CHAPTER 281: CHAPTER 273: DRUNK, CAN’T WALK, HELP ME TO THE RESTROOM

Speaking of this, Mu Yan lowered her voice, "But if it’s true, once he’s in, he’ll never get out for the rest of his life."

Jin Jumo frowned, "This issue was quite sensational some time ago. I’ve seen news related to it. But I thought it was already over."

Because Rong Mochen suddenly canceled the engagement, the media shifted their focus from Father Tang to Rong Mochen and Gu Lingyi.

These days, there’s no news about Father Tang.

She thought, with the influence of the Rong Family, Father Tang coming out was only a matter of time, so she didn’t pay much attention anymore.

"Over?" Mu Yan raised a fair finger to Jin Jumo and shook it, "It’s not that easy to be over."

"What do you mean?" Jin Jumo asked, puzzled.

Mu Yan squinted, "That Tang Ruan woman is too fake, with a strong ’green tea’ vibe, just annoys people when she looks like that.

I don’t feel any sympathy for her ending up like this."

Jin Jumo looked at Mu Yan, "Did she offend you?"

"Would she dare?" Mu Yan snorted.

Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, "You’re happy about her misfortune, huh?"

"Because I know you don’t like her." Mu Yan blinked at Jin Jumo with eyes as pure and bright as grapes.

She dislikes Tang Ruan, only because the person she likes dislikes her.

Jin Jumo reached out and touched Mu Yan’s hair.

Mu Yan cheerfully picked up a honeyed spicy chicken leg for Jin Jumo and continued, "Lots of media are spreading rumors, saying that since Tang Ruan can’t have children, the Rong Family intends to dump this daughter-in-law, especially Rong Uncle’s mother who has a firm stance.

But every time such news comes out, Rong Uncle’s brother will personally come out and refute the rumors. So I never quite believed they would really divorce. But since this time Father Tang went to prison, the Rong Family has been standing by without lending a hand to help..."

After a pause, Mu Yan spoke mysteriously, "Some say, the Rong Family even secretly instructed that no one is allowed to help the Tang Family, otherwise it would be going against the Rong Family."

Jin Jumo was genuinely shocked, "How could that be?"

"Why couldn’t it be?"

Mu Yan widened her eyes and analyzed, "Rong Uncle’s brother happened to go abroad for a vacation to relax during this time, don’t you find that very strange?

Furthermore, this speculation is not significant. Some even say it was Rong Uncle who secretly plotted against Father Tang, leading to Father Tang being caught on the spot by the police for drug use."

Jin Jumo’s eye sockets contracted.

"Tang Ruan has sought help everywhere to no avail, and today, she even went to plead with Rong Uncle’s mother. Rong Uncle’s mother happened to be shopping with several wealthy ladies, and Tang Ruan was caught by paparazzi begging Rong Uncle’s mother all the way. Right at the shopping center entrance, Tang Ruan even knelt to beg her publicly," Mu Yan said.

Ms. Fang...

Jin Jumo tightened her brows.

"What kind of family is the Rong Family, for Tang Ruan to do this is akin to publicly embarrassing Rong Uncle’s mother.

Probably in anger, Rong Uncle’s mother publicly scolded Tang Ruan for not being fit to be her son’s wife, called her shameless and disrespectful, and anyways, those words were as ugly as they could be.

Really didn’t see it coming, the seemingly cultured Rong Uncle’s mother could be so harsh when dealing with people," Mu Yan sighed and shook her head.

Jin Jumo’s eyes grazed over complexities but didn’t speak.

"Everyone thinks it’s only a matter of time before the Rong Family kicks Tang Ruan out," Mu Yan shrugged and said.

Jin Jumo, at this moment, wasn’t thinking about Tang Ruan, or Fang Jingyi, but someone else.

"Sister Jin, what’s wrong?" Mu Yan noticed Jin Jumo bowed her head silently, appearing curious.

Jin Jumo slowly lifted her head, looking at Mu Yan, and tugged at the corner of her lips, "Little girls, being so gossipy, is it good?"

Mu Yan blushed, tilted her chin arrogantly and hummed, "It’s all because of you, that’s why I’m especially attentive!"

"Alright, alright, I know you care about me." Jin Jumo pinched her face.

Mu Yan arrogantly curled her lips, just about to say something when a shadow swept down over the two.

Both Jin Jumo and Mu Yan paused, and looked up.

Xiao Nanqing appeared, holding a glass of red wine, his deep phoenix eyes glancing at the two, his voice unclear, "Talking about what?"

Mu Yan secretly rolled her eyes, "You want to hear even the private chatter of girls?"

Jin Jumo pursed her lips, smiling at Xiao Nanqing, who was stumped by Mu Yan’s remark.

Xiao Nanqing frowned deeply, his phoenix eyes gloomily locking onto Mu Yan, coldly ordering, "Come here."

"Why?" Mu Yan was wary.

"Support me!" Xiao Nanqing squinted, suddenly adding a hint of drunkenness to his tone.

Mu Yan rubbed her arms in goosebumps, shooting Xiao Nanqing a "are you alright" look.

Something flashed quickly in Xiao Nanqing’s eyes, impatiently urging, "Hurry up!"

"..." Crazy snake!

Mu Yan angrily threw away what she was holding, her fair little face full of impatience and irritation, walked over, stiffly supported Xiao Nanqing’s arm for a moment, then quickly let go, "I’ve supported."

Saying that, Mu Yan intended to return to Jin Jumo’s side.

Xiao Nanqing twitched at the corner of his eye, reached out to clasp Mu Yan’s neck from behind, pulling her back, staring at Mu Yan’s inflated little face, "I’m drunk, can’t move, help me to the bathroom."

Mu Yan, "..." That feeling when a thousand "alpacas" galloped through one’s heart is no different, huh!

In the end, Mu Yan still "dutifully" helped a certain "drunk" man to the restroom.

Jin Jumo watched the two walk away. Before she could retract her gaze, a cold, deep voice suddenly swept from beside her.

"Do me a favor."

Jin Jumo was startled, shifting her gaze back to Huo Shaojun, who had somehow stood beside her. She frowned, "What?"

Perhaps because everyone came here to relax, Huo Shaojun’s outfit today was very casual, a white T-shirt paired with a casual hooded sweatshirt and white sneakers.

He seemed a bit more approachable than his screen persona, with less aggressive arrogance.

But the coldness in his bones could not be hidden by external appearances.

Huo Shaojun lowered his eyelids, looked at Jin Jumo, "Tell her never to appear in front of me again."

Jin Jumo’s eyes slightly wavered, but her face remained calm, "If one day I find her, I’ll definitely convey Mr. Huo’s words. So... Wouldn’t the Second Young Master Huo also want me to pass a message?"

Jin Jumo looked towards Huo Chengjin, who was standing behind Huo Shaojun with a sly smile, and lightly curved her lips.

Huo Shaojun’s composed face quickly turned cold and dark, his cold eyes eerily shifted behind him, staring at Huo Chengjin without a hint of warmth.

Huo Chengjin also stared at Huo Shaojun, his long eyes full of provocation, "Indeed. Please tell Tongtong, it’s fine if she doesn’t show up in front of my brother, but she must come to see me."

As he spoke, Huo Chengjin’s frivolous expression suddenly turned serious, his long eyes fixed on Jin Jumo, uttering each word with weight, "Tell her, what I said to her four years ago is valid for life."

Jin Jumo glanced at Huo Shaojun, whose face was extremely difficult, and asked in a low voice, "What did you tell her?"

Huo Chengjin lowered his lashes slightly, the corners of his mouth lightly curved, "I trust she won’t forget."

Jin Jumo looked at Huo Chengjin. The genuine warmth and smile on his face were so different from the masked indifference he usually wore, it was as if they were two different people.

Jin Jumo’s heart, however, sank bit by bit.

Huo Shaojun’s cold eyes flooded with terrifying redness, suddenly reaching out to viciously grab Huo Chengjin’s collar, anger making the veins on his face pop out, "I’m telling you, it’s impossible between you!"

Jin Jumo, seeing the situation, stood up in shock.

Rong Mochen and the others also got up and came over.

"Shao Yun." Rong Mochen said sternly, his dark eyes coldly staring at Huo Shaojun.

Huo Shaojun’s chest heaved violently, his eyes blood-red as he looked at Rong Mochen, clenching his back teeth, and he released Huo Chengjin’s collar.

Huo Chengjin sneered, nonchalantly smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes that Huo Shaojun had grabbed, his voice calm and familiar, "It’s not the first time someone gets angry and uses violence out of embarrassment, I’m used to it."

Huo Shaojun gloomily stared at Huo Chengjin.

Huo Chengjin slightly raised an eyelid, his long eyes contained as much chill as Huo Shaojun, but he spoke with a reckless tone, "Brother, you can’t be like this, not wanting her for yourself and not letting others have her either."

"Would it kill you to say a few less words!" Gu Yan glared angrily at Huo Chengjin.

"It would." Huo Chengjin shook his clothes, curved his lips, and said.

Gu Yan frowned.

Rong Mochen glanced coldly at Huo Chengjin.

Huo Chengjin immediately spread his hands, "OK, it’s all my fault for talking too much, right? I’ll leave, I’ll leave, is that good enough?"

With that, Huo Chengjin raised his hand, waved lazily, and his lean figure quickly disappeared into the backyard.

"We’ve all had enough to drink tonight, let’s call it a night," said Lei Yicheng.

"Damn, I’m going to check on that bastard!" Gu Yan, with a livid face, went after Huo Chengjin.

Among them, Huo Chengjin, Gu Yan, and Xiao Nanqing were all of similar age, while Rong Mochen, Lei Yicheng, and Huo Shaojun were all in their early thirties.

Emotionally, they were all brothers, with no distinctions or preferences.

But for some private activities, a bit over the line, Rong Mochen and the others didn’t participate much, leaving the three of them.

They had done quite a few mischievous things together, had countless heart-to-hearts, so he could often understand Huo Chengjin’s seemingly careless and roguish behavior.

Seeing him leave like that, it was hard not to worry, afraid he might do something extreme and irreparable!

Lei Yicheng patted Huo Shaojun on the shoulder, "Come, I’ll see you off."

Huo Shaojun tightened his thin lips, glanced at Jin Jumo, and left with Lei Yicheng.

"Aren’t Huo Shaojun and Huo Chengjin real brothers?" Jin Jumo asked softly.

"Who says they aren’t?" Rong Mochen looked at Jin Jumo, his lips slightly pulling back.

Jin Jumo wrapped her arms around his, "But to me, they look like enemies?"

Rong Mochen smiled, not saying a word.

Seeing this, Jin Jumo knew he didn’t want to say more, and didn’t ask further.

Meanwhile, in the restroom.

The restroom in the castle wasn’t gender-separated. Mu Yan, supporting someone, entered the restroom, but before she could leave, she heard an excruciatingly embarrassing "water sound."

Mu Yan’s face turned red, and she cursed, "Xiao Nanqing, you’re shameless!"

After cursing, Mu Yan stomped out, slamming the door shut.

Xiao Nanqing furrowed his brow but continued nonchalantly.