn't need to worry about it anymore.
His old life was saved once again.
Mu Jinyu watched Yu Xiuwen's face lit up with uncontrollable delight, grinned, revealing a row of neat teeth, his smile appearing utterly harmless.
"The good news? Someone else is interested in your heart."
At that moment,
"Ah?"
The previously ecstatic Yu Xiuwen suddenly became stone-still, as if a cold breeze had just whizzed past his feet.
Is... is this the good news?
So, the good news and the bad news were from your perspective!