Guo Zijun remained silent for a long time after hearing Mu Ya'an's words before speaking in a deep voice.

“Ya’an, I never intended to hurt you. Even this time, I didn’t do anything to hurt you. You want to find ‘Chiba,’ and I do know where it is.”

He paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

"The current situation prevents you from knowing too much. If you know too much, it will have a huge impact on you."

"I'm just protecting you."

Upon hearing Guo Zijun's words, Mu Ya'an gave a cold laugh, her expression exceptionally mocking.

Guo Zijun actually said that he did that to protect her.

If it weren't for that relationship between her and Gong Juncheng...

If Gong Juncheng hadn't shown mercy, she wouldn't be able to walk out of the hospital today.

She took a deep breath and said in a cold voice.

"Then I must thank you for your protection. Guo Zijun, no matter what, I will hold you accountable for using me to harm Gong Juncheng."

Upon hearing Mu Ya'an's words, Guo Zijun's expression darkened, and he immediately spoke with dissatisfaction.

"Mu Ya'an, why are you siding with that man?"

"The reason your Mu family is in this state is inextricably linked to him."

"you......"

Mu Ya'an frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Because he never intended to use me."

She spent three years by Gong Juncheng's side, and he never once thought of using her.

And Guo Zijun, how long has he been in Beicheng? He's already started using her, scheming against her, and trying to use her to achieve his goals.

“I said I didn’t want to get involved in these things, and he didn’t involve me in them.”

"Guo Zijun, we've been childhood friends, but what have you been doing? I'm trying so hard to get out of this mess, but you insist on dragging me down with you."

Those who said they would protect her did not.

Those who said they would drag her down to hell never actually did.

Guo Zijun fell silent upon hearing Mu Ya'an's words.

Mu Ya'an didn't want to talk to him anymore and said coldly.

"Don't call me anymore. I'll investigate those things myself."

She hung up the phone immediately after speaking, not giving Guo Zijun a chance to say anything.

This time, she completely blocked Guo Zijun's phone number, giving him no chance whatsoever.

After calming down, Mu Ya'an wanted to call Butler Chen to inquire about the situation, but when she dialed, the number was disconnected.

Mu Ya'an knew that Gong Juncheng had ordered his men to blacklist all her phone numbers.

......

The area north of the city is neither too big nor too small.

But ever since Mu Ya'an separated from Gong Juncheng in the hospital, she has never seen Gong Juncheng again.

Mu Ya'an saw Gong Juncheng again at Lin Xiaoruo's engagement ceremony.

Mu Ya'an never expected that even though she had already moved out of Lanhe Garden, she would still receive an invitation from Lin Xiaoruo.

When she saw the invitation, her expression was very hesitant.

She didn't have much interaction with Lin Xiaoruo, but Mu Ya'an knew quite a bit about the things between Lin Xiaoruo, Lin Qingran, and Gu Moxuan.

Lin Qingran and Shen Huai are childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and their relationship has always been very stable.

Shen Huai has always harbored feelings for Lin Qingran, a fact known throughout the entire North City.

The ambiguous relationship between Lin Xiaoruo and Gu Moxuan had been rumored online to be on the verge of marriage.

However, Lin Xiaoruo ultimately chose to get engaged to Shen Huai.

All of this happened in a very bizarre way.

Mu Ya'an didn't want to attend such a ceremony, but she also wanted to see Sheng Xia at the ceremony and ask her how Gong Juncheng's recovery was going.

However, to her surprise, Mu Ya'an arrived at the Shen family's residence and saw Gong Juncheng.

Gong Juncheng walked a short distance ahead of her.

She watched the man's retreating figure, a slight emotion stirring within her.

She wanted to call out Gong Juncheng's name, but after opening her mouth, she swallowed the words back.

When she arrived, Lin Xiaoruo immediately came up to her familiarly, looking at her with a fawning smile.

"Miss Mu, you've finally arrived! Everyone's been waiting for you."

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoruo's words and seeing the smile on Lin Xiaoruo's face, Mu Ya'an forced a smile and said softly.

"Miss Lin, Mr. Shen, congratulations."

With a smile on her face, Lin Xiaoruo took Mu Ya'an's hand and walked towards the table where Gong Juncheng and the others were sitting.

"Miss Mu, please sit here. These are all people you know."

Mu Ya paused for a moment, then saw Gong Juncheng glance at her with a cold, sharp look, his eyes full of disgust.

She took a deep breath and then sat down opposite Gong Juncheng.

Gong Juncheng saw her sit down and indifferently withdrew his gaze from her.

Seeing this, Mu Ya'an felt a little uncomfortable, but she still endured the discomfort and remained in her seat.

Lin Xiaoruo seemed very satisfied with this arrangement.

After Mu Ya'an sat down, she exchanged a few more words with Lin Qingran.

Throughout the entire process, Lin Qingran remained remarkably calm, while Lin Xiaoruo felt as if she had offered her warm welcome only to be met with indifference.

Seeing the slight resentment on her face, Mu Ya'an realized that Lin Xiaoruo might have chosen to be with Shen Huai to get revenge on Lin Qingran.

Mu Ya'an sat in her chair, quietly watching all these changes.

Soon, Lin Xiaoruo welcomed in another woman, who was tall and beautiful.

When this woman appeared, the previously noisy surroundings became quiet.

Lin Qingran and the others all stood up from their seats.

"Miss Zhao..."

"This must be Miss Zhao."

"I had heard before that Miss Zhao and Old Master Zhao had returned to Beicheng, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Seeing that everyone else was getting up, Mu Ya'an also awkwardly stood up from her seat.

Miss Zhao?

Could it be the Zhao family that was previously transferred to the capital?

"Xiang'er..."

Lin Qingran looked at "Zhao Xiang" with a hint of excitement on her face.

Seeing Lin Qingran's behavior, Mu Ya'an roughly understood that the woman in front of him was the eldest daughter of the Zhao family.

She stood quietly to one side, and when "Zhao Xiang's" gaze swept past her, it was as if she knew her.

Muya settled down for a moment, and the same illusion came over her again. She didn't know if it was a coincidence or if she was just overthinking it.

She felt like she had seen that look in Huo Ye's eyes before.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the confusion deep within her heart, and slowly sat down in her chair after "Zhao Xiang" took her seat.

Throughout the process, Mu Ya'an glanced at everyone's expressions and noticed that Sheng Xia's expression was somewhat strange when she looked at "Zhao Xiang".

Mu Ya'an suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting coming to the ceremony. After all, they were all familiar with each other, while she felt more like an outsider, completely unable to integrate into their group.

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