"Son-in-law, you can keep these words to yourself, just don't mention them in front of Miss. Madam's death is actually a burden on Miss's heart. I'm not afraid to tell you, back when Miss was ten, Madam's family came to see her. They said they came to see Miss, but actually, they wanted to forcibly take Miss away. If it wasn't for Miss's firm refusal and the chairman already having some status, you and Miss wouldn't have been able to be together today."

As Lin Fei secretly pondered about Mu Shanshan's mother's family being so ruthless, Aunt Lan, to prevent affecting Keke, stopped her sobbing. She intermittently shared with Lin Fei an old story from years ago about Mu Shanshan's mother's family attempting to forcibly take Mu Shanshan away.

"Aunt Lan, if they didn't acknowledge Dad back then, why did they want to take Shanshan away?"

"I don't quite understand that either." Shaking her head in response to Lin Fei, Aunt Lan seemed to recall that old story from the past and her eyes revealed a hint of sadness again. "Son-in-law, although I don't know why they wanted to take Miss away at the time, it was precisely because of their sudden arrival that Miss indirectly learned about Madam. And it was after that incident that Miss's disposition became increasingly colder."

"All these years, although Miss doesn't say it, having watched Miss grow up from a young age, I know that she's always been dwelling on Madam's matter in her heart. It's just that she's never spoken about it. You see, her mother's family didn't accept the chairman at the time, so why bother wasting energy contacting them and asking you two to go and celebrate a birthday? That family is really too—sigh..."

At the end of her words, Aunt Lan clearly recalled the deeds of Mu Shanshan's mother's family that she had observed in her youth while following Mu Shanshan's mother. This led to her repeatedly sighing as she concluded her words.

From Aunt Lan's sighs, Lin Fei finally understood why Mu Shanshan had never mentioned anything about her mother in front of him.

It's not that she doesn't want to, but every time she thinks about it, her heart aches.

Honestly, Lin Fei could imagine it himself, without Aunt Lan having to explain further. Anyone in Mu Shanshan's position would definitely dwell on such matters.

It is indeed a testament to Mu Shanshan's strong mental resilience. Had it been someone with weaker mental fortitude, growing up with such a heavy burden would definitely not just result in a slightly cold disposition.

"Aunt Lan, Shanshan's mother—"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Just as Lin Fei was about to inquire further with Aunt Lan regarding more details about Mu Shanshan's mother's family, Mu Shanshan, having packed, descended from the second floor with a small suitcase in hand.

Noting Lin Fei's lack of any intent to move, the already slightly cold expression on Mu Shanshan's face grew colder, "The ten minutes have passed. Are you trying to tell me you haven't even budged within those ten minutes?! Or are you saying you never planned to come with me?!"

By her final words, Mu Shanshan's beautiful eyes were already freezing cold. The atmosphere in the entire living room seemed to drop several degrees due to Mu Shanshan's tone.

One can imagine, if Lin Fei responded that he indeed didn't want to go, an actual cold war between husband and wife would erupt immediately.

In fact, before hearing Aunt Lan's account of Mu Shanshan's mother's unfortunate encounters, Lin Fei was indeed contemplating finding an excuse not to go.

Of course, it wasn't because Lin Fei wanted to avoid responsibility or anything. Recognizing from before that Mu Shanshan's relationship with her grandfather's family wasn't good.

Lin Fei naturally didn't want to move. After all, if relations are bad, there's no hospitality to expect.

Unnecessarily, Lin Fei obviously didn't want to put out his warm face to receive the cold rejections from Mu Shanshan's grandfather's family.

Of course, taking advantage of the opportunity of Mu Shanshan visiting her grandfather to celebrate his birthday, reaching out to Shen Pei, Ling Weiwei, or some other women to connect emotionally, Lin Fei undoubtedly had some thoughts along those lines.

However, after hearing Aunt Lan's narrative about Mu Shanshan's mother's experiences, Lin Fei obviously could no longer allow Mu Shanshan to go alone to her grandfather's house.

"Honey, you've misunderstood me. It's not that I don't want to go with you, I just wanted to discuss with you whether we should take Keke along this time. In my opinion, we probably shouldn't bring Keke. After all, Keke is still a bit shy. Let's leave her at home and let Aunt Lan take care of her."

After Lin Fei's words dropped, Aunt Lan, who was suppressing her own sorrow, knew clearly that the people on Mu Shanshan's grandfather's side wouldn't have a good attitude towards Mu Shanshan and Lin Fei.

Hence, Aunt Lan also advised Mu Shanshan following Lin Fei's lead, saying, "Miss, son-in-law is right. Keke is still young, and the most important thing is that she's still a little shy. I think it would be better if you and son-in-law go by yourselves this time, without taking Keke."

"I wasn't planning on taking Keke anyway." After a seemingly indifferent response to both Lin Fei and Aunt Lan, Mu Shanshan's beautiful eyes intentionally or unintentionally swept over Lin Fei, "I've already called Minister Ling. During the time Lin Fei and I aren't home, if anything happens to Keke or at the house, Aunt Lan, just call Minister Ling. She will come over at the first opportunity. Even if she cannot come right away, I'm sure Minister Shen would be happy to rush over."

"Miss, there's really no need to specifically instruct Miss Ling and Miss Shen. With me here, you can rest assured and go. Keke, I'll definitely take good care of her."

"Yeah, honey. It's just a birthday celebration anyway, we're not going to stay there permanently. We can go and come back quickly, just say hi, and that's it. Since your relationship with your grandfather's family isn't good, we just go there, sit for a short while, and come back. You know your husband drives fast, at most half—"

"Did I ever tell you we're driving there?"

"If not driving, are we going to fly then?" Just then, Lin Fei suddenly realized he didn't know where Mu Shanshan's grandfather's family lived.

As Lin Fei was about to ask Mu Shanshan, she seemed to read his mind and said directly, "We're going to the main city, and I've already asked Shen Xuan to book the tickets. The flight takes off in two hours, so we need to get to the airport within two hours."

"Honey, are you sure we're going to the main city? Can we not go, I get airsick!"

Due to Lin Fei's abrupt change of words, Mu Shanshan frowned slightly, casting a cold glance at Lin Fei for several seconds, and then the woman spoke coldly, "If you really don't want to go, that's not a problem. I'll call Minister Ling and Minister Shen now and have both of them come over. We can have an open talk about whether you, Lin Fei, are my husband or—"

Not waiting for Mu Shanshan to finish, Lin Fei, whose heart suddenly chilled due to her words, immediately took Mu Shanshan's gentle hand and said, "Honey, doesn't the flight take off in two hours? Let's hurry and go, it would be bad to miss the boarding..."

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