jdhmnovel Chapter 338 Sympathy
Chapter 338 Sympathy
Chapter 338 Sympathy
Mu Xiaoyu shook her head. She roughly knew what Bai Ye and Li Chenxu were going to talk about. However, she didn't know what was going on with Lin Qing. After all, when Grandpa Li talked about Lei Chao, he hadn't mentioned Lin Qing. Now she could only wait until Li Chenxu and Bai Ye finished their conversation and then ask Li Chenxu.
However... no matter what happens, and regardless of whether it's Mu Xiaoyu or Bai Ye, they definitely won't tell Bai Luo about this.
Too many people are already involved in this matter, and Mu Xiaoyu and the others don't want anyone else to know about it and suffer unnecessary harm.
Li Chenxu and Bai Ye stayed in the study for several hours before finally coming out.
Whether Mu Xiaoyu was overthinking it or not, when Bai Ye came out, the way he looked at her seemed to carry a hint of sympathy.
Mu Xiaoyu didn't like seeing that kind of look, and her brows immediately furrowed.
However, she didn't say anything. After Bai Ye left with Bai Luo, she looked at Li Chenxu who was coming down and asked, "Brother Chenxu, what exactly did Mr. Bai say to you? Is it related to me?"
Li Chenxu did not answer Mu Xiaoyu immediately, but instead pulled her to sit on the sofa. He held Mu Xiaoyu's hand tightly, his face showing some hesitation, as if he was choosing how to start the conversation with her.
“Brother Shenxu, just say what you want to say. You know I’m not a fragile person.”
"I see."
Li Chenxu answered immediately, but the hesitation on his face did not lessen in the slightest. Li Chenxu was decisive, and Mu Xiaoyu rarely saw such an expression on his face.
Having waited quite a while without Li Chenxu speaking, my previously calm heart began to grow increasingly restless.
“Brother Chenxu…”
"Xiaoyu, Mu Pengzheng is dead."
Before Mu Xiaoyu could finish speaking, Li Chenxu interrupted her.
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoyu froze. She felt like she hadn't heard what Li Chenxu said, and after several seconds of stunned silence, she asked again, "Brother Chenxu, what did you just say?"
“I said, Mu Pengzheng is dead.”
Li Chenxu repeated himself, he didn't want to tell Mu Xiaoyu about Mu Pengzheng's death. But after all, Mu Pengzheng was Mu Xiaoyu's father, and now that he was dead, he still had to tell her.
This time, Mu Xiaoyu didn't speak, but just laughed. However, it wasn't a truly happy laugh; there was even a hint of sadness in it.
Within seconds, her eyes filled with tears.
“I never thought he would die one day. I thought I hated him to the core, and I thought I would be happy if he died. But when the moment actually came, I realized that I never wanted him to die in my heart.”
Mu Xiaoyu cried as she said that Mu Pengzheng was her closest relative. She did hate Mu Pengzheng, but her feelings for him back then were not fake.
Now that I know he has suddenly died, the feeling in my heart is indescribable.
It's not exactly painful, but it feels like something is stuck in your heart, neither here nor there, making you feel uncomfortable all the time.
Li Chenxu disliked seeing Mu Xiaoyu sad, and seeing her like this now, he felt extremely distressed.
He reached out and wiped away the tears from Mu Xiaoyu's eyes, then embraced her and told her the cause of Mu Pengzheng's death.
In fact, from the moment they learned that the other party's real target was not Mu Xiaoyu but the Li family, Bai Ye and Li Chenxu agreed that they should protect Mu Pengzheng, who was of utmost importance.
However, the other party was ultimately a government agent, and no matter how careful they were, they still managed to find a loophole this time. It seems that to prevent Mu Pengzheng from defecting or leaking information, someone has been trying to harm him recently.
And today, the other party finally made their move.
Masato Mokuhou died directly in the interrogation room. The surveillance footage showed no suspicious persons entering or leaving the interrogation room. He just died like that, without the slightest warning.
Besides discussing Lin Zhu's matter, Bai Ye's most important topic during his visit was Mu Pengzheng's situation.
That's why Bai Ye looked at Mu Xiaoyu like that when he came down.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find the person who killed Mu Pengzheng and avenge him."
"no need."
Mu Xiaoyu spoke in a hoarse voice. She hadn't actually shed many tears, nor did she experience any heart-wrenching pain, but she was still in pain. Even so, she still rejected Li Chenxu.
She stepped out of Li Chenxu's arms and looked up at him as she spoke: "He has fallen to this state because of his own misdeeds. He has no one to blame but himself. There's no need for revenge. There's really no need."
"Xiaoyu, I know you do care about Mu Pengzheng, but if you really don't care..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mu Xiaoyu reached out and covered Li Chenxu's lips. She shook her head at Mu Pengzheng, revealing a self-deprecating bitter smile, and said, "Actually, before I learned of his death, I thought I had truly given up on him completely. But at this moment, I realized that he was still my father. No matter how much I hate or resent him, the feelings deep in my bones cannot be severed. I am heartbroken, but as I just said, he brought this upon himself."
Mu Xiaoyu was a little calmer than before, and she stopped crying when she spoke.
Li Chenxu wanted to say something, but when his gaze met Mu Xiaoyu's firm eyes, he couldn't utter the rest of his words.
He took Mu Xiaoyu's hand, stared at her for a few seconds, and then said, "Okay, I'll have someone bring back Mu Pengzheng's body and give him a proper burial."
Mu Xiaoyu nodded wearily, then, as if suddenly remembering something, asked abruptly, "During this time, or rather, before he died, did he leave us any messages?"
As Mu Pengzheng's daughter, Mu Xiaoyu knew his character all too well. Mu Pengzheng was a man of dark and gloomy nature, but also extremely cautious. Mu Xiaoyu was almost certain that he had foreseen his current predicament.
Given Mu Pengzheng's personality, he would definitely have tried to leave something behind before he died.
As expected, upon hearing this, Li Chenxu nodded without hesitation and said, "He did leave something behind, but it's just a string of numbers. Bai Ye is currently trying to find out what the meaning behind those numbers is."
"Numbers? Did Mr. Bai mention any numbers to you?"