Chapter 404 Learning the Truth

Seeing his earnest expression, Miao Miao's eyes flashed with a smile. She then picked up a water glass from the low cabinet and handed it to him, her tone softening, "Brother Zhou, you don't need to be so polite with me. Young Master Xu gave me quite a bit of money. However, you were drunk last night, and you kept calling out 'Cui Xiao.' I suppose she's the girl Brother Zhou likes. But Brother Zhou is so outstanding, why wouldn't Miss Cui like you? Did you do something to hurt her?"

Miao Miao's tone was tinged with curiosity, and her eyes became serious.

Upon hearing Miao Miao's words, a heavy gloom instantly settled over Zhou Mubin's eyes, as if the sunlight had been obscured by dark clouds.

Xu Chenghao asked Miao Miao to take care of him, which was obviously the kind of "care" he was looking for. Fortunately, this woman wasn't scheming and didn't take advantage of his drunkenness to climb into his bed.

Zhou Mubin lowered his head and took a sip of honey water. The sweet taste spread on his tongue, but it couldn't suppress the bitterness in his heart.

He remained silent for a long time, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the inside of the water glass until his knuckles turned white, before he slowly spoke, his voice carrying a barely perceptible bitterness, "Yes, I did something that hurt her a lot, so now she won't talk to me."

Miao Miao looked at his tightly pursed lips and the regret in his eyes, knowing that he must be feeling bad, so she didn't ask for more details.

She stood up, gently straightened her skirt, and said in a light tone, "Brother Zhou, my mother has always said that it's not about making mistakes, but about being able to correct them. I believe that as long as you show your utmost sincerity, Miss Cui will eventually feel it. Where there's a will, there's a way, Brother Zhou, you must keep going."

Miao Miao's smile only made Zhou Mubin miss Cui Xiao even more.

Later, the two went downstairs for breakfast. The first thing Zhou Mubin did after returning to the law firm was to have someone help Miao Miao out.

At least it will prevent her from having to work part-time in such places to earn tuition fees during her four years of college.

This can be considered payment for the care she took care of last night.

Zhou Mubin picked up his phone and opened Cui Xiao's WeChat Moments, only to find it empty.

She is also a ruthless woman. Since this social media app came into existence, Cui Xiao has never posted any content.

He read on a new media public account that a person who can control their desire to share must be a person with a strong inner self and sufficient self-control.

That's absolutely right, Cui Xiao is indeed that kind of person.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally decided not to send the message.

That heartless woman Cui Xiao wouldn't reply even if he saw it; it would be pointless for him to send a message.

However, Miao Miao is right about one thing.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

He definitely needs to work harder.

Having completed his work efficiently, Zhou Mubin arrived at the East Asia Group building at 4:30 pm sharp.

He leaned against the black Maybach, his gaze fixed on the exit of the office building, his fingertips unconsciously twirling, waiting leisurely for Cui Xiao to get off work.

As the setting sun bathed the glass curtain wall in a warm golden hue, people began to emerge from the building.

As Zhou Mubin was looking up to search for Cui Xiao, the conversation between two female employees walking out side by side drifted into his ears, causing him to freeze instantly.

"Have you heard? The results of the vice president election are in! President Lin was elected, and Secretary Cui lost!"

"I heard that Secretary Cui received a phone call yesterday and ran away without participating in the self-recommendation, which is why she missed such a good opportunity."

"Oh my god! Just because of this? Secretary Cui has been preparing for this vice president position for so long. Last time, she even stayed up all night revising the proposal seven times to secure the project in the west of the city. And it's all gone just like that?"

"Who says otherwise? I heard that Secretary Cui cried for a long time in her office this afternoon, and even her prepared plan for becoming the vice president fell out when she was packing her things..."

Zhou Mubin could no longer hear what was said after that, and the pressure on his fingertips suddenly tightened.

Yesterday, he was only thinking about "settling scores" with Cui Xiao and forcibly made her come downstairs. He never thought about what the consequences would be if he called her away from the company at that time.

That's the position of the company's vice president; with Cui Xiao's abilities, she is absolutely capable of handling it.

As a result, because of him, we missed out...

Zhou Mubin stared blankly for a long time before Cui Xiao finally appeared.

She was wearing a simple white shirt, her hair was casually tied back, her face was expressionless, she was carrying a black mesh bag, and she was walking slower than usual. Her back view exuded an indescribable fatigue.

The moment Zhou Mubin saw Cui Xiao, he instinctively hid in his car and quickly drove out of her sight.

However, Zhou Mubin did not go far.

Instead, he stood aside and watched her silently.

Instead of driving as usual, she walked slowly along the roadside. When she passed a convenience store, she stopped to buy a bottle of mineral water. As she tilted her head back to drink, Zhou Mubin vaguely saw her Adam's apple bobbing, as if she was suppressing something.

The car windows remained open, and the bustling streets echoed the city's evening hustle and bustle.

Looking at Cui Xiao's lonely figure, Zhou Mubin felt a sharp pang in his heart. The bouquet of flowers he had specially prepared seemed particularly glaring in the passenger seat.

For the first time, he felt that his threatening words yesterday, "I'll give you five minutes to come downstairs," were extremely excessive.

Unconsciously, his fingertips tightened around the steering wheel, leaving varying depths of marks on his palm from the texture of the leather surface.

Cui Xiao stopped at the bus stop on the street corner, and sat down on a chair next to it, holding an empty mineral water bottle.

Actually, when she came out of the convenience store, she noticed that familiar gaze from behind.

That was the look she had been watching for three years, and it couldn't be hidden even through the crowd.

Pedestrians hurried by, and no one noticed the figure huddled in the corner of the platform. Only the setting sun stretched her shadow long, laying it alone on the ground.

She glanced up discreetly, her eyes sweeping across the street to the familiar black sedan. The window was half-rolled down, and she could vaguely see the tall, imposing figure in the driver's seat. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly buried her head back down.

Zhou Mubin felt as if his heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, and even breathing was accompanied by a dull pain.

Just then, Zhou Mubin's phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a call from Sun Lu. He didn't answer and hung up immediately.

Immediately after, Sun Lu sent a message.

[Attorney Zhou, a client is causing trouble at the law firm. Would you mind coming back if it's convenient for you?]

His fingertip hovered above the screen, but he didn't reply for a long time.

Zhou Mubin could see clearly through the reflection in the car window that there was a subtle anxiety hidden in her tired eyes.

Cui Xiao suddenly stood up and walked across the street.

She deliberately slowed her pace, and when she reached the pedestrian crossing, she pretended to fix her hair and glanced back. Sure enough, the black sedan slowly started and followed not far away.

Zhou Mubin's heart tightened, and he immediately started the car, but stopped at a red light at the intersection.