Chapter 243 The boy from the Fu family is reliable
"Dad, I will bring Yun Zheng back." Mo Chenfeng's voice was low and firm, "No matter what the cost."
Naturally, he wanted to keep his daughter by his side after searching for her for so many years.
Mr. Mo solemnly placed the longevity lock in his hand and said, "Chen Feng, that child has suffered."
"This time, she must not suffer any injustice again." The old man's hands trembled slightly, and the veins on the back of his hands covered with age spots bulged.
"But you still have to respect the child's opinion and remember not to force him, understand?"
Old Master Mo knew that Yun Zheng must be rejecting them now, and if he forced her back, it might backfire.
"Dad, I know my limits." Mo Chenfeng's stern face softened a bit and he responded in a low voice.
Outside the window, the sound of rain gradually stopped.
Mo Shi'an looked at his father and grandfather and suddenly said, "Grandpa, Yun Zheng is now married to Fu Linghe."
Mr. Mo frowned, then relaxed his brows. "I've seen that kid from the Fu family before. He's a reliable guy."
His eyes suddenly became sharp. "But Zheng Zheng is the blood of our Mo family. She should honor her ancestors and return to her roots! He has no right to stop her."
The old man's voice was sonorous and powerful, leaving no room for doubt.
Mo Chenfeng tightly grasped the longevity lock and looked out the window at the gradually brightening sky. "I will go to the capital in person."
In the early morning light, three generations of people stayed up all night in the study of the old Mo family house.
Mo Chenfeng glanced at his watch, a hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes. "We'll discuss Country A's itinerary later tonight. I'm worried about Azhi being alone in the manor."
When he mentioned his wife, his eyes became soft, but filled with deep worry.
The Azhi he mentioned is Mo Shian's biological mother.
Ever since she found out that Mo Xinrou was not their child, she blamed herself for the incident of giving birth to the wrong baby in the hospital.
She felt that if she had woken up earlier after giving birth, the baby would not have been taken away by the wrong person or replaced by someone with ulterior motives.
She has been living in self-blame and has been depressed all day long.
Now that their biological daughter has been found, she may be able to heal his wife.
Mo Shian looked at his father's tired profile and suddenly realized the pain his parents had endured over the years.
His eyes were hot and he quickly lowered his head to hide his emotions.
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Half an hour later, when Zhiyuan's door was gently pushed open
The morning light was shining obliquely on Ning Zhi's thin back.
She sat in a rattan chair by the window, her fair and slender ankles revealed under her white nightgown.
Hearing the sound, she slowly turned her head, and a faint smile appeared on her pale face.
"You woke up so early." Mo Chenfeng adjusted his expression and walked quickly to her side.
The food box in his hand exuded a sweet fragrance. When he opened the lid,
The steam of osmanthus porridge wafted between the two of them. "Chen Ji's osmanthus porridge, your favorite."
There was a hint of flattery in his deliberately low voice.
Ning Zhi's gaze fell on his slightly tired brows and she moved a little closer to him.
She reached out and brushed the nonexistent wrinkles on his suit, and asked softly, "Where did you go last night?"
Her voice was very soft, but it made Mo Chenfeng's movements freeze slightly for a moment.
"There's a sudden international meeting with the Country A branch."
He scooped a spoonful of porridge, and golden osmanthus flowers clung to the edge of the porcelain spoon. "I have to go on a business trip in the next few days, probably to the capital."
As he said this, his eyes fell on his wife's slender wrist, where the pale blue veins were clearly visible.
Ning Zhi took the bowl of porridge, her fingertips were cold.
"A business trip again?" Her voice was filled with unconcealed disappointment, but she quickly forced a smile. "How long will you be gone this time?"
"It won't be long." Mo Chenfeng avoided his wife's inquiring gaze and smoothed the cashmere shawl around her shoulders.
The bulging shoulder blades under the shawl made his heart tremble.
"I'll have Dr. Lin come check on you every day. Take your medicine on time, okay?"
Ning Zhi sipped her porridge and suddenly looked up at him.
In the morning light, her eyes were still as clear as when she was a girl, but there was too much unspeakable sadness in them.
"Have you been hiding something from me recently?" She asked softly, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Mo Chenfeng's heart.
His fingertips unconsciously stroked the outline of the longevity lock, and the metal object was now hot against his chest.
"Don't think too much, it's just a routine business trip." He reached out and wiped the porridge stains from the corner of his wife's mouth, his movements gentle and almost cautious.
Ning Zhi stared at him for a few seconds and finally nodded slightly.
She knew him too well to know the slight twitch in his right eye whenever he lied, the way his ring finger tapped his knee when he was nervous.
"Come back early." This was all she said, her voice as soft as the gardenia petals falling outside the window.
Mo Chenfeng felt a tightness in his chest. He leaned over and kissed Ning Zhi's forehead, and smelled the faint scent of medicine in her hair.
"I'll let Shi Anduo come to accompany you."
Ning Zhi shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Don't disturb him, he's busy with work."
She looked out the window. In the morning light, the gardenias were stained with last night's rain. "I can do it alone."
Ever since Ning Zhi found out that Xinrou was not their biological daughter, she locked herself in this yard full of gardenias.
"Chen Feng, do you think our daughter is living well on her own? Is she being bullied?"
"Azhi..." He held her hand and wanted to say something, but felt his throat being strangled by an invisible force.
How he wanted to tell her right now that their daughter had been found, in the capital, and that she looked like her and had the same eyes as hers... but he couldn't.
The doctor said that Ning Zhi's heart could not withstand the ups and downs of emotions.
Ning Zhi suddenly grabbed his hand with surprising strength.
"Chen Feng, if...if one day you find her..." Her voice trembled like a spider silk in the wind, "you must tell me the first time, okay?"
Mo Chenfeng's throat tightened. He didn't dare look directly into his wife's expectant eyes, and could only lower his head to look at their clasped hands.
Ning Zhi's fingers have distinct joints, and the wedding ring on her ring finger is loose enough to turn.
"Okay." The simple syllable stuck in his throat like a piece of red-hot coal.
This promise weighed on his heart like a stone.
He had to confirm everything and bring his daughter back safely before his wife could see the child she had been longing for.
He imagined Yun Zheng standing among the gardenias and Ning Zhi's finally smiling face. These images helped him get through countless desperate nights.
"I should go pack my bags." He stood up, the back of his silk shirt soaked with sweat. "Have breakfast."
Ning Zhi nodded, but her eyes followed his back.
When the door closed gently, she looked down at the red marks on her pale wrists left by his grip, and twitched the corners of her mouth in self-mockery.
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