Chapter 60 - The punishment for an evil-doer[1]
"Come in." Cen Yuhao answered.
Wait, she was still wrapped in a towel! This damned Cen Yuhao! Li Zhuoen resisted the urge to slap him to death and dashed into the checkroom while the maid was still opening the door.
This action was caught by Cen Yuhao, watching her hastily run to the checkroom, he covered his mouth and laughed lightly.
"Young master, dinner is ready, please go out to dine with young madam." The maid came in and said to him respectfully.
"Okay, I know." Cen Yuhao waved his hand at her, signaling her to go out.
Only after watching the maid walk out of the room did he look in the direction of the checkroom with amusement. This woman, who let her like to be a revealing body maniac in the bedroom, so he must let her feel anxious a little, then make her remember to always dress properly in the future!
The next day, not long after Li Zhuoen arrived at work and got another amazing piece of happy news.
"Have you heard, ready to cooperate with our Zheng Tian Group, that Minister Lei, is said to be suspected of economic crimes, and now has been prosecuted?" Li Zhuoen who was thirsty, want to go to the pantry to pour some hot water, suddenly heard a woman say so.
"What did you say? Is that Minister Lei Yan you're talking about?" Hearing what she said, Li Zhuoen walked over towards them.
"Yes, besides him, which other Minister Lei would there be?" The woman said back.
"Haha!" What an eye-opener! How come, lately, when her mood felt bad because of all kinds of bad guys, suddenly karma happened to them? Hearing that it was Lei Yan who got bad luck, Li Zhuoen couldn't hold back her laughter.
After a few laughs, she realized that the women were looking at her with suspicious faces.
"Zhuoen, how can you still laugh out loud? The cooperation between our company and Zheng Tian Group will definitely be ruined as well, that is a project that will affect a large part of our company's performance in the second half of the year! We still don't know if it will affect our year-end awards." Several women looked over in her direction in disbelief.
"Oh, I ...... I'm just casually laughing, you guys ignore me!" Li Zhuoen said awkwardly and walked to the water fountain to pour water.
"But it really doesn't look like he could do something like this." Those few women were still discussing.
"No, I really didn't see it either," another woman said, "I met him last time he came to our company meeting, and he was very elegant for a middle-aged man."
"He's elegant, my ass! He's a beast in a mask of hypocrisy!" Hearing others say he was elegant, Li Zhuoen couldn't help but spit again. But in return, several women cast a puzzled glance at her.
"Haha, I ...... I guessed it." Only after she finished did she realize that she was talking too much again. This actually can't be blamed on her, she now hates that man so much that she gnashes her teeth, hearing others say he was like a jaded gentleman, how can she hold back.
"So what, I'm going back to the office." Li Zhuoen saw that those women were still looking at themselves with some suspicion, smiled sarcastically, and hurriedly walked out.
It is said that people have a good spirit when they are happy, early in the morning when they hear such happy news, Li Zhuoen's face naturally has a smile on it all the time.
"Zhuoen, why are you so happy today? Did you find some money?" The neighboring table's Mu Xue poked her head over and asked curiously.
"NO NO NO!" Li Zhuoen stretched out her index finger and waved it from side to side, "It's something more satisfying than picking up money!"
"What is it? Tell me!" The moment Mu Xue heard it, she immediately got excited.
"I won't tell you!" Li Zhuoen deliberately sold a shutter. This kind of thing is better than just to made fun of yourself.
"By the way, where are you having lunch at noon? I know a store nearby is very good oh, do you want to go and try?" Mu Xue proposed.
"Sure!" Li Zhuoen agreed very quickly. She was in a very happy mood and wanted to eat something delicious!
After work at noon, the two of them went to the store that Mu Xue recommended.
"Please order." The waitress came to their table with two menus.
"Thanks." Li Zhuoen took the menu from the waiter's hand, then opened it joyfully, saw the pictures of food on it, felt quite tempting indeed, and then after seeing the price tag below, her whole person felt bad. Mu Xue ah, you only told me that this store is good, but did not tell me very expensive ah!
"I want this." Mu Xue reached out and pointed to one of the pictures.
"Good." The waitress took a note and then turned her eyes back to Li Zhuoen, "And you, please, Miss?"
"Oh, I'll take another look." Li Zhuoen was slightly embarrassed.
"Zhuoen, or else you can also eat the signature dish, it's truly good!" Mu Xue suggested to her.
It's good, and the price is even better! Li Zhuoen thought to herself.
"Miss, our signature dish really has a good reputation, why don't you try it?" The waitress also suggested.
Li Zhuoen looked at that picture again, it did look very tempting, so she put her heart into it: "Okay, then let's have one!" Consider it a celebration that those two bastards have finally found where they belong!
"Yes, please wait a moment!" The waitress put away the two orders, then went back to the kitchen.
Wuu, there goes her two days' salary! Watching the waiter walk away, Li Zhuoen's heart started to drip blood.
"What's wrong with you, you looked fine at the office." Mu Xue saw that she did not seem to be in a good mood, so she asked with concern.
"No, it's fine." Li Zhuoen smiled bitterly,
"Mu Xue, do you come here to eat often?"
"No ah, just occasionally come to eat, to tell you a secret," Mu Xue very mysteriously leaned a little closer in her direction, "in fact, the reason why I can afford to spend money to eat here, all because a handsome man will often come here!"
Uh ...... dare to say that you are here to pick up a handsome man, not to eat ah? Li Zhuoen heard her say so, the mood more depressed, she really heart her wallet ah!
"He's coming! He's coming!" Mu Xue said, shyly burying her head.
"Where is it?" Li Zhuoen glanced around.
"The doorway! See?" Mu Xue sheepishly pointed her finger in the direction of the doorway.
Li Zhuoen followed the direction of her finger and looked over. How could it be him? She instantly recognized him as the person who saved her that time in America.
After Su Yucheng walked in, he found a window seat and sat down. When the waitress walked over to take his order, she also had a shy face plus the most gentle service.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, these days, it's true that good-looking people get preferential treatment! Li Zhuoen couldn't help but sigh.
"Look, look, isn't he handsome?" Mu Xue asked her while carefully peeking at him.
"Well, it's quite handsome." Li Zhuoen nodded her head.
"What do you mean by 'is quite handsome'! It's super handsome, right!" Mu Xue was in a complete nymphomaniac state.
In the past, Li Zhuoen felt that she was quite a nymphomaniac, but compared to this girl in front of her, she was simply weak!
After ordering the meal and the waiter left, Su Yucheng then looked at the traffic outside and seemed to be in some kind of contemplation.
"What a melancholy temperament!" Mu Xue looked at the seemingly melancholy on his face and couldn't help but sigh.
"You like him a lot?" Li Zhuoen asked.
"Yes, such a handsome man, don't you like him?" Mu Xue asked rhetorically.
"At least I don't resent him." Li Zhuoen still liked a gentle type like Cen Yuhang.
"God, he's so handsome, and you just said you don't resent him!" Mu Xue looked as if she had heard appalling news, "Look at this restaurant, but all the women, how many of them did not look at his table!"
Li Zhuoen looked around for a moment, and sure enough, almost all the women were intentionally or unintentionally looking in his direction.
"No, I must take advantage of today's encounter to get to know him!" As she said this, she rose to her feet, puffed herself up, and went towards his table, causing Li Zhuoen to pull a frown.
That woman, usually shy in the company, this time she dared to be so bold, she seems to like that man a lot, right? Li Zhuoen thought while she sat in her seat.
"Hello, can I sit here please?" Mu Xue mustered up a lot of courage to say these words to him.
Su Yucheng looked up and saw that it was a stranger, knowing that it was another person who had come to talk to him, so he returned with a somewhat cold attitude, "Sorry, you can't."
Although she knew that she might be rejected, he refused too directly, right? At least a little more polite ah! Feeling a little sad, Mu Xue went back to her table with some resentment.
"Rejected?" Seeing her return with a downcast look, Li Zhuoen asked.
"Alas, I knew it would be like this, how could he see me? This is good enough, now I can die peacefully." Mu Xue smiled.
"What a silly girl!" Li Zhuoen commented on her stupidity.
Su Yucheng just unintentionally glanced in the direction of Mu Xue, but unexpectedly saw Li Zhuoen who was at the same table with her.
"I told you we'd meet again if we had the chance!" Su Yucheng walked over to their table and looked at Li Zhuoen and said.
Huh, he actually recognized her? Li Zhuoen felt quite surprised that he could recognize her. Originally she wanted to go over and thank him but thought better of it, others might think she was deliberately trying to strike up a conversation.
"You know each other?" Mu Xue looked over, her eyes stayed on Li Zhuoen alt this time, and could see that her surprise was no less than hers.
"You're the gentleman who saved me in America?" Li Zhuoen pretended to just recognize him.
"I thought you had forgotten." Su Yucheng smiled at her.
Wow, the melancholy handsome guy smile was so sunny! Mu Xue stared at his side face and couldn't help but get all flowery again.
"Haha, of course, I didn't forget." Li Zhuoen also smiled.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" He surprisingly had no intention of leaving.
"Don't mind if you don't mind, feel free to sit down!" Mu Xue hurriedly said.
"Thanks!" Su Yucheng gave her a light smile back, then pulled out a chair and sat down.
Oh my! He smiled at her! Mu Xue was completely immersed in the smile he gave her just now and was unable to stop herself.
"I'm sorry about that day, I wasn't in a good mood and I didn't have time to say thank you." Li Zhuoen smiled at him apologetically.
"You forgot, you already thanked me that day." Su Yucheng flashed his signature smile again.
"Ah? I already thanked you?" Li Zhuoen didn't remember anymore. At that time, her mind was full of that back figure, and she really didn't remember much about the other things. But was it because she saw it wrong? It always felt like there was some kind of sad story hidden behind his smile.
"I wanted to ask then, what are you looking for?" Su Yucheng was curious.
"Nothing in particular." This topic had always been a forbidden place for Li Zhuoen.
Seeing that she didn't seem to want to talk more about this topic, he changed to a lighter one: "Do you guys like to come to this restaurant for lunch too?"
"Well, we will come every day from now on!" Sitting on the side, Mu Xue finally found a chance to interject.
Does this little minx have that much money to eat up here every day? Li Zhuoen glared at her, but the guy looked like he didn't see it, staring at Su Yucheng with two peachy eyes. I don't have the money to eat here every day! Of course, if you invite me, I'll come over for the sake of it. Li Zhuoen thought in her heart.
"Miss, the meal you ordered." The waiter said and brought up the signature dish they had just ordered.
"Please, my table is also sent over here." Su Yucheng politely pointed to that waiter to the table where he had just sat.
"Okay, you wait a moment!" The waiter mobilized every muscle in his face and smiled at him.
Seeing that the waiter was also so naive, Li Zhuoen truly wanted to kneel down for these people.
Soon, Su Yucheng's meal was also delivered.
The three of them ate and chatted while having a chat.
"Uh ......," Mu Xue was halfway through her meal when she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that her expression was not right, Li Zhuoen asked.
"I'm going to the bathroom quickly!" Dropping this sentence, Mu Xue quickly dashed into the restroom.
"Do you guys work around here?" Su Yucheng asked again.
"Well, yes, not far, around ten minutes walk." Li Zhuoen also answered honestly.
"I always feel very close to you, I don't know why." Su Yucheng unknowingly said this sentence. He had this feeling when he was in America, and now this feeling is getting stronger and stronger.
"Huh? Haha, maybe I'm too kind-looking!" Li Zhuoen could only think of such a reason.
"Pfft!" Hearing her say that, Su Yucheng couldn't help but laugh. It seems that this girl is much more interesting than he imagined!
"What a coincidence, I didn't think we would be meeting again under such circumstances!"
Wu Fanhan said and walked over towards their table. One could hear that her words were full of sarcasm and provocation.
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[1] 大快人心 (dàkuài-rénxīn), idiom = (usu. of the punishment of an evil-doer) afford general satisfaction; most gratifying to the people; to the immense satisfaction of the people
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