Chapter 2 Mu Nanyan's Past
"What I lack most now is money. Living with him, I can save on rent, and I also have a reason to move out of the Mu family. At most, I'll get a divorce certificate in a year, and it will become my second marriage. I used to think I had found my true love, but in the end, who cares if it's my first or second marriage? Maybe I won't even get married. Let it be."
Thinking of this, a trace of loneliness flashed in Mu Nanyan's eyes, but soon her gaze became unusually firm.
"Okay, I agree."
Lu Yiran didn't know what she was thinking, but seeing that he agreed so quickly, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and all his previous good impressions of her instantly disappeared. Sure enough, all women are the same.
"I'll wait for you at the Civil Affairs Bureau at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I will be there on time tomorrow."
"Get out!"
Once the matter was settled, Lu Yiran began to chase people away. Mu Nanyan was about to leave when she remembered her real reason for coming here today. She checked her watch and saw that it was already an hour past her scheduled interview time. If she went there now, she would definitely miss the interview. She glanced sheepishly at Lu Yiran, who was sitting in his seat, as if he was about to say something but hesitated.
"Anything else?"
"Mr. Lu, I'm here today to interview for the position of assistant designer. Um..."
Mu Nanyan wanted to ask Mr. Lu to help her say something and let her go for the interview again. After all, it was because of Lu Yiran that he wasted so much time and missed the interview today. However, Lu Yiran completely misunderstood. He thought Mu Nanyan wanted him to pass the interview directly and wanted him to give her a backdoor. Thinking of this, Lu Yiran became even more impatient with the girl in front of him, but he still held back his temper and said:
"I understand. You can go back. Just come to the company next Monday."
Mu Nanyan thought that she was asked to come back for another interview next Monday, so she didn't think much about it. She thanked him and left.
After leaving Dingsheng Group, Mu Nanyan went to the bus stop, preparing to take the bus back to the Mu family. At this moment, Mu Nanyan's phone rang. She took her phone out of her bag and saw that it was her best friend Tang Yutong calling. The bus was just coming, so she answered Tang Yutong's call while walking to the bus. Tang Yutong's noisy voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Nan Yan, look at the trending searches today."
"What's trending? I had a job interview today and barely checked my phone. What happened?"
"Let me tell you, you know the Lu family, one of the top wealthy families in Beijing!"
"I know, what's wrong?"
As Mu Nanyan spoke, she found an empty seat and sat down. Only then did she have the patience to continue chatting with Tang Yutong.
"Lu Yiran, the eldest son of the Lu family, seems to be looking for a marriage partner. Many girls said they went for interviews today. If I had known, I would have gone too."
It turned out that his name was Lu Yiran. After a while, Mu Nanyan remembered the second half of Tang Yutong's words. She was going to an interview?
"Um, do you want to be Mrs. Lu?"
Mu Nanyan was even more embarrassed now. She had never heard that Tang Yutong liked Lu Yiran before. If she knew that I was going to get a marriage certificate with Lu Yiran tomorrow, she would be furious.
"What?! I just want to see what Mr. Lu really looks like. Many girls online say that Mr. Lu is very handsome, but there are no photos of him. I'm curious about how good-looking he is. And with my status, how could I possibly be worthy of Mr. Lu? He must be looking for a marriage partner of equal status, right? How could he marry just any girl? But Mr. Lu is also quite strange. He's actually advertising for marriage all over the internet. He's only 26, so why is he in such a hurry to get married?"
Tang Yutong was talking happily over there. Mu Nanyan didn't know what to say. She and Lu Yiran were in a contract marriage and would be divorced in a year, so she didn't want to tell Tang Yutong about this.
After all, a top wealthy family like theirs would not expose their wives who were in a fake marriage. They might have to keep their marriage secret. She did not want to cause trouble for Lu Yiran. She would leave after spending this year peacefully. She did not want Tang Yutong to worry, so she did not mention it and just thought of it as someone else's gossip.
The two chatted for a long time, and when Mu Nanyan saw that they were almost there, she hung up the phone with Tang Yutong. When the bus arrived at the station, Mu Nanyan got off the bus and walked towards the Mu family villa.
Mu Nanyan looked at the villa in front of her with mixed feelings. She could still recall the time when her mother took her to play hide-and-seek in the villa.
"Yan'er, are you hiding? I'm coming to find you!"
"See where my Yan'er is hiding?"
"I found you! Oh, you're not here."
"Mom can't find you, please come out."
Thinking of the scenes of her mother playing with her before, Mu Nanyan couldn't help it. Her eyes turned red, her nose felt sore, and tears flowed out.
At that time, Mu Nanyan was only 6 years old, an age when she should have been lying in her mother's arms, carefree and spoiled. But that year, her mother left her forever in a car accident. When she heard the news, Mu Nanyan locked herself in her room, refusing to eat or drink. Later, it was her father Mu Feng who stayed with her and comforted her, and she finally came out of her grief.
"Dad must be very sad too. From now on, it will be just the two of us, father and daughter. I must stay with Dad well."
Although Mu Nanyan was very sad when she was a child, she still had her father. She wanted to take good care of her father for her mother. After that, she became very sensible and rarely got into trouble. She spent all her time with her father. Her father also often took time to come back and play with her. The father and daughter also had a very warm time.
But one month after his mother's death, Mu Feng returned to the Mu family with a woman and a little girl.
"Yan'er, this is your Aunt Lin Wan. Daddy is busy with work, so I found an aunt to come back and take care of you. This is your Aunt Lin Wan's daughter Yun Shu. She is one year younger than you and will be your sister from now on."
"Aunt Lin Wan, hello, Sister Yun Shu."
"Hello Yan'er, I will definitely take care of you as my own daughter from now on."
"Hello, sister."
At that time, Mu Nanyan had not yet reacted and was still greeting them obediently. Lin Wan and Mu Yunshu also greeted her enthusiastically.
But after they moved into the Mu family, things completely changed. At first, Aunt Lin Wan treated her very well, and Sister Yunshu also gave in to her in everything, never competing or fighting, and even became good friends with Mu Nanyan. Gradually, Yunshu began to oppose her, snatching her toys, and when she saw that Mu Nanyan had beautiful skirts and she didn't have any, she would cut up those skirts with scissors.
When her father was home, Aunt Lin Wan was particularly gentle and cared about her studies and health. However, when her father was not at home, Aunt Lin Wan would be harsh on her, sometimes even denying her food. She would also often speak ill of her in front of her father and would blame Mu Nanyan for anything Mu Yunshu did wrong. Later, her father became increasingly disappointed in her.
At that time, Mu Nanyan didn't know why Lin Wan treated her so differently. Later, when Mu Nanyan was ten years old, she hid at the stairs and eavesdropped on Lin Wan and Mu Feng talking. Only then did she realize that Mu Yunshu was Mu Feng's biological daughter, and she was only one year younger than herself. At that time, Mu Nanyan realized that her beloved father had cheated on her a long time ago. Since then, Mu Nanyan has never been close to Mu Feng again. She felt like an outsider, and they were a family.
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