Chapter 355: Spending Money Like Water
Zhao Mingyue looked aggrieved. "So, is that the slap she gave me just going to be forgotten?"
Zhao Tianrui smiled, his eyes gloomy.
"When she marries into our family, you'll have plenty of opportunities for revenge. Once you've taken your revenge, I'll just coax her."
Hearing this, Zhao Mingyue smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, brother, please don't defend her in the future!"
"Don't worry, you are my sister. In my heart, you will always be the most important."
Zhao Mingyue nodded, "Okay, don't worry, I will try to please her and create an opportunity for you to meet."
Zhao Tianrui smiled with satisfaction, "This is my good sister!"
He is determined to get Xiao Muzhen!
When Xiao Muzhen returned to the Xiao family, he saw that only his second brother Xiao Cheng was at home, and no one else was there. A look of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"Where are the second, third, and fourth brothers? Uncle Wang told me that you will all be back for dinner tonight."
Xiao Cheng closed the documents in his hand, looked up at Xiao Muzhen and said, "They all left due to urgent matters at the company."
He was wearing a well-tailored black suit, his hair was combed meticulously, his shirt was buttoned to the top button, and he wore gold-rimmed glasses on his face, giving off the air of a gentleman.
Xiao Muzhen's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he nodded and said, "Okay."
Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Are you unhappy that I'm the only one accompanying you for dinner?"
"Of course, it's been so long since the five of us brothers and sisters had dinner together!"
Xiao Cheng smiled, with a doting look in his eyes, "Then call them now. When they receive your call, they promise to come back immediately."
Xiao Muzhen shook her head. "No, if they come back to have dinner with me, they'll have to stay up late and work overtime."
"The opportunity was given to you, but you gave it up."
Seeing the mockery in Xiao Cheng's eyes, Xiao Muzhen looked at him with some dissatisfaction.
"Second brother, you only know how to make fun of me!"
Xiao Cheng did not deny it, but asked her how her work was going in Qingshang these days.
"Except for one annoying colleague, everything else is fine."
"Do you need my help?"
Xiao Muzhen waved his hand, "He's just a clown. Why do you need to help him? I can handle him myself."
Knowing that she wasn't the type to suffer a loss, Xiao Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, Yan Nan from Qingshang is quite capable. His designs are different from yours, but there are many things you can learn from him. I arranged for you to go to Qingshang so that you can see his design style."
"Yeah, I understand."
"Let's go and eat. The kitchen made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs today."
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao are attending a banquet tonight, so they are not having dinner at home.
After the brother and sister finished their meal, Xiao Cheng received a call and went to the company to handle work.
Xiao Muzhen sat in the living room, watching TV and couldn't help but sigh. Why are all the people in their family workaholics? Xun Zi retired from the company because of her poor health in recent years.
But when I think about the sense of accomplishment I get from my work, I guess my brothers and parents feel the same way.
While Xiao Muzhen was thinking, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Seeing that it was a WeChat friend request, she clicked on it and found that the other party's WeChat name was Nian Zhen and the avatar was a black one. She did not agree, but replied to ask who the other party was.
Soon, when he saw the three words "Huo Yunting", Xiao Muzhen couldn't help but frowned. Why was this man still haunting him?
She felt that her attitude today was very clear. She didn't want to be a substitute, and Huo Yunting was not her type. He was cold and she might not be able to eat facing his face.
After a few seconds of silence, she simply clicked "Reject".
Seeing that the other party didn't add her again, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she suddenly remembered what Zhao Mingyue said in the conference room today about the termination of cooperation between Xiao and Huo. As far as she knew, Xiao and Huo had many cooperative projects. If all of them were terminated, Xiao would suffer a great loss.
And she always felt that this matter had something to do with her.
It was not until after eleven o'clock in the middle of the night that Xiao Tuo and Xun Zi came back.
They were both stunned when they saw Xiao Muzhen sitting on the sofa watching TV with a pillow in her arms.
Xun Zi stepped forward and said, "Zhenzhen, why haven't you slept yet?"
"Dad, Mom, I'm waiting for you."
"Wait for us?"
"Um."
Xiao Muzhen looked at Xiao Tuo, pursed his lips and said, "Dad, I heard that Xiao Corporation and Huo Corporation have terminated all cooperation. Does this matter have anything to do with me?"
Xiao Tuo's eyes flashed with surprise, and he quickly said, "Zhenzhen, you're overthinking it. It's just because of different philosophies that the Xiao and Huo companies didn't continue to cooperate."
Xiao Muzhen sighed, "Dad, do you know that every time you lie, you unconsciously put your hands behind your back."
"Ah?! Really?"
Xiao Tuo quickly put down his hands behind his back and touched his nose guiltily.
Xun Zi on the side glanced at him unhappily and knew that he was useless.
"Zhenzhen, don't worry about business matters. Your dad must have his reasons for doing things. Don't overthink it."
Xiao Muzhen frowned, "Mom, if it's because Huo Yunting mistook me for his ex-wife, I don't think it's necessary to terminate the cooperation with Huo's and damage the interests of the company. I have already made it clear to him today that I will not..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Tuo suddenly raised his voice and asked, "He came to see you again today!?"
Seeing Xiao Tuo's excited expression, Xiao Muzhen had no doubt that if she said yes, he would immediately go and cause trouble for Huo Yunting.
"No, he went to our company with Mr. Qu today to discuss cooperation, and we happened to meet."
Xiao Tuo snorted coldly and said angrily: "Stay away from him when you see him in the future!"
Xiao Muzhen nodded. "Yeah, I know, and he's not my type. I'm even less interested in being a stand-in for a deceased person. But I don't think it's worth it to terminate the cooperation with the Huo family because of this incident."
After all, she knew very well that the living could never compete with the dead, and she was unwilling and would not allow herself to live her whole life under the shadow of another woman.
Xiao Tuo and Xun Zi looked at each other, then looked away.
"Alright, your dad knows what's going on in the business world. We're tired after attending a party all night. Go get some rest. Don't you have to go to work tomorrow?"
"Okay, Dad and Mom, you should go to bed early too."
After Xiao Muzhen returned to her room, Xun Zi looked at Xiao Tuo with a heavy expression, "Hubby, I don't think we can keep this a secret for much longer. How about we negotiate terms with Huo Yunting and see what it takes for him to stop pestering Zhenzhen?"
"He has a fickle personality, so I'm afraid he won't agree easily. Let's wait and see. If he dares to approach Zhenzhen again, I won't let him go!"
Thinking of the suffering Xiao Muzhen had endured in Rongcheng before, Xiao Tuo wanted to beat Huo Yunting up. How could he let him be with Xiao Muzhen?
Xun Zi sighed, "This is the only way..."
The next morning, as soon as Xiao Muzhen arrived at the company, Zhao Mingyue walked up to her with a bouquet of roses, a smile on her face.
"Xiao Design, these are the roses my brother asked me to give you. I was wrong about what happened yesterday. I hope you can forgive me!"
Xiao Muzhen looked at her indifferently. Zhao Mingyue's attitude towards her changed so suddenly. She must have learned from Zhao Tianrui that she was a member of the Xiao family.
She curled her lips and smiled, "Thank you brother for your kindness, but I'm allergic to pollen, so I won't accept these flowers."
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