Chapter 37

While still in the elevator, Chu Muchao noticed that Chu Wen's mood was off.

She's just not sure yet.

When boarding the vehicle.

In the past, unless Chu Wen was waiting for her in the car, he would always protect her and wait for her to get in.

Although she had protected Chu Wen's head today, the moment she looked up after getting into the car, she saw the irritability and unease in Chu Wen's eyes.

Several minutes had passed since the car drove off, and Chu Wen remained silent, continuously radiating his cold and aloof aura.

Chu Muchao leaned closer and poked his arm.

Just like every time she used to act cute, she looked up at him with a smile.

"Brother, are you in a bad mood?"

Chu Wen heard her voice and then snapped out of his thoughts, focusing his gaze on Chu Muchao.

"how?"

Chu Muchao asked, "Why are you unhappy? I only asked you to keep me company because you said you had nothing to do today."

Chu Wen was used to hiding his emotions inside his armor, not letting others easily see through him.

The more Chu Muchao wanted to pry, the more uneasy he became.

He was afraid that she would discover the secrets hidden deep in his heart.

Chu Wen looked away, his voice indifferent.

"It's alright. Since we're out, how about we go somewhere to walk around and eat out?"

Chu Muchao's eyes lit up: "Huh? Really? Is it true? We can eat delicious food outside? We don't have to eat the nutritious meals at home anymore?"

Chu Wen chuckled softly, "You little glutton. Sure, what do you want to eat? I'll take you."

Wow, what a great thing!

Chu Muchao didn't stand on ceremony.

I want to eat butter hot pot!

Chu Wen: "Excessive oil and spice."

"The roasted lamb chops!"

Chu Wen: "I've eaten it recently."

"How about sashimi?"

Chu Wen: "Parasit."

Chu Muchao's voice grew softer and softer, and his excited tone faded.

Chu Wen asked more than ten questions in a row, but he refused to allow it.

Chu Muchao lost interest and straightened up, leaning back in his chair.

"Let's eat at home."

"..."

Chu Wen hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

He wanted to satisfy Chu Muchao's appetite, but what she said was not suitable for her recent diet.

This made her unhappy again.

Chu Wen was annoyed and looked out the window.

In my mind, the system's gentle voice, clearly tinged with laughter, appeared.

[Miss Mu Mu, you cast double magic twice today, so you'll receive two random delicacies. Would you like to enjoy them together tonight?]

[Friendly reminder: These are two of the items you just mentioned.]

Such a good thing!

Chu Muchao: I want it!

Hmph, what does it matter if her brother won't let her eat? She can find satisfaction elsewhere~

【^-^ It's my honor to satisfy Miss Mu Mu.】

-

After a weekend, work progressed much more smoothly.

No one deliberately sabotaged the process, and the plan was approved quickly. On Monday morning, the requirements were integrated and sent to the graphic designer to start creating the graphics.

Everything is proceeding normally and in an orderly manner.

Everyone is busy with their own work.

Except for Chu Muchao.

Bored, Chu Muchao turned his chair so that it faced the window.

While enjoying the sea view, I asked in the group chat if anyone wanted to go out for hot pot that night.

Over the weekend, she enjoyed a hot pot with butter that the system had delivered to her.

They thoughtfully provided more than ten dishes of ingredients for hot pot, along with corresponding dipping sauces for oil, sesame paste, and peanut sauce.

The fatty beef dipped in peanut sauce has a loose and tender texture, coated in a rich peanut sauce mixed with crushed peanuts. With one bite, the heavy oil and spiciness of the fatty beef and beef fat are neutralized by the peanut sauce, resulting in a savory and delicious flavor.

After the freshly sliced ​​beef and tripe have been cooked for a while, pick them up and dip them in a sauce made with cilantro and garlic. This will bring out the spiciness of the beef tallow hot pot base and the original flavors of the beef and tripe even more.

Um……

Super delicious!

It's so much more delicious than the beef bone hot pot, mushroom hot pot, and chicken soup hot pot that Chu Wen asked his aunt to make!

Chao: Come on, come on, I'm so hungry!

Sui: Are you sure your brother won't be angry if he knows you ate this? Although I think he's being nosy.

Chao: I'll talk about it when I know. Anyway, I'm already angry. I've never seen a parent take care of their child's food and drink until they're over twenty!

Sui: Okay, I know one...

Before Xu Sui could finish reading her message, Chu Muchao saw a message pop up at the top of his phone from Chu Wen:

I've prepared the buttered hot pot you wanted tonight...

Um? !

Chao: Wait a minute, I saw my brother sent a message.

Sui: ...

Xinbao: Is Chuwen going to take you out to eat?

Chu Muchao opened Chu Wen's message.

Tonight I've prepared the hot pot you wanted, made with butter. Just tell Auntie what side dishes you'd like.

Chu Muchao realized that as long as she got really angry, Chu Wen would lower his "principles".

Chu Muchao replied: Is it just a little bit of chili oil and a little bit of spice again?

Chu Wen: Is the oil and spiciness enough to match that of a hot pot restaurant?

Chu Muchao: (Little Cat Hum.JPG) Really? Don't tell me you just said it casually when you got home for dinner.

Chu Wen: I won't lie to you.

Chu Muchao: Let me think about it.

Chu Muchao immediately sent a message in the small group.

Chao: I've noticed that Chu Wen always backs down whenever I get angry.

Chao: So what about the way he used to threaten me and strictly control me, and I listened to him?

Sui: You're obedient.

Xinbao: You're a good girl.

Chao: I haven't agreed yet.

Xinbao: Hey, Chu Wen has spoken, you'll have to go home and have his hotpot sooner or later.

Xinbao: Oh right, the woman we ran into at the mall last time who beat up that jerk, is she working at your company too?

Chao: Yeah, she's amazing. She's got everyone in our department under her thumb, and it's only been two weeks.

Sui: What about the one who loved gossip? Doesn't he gossip anymore?

Chao: I don't know about it behind closed doors; I haven't heard anything about it this week.

Xinbao: Congratulations! You've gained another great general.

towards:?

Chao: What's the joke?

Sui: ...I didn't even know?

Sui: [Screenshot][Screenshot]

Sui: I don't know where this came from, the adopted son and the real daughter are fighting for power, hahaha, it's so funny. I wish your internet speed was half as fast as Chu Wen's.

Chu Muchao opened the screenshot.

The first image shows a conversation in a friend's group chat, the content of which is what the second image shows—a blog post published by a marketing account:

An adopted son versus a real heiress: the battle for succession is about to begin!

Chu Wen is an adopted son of a wealthy family, but he wields real power as the group's CEO. (Image: Screenshot of Chu Wen's business meeting)

The real heiress, however, had just been brought back from abroad by the Chu family. Having been away from her for years to nurture her, her abilities would undoubtedly be vastly different from those of her personally trained adopted son. (Image: A celebrity model blurred out; photo photoshopped, not the actual person.)

Chu Wen's status as an adopted son of a wealthy family has been exposed, and the intention behind it is self-evident. Guess who will ultimately seize the Chu family's assets and inherit the trillions of dollars in assets?

towards:?

Chao: My parents are still alive!!!

Sui: Calm down, calm down, this marketing account has already been banned.

Xinbao: It's super fast. If someone on my WeChat Moments hadn't been surfing the internet on 5G, I wouldn't have been able to get a screenshot. It must have been your brother's doing.

These people are just so bored.

Can't they get along harmoniously as a family?

Can't an adopted son and an only daughter be good family members? Why do they have to fight over something?

Chao: I really can't have hot pot with you guys, I have to go home and talk to him.

Chao: He's a man of many thoughts, and he's also a taciturn person who doesn't like to talk about things. He keeps everything bottled up inside. I wonder what he'll think when he sees this blog post.

Sui: OK.

Sui: He is deep in thought, but don't imagine him to be fragile or sensitive. He is not some pitiful little dependent on others.

Xinbao: Yeah~ I agree too~

Oh dear, they don't understand.

Chu Wen only appeared very strong and powerful in public, as if he were invincible.

-

Chu Wen really wasn't lying!

They actually got the chef to make an authentic beef tallow hot pot!

It smelled exactly the same as the hot pot that the system had delivered to her that night!

Chu Muchao turned to look at Chu Wen, his face filled with undisguised surprise.

Chu Wen sighed and ruffled her hair.

"You're so pathetic, so greedy?"

Chu Muchao nodded vigorously: "It's super delicious! It's fragrant and spicy, and eating a mouthful of meat dipped in the spicy sauce is so satisfying!"

Chu Wen raised an eyebrow, his voice instantly turning cold.

"Hmm? Where did you eat this?"

"Ah... haha, I secretly had a meal somewhere you don't know about."

Chu Muchao's words were vague and unclear.

Afraid of making things more complicated, she quickly pulled Chu Wen's arm and sat him down. "Oh, eat quickly, I can't wait!"

Chu Muchao could feel that Chu Wen's gaze lingered on her face for a very long time before slowly moving away.

-

The atmosphere eased somewhat.

More importantly, Chu Muchao felt that he had temporarily satisfied his taste buds, so he put down his chopsticks, picked up the strawberry jam jelly next to him and stirred it, asking seemingly casually.

"Brother, I recently heard a rumor that we should fight over property rights. Haha, don't you think that's funny? We're family, why would I fight with you?"

Chu Muchao had tried his best to make his tone light and cheerful.

As soon as she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of Chu Wen looking up at her.

Chu Muchao scooped up a mouthful of ice jelly and put it in his mouth to relieve the tension and unnaturalness on his face.

"Brother, will you always be my brother?"

Chu Wen's dark eyes stared straight into her eyes.

His sharp eyes seemed to see right through her.

Chu Muchao took a bite of the small spoon, put down the small glass bowl, squinted her eyes, and revealed a sweet smile.

"Isn't it great that we're like this? When Mom and Dad aren't home, I have an older brother who takes care of me and cares about me. It makes me feel so safe..."

“In fact, my household registration has been transferred out, and I am no longer my parents’ adopted son.”

Chu Wen spoke in a cold voice.

"As I said before, all of this is yours. You're at your own pace now, gradually getting to know the company, which is great. You can join new courses in a while; I've already found you a teacher."

"elder brother?"

Chu Muchao froze, staring at Chu Wen in disbelief: "What you're saying sounds like a family splitting up... You're not going to take care of me anymore?"

Chu Wen curled his lips into a smile: "What are you talking about? I won't abandon you, but I'll do it in a different way."

"What?"

Chu Wen didn't want to continue this topic.

Using long chopsticks, he picked up a stack of freshly sliced ​​beef and put it into the hot pot. After it was cooked, he put it into Chu Muchao's bowl.

"You've been craving this, so eat it."

Chu Muchao stood up abruptly.

Is this a farewell dinner?

"..."

Chu Wen frowned slightly and took a deep breath.

"If you say anything that makes me angry again, I won't let you eat whatever you want anymore, and pleading won't work."

Chu Muchao immediately sat down.

"Oh, okay, brother."

-

After dinner.

Chu Wen returned to his room and dialed a number.

"Check who she ate hot pot with, especially those with spicy oil, beef tallow, or strong flavors."

"Sir, the information I have shows that Miss has dined with friends abroad several times. I found the photos on her friend's overseas account and have already sent them to you."

Chu Wen opened his email and saw the photos the other party had sent.

One man appeared frequently in the shot, and his gaze towards Chaochao was particularly piercing.