Chapter 618

Shu Xia saw Zhang Tezhu's message during her lunch break.

She had just finished a small part of the restoration work on a painting.

Gu Cheng had gone abroad these past two days and had not come to work.

Some small, trivial tasks required her to complete them.

She had originally planned to just eat some bread for lunch to get by, not wanting to waste time, and then continue working.

She had only taken a few bites of bread when she casually checked her phone and saw this message.

Qiao Muting ordered a cheongsam for her?

Why hadn't she heard Qiao Muting mention it?

She immediately called Zhang Tezhu.

Zhang Tezhu answered the phone quickly, "Madam, is it your lunch break?"

"Yes, I just started my break. Why would your Qiao suddenly order a cheongsam for me?" Shu Xia asked.

Zhang Tezhu said, "I'm not too sure either. Perhaps it's because it's very popular for girls in Jing City to wear cheongsams lately, it's the national trend! So Qiao thought of you, Madam. I have to say, Qiao is truly thoughtful toward you. I will send the address to you now, Madam. It would be best if you could get there before four o'clock in the afternoon. The person making the cheongsam is an old master who gets off work early, and everyone in Jing City who wants to have a cheongsam made by him is lining up."

"Send the address over, I will try my best to get there before four o'clock." Shu Xia glanced at the time; it was twelve o'clock noon now, so getting there before four o'clock shouldn't be a problem.

After eating the bread, she immediately got to work.

"That... Qiao has been a bit busy these past two days, so he hasn't returned to Xinghai Villa." Seeing that Shu Xia was about to hang up, Zhang Tezhu hurriedly mentioned it.

Shu Xia felt a stir in her heart, "Tell him to take care of his health."

"You got it!" Zhang Tezhu replied readily.

Just as the call ended, Zhang Tezhu ran upstairs and came before Qiao Muting.

Today at noon, Qiao Muting had only drunk a cup of coffee and hadn't eaten anything.

Zhang Tezhu glanced at the steaming coffee on the desk. During this period, his boss's lunch would be a rich combination of meat and vegetables, so why had he returned to how things were before?

He hadn't thought much of it before, always believing it was normal for his boss to eat like that.

But now, he felt that his boss not eating and only drinking coffee was too damaging to his health.

"Just now, when Madam called, she said to tell you to take care of your health, and that not eating lunch and only drinking coffee is bad for your body. Shall I order some takeout now?" Zhang Tezhu asked tentatively.

Upon hearing the word "Madam," Qiao Muting swept his gaze toward Zhang Tezhu, "Did Shu Xia say that herself?"

"Yes, it was Madam who said to tell you to take care of your health." Zhang Tezhu nodded immediately. Who had called whom first wasn't that important; what was important was that this was indeed what Madam had said.

The cold, hard expression between Qiao Muting's brows softened, "I suppose she still has some heart. Order some takeout based on what I usually eat."

"You got it!"

Zhang Tezhu went out to order the takeout with nimble movements.

He could see it now: things they couldn't accomplish, Shu Xia could do with ease.

Look at that—he had only relayed one sentence, and his boss was already eating lunch!

As the office door closed, Qiao Muting tapped his fingers on the phone screen on the desk. For three days, Shu Xia had not contacted him at all.

They say men turn cold and heartless after getting out of bed.

But in his view, the truly heartless one these past three days was Shu Xia.

"Truly heartless," he spat out the words from his thin lips.

If she had sent him even a single thought within those three days, he could have forgiven her.

But expressing her apology through Zhang Tezhu now was also acceptable.

He would forgive her for the time being.

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After Ye Yaoguang returned to the car in a state of unease, she dialed Huo Jingyan's number.