95: Chapter 95 Mu Xinyi is dumbfounded

As Qin Ge left with Ning Ke'er and the other girl.

Ning Zhen turned to look at Zhao Qingya, his brow furrowed in dissatisfaction as he said, "Are you crazy? Keer is our only daughter. Are you planning to use your own child as bait to catch a golden son-in-law?"

"Even if Young Master Qin's background is heaven-defying, to the point that even the Head of the Long Family, Long Zhan, fears him like a tiger."

"Even if our Ning Family attaches itself to Young Master Qin and is enough to soar upward."

"But we only have one daughter, Keer! No matter how wealthy the Ning Family becomes, if Keer isn't happy, no matter how powerful we are, what does it matter?"

The suppressive education he had practiced in the past was to make his daughter cautious in her words and actions.

It was because he wanted his daughter to know how to protect herself.

It wasn't that he truly wanted to raise an obedient girl who followed every order just to use her to climb the ladder of power.

He only had this one daughter.

After the old couple died, wouldn't everything in the Family belong to their daughter anyway?

What he wanted was his daughter's safety, not power!

Zhao Qingya poked Ning Zhen's forehead with her finger and gave him a charming roll of her eyes. "Are you blind? Didn't you see that Keer's heart has already strayed toward him?"

"As her mother, can't I just go with the flow?"

"What do you mean by using my own daughter as bait?"

"It's a matter of mutual consent. Keer is already this old; what's wrong with letting her experience the happiness of a young woman?"

Ning Zhen asked, puzzled, "The happiness of a young woman?"

Holding the Beauty Cream Qin Ge had brought, she swayed her curvaceous waist and walked toward the stairs, unable to resist teasing, "Don't think everyone is like you, Ning Zhen—strong on the outside but hollow within, a mere paper tiger!"

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In the bustling night market,

Ning Ke'er, who was already exquisite, wore a charming 'Stepmother Dress' and exquisite makeup. Walking down the street, she was like the eye of a storm.

At every moment, she attracted the gazes of passersby.

This made Ning Ke'er, who had attended an all-girls school since childhood and rarely had contact with strangers, feel exceptionally uncomfortable.

She couldn't help but lean a bit closer to Qin Ge.

It was as if staying by Qin Ge's side could give her a greater sense of security.

"Here, Keer, the milk tea I bought for you."

Mu Xinyi, who had volunteered to buy milk tea, returned and casually stuffed a cup into Ning Ke'er's arms.

Then, she carried several large bags of various types of milk tea and walked up to Qin Ge.

With a pleasing smile on her baby-fat face, she said, "Qin Ge, I didn't know which flavor of milk tea you like, so I bought them all for you. Why don't you pick one? Or you could taste them one by one, that's fine too."

Ning Ke'er looked at the overly familiar Mu Xinyi and asked suspiciously, "Xin Yi, did you know Qin Ge before this?"

Before Mu Xinyi could explain, Qin Ge nodded with a smile and said, "Actually, that chance encounter at the cafe was something I deliberately asked Mu Xinyi to arrange."

"I saw you once by chance before, and I couldn't help but want to get to know you."

"Oh!"

Ning Ke'er held the milk tea with both hands, her cheeks flushing as she shifted her beautiful eyes to the side.

The cup of milk tea Mu Xinyi gave her was seventy percent sugar; it was very sweet.

But it wasn't nearly as sweet as Qin Ge's words, which made her feel as if she had eaten honey, sweetening her very heart.

"Qin Ge, try this jasmine flavor."

"Try this Boba one too."

"This watermelon water chestnut coconut is also pretty good!"

Following behind Qin Ge and Ning Ke'er, Mu Xinyi fully played the role of a third wheel, radiating light and heat.

She interrupted tirelessly.

Successfully ruining the romantic atmosphere.

Ning Ke'er turned back, looked at the fawning Mu Xinyi, and muttered strangely, "Xin Yi, when we were at home, I felt something was wrong with you. You said we shouldn't recklessly provoke people, yet you were openly contemptuous toward Xiao Ye."

"Also, with your current attitude, why do I feel like you're trying to curry favor with Qin Ge?"

Ning Ke'er only had Mu Xinyi as a friend.

Naturally, she understood the personality of her only friend very well.

Never mind currying favor with others.

If Mu Xinyi didn't belittle her suitors into the dust, it was only because she was afraid of provoking an enemy!

She didn't understand why the usually proud Mu Xinyi would be so humble in front of Qin Ge!

Carrying the several large bags of milk tea, Mu Xinyi didn't hide it. She pursed her small lips toward Qin Ge and said aggrievedly, "Qin Ge, right now, only you can save my Mu Family!"

Qin Ge stopped by a bench and pulled Ning Ke'er to sit down. Looking at the aggrieved Mu Xinyi before him, he feigned ignorance and said, "What's going on?"

Mu Xinyi set down the milk tea in her hands and said bitterly, "I don't know who that old geezer and my bastard brother provoked!"

"Just a few days ago, our Mu Family received a letter stamped with a golden leaf. After opening it, there was only a blood-red character for 'Kill' inside."

"Originally, I didn't take it to heart, but as the Family bodyguards resigned one after another, I discovered upon investigation that this is a Kill Order from an overseas assassin organization!"

"Every overseas wealthy Family that has received this Kill Order has, without exception, been completely slaughtered."

"To this day, they haven't even investigated who the culprit is!"

Qin Ge raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Are you saying the overseas assassin organization Night Owl sent your Mu Family a Kill Order?"

Mu Xinyi nodded heavily. "Yes, yes, yes, it's this Night Owl! It's said that their leader is called the Night King, a mysterious figure who is hard to pin down! He is unfathomable and has killed countless people abroad!"

"I suspect this Night King's head was kicked by a donkey. Their range of activity is in the Falcon Kingdom, and my Mu Family's business hasn't even stepped foot into the Falcon Kingdom. I don't even know where we offended him!"

If it were before, she wouldn't have cared.

After all, in that old geezer's eyes, the Family industry all belonged to her brother.

If it was destroyed, then so be it.

She would rather her mother's life's work be destroyed than have it handed over to an outsider!

But now her brother was ruined, having become a vegetable.

The Mu Family's business was not just her mother's share; even the old geezer's share was now hers.

How could she bear to have her Mu Family's business, and even her own life, taken away for no reason?

Qin Ge looked at Mu Xinyi, whose beautiful eyes were filled with annoyance, and asked with a smile, "Do you know what the Night King is called?"

Mu Xinyi shook her head like a rattle. "I don't know!"

Qin Ge chuckled and said, "Xiao Ye!"

"The same Xiao Ye you were just pointing at and scolding."

Ning Ke'er turned her head in shock, looked at Qin Ge, and said incredulously, "It's him!?"

Mu Xinyi's beautiful eyes widened even more, as if a bolt of thunder had exploded in her mind.

Boom!

Her small head was buzzing, a complete blank.

As she came to her senses, the naturally clever Mu Xinyi unraveled the threads in her mind, recalling past grudges. "It's the Xiao Family!? Back then when the Xiao Family broke the engagement, I couldn't swallow my anger, so I egged the old geezer on to take the opportunity to attack the Xiao Family's industry, forcing the Xiao Family's businesses in Shanghai to shrink step by step until they had no choice but to move abroad."

"I also heard that the Head of the Xiao Family died abroad for no reason."

"So Xiao Ye blamed all this hatred on my Mu Family, and his return to the Dragon Country this time is to take revenge on us?"

It's over!

Knowing the reason, Mu Xinyi was terrified. Her perfect curves slumped to the ground, shaking three times.

To think that in the past, she had planned every step, unwilling to make enemies and provoke foes.

In the end, at the most critical moment.

She had trampled the dignity of the Night King, Xiao Ye, into the mud in front of everyone.

Wasn't this pure suicide?

Forcing Xiao Ye to exterminate her entire Mu Family?

Ning Ke'er tightened her grip on Qin Ge's warm palm, her beautiful eyes full of worry as she said, "Qin Ge, can you save Xin Yi?"

Qin Ge stared at Mu Xinyi with great interest, scanning her without leaving a trace, and shook his head with a sigh. "I don't have absolute certainty either!"

Hearing this, Mu Xinyi felt even more bitter, her eyes misting over.

At a time like this, Qin Ge's direct gaze might have been hidden from Ning Ke'er, but how could it be hidden from her?

Qin Ge dared to go against Xiao Ye and snatch Ning Ke'er away right in front of him, which meant Qin Ge didn't care about some Xiao Ye at all.

However, if she wanted him to step in and help,

How could she not pay a price?

She had been too clever for her own good.

She had lifted a stone only to drop it on her own feet.

She had lost the battle and the soldiers!

Mu Xinyi felt a mournful grief in her heart, yet she had to accept this cruel reality.

She, who had originally only intended to use her words to please Qin Ge,

This time, I'm afraid just her mouth won't be enough!