Chapter 935: Childhood Sweethearts 29

Song Xu was brimming with resentment, and the moment he saw Jin Chen, it burst forth.

"Brother……"

He tightly embraced Jin Chen's neck, buried his head and rubbed gently, feeling upset, his voice even carrying a crying tone.

"I met my uncle today, and he said I have an engagement with Mu Henian."

"How could this be…… I don't like him, he doesn't like me either, how could we be engaged?"

Song Xu grew up in Ming Cheng, never having encountered those convoluted schemes of wealthy family business marriages.

He only knew that such an engagement, based on both parties being dissatisfied and not liking each other, was merely a tragedy.

Indeed, it was this matter.

Jin Chen thought everything was premature; Mu Henian coming to Mingcheng to pursue his wife was already enough, but this old coot suddenly went crazy, giving him no time to prepare.

"It's just a verbal agreement, not binding, and Mu Henian wouldn't agree to it."

Song Xu lifted his head from his embrace, eyes red, "But uncle said Mu Henian came to Ming Cheng for the reason…… to cultivate feelings with me."

The last few words, when he said them, felt extremely awkward.

Jin Chen: "That scoundrel Mu Henian is talking nonsense; he's liked Cheng Huai for a long time, maybe he's just finding an excuse to run away from home."

Song Xu's sobs gradually subsided, "Then… what should we do? I don't want to be engaged to him."

"I only want to be engaged to my brother."

He pouted, instinctively seeking help from Jin Chen.

Jin Chen gently rubbed the youth's cool earlobe, "There won't be an engagement; brother won't let you be unhappy."

Upon meeting those pitiful, resentful eyes, the inner connection grew a bit more sour; Jin Chen wiped the moisture from Song Xu's eye corners and stroked his cheek.

At that moment, he only said things that could make Song Xu happy.

"Even if Xiao Yu'er doesn't want to return to the Song family later, brother has a way and can raise Xiao Yu'er well."

Song Xu finally laughed, his long lashes brushing away tears, softly hooking his brother's finger, "You'll get your legs broken by my father."

"No worries, no worries, brother's skin is thick."

Jin Chen pressed his forehead against his, affectionately rubbing, "As long as Xiao Yu'er is safe and healthy, brother fears nothing."

These words directly made Song Xu blush, shrinking into his brother's embrace and refusing to come out.

"Brother, should we tell Ah Huai about this?" he asked glumly.

Jin Chen thought for a moment, "We have to say it, otherwise the misunderstanding will only grow bigger."

In the previous life, various grudges and grievances stemmed partly from Songshang'an's car accident, partly from misunderstandings.

Mutual misunderstandings, mutual entanglements, clearly loving yet unable to speak, thus leading to the final tragedy.

"Then I'll ask if they have time this afternoon."

Song Xu took out his phone from Jin Chen's pants pocket and skillfully unlocked it.

——

Jin Chen feared Song Chong would leave a surveillance here, so he directly changed the location.

About ten minutes later, the four gathered at Cheng Huai's home.

Cheng Huai's home had no elders nor others, making it currently the safest place.

Cheng Huai even specially ordered milk tea.

"Isn't there something to say? Why are you all spacing out?"

Cheng Huai bewilderedly looked at the silent Song Xu, "Ah Xu!"

"Ah… okay."

Song Xu pursed his lips, instinctively gripped Jin Chen's hand, looked at Mu Henian, "Someone from Jing Shi came today and told me about the engagement."

"You've always known about our engagement?"

One sentence frightened both of them.

Mu Henian's gaze shifted instantly, fixing on Song Xu, "Who told you?"

Song Xu: "My uncle."

Song Chong……

Mu Henian and Jin Chen exchanged glances again, Jin Chen shrugged, indicating he also didn't know why this old coot came early.

Smack.

Cheng Huai's milk tea fell from his hand; he hurried to pick it up, his gaze still dazed, full of astonishment.

"What… engagement?"

Mu Henian quickly said, "Yes, I know there's an engagement, but I never thought of getting engaged to Song Xu."

"Ah Huai…" "Wait a moment."

Cheng Huai avoided his hand, his incredulous gaze shifting back and forth between Mu Henian and Song Xu.

"Let me ask a question first," Cheng Huai clenched the milk tea cup in his hand, his eyes dimming considerably.

"So in Jing Shi, your two families know each other, right?"

Song Xu: "Yes……"

Cheng Huai's attitude made him very worried.

"But Ah Huai, don't overthink it; I like Jin Chen, Mu Henian likes you, so the so-called engagement is utterly impossible, which is why we came to resolve the issue."

Cheng Huai remained silent for a long time, slowly nodded, "Okay, okay, you say, how should we resolve it."

Cheng Huai's state, not right.

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow strangely, glanced at Mu Henian, his eyes questioning, "What's going on?"

Mu Henian sighed, worriedly pinched his brow, indicating he should wait a moment before speaking again.

Yo, still keeping it secret?

Jin Chen felt contempt; they had just confirmed their relationship yesterday, and today they're already arguing—how promising.

Mu Henian: "I indeed knew it all along, but I've been acting on it, trying to annul the engagement as soon as possible."

Song Xu puzzled: "Does the Mu family still need a marriage alliance? What does your father think?"

Mu Henian's eyes turned cold, he gazed at the ground with a covetous look, "He wants to cultivate an illegitimate child, so I naturally became a discarded pawn."

Illegitimate child……

Song Xu suddenly slammed the table and stood up, "You say…… could my father or mother possibly have an illegitimate child outside?"

The three of them: ……

How do I hear anticipation in your words!

Jin Chen, with a dark expression, pulled his own Xiao Yu'er into his lap to sit, "Don't think wildly."

Although I knew Xiao Yu'er didn't have much feeling for his parents, I didn't expect him to be so indifferent.

Mu Henian suddenly felt the warmth covering the back of his hand, looked up to meet Cheng Huai's slightly worried expression; in an instant the coldness faded, and he reflexively took Cheng Huai's hand.

Actually, I'm not sad; I already finished grieving in my previous life.

Cheng Huai tried to pull away, unsuccessfully, so he just went along with it, but still felt awkward.

"Do I need to help?" Song Xu asked Mu Henian.

Mu Henian: "Your uncle is not a good person; according to surveillance in Jing Shi, Song Chong has gradually begun interfering in the affairs of the Song Clan Group."

"Now is not the time to resist; with insufficient strength, making a last-ditch stand is not a wise choice."

Jin Chen raised his hand, "When do you want to wait until?"

"Wait for the Golden Crow to successfully go public." Mu Henian said.

Alright.

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow.

Cheng Huai again pulled his hand from Mu Henian's palm, "You go out first; I want to have a private talk with A-Xu."

Mu Henian: "……Oh." My wife dislikes me, I'm unhappy.

The aloof, icy CEO silently heartbroken, dragged along the unjustly implicated Jin Chen as well.

Seeing the door close tightly, Song Xu hurriedly grabbed a cup of milk tea to drink, while drinking he looked hopefully at Cheng Huai.

"What does A-Huai want to say?"

After the earlier discussion, for now he is not worried about the engagement matter.

Cheng Huai's nose felt sour, and as he lowered his gaze a tear fell.

"A-Xu, my parents came this morning."

Song Xu's expression tightened, he quickly put down the milk tea and listened attentively.