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

Chapter 731 Childhood Sweetheart Marries Her Brother in Revenge, Then Regrets It (9)

As the car drove smoothly along the road, Mu Zhou suddenly remembered to ask Lu Chen why he had come to the art exhibition.

I've come to visit a friend.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhou covered her mouth in surprise and said embarrassedly:

"Did I interrupt your plans? Do you want to go back?"

She pulled him out directly, preventing him from seeing his friends.

Just then, Lu Chen's phone rang. Mu Zhou glanced at the unfamiliar name on the screen and guessed:

"Is he/she your friend?"

"Yes, we've made plans to have dinner tonight."

Mu Zhou followed suit and said:

"Then just drop me off on the side of the road, my driver will be right there."

Lu Chen paused for a moment, looking at the incoming call on his phone.

His gentlemanly manners and upbringing made it impossible for him to leave Mu Zhou on the side of the road.

He had already answered the phone, and unsurprisingly, the other party inquired about his marital status and invited him and his wife to dinner together.

In the quiet carriage, the voice on the other end of the phone wasn't quiet. Mu Zhou stared straight at him, and when he looked over, he nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Lu Chen's lips curved into a smile as he spoke into the phone:

"Okay, we'll go together."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Zhou said:

"Consider it a thank you for saving face for me today. I'll definitely do my best at dinner."

When the topic of the art exhibition came up, Lu Chen casually asked:

"Did you two have a fight at the art exhibition just now?"

Mu Zhou snorted:

"No, it's just that I bought a painting, and my junior classmate also wanted to buy it, saying it was a gift for a business partner. Lu Ting also wanted me to give it up, but I refused. I bought it myself."

Lu Chen thought of what she had just deliberately said in front of others:

"The one we should hang in our new house?"

Mu Zhou was taken aback, then realized his earlier "outrageous remarks," and his face flushed slightly with embarrassment.

"I just said it casually."

Lu Chen chuckled softly.

Mu Zhou looked up at him curiously.

Although Lu Chen smiles occasionally, it's mostly out of politeness and courtesy.

Without that facade, his voice, tinged with laughter, was exceptionally captivating, and for some reason, it possessed a hint of allure.

Mu Zhou's ears were a little itchy, and she subconsciously rubbed them, which drew Lu Chen's gaze.

Then I saw her bright red, full earlobes.

His eyes darkened slightly, and he raised his hand to push up his glasses.

The idea of ​​hanging it in the new house was just something Mu Zhou casually mentioned; their new house didn't even exist yet.

Moreover, she had other uses for this painting.

Mu Zhou sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off and subconsciously changed the subject:

"Luckily I didn't forgive Lu Ting. He said he wouldn't see Jiang Wanqing again after she was transferred, but we met today. The two of them don't seem to be estranged at all. What is this? Are they trying to fool me?"

Mu Zhou looked indignant.

Lu Chen echoed:

"Indeed, Lu Ting did a bad job."

As if she had received strong approval, Mu Zhou moved closer to Lu Chen, her eyes bright and sparkling.

"Right, you think so too? He never intended to change; he just wanted to fool me."

Lu Chen nodded seriously:

"Well, if it were me, that secretary would probably be out of the country by now. I wouldn't let anyone who's an eyesore have the chance to appear in front of you."

Seeing Mu Zhou's slightly startled expression, he added:

"Of course, I will never blur the lines in the first place, and I will never keep people who have ill intentions towards me by my side."

He also has female secretaries, but there would never be such rumors between him and his female secretaries, and he would never accept someone who has feelings for him as his secretary.

Mu Zhou's face lit up with surprise and delight as she excitedly grabbed his hand:

"Right! You also noticed that Jiang Wanqing likes Lu Ting, right?! I noticed it a long time ago, but Lu Ting just wouldn't admit it. He insisted that I was too possessive and jealous, and that I had misunderstood Jiang Wanqing. He also said that she just wanted to focus on her work."

Finally, someone agreed with her, and Mu Zhou spoke with even more enthusiasm:

"Hmph, I think Lu Ting knows perfectly well what's going on, but he's pretending not to. You're a man too, you can see at a glance that Jiang Wanqing likes him, how could he not see it, right?"

She chattered away, while Lu Chen lowered his eyes, his gaze sweeping over her tightly clenched hand.

Hearing her seeking his approval, Lu Chen withdrew his gaze, his voice completely unwavering:

"Isn't this obvious?"

Lu Chen had studied psychology and paid close attention to people's small actions and subconscious reactions.

This is very helpful during negotiations.

Therefore, he could easily notice that Jiang Wanqing's body was subconsciously leaning towards Lu Ting, and that she would actively move closer to Lu Ting.

"This has completely disrupted normal social distancing."

Logically speaking, familiar colleagues and friends of the opposite sex will tacitly maintain a distance, generally no less than 0.5 meters, and mostly around one meter.

Otherwise, you will feel uncomfortable about your personal space being invaded.

Women typically do not intentionally break the 0.5 social distance.

Unless, of course, the boy is her lover or someone she likes.

Just now, when Jiang Wanqing took the initiative to approach Lu Ting several times, the distance between them was only about ten centimeters.

This is complete intimacy.

Mu Zhou listened attentively to his analysis, wishing she could clap her hands and cheer.

"I always felt something was off about the two of them standing together, and sure enough!"

Mu Zhou gritted her teeth slightly, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, feeling more anger at being deceived than sadness.

Lu Chen subconsciously wanted to adjust his glasses, but looking at his right hand, he suddenly remembered the warm touch he had just felt.

After a pause, he slowly adjusted his glasses.

A shadowy glint flashed quickly across the depths of his eyes, hidden behind his glasses.

*

The dinner was a pleasant and harmonious affair.

When it came to dessert, Mu Zhou took a bite of pudding and, after tasting the faint strawberry flavor, she frowned almost imperceptibly.

He then quietly put it down and didn't eat another bite.

She has a quirk: she likes strawberries, but dislikes strawberry products, such as strawberry cake, strawberry milk, and strawberry candy.

So after tasting the strawberry flavor in the pudding, I didn't want to eat it anymore.

Lu Chen hadn't actually been paying attention to her the whole time, but strangely, he had taken in all her movements.

It was obvious that she didn't like the pudding.

He remembered that the night Mu Zhou stayed at his house, he had his assistant deliver a lot of lemon-flavored drinks and desserts.

So he whispered to her:

"Would you like to change to lemon flavor?"

"……it is good."

Mu Zhou was somewhat surprised, not expecting that he would actually notice his displeasure.

She smiled, pursing her lips.

The friend across the way sighed silently after seeing this.

It seems that Lu Chen is quite serious about this controversial marriage.

*

Lu Chen went on a business trip, and Mu Zhou also started to get busy with work.

She let the company's vice president in, gave him a few instructions, and then had someone go to her home to pack up the painting "Blood Red".

The branch she now manages overlaps in business with Lu Ting's branch.

Now that they've brought her the information that Ace's daughter is seriously ill, she'll naturally make good use of it.

She had already had the information verified, so she planned to take the vice president directly to the United States.