bookcurios Chapter 736 Childhood Sweetheart Marries Her Brother in Revenge, Then Regrets It (14)
Chapter 736 Childhood Sweetheart Marries Her Brother in Revenge, Then Regrets It (14)
At the banquet, Mu Zhou poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down.
He then gave a few more instructions to the vice president on one side before leaving the private room alone to get some fresh air.
She sat on the soft chair by the window and heard arguing coming from the stairwell outside the VIP area.
I glanced around curiously and realized it was an old acquaintance.
"Please, I really have something important to discuss with the person inside. Please let me in. I'll be right out."
"I'm a business partner with the people inside; we know each other."
"It'll be alright, as long as I see the person, we really do know each other."
The security guards were getting impatient.
"If you know us, just contact us directly. Can you please not make things difficult for us? This is a VIP area; non-members are not allowed in."
Another security guard also said:
“It is our duty to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering. You have tried to sneak in from several different places. If you were to get in, our jobs would be in jeopardy.”
Mu Zhou instantly understood what was going on.
It seems that Jiang Wanqing still doesn't want to give up her cooperation with Ace's team.
However, since she had already signed the contract, no matter how hard Jiang Wanqing tried, it would be to no avail.
Mu Zhou had just looked away when the security personnel spotted her and quickly said to Jiang Wanqing:
"If you keep doing this, we'll call the police. You're disturbing our VIP customers."
Jiang Wanqing followed the security guard's gaze and saw Mu Zhou.
She was being blocked by security personnel and looked rather disheveled.
Upon seeing Mu Zhou, she was almost red with anger, and said recklessly:
"Senior, you've really gone too far! I never expected you to be this kind of person! Do you know how important this deal is to President Lu's company? Even if you want to vent your anger, you can't mess around with such an important project."
Mu Zhou was holding a jasmine flower to his nose and gently smelling it when he heard her words, and a smile appeared on his lips.
I answered Jiang Wanqing in a very good mood:
“I’m not like you, who would use important work projects to accomplish ulterior motives. I wouldn’t mess around with work-related matters.”
Mu Zhou's appearance at the art exhibition was indeed an unexpected surprise for Jiang Wanqing.
But as soon as Lu Ting appeared, Jiang Wanqing had her own ideas.
She immediately brought up official business, forcing Lu Ting to side with her.
Given Mu Zhou's temper, regardless of whether it was official business at the time, she would definitely be furious and would absolutely not give up on that painting.
This forced her to create new conflicts with Lu Ting.
Mu Zhou didn't believe that Jiang Wanqing had no ulterior motives in saying this.
If she really wanted to complete this collaboration, she could have privately told Lu Ting to come to her for the painting. If she didn't participate, she might still be able to get the painting back.
Jiang Wanqing was certain that if she made Lu Ting stand up for her in public, he would definitely fly into a rage.
However, she went too far. Not only did Mu Zhou not get angry on the spot, but he also spread the news of her interference in his relationship and used the information she deliberately leaked to successfully steal the cooperation project.
Mu Zhou leaned gracefully against the armrest and kindly gave her some advice:
"As your former senior, let me give you one last piece of advice: don't easily reveal information that you've spent a lot of money to gather for some useless little schemes. It's not worth it."
The information about Ace's daughter must have come at the cost of many favors and a great deal of money.
But in order to ensure that Lu Ting would stand firmly by her side, she did not hesitate to reveal this information in public.
Then you can't blame Mu Zhou for taking advantage of it.
Jiang Wanqing was speechless after being rebuked.
At that time, she did have some ulterior motives when she blurted out Lu Ting's explanation.
But how could Mu Zhou just take it and use it without any psychological burden?
Doesn't she care about Lu Ting's career at all?
Looking at Mu Zhou's arrogant attitude, she felt both humiliated and embarrassed.
She's been having a tough time lately.
People in the company are all saying behind her back that she ruined Mu Zhou and Lu Ting's childhood sweetheart relationship, preventing them from getting engaged.
Because she leaked important information at work, the company's senior management also had some complaints about her.
However, out of consideration for Lu Ting, they didn't say anything too harsh.
That's why she thought of taking another gamble to see if she could win Ace back.
But to my surprise, I couldn't even see her.
She felt terrible after being stopped by security personnel and didn't insist on entering the VIP area. She went downstairs dejectedly.
Unexpectedly, I saw Lu Chen as soon as I stepped out of the hall.
She paused, bit her lower lip hard, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, blocked his way.
"Brother Lu..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Chen's assistant blocked her way:
"Please give way."
Just as Lu Chen was about to enter the elevator, Jiang Wanqing hurriedly chased after him:
"Mr. Lu, I'd like to talk to you about Senior Mu Zhou."
Lu Chen didn't pause at all, as if he hadn't heard her words at all.
Jiang Wanqing watched him enter the elevator and couldn't help but call out:
"She stole the Lu family's business using despicable means, and you don't care at all...?"
The elevator doors closed slowly, and Lu Chen's aloof face remained completely expressionless.
Jiang Wanqing stomped her feet in anger.
Has Lu Chen gone mad? Lu Ting's company is also an asset of the Lu family.
How could someone as concerned about family interests as Mu Zhou, who has no sense of martial ethics, remain indifferent?
Jiang Wanqing was so engrossed in her anger and embarrassment that she completely failed to notice the way Lu Chen's assistant looked at her after answering the phone.
On the other side, after Lu Chen calmly instructed that Jiang Wanqing was not allowed to appear in front of Mu Zhou in the future, the elevator doors reopened.
He spotted Mu Zhou sitting in the corridor at a glance.
She wore a white casual suit, her hair pulled back into a bun, looking capable and dashing.
She was resting her hand on her temple, looking somewhat tired.
The corridor lights were all on, and she was bathed in light, appearing exceptionally unapproachable.
Lu stared at it silently for a few seconds.
As if nothing had happened with Jiang Wanqing, he walked towards her with a normal expression and leaned slightly down beside her:
"tired?"
Mu Zhou was resting with her eyes closed when she suddenly heard a familiar voice. She opened her eyes in surprise and looked up at him.
After she blinked and realized that the person in front of her was indeed Lu Chen, she smiled.
"You're here."
She opened her arms and wrapped them around his waist, pressing her face against his chest.
She was quite strong, and Lu Chen, who was bent over, was pulled by her. He had to brace himself on the handrail to keep his balance.
Even through his suit, he could still feel the warmth of her breath spreading across his chest.
Lu Chen lowered his eyes, raised his hand and gently placed it on the back of her neck, letting out a muffled "hmm" in response.
A faint smell of alcohol wafted over, and Lu Chen knew she must have drunk quite a bit.
His brow was slightly furrowed:
"Did someone force you to drink?"
Mu Zhou smiled:
"Who would dare force me to drink? I wanted to drink it myself."
Lu Chen's complexion improved somewhat.
He wasn't very comfortable in this position, but he didn't want to change it.
However, Mu Zhou's phone rang soon after, and she pushed Lu Chen away.
As the fragrance faded into the distance, Lu silently straightened up, his throat bobbing.