Chapter 380 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (56)
My Cu showed an innocent and repentant look.
Yan Luo widened her eyes, tempted to splash the milk in her hand. This guy hadn’t even earned her forgiveness yet, but he was already trying to take advantage of her.
And he was way too clingy.
Despite looking like someone with a cold and indifferent personality, whenever he got close, he wanted to steal kisses. The moment she let her guard down, he always seemed ready to launch a sneak attack.
She just wanted to ask—Buddy, are you still sticking to your character setting?
Since she knew he could handle things over there, Yan Luo didn’t ask too many questions.
She only knew that not long ago, a high-ranking official had been exposed for secretly setting up a research lab, developing illegal drugs and biochemical viruses, and even using live humans for experiments. Due to an operational mishap, a leak had occurred, affecting most of the lab staff and even endangering nearby areas.
The state immediately took action to dismantle the inhumane laboratory, but before the investigation could proceed, explosives hidden within the facility detonated, destroying all critical data, instruments, and files in the fire.
Yan Luo wasn’t sure how much of this was Mu Ci’s doing, but he had at least spared the Mu family.
Right now, Mu Beicheng was probably panicking. However, with all the records erased, there was nothing linking the lab to the Mu family. Besides, no one knew that Mu Ci had long been aware of his true identity.
Without that lab, organ transplants would now be completely impossible. The only question was whether the Mu family would end up digging their own graves later.
After coaxing the little girl to sleep, Mu Ci finally left the room in a good mood and went to prepare for tomorrow’s banquet.
Since it was a Yan family banquet, the attendees would naturally be numerous and influential, mostly business tycoons.
Yan Luo’s hair was styled in an elegant updo, adorned with pearl ornaments, with a few soft strands framing her face. She wore a black-purple silk gown with thin straps, its slightly extended hem layered with delicate fabric. In the dim lighting, the dress shimmered like the night sky, dotted with twinkling stars as she moved, setting off her snow-white skin in a way that was impossible to ignore.
A mix of purity and allure, making Mu Ci’s gaze darken as he watched her.
Of course, the one leading Yan Luo into the hall was none other than her overly possessive grandfather.
During Yan Luo’s birthday celebration, it was officially announced that she would be the family’s heir—immediately drawing even more attention.
After all, as the future head of the Yan family, she represented vast wealth, and everyone knew exactly what that meant.
When the ballroom dance portion of the banquet began, Yan Luo spotted Zhou Zhuo—the young man who had given her a ride home before—approaching from afar. Dressed in a silver-gray suit, he carried himself with elegance, with a glimmer in his eyes.
But the emotion in his gaze was starting to resemble that of the others around her. Yan Luo frowned slightly.
She couldn’t help but glance at Mu Ci, who had been standing quietly nearby. Seeing this, he stepped forward.
“Miss Yan Luo—” Zhou Zhuo had barely gotten close when a hand suddenly reached from behind her and pulled Yan Luo into a firm embrace. He looked up, only to meet Mu Ci’s dark, intense gaze.
Mu Ci swept a glance over him, then lowered his head with a playful smirk, brushing his lips against the corner of Yan Luo’s mouth.
“Little kitten, you’ve got cream on your mouth again.”
Yan Luo’s eyes widened. She suddenly remembered that she had just eaten a piece of cream cake. Instinctively, she stuck out her tongue to lick her lips, only to accidentally graze Mu Ci’s fingers.