Chapter 4
Testing Seventh Master
“Seventh Master could be just a little suspicious of me. If I leave in such a hurry, wouldn’t I be letting the cat out of the bag?”
Dr. Gu instantly understood what Mu Anan meant.
Mu Anan continued, “Besides, didn’t I ask you to arrange for Auntie Zhong and her daughter to act as a smokescreen yesterday? I should be safe for the time being.”
The Auntie Zhong and her daughter that Mu Anan was talking about were the suspicious mother and daughter who had been discovered by Luo Sen for Zong Zhengyu.
It could be said that Mu Anan was raised by Zong Zhengyu.
Mu Anan had learned most of Seventh Master’s scheming and shrewdness.
She always made a clear plan for everything and only acted when she was completely confident.
Mu Anan asked Dr. Gu to look for Auntie Zhong, who was about to retire. She then gave Auntie Zhong a sum of money and told her to bring her daughter into the villa that night and hide in the room next to the one where Zong Zhengyu’s went crazy and leave with her daughter in the morning.
It was a smokescreen.
But at this moment, Dr. Gu was visibly worried that the smokescreen might be broken.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but hesitated.
Mu Anan could tell that Dr. Gu was worried, so she said, “You don’t have to worry. I’ll be able to deal with it. I’m very tired now.”
“Then please have a good rest first.”
After Dr. Gu left, Mu Anan went to bed.
When she woke up, it was already nighttime.
Mu Anan had awoken because of hunger.
She cleaned herself up quickly. Although it was troublesome, she still applied concealer all over her body.
It was always better to be cautious.
Mu Anan applied concealer on herself from head to toe before going downstairs.
She figured that Zong Zhengyu was probably out at a social engagement or busy in the study, so she went downstairs like a thief, vigilant and careful.
But…
At her first turn when she reached the first floor, she saw Zong Zhengyu sitting on the sofa, surrounded by bodyguards and servants, looking at her expressionlessly.
Mu Anan was speechless.
“Ahem.” Mu Anan pretended to cough and said with a serious face, “I’m training my vigilance.”
“Come here.”
“Okay.”
She walked over quickly and sat beside Zong Zhengyu. With an awkward smile, she said, “Seventh Master, you’re home.”
Zong Zhengyu did not answer. When he held out his hand, the servant beside him handed him a hot water bottle with both hands.
Mu Anan was puzzled when Zong Zhengyu reached out to lift her shirt.
Mu Anan immediately stopped him. “Seventh Master, what are you doing?”
The latter didn’t answer but gave Mu Anan a look.
Mu Anan couldn’t hold it for even three seconds and gave in.
Zong Zhengyu lifted her shirt and placed the hot water bottle on Mu Anan’s abdomen. He looked up and asked, “Still feeling crampy?”
Mu Anan nodded unknowingly but she shook her head the next second.
Zong Zhengyu then asked the servants to bring over a glass of hot water. He fed Mu Anan half the water before he said, “I need you to help me deal with something.”
As soon as he finished, Zong Zhengyu made a gesture, and Luo Sen brought in a middle-aged chubby woman.
Mu Anan’s heart was frozen with fear when she saw this woman.
Because this woman was none other than Auntie Zhong, who was the smokescreen she had arranged earlier!
Mu Anan glanced at Dr. Gu.
Dr. Gu was also trembling. He had clearly arranged for Auntie Zhong and her daughter to fly to Ming Yuan Country in the morning. How could they have been caught?
The flight from China to Ming Yuan Country would take a good 48 hours.
Logically, no matter what Zong Zhengyu did, they wouldn’t be able to catch and bring them back in two days.
But…
Auntie Zhong was also very scared now. She stole a glance at Mu Anan, but immediately lowered her head after Mu Anan’s warning look.
Zong Zhengyu glanced at Mu Anan.
Panic broke out in Mu Anan’s heart, but she kept a calm façade. “Seventh Master, what’s the matter?”
“You don’t know?” Zong Zhengyu asked.
Mu Anan thought for a moment and then said, “Oh, you’re talking about what happened last night. I just asked Dr. Gu! I didn’t expect that there would be someone so bold as to actually…”
Mu Anan couldn’t finish her sentence out of guilt, so she deliberately asked, “What does this have to do with Auntie Zhong?”
Zong Zhengyu didn’t answer Mu Anan’s question. Instead, he gave Luo Sen a look.
Luo Sen stepped forward and interrogated Auntie Zhong. “You have one minute to confess to what happened yesterday.”
Auntie Zhong trembled and answered meekly, “Ye-yesterday, I was working all day. I did-didn’t…”
Before she could finish, Luo Sen had already pulled out his gun, aimed it at Auntie Zhong’s head and removed the safety.
With her life under threat, Auntie Zhong gave in, “Okay. I, I’ll talk. I’ll talk…”
When Auntie Zhong collapsed to the ground, Dr. Gu closed his eyes. Oh no, it’s over. It’s all over!
Compared to Dr. Gu’s panic, Mu Anan sat there calmly without any sign of panic, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with her.
She was just dealing with the matter with Zong Zhengyu as he asked.
Under Luo Sen’s threat, Auntie Zhong said with a trembling voice, “Yesterday, my daughter came to visit me. It just so happened that when Seventh Master’s old affliction acted up, there were no servants around. I-I thought about what I overheard from Dr. Gu last time, that there was a remedy when Seventh Master’s affliction act up. I-I thought that my daughter was about the same age as Miss Anan and they looked a little alike, so, so…”
Auntie Zhong couldn’t finish her sentence. Not only was she trembling, but she was also breaking out in cold sweat.
Luo Sen pushed, “Continue!”
“S-So, I secretly asked my daughter to wear Miss Anan’s clothes and put on her custom perfume before going into Seventh Master’s room.”
After saying that, Auntie Zhong started to kowtow and beg, “Seventh, Seventh Master, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with my daughter. I beg Seventh Master to let my daughter go!”
Dr. Gu was shocked beyond belief when Auntie Zhong started begging.
This was completely different from his and Mu Anan’s plan.
But Mu Anan remained calm.
Zong Zhengyu’s face was still cold, his expression unreadable as he gave Luo Sen another look.
Luo Sen continued to ask, “In that case, why did you take your daughter away in the morning?”
Auntie Zhong replied, “I, I was scared. I was possessed last night, but when I thought about it in the morning, if Seventh Master blamed me, we would definitely lose our lives!”
Luo Sen asked, “Where is your daughter now?”
“She, she’s on a plane to Ming Yuan Country.”
Luo Sen was about to continue asking, but Zong Zhengyu had already waved his hand. When Luo Sen took Auntie Zhong away, she was still begging for mercy.
Meanwhile, the others also retreated.
Only Mu Anan and Zong Zhengyu were left in the living room.
Mu Anan glanced at Zong Zhengyu, then smiled and probed, “Seventh Master, I talked to Dr. Gu before. Last night, your migraine was relieved for the first time. Are you looking for Auntie Zhong’s daughter to keep her by your side?”
Zong Zhengyu didn’t answer but stared at Mu Anan with his deep eyes.
His gaze was so profound that Mu Anan often could not understand it.
She smiled and probed further, “I heard that she relieved your migraine, so it’s not a bad thing to keep her by your side.”
“Keep by my side?”
Zong Zhengyu’s lips curled into a mocking smile, “She’s not qualified.”
The murderous look in his eyes made Mu Anan’s heart shudder. She felt her skin crawl from the bottom of her heart to her head, and her scalp went numb.
However, Mu Anan had a strong heart.
She even tilted her head and asked in a joking manner, “Then, Seventh Master, do you think I’m qualified?”