Mu Yuze slightly accelerated and drove through another alley. His face remained expressionless. In the dark car, only the silver - blue light from his phone illuminated half of his side face.
"I'm out and can't get back now. This meeting has to be cancelled." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Yan Hua was almost on the verge of a breakdown. He had been busy for days to arrange this meeting. But right before the meeting, the boss suddenly said he had something to do and wouldn't come. What on earth could it be?
He called Mu Ziyue. "Where is the boss now? What happened?"
Mu Ziyue replied vaguely, "Brother has gone to the suburbs and won't be back for a while. If you have anything, talk to him tomorrow..."
Yan Hua interrupted her. "It'll be too late tomorrow! This meeting must take place tonight! Tell me quickly. What on earth is your brother doing? What could be more important than company business?"
Mu Ziyue gritted her teeth and finally told the truth. "Brother has gone after Lu Xue. Lu Xue might have lost her temper tonight. She dragged her suitcase and left. Brother is on his way to chase after her."
Yan Hua was shocked. Although he knew Lu Xue was important to Mu Yuze, he didn't expect her to be this important.
"Come on, this isn't that important, right? Lu Xue isn't a child. Since she chose to leave, maybe she just wanted to avoid things and calm down. What's the use of chasing after her? It'd be better to catch up with the company's schedule tonight and then patiently look for her tomorrow."
After saying this, Yan Hua himself felt that his persuasion was rather weak. He quickly hung up the phone and started pacing back and forth in the office, thinking about how to make up for this broken promise.
Mu Yuze was still driving on the mountain road. The rain was getting heavier and the night was getting darker. The car almost merged with the rainy night outside.
Mu Yuze felt even more anxious. He wondered how Lu Xue had managed to endure this bad weather all alone.
Just as he was thinking this, Yan Hua's calls came in one after another. Mu Yuze glanced at the phone and hung up.
After that, Yan Hua's calls would come every few minutes. During a stop, Mu Yuze directly blocked his number and ignored him, then focused on driving.
The most important thing now was to find Lu Xue and bring her back safely.
In the office, Yan Hua had paced back and forth for more than ten times. Finally, when he realized the boss wouldn't answer his calls anymore, he gave up.
It seemed that his persuasion plan was useless. Once the boss made up his mind, he wouldn't easily change it. This exhibition planning was probably going to fail.
Yan Hua let out a deep breath. He felt a sense of powerlessness. There was nothing he could do but try to make up for it as much as possible. He opened his computer and sent an email to the other party.
"Sorry, my boss has something urgent to attend to tonight and won't be able to make the appointment. We hope you won't mind. Could we arrange another time for a brief meeting?"
After sending the email, he was extremely anxious. His fingers rubbed the keyboard several times. He stared at the web page without blinking, waiting for the next "ding" sound of a new message.
On the other side, Han Xiaolv was also pacing back and forth anxiously at home. She didn't know what was going on tonight. She called Lu Xue but couldn't get through.
The phone was turned off, and Lu Xue seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Han Xiaolv had arranged a work meeting for Lu Xue tonight. They had agreed on it yesterday, so why couldn't she get in touch with Lu Xue today?
Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, Han Xiaolv simply called Mu Ziyue and asked about Lu Xue's whereabouts indirectly.
When Mu Ziyue received Han Xiaolv's call, the pent - up grievances she had been holding back in front of her brother burst out.
"Sister Lu Xue left, but it's not my fault. I feel like I didn't do anything wrong. The looks from others around me make me feel really bad..."
As she spoke, Mu Ziyue started to cry on the phone.
Han Xiaolv finally understood what had happened. At such a crucial moment, Lu Xue had left without a word.
She had even gone missing, and no one could get in touch with her.
"Why did you have to run away on a night when you had work to do!"
Han Xiaolv let out a soft sigh. But then she thought that Lu Xue might not be in a good mood. At this time, she might have already forgotten about the business contract tonight.
Since Han Xiaolv couldn't get in touch with Lu Xue, she could only handle the aftermath for her.
She started writing an email, planning to apologize to the business partner.
"Sorry, LU has some personal matters tonight, so the scheduled meeting cannot be held. We are deeply sorry. We are willing to reschedule a meeting at a time convenient for both parties..."
Before she could finish editing the email, she received one.
She opened it and let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the other party also had some issues and couldn't fulfill the contract. This matter was settled then.