Chapter 12 She Didn't Die

• Although there were complaints in Mu's mother's words, her gaze towards Mu Yuyan was extremely doting. Mu's mother even patted Mu Yuyan's hand affectionately.
• Huo Ciyi looked at the elegant and noble lady in front of him, her posture graceful, and smiled, her face filled with warmth and kindness.
• "Aunt Ning," Huo Ciyi greeted.
• "Ciyi, long time no see," Mu's mother said to Huo Ciyi.
• Since the year Mu's mother disappeared because of Mu Yuyan's disappearance and fell seriously ill, she had been gentle and distant towards outsiders. Only towards Mu Yuyan did she show deep affection.
• The entire family, fearing that Mu Yuyan would disappear again, had always cherished her and fulfilled her every request!
• "Uncle Ning is in the study, you can go there," Mu's mother said.
• Huo Ciyi nodded and walked upstairs towards the study.
• In the Mu family, he only respected Mu's wife because she loved this fake Mu Yuyan, loved her to the core, and gave all her love to Mu Yuyan.
• The study door was open, and he walked in to see Mu's father sitting in a chair, dealing with company matters.
• When Mu's father saw him, he quickly stood up and greeted, "Ciyi, you're here!"
• Huo Ciyi had always been somewhat resistant to this address, except when Mu's wife called him, he could accept it.
• Although he was resistant, he didn't refuse either...
• "Yeah," Huo Ciyi nodded, his brows slightly furrowed, clearly showing that he had something on his mind.
• Mu's father quickly motioned for him to sit on the sofa beside him and poured him a glass of water, saying, "We can talk about your marriage with Mu Yuyan..."
• Huo Ciyi had just taken a glass of water, but before he could even take a sip, he put it aside. There was a hint of a smile in his dark eyes, but more of it was mocking. "My marriage with Mu Yuyan? Are you talking about this fake Mu Yuyan or the real one who disappeared?"
• Mu's father's gentle face suddenly became embarrassed. He glanced back and fortunately, when Huo Ciyi came in, he closed the study door. If Mu's mother had heard...
• "Ciyi, you know, for so many years, there has been no news of Mu Yuyan. She might not be in this world anymore, so why be so persistent..." Mu's father didn't finish his sentence before Huo Ciyi immediately interrupted, "This is my business. If I want to marry, it can only be the real Mu Yuyan."
• When he was ten years old, he met Mu Yuyan, the little girl who accompanied him through the darkest days of his life. Without Mu Yuyan, there would be no Huo Ciyi today.
• "This..." For a moment, Mu's father didn't know what to do. But a business alliance would indeed be beneficial for both sides. "Ciyi, you saw Mu Yuyan when you were ten, it was also a childhood thing, what does it matter if it's real or fake? Now that Mu Yuyan has been found and recognized as the Mu family's daughter, it's already a fact."
• Huo Ciyi stood up from the sofa with a grim face.
• Mu's father realized he had said the wrong thing and looked at Huo Ciyi's embarrassed expression, suddenly too scared to say anything.
• He didn't understand why Huo Ciyi had such strong feelings for Mu Yuyan, especially when the Mu family announced that they had found Mu Yuyan and Huo Ciyi deliberately went to the Ning residence to confirm, only to find out it was fake and told him that he would find the real Mu Yuyan.
• But it had been so long since then, and there had been no news at all...
• "So, in your opinion, as long as someone impersonates the Mu family's daughter, I can marry her? Now that Mu Yuyan has been recognized by everyone, if the real Mu Yuyan returns one day, what would you do, Mr. Ning? Would you deny your own daughter?"