Mu Moheng received Wen Lu's response and left the restaurant satisfied. At this time, Wen Lu had finished eating, put down her chopsticks, and looked up to meet Gu Yao's probing gaze.
"You know Ghost Hand too? Judging from your behavior, you're quite familiar with Ghost Hand?"
Gu Yao was somewhat incredulous. She had known Meiying for so many years, and Meiying had never introduced Ghost Hand to her. She couldn't believe that Wen Lu knew Ghost Hand.
"What's so surprising about that? Ghost Hand just isn't familiar with you, but that doesn't mean he can't be familiar with me."
As she spoke, Wen Lu stood up from her chair. She was going to see Wang Jinyu. Although she hadn't intended to interfere in Wang Jinyu's affairs before, it seemed that agreeing to treat Old Master Mu's illness for Mu Moheng had angered Wang Jinyu, and she would have to coax him properly.
Just as Wen Lu was about to leave the restaurant, Gu Yao spoke softly from behind her.
"Are you really the Wen Lu from before? If the Wen Lu from before knew Ghost Hand, her health would have recovered long ago. Moreover, I have investigated Wen Lu's background. Wen Lu's life was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, and she was also pitifully stupid."
"But then suddenly one day, it was as if Wen Lu had grown a new brain. Not only did she leave the Wen family, but she also acquired many unknown skills. As far as I know, she went to F continent alone a few days ago. Oh, right, that was the day I met you."
"So, Wen Lu, are you really Wen Lu?"
Gu Yao's analysis made Wen Lu tense up involuntarily. Just when she thought she was about to be seen through, Gu Yao spoke in a cold tone.
"Tell me, who exactly are you? Are you also someone trained by Phantom? What exactly does Phantom want to do by having you replace Wen Lu's identity?"
After listening to Gu Yao's words, Wen Lu sighed helplessly and turned to look at Gu Yao. She thought Gu Yao was close to the truth, but she didn't expect her to suddenly take a sharp turn. It almost hurt her back.
"I am nobody, I am who I am, just like you. Who would have known that Gu Yao of the Shadow Alliance is actually the daughter of the Gu family? Didn't you also hide your own identity?"
After saying that, Wen Lu didn't give Gu Yao a chance to refute her. She opened the restaurant door and walked out. She didn't want to reveal her identity, so she didn't want to say too much to mislead Gu Yao.
Wen Lu returned to the main house but did not see Wang Jinyu. Yan Luo pointed to the study, and Wen Lu nodded in understanding. She picked up a cup of lemon tea from the table and walked towards the study.
Wen Lu stood outside the study door and gently knocked a few times. Receiving no response, Wen Lu pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at Wang Jinyu, who was dealing with emails, he seemed somewhat serious and even intimidating.
Wen Lu walked to Wang Jinyu's side, put the lemon tea in her hand on the table, reached out and hugged Wang Jinyu's neck from behind, and pressed her face against Wang Jinyu's cheek.
Are you angry with me?
When Wen Lu asked this question, her tone was clearly somewhat guilty. Of course, she knew why Wang Jinyu was angry, and her question did seem a bit like she was asking a question she already knew the answer to.
"If I say I'm not angry, will you believe me?"
Hearing Wen Lu's ingratiating tone, Wang Jinyu smiled softly, and then laughed out loud.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jinyu reacted this way. Wen Lu released her arms from Wang Jinyu, circled around him, looked at him very seriously, and frowned slightly.
"Wait...wait a minute, what did you just say? You said you're not angry?"
"Yeah, I'm really not angry. Do you remember when I placed an order to find Ghost Hand? That was for him. Actually, we have a pretty good relationship. It's just that there are many dangers around him. Only if I turn against him will those people not target me, and that way I can be safe."
Seeing Wen Lu's stunned expression, Wang Jinyu knew that she had overdone her acting this time, and it seemed that Wen Lu was going to get angry.
Wang Jinyu held Wen Lu's hand and pulled her into his arms. He led her to sit down on the sofa and gently explained his relationship with the Mu family to her.
“I am indeed a member of the Mu family, and also his son, but he did not abandon my mother as the rumors say. The matter is more complicated, and I have not asked too many questions about the specifics.”
"Because I was the old man's youngest son, I was especially favored in the Mu family, and I was also in a lot of danger. Later, in order for me to survive, the old man set up a scheme, saying that my father and I had become enemies, and I was sent to the Wang family to become the young master of the Wang family."
“I was brought back to the Wen family when I was a little over seven years old, as my father’s illegitimate son. However, because the Wang family had absolute power in the capital, no one dared to mention my illegitimate status. Over time, no one questioned my identity anymore.”
"Actually, Old Man Mu's illness isn't really that serious. He's fishing, and he has his own plan. If he doesn't act convincingly, how will he fall into the trap? I just didn't expect Mu Moheng to be so worried."
Wen Lu nestled in Wang Jinyu's arms, listening to him recount those events with nonchalant ease, as if he were telling the story of an insignificant person. She found it hard to imagine what kind of life he had led before the age of seven.
Wang Jinyu lowered his head to meet Wen Lu's eyes. He raised an eyebrow at Wen Lu and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.
“Don’t look at me with that pitying look, Phantom. Before you were seven, your life probably wasn’t as good as mine. We both crawled out of the mud to get where we are today, so I’ve never thought there was anything wrong with this kind of life.”
"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, I've found some clues about my master's matter. What's your relationship with Mingyun Continent? Why would the chairman of Mingyun Continent use my master's matter to frame you?"
Wang Jinyu helped Wen Lu sit up. He looked at Wen Lu very seriously. He had investigated a lot about Meiying, but he had not found any connection between Meiying and Mingyunzhou.
"It's probably because of my parents. I'll tell you about this later. If the chairman of Mingyunzhou used your master's death to frame me, then everything makes sense. He wanted to use you to get rid of me."
Wen Lu didn't know how to explain the relationship between her parents and Ming Yunzhou to Wang Jinyu. She couldn't explain her relationship with Ming Yunzhou until she could clear her parents' names.
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