Chapter 102 Cell Phone
A few hours later, the private jet took off again from the small island in the southern part of Country A. Mu Yan sat in his seat and video-chatted with Mu Juanhua. The camera deliberately avoided showing the injury on his forehead, so Mu Juanhua could only see his eyes and the half of his face below them.
The military did not announce this to the public. Mu Juanhua and her team only knew that it was raining in many places today, and the flight might be delayed.
He typed to Mu Juanhua to explain that he was too excited yesterday and had some insomnia. As a result, he overslept and missed his flight when he woke up. He also didn't know why he couldn't speak.
It's hard to detect when someone who doesn't lie often lies without batting an eye. After making more than a dozen missed calls to Mu Yan, Mu Juanhua and Lin Yi were initially very anxious. But when they heard that he had overslept and missed his flight, they almost immediately believed his story.
The bloodshot eyes and unpleasant complexion were all excused by Mu Yan using the excuse that he hadn't slept well all night.
Mu Yan has been diligent and self-disciplined in his studies and work all these years, so it's rare for him to oversleep like this, especially since it's because of his own problems. Besides feeling guilty and heartbroken, Mu Juanhua has no time to think about anything else.
She blamed herself for wanting Mu Yan to come back and keep her company, which caused him to have insomnia. She kept blaming herself for a long time. When Mu Yan heard her familiar tone, his nose tingled and he almost burst into tears.
He is still alive, and his mother is still alive. His mother's illness will soon be cured.
He wasn't actually pregnant... Everything is getting better.
Fearing that Mu Juanhua would notice something amiss, Mu Yan said the plane was about to take off and hung up the phone.
He looked down at the dozen or so missed calls marked in red on his phone, feeling a bit of a headache.
He Fan probably already knows everything, so there's no need for further explanation. But Lu Chong watched me board the plane... he's not so easily fooled.
Mu Yan could only tell the truth that they encountered weather problems, the plane made an emergency landing on a small island, and when they went to the hotel to rest, he hadn't slept well the night before and accidentally slept too soundly, so he didn't receive the hotel front desk's call to re-board.
Lu Chong was afraid of bothering him, so he didn't dare to make a long video call with him like Mu Juanhua did. When the call popped up and was answered, he saw that Mu Yan was safe and sound, and he was obviously relieved.
"Let me change your dressing and gauze." Xie Chen, holding the gauze and dressing, stood up from his seat only after seeing him hang up the phone, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"As for He Fan... I've already told him that it's almost midnight in Country A, and he's probably already resting, so there's no need to let him know I'm safe."
"You should rest too. It should be evening when you get there, so you can have dinner and then go to sleep."
The dressing was placed on Mu Yan's wound, feeling slightly cool. Xie Chen skillfully rewrapped the gauze. The plane was a bit bumpy as it passed through the clouds, but the man seemed completely unaffected, standing very steadily with his hands steady.
Private jets have excellent anti-jamming capabilities and can use mobile networks. Mu Yan looked down at the phone Xie Chen had just bought for him; it seemed to be the latest model, costing over ten thousand yuan.
Mu Yan's old cell phone, which he didn't know where the thugs had thrown away, was one he had bought three years ago. It had been working all along, so he hadn't replaced it.
Will He Fan give him extra money, or will he buy it with his own money? They really don't earn their money easily, and Mu Yan doesn't want to owe him a favor.
Mu Yan turned her head to look over and saw that Xie Chen had returned to his seat, holding his phone horizontally and tapping something.
Xie Chen was very perceptive of eye contact. He noticed that Mu Yan was looking at him, so he immediately turned his head and asked him what was wrong.
The snake on the screen was left unattended and soon pitifully crashed into the wall.
Mu Yan pointed lightly to her phone, then looked at him. Xie Chen was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he hadn't downloaded any apps on the new phone he bought for Mu Yan, and quickly handed over his own phone.
"Do you want to play on my phone? I don't have any games on it, just Snake and Candy Crush. You can use the internet here and download them yourself. Didn't we just make a phone call?"
Mu Yan tilted her head slightly and looked at him, her gaze a little blank, as if she didn't quite understand what he was saying. Xie Chen's phone then belatedly received a notification of a money transfer. When Xie Chen saw the transfer of more than 10,000 yuan, he remembered Mu Yan's gesture of pointing at his phone earlier and felt a little amused and exasperated.
Xie Chen had little concept of money; ten thousand yuan and one yuan were just numbers to him, with no significant difference.
He will not get married or have children. All his assets will eventually be left to Mu Yan and He Fan. It's just ten thousand yuan; even if they accept it, it won't matter.
However, he had previously checked Mu Yan's payslip, and 10,000 yuan was almost his monthly salary. In the future, 10,000 yuan would be a lot of money for Mu Yan now.
Xie Chen silently transferred the 10,000 yuan back.
“Mr. He Fan linked my credit card, and I used his,” Xie Chen said after thinking for a moment, trying to appease Mu Yan.
Upon hearing He Fan's name, Mu Yan indeed fell silent. Xie Chen, fearing that he would transfer money to He Fan again, quickly said, "You two are lovers, right? It's just a phone purchase between lovers, so don't be so calculating. Besides, you've encountered this situation because of him. If you're so calculating with him, he'll think you're blaming him and trying to distance yourself from him."
Mu Yan was stunned, clearly not expecting this.
Xie Chen pulled down the windows on both sides and dimmed the cabin lights to a yellowish hue.
"Rest first. You've been worried all day."
The lights dimmed, and sleepiness belatedly crept in. Xie Chen was right; after nearly ten hours on the plane, resting was indeed the best choice.
Mu Yan was exhausted and slept soundly. When he woke up, Xie Chen smiled at him and said that they would arrive in City A in about half an hour.
When Lin Yi called, she specifically asked him what time he would arrive at the airport in City A. When Mu Yan arrived at the airport, Xiang Zhuo was already waiting there.
In the crowd, Mu Yan saw several familiar figures, all of whom were Lu Chong's bodyguards whom he had met before. They were dressed in plain clothes and hidden in the crowd. When they saw Mu Yan looking over, they nodded to him.
Xiang Zhuo was slightly taken aback when he saw the injury on Mu Yan's head. Mu Yan explained that he had bumped into it accidentally. Xiang Zhuo frowned slightly: "You're so careless. Does it hurt? Have you been to the hospital?"
Mu Yan nodded, indicating that he had been there. He waved the bag in his hand, which Xie Chen had given him before he got off the plane. It contained dressings and gauze that needed changing, as well as medicine for his throat.
"Okay, I'll write it down. I'll help you change the gauze tomorrow. Your brother is at the hospital with Mom. Jiajia and I will just go home and grab something to eat. I bought a braised duck and will cook a couple of dishes. I'm not as good a cook as your brother, so please bear with what you have..."
The two people's conversation was becoming increasingly difficult to hear. Xie Chen did not disembark with Mu Yan, but instead followed a few steps away, only leaving after seeing Mu Yan's family pick him up.
He still had things to do; there were quite a few things that Xie Chen needed to look up himself.
Mu Yan's fake pregnancy wasn't because of He Fan, which was a relief for Xie Chen.
But the thought of another scoundrel alpha bullying Mu Yan to the point of faking a pregnancy, and then irresponsibly walking away without paying any price, made him realize that he could never let that person go.
.........
Xiang Zhuo said he would just have a casual meal, but he actually prepared a large table of dishes and even bought crabs.
Mu Yan said there was no need for him to be so polite. Xiang Zhu chuckled and said that he would practice first. Lin Yi had been married to him for so many years, and he had hardly ever cooked for his mother-in-law. He would throw a big feast to celebrate when Mu Juanhua was discharged from the hospital a few days after her surgery.
Mu Yan ate some of the airplane food on the plane, but still went out of his way to finish it all. Xiang Zhuo, like a newly arrived son-in-law, earnestly asked him for his opinion on the dishes.
"How about this braised crab? Do you think it tastes better than steamed crab? I heard that Mom's hometown is in Province B. Do they also have crab stir-fried with rice cakes there? I don't know if I want to make that."
"That kind of dish seems to be made with the yellow rice cake from my mom's hometown, which you might not be able to buy here. This braised crab is delicious, I don't need to change it, my mom will definitely like it."
Xiang Zhuo laughed, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became relaxed. Mu Juanhua's illness was getting better, and the heavy burden that had been on the shoulders of the three of them for several years was finally lifted off their shoulders.
After all these years, they have finally reaped the rewards of their hard work.
Jiajia couldn't understand why the adults were still chatting after dinner, and she couldn't understand how her father and uncle could chat for so long while one was talking and the other was typing on his phone. She couldn't join their conversation and felt bored, so she went to the living room to play with building blocks.
"After searching for a liver donor for so many years, there wasn't a single match. I even considered having another child with Lin Yi to see if that would be a good idea..."
"When we found out we were matched, we didn't sleep all night, just like you. At 2:30 in the morning, I was thirsty and wanted to get up to get some water. I quietly got up, and your brother sat up and said, 'Why didn't you sleep either? Go get some water. Go get me a cup too.'"
Mu Yan chuckled softly.
Lin Yi was actually quite precocious as a child, but after marrying Xiang Zhuo and giving birth to Jiajia, her temper actually worsened a little.
"It's really a blessing from God. It seems that they originally said the donor was not a perfect match, but then they said there was some kind of technology that could make it work. I don't really understand."
“HLA typing,” Mu Yan explained to Xiang Zhuo after reviewing the matching report and doing some research, “The technology in Country A is more mature, so even if there is only a partial match in HLA typing, it can be overcome.”
"That's good, that's good. The doctor spent a long time explaining this to us. Anyway, it's good that the surgery can be performed."
"Now that Mom is better, shouldn't you also consider finding someone to settle down with? My aunt's colleague's daughter is really nice. She graduated from the teachers' college next to University A and teaches in junior high school. She's also quite good-looking. Do you want to meet her?"
Mu Yan knew Xiang Zhuo meant well, but she still looked a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Xiang Zhuo smiled understandingly and said, "Let's talk about this after Mom's surgery is over."
Because of the time difference, Mu Yan arrived here the night before his surgery. Xiang Zhuo told him to sleep at home, but Mu Yan felt it wasn't appropriate and instead booked a nearby hotel for about a hundred yuan.
Xiang Zhuo couldn't refuse him, so he took him to the hotel and arranged to pick him up at six o'clock the next day. Before leaving, he also gave him two boxes of children's milk that Jiajia drinks, saying that drinking some milk would make it easier to have insomnia.
The children's milk was sweet and delicious. The hotel room had a light lemon scent, which was very comforting.
Mu Yan could hardly bear to recall that just over ten hours earlier, he had been bound hand and foot and locked in a dark storeroom on the ship, not knowing whether he would live or die in a few minutes.
The phone rang, and Mu Yan, with her milk straw in her mouth, opened the message sent by Lu Chong.
"Yan Yan, the donor and I have arrived in City A, and everything is ready here."
"I'll be away for the surgery tomorrow. This is my assistant's phone number. If anything happens and you need help, you can contact him anytime. Don't worry too much, Auntie's surgery will go smoothly."
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