Chapter 405 Talking at Cross purposes
Upon hearing Kong Wange's question, Murong Ting's breath hitched. He knew that Yan Su's deception of An Jing was bound to explode sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
He glanced at Kong Wange guiltily: "You knew everything? Did Anjing find out herself and then tell you?"
Kong Wange suppressed her emotions and said, "It's Lin Cheng."
Murong Ting never expected that the one who betrayed him was an ally. He flew into a rage on the spot: "Lin Cheng, that brat, does he want to die? Why does he tell everyone everything?"
Kong Wange originally wanted to hear an explanation, but seeing Murong Ting's state, it seemed as if he had tacitly agreed. She suppressed her bitterness and asked incredulously, "Could it be that what Lin Cheng posted was all true?"
Murong Ting didn't want to lie to her anymore, so he nodded silently.
Kong Wange's emotions erupted at that moment, and she raised her voice, "Murong Ting, if Lin Cheng hadn't told you today, how long were you planning to keep this from me?"
Murong Ting looked anxious. He hadn't expected such a small matter to make her so angry. He grabbed Kong Wange's shoulder and said, "Wanwan, don't be angry. It was wrong of me to lie to you. I apologize. How about this, after we see Old Master Sun, you can hit me or scold me as you please, okay?"
Kong Wange's eyes welled up with tears of grievance. She knew that when she met him, he was already in his twenties. She was not the kind of old-fashioned and unreasonable woman. She could accept that he had a crush or even his first love when he was young. But why did it have to be Wen Luoyun?
She pushed his hand away, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and suddenly calmed down, saying, "Murong Ting, things happened too suddenly, I can't accept it. I'm not in the right state to see Elder Sun right now. I want to be alone."
Murong Ting kept apologizing: "Wanwan, I'm sorry."
He continued cautiously, "This is a bit sudden, but I think your reaction is a bit too strong, isn't it?"
Kong Wange's eyes widened: "Murong Ting, how can you still say such things now? Of course, it doesn't matter to you, but have you considered my feelings?"
Murong Ting: "..."
Kong Wange picked up her hiking poles and turned to walk down the mountain.
Murong Ting hurriedly pulled her away.
She smacked his arm with her cane: "Don't follow me!"
Murong Ting rubbed his arm, watching helplessly as she disappeared before his eyes. Not only was his arm numb, but his whole body was numb.
Not only was he numb, but his phone was numb too. He was stunned for a long time before he realized it was his phone vibrating.
He took out his phone, and the caller ID showed Lin Cheng.
As soon as the call connected, Lin Cheng's anxious voice came through: "Young Master Ting, I've sent you so many WeChat messages, why aren't you replying?"
Murong Ting said coldly, "I'm not only ignoring you now, but I won't talk to you in the future either. You should set off immediately and get out of here to Africa!"
Lin Cheng was taken aback: "Huh? You had a fight with the young mistress?"
Exhausted, Murong Ting demanded, "Are you brain-dead? Why did you tell her that?"
"Young Master Ting, I'm sorry." Lin Cheng said in a low voice, "But you can't blame me entirely. It's your fault for trying to follow the trend and secretly showing off your love by yourself. You changed your WeChat profile picture and nickname to be so similar to the young mistress's. I was mistaken and sent it to the wrong person."
"However, I meant well. Wen Luoyun just sent another text message saying that she has arrived in Xiangcheng. I was worried that you, the young mistress, and she would all be in Xiangcheng, so I was just reminding you to be careful not to cause any misunderstandings."
Murong Ting finally realized something was wrong, and he frowned: "Wen Luoyun?"
So Lin Cheng explained the matter in detail again. After listening, Murong Ting breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's what happened. No wonder Wanwan got so angry with me. I knew something was wrong. If it were something quiet, she wouldn't have gotten so angry."
Lin Cheng fawned, "Young Master Ting, is the young mistress very angry with you? Congratulations!"
Murong Ting: "What's there to be happy about?"
Lin Cheng comforted her, "This means the young mistress is jealous. She only gets jealous because she likes you. The angrier she gets, the more she likes you."
"Really?" Murong Ting felt a surge of pride, but his mind remained clear: "Flattery won't work. Your bonus this month is halved. Get lost!"
After hanging up the phone, he immediately changed his WeChat profile picture and nickname back to what they were before.
The next step is to help Wanwan appease Old Master Sun and show him the sincerity of her apology.
...
Inside the villa.
Grandpa Sun was drinking his health-preserving tea when a little boy skipped in and said, "Grandpa, Uncle Murong is here! He's in the front hall. Please come over!"
Grandpa Sun pinched his little cheek: "How many times have I told you to call me Grandpa, not Grandfather? Why can't you teach me?"
The little boy pouted unhappily: "Grandpa, Grandpa, you're making me sound old. I prefer to call you Grandpa."
"Alright, you can call me whatever you want in private, but you can't call me the wrong way in front of outsiders, or people will laugh at you."
"Okay, Grandpa~, let's hurry up and go, don't keep Uncle Murong waiting too long."
"good."
Old Sun went to the front hall and saw Murong Ting. He greeted him excitedly, "You rascal, you finally remembered to come and see this old man! I was so excited that I didn't sleep a wink all night knowing you were coming. Hurry up, set up the chessboard. You're not allowed to leave tonight. Play a good game with me!"
As he spoke, he pulled Murong Ting to sit down at the chessboard.
"I won't be staying long today, I have other things to do later." Murong Ting didn't refuse and sat down naturally.
Old Sun paused, his face displeased, and said, "You finally made the trip, why are you making such a fuss? What's so urgent? Is it more important than playing chess with me?"
"This is a major event, a lifelong matter. Do you think it's urgent? We can't afford to delay for even a moment." The chessboard was set up, and Murong Ting took the black piece and made the first move.
Knowing that he held an important position, Old Sun mistakenly thought he was referring to work, and sighed: "Alas, don't take advantage of your youth and recklessly damage your health. When you reach my age, it will be too late to regret it!"
Murong Ting clicked his tongue: "I'll say it every time you come. Old Sun, if you keep nagging, you'll be as old as my grandfather."
Old Sun was speechless, but he wasn't angry. He just snorted and said, "Fine, I can't be bothered with you. Do you think our old age is just for show? You'll regret it if you don't listen."
Murong Ting didn't respond, but after a moment's thought, he was about to bring up Kong Wange's matter.
Before he could finish speaking, Old Sun put down a coin and sighed, "Well, I'm getting on in years, but I don't have many true friends. I really don't want to go out and meet people anymore; socializing is too tiring."
"You don't know, even though I'm retired, I get more requests for help than before. Take Old Zhao, who I used to work with, for example. We don't usually keep in touch, but a few days ago he suddenly said he wanted to come and see me. I was quite happy at first, but when he arrived, he asked me for a favor after only a couple of words."
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