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The next day.

Inside the government office, Mu Guiling sat in the main seat, wearing a black robe, with a stern face without any emotion: "Did you find Qiu Yueying?"

The county magistrate sighed with a worried look on his face, and stepped forward to report: "Sir, I am incompetent."

No one knew how this woman disappeared overnight without a trace.

A group of yamen runners turned Wutong City upside down, but they couldn't find his figure.

However, there was a question that kept lingering in his mind: Now that it has been proven that Manager Qiu is innocent, why is Lord Mu still insisting on finding her whereabouts?

Mu Guiling heard the expected answer, rubbed his brows, and said: "If anyone else goes to Zuiyue Pavilion to cause trouble, they will be dealt with according to the laws of the Chu State."

The county magistrate responded respectfully, but the curiosity in his eyes became even stronger.

He had previously thought that Lord Mu had the habit of cutting off sleeves, but now it seems that this is not the case.

But it is not entirely unreasonable. If he were ten years younger, he would probably be bewitched and infatuated by a woman as beautiful as Manager Qiu.

Mu Guiling said nothing more and walked away with a big stride.

Seeing this, Mu Wan'er, who was standing outside the door, immediately followed, but unusually remained silent, not chattering non-stop as usual.

Don't mess with a man who has been heartbroken, let alone a man who has been taken advantage of and abandoned by his ex-lover over and over again.

Two days ago, when she saw Qiu Yueying coming out of Mu Guiling's room in the guest inn, she realized that the two of them were once again in a relationship without her knowledge.

They are truly worthy of being the couple with the most interesting scenes in the original novel.

Mu Guiling, who was originally planning to go to Zuiyue Tower, suddenly stopped and changed direction.

Mu Wan'er rubbed her forehead which had hit the man's back in pain, and heard him say coldly, "We'll go back home today. Go to the inn to pack your luggage, and then go to the old house to pick up An Ning."

Mu Guiling walked quickly, his eyes as cold as the winter wind.

Since she chose to avoid him, he didn't have to continue asking for trouble.

*

Half an hour later, Mu Wan'er knocked on the door of the old mansion of the Marquis.

Baoqin saw the sudden visitor and asked in disbelief, "Miss Wan'er, why are you here?"

Mu Wan'er looked at her surprised eyes with satisfaction, nodded confidently, and said, "Baoqin, take me to find my sister. You go pack your bags later, and we will set off back to Beijing immediately."

Baoqin was slightly surprised, quickened her pace slightly, and led Mu Wan'er into the house.

When the two of them walked outside Mu An Ning's house, Mu Wan'er waved her hand to signal Baoqin to step back first and let her go in alone.

Mu Wan'er tiptoed towards Mu An Ning, who was sitting by the window and seemed to be lost in thought, and suddenly covered her eyes: "Guess who I am?"

Mu An Ning was startled, then immediately reacted and said slowly: "Wan'er?"

Baoqin wouldn't be so bored. After thinking about it, she realized that only her sister would be like this.

Mu Wan'er let go of her hand with a bored look and pouted: "Sister, aren't you surprised to see me?"

Mu An Ning had no choice but to go along with her words and pretended to ask her a few questions about when she came to Wutong City. When she said that she was the servant beside her brother, a look of just the right amount of surprise appeared on her face.

Mu Wan'er gave him a confident look and said that they would set off back to Beijing immediately.

She showed a trace of apology on her face and explained, "Before, there were a lot of things to do in the government office. I followed my brother to investigate the case, so I didn't have time to tell my sister in advance." She paused and said, "My brother is waiting for us outside now."

Mu An Ning was not too surprised and nodded in understanding. Just as he was about to call Bao Qin in, he heard Mu Wan'er say that she had already gone to pack her luggage.

Then, Mu Wan'er turned her eyes and volunteered to walk to her closet: "Sister, let me help you sort out your clothes."

Mu An Ning was about to say that she would come by herself, but then she thought it would be inappropriate to keep her brother waiting for a long time, so she said thank you softly.

[Here I come to the closet of Xiangxiang Goose!!!]

Mu An Ning was stunned when he heard this, and his face turned slightly red.

Seeing Mu Wan'er folding her clothes seriously, she had no choice but to walk to the dressing table to pack up the few jewelry she brought from the Marquis' Mansion.

She slowly put them into the space inside the dressing box, turned her head to look at Mu Wan'er, and asked softly, "Should we ask brother to come in first?

Although she didn't have much stuff, it was quite mixed. During the twenty days she had been in Wutong City, she had also bought some small items. It would probably take her at least fifteen minutes to pack them up.

Mu Wan'er waved her hands hastily: "No, no, he should be alone now."

Mu An Ning had no choice but to nod.

My brother has a dull personality and doesn't like to communicate with others, so it's understandable that he wants to be alone.

But a moment later, she heard that familiar voice coming from her heart -

【Can you please be quiet? 】

[If word gets out that the Dali Temple Shaoqing was abandoned twice by the same girl, it would be extremely embarrassing...]

【This icy face really shows that appearance is not the best indicator of a person’s appearance. 】

The earrings in Mu An Ning's hand slipped slightly and fell straight into the dressing box, making a slight sound.

Seeing Mu Wan'er glance at her, she put the earrings away as if nothing had happened and explained, "My hand slipped."

Mu Wan'er nodded, just reminding her to be careful, and did not suspect that her complaints were heard by others.

My brother is really silent, but when he speaks, it's amazing.

If Mu Wan'er said that he was abandoned once, her reaction would not be so big, but it happened twice.

She lowered her eyes and adjusted her jewelry, thinking over and over again, it seemed that only one person had the ability to charm her brother.

Two quarters of an hour later, Sister Mu Anning and Baoqin got on the carriage together.

Mu An Ning was about to ask if he could go to Fang's house, but then he remembered that Aunt Fang should be in Zuiyue Tower at the moment, Fang Ziweng should be in school if nothing unexpected happened, and Qiao Qingsheng would have an exam the day after tomorrow and probably didn't want to be disturbed.

Perhaps, I could ask someone to give them a message.

She carefully observed Mu Guiling's expression and confirmed that he would not be angry before she asked tentatively, "Brother, can we go to the bookstore in the market first?"

Mu Guiling raised his eyes and nodded slightly. Without asking any further questions, he lifted the curtain and signaled the coachman to turn around.

About half a minute later, the carriage arrived at the bookstore that Shi Jianli was leaving.

Mu An Ning did not let Bao Qin follow him and got out of the car alone. When he entered the door, he happened to run into Shi Jiangli standing in front of the table.

The man was still wearing a dark blue silk gown and a jade belt around his waist, exuding the shrewdness of a businessman.

Hearing the footsteps approaching from afar, he glanced over with his sharp eyes like a hawk, but after discovering the identity of the person, he was filled with tenderness in an instant.

Mu An Ning smiled, his eyes calm, "Boss Shi, An Ning came here to ask me if the calligraphy has been sold?"

Shi Jiangli chuckled and pointed to the rice paper on the table.

Only then did Mu An Ning realize that what he had been focusing on was her handwriting.

Shi Jiangli's eyes flashed with cunning: "It was indeed sold."

Mu An Ning raised her eyes, and then she heard him say, "I like your calligraphy very much. I am willing to exchange this bookshop with you." He smiled and looked at Mu An Ning, "What do you think, Miss An Ning?"

Mu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Boss Shi, don't joke. It doesn't matter if it's not sold."

She had never sold calligraphy or paintings before, so she just wrote two pieces based on her own feelings. It was not surprising that she didn't sell them.

Shi Jiangli was about to speak when she heard Mu An Ning say, "Boss Shi, An Ning came here today to ask for something." She looked at the man who was looking at her tenderly and pursed her lips, "Boss Shi, can you give a message to Brother Qiao and his family? I am leaving Wutong City today, but I was in a hurry and didn't have time to say goodbye to them."

Shi Jiangli raised his eyebrows: "Miss An Ning is leaving?"

Mu Anning nodded slightly.

Shi Jiangli showed regret on his face: "Will Miss An Ning come back?"

Seeing Mu An Ning's hesitant expression, Shi Jiangli raised the corners of his lips slightly, with a slightly evil expression on his handsome face, but it didn't seem abrupt at all: "Miss, you don't have to answer. I'm very happy that you can come and say goodbye to me at the last moment."

He stared at the girl's trembling eyelashes and whispered in her ear: "That's enough."

Mu An Ning felt the heat next to his ear and quickly took a small step back, fearing that the man would say something bold like he did that day.

They had only known each other for a few days when they met by chance and he showed interest in her, which was really hard to understand.

She had a vague feeling in her heart that he might not be as affectionate as he appeared to be.

She didn't dare to stay any longer. She said softly, "See you someday," and hurried out of the bookstore and got on the carriage, without noticing the man who followed her out silently.

Looking at the carriage that was leaving quickly, Shi Jiangli raised the corners of his lips and said calmly: "See you soon."

*

When Aunt Fang returned home from Zuiyue Tower, the first thing she did was to inquire about Mu An Ning's condition.

She lovingly pulled her son over and said, "Zi Weng, did you listen carefully to your sister An Ning's words today?"

Fang Ziweng said in astonishment: "Mother, Sister An Ning didn't come today at all!"

Aunt Fang looked puzzled: "She didn't come?"

Is he sick?

At this moment, Qiao Qingsheng walked out of the study, thought for a while, and then said, "Aunt, Miss An Ning is gone."

He knew that his aunt treated her like her own daughter, and he told her the truth with some reluctance.

Aunt Fang asked in surprise, "She left?" She frowned in confusion, "Where did she go?"

Qiao Qingsheng shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

It was only when Jiang Li sent someone to deliver a letter that he learned that Miss An Ning had important matters to attend to and had to leave.

In the future...I'm afraid I won't come back.

Aunt Fang's brows were filled with even more worry. Apart from the Chongde Marquis's Mansion, she couldn't think of anywhere else her niece could go.

Ke Mu's family had only brought her to Wutong City for a month, so why did they take her away again without giving them any chance to get to know each other?

She looked at Qiao Qingsheng's eyes which also contained a hint of regret, and opened her mouth several times to speak, but in the end she did not tell the secret.

Well, when he comes to Beijing the day after tomorrow, maybe they will meet again.