Seeing Meng Nianchu so gentle, Mu Junze flashed a faint smile.
It seemed that she was in a good mood too.
Meng Nianchu pretended to be nonchalant. "How's the project?"
"Making progress." He was still as laconic as ever.
Meng Nianchu understood immediately. She raised an eyebrow and let out a snort.
After taking a bite of the food, Mu Junze stared straight at her.
"Is it because I'm too beautiful?"
The corner of Mu Junze's mouth curled up even more.
Meng Nianchu could tell that he had something to say. She blinked her eyes and waited for him to continue.
The two of them locked eyes.
Mu Junze parted his thin lips slightly. "Seems you're not that stupid after all."
"..."
Then Meng Nianchu caught his meaning. She pouted. "There's really nothing that can stump you."
"While Tracy was investigating this matter, he found that the Mu family was also looking into the reporter who leaked the news."
Meng Nianchu's heart skipped a beat. She had been so focused on ruining Mu Linfeng's reputation that she had forgotten to deal with the aftermath.
But the next words from Mu Junze put her at ease. "I took care of it. He won't find out who did it."
Meng Nianchu let out a long sigh.
"Use your head more." There was a hint of a smile in his voice.
Meng Nianchu twitched the corner of her mouth and couldn't help but seek credit. "I went through all this trouble for you. Can't you just praise me? I'm so smart. This was just an accident. How could you..."
Suddenly, a warm and big hand ruffled her hair. Under the dim yellow light, Mu Junze's earlobes gradually turned red. Meng Nianchu's eyes curved into crescent moons. Mu Junze coughed and withdrew his hand.
It was quite an improvement for Mu Junze, who was usually mouth - fussy and extremely straight - laced, to act like this!
Meng Nianchu was satisfied. "Have some soup!"
That night, after Meng Nianchu finished washing up and came out of the bathroom, she happened to pass by the study and heard him talking to Tracy about the Zhang Zhen project.
"I heard that Mr. Zhang is quite dissatisfied with the incident about Mu Linfeng and is considering not cooperating with the Mu family anymore."
"The setback of the Mu family is a good opportunity for us. Speed up the project. Tell our people that there will be a bonus for each of them if this project is successful."
After Tracy simply replied "Okay", the only sound left in the study was the tapping of the keyboard.
Meng Nianchu tiptoed back to her room, gently closed the door, and flopped onto the bed.
It seemed that the online public opinion had had a certain impact on Mr. Zhang's judgment. After all, if the owner behind the newly developed real estate was a person with a chaotic private life and poor character, the traffic to this piece of land would surely be limited. As the partner, Mr. Zhang naturally wouldn't be able to make money.
In the face of interests, a relatively good relationship didn't count for much.
Maybe Mu Longtian had also realized this.
At noon the next day, suddenly, Mu Linfeng's news dropped out of the top thirty. But within half an hour, it shot back to the front page.
Meng Nianchu, who witnessed this process, tried hard not to laugh.
Poor Mu Linfeng.
It was just his bad luck to provoke Mu Junze, who was determined to fight him to the end and had no intention of showing him any mercy. Whenever Mu Linfeng tried to suppress the news, Mu Junze would immediately find a way to send it back to the front page.
After several rounds, it attracted more netizens, and the news could no longer be suppressed.
Mu Linfeng's reputation as a scumbag spread rapidly, and even his old affairs in France were dug out. He was completely finished.
During the days when the news was at its most intense, Mu Junze submitted the creative plan for his project to Zhang Zhen. After days and nights of hard work, the fruits of his labor were finally recognized by Zhang Zhen, and Zhang Zhen chose to cooperate with Mu Junze.
As a result, the incident where Mu Junze was framed by Mu Linfeng before didn't happen.
Meng Nianchu was in a great mood.
These days, Meng Rong had become a laughingstock in everyone's eyes. Even though she issued a statement saying that she had nothing to do with Mu Linfeng, no one believed her. Moreover, even if what she said was true, so what? Since everyone thought it was a lie, then it was a lie.
As long as people felt good scolding her.
When the news about her and Mu Linfeng was at its peak, someone used a small account to expose that Meng Rong had been a diva on the set and had abused her stand - in.
The scolding became even harsher.
Meng Rong was furious.
However, seeing that Meng Rong had only received such a small punishment, Meng Nianchu's hatred didn't diminish at all. Sitting on the chair, she watched Meng Rong, who was standing not far away, using a small account on her phone to fight back against the netizens. Her expression was cold, and a shadow loomed in her eyes.
"Nianchu, it's your turn for the next scene!"
The assistant director who had just finished shooting a scene shouted at the top of his voice.
Meng Nianchu came back to her senses and gave a sweet smile. She stood up and was about to go over to prepare when someone stood in front of her.
He was tall and thin, with a fair and handsome face. The next second, his cheeks flushed red because Meng Nianchu had spoken to him.
"Lin Xuyang? Do you have something to say?"
"Ah. I'm worried that I might mess up when acting opposite you in the next scene, so I came back to tell you in advance. Please bear with me."
He stammered as he spoke, looking extremely nervous.
Meng Nianchu smiled. "The assistant director said that you've done a great job in your previous scenes. I'm half a newbie. I'm the one who should be nervous when acting opposite you. It should be you who bear with me."
"No, no! You really act very well." Lin Xuyang scratched his head, unable to remember what else he wanted to say. "I'll go back and recite my lines again."
Meng Nianchu watched him shuffle away coyly, a smile in her eyes. Then she heard the assistant director calling her and saying that he had something to talk to her about. Meng Nianchu took a deep breath, responded, and walked over.
While she was standing beside the assistant director discussing something, Lin Xuyang, who was sitting in the rest area with the script in his hand, stared stupidly at her through the crowd.
Suddenly, he let out a silly laugh.
After all the preparations were done, Meng Nianchu and Lin Xuyang started shooting this scene. In the play, they played friends who secretly loved each other. Meng Nianchu could easily immerse herself in the role and got into the mood quickly.
But when Lin Xuyang interacted with Meng Nianchu, he would blush and forget his lines. In no time, they had to reshoot the scene many times.
The assistant director knew Lin Xuyang well. Seeing his poor state, he stepped forward and asked, "Why are you in such a bad state today? This has never happened before."
"I..." He stole a glance at Meng Nianchu. "I'm a bit nervous."
"Is it because our previous scenes were all of the noisy type, and now we're starting to act in a scene where the characters like each other, so you're a bit unaccustomed?" Meng Nianchu asked softly.