After Jing Feng agreed, Qin Mu went downstairs. Jing Feng stood in the corridor for a while before going back. Helian Hao watched him return from the doorway, "What did you say to Mumu?"
"Nothing much, let’s go inside."
Helian Hao cast another glance at him before reluctantly entering.
"I plan to start working at the hospital this month."
"Let’s delay the wedding."
"Are you really going to leave me just because of a few angry words from Xiaoqing?"
"I truly can’t afford you!" Helian Hao said stubbornly.
"Have you forgotten what you told me? You said you picked me out of thousands of choices. Are you really willing to give up so easily?"
Jing Feng was holding her hand, pleading for himself.
Helian Hao looked up at him and sighed helplessly, "What in the world did I owe your family in my past life? Also, your peculiar sister, can’t she live like a normal person? It’s so twisted; the man clearly never loved her from start to finish."
"She will understand one day."
"Yes, maybe she will come to her senses someday, but by the time she does, is she going to drive us all to the brink of collapse?"
Jing Feng held her in his arms, trying to comfort her, hoping that day would never come.
All the events and their consequences had already been explained to Jing Qing, but she was already too deeply involved.
In fact, later he thought, Jing Qing’s feelings for Mu Yichen were probably like Mu Yichen’s for Qin Mu — an obsession.
With or without the help of others, they were in love with that person, love that was inescapable, to the point where they would scheme and strive to secure that love.
Mu Yichen was lucky to have won Qin Mu’s love, otherwise, he probably would have continued to torment each other for decades more.
But as a result, his poor sister suffered.
Yes, Jing Feng felt that Jing Qing was quite pitiable, loving someone she could not have. They were all young; who didn’t understand that kind of pain?
They were all people with deep fixations, having endured the pain of not getting what they wanted, seeing the person they liked being pursued by others or pursuing someone else. At that moment, none of them could say their hearts felt at ease, could they?
If he hadn’t sought Helian Hao’s permission that time, if Helian Hao had really agreed to date another man, he wasn’t sure he wouldn’t have done something outrageous himself.
Qin Mu pulled over halfway because an advertisement featuring Jing Qing for a line of bags was playing on the large screen up ahead. Qin Mu watched the screen, seeing the bright and noble girl on it, and could hardly associate her with the Jing Qing of reality.
Or perhaps hate is easier than letting go.
So she chose to hate instead.
But Jing Qing’s forcefulness towards Helian Hao was wrong, and Qin Mu truly despised this woman.
The car later continued on the road, heading towards the direction of the garment factory.
The machines hadn’t arrived yet, but preparations were already underway inside.
It was that same male colleague there supervising the work, who immediately walked over to greet her upon seeing Qin Mu approaching.
The two entered the building together, Qin Mu thinking once the factory was completed, let’s see who could stop her progress then.
However, she had hardly been there long when a group of plainly dressed men arrived together, each holding tools used for farming.
Qin Mu, hearing the noise, turned to look towards the door. Since they had just started setting up, the main entrance hadn’t been installed yet, so those men easily barged in, all with hostile intentions.
The male colleague subconsciously glanced at Qin Mu, and seeing her standing there so composed, he mustered his courage to stand beside her, while those inside, busy with their work, upon hearing the commotion, put down what they were doing to look out through the windows.
By the time Mu Yichen arrived at the hospital, she had already come out, with only minor abrasions on her arm.
The faces of the staff who were with her bore several injuries, and after giving him an account of the incident, they left.
Qin Mu, seeing the worried expression on Mu Yichen’s face, unconsciously smiled, "I’m alright; the people working there shielded me from those men."
"What exactly happened?"
He bowed his head to support her, looking at the bandaged area with concern.
"I don’t know who spread the rumor that our factory was making chemical products, which made the nearby residents cause a disturbance."
Luckily, at that time, the staff had run out to protect her from those people, preventing any harm to her. Qin Mu was frightened by the thought and also realized the importance of cooperation with her partners.
"Let’s go back for now, I will look into this matter."
"Okay, but you should talk to the hospital. The medical expenses for the people who came with me today should be borne by us; anyone needing to be hospitalized should be placed in better wards, and we should cover all the hospitalization fees."