Lu Xue had just come down the stairs when she saw Mu Yuze walking in from outside in the distance. Her heart skipped a beat.
She wasn't sure if this was the feeling of being in love. All she knew was that her heart was pounding, and her eyes involuntarily kept falling on Mu Yuze.
Mu Yuze saw Lu Xue and a soft smile curved his lips. He asked her, "Have you had dinner?"
Lu Xue shook her head. Mu Yuze then walked to the dining table and pulled out a chair for her. Looking up, he said, "Come down and have dinner with me."
Lu Xue came down and sat opposite Mu Yuze. Aunt Chen deliberately cooked a few more dishes attentively and placed them on the table.
Lu Xue silently moved the dishes in front of her and softly asked, "How was your work at the company today?"
Mu Yuze replied with a smile in his eyes, "A problem that has been unsolvable for a long time finally made progress today. It's a good start!"
Lu Xue rarely cared about Mu Yuze's work, so she just nodded and didn't ask further.
After they finished the meal, Mu Yuze invited Lu Xue to take a walk outside.
Lu Xue found that she couldn't refuse Mu Yuze at this moment. So she just let him hold her hand, their fingers intertwined, and lead her out.
The garden outside was dimly lit, with only one or two street - lights here and there.
Under the dim light, Mu Yuze gently held Lu Xue's index finger in his palm and slowly walked through the flower bushes with her.
They hardly spoke, just walked side by side from one end of the garden to the other.
By the time they finished walking, it had already gotten dark. They silently returned to the old mansion.
When they entered the house, Mu Yuze carefully took off the coat Lu Xue was wearing and shook off the dew on it, while Lu Xue helped Mu Yuze pick off the fallen leaves and petals on his shoulders.
Whenever their bodies accidentally touched, they would both pause slightly.
Looking up and meeting each other's eyes, Lu Xue could see her own reflection in Mu Yuze's bright eyes. For a moment, her heart started pounding again.
After Mu Yuze entered the house, Yan Hua called him.
"Boss, the time they've set for us is tomorrow night. However, their requirements are quite strict. They only give us 15 minutes for the face - to - face meeting. If they're not satisfied during these 15 minutes, they probably won't consider cooperating with us."
Although Mu Yuze was holding the phone, he stole a glance at Lu Xue in the corridor through the crack of the door.
Aunt Chen had just made a bowl of lotus seed soup and brought it to Lu Xue. Lu Xue took it and chatted with Aunt Chen with a smile.
From Mu Yuze's angle, he could just see half of Lu Xue's profile. The light in the corridor seemed to pour a rich color on her.
Mu Yuze watched Lu Xue walk down the corridor and enter her room before gently closing the door. He was left alone in the empty room.
He held his breath and was silent for a while, then said to Yan Hua, "In that case, let's prepare our best bargaining chips and try to convince them within 15 minutes."
Yan Hua nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll stay up late to prepare the materials tonight and try to make them satisfied with us."
After a while, Yan Hua added, "Boss, do you want me to prepare a well - fitting formal suit for you? After all, this meeting is extremely important for us and the time is limited. Maybe a suitable formal suit can also add points to their impression of us."
Mu Yuze replied, "You can handle all these things."
Yan Hua responded and hung up the phone. Once again, Mu Yuze was left alone in the empty room.
He walked to the railing and looked at the twinkling stars in the sky. Suddenly, he felt a strange sensation in his heart.
Lu Xue was sleeping in the room next to his. He had never felt so close to her before.
The next morning when they got up, they quietly had breakfast at the table.
When Mu Ziyue yawned and rubbed her messy hair as she came downstairs, she saw her elder brother and Lu Xue sitting side by side.
Mu Yuze was peeling the shrimp shells for Lu Xue. After peeling out the white shrimp meat, he placed it on Lu Xue's plate.
This scene made Mu Ziyue extremely envious. She had grown up with her brother, but had never seen him peel shrimp for her.
After Mu Yuze left for the company, Mu Ziyue sat down beside Lu Xue curiously and carefully probed.
"Are you really together with my brother?"
Lu Xue glanced at her. Her eyes fluttered slightly, and then she nodded.
She didn't know why she admitted it, and she even felt a bit embarrassed.
Mu Ziyue's eyes lit up. She asked, "How did you get together? Who confessed first? It must be my brother, right! How did my brother confess? What did he say? Did he make any promises to you?"
Lu Xue was overwhelmed by Mu Ziyue's relentless questions and didn't say a word.
Mu Ziyue's curiosity was simply too strong. In order to dig out more information, she sat next to Lu Xue and insisted on sticking to Lu Xue's arm.