Rebirth and Conquest

Chen Yan stayed with Wen Mu at the hospital for a day, during which no one from the Wen family came to visit. Indeed, their minds were all on Wen Qian's death, so who would care about Wen Mu?

However, Lu Mengli came again early the next morning. He had left after Chen Yan arrived the day before. He had planned to come see Wen Mu after Chen Yan left the next day, but he did not expect that Chen Yan had not left at all.

When Lu Mengli arrived, Wen Mu was sitting on the bed eating breakfast that Chen Yan had bought for him. When Lu Mengli saw Chen Yan, he was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and greeted her with a smile.

Lu Mengli is usually very shrewd and sophisticated in his dealings with people, but when he meets Wen Mu, he immediately transforms into a gentle and affectionate person. In fact, aside from his relationship with Wen Mu, Chen Yan still admires Lu Mengli quite a bit, but only for his ability to get things done.

"Xiao Mu, are you alright? I've come to see you." Lu Mengli walked towards Wen Mu with a smile and asked with concern.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu. I'm all right now," Wen Mu replied politely.

Chen Yan was well aware of Lu Mengli's feelings for Wen Mu, and Wen Mu was equally oblivious. However, Chen Yan never took it to heart or considered it a threat. But Wen Mu was very sensitive to this issue. After exchanging only a few words, Wen Mu smiled and said to Lu Mengli, "Thank you for your help these past few days, Mr. Lu. I have to go back soon, so you don't need to come to see me so often anymore."

After Wen Mu finished speaking, Chen Yan couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, but she didn't react in any way.

Lu Mengli smiled somewhat awkwardly. During this time, because of Wen Qian's matter, Wen Mu had relied on him to some extent, and the relationship between the two had become closer. However, he did not expect that as soon as Chen Yan arrived, Wen Mu was in a hurry to sever ties with him. Lu Mengli felt a little uncomfortable, but he still tried his best to appear indifferent and said with a smile, "It's okay. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I feel relieved to come here to see you."

Wen Mu forced a smile and didn't say anything more. He felt a little ashamed, after all, Lu Mengli had really taken good care of him during this time. As soon as Chen Yan arrived, he was in a hurry to send her away, which was really heartless.

“With me here to take care of Wen Mu, Mr. Lu doesn’t need to worry.” At this moment, Chen Yan suddenly spoke up with a smile, looked at Lu Mengli, and added as if teasingly, “Mr. Lu, you must have a lot of things to deal with at your company. If you keep running here, your employees will be neglected.”

Lu Mengli chuckled awkwardly, said nothing more, and left after a short while.

After Lu Mengli left, Wen Mu looked at Chen Yan, wanting to explain something, but hesitated and didn't speak.

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?" Chen Yan asked.

"Actually, he just came to see me."

"Okay." Chen Yan nodded.

"He is my distant cousin."

"I know."

There's nothing between him and me.

Seeing Wen Mu's eagerness to explain, Chen Yan couldn't help but laugh. He didn't say anything more, but suddenly reached out and lifted Wen Mu's chin, then pulled Wen Mu in front of him. His eyes, which were looking at Wen Mu, were like bright, dazzling gems.

Wen Mu looked up at Chen Yan, seemingly bewitched by those eyes so close to his, and was momentarily stunned. Chen Yan kissed Wen Mu's lips reassuringly, then whispered, "I know, you don't need to explain to me."

Wen Mu's face flushed bright red instantly. Chen Yan released him at the right moment, and Wen Mu mumbled an "Mm" before burying his head and saying nothing more.

Wen Mu didn't stay at the hospital for long before leaving. Wen Qian's body had already been returned to the Wen family, and there were still many things to do after the funeral. He couldn't stay at the hospital indefinitely.

Chen Yan went to the Wen family with Wen Mu, and he stayed with Wen Mu for the next few days. Wen Qian's funeral was not very grand, but it was not small either. People came to pay their respects and offer condolences one after another. However, most of them were business partners and friends, and there were almost no people from the Wen family.

Actually, although the Wen family is large and wealthy, the population is quite small. Otherwise, Wen Qian's generation would not have been able to find a son-in-law to live with them. However, given the family's wealth, they still have some distant relatives who are not even remotely related.

On the day Wen Qian was buried, Chen Yan also went to the cemetery. Wen Mu and his father Zhou Shaocheng stood in front of the tombstone, while Chen Yan just watched from afar.

The entire cemetery seemed to be shrouded in a depressing atmosphere, and the two people standing in front of the tombstones looked particularly melancholy. Chen Yan quietly looked at them, but her mind began to fall into deep thought. Although Wen Qian was not Wen Mu's biological mother and did not care much for Wen Mu, her death had a great impact on Wen Mu's future.

After Wen Qian left, internal strife broke out within the Wen Group. Originally a family business, the Wen family had been running it for generations, and now it consisted of more than just members of the Wen family, with a complex web of relationships among various people.

Wen Qian holds 35% of the shares, making her the largest shareholder of Wen's Group. Although Zhou Shaocheng is the head of the family, he actually only owns 20% of the shares. They are husband and wife, so these are considered joint property. Zhou Shaocheng has always had absolute control over Wen's Group.

However, after Wen Qian left, she did not give her shares to Zhou Shaocheng. Instead, she divided the shares into two equal parts, one for Zhou Shaocheng and the other for Wen Mu. But she set a condition: Wen Mu must always bear the surname Wen and be able to manage his half of the shares. Otherwise, the shares would be given to other people.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn't help but chuckle. In the end, Wen Qian still didn't trust Wen Mu. It was no wonder, since Wen Mu wasn't a member of the Wen family and was the son of a woman who had stolen her husband. Although Wen Qian had let Wen Mu into the Wen family and given him the surname Wen, she had no choice but to let him inherit the Wen family business. But how could Wen Qian not feel resentful? The Wen family's vast business was about to fall into the hands of an outsider. She probably felt more miserable than anyone else.

After the funeral, Wen Mu was called away by his father. Given the current situation of the Wen family, Zhou Shaocheng really needed to have a serious talk with Wen Mu.

Chen Yan was about to leave the cemetery when she unexpectedly encountered Xi Yichen.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, Xi Yichen immediately came to greet her, asking with a mixture of surprise and delight, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm Wen Mu's classmate." Chen Yan didn't have a good impression of Xi Yichen. After saying this, he was about to leave when Xi Yichen quickly blocked his way. "It's not easy for us to meet, how about we go get something to drink?"

Seeing that Chen Yan didn't seem interested, Xi Yichen quickly pressed on, saying, "We haven't seen each other for so long, you can't refuse me. We absolutely have to go out for a drink today. Besides, I have something important to tell you."

Speaking of which, the two hadn't seen each other since Xi Yichen's failed attempt to drug Chen Yan. Xi Yichen was initially worried that Chen Yan would be angry after discovering what he had done, or at least confront him. However, after waiting for several days, Chen Yan made no move. So, Xi Yichen decided to go and check on Chen Yan again. But just then, Lu Mengli suddenly told him that he couldn't come to the company for a while because he had to take care of someone. Of course, that person was Wen Mu.

Xi Yichen had no choice but to take over Lu Mengli's work, which kept him busy for a long time. He didn't have time to see Chen Yan at all until a few days ago when Lu Mengli returned to the company, which gave him a chance to relax.

Xi Yichen took Chen Yan to a bar called 'Nightfall'. Sitting on the sofa in the bar, Chen Yan was a little impatient, but still forced herself to ask, "If you have something important to say, just say it." Chen Yan hadn't forgotten about Xi Yichen drugging her; the reason she wasn't doing anything was simply because she was too lazy to deal with him for the time being.

Xi Yichen smiled at Chen Yan and said with a slightly roguish air, "It's just that I haven't seen you in a long time, and I've missed you a bit."

Chen Yan chuckled.

“However, this is the most important thing to me.” Xi Yichen added with a smile, paused, and then suddenly looked at Chen Yan with a serious expression: “Actually, I want to tell you that I have fallen in love with you.”

“Young Master Xi has many people he likes, and there are plenty of people who can play with you. You should go find someone else instead of me.”

"I know we've had a lot of misunderstandings before, and you don't have a good impression of me." Xi Yichen smiled helplessly. "However, I'm being honest, it's not just a casual fling."

"I want to start pursuing you officially from now on."

Chen Yan looked at Xi Yichen with some surprise. Xi Yichen continued, "Don't reject me. Even if you do, it won't help. I'll find a way to win you over. I've never cared about anyone this much before."

After Xi Yichen finished speaking, he stared straight at Chen Yan, as if waiting for her response.

Chen Yan didn't reply, but lowered her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

Just then, Xi Yichen's phone rang. He took it out, said to Chen Yan, "Excuse me, I need to take this call," and then walked to the side to answer it.

But when Xi Yichen returned after making the call, his expression turned very unpleasant.

"Something urgent has come up at my company, and I have to go back right away," Xi Yichen explained to Chen Yan. After Chen Yan nodded in agreement, he hurriedly left.

After Xi Yichen left, Chen Yan didn't plan to stay any longer and stood up to go back. However, as soon as he stood up, he heard a quarrel. Chen Yan wasn't interested in such things and continued walking towards the door. But after glancing at the door casually, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

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