usatvline Chapter 484 The Orphan Girl Who Will No Longer Be Manipulated (10)
Chapter 484 The Orphan Girl Who Will No Longer Be Manipulated (10)
The administrative office of a factory in City C.
Mu Zhou was engrossed in checking the documents.
She was temporarily assigned to the inspection team and came to this factory in City C.
Every year, Lianzhong Group randomly selects personnel from various departments at its headquarters to form a group inspection team.
Special internal ad hoc inspections were conducted on branch offices in various regions.
Because of the high level of confidentiality, the selections are made directly by senior management, and employees go directly to the branch office on the same day.
No one can interfere.
When Manager Chen discovered this, Mu Zhou had already arrived in City C.
Left with no other choice, he had to postpone the plan.
The fact that Mu Zhou was here was naturally Jiang Huazhen's doing.
Knowing that the chairman was in North America, she contacted him privately and informed him that the factory in City C was rife with corruption, which could potentially implicate senior executives at headquarters.
So the chairman secretly flew directly to City C.
She sipped her coffee, a silent smile curving her lips.
On the other side, after finishing her work, Mu Zhou returned to the hotel, and a fleeting figure made her suddenly stop in her tracks.
The person who just passed by seems to be Mu Ruxin.
Mu Zhou quickly recalled the plot.
It was at this time that Mu Ruxin came to City C for sightseeing and happened to run into Jiang Yan.
The men and women who came with her were all from her circle. When they saw Jiang Yan, who now had to work hard, they couldn't help but make a few jokes at her.
Jiang Yan had never liked people like them who only ate, drank, and had fun, and he had turned down all their invitations, so they had long disliked Jiang Yan.
At this moment, he took the opportunity to tease Mu Ruxin and unleash his malice.
"Ruxin, if you had married him earlier, would you be working alongside him now?"
"Maybe we'll even get up early and work late sweeping the streets together, hahaha, that would be so interesting."
"Jiang Yan graduated from a prestigious university, why doesn't he start his own business? Why does he have to work for someone else? It's so shameful."
"I feel like Jiang Yan has a certain smell about him now, that sour smell of someone working hard."
Mu Ruxin felt embarrassed and annoyed by her friends' teasing.
Although they were talking about Jiang Yan on the surface, she was, after all, Jiang Yan's fiancée, and naturally felt ashamed as well.
Therefore, immediately sever ties:
"Are you guys ever going to stop? Jiang Yan and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Don't drag me into this."
Jiang Yan didn't say a word the entire time.
Later, the two met again by chance at the hotel. Mu Ruxin happened to see him injured and couldn't help but go up to him to show her concern.
Jiang Yan coldly chased her away, speaking rudely. Mu Ruxin was heartbroken and cried, eventually running away in tears.
Thinking of this, Mu Zhou, holding the documents, changed his position.
*
Inside the restaurant, Mu Zhou was asking the staff for takeout:
"Please pack me a basket of shrimp shumai and a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork."
Just as she was about to leave, she heard the sound of breaking glass coming from the corner of the restaurant.
Mu Zhou looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the staff had already gone to clean, while a young man was sitting in her direction.
Mu Zhou was somewhat surprised after seeing the man's face clearly.
It was Jiang Yan!
Unexpectedly, they bumped into each other again in City C. What a coincidence!
Mu Zhou raised an eyebrow slightly and walked towards him.
But when she got closer, she realized that there was a young woman sitting opposite the man.
Mu Zhou knew he might be bothering the other party, so he turned to leave, but unexpectedly, a waiter caught up with him:
"Ma'am, you forgot your documents. Are you dining in?"
Seeing that the waiter's voice might attract Jiang Yan and the girl in front of him, Mu Zhou had no choice but to immediately sit down at the table next to them, cover his face with the menu, and whisper:
"Yes, don't worry about me."
After the staff left, Mu Zhou quietly looked back and saw that neither of them had noticed her, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the back of the restaurant sofa was very high, so the other person could barely see him after he sat down, which put Mu Zhou at ease.
If she left now, Jiang Yan would likely see her, so Mu Zhou decided to wait until they left before leaving. Therefore, she took out the packed food and started having dinner.
Unexpectedly, I ended up listening to a melodramatic soap opera.
This is her back view at this moment.
Looking at Jiang Yan's face, Mu Ruxin couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
Actually, she quite liked Jiang Yan.
When she learned that she was to be married to Jiang Yan, she was relieved because Jiang Yan was handsome, gentle, and intelligent—the perfect child that everyone admired.
Most importantly, he was very gentlemanly towards her.
She was deeply saddened to learn of his family's financial troubles and bankruptcy, but there was nothing she could do.
She was teased by her friends in the morning, which made her angry and embarrassed, and she also disliked Jiang Yan a bit more.
But now, seeing Jiang Yan's injured face and her pitiful, vulnerable appearance, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Then he asked a staff member for a small first-aid kit and prepared to apply medicine to him.
Who knew that Jiang Yan would be so indifferent to her.
This infuriated Mu Ruxin.
She condescended to apply the medicine to him, but he was ungrateful and even knocked over the water glass while refusing.
Mu Ruxin felt ashamed of herself at that moment, but looking at Jiang Yan like this, she didn't want to leave.
At this moment, his slightly aloof demeanor unexpectedly gave him a unique charm.
Mu Ruxin didn't want to admit that she was attracted to him, so she could only glare at him angrily:
"Even if the engagement is broken off, can't we still be friends? If a friend is hurt, can't you at least show some concern? Why are you so resistant?"
She pouted, her eyes almost brimming with tears, but Jiang Yan remained unmoved, his voice still cold:
"I don't need friends, and besides, you're too noisy."
Mu Ruxin completely broke down and stormed off.
Mu Zhou overheard the gossip and felt even more embarrassed to show herself, so she bent down, afraid that Jiang Yan would see her when he was about to leave.
Footsteps did indeed sound behind them again, it seemed Jiang Yan was about to leave as well.
But unexpectedly, his footsteps stopped beside her.
Mu Zhou's heart instantly jumped up.
Undeterred, she quietly turned around and saw a man in a suit standing beside her.
She slowly looked up.
Sure enough, it was Jiang Yan.
*
In the restaurant, Mu Zhou and Jiang Yan sat facing each other, creating an somewhat awkward scene.
Meeting Jiang Yan's deep, unfathomable eyes, she couldn't help but explain.
"Listen to me, I didn't eavesdrop on purpose. I just saw you here and thought it was such a coincidence, so I came over to say hello. But when I got closer, I saw that there were other people sitting here. I really didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with your ex-fiancée..."
As she finished speaking, her voice gradually softened, and she couldn't help picking at her fingers.
It seems like the more they try to explain, the worse it gets.
Jiang Yan looked at her, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it, simply saying in a calm voice:
"As you know, my family went bankrupt. We were once engaged, but we lost contact a long time ago."
"Oh."
Mu Zhou nodded vigorously.
Just as the two were talking, another group of people walked through the lobby.
The man in the middle had a cold expression. He casually glanced at the restaurant, and then his eyes paused slightly.
He seemed to see a familiar face.