“What plans do you have for your future?” Li Mu asked.
Du Xinzhu’s gaze turned a little empty as she said with a smile, “What other plans could I possibly have? I guess I’ll just see how it goes.”
“It’s not like you’re seventy or eighty years old. You’re still young. If you decide to just go with the flow at this age, do you plan to live like this for the rest of your life?”
Du Xinzhu’s reply made Li Mu scoff in disdain. Her attitude towards marriage was so negative. Could it possibly be because Fang Qiang still had a special spot in her heart?
“Do you still love him?”
“Brother Mu, things are over between me and him. You don’t know how disgusting he is. There was a time when I found him in the bathroom. Well, you know what. He was doing something disgusting while looking at Lin Wan’s picture. That’s when I knew that we were never going back.”
“Lin Wan’s picture? What picture?”
“It was a
“I’ll never swim again!” Lin Wan said with a huff.“You’re being too extreme!” Li Mu comforted her, “Don’t punish yourself for someone else’s mistake. There’s nothing wrong with swimming. You look beautiful in your bikini. I like to look at you in it.”“I’ll wear it for you when we reach home, okay?” Lin Wan said shyly.“Not today, maybe next time!” Li Mu refused almost immediately. He didn’t have the mood for that right now. The only thing he wanted to do most today was to sleep.“Well, one would get tired of looking at even the most beautiful face sooner or later. Alas, women make themselves presentable for those around them, but nothing lasts forever. Eventually, when they age, those who once admired them will then turn to admire another young woman. I guess this is the shared fate amongst women!”Li Mu ignored her as he was now in a blur. The sense of relief accompanied by the fatigue from the long drive had
Mrs. Hong didn’t ask any more questions as she already got an answer from Mr. Gou’s response.This was obviously a personal vengeance. Mr. Gou had no idea of what was going on, including what was done without his consent.Mr. Gou stood up and bowed to Mrs. Hong with his fist clasped. “Ms. Hong, I am truly ashamed to cause such inconvenience to Ms. He! It’s all because I’ve been too lenient. I sincerely apologize for this and will apologize to her once again when I see her!”Mrs. Hong stood up too, and returned his greetings formally, “Mr. Gou, you’re too courteous. We have overstepped the bounds of our authority by dealing with your people. Please forgive us!”“No worries, no worries. Ms. Hong, you’ve dealt him well, and I’m thankful for that. Don’t worry. I’ll definitely give you a proper explanation in regards to this matter!” The people behind Mr. Gou felt sorry for Nan’s family. In fact, some of them had al
Du Xinzhu insisted on them staying out of this matter, hence Li Mu and the others eventually promised that they would no longer be involved in her divorce lawsuit.Everyone knew that Du Xinzhu meant well. She didn’t want them to be involved in this fiasco or get themselves into trouble.Sometimes it was hard to be a kind person, and good deeds could be more easily said than done. If you were not careful, you might just get yourself into trouble.With the evidence Du Xinzhu had, Fang Qiang would not dare to do anything to her. Hence there would be a great chance that he would take his frustration out on the people around him. Being vengeful enough, if he knew that Li Mu and the others were supporting his ex-wife in this issue, he would never let them get away with it.It was not that Li Mu was afraid of him, but as the saying went, an open enemy was better than a false friend. He could care less about himself, but what about
Lin Wan has once again taken over the responsibility of leading the choir. But unlike before, this time there would be no distractions caused by irrelevant matters and people.She was hired as a teacher by invitation. Being both the choir’s leader and tutor, she was given absolute authority. She never had to worry about getting herself into a mess like before anymore.Lin Wan was happy with this arrangement. With only ten days left until the finals, she decided to use this time well to rehearse a few times with the students, so they would be in their best condition to compete with their opponents. Who’d knew one trouble would follow the other? The external interference was now gone, but now there was a problem within the choir itself. To make things worse, the problem was at the core of the choir, which stressed Lin Wan out.The person who had issues was Lu Jiaxue. She was fine in the first two rehearsals, but at the third
Lu Fangliang did not know Zhou Zijian as they had never crossed paths before. But the two men who were once strangers became good friends because of Lin Wan.The first meeting between the two was a difficult one. Being the chairman of Lu Group, although Lu Fangliang was not a prominent figure, he wasn’t someone who could be easily met by just anyone.Zhou Zijian was aware of their difference in status, and he would probably be given the cold shoulder if he paid Lu Fangliang a visit. The only way to meet Lu Fangliang was to use Lin Wan’s name.After some prepping, Zhou Zijian made a call to the Lu House.When Madam Jiang picked up the phone, Zhou Zijian said politely, “Greetings, I would like to speak to Mr. Lu.”“May I know who’s speaking?”“My name is Zhou Zijian, and I'm the planning supervisor of Dream Wedding Company. I would like to talk to Mr. Lu about Miss Lin Wan!”“Oh, alright.
Lin Wan mentioned again that she needed to leave when it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.This time, Lu Fangliang did not ask her to stay, but instead helped her to settle Lu Jiaxue's recrimination, causing Lin Wan to leave him a good impression.After leaving, Lin Wan rushed home immediately. Upon reaching home, she found out that the house was dark, and her husband was not home. She felt a little strange and called Li Mu immediately.Li Mu told her that Du Xinzhu had come to visit in the evening and wanted to treat them to dinner. They headed to the restaurant first after waiting for her for some time.Lin Wan hurried to the restaurant after asking for its location. She was a little furious when she saw what was going on there.The first thing she saw was her husband sitting in the middle, with Du Xinzhu on his left and He Xiaoyu on his right. The cups and plates on the table were in disarray. It was c
Zhou Zijian put it very bluntly, causing He Xiaoyu to blush profusely for being exposed. She subconsciously covered her embarrassment with a light cough, “It's alright. Tell me your suggestion!”Zhou Zijian said sincerely, “Miss, I suggest you not to wait for all the evidence to be gathered before you hand it over to Li Mu. Usually, a slow cut is far more painful and would cause more hopelessness than a quick stab. And at the very last moment, the impact will be strong, causing an irreversible outcome. I’m sure you understand what I mean.”After a moment of contemplation, He Xiaoyu nodded slowly.Zhou Zijian continued, “Since you agree with what I said, what we’ll do next requires your help and cooperation. Li Mu will probably confront Lin Wan after he gets the evidence. No matter what the result of the confrontation is, Lin Wan will definitely stay away from Lu Fangliang and his daughter, and our follow-up plan would not be able to proc
It was almost nine o'clock when Lin Wan arrived home. Her husband was yet to come home, so she called him out of concernHer husband's tired voice could be heard, “Lin Wan, what’s the matter?”Li Mu rarely calls his wife by her name Lin Wan. He only addresses her like this on formal occasions. Lin Wan thought he was with his colleagues and was not comfortable calling her “honey”. “Honey, when are you coming back?”“I’ll be late. I might need to work overnight. Have you eaten?”“I've eaten. How about you?”“I’ve eaten in the cafeteria. I’m pretty busy here. Take care of yourself!”“Alright, go ahead. Bye bye!”His action of ending the phone call abruptly made Lin Wan frown. He wasn’t like this before. No matter how busy he was, he would say bye before ending the call. What was wrong with him today?Perhaps he was too busy today. All of a sudden, Lin Wan wanted