A hint of a smile bloomed in Mu Jiuchen's eyes, "If you're not well, why call me?"
He Mingrun: "That's true. If you're okay, I'll hang up then."
The call was indeed hung up.
Mu Jiuchen glanced at his phone screen, feeling like he had just made a call to no one.
He walked back and sat on the sofa. After a while, he stood up again.
He paced for a bit, then sat down again, repeating this more than ten times.
He only sat down after he had managed to confuse himself.
Mu Jiuchen knew he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. His heart was racing, and he felt uncomfortable wherever he sat.
No matter where he sat, he felt like he needed to do something; his heart was itching, and his chest was pounding incessantly.
He couldn't resist clicking into the livestream again to check his son's impressive performance. But then, a thought occurred to him: could playing too many games be bad for a child's eyes?
No, he had to care for his own son. He couldn't let his eyes be ruined for the sake of making money. Their family was not short of money.
At the same time, Jiang Nuan posted a message in her NN platform livestream room.
"[Professional acne treatment, professional acne scar removal. Triple refund if ineffective.]"
After posting the message, she glanced at her livestream room. Seeing no one, she felt like she had posted into an empty void.
Jiang Nuan picked up her phone, hugged a pillow, and ran into Meng Yuan's room.
"Knock, knock, knock..." Meng Yuan, who had just fallen asleep, was instantly woken up.
She sat up abruptly and hurled the pillow in her arms towards the door, "Not sleeping so late, are you crazy!"
Jiang Nuan: "..." This little girl, why didn't she seem heartbroken at all? Had she fallen asleep so quickly?
"Yuan Yuan, are you asleep?" Jiang Nuan knew Meng Yuan had morning grumpiness.
Meng Yuan, with groggy eyes, looked towards the door, "Come tomorrow, I'm sleepy."
Jiang Nuan looked down at the pillow in her hand and sheepishly returned.
The next day, at the airport, Jiang Qing waited excitedly at the arrivals gate for her brother to return.
Last night, Liu Fei had actually called her, talking about dividing assets for her son. Let her dream on.
Just then, a tall figure emerged from the airport. Dressed in black casual wear, the black pants were perfectly tailored to hug the man's long, straight legs! Da Feng Novel Network.
As her gaze traveled upwards, she saw a man with a chiseled face and delicate features. His bangs were slightly long, covering his forehead, and his sharply defined eyebrows were slightly furrowed, exuding a faint melancholy.
"Brother, I'm here." Jiang Qing waved vigorously at Jiang Xingyu.
Jiang Xingyu gave her a faint nod.
"Brother, you're finally back." Seeing her brother return, Jiang Qing felt like she had found her anchor.
Jiang Xingyu looked at her, his expression neutral, "Where's Mom?"
"In the hospital, angered by Dad." Jiang Qing looked at him with a hint of grievance, "Brother, why are you only returning now? Do you know how difficult it has been for Mom and me these past few days?"
A faint cold glint appeared in Jiang Xingyu's eyes, "If I could, I would never want to come back." In this family, everyone's eyes were only on profit, never on family!
"Brother, how can you say that? We are family. Now that Dad has run off, you are the head of the family. Without you here to take charge, his mistress is almost at our doorstep."
Jiang Xingyu suddenly stopped and asked, "Where is Nuannuan?"
Jiang Qing frowned and looked at him unhappily, "Brother, why are you mentioning her? She's a shameless, ungrateful wretch."
Jiang Xingyu let out a cold laugh, "Are you still saying that even though she's faced retribution? She angered Grandma to death and framed her own sister. You are truly remarkable!"
"Brother, what are you saying? In our family, you're the only one who likes her. I'm telling you, she's a jinx. I won't allow you to speak for her. I am your real sister. What is she to deserve you speaking for her?"
Jiang Xingyu looked at his pampered sister, saying nothing.
After all these years, her personality hadn't changed.
Jiang Xingyu exited the airport but did not get into Jiang Qing's car. Instead, he hailed a taxi by the roadside.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Jiang Qing felt extremely hurt. Why was her brother so cold to her?
Jiang Xingyu replied indifferently, "I'm going to see Nuannuan."
Jiang Qing's eyes widened, and she shouted, "Are you crazy? You're not going to see Mom, but Jiang Nuan? Brother, is there something wrong with your brain?"
Jiang Xingyu said no more, telling the driver to drive.
Jiang Qing stamped her foot in anger but could do nothing.
She had never understood her brother. He had lived abroad since he was young.
Jiang Nuan also knew that Jiang Xingyu was returning today. Jiang Xingyu had actually been very good to her, but he had always lived abroad and rarely returned over the years.
If it weren't for the Jiang family's troubles this time, he probably wouldn't have returned here in his lifetime.
He had a stable career abroad and his life was going well in all aspects.
When Meng Yuan came downstairs, she saw Jiang Nuan sitting at the small table by the window, lost in thought.
She walked over, sat opposite her, and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone ask you for money early in the morning?"
As soon as Jiang Nuan heard the word "money," her face became even more dejected.
She was truly short of money now.
"Jiang Xingyu returned to the country today," she said softly.
Meng Yuan was startled, then said, "You don't even remember what he looks like, so why look so embarrassed? You don't owe him anything."
"That's true, but I still feel..." Jiang Nuan hesitated, "In short, I can't quite explain the feeling."
"Then don't think about it. Isn't it great to just live well today?" Meng Yuan stretched, feeling much better all over today after yesterday's exercise, and slept soundly until she woke up naturally.
Meng Yuan looked at her and reached out to pat her shoulder.
"Nuannuan, life is like this. Even the most familiar people will eventually say goodbye. Between the two of you, it's ultimately because of your grandmother's death and your hatred that you can only be strangers."
Jiang Nuan nodded, a hint of sadness in her eyes, "Yes, I wasn't expecting anything, I just feel a bit strange inside?"
Meng Yuan smiled and pointed towards the kitchen, saying, "Quick, sisters, keep yourselves busy. You won't feel strange about anything when you're busy."
Jiang Nuan smiled, "You glutton, I've already prepared the food, just waiting for you all to wake up."
Jiang Nuan opened her livestream room and said, "I'm going to livestream to sell goods, but look at my livestream room, it's just me, there's nothing here. I'm just selling to an empty audience. I need popularity."
Meng Yuan was startled and looked at her in surprise, "Holy cow, Jiang Nuannuan, are you that desperate for money? You're actually going to use your sky-high priced acne pills to make money?"
Jiang Nuan nodded, "If I don't have money, I won't feel at ease. I need to find a way to make money."
Meng Yuan smiled cunningly and said, "That's simple. Aren't people all calling you ungrateful? You have so many anti-fans, they're existing fans!"
A word of wisdom enlightened her. Jiang Nuan instantly smiled, "Hey! You little rascal, you're quite sharp when it matters!"