My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 685 - 049: Just and forceful

For three or four consecutive days, the spring rain lingered in Nancheng. After the weather cleared, it gradually warmed up. The sprained leg of Mu Lezhu had fully recovered, and only the leg with the scratch still hurt a little. But after changing the medication, it was much better than before. At least she could walk on the ground now.

After so many days, returning to the company once more, Mu Lezhu’s mood wasn’t as heavy as it was at home. On the contrary, she felt a bit of exhilaration.

"Miss, are you sure your leg is okay? Why not rest at home for a few more days?" Jian Qin looked at her with a face full of concern. For the past few days, she’d managed most of the company’s affairs, except for some documents that required her signature. The rest she reported via video call around eight at night.

"It’s fine, almost fully healed, no big problem. Staying at home all the time is easy to let people gossip, and besides, I’m not that pretentious." Mu Lezhu laughed, opened the notebook on the table, then took a file from the side and started reading.

"By the way, Aunt Qin, you mentioned last night that there was a problem with the contract from Si Chong. I also looked at the original. Initially, when this contract was drafted, President Wu from their side agreed. Now, when it comes to signing, they’re finding issues. It’s simply because President Sun is not satisfied and wants to raise the price, which is their company’s usual trick. They think this is a sure thing, and it’s impossible for us to let it go. I remember during the assessment, the Ning Family’s contract was also part of our company’s review range, right?" Mu Lezhu flipped through the folder while looking at the computer data, remaining calm and asking questions.

Jian Qin stood at the desk, listened, immediately took out a tablet, and started checking the information. After a while, she slowly nodded: "Yes, at that time we chose Si Chong among the options of Si Chong and the Ning Family, because Si Chong’s base color and planning are better than the Ning Family’s. But actually, the Ning Family’s overall wasn’t bad; it was just a bit weaker than Si Chong’s."

"Since that’s the case, you should personally visit Ning Group in the afternoon and meet Ning President. Don’t talk about the contract for the ’Sanglin’ project. Isn’t there a new brand ring coming out in summer? You can chat with him about this; I’m sure he’ll be very interested. As for your personal visit to the Ning Group, let it be known intentionally or unintentionally to the people at Si Chong. There’s no need to do much more; they’ll weigh the situation themselves." Mu Lezhu raised her eyebrows, thought for a while, then smiled and looked at her.

Jian Qin was initially stunned but quickly understood her meaning and smiled silently, showing a trace of comfort: "Miss, you’ve changed."

"Hmm? Changed?" Mu Lezhu looked at her in confusion.

"Yes, you’ve become more decisive than before. Uh..." Jian Qin elongated her tone, laughingly said, "You are more like President Lu."

"Lu Jingang?"

"Yes."

"I resemble him?" Mu Lezhu suddenly recalled that unexpected kiss from a few days ago and laughed lightly with a big reaction: "That man is cold and authoritarian, always throwing a tantrum. How am I similar to him."

Seeing her big reaction, Jian Qin laughed: "Miss, you misunderstood. I meant your work approach is increasingly like President Lu’s."

Mu Lezhu was speechless, showing a bit of embarrassment. She glanced left and right, grumbled discontentedly: "Then I don’t want to be like him."

"Miss, how are things between you and President Lu now? It doesn’t seem as confrontational as before, right?" Seeing Mu Lezhu rarely so flustered and lost, Jian Qin then turned off the tablet and asked smoothly.

"Hmm? With him? Just... just like that!" Mu Lezhu thought about the recent interaction pattern with Lu Jingang and casually replied, pursing her lips.

"Seeing your relationship getting better, I’m genuinely happy for you both. The old master would be very comforted if he knew."

Mu Lezhu glanced at Jian Qin and smiled lightly without responding.

"Then I’ll go prepare first. Take care of your leg! Since Mu Lezhu had nothing more to say, Jian Qin didn’t push for more questions, prompting with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, Aunt Qin, have you seen Lu Jingang in the past few days?" Mu Lezhu suddenly recalled that he never replied or answered when she texted or called him these past two days, making her somewhat angry. She always wanted to ask if he had caught a cold, but he gave her no chance, frustrating her to no end.

"President Lu went to Y Province four days ago. Today he should be returning. Why? Miss, do you have business with President Lu?"

"No... nothing, just... casually asking." Mu Lezhu looked at Jian Qin’s meaningful smile, silently shifted her gaze, maintaining composure as she spoke.

"It seems to be a one o’clock flight this afternoon, probably arriving around 3:25. According to President Lu’s habits, he should go directly to Lu Group after landing. You can call or visit him if you need anything."

"If he answered my call, I wouldn’t be asking." Mu Lezhu lowered her eyes, quietly muttering.

"Hmm? Miss, what did you say?"

"No... nothing, Aunt Qin, you go and busy yourself first! I’ll handle the rest, and Ning Group is your responsibility." Mu Lezhu quickly lifted her head and smiled broadly.

After Jian Qin left, Mu Lezhu breathed a sigh of relief, put down her pen, picked up her phone, hesitated repeatedly before dialing that infuriating number.

About three or four rings in, Mu Lezhu realized the call still wasn’t being answered and started getting agitated, gritting her teeth and looking at the screen: "Alright! Not returning messages or answering calls, Lu Jingang, what do you mean by this! You better never answer calls or reply to messages for the rest of your life."

"Hmm?"

But as she angrily tossed the phone onto the table halfway through her complaint, Lu Jingang on the other end picked up, catching her venting.

"Never answering calls might be impossible." Lu Jingang frowned, yet his words carried a hint of teasing.

Suddenly hearing his voice, Mu Lezhu was startled, eyes widening, and hurriedly picked up the phone, seeing it marked as ’in call’ and, in a moment of impulse, slammed it down.

After coming to her senses, Mu Lezhu suddenly realized: "No, he wasn’t answering my calls, so wasn’t it right for me to complain? What’s the point of hanging up!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Finishing her thought, Mu Lezhu straightened her back, reorganized her thoughts, and righteously dialed the number again.