CHAPTER 212: CHAPTER 211: LOSING HER TEMPER

Mu Huajian continued, "Although yesterday’s incident wasn’t my doing, I can’t escape responsibility! I shouldn’t have been swayed by Xie Yunlu, pressuring you to bring Beiting over! If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have gone to the hotel, and you wouldn’t have fallen into her trap! I thought about it the entire night and still felt guilty towards you! So, I called to apologize, hoping to gain your forgiveness!"

I never imagined the old man would speak to me in such a gentle tone, I nodded continuously, "Mm! I understand, I understand!"

"Thank you for your magnanimity!" On the other end of the phone, Mu Huajian’s voice was low and hoarse, seemingly suppressing some pain.

Ye Anxin smiled, though she wanted to exchange a few polite words with him, she thought about it and didn’t know what to say! So, she simply remained silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

Mu Huajian remained silent for a while on the other end, then said, "Anxin, I have a request that might be rude, but I hope you can agree!"

"Please go ahead!" Ye Anxin slightly furrowed her brows, a bad feeling rising in her heart.

Mu Huajian requested, "I hope you can plead with Beiting on behalf of Rufeng and his mother to let them out! I’m already an old bag of bones, with one foot in the grave, it doesn’t matter where I stay! But Rufeng is the eldest grandson of the Mu Family, and his mother, we owe far too much to them! I’m willing to sit in the cell for my sins, I just hope you can plead with Beiting to let them out!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Anxin’s expression slightly changed, her earlier gentleness was replaced by a deep rage.

Seeing Ye Anxin remain silent, Mu Huajian immediately continued, "Right now, Beiting only listens to you! Other than you, he won’t listen to anyone else! From yesterday until now, I’ve called him many times, but he won’t answer! I’m really out of options and can only ask for your help! I hope you consider that they’re Beiting’s relatives and help plead for them! Once they’re out, I’ll make Rufeng publish it in the newspaper, severing all ties with Xie Yunlu! Xie Yunlu will no longer be a daughter-in-law of the Mu Family!"

At over seventy years of age, this was the first time Mu Huajian had been so humble, and it was in front of a woman, a junior!

Now, he had no other options! He couldn’t reach Mu Beiting, so the only one who could help them was Ye Anxin!

So, he had to muster the courage to call Ye Anxin!

"Old Master, please forgive me, but I can’t help you with this! I accept your apology, I forgive you, but that’s only what I think! I can’t impose my thoughts onto uncle! Besides, I’ve never seen any remorse from Mu Rufeng and his mother! They insult uncle, defame uncle, does he deserve to be insulted by them? You say the Mu Family owes their mother and son a lot, but what about uncle? Doesn’t the Mu Family owe him a lot too? Why does uncle resist the Mu Family so much, I think you know better than I do! If the Mu Family were a warm family for him, would uncle have turned out like this? Besides, I really cannot forgive what aunt said at the hotel! Every time she meets uncle, she tears open the wounds he finally managed to close, then mercilessly salts them! Do you know how much pain uncle was in at that moment?" Ye Anxin spoke without much thought, pouring out everything in her heart.

She was really angry! Why should she and uncle pay for what the Mu Family owes Mu Rufeng’s mother and son?

And who will pay for all the grievances uncle has suffered over the years?

She really thought uncle was undeserving of it and felt heartbroken for him.

After Ye Anxin’s rapid fire of words, the other end of the line went silent with Mu Huajian.

At this moment, Ye Anxin, her head clouded with anger, didn’t think twice and continued, "Old Master, what I said just now might not be pleasant, but every word is true! If you want uncle to release Mu Rufeng and his mother, then let them call uncle themselves to seek his forgiveness! If uncle forgives them, he will naturally release them! If uncle doesn’t forgive, I won’t plead for them either! Because they deserve what they get! For what they said, it’d be enough for them to be locked up for a lifetime and never be released!"

Still, there was silence on the other end of the line.

Mu Huajian remained silent, and Ye Anxin also didn’t speak.

After a while, just when Ye Anxin thought the other side would hang up, the voice on the other end spoke, "I’m sorry for making things difficult for you!"

Ye Anxin replied with a cold laugh, "You didn’t make things difficult for me! Because this isn’t something that would trouble me! I just think uncle deserves better, I feel bad for him! Over the past ten years, he has given so much to the Mu Family, but what did he get in return? Endless abuse, and misunderstanding from Mu Rufeng’s mother and son! Don’t blame me for speaking harshly! Ten years ago, if it wasn’t for uncle, the Mu Group would have probably already gone bankrupt! It was uncle who brought the Mu Group back to life within a decade, making it the leader of the business world in Jin City! Over the past ten years, uncle’s contributions have been indispensable! I don’t expect Mu Rufeng’s mother and son to support uncle, but please, at least understand him! Stop judging from a position of privilege!"

The other end fell silent once again!

"Although the incident with their mother and son yesterday was unintentional, they can’t be disentangled from the affair! They came charging at us yesterday, indiscriminately cursing both me and uncle! If they had been rational enough to ask for the details, they wouldn’t have ended up locked up by uncle! So, they brought this upon themselves, suffering the consequences of their own actions! As for Xie Yunlu, whether she is still the daughter-in-law of the Mu Family has nothing to do with us! Because that family is foreign to us! For uncle, it’s cold as ice! Uncle only has the meager bloodline with that family, not a hint of familial warmth! Perhaps you find my words hard to hear and accept! But everything I said comes from the heart, the depths of my heart! As a father, I hope you can consider what uncle really needs, what he’s been through all these years, and think about whether you’ve been a competent parent!" Ye Anxin was really furious, throwing a fit like never before.

"I...!" Mu Huajian had never thought Ye Anxin would be so sharp-tongued, nor did he know she understood his son so well and treated him so kindly!

He was momentarily speechless.

"Elder, I’ve said what I needed to say, there’s nothing more! I hope you can carefully consider my words! Although I speak with a humble voice, I care more about uncle than anyone else, I am genuinely devoted to him, the one who wants to accompany and be with him forever! I hope you can sincerely accept me and bless me and uncle!" Ye Anxin wasn’t a fool; after what Mu Huajian had just said, if she still naively thought he was just calling to apologize, then she’d be stupid.