CHAPTER 142: CHAPTER 142: YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED

Mu Beiting walked into the villa and instantly saw a man sitting on the sofa in the center of the hall! The man was about seventy years old, with graying hair, sharp eyes, and a face full of wrinkles that exuded authority! Just one glance was enough to tell that this person was surely someone who had held great power in his youth, and even without speaking, his innate aura was enough to intimidate others.

Looking more closely, he and Mu Beiting had some similarities in their brows and eyes! However, Mu Beiting’s features were more refined and attractive.

This man was none other than Mu Beiting’s biological father, Mu Huajian!

The butler led Mu Beiting into the room and respectfully said, "Sir, I’ll go get you some tea!"

Mu Beiting replied coldly, "No need!"

"This...!" The butler hesitated, glancing at Mu Huajian.

Impatiently, Mu Beiting uttered a single word, "Leave!"

"Yes!" Frightened by Mu Beiting’s aura, the butler quickly scampered away.

Mu Huajian, buried in his newspaper, listened to the conversation between the butler and Mu Beiting and said without raising his head, "You finally agreed to see me? If I hadn’t used some tricks, would you have never agreed to meet me?"

Mu Beiting sat on the sofa opposite him, his eyes cold, irritated as he said, "Why have you gone to such lengths to see me?"

Mu Huajian folded the newspaper in his hands and placed it on the coffee table in front, his gaze moving to Mu Beiting, unabashedly scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Seeing Mu Beiting’s usual indifferent manner, Mu Huajian felt a slight pang in his heart and lamented, "Three years have passed; we haven’t met for three years! You’re still the same as before, without any change!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Beiting showed no change in expression and directly stood up, ready to leave.

Mu Huajian frowned, harshly commanding, "Stop! After three years, are you that eager to leave?"

With his back to him, Mu Beiting said coldly, "I don’t have time for your nonsense!"

Enraged, Mu Huajian stood up and snapped, "What kind of attitude is this? Is this how you talk to your father? I’m your dad!"

Mu Beiting sneered, taking a step to leave.

Mu Huajian hurriedly moved to block his path, demanding, "Tell me, why did you fire Rufeng?"

"No reason!" Mu Beiting didn’t even glance at him, answering without any expression.

Mu Huajian, somewhat helpless, said, "Rufeng is the only son your brother left behind! Now, the Mu family belongs entirely to you, so can’t you tolerate him?"

"I can’t!" Mu Beiting replied definitively.

"You...!" Mu Huajian was infuriated; although he knew Mu Beiting had this character, being rebutted like this still made him uncomfortable.

Being dominant at home for his whole life, he had never been treated with such disdain.

Mu Beiting’s lips parted slightly, speaking with unshakable certainty, "If it’s about Mu Rufeng, you don’t need to waste your breath. I’ve made my decision, and I’ll never retract it!"

Mu Huajian knew Mu Beiting was accustomed to being domineering. Once he made a decision, nothing could change it.

Meeting his son was already difficult, and he didn’t want to argue with him! So, shifting from the topic of Mu Rufeng, he asked, "Tell me, who was the woman who answered the phone last night?"

"No comment!" Mu Beiting’s demeanor remained unchanged, his expression as usual.

Mu Huajian, patiently, asked again, "Was the woman who answered the phone last night Ye Anxin? Rufeng’s former romantic interest?"

Upon hearing this name, Mu Beiting frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

Mu Huajian saw all of his expressions and his eyes suddenly narrowed, immediately understanding.

Though their father-son relationship wasn’t great, over the years, Mu Huajian had met countless people and understood what expressions represented which feelings!

Furthermore, Mu Beiting’s expression was so obvious just now, if he still couldn’t understand, it would be a waste of his decades of maneuvering in the business world.

Hearing this, Mu Huajian was outraged, incredulously shouting, "It’s really her? Your sister-in-law told me last time, and I didn’t believe it. Unexpectedly, you’ve really gotten involved with that woman? Her family background is poor; her father is a gambling addict, her mother a lowly commoner! What kind of good daughter could come out of such a family? She’s flighty and fickle, quickly getting involved with you after Rufeng dumped her, which shows how scheming she is! Mu Beiting, you’ve been traversing the business world for ten years, how could you be bewitched by such a worthless girl? I’m truly disappointed in you!"

Mu Beiting’s face abruptly darkened, becoming extremely difficult to look at, "You have no right to speak about her that way! She’s purer than anyone, especially you!"

"You’re angry with me over a girl?" Mu Huajian’s eyes widened in disappointment, "Mu Beiting, where has your cool-headedness gone? Where’s your wisdom? Where’s your indifference? As a successful businessman, revealing your true emotions before others is taboo! And yet, for Ye Anxin, you’ve let me see right through you multiple times! Mu Beiting, I forbid you from being with Ye Anxin; she’ll ruin you! She’s absolutely unworthy of you! A woman who has been played by another man isn’t fit to marry into our Mu Family!"

"Hmph!" Regarding Mu Huajian’s words, Mu Beiting merely snorted disdainfully.

Hurt by Mu Beiting’s contemptuous attitude, Mu Huajian asserted domineeringly, "This is an order!"

"You have no authority to order me!" Mu Beiting’s gaze grew colder, stepping forward intending to leave.

Grinding his teeth, Mu Huajian hissed, "If you don’t drive Ye Anxin away, the J City project won’t continue!"

Mu Beiting coldly curled his lips, "I’ve already notified the withdrawal of all Ji funds from the project. No need for their threats; I, Mu Beiting, will not be threatened by anyone!"

Mu Huajian’s eyes widened in disbelief at Mu Beiyu, "You! Do you realize how much loss halting the project’s construction will cause the Mu family?"

"This is caused by you, not me!" Mu Beiting’s thin lips lifted slightly, casting Mu Huajian a glance.

"You like that girl so much? You’re willing to risk the Mu family being liquidated to fight me to the end because of her?" Mu Huajian’s words almost squeezed through clenched teeth.

He had raised this son for twenty years and had never seen him get so emotional over a woman!

Not even for Ruan Zhitong back then!

Mu Beiting snorted coldly, "I told you, I will not be threatened by anyone!"

"You...!" Mu Huajian was so angry he was speechless, his old face a mix of colors like a palette, looking extremely unpleasant.

"You better not have any bad thoughts toward her! Otherwise...!" At this point, Mu Beiting didn’t continue! All the words, all the meaning, were unspoken yet understood.

Mu Huajian angrily retorted, "You’re threatening me?"