Even after Mu Lan left the place, the restaurant remained dead silent, almost as though they were afraid of being noticed by Sun Jingjing.
A few moments later, Sun Jingjing's parents approached them.
"T-This was your plan?" Sun Ren asked her with a baffled expression, as she did not expect such an elaborate plan.
"Well… not exactly…" Sun Jingjing showed a slight smile, and she continued, "We had planned to make Mu Shun so jealous to the point where he attacks Su Yang, giving us a reason to deal with the Mu Family once and for all. It all worked according to plan until... Alas, neither of us could have expected that he'd die in such a manner. I kind of regret not killing him the moment he attacked us. At least that would've been more satisfying."
"What would you have done if he hadn't fallen for your provocations?"