The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 1005 - 403: Running into Murong Rui and Li Man
The car stopped at the traffic light, and Lu Jingchen’s gaze fell outside. Suddenly, he said, "Go to the café on Wutong Street."
Assistant Xue immediately responded, and when the light turned green, he changed the direction of the car directly.
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Inside the café on Wutong Street, which Song Qiao used to frequent, there weren’t many customers.
In the dessert shop next door, Murong Rui, wearing a pair of seven-centimeter high heels, pushed open the glass door and walked in. The shop assistant immediately greeted her politely, "Welcome."
Murong Rui did not respond. After scanning the dessert shop, she immediately saw Li Man sitting in the corner with sunglasses on. Her face involuntarily turned cold, but quickly recovered, then she walked over to Li Man in her high heels.
Li Man was originally daydreaming while looking at the street view outside. This street had undergone the most changes in An City over the past five years. She knew that all these changes were entirely because of the man she has loved more deeply over the past five years.
Li Man also knew clearly that the reason this street was so meticulously changed by that man was entirely because Song Qiao liked a café on this street. So when the government initially planned to develop this area, Lu Jingchen bought the land rights. Also, because Song Qiao liked polygonatum trees, the entire street was lined with these trees, and the street name was changed to Wutong Street five years ago.
Actually, Li Man quite liked this place, but because Song Qiao liked it, she grew to detest it. Sometimes, she couldn’t control herself and came here.
A whiff of perfume filled the air, and Li Man retracted her gaze from outside. When she turned back, she saw that Murong Rui was already seated across from her. A smile immediately appeared on her face, "Xiao Rui, you’re here. Would you like something to drink? Or some cake?"
However, Murong Rui frowned, placed her handbag to one side, and didn’t answer Li Man’s question. Instead, she said, "Li Man, why did you call me out here? You’re a public figure now, if the media catches it, it won’t be good for you."
Four years ago, Li Man entered the entertainment industry and became an actress.
Li Man gradually gained recognition over two years, but she was still far behind Song Xi and still relied on Murong Rui.
Although Murong Rui wasn’t the biological daughter of the Lu Family, Lu Tianming treated her like a real daughter.
Hearing Murong Rui’s words, Li Man’s smile froze. Although she was a bit displeased with Murong Rui’s attitude, she knew how to be adaptable and quickly put on a flattering smile, saying, "Xiao Rui, I just wanted to have a chat and invite you for some cake. Don’t you want to see me?"
In fact, Li Man genuinely didn’t like Murong Rui.
Because she realized Murong Rui also had different feelings towards Lu Jingchen; feelings that were definitely not those a sister has for a brother, but a woman’s feelings for a man.
Although Murong Rui and Lu Jingchen weren’t biological siblings, Li Man still felt Murong Rui was disgusting. No matter what, Lu Jingchen was still her brother, even without blood relation, it felt incestuous.
After all, the Lu Family had publicly declared long ago they would treat Murong Rui as their daughter.
The waiter came over with the menu and handed it directly to Murong Rui with a smile, "Miss, what would you like to have?"
Though Murong Rui was a bit impatient, she ordered a milk tea and a matcha cake directly.
After the waiter left, she looked at Li Man opposite her and raised an eyebrow, "I know you didn’t call me out here for nothing. Tell me, what do you want."
Li Man wasn’t clear about why Murong Rui didn’t like her.
But she was very clear about why she didn’t like Li Man.
However, since Li Man still had some utility left, she didn’t break off their relationship.
Li Man fell silent and didn’t speak for a while.
Murong Rui wasn’t in a hurry; the milk tea and cake hadn’t come yet. She took a sip of the lemon water in front of her.
After a long pause, Li Man finally smiled and said, "Next month is the old man’s birthday, and I heard the Lu Family is preparing for it. Xiao Rui, we’re such good friends, can you get me an invitation?"
There were only a few days left until next month, and the old man’s birthday was approaching. Although it wasn’t as grand as it was four years ago, they still invited some people.
Li Man initially had no chance of getting an invitation, but she heard at the set that Song Xi received an invitation, and it was given by Lu Jingchen.
Li Man knew that ever since Song Qiao left five years ago, Lu Jingchen had been secretly assisting Song Xi; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so successful in the entertainment industry these years.
She even got good scripts and always played the leading roles.
Murong Rui heard Li Man’s words and paused for a few seconds before answering with a question, "You want to see Brother Jingchen at the banquet, right?"
In the past five years, Lu Jingchen rarely returned to the Lu Family Mansion, and even Murong Rui seldom saw him.
This time, when Old Master Lu is hosting his birthday banquet, Lu Jingchen is definitely going to be there as well.
The little schemes in Li Man’s heart, how could Murong Rui not see through them?
She is no longer the Murong Rui from five years ago.
Li Man didn’t deny it, just nodded.
Murong Rui knew about her own admiration for Lu Jingchen, so she didn’t hide it either.
Murong Rui snorted, not expecting Li Man to admit it so readily. After a while, she finally said, "I can give you the invitation, but Li Man, do you think you can reach Jingchen? Even though Song Qiao left five years ago, you’ve seen that my brother now has Tan Shuya by his side."
Li Man quickly said, "Xiaorui, I know, but I still want to try, and besides, you’ve seen that regular brushing isn’t a good person either and definitely doesn’t deserve to be with Jingchen..."
Murong Rui’s expression turned cold, nearly blurting out, "Do you even deserve to call him Jingchen?"
But she ultimately held her tongue, knowing that Tan Shuya wasn’t an easy character and that she couldn’t compete with her, so she chose to use Li Man in front of her.
Not wanting to hear Li Man continue, Murong Rui waved her hand dismissively, speaking with a touch of annoyance, "I’ll get the invitation for you another day. As for Tan Shuya, you’ll have to handle her yourself. Compared to Tan Shuya, I do like you more."
Hearing Murong Rui agree, Li Man’s smile grew wider, even though she still wore sunglasses to avoid being recognized, she was delighted as she said, "I knew it, Xiaorui, you’re the best to me."
Murong Rui looked down, but inside she let out a cold laugh.
Good to you?
This game has just begun, and soon you’ll realize just how "good" I am to you.
The two of them didn’t stay long in the dessert shop. After Murong Rui finished her cake, they left together.
Just then, the Maybach driven by Assistant Xue happened to be parked outside on the roadside, and Murong Rui, remembering Lu Jingchen’s car, stopped in her tracks.
Soon after, they saw Assistant Xue get out of the car, walk to the back, and open the door. Then, Lu Jingchen, dressed in a suit and looking cold, got out of the car.
As soon as Murong Rui saw Lu Jingchen, a smile appeared on her face, and she immediately pulled back the hand Li Man was holding, took a few steps towards Lu Jingchen, and happily called out, "Jingchen..."
Murong Rui didn’t expect to see Lu Jingchen here.
This year, apart from seeing him once during the New Year, it had been a long time since Murong Rui last saw Lu Jingchen, let alone spoke a word to him.
So seeing Lu Jingchen now, Murong Rui was not only incredibly surprised but also a bit excited. Without thinking, she pulled away Li Man’s arm and ran towards Lu Jingchen.
Li Man had initially wanted to check where her van was parked, but when Murong Rui suddenly pulled her hand away, she was taken aback. Just as she was feeling confused, she heard Murong Rui happily calling out "Jingchen..."
Jingchen...
Lu Jingchen?
Quickly turning her head towards Lu Jingchen’s side, she indeed saw the man she had been yearning for, and her body froze on the spot as her gaze fell on the man’s flawless handsome face, suddenly unable to look away, and her heart started racing.
Heart... beating fast.
Lu Jingchen had originally intended to come to the café to buy Song Qiao’s favorite cake to give her when he sends Wangshu back tonight.
But just as he got out of the car, he heard Murong Rui’s voice, and his previously good mood was slightly dampened.
Assistant Xue, having been by Lu Jingchen’s side for so many years, was great at reading expressions. Seeing the smile on his Boss’s face fade, he immediately thought, not good.
Knowing his Boss hasn’t liked Murong Rui ever since five years ago, as she was about to rush over to hold Lu Jingchen’s arm, Assistant Xue swiftly blocked Murong Rui, politely calling, "Miss Murong, what a coincidence, you’re here too."
Lu Jingchen felt quite relieved seeing Assistant Xue blocking Murong Rui.
He even decided to give Assistant Xue a pay raise this month.
Murong Rui was visibly displeased, seeing Assistant Xue blocking her, but with no outlet for her anger, she managed to control her inner frustration and spoke, "Assistant Xue, it is quite the coincidence. You and Jingchen are here for..."
