"You! How did you know?!"
A chill rushed up from the soles of his feet and went straight to his scalp. Sun Jinren's scalp was numb and he was shocked and scared. He was proud of himself and never made mistakes in judging people. As soon as he heard Xiao Yuanmu say this, he was convinced in his heart that his company's malicious takeover was caused by Xiao Yuanmu.
Seeing Xiao Yuanmu's indifferent expression, his eyes widened: "It's you! You are the one who is behind the malicious acquisition of Jinren, right!"
Sun Jinren's voice suddenly rose. The man's voice was not sharp, but it was a little hoarse due to anxiety, which attracted everyone in the restaurant to look over here.
However, he didn't care at all what others were watching. Images suddenly flooded into Sun Jinren's mind, from the indifferent look on Xiao Yuanmu's face when he first saw him, to Xiao Yuanmu's calm expression when facing his slander and teasing, to the cold eyes when he kicked him out of impatience.
Sun Jinren's mind was in a mess. He looked at Xiao Yuanmu, who was sitting calmly, with doubt and uncertainty. How could such a person, such a person who was arrogant from the bottom of his heart, be an orphan without a father or a mother!
Thinking of this, he even cast a suspicious look at Song Xuan and a few others sitting at the same table. He couldn't help but wonder if it was the Song-Song couple in the capital who had joined forces to harm him or if it was a coincidence, or if they had long been eyeing his company and wanted to divide it up, so they deliberately caused this incident.
Song Xuanhe frowned when he was looked at by Sun Jinren. He exchanged a glance with Zhou Nan, then turned to look at Xiao Yuanmu, whose expression remained unchanged. The thought that had been suppressed in his heart surfaced again, but this time he could not deceive himself anymore. He concealed the look in his eyes and called the system in his mind.
[System, Xiao Yuanmu has been acting strange since the car accident. Now that he has returned to his previous state, he is even more suspicious. What's wrong with him? 】Song Xuanhe's voice was calm, but with a hint of nervousness that he himself was not aware of.
The system has naturally been observing Song Xuan and everything that happened around him, but it really couldn't detect anything. It could only say: [After Xiao Yuanmu's car accident, I noticed that his soul had fluctuated, but I couldn't find anything after that. It was only a few days ago that I used his emotional coefficient to analyze something wrong. 】
Song Xuanhe frowned slightly. Although he didn't know what the emotion coefficient was, he didn't ask much. He just said: [And then? 】
[I discovered that Xiao Yuanmu's emotional coefficient was not stable before the car accident, especially when facing you, it would often fluctuate. Later, I analyzed that it should be what you humans call love. But since the car accident, Xiao Yuanmu's emotional coefficient has hardly changed. Even if there are fluctuations, the coefficient of change can be ignored...]
Song Xuanhe's pupils shrank slightly. In fact, when the system said this, he was basically certain of his guess in his heart. It should be said that he had sensed the changes in Xiao Yuanmu a long time ago. It was precisely because of this that no matter how chaotic the Song family was, he did not return to the residence where Xiao Yuanmu was.
However, excluding his unwillingness to accept it in his heart, there is still one point that doesn't make sense.
He was sure that although the Xiao Yuanmu in front of him was a little different from before, he was still the same Xiao Yuanmu. It was definitely not like him, whose body was occupied by another soul. Not to mention whether the system would notice it, it was impossible for anyone to copy all the details of another person's preferences without any flaws.
Ever since living in the same house with Xiao Yuanmu, Young Master Song, who never used to observe people's words and expressions, has secretly learned to observe in order to save his life. He is naturally smart and perceptive, and he usually doesn't observe because he doesn't want to. But when he gets really serious and meticulous, he discovers many details that even Xiao Yuanmu himself may not have noticed. It is through these details that he can help judge Xiao Yuanmu's mood at the time.
Song Xuanhe naturally wouldn't read Xiao Yuanmu's expressions all the time and make himself feel depressed, so what he observed most carefully were the small movements that Xiao Yuanmu would reveal when he was angry.
Xiao Yuanmu seemed expressionless and taciturn, making it extremely difficult for people to get a glimpse of what he was thinking.
However, Song Xuanhe has a system that can observe Xiao Yuanmu's movements 24 hours a day. What's more, the two of them live under the same roof and see each other every day. As long as one is a human being, it is impossible for him to be without emotions, so he can naturally sum up some experience.
Therefore, Song Xuanhe had a very good grasp of Xiao Yuanmu's emotional changes. That is, because he knew very well what every change in Xiao Yuanmu's movements and expressions represented, Song Xuanhe could be sure that Xiao Yuanmu had not changed.
But the person has not been replaced. How come Xiao Yuanmu, who used to have a cold face but a warm heart, has become the Xiao Yuanmu whose heart is even colder than his face?
Young Master Song, who believed in enjoying life while he could rather than preparing for a rainy day, was unwilling to think about it.
However, at this moment all the information was right in front of him, and Song Xuanhe had to think about it whether he wanted to or not.
Although Song Xuanhe was very sure that Xiao Yuanmu had not been replaced, he still had to confirm: [Xiao Yuanmu was not worn by someone else, just like I wore Song Xuanhe. 】
Absolutely not. 】The system is very sure: 【Everyone's soul is different. If they are different souls, I will definitely notice it at the first time. Moreover, Xiao Yuanmu is the person with the strongest luck in the world. He is not only related to himself, but also to many things in this world. So even if I didn't notice it, the main system would not fail to notice it. 】
Song Xuanhe believed what the system said in his heart, but he still sneered deliberately and said: "Maybe he is a hacker. He hacked into your main system and can go into any body he wants. 】
The system immediately retorted: [Although I am called a system, that is just a name made up to cater to the things that you humans are familiar with. And although I have data, I am not just made up of data. It is impossible for the hackers you mentioned to appear, let alone control the main system. 】
Song Xuanhe's eyes flickered slightly. After the system finished speaking in one breath, it immediately realized that it had said too much and immediately turned back to the topic: [The soul in Xiao Yuanmu's body is definitely his own soul, but I found that his current soul wavelength seems to be much longer than the soul wavelength compared by the main system. I have reported to the main system, and the main system will give me an answer in a few days. 】
What is soul wavelength? 】
[The wavelength of the soul can be seen as the soul strength of a living being. The thoughts of a living being will change with the living being's experiences. The soul and thoughts are inseparable, so the wavelength can be long or short. Generally speaking, the soul wavelength of a child is short, and the soul wavelength of an old person is long. However, there are occasional exceptions. For example, if a person's luck and opportunities are much stronger than ordinary people, the soul wavelength will also be longer. As the protagonist of this world, Xiao Yuanmu was born with a longer soul wavelength than some elderly people, and the coefficient is more complicated, so it needs to be confirmed through analysis of the main system. 】
The system's words were not complicated. Song Xuanhe understood its meaning in two seconds. After understanding it, he became closer to his guess in his heart.
Song Xuanhe talked to the system for only a minute or two. During that time, Sun Jinren suddenly received another call. He just hung up at this time. He didn't know what he heard, but his whole face turned red. He looked at Xiao Yuanmu with more fear: "Who are you?"
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at him indifferently, with no intention of answering.
Sun Jinren's eyes, which were squeezed into a line by the fat, opened even wider. He was sure that he had nothing left, so he was naturally not afraid of confronting Xiao Yuanmu. After hearing what Xiao Yuanmu said and combining it with his own guesses to get a horrifying result, Boss Sun also calmed down.
Sun Jinren is no pushover as he has been able to climb to this position. Although he is afraid of the power that Xiao Yuanmu may have behind him, he is more angry that the family business he built from scratch was destroyed in an instant by a young man overnight.
He stared at Xiao Yuanmu closely, a sinister look flashed across his eyes, and he raised his voice and said, "You absolutely cannot be an orphan without a father or a mother! You definitely concealed your identity! You dated him without telling Young Master Song. Are you planning to take action against the Song family? Or have you already prepared to deal with the Song family, just like you dealt with Jin Ren, and have already started to buy up scattered shares behind the scenes? I don't believe you can buy out Jin Ren in one night. It must have been premeditated! What is your purpose!"
It has only been five minutes since they walked over. Sun Jinren went from being frightened to waking up and immediately trying to sow discord. His reaction was very quick. The onlookers didn't understand why, but they also cast their eyes on Xiao Yuanmu, whom Sun Jinren had been holding on to. Those who knew about what happened last night had already frowned secretly, and felt that this incident was too coincidental and strange.
It was really because Xiao Yuanmu was too calm that people couldn't help but wonder whether he had anything to do with this matter.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Xiao Yuanmu frowned slightly. Even if it was only for a moment, one could still feel his indifference and impatience. He did not respond to Sun Jinren's questioning, but picked up the phone on the table, put the lit screen in front of him, and said calmly: "I know about this because it has been reported in the news."
Sun Jinren was stunned, his eyes fell on the screen, after seeing a few words clearly, he snatched the phone from Xiao Yuanmu's hand and read the full headline of the economic version of the web news - "Jinren Group changed owners overnight, an emergency shareholders meeting was held, and the company behind the acquisition was unknown."
Others couldn't see the news on Xiao Yuanmu's phone clearly, but they heard what he said, and when they saw Sun Jinren's face change instantly, they knew that Xiao Yuanmu was not lying. At once, many people picked up their phones to search, and sure enough, they saw the news about Jinren Group.
Those who had suspected Xiao Yuanmu because of Sun Jinren's firm questioning rolled their eyes silently. Sun Jinren must be crazy. Just because people saw the news and knew that his group had changed its owner, they thought that someone else was the one manipulating the situation behind the scenes. Even if he had paranoia, he should change the object of his delusion.
"Boss Sun." Zhou Nan raised one corner of his mouth, glanced at Xiao Yuanmu who was always calm, and then smiled: "Since you already know that we can't help you here, and Yuanmu has nothing to do with this matter, can you let us have a good meal?"
The fat on Sun Jinren's face trembled, and when his eyes met Xiao Yuanmu's, he shuddered, then smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry to bother you all, I'll be leaving first."
There were two farces in the morning, both centered around a table of people. People passing by in the restaurant couldn't help but look at them a second time.
Although Song Xuan and a few others were not afraid of other people's gazes, they were also unhappy to be stared at by strangers. After Sun Jinren left, they left the restaurant.
Just after separating from Zhou Nan and the others and before they had walked far, Song Xuanhe received a call from Li Nian'an, asking him to go to the coffee shop upstairs.
Song Xuanhe, who had been walking in front with his muscles tensed, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Xiao Yuanmu and said, "My mother is looking for me, go back to your room by yourself. If I don't come back at noon, I'll send you a message."
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Song Xuanhe's pretending to be calm, and seeing that his expression was becoming more and more tense, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Okay."
After walking out of Xiao Yuanmu's sight, Song Xuanhe was completely relieved. Although everything was still unclear now, as long as he waited for the key plot in three days, everything would be clear.
Before that, he thought it would be better for him to keep as much distance from Xiao Yuanmu as possible. He didn't want to face someone whose background he had no idea about.
Li Nian'an sat quietly in a sunny corner, with steam rising from the coffee on the table. When she saw Song Xuanhe coming over, she smiled gently and said, "Hebao, come here quickly."
Song Xuanhe paused for a moment, sat down opposite her, and asked, "Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Li Nian'an smiled and said, "Can't mom look for you if she's fine? I haven't seen you since I got on the cruise ship. Of course I miss you."
"But I'm looking for you now because I have something to tell you." Li Nian'an stopped laughing and changed the subject: "Did the young master of the Schroeder family come to you before? He wanted to buy the cufflinks in your hand."
Song Xuanhe was stunned for a moment, then smiled coldly and said, "Yes, but I didn't give it to him."
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Li Nian'an glared at him, but his tone was not harsh: "Even if you don't want to give it to me, don't make it so ugly. You embarrassed him in front of so many people, and then he will hate you and retaliate against you. The Schroeder family's methods are not very clean, and Song Guochao scolded you severely in the room when he knew about this, and almost ran to the restaurant to find you."
"He didn't go." Song Xuanhe ignored Li Nian'an's previous words and said evasively, "And he didn't scold me in person."
"You, how come you can't stand being wronged at all?" Li Nian'an wanted to say something to him, but he couldn't help but soften his expression. "The Schroeder family can't reach China. I'm just reminding you. Besides, you are a child of my Li family, so you don't need to be bullied by the Schroeder family. He thinks the Song family is easy to bully and forgets that you have the Li family behind you. After I remind him, he will know what's good for him."
Song Xuanhe's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly remembered the aunt who didn't appear in the book, and couldn't help asking: "Is he afraid of the aunt?"
"Of course." Li Nian'an raised his lips and gently patted Song Xuanhe's hand. "In short, don't cause trouble outside in the future. Be careful about your degree. Don't act recklessly just because your mother asked your grandfather for a promise."
"Let's not talk about that." Li Nian'an looked at Song Xuanhe silently for a few seconds before he straightened his face and said, "I came to see you today not just for this matter. I have heard about what happened last night. What exactly happened between you and that kid named Xiao Yuanmu?"
Song Xuanhe paused after pulling his hand back and said calmly, "What's going on?"
Seeing that his expression was impeccable, Li Nian'an was angry but also wanted to laugh: "You are still hiding it from mom? Before, mom didn't care about your love life because I thought you were still young and it was okay to have more relationships. As long as you didn't go too far, I would turn a blind eye and let it go. But this time, Xiao Yuanmu has caused much more trouble than your previous boyfriends."
As she spoke, Li Nian'an observed Song Xuanhe's expression. Seeing that his expression did not change, she changed her tone and continued, "Mom can see that you seem to treat this child named Xiao Yuanmu differently from the children you dated before. Yesterday, your cousin instigated Sun Jinren to find him. I heard a little bit, but I wanted to see your attitude, so I acquiesced. I didn't expect you to protect him so much. Hebao, tell mom, are you really in love with Xiao Yuanmu?"
He is protecting Xiao Yuanmu? Song Xuanhe was very confused. None of his actions yesterday showed that he was protecting Xiao Yuanmu.
This was a huge misunderstanding. He opened his mouth to explain: "I didn't..."
"Don't lie to mom." Li Nian'an didn't give him a chance to explain and interrupted him, "The kids you dated before weren't good, but they couldn't hurt you anyway. I'm your mom so I'm naturally biased towards you, but you're not a kid anymore, you can't keep playing like this. I checked this Xiao Yuanmu this time and found that he is indeed much better than the ones you dated before. Although he doesn't come from a good family, if you like him, mom will find a way to get him into our Song family. You don't have to lie to me because you're worried about these things."
Song Xuanhe had never expected the topic to turn here, but he couldn't say that he didn't like Xiao Yuanmu at all, because that would require explaining why he was with Xiao Yuanmu, which would lead to more questions.
So he could only say vaguely: "Don't worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements."
"What arrangements can you make?" Li Nian'an frowned and looked at him disapprovingly: "Mom knows that spoiling you is wrong, but I can't bear to intervene in your affairs and educate you properly. It's okay that you didn't concentrate on bullying other people's children before, but since you really have feelings for each other, then you should have a good relationship. Mom doesn't want you to get married right away, but if you really want to get married, you don't have to worry too much about Song Guochao and the others. I can still make the decision for you."
Without waiting for Song Xuanhe to interrupt, Li Nian'an, who had been talking on his own, said directly: "I have never met any of your boyfriends. Since the child is also on the boat today, bring him to have dinner with me."
"No." Song Xuanhe was afraid of being interrupted again, so he refused very quickly this time, and his tone was a little heavier. Seeing Li Nian'an looking at him in surprise, he was very firm: "He and I haven't reached the stage of meeting his parents yet. You really don't need to care about our affairs. If you don't have anything else, then I'll leave first."
After saying that, Song Xuanhe was about to stand up, but Li Nian'an also stood up with a smile. Before he could figure out what she was thinking of, he saw her looking behind him and said, "Xiao Xiao, you're here, sit down."
Song Xuanhe paused as he turned around. The sound of footsteps behind him made him panic. Before he turned around to look, the person behind him had already walked over. Xiao Yuanmu's clear voice also rang in his ears: "Aunt Song."
After seeing Xiao Yuanmu's appearance clearly, Li Lian'an was amazed and knew why her son treated him differently. She suppressed the emotion in her eyes, brushed the hair by her ears, smiled slightly, and said, "Hurry and sit down."
"Thank you, auntie."
Xiao Yuanmu sat down next to Song Xuanhe. Song Xuanhe, standing alone, looked particularly awkward. Li Nian'an glanced at him and said, "Why don't you sit down?"
Song Xuanhe pursed her lips and was about to speak when she saw Li Nian'an turn her head to look at Xiao Yuanmu and said with an elegant smile: "Xiao Xiao, it's really sudden that your aunt asked you to come here. Are you scared?"
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Song Xuanhe who was sitting down with a stern face, and the cold expression on his face eased a little. Although his tone was not gentle, it was not cold either: "No, it is me who should visit my aunt."
Li Nian'an's smile became more genuine when he heard this. Song Xuanhe looked at Xiao Yuanmu in surprise. As far as he knew, this big man was not the type to please his elders. In the book, whenever Xiao Yuanmu had a good face to someone, it was basically for some other purpose.
But what purpose could Xiao Yuanmu have towards Li Nian'an?
To bring down the Song family? Or do you want to hurt him by hurting Li Nian'an?
Song Xuanhe had many guesses in his mind, but he didn't reveal anything on his face. Ever since he began to doubt Xiao Yuanmu, he had been much more careful in managing his facial expressions, and he no longer let his inner emotions show unintentionally like before.
"Auntie asked you to come here because I haven't seen you before." Li Nian'an took a sip of coffee and said calmly, "Although I haven't seen you, I have heard a lot about you, both from rumors in the company and from other people, so I always wanted to meet you."
Facing Li Nian'an's words that clearly did not express goodwill, Xiao Yuanmu remained calm and politely said, "It's my duty."
Li Nian'an looked at Song Xuanhe and suddenly smiled, "Hebao has always been a hot-tempered person since he was young, and I doted on him, which led to his half-heartedness in doing things. It's also because I didn't teach him well. But he is my son after all, and I can't bear to say anything to him, so auntie can only talk about you, you don't mind, right?"
Song Xuanhe's mouth twitched slightly. Mrs. Song had said so blatantly that I just spoil my son, and you can't do anything to me even if you are unhappy. It was normal for the original owner to be so crooked, but Xiao Yuanmu was not a pushover. This time, the Song family had offended him badly.
However, Xiao Yuanmu didn't seem to care at all, and even his eyelashes didn't tremble. He said in a calm voice: "Aunt Song, please speak."
Li Nian'an carefully looked at Xiao Yuanmu's expression before softening his tone: "Although Hebao is our youngest son, even if he is with a man, he still has to have a child. I wonder if you think so?"
Song Xuanhe looked up in disbelief. He was just showing off his power, but why was he suddenly talking about the child?
"I have no objection." Xiao Yuanmu caught a glimpse of Song Xuanhe's expression, a hint of amusement flashed across his eyes, and he added, "As long as he likes it."
Song Xuanhe's expression froze, and he wanted to turn around to look at Xiao Yuanmu's expression to see what he was saying. However, he knew that even if he looked, he couldn't find anything out from Xiao Yuanmu's face, so he just tightened his face even more and sat there expressionlessly.
Li Nian'an was very satisfied and said with a smile: "None of the previous children were as sensible as you. Although your family background is not very compatible with ours, you have a good personality. I am very happy that someone can take care of him. Although you two are still young, you have graduated. After graduation, you should consider getting married and having children-"
"Mom!" Song Xuanhe glanced at Xiao Yuanmu's expression and interrupted her, "We are just dating, why do we have to talk about such a long time? Besides, we haven't been dating for long, what are you talking about getting married?"
Li Nian'an had been trying to bring him and Song Jiani together before, but how come she suddenly set her sights on Xiao Yuanmu? Song Xuanhe had no idea what was going on.
Li Nian'an ignored Song Xuanhe, and with a pair of smiling eyes, she looked at Xiao Yuanmu with scrutiny and said, "Do you want to marry into our Song family?"
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