Chapter 497 The Engagement
In the Biological Lily Garden Hotel in Baoji City.
It was the highest star hotel in Baoji City which was located on the fourth road in Gaoxin District and had unique decorations. When entering it, it was like entering into Suzhou Gardens. There were creeks flowing, rockery, and trees surrounding so the air was fresh. Even the looks of the waitresses were quite eye-catching.
In the private room: February Plum Blossom.
The whole family of w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu was entertaining and expressing their grat.i.tude to Li Mu at a dinner party.
“Uncle, Auntie, you don’t have to do this. There is no need to waste money.” Li Mu was also a bit nervous. He had only wanted to come by to say hi and teach them some Cultivation Methods. He didn’t expect w.a.n.g Zhen, his wife, and w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu would have set such a great scene.
“You have almost created another life of mine by saving my life.” w.a.n.g Zhen was one of the literati and his words sounded pretty meaningful. “Xiaomu, you’re a benefactor to my family.”
Bai Ru kept picking food for Li Mu and said, “Well, Xiaomu, enjoy yourself.”
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu said smilingly, “Mom, there is nothing Xiaomu hasn’t tasted in paradise. Don’t make the wrong choice for him.”
Bai Ru rolled her eyes at her son and said, “What do you know, kid? The dishes I ordered today are Xiaomu’s favorites.”
Li Mu said with a smile, “I’m wondering too. All the dishes here are my favorites. Haha, auntie, how did you know that?”
Bai Ru said, “When Xiaoyu was still here, she mentioned you many times. Every time she got home from school and talked about what happened, she mentioned your name most frequently. I have heard a lot of that so I think I know you well.”
Li Mu heard her words and was touched.
To be honest, Li Mu was a little uncomfortable about the fact that w.a.n.g s.h.i.+yu chose to promote her power in Divine Land.
But after hearing what Bai Ru said, his grudges disappeared instantly.
They used to be deskmates and had been most familiar with each other when they were at school. They had had countless topics to share. Their relations.h.i.+p could be described as innocent childhood playmates. It was just the pure affection between a little boy and a little girl. A touch of fingers could make them flush and make their heart run faster, which was so beautiful and memorable.
Could it count as first love?
How could he forget the feeling of first love? It was exceptional.
“Xiaowu, why isn’t Tongtong here?” Bai Ru changed the topic and asked her own son.
There was a sign of bitterness and pain on w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu’s face which quickly disappeared. He made up a smile and said, “Tongtong is on duty today and she can’t take a day off. Her company is very busy recently. Even many of the leaders are working overtime.”
Li Mu listened and observed, then he knew something must have happened.
But the relations.h.i.+p between a man and a woman would be too complicated when it came to love, so it would be improper for him to ask.
Bai Ru was still engrossed in the happy news that her husband had recovered and there was news about her daughter so she didn’t notice it. She took it for the truth and said, “Um, I haven’t seen Tongtong for a few days and miss her a lot… kid, don’t be too bold. Be nicer with Tongtong. Now it’s really difficult to find a good girl like Tongtong. You’ve been really lucky.”
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu replied helplessly, “Okay, mom, I know.”
“Such a kid…” Bai Ru said angrily.
They were chatting and laughing in the room.
Li Mu occasionally mentioned something about w.a.n.g s.h.i.+yu, which greatly attracted their attention.
After several rounds of drinking, Bai Ru stood up and went to the washroom.
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu drank a little more. He patted the table and said, “Xiaomu, the world in your words is really an ideal world. Normal people can cultivate and become a G.o.d there. If I’m in that world, it will be great. Ah…” Then, he heavily took in another cup of wine.
Li Mu smiled, saying, “You may have a chance to go there in the future. In fact, I come here today to teach you some Breathing Skill. If you continue practicing as I tell you, you will not only be stronger but also have a longer and healthier life after a while. It won’t be a problem for you to live over a hundred years.”
w.a.n.g Zhen, who sat aside, heard the words and turned shocked, “So… so amazing?”
Li Mu said, “Of course, it’s a Cultivation Method of the G.o.ds.”
When they were talking, the door was suddenly opened.
Bai Ru walked in and looked strange and angry. She sat back on the seat, took a look at her son, and stopped herself from saying something.
“Mom, what’s wrong?” w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu asked while observing her.
Bai Ru took a look at Li Mu and then her husband. At last, she looked at w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu and said, “Xiaomu is not an outsider so I’ll say it directly. Xiaowu, what’s going on between you and Tongtong? Did you have a quarrel? Or…”
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu was in a blank. He looked quite unnatural and said, “Mom, there is no such thing. What are you talking about…?”
“You’re still lying to me?” Bai Ru said, “When I went out just now, I saw Tongtong drinking with a group of people in the No. 1 room which stands opposite to our room. Tongtong’s family is all there. They seem to be on a date. I also saw the leader of your department. That Director Su… didn’t you just tell me that she was on duty?”
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu’s face turned white. He quickly stood up. But then he thought of something and sat back with a depressed expression.
All of a sudden, w.a.n.g Zhen found something wrong too. He put down the cup and said, “Xiaowu, what happened?”
Right at that moment, a waitress came in to serve their dishes.
Li Mu had an idea and asked smilingly, “Sis, who are those in the No. 1 private room? What are they doing?”
The waitress was about eighteen. She looked pure and delicate like a college student doing her part-time job to get extra money.
Hearing Li Mu’s inquiry, she instinctively wanted to refuse. Above all, there were rules in the hotel. But after meeting Li Mu’s eyes, she changed her mind.
She felt that the boy’s smile was bright like the suns.h.i.+ne at noon. There seemed to be diamonds in his eyes. She suddenly flushed and her heartbeat ran faster. She forgot everything and said directly, “There are two families who are getting engaged. One is a rich family from another city and the other is the nephew of the director of the police station. It’s very bustling. Even the boss of our hotel went to specifically toast…”
Li Mu nodded and said, “Thank you, sis. You’re so pretty.”
The waitress’s ears and face were all red. She didn’t dare to look at Li Mu’s eyes again. She hurriedly stepped out of the room, still feeling her fast heartbeats.
She stood outside of the room and took several long breaths. Her mind was still thinking that the young man looked about seventeen years old and was really handsome. He was really hot and polite. If she could get his WeChat…
In the private room.
The minute w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu heard the words “get engaged”, all his effort had been taken away from him. He caught his hair with his hands, lowered his head on the table, feeling desperate and confused.
w.a.n.g Zhen and Bai Ru saw their son’s reaction and understood it.
It seemed that their future daughter-in-law was gone.
But was it too sudden?
Five days ago, Tongtong had gone to the hospital to visit w.a.n.g Zhen and was very enthusiastic. There was no sign that they would break up. How did such a nice girl suddenly get engaged with another man?
“Xiaowu, what happened?” Bai Ru looked at her son and said, “Did you… do anything unfair to Tongtong?”
w.a.n.g Zhen also looked at his son nervously.
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu shook his head and said, “Mom, stop asking. Your son is the one to be blamed for his uselessness. Tongtong also has no choice. I… eh.” This great people’s policeman felt how helpless he could be when faced with such a thing.
Right at the time, the door of the private room was opened from the outside.
A short, fat man in a suit with a rosy nose walked inside.
He glanced around and finally fixed his eyes on w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu. He smiled scornfully and said, “Ah, Xiaow.a.n.g, you’re really here. I thought I had seen wrong. Come, today is Tongtong’s engagement. Come with me and have a toast. Director Su is also there…”
While speaking, he came over to pull w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu.
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu looked depressed but annoyed at the same time. He shouted, “Ma Zhen? What do you mean?”
The fat guy said with a fake smile, “Nothing. We used to be cla.s.smates. I’m helping you. I just asked you to have a toast and show your face in front of the leaders. Besides, you once dated Tongtong. Though she found a better man now, you’re still emotionally connected. It’s natural to congratulate her… Haha, what? The genius can’t take such a situation?”
w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu stood up and replied without thinking, “Okay, I’ll go with you.”
“Xiaowu…”
“Son, you…”
Bai Ru and w.a.n.g Zhen both looked atw.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu worriedly.
They deeply knew how faithful their son was to Tongtong.
Li Mu, who sat aside, found that there must be something unknown in this case. He had already sensed that some of the people in that No. 1 private room had slight energy fluctuations and must be from Wulin.
Of course, this slightness hadn’t been ignored by Li Mu.
For the people in Wulin, two of them in No. 1 private room were masters with great power. Both of them had reached Natural Level. They were stronger than most of the masters who went to block Randeng Temple on that day.
“Brother Xiaowu, have a sit. There is no need for you to go there,” Li Mu said, “I’ll handle it for you.”
Hearing Li Mu’s words, w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu felt happy and quickly sat down.
Now his admiration for Li Mu was greater than ever.
He had thought of asking Li Mu for help before. But then he thought those opponents were quite powerful and were said to be G.o.ds. Besides, their backgrounds were horrible. So he cut off the idea in case he would bring trouble to Li Mu.
For w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu, it was a great kindness of Li Mu to have cured his dying father for their entire family. He couldn’t bring Li Mu so much trouble just for his private business.
“Buddy, where are you from?” Ma Zhen, who had a nasty nose, changed his expression and asked, “How is this connected with you?”
Li Mu shook the cup of wine and didn’t even look at him. He just said, “Do you want to leave by yourself or be thrown out by me?”
Li Mu didn’t even want to make a move on an ordinary person like him.
“You…” Ma Zhen was greatly annoyed. But seeing Li Mu’s strong figure, he took back his fury and smiled coldly, “Okay, little buddy. We’ll meet again sooner or later. Just wait and see…” He looked at w.a.n.g s.h.i.+wu and ironized, “You can’t even keep your girlfriend. If I were you, I wouldn’t knock my head on tofu to death.”
Then he turned around and went back to No. 1 private room.