The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 242

Chapter 242

Mr. Xu took a bite with distrust, his eyes widening instantly. He couldn't care less about anything else, only remembering to eat.

He didn't stop until he was stuffed, and when he thought about how he had lost his composure in front of his son, he couldn't help but blush.

Young Master Xu continued, "My son came back so late because the food at New Moon Restaurant was so delicious that he forgot the time."

Master Xu coughed lightly with a natural expression and said, "This will not happen again."

Now Master Xu finally believed that Young Master Xu had returned so late because the food at New Moon Restaurant was so delicious, because not only Young Master Xu, but even he himself had been captivated by the taste of the food.

At this moment, Master Xu had the same thought as Young Master Xu: compared to the delicious food at New Moon Restaurant, what had he eaten before was nothing but pig swill.

Master Xu continued, "However, I'm not sure if what you said is true. I'll know if it's true after you take me with you next time and I've tried it."

"Okay!" Young Master Xu was overjoyed. Did his father mean that he would have another chance to eat at Xinyuelou?

Murong Yunhai was unaware of what was happening at Young Master Xu's house. At this moment, Murong Yunhai was staring in disbelief at his unconscious son on the bed: "What happened to your eldest brother?!"

Two seven- or eight-year-old boys were crying uncontrollably. They had just returned home a little earlier than their father when they saw their older brother lying unconscious on the bed.

The two children sobbed, "We don't know either. We just got home and found our older brother unconscious."

"Go quickly and call the doctor," Murong Yunhai instructed his youngest son.

Murong San and Murong Si then realized what was happening and ran as fast as they could to find a doctor in the city.

After examining Murong Chen, the doctor's expression shifted between conflict and hesitation, causing Murong Yunhai's heart to clench. "Doctor, how is my son?"

"Sigh." The doctor sighed. "His health was not good to begin with. If it were before, I might have been able to treat him, but this time he fell into a coma suddenly, and I can't find the cause."

Murong Yunhai was stunned. Although the old doctor felt some pity, he still said, "However... what I can see is that your son's health is getting worse and worse, which is probably... something that has happened in recent days."

After saying that, the old doctor shook his head and left without asking for payment.

Murong Yunhai slumped to the ground. The old doctor's words had been quite clear. Murong San and Murong Si also looked stunned. "Father, what did the doctor mean just now?"

Murong Yunhai finally snapped out of his grief, looked at Murong Chen on the bed, his eyes also reddening, and said, "Your elder brother..."

As Murong Yunhai spoke, he couldn't bear to continue. Although Murong Chen had always been in poor health, the three children had a very good relationship. Now, upon hearing Murong Yunhai say that Murong Chen was not well, the two children burst into tears.

"Waaah, we don't want it, we don't want our big brother to die."

"Is my brother awake?"

Murong Yunhai's grief was no less than that of his two children. He originally had only three children, and Murong Chen was his eldest son.

……

Early in the morning, Chen Feng arrived at the Crescent Moon Pavilion. He wasn't surprised not to see Murong Yunhai, since he always arrived early and not all the staff had arrived yet. Chen Feng went to check the bills as usual.

It wasn't until almost noon, and Chen Feng still hadn't seen Murong Yunhai, that he realized something was wrong. He found one of the workers and asked, "Do you know if Murong Yunhai has come today?"

"I don't know." The waiter shook his head and said, "I haven't seen Manager Murong all day."

At this moment, another waiter said, "Boss, are you looking for Manager Murong?"

"Yes." Chen Feng nodded. "You saw him?"

"No," the shopkeeper said. "But I know that Manager Murong hasn't come back since he went back yesterday."

Chen Feng waved for the two waiters to leave. Thinking about what the waiters had said, Chen Feng frowned, puzzled. Murong Yunhai was always punctual and often arrived earlier than him, but today it was already noon and he still hadn't seen Murong Yunhai.

At this moment, He Fei suddenly appeared in front of Chen Feng. She originally wanted to tease Chen Feng, but seeing Chen Feng's worried look, she asked, "What's wrong? You look so bad. What happened?"

When Chen Feng saw that it was He Fei, he told her what had happened. He Fei blinked, also a little puzzled. She knew that Murong Yunhai was rarely late, and even if he occasionally couldn't come, he would ask Chen Feng for leave. But today, not only did he not come, he didn't even ask for leave. She said, "Could something have happened to him?"

"I do not know either."

He Fei said, "Why don't we go to his house and take a look?"

"Alright." Thanks to Murong Yunhai's management, New Moon Pavilion has always been so well-organized. Since Murong Yunhai was hired by him, he has been very responsible. The thought that something might happen to Murong Yunhai made Chen Feng worry.

After the two arrived at Murong Yunhai's house, they heard the faint sound of a child sobbing inside. Chen Feng knocked on the door: "Is anyone home?"

A moment later, the door opened, and Murong San opened it. Murong San tried to stop crying and asked in a choked voice, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

“We’re here to find your father.” Chen Feng knew these were Murong Yunhai’s children.

Murong San stepped aside and said, "Then come in with me first, I'll go call my father."

Soon, Murong Yunhai came out. After seeing Chen Feng standing in the courtyard, Murong Yunhai wiped his eyes and said, "Boss, Miss He, you've arrived."

Seeing Murong Yunhai's red eyes, it was clear he had been crying for a long time. Chen Feng and He Fei exchanged a glance, even more certain that something must have happened to Murong Yunhai.

“We didn’t see you at the restaurant today, so we came to your house to check on you,” He Fei said.

Murong Yunhai said in a hoarse voice, "Boss, I'm sorry, something suddenly happened at home and I forgot to ask for leave beforehand."

"Manager Murong, would it be convenient for you to tell us what happened?"

There was no point in hiding it. Murong Yunhai glanced at Murong Chen's room, his eyes reddening even more, and said, "He's my eldest son..." He then told Chen Feng and He Fei about Murong Chen.

Hearing Murong Yunhai's words, Chen Feng and He Fei were stunned. They didn't expect that Murong Chen was in trouble. They had heard Murong Yunhai talk about his child when they were at the restaurant. They knew how much Murong Yunhai loved Murong Chen. No wonder he couldn't even ask for leave.