Shen Mu furrowed her brows and said, “It’s okay.”
However, the old man held onto her wrist tightly and said, “Today, Mr. Huo spoke up for you, which is not something that ordinary people can do! I’ll have the butler give you 500,000 yuan. You can buy some decent clothes and invite Huo Yunxiao to dinner to thank him properly.”
Shen Mu asked with a frown, “Grandpa, what do you mean?”
The old man said, “The company has been in a bad situation recently. Look at how your father is so anxious that he can’t even eat. I was thinking about forming an alliance with the Lu family, but everyone knows that you and Xize have a bad relationship. If we can establish a connection with the Huo family, things will be much easier for us.”
Shen Mu’s face turned cold.
“I won’t go. I’m not familiar with Huo Yunxiao, let alone doing business with the Shen family. Grandpa, let Shen Qingxue go instead.”
“Shen Mu!” The old man shouted, “It’s just a dinner! The Shen family has been taking care of you for so long! You’re not even willing to do such a small thing. Can’t you consider your elders?”
Shen Mu sneered and said, “Taking care of me? Grandpa, giving me a mouthful of food to eat, is that what you call taking care of me?”
“What are you talking about?” The old man’s face darkened, and he said unhappily.Shen Mu lowered her head and held onto the old man’s hand, applying a little force.
“Grandpa, anyone in this family who has taken care of me should know that there is a three-centimeter-long scar on my wrist, and you are pressing on it right now.”
The old man was stunned and quickly let go of her hand.
Blood had already seeped through the gauze, and the bright red color was shocking.
Shen Mu stood up and said, “Grandfather, with my disfigured face, I’m afraid it will cause Mr. Huo’s displeasure. Shen family has carefully educated Shen Qingxue for so many years, and she is the one who should repay the kindness of upbringing the most!”
“Shen Mu!” Grandfather shouted angrily from behind, “You are so unruly that you are forcing your father to arrange a marriage between Qingxue and the Lu family!”
“Whatever.” Shen Mu walked out of the gate and hailed a taxi to Ansheng Hospital.
Sitting in Ou Jin’s office, Shen Mu looked at Ou Jin’s expressionless face and awkwardly smiled, “The wound has reopened. Thank you for your help.”
While treating the wound, Ou Jin asked, “Miss Shen, I’m curious, how did you manage to turn yourself into this in just one day?”
Shen Mu smiled and whispered, “I’m curious too.”
In fact, whether it was the instinct of this body or not, Shen Mu was indeed feeling a little sad.
How did the original Shen Mu manage to turn herself into this?
When there was nothing wrong, she was the target of everyone in the Shen family.
When there was something wrong, she was forced to wear the hat of a filial daughter and forced to be filial.
After Ou Jin re-bandaged her wound, Shen Mu returned home and met Lu Xize at the door!
As soon as Lu Xize saw Shen Mu, he walked over and shouted, “Xiao Mu!”
Shen Mu didn’t stop and just said, “Shen Qingxue is kneeling in the ancestral hall.”
“Little Mu, I’m here to find you!” Lu Xize shouted.
Shen Mu was taken aback.
“Find me?”
Lu Xize smiled and nodded.
“Yes, I’m here to find you! Are you free tonight? Let’s have dinner together?”
He smiled like a gentleman, as if he had extended an olive branch and all the women in the world should be grateful to accept it.
Lu Xize thought that Shen Mu had been playing hard to get with him for a long time, and now that he took the initiative to invite her to dinner, she should be happy and overjoyed!
“No, I’m not free.” Shen Mu turned and walked into the villa gate without even giving him a glance.
Lu Xize was stunned for a moment, looking at Shen Mu’s somewhat thin back, but she didn’t bow her head or bend her waist like before.
She stood up straight, and her whole person’s temperament appeared cold and noble.”Ring ring -” Lu Xize’s phone rang.
He answered it irritably.
“Xize, did Little Mu agree?” Lu’s mother asked anxiously.
Lu Xize shook his head.
“No, she didn’t agree!
Mom, why do you insist on making me have dinner with her?
You know I don’t like her!””You’re confused!” Lu’s mother scolded.
“You haven’t even had a proper conversation with Little Mu! How do you know you don’t like her?”
“I just want you to have dinner with her, not to marry her! Just go and make her happy for me! Otherwise, wait for your father to deal with you!”
After hanging up the phone, Lu Xize felt annoyed.
That little girl Shen Mu used to come and go as she pleased, why is she so difficult now?
Lu Xize followed Shen Mu into the Shen family’s house.
As soon as Xu Ruyun saw Lu Xize, she asked, “Xize, are you looking for Qingxue?”
Lu Xize felt embarrassed and shook his head, saying, “Auntie, I’m looking for Shen Mu.”
“What?” Xu Ruyun exclaimed, realizing her outburst and lowering her voice.
“What happened? Why are you suddenly looking for Little Mu?”
Lu Xize sighed and told her about how his mother had threatened him to fill the company’s performance gap by marrying Shen Xue.
He then promised, “Auntie, don’t worry. It’s just a dinner. Once I secure my position in the Liu family, I will marry Xue immediately.”
Xu Ruyun nodded and said, “I trust you. I’ll talk to Qingxue. She’ll understand. You go ahead. Little Mu is in his room.”
Lu Xize looked at Xu Ruyun’s gentle eyes and thought of Shen Qingxue’s obedient appearance.
He couldn’t understand why Shen Mu had to play matchmaker between them.
Lu Xize knocked on Shen Mu’s door.
When Shen Mu opened the door and saw Lu Xize’s face, he frowned in disgust and said, “Lu Xize, I told you I’m busy.”
“I have your mother’s keepsake with me,” Lu Xize suddenly said.
“What?” Shen Mu’s hand, which was about to close the door,stopped.
Lu Xize smiled and said, “Your mother and mine were best friends. We still have the jade pendant that your mother gave us when we were arranged to be married. Since we’re breaking up, take back the engagement token.”
Shen Mu’s heart skipped a beat and he asked, “Just for a dinner?”
“Yes, just have dinner.” Lu Xize nodded.
“Okay, I got it.” Shen Mu slammed the door shut.
Lu Xize shook his head and smiled.
He thought Shen Mu had really moved on, but it seemed like he was still at her beck and call.
Dealing with Shen Mu was easier than he had imagined.
In the ancestral hall, Shen Qingxue asked sharply, “What? Xize is having dinner with Shen Mu? How can that be? Xize is mine! That slut Shen Mu is trying to seduce him again!”
Xu Ruyun held her back and said, “It’s just dinner, maybe it’s a good thing!”
Shen Qingxue was taken aback and asked, “Mom, do you have a plan? Tell me!”
Xu Ruyun nodded proudly and whispered, “Mrs. Zhang’s husband has a special fetish. Just lure him over during dinner, and then…”
Shen Qingxue smiled and said, “Really? This time, we can’t let her go! When her reputation is ruined, I wonder which man would want her! No, she probably wants to commit suicide by then, right? Hehehe!” Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.
Xu Ruyun hugged Shen Qingxue and comforted her, “Don’t worry, my dear. I finally married into the Shen family, and I will plan well for you and Qingrou. Shen Mu wants to marry into the Lu family and take away the Shen family’s property as her dowry? Not a chance!”
Shen Qingxue nodded.
Her mother had always been the one who loved her the most, while Shen Mu was just a bastard who was born without a mother and raised without a mother!…
At seven o’clock in the evening, Shen Mu changed her clothes and tied her hair up in a high ponytail without any hesitation.
With no hair to cover her scars, they were fully exposed on her face.
Shen Mu didn’t mind if Lu Xize saw them or not.
She was only there to disgust him and get her hands on the token before leaving.
When she arrived at the restaurant designated by Lu Xize, the waiter led her to a private room.
Shen Mu didn’t wait for Lu Xize, instead, she was greeted by Shen Qingxue, who walked in wearing high heels.
Shen Qingxue smiled at Shen Mu and poured a glass of lemon water, handing it to her, saying, “Sister, please wait a moment. Xize is still on his way.”
Shen Qingxue watched as Shen Mu brought the glass to her lips, but instead of drinking it, she poured it all out onto the table.
Shen Mu sneered at Shen Qingxue and said, “Shen Qingxue, let me guess, there’s something in this water, right? You deliberately gave it to me to embarrass me. What, do you want to see me make a fool of myself?”
Exposed, Shen Qingxue’s expression twisted.
She forced a smile and gritted her teeth, saying, “Sister, what are you talking about? How could I do such a thing?”
Shen Mu picked up the glass of lemon water and slammed it on the table in front of Shen Qingxue, saying, “No? Then take a sip and show me!”
The original Shen Mu had been tricked by Shen Qingxue before and was later deceived into going to a hotel, which led to her suicide.
But now, she was no longer the same Shen Mu.
Shen Qingxue still wanted to plot against her?
Shen Mu wiped her hands with a napkin, stood up, and said, “Shen Qingxue, please tell Lu Xize that I don’t have time to play these games with you guys…”
As soon as the words were spoken, Shen Mu felt dizzy and swayed, grabbing onto the edge of the table.
How could this be?
She hadn’t even taken a sip of water!
Shen Qingxue immediately pulled out a handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth, unable to help but laugh, “You little fool! The water, the fragrance in this private room, even the air conditioning vent, I had someone tamper with them. Did you really think you could defend against it?”
She walked over and mercilessly pinched Shen Mu’s cheek with her exquisitely decorated nails, causing a sharp pain that pierced through the scar, contorting Shen Mu’s expression in agony.
She had been careless.
She never expected that Shen Qingxue, a pampered young lady who had never gotten her hands dirty, would come up with such a meticulous plan!
Shen Qingxue’s voice was like poison, cold and ruthless, “Shen Mu, have you even looked at your own terrifying face? If you dare to fight with me, I will make sure you die a very ugly death!”
With a forceful shove, Shen Qingxue threw Shen Mu onto the chair, then pulled out her phone and said, “Mr. Zhang, everything on my end is ready. I guarantee you will be satisfied. Don’t worry, I will not disappoint you…”
As Shen Qingxue chattered away on the phone, Shen Mu used her last bit of strength to dial the number of the most recent call and shouted with all her might, “Help me!”
Shen Qingxue slapped the phone out of Shen Mu’s hand, crushing it under her high heels.
Then, she viciously slapped Shen Mu and cursed, “You little slut! Let’s see who can save you this time!”
Shen Mu’s head buzzed from the blow, and she lost consciousness in an instant…
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Mu felt her face was wet.
She raised her hand to wipe it, but her hand felt sticky.
She opened her eyes and found herself facing a pair of straight, ginger-colored eyes.
The other person was excited to see her wake up and stuck out their tongue, drooling on her face.
Shen Mu’s heart trembled, and she instinctively tried to get up, but found that her body was clamped down and she couldn’t move at all!