usatvline Chapter 572 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (12)
Chapter 572 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (12)
It was almost midnight.
The hotel is located in a somewhat remote area, making it inconvenient to get a taxi.
Mu Zhou kept offering more money, but no driver would accept his fare.
Just as she was hesitating about whether to increase the price to 100 yuan, a luxury car stopped in front of her.
The rear window slowly rolled down, revealing Shen Linshu's handsome and refined face.
He glanced at Mu Zhou, then quickly looked away.
"boarding."
Seeing the faint irritation between his brows, Mu Zhou was somewhat reluctant to ride in the same car with him.
She looked down at the still-spinning page on her phone and remained silent.
Seeing that she was standing still, Shen Linshu's face darkened, and he unbuckled his seatbelt, got out of the car, and walked around to her.
Under Mu Zhou's surprised gaze, he grabbed her arm and shoved her into the car.
Mu Zhou was still somewhat surprised when the car started.
After regaining my senses, I immediately canceled the taxi ride.
He then breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, no one accepted the order.
The two remained silent the entire way until they stopped outside the Mu Zhou residential area, where Shen Linshu finally spoke in a cold voice:
"Don't overthink it. You kept your promise, so it's perfectly normal for me to give you a ride home since it's on my way."
Mu Zhou stared intently at him, then revealed a faint smile.
"I know you're a good person."
Shen Linshu, who had been given the "friend card" again, couldn't keep a straight face.
Before he could say anything, Mu Zhou had already gotten out of the car and left.
After staring at her slender, graceful back for a while, Shen Linshu chuckled.
"No wonder they were being manipulated so easily."
Your eyesight is terrible.
What kind of good person is he?
"Let's go."
When Shen Linshu spoke again, even the driver could hear the ease and joy in his voice.
He must be in a very good mood right now.
On the other side, Mu Zhou carefully opened the door, took off her high heels, and walked towards the bedroom.
As I passed by the study, I noticed that the door wasn't closed properly, leaving a crack through which a sliver of light shone.
Xu Ran was still working inside.
Mu Zhou paused briefly, but ultimately did not disturb them and went straight back to his room.
Meanwhile, in the study, Xu Ran, who had been restless and unable to concentrate all night, stiffened upon hearing the sound of the door opening, and her back straightened instantly.
He casually picked up a document and began to read it carefully.
Noticing the figure lingering outside the door, he cleared his throat, ready to answer if the other person knocked.
But that figure eventually left without a sound.
He frowned, gripping the document tightly with his fingertips, his heart sinking.
*
Mu Zhou has been avoiding Jiang Chenbai lately.
Jiang Chenbai was naturally able to sense it.
When he tried to message Mu Zhou again, he realized he had been blocked.
He gripped his phone tightly.
In a fit of rage, he smashed the phone.
He grew up in luxury, getting whatever he wanted. Apart from suffering a major setback because of Tongtong, he had nothing he couldn't have.
So after calming down for a moment, he contacted Mu Zhou's company directly.
Two hours later, Mu Zhou appeared at a dinner party.
Mu Zhou followed behind the leader with some trepidation.
She wasn't comfortable in this kind of setting, but as a servant, how could she disobey her boss? So she had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to the dinner.
But to my surprise, the moment I opened the door, I saw Jiang Chenbai sitting in the main seat.
She hesitated for a moment, then finally sat down at the leader's urging.
The location was right next to Jiang Chenbai.
Throughout the entire dinner, Jiang Chenbai wore a half-smile, occasionally glancing at Mu Zhou.
No scruples.
Mu Zhou began to fidget.
She secretly sent a message to Xu Ran.
Are you busy? I have a dinner appointment. Could you come pick me up?
She knew that Xu Ran was working at that moment, and everyone's WeChat was on Do Not Disturb mode while she was working.
He won't see it.
So after sending the message, she put her phone away.
Zhang Jie, Mu Zhou's direct supervisor, looked at Jiang Chenbai, then at Mu Zhou.
She had a feeling that something was off.
Jiang Chenbai has a fiancée, Mu Zhou has a husband, and they even know each other.
Probably not.
So how should we describe this special dinner party today?
She was a little unsure.
But she was just a working-class woman, unable to resist the capitalists.
So she suppressed her curiosity and silently lowered her head to drink.
Mu Zhou was not good with words and couldn't get a word in edgewise at a normal dinner party. Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, she quietly got up and went to the restroom.
On the way, she also encountered a young man in a suit.
She accidentally bumped into the man in the suit, and hurriedly apologized before leaving in a panic.
She didn't even notice the man in the suit stop and look at her back with a puzzled expression.
When they returned, Jiang Chenbai was the only one left in the house.
He sat in his seat, his gaze fixed intently on her.
Mu Zhou sensed danger.
Her breathing faltered slightly as she stood pressed against the doorway, caught in a dilemma.
Seeing Jiang Chenbai get up, she didn't even bother with her bag and coat, and turned to run away.
Jiang Chenbai was faster, pressing down on the door from behind.
The tall figure pressed down on them instantly.
Mu Zhou hurriedly dodged to the side.
She forced herself to remain calm and returned to her seat, picking up her belongings:
"President Jiang, where are they? Have they already left? Then I'll be going too."
Jiang Chenbai couldn't help but laugh when he saw her trying to play dumb.
He didn't rush closer, but instead found another chair and sat down.
Seeing her wary look, he stopped beating around the bush and asked directly:
"Mu Zhou, why are you avoiding me and even blocking me?"
"Because I'm married, and you have a fiancée, your behavior has been a bit out of line. You're doing this to Yu Mo."
Mu Zhou also spoke frankly.
Jiang Chenbai looked at her, somewhat puzzled.
Some time ago, Mu Zhou clearly felt sorry for his past emotional wounds and admired his decisiveness at work.
She even occasionally shows a hint of shyness when facing herself.
Why did things suddenly take such a sharp turn for the worse?
Jiang Chenbai recalled their previous meetings.
The last time we met was at that thank-you banquet.
When Mu Zhou first appeared, she greeted him gently.
Afterwards, he chatted with his colleagues, and when he finished, he rushed to find her, but she had disappeared.
Thinking about the people attending the banquet, and combining that with the hint in Mu Zhou's words, he suddenly had a guess:
"Lin Yumo is looking for you?"
Mu Zhou had a look of surprise, but quickly masked it:
"None of that matters. What matters is that you and Yu Mo are getting married soon, you can't..."
"I can choose not to marry her, and the engagement will be canceled soon. When are you going to get a divorce?"
He was somewhat pleased, thinking that Mu Zhou was forced to keep his distance from him because of Lin Yumo's threats.
This shows that Mu Zhou did not actively distance herself from him.
He stood up and approached Mu Zhou.
Mu Zhou stared at him wide-eyed after hearing his words:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why would you want to cancel the engagement? Besides, I won't get a divorce."
"Mu Zhou, I believe you can see my feelings for you. I admit that I initially had a good impression of you because you look like Tong Tong, but I can tell you clearly that during the time we spent together, I truly fell in love with you."
He tore through this facade, forbidding Mu Zhou from continuing to play dumb.
She must confront her own feelings.