Chapter 362: 362: Dark current surges
She couldn’t help but call Gong Leitian to ask if the Cultivation World had been unsettled recently.
"Why would Lady Shishu ask that?" Gong Leitian leaned back on his desk, waved his hand to dismiss his assistant, and let her leave.
The assistant nodded and closed the door as she left.
Mu Qiuniang expressed her suspicions.
Recently, a lot had been happening. If it wasn’t her being followed, it was Jiang Nuo being plotted against. From the Furnace to the Soul Tempting Technique, it always felt like a hidden hand was driving everything. Although she wasn’t sure of his intentions, Mu Qiuniang had a vague feeling about something.
"I’ll have people keep an eye on the things Lady Shishu mentioned!"
"Hmm, alright, you get busy. Call me if anything comes up."
When Mu Qiuniang hung up the phone, Gong Leitian still felt a bit reluctant.
Sigh... It seems the only reason Lady Shishu would call him proactively was if she needed help with something. This business-like attitude really...
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When Mu Mingyu heard that Mu Qiuniang wanted him to investigate someone named "Li Qiqi," he was mildly surprised.
"What’s the matter?" Mu Qiuniang asked, seeing that he hadn’t left.
"Aunt Grandmother, don’t you know? This Ms. Li Qiqi is Yan Shao’s new girlfriend, quite favored by Yan Shao. The entire upper circle knows about it."
"Yan Shao? Yan Hao?" Mu Qiuniang recalled, Jiang Nuo’s "brother" whom she’d never met.
"Yes, Aunt Grandmother has always asked me to keep an eye on him, right? The Yan family is quite lively over this matter now. Yan Shanchuan is indifferent about his son having a favorite girl, but Lady Yan, Zhan Zhengtong, had a big reaction. Upon learning that Yan Shao fell for a second-rate family’s daughter, the first thing she wanted to do was use a hefty sum to make Li Qiqi leave Yan Shao... But guess what happened?"
Jiang Nuo, who had just finished working out, also walked in from outside and happened to catch a bit of the conversation, and curiously asked, "What happened?"
"Yan Shao naturally refused, declaring that Li Qiqi was his true love, and that he would marry her in this lifetime."
"True love, huh!" Jiang Nuo sighed, "Surely worthy of being my brother, for the sake of true love, one should indeed be like this!"
Although, previously due to the Mu family’s matters, he didn’t have a good impression of Yan Hao, but seeing how he fervently pursued love, Jiang Nuo acknowledged him a bit.
A man, if he can take responsibility for his feelings, then no matter how bad he is, he won’t be too bad!
"It’s impossible for Lady Zhan Zhengtong to agree, so they had a falling out, and in a fit of anger, even threatened to break off the mother-son relationship. Recently, Yan Shao has already moved out of the Yan family to live with Li Qiqi."
"Wait," Mu Qiuniang was puzzled, "From what I hear, it sounds like nothing unusual is going on, just a talent and beauty love story. But why would Li Qiqi’s brother suddenly seek help from me?"
She shared the message she received from Li Qiqi’s brother, Li Weiqiao, with the two of them.
According to Li Weiqiao, a few days ago, Li Qiqi was resolutely discussing with him how to refuse Yan Shao without offending the Yan family. Yet after just one meal, she was hopelessly in love with the other person, as if she couldn’t live without him.
Such a sudden change led Li Weiqiao to suspect if Yan Shao had cast some magic on his sister.
He wasn’t sure about any magic, but Li Weiqiao was adamant that, based on his sister’s character and principles, she should not have agreed to Yan Shao.
Moreover, since his sister agreed to Yan Shao, she seemed like an entirely different person, making the close sibling relationship extremely sour. In her eyes, there was no one else but Yan Shao, not even her family.
His sister, who was so obedient and filial, now disregarded even when their mother was hospitalized due to anger, just for a man. It was like she’d gone crazy!
He didn’t know what to do anymore, and remembering how his sister once admired Jiang Nuo and Mu Qiuniang, he hoped they could help persuade her.
"I just asked for Li Qiqi’s birthdate and horoscope and calculated; she’s a Natural Furnace with a destined calamity. If she doesn’t encounter a noble person to save her, the outcome will be very unfavorable."
Jiang Nuo’s expression became serious: "This calamity you mentioned, could it be Yan Hao? Then Yan Hao..."
"Aunt Grandmother, I saw Yan Shao before, but then I hadn’t started Cultivation, so I couldn’t see any abnormalities. Perhaps you should check it yourself?" Mu Mingyu suggested.
If Li Qiqi is a Natural Furnace and such a drastic change suddenly occurred, it’s easy to link it with the Cultivation World. If Yan Hao is just an ordinary person and genuinely likes Li Qiqi, then there’s no issue; if Yan Hao isn’t an ordinary person and is suddenly so intent on pursuing Li Qiqi, then there is a problem.
"That’s what I think too." Mu Qiuniang nodded, "In the meantime, I also want to see Li Qiqi, to check if she’s already been harvested. If so, whether Yan Hao is a Cultivator or not, it would certainly be problematic."
"If Yan Hao is problematic, then will the Yan Family be a problem too?" Although Jiang Nuo didn’t want to think this way, considering how he, clearly Yan Shanchuan and Zhan Zhengtong’s biological son, was lost for over twenty years without anyone noticing, it felt too strange!
Although they never raised him, they are still his biological parents, and he is concerned about their safety.
Mu Qiuniang immediately saw through Jiang Nuo’s thoughts, saying, "There won’t be any problems. You’ve been missing for more than twenty years, and nothing has happened to the Yan Family. Even if there is a problem, the Yan Family won’t immediately have issues now."
"Right, Auntie and Uncle, with Aunt Grandmother around, even if something happens, we’re all in the Capital City, and there’s still time." Mu Mingyu added.
Jiang Nuo felt a bit awkward and rubbed his nose, "Just worried, that’s all. Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s focus on Li Qiqi’s matter. When are we going to see her?"
"I’ve arranged to meet with Li Weiqiao in the afternoon."
"Then I’ll go take a shower first, and we can have breakfast together afterwards." Jiang Nuo kissed her cheek as he left.
Mu Mingyu respectfully averted his eyes.
Breakfast was prepared by Mu Mingyu. By the time Jiang Nuo came out, it was already set on the table, complete with a bottle of fresh flowers, Mu Qiuniang’s favorite white roses. In a dry straw basket were a few pieces of toasted bread. There were exquisite pastries on plain white porcelain plates, drizzled with jam, with a clever design of a few vine branches, or a smiley face, forming a fresh and artsy scene.
Even the milk-serving glass bottle had some small flower pastries pasted on, adding much charm.
Mu Qiuniang herself doesn’t cook Western meals; only Mu Mingyu occasionally prepares a dish to give the couple a change of taste.
Perhaps, aside from his wife’s cooking, Jiang Nuo enjoyed Mu Mingyu’s cooking the most.