Chapter 74: How Wonderful It Would Be if He Liked Me

Mu Ruo hadn’t started her group training yet, so she spent her free time daily studying the script.

Haili found a job at her father’s company, and they hadn’t seen each other for many days. On Saturday, Haili invited Mu Ruo out.

After a few setbacks at work, Haili looked quite worn out. She slumped over the table and sighed, “I want to be the vice president of the company, but my dad insists I start from the bottom.”

Mu Ruo: “Miss, you should listen to your dad for now.”

Haili stretched out her hand: “Ruo Ruo, I know a great place. Let me take you there.”

Half an hour later.

Mu Ruo looked around at the room full of pretty boys that Haili had ordered.

“……”

Mu Ruo had always known such places existed, but she didn’t want to frequent them.

The reason was simple.

Mu Ruo felt that her worth was much higher than these pretty boys. Why should she spend money on them?

Besides, they weren’t even as handsome as Lu Beichen.

But the drinks and desserts at the club were quite good, so Mu Ruo focused on eating some treats and drinking a few beverages.

The drinks had some alcohol in them, and Mu Ruo’s face grew a bit warm. She went to the restroom to splash some cold water on her face.

As she came out, she happened to hear voices around the corner: “Beichen, you’ve made quite a bit of money recently, haven’t you? You’re really impressive, succeeding at everything, so accomplished.”

Lu Beichen’s tone was somewhat arrogant: “Just good luck.”

“Don’t attribute it all to luck. Why don’t we have such good fortune?” Mu Xinghui asked, “Hasn’t Mu Ruo contacted you yet?”

Thinking of Mu Ruo, Lu Beichen felt a bit unsettled.

He had thought Mu Ruo’s sulking was just a strategy to make him chase her, that she was jealous of Xia Wanwan.

But it had been so long, and Mu Ruo hadn’t called him once.

Not a single text.

However, when Mu Xinghui inquired, Lu Beichen was unhappy: “If she calls me, I don’t answer.”

Mu Xinghui: “Mu Ruo really does like you.”

Mu Xinghui and Lu Beichen were close friends.

The kind of close friends who are concerned about each other’s struggles but also envy each other’s successes.

Honestly, if a woman like Mu Ruo pursued him, with her ample chest, long legs, and flawless beauty, Mu Xinghui would choose a wealthy and beautiful woman over Xia Wanwan without hesitation.

But for his friend—

What man would want his friend’s wife to be a goddess?

Moreover, Xia Wanwan not only pleased Lu Beichen but was also friendly with their group of friends, unlike Mu Ruo, who had a haughty demeanor like a highborn lady.

From this perspective alone, they were more inclined to see Xia Wanwan with Lu Beichen.

“Have you ever met Mu Ruo’s husband? The one named Fu? Is your project at home trying to get his investment?” Mu Xinghui asked curiously. “I’ve heard Fu Jianzhi is quite influential. Such a big shot is out of reach. Mu Ruo marrying him for money is also a gain.”

“I’ve met him.”

Lu Beichen thought back to Fu Jianzhi and felt an inexplicable aversion and wariness.

Lu Beichen had always been a favored son of heaven.

With his handsome looks, prominent family background, and success in love and career, everything seemed like a joke compared to Fu Jianzhi.

His aura, appearance, family background, and wealth were all inferior.

When Fu Jianzhi was the same age as Lu Beichen, he had already taken control of the Fu family’s power and consolidated the vast business empire under his command. Senior figures in the consortium all followed Fu Jianzhi’s orders.

Lu Beichen, on the other hand, struggled to deal with the old foxes on his company’s board of directors. He couldn’t even manage his own parents, who insisted he date Xia Wanwan while also setting him up with wealthy young women.

Moreover, Fu Jianzhi achieved all this despite being orphaned, with his grandfather remarrying and having two ambitious uncles.

Lu Beichen received all the family’s resources and affection, with his parents loving him dearly.

Lu Beichen sneered, “He’s several years older than us and just a middle-aged, greasy, balding man with a beer belly larger than a pregnant woman’s. I wonder if he can last three seconds in bed.”

“Wow, Mu Ruo’s taste is really heavy,” Mu Xinghui couldn’t help but comment. “No wonder this big shot never appears in the limelight and no wonder Mu Ruo, despite marrying a rich man, still clings to you.”

Mu Ruo, who had been eavesdropping, thought: “……”

Who says women are the ones with jealousy issues?

Men’s jealousy when facing better men is often worse, and their derogatory gossip can be even more vicious.

Mu Ruo crossed her arms and walked out.

When Lu Beichen saw Mu Ruo, his expression changed repeatedly.

Today, Mu Ruo wasn’t dressed up extravagantly; she wore a simple Versace black dress with no other embellishments.

Yet she had a slender figure, her tiny waist perfectly outlined, her curves delicate and graceful. Her white skin looked almost luminous against the dark dress. Her hair was slightly damp, and her natural features—her eyebrows, eyes, lips, and nose—were even more refined without makeup. Her small, delicate face was as exquisite as a white peony dew-kissed under the moonlight.

Mu Xinghui sneaked a glance at Mu Ruo’s figure, his eyes lingering on her feet in nude high heels, then secretly looking at her slender, white ankles and perfectly shaped calves.

Sigh, such a beautiful and pure moonlight, how did she end up with his blind brother? How wonderful it would be if she had chosen him instead.

Given any chance, he would immediately turn against his brother.

Despite this, Mu Xinghui maintained a stern face and showed an expression of disdain: “Mu Ruo, if you have any self-respect, stop clinging to Beichen!”

Mu Ruo smiled: “Really? Lu Beichen, am I constantly calling you and clinging to you?”

Lu Beichen’s chest ached, and he remained silent.

Mu Ruo took out her phone and scrolled to Lu Beichen’s number: “Now, I’m blocking you. You can block my number in front of me. I was blind before, but from now on, we’ll stay out of each other’s lives.”

She would distance herself from Lu Beichen and Xia Wanwan’s life. Whatever melodramatic drama they indulged in, it had nothing to do with her.

She hoped the world could be a little more normal and that her life could be free of these two.

Lu Beichen sneered, “Are you crazy? Why should I listen to you? Just because you tell me to block you?”

After saying this, Lu Beichen turned and left.

Mu Xinghui sneaked another look at Mu Ruo’s calves and hurried after Lu Beichen: “Hey, Beichen, wait for me!”