Mu Jingchen didn't care about the Mu family's fortune. Frankly, with his current net worth, the Mu family's fortune meant nothing to him.
What Mu Jingchen cared about was being recognized by the Mu family.
But now, Mu Wei's words had woken Mu Jingchen up. Mu Jingchen knew clearly that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be recognized by the Mu family.
They would only use Mu Jingchen.
After hanging up the phone, he returned to his seat.
Fu Yanting casually observed Mu Jingchen. He carried a hint of ferocity that wasn't there when he'd gone to take the call.
He didn't need to guess what had happened.
However, Fu Yanting didn't care. There was plenty of time, and he would accompany Mu Jingchen in their slow game.
Mu Jingchen opened his phone to check today's trending searches. After looking through them, he turned to Fu Yanting and asked indifferently, "Fu Yanting, it was you who tampered with the Mu family, wasn't it?"
Although it was a question, Mu Jingchen already had an answer in his heart as he asked it.
Fu Yanting was quite generous and didn't deny it.
"Fu Yanting, are you f**king sick? You meddled with the Mu family, why did you throw the blame onto me? Why did you say all of this was my doing?"
"Already angry? Mu Jingchen, it seems you don't have much ability."
Facing Mu Jingchen's anger, Fu Yanting was unfazed, even a little gloating.
Mu Jingchen clenched his fists tightly. He hated Fu Yanting's condescending attitude the most.
Fu Yanting was only born into a slightly better family and had a little more luck.
"Fu Yanting, don't think you can provoke me by doing this. I'm telling you, I won't fall for your tricks. No matter how incapable I am, Xi Xi has always loved me. She married you back then to pave the way for me and help me return to the Mu family smoothly. Otherwise, why would she have married you?"
As expected, Fu Yanting's expression turned extremely unpleasant upon hearing Mu Jingchen's words.
Yan Xi not loving Fu Yanting had always been a thorn in his heart.
Now that Mu Jingchen had revealed the truth, Fu Yanting felt humiliated.
But Fu Yanting's humiliation lasted only a moment. Soon, he calmed down. Yan Xi was gone now, and whether she loved him or not was no longer important.
Mu Jingchen deliberately bringing up Yan Xi in front of him was just a tactic to provoke him.
With this thought, Fu Yanting looked at Mu Jingchen expressionlessly and sneered, "You think I care?"
Mu Jingchen had thought Fu Yanting cared about Yan Xi and that using Yan Xi to provoke Fu Yanting would have some effect. He hadn't expected Fu Yanting to not care at all.
Hearing Fu Yanting say this, Mu Jingchen's expression soured.
Originally, Yan Xi loved Fu Yanting. Mu Jingchen had taken advantage of Fu Yanting's ignorance of the truth to provoke him, but unexpectedly, the other party didn't care at all.
This made him feel like a jumping clown.
"Fu Yanting, tell me, what do you want before you'll let the Mu family go?"
Mu Jingchen observed Fu Yanting, finding the man before him truly unfathomable. He couldn't guess what Fu Yanting was thinking.
The more Fu Yanting was like this, the more uneasy Mu Jingchen felt.
Fu Yanting looked at Mu Jingchen, not responding, but instead giving a charming smile that gave Mu Jingchen a bad premonition.
Mu Jingchen knew that Fu Yanting would not spare the Mu family.
He sneered, "Since Mr. Fu refuses to let the Mu family go, then don't blame me for being impolite."
With that, he got up and left.
Fu Yanting had already arranged for people to guard Mu Qingxiang.
The company was also under his personal supervision.
He wanted to see how "impolite" Mu Jingchen could be.
However, this Mu Jingchen was really not much of a fighter; he gave up negotiating so quickly and left.
So, a loser is just a loser.
Mu Jingchen's actions were just petty squabbles. He was no match for Fu Yanting. Fu Yanting hadn't taken Mu Jingchen seriously before, and he didn't need to consider him a formidable opponent now or in the future.
After Mu Jingchen left, Fu Yanting also stood up. There were many matters waiting for him at the company; he didn't have the leisure to sip coffee.
Back at the company, Fu Yanting worked until midnight, finishing all his backlog. He took out his phone, habitually wanting to message Yan Xi, but as soon as he took out his phone, he saw more than a dozen missed calls.
Fu Yanting tapped on them; they were all from the old residence.
His grandmother knew he was busy with work, and if it wasn't for something extremely important, she wouldn't have called him so frequently.
Fu Yanting got up wearily and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to call Mu Qingxiang back.
The phone rang several times before it was answered. It wasn't Mu Qingxiang who answered, but Zhang Ma.
When Zhang Ma picked up the phone and heard Fu Yanting's voice, she immediately broke down and started crying.
Fu Yanting frowned. His intuition told him that something big had happened at the old residence, but he had to remain calm.
Fu Yanting said calmly, "Zhang Ma, don't cry yet. Tell me slowly what's on your mind."
Hearing Fu Yanting's voice, Zhang Ma gradually regained her composure. Although she was still crying, she seemed to have found a pillar of support.
Zhang Ma wiped away her tears and said, "Sir, please come back to the old residence quickly. The old madam committed suicide. She's still in the operating room."
Fu Yanting's face changed drastically upon hearing Zhang Ma's words. He hung up the phone and rushed back to the old residence.
By the time he arrived at the old residence, Mu Qingxiang had already passed away.
Fu Yanting's eyes turned bloodshot, like a raging lion.
He couldn't help but recall what Mu Jingchen had said before leaving the coffee shop that day.
Fu Yanting knew for sure that this matter was related to Mu Jingchen.
He clenched his fists tightly.
Mu Jingchen, he would make Mu Jingchen pay with his life for his grandmother.
Seeing Fu Yanting, Zhang Ma couldn't hold back and began to wail.
Fu Yanting didn't say a word, just stood there silently.
While arranging Mu Qingxiang's funeral, Mu Wei came to the Fu family.
This was the first and last time Mu Wei had visited the Fu family since Mu Qingxiang married into it.
Fu Yanting knew about Mu Wei's actions towards his grandmother and his insincere condolences. Fu Yanting disdained it.
However, Mu Wei didn't seem to care.
After mourning Mu Qingxiang, Mu Wei walked up to Fu Yanting, sighed helplessly, and said softly to Fu Yanting, "Your grandmother was always strong-willed. Back then, she defied her family's objections and insisted on marrying your grandfather. She was driven out of the house, and she truly never returned to the Mu family again."
Hearing Mu Wei's words, Fu Yanting raised his eyes, smiled faintly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He asked, "Is that really how it was?"