Chapter 465: Chapter 465

Elder Chu truly started fuming this time, raising his finger at Elder Mu as he retorted, "It’s obviously you who’s being stingy, when have I ever been stingy? Don’t pin your past deeds on me, or I won’t let this go."

Upon hearing this, Elder Mu’s face also turned into an expression of great amusement. He stopped playing chess and abruptly dropped the chess piece in his hand onto the board, his voice tinged with dissatisfaction, "When have I ever pinned my past deeds on you? You’re starting to slander me again."

Elder Chu, "Who’s slandering you? It’s obviously you slandering me..."

Elder Mu, "...It’s clearly you who’s slandering me."

"You started slandering me first..."

"You started slandering me first..."

Song Qiao stood there watching the two old men, both well over fifty, arguing like little kids, and couldn’t help but feel completely dumbfounded.

She just stood there, not knowing how to intervene with the two old mischief-makers, and decided to do nothing, simply standing there in silence, no longer attempting to interject.

"Grandpa, Elder Mu..."

Just then, a very familiar voice came from behind her, accompanied by the sound of shoes on the floor. Hearing this, Song Qiao’s body stiffened, momentarily forgetting how to react.

The two old men stopped arguing and turned their heads to look. Seeing who it was, both old men immediately broke into smiles, with Elder Chu even happily saying, "Did you come back from a walk? Seeing how much you love dogs, why don’t you keep one yourself?"

Song Qiao didn’t move, but she could hear a dog barking, and soon felt something rubbing against her legs. Looking down, she realized it was the Siberian Husky that Lu Yulin had given to Mu Shinian.

The Husky, seeing Song Qiao, clearly became excited, its tongue hanging out and panting incessantly, its drool almost dripping onto her feet.

Seemingly finding the Husky’s silly act hilariously endearing, Song Qiao bent down and knocked on its head, saying with disdain, "Look at you, I don’t have any food, and you’re all dirty."

Receiving Song Qiao’s response, the Husky became even more excited and started circling around her.

Song Qiao watched the suddenly excited Husky speechlessly, when suddenly a pair of leather shoes appeared in front of her, followed by a very familiar voice, "Song Qiao, long time no see."

The woman’s body suddenly stiffened, and slowly followed the lines of the suit pants upwards, then the shirt, and after straightening up, her gaze fell on a remarkably handsome face. She managed a smile, and politely replied, "Long time no see, Mr. Chu."

The person was none other than Chu Munan, who had taken her to Beijing some time ago. It was undeniable that every encounter with Chu Munan was breathtaking, especially seeing a man so handsome — far surpassing her in looks by countless times made her enviously reflect on the unfair perfection bestowed by God.

Unlike Lu Jingchen’s dashing handsomeness, Chu Munan’s looks couldn’t merely be described as dashing; rather, they made one immediately think of the word ’stunning’.

Chu Munan slightly squinted his eyes, a faint smile hanging on his lips, but corrected her saying, "You can just call me Munan. Mr. Chu is way too formal."

Song Qiao, "...But it seems we aren’t that close yet."

Without waiting for her to speak, Elder Chu, already excited by the scene, eagerly asked, "You two know each other?"

Chu Munan hummed affirmatively, explaining, "Previously, Song Qiao even saved my life, so she’s sort of my savior."

Elder Chu was already somewhat restless, his gaze towards Song Qiao growing increasingly approving as he said, "This must be fate then. You cheeky rascal, why didn’t you tell me earlier? If I had known, I would’ve come with this cranky old man to propose earlier. Then you’d already have a wife..."

Hearing Elder Chu’s words, Song Qiao was dumbfounded, hardly believing what she heard as she looked at the old man blaming Chu Munan, glanced at her own grandfather, and then at Chu Munan beside her, momentarily unable to respond and figure out what exactly was happening.

Without waiting for her and Chu Munan to talk, Elder Mu immediately snorted and spoke, "You haven’t come to propose for years, and only now you mention it, isn’t it a bit late? My little Qiao is already married."

Elder Chu, hearing this, appeared unconcerned and, with a wave of his hand, retorted, "She can still get divorced. Moreover, that Lu youngster isn’t treating your granddaughter well. It’s better if she marries our Munan. I’m telling you, Munan is not only filial but also incredibly loving to his wife. Your granddaughter marrying our Munan will definitely not regret it." Googlᴇ search 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱

Elder Chu mentioned that Lu Jingchen has not treated Song Qiao well, which is a fact.

Upon hearing this, Elder Mu immediately puffed up his beard and glared with his eyes; he was indeed aware that Lu Jingchen hadn’t treated his granddaughter well, which was also why he was dissatisfied with Lu Jingchen. However, hearing it directly from someone else made him feel even more heartbroken for his granddaughter, causing him some distress.

But ultimately as someone who cared deeply about his reputation, Elder Mu puffed on his beard before slowly opening his mouth, "How would you know whether your family’s Munan would cherish his wife? Has he ever been married before?"

Before Elder Chu could respond, Chu Munan spoke with a gentle smile, explaining, "Elder Mu, rest assured, I am still unmarried and have never been married."

Song Qiao, "..." Why are you even joining in on this?

Seeing the serious demeanor of Elder Chu and Chu Munan also gave her an ominous premonition, feeling as if something was about to unfold.

Elder Chu, seeing his grandson cooperating so well with him, immediately beamed with joy, his eyes nearly crinkling into slits as he said, "In our family, we tend to pamper our wives a lot. Just look at me and then my son, you will know. Women in our family are generally treated like queens..."

Before Elder Chu could finish, Elder Mu promptly interjected, his tone slightly odd, "So what about the men in your family?"

Elder Chu hesitated, seemingly pondering how to answer that question, before finally saying calmly, "Somewhat like emperors."

Hearing this, Elder Mu scoffed sarcastically, giving him a sidelong glance, "So, the men in your family need a harem of three thousand beauties? Are they all keeping several mistresses outside?"

His shrewd eyes widened as he countered, "Do the men in our family look like that kind of person?"

Elder Mu spoke solemnly, "Wasn’t your second son exposed for marital infidelity recently?"

Elder Chu, "..." left speechless.

The recent scandal within their family had indeed stirred up a lot of noise in Beijing for quite some time. He thought that the elder from the Mu Family living in An City would be unaware, but it turned out he had still found out.

This certainly made Elder Chu’s complexion not look very pleasant, feeling as though the worst thing he disliked was directly uncovered by this disagreeable old man, completely embarrassing him.

Seemingly noticing Elder Chu’s embarrassment, Elder Mu somewhat regretted his blunt words and after a moment of silence, he spoke, "However, I think your grandson is not bad. If our Qiaoqiao was not yet married, I would definitely have wanted your boy to marry our Qiaoqiao, it’s a pity she’s already married."

Seeing his grandson being praised, Elder Chu’s expression softened quite a bit.

Chu Munan maintained a calm demeanor throughout, not speaking, and his faint smile never fading.

Within the CK Group’s office, the atmosphere was so tense it made breathing feel slightly oppressive. Assistant Xue pushed the door open and immediately saw his boss, whose expression was so dark it seemed water could drip from it, looking at some documents, but his mood appeared very irritable.

Assistant Xue stopped and then said, "President, the madam has gone to the Mu Mansion."

The man did not look up, just hummed faintly.

Seeing this, Assistant Xue thought for a moment before continuing, "Elder Chu of the Beijing Chu Family and his grandson Chu Munan are currently at the Mu Mansion as well."

The man was signing some documents when he heard this; his fountain pen streaked a black line across the paper, his expression turning exceedingly somber as he suddenly looked up at Assistant Xue, his voice tinged with coldness, "What did you say?"

Apparently intimidated by the piercing cold aura emanating from his boss, Assistant Xue suppressed the urge to retreat and hesitated for a moment before repeating what he had just said, "Elder Chu of the Beijing Chu Family and his grandson Chu Munan are currently at the Mu Mansion. Elder Chu and Elder Mu used to be good brothers. This time, Elder Chu went to see Elder Mu, and Chu Munan accompanied him."

This information was relayed by the bodyguard he had secretly assigned to protect the president’s wife, who called to inform him. Hearing this news, he too was shocked into a cold sweat, debating whether to tell his boss the truth. Speaking up would surely bring trouble, and he would likely be the first to suffer, but not speaking might lead to an even worse fate later. In the end, Assistant Xue decided to tell the truth.