Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 179

Chapter 179 Miss Mu, You’re the Dazzling Star

“I don’t think I have the time, let’s meet another day.”

Mu Zhi continued to lock horns with Lu Jinye.

Having been extremely annoyed, Mu Zhi hung up the phone after finishing her words.

Meanwhile, Lu Jinye was about to lash out at Mu Zhi furiously when he cut off by the beeping tone…

Lu Jinye scowled in confusion. He checked the screen of his phone in disbelief only to find that Mu Zhi had hung up on him!

This woman! To hang up on the distinguished Lu Jinye?! She was simply courting death!

Lu Jinye snapped the pen in his other hand in half out of fury.

Secretary Linda had just entered his office to inform him about the next meeting. But as soon as she stepped through the door, she could hear the crisp sound of the pen snapping. She almost wet her pants, standing still, without daring to move another step closer towards Lu Jinye.

“M-Mr. Lu… I’d just like to remind you of your three o’clock meeting.”

“Ok, got it.”

Lu Jinye was still fuming at this point. He muttered at Linda in response and did not do anything else.

Linda had her feet deeply rooted into the ground. She was secretly regulating her breath to steady her perturbed emotions. If she was given a second chance, she wouldn’t be working that hard to get into Shanze, avoiding the ‘honor’ to be Lu Jinye’s secretary at all cost.

After all, working in her position was too tormenting!

“Is there anything else you want to say?”

Seeing that Linda had not moved, Lu Jinye raised his apathetic eyes and glanced at her.

Linda swallowed, then said, “Umm, Mr. Chairman… It is twenty-eight past two, the meeting is at three, do you think you should start making your way there?”

Upon getting reminded by Linda, Lu Jinye brushed off his emotions.

With his usual poise, he uttered, “Sure.”

Then, he rose to his feet and slowly headed out the door.

Linda followed closely behind. She secretly sighed in relief.

Lu Jinye was a perfectionist. He rarely made mistakes. He also had a habit of arriving at the meeting room ahead of schedule to prepare himself.

Linda only came to nudge Lu Jinye as the rest of the attendees had been expecting him for a while now.

Moreover.

Lu Jinye was seemingly distracted today.

But, Linda did not dare to ask him, afraid that she would be crossing her boundaries.

…

Meanwhile, after hanging up on Lu Jinye, Mu Zhi was equally as peeved.

Her rational mind told her that she was not bothered by whether Lu Jinye had a love for her, but his attitude was infuriating.

She was drowned in sorrow in the past few days, while Lu Jinye was unaware of it.

Could the paparazzi be right that Lu Jinye was busy hooking up with Xiao Qingqing? Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

At that thought, Mu Zhi could feel her blood boiling!

She could no longer stay unemployed. In a fit of pique, she updated her resume and applied to a few jobs.

It hardly took ten minutes before receiving her first job interview.

It was a pharmaceutical manufacturer who called Mu Zhi.

Mu Zhi refused to continue living life frivolously. She wore some makeup, made herself presentable, and hurriedly set off for the interview.

The interview went smoothly. Since the release of the statement clarifying her data falsification, Mu Zhi was able to easily secure a job she wanted with her expertise.

Mu Zhi got three job offers in a row. All three companies which interviewed her were pleased with her capabilities. Mu Zhi was able to weigh the pros and cons of each company, then make a suitable choice accordingly.

It was almost midday when she was done with her third interview. Thus, Mu Zhi went to a nearby area to hunt for lunch.

She came to a restaurant and ordered a serve of salad and a steak for herself. When the salad was served, she plunged her head into it.

Then all of a sudden, she heard a series of muffled screams coming from the women surrounding her.

Itched by her curiosity, she lifted her head with a mouthful of salad greens and noticed that all of the women’s gazes were thrown at the restaurant’s entrance.

The sunlight was shining into her squinting eyes from the door. All she could see was a man, seemingly decked up in a decent suit with a captivating ambiance attached to him. He felt like a prince who had just walked out of a fairy tale.

His temperament paired with his arrogance gave off a mysterious sensation.

A sensation where people would somehow yearn to approach him, yet afraid of him.

Judging by the reaction of the women at the entrance area, Mu Zhi surmised that the man must be a fine-looking piece. Otherwise, he wouldn’t call for all the attention attracted to him.

But as the man slowly approached her, her heart skipped a beat.

Bloody hell!

He is… Xie Xiu?!

Mu Zhi blinked her eyes in disbelief.

“Sir, table for one?”

The waiter ushered Xie Xiu into the restaurant as he asked if he was dining in alone.

However, while he was walking majestically in the limelight, Xie Xiu suddenly caught glimpse of Mu Zhi’s existence. He put a hand up, beckoning for the waiter to pause before saying, “There’s no need to find me a table, my friend’s here.”

Following that, Xie Xiu made a beeline towards Mu Zhi with a beaming smile. He pulled the chair and sat across her as he had just met a long-lost friend.

He told the waiter to prepare what Mu Zhi ordered.

In this instance, Mu Zhi could feel an indescribable murderous intent coming over her from the pack of women in the restaurant.

She promptly covered one side of her face and whispered, “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to deal with some business, didn’t expect to see you here, Miss Mu, seems like it’s fated.”

Mu Zhi then responded softly, “Fated, yeah, fate.”

It just occurred to Xie Xiu at this point that Mu Zhi was behaving oddly. He asked curiously, “Why are you covering your face? What happened?”

Mu Zhi continued with a low voice, “Mr. Xie, you’re too stunning, everyone has their eyes on you.”

“Don’t worry about them.”

Xie Xiu raised the corners of his mouth. He reached out to remove Mu Zhi’s hand from her face and said, “Actually, you’re the dazzling one, Miss Mu. The men are jealous that I have the pleasure to share a table with you.”

Mu Zhi was mortified to receive the compliments from Xie Xiu.

Fortunately… The steaks were served at this moment, easing the awkward air surrounding the both of them.

Mu Zhi promptly lowered her head to cut the steak.

Then, she started putting bite-sized pieces into her mouth.

She intended to flee after finishing her steak, but just as she took the second bite, she could hear the similar muffle screams from earlier.

This time, she overheard the woman on the next table cheering, “What a lucky day it is! Is that man a movie star? He’s so hot! I need his signature!”

Mu Zhi hurriedly looked to the entrance.

Alas, as soon as she did, her heart skipped another beat!