Chapter 330 Are you that desperate for men?
She hurriedly looked away, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the pattern on the rim of the bowl, momentarily losing focus.
Zhou Mubin's professional competence is evident to all; in his eleven years in the industry, he has never lost a case.
She didn't know Mo Ziqian well, but her intuition told her that he was not bad.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Mo Ziqian started scalding the tripe again, carefully counting the rises and falls, but the expectation in his eyes was still noticed by Cui Xiao.
No matter how you answer, it's wrong; this is destined to be an unsolvable problem.
Cui Xiao chuckled twice, trying to change the subject, "Attorney Zhou specializes in economic cases, while I think Mr. Mo is more adept at criminal cases. They are in different fields and each has its own strengths."
As she spoke, she picked up the tripe that Mo Ziqian had just given her, but her hand trembled slightly.
As Mo Ziqian watched her flustered movements, a smile gradually spread across his focused eyes.
"The fields are different, but what about in your heart?"
He leaned forward, lowering his voice, which drifted over with the steam from the hotpot, carrying a hint of ambiguity, "For example, who makes you feel more at ease?"
Cui Xiao's face instantly flushed, and even her ears felt burning.
She quickly lowered her head and stirred the tripe in the bowl with a spoon, trying to appear calm. "Mr. Mo, there's nothing between Zhou Lu and me. There wasn't before, and there won't be in the future."
"Really? But I feel that Lawyer Zhou treats Miss Cui differently."
no the same?
What's different about it?
Why didn't she notice?
Cui Xiao smiled calmly, "Mr. Mo is overthinking it. If there were anything between Zhou Lu and me, we would have had something long ago after eleven years together. It wouldn't have waited until today."
"If there really is something going on, I think he probably wants to persuade me to go back and continue working for him. After all, he doesn't seem to be able to find an assistant who can tolerate his bad temper."
As she spoke, she put the slices of meat that had been cooked in the pot into his bowl, but he reached out and pressed her hand down.
Mo Ziqian's hand was warm, with a few calluses, and when he pressed it on the back of her hand, she froze instantly.
Looking up, he met Mo Ziqian's smiling eyes and said, "Miss Cui, I think we can give it a try."
She paused, then added with a smile, "As for the answer, you don't have to tell me right away; I can wait."
Cui Xiao was completely stunned.
The steam from the pot was still rising gently, and the savory aroma of the meat slices wafted to her nose. As she looked up, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, inadvertently meeting the smile in Mo Ziqian's eyes.
His eyes were naturally bright, and now, bathed in warm yellow light, even the curve at the corners of his eyes exuded gentleness.
She didn't speak, seemingly unsure how to face the man before her. So she focused all her attention on eating.
Cui Xiao kept adding more tender beef to the pot, and her busy appearance only made Mo Ziqian smile even more.
Actually, he can't say he likes Cui Xiao right now, but at least she's the only woman he's willing to get to know and interact with so far.
If possible, Mo Ziqian would be willing to continue the relationship with her.
The prerequisite is that she agrees.
This was their first time spending time together in private, and it was far more harmonious than they had imagined.
After a satisfying meal, Cui Xiao was very pleased with herself. As she left, a smile played on her lips. "Mr. Mo, next time it's my turn to treat you. You can't insist on paying the bill again."
Mo Ziqian smiled and said, "Okay."
Cui Xiao picked up her bag, put her phone inside, and prepared to get up.
Suddenly, a woman's hysterical cursing came from the direction of the door.
"Cui Xiao, you bitch."
Everyone in the hot pot restaurant turned their attention to the direction of the sound, including Cui Xiao.
Before she could react, Jin Moli rushed over like a madwoman, "You bitch, what kind of spell did you cast on Zhou Mubin? He insists on breaking up with me. Tell me, how did you seduce him?"
Startled by the sudden curse, Cui Xiao froze. The bag she was about to sling over her shoulder fell to the ground with a thud, and her phone made a dull thud inside the bag.
She frowned slightly, looked directly at Jin Moli, and calmly replied, "Ms. Jin, you need to provide evidence when you speak. Fabricating things out of thin air is defamation. You've been working at the law firm for a while now; you can't be unaware of such a basic point."
Jin Moli ignored what she was saying and reached out to grab Cui Xiao's collar, but she underestimated Cui Xiao's reaction speed.
Cui Xiao raised her hand to stop her, warning, "Jin Moli, I advise you to stop this now and stop going crazy here."
She flung Jin Moli away, nearly losing her balance.
Jin Moli glared at her, her nails almost digging into her flesh. "Isn't my madness all because of you? If you hadn't seduced Zhou Mubin, why would he have suddenly broken up with me? Cui Xiao, it's all because of you."
Her voice grew increasingly shrill, and tears mixed with anger splattered onto the back of her hand.
Unfortunately, Cui Xiao wasn't buying it at all.
Cui Xiao had experienced firsthand what kind of person Jin Moli was; she feigned pitifulness and tried to gain sympathy, all in an attempt to seize the upper hand in public opinion.
Cui Xiao said coldly, "Lawyer Zhou used to be my boss, but we have nothing to do with each other now. Jin Moli, your being dumped has absolutely nothing to do with me."
Jin Moli laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, but her laughter was full of mockery. "He broke up with me, and you dare to say it wasn't because of you? Cui Xiao, don't pretend to be so innocent. If it weren't for you, how could things have turned out like this! Everyone at the law firm knows that the two of you have always had an ambiguous relationship, and he has been coming to see you a lot lately."
It's true that Zhou Mubin came to see her, but the topics were always the same: urging her to return to work at the law firm and offering to name her whatever terms she wanted.
She refused every time, but he persisted each time.
Cui Xiao's face grew increasingly grim. "I'll say it one last time, your breakup has nothing to do with me. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
She couldn't be bothered to explain so much to unimportant people.
Zhou Mubin is, and Jin Moli is even more so.
Cui Xiao picked up her bag from the ground, but Jin Moli wasn't about to let her off so easily. "Cui Xiao, you're a slut. You knew he had a girlfriend, yet you still seduced her. Are you that desperate for a man?"
That's enough.
Cui Xiao was taken aback, because these words did not come from her, but from Mo Ziqian.
It was then that Jin Moli discovered Mo Ziqian's true identity. "Cui Xiao, so you've been two-timing me. Does Zhou Mubin know?"
Cui Xiao was thoroughly annoyed, especially by being entangled with someone like Jin Moli.
She really didn't want to waste any more time on this woman, so she took her bag and walked over to Mo Ziqian. "Mr. Mo, let's go."
Jin Moli was ignored, and her already resentful eyes revealed a wicked madness.
Just as Cui Xiao turned around, she suddenly picked up the hot pot broth from the table and splashed it directly at Cui Xiao.
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