Chapter 325: Surprise? More like a shock
"Have you seen enough? Don't have to work anymore?"
Zhou Ruxuan's cold voice suddenly rang out in the office area. Everyone immediately lowered their heads, and the sound of keyboard tapping rose and fell.
She looked around and made sure that no one dared to peek before turning and walking towards Mu Nanyan's office.
When I opened the door, what came into view was Mu Nanyan sitting alone on the ground.
She hugged her knees, staring blankly at something, not even noticing her nails digging into her palms.
Zhou Ruxuan stepped forward quickly, her voice filled with worry.
"Nan Yan...are you okay?"
Mu Nanyan raised her head as if awakened, and slowly stood up with the help of Zhou Ruxuan. She forced a smile:
"I'm fine."
"What's going on with you guys? When Mr. Lu came today, he told me not to tell you because he wanted to give you a surprise..."
Zhou Ruxuan hesitated to speak.
Mu Nanyan sneered, a trace of pain flashed in her eyes:
"Surprise? More like shock."
Zhou Ruxuan saw all of Mu Nanyan's rejection of Lu Yiran, but she couldn't understand it. Weren't they fine before? She had even seen Lu Yiran picking up Mu Nanyan from work several times, and she thought they would get back together soon, but now...
Zhou Ruxuan looked at Mu Nanyan and asked doubtfully:
"What happened?"
Based on Zhou Ruxuan's understanding of Mu Nanyan, she is a good-tempered person and ordinary things will not make Mu Nanyan so angry, unless they step on Mu Nanyan's bottom line.
Mu Nanyan glanced at Zhou Ruxuan and was about to tell her what Lu Yiran had done, but she opened her mouth and swallowed the words back.
It wasn't that she wanted to cover up for Lu Yiran, but she suddenly thought that Tang Yutong, who was so concerned about her reputation, would not want others to know that she had been deceived...
She had already felt very sorry for Tang Yutong, how could she hurt her again?
Zhou Ruxuan seemed to understand Mu Nanyan's hesitation and asked tentatively:
"Can't you tell me?"
Mu Nanyan finally just shook her head:
"This matter is related to Yutong. She probably doesn't want others to know. Sorry."
Zhou Ruxuan's smile froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal. She shrugged with a relaxed expression:
"That's okay, I understand. Who doesn't have some secrets?"
The two chatted for a few more words, and Mu Nanyan seemed to calm down a little. She straightened her clothes and her tone returned to her usual capable tone:
"I'm fine now, go back to work."
"Is everything really okay?" Zhou Ruxuan confirmed worriedly.
"I can't let him delay my work. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
As Mu Nanyan spoke, she walked to the desk and picked up the design draft on the table.
"All right."
Zhou Ruxuan was about to leave when Mu Nanyan suddenly thought of something and called her:
"etc!"
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Ruxuan turned around and looked at Mu Nanyan with a puzzled look.
"Miss Shangguan tried on the dress, and the waistline needs some modification. I'll send you the size later."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
As Zhou Ruxuan spoke, she picked up the gift box on the sofa and walked out of the office door.
It was at this time that Mu Nanyan noticed the gift box. She had brought it in before, but was later dragged into the office by Lu Yiran. She didn't have time to notice the gift box at that time. It turned out that Lu Yiran had placed it on the sofa.
Mu Nanyan came back to her senses, put Lu Yiran out of her mind, and continued to work seriously with her head down.
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The days that followed were as calm as a stagnant pool of water.
Every day when Mu Nanyan entered and left the house, her eyes would unconsciously glance in the direction of 2302, but that door was always closed, and even the doormat was covered with a thin layer of dust.
Lu Yiran's parking space was empty, as if he had never appeared in her life.
He really did it and never appeared in front of Mu Nanyan again.
Life returned to its usual track.
Mu Nanyan goes to and from get off work on time every day, and in the evening she puts on an apron to prepare dinner for Chenchen.
She originally thought Chenchen would ask about Uncle Lu's whereabouts, but the little boy was surprisingly quiet, as if the man who used to pick him up from school had never existed.
This tacit understanding made Mu Nanyan feel relieved, but she also felt a sense of inexplicable loss.
That evening, Mu Nanyan was cutting vegetables in the kitchen when her cell phone suddenly rang.
The words "Shangguan Jiuze" on the caller ID startled her slightly, and the blade paused on the chopping board for a second.
"Hey, Jiuze."
She dried her hands and walked to the balcony, the evening breeze blowing her hair past her ears.
Shangguan Jiuze's voice soon came from the other end of the phone:
"Nan Yan, how have you been lately?"
Mu Nanyan smiled and said:
"I'm fine. Why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
"I just returned to Haicheng today. My sister's birthday is the day after tomorrow, so I wanted to confirm the dress."
Mu Nanyan was shocked to realize that she had completely forgotten about this matter. She leaned on the railing and looked at the setting sun in the distance:
"Sorry, I've been so busy lately. The dress has been altered. Would you like to pick it up or should I send it to you?"
Shangguan Jiuze thought for a moment before saying:
"I happen to have time tomorrow, I'll go to the studio to pick it up in the morning."
"good."
Mu Nanyan agreed with a smile, and the two chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone.
At this moment, Chenchen suddenly ran over. Seeing this, Mu Nanyan squatted down and looked at Chenchen with a smile and asked:
"What's wrong, Chenchen."
"Mommy, I miss my godmother. Can we video call her?" Chenchen said in a baby voice.
Mu Nanyan's smile froze on her face.
During this period, the messages she sent to Tang Yutong always fell on deaf ears. Occasionally, when she answered the phone, the other party would always hang up hastily, saying that they were busy with work.
Those polite "let's talk about it another time" were like an invisible wall separating them at both ends.
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