Chapter 118 (1181st update)

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"It's all because Mu Zheng interfered!" Qiu's mother gritted her teeth in anger, crying as she told him about what had happened in the past two days.

Mr. Qiu has been so busy with work lately that he has no time to care about what his youngest son is doing.

In addition, Qiu Lu often had too much fun outside and didn't go home at night.

So when he didn't come back last night, Mr. Qiu didn't pay much attention and didn't even notice.

Unexpectedly, I was detained!

"If Mu Zheng hadn't had people holding him down, would Xiao Lu, a mere high school student, have been detained here and unable to get out? Now they're saying he'll be detained for ten days! Ten days! How can Xiao Lu possibly endure that?!"

"You didn't see that environment! Is that a place for a human to live? Honey, you have to think of something and get our son out of there!"

Qiu's father: ...

Mr. Qiu was so angry he almost broke the pen in his hand!

Mu Zheng is determined to go against their family!

Otherwise, why should his son be detained for ten days for such a small matter, especially since that Duan Yi was completely unharmed?!

Ten days!

In just ten days, it will be almost Chinese New Year!

This is deliberately designed to make the Qiu family's New Year's celebration impossible!

Mr. Qiu didn't understand.

Ye Qingxi has no blood relation to Mu Zheng and will compete with his own son. He has elevated her to such a high position now. If the Mu family follows Ye Qingxi's lead in the future, would he be willing to do so?

By then, it was too late for him to regret it.

"Don't rush, let me think about this."

Qiu's mother cried, "How could I not be worried? Xiao Lu can't eat or sleep well there."

As Qiu's mother spoke, her sobs grew louder, "What are we going to do?!"

"Cry, cry, cry! What's the use of crying?! Will crying solve anything?!" Mr. Qiu said irritably.

He pushed back his chair, paced around the office, and finally decided to compromise.

Mu Zheng did all this simply to make Qiu Lu apologize to Ye Qingxi. Before, Qiu Lu was unwilling, and they also felt that since Mu Shaoyan had hit Qiu Lu, the matter should be settled. But clearly, the Mu family did not think so. So if they wanted to settle this matter, they still had to go to Ye Qingxi and make Qiu Lu apologize to him.

Mr. Qiu rubbed his temples.

Although he was unwilling, the situation was beyond his control, and at this point, he had no choice but to compromise.

"You go home first, Xiao Lu will be home soon too," he said.

"Really?" Qiu's mother asked expectantly.

Mr. Qiu nodded, "I'll go find Mu Zheng in a bit. His goal is to get Xiao Lu to apologize to that child, but Xiao Lu is currently detained, so there's nothing he can do. That's why I'm going to talk to him and ask him to release Xiao Lu so that he can apologize to Ye Qingxi."

Upon hearing this, Qiu's mother immediately broke down, saying, "Xiao Lu is already in this state, and you still want to apologize to that child?!"

"Otherwise what?" Mr. Qiu asked helplessly. "Do you have a better way?"

Qiu's mother: ...

Mrs. Qiu said angrily, "The Mu family is truly lawless and bullies others by abusing their power!"

“What’s the point of saying all this?” Mr. Qiu sighed. “Go home, I’ll contact Mu Zheng.”

He hung up the phone, thought about it, and decided to leave the office to visit in person to show his sincerity.

However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Mu Group, the receptionist did not let him in.

"President Mu said he won't see him."

"Disappeared?" Mr. Qiu asked in shock. "Did you tell him I'm Qiu Hai from Rongsheng?"

The receptionist smiled and said, "Of course, Mu Zheng's secretary said, 'Mr. Mu said he wouldn't see him.'"

Qiu's father: ...

Mr. Qiu simply couldn't understand what Mu Zheng meant by this.

All he did was to get Qiu Lu to apologize to Ye Qingxi. Now that he, as her father, has come to him, the meaning is clear: the Qiu family is willing to bow down and accept Qiu Lu's apology, but he refuses to see him!

Mr. Qiu found it hard to believe.

He walked to the side, found Mu Zheng's phone number that he had saved before, and dialed it.

"Hello," Mu Zheng answered.

"It's me, Mr. Mu, I'm Qiu Hai."

Mu Zheng said calmly, "Didn't I say I wouldn't see you?"

Mr. Qiu smiled and said, "Mr. Mu, it's like this. What happened before was indeed wrong of Xiao Lu. Actually, Xiao Lu has always wanted to apologize to that child, but he hadn't prepared the gift. Who would have thought that the gift he finally ordered would arrive, but the child couldn't come out?"

Mr. Qiu, bearing the humiliation, said, "Mr. Mu, what do you think? Why don't you just be lenient and let him come out first? That way, he can apologize to the child, right?"

Mu Zheng chuckled, his tone full of sarcasm.

He said, "What? Is Qiu Lu some kind of extraordinary person?"

Is his apology worth anything?

Qiu's father: ...

Mu Zheng's tone was even more indifferent than before, "I gave him a chance. The incident happened in the afternoon, and Shao Yan reprimanded him at night, neither of which was past midnight. If Qiu Lu didn't know Xiao Xi was from our family before, and therefore bullied him, then he should have apologized when he found out. If your family is unsure about our attitude towards him because he is surnamed Ye and not Mu, and is unsure whether you need to apologize, then after Shao Yan reprimanded your son, your family should have found out and should have come to apologize as soon as possible."

"Before midnight, this matter could be considered resolved that day. The child's grievances hadn't lingered overnight, and there was still room for negotiation. But now, how many midnights have passed? And now you want to apologize? What, just because he apologizes, does our child have to listen to him?"

"Forget it, let your son stay in the police station and learn how to behave properly, so he won't be thinking about bullying a five-year-old or crippling a high school senior's hand every day."

After Mu Zheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Mr. Qiu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly called again, only to find that he had been blocked by Mu Zheng.

He truly panicked at that moment.

Even when he learned that Qiu Lu had been detained, he had never panicked like this before.

Because at that time he thought Mu Zheng wanted an apology, and that an apology would solve the problem.

But now, he was shocked to discover that what Mu Zheng wanted was never an apology.

Perhaps he once wanted it, but he no longer needs it.

He wanted Qiu Lu and the Qiu family to suffer.

If Qiu Lu hadn't hired someone to beat people up, he might have tried other methods.

However, Qiu Lu happened to have hired someone, who then directly called the police. So Mu Zheng went along with it and let the matter proceed naturally.

Mr. Qiu was somewhat frightened.

He wasn't afraid of Mu Zheng.

It is Mu Feng.

The suggestion of ten days of detention came from the high school senior, who found the information online. Therefore, he chose detention over financial compensation.

Mu Zheng did not interfere.

But what about Mu Feng?

Will Mu Feng not intervene?

With his personality, would he not intervene?

At that time, could it still be held up in ten days?

"Ten days?" Mu Feng sneered upon hearing Mu Zheng's words, "Ten days is too lenient on him."

“Originally, I wanted Liu Qian and the others to hand over the person Qiu Lu sent to try to harm Duan Yi’s mother to the police station as well, so that he could be punished for both crimes and detained for a longer period of time. But once the case is reported, it will inevitably involve Duan Yi’s mother. Shao Yan said that Duan Yi doesn’t want his mother to know what’s happening right now, because he’s afraid she’ll worry. So, we only reported Duan Yi’s case.”

"Hmm." Mu Feng nodded. "His family isn't wealthy, and the college entrance exam is their only way out. If his mother finds out that someone wants to ruin his exam, it would be unbearable for her."

In that case, his mother might stop him from associating with Mu Shaoyan and Ye Qingxi.

Mu Shaoyan rarely has such a good friend who is academically excellent, of good character, courageous, intelligent, and loyal. Mu Feng doesn't want to lose him.

He didn't want Ye Qingxi to think that he was the one who caused his uncle to lose his friends.

Therefore, he agreed, saying, "Don't involve his mother. You should also pay more attention to her and make sure she isn't affected."

"I know."

"As for Qiu Lu, send a lawyer over there to see how to extend his detention period as much as possible."

"At the very least, let him spend the New Year in the police station."

"Okay," Mu Zheng replied.

Ye Qingxi was shocked for a long time when she heard Mu Shaoyan tell her that Duan Yi had requested that Qiu Lu be detained for ten days.

Qiu Lu? Detention? Or just ten days?!

Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Duan Yi is so amazing!"

"So his mother came to our school today to find him and ask him to change his mind and agree to accept financial compensation, but unfortunately Duan Yi completely ignored her."

"Will Brother Duan Yi be in trouble?" Ye Qingxi asked with some concern.

"No," Mu Shaoyan said calmly. "Your brother Duan Yi is first in the grade. With such a result, even when Qiu Lu's mother came, she only dared to ask the school to expel me, not him. As for the others, he has people sent by your uncle to protect him, so nothing will happen to him. Besides, even if something did happen, would I just stand by and do nothing?"

"No, 'expelled you'?" Ye Qingxi asked in confusion. "Didn't she know you were Mu Shaoyan?"

"I didn't know at the time; I had just thrown her out."

"Throw?!"

“Yes.” Mu Shaoyan gestured to him. “Although your uncle never lays a hand on women, since her son laid a hand on you, I naturally don’t care about her gender or age.”

Ye Qingxi: ...

Mu Shaoyan hugged his little nephew and said, "In short, your brother Duan Yi is now on the same boat as us, so don't worry, I will protect him."

"That's good," Ye Qingxi said with relief.

Otherwise, he would feel guilty to death if he affected Duan Yi.

However, Ye Qingxi felt happy at the thought that Qiu Lu would be detained for ten days.

You should know that the detention conditions in a police station are worse than those in a prison!

This must be incredibly painful for Qiu Lu!

However, after accompanying Mu Shaoyan to his private tutoring class and returning home, Ye Qingxi soon realized that she had been naive.

Duan Yi wanted Qiu Lu detained for ten days.

That was Duan Yi's personal opinion.

This was not Mu Feng's idea.

His villainous grandfather was not as easy to talk to as his academically excellent brother, Duan Yi.

So after Mu Shaoyan excitedly shared the news with Mu Feng, Mu Feng calmly said, "I know. Your brother called me and told me about this. He also said that Qiu Lu's father went to him and asked him to be lenient and let Qiu Lu go so that Qiu Lu could come out and apologize to Xiao Xi."

Ye Qingxi quickly said, "I don't want to."

He doesn't want Qiu Lu to come out; he'd rather he stay in the police station!

"Grandpa, I don't want an apology that isn't sincere," Ye Qingxi said, clinging to Mu Feng's arm.

Mu Feng looked at him and said, "Of course Grandpa knows, and your uncle knows too, which is why your uncle refused."

That's good, Ye Qingxi thought to herself.

"Exactly!" Mu Shaoyan agreed. "If apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?! Now that he's facing the police directly, it'll be a good opportunity for him to learn what the police are for."

Ye Qingxi was amused by his words.

Mu Shaoting laughed too, "So he can't go home for ten days? What a pity, he can't spend the New Year at the police station."

"Who says it can't?" Mu Feng said calmly.

"Didn't you say ten days?" Mu Shaoting asked, puzzled.

Ye Qingxi looked at her grandfather with a puzzled expression.

"That was Duan Yi's request, not the final outcome."

"So the final result is...?" Ye Qingxi asked softly.

Mu Feng looked at him and said, "Of course, Xiao Xi will spend the New Year with Grandpa, while he will spend it alone."

"From now on, no one will dare to bully you again."

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi tried to suppress her lips, but couldn't.

He held Mu Feng's arm, feeling happy and tender inside. Although it was a winter night, it felt as warm as a June afternoon.

He lowered his head, buried his face in Mu Feng's arm, and chuckled to himself.

Mu Shaoyan was about to tease him, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw his father glare at him.

Mu Shaoyan: ...

Mu Shaoyan could only keep quiet.

Mu Feng raised his hand and touched Ye Qingxi's hair.

The movements were very gentle.