Chapter 31 Whether I can do it or not, don't you...?
The leader was a middle-aged man, who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had thinning hair, a big belly, and looked particularly greasy.
He was followed by a young man who appeared to be an assistant.
The woman next to her was someone Chu Rou recognized very well; it was He Yin, her former best friend.
Chu Rou frowned. Wasn't He Yin always taking care of He Wei? Why was she coming with the client?
Mo Xing'an had already stood up to greet him, "President Liu!"
General Manager Liu grinned and strode over to shake hands with Mo Xing'an. "General Manager Mo, thank you for making this trip."
Mo Xing'an spoke politely and introduced Chu Rou beside him, "This is Manager Chu from our company's development department. She is very familiar with the products, so you can ask her anything you don't understand."
Mr. Liu looked Chu Rou up and down, from head to toe, his blatant gaze making Chu Rou very uncomfortable.
He extended his hand and said, "Manager Chu is truly beautiful and capable!"
"Mr. Liu is too kind."
Chu Rou couldn't refuse her client, so she smiled and lightly touched Mr. Liu's hand with her fingertips as a gesture. Unexpectedly, Mr. Liu held her hand tightly, and his thumb was even rubbing against the back of Chu Rou's hand.
Chu Rou's expression immediately changed, and she pulled her hand away.
Mr. Liu wasn't angry; he just smiled, turned his head, and called out, "Xiao He."
He Yin stepped forward and said, "President Liu."
"You and Manager Chu must be quite familiar with each other, right?"
He Yin nodded, "We worked together for a few years."
Mo Xing'an looked at Chu Rou with some doubt in his eyes. Chu Rou explained, "Manager He recently left the R&D department."
"I see." Mo Xing'an stroked his chin.
The subsequent negotiations did not go smoothly. He Yin was essentially a spy who knew all the internal information about Wanhua Electronics, so the unit price of the products was repeatedly reduced.
The negotiations were stalled, so Mo Xing'an stopped them in time. He stood up and said, "Mr. Liu, I think we should call it a day and reschedule."
Mr. Liu laughed heartily, "Okay, everything can be discussed, there's always a solution."
As Mr. Liu spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Chu Rou.
Mo Xing'an slightly turned his head and glanced at Chu Rou beside him. A smile appeared on his lips as he shook hands with President Liu. "I'll go back and prepare to make another appointment with you."
Chu Rou disliked President Liu's lecherous gaze and kept her head down, trying to avoid seeing him.
On the way back, Mo Xing'an asked Chu Rou, "What's your relationship like with that Manager He?"
After a moment of silence, Chu Rou replied, "It's a personal grudge."
Mo Xing'an raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything more.
Back at the company, Chu Rou felt a bit annoyed; she'd had a really bad run of luck these past two days.
When it was time to leave work, Chu Rou opened her phone to book a ride home, and a message popped up.
Mo Chi: [Goes downstairs.]
Chu Rou: [? Downstairs at the company?]
Mo Chi: [Hmm.]
Chu Rou breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was some good news today; her calligraphy should have calmed down.
She had just taken two steps with her bag when Mo Xing'an came out of his office and called her back.
"Manager Chu!"
Chu Rou stopped and turned around. "Mr. Mo, is there something you need?"
Mo Xing'an held the car keys in his hand. "I saw you took a taxi here this morning, right? Do you need me to take you home?"
"No need, someone's here to pick me up."
Mo Xing'an tentatively asked, "Boyfriend?"
“No, it’s a younger brother,” Chu Rou waved to Mo Xing’an, “Mr. Mo, I’m leaving now, bye-bye!”
Mo Xing'an watched Chu Rou walk away with a sly expression, muttering to himself, "It's good that she doesn't have a boyfriend."
Chu Rou ran out of the company and saw Mo Chi's car. She rushed over, opened the passenger door, and got in.
Mo Chi glanced at her sideways. "Is there a dog chasing you?"
Chu Rou fastened her seatbelt, panting heavily, "Huh? No, I don't know why, but I always feel very depressed at the company, and I don't know when I can go back to the R&D department."
"That guy named Mo Xing'an treated you badly?" Mo Chi asked.
Chu Rou pondered for a moment and replied, "It's not that it's bad, it's just that he seems a bit gloomy, and I feel uneasy working around him."
Haven't you thought about changing jobs?
Chu Rou shook her head, "I finally managed to become a junior manager with a pretty high salary. If I switch companies, I'll have to start all over again."
Mo Chi remained silent.
Chu Rou kept glancing at Mo Chi, his perfect profile and tightly pursed thin lips reminded her of their passionate kiss last night.
The scene seemed to be imprinted in her mind, playing repeatedly frame by frame, causing Chu Rou's face to flush red.
They stopped at a red light, and Mo Chi stepped on the brakes. He gently stroked Chu Rou's cheek with the back of his hand and teased, "Why is your face red? What are you thinking about?"
Chu Rou suddenly realized that she seemed to have gotten used to Mo Chi's intimate gestures towards her, and she didn't feel disgusted. Perhaps she subconsciously regarded Mo Chi as her younger brother.
She rubbed her face. "It might be a bit hot in the car."
Mo Chi glanced at her. "Did you remember something?"
"Huh?" Chu Rou paused. "What could I possibly remember?"
“For example, last night…” Mo Chi stopped halfway through his sentence.
Chu Rou swallowed nervously, "Last night?"
Mo Chi chuckled lightly, "I carried you back to your room last night. You should lose some weight."
Chu Rou immediately objected to this, saying, "I'm not fat at all. Even I can't carry you. It's just that you're not good enough."
"Whether I can do it or not, don't you..." Mo Chi stopped halfway through his sentence.
Almost letting it slip, Mo Chi bit his cheek and drove quietly.
Chu Rou blinked. What was wrong with Mo Chi? Why didn't he finish his sentence? What was he trying to say?
Doesn't she know whether he's capable or not? No, she really doesn't know.
"Doesn't she want to try?" she thought. "Pah! She doesn't want to."
She should definitely shut up after saying such disrespectful things to her sister.
The two walked in silence when Chu Rou's phone suddenly vibrated. She opened it and saw a message from Huang Shan.
Huang Shan: [Sister Chu Rou, there's a girl named Ye Xia at school who's eyeing Mo Chi. You need to keep a close eye on Mo Chi. But Qu Jie and I have already taught Ye Xia a lesson.]
Chu Rou: [Thank you, but I trust Mo Chi, and please don't bully your classmates.]
Chu Rou was quite moved and felt that Huang Shan and Qu Jie were two girls worth befriending.
Back home, Chu Rou busied herself cooking, lamenting that she felt like a mother hen, raising her two eldest sons.
Fortunately, she didn't have to worry about cleaning the apartment; Mo Chi had hired a cleaning lady to come and clean it.
After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they sat there chatting.
Chu Rou kept praising Huang Shan and Qu Jie, which made Shen Luo's expression increasingly unpleasant.
"Sis, have you been bribed by Huang Shan? You're not going to sell me out, are you?"
Chu Rou glanced at him disdainfully, "I'd like to sell you, but unfortunately you're not worth much."
Thinking of the message Huang Shan sent, Chu Rou looked at Mo Chi, "Mo Bao, I heard Ye Xia has started pursuing you?"
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