She asked him about it once, but after not getting a decent reason, she stopped paying attention to him and let him stare at her from a distance.

The next day, she arrived at the military academy gate early in the morning, waiting for Mu Jingfeng to arrive.

A short while later, Mu Jingfeng drove over to pick her up.

"Where are you taking me?" Mu Qingyun turned her head to look out the window. The scenery flashed quickly across the transparent glass, leaving behind one after another afterimage.

She subconsciously reached up and touched her knuckles, her eyes narrowing slightly as she asked.

“Go to Lin Lin’s house,” Mu Jingfeng said through gritted teeth, his anger rising at the mention of the name, “Yue Heng’s childhood sweetheart.”

Oh, so it's that unlucky guy who went to another planet, came back to find his wife gone, and ended up marrying someone else and having kids.

"What did you find out?" She glanced at Mu Jingfeng and, as expected, saw the resentment on his face.

“I was so caught up in sadness before that I never really looked into this matter, but it wasn’t until I saw Yueheng that day that I realized something was wrong.”

Mu Jingfeng frowned, his expression was not good. "I was told by someone else that Yueheng died during childbirth. I did not see it with my own eyes. When I returned to the palace, I was informed that the body had been cremated."

These past few days I've asked the aunties who helped Yueheng before, and they all said that on the day of the delivery, they were sent away, and when they came back in, Yueheng's body was gone, and they heard the news that she had died during childbirth.

"You're just too biased towards that woman, aren't you?" Mu Qingyun lazily raised her eyes, her words carrying a hint of sarcasm.

If it weren't for complete trust, this whole thing would seem strange at first glance.

As the Emperor of the Empire and Yue Heng's husband, Mu Jingfeng is the one who should be handling Yue Heng's body.

Moreover, it's only been a few hours, less than a day, so there's no need to rush to deal with the body.

Having lived in the palace for a long time, she was well aware of the methods and schemes employed in the harem.

The urgency could mean either something is wrong with Yue Heng's body, which could be easily detected by a simple check, or Yue Heng didn't have a difficult childbirth at all and might have been kicked out.

The original owner was born in the snowy December. In that kind of weather, a woman who had just given birth would definitely not survive a day if she was kicked out.

"Do you think... Yue... my mother was taken away by that Lin Lin?" She tilted her head and asked casually.

“She had been with Lin Lin before, but I caught her and brought her back. She even begged me not to harm Lin Lin.” He sighed with distress as he recalled the past. “Back then, I said that as long as she stayed by my side, I wouldn’t harm Lin Lin.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun understood. Looking down at her protruding knuckles, she suddenly spoke without warning, "In your opinion, she left voluntarily, so why didn't you just let her go? Why did you have to chase her back?"

Her question was sharp, and Mu Jingfeng fell silent, not answering for a moment.

To be honest, he didn't know.

He knew he had indeed acted inhumanely before, but he wanted to try again. He truly loved Yueheng. He had thought she was gone, but now that he had this opportunity, he would never let it go!

“I’ve never seen Yueheng before, but she came when you attended the military academy entrance ceremony. She must really want to see you.” Mu Jingfeng didn’t answer her question, but instead started talking to himself.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun could only scoff: This is all nonsense!

What parent in the world doesn't love their child? Mu Jingfeng used to dislike her because he thought she was born to Yue Heng and Lin Lin.

If Yueheng is still alive, the fact that she hasn't seen Mu Jingfeng in all these years proves that she no longer wants to have anything to do with him.

But just to see her, Yue Heng risked being discovered by Mu Jingfeng and hid in the distance just to catch a glimpse of her.

She reached up to touch her forehead and closed her eyes.

If Yueheng is truly going to live a good life with Lin Lin, then she must help Yueheng and put an end to Mu Jingfeng's hopes.

Just then, the car suddenly stopped.

She opened her eyes and looked out the car window.

The surrounding area was a muddy field, looking like an abandoned dwelling, while in front of them, a pile of abandoned building materials blocked their way.

"Don't tell me this is Lin Lin's house." She frowned, somewhat displeased, staring at the abandoned building materials in front of her.

“No, Lin Lin’s residence is still ahead. There’s something inside these building materials. If someone passes by here, Lin Lin will find it and might move Yue Heng.” Mu Jingfeng said, taking out a pair of glasses from his storage bag and handing them to her. “Wear these to avoid the red line.”

Red line?

Mu Qingyun turned her head to look at him, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to take the glasses and put them on her face.

She opened the door, got out of the car, and walked forward.

When the glasses were three meters away from the construction debris, a flash of green light suddenly appeared. Then, the outer lens of the glasses suddenly turned black, and looking out through the glasses, one after another, dense red lines appeared.

It's not difficult.

Clenching her fists, she lowered her body, poised to strike.

The reason she agreed to come was to meet the original owner's biological mother.

The mother and daughter recognized each other, and taking care of the original owner's mother was the only thing she could do for the original owner.

With a swift turn, she nimbly spun and dodged between the red lines, then deftly supported herself as she landed steadily on the ground.

She took off her glasses and put them in her storage bag, then walked forward.

After walking for a while, the surroundings were still desolate wilderness.

Frowning, she patiently walked forward. After a while, the scene before her suddenly changed.

Finally, things have taken a turn for the better.

In front of me, layers of ornamental cherry blossom trees surround a white two-story villa in the center.

Amidst the cherry blossoms, a woman in a gorgeous white dress appears to be admiring them; her silhouette, with her back to the viewer, is truly stunning.

"Um, um..."

She called out tentatively.

The woman was startled by her sudden voice, and turned around abruptly, her face full of fear, as if she hadn't expected anyone else to suddenly appear there.

But upon seeing her face, the woman paused, opened her mouth, and hesitantly called out, "Mu Qingyun?"

"It's me." Mu Qingyun looked up and met the woman's gaze.

That familiar face... it seems this woman is Yue Heng.

Yueheng is not dead.

"Mom." She looked at Yueheng and called out softly.

Startled by the word "Mom" that came out of her mouth, Yueheng looked at her daughter in disbelief. "You know me?"

"Yes, I've seen someone who looks like you." Mu Qingyun looked at Yue Heng's face and was slightly surprised.

No wonder they were used as stand-ins; Yueheng and Yueheng's faces are so similar that they look like two cloned robots.