Chapter 427 - An Emotional Night (2) (2/2)

Her first reaction was to turn back and look at the man behind her.

The spot beside her was empty.

She was not even clear when he had left.

Nan Zhi was dazed out as she sat on the bed, until the bathroom door was opened and the man who she thought had left, walked out of the bathroom.

He was not wearing anything, having only wrapped a towel around his waist that happened to block the important parts. There was a cloud of blackness that was exposed, and the sight of it being exposed but not totally so, made her blood warm up more than having it completely out in the open and her cheeks Alushed with pink.

He had already shaved the stubble on his chin and his thin face appeared extra handsome yet cold. Nan Zhi moved her gaze from his face to his charismatic waist. She pursed her lips slightly, as she asked with a shy, hoa.r.s.e voice, “Did Butler Yi send over your clothes?”

He hummed lowly.

He took out a pair of black suit pants from the paper bag placed on the wardrobe. He pulled the towel around his waist away, and Nan Zhi closed her eyes instinctively, thinking that he was not wearing anything underneath.

When she opened her eyes again, the man was already dressed in his suit pants, and was ready to wear the s.h.i.+rt.

Nan Zhi got off the bed and walked in front of him. Her slender fingers helped him b.u.t.ton his s.h.i.+rt a b.u.t.ton at a time.

“Sihan, I want to talk to you about Grandma.”

The man was standing straightly, and his black eyes darkened slightly, “Thank you for the warmth you gave me last night.”

Nan Zhi felt like crying.

He did not want to hear her mention Grandma, but did not blame her either.

“I won’t run away again.”

The first thing Mu Sihan did after he returned was to settle the Old Madam’s funeral.

The funeral was scheduled to take place two days later in the morning.

He even did one more thing by blocking every single piece of negative news related to Nan Zhi online. He even suspended the accounts of several verified accounts that were adding fuel to the fire.

On the day of the Old Madam’s funeral, Nan Zhi arrived at the funeral hall with Xia Yanran, despite facing immense pressure from the incident.

In the funeral hall, sad music was playing while Mu Sihan and Xue’er were kneeling and bowing to every single guest that came to pay their respects.

After Nan Zhi had inserted her joss sticks into the ash urn, she walked in front of Mu Sihan and Xue’er with Xia Yanran.

Mu Sihan’s expression was aloof and serious. He merely bowed to Nan Zhi mechanically, without even looking at her properly.

Xia Yanran could see the sadness in Nan Zhi’s eyes. She held her hand and pulled her to sit amongst the guests.

Click, click, click. The crisp sound of high-heels rang in the hall.

A woman wearing a black dress and sungla.s.ses entered with several bodyguards following behind her.

The woman lifted her chin up high in arrogance, as if she was above everyone else present.

After she paid her respects, the woman did not speak to the deceased family, but glanced at the guests’ seats instead.

A flash of coldness appeared in the woman’s eyes when she saw Nan Zhi sitting in the last row. She pointed and commanded loudly, “Throw that woman out now! She dares to come even after she caused the Old Madam to die?”

A loud ruckus immediately sounded amongst the guests.

Several guests of the Mu family did not know that the woman in the video was Nan Zhi, even though they had seen the video.

The crowd started to point and scold Nan Zhi after hearing the woman’s words.

“Did her conscience get fed to the dogs? An evil woman like her will definitely get her retribution!”

“Isn’t Young Master Mu very capable? Why is he still letting the murderer that caused the Old Madam’s death to run about?”

The woman in sungla.s.ses spoke coldly, “All of you probably don’t know that this woman is really amazing. She seduced Mu Sihan and enchanted him completely. He’s completely under her spell. Now that the Old Madam has pa.s.sed away, no one will stop them from getting together. From what I see, he probably can’t wai—”

Before she could finish her words, a bone-chilling voice cut through the air, “Shut up!”

Mu Sihan got up from the floor and walked in front of the woman. His gaze was dark and cold, “Lian Yun, the one that needs to leave is you.”

“Mu Sihan, I’m still Xue’er’s biological mother, you’re asking me to leave? Lian Yun pointed at Nan Zhi’s nose. “Everyone, help me reason this out. Am I wrong to come and mourn for my ex-mother-in-law as her ex-daughter-in-law? Yet this woman who caused the Old Madam to pa.s.s away isn’t asked to leave. Does he not want the Old Madam to rest in peace?”

A wave murmur of voices erupted as the guests around Nan Zhi started to blame her, judging her with their eyes.