Chapter 734: There is a reason for everything
Jing Xuechu's face showed no sign of displeasure, and she said softly, "Let's change it. After all, something like this happened at my birthday party, and I feel very sorry."
Huo Yunting frowned and said, "Really, it's not necessary. Thank you for your kindness, Miss Jing."
After saying that, he looked directly at Xiao Muzhen beside him.
"Thank you for today."
The moment Jing Xuechu saw Huo Yunting looking at Xiao Muzhen, his eyes suddenly softened a lot. His eyes flashed and the hand hanging by his side tightened unconsciously.
"This is what I should do. After all, you gave Tang Ruxing the opportunity to take advantage of the situation in order to help the Xiao family."
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Huo Yunting's eyes. He originally thought that Xiao Muzhen was willing to help him, which meant that she still had feelings for him, but now he realized that he was just being too sentimental.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Huo Yunting turned and left, and soon his figure disappeared at the door of the banquet hall.
The banquet hall returned to its former bustle, as if nothing had happened before.
Xiao Zhuan looked at Xiao Muzhen and whispered, "Zhenzhen, you were too impulsive just now."
"Third brother, if he didn't want to help the Xiao Group, it wouldn't be the boss of a small company who insulted him in public. I can't just turn a blind eye."
Xiao Zhuan was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke: "Ask yourself, don't you have any selfish motives at all?"
Before he noticed what was happening here, Xiao Muzhen had already stood in front of Huo Yunting to protect him. Did she really forget about Huo Yunting?
"No."
Xiao Zhuan sighed in his heart, hoping that she really didn't have it.
"Shi Yiheng is your fiancé now. If you defend another man in front of him, he will definitely be unhappy. If you really want to be with him, explain it to him."
Xiao Muzhen pursed her lips and said, "Yeah, I understand."
When Xiao Muzhen returned to Shi Yiheng and saw his expressionless face, she knew he was angry.
"Yiheng, the reason I came out to help Huo Yunting today is really just because he helped the Xiao family before."
A hint of surprise flashed in Shi Yiheng's eyes. He obviously didn't expect Xiao Muzhen to explain to him again.
Does this mean that she still has him in her heart?
Thinking of this, Shi Yiheng's unhappiness dissipated a lot.
"Mu Zhen, I don't blame you. I'm just a little unhappy. It will be fine in a few days."
Xiao Muzhen lowered his eyes, feeling a little guilty.
She felt that since she was already engaged to Shi Yiheng, she should work hard to develop a relationship with him.
But she didn't know why, she always felt a little resistant to getting close to Shi Yiheng.
"sorry."
Seeing Xiao Muzhen's guilty look, Shi Yiheng reached out and touched her head, smiling and said, "It's okay. I'm already very happy that you are willing to explain to me. After all, this shows that I have a certain weight in your heart. Muzhen, I'm easy to coax."
"Well, I'm glad you're not upset."
After the banquet, Xiao Muzhen sent Shi Yiheng back.
On the way, Shi Yiheng suddenly mentioned their marriage.
"Zhenzhen, there's no rush to get married, but I plan to wait until my leg heals and then we can try living together to get used to each other. Is that okay with you?"
Xiao Muzhen's hands gripping the steering wheel tightened unconsciously. She knew that this day would come sooner or later, but when she heard Shi Yiheng's words, she actually felt a little discouraged.
"Let me think about this matter. I think it's a bit too fast. Besides, Xiao Corporation still has a lot of unresolved issues. I'm not in the mood to think about this for now..."
Shi Yiheng didn't say anything else, and the carriage fell silent.
It wasn't until the car stopped in front of Shi's house that he turned to look at Xiao Muzhen.
"Do you think it's too fast, or have you never thought about your future with me?"
Xiao Muzhen frowned and looked up to meet Shi Yiheng's inquiring gaze.
"We got engaged too quickly... I thought your leg wouldn't heal, so I got engaged so I could take care of you more easily. Now..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shi Yiheng.
"Now that my leg is healed, you don't want to go any further with me, do you?"
"No, I said, I just need time..."
"Don't you think you're being too cruel? You gave me hope at first, but now you're making me despair. I told you before we got engaged that if you really got engaged to me, I would never let you go."
Xiao Muzhen took a deep breath and said slowly: "I'm sorry, I will adjust as soon as possible."
"Well, be careful on your way back."
After returning home, Xiao Muzhen lay on the sofa somewhat powerlessly, wondering if she had really done something wrong. Perhaps... she shouldn't have given Shi Yiheng hope in the first place...
After thinking for a long time without figuring out the reason, Xiao Muzhen just felt a headache, so he got up and went upstairs to take a shower and go to bed.
However, after only a few hours of sleep, I was woken up by the ringing of my cell phone.
"Zhenzhen, I'm getting some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate. Yunling's phone call to you almost confirms she's in Licheng. We're still investigating. If you can get a call from her again, we'll be able to pinpoint her whereabouts."
Hearing this, Xiao Muzhen's sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden and he quickly sat up.
"Really?! Does that mean Yunling is in Licheng?!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while before Xiao Zhuan whispered, "That's not necessarily true. You answered the call but didn't hear Yun Ling's voice. It's possible that someone else picked up her phone."
"impossible!"
Yunling disappeared in the mountains. In addition to medicinal herbs, there were also various snakes, insects, rats and ants on the mountain. Even the villagers at the foot of the mountain rarely went up there on weekdays. If she really fell off the cliff and had an accident, it would be impossible for anyone to pick up her mobile phone.
The villagers who helped find Yun Ling were all very simple and honest. They had also received help from Mr. Yun. If they saw the mobile phone, they would definitely not hide it secretly.
She was basically certain that Yunling was kidnapped when she went up the mountain to collect herbs, and then the other party created the illusion that Yunling fell off a cliff.
But she still hasn't figured out the other party's purpose in kidnapping Yun Ling.
However, the person who kidnapped Yun Ling should not be Tang Ruxing or the Tang family, otherwise they would definitely use Yun Ling to exchange for the last secret key.
Shi Yiheng...
This name once again appeared in Xiao Muzhen's mind. For some reason, she felt that Shi Yiheng was highly suspicious.
After all, everything was fine when Old Yun was here. Not long after Old Yun left Medicine Valley, Yun Ling disappeared mysteriously.
But Yunling was helping Shi Yiheng treat his leg, so he had no motive to kidnap Yunling.
She bit her lower lip and said with determination: "Third brother...can you help me find out if Shi Yiheng has anything to do with Yun Ling's disappearance?"
"You doubt him?!"
Xiao Zhuan's tone was filled with surprise. "Shi Yiheng's legs were crippled at the time, and he had no reason to do that..."
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