Chapter 642

Qiao Muting was indeed in a meeting.

A half-hour meeting.

Seeing that Shu Xia had called him and sent a message, he glanced at the time and called her back.

After only a few seconds, the call connected.

"I was in a meeting just now, are you already on the road?" he asked.

When Shu Xia heard Qiao Muting's inquiry, she also heard the sound of a lighter, and she gave a soft hum: "Yes, I'm on the road, I just got on the highway."

Qiao Muting opened the lighter but did not light a cigarette; he lowered his eyes, his deep features tinged with a faint coldness, "Tell me when you arrive."

"Okay."

"Be safe," Qiao Muting added.

Shu Xia's eyelashes trembled slightly, "Okay, don't worry, I will take good care of myself."

The moment the call ended, a part of Shu Xia's heart suddenly felt empty, heavy and rather uncomfortable.

"Was that Mu Ting calling you?" Gu Lao asked with a smile.

Shu Xia gathered her thoughts, "Yes, I told him I wouldn't be home tonight, I was afraid he would worry."

Gu Lao nodded with a chuckle, "That child Mu Ting is a good kid, and a bit pitiful too; from childhood to adulthood, only his grandmother loved him. Men are always strong-willed, and sometimes Mu Ting might not seem very good at showing concern on the surface, but he keeps people in his heart. It's clear he cares about you very much."

"He is indeed very good," Shu Xia agreed.

Having lived to this age, Gu Lao had very sharp eyes; he could see at a glance what these children were going through, but he did not point it out.

Such things can only be deeply understood after experiencing them.

No matter how much an elder says, they probably wouldn't be able to understand.

They are all a group of good children, let them walk their own paths.

Only the paths one walks oneself leave a deep memory.

Several hours later, they arrived at the destination.

Although it was a county town, this elder's home was a villa.

It was like a small manor.

It was the only one of its kind in the county town.

Since there were few people in the county town to begin with, the manor seemed even quieter.

This kind of place is very suitable for retirement; it can calm the mind and nourish the spirit.

Moreover, many elders who choose to build villas here have found feng shui masters to carefully examine the feng shui.

Before stepping into the manor, one would feel the location was well-chosen, truly refreshing and delightful.

However, the moment she stepped into the manor, Shu Xia suddenly felt a heaviness in her heart.

Her skin could feel waves of chilliness.

This grandfather's surname is Chen, and he has a very good personality.

On the way, Gu Lao introduced the situation of Chen Lao, who has five sons and two daughters.

Three of the sons have fallen ill one after another in the last two years and are physically weak; the other two sons are abroad and have no problems; the two daughters have encountered many things recently, either getting into car accidents or nearly drowning due to leg cramps while swimming, and all kinds of dangers have emerged one after another.

Even Chen Lao himself has seen his health deteriorate over these two years; he has to use a wheelchair when going out, otherwise, he would be panting after walking only a few steps.

Under these circumstances, Chen Lao also felt something was not quite right and even found feng shui masters to come and take a look.

Whether it was the residence or the ancestral graves, they were all checked, and everything was fine.

And he had found more than one feng shui master to come over.

Chen Lao could only dismiss the idea of these external forces and attributed everything to coincidence.

Today, Gu Lao brought her here without explicitly saying anything to Chen Lao.

To avoid giving Chen Lao hope only for him to be disappointed in the end.