Two days later.
Mu Junze picked up Meng Nianchu from the film crew and took her home. Then he told her that she should accompany him to a dinner.
Meng Nianchu obediently agreed. She put on an elegant dress and applied light makeup. Mu Junze was still in the study and didn't seem to be in a hurry.
She checked the time. There were still forty minutes before the appointed time. She walked behind Mu Junze, put her arms around him, and said softly, "If we go a bit earlier, Mr. Zhang will think that we attach more importance to him. How about we leave now?"
"There's no need to be in a hurry."
"It's still better to go earlier. Anyway, if Mr. Zhang hasn't arrived when we get to the restaurant, you can still work. If we go earlier, we won't be in a rush later."
Mu Junze looked up at her suspiciously. "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Meng Nianchu resorted to her trump card. "Oh, I just want to go earlier. It won't delay anything. Please, let's go quickly."
Every time she acted coquettishly, Mu Junze would surrender. This time was no exception. Mu Junze smiled helplessly, packed up his documents, and complied with her wish.
The two of them headed for the appointed place.
Meng Nianchu looked out of the car window, lost in thought.
The current situation was different from before. She wasn't sure if what happened this time would be exactly the same as before.
There was no other way. She had to arrive at the restaurant earlier and then wait and see what happened before thinking of a way.
The private room in the restaurant reserved by Mu Junze was in a high - end Japanese restaurant at the innermost part of the commercial street. The business model of this restaurant was quite different from ordinary ones. If a customer didn't make a reservation in advance and came temporarily, the boss would not receive them at all. It was extremely high - handed and reclusive.
The car stopped in front of the restaurant. Before Meng Nianchu got out of the car, she saw Zhang Zhen being stopped by Mu Linfeng through the car window.
The two of them seemed to be talking about something. Mu Linfeng motioned for Zhang Zhen to go to the left.
Mu Junze also saw this scene. He quickly got out of the car, held Meng Nianchu's little hand as she got out too, and quickened his steps towards them.
"Mr. Zhang is really early."
Mu Junze greeted Zhang Zhen first, then cast a cold look at Mu Linfeng, with a dangerous aura emanating from him. "What a coincidence that Mr. Mu is also here."
"I just happened to run into him." Mu Linfeng seemed a bit flustered when he saw Mu Junze coming. But it was only for a moment, and then he quickly hid it.
However, he was still extremely puzzled in his heart. The information his subordinates had found out clearly stated that the two of them would arrive for the appointment at 9:30 p.m. Why did Mu Junze come so early?
Seeing his thoughtful look, Meng Nianchu secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was the same as before.
"I met a good friend nearby. After it was over, I saw that it was getting late, so I thought I'd come here early and wait. This would save me the trouble of traveling back and forth on the road. It seems that Boss Mu is really early."
Facing Mu Junze who had come early for him, Zhang Zhen's attitude became much more amiable and appreciative.
"We've been standing at the door talking for a long time. Mr. Zhang can't stand the wind. Let's go in quickly."
Meng Nianchu timely brought the topic back to the main point and gave Mu Linfeng, whose expression changed suddenly after hearing her words, a meaningful look.
"Okay, okay." Zhang Zhen replied with a smile and walked towards the restaurant.
Sure enough, Mu Linfeng followed anxiously, forcing a smile and saying, "Since it's such a coincidence, why don't we sit down and eat together?"
Mu Junze naturally disagreed, but Meng Nianchu firmly held him back and squeezed his big hand with some force.
Thus, Mu Junze calmed down. But during the short three - minute walk into the private room, he stared at the back of Mu Linfeng's head, reluctantly wishing he could bore a hole in it.
Meng Nianchu stifled a laugh.
Zhang Zhen had reached the door of the restaurant and stretched out his rough hand to turn the doorknob.
"Click."
"Junze!"
Meng Rong, wearing a sexy deep - V dress that revealed half of her bosom, came out charmingly from inside.
When Meng Nianchu saw the dress on her, the uncertainty she had felt on the way disappeared completely.
The dress on Meng Rong was exactly the same as the one in the scandal photos where she was secretly photographed with Mu Junze before.
Thinking of this, Meng Nianchu quietly scanned the surroundings.
Zhang Zhen was stunned when he saw the woman suddenly running out of the restaurant. His gaze gradually moved down and saw her disheveled clothes. His weather - beaten face showed displeasure.
Meng Rong was also stunned.
Wasn't it said that only Mu Junze would come?
Fortunately, Mu Linfeng reacted quickly. He put his arm around Meng Rong's fragrant shoulder and pulled her into his arms. "I forgot to tell Mr. Zhang. This is my girlfriend, Meng Rong, and also Nianchu's elder sister."
Suddenly being mentioned, Meng Nianchu was stunned for a couple of seconds before smiling back. "When did Mr. Mu and my elder sister get together? How come I didn't know about such a big happy event?"
"Yeah, I only met your father yesterday, and I didn't hear him say that you had a girlfriend."
Zhang Zhen and the others were much older. Although they were still working hard in the business circle and had met all kinds of people, they still didn't understand the fast - paced love in modern society. They still retained the loyalty and single - mindedness unique to their era in their bones.
Thinking that Mu Linfeng was just fooling around again, Zhang Zhen walked into the private room while admonishing him. "Matters of the heart are not something to fool around with. You've never been serious since you were a child. It's time for you to get married. Be more restrained and settle down."
"I know."
Hearing Mu Linfeng's smiling words, Meng Rong realized what was going on a bit late. She glared at Mu Linfeng fiercely and pinched his waist gritted her teeth.
Mu Linfeng almost cried out in pain. He gritted his teeth and pried Meng Rong's hand away. Then he changed the topic. "Xiaorong heard that Nianchu would come here. She wants to chat with Nianchu. These two sisters are usually busy filming and don't have time. She wants to come and see Nianchu and Mr. Mu."
Afraid that Meng Rong wouldn't cooperate, he gave her a warning look.
Knowing the urgent situation at hand, Meng Rong gritted her teeth and followed his words. "Yes." Then her expression changed. She broke free from Mu Linfeng, ran to Mu Junze's left side, tilted her little face up, and smiled.
"Junze has lost weight these two days. Is it because you've been too busy with work?"
As soon as she said this considerate question, Mu Linfeng cursed her as an idiot in his heart.
Meng Nianchu walked to the dinner table arm in arm with Mu Junze. Zhang Zhen also followed and pulled out a chair to sit down first.
After hearing what Meng Rong said, Zhang Zhen looked at Mu Junze again. It had only been two days since he last saw him, and indeed, Mu Junze looked thinner and more tired.
Just as he was about to speak, Mu Linfeng quickly interrupted him. "These two sisters don't usually have much time to chat. They just happened to meet tonight. It's so late and she hasn't had dinner yet. Why don't we let her sit down and eat with us?"