Chapter 390 After all, we loved each other.
Liu Xiaojie was so angry she could only stare blankly.
She just wanted to humiliate Cui Xiao, but she didn't expect to actually create a love rival for herself.
Knowing when to quit while you're ahead, Liu Xiaojie said, "Hmph, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you."
After saying that, Liu Xiaojie turned around, swaying her slender waist, and walked straight away.
Then, Cui Xiao tugged at Xie Nanzhi's arm and whispered, "Nanzhi, let's go too."
This is ultimately Cui Xiao's business, and Xie Nanzhi is not in a position to comment further.
She nodded and followed Cui Xiao toward the door.
As they walked out of the restaurant, Xie Nanzhi casually remarked, "So this woman's name is Liu Xiaojie. To be honest, sometimes I really don't understand Lao Zhou's taste. He eats all sorts of random things, like a dog that eats shit."
Cui Xiao took a deep breath, and the coldness on her face was amused by Xie Nanzhi's words, "Lawyer Zhou is naturally a womanizer, it's ingrained in his bones."
She looked up at the sky; the sun was shining brightly. "Alright, I have to go back to work now. I'll need your help with the art exhibition."
Seeing her relieved expression, Xie Nanzhi said softly, "I told you not to be so polite."
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The two parted ways, and Cui Xiao returned to her company.
The little incident involving Liu Xiaojie didn't cause much of a stir for her; perhaps she had gotten used to it and become numb to it.
Just as she was about to head to the finance department with the documents, her phone suddenly buzzed, and Cui Xiao glanced at it habitually.
It was a message from Zhou Mubin.
Remember to take your medicine; I put it in your bag.
Cui Xiao glanced at the purse on the table, paused, then opened it and saw a box of medicine, with a box of candy underneath.
It's the same kind of candy that Zhou Mubin used to coax her into taking her medicine yesterday.
After thinking for two seconds, Cui Xiao took the medicine, then picked up the candy and threw it into the trash can.
What looks like candy is actually a deadly poison.
It is forbidden to touch.
Zhou Mubin was distracted and waited but didn't receive a reply from Cui Xiao. Had she not seen it?
Won't.
Cui Xiao never leaves her phone without her side, and she replies to his messages instantly, even in the middle of the night.
For eleven years, it has remained unchanged.
She must have seen him, but she simply didn't want to talk to him.
Zhou Mubin was frustrated. He picked up his phone to call Cui Xiao, but Liu Xiaojie called instead.
He was incredibly annoyed. "Speak, what is it?"
Liu Xiaojie sat in the restaurant, holding her phone in one hand, then leaned back in her chair and stretched out her other hand to admire her newly done manicure.
“Lawyer Zhou, a friend is throwing a welcome dinner for me the day after tomorrow. Why don’t you come?”
Zhou Mubin refused without even thinking, "No, I don't have time."
Liu Xiaojie didn't believe it. "You're lying. When we were dating, you clearly told me that time is like water in a sponge, you can always squeeze some out. Why can't you squeeze any out now?"
Zhou Mubin said irritably, "You said it yourself, that was when we were dating. You have nothing to do with me now, so why should I make time for you?"
Liu Xiaojie: "How could you be so heartless? Zhou Lu, after all, we were in love."
Zhou Mubin snorted, "Love my ass, don't give me that nonsense, there's no future for us, stop bothering me."
Liu Xiaojie looked aggrieved and heartbroken, saying, "I came back to China specifically for you."
Zhou Mubin: "Stop! You think I haven't investigated you? You clearly couldn't make it abroad, so you came back to China to develop your career. What does that have to do with me?"
Liu Xiaojie wasn't worried when she realized she'd been exposed. This time, she pulled out her trump card: "I just ran into Cui Xiao."
Sure enough, Zhou Mubin's expression changed.
He was holding his phone when he heard Liu Xiaojie say, "We just talked a lot about you. If you want to know more, come to my welcome dinner the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Mubin resumed his serious demeanor, but his brows furrowed slightly. "Send me the address and time on my phone."
He was angry when he didn't agree, but Liu Xiaojie was even angrier when he did.
Liu Xiaojie was furious.
She noticed it back then: Zhou Mubin's feelings for this assistant were very special, an attitude he never showed to any other woman.
Zhou Mubin can have many women, but he can only have one Cui Xiao.
Women can be replaced, but Cui Xiao cannot.
Liu Xiaojie is now even more certain that Zhou Mubin is in love but unaware of it.
Liu Xiaojie sneered, "Fine."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mubin lost the urge to harass Cui Xiao.
After a while, Zhou Mubin called Sun Lu in and said, "Help me cancel all the social engagements for the night after tomorrow."
Sun Lu glanced at Zhou Mubin's schedule. "Lawyer Zhou, do you have some personal matters to attend to the day after tomorrow? If it's not too urgent, could you reschedule for another day? The social engagement the night after tomorrow is quite important."
Zhou Mubin made up his mind, "No, let's cancel it."
Sun Lu is now particularly curious: could it be related to Cui Xiao that made Zhou Mubin cancel such an important social engagement to handle a private matter?
Sun Lu, unwilling to give up, added, "Lawyer Zhou, although Cui Xiao is my sister, I still think she's being greedy and has her eyes on other things. Lawyer Zhou, actually my sister..."
Zhou Mubin's cold gaze suddenly fell upon her, startling Sun Lu into immediately shutting up.
Then Zhou Mubin said, "Sun Lu, if I hear you say anything bad about Cui Xiao again, pack your things and get out of the law firm right now, understand?"
Sun Lu lowered her head, her face pale, and said, "...I understand."
Zhou Mubin: "Get out."
Sun Lu bit her lip and walked out unwillingly.
She closed the door, returned to her office, and stomped her feet angrily, "Bitch, what's so good about her? Bitch, bitch."
Sun Lu became increasingly angry, and bloody marks were even seen on her palms from scratching them.
After a long while, she suddenly remembered something, picked up her phone and called Jinping.
Jin Ping treats her two daughters completely differently. When she receives a call from Sun Lu, she is always cheerful and says, "What's wrong, my darling daughter?"
Sun Lu said angrily, "Mom, think of a way to get Cui Xiao to come back and live here."
Jin Ping was puzzled. "Why? This house is so quiet for just the two of us. Why do we need to bring her back?"
After Cui Xiao ran out, Jin Ping didn't even make a phone call.
She thought, it would be even better if Cui Xiao never came back. She and Sun Lu could live in this house together, and then they could bring the man over. The three of them would have a wonderful life in Gangcheng.
Sun Lu said anxiously, "Just call me when I tell you to. I'll do whatever I want."
Judging from this morning, Cui Xiao has been staying at Zhou Mubin's place for the past two days instead of going home. She can't give Cui Xiao another chance like this.
We must keep a close eye on Cui Xiao.
Jin Ping couldn't understand it, but she always listened to Sun Lu and would try her best to fulfill whatever she asked.
Jin Ping thought for a moment, "Okay, let me think of what to do."
Sun Lu hung up the phone immediately, and Jin Ping frowned, looking unwilling.
She was extremely unwilling to let Cui Xiao come back, but she had no choice but to listen to her youngest daughter.
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