Chu Xi sat in a daze at the desk in the office for a rare moment, looking at Mu Ci's back as he left angrily, feeling a little confused.

He remembered that Assistant Lin had mentioned that she loved spending money on shopping, so why was she unhappy after he gave her the card?

It was a rare occasion that Chu Xi did not quickly enter the working state as usual. Instead, he leaned back in his chair, thinking of the woman who had just brought him food. He felt a little strange in his heart. Then, when he thought of her angry departure, Chu Xi frowned again, looking as if he was sulking.

When Special Assistant Lin knocked on the door and walked in, he could still vaguely feel the low pressure lingering around his boss.

This... Madam, you just delivered a meal, what else did you do now?

It looks like he's not going to have an easy day today.

Mu Ci returned home in the evening, got himself ready and had dinner. He waited for a long time but Chu Xi did not show up until Special Assistant Lin called him.

Assistant Lin said in a somewhat timid voice on the phone: "Madam, it seems that Mr. Chu will not be able to return home tonight. He has a lot of work to do and needs to work overtime at the company."

Mu Ci: …

Suddenly I felt a little angry, no, very angry.

She remembered asking Assistant Lin at noon if today's work would not be too busy. And for Chu Xilai, whether work was busy or not was entirely up to him.

But now he suddenly said he was busy, and listening to Assistant Lin's voice, it was obvious that he was making an excuse, so why didn't Chu Xi want to go home?

The more Mu Ci thought about it, the angrier he became. He even wanted to call and ask this guy himself what he was up to.

But in the end, reason prevailed. After Mu Ci calmed down, she didn't think about it anymore. After all, it was because of the setting. In the plot, Chu Xi still felt disgusted with her. So, between her and him, she should take it slow. There is still a long way to go. She will let him fall in love with her again little by little.

After thinking all this through, Mu Ci tidied himself up and went to bed.

There is another battle to be fought tomorrow.

She fell asleep quickly, but Chu Xi, on the other hand, sat at his desk with a frown all night, using the excuse of being busy at work. He didn't concentrate on his work, but just sat there dryly.

So why was he somewhat reluctant to go home today?

Chu Xi couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

The next day, Mu Ci got up early on purpose. After finishing his meal early, he began to get ready and dressed very maturely. After sending a message to Yuan Jing, whose name was "spare tire number one is spicy rabbit meat", he prepared to go out.

Yuan Jing was extremely happy when he received the news, and arrived early at the old place where the two had agreed to meet, which was a very well-hidden Chinese restaurant.

When Mu Ci arrived on time, she found that the other party had already been sitting there waiting. When he saw her coming, he even stood up and waved towards her, smiling very happily.

When Mu Ci saw the handsome, sunny man in front of him with a happy smile on his face, he felt even more troubled.

After preparing himself mentally again, Mu Ci took a breath and walked over.

After everything was ready, Mu Ci got straight to the point and said expressionlessly, "Yuan Jing, from today on, we will not contact each other anymore."

As soon as she said this, Yuan Jing, who was sitting opposite her, froze with a relaxed and happy smile on his face.

He even looked incredulous.

"Sister Mu Ci, you...are you kidding me? This...this is not funny at all. How about we change the subject? I'm telling you, I recently got a very interesting advertisement, and I..."

Yuan Jing really wanted to take Mu Ci's words as a joke that she was deliberately teasing him, but the expression on that face at that moment was a strange and serious expression that he had never seen before. He seemed to realize something immediately, so he forced himself to calm down and change the subject.

However, Mu Ci said it again firmly.

"Yuan Jing, you have to understand that we are discussing something now. I am not joking at all." After saying that, she raised her left hand and shook it gently in front of Yuan Jing.

She continued, "To tell you the truth, I'm not 22 years old, I'm already 25, and I got married a few years ago, so what I said before was all lies. I've never liked you, you're just one of the countless backups in my address book, so stop deceiving yourself."

Mu Ci revealed all these words to him.

If Yuan Jing just wanted to use the power of her Mu family to get to the top, she might have just sent him away without even looking at him again and just dealt with him perfunctorily. But Yuan Jing was different. Yuan Jing was sincere to "Mu Ci", even though she lied to him.

On the ring finger of Mu Ci's left hand, there was a big diamond inlaid on the ring, and there were some small diamonds around it. The whole design was very unique. The diamond ring was extremely dazzling under the sunlight, but it deeply hurt Yuan Jing's eyes.

There was no sunny smile on his handsome face now, instead there was only heartbreak.

Even at this moment, he didn't know what he should say.

He just stared at Mu Ci blankly, looking very helpless.

Seeing that he was not giving up, Mu Ci continued to attack.

"I've told you all the truth, just wanting to break up with you cleanly and cleanly, and have no connection with you from now on. But if you still insist on pestering me, then I'm going to suspect that you have ulterior motives towards me. After all, I'm not short of money, and I can even give you some good resources. Of course, if you don't mind, I can..."

As Mu Ci was speaking, before he could finish his words, someone suddenly splashed water on his face. The culprit who splashed the water turned away with an extremely angry and cold face.

The commotion was quite loud and the people nearby all looked towards Mu Ci.

Really...really fucked up!

Forget it, it’s worth it to exchange a glass of clean water for purity.

Fortunately, Yuan Jing asked for boiled water instead of cola juice, otherwise her face would probably look even worse.

hehe.

Mu Ci picked up the tissue and calmly wiped his face, then continued to eat the dishes he had ordered very calmly.

Just as she was about to start eating, she heard loud clapping from the side, and many people turned their heads to look over.

When Mu Ci looked over, she found a handsome man in front of her. He seemed to be about the same age as her and was dressed very fashionably. He then sat in front of her, which was the seat that Yuan Jing had just left.

Mu Ci looked at him and frowned.

This guy, according to the information in the character setting and the description in the plot, if I am not mistaken, should be the childhood friend of the male protagonist, that is, Bian Zihan, the childhood friend of the current Chu Xi's family.

Bian Zihan is a playboy, but he is a close friend of Chu Xi, the cold male protagonist. The reason is that in the setting, he is the supporting male role.

Mu Ci's face turned cold.

What a coincidence, this guy actually appeared here.

According to the introduction in the plot, this guy has a good impression of Zhu Qingqing. If he has a good impression of Zhu Qingqing, then he must have all kinds of dislike for her, the supporting actress.

From the very beginning, when the original owner "Mu Ci" was using all means to marry "Chu Xi", this guy said all kinds of bad things about her in front of "Chu Xi". Although it was because the original owner herself had problems and Bian Zi Han was thinking about her childhood friend, she has now become the female supporting role in the story. If this guy still comes to trouble her, she will not like him very much.

When Bian Zihan saw that Mu Ci was caught having an affair but remained calm and not panicked at all, he suddenly felt that this coquettish daughter of the Mu family had changed a lot.

Bian Zihan finished clapping, then rested his arms on the table and said jokingly, "I really came to the right place today. It was a great show for me."

He smiled sarcastically.

Mu Ci didn't like the guy's expression of not wanting to laugh or not, so he said directly: "Your smile is so ugly, your acting is so fake."

Bian Zihan: “…”

Bian Zihan's fake smile froze on his face, as he had not expected the other party to say such a thing. He then calmly adjusted himself and continued as if nothing had happened, "Miss Mu is having a quarrel with her new lover? Do you want me to mediate and help you two communicate more smoothly?"

Yes, this guy runs an entertainment company and has many resources and connections in the entertainment industry.

Mu Ci looked at him with disdain, "I remember your family is an entertainment company, but I don't know when you became a matchmaker, and you're the kind who randomly matches people up."

The corners of Bian Zihan's mouth twitched.

Mu Ci ignored him and continued with a sneer, "Chu Xi and I have a very good relationship. There is no need for you to interfere. If you are really bored, you might as well think about how to find a good wife and your life. Of course, if you find it difficult, I don't mind being the middleman to connect you with your future wife."

Mu Ci's words made Bian Zihan on the other side laugh.

This eldest lady of the Mu family was really interesting. She was trying to confuse him with words. It was not like he didn't know what the relationship between her and Chu Xi was like. Moreover, he often came into contact with people in the entertainment industry, and he knew a lot about the fact that she had kept many handsome young men.

After laughing, his face turned cold.

"I'm warning you, you'd better be more restrained. No one can stop you from playing with men, but you'd better make clear your identity. Isn't it a bit too arrogant to be so blatant?"

Mu Ci suddenly said, "It's none of your business what happens to me, but I just want to ask, if you like Zhu Qingqing so much, why do you have to hold it in and keep trying to stir up trouble between us? Are you really just bored and want to do this?"

Mu Ci stopped talking, picked up her bag, turned around and walked away without even looking at the stunned Bian Zihan.

After she completely disappeared, Bian Zihan came to his senses and cursed her secretly in his heart.

Fuck! Who the hell likes Zhu Qingqing? I don't care about your shitty business! If Aunt Chu hadn't come to harass him frequently, he wouldn't care about such trivial matters!

Isn't it good to be alone?

What Mu Ci didn't know was that the real direction of this world did not follow the plot step by step.

Then, Bian Zihan, who was extremely angry with Mu Ci, turned to Chu Xi and told her what had happened today, exaggerating the details.

Chu Xi, who had always been indifferent to these things, actually cared about them for the first time.

Even after Bian Zihan finished saying this, he frowned deeply, and the low pressure in his body almost spread out.

Bian Zihan was almost stunned by what he saw.

How come these two people have become completely different people and are not playing by the rules at all?

After Bian Zihan left in a daze, Chu Xi felt a little absent-minded the whole day.

Although there were no mistakes at work, as soon as he calmed down, all he could think about was what Bian Zi Han had said to him today.

So that woman already had a new lover? Then why did she cook for him yesterday and even personally bring the food to him and supervise him to eat it all?

Although he had no real feelings for this business marriage from the beginning, he really had no feelings for her at all.

But…but…

But at some point, he suddenly stopped thinking that way.

Chu Xi called Special Assistant Lin over, briefly explained today's work, and then handed everything over to Special Assistant Lin.

Assistant Lin was a little confused and asked, "Boss, do you have anything else to deal with today?"

He remembered that there should be nothing else on the itinerary.

Chu Xi had a cold face and said nothing, so Special Assistant Lin did not ask any more questions.

Today he wants to... go home. Maybe he is too tired recently and he wants to have a good rest.

Chu Xi found an excuse for himself.

When he drove home, he didn't see the person he expected.

Mrs. Li saw that Chu Xi had been working in the living room for a long time. Although her face looked cold, she kept looking at the clock beside her, and she had looked at it many times.

She couldn't help but ask.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

The air seemed to freeze for a moment before the man's voice was heard faintly.

"What about her?"