Attack Once Again

After rejecting Young Master Si for three consecutive days, he never came to the Mu residence again.

At that time, Elder Mu wore an expression of undisguised joy.

Standing nearby and watching, Steward Ji could not help but sigh inwardly,

"I wonder when the old master will realize that what he is doing... is actually nothing short of hurting these children."

......

In his earlier years, Elder Mu harbored a strong preference for boys over girls. Believing deeply that the family traditions of the Mu household must not fall and the family lineage must remain orthodox, he stubbornly refused to allow Mu Qingcheng's mother to cross their threshold.

This caused her father to suffer from guilt and melancholy for many years.

Yet, being timid and risk-averse, he never dared to mount any form of resistance.

Finally, upon learning that the woman had perished in a car accident, he collapsed right along with the news.

In truth, everyone in the Mu family, including Steward Ji, knew that the old master's excuse—that he could not allow a woman of unknown background to be casually married into the family—was merely a pretext.

A pretext to relentlessly "abandon" her simply because she lacked a background and had no powerful elite family to back her up.

However, Elder Mu did not know that Mu Qingcheng's father... had actually been saved by this woman.

She was his savior.

And the reason he fell in love with her had nothing to do with that accidental encounter.

Mu Qingcheng's mother was an exceptionally beautiful woman.

Quite unlike Mu Qingcheng, her mother was the kind of luminous presence that simply could not be concealed, no matter how hard one tried to hide it.

Bright and dazzling like the North Star, she captivated her father the very moment he laid eyes on her, plunging him instantly and hopelessly into the abyss of love.

At that time, the man's original wife had already passed away for several years.

The man, who had thought he would never fall in love with anyone again for the rest of his life, tumbled headfirst into the net of romance once more.

And the intensity was even more overwhelming than the first time.

Yet even so... he had still cruelly failed her.

......

"Mom, I will personally reclaim the entire Mu family for you."

Clutching the only small photograph of her mother, Mu Qingcheng hid beneath the covers, quietly shedding tears.

Right at that moment, a faint sound drifted from the room, instantly tightening her newly relaxed nerves.

The scene of being ambushed by the men in black was still vivid in her mind. If that were to repeat itself here in the Mu residence...

For the first time, Mu Qingcheng felt a trace of panic.

The Mu family had numerous residents. Once a fight broke out, not only would her identity be exposed, but with so many people up and down the household...

There would inevitably be moments when she could not watch over everyone and mistakes would be made.

......

Without changing her expression, she slipped the photograph back under her pillow, simultaneously exchanging it for a sharp dagger.

To prevent the Mu family members from noticing her emotional fluctuations, Mu Qingcheng had previously curled her entire body deep beneath the quilt.

Viewed from a distance, only a small, tightly wrapped lump remained on the bed, looking as though she were fast asleep, completely motionless.

And right now, beneath the covers,

Mu Qingcheng clearly heard rustling sounds coming from the outside.

First, the window near her feet seemed to be pushed open from the outside, and a gust of breeze swept across the quilt, producing an extremely faint sound.

Followed by... the sound of footsteps stepping onto the floor, deliberately muffled.

Muffled and powerful, it was obviously the work of someone with extraordinary martial prowess.

Grasping the dagger tightly in a death grip, Mu Qingcheng knitted her brows, carefully distinguishing the direction of the intruder's movement.

The figure seemed to pause for a moment before beginning to step forward slowly, walking... toward the head of the bed.

A heavy sheen of cold sweat quietly spread across Mu Qingcheng's palms, yet she did not dare to slacken her vigilance for even a second.

Finally, sensing that a hand had gently lifted the corner of her blanket, Mu Qingcheng made a desperate gamble. She violently flung off the covers and thrust the dagger in her hand forward with all her might...

At the same time, the intruder, who had been on guard all along, intercepted and blocked her wrist with a swift grab.

Mu Qingcheng smoothly slid off the edge of the bed toward the floor, only to...

Open her eyes wide in shock the very next second!