She should actually be secretly laughing because her uncle is forcing her to approach the very person she has a crush on; if it were someone else, she might have been even more miserable. ◆◆◆ The next evening.
Shao Yihe drove the car into the Cai family courtyard, opened the car door, lifted the hem of her black low-cut evening dress, carefully got out of the car, picked up her black evening clutch, and walked towards the luxurious hall hosting the banquet.
According to her uncle’s investigation, the Cai family’s young master was holding an engagement banquet tonight, and Mu Yun had always been closely associated with the Cai family in business, so he was certain Mu Yun would definitely attend.
An hour earlier, Zhou Xiangmei had found this low-cut, high-slit black evening dress from somewhere, dressed her up like a vulgar hotel woman, and together with her uncle sent her out, asking her to attend the banquet in place of Shao Wende. Their purpose was naturally not to genuinely deliver a gift, but to have her seize the opportunity to approach Mu Yun and work on him.
Despite her thousand reluctances, Shao Yihe had no way to refuse and could only obediently come to the banquet.
She walked into the bustling hall, carefully holding down the drooping neckline of her dress, while turning her head to look around.
Where is Mu Yun… where could he be?
She didn’t notice that from the moment she stepped into the hall, a pair of eyes mixed with surprise, severity, and amazement were already fixed directly on her.
She actually appeared here – damn it! She should be given a coat to cover her upper body; her tender pink arms and barely concealed cleavage were being seen by all the other men!
“Heh! I never thought she would take the initiative. Looks like she’s not as weak as you imagined,” the owner of the jade arm hanging on Mu Yun’s elbow said, covering her bright red lips and chuckling.
Mu Yun, seeing Shao Yihe’s sexy and charming outfit, immediately tensed his entire body, indicating he was not entirely indifferent. If so, why pretend to be cool and ignore her for half a month?
However, anyone could see that Miss Shao did not want to be your companion, please respect her choice and do not force her. Is that okay? “Yes! I cannot be your companion, please let me go.” Yu Yihe quickly stated her decision. Yang Donghan glared at Mu Yun, whose face was cold, then glanced down at Shao Yihe, whose face had turned pale with pain, and with the contemptuous looks of people around him, he could only reluctantly release his grip on Shao Yihe. As soon as Shao Saihe was free, she immediately hid beside Mu Yun. “Hmph! I just wanted to ask you to be my companion, why make it seem like I’m bullying you?” Yang Donghan spread his hands, shrugged, and left, his face full of unwillingness and anger. This shameless woman, just wait and see… “Thank you!” After he left, Shao Yihe quickly thanked Mu Yun. However, she did not forget that he already had a companion, so she thanked him with a polite and distant attitude. “You’re welcome! How is your hand? Are you okay?” Mu Yun glanced at her hand, which was already red and swollen on her delicate wrist. Mu Yun’s heart tightened, and he frowned, pulling up her hand to examine it carefully, but Shao Yihe quickly withdrew her hand as if burned, hiding it behind her back. “Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine.” Her tone was absolutely polite and distant. Mu Yun narrowed his eyes, carefully examining her. “What’s wrong with you?” Are you angry? “I’m fine, thank you for your concern! I see a familiar friend and want to go say hello, I won’t disturb you.” Shao Yihe’s eyes were sore, and bitter tears threatened to overflow, but she tried hard to hold them back, maintaining her last bit of dignity. She turned and left without waiting for Mu Yun’s response. She knew his suspicious gaze was following her, fortunately her uncle and aunt occasionally hosted parties, so she did know a few young ladies and gentlemen. To gain Mu Yun’s trust, she wandered around the venue, actively chatting with acquaintances, pretending to be having a great time, without looking at Mu Yun again. Mu Yun, usually smooth and sophisticated, became the darkest shadow at the party tonight. He just stood silently in the corner, narrowing his eyes and staring at Shao Yihe’s every move, like a highland wolf lurking in the darkness, coldly watching his prey.
I didn’t! I said I wanted to go back and rest, I’m tired.” She gently turned her head away, avoiding his sharp and intimidating gaze.
Mu Yun stared at her for a long while before silently taking a step back, allowing her to leave.
Shao Yihe quickly entered the driver’s seat, started the engine, and was about to speed away when suddenly a pure white gold ultra-thin business card was passed through the open window gap.
“What is this?” Shao Yihe stared at the white gold card, not daring to reach out and take it.
“My business card. The phone number on it is my personal mobile number. You can call me anytime you want. Also, just by showing this card, you can find me in the Wu Xing Group.”
Except for Qiao En’en and Ji Mengtang, he had never given such a white gold card to any other woman. All his numerous girlfriends had to arrange contact through his secretary.
Yet, he had given this card to Shao Yihe!
However, Mu Yun told himself: This was just a tactic – a small strategy to pull her heart back to him! He believed she would be deeply grateful.
Unexpectedly, Shao Yihe showed no sign of being moved. She simply silently accepted the card, placing it on the dashboard, and then nodded goodbye. “I must go. Goodbye.”
She drove her car into the night, descending along the mountain road, gradually disappearing. This time, it was Mu Yun standing in the back, watching her car leave with a complex expression.
Chapter Four
Shao Yihe drove down the mountain road. As it was late at night, the road was almost empty, and she barely needed to watch for oncoming traffic, just turning the steering wheel to smoothly descend the mountain.
She drove mechanically, her eyes drifting to the white gold card Mu Yun gave her, her thoughts in turmoil.
What did Mu Yun mean by giving her this card that was essentially a free pass to the Wu Xing Group? And he wanted her to call him…
Didn’t he not care about her? He clearly had no shortage of beautiful women around him, like today’s companion who was stunningly beautiful. Why did he act like he cared about her so much?
Thinking of him, her beautiful eyes involuntarily misted over.
Why did she have feelings for him? If she had never fallen in love, no matter which man her uncle wanted her to marry, she could have numbed her feelings and obediently followed his arrangements.
But she had fallen for this playboy, and now could only taste the bitter fruit. If her uncle forced her to marry someone else now, she would be heartbroken to death. And Shao Yihe didn’t believe Mu Yun would marry her…
Lost in her chaotic thoughts, she didn’t notice that on the dark mountain road, which had only been illuminated by her car’s headlights, another set of headlights had appeared behind her, closely following her car.
However, at a turn, the vehicle behind suddenly accelerated, wildly swerving and blocking her path.
She screamed, hastily hitting the brakes, but it was too late. Her car’s bumper crashed into the car in front with a loud bang. Fortunately, she had dutifully fastened her seatbelt, or she would have been thrown forward.
After a moment of shaking, the car finally came to a stop. Shao Yihe clutched her chest, staring in shock at the car in front.
What was this… a car accident?
Two people emerged from the car in front. One she recognized – Yang Donghan, who had harassed her at the party. The other she didn’t know, but he looked like a typical thug, clearly in cahoots with Yang Donghan.
