novelraw Chapter 848 - 829: The World of the Rich Is So Complicated! (Part 3)
Chapter 848 - 829: The World of the Rich Is So Complicated! (Part 3)
Chapter 848: Chapter 829: The World of the Rich Is So Complicated! (Part 3)
Yong Mu also guessed it, Mu Mu must be angry.
It must have been that his sister came to find him yesterday afternoon and showed hostility towards her. So she got angry...
Yong Mu always knew that Mu Mu was a sensitive person.
They grew up together, and he’s well aware of Mu Mu’s character, knowing how sensitive and fragile she is inside.
She appears to be someone who others can’t approach, but in reality, she doesn’t initiate interactions out of fear of being hurt.
Clearly, Yong Mu and his family have brought fear and harm to her.
Yong Mu had always been careful to avoid letting Yong Xi appear with her in the same scene, but yesterday, he failed to prevent it and they ended up meeting.
His sister is straightforward in her words, full of hostility...
Right.
Ultimately, it’s because he didn’t protect Mu Mu well.
So, even if Mu Mu is angry today, Yong Mu can understand.
"Actually, Mu Mu doesn’t seem that abnormal today either."
Beside him, Pu Sangzhi said, "She looked normal last night too. She could talk and chat without any issues. So maybe this incident isn’t that serious?"
"I don’t know," Yong Mu said, lowering his head.
"It’s okay, don’t be too upset! Girls getting angry is common!"
Huo Feng comforted him as well, "Just coax her a bit. I’m telling you, it’s easy to comfort a girl! Just speak nicely, be proactive, and show your kindness and sincerity towards her! Girls easily soften up!"
"Actually, I don’t even know how to coax her..."
Yong Mu said softly, "I’ve never coaxed her before. Last time when she was upset, I only talked to her a lot, but it didn’t feel like I was coaxing her. Last time, her attitude was better and she was easy to talk to. But this time, I feel like she doesn’t even want to talk to me."
"She won’t be like that."
Pu Sangzhi also comforted him, "This time, she seems to be in a much better mood than last time. If you’re really worried, should I go and talk to her? To see what her mood really is."
Hearing this, Yong Mu looked up with hope in his eyes, "Can you?"
Pu Sangzhi nodded and smiled gently, "Of course."
In fact, she had planned to have a heart-to-heart talk with Mu Mu tonight.
Just in time, before talking to Mu Mu, she learned about Yong Mu’s mental state.
Pu Sangzhi thought she might be able to act as a mediator?
"But, is there some problem between your two families?" Pu Sangzhi asked him out of curiosity.
Huo Feng also noticed this.
But Huo Feng had never asked.
"A little..."
Yong Mu said, "But I can’t tell you, it concerns privacy."
Actually, it’s Mu Mu’s family privacy...
"Alright then."
Pu Sangzhi didn’t press further, "Then let’s not ask. You also don’t need to be too upset. I think the situation isn’t that bad. After all, she does like you quite a bit."
Yong Mu: "Hmm."
At this moment, his slow head hadn’t yet realized that the ’like’ Pu Sangzhi mentioned was in the sense of romantic feelings.
When he heard it, the ’like’ in Pu Sangzhi’s words sounded like the liking between friends.
But he would soon find out.
Soon, that paper window which had never been pierced between him and Mu Mu over the years would finally be broken.
With the help of external forces...
...
In the evening, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng each returned to their dormitories to take a shower, blow-dry their hair, change into clean clothes, and meet up for a night study at the library.
Their regular study place this semester was the Humanities Library. Besides that, they hadn’t explored the other study spots on campus.
For example, Tsinghua Academy, or some of the more charming cafes...
Tsinghua University is so big, there are indeed many places suited for studying.
Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi every semester stayed at the Humanities Library, reserving seats there every day...
Tonight, while the two of them were reading and using computers in the library, a bored Huo Feng started searching for other study places within Tsinghua on the navigation map.
While searching, he chatted with Pu Sangzhi, "Let’s change a study place every week for a change of scenery. Always studying in the same library here, I’ve grown tired of the environment."
"It’s easy to reserve here."
Beside him, Pu Sangzhi responded distractedly while reading a book and looking at her phone.
"Let’s check out Tsinghua Academy next time?"
Huo Feng leaned his head closer to her, "It’s a must to visit Tsinghua Academy if you study at Tsinghua, right? There are so many ancient buildings in our school, and I haven’t been to many yet."
Pu Sangzhi nodded casually, "You make the reservation."
Huo Feng agreed, "Alright, I’ll reserve, and the two of us will go together!"
Pu Sangzhi: "Okay."
She seemed very busy...
Busy flipping through books and scrolling on her phone, multitasking.
Seeing her so occupied, Huo Feng couldn’t help but glance at her phone screen.
It was only then that he discovered, "You’re chatting with Little Qingmei!"
"Keep it down."
Pu Sangzhi reminded him, also lowering her voice, "We can’t be loud in the library, let’s speak softly and not disturb others."
"Oh, oh..."
Huo Feng quickly lowered his voice, moved his chair closer to her, and peered at her phone, "I’ll take a look too."
Pu Sangzhi didn’t stop Huo Feng from looking at her phone, and directly showed him the chat history.
She was chatting online with Mu Mu about the situation between Mu Mu and Yong Mu.
As she expected, Mu Mu had a lot weighing on her heart with no one to confide in.
As a friend, Pu Sangzhi showed concern for her and asked about her feelings.
As a result, Mu Mu told her everything.
It turns out...
There were indeed entanglements between Mu Mu’s and Yong Mu’s families.
The entanglements stemmed from the time in junior high when Yong Mu caused a huge stir within his family to help Mu Mu’s family!
He insisted on having his father help Mu Mu’s family’s company, which was lacking a capital chain and on the verge of bankruptcy.
To achieve this, Yong Mu used extreme measures, even attempting suicide...
At that time, after all of Yong Mu’s earnest pleas, his father finally agreed to Yong Mu’s unreasonable demands.
His father allocated working capital from his own company and directly acquired Mu Mu’s family’s company, essentially saving Mu Mu’s father’s company and allowing Mu Mu, who was on the verge of dropping out and returning to her hometown, to continue her studies.
However, after this incident, Mu Mu became a thorn in the side of all members of Yong Mu’s family!
Almost everyone in Yong Mu’s family considered Mu Mu as someone who approached Yong Mu for money, exploiting Yong Mu’s friendship for her own benefit.
So, Yong Mu’s mother disliked Mu Mu greatly! Yong Mu’s younger siblings also did not like Mu Mu!
After successfully rescuing Mu Mu’s family, Yong Mu was taken back to Beijing right when he started high school.
Mu Mu always knew about the very negative opinions Yong Mu’s family had about her.
But her family indeed benefited from Yong Mu’s family, so Mu Mu couldn’t say anything, she could only endure their cold and sarcastic remarks.
So...
In Mu Mu’s view, she doesn’t deserve Yong Mu. She and Yong Mu can at most remain friends...
Perhaps before this, she secretly hoped that her friendship with Yong Mu could turn into love, to have a campus romance at Tsinghua.
But after Yong Mu’s sister came over yesterday, Mu Mu realized again the huge impossibility between her and Yong Mu.
Because of this family reason...
Because of this insurmountable gap...
Mu Mu developed a negative mindset, to the extent that she didn’t even want to remain friends with Yong Mu anymore.
She no longer wants to be too close to Yong Mu; she just wants to distance herself, to cause him fewer troubles, to let him face less disdain and threats from his family...
So starting today, Mu Mu rejected all of Yong Mu’s invitations.
She plans to persist for a long time, until Yong Mu gives up.
Yong Mu can surely make new friends, like Feng Ge, or the twins from their dormitory.
But he and she can’t be friends anymore.
Or rather, they can’t be too close.
If they continue staying this close, Yong Mu will not only be constantly threatened by his sister but will eventually be discovered by his mother, leading to scolding and punishment...
Through the chat, Mu Mu shared all these hidden worries with Pu Sangzhi.
Beside her, Huo Feng reread all the chat history, finally understanding everything.
Huo Feng felt it was kind of surreal...
"The world of the wealthy is really complicated..."
Huo Feng couldn’t help but shake his head, "It’s just about using money to resolve a crisis for someone’s company, yet even emotions have been materialized. What’s more to say..."
Pu Sangzhi deeply empathized with this, "Yeah, in this day and age, who can guarantee that their company won’t go bankrupt?"