Chapter 386 His job transfer has nothing to do with me
Cui Xiao paused, then asked blankly, "What?"
Zhou Mubin met her gaze and said, word by word, "Only you. I've only ever cooked for you. There have been no other women."
Upon hearing this, she seemed frozen in place, the fork in her hand hanging in mid-air. Her expression was replaced by astonishment, and even her breath caught in her throat for half a second.
His gaze was fixed on the person opposite him, his thin eyebrows were raised high, and his lips were slightly parted, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time. He was obviously startled by this sudden sentence.
However, the topic did not continue; Cui Xiao did not ask any more questions, and Zhou Mubin did not say anything more.
Breakfast ended in silence. Cui Xiao put down her fork and was about to get up to leave when Zhou Mubin called out to her, "Wait a minute."
She stiffened, turned to look at him, her calm eyes showing no emotion. "Is there anything else?"
Zhou Mubin stood up and walked over to her, looking her up and down. "Aren't you going to change your clothes before going to work?"
Last night, Zhou Mubin told Cui Xiao that there were new clothes in the wardrobe in the guest room.
His meaning was simple: she could wear those clothes as she pleased.
With a cold glint in her eyes, Cui Xiao tried her best to remain calm. "Lawyer Zhou, Miss Jin and I are different sizes. Those clothes of hers don't fit me."
Zhou Mubin had many women, but he only brought Jin Moli home to live with him.
Therefore, those new clothes could only be ones that Jin Moli hadn't had a chance to wear yet.
Zhou Mubin stared at her intently, then chuckled softly, "It was my oversight. Wait a moment, I'll have someone send you a set in your size later."
Cui Xiao said frankly, "No need, I'm in a hurry."
Cui Xiao walked straight out, but Zhou Mubin had already dialed the number. "Buy me a women's outfit, a business suit, size XS, and deliver it to my apartment within twenty minutes."
Without giving the other party time to react, Zhou Mubin hung up the phone.
Then, he pulled Cui Xiao from behind to his side, saying, "We've already stayed all night, a little more won't make a difference. Also, go and take your medicine."
He remained as unconventional and independent as ever.
Cui Xiao was pressed down on the sofa by him, and Zhou Mubin took care of her just as she had taken care of him before, bringing her water and preparing the prescribed amount of medicine in her palm.
“Cui Xiao, you take care of others with ease, but when it comes to yourself, you act like a three-year-old and forget everything.”
Cui Xiao took the water glass and medicine and swallowed them in one gulp.
His indifferent gaze was veiled by an impenetrable mist. "I'm used to it."
I've gotten used to no one caring, used to no one looking after me, used to being alone. So, what does it mean to take care of yourself?
She wasn't aware of that.
Before Sun Lu came, Zhou Mubin had never inquired about Cui Xiao's family. Only now did he realize that her indifference was perhaps ingrained in her bones since childhood.
There was no need to continue discussing unpleasant topics. Zhou Mubin changed the subject abruptly, asking, "You really broke up with Mo Ziqian?"
The topic changed so quickly that Cui Xiao almost couldn't keep up and looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Mubin seemed to be in a good mood. He sat on the coffee table with one long leg curled up and the other stretched out. His handsome face was full of allure. "You should have broken up with him a long time ago. Mo Ziqian is not suitable for you."
It's a cliché, you might as well ignore it.
Cui Xiao dismissed it as mere whining and ignored it.
Zhou Mubin wasn't angry. He sat down in front of her, their eyes almost level. "His job transfer has nothing to do with me, do you believe that?"
It has nothing to do with him?
There was a hint of doubt in Cui Xiao's eyes.
He had just said he was going to take action against Mo Ziqian when Mo Ziqian's job was transferred. What a coincidence!
Seeing that Cui Xiao remained silent, Zhou Mubin curled his lips into a smile. "I knew you wouldn't believe me."
Whether it was Cui Xiao's imagination or not, she felt there was a hint of melancholy in Zhou Mubin's eyes, so she asked, almost without thinking, "If it's not you, then who else could it be?"
Suddenly, Zhou Mubin sat up straight, his gaze meaningful.
He stared at Cui Xiao for a few seconds, then chuckled, "That's right, who else would do that besides me?"
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Hearing the sound, Zhou Mubin got up, walked to the entrance, and opened the door. Standing outside was a young woman dressed in a smart business suit, Sun Lu, who was carrying several exquisite shopping bags.
When Sun Lu saw Zhou Mubin open the door, a sweet smile immediately appeared on her face, and her tone was somewhat ingratiating, "Lawyer Zhou, I've brought over the clothes you asked me to prepare."
Calling him so early to deliver clothes to his apartment suggests he's brought some woman back for the night.
Sun Lu held a grudge the whole way; she wanted to see what kind of vixen she was.
Her gaze unconsciously swept past Zhou Mubin, and when she saw Cui Xiao standing in the living room, the smile on her face instantly froze, her eyes filled with disbelief, and she almost dropped the shopping bag in her hand.
Sun Lu's voice carried a hint of sharp surprise, "Sister, it's you?"
She strode into the living room, scrutinizing Cui Xiao from head to toe with a look of inquiry and scrutiny. "So, you and Zhou Lu last night... you two..."
Cui Xiao was also surprised to see Sun Lu.
Then she realized it instantly.
Sun Lu is now his assistant, so she'll definitely be the one doing these errands. Just like before, when Zhou Mubin ran out of condoms, she was the one who brought them over.
Cui Xiao said coldly, "Don't overthink it. Zhou Lu and I don't have that kind of relationship."
Sun Lu's gaze swept over the breakfast that hadn't been cleared from the table, and her surprise was instantly replaced by intense jealousy.
Sun Lu seemed to have thought of something and deliberately dragged out her words, "Sister, didn't you leave with Mr. Mo the night before last and not come home all night? So you've been with Zhou Lu these past two days. What about Mr. Mo? Did you break up?"
Sun Lu had been looking for an opportunity to get close to him, but she never expected that Cui Xiao would appear at Zhou Mubin's apartment first, which made her jealous.
Cui Xiao frowned, her tone tinged with displeasure, "My affairs are none of your business."
Sun Lu showed a kind expression towards her, and said with concern, "Sister, I know you're willing to let me interfere in your private affairs. But sister, if you're still involved with Mr. Mo and already having an ambiguous relationship with Zhou Lu, that's too unfair to Zhou Lu. Even if you're my own sister, I still think what you're doing is wrong."
Wasn't the whole charade just a ploy to make Zhou Mubin misunderstand?
She really got the hang of sowing discord.
Cui Xiao only discovered today that her good younger sister had this skill.
Cui Xiao didn't speak, but Zhou Mubin stared intently at her.
It's true that Cui Xiao stayed here last night, but she didn't come home the night before either; she left with Mo Ziqian.
Were they together that night?
Thinking of this, Zhou Mubin clenched his fists unconsciously.
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