Chapter 178 Lies, The One I Love Is You Not Him

ails, her eyes were filled with pity, as if she felt a deep sense of guilt.Every time Qiao Bao'er saw it, she found it very funny.Maybe because she, as a modern person, was used to this way of handlin..."There's one thing I've never been able to figure out..."

As twilight descended, the city was bathed in the glow of colorful lights. Bustling commercial streets teemed with people. On the second floor of a high-end cafe in the city center, near the glass wall, a woman gazed out the window, her eyes distant, as if lost in memories.

"Xiaoxue, I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about" Guan Lei in the seat across from her raised her voice and shouted again.

Xia Chui Xue only then came to her senses, maintaining her habitual smile. "What is it"

Guan Lei raised her eyebrows and looked at her, casually lighting a cigarette and taking a puff. "Xiaoxue, have you been a corporate executive for too long Your smile seems pretty fake." She said it very directly.

"Work habits." Xia Chui Xue didn't mind, shrugging.

Guan Lei didn't say much more on the topic. Xia Chui Xue taking on the role of a high-ranking executive at &am;am; Group won't be easy.

"By the way, Xiaoxue, the banquet at Tang's place should have officially started. Why haven't you gone"

Xia Chui Xue didn't seem to care much about this, picked up the coffee on her desk and took a sip, her tone very casual, "If it's not necessary, I won't go."

"The Tang family is your home, Xiaoxue. Everyone outside says you are a strong woman, but I know you've longed for a family ever since you were little, with no parents like everyone else. Don't pretend anymore."

Guan Lei married Pei Haoran directly after graduating from university. She was somewhat similar to Qiao Bao'er in that she had no work experience and spoke directly, so Guan Lei often compared herself to Qiao Bao'er, but no matter how she compared, she always felt a little inferior, and she was very unhappy about it.

"To me, you should find a man and get married while you're young. Let love nourish you, don't just think about work all the time..." Guan Lei paused, looking at Xia Chui Xue across from her with a suspicious expression.

"Xiao Xue, there's something I've never understood... how did you end up with that fool from the Tang family"

Xia Chui Xue heard her words, her hand holding the coffee cup paused for a moment.

Gu Lei scrutinized her with a gaze that deepened, and before she could speak, he continued, "Before when you were with that one from the Tang family, I didn't say anything. After all, Tang Yu was the only grandson of the Tang family, so marrying him wasn't a bad deal. But now the situation is really different..."

"Xiaoxue, listen to me. You should break up with that fool as soon as possible. As far as I know, Madam Tang hates her illegitimate son, Tang Yu, to the core. Today's banquet at their house is definitely about announcing some inheritance matters. I guarantee that fool won't get anything..."

Xia Chui Xue didn't speak, she picked up her coffee and continued to drink a few sips, directly finishing the cup before slowly putting it down.

Guan Lei saw her so calm, her brows furrowed even more in confusion, "Xiaoxue, don't tell me you're really in love with that fool. Tang Yu besides having a good-looking face, he is truly useless. And he was a vegetable abroad for so many years, originally had brain problems, now even if he wakes up, it's not guaranteed that he won't even have physical issues… I advise you to quickly sever ties with him."

"I never really had a relationship with him." Xia Chui Xue said with a complex tone, throwing down a sentence.

"What does it mean"

Guan Lei was taken aback. "You and Tang Yu aren't a couple, are you You said so yourself, and you also said that you were heartbroken when Tang Yu got into an accident and fell into a coma... you've been personally taking care of him in the US all these years."

Mid-sentence, Guan Lei seemed to suddenly realize something, her eyes widening in astonishment as she stared at Xia Chui Xue opposite her.

"I told you so, how come you suddenly became friends with that autistic fool Tang Yu, it turns out this is why!"

"No wonder! Back when we studied in America together, I distinctly remember you liking Jun Zhi Mu. You mentioned his family background to me many times when we first started college, acting all shy like a little woman. You even asked me how to get closer to him"

"Get closer to him"

Xia Chui Xue didn't deny it, a smile still lingered on her face, a familiar expression from usual, but this time it felt strained. She uttered a simple fact in a soft voice, "Jun Zhi Mu almost shuns all women."

It's common knowledge that the young master of the Jun family dislikes women. This is a strange quirk that anyone who inquires will know about.

She couldn't get close to him at all...

Guan Lei raised her eyebrows, sizing her up. She extinguished the cigarette between her fingers and said with utter contempt, "Looks like that fool finally came in handy."

The fool of the Tang family, Tang Yu.

She didn't pay much attention to Tang Yu, who was incredibly handsome, at first. But he happened to be Junzhi Mu's best friend...

Whenever something was related to the Shepherd, she couldn't help but want to learn more about it.

Sometimes people are just so strange, they can't control their emotions. They have a strong desire to get closer, and closer again...

Xia Chui Xue turned her head and continued to look at the flickering streetlights outside the window. She thought of the day she first met Jun Zhi Mu on the campus of an American university.

As dusk fell that evening, she hurried along, dropping her textbooks on the way. Newly arrived abroad and unfamiliar with her surroundings, she found the foreign students' openness to be quite jarring. Though she tried to appear composed, she lived each day with a sense of unease.

Quickly picking up the fallen textbook, she only thought about rushing back to the classroom, but suddenly a low voice came from behind her, "There's one more."

It was somewhat dark around, and faintly visible was a man of imposing stature leaning against the railing of the corridor, flipping through her law textbook in boredom.

From his attire, one could tell this man was extraordinary. He acted like those arrogant young masters, uttering a single word and then remaining motionless, waiting for her to come pick it up herself, not even bothering to move an inch.

She knew there were a lot of wealthy children in the school who she couldn't afford to offend. As she walked over, ready to politely thank them, they simply took her textbook and left.

However, to her surprise, a flicker of hesitation crossed the man's cold features. Then, she watched in stunned silence as he lowered his gaze and, with long, slender fingers, slowly and painstakingly smoothed out the crumpled pages of her secondhand textbook.

At that moment, the only thing she could think about was how beautiful the man's fingers were and how gentle his touch was.

"You're late." She didn't come to her senses until he handed the book back to her.

Realizing it was rude, yet raising her head to meet his gaze at such close proximity, she felt inexplicably flustered. His features were undeniably handsome, but there was an aloofness in his brow and eyes that sent a chill down her spine.

Even when he handed the book back to her, his fingertips were still faintly cold where they touched hers.

Who is he

Later, after a little inquiry, she learned that the man's name was Jun Zhi Mu, the grandson of the renowned Jun family in China.

Everyone says Jun's eldest grandson is cold, aloof, and sinister, but she thinks this man is actually very attentive and gentle.

There's a feeling stirring in her heart, an unexplainable emotion, and she really wants to get to know him...

"Xiaoxue, when Tang Yu was in a coma after the car accident, you were the first to stand up and say that you were his girlfriend and wanted to take care of him personally. Now that Tang Yu is awake, Jun Zhimu and the others wouldn't know you were lying" Guan Lei's words interrupted her memories.

Summer's smile turned bitter. "It was a lie, but if..."

"If I wasn't Tang Yu's girlfriend, he wouldn't even look at me..."n't get up. Looking at her beautiful face, slender waist, yet such fierce fighting skills, he felt strange and scared."Take out your phone!" Qiao Bao'er didn't bother arguing with him, her voice was c...