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Chapter 240: Chapter 240: The Undercurrents of Confrontation
...Is that all?
Chen Shu had not expected the girl’s reaction to be so indifferent.
She didn’t even let Li Muchen speak to explain before she had concluded that Li Muchen and Gu Siyu were just discussing business.
But the next second, he saw the man who had grabbed his suit jacket and quickly followed, probably Li Muchen’s assistant.
So there was a third person... No wonder the girl had no misunderstandings whatsoever.
Chen Shu’s gaze turned cold for a moment.
His movements paused as he expressionlessly narrowed his eyes and glanced backwards. The moment he met the man’s gaze, Gu Siyu standing by the table couldn’t help but shudder.
Then, as soon as he saw Li Muchen draping his jacket over the girl’s shoulders, Chen Shu’s expression grew even colder. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
This Li Muchen...
Chen Shu was certain, at the instant he saw him approach the girl called Shengsheng, this man had no doubt or displeasure towards her. But towards him, there was definitely hostility.
This hostility came from intuition.
Probably from the moment he appeared, Li Muchen intuitively felt that he was different from the friends that had been around the girl before.
Chen Shu was provoking him, seemingly inadvertently, hiding all his intentions behind his gentle and amiable facade.
And Li Muchen coming over to drape the jacket over Lu Sheng was seemingly indifferent in his expression and tone, yet in front of him, he was quietly asserting his dominance.
The girl belonged to him.
Only he could touch and protect her so closely and without reason.
Almost instantly, Chen Shu felt a flame of jealousy ignite in his heart.
Two men, both with excellent stature and appearance, one with an elegant smile, the other with a distant look in his eyes, but when their gazes met, it was as if an invisible clash surged with undercurrents.
However, this confrontation only lasted less than a second.
Because the moment Li Muchen looked at Chen Shu, Lu Sheng proactively began to introduce them.
"Let me introduce you," Lu Sheng directly said to Li Muchen.
"Do you remember Mr. K I talked to you about before, the one who helped us find Grandmother in Suli? His Chinese name is Chen Shu."
"Chen Shu just arrived from Suli to Jiang City today, and we had dinner together tonight. His hotel is nearby, and I was accompanying him to buy a coffee when we happened to see you discussing business."
Then Lu Sheng turned towards Chen Shu and introduced Li Muchen very naturally: "I told you at dinner that I have a boyfriend, this is him, Li Muchen."
Hearing that Chen Shu was the person who had helped find her grandmother, Li Muchen showed a moment of surprise.
"...So Mr. Chen is the one who helped me find my Grandmother." Li Muchen looked up, his previous intense air dissipating as he raised his hand in a gesture to shake hands.
Polite, he said, "Shengsheng should have told me in advance. Mr. Chen has been of great assistance, and for your first meal after such a long journey, it should be my pleasure, along with Shengsheng, to invite you."
"Helping someone is just a small effort for me," Chen Shu said with an unchanged smile, his gaze almost never leaving the girl, speaking intimately, "Mr. Li, no need to be polite, Shengsheng has taken good care of me."
Knowing Chen Shu was the benefactor who had helped find her grandmother, and Lu Sheng had already told Chen Shu about their relationship, Li Muchen was also unsure whether the sense of danger he had just intuited was merely an illusion.
Chen Shu then went on: "I’ve already bought my coffee, and the hotel isn’t far from here. Since Shengsheng has coincidentally met Mr. Li, I’ll just walk back by myself."
"It’s okay," Lu Sheng looked at him, "We can both walk you back together."
...Together?
Seeing the girl and Li Muchen so close together, Chen Shu nearly lost control of the urge to strangle him.
Yet his heart was steeped in sinister darkness, the smile on the corners of his mouth was even more elegant and gentle: "It’s alright, it’s just a few steps, I won’t disturb your world for two."
"Remember to try the aromatherapy, have sweet dreams tonight." Chen Shu stood up straight, his brows and eyes curved as he glanced at Lu Sheng, shaking the coffee in his hand as a farewell.
However, the moment he turned around, those deep, light green eyes were filled with sharp coldness.
——
After getting in the car, the first thing Li Muchen said to her was: "...I’m sorry, baby."
Seeing the man’s lips slightly pursed, his usually unflappable brow and eyes somewhat downcast, the young girl raised her eyebrows and couldn’t help but tease him: "Sorry for what?"
"I met with another woman in private without reporting to you timely," Li Muchen took a deep breath, lifting his eyes to say, "In fact, the moment you looked over at the cafe, I was really worried you’d misunderstand."
"... Worried that I would misunderstand?" Saying that, Lu Sheng sat on Li Muchen’s lap, her arms wrapped around his neck, her tone soft, "Li Muchen, In your heart, am I so unreasonable and prone to jealousy?"
"I..."
Li Muchen lifted his gaze, the girl’s clear eyes straight into his.
Such close distance between them, their warm breath tangling tightly.
"Which man meets with another woman in private and brings his own assistant?" Lu Sheng poked Li Muchen’s cheek, a hint of softness in her eyes.
"When we were speaking with Chen Shu earlier, Chen An had messaged me all the details. It was that woman Gu Siyu who suddenly appeared; you didn’t deliberately keep it from me."
Lu Sheng continued, "You have your business and work, social interactions and business engagements are necessary. In this world, it’s not just men who can be bosses."
"If something like today happens, and you meet a woman for work and don’t tell me in time, I won’t get jealous over that."
"But that perfume smell on your shirt..." Li Muchen paused for a moment before speaking.
It seems Li Muchen was indeed innocent; otherwise, no man would bring up such a matter in front of his girlfriend voluntarily, really not afraid of making his girlfriend remember and get angry again.
"Regarding the perfume, Chen An has already told me," Lu Sheng said, "He mentioned he’s asked the perfumer to hurry and identify the brand and model of the perfume, and it will definitely be thoroughly investigated once confirmed."
From this, it can be seen how much peace of mind a highly capable, top-notch assistant can provide.
There’s absolutely no need for any specific orders from the boss; every matter can be resolved in the most efficient way perfectly.
They can even perfectly act as the boss’s support, stepping in to save the boss from peril at every critical moment.
"...Chen An."
Hearing Lu Sheng’s words, Li Muchen lifted his gaze and called out to Chen An in the driver’s seat.
"Hey, boss, I’m here!"
Chen An immediately sat up straight upon hearing this, his heart suddenly filled with excitement.
Oh, the Miss is too considerate; she had to directly point out his merit in front of the boss.
With the boss hearing this, won’t he have to give him a raise or a bonus? How embarrassing—look, he’s calling him already.
"You’ve done well with the recent matters," said Li Muchen.
"Where, boss, that’s what I should do," Chen An humbly replied, but his heart was already joyously calculating where to pick up a car tomorrow.
"Mm, pull down the partition," said Li Muchen next.
"Oh, isn’t this a bit much...??"
"...Alright, boss, I’ll do it right away."
