Chapter 279. Those In Eternal Slumber (5)
However, Mu Zi had only been popular for a few years. Rumor had it that after that she could not cope with the pressure and fell into depression, she jumped off a building to end her life.
After that, her name slowly left the attention of the public.
Even though Xi Xiaye did not follow celebrity news, it had been huge news. Back then, it had been quite shocking too. However, everything that came after was hearsay, and she had been quite young then, so she obviously did not remember anything.
How unexpected that Mu Zi would turn out to be Mu Zixi, his aunt!
“Aunty left us not too long after giving birth to Lingshi. Just like that, so many years have passed and some memories have even faded. I can’t remember much either.”
He reacted rather calmly. Of course, when he looked at the other picture beside Mu Zixi, his handsome face darkened. His eyes held an unfathomable gloominess which seemed to be mixed with emotions. She saw that he could not help but cough several times, and a bleakness colored between his brows.
When he saw the questions in her eyes, he calmly explained, “He is Aunty’s son, Lingshi’s brother. He was a few years younger than me. He grew up with Lingshi, Su Chen, Zhou Zimo, and I.”
Xi Xiaye frowned at him as she asked softly, “Mu Lingtian… Mu Lingshi… Then, their father…”
“I don’t know. Aunty herself has never mentioned him to anyone. Grandfather, Grandmother and my parents spent so much effort but they couldn’t find out who their father was. Nevertheless, it’s true that Lingtian and Lingshi are biological siblings,” he plainly responded. After a pause, he continued, “When Aunty was younger, she was very rebellious. She was determined to go down the path of acting, but you know that taking this path…”