His Beloved Treasure

”Oh! I didn’t expect you to come over so quickly!”

Madam W, who had been chatting with someone on WeChat, looked up as she heard the knock at the door and saw Qin Mu coming in from outside, immediately greeting her with a smile.

”Bian Jingwen couldn’t say much to you this morning, — let’s sit down and talk!”

Madam W abruptly gestured for Qin Mu to take a seat halfway through her sentence.

Qin Mu then sat opposite her.

”I asked the staff here about your taste. They all know, so I ordered the dishes in advance and had them decant the wine. Let’s drink a bit, talk as we drink!”

”Sure!”

Qin Mu sat upright across from her, seeing how talkative she was, she decided to go with the flow.

”Regarding the matter of buying a dress at your store this morning, please don’t take it to heart. Bian Jingwen said she wanted to check out the market there, I couldn’t say much and just accompanied her. I heard she applied there, you should be aware of their family’s power, I’m just afraid of causing trouble.”

Madam W explained warmly.

Qin Mu smiled slightly, ”Did she mention going to me for a job interview?”

Madam W: ”Yes! After we ran into you here last time, she mentioned it during dinner.”

Indeed, just as President Mu predicted!

Qin Mu raised her eyebrows a bit, thinking, President Mu, you’re really perceptive!

”Although this is our first time having dinner alone, I’ve been wanting to meet with you. I thought JY’s apprentices were hard to schedule with, but you turned out to be quite easy-going, should have set this up earlier!”

Madam W smoothed her short, black hair, saying nice things.

”The hard-to-meet one is my master! In Rongcheng, I don’t have the luxury to act like a diva!”

Qin Mu raised her wine glass, and Madam W raised hers too, gently clinking glasses with her.

Later on, when the dishes were served, Qin Mu put the wine glass down because she saw her favorite sweet and sour spare ribs.

”Oh dear! Look at this young lady’s wit! What a waste you are as a designer!”

Madam W laughed upon hearing this, continuously praising her.

Real or fake, Qin Mu couldn’t differentiate, she just cooperated, as getting what she wanted was the most important, sitting quietly there.

”If you don’t mind, call me Luo Jie in the future. I’ve been in this business longer, and indeed I’m more than twenty years your senior!”

”You’re right, Luo Jie! Let me toast to you. In this age, a woman who can casually mention her age is indeed a heroine!”

Qin Mu laughed and raised her glass again.

”Really? But old is old! Everyone ages!”

Madam W continued.

”Indeed! Then you can call me Qin Mu from now on too!”

Qin Mu found the statement genuine, no matter why this self-proclaimed Luo Jie was saying it.

”Really? Then I won’t be polite, alright? Calling you Miss Qin, Mrs. Mu all the time, it feels awkward even to myself, I, Luo Li, have always liked straightforward people most, come, Luo Jie also toasts to you!”

”Good!”

The two quickly downed a glass, and Qin Mu poured another for Luo Li, who leaned back in her chair like an elder sister, giving a laugh.

”I don’t know what Bian Jingwen wants from me, but what she wants from you, I believe I am quite clear.”

Finally getting to the point.

Qin Mu was taken aback internally, though she remained calm and collected on the surface.

Luo Li knew what she wanted, so she looked up at her, ”How could Bian Jingwen be so unaware of her limits? In front of you, she’s merely a young sparrow yet to spread its wings.”

Qin Mu poured herself a drink too, then sat down again.

”Why would you say that?”

Qin Mu looked at him with bright eyes, curiously asking.

”Sitting here with me, even calling me Luo Jie, even pouring me wine, even if you’re not Madam AM, even if you’re just a designer still working hard, — perhaps you’re unaware of the energy you exude, which can’t be matched just by others bowing and scraping, trying to get on my good side!”

No wonder Madam W, her eyes see it all.

Bian Jingwen deliberately lowered herself to please her, and she noticed it all.

Nevertheless, Qin Mu’s thoughts couldn’t be hidden from her either.

So Qin Mu simply lowered her eyes with a gentle smile, ”Luo Jie is truly a wise person!”

”I merely weigh the pros and cons, don’t mistake me for a good person! Between Madam Mu and the foreign noblewoman, this simple choice isn’t difficult for me.”