Chapter 45: Mu Ruo Begins to Miss the Fu Family

Mu Ruo swiped her card to open the door and flopped onto the hotel bed.

Damn it, she might really be getting used to the life of a wealthy lady. She now found herself complaining about the discomfort of the hotel mattress.

She lay there with her eyes closed for a moment.

She had to admit, the conditions at the Fu family were much better.

Even the bathroom at the Fu family’s house was larger than this hotel room.

As a rookie actress, Mu Ruo’s pay was low, her treatment poor, and she didn’t have a professional team. The crew, trying to save money, wouldn’t book her a five-star hotel.

The hotel room here was just average, though it was tidy and clean, it was a bit shabby.

She hadn’t even been gone a day, and Mu Ruo was already missing the Fu family.

She took a deep breath. If Fu Jianzhi divorced her and her acting career didn’t take off, what would she do in the future?

She was in her early twenties now. If she lived to seventy, she had fifty years left. To maintain a high-quality life for those fifty years would cost—

Mu Ruo sat on the bed, took out her phone, and started calculating. After finishing, she looked up some stable financial investments.

Her phone beeped.

She opened it to see a message from Butler Li.

“Butler Li: Madam, Mr. Fu is on a business trip for the next while. He has meetings, and they will be long. If you need anything, contact me at any time.”

Mu Ruo: “Of course.”

If anything really happened, even with ten times the courage, Mu Ruo wouldn’t contact Fu Jianzhi.

One misstep and she’d lose her salary.

Besides, who calls their sponsor for help solving problems?

Mu Ruo only wanted to keep Fu Jianzhi happy and healthy—hopefully without divorcing her.

…Though the likelihood was low.

However, Mu Ruo overlooked the insanity of the male and female leads in this book.

Lu Beichen had been irritable these days.

While Xia Wanwan was away, he heeded his family’s advice and went on a few dates with girls from equally prestigious families.

But these girls weren’t willing to fawn over him. Instead, they scrutinized him critically.

Not only did Lu Beichen fail to get the emotional validation he wanted from them, but he also had to put on a gentle and humorous facade to please them.

The reason he initially chose Xia Wanwan over Mu Ruo wasn’t just because Mu Ruo had betrayed him and gone abroad.

Deep down, Lu Beichen wanted someone to accommodate him, not the other way around.

Obviously, Xia Wanwan, who had secretly admired him for years and could bend and endure, fit his needs better.

He liked Mu Ruo’s aloofness and her perfectly measured coquetry, but he also enjoyed how Xia Wanwan tried every way to please and satisfy him.

Whenever Xia Wanwan couldn’t tolerate his various cold-hearted behaviors, he thought of abandoning her.

Fortunately, this time, Xia Wanwan called him, choking back tears as she said she truly loved Lu Beichen and was willing to forgive his actions.

Lu Beichen let out a long sigh of relief.

As expected.

He knew that in a relationship, someone had to give in.

However, Xia Wanwan made a request.

She suddenly wanted to be an actress.

She asked if Lu Beichen could get her into Director Zhao’s crew, hoping to play the role Mu Ruo was currently playing.

Lu Beichen had some connections with Director Zhao. When Director Zhao was younger and struggling, the elders in Lu Beichen’s family had offered him some help.

In Lu Beichen’s eyes, this matter was not difficult—just a minor role. He readily agreed and called Director Zhao, arranging to meet him the next day.

Xia Wanwan was overjoyed.

If Mu Ruo could switch careers relying on her background and connections, Xia Wanwan felt she could do it too.

Moreover, she believed she could do better than Mu Ruo.

A pampered young lady like Mu Ruo would surely find it hard to endure the hardships of switching careers.

Xia Wanwan, on the other hand, had endured numerous hardships over the years to keep Lu Beichen.

The next morning, Mu Ruo yawned as she came downstairs. She had a dance training session with the crew’s instructor today, so she wore no makeup and was dressed in simple, loose sportswear.

Xia Wanwan, at the front desk, greeted Mu Ruo with a smile: “Good morning, Sister Ruo Ruo.”

Mu Ruo felt a mix of emotions.

If not for the occasional psychological portrayal of Xia Wanwan in the original novel, which revealed her true nature as a black-hearted lotus hiding behind a pure facade, Mu Ruo might have been fooled by her continuous greetings and thought she was genuinely kind.

In the original novel, women who had conflicts with Xia Wanwan ended up in tragic situations, even if they later realized their mistakes.

Because of this, Mu Ruo couldn’t believe Xia Wanwan’s sincerity towards her.

The plot had already deviated. Xia Wanwan working as a receptionist in a hotel was not part of the original story.

After Mu Ruo left, Xia Wanwan stared blankly at the door where she had disappeared, when a stern voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts: “Xia Wanwan, a guest complained that you abruptly hung up the phone. What’s going on? You’ve made several mistakes!”

Xia Wanwan glared inwardly at the hotel manager, an old, mean woman.

Yesterday, a guest had called, but Xia Wanwan’s phone rang at the same time. It was the HR from a company she had applied to.

Comparing the two, getting a new job was obviously more important, so she hung up on the guest.

She hadn’t expected the guest to file a complaint.

To Xia Wanwan, the hotel manager was a particularly sharp-tongued woman who, relying on her decade-long tenure at the hotel, constantly picked on her mistakes—either for not logging guest information correctly or for using her phone during work hours.

Even when Xia Wanwan had worked at Lu Beichen’s company, no boss had been as hateful.

After Mu Ruo left, the hotel manager continued to berate Xia Wanwan: “How many mistakes have you made this month? I’ve let you off without deducting your salary due to your short tenure. This time, the guest complained, so I’m docking you two hundred yuan! If this happens again, you might as well quit!”

As she finished speaking, a sinister voice cut in: “I think it’s you who should quit!”

The hotel manager turned to see a young, handsome man with an unpleasant expression, who immediately threatened: “How dare you yell at my woman? You must not want to work in this industry anymore!”

Seeing Lu Beichen, Xia Wanwan’s face lit up with joy: “Beichen!”

Lu Beichen glanced at her name tag and called the hotel executives, demanding they fire the hotel manager and promising never to employ her again.

The hotel manager was stunned, looking between Lu Beichen and Xia Wanwan.

Lu Beichen’s face was full of disgust: “You have an hour to pack your things and get out!”

Xia Wanwan threw herself into Lu Beichen’s arms, feeling aggrieved.

Lu Beichen, feeling a surge of pride in front of his woman, was now overflowing with self-esteem: “I’ll take you to see Director Zhao.”