Forced Pampering: Haughty Husband, Please Restrain Yourself

Chapter 1537: Chapter 1552: A Strange Sense of Unease

Later, when Grandma mentioned it, he thought about An Ran in a red dress standing beside him, and it seemed pretty nice.

Mu Xingfeng talked for a while, and only then did An Ran catch onto his train of thought. She simply chose a comfortable position to lean into his embrace, holding his large hand in reverse, softly rubbing the thin calluses on the web of his thumb.

”If Grandma and Grandpa like the traditional style, then let’s go with that. Anyway, when my elder sister and Brother Wenxuan, and Brother and Sister Ruonan got married, it was in a Western style. We can change it up for a fresh sensation, plus I’ll be in red and you’ll be in green—isn’t that a perfect match?”

Seeing her mischievous blink, Mu Xingfeng kissed her forehead, ”Alright, I’ll discuss it with Grandpa and Grandma tomorrow. It’s late, you go on first—I’ll handle a few more things before joining you.”

An Ran was a bit surprised that he wasn’t joining her to sleep, but she nodded obediently, passed on a reminder for him to sleep early, and returned to the bedroom.

Watching the study door close again, Mu Xingfeng picked up his phone.

This call wasn’t to the military chief, but to Jin Weiliang.

He had entrusted Jin Weiliang to investigate the matter of the mysterious donor from the charity night who bid 25 million on two diamond bracelets and gifted them to An Ran.

While many people like to embellish their perfect lives through charity or engage with ulterior motives, there are those whose sole purpose of charity is to help those in need.

They care neither for fame nor fortune and avoid media exposure, preferring to stay anonymous.

They initially thought the mysterious donor would anonymously enter the charity night, making anonymity traceable, especially with the organizers being able to track an anonymous donor relatively easily.

What they didn’t expect was that the man left no trace at all—in other words, he sneaked in.

The largest contributor of the charity night had sneaked in and bid 25 million on two bracelets, gifting them on the spot, raising a lot of suspicion. ℯ

Jin Weiliang’s call connected soon enough, but the outcome was disappointing—all surveillance channels had been checked. This year’s charity night was the largest ever in scale. Although the Lu Group managed the venue, everything orderly, the grand scope made it incredibly difficult to find someone whose face no one had seen.

Mu Xingfeng hung up the phone, rubbing his weary brow.

Less than a month remained until his wedding with the little girl, and this period every time he returned to the Mu Family, the atmosphere was cheerful and festive.

The old house had been remodeled, the villa cleaned inside and out, Grandpa and Grandma seemed ten years younger, constantly overseeing the servants, even personally writing each invitation.

Yet, the closer the day approached, the more an inexplicable unease tugged at him—so much that even deviations in this mission felt like something was amiss, rather than coincidental.

The next morning, An Ran woke to find the side of the bed already empty, but with traces of having been slept on, assuming Mu Xingfeng, as last time, left early for work. Unexpectedly, there was a hint of movement from the living room.

She got up and peeked out, discovering the man she thought had gone out was still home, and was arranging tableware and setting up the breakfast he’d bought.

Seeing An Ran, Mu Xingfeng lifted the corners of his lips slightly, ”Hurry and freshen up, you were sleeping like a little pig, and somehow you managed to sleep more than me, someone who hasn’t had proper rest for three days.”