Chapter 134

Chapter 134 Alas

Wearing a naive expression on her face, Mu Xia replied, "I… I haven't thought it through yet. After all, I've only known him for a short while. Won't it be too reckless if I say yes to him hastily?"

"That's right! Don't give him an answer now. Otherwise, he might think that you're an easy target." Situ Hai was super satisfied with his daughter.

「Luck favors the gullible one. Perhaps that's what Lord Sijue was attracted to, the sweet and ignorant type.」

Seeing how astonished Mu Xinyue was, a smug appeared on Mu Xia's face. "Do we still need to go to the Ye residence?"

"No, we are not!"

「Of course not. We shouldn't disrupt it since everything seems to be going well. We'll shoot ourselves in the foot if we were to show our cards to early and demand benefits at this point.」

"Since we're not heading out…" Mu Xia yawned. "Then, I'll go upstairs and take a rest. I'm really exhausted. I have one more shoot this afternoon as the ambassador of Midnight Coffee Café."

"Quickly go and have a good rest." Situ Hai held her hand and asked with utmost concern, "Can you go up by yourself?"

Mu Xia nodded.

He said affectionately, "Rest well. I'll make sure no one disturbs you until you wake up."

"Thanks, Dad. I'll go up now." Mu Xia smiled.

Before striding upstairs, she purposely said to Mu Xinyue, "Thanks, Aunt Xinyue. I'll remember your kind thoughts and return you the favor when I'm married into the Ye family."

Her words sent a cold chill down Mu Xinyue's spine. At the same time, she was infuriated.

「How dare she threatens me! It's such a pity to lose even before the game begins.」

Mu Xinyue could only faked a smile and gestured Mu Xia to go to her room.

Situ Hai was grinning from ear to ear. After sending Mu Xia upstairs, he instructed Mu Xinyue, "Henceforth, you should personally supervise the kitchen to make more nutrient-dense foods for Shan Shan every day. She's been working really hard recently. Also, get her the best etiquette coach soonest possible."

Mu Xinyue's smile stiffened.

「The best etiquette coach for that countryside bumpkin? What gives? My darling daughter has never even had one.」

While Mu Xia could enjoy scrumptious food daily, Situ Qingshan was suffering in the temple. Mu Xinyue almost broke down at the thought of it.

「I must think of a way to get Shanshan back and destroy Xia once and for all at Xu Xingxing's banquet.」

Clenching her fists, glints of hatred flashed across her eyes.

「You're smug? It won't be for long until you're doomed, Xia.」

Meanwhile, the exhausted Mu Xia removed her shoes and crawled into her bed the moment she entered her room.

Although she was tremendously tired, she still spent some time recalling the series of events throughout the day, to check that there was no loophole.

Then, she slept soundly.

Three hours later, Mu Xia was woken up by the alarm clock.

She had applied for a half-day leave from Ye Sijue. Therefore, she needed to complete the commercial shoot in the afternoon.

She wanted to accomplish all the projects related to Midnight Coffee Café and concentrate on her personal matters.

Since it was still early, Mu Xia slept in a little bit more.

She felt more refreshed after getting some shuteye.

Picking up her phone, she realized that there was a text message from Iris.

["Ms. Mu, the filming set for today is confirmed to be at Situ Group. It's a stone's throw away from where you're at, so you can come over slightly later. By the way, I've got some news for you. The outrageous woman has been fired and replaced by a new person in charge. As to who that is… you'll find out as soon as you're here."]