Mu Jing Chen knew that the time was not yet ripe, and he could not appear too obviously in front of Yan Xi.
Mu Jing Chen, suppressing his reluctance, turned and left.
Yan Xi watched Mu Jing Chen's dejected back, feeling a pang of guilt. In fact, Mu Jing Chen had helped her a lot over the years. Now, when Mu Jing Chen only needed Yan Xi to do him one favor, Yan Xi couldn't even do that.
Yan Xi felt she had let Mu Jing Chen down.
Yan Xi wanted to step forward to comfort Mu Jing Chen, but Fu Yan Ting grabbed her hands. Yan Xi turned to look at Fu Yan Ting and saw him mouth the word: "Yan Yi."
Yan Xi dared not act rashly. No matter what, Yan Yi was the person closest to Yan Xi in this world.
Yan Xi could not stand by and watch Yan Yi get into trouble.
After Mu Jing Chen left, Yan Xi looked at Fu Yan Ting and asked indifferently, "Why didn't you let me comfort him?"
"Yan Xi, you killed my elder brother. Now, before my elder brother's remains are even cold, you are entangled with other men. Is this what you owe my elder brother?"
"Whether I owe him or not is for him to tell me if he were here. Fu Yan Rui, don't forget, you are only Fu Yan Ting's younger brother. You have no right to accuse me here."
When Yan Xi first married Fu Yan Ting, she had no idea that Fu Yan Ting had another brother. If this man hadn't approached Yan Xi last night, told her his identity, and the purpose of his visit, Yan Xi would still not know that Fu Yan Ting had siblings.
Although they shared the same face, Yan Xi had no good feelings towards this Fu Yan Rui.
"Is that so?"
Fu Yan Ting's lips curved upwards as he looked at Yan Xi. If Yan Xi hadn't mistakenly believed he was dead, he wouldn't have had to change his identity to get close to her.
It would have been better not to get close, but once he did, Fu Yan Ting realized how carefree and happy this woman had been over the years, changing men like she changed clothes.
Yet, he had remained chaste all these years. Thinking of this, Fu Yan Ting was consumed by rage.
His gaze towards Yan Xi turned colder, and his attitude towards her was no better.
Yan Xi was completely oblivious to all of this.
"Can you please stop targeting Mu Jing Chen? He's not as bad as you think. He's actually a very good person."
Seeing Fu Yan Ting constantly targeting Mu Jing Chen, Yan Xi couldn't help but speak up for him.
Fu Yan Ting saw that Yan Xi was still defending another man, which made him even more enraged.
Fu Yan Ting said indifferently, "Stay away from Mu Jing Chen from now on. He's not as simple as you think."
Upon hearing Fu Yan Ting say this, Yan Xi immediately began to defend Mu Jing Chen and speak up for him.
Fu Yan Ting looked at Yan Xi thoughtfully. Why was this woman still so foolish after five years? If she were sold, she'd probably still be helping the buyer count the money.
The thought of Yan Xi defending Mu Jing Chen like this made Fu Yan Ting very jealous.
The seminar ended, and Yan Xi left. Fu Yan Ting glanced at Yan Xi's retreating back and said indifferently, "Xin Yi."
Xin Yi stepped forward. Fu Yan Ting instructed, "Investigate Mu Jing Chen thoroughly. Submit all his evidence of crimes to the district attorney's office. I want to ruin him."
This was a matter concerning the Mu family, and Yan Xi wondered what business it had with Fu Yan Ting.
The reason Fu Yan Ting was so angry and wanted to go to such lengths to investigate was simply because he still cared about Yan Xi. Xin Yi couldn't understand what was so special about Yan Xi that Fu Yan Ting would devote himself so wholeheartedly to her.
However, Xin Yi only dared to think these thoughts silently; he didn't dare to voice them to Fu Yan Ting.
As Yan Xi approached the ward door, she saw Xia Shi Xue. Yan Xi had a gut feeling that Xia Shi Xue's visit was not for anything good. Yan Xi instinctively wanted to escape, but it was too late.
Because Xia Shi Xue had already seen Yan Xi and called out her name.
With no choice, Yan Xi had to steel herself and walk up to Xia Shi Xue, asking indifferently, "What do you want from me?"
"Miss Yan, in the past, you were beautiful and Fu Yan Ting was devoted to you. I would have been convinced if you had stayed by his side. But now, you have nothing. By what right do you still remain by his side?"
Yan Xi stood frozen. This was not the first person to mention the name Fu Yan Ting to her.
Seeing Yan Xi stunned, Xia Shi Xue mistook it for resentment and continued, "Yan Ting Ge and I are engaged. Look, this is the engagement ring he gave me. You are a smart person, and you should know what's best for all of us."
Yan Xi remained rooted to the spot, unable to snap out of her daze.
Previously, Mu Jing Yan had told Yan Xi that Fu Yan Ting was not dead.
For this reason, Yan Xi had gone to the Fu family to seek clarification from Mu Qing Xiang, but Mu Qing Xiang had not given Yan Xi a definitive answer.
Now, Xia Shi Xue had come to her proactively. From Xia Shi Xue's words, it seemed that Fu Yan Ting was indeed alive and had gotten engaged to Xia Shi Xue.
Yan Xi suddenly felt her mind couldn't cope.
So, was Fu Yan Ting really alive?
If he was alive, where was he?
Did he know that Yan Xi missed him terribly, and without him, Yan Xi had been bullied all this time?
Now, Yan Xi desperately wanted to know where Fu Yan Ting was.
Xia Shi Xue was much more mature than she had been five years ago, no longer as impulsive. Even when confronting Yan Xi and telling her to stay away from Fu Yan Ting, she could communicate calmly, unlike five years ago when she would flare up at the slightest provocation.
Yan Xi knew very well that all the changes she had made were actually because of Fu Yan Ting.
But if Fu Yan Ting was not dead, where was he now?
If he was not dead, why hadn't he come to find Yan Xi?
All the questions filled Yan Xi's mind. Yan Xi knew she had to go to the Fu family and seek clarification from Mu Qing Xiang. Yan Xi desperately wanted to know if Fu Yan Ting was really alive.
If Fu Yan Ting was indeed alive, why hadn't he come back to find her? Was Fu Yan Ting still angry with her about what happened five years ago?
Just as Yan Xi was about to go to the Fu family to verify Fu Yan Ting's life or death, Xiang Jing Chen called her.
Yan Xi answered the phone and said faintly, "You'd better have something very important to tell me."
"Sister, did Fu Yan Ting make you angry? Why are you so short-tempered?"
Xiang Jing Chen asked with a rather stern tone on the phone.
Yan Xi took a deep breath and replied faintly, "No."
She wished Fu Yan Ting had angered her, but now, she didn't even know if Fu Yan Ting was alive or dead, so how could he have angered her?