At this moment, in a restaurant by the road, Lu Xue and Ji Jingcheng were sitting by the window, seemingly engrossed in a serious discussion with their heads down.
Lu Xue took a sip of her juice and asked Ji Jingcheng across from her, "Why didn't you bring Han Xiaolv this time?"
This was such a good opportunity that Han Xiaolv shouldn't have missed it.
Ji Jingcheng took off his exaggeratedly large sunglasses and smiled.
"I originally invited Han Xiaolv to come and discuss with us, but she said she was a bit busy with her current affairs and couldn't come for the time being. She also said that these things were in my area of expertise, so she left it all to me."
Lu Xue nodded and said nothing more. Then the two of them started talking about the matter.
Lu Xue briefly shared her experiences and insights from learning with Teacher Chen during this period, and then took out some old photos of her previous works.
She said to Ji Jingcheng, "My idea is to compile all my creative works, regardless of the category, into a photo - and - text album. It can be regarded as a sort of summary of my creative journey. I hope to use this method to resolve the knot that Teacher Chen mentioned before."
Ji Jingcheng flipped through the photos and nodded. "No problem. I'll take care of this. Many foreign media have already contacted me, looking forward to your new developments. This time, I'll go back and help create some hype for you in advance!"
Lu Xue asked, "So, you're going back to China soon?"
Ji Jingcheng nodded. "Probably next month. I'll be leaving."
As they were talking, they didn't notice a car parked across the road. Inside the car, someone had tightly grasped the steering wheel.
After Mu Yuze found this address, he could immediately see Lu Xue and Ji Jingcheng sitting by the window.
They were sitting extremely close to each other, with their heads down, seemingly discussing something in detail.
For some reason, this scene made Mu Yuze feel uncomfortable.
He waited expressionlessly by the road until Lu Xue and Ji Jingcheng finished their conversation and came out one after another.
Fortunately, after they came out of the restaurant, they didn't seem to have any next plans. Lu Xue waved goodbye to Ji Jingcheng at the door, and then they went their separate ways.
Mu Yuze silently turned the car around and followed Lu Xue at a distance.
As Lu Xue walked ahead, Mu Yuze drove the car alongside her at a snail's pace.
Before long, Lu Xue noticed something was wrong. She turned to the side and saw Mu Yuze's car following her at a distance, stopping and starting, maintaining a delicate distance from her.
Lu Xue stood still for a moment, stunned.
She waved at Mu Yuze, signaling his car to come over.
But Mu Yuze seemed to be in a bad mood. He still kept a certain distance from Lu Xue and didn't drive the car to her side.
The two of them stalemated on the road for a while. Finally, Lu Xue compromised first. She trotted over to Mu Yuze's car, opened the passenger door, and got in.
She skillfully fastened her seat - belt and asked, turning to him, "Did you just happen to pass by here? Why didn't you say hello to me? I could have asked you to give me a ride if I'd known."
Mu Yuze stared straight ahead without saying a word. Lu Xue chatted casually for a couple of sentences. When she found that Mu Yuze didn't respond, she realized that the atmosphere in the car seemed a bit strange.
She asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Mu Yuze finally gave her a look and said indifferently, "It's nothing."
Then he calmly drove the car forward for a while. Lu Xue sitting in the passenger seat always felt something was off. Although Mu Yuze said it was nothing, what was with the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the car?
It wasn't until the car had driven for quite a while that Mu Yuze suddenly spoke.
"What are your plans for the next period?"
Lu Xue thought he was talking about finding a place to rent, so she answered naturally, "I haven't decided on a place to live yet. I'm still looking. Han Xiaolv is helping me. There should be a result in a few days."
Mu Yuze gave a soft "hmm" and then asked, "When are you planning to move out?"
Lu Xue checked the date and said, "I plan to stay at Han Xiaolv's place for a few days. I can pack up my luggage tomorrow."
Mu Yuze gave another brief "hmm" and didn't say anything else after that.
The car drove all the way back. When they got home, he dropped Lu Xue off and then turned the car around and headed back to the company.
However, Mu Yuze was in a bad mood all day. He silently attended several meetings, dealt with a few documents, and then walked expressionlessly to the underground garage.
Yan Hua also noticed Mu Yuze's abnormality today. While helping to back the car out, he asked, "Boss, is there anything I can do for you? Is it because Miss Lu is going to move out?"
Mu Yuze remained silent without answering. Yan Hua said, "Boss, I think this is easy to handle. Miss Lu is looking for a house outside, right? Since we have so many properties under our name, why don't you pick one for her?"
Mu Yuze said indifferently, "She won't accept it. She's not that kind of person."