“Yes, Dad, what Xiaoyun said makes sense. Tiantian’s performance in this assessment was so different from before. Maybe she was just lucky.” Mu Shaocheng continued, following Mu Yun’s words, “It’s too early to let her join the company.”

“That’s still better than you guys,” Luya retorted. “I remember my second uncle caused the company to lose a lot of money, and Xiaoyun’s performance evaluation wasn’t much better than mine. I really don’t know where you get the confidence to criticize me.”

In the past, Luya would never have paid attention to their sarcasm, because they weren't talking about her.

But now the real Mu Tiantian has returned, and her abilities in every aspect are far superior to hers.

After making the comparison, she felt extremely uncomfortable when she heard Mu Yun and her father's sarcastic remarks.

Mu Yun snorted and glanced at her. "No matter what, I'm still better than you. I'm not like you. You never even come back to let us know you're safe. Grandpa was hospitalized because he was worried about you. Now that Grandpa's better, you come back like nothing happened. You have no conscience."

"Enough! Cough cough..." Mu Xian had a headache from listening to their arguing.

And for some reason, he now finds the sound of "Mu Tiantian" grating and uncomfortable.

It's not quite the same as before he was hospitalized.

Moreover, she had clearly told him that she would not get engaged to Alec, but now she was asking for his consent.

His granddaughter is a mystery to him.

However, he has decided to assess all three of them at the same time, and whoever is the most capable will be given the Mu family business.

After all, Mu Shaocheng and his daughter had been taking care of him during his hospital stay.

He thought they were all his children, so he gave them all a chance.

Seeing Mu Xian's anger, the three had no choice but to shut their mouths.

Mu Shaocheng patted Mu Xian's back solicitously, his face full of concern, "Dad, you can't be angry anymore, your health is important."

It looks like a loving father and filial son, a heartwarming scene.

Seeing Mu Xian cough, Mu Yun quietly covered her nose, her eyes showing a hint of disgust, but she still asked with concern, "Yes, Grandpa, should I go and call a doctor for you?"

"Enough, all of you shut up...cough cough..." Mu Xian coughed a few times, clutching his chest, and looked at Raine standing next to Luya.

"Duke Alec, I'm sorry you had to see this. Thank you for helping me solve the cargo problem."

When Raine saw Mu Xian thank him, he replied with a faint smile, "You're too kind."

Mu Xian never liked Duke Alec; he always felt that Duke Alec was very cunning and dangerous.

However, since he helped the Mu family resolve their troubles, Mu Xian had no choice but to agree to his engagement with Tian Tian.

"Then you rest first, Tian Tian and I will go discuss the engagement." Renn took Luya's hand, as if the two were very much in love.

Mu Xian nodded.

Luya looked down at their clasped hands, secretly delighted.

However, this joy did not last long.

After leaving the ward, Ryan released her with disdain and said coldly, "Useless. I've taught you so much, but you still can't learn."

Luya felt a lump in her throat after he poured cold water on her.

"Remember what I told you, there's a palace banquet in two days. As long as you complete the task, you'll be well paid." With that, Raine turned and left without looking back.

Luya clenched her fists, feeling very unwilling.

But she reminded herself to stay clear-headed, knowing that liking someone like Ryan wouldn't end well.

No matter what, she needed to leave herself a way out...

...

seaside.

After reviewing the detailed information about the hospital provided by Qi Tong, Mu Tiantian asked, "What did Raine do for Grandpa Mu?"

Seventh Principle: [It seems the Mu family entrusted Mu Shaocheng with a very important shipment for export, but the ship sank en route. Renne happened to have a shipment and helped the Mu family.]

Mu Tiantian: [This is such a coincidence...]

As she was talking to Qitong, she saw a familiar figure standing on the dock not far ahead.

"Blair!" Mu Tiantian shouted loudly.

Blaine, who had just loaded the goods onto the ship, stiffened slightly upon seeing Mu Tiantian and turned to run away.

Mu Tiantian quickly ran forward, stopped him, and asked with a serious expression, "Brain, am I a monster?"

Blain quickly replied, "No, no."

He shook his head vigorously, as if afraid she would misunderstand.

"Then why are you running?"

"I...I'm just...I've just been too busy. I really didn't think you were a monster, and I wasn't deliberately avoiding you...I..."

Mu Tiantian smiled when she saw his nervous look. "Alright, I was just teasing you. How are you feeling?"

These past few days at the Duke's mansion, Blaine has been avoiding her whenever he sees her.

After all, she was the one who saved him, and they had spent about two years together. If she wasn't his benefactor, she could at least be considered a friend.

Why do you still avoid her whenever you see her?

She just wanted to ask about his health; she'd heard he'd been injured by Luya and wondered how well he was recovering.

"I'm all better now." Seeing Mu Tiantian's concern for him, Blain couldn't help but grin foolishly.

He looked at the scales on the side of her face, which seemed like ornaments, not ugly at all, but rather quite beautiful. How could she possibly be a monster?

Mu Tiantian nodded, "That's fine then. Remember to let me know if you're feeling unwell."

Blain was somewhat lost in thought as he watched.

Seeing his reaction, Nida hesitated for a moment, then strode forward and coughed.

Mu Tiantian was startled. She turned around and saw Nida standing next to her. She thought he was rooted to the spot, ten meters away.

Bryn snapped out of his reverie upon hearing the cough and began to worry about Mu Tiantian. "Tiantian, are you alright? I don't recall any precedent of a human turning into a mermaid."

In the past, when humans conducted experiments, they mainly targeted special mermaid species, aiming to enable humans to acquire mermaid-like abilities or the ability to condense blood pearls, thereby maximizing their benefits.

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong with me." Mu Tiantian is currently only in need of spending a little more time in the seawater, but otherwise she feels no discomfort.

Blain recalled that when he first saw her a few days ago, she looked pained. How could she be alright?

"But I saw you were very upset before, Sister Tian Tian. It's too dangerous for humans to become mermaids. Noyi didn't even consider you when she did this, you..."

“Brain, don’t you have things to do?” Nida raised her voice to remind him as he became increasingly agitated.

Blain realized he had said too much and felt a little guilty. "I'm sorry, Sister Tian Tian, ​​I... I'll go now."

Blain fled in panic, slapping his own mouth in frustration.

He just said that Noi was selfish, maybe Tian Tian had agreed to it beforehand.

Will Sister Tian Tian dislike him?

So annoying!

Blain rubbed his hair in regret.

His mouth moves faster than his brain.