Yan Xi saw Fu Yan Ting pushing his luck and couldn't help but remind him, "Honey, please stop fooling around. This is a mourning hall."
Seeing Yan Xi's urgency, Fu Yan Ting finally let go of her hand and pulled her away from Mu Jing Chen's mourning hall.
However, just a few steps after Yan Xi and Fu Yan Ting left, they were surrounded by the Mu family's bodyguards.
From the moment she entered, Yan Xi had sensed something was wrong. Now, seeing these people surrounding them, Yan Xi finally understood what was amiss: the way these people looked at them.
It was like the gaze of a predator locking onto its prey.
Before Yan Xi could react, Fu Yan Ting spoke first, questioning, "What do you mean by this?"
"Mr. Fu, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you don't want to be implicated, you can leave now."
As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, the bodyguards cleared a path, signaling for Fu Yan Ting to leave.
But Fu Yan Ting showed no intention of leaving.
Fu Yan Ting sized up Liu Yuan, and after a long pause, he finally spoke, "What do you want?"
Seeing that Fu Yan Ting remained standing there, unmoved, Liu Yuan said, "Mr. Fu, our Mu family does not wish to harm innocent people. This matter has nothing to do with you. I can let you leave now. If you refuse to go, it will be much harder to leave later."
Fu Yan Ting could not possibly leave Yan Xi behind alone. If he could, he wouldn't have accompanied Yan Xi to Mu Jing Chen's funeral.
Since Liu Yuan had said as much, and Fu Yan Ting still showed no signs of leaving.
Liu Yuan looked at Fu Yan Ting and said coldly, "Mr. Fu, since you insist on staying, then don't blame me for being impolite."
After speaking, Liu Yuan gave the bodyguards a look. The bodyguards understood and surrounded Fu Yan Ting. Fu Yan Ting sneered. This was Yan Cheng. Did they really think the Mu family could cover the sky with one hand?
Fu Yan Ting, his expression unchanged, looked at Liu Yuan and asked word by word, "Mrs. Mu, what are you trying to do?"
"Mr. Fu, I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Take Mr. Fu away."
Liu Yuan commanded the bodyguards.
Fu Yan Ting sneered, "Let's see who dares to touch me."
The bodyguards looked at each other. They indeed dared not lay hands on Fu Yan Ting. Even if they lost their jobs, they wouldn't dare to provoke Fu Yan Ting.
After all, they had elders and children to support, and they still had to live in Yan Cheng.
"Why aren't you acting? Do you not consider me the mistress of this house? Do you not take my words seriously?"
Liu Yuan and Mu Jing Chen's father were never married. She was the mistress.
Even though she had successfully moved into the Mu family with Mu Jing Chen's help,
She still had no official status.
Now, these bodyguards didn't even heed her words, which hurt and angered Liu Yuan immensely.
Yet, not a single bodyguard dared to step forward.
"Mrs. Mu, with such a grand display, what exactly do you want? Why don't you just tell us directly, instead of beating around the bush?"
Yan Xi looked at Liu Yuan and couldn't help but ask.
Hearing Yan Xi's question, Liu Yuan sneered and said, "Yan Xi, I told you, my son died saving you. Now, my son lies there, his body still not cold. You brought Mr. Fu here to show affection in front of his mourning hall. Are you not being ungrateful?"
Yan Xi frowned. Facing Liu Yuan's questioning, Yan Xi couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal.
Liu Yuan paused and then continued, "I don't mean anything else. My son is dead now, but he never got married in his life. He was too pitiful. I want you to have a ghost marriage with him. That way, even if he knows in the afterlife, he will rest in peace and won't be so lonely."
Yan Xi never expected Liu Yuan to be so insane as to say such things.
Looking at Liu Yuan, Yan Xi suddenly didn't know how to respond.
Fu Yan Ting said coldly, "If you want my wife to have a ghost marriage with your son, you'll have to ask me if I agree."
"Mr. Fu, I know you and Miss Yan divorced five years ago. Miss Yan is currently single. What I'm doing is not excessive. My son lost his life for Miss Yan. I'm only asking her to sacrifice her marriage and have a ghost marriage with my son. I haven't asked her to repay his life, so I'm already being very considerate."
Hearing Liu Yuan's words, Fu Yan Ting's lips curved slightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
It seemed that the Mu family had been too quiet lately, giving Liu Yuan time to stir up trouble.
Fu Yan Ting didn't rush to leave. He just stood there. Even though the Mu family's bodyguards had surrounded him and Yan Xi, those bodyguards seemed like Fu Yan Ting's subordinates. They didn't dare to do anything to Fu Yan Ting, merely standing on the side obsequiously, watching him cautiously.
"Nonsense! You're utterly preposterous!"
Suddenly, Old Master Mu appeared. Looking at Liu Yuan, he sighed helplessly.
He had always objected to Liu Yuan marrying into the Mu family.
Someone like her, who only caused trouble for the Mu family, what right did she have to marry into the Mu family?
Old Master Mu signaled the bodyguards. The bodyguards didn't dare to delay and quickly left.
Fu Yan Ting stood there, looking at Old Master Mu, and said word by word, "Old Master Mu, I hope you understand that my mood is not always this good. If your Mu family faces any crisis one day, don't blame me for not showing mercy."
"Mr. Fu, I will have this woman driven out later. She was never truly part of my Mu family. Please do not implicate the innocent."
Old Master Mu didn't even glance at Liu Yuan.
Although Liu Yuan hadn't married Old Master Mu's son, she believed that by allowing Mu Jing Chen to return to the Mu family, they had acknowledged her. Whether she had a marriage certificate wasn't the most important thing. She had given birth to a son for the Mu family, and her status was quite stable.
Yan Xi looked at Liu Yuan with great sympathy. Liu Yuan, against everyone's opposition, insisted on giving birth to Mu Jing Chen and had been using him to smoothly enter the Mu family. Now, after finally returning to the Mu family, she was about to be driven out again.
But this was all Liu Yuan's own doing. While Yan Xi sympathized with Liu Yuan, she couldn't plead for her.
Everyone has their own destiny. Perhaps this was Liu Yuan's fate.
Fu Yan Ting said nothing, only giving Liu Yuan a thoughtful glance.
Old Master Mu immediately understood and quickly instructed the Mu family's bodyguards to directly drive Liu Yuan out.
Without Liu Yuan causing a scene, the Mu family became much quieter.
Fu Yan Ting glanced at Old Master Mu and asked indifferently, "Now, may I take my wife and leave?"