"I..."
Dongfang Jun was just about to explain himself when he saw Dongfang Mo exiting the elevator in his wheelchair.
Dongfang Mo still had the same old calloused tree bark face that looked like it had been deeply cut by a sharp blade. However, Mu Ru was already used to it, so she was no longer afraid of him. She quietly moved her chair and made way for Dongfang Mo.
"Ah Mo, has Xi Yuancheng left?" Dongfang Mei asked.
Dongfang Mei put on a fawning smile and gazed at Dongfang Mo.
"Yes, he has left," Dongfang Mo answered.
Dongfang Mo's voice was still as old and hoarse as it always was. His words were always bereft of any emotion.
"Xi Yuancheng is an old fox. I think we'll have to sacrifice a little. Aunt Gu, tomorrow, get the servants to clean up the room next to mine and have it prepared for Ah Yu. He's been loafing around outside recently. He can't even get Kuang Yingying. Our marriage plan with the Kuang family has been ruined. I think it's better for him to get married as soon as possible and let that Xi Muxue take care of him," Dongfang Mo said.
"Ah Mo, it's not wrong for you to want Ah Yu to get married. It's true that he should settle down, but there are so many girls in the world. Why must he marry another woman from the Xi family?" Dongfang Mei asked.
Dongfang Mei looked at Dongfang Mo in confusion.
"Ah Mo, why are you doing this? Aren't you making things difficult for yourself? That Xi Muxue was originally—"
Dongfang Mo did not like what Dongfang Mei said.
He interrupted her and said, "Aunt Gu, whether or not I'm making things difficult for myself is my own business. We have to protect our investment in the underground casino because it is being targeted by Mayor Kuang. If the Xi family gets in trouble, the Dongfang family will definitely be implicated."
Dongfang Mei did not speak anymore, and Mu Ru did not dare say anything else. She had always remembered what Dongfang Mo said to her about not asking questions on matters that didn't involve her.
Mu Ru knew that Dongfang Yu was going to marry Xi Muxue, but she did not know when they were getting married. The next day, Dongfang Mei ordered the servants to clean up the empty room next to hers.
In the past, Dongfang Yu lived in the bamboo garden, in the same building as Dongfang Jun. However, Dongfang Mo had made a rule that any married man of the Dongfang family should move into the main house. It was a rule he had made clear to the Dongfang family.
Dongfang Yu was supposed to settle on the third floor. However, the room on the third floor was used as a stock room and had not yet been renovated. It was too late to have it renovated. It was then decided that Dongfang Yu would settle in the room next to Mu Ru's on the second floor.
Three days later, news had spread that Dongfang Yu was going to marry Xi Muxue. Mu Ru was in the garden taking out scissors to trim the flowers and plants. Ah Min, the maid, ran over to her.
"First Young Madam, Aunt Gu wants you to hurry back to the hall. She said that the newlyweds are arriving soon."
Ah Min was panting from all the running, and she found it difficult to speak.
"Newlyweds?" Mu Ru asked in surprise.
Mu Ru was stunned. She paused for a moment before she was able to react.
"Is the second young master getting married today? Why isn't there any sort of celebration in the house?" Mu Ru asked.
Indeed, there wasn't any. It was very different from her wedding to Dongfang Mo more than twenty days before that. The whole Dongfang complex was decorated with lanterns and streamers. There were roses and lilies everywhere, and people around knew that the Dongfang household was celebrating a wedding.
For Dongfang Yu and Xi Muxue's wedding, however, there was no sign of celebration at all. Moreover, it was already evening. Was it possible that there was not even a banquet for Dongfang Yu's wedding?
Mu Ru found it strange. It was something that large families wouldn't normally do.
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Dear friends: After studying all morning, maze is a little tired. It's the Fourth Watch today, and there will be more tomorrow.