Quick Wear: The soft cannon fodder turns into a heartthrob and seduce

Chapter 487 The Orphan Girl Who Will No Longer Be Manipulated (14)

Thinking about those R-rated plots...

Mu Zhou patted his face, trying to straighten his thoughts.

She closed her eyes, her mind in turmoil, and couldn't help but sigh:

Sigh, being too likable can be a troublesome thing.

However, Mu Zhou only gloated for a few seconds before quickly stopping thinking about it.

Because she has a big show to perform tomorrow.

*

The next day, as expected, Mu Zhou appeared with dark circles under his eyes.

Faced with her colleagues' concern, she forced a smile, her voice cold and hard:

"I had a nightmare and didn't sleep well."

Thinking of the luxurious breakfast that the hotel staff delivered to her room early in the morning, Mu Zhou knew that she must be under Gu Yanli's surveillance at this moment.

That's just the way he is.

Domineering, overbearing, and extremely possessive.

Whatever belongs to him, no one can touch it, and he wants to have complete control over it.

At this moment, Mu Zhou's condition was indeed reported to Gu Yanli in great detail.

On the private jet, Gu Yanli couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard her say she had a nightmare.

He could imagine the shame and anger Mu Zhou felt when he said those words.

Seeing that Mu Zhou did not refuse breakfast, he was not surprised at all.

Mu Zhou, who came from an orphanage, couldn't stand any waste of food, so when he had those things prepared, he specifically left a message for Mu Zhou.

If you don't eat it, throw it away on the spot.

She ate it all.

These were all foods she liked, so she should have been quite satisfied with her meal.

Gu Yanli, dressed in black, leaned back in a luxurious and comfortable chair, flipping through photos of Mu Zhou from various angles.

Some were eating, while others were chatting with colleagues.

But no matter which picture she's in, the melancholy in her eyes is impossible to hide.

Her eyes no longer held the same carefree sparkle.

Gu Yanli's face remained expressionless, but he couldn't help feeling a tightness in his chest.

A moment later, he gently stroked Mu Zhou's cheek on the screen with his fingertips.

He knew that this was the shadow he had cast over her, but he didn't want to distance himself from her because of it.

There's still a long road ahead, and Mu Zhou will eventually adapt.

*

After lunch break, Mu Zhou was about to return to his temporary office when he received a call from Jiang Huazhen.

"Mu Zhou, bring the quarterly report to my office."

"Yes, Mr. Jiang."

As usual, Mu Zhou carried two documents to Jiang Huazhen's office.

But when they knocked on the door today, there was more than just Jiang Huazhen inside.

Behind the desk, a man who looked somewhat older sat in Jiang Huazhen's seat.

The man was Mu Xingbang, the chairman of Lianzhong.

He was dressed in a suit and tie, with dyed black hair, and looked very energetic. It was hard to tell from his facial features that he was nearly seventy years old.

Only the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes revealed a hint of aging.

He wasn't drawn in by the sound of the door opening; his eyes remained sharply fixed on the computer in front of him.

Jiang Huazhen looked at Mu Zhou and nodded to her:

"Come here, this is Chairman Mu."

Mu Zhou put aside his doubts and suddenly realized:

"Hello, Chairman."

She carefully placed the document on the table.

When Mu Xingbang heard Jiang Huazhen speak, he glanced at Mu Zhou.

That one glance froze him instantly, leaving him completely still.

Jiang Huazhen had been observing Mu Xingbang closely, and seeing his reaction, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

It seems that she made the right bet.

She pretended not to notice and said to Mu Xingbang:

"Chairman, this is Mu Zhou, an employee in the planning department. Although she has been with Lianzhong for less than a year and is still a newcomer, she is very capable and can independently manage project planning. It's quite a coincidence that she shares the same surname as you."

Mu Xingbang, whose eyes were already fixed on Mu Zhou, lost his composure and stood up abruptly when he heard the name "Mu Zhou".

"You, you are Mu Zhou?"

"Yes, Chairman, my name is Mu Zhou."

Facing the group's big boss for the first time, Mu Zhou was inevitably a little nervous, and she looked to Jiang Huazhen for help.

Before Jiang Huazhen could speak, Mu Xingbang hurriedly came out from behind his desk.

Only after seeing the panic in Mu Zhou's eyes did he suppress the shock in his heart.

He tried his best to appear kind and compassionate.

"The surname Mu is not very common. This is the first time I've met someone with the same surname as me. Perhaps I even know your parents."

Mu Zhou forced a slight smile:

"I grew up in an orphanage."

Mu Xingbang's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but ask:

"If I remember correctly, most of the children in the local orphanages take the surname of their director. So, your director's surname is Mu?"

Mu Zhou shook his head:

“Our director’s surname was Zhang. The reason I’m surnamed Mu is because I was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage when I was about a month old. There was a note on me with my name and birthday written on it, and the director just used it.”

Mu Xingbang's expression suddenly changed, and his memory was instantly pulled back to that summer more than 20 years ago.

The face I remembered seemed to completely overlap with the little girl in front of me.

A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he pursed his lips, saying nothing more, but simply looking at Mu Zhou and saying:

"Child, you go ahead and do your work."

The sudden, affectionate address surprised Mu Zhou.

After all, everyone in the Lianzhong Group knows how serious the chairman is, and everyone from top to bottom is afraid of him.

However, Mu Zhou didn't think much of it, assuming that the chairman was being particularly kind to her because of her orphanage background.

She smiled and bowed slightly.

"Chairman, President Jiang, I'll head out now."

After she left, Mu Xingbang sat back down, looking lost and dejected.

It's as if I aged more than ten years in an instant.

Jiang Huazhen asked at the opportune moment:

"Chairman, is there a problem with Mu Zhou?"

With something so obviously wrong, if she continues to play dumb, it will only make her look like she's trying too hard to hide something.

Mu Xingbang shook his head and only asked her to find Mu Zhou's employment information. When he saw the date of birth on it, he immediately recognized Mu Zhou's identity.

He then immediately ordered preparations to be made for a paternity test and an investigation into what happened back then.

After everything was arranged, he found Mu Zhou again.

It was already time to leave work.

Mu Zhou, carrying his bag, asked in confusion:

"Blood test? Why?"

At the end of the workday, she was suddenly summoned to Jiang Huazhen's office, where she found not only the chairman but also two doctors in white coats and two men in suits who looked like lawyers or secretaries.

Mu Xingbang looked at her with an irrepressible look of affection on his face.

Even without a paternity test, he had already decided that Mu Zhou was his daughter.

This face, this name, there's no mistake.

He gave a gentle smile and told her as calmly as possible:

"The blood test is for a paternity test. I think I should know about your background."

Mu Zhou was stunned for a moment.

The origins of one's background are the deepest longing in the hearts of every child in an orphanage.

She couldn't refuse.

She was completely bewildered by what followed, cooperating with the blood draw and silently watching everyone else leave, leaving only Mu Zhou and Chairman Jiang Huazhen behind.

Perhaps fearing to frighten Mu Zhou, Mu Xingbang did not let Jiang Huazhen leave.

He looked at Mu Zhou, yet it seemed as if he was thinking of other people through her.

After a sigh, he shared his guess.

"Mu Zhou, I... might be your father."