Quick Wear: The soft cannon fodder turns into a heartthrob and seduce

Chapter 729 Childhood Sweetheart Marries Her Brother in Revenge, Then Regrets It (7)

When Jiang Wanqing faced Mu Zhou, she nervously clenched her hands together, and before she could even speak, her eyes reddened.

"Senior, I'm sorry. I've been wanting to say sorry to you for a long time, but you blocked me and won't see me. I didn't even have a chance to explain."

Even though she was standing, she seemed to be much less imposing than Mu Zhou.

She was habitually cautious and seemed somewhat timid.

Mu Zhou chuckled softly, only lifting her eyelids slightly before looking away, casually twirling the bracelet on her wrist:

"You apologized, and then what?"

Jiang Wanqing's lips moved, but she suddenly choked and couldn't speak.

A tear fell.

She felt that her senior had changed.

In the past, although the senior student had a bit of a spoiled princess attitude, she was exceptionally affectionate towards her.

Even though their relationship cooled considerably later because she worked for Lu Ting, she still maintained basic etiquette when they met.

When Mu Zhou was cornered at Lu Ting's house that time, he only said, "I'm very disappointed in you," and then he got angry at Lu Ting.

But at this moment, Mu Zhou's contemptuous attitude, which completely disregarded her, made her feel inexplicably embarrassed, as if a sore spot had been touched.

But remembering her purpose, she softened her voice:

"Senior, it's all my fault. I was too tactless and caused your engagement with your brother-in-law to be postponed. If you're angry, you can scold me or hit me a few times. As long as you and your brother-in-law make up, I'll do anything."

At this time, Jiang Wanqing was unaware that Mu Zhou had already married Lu Chen. She only thought that Mu Zhou and Lu Ting were still having conflicts because of her, so she canceled the engagement ceremony.

Mu Zhou listened to her calling him "brother-in-law" repeatedly, and the corners of his lips curled into a sarcastic smile.

When Jiang Wanqing first met Lu Ting, she learned that he was Mu Zhou's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, and immediately called him "brother-in-law" in a sweet voice.

The original owner felt sweet inside upon hearing this, categorized her as one of his own, and took even better care of her.

Who knew it would turn out like this?

The original owner didn't know whether she liked Lu Ting from the beginning or only developed feelings for him after working and spending more time together with him. She only felt that she had been doubly betrayed.

However, the original owner was unaware of this, but Mu Zhou was.

She looked up at Jiang Wanqing, who was sincerely apologizing, and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone:

"Your intervention successfully caused our breakup; you've achieved your goal, so there's no need for this useless apology."

Mu Zhou's voice was not quiet, so many people immediately slowed down or stopped and pretended to appreciate every corner.

After all, who doesn't love gossip?

It's still the same old story of a cheating husband and a mistress getting involved.

Some of those who knew Mu Zhou gasped instantly, looking like they'd stumbled upon some gossip.

The sudden cancellation of Mu Zhou and Lu Ting's engagement has indeed sparked considerable discussion within this circle.

But no one knows the exact reason.

Only now did they realize that Lu Ting had cheated on them with the young girl in front of them.

Instantly, many meaningful gazes fell upon Jiang Wanqing.

Her face paled for a moment, and she hurriedly explained:

"Senior, how can you say that? I was just your brother-in-law's secretary. I was forced to drink by a business partner with ill intentions, and he took me away out of a sense of responsibility as the boss. That's all. How can you slander me like that..."

Mu Zhou, impatient with her "explanations," said directly:

"I brought you home in the middle of the night because I felt obligated to be the boss?"

At this moment, everyone around, who had been almost completely still, revealed expressions of understanding.

They all subtly revealed a hint of disdain.

It turns out she was using the boss's secretary as a cover, but in reality she was entering and leaving the boss's home late at night.

How many bosses would go to such lengths?

How many female employees would dare to go to their male boss's home alone late at night?

They would never believe that the two of them didn't have some ambiguous feelings for each other.

Jiang Wanqing panicked for a moment.

Although she was considered quite mature among her peers, she was still young, and this was her first time encountering such a situation. Faced with Mu Zhou's assertiveness, she was almost unable to cope.

Just then, someone in the crowd of onlookers made a rustling sound. Mu Zhou looked up and saw Lu Ting walking towards them.

He frowned and stopped in front of Mu Zhou. "What happened?" Seeing that Mu Zhou ignored him, he looked at Jiang Wanqing. "What are you doing here?"

When Jiang Wanqing saw Lu Ting, the embarrassment and shame in her heart finally dissipated somewhat, and she explained softly:

"I came here on business, to choose a birthday present for Mr. Ace. I happened to run into you, senior, and I wanted to apologize and explain the misunderstanding from before, but senior..."

She bit her lip, forcing herself to continue:

"It's my fault, I shouldn't have bothered you, senior."

Lu Ting hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Alright, go ahead and do your thing."

He knew that Mu Zhou hadn't forgiven him yet, and naturally wouldn't forgive Jiang Wanqing either. If she stayed any longer, she wouldn't hear anything nice.

In fact, he highly recognized Jiang Wanqing's work ability.

Just like now, she looks like a timid and naive young girl, but she handles things with ease and can calmly explain the situation. Even if she is wronged, she will not cry and complain everywhere.

Even though Lu Ting didn't see what was happening, he knew that Jiang Wanqing must have been wronged by Mu Zhou.

But she didn't choose to complain or say much, which pleased Lu Ting.

The interaction between the two made Mu Zhou silently roll her eyes. She stood up and waved to Aimee, who was not far away.

“Return the painting to me.”

"Yes, Miss Mu."

Aimee immediately ordered someone to take down the painting "Blood Red".

Upon seeing this, Jiang Wanqing quickly stepped forward to stop him:

"Senior, you can misunderstand me or blame me for personal matters, but could you give me this painting? It's very important to your husband's company."

She looked at Lu Ting for help.

Lu Ting then remembered Ace, whom Jiang Wanqing had just mentioned, and asked:

"what happened?"

Jiang Wanqing quickly explained:

"We learned through various channels that Ace's daughter really liked this painting, 'Blood Red,' a few years ago, but the painter refused to sell it. Now his daughter has acute leukemia and is in critical condition..."

Jiang Wanqing didn't say anything more, but Lu Ting understood.

If they buy this painting and give it to Ace, fulfilling a small wish of his daughter before she died, they will be very confident in securing the next collaboration.

The potential profits from partnering with Ace's family business would be substantial.

Lu Ting naturally understood.

He looked at Mu Zhou with sincere eyes:

"Zhouzhou, can I have this painting? I can pay double the price, or you can have anything you want."

Lu Ting did not believe that Mu Zhou would refuse.

Mu Zhou witnessed firsthand the hardships he faced when he started his business.

She knew how much he wanted to succeed and prove himself.

Even though she hated and resented herself, she was still Mu Zhou, the same soft-hearted woman who loved him.

Public is public, private is private.

He believed that Mu Zhou was a person who prioritized the overall situation.

But reality was going to disappoint him.