The Unknown God of War

Muyu was inexpressibly gloomy, but she asked Muqing inquisitively, "Muqing, how did you meet Chu Feng anyway? Come on, spill the dirt. I want to know."

"What are you talking about, suddenly calling him your brother-in-law? Both of us are just pretending to be husband and wife, that’s all. I’ve told you countless times already."

Muqing eyed Muyu rather exasperatedly. However, this set her thinking.

How had she come to meet Chu Feng anyway?

In truth, it was all rather peculiar. He seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and showed up in the lives of herself and her daughter. Furthermore, whenever they encountered danger or problems, he was always there like a superhero from the movies, helping them take care of things.

Later on, after Duo Duo had mistaken Chu Feng for her actual father, he had not corrected her either, and all three of them had muddled along with their lives until now.

At this point, Muqing suddenly became aware that Chu Feng had taken up a decisive role in her daily affairs and her heart. It was as if he had become an essential part of her life.

She could not imagine what she and Duo Duo's lives would be like if, one day, Chu Feng suddenly left.

Strangely enough, this thought caused her a touch of panic, as well as a sense of loss and heartache.

Muyu listened to all of this. At the end of Muqing’s narrative, she cupped her chin and slewed her eyes. "When you put it like that, Brother-in-law’s sudden appearance does seem to be a little odd. It defies logic.

Not only that, even if you're pretending to be husband and wife, surely he can't be doing all of these things for you, just for that measly salary. Does he seem to you like someone who needs money?"

How could someone who casually purchased Haitang Garden Mansion need money? It was worth at least 500 million yuan.

Right as Muqing suddenly felt anxious, Muyu smote her thigh and declared in excitement, "Muqing, I’ve got it!

"My amazingly powerful brain has deduced that Chu Feng is actually Duo Duo’s real father. He’s the man you met five years ago at that bar!"

"What?!"

Muqing was completely stunned by this statement. Involuntarily, she sat up straight and gave the matter some thought. "No, that’s not possible. If he were Duo Duo’s father, he’d have acknowledged that ages ago. Why would he hide it from me for this long?"

"He feels guilty!"

Muyu had hit the nail on the head. Like Sherlock Holmes, she explained her reasoning perfectly logically. "Think about it, five years ago he spent a night with you and just vanished from your life. All this time, he’s never been a father to Duo Duo or a proper husband to you. How could he not feel guilty or ashamed?

"He'd feel it more, especially since you gave birth to his daughter and got chased out of your home because of it. For the last five years, you've been working yourself to death just to make a life for yourself and Duo Duo. As a man, how could he possibly acknowledge who he is after abandoning you like that?

"That's why the only thing he can do is keep close and guard you both. He wants to shelter and protect you to atone for his failures and shame. When the time is right, he'll disclose his identity to you."

If Chu Feng had been present, he would have been utterly stunned and even broken into a cold sweat in admiration of Muyu’s acumen!

What she said happened to be the exact truth!

Muqing froze. She frowned slightly, and her lovely face turned serious as she recalled how she had first come into contact with Chu Feng, and all her subsequent interactions with him.

It had to be said that his stammering awkwardness at their first meeting was rather suspect. He seemed to have a great deal that he wished to say, but did not have the courage to verbalize it.