Marry Me Quick

Chapter 514

Ziyue heard the word 'Mr. Bai'.

She considered briefly before approaching them and asked, "Were you talking about Jingshu?"

"Yes, I tried to contact Mr. Bai but to no avail." Ziyue was unsure what the three men talked about, but she could see that Chuan was in a bad mood.

Then, she recalled what Xia had said and looked at Muchen. "Xia called me just now. She said Jingshu returned to his ancestral home in Jingcheng City yesterday. There must be an important matter with his family. He called Xia after he got off the plane yesterday. Since then, Xia has been trying to contact him the whole day today but has been unsuccessful."

Her words caused the three men to fall silent.

Chuan and Muchen exchanged a glance. The atmosphere in the room turned tense.

"What's wrong?" Ziyue keenly sensed something was not right.

However, no one answered her question.

Muchen took a couple of steps forward and patted the top of her head. "That's enough. It's late. You should head back to rest."

It was evident that the three men completed their discussion during the brief period she left to answer the call. It seemed she was the only person who knew nothing about what had happened.

At this moment, a police officer knocked on the door, creating harsh banging noises.

He sounded impatient. "It's time to leave. Why are you staying there so long? We are about to change shifts soon. You all better leave."

"My apologies. We shall leave now." Yichen was the first to respond. After all, he frequently interacted with people like police officers.

Muchen hugged Ziyue and quickly let her go. Then, he said calmly, "You should go home."

After saying that, he turned around and stood before the wall again, just like it was when she came in just now. He stood there firmly and no longer paid attention to Ziyue and the rest.

Ziyue could not understand why he had to stand facing the wall.

Is he trying to meditate?

However, before Ziyue could figure it out, a police officer urged them to leave.

…

Chuan briefly explained the matter to Ziyue on the return journey.

A young woman died. The police suspected Muchen because he was the last person she called. Furthermore, her family also accused him. The deceased young woman was a maid in Ziyue and Muchen's home.

It was the same maid Muchen wanted to dismiss for making the porridge too salty one morning. Her name was Lin Xiaofei.

Ziyue even fought with Muchen over this matter. Later, she did not bring up the issue with him anymore. She even forgot about it as she was recently searching for the right preschool for Zixi.

She was not sure whether Muchen dismissed Xiaofei.

Now, it seemed he had indeed fired her.

But why would she suddenly be dead?

…

Ziyue did not sleep well the whole night. She woke up a few times.

After midnight, she was unable to fall back to sleep. Thus, she went to Zixi's room to check on him. She was fascinated by how much his face resembled Muchen.

It was nearly morning when she finally managed to sleep briefly.

Still, she woke up early in the morning.

She scrolled the news and found the news about Muchen still trending. In fact, it was trending even more after being left to stew the whole night.

However, she could not be bothered to read the comments.

It was likely something like 'why do the wealthy always think they are above the law?', 'he must be severely punished', 'the rich has no regard for human life', or other similar kinds of furious rants.

However, this was a criminal case and not an entertainment matter. Thus, it would not be affected by the public's comments. The court would decide based on the evidence.

Then, she recalled how Muchen kept reminding her last night to ignore Yuchuan and not believe anything he said.

Does Muchen mean he would get dragged into this case? Since this matter spread so soon, could Yuchuan have something to do with it?

But if Yuchuan is behind it, what is his purpose?

Muchen's relationship with Yuchuan was unlike that of an ordinary grandfather and grandchild. She could not resist thinking about the worst-case scenarios whenever she considered this fact.

Is it to make Muchen submit to his will? Or does he have other purposes?

Yuchuan is an influential person. He has power and money.

Even if Muchen was careful, Yuchuan has many more years of experience. If Yuchuan has a hand in this, then everything makes sense.

That would explain how he could drag Muchen into a murder case without him noticing and speedily spread the news to the public.

There are few people capable of such things. As far as I know, there is none in Yunzhou City.

Ziyue felt a chill as she thought about the matter. She believed it was highly plausible.

Even though her emotions were a mess, she still remembered what Muchen had told her. She had to live life as usual.

Thus, she needed to send Zixi to the preschool before heading to work. Furthermore, Xia mentioned she would like to see her.

Later, Ziyue brought Zixi into the car. He glanced around in the car before looking at Ziyue with confusion. "Daddy?"

From his expression, Ziyue knew he was wondering why he had not seen Muchen since yesterday morning. He was asking where Muchen had gone to.

Ziyue patted his head and answered gently, "Daddy has to be away for some matters. I'll send you to preschool these days and pick you up after I finish work."

Zixi looked at her. It was difficult to determine whether he understood her.