Chapter 40: She’s Not Worthy of You

Lu Jingzhou glanced at Mu Luoxi. Feeling his gaze, Mu Luoxi lowered her head and said nothing.

Ruan Yu was disgusted by Tang Qingning’s appearance. She couldn’t take it anymore, “Tang Qingning, wasn’t the lesson I gave you last time enough? If you dare to cause trouble, you have to be prepared to face the consequences.”

“You…” Tang Qingning was furious. In front of Ruan Yu, she could only vent her anger verbally. She couldn’t touch Ruan Yu, after all, the consequences were not something she could bear.

She could only direct all her anger at Mu Luoxi, “Mu Luoxi, if you don’t apologize to me, I’ll call the police, we’ll see each other at the police station.”

“Go ahead and call the police.” Mu Luoxi didn’t back down. Seeing Tang Qingning’s face made her sick. She had never seen such a shameless and eloquent person.

She could turn white into black and black into white. It was a shame she didn’t go into stand-up comedy.

Ruan Yu scoffed, “Miss Tang, you wouldn’t have forgotten that there are cameras here, would you?”

Hearing Ruan Yu’s words, Tang Qingning’s face turned a little red, her eyes darted away.

Ruan Yu saw this coming, “It seems like I need to order another sign for my coffee shop, just like the one at the Gu residence, ‘Tang Qingning and dogs are not allowed.'”

Mu Luoxi couldn’t help but laugh at Ruan Yu’s words. She looked up and met Lu Jingzhou’s eyes, she immediately stopped smiling and lowered her head again.

Tang Qingning’s face turned pale and then red. But she didn’t want to give up. Opportunities to see Lu Jingzhou were rare. But how could she attract his attention in this state?

Her gaze fell on Lu Jingzhou. It seemed that he frequented this area, after all, Gu Yan Zhi’s company was nearby. If she hung around here often, there was a good chance she would meet him again.

Today, she had originally wanted to make Ruan Yu unhappy, but she ended up with egg on her face.

She walked away in her high heels, taking one last look at Lu Jingzhou. Men like him, with good looks and family background, were rare. This time, she was determined to make Lu Jingzhou fall for her, then dealing with a small fry like Mu Luoxi would be a piece of cake.

Tang Qingning left in a huff. Lu Jingzhou’s gaze lingered on her for no more than two seconds.

Lu Jingzhou looked at Ruan Yu, “Gu Yan Zhi is looking for you.”

It was lunchtime, and there weren’t many customers in the shop. She looked at Mu Luoxi with worry.

“A-Yu, go ahead, Mr. Gu is waiting for you. I’m fine.”

Only then did Ruan Yu nod and leave.

After she left, Mu Luoxi secretly glanced at Lu Jingzhou. She couldn’t see any emotion on his face. The shop was silent, the atmosphere awkward.

Mu Luoxi waited for a while, breaking the awkward silence, “Would you like something to drink?”

“No.” Lu Jingzhou’s thin lips parted.

Mu Luoxi: “…”

She was speechless again, the atmosphere became awkward. She just wanted to escape the scene, “I’m going to the bathroom to tidy up.”

Although Ruan Yu had tidied her hair, it was still a little messy.

After saying that, Mu Luoxi fled in a panic. Lu Jingzhou was left standing there alone. A charming smile curved his lips, and a hint of amusement appeared between his brows.

When Mu Luoxi came out after tidying up, she was the only one left in the shop. She felt a little disappointed and sat down on the sofa in the rest area.

Lu Jingzhou must think she’s disgusting after seeing her shrewish side.

Mu Luoxi reached out and patted her face. Only then did she realize how much she cared about Lu Jingzhou’s opinion. This wasn’t like her at all.

She shook her head, telling herself not to think about it anymore. Let things take their course.

Lu Jingzhou came in with a packed meal. Mu Luoxi was a little happy to see him, “I thought you left.”

Lu Jingzhou waved the packed meal in his hand in front of her, “I went to buy food.”

He opened the food and handed Mu Luoxi a pair of chopsticks, “Eat.”

Mu Luoxi stared at him, she found his brows and eyes very handsome. She picked up her phone and was about to call Ruan Yu.

Lu Jingzhou’s voice interrupted her, “Don’t disturb their two-person world, eat.”

Only then did Mu Luoxi realize that she hadn’t thought things through. With Gu Yan Zhi around, how could Ruan Yu possibly be hungry? She had overthought it.

She stuffed a mouthful of food into her mouth, chewed it twice, and found it tasteless. She looked at Lu Jingzhou seriously, “Was I very rude just now?”

Lu Jingzhou ate his food gracefully, he faintly hummed in agreement.

Mu Luoxi knew that this was the outcome, she lowered her head in dejection.

“But you’re quite cute.” Lu Jingzhou said, this time his tone was clearly tinged with amusement.

Mu Luoxi thought she had misheard, she looked at him in confusion, “Huh?”

“I said, don’t care about other people’s opinions, be yourself. If someone bullies you, fight back, don’t let yourself be taken advantage of.”

Only then did Mu Luoxi smile, “Okay.”

The gloom in her heart dissipated.

Lu Jingzhou asked, “Do you know that person?”

“Yeah.” Mu Luoxi said, “Her name is Tang Qingning. I don’t know her very well, but she was the one who instigated the relationship between A-Yu and Mr. Gu. Later, A-Yu must have figured it out, she stopped interacting with her. She even has an indescribable hatred for her when she sees her. She always picks on A-Yu, trying to make her look bad, but she hasn’t succeeded once.”

“I see.”

Mu Luoxi continued, “Knowing her, that last look she gave you must have been about how to get close to you. Be careful these days.”

Women understand women best. That last look Tang Qingning gave him was definitely malicious.

Lu Jingzhou chuckled, “Then I’ll have to be careful.”

“Yeah.” Mu Luoxi said, “You’re so good, you deserve the best girl. She’s not worthy of you.”

Tang Qingning was the kind of person who only liked money, she would do anything as long as she had money.

Lu Jingzhou’s gaze fell on Mu Luoxi’s cheek, the emotions in his eyes were unclear, a certain emotion was slowly fermenting.

Ruan Yu was having lunch with Gu Yan Zhi in the office. He suddenly said, “Do you need security?”

“You know?” Ruan Yu asked. Gu Yan Zhi wouldn’t ask her this question for no reason.

Gu Yan Zhi’s brow was filled with coldness, he faintly hummed in agreement.

Gu Yan Zhi could see the surveillance footage of Time Imprint on his computer. He knew everything that had happened.

Ruan Yu shook her head. People who came to drink coffee wanted to relax and relieve the pressure from work. If they added security, it would give customers a sense of oppression, and the experience wouldn’t be very good.

“I can handle it, don’t worry.” Ruan Yu said, “I won’t be taken advantage of.”

Since Ruan Yu said so, Gu Yan Zhi could only temporarily follow her advice.

After lunch, Ruan Yu originally wanted to go back to the shop, but Gu Yan Zhi held her close for a while before letting her go.

Ruan Yu returned to the shop and saw Mu Luoxi in the rest area, lost in thought. She still had a smile on her lips, she looked like a girl in love.