His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 1807: Chapter 511: Purchased

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Zhang Hongyun nervously retreated to the side, not daring to speak. It was her first time taking the high-rise elevator since coming to the top floor.

Just as she quietly raised her eyes to look at Mu Yichen, she found him frowning, unaware of whom he was calling. Her timid heart suddenly surged with an impulse to tell him to stop calling, suspecting that at this time, he was calling Qin Mu. However, her rationality stopped her.

”I heard from colleagues that they saw you shopping with a handsome guy the other day. Is he your boyfriend?”

No one expected Zhao Huai to suddenly ask that question, and Zhang Hongyun’s face immediately turned pale as paper.

Even Qiao Yi looked curiously at Zhang Hongyun — did she want Mu Yichen, yet had a boyfriend?

”No! It’s not true! I don’t have a boyfriend!”

Breathlessly, Zhang Hongyun instinctively resisted, shifting her gaze from Zhao Huai to Mu Yichen.

”Not? Then were your coworkers mistaken? I knew it; you clearly admire our Chief Mu. How could you be involved with another guy, unless...”

Zhao Huai smirked mysteriously.

Zhang Hongyun was so scared that she didn’t dare to breathe.

Qiao Yi felt that Zhao Huai was joking with her, so he ignored it.

Mu Yichen finally managed to reach Qin Mu on the phone, asking in a low, unhappy voice, ”Why did you take so long to answer?”

”I was downstairs having tea with a guest, what’s the matter?”

Qin Mu sensed the coldness in his voice, as if he was upset about something, and instinctively asked.

”Nothing, the weather isn’t great, I’ll come to pick you up after work!”

Mu Yichen said nonchalantly, and everyone in the elevator looked at him simultaneously.

”Unless—he’s the boyfriend you had back in college!”

Though Zhao Huai was looking at Mu Yichen, he spoke beside Zhang Hongyun, and upon hearing this, she felt as if a nail had been driven into her heart.

”Zhao Huai, don’t tease the young lady!”

Qiao Yi saw that Zhang Hongyun was scared stiff and spoke up, which Zhang Hongyun interpreted as him speaking on her behalf. However, when Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai exchanged glances, they both understood each other’s intentions.

”It’s just a joke! We’ve all been colleagues for so long, right?”

Zhao Huai suddenly laughed and asked her.

Zhang Hongyun felt Zhao Huai might be the kind of smiling tiger her father warned her about. Although he often seems to get along with everyone, he doesn’t genuinely feel that way at heart. However, she had to be tactful in dealing with someone like him, so she smiled and played along.

Once downstairs, Mu Yichen, Zhao Huai, and Qiao Yi walked ahead. The three of them always took large steps, so Zhang Hongyun couldn’t keep up and could only struggle to follow behind, listening to their casual conversations.

Mu Yichen didn’t say much. The executive parking and employee parking were in different places, so they were soon to part ways. Zhang Hongyun watched them descend the steps and couldn’t help but softly call out, ”Hey! Goodbye!”

Only then did Zhao Huai and Qiao Yi turn their heads, recalling someone was following behind them, but their expressions had already turned indifferent.

As for Mu Yichen, it was as if he hadn’t heard her, vanishing like a cold wind.

Zhang Hongyun knew it would end like this, yet he always had a way of effortlessly making her feel sad.

Zhang Hongyun waved her hand, smiled, and then turned to walk the other way. As Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai exchanged glances again, Qiao Yi said, ”I told you not to joke around with her easily; watch out or she’ll cling to you tomorrow!”

”She still has a bit of wit; otherwise, she wouldn’t have stayed for so long without making a move. The season of longing has long passed!”

Zhao Huai remarked.

At the parking lot, Mu Yichen left first, eager to pick up Qin Mu.

The two stood in front of the car, smoking a cigarette. Especially Qiao Yi, who was now banned from smoking at home, took advantage of being outside to have as many smokes as he could.

”Even after all these years, Yichen remains as anxious about seeing his wife as he did back then.”

Zhao Huai watched Mu Yichen’s car drive away and couldn’t help but chuckle.

”Yeah! In this world, only Qin Mu can make him drop everything no matter how busy he is.”

Qiao Yi mused, thinking about how many times Mu Yichen had rushed off from important events, almost always because of Qin Mu.

Even in the early days of his business, it was the same; if he heard that Qin Mu was feeling unwell in Paris, he would immediately fly over.

Sometimes, they weren’t sure if Mu Yichen had actually gone to Paris to see Qin Mu because he traveled there and back so swiftly.