Chapter 143

She walked toward the stairs, feeling somewhat groggy.

After watching Shu Xia enter the house, Qiao Muting saw her looking dazed and ready to fall asleep at any moment, and his thin lips curled slightly.

The young girl was not old, but her daily routine was as regular as an elderly person's.

While at the club earlier, she had yawned behind people's backs, and since she had to be fully focused while driving on the way back, she had completely run out of energy by now.

"Just leave the money on the sofa, okay? I'll come collect it when I wake up tomorrow morning."

Shu Xia remembered the most important thing.

Her money!

That was money she had won through her own ability.

Thinking that the first huge sum of money she had earned in her life had actually been obtained at a mahjong table, she wanted to laugh, and then she looked at Qiao Muting with a smile, "Thank you so much, I probably won't have another chance to win this much at a mahjong table in this lifetime."

Of course, there was another possibility: going to a casino.

But in a place like a casino, it is very easy to get trapped once you go in.

Today was an unintentional act, which is different from going to a casino on purpose.

A few million makes her this happy? Qiao Muting's gaze landed on her smiling eyes.

"Shall I take you to win their money often in the future?"

Shu Xia shook her head decisively, "Better not, winning once is enough; one shouldn't be that greedy."

If she wants money, she can earn it through her own skills and hard work.

Qiao Muting was somewhat surprised, "You don't want more money?"

"Money earned by consuming one's luck like this shouldn't be taken too greedily."

Qiao Muting was silent for a few seconds.

"That makes sense."

Then the two of them went upstairs and returned to their respective rooms.

It was already past two o'clock after showering.

Shu Xia lay on the bed and drifted straight into dreamland.

When she woke up the next day, she didn't even hear the alarm clock.

She had actually slept until eight o'clock.

Fortunately, they start work at nine.

She hurriedly tidied up and went downstairs.

She saw Qiao Muting.

He was carrying something in his hand, which was likely breakfast.

"Eat breakfast before going to work."

Qiao Muting spoke up when he saw Shu Xia, who was about to leave in a rush.

"There's no time left, I'll head out first. I ate too much last night, and I'm not very hungry just after waking up," Shu Xia said as she reached the door.

Qiao Muting strode over and handed her a small bag, "There's a sandwich and milk inside, eat it when you have a moment."

Shu Xia didn't refuse; she took it and said, "Okay, thank you!"

She had only been at work for two days, so she absolutely could not be late.

After Shu Xia left in a whirlwind, Qiao Muting glanced at the bag of money placed not far away; she hadn't even looked at it when she left this morning.

He curled his thin lips slightly.

He returned to the dining table.

The breakfast sent over from the Laozhai was always diverse, and ever since he started living with Shu Xia, he had unknowingly gotten into the habit of eating breakfast.

He glanced at the message Jiang Tu had just sent asking about something.

【Just asked Zhang Tezhu, you don't have any other secretaries around you, so is that Shu Xia a little mistress you're keeping?】

【No.】

【Then is she just a bed partner to play around with? Mu Yu took a fancy to her last night and was asking me what your relationship actually is.】

Mu Yu?

Qiao Muting's thin lips pressed into a cold line.

His whole body radiated waves of chill.

【Tell him, don't harbor delusions about people he shouldn't.】

【Such strong possessiveness, doesn't sound like there's nothing between you two? You wouldn't be seriously planning to make her your girlfriend, would you? What about Shen Anran? Everyone here knows exactly how Shen Anran feels about you.】