Chapter 327 Caught Her with Another Man

After Cui Xiao left, the entire law firm was in chaos, and even Zhou Mubin's condition was greatly affected.

Especially after Kim Mo-li became his assistant, the law firm became even more chaotic.

In order to cultivate her own cronies, she fired many employees of the law firm and then hired new people from outside to form her own clique.

Many people in the law firm were complaining, and it wasn't that Zhou Mubin didn't want to manage it, but rather that he simply couldn't manage it all.

He was also very upset, as he still hadn't found a position as an assistant.

Xie Nanzhi couldn't help but laugh at his pitiful appearance. She placed one of the pastries on his desk and said, "Old Zhou, have you ever heard the saying, 'There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.' I really can't bring myself to sympathize with you."

As she spoke, she stood up from her chair. "These are pastries I brought from the capital. Try them; Xibei really likes them."

Zhou Mubin, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed the other portion in her hand. "Why is there another one? Didn't you just come from Xibei?"

Xie Nanzhi looked at the pastries in her hand. "This one is for Cui Xiao. She's been a lot of help to me while I was away."

Zhou Mubin's eyes lit up as soon as he heard the name Cui Xiao.

Zhou Mubin's hands moved back and forth, and even his voice softened a bit, "Oh, that's rare. She still has time to help you? Every time I ask her, she's always busy as a spinning top."

Xie Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and deliberately waved the pastries she had given to Cui Xiao in front of Zhou Mubin. "Old Zhou, she's already resigned, and you're not interested in her, so why are you looking for her?"

"I was just eager to find talented people," Zhou Mubin hurriedly explained, but the tips of his ears turned red. "After all, Cui Xiao and I have worked well together over the years, and I feel at ease with her in charge of the firm."

Xie Nanzhi suppressed a laugh and deliberately slowed her pace to the door. "Oh? So eager to find talent? But they might not even want your offer."

Zhou Mubin choked for a moment and remained silent.

Xie Nanzhi continued, "Old Zhou, Cui Xiao has already made things clear to you. Knowing her as I do, no matter how good the terms you offer, Cui Xiao won't come back. I even think that by making things clear to you, Cui Xiao wants to shatter the only possibility between you two. To put it bluntly, she probably wants to completely sever ties with you and give up on you."

Zhou Mubin was taken aback, his brows furrowing instantly.

Xie Nanzhi noticed his change in mood and sighed, "Well, you'd better take care of yourself. I'm leaving now. Let's get together again another time."

Xie Nanzhi was about to leave when Zhou Mubin noticed the beautifully packaged box of pastries in her hand. He suddenly stood up and said, "Aren't you busy? Why don't I deliver it to you? I'm going there later anyway, so it'll save you the trouble."

Xie Nanzhi glanced back at him, a knowing smile playing on her lips. "Old Zhou, actually it's on my way back too."

Zhou Mubin coughed twice, forcing himself to make amends, "The president of Nanzheng Group is extremely busy. Do you really need to trouble yourself with such a small matter?"

Xie Nanzhi didn't expose him, and put the pastries in front of him, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Lawyer Zhou."

After saying that, Xie Nanzhi strode away.

Zhou Mubin stared at the pastries in front of him for a while, then picked one up and went out shortly after.

Downstairs at the Asia Pacific Group building, Zhou Mubin parked his car and took out his phone to send a message to Cui Xiao.

But I didn't get a reply for a long time.

Zhou Mubin wasn't a patient person, and he had done the same to Cui Xiao before. He was about to make a phone call, but in the end, reason prevailed.

Perhaps she's busy and didn't see it; let's wait a little longer.

Zhou Mubin convinced himself in this way.

Another half hour passed, and the phone still didn't ring. Zhou Mubin couldn't sit still any longer.

He glanced at his watch; it was almost time to leave work.

Let's give her another five minutes.

If she doesn't reply to his messages, he'll go up and grab her.

As Zhou Mubin was thinking this, he suddenly saw a slender white figure in front of the automatic door of the Asia-Pacific Group.

Zhou Mubin's tense face finally showed a hint of a smile. He carefully straightened his suit before opening the car door and getting out. But as soon as he stepped out, he saw Cui Xiao smilingly walking in another direction.

Zhou Mubin glanced over instinctively and immediately saw Mo Ziqian.

It turned out to be Mo Ziqian.

He personally chose her boyfriend.

Mo Ziqian was very tall, wearing a light gray trench coat and holding a bouquet of roses in his arms. His voice was gentle, "Flowers for a beautiful woman, I hope Miss Cui likes them."

"Thank you," Cui Xiao said.

She reached out to take the flowers, but when she looked up, she met Zhou Mubin's gaze. The smile on her face froze instantly, and the flowers in her hand trembled slightly. "Lawyer Zhou, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Mubin didn't move, his gaze shifting from Cui Xiao's face to Mo Ziqian.

Mo Ziqian also looked over, his eyes calm and without surprise.

The wind seemed to have stopped, and the leaves that had been dancing wildly on the branches also stopped. Only the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the three people, casting long, intertwined shadows.

Zhou Mubin's voice was a little dry, "Waiting for you."

Then, his brows furrowed, and he said with some anger, "I sent you a message, but you didn't reply."

Cui Xiao's face twitched slightly, and she was about to say something when Mo Ziqian spoke first, "Lawyer Zhou, hello, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

He extended his hand, his posture polite, yet carrying an undeniable sense of distance. "Does Attorney Zhou have something to discuss with Miss Cui?"

Zhou Mubin didn't reach out, but just stared at Cui Xiao, "Nanzhi brought some pastries from the capital. She had some free time, so she asked me to deliver them for her."

Cui Xiao looked and indeed saw the pastry box on Zhou Mubin's right hand.

Cui Xiao held the flowers in her arms, her fingertips turning white. "I was handling some work just now, and I didn't see my phone in my bag."

"Yeah?"

Zhou Mubin chuckled, but there was no warmth in his voice. "You used to reply to my messages instantly."

His gaze fell on the bouquet of fiery red roses. For the first time, Zhou Mubin found the flowers so dazzling, especially the fiery red color, which made him feel extremely irritable.

Mo Ziqian moved closer to Cui Xiao, blocking half of her body, his tone still gentle but with more weight, "As Attorney Zhou said, that was in the past. I remember Miss Cui used to be your assistant. As an assistant, replying to the boss's messages immediately was part of her job. Now that the employment relationship has been terminated, she naturally doesn't need to maintain such a high level of attention to Attorney Zhou all the time."

He looked at Zhou Mubin, a different look in his eyes. "By the way, Attorney Zhou, I heard that when Miss Cui resigned, she paid you a large sum of money as a penalty. Is that true?"

These words, which sounded like a casual question, became an invisible thorn that pierced Zhou Mubin's heart.

Cui Xiao kept her head down, neither speaking nor looking at Zhou Mubin.