In the hospital parking lot.

  For so many years, the skill Yang Shanshan excelled at best was putting on makeup.

  Her makeup was already perfect, but because she was going to see Mu Sijue, she always felt that it was not perfect enough. She took out a small makeup mirror and kept studying her facial features, including her eyelashes.

  Before long, Mu Sijue strode over, his handsome face was cold and expressionless.

  He was dressed in black and wore a delicately-made cashmere overcoat over his jacket. It was low-key with a superior texture, which added a sense of nobility and elegance to Mu Sijue’s air of mystery and darkness.

  He looked even more charming.

  Yang Shanshan put the lipstick back into her bag and stared at Mu Sijue with a look of infatuation in her eyes.

  She had loved this man since she was a child.

  When she was young, her father did not allow her to date early. Now that she had grown up, she must get Mu Sijue!

  Yang Shanshan compressed her lips to ensure that the lipstick was evenly applied to her lips. Then she raised her lips charmingly and smiled at Mu Sijue. “Brother Sijue.”


  Mu Sijue’s attention was obviously not on Yang Shanshan. He said lightly, “Get in the car.”


  He was not enthusiastic, but such a small invitation was enough to make Yang Shanshan happy.

  Yang Shanshan got into the car happily and thought about how to get closer to Mu Sijue later.

  Before Yang Shanshan could come up with an idea, Mu Sijue had sat in the passenger seat and was talking to his subordinate in the driver’s seat. He did not care about Yang Shanshan in the back seat at all.

  Yang Shanshan was stunned for a moment, and disappointment and sadness spread over her face.

  She felt like she had been stabbed by someone. She was so sad that she was about to die!

  Even so, Yang Shanshan could only bite her lip with grievance and look bitterly at Mu Sijue in the passenger seat.

  Mu Sijue never looked back, nor did he glance at Yang Shanshan.

  Yang Shanshan finally could not help shouting, “Brother Sijue!” There was obvious dissatisfaction and anger in her voice.

  Mu Sijue calmly looked back and asked, “What’s the matter?”


  “Sit beside me!” Yang Shanshan looked at Mu Sijue and said in a willful and commanding tone, “I want you to accompany me!”


  The subordinate sitting in the driver’s seat gasped.

  Not to mention ordinary people, even Xu Youning did not dare to order Mu Sijue around in front of others.

  The man was Mu Sijue, Brother Mu Qi. He really had an aura of overwhelming authority!

  “Was Yang Shanshan fearless or ignorant?”


  The subordinate pondered for a while and was more inclined to the latter.

  Mu Sijue narrowed his eyes, and the chill in his eyes increased. “Shanshan, I’m busy. I don’t want anyone to disturb me. You can either be quiet or get out of the car.”


  He only gave Yang Shanshan two choices, leaving no room for negotiation.

  Yang Shanshan knew that Mu Sijue definitely meant it.

  If she continued to make trouble, Mu Sijue would really drive her out of the car as he had done last night.

  Yang Shanshan was capricious, but she was sensible. She calmed down immediately and thought about how to make Mu Sijue fall in love with her in a day.

  Thinking about it, Su Jian’an was not so annoying. At least, she helped her get to spend a day with Mu Sijue.

  During the day, Mu Sijue could not get rid of her.

  In other words, she could take advantage of the ambiguous and long night.

  She did not believe that a man like Mu Sijue had no need for sex!

  For the whole day, Yang Shanshan followed Mu Sijue like his shadow.

  Mu Sijue did not pay unnecessary attention to Yang Shanshan, but Yang Shanshan felt very satisfied that she was close to his life.

  In the afternoon, Yang Shanshan could not wait to ask, “Brother Sijue, where are we going to stay tonight?”


  Mu Sijue seemed to think of something. He paused and said, “The apartment!”


  Yang Shanshan was ecstatic because she thought that Mu Sijue was finally willing to take her home!

  She could not help smiling. “Then you ask someone to send me back first. I’ll cook for you!”


  Before Mu Sijue said anything, Yang Shanshan had rushed away and returned to the apartment that Lu Boyan had arranged for Mu Sijue. She cooked three dishes and one soup for dinner.

  Tomato and egg soup, pork and green peppers, and two other spicy dishes.

  Although they were all home-cooked dishes and could be easily prepared, Yang Shanshan had exhausted her skills. No matter how they tasted, Yang Shanshan felt that she had really done her best!

  Apart from Aunt Zhou, she should be the first woman in the world who cooked for Mu Sijue, not to mention that she was so young and beautiful!

  Brother Sijue would definitely be touched!

  As soon as Mu Sijue returned to his apartment, he smelled the aroma of tomatoes and celery.

  Before he frowned, Yang Shanshan came up to him and held his hand with a smile. “Brother Sijue, you came back at the right time. Let’s eat!” After a pause, she continued expectantly, “Brother Sijue, after we get married, I’ll cook for you every day, okay?”


  Mu Sijue looked at the dishes on the table and frowned slightly. “I don’t eat tomatoes or spicy food.”


  Yang Shanshan had never thought of that.

  She was stunned. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, all the words were stuck in her throat. It did not hurt much, but she felt as if she had been seriously injured.

  After a long while, Yang Shanshan asked in a sorrowful voice, “Brother Sijue, have you really never eaten tomatoes?”


  Actually, Mu Sijue had eaten them before.

  Apart from Aunt Zhou, Xu Youning knew his eating habits best.

  He only made an exception for the sake of Xu Youning.

  When Xu Youning was still working undercover around him and Granny Xu was still alive, he was invited to eat at her house. Granny Xu had cooked tomatoes and several other dishes he hated.

  If it were anyone else, he would have left immediately with a cold look on his face.

  However, at that time, probably because he did not want to disappoint Granny Xu or due to some other reason, he painstakingly ate the dishes that he had never touched before.

  But now, it was impossible.

  He would never touch what he hated again.

  Also, he would never have any affection for a person whom he should not have any feelings for.

  Of course, he would not admit that he had made an exception for Xu Youning.

  Mu Sijue did not even look at the dishes on the table again and said coldly and stiffly, “No.”


  Yang Shanshan looked at Mu Sijue with some grievance and great disappointment.

  She could only cook these dishes. She had specially learned them from the nanny for unexpected needs.

  She had presented her everything to Mu Sijue, but he told her that he hated these things.

  For the first time, Yang Shanshan felt that maybe Su Jian’an was right. No matter how close she was to Mu Sijue, there was always an invisible gap between them. She failed to overcome it, and Mu Sijue would not take the initiative to get closer to her.

  In this case, she had to make a last resort.

  Yang Shanshan suddenly took off her ankle-length coat and revealed only a pair of sexy silk pajamas underneath. Her sexy figure was outlined by the soft silk pajamas, and her fair, smooth, and slim legs looked attractive.

  She approached Mu Sijue almost eagerly and pleaded, “Brother Sijue, shall we try? Maybe you will fall in love with me.”


  Mu Sijue just frowned, and there was no change in his look. It was as if Yang Shanshan in front of him was fully clad, instead of a near-naked sexy woman.

  He picked up her coat and put it on Yang Shanshan. He still looked calm and said, “Shanshan, it’s impossible.”


  Yang Shanshan still did not want to believe it. She shook her head and threw herself at Mu Sijue.

  She wore nothing under her pajamas.

  She absolutely did not believe that Mu Sijue could control himself.

  Mu Sijue closed his eyes, pushed Yang Shanshan away, and warned her coldly, “If you go on like this, get out of here immediately.”


  “Brother Sijue, I……”


  Yang Shanshan still wanted to say something and give it another try, but Mu Sijue had already walked to the study.

  For the whole night, Mu Sijue never came out.

  Yang Shanshan went back to her room and cried until early in the morning. As a result, she slept until eight o’clock the next morning.

  When she opened her eyes, Yang Shanshan realized that she had overslept. If she remembered correctly, Mu Sijue got up early every day!

  She lifted the quilt and jumped up. After looking around the room, she found no trace of Mu Sijue as expected.

  She dialed Mu Sijue’s number, but he did not answer the call. He just sent her a text message with only a few simple words.

  At 10:30, Huaihai Bar on Pingdong Road.

  After washing up and eating breakfast, Yang Shanshan went straight to Pingdong Road without checking the time.

  At this time, another group of people was also getting ready to go to the Huaihai Bar on Pingdong Road.

  In the Kang family’s old house.

  Early in the morning, Kang Ruicheng told Xu Youning that he was going to see Auston to talk about cooperation with him in person.

  Xu Youning could not understand. “I told you that Mu Sijue and Auston are friends. It’s useless even if you were to talk to him ten times.”


  “Friends?” Kang Ruicheng smiled disdainfully. “A Ning, I told you long ago that in our business, we should never believe in so-called ‘friends’. In the face of money and interests, everything is unrealistic. As long as I can offer Auston what he wants, believe me, he will abandon his friend Mu Sijue.”


  However, according to Xu Youning’s observation, the relationship between Mu Sijue and Auston was not as simple as that between ordinary friends. Their friendship would not be ruined so easily.

  Xu Youning still wanted to dissuade Kang Ruicheng, but Kang Ruicheng did not intend to listen to her anymore. He called one of his men over and asked, “Did Mu Sijue take any action?”


  The man shook his head, and then nodded.

  Kang Ruicheng said unhappily, “Make it clear. Yes or no?”


  The man hesitated for a long time and said, “Mu Sijue has been busy with his own business these two days and had no communication with Auston at all. It seems that he doesn’t have a good relationship with Auston. The only unusual thing is…… Mu Sijue took a woman back to his apartment last night.”


  “.……” Kang Ruicheng sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. “Who was it?”


  The man thought for a moment and said, “It’s the woman who attended the charity event with Mu Sijue a few days ago. I made an investigation into the woman. Her name is Yang Shanshan, and her family and the Mu family have been friends for generations.”