Chapter 923: Childhood Sweethearts 17

His words were ice-cold, his aura oppressive.

Not only their table, even the nearby students glanced over, thinking they were about to duel here.

Song Xu frowned, 'Why are you being so fierce?'

Cheng Huai tugged at Mu Henian's sleeve, 'Henian…? What's wrong?'

Jin Chen remained silent, coldly lifting his gaze, 'If you can't speak, get out.'

Mu Henian froze for half a second, pinching his brow as he sighed, 'Sorry.'

That was much more sincere: 'I have something to discuss with you.'

Jin Chen saw his solemn expression, guessed it was probably a Jing Shi matter, set down his chopsticks, stood up, and ruffled Song Xu's hair.

It's fine, keep eating—I'll be back soon.

Mm.

Song Xu nodded obediently.

Watching the two leave together, Cheng Huai pressed his lips, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.

Jin Chen wouldn't... spark with Mu Henian, would he?

No way, he still wants to chase Henian!

Song Xu, meanwhile, saw Cheng Huai's anxiety and recalled Jin Chen's earlier words that Mu Henian liked Cheng Huai.

He narrowed his eyes, suddenly feeling they should be mutually affectionate—how nice.

Thinking that, he also couldn't help pondering his own recent strangeness, pursing his lips in confusion.

Outside the cafeteria, on the balcony corner.

Jin Chen leaned his back on the railing, wanting to rest his elbow but feeling it hot, he straightened his body to listen.

The Jing Shi matter?

Mu Henian nodded, gazing at the leaves outside the balcony, and began to explain slowly.

I can be here because I promised my family to come early and cultivate feelings with Song Xu.

Jin Chen snorted, 'You're using my family's Xiao Yu'er as a shield again!'

No, I've been trying to find a way to dissolve the engagement.

Mu Henian's head pounded; anything related to Jing Shi made him think of those past-life messes.

What do you think we can do to avoid what happened before?

Jin Chen narrowed his eyes in thought: 'In the previous life, the crux of all matters wasn't your engagement.'

But it was Xiao Yu'er's father's car accident.

When they learned of the engagement, they had already each started thinking of ways.

If Songshang'an hadn't had the car accident, even if Song Xu and Mu Henian still had the engagement, they wouldn't rush to marry; they'd still have three years to resolve it.

But the car accident shattered everyone's plans and discussions, and turning into enemies lasted only half a month.

Mu Henian suddenly understood, a flash of insight: 'If, a few years later, during the month when Uncle Song had the car accident, we closely assign people to protect him, then the later events won't happen.'

Jin Chen, however, felt this only treats the symptom, not the root.

He never thought Songshang'an's car accident was a coincidence.

Uncle Song had just returned from abroad after finishing negotiations; that day there was no traffic jam nor natural disaster, yet he had the driver take a different route, which led to the accident.

Jin Chen seemed to be reminiscing the past, but was actually giving Mu Henian a reminder.

Mu Henian's eyes turned cold, instantly grasping Jin Chen's meaning.

Uncle Song's death was a setup by someone.

So, we only need to find the mastermind behind it to prevent the subsequent events.

But who could that mastermind be?

Mu Henian pondered: '... Me and Song Xu getting engaged, the person who benefits the most might be the mastermind.'

After thinking, the two almost spoke in unison, also simultaneously shocked.

Xiao Yu'er/Song Xu's uncle!

The summer wind blew, but Mu Henian felt a chill all over.

In the past, Songshang'an's car accident left him vegetative, and the vast Song Clan Group was taken over by his elder brother Song Zhi.

Song Zhi also suffered from the familial hereditary heart disease, never married, often meditating in temples, and was extremely good to his younger brother's family.

Upon learning of Songshang'an's accident, his younger sister-in-law Xu Su was on the verge of collapse; he rushed home and thereafter personally handled everything, everyone saw this, and Song Xu especially respected this uncle.

But now, upon careful thought...

Mu Henian: 'After Song Xu and I got engaged and were forced to cohabit, my father gave financial aid to the Song Clan Group, securing several major projects... Song Zhi didn't spend a cent, yet obtained the Chairman position and all financial chains.'

Even later when he and Song Xu fell out, ugly as it was, Song Zhi had already steadied the group and moreover obtained a replaceable heart source.

Mu Henian: 'You say... Song Zhi's heart, could it be Uncle Song's?'

Although the time of death doesn't match, a private hospital wanting to falsify the time of death is just too easy.

Jin Chen: 'Hard to say.'

He frowned, recollecting the plot line; the more he thought, the more possible it seemed.

【0731, where is Song Zhi?】

【I just checked, couldn't find it, probably still cultivating in the deep mountains and old forests.】

Mu Henian: 'I'll have my own people in Jing Shi watch the Song family; if Song Zhi returns these years, I'll pay attention immediately.'

Jin Chen indicated this wasn't the point.

You need to hurry up and resolve the engagement matter; by the way, why does your family insist on your marriage alliance?

Mu Henian chuckled twice, 'If I knew, I wouldn't have been forced into the engagement.'

"However… I have already registered my own company now; as long as in a few years I become strong enough to contend with my family, then I will be free from the marriage contract's governance."

Mu Henian had this confidence.

Jin Chen rubbed his chin, suddenly a flash of inspiration struck, and he smiled like a fox.

"Friend, interested in investing? Big project."

Mu Henian: "……"

The two hadn't chatted long before remembering their respective loves from the meal, and hurriedly went back to find them.

Cheng Huai immediately became alert, lifted his head from the rice bowl, and saw Jin Chen and Mu Henian walking side by side, both tall and slender, with the same imposing aura—simply……

That's utterly unreasonable.

Their attributes should be the same! How could they end up together!

Cheng Huai tiptoed over and whispered in Song Xu's ear, "Ah Xu, do you feel that Jin Chen has been getting too close to Henian lately? You should rein him in."

If you two don't open your apertures, I'm going to lose my love!

But Song Xu, not opening his apertures regarding his own feelings, was clear-headed as an onlooker, smiling and teasing, "Ah Huai, are you jealous?"

Cheng Huai's face instantly reddened from his neck up, "How… how could that be, Ah Xu, don't talk nonsense, I……"

"Oh well, I just like him."

Looking at Song Xu's teasing gaze, Cheng Huai, throwing caution to the wind, admitted.

"Who do you like?"

Mu Henian had somehow already walked to the edge of the table, just managed to catch that sentence, and alarm bells immediately rang in his mind.

Song Xu hurriedly sat up straight and quietly apologized to Cheng Huai.

I didn't even notice they had progressed that quickly!

Cheng Huai bit his lip, really embarrassed, lowered his head and whispered like a mosquito, "Nothing…… I was just joking."

"You guys hurry up and eat."

Jin Chen sat back down to eat melon seeds, and by the way took out the medicine Song Xu needed to eat, fed it to him, and habitually pinched his face.

Who would have thought…

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 40!】

Yeah?

Jin Chen looked down in surprise, observed that Song Xu's cheeks were also flushed, and exclaimed in his heart.

Oh! Xiao Yu'er also opened his apertures!