Chapter 103: Frightening, Confession (Refined)

  Knowing that Sumo's friends were coming back to the villa for dinner tonight, the old lady didn't lie in bed either. When Sumo brought Tan Yunning into the villa, she saw Mu Xinhua chatting with Huiqin in the living room, their faces full of joy.

  But when he saw Mu Xinhua, Tan Yunning's cold air was slightly restrained, and his handsome face was tinged with humility. He followed Su Moruo to stand in front of Mu Xinhua, and after Su Moruo's introduction, he politely asked Mu Xinhua how she was doing.

  "Good, not bad, not bad." Although it was the first time she had met Tan Yunning, she always felt that this man looked like someone else. Specifically, who he resembled, she couldn't quite put her finger on, but anyway, she just felt that this guy was very much to her liking, and the aura emanating from his body was by no means ordinary. The praise at the moment was sincere and genuine, without any pretence or flattery like Su Mo's.

  After hearing this brief five-word comment, Tan Yunning's face didn't show much surprise, only a pair of eyes with a hint of smile, and the aura emanating from her body was still gentle.

  If it were an ordinary person, they would be overjoyed with such praise, but the man in front of him was very calm and composed. With a glance, his mentality is also exceptionally good. Su Mo is excellent, and naturally, the man standing beside him cannot be inferior either.

  Su Mo went to the kitchen to cook and now it's almost seven o'clock, so she doesn't know what time she'll finish cooking and doesn't dare delay any longer.

  Huiqin also followed into the kitchen to help Sumo, leaving the living room to Muxinhua and Tan Yuning who met Muxinhua for the first time.

  "You're not afraid he can't handle this situation." Entering the kitchen, looking at Su Mo's smooth movements, without any signs of distraction, Huiqin couldn't help but whisper a sentence beside her.

  Listening to this, Su Mo Ruo was very calm and composed, with a serene expression on her face. If she couldn't even handle something like this, it's unlikely that Tan Yun Ning would be able to get close to her, let alone enter the political arena and follow in her footsteps. "By the way, what does this young man do? He looks quite good, a steady and stable man." As for Su Mo Ruo's judgment, Hui Qin had always been quite trusting of her abilities. Since she dared to bring this man to meet them, it must mean that their relationship was not ordinary.

  In terms of politics, this image can't be bad, let alone a man with an unlimited future, climbing up at a speed faster than an airplane, thinking so in his heart, but answering, "He works for the government in S city."

  "S city, not bad, this young man is so young and can already enter the government of S city to work, his future is boundless." Hearing Su Mo Ruo's words, she became even more convinced, at a young age, he was naturally talented, although a bit younger, but couldn't be ignored, and on this man's body, she could also see the same aura as Su Mo Ruo.

  "Uh-huh, it's fine." Su Mo replied with just a few words in response to Huiqin's praise.

  "How's it going?" When introducing earlier, it wasn't said that the man was her boyfriend, just a friend, so it should mean they haven't confirmed their relationship yet. Huī Qín (惠琴) hasn't married before, but she is still a woman, has gossip, and wants to gossip a bit.

  The chicken was killed with swift and deft movements, plucked and cleaned in one go. Huī Qín watched with a sense of unease, as the actions seemed too familiar and quick, as if this person had spent their whole life killing chickens for a living. In no time, the chicken was completely stripped of its feathers, then taken to the chopping board where it was chopped up with swift and precise movements, before being washed again and put into a clay pot with some medicinal herbs added, then stewed over an open flame.

  After doing all that, Sumo finally turned his gaze to Huiqin, who was staring at him with a strange expression on her face. Without thinking much about why she was looking at him like that, he solved the puzzle for her from earlier, "Just friends."

  But Wei Qin didn't respond immediately, instead she stared at Su Mo Ruo with a shocked and suspicious expression, still holding the vegetables that were dripping water, the faucet was still running, and she just stood there motionless.

  "What's wrong?" she asked, not showing much concern, turning her head to busy herself with her own affairs. She quickly picked out some vegetables she had bought and washed the meat at the faucet before swiftly chopping it up. This was the first time Huiqin had seen Sumo cook since they met.

  It was unthinkable that Su Mo, who was normally calm and collected, turned out to be a master chef with exceptional knife skills, especially the way she killed the chicken, which almost made her eyes pop out in surprise.

  It's not that she's not afraid, but Su Mo has this temperament and appearance, tall and slender, with a cold expression, yet she can strangle a chicken to death without blinking an eye, and then quickly and efficiently kill the chicken and pluck its feathers.

  This was a Sumo Ro for her mind's cognition, and such a Sumo Ro shocked her.

  "...Did you often kill chickens before?" It wasn't until a while later that this sentence suddenly emerged from Huiqin's mouth, her eyes staring unblinkingly at Su Moruo, looking like she really wanted to hear Su Moruo's response.

  "...not often." She didn't often kill chickens, but she did often kill people. The former Mu Qing seemed to never bat an eye when it came to killing, her methods were ruthless and made one's heart tremble with fear. And so, in the Dragon Group, her status was extremely high, earning the respect of many. At the same time, for those who had heard of Mu Qing's reputation on the streets, they would furrow their brows, finding this person to be a huge headache.

  Thinking of her past self, if it weren't for the traitor, she wouldn't have disappeared. She would still be the legend of Dragon Group and the pride of Dragon Group.

  As for Su Mo Ruo's answer, Hui Qin seemed somewhat skeptical, but looking at Su Mo Ruo's serious expression, she still believed it, however afterwards when she saw Su Mo Ruo start to space out, her brow furrowed again.

  In the kitchen afterwards, it seemed like nothing was going on with Huiqin. She just stood there, watching Sumojo cook at incredible speed. Before this, she had thought that her own cooking skills were top-notch and that her knife work was impressive. But after seeing Sumojo's cooking today, she was completely won over and couldn't say a word. Her eyes were wide with amazement as she watched Sumojo cook.

  At nine o'clock, the dishes were already served, and the soup that had been stewed for two hours was also out of the pot.

  Looking at the full table of dishes, Muxinhua also had her first taste of Sumoro's formally cooked meal, a whole table full, and it was completed in just two hours, which really surprised her.

  "Su Mo Ruo is actually so capable and skilled, from the living room to the kitchen." Mu Xin Hua smiled and praised Su Mo Ruo with a smile as she served herself a bowl of soup.

  Next to her, Huaiqin finally found the opportunity to sit down and look at Sumoruo, who also gave her a bowl. She quickly said thank you before sitting down and smiled at Muxinhua: "I was in the kitchen, basically there's no place for me to help, Miss's movements are so fast that they dazzled my eyes, I don't know how she practiced such speed and knife skills."

  This remark piqued Mu Xinhua's interest. Huiqin had been following her for many years, and after being promoted, she continued to serve as her assistant. Her daily life was basically taken care of by Huiqin, whose culinary skills were far superior to those of many hotel chefs. She understood Huiqin, who would never fawn over someone because of their status. There could only be one possibility - Su Moruo's culinary skills had truly won her over.

  "Oh? Come on, tell me, you've actually given her such a high evaluation. It seems that this girl is quite capable." Mu Xinhua smiled and took a sip of the chicken soup, which had a rich flavor but no salt, leaving her somewhat puzzled, but she didn't ask immediately.

  Huī Qín then told the scene that had just occurred in the kitchen, using gestures to describe it as she spoke. "Earlier in the kitchen, I was still hesitating about how to kill the chicken, but Miss caught a chicken and killed it without blinking an eye. She started scalding it with boiling water and plucking its feathers with smooth movements. Normally, we would need at least an hour to complete this task, but she finished it in just a few minutes, and the chicken's body was also cleaned very thoroughly..." During this time, Huī Qín seemed somewhat excited, like a child, which made Mù Xīn Huā laugh.

  Sumo was very quiet, unaffected by Huiqin's depiction of her in the kitchen, as if she hadn't heard anything, quietly drinking soup and eating.

  Tan Yunning was also eating quietly like Su Mo, with elegant movements and an air of nobility that was evident at this moment.

  Since he started his political career, he often didn't eat on time and had stomach problems before, which became more severe after entering politics. For a long time, he hadn't eaten home-cooked meals. In S city, although Li Xin took good care of him, he never went to Li Xin's home for dinner.

  Among them, there is also a consideration.

  After all, Li Xin and he had a good relationship within the government. Entering S city government was also entirely due to Li Xin's reason. So after entering, he didn't want to cause him too much trouble. Therefore, he had never been to his home, not even privately.

  It has to be said that Su Mo Ruo's culinary skills are very good. Lao Taitai Mu Xin Hua had been ill recently and her appetite wasn't great, but today she drank two bowls of chicken soup and half a bowl of rice, eating until the old lady kept saying she was full.

  After finishing eating, Tan Yunning didn't say another word and took on the task of washing dishes.

  This move won over three more women's favor.

  "This kid is not bad, take good care of her." Mu Xinhua looked at Tan Yun's long back busy in the kitchen, with a smile in his eyes. For Su Mo, he truly liked her and wanted to see her happy.

  Huiqin nodded repeatedly, making a "tsk" sound with her mouth, "A rare good man, just like you, upstairs in the hall and downstairs in the kitchen, the more I look at him, the more suitable he is for you."

  Su Mo listened quietly, pursing her lips but didn't say a word.

  "You're just too mature for your age." Su Mo was fine in every way, but she wasn't as lively as kids of the same age, and seemed too steady, like a woman in her thirties or forties.

  "Uh-huh, got it."

  Upon hearing Su Mo's response, Mu Xin Hua was also very satisfied. Afterwards, she winked at Hui Qin and said, "Hui Qin, you've eaten too much, push me out to take a walk."

  I've been following Mu Xinhua for over 20 years, how could I not understand what she means? Nodding repeatedly, "Alright, Miss's culinary skills are too good, and I've eaten a bit too much. It's also good to go out for a walk and digest."

  "Uh-huh." She nodded, then said to Su Mo Ruo, "After Yu Ning finishes washing the dishes, you guys can go out for a walk too. It's good for your health to take a walk after dinner."

  "Got it." Watching Huaiqin push Muxinhua away, Sumo's eyes floated with a smile, turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

  In the kitchen, Tan Yunning had just written a few bowls and turned around to take a few plates from the crystal tray, but saw Su Mo walking in front of her eyes, slightly raising her lips, "How did you get in? Were you tired earlier?"

  "Nothing." He shook his head and walked over to the other side, quickly washing up the bowls that Tan Yunning had washed once.

  Watching Su Mo Ruo's actions, Tan Yun Ning reached out and directly took her hand up. "With me here, that's enough. You cook, I'll wash the dishes. Division of labor is a must."

  As soon as the words fell, Jian Mo was speechless, and similarly, the entire kitchen was filled with an eerie quiet atmosphere.

  "Boss, look at the young lady and Mr. Tan, they're a perfect match!" Outside the window, in a position where the two couldn't be seen, Huaiqin pushed Mu Xinhua forward, looking at the two people inside with their hands clasped together, and said with a smile.

  Muxinhua nodded in agreement, her mouth curved into a smile that she couldn't close, and her head nodded along, though they were standing quite far apart. Although she couldn't make out what the two of them were saying or their exact expressions, the distant figures of the two people gave off a soft and gentle feeling, and their auras surprisingly matched.

  "You..." Su Mo was stunned, then hurriedly withdrew his hand, looking a bit embarrassed, not daring to meet Tan Yunning's gaze.

  Tan Yunning was also stunned, earlier he just didn't want Su Moruo to wash the dishes, thinking that she had cooked and was tired, should go rest, washing dishes this small matter naturally got him to do it, so he hastily grabbed her hand, but didn't think, would bring her embarrassment, suddenly also didn't know what to say.

  In the empty kitchen, the awkward atmosphere grew thicker.

  Tan Yunning couldn't bear the atmosphere anymore, so she spoke up to break it, "Go out and take a rest for a while, I'll be done here soon."

  At this moment, Su Mo also nodded in agreement and hurriedly walked towards the living room.

  It took a while for his gaze to shift from Sumo's body, which had just entered the living room, back to the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, where he quickly began washing them.

  In the living room, Su Mo Ruo waited for about ten minutes before seeing Tan Yun Ning enter the living room with his sleeves rolled down.

  "Done washing." He got up from the sofa and asked in a soft voice.

  She nodded slightly, and it seemed that the two people liked silence more often. However, they had a deep understanding of each other's hearts, so even if they didn't speak, they could still clearly understand each other's thoughts.

  "Let's go for a walk."

  As they walked out of the villa, Mary Hospital had a total of ten villas, all of which were occupied by influential and powerful people in Hong Kong. The area was extremely spacious, with complete leisure facilities and equipment. On the long tree-lined path, Su Mo Ruo and Tan Yun Ning walked side by side.

  "How long have you been in Hong Kong?" He was busy with his own affairs after arriving in Hong Kong, and if Su Mo didn't mention that he was in Hong Kong himself, he wouldn't even know.

  "School starts in September." He gave a brief reply.

  She nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "You said you're going to Beijing in September, right?"

  "Uh-huh, our school has a friendly exchange activity with Jinghua and we'll be going there for a while."

  "You've been staying in Hong Kong for so long, is there something going on?" She knew that Su Mo had his own business and it wasn't small either, if nothing was going on, he wouldn't have stayed in Hong Kong for so long.

  "Grandma's health is not good, I am the future heir of the Mu family, I promised Grandma, so now, the responsibility that should be undertaken, I can no longer shirk." Looking up at the long and winding path with a faint light, her voice was clear and soft, making people feel very comfortable.

  "Then before school starts in September, you will stay on the Hong Kong side to start interning and handling Mu's official duties?" With such a large group like Mu's, wanting to get it sorted out, I'm afraid two months won't be enough.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Aren't you going to Beijing in September? What position is it, has it been confirmed?" The conversation started to shift towards Tan Yunning.

  "It's still unclear." Because the final order has not come down yet, he will not make any rash guesses. Even if Su Mo asked him, he couldn't give a clear answer.

  Knowing that there were many twists and turns in officialdom, Su Mo nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

  "Suddenly, I miss the time when we just met." His hand unconsciously reached out and took Su Mo's, who was walking beside him. This action, which was truly unintentional, startled Su Mo.

  The two of them had held hands before, but in this kind of scene and atmosphere, they still felt a bit unaccustomed.

  "Simple, be my girlfriend, okay?" His eyes stared tightly at Simple, giving her no chance to escape.

  The words kept echoing in her ears, and all she could feel was a blank mind. The confession came too suddenly, leaving her at a loss for the moment. Her eyes stared straight at the man in front of her with an honest face, and the few words that were about to burst out of her throat were shattered by a sudden male voice. The words got stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down.

  The answer was within reach, and the emotions were just around the corner, but it suddenly stopped, and Su Mo also stopped his action of continuing to speak.

  Tan Yunning's face, which was originally full of expectation, suddenly turned gloomy due to this sudden male voice.

  Digression

  Huh, guess which bastard came to ruin such a beautiful scene, at such a tense moment.