Midday.

Zhonghai, a high-end Western restaurant.

Lin Fei, Mu Shanshan, and Keke sat facing each other.

"Wife, you should give Keke to me. Given your current mental state, you're not really suitable to take care of our daughter." Lin Fei saw that after Mu Shanshan fed Keke a small piece of Western-style cake, she zoned out, holding a little fork.

Not willing, Keke kept looking up at Lin Fei with a tiny anxious face, waiting eagerly. Lin Fei couldn't help but signal to Mu Shanshan, intending to get up and carry Keke from her arms to his side.

"Huh? No, no, she's my daughter, I'll feed her myself." Mu Shanshan, brought back to her senses by Lin Fei's reminder, replied a bit incoherently.

Mu Shanshan apologetically patted Keke's little head to comfort her, then quickly forked a piece of cake for Keke.

"Wife, there's no one else here. If you have something on your mind, don't hold it in. If you really don't want to go to your grandpa's birthday celebration, then we won't go. Anyway, dad said before, whether to go or not is our decision. Honestly, I'm also too lazy to go. If you really don't want to go, then let's call dad now and tell him we're not going."

"How did you guess I don't want to go?"

Do I even need to guess?

Hearing Mu Shanshan's seemingly surprised words, Lin Fei felt slightly speechless and rolled his eyes before explaining, "Ever since dad mentioned that the day after tomorrow is your grandpa's seventieth birthday, you've been uneasy. This kind of thing doesn't require guessing, you can tell just by looking. Besides, I can tell it's not just that you don't want to go to your grandpa's seventieth birthday. I'm sure your relationship with the people over there isn't great. You probably haven't kept in touch with them over the years."

"How do you know?!" Mu Shanshan asked in surprise, without waiting for Lin Fei's response, she seemed to realize something and said, "I know. It was dad, wasn't it? Dad must've told you, right?! Really, how could dad do this? Even if someone were to tell you, it should've been me!"

Hearing Mu Shanshan's apparent self-confirmation, Lin Fei felt utterly speechless.

The reason Lin Fei could guess that Mu Shanshan wasn't on good terms with her grandpa's family was entirely based on his own judgment.

After all, in their half-year of marriage, Lin Fei never heard Mu Shanshan mention anything about her mom's family.

Lin Fei hadn't heard a single word about it from Mu Shanshan.

Because of this, Lin Fei could deduce, even with his toes, that Mu Shanshan's relationship with her grandpa's side couldn't be good.

This really doesn't require anyone to tell you; you can see it with your own eyes.

After a moment of silent contemplation, seeing that Mu Shanshan was still blaming Mu Hong, Lin Fei couldn't help but speak up in defense of Mu Hong, "Wife, don't rush to blame dad. I need to tell you that dad hasn't mentioned a word about your grandpa's family or your relationship with them. If dad hadn't suddenly mentioned your grandpa's seventieth birthday today, I wouldn't even have known he was still alive."

"Lin Fei, what do you mean?!"

"I mean to tell you, dear wife, everything I just said about your relationship with your grandpa's family is just my conjecture. It has nothing to do with dad, and I know nothing about your grandpa's side. Do you get what I'm saying?"

With Lin Fei being so clear, Mu Shanshan obviously understood.

Hence, reflecting on Lin Fei's words, Mu Shanshan couldn't help but fall silent.

Meanwhile, as Lin Fei's words fell, and while Mu Shanshan silently pondered, Keke, once again overlooked, stared at Mu Shanshan for a long time after chewing the cake. After waiting a while without being fed another piece, Keke anxiously tugged at Mu Shanshan's clothes, speaking in her baby voice, "Mom, mommy, Ke, Keke—"

Though Keke's limited vocabulary couldn't perfectly convey her meaning,

Mu Shanshan still snapped back to reality at the sound of Keke's voice.

Knowing Keke wanted cake, Mu Shanshan couldn't bother with her grandpa's birthday dilemma longer. Smiling apologetically at Keke, she hurriedly forked another piece of cake for her.

After calming Keke, Mu Shanshan's beautiful eyes then turned back to Lin Fei, "I overthought it and misjudged you and dad."

"That's unimportant. What matters is your grandpa's seventieth birthday. To go or not, I need your answer, wife."

"I, I haven't decided yet."

"There's nothing to hesitate about. If you don't want to go, we won't. It's like it never happened. I'll call dad now and tell him to decline on our behalf."

As his words landed, confirming Mu Shanshan's poor relationship with her grandpa's side, Lin Fei immediately took out his phone to call Mu Hong.

But just as Lin Fei retrieved his phone, Mu Shanshan's face showed hesitation. She bit her lip and spoke with a hint of coldness, "I'll go, why wouldn't I?! If they dare invite me, why wouldn't I go? I have to go!"

The last few words Mu Shanshan said with determination. Yet, her expression didn't match that of a sweet granddaughter wanting to celebrate her grandpa's birthday.

If someone from the Mu Group was present, they'd likely be frightened by the chilling intent between Mu Shanshan's brows.

This sudden coldness from Mu Shanshan even scared Keke, who was eating cake.

If not for the past few days of bonding with Keke, Mu Shanshan's current demeanor would surely have scared Keke a lot.

Fortunately, thanks to Keke's earlier reminder,

Mu Shanshan didn't overlook Keke again. After hinting coldly to Lin Fei to attend her grandpa's birthday,

Mu Shanshan quickly calmed down and gently reassured Keke, feeding her another piece of cake.

The swiftness of Mu Shanshan's mood change truly startled Lin Fei greatly...

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