The family got along warmly, but things were far less comfortable on the other side. Mu Zhanxing, head of the Mu Clan, stood awkwardly where he was.
He was the head of one of Magic City's four great families, yet Mo Xie had paid more attention to the in-laws than to him. The other family heads would laugh at him if word got out!
"Father, are you all right?"
Mu Yuan came over and murmured in Mu Zhanxing's ear. He was not feeling much better himself.
"I'm fine. The Mu Clan really doesn't amount to much in his eyes. He only came in person for Nu Jiao's sake."
Mu Zhanxing was unhappy, but he understood his position. He had never let his clan's rise go to his head; constant restraint was what had allowed the Mu Clan to grow.
Still, he could not understand why Mo Xie treated him this way. Had he offended him somehow?
In fact, Mu Zhanxing had done nothing to offend Mo Xie directly. During the Demon Element experiment, he had voted in favor of it as head of the Mu Clan, which had led to Lu Nian coming after Mo Xie. That was all.
Mo Xie could do little about the old men hiding in the shadows, but now that he knew Mu Zhanxing was one of them, he saw no reason to be pleasant to him.
As for Dean Song He, who had revealed his whereabouts... Heh. Mo Xie was already gathering evidence of the crimes Dean Song He had secretly committed. Before long, someone else would take his place as dean!
Nearby stood Mu Wan in a tight, hip-hugging dress that traced the curves of her figure. She looked like a ripe peach, tempting anyone to take a bite.
Wavy hair fell around