NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 700 - 700: 700, abandon this hope!
Chapter 700: 700, abandon this hope!
Upon returning to his office, Lu Chenyu immediately set down his briefcase and pulled out an ancient Nokia phone.
Just as he dialed his best-buddy’s number, “Knock, knock, knock”, came a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
The door opened, and Lu Chenyu looked at Mo Weiyi, feeling his right eyelid twitching incessantly.
As expected, Mo Weiyi was holding a vase with a few lilies in it, “Master, I think your office is a bit too monotonous. Can I put this vase of lilies on your desk?”
“No need.” Lu Chenyu refused flatly.
“No, I bought a lot of flowers, and I’ve given some to every office. As my master, you should have some too. Plus, looking at fresh flowers often can make one feel happy and less irritable.”
Lu Chenyu looked at her, “So you think I’m often irritable towards you?”
“No,” Mo Weiyi said cheerfully, putting down the vase, “Master, there are a few more things I wanted to say to you.”
“What?” Lu Chenyu immediately covered his nose with an expression of distaste.
These lilies…
Were just too fragrant!
So fragrant it was nauseating!
“Master, I know you took me as your disciple out of respect for Chu Xiuhuang. I know you despise me, dislike me, and regard me as just a pretty vase.”
“Good that you know.” Lu Chenyu responded without any attempt to conceal his feelings.
Mo Weiyi: “…”
How humiliating!
But…
I’ll bear with it!
Mo Weiyi clenched her small fists, telling herself to be patient.
Wanwan was right, the more you want me to leave, the more I’d stay!
Therefore, Mo Weiyi quickly changed the subject, “But I told my husband that since we’re all humans, anything others can do, I can also do. So…”
She uttered every word, “I won’t quit my job. Just let go of this idea, master!”
“…” Lu Chenyu’s handsome face immediately darkened.
Without letting him speak,
“From now on, I’ll work harder. I hope you’ll teach and train me more. I’m really smart and won’t disappoint you.” After finishing, Mo Weiyi gave him a sweet smile, “I’ve said my piece, so I’ll get back to work now.”
Lu Chenyu continued: “…”
He sat there until the door closed. After a good while, his phone rang.
Lu Chenyu picked up his phone and had a look.
The call was from Chu Xiuhuang.
“Hello?”
“I heard all of your conversation just now.”
“What conversation?”
“You deliberately called me just now to let me hear your conversation with Little Princess, didn’t you?”
Lu Chenyu: “…”
Damn, he’d forgotten to hang up the call earlier.
“Pfft!”
Chu Xiuhuang burst into laughter, “The Little Princess is really domineering. Fourth Brother, may fortune be with you. It’s not that I won’t get her out of your sight; she’s just fixated on you as her master. Train her well. Good luck!”
Lu Chenyu again: “…”
**
For the next few days, Mo Weiyi arrived at work fresh and spirited every day.
While she was still doing daily odd jobs, her work efficiency clearly improved.
Lu Chenyu didn’t feel like troubling himself further.
Since she wanted to stay, let her be. He’d have Old Wang assign her miscellaneous tasks every day. As for him, out of sight, out of mind.
A busy week passed quickly.
On Friday night at seven o’clock, a charity banquet was held on the second floor of Huashang Hotel.
When Su Wanwan arrived at the banquet hall with Huo Jingshen, it was already full of laughter and conversation. There were glammed-up women everywhere, dazzling and luxurious.
They took a special passage. The main entrance was set up with a red carpet, the stars shining brightly, lights twinkling. Numerous media reporters were squatting for photos, and there were many fans, screams and cheers incessantly filling the air.
The organizer of the party, Gu Huai’an, had a new female companion by his side tonight. She wore an elegant pink dress, carried herself with dignity, and her smile was beautiful, but she was unfamiliar.
During the initial exchange, Gu Huai’an only introduced the two of them, “Mr. Huo, and Mrs. Huo.”
The woman quickly greeted them with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Huo. Hello, Mrs. Huo.”
Then, the two men sat down and began talking about business.
Apparently, since Gu Huai’an hadn’t made a special introduction, the woman’s face didn’t look too pleased.
Su Wanwan, who was arm-in-arm with Huo Jingshen, sat obediently by his side at first, listening to the conversation between the two men. That was, until a familiar voice caught her attention.
Su Wanwan quickly stood up, “Honey, I need to go to the bathroom.”
“Do you want me to go with you?”
“No need, I can go by myself.”
Huo Jingshen nodded, “Then bring your phone.”
“Got it.” Su Wanwan had no choice but to pick up her phone and leave.
Really now, she wasn’t a child anymore.
After Su Wanwan left, Gu Huai’an laughed lightly, “It’s complicated having a young wife.”
Huo Jingshen glanced at him indifferently, “At least, compared to you, my baby has reached adulthood.”
Gu Huai’an: “…”
What was that oblique reference about?
The woman beside him frowned continuously.
**
Su Wanwan ran to the entrance of the banquet hall but didn’t find the person she was looking for.
She had noticed a woman in a black evening dress, who greatly resembled Yan Shunhua.
Hadn’t she returned to America?
How did she return so quickly?
Because she wasn’t certain, she hadn’t informed Huo Jingshen, but now she had lost sight of the woman.
Su Wanwan couldn’t help but send a text to Yan Shunhua.
[Auntie Yan, are you still in America?]
She had been waiting a long time and still haven’t received a reply.
Standing there, Su Wanwan felt at a loose end.
And indeed.
This woman was a strong woman. Perhaps she just happened to run into her and helped take care of her a bit.
Saying she would look for her when she returned, probably was just polite talk…
When Su Wanwan heard the emcee announce the start of the banquet soon, she turned around, deciding to go to the restroom first.
The ladies’ restroom was not crowded at the moment.
Su Wanwan entered a stall and had just finished when she heard a commotion outside.
Shortly after.
“Ah! What are you doing?” A woman’s voice, full of fear, sounded.
Followed by a man’s voice, “Are you here to be in a blind date with Huo Zhexi tonight?”
Huo Zhexi?
Su Wanwan was stunned.
What the hell?
Was Huo Zhexi on a blind date tonight?
The woman replied, “What’s it to you?”
“I won’t allow you to have a blind date with him! Did you hear that?”
“Ye Haodong, what does this have to do with you? By what right are you to disallow? Let me tell you, tonight not only I will have a blind date with Huo Zhexi, I’m going to marry him. My father and the Huo family have already discussed this, soon I will become the future lady of the Huo Family, as for you, you’re nothing…”
The voice abruptly stopped, as if the woman’s mouth had been covered.
At first, Su Wanwan thought it was just a couple arguing and decided to wait for them to finish.
But then she noticed the woman’s voice was growing increasingly distressed, and she even started crying…
When she heard another scream.
Su Wanwan immediately pushed open the stall door.
What she saw was shocking.
A man in a suit was pressing a woman against the vanity counter, her light purple dress draped over the pure white counter, the straps and hem in disarray…
When she heard the door opening, the woman looked over in shock, tears streaming down her pretty face.
The air was thick with alcohol, the man’s face was flushed, obviously drunk, and he was trying to take advantage of his drunkenness.
Thus, Su Wanwan went straight up, raised her right hand and smashed it down hard.
Crisp and efficient.
The man received a heavy blow to the back of his neck, and his body jerked. He slid down the vanity counter and finally dropped to the floor like a dead fish.
“Are you okay?” Su Wanwan immediately asked.
The woman looked terrified.
Su Wanwan glanced downwards, then quickly looked away.
As someone who had had the same experience, she immediately reminded her, “You should sort out your dress.”
The woman glanced down, quickly adjusting her dress.
Su Wanwan asked again, “Do you want to call the police?”
“No!”
Su Wanwan: “…”
The woman explained, “He’s like this because he’s drunk. We know each other, there’s no need to call the police.”
“Oh.”
Su Wanwan nodded, “Well… you handle it your way then. I’m going back.”
“Miss, thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome.”
Su Wanwan quickly left the restroom.
Back in the lounge area, there was a different group of people around Huo Jingshen – Gu Huai’an was gone, replaced by Mingzhu and Huo Zhexi.
Upon seeing Su Wanwan, Mingzhu said with a smile, “Wanwan, you look really pretty tonight.”
Su Wanwan also returned the compliment sweetly, “So do you, auntie, your cheongsam is really beautiful.”