Mu Yuze was dealing with work on the terrace not far away. When he saw Lu Xue coming out of the studio, he immediately put down what he was doing and waved to her.
"Shall we have dinner together tonight?"
Seeing Mu Yuze smiling gently at her, Lu Xue's heart skipped a beat.
She thought for a while and said, "Sure."
Mu Yuze came downstairs, got the car, and invited Lu Xue to get in.
Lu Xue stood by the car door, a bit surprised. The vacation house they were staying in was quite remote, and there were no restaurants within several kilometers.
Judging from Mu Yuze's manner, was he planning to take her back to the urban area?
Lu Xue thought for a moment and said, "It's too far to go back to the urban area."
Mu Yuze smiled softly. "We're only going a few kilometers away. We'll be there soon."
Lu Xue got in the car, and Mu Yuze drove off.
The car didn't head towards the bustling city center as Lu Xue had expected. Instead, it drove deeper into the remote area.
Ten minutes later, they arrived at an open grassland from where they could see a winding brook leading deep into the woods.
Lu Xue got out of the car and was surprised to see a European-style dining table already set up on the grass. A private chef was busy beside it.
A sumptuous dinner was already on the table, and in the vase in the middle of the table were large, fragrant lilies.
Lu Xue hadn't expected such a ceremonious dinner. She stood still for a long time until Mu Yuze walked up from behind and gently took her hand, then she came to her senses.
Mu Yuze led her to the table, pulled out a chair for her, and sat down opposite her.
After Lu Xue sat down, she felt that the atmosphere seemed to be beyond her control. The red - and - yellow sunset in the sky, the candlelight by the brook, and the lilies on the dinner table all seemed to be subtly hinting at something.
Seeing that Lu Xue seemed a bit nervous, Mu Yuze let out a soft laugh.
"Would you like a glass of red wine?"
With that, he poured half a glass of red wine for Lu Xue and placed it in front of her.
Lu Xue took a nervous sip and waited for Mu Yuze to continue.
But Mu Yuze didn't seem to have anything to say. After pouring the wine for her, he casually unfolded his napkin and started eating on his own.
Seeing Mu Yuze so calm, Lu Xue's mood also subtly relaxed a bit.
The meal took about half an hour. Neither of them said a word. They just ate with their heads down, and there was hardly any eye contact between them.
The private chef beside them looked at the man and woman at the table curiously, thinking that this date was too silent. It made their relationship seem so unfamiliar.
Ding Muyun came to the old mansion with some gifts. When she entered, she found that Mu Yuze wasn't there. Only Mu Ziyue was playing games boredly.
Ding Muyun put down the gifts and walked over, gently asking in a soft voice, "Where's Mu Yuze? I don't see him. I heard he didn't go to the company today. I thought he'd be at home!"
Mu Ziyue looked up at Ding Muyun, looking a bit impatient.
"You seem to know quite well about my brother's schedule. You even know he's not at the company."
Ding Muyun smiled and said, "I have something I want to talk to him about alone. Do you know where he is? I tried to call his cell phone, but it was redirected to his work phone, and it was Yan Hua who answered in the end."
Ding Muyun sat beside Mu Ziyue and just waited for her answer, as if she wouldn't get up and leave until Mu Ziyue spoke.
Mu Ziyue put down the game console. She was still quite impatient with this woman and actually didn't want to receive her.
But thinking about her brother's night trip, Mu Ziyue suddenly felt a sense of pride. Driven by a subtle sense of superiority, she sat up straight, cleared her throat, and said seriously,
"You don't know this! My brother is really busy tonight. I heard he went all the way to the suburbs to set up a candlelit dinner for Lu Xue!"
Ding Muyun's face changed.
A candlelit dinner? Mu Yuze even set up a candlelit dinner for that woman?
Seeing the expression on Ding Muyun's face, Mu Ziyue lifted her chin and said with a sense of superiority,
"I heard from my brother that he's going to confess his love tonight, and it'll be a super romantic way of confessing. I guess if nothing goes wrong, they'll be together tonight. I think you'd better come to see my brother less in the future. After all, my brother is taken. It's not appropriate to get too close to him!"
Ding Muyun's face had turned quite ugly. There was too much information in Mu Ziyue's words.
Mu Yuze was going to confess his love to Lu Xue tonight, and they were very likely to be officially together.
Just thinking about this possible outcome made Ding Muyun restless. Her face distorted for a moment but she quickly covered it up.
"I see. Then I'll leave first."
Ding Muyun stood up with a stiff smile that was about to collapse. She left the gifts on the sofa and turned to leave.