Chapter 49 One can’t judge a book by its cover

I thought for a while, and it wasn't until Mu Chen called me Miss Yao that I realized he was waiting for my answer. "Mr. Chen, I think it's better if you give it to her yourself." I declined politely. "Is Miss Yao worried that I will harm Ying Hua ?" He still saw through me. Now that he had seen through me, I would admit it. "I don't know Mr. Chen, nor do I know Miss Hua very well, so I don't think I am suitable to be the passer between you two. And since Mr. Chen personally tested the medicine for Miss Hua for so long, naturally you should let her know your mind." Mu Chen was slightly silent and nodded slightly. "It's normal for Miss Yao to have such doubts. If Miss Yao accepted my requests, you maybe a little hasty." As Mu Chen spoke, he had already parked his car in an underground parking lot. We took the elevator to the second floor, a western restaurant. Mu Chen explained with a smile, "I'm a little hungry,so I take you here. It's also a good environment for chatting." I have no appetite at all, and I didn't like western food either. Mu Chen ordered me a drink and he ordered a black pepper steak. He moved gracefully, dressed well, and looked handsome. I thought he liked a college teacher. "Shall we continue what we just said?" He looked up at me. "Sure" I nodded. In fact, I already guessed that the topic he would talk to me was about Ying Hua. "I wonder how Jacky Hua introduced me to you?" He supported his glasses lightly and wiped his lips with a napkin. "That time you saved me, someone took a picture of you carrying me out of the martyrs' cemetery. So Jacky was angry and thought I had cheated on him. But he didn't say anything about you, and later I heard people under him say that you were his enemy." I said honestly. He nodded softly and admitted that he was Jacky's enemy. "That's all I know." I said. "Jacky Hua hates me because of Ying Hua." He said straightly. This made me even more curious. On the surface,Jacky Hua and Mu Chen were two very different persons, one aggressive and cold, the other gentle and polite. I couldn't think of how these two could become rivals, and now that I knew it was because of Ying Hua. I was even more surprised. He went on to say, "Back then, Ying Hua was my girlfriend. Later, for some reason, I personally pushed her off a cliff, causing Ying Hua to be seriously injured and nearly died. It also caused other harm on her, including her headache." My heart clenched a little, and this gentlemanly man in front of me actually had pushed his girlfriend off a cliff back then? You really can't judge a person by his appearance. "I'm sorry for Ying, so I always wanted to do something for her. She has had migraines for many years, also left over from old injuries, so I wanted to find a medicine for her headaches. But I knew that she wouldn't take it either, even if I gave her the best medicine. So I would like to ask Miss Yao to help. As long as Miss Yao is willing to help, I am willing to do one thing for Miss Yao in return. Whatever the thing is, I'm going to do it for you." I didn't answer. Because I couldn't tell if what Mu Chen said was true or not. I even knew less what role had they played in their story of past, and what role did they each play now ? "I'm sorry, I can't promise you that. But I can help you tell Ying Hua about the medicine you want to give her. If she accepted your kindness, then I give the medicine to her.” "No, you can’t tell her the medicine from me. If she knew it was from me, she would not accepted it. That's why I have to find someone she isn't very familiar with to give her medicine. When you give her the medicine, you have to say that you found it yourself. I combine that medicine with some Chinese herbs to make it look like herbs. She's a Chinese medicine practitioner, you just tell her it's a folk remedy and she may try it.” It was difficult for me to say yes. It was only one-side statement of Mu Chen.How did I know if what he says was true? How did I know if the medicine he gave would poison Ying Hua ? "You can think about it before you say yes. You can also test me until you think I can be trusted before you say yes. You can test my sincerity by letting me do one thing for you right now, and I'll try to accomplish it. Whatever it is, I'm going to do it." said Mu Chen. "I have nothing to ask you to do for me." I said blandly, "There's no need for that either." Mu Chen put down his knife and fork gently and ate only a third of his steak. "You're frowning, maybe you're in trouble. Why don't you let me help you? You know Jacky Hua 's nickname is Fourth Brother, and he can do anything in Hai City. In fact, I can do no less than him. There are some things that he can't do, but I can. There is also an old saying in Hai City that says, South Hua, North Lyu, Middle Chen. It's Jacky Hua in charge of the southern part of Hai City. To the north of Hai City, it's Jiannan Lyu's place, while the most prosperous parts of Hai City between the north and south are all within my scope, so I'm Middle Chen." said he. Then Mu Chen laughed self-deprecatingly, ''A few years ago, the people of Hai City gave the three of us an indiscriminate name, Three Young Master of Hai City. Later, Jiannan Lyu left the country, and both Jacky Hua and I went to jail, and the title of Three Young Master of Hai City was slowly forgotten. The reputation is gone, but for most things in Hai City, we can still have influence." I was so shocked, "Jacky has ever been in prison?" "Didn't he tell you? He only stayed one year in prison. And I stayed four years and just got out last year." Mu Chen said blandly. I just wanted to ask why, but he had already stopped talking, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it. You kept your brows tightly locked. I guess you want to Jacky Hua help you solve some problems, but only to find he was with another woman. Then the conflict started. Since Jacky Hua won't help you, I can do it for you. We help each other." His was really smart. He had already got a rough idea of what happened between me and Jacky today. "I did have something……" I hesitated a little, not knowing whether to say it or not. "Please believe me. I can help you." He cheered me on with a determined look. "The woman beside Jacky, do you know her?" It suddenly occurred to me that if he and Jacky had known each other a long time ago, he should know something about Nan Lin. "I don't know her." Mu Chen shook his head, which disappointed me a bit. "That woman wants to be with Jacky, so she traps me. She bribed a servant in Jacky's house to set fire and framed me. Later, the maid told me the truth that Nan Lin asked some migrant workers to rape the maid. She is still a little girl." I finished and looked at Chen Mu, his expression didn't change in any way. "So you want Jacky Hua to help that maid, but he didn't do anything about it and protect that woman." "Yes.” said I. "Where is the location of the incident?" Mu Chen said. I said the location which Duo told me she was raped. and Mu Chen took out a small notebook and jotted it down carefully. This action made him look more like a teacher. "Within three days, I'll find these migrant workers who committed the crime and have the victim identify them then. To protect the victim, no one will know the thing." I looked at Mu Chen and thought, “Could he really find those bastards?” He seemed to read my mind and said blandly, "I'm good at finding people. I'm sure I can find them."