"Lingzhi, let go of that feeling in your heart. Back then, when you didn't accept Zifan, I knew you were still hung up on Ye Xi. Now that Young Master Nangong is by your side, are you still going to reject him for Ye Xi?" Mu Yu said earnestly.
She just couldn't understand what was so great about Ye Xi. His looks and demeanor couldn't compare to Luo Zifan's, and his power and influence weren't even worth a fraction of Nangong Yehen's. Even worse, that man had despised her and abandoned her because she gave birth to a son. If it were her, she would hate that man to the bone and never hurt herself for his sake.
"Mu Yu, I'm not hung up on him." Chu Lingzhi looked at Mu Yu calmly and said, "You just said being with him is like being with a tiger, yet instead of urging me to leave him, you want me to stay by his side. You're really contradictory."
"I wasn't thinking of Ye Xi earlier. If you compare Ye Xi to Young Master Nangong, of course you'd choose Nangong," Mu Yu said. If it were her, she'd pick Nangong Yehen too. "Tell me the truth, are you really not hung up on Ye Xi?" Mu Yu pressed, still uneasy.
"Really not hung up! Not even a little bit!" She was telling the truth. Over the years, she hadn't had time to dwell on any man. She hadn't accepted Luo Zifan, not because of Ye Xi, but because Luo Zifan's parents had approached her multiple times, vehemently opposing her being with him. Even though she had no romantic feelings for Luo Zifan, what his parents said was extremely harsh. All these years, she had poured her heart and soul into Chu Junyu, with no time for love. When she got his call a few days ago, she admitted that hearing his voice for that instant made her heart uneasy. But afterward, she forgot about him again. Tonight, her reaction was unusual, but she was certain it wasn't because she still loved him. She was just shocked—shocked that she would attend his celebration party. This was their first meeting in five years since the breakup, and it inevitably stirred some discomfort.
"Good that you're not hung up on him. A man like that doesn't deserve love at all," Mu Yu said angrily.
"If you hate him so much, why did you come to his celebration party?" Chu Lingzhi studied her curiously.
"Could I refuse when Boss Lin brought me? The people at these parties are all influential. The more I show up, who knows, I might hook a wealthy catch." Mu Yu winked and smiled. "It'd be great if I could find a gentle man like Zifan. I want that scumbag Cheng Zhu to see that I can live just fine without him." After speaking, she looked meaningfully at Chu Lingzhi. "Lingzhi, you need to let that jerk Ye Xi see that you're doing great now! Your son is smart and filial, your health company is thriving, and you have Young Master Nangong by your side."
Chu Lingzhi couldn't help but chuckle at that. "Alright, we'll make sure those scumbags see we're doing just fine. Mu Yu, let me ask you something."
"What is it?" Mu Yu's eyes lit up with anticipation as she looked at her. "Is it about Young Master Nangong?"
Chu Lingzhi looked at Mu Yu's sunny smile and felt her own mood lift, infected by it. "Have you ever heard if Young Master Nangong has a son?" she asked.
Mu Yu shook her head. "No idea." Then she looked startled. "Hasn't he always been single? Does he have an illegitimate child? What will you do then?"
Chu Lingzhi had been about to tell her that Chu Junyu was Nangong Yehen's son.