Chapter 178
Su Yige let out a shrill shriek while she clutched her face. “Su Ziyue!” she eximed.
Su Ziyue only let out an icy snort before turning around and entering Su Tower.
After she reached her room, she sat down andy on the table. She stayed like that for a long while as
though all the energy in her had been sapped.
She remained that way until An Xia stepped into her room and noticed her condition. “Ziyue, what’s
going on?” she asked.
“I’m fine. I just didn’t sleep wellst night.” In response to An Xia’s question, Su Ziyue looked up at her
and hid the part of her face which had been pped by Su Yige just now with her hair before shing
her a smile.
Yet, that smile seemed too strained to be convincing.
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An Xia was not worried by her condition but instead, her curiosity was piqued.
Edging nearer to her, she asked in a crafty tone, “You didn’t sleep well?”
“Yes.” Su Ziyue nodded but she did not borate on the reason because after all, the incidentst night
was too embarrassing for her to share even with her best friend.
An Xia, who thought of what Su Ziyue had told her the previous day, spected, “Why did Mr. Qin pick
you up so early yesterday? Did he confront you about Gong Zeyang’s decision to call off the
engagement and did he punish you for that in bed?”
If it was any other day, Su Ziyue would not hold back fromplimenting An Xia for being an astute
observer.
After taking a deep breath, she stared at An Xia with her head tilted to one side and countered, “I think
you desperately need a man to punish you in bed after staying single for too long. In my opinion, Nan
Chuan is a good choice.”
She knew An Xia had always had a thing for Nan Chuan.
There was no doubt Nan Chuan was an excellent man because he was trusted by Qin Muchen a great
deal.
Su Ziyue was stunned slightly by her own thought. Why would she think of Qin Muchen when she just
randomly mentioned someone else?
Without noticing the abnormality of her reaction, An Xia said awkwardly, “You’re being ridiculous… I’ve
got to attend to my work now…”
It was only after An Xia had left her room did Su Ziyue drop all pretense.
Looking expressionless, she started working.
…
Everyone in the branch office of LK Group were on tenterhooks throughout the entire day.
It was because the president of thepany, who had always been bad-tempered, was having an
even worse temper than usual today.
Not only had he rejected every proposal submitted to him during the meeting, but he had also given
basically everyone a piece of his mind.
On top of that, he had managed to make his criticisms on solid grounds. The senior management of the
company, who looked dejected after getting reprimanded by him, found themselves longing for the
previous president to be back.
Even his secretary, who was very confident with her tolerance level after having more than ten years’
worth of experience in the field, had tears in her eyes after she was scolded by him.
Inside the president’s office, Qin Muchen was rifling through a document with an impassive expression
on his face.
The secretary’s heart jolted with every page he turned.
Suddenly, Qin Muchen started flipping through the document at a much more rapid rate, a sight that
gave the secretary a bad premonition.
As expected, he thrusted the document at her the next second and confronted her with a cold face,
“From what I’ve heard, you’re the mostpetent secretary in the entirepany.”
The secretary silently wiped away the sweat from her forehead and shook her head vigorously in
denial. “Nothing of that sort. They’re only ttering me.”
Qin Muchen sneered, “It''s a good thing to have self-awareness. Now, redo this document for me in half
an hour or I’ll show you the exit.”
“Yes.”
Althoughpleting the task within half an hour was near impossible, the secretary did not dare to
haggle.
“Get out.”
When the door was closed, Qin Muchen lifted his wrist to check the time on his watch out of habit.
It was half an hour before five, which was the time Su Ziyue clocked out of work.
Slightly rxing the tension in his face muscles, his other hand had already reached for his suit jacket
which was draped over the back of the chair habitually. He suddenly stopped as something struck him.
He remained in that posture in a daze. After several seconds, he withdrew his hands and continued
dealing with work as if nothing had happened.
But three minutester, he rose to his feet again and made his way out after taking his suit jacket from
the chair.
…
As it was time to get off work, Su Ziyue walked out of Su Tower with her handbag. Immediately, she
was seized by a prating coldness from a surge of icy wind which came blowing her way.
She shrank into herself and sniffled before continuing to walk.
While she was on her way out, she fished out her phone only to find that it was switched off because
the battery had gone t.
Slightly stunned, she looked up and gave her surroundings a thoughtful nce. After making sure the
familiar Bentley was nowhere in sight, she put her phone back into her bag before hailing a taxi by the
road.
When the taxi was driven away, a ck Bentley slowly followed behind.
“Girl, where ya goin’?” the driver, who looked like he was in his forties, spoke with a northern ent;
his robust voice sounded exceptionally amiable.
Suddenly, Su Ziyue’s throat felt dry, causing her to gulp as she turned to take a nce at the cityscape
outside. It was after several seconds did she speak, “To the nearest pharmacy please.”
Last night, Qin Muchen had done it with her several rounds without wearing a condom. How bitter
things had turned between them just provided her more reason to make sure she did not get pregnant
this time.
“Girl, do you wanna get some medication for yourself? You gotta go to the hospital if you’re sick
because treating yourself with random medication is not the way to go…” The driver’s tone was filled
with concern.
In response to his words, Su Ziyueughed dryly and exined, “It’s nothing serious. I’ll be fine after
having the medication.”
The driver pulled up in front of a huge pharmacy before turning around to tell her, “My daughter always
caught the flu when she was little and this was where I always got medicine for her. The pharmacists
here are trustworthy and professional.”
“Thanks.” After thanking the driver, Su Ziyue paid him the fare and alighted from the car in a haste.
Then, the taxi drove away. With her head held low, she felt a lump in her throat as she was seized by a
sudden longing for her father.
Yet, she had no idea where he was kept up until now.
When she stepped into the pharmacy, she was approached by a female pharmacist who asked her,
“Miss, what are you looking for?”
Su Ziyue found herself at a loss of expressing herself although she already had the words ready in her
mind. Saying out loud what she wanted made her feel like she was sharing her sexual life with
outsiders.
Women in general tended to be intuitive, let alone a woman who was also a pharmacist.
The pharmacist, who noticed her hesitation, posed her another question, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Staring at her, Su Ziyue stammered, “I would like some contraceptive pills…”
With a look of enlightenment, the pharmacist went to fetch her the pills and advised her while she was
at it, “These pills are bad for your health. Next time, ask your boyfriend to take the necessary
precaution himself as we girls should treat ourselves better.”
Prior to this, she had no need to take care of stuff like this because Qin Muchen would always take
precaution.
But things were different now.
Without replying to the pharmacist, she paid for the pills and stuffed it into her bag before walking away.
The pharmacist shook her head while she was watching Su Ziyue’s back. No matter how beautiful a girl
was, she needed to find a man who loved her and treated her well.
While she was entertaining the thought in her mind, a man dressed in a ck suit suddenly
approached her with a look so icy that it was scary to look at. “What did she buy just now?” he asked.
“What?” Soon, the pharmacist realized that he was referring to the beautiful girl who had just left.
Apologetically, she said, “Sorry, I can’t share private information of our customers with you.”