Chapter 68


    The elevator finally stopped at the level where Su Ziyue’s unit was located.


    Li Jingqi and her walked out of the elevator one after another and went back to their respective units.


    The moment Su Ziyue stepped into her unit, she could no longer control her facial expression.


    As she had walked barefoot all the way from Qin Muchen’s mansion, it seemed like she had stepped


    on something along the way which had caused a mild piercing pain on the soles of her feet.


    After taking a quick shower in the bathroom, she slumped on her bed right away. Amidst her


    drowsiness, she dreamt of things in her childhood, and it was only until almost dawn did she manage to


    fall asleep.


    She woke up with a start when the doorbell of her unit started ringing.


    Flipping over, she sat upright and draped a jacket over herself before going to answer the door.


    As soon as she opened the door, she was greeted by the sight of Nan Chuan, who was all smiles.


    “Miss Su, good morning,” he greeted.


    As humans tended to be emotional, Su Ziyue couldn’t help but feel annoyed with Nan Chuan too


    because he was Qin Muchen’s assistant.


    Yet, it wasmon courtesy that one shouldn’t be rude to another who was smiling. Therefore, she


    tried hard to suppress her displeasure and greeted him back coldly before she got ready to close the


    door.


    Quickly and urately, Nan Chuan managed to squeeze a carrier bag inside through the crack of the


    door. Obviously, he had already foreseen that Su Ziyue would react in this way.


    Su Ziyue looked up at him, rage in her eyes.


    Smiling brightly, Nan Chuan said, “Mr. Qin was busy with work for the whole night yesterday, but he still


    went to the shopping mall himself to get this for you at first light. Please do check it out…”


    Check it out…


    As a foreigner, it was really impressive of him to be able to speak thenguage so well.


    Su Ziyue took a look at the logo printed on the bag—it was the logo of the clothing brand she had worn


    yesterday which she had bought when she first returned to the country.


    She only needed a brief moment of thinking to realize what was inside the carrier bag.


    “Mr. Nan, thanks for making this trip over.” Suddenly, Su Ziyue put on a gentle smile. Her slender and


    fair fingers rested on the shopping bag and pushed it slowly back to him. “Goodbye,” she said.


    Nan Chuan, who had only ever seen Su Ziyue’s frigid face, had nevere across such a gentle smile


    on her face. Su Ziyue made use of the several seconds he was stumped to shove the bag back to him.


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    Then, she closed the door.


    “Miss Su! Please open the door! Before I came, I pledged to Mr. Qin that I’d pass this to you by hook or


    by crook, or I’ll end up very miserably when I go back…”


    He knocked on the door and sounded woeful.


    Why was he always on the receiving end of all the bad things that happened ever since Mr. Qin started


    a rtionship?


    Su Ziyue, who was listening to Nan Chuan with her back leaning against the door, smiled


    unsympathetically. Because she was in a foul mood, she decided that it was only fair that everyone


    should share a bit of her misery.


    …


    Atst, Nan Chuan had no choice but to carry the untouched carrier bag back to his boss.


    Qin Muchen was standing before the aquarium, holding a handful of fish food which he slowly sprinkled


    bit by bit into the water.


    He knew Nan Chuan was back as soon as he heard light footstepsing from behind him.


    Nan Chuan waited for Qin Muchen to speak first, but he did not seem to notice his presence as he


    continued feeding the fishes without giving him a nce.


    Finally, Nan Chuan could not bear the silence and spoke dejectedly, “Miss Su refused to take this.”


    Qin Muchen kept his eyes on a surgeonfish in the aquarium, and he did not turn around to face Nan


    Chuan as he asked in a rather icy tone, “Did she open the door?”


    “Yes.” Nan Chuan had no idea why he asked that, but despite his curiosity, he decided to answer him


    honestly.


    After pouring the remaining fish food in his hand back into the container, Qin Muchen turned around to


    face Nan Chuan. “Did she speak to you?”


    “She said two sentences.”


    The expression on Qin Muchen’s face froze slightly before he walked away to wash his hands. “Okay.”


    With that, he made his way back to his desk and started dealing with work.


    Nan Chuan was left alone, puzzled.


    Is that all? Where’s the shouting?


    Why didn’t hesh out at me?


    Is Mr. Qin a changed man?


    Nan Chuan returned to Qin Muchen’s office from Su Ziyue’s ce, feeling uneasy, but now, he walked


    out of the office, feeling bewildered.


    Although Qin Muchen had his eyes on the document which he was flipping through as he sat before his


    desk, his mind was absent.


    Since Su Siyue had opened the door and spoken with Nan Chuan, it was better than what he had


    expected, and he reckoned that she was not very angry.


    …


    Su Ziyue did not feel sleepy anymore after being disturbed by Nan Chuan.


    She was just getting ready to head out to have a meal after washing up when she received a call from


    An Xia, who wanted to invite her out for a meal.


    When she reached the agreed ce, An Xia had already started looking at the menu.


    An Xia pushed the menu to her as soon as she sat down.


    The moment she caught sight of her face, she went wide-eyed with shock. “You look pale and you have


    dark circles under your eyes, and you didn’t bother with makeup. Since when have you allowed


    yourself to look like such a mess?”


    “I didn’t see the need for it.” Su Ziyue looked weary because she did not sleep wellst night.


    After taking the menu, she chose two dishes without thinking much before leaning back against the


    chair, looking weak and frail.


    “What did you dost night?” An Xia eyed her suspiciously.


    “I didn’t do anything.” Su Ziyue’s eyes turned dodgy under her stare.


    Technically, she had basically done everything with Qin Muchen except the most important part.


    At that thought, she couldn’t help but feel guilty.


    Knowing that something was fishy judging from the guiltiness on her face, An Xia decided to bombard


    her with a deluge of questions, to which Su Ziyue sumbed and spilled everything aboutst night to


    her.


    After listening to her, An Xia raised her eyebrows. “After getting almost naked and even doing it before


    such a nice view in a luxurious mansion, he actually went to pick up a call, and you actually ran away?”


    Su Ziyue rified, “That’s not the point…”


    “I know. The point is, you guys didn’t get to do it.”


    Su Ziyue was speechless. She pped a hand to her forehead, having no idea how to exin to her


    what was really on her mind.


    …


    Su Ziyue went to the office early Monday morning.


    After joining the morning meeting, she returned to her office and started preparing some documents.


    There were plenty of things she needed to learn about the follow-ups subsequent to the signing of an


    agreement.


    At that juncture, An Xia pushed open the door to her office and walked inside before cing a huge


    stack of documents on the table right in front of her. “These documents are going to be used today. You


    may want to have a look at them first.”


    “Okay, just leave them here.” Su Ziyue looked up and shed her a smile.


    An Xia seemed to have something more to say because she did not leave the office right away.


    “Anything else?” Su Ziyue asked.


    “LK Group called. They want us to arrange a meeting with them in the afternoon to talk about the


    coboration.”


    Su Ziyue’s eyes flickered as soon as she heard her. “Okay, I’ve got it,” she said nonchntly.


    “They gave us the number of their person in charge of the agreement and you probably should contact


    the person personally. After all, this is our first time working together, and it’s better for us to take the


    initiative to call to show our sincerity.”


    With that, An Xia ced a note on which a phone number was written in front of her.


    Stunned for a second, Su Ziyue took the note and gave it a fleeting nce before telling An Xia with a


    smile, “I’ve got it. You should get back to work because things will get very busy after this.”


    After looking at her and seeing that she was unruffled, An Xia had no choice but to walk out of her


    office.


    As soon as An Xia left, the smile on Su Ziyue’s face vanished in the blink of an eye and was reced


    by a look of iciness while she examined the phone number.


    Usually, it was not necessary for the president of thepany to attend such a meeting personally, or


    he would not need all those employees he had hired.


    She had been trying her best to make sure she had nothing to do with Qin Muchen, but when Qin


    Muchen really started treating her like a work partner, she actually did not feel relieved at all.


    On the contrary, she felt indescribably depressed because of it.