Stop There, Daddy

Wen Shuyue felt that Wen Baobao had been getting more honey-tongued by the day. He gazed at Wen Shuyue smilingly, looking delighted.

Wen Baobao’s happy face gladdened Wen Shuyue’s heart, but at the sight of Lu Yuan’er sitting beside Wen Baobao, her smile slowly faded. Though she could sense that Lu Yuan’er had no animosity towards her, she was still unhappy.

“Sister-in-law, you’ve gotten up. Come and have breakfast.” Lu Yuan’er was much friendlier than Wen Shuyue had expected. She promptly greeted Wen Shuyue with a wave and called her sister-in-law.

Perhaps because of the form of address, Wen Shuyue dissolved into giggles. Though still a bit embarrassed, she eventually steeled herself to walk up to the table.

Lu Yuan’er’s eyes were fixed on her all along. After looking her all over for a few moments, Lu Yuan’er said confusedly, “Sister-in-law, you look so much like the girl in those videos. Is it because you two are both beautiful? Or did I misremember her looks?”

As she said this, she turned on her phone and began to scroll through the trending videos, but for some reason, the trending topic had been deleted.

Wen Shuyue, worried, wanted to admit it, but before she could speak, Lu Yuan’er’s voice was heard again.

“Whatever. It’s no big deal. When Baobao told me you were very beautiful, I didn’t believe him, but now it seems you’re even prettier than me.” Lu Yuan’er sounded envious. She really found Wen Shuyue’s face pleasing to the eye.

Actually, almost all men found women with this kind of look attractive, because even women didn’t dislike this kind of look. It was a kind of artless beauty tinged with sexiness. Women of this kind were indeed very likeable.

Having received a compliment like that at their first meeting, Wen Shuyue was secretly delighted, but on the surface, she looked rather awkward. She hurriedly waved her hand. “I’m not as pretty as you said. Actually, you’re prettier than me.”

“I won’t call myself pretty. Hardly any women like me, so I barely have any friends.” Lu Yuan’er had a sullen look on her face when saying that, but soon her face returned to normal.Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

She had long since gotten used to being alone. Though having a lot of friends made with money, she didn’t have a single confidante.

She treated everybody with sincerity, but all the others were guarded with her. They kept feeling that she would, one way or the other, steal their boyfriends away from them. But sometimes Lu Yuan’er was indeed not the one to blame. Those men had developed feelings for her, but their girlfriends had believed Lu Yuan’er was the one to blame.

Having noticed Lu Yuan’er’s facial expression, Wen Shuyue empathized with her. She smiled, “I know what you mean. Actually, that’s the very reason why even to this day, Lin Lin is still my only true friend. I’m not popular with women either.”

Beautiful women tend not to be popular with women. Normally, the more beautiful and outstanding a woman is, the more hate she’ll get from other women. That’s the reason why other women hate the most beautiful one.

Lu Yuan’er and Wen Shuyue instantly hit it off. They were faced with the same troublesome issue, and they both wanted to avoid facing the same thing. Take Wen Shuyue for example. She really didn’t want to face those rumours and gossip.

“My goodness. I can’t believe my cousin’s so discerning. Even I like you very much.” Lu Yuan’er’s liking for Wen Shuyue deepened further. The more they talked, the more they liked each other. They even ignored He Siming and Wen Baobao.

Wen Shuyue hadn’t said a single word to He Siming since she’d come downstairs. Her mind was completely occupied by Lu Yuan’er. The two of them even agreed to see Lin Lin together.

He Siming gave a cough to attract Wen Shuyue’s attention.

However, Wen Shuyue was still chatting non-stop with Lu Yuan’er, totally unaware that he was cuing her.

He patted her back and said blandly, “Later I’m going to your company to discuss something with them. Are you the one responsible for filling me in on the project?”

“Um? When did they designate me? How did I not know this?” Wen Shuyue finally shifted her gaze to him. She stared at him in confusion, baffled as to what he was talking about.

He Siming’s face became grave at the sight of Wen Shuyue’s reaction. He pressed his lips together momentarily, seemingly having something to say, but eventually, he held those words back.

After he kept silent for a long while, Wen Shuyue became a bit anxious and hurriedly said, “What project is it exactly? The only project I took over was the one with Lu Junhan. I don’t seem to remember any Manis projects.”

“Well, maybe you should call Gu Ning. I think he knows,” He Siming said perfunctorily. Then he made an excuse and left.

He walked off with great haste, and Wen Shuyue had a faintly foreboding feeling. The dining room which had been lively a moment ago instantly fell silent. Nobody spoke.

After what felt like hours, Lu Yuan’er finally waved her hand in front of Wen Shuyue’s eyes and said concernedly, “Sister-in-law, did something happen to my cousin? Just now he had a very ugly look on his face.”

“I don’t know either. Maybe it’s because there’s something wrong with the project. I don’t know if it’s his company or my company. No… I need to go and check. You guys enjoy your breakfast.” Wen Shuyue grabbed her jacket and hurried off.

If there was a problem with the project, then it would mean that someone was working against them. He Siming had always been poised and cool-headed. She was probably the only one who could cause him to make a mistake.

Wen Shuyue had that much confidence. After walking into her office, she hurriedly summoned Vice-president Liang to confirm the project.

“The cooperative project with the Lu group is the only project we got at the moment, right? Is there really no other project?” Wen Shuyue asked for a second time.

Vice-president Liang thought about it carefully before she said with a head-bob. “I’m sure we don’t have a second one. Currently, there’s only one ongoing project. All other projects haven’t been decided on yet. I think we’ll have to wait until President Gu comes back to make a decision.”

“Are there any projects with Manis?” Wen Shuyue cut to the chase.

Manis was a very powerful group. A mere glance at it would give people a deep impression. Vice-president Liang shook her head seriously. “We don’t have any cooperative project with Manis for the moment. There used to be one, but for some unknown reason, President Gu transferred the project to the Lu group.”

“What!” Wen Shuyue was shocked. Obviously, it had never crossed her mind that Gu Ning would play a trick like that behind her back.

The Lu group had really forked out this time. They were cooperating with not only MK but also Manis. Once word got out about it, the Lu group would definitely shoot to fame, and there would be more enterprises offering to cooperate with the Lu group.

No wonder He Siming had had a sullen look on his face back there. It turned out this was the reason. Apart from anything else, neither of them wanted to cooperate with the Lu group.