Chapter 263: How is he...doing recently?
"Enter."
As soon as Mu Nanyan finished speaking, the office door was gently pushed open.
Zhou Ruxuan walked in wearing high heels, with a look of helplessness on her face:
"Grace, a gentleman insists on meeting you for a custom design."
The pen tip paused slightly on the paper, Mu Nanyan raised her head, and frowned slightly:
"Didn't you say you would no longer accept private orders?"
Zhou Ruxuan sighed helplessly, then said:
"I told you that the other party insisted on talking to you in person."
Mu Nanyan put the pen on the drawing and rubbed her temples.
The sunlight filtering through the blinds cast fine shadows on her face, making the pale blue under her eyes even more pronounced.
She finally spoke, her voice filled with unquestionable determination:
"This is the last time. From now on, all such appointments will be rejected."
"clear."
Zhou Ruxuan nodded tactfully.
In fact, Mu Nanyan didn't even want to see this person, but the person was already waiting outside, so she thought of meeting him again.
"Where is he now?"
"Already waiting in the reception room."
"Well, you go and entertain them first. I'll finish this painting and then come over."
Mu Nanyan said as she picked up the pen again, ready to continue completing her design.
"OK."
Zhou Ruxuan went out after she finished speaking, and Mu Nanyan continued to draw the design with her head down.
A few minutes later, Mu Nanyan closed the design draft and tucked her scattered hair behind her ears when she stood up.
She knocked gently on the door of the reception room, and a deep male voice came from inside:
"Come in."
The voice was inexplicably familiar, like a thin thread gently pulling somewhere deep in my memory.
The moment the door was opened, their eyes met and the air seemed to freeze.
"Jiu Ze?"
"Nan Yan? Why are you here?"
Shangguan Jiuze stood up in surprise, and the sapphire cufflinks on his suit cuffs flashed in the sunlight.
Mu Nanyan raised the corners of her lips slightly and sat down elegantly opposite:
"I should be the one asking you that."
Ever since she had her talk with Su Muyang, she had never seen Su Muyang again, nor had she met Shangguan Jiuze again. She didn't expect to meet him here.
Shangguan Jiuze's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and suddenly he understood: "Grace?"
"Um."
She nodded slightly, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the rim of the teacup.
"So you are Grace!"
Shangguan Jiuze was shocked and laughed randomly:
"No wonder you dared to make a bet with Yun Qianxue back then... When Mu Yang heard you guys making the bet, he said with certainty that you wouldn't lose. I asked him why, but he refused to tell me. So that's how it is..."
Shangguan Jiuze shook his head and chuckled, a flicker of nostalgia in his eyes, as if they hadn't been together for a long time...
Su Muyang's name was like a stone thrown into a calm lake. Mu Nanyan lowered her eyes, her eyelashes casting a light shadow on her face. She heard her own calm voice:
"Is he... okay lately?"
Mentioning Su Muyang, Mu Nanyan felt as if she was in another world. After all, it had been a long time since they were in love...
Mu Nanyan suddenly realized that now when she heard Su Muyang's name again, she could actually ask about his recent situation calmly. She seemed to have really let it go...
Shangguan Jiuze was stunned for a second, then said briskly:
"He's doing well now. He even sent me photos of himself in Switzerland last week. I don't know where he's been recently."
Mu Nanyan was relieved when she heard that he and Li Muqi gave the same answer. As long as he was doing well, that was enough.
Shangguan Jiuze lowered his eyes slightly, tapping the edge of the teacup with his fingertips, obviously unwilling to go deeper into this topic.
When he raised his eyes, a perfect smile appeared on the corner of his lips:
"I heard that you don't take on design anymore?"
Mu Nanyan smiled helplessly and then nodded:
"It's not that I don't want to take it, but the studio's orders have been scheduled until next quarter, and I really can't spare the time."
She paused, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Shangguan Jiuze frowned slightly.
If it is an ordinary customer, he can just increase the price to persuade him, and if it is a close friend, he can even use soft and hard persuasion.
But it happened to be Mu Nanyan... Thinking of Su Muyang, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Then don't..."
Shangguan Jiuze was about to say forget it, but Mu Nanyan spoke first, her fingertips gently stroking the rim of the cup:
"What kind of designs do you want to make? But I mainly design women's clothing, and maybe men's..."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jiuze's eyes lit up, and he explained with a smile:
"I'm not making this for myself, but for my sister. I want to make a custom dress for her to wear to a party later."
Shangguan Jiuze said this and immediately pulled out a photo from his mobile phone. In the picture, a girl of about eighteen or nineteen was wearing a pink dress and smiling brightly in the garden.
Mu Nanyan looked at the photo and her expression softened a little. The little girl was very cute. Which little girl wouldn't want to wear a beautiful dress?
Mu Nanyan thought of the expectant look in the eyes of the girl she had never met before, and her heart was moved. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she looked at Shangguan Jiuze and said:
"Then I'll make an exception and take this order as a way to repay the favor you did me before."
Shangguan Jiuze was obviously relieved, and the smile lines at the corners of his eyes relaxed:
"Thank you, Nan Yan. My sister would be very happy if she knew that the dress was designed by you."
Mu Nanyan was a little surprised when she heard this: "She knows me?"
"Yeah, she's a fan of yours. She really likes your designs. Because of you, she chose design as her major in college."
Shangguan Jiuze's eyes were full of doting, and it could be seen that he doted on his sister very much, otherwise he would not have made this special trip.
"In that case, I'd like to take this order. Are there any requirements for the skirt?"
"She really likes pink. Her birthday is next month, so you can make her a princess dress. It's up to you. I don't know much about this."
Mu Nanyan took a piece of paper and pen and began to record. She already had a rough idea in her mind. While writing and drawing on the paper, she said without raising her head:
"Okay, then I'll draw the design first and show it to you later. If you think it's okay, we can make the finished product."
"Okay, I'll trouble you with this matter."
Shangguan Jiuze's tone unconsciously relaxed a little, as if he had accomplished something very important.
Mu Nanyan then looked up with a faint smile on her lips: "It's okay."
Shangguan Jiuze glanced at the time, then smiled and said to Mu Nanyan:
"You've helped me so much, how about I treat you to dinner tonight?"
"Forget about eating. I have to go back and take care of the kids in the afternoon."
Shangguan Jiuze heard this and then remembered that he had never seen Mu Nanyan's child. He suddenly became curious:
"We've known each other for so long, and I haven't even met your child yet."
“There will be opportunities later.”
When Mu Nanyan thought of Chenchen, a smile appeared on her lips.
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