Chapter 14
Did she tell Chu Wen that she made plans to go shopping with friends tonight?
I don't quite remember.
Chu Muchao took out his phone and, sure enough, saw an unread message from Chu Wen.
[Let's go to Xin Jin Ji tonight. I've already made a reservation. Please let your friends know.]
Okay, I did say that.
Just before she was about to leave work, someone came to cause trouble, and she missed the message.
Chu Muchao didn't care; he figured he'd need to find a restaurant to fill his stomach before going shopping anyway.
Since Chu Wen has already made his decision, let's proceed according to his plan.
The driver asked nervously, "Miss, are we still going to Xin Jin Ji?"
Chu Muchao nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Only after obtaining Chu Muchao's consent did the driver increase the car's speed again.
Like everyone else hired by the Chu family, he knew very well that although Chu Wen was surnamed Chu and was respectfully addressed as Young Master Chu, the Chu family only had one daughter.
Chu Muchao lowered his eyes and edited a message in the small group.
Chao: Bao, let's go eat at Xin Jin Ji tonight. My brother has reserved a table for us.
Xinbao: Xinjinji, that's great! Tell your brother I'm going to eat as much as I want tonight.
Sui: You two, one a brother-obsessed guy and the other a sister-obsessed guy, are a perfect match. You've been back for so long, and we've only just gotten around to having this meal together. We only made plans this afternoon, and you've already told your brother! So clingy!
Chu Muchao was a little unconvinced.
Chao: You can call him a siscon! But I'm not a brother-con! I didn't tell him that!
Sui: ...How did you know we had a date? And why did you even choose a restaurant?
Chao: It must have been the driver who said that. The driver who is responsible for picking me up and dropping me off is arranged by my brother. My schedule should be shared with my brother.
Xinbao: Wow, that's so siscon.
Sui: ...We'll talk when we meet. I'll be there soon.
Chao: I'm almost there, I should be there in about ten minutes.
Xinbao: OK, see you later.
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Xin Jin Ji was near the shopping mall where they wanted to go shopping; it was just across a small side street.
The driver pulled the car over to the side of the road, and a waiter from Xin Jin Ji immediately came forward and opened the car door.
"Good evening, Miss Chu. Your friend has already gone up to the private room on the second floor. Please follow me."
Chu Muchao paused as he was about to step out of the car, then looked at the driver in the front seat: "Isn't my brother here?"
"The young master is here too, but he has a dinner appointment tonight," the driver replied.
Chu Wen was there too, and Xin Bao and the others came as well...
It's strange that no one came downstairs to pick her up.
Just as Chu Muchao was wondering what was going on, a waiter rushed out in a panic to call for help.
"Let's go, let's go! There's a fight going on in the private room on the second floor. Let's go up and pull them out."
Upon hearing this, the person who came to pick up Chu Muchao subconsciously quickened his pace and took two steps.
Then, remembering that there was an important person behind him, he turned around apologetically and said, "Miss Chu, I'll have this colleague take you to the private room, I..."
Chu Muchao's first instinct was that the people causing trouble on the second floor might be people she knew.
Before the other person could finish speaking, she shook her head and interrupted him: "It's okay, I'll walk faster and go up with you."
Upon reaching the corner on the second floor, two people with very familiar backs stood on the long corridor extending to the end on the right.
Chu Muchao recognized him at a glance.
They were protecting a strange woman in their arms, who was arguing with a middle-aged man.
Chu Muchao walked over quickly and took Xu Sui's arm.
"What happened?"
"them……"
Xu Sui had just started speaking when he was loudly interrupted by a middle-aged man at the door of the private room.
"You're all in cahoots! You're trying to set me up, aren't you?! You bunch of bastards..."
The middle-aged man was about to utter a curse word.
Chu Muchao reacted quickly, grabbing a tray from the locker at the entrance of the private room and slapping it at the middle-aged man's face.
This action was almost entirely without conscious thought; it was a subconscious reaction upon hearing the pronunciation of the word.
The tray hit the middle-aged man's face with a dull thud.
Although the other party stopped hurling insults, the scene immediately became even more chaotic.
The waiter who led Chu Muchao up quickly pulled someone over and blocked Chu Muchao and his group.
She then led a male waiter forward to stop the middle-aged man.
"Hey sir, calm down, calm down! If you keep this up, we're going to call the police!"
With such a commotion outside, even the specially soundproofed doors to the private rooms couldn't block out the noise.
The door to the private room on the right opened, and a tall man walked out gracefully. His gaze was fixed on Chu Muchao at the back of the crowd. After a few seconds, he coldly turned to the people around him.
Upon seeing the other person, the middle-aged man stopped arguing and made a fuss, and timidly called out, "President Chu."
Chu Wen asked in a low, cold voice, "What happened?"
"Brother," Chu Muchao called out from behind the crowd.
The person in front of him quickly stepped aside.
Chu Muchao said, "Although I don't know what happened, my friend must have been acting bravely and helping others."
After saying that, she pointed at the middle-aged man: "He was about to insult me, so I hit him with the tray. Look at him, he looks like he's going to hit me!"
The middle-aged man paused.
Before Chu Muchao arrived, people kept stopping him from making a move.
After being slapped by Chu Muchao's tray, he focused all his anger on Chu Muchao, baring his hands and claws, as if he wanted to pounce on Chu Muchao again.
Realizing what was happening, he quickly lowered his hand.
But it was too late.
Chu Wen frowned.
"You're going to hit my sister?"
"No, no, no, how could I possibly lay a hand on Mr. Chu's sister?" the middle-aged man said with a forced smile. "I didn't know this was your sister. I'm so sorry, Mr. Chu."
Chu Muchao clicked his tongue: "Just because she's not Chu Wen's sister, you think you can take action?"
The middle-aged man shook his head vigorously, saying, "No, no, no, no, no."
Xu Sui took a step forward, pulling the woman's arm in his arms.
"Why aren't you going to resort to violence now? When we arrived, weren't you planning to lay a hand on my friend?"
Chu Muchao thought for a moment and added, "You also said we were setting a honey trap, what do you mean?"
The middle-aged man's gaze swept quickly across Chu Wen's face.
The deeper Chu Wen's brow furrowed, the more panicked he became.
"No no no no no..."
The woman, protected in the arms of Xu Sui and Gu Yixin, raised her hand and wiped away her tears haphazardly with the back of her hand, then pointed at the middle-aged man and cursed him.
"You old filthy bastard! I'm here with the boss to discuss business. You think you're so great just because you're a ladybug? You dirty bug! I'm only giving you a taste of your own medicine by smashing a bottle over your head today! Next time I'll crush your roots!"
Wow.
Chu Muchao leaned back as a sign of respect.
Wow.
Xu Sui and Gu Yixin were clearly surprised that their opponent was also quite strong, and they leaned back in unison, mimicking their expressions of astonishment.
Chu Wen didn't want to waste time, so he waved his hand and said to the waiter next to him, "Take him away."
"Okay, I'm so sorry, Mr. Chu."
When someone tried to pull the middle-aged man away again, he remained silent.
But as he passed the woman, he looked up and stared at her with resentment.
Chu Muchao picked up the tray in his hand and handed it to the other party with another muffled thud.
"Your eyes scared me."
Chu Wen: "Tsk!"
Several waiters quickened their pace and pulled the middle-aged man away quickly.
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The people in the corridor dispersed.
With the matter temporarily resolved, the woman seemed to deflate, her legs giving way as she collapsed into Xu Sui's arms.
Xu Sui and Gu Yixin quickly helped the other person up.
"Chao Chao, let's go in first."
Chu Muchao nodded.
Xu Sui and Gu Yixin helped the woman into the private room at the end of the corridor.
Chu Wen took the tray from Chu Muchao's hand and casually tossed it back onto the locker in front of the private room.
His brow was furrowed, and his gaze was cold and sharp.
Chu Muchao tilted his head, looking both aggrieved and somewhat bewildered.
"It wasn't my fault. I came upstairs and saw them arguing. I don't know what happened, but Sui Sui and Xin Bao certainly wouldn't get into a conflict with someone for no reason! I unconditionally stand by my friends! Why are you glaring at me!"
Chu Muchao puffed out his cheeks and glared angrily at Chu Wen.
Chu Wen took a deep breath and patiently explained, "I'm not blaming you, nor am I angry with you."
Chu Muchao persisted, "Then why are you looking at me so fiercely!"
Chu Wen was helpless.
I closed my eyes and took another deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, his expression was much gentler.
"Chaochao, brother was wrong. Let's go in and order. I'm in the next private room. If anything happens, just call me."
Chu Muchao pursed his lips: "There shouldn't be any more problems. Wasn't that guy dragged out?"
"Okay, sure." Chu Wen raised his hand and gently stroked her hair. "Go inside. Call me after you're done shopping tonight, and I'll come pick you up."
"Hmm? Are you going to talk about this for so long?" Chu Muchao asked.
Chu Wen looked away and said, "Mm."
Chu Muchao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call you then. You should also tell my driver not to wait for me."
"Okay, sure."
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Chu Muchao entered the private room.
At the large round table, Xu Sui and the woman sat at the innermost part.
Gu Yixin pulled out a chair and walked over, taking Chu Muchao's arm as they went to the corner by the door.
"It's Sui Sui's friend. When I came up, I happened to see her arguing with that guy, and he even hit the older woman! How awful!"
Chu Muchao looked over.
The woman who was wiping away tears with her head down had a red and swollen cheek, and you could vaguely see a handprint.
You can imagine how powerful that slap was.
Gu Yixin said, "Luckily you fanned me a couple of times with the tray, which gave me a chance to vent, otherwise I would have been holding it in."
"That woman seemed to have come with her boss for a business dinner. After the boss left, she was left alone to drink and eat with that man, and that man started to grope her. You wouldn't believe it, before you came, that man was even more vulgar with his language, but the woman was incredibly patient and didn't lay a hand on him."
Gu Yixin's voice was already very soft and low.
But the private room was very quiet, and no matter how careful you were, the other person could still hear you.
The woman raised her head, revealing a face smeared with tears, yet still beautiful and radiant.
“If I strike first and they call the police, I could be detained. There are security cameras in the hallway.”
Gu Yixin suddenly realized: "I see."
The woman didn't look very old; even with her bright makeup, her features still showed signs of youth.
Chu Muchao took Gu Yixin's arm and walked over to sit down. His gaze, however, remained fixed on the woman.
She has a special quality: calm, brave, decisive, yet gentle, as if she can embrace everything.
[Friendly reminder: She is currently planning to resign. If Ms. Mu Mu is interested in poaching her, she can proceed.]
A gentle voice from the system echoed in my mind.
Yes, it's a system that understands her very well.
Chu Muchao smiled and said softly, "Sister, let's have dinner together."
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