With a light flick of his hand, the man turned his silhouette in the dark corner of the stairs, fanned in front of his prominent nose, disgustedly waving away the unpleasant damp smell of the corridor before striding away.
Mu Derun's eyes widened in shock. That girl had already returned to the country? And... to think she was about to marry into the Huo Family as the young mistress, even more so, to Yao Zhenru's son, Huo Zhenxuan?
The Mu Family initially had some assets, but Mu Derun's fondness for gambling during his youth resulted in the squandering of their already limited family fortune, leaving his household in dire straits.
Mu Qingran had harbored vanity since childhood, yearning for a superior lifestyle. Mu Derun's gambling shattered all her hopes for a lavish life, leading her to resent her father, look down on him, and consequently, their father-daughter relationship had always been strained.
