FMLRWS Chapter 685

“Young Master, we found out that Mu Qing’s half-brother is named Mu Han. He is twenty-one years old this year and went abroad a few months ago. It seems that the head of the Mu family has health problems and plans to train Mu Han as the heir. However, Mu Qing’s maternal family disagrees, so both sides are currently at an impasse.”

After hearing this, Feng Lingye narrowed his eyes slightly, finally understanding why Mu Qing had approached him.

His influence abroad was massive and undoubtedly made him her top choice.

The Mu family was now split into two factions and at a standstill. No matter how powerful Mu Qing’s maternal family was, everyone still supported the legitimate son as the heir. So it made sense that Mu Qing needed assistance, someone powerful enough to disrupt the balance in her favor.

No wonder she had staged such an elaborate act.

Mother Feng had been making a big fuss about finding him a girlfriend recently, which was already common knowledge. If she wanted to investigate, it would be easy.

And what Mother Feng wanted was precisely a daughter-in-law from a prestigious family like hers.

If it were before, Feng Lingye might have casually agreed to this.

But now, for some reason he felt hesitant.

It somehow felt like this was not what he wanted.

He pondered it deeply but couldn’t pinpoint the source of this feeling.

On the other side, Leng Minxing also received information.

“Master, our people have uncovered that the Feng and Mu families have been in close contact recently.”

Anan reported in the study.

“The Mu family?” Leng Minxing raised an eyebrow slightly.

“A noble family from abroad with considerable influence in Country M. However, from the information I’ve gathered recently, it seems there is big turmoil within the family regarding succession. At this critical time, the young miss of the Mu family has suddenly returned home and is intentionally trying to get on good terms with the Feng family.”

“Oh?” Leng Minxing’s tone sharpened a bit.

“I suspect that this Miss Mu intends to expand her power through marriage to seize the Mu family’s fortune. Given that most of the Feng family’s influence lies in Country M, they would provide great support, making them her first choice,” Anan said in a deep voice.

Leng Minxing hadn’t kept much track of events abroad, but he hadn’t expected that Feng Lingye would be chosen by a noble girl.

He found it somewhat interesting.

Given Feng Lingye’s personality, he likely wouldn’t refuse something so beneficial for him, would he?

But knowing how big that power was, it was likely Feng Lingye would try to compete with him again.

After all these years, that stubbornness hadn’t changed at all.

Leng Minxing couldn’t even understand why Feng Lingye hated him so much.

But backing down was never his style.

“How many children does the Mu family have?”

Anan replied, “The Mu family has only two children, one male and one female. Normally, the inheritance would go to the male heir, but the Mu family’s situation is a bit different. The male heir was only found a decade ago. Before that, everyone believed Mu Qing was their only daughter. They even intended to raise her as the heir. But a decade ago, the Mu family’s head unexpectedly found his son who had been missing for seven years.”

Because the Mu family was so large, they had their fair share of enemies. It was rumored that the former wife of the Mu family head was assassinated while traveling in China with her son, who was less than a year old. Photos were taken, and everyone assumed the son was dead. It wasn’t until eight years later that he was suddenly found.

But for some reason, he was secretly raised in Yun City. It was said that due to health issues with the current head of the Mu family a few months ago, he was brought back, with plans to groom him as the heir. The second wife, seeing her chance at the family fortune shift away from her, naturally wasn’t going to let it go quietly. So leading to the current deadlock.

“What is the boy’s name?”

“His name is Mu Han, just twenty-one years old. He was a college student before, and…” Anan hesitated for a moment.

“And what?” Leng Minxing frowned at him.

“And coincidentally, Mu Han attended the same school as the young madam, even in the same class.” Anan internally sighed, knowing better than to mention that they had been deskmates in front of Leng Minxing.

“Mu Han? Are you saying Mu Han?”

Luo Xi didn’t expect Anan to suddenly come over and talk to Leng Minxing. She usually didn’t follow any formalities around him and had just pushed the door open to enter, only to overhear Anan’s mention of the familiar name. She was a bit surprised, thinking she must have misheard.

“Young Madam,” Anan hurriedly bowed his head.

“I’ve told you many times, no need to be so formal,” Luo Xi said helplessly.

“By the way, I just heard you mention Mu Han. Did I hear that correctly?”

Anan glanced at Leng Minxing, unsure of whether to speak.

Since Mu Han was a classmate of the young madam, she must know him.

“That’s right. Do you know him well?” Leng Minxing asked directly.

Luo Xi was surprised about why they were mentioning Mu Han. Did he do something?

She recalled the boy who had quietly left months ago and felt a little melancholy.

“Even though I’m not sure if the Mu Han you’re talking about is the same one I know, I would consider us good friends. He helped me a lot before.” Of course, he also caused her a lot of trouble.

For example, she still remembered how he had made her fall when she was practicing skateboarding.

Leng Minxing narrowed his eyes, his tone growing dangerous. “Friends? When did you get such a friend without me knowing?”

“That’s probably because you never heard of him. We were deskmates in college. Haha! Don’t laugh at me, we’re of the same kind, always at the bottom of the class in exams. This is also the reason why we sat together. At first, I didn’t want to sit with him. He could be really fierce, even more than you. Ugh, I mean, he is the type with a violent temper who could curse at anyone, male or female…” Luo Xi became flustered and glanced at him guiltily, realizing she had said too much.

Anan at the side broke out in a cold sweat.

Comparing her husband with another man in front of him was a bold move.

“Young Madam, take care of yourself.”

“Hm? Am I fierce? When have I ever been fierce to you?” Leng Minxing asked with a slightly unfriendly tone.

“Not in that way! The fierce part is more about how your gaze can scare people to death. Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand.” Luo Xi waved her small hands, as if trying to smooth things over.

Seeing her fawning expression, Leng Minxing couldn’t stay angry anymore.

“Then were you scared by my gaze?”

“No, not at all. Although your gaze is fierce, you would never look at me like that,” Luo Xi replied confidently.