"Mentor Vivian?"
That form of address made Mu You realize that the two seemed to be more than merely colleagues in the Mystic Arts Association.
Watching the old woman's tears keep falling, she seemed like a little girl left behind at home who had been lonely for far too long and suddenly saw her parent.
Mu You quietly withdrew from the room and closed the door.
Whatever their relationship, two old friends meeting again would surely have plenty of private things to say. Staying might only make it harder for them to speak freely.
"Mu You, where's Grandma?"
Outside the door, everyone was still waiting. They immediately gathered around when they saw him, and Lin Xue hurriedly asked.
"She's still inside."
Mu You shook his head at her, then looked at the others. "Nobody go in. Let her rest by herself for a while."
The others had no objections. They had also faintly heard the sobbing from inside, so going in now was clearly inappropriate. Besides, if anything really happened, the alarm inside the room would sound.
"Young man, what medicine did you just use?" The middle-aged man who had spoken earlier came over and asked quietly.
At those words, the surroundings fell so quiet that a pin dropping could have been heard. Everyone waited for Mu You's answer.
"Come with me!"
Lin Xue suddenly tugged Mu You's sleeve and led him briskly downstairs and out of the villa.
Mu You noticed that Lin Xue held a rather exceptional position in this family. Not one of the other Lin family elders spoke up to stop her; they could only watch the two leave the villa.
Lin Xue pulled Mu You into the garden beside the villa and found an open spot beneath the shade of a tree before finally getting