His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 1481: Chapter 417: Five Million

”’Ladies,’ the matriarch of the Mu Family may have taken the stage, but the daughter-in-law of the Mu Family is still sitting here? Are you pretending I don’t exist, or do you have a problem with my mother-in-law? Shall we find a place to privately vent your grievances?”

Qin Mu’s sharp eyes swept over those elderly women, one by one. Despite their age, they wore such heavy makeup, which was fine, but the things they said were truly unpleasant.

”Oh dear, we’re not pretending you don’t exist, nor do we have a problem with your mother-in-law. We’re just joking around. You’re of the younger generation, so just listen to us old folks talking and don’t take it to heart.”

A high-ranking official’s wife couldn’t help but stifle a laugh, perfunctorily dismissing Qin Mu.

”Being older means you can be disrespectful? I clearly heard what you said, so why should I pretend I didn’t?”

Qin Mu’s sharp gaze shot directly at the woman diagonally opposite her, her words even more biting.

”Well...”

”Oh dear, why are you so clueless, young lady? We already said we were joking!”

Someone couldn’t help but remind Qin Mu again when they saw she was taking it too seriously.

”You can joke all you want, but wait until my mother is here! If you’re participating in this event, then join in. If you feel wronged, take the money and leave. But if I hear you say those things again, don’t blame me for telling Mrs. Feng!”

Qin Mu’s tone was icy, like someone frozen solid, though she was somewhat apprehensive.

But here, these people were indeed a bit afraid of Feng Fanghua; after all, they had known her for years and understood her temperament.

”Alright, we won’t say it anymore, just don’t tell your mother-in-law!”

A wealthy woman began to negotiate with Qin Mu in a good-natured manner.

Helian Hao whispered into Qin Mu’s ear, ”That’s enough!”

Qin Mu sat up straight, took a gentle sip of red wine, and then slowly put it down.

It was easy to silence her.

There were ten people at the table, and none of the younger ones dared to talk back to Qin Mu. The older ones had learned that her tongue was sharp, and refrained from speaking ill of her mother-in-law. When Feng Fanghua came down, all she saw was that everyone looked a bit off, but she didn’t notice anything wrong.

”What’s going on? Why is everyone so quiet?”

Feng Fanghua asked, because it wasn’t like these women to be so silent.

”Nothing, nothing! Let’s all have a drink!”

Of course, no one dared to speak out of turn in front of Feng Fanghua, so they all pretended to drink cheerfully together.

Later, rumors spread outside that indeed, Feng Fanghua and Qin Mu belonged under the same roof.

”Young madam, someone asked me to give you this letter!”

Qin Mu was about to speak to Feng Fanghua when a waiter suddenly approached from behind, bending down to whisper in her ear.

Qin Mu glanced down, took the letter the waiter pulled from his chest pocket with some hesitation, and couldn’t help but frown. Then she asked quietly, ”Who is it?”

”A little kid!”

The waiter whispered, feeling something was off too. How could an unfamiliar child deliver a note to Qin Mu unless put up to it by someone else?

Qin Mu felt puzzled, and dared not open it in front of Feng Fanghua and Helian Hao. Her sharp eyes lowered slightly as she whispered to Helian Hao, ”I’ll be right back, please take care of my mom!”

”Okay!”

Helian Hao intended to go out with her, but heeded her instruction to stay.

Qin Mu, while angry for Feng Fanghua, was also worried about the note’s origin, upset that these people were openly gossiping about Feng Fanghua.

Frowning, Qin Mu had a gut feeling—it was that driver!

This person, lingering like a ghost, had latched onto her!

Almost without question, Qin Mu was now certain.

When Qin Mu went out, several bodyguards immediately flanked her, and Qin Mu exchanged a glance with one of them, ”It’s him, right?”

”Yes! He’s in the vicinity now!”

Qin Mu listened, then looked down and opened the letter in her hand.

”Five million, and I’ll make sure to leave, never disturbing your life!”

After reading it, Qin Mu handed the paper to someone beside her.

Five million was an amount she could easily afford.

But why should she pay it?

Just because that person knew her father’s disgraceful past?

Many people knew about her father’s past. If everyone came asking for five million, how could she be sure they wouldn’t come back for a second or third time?