Chapter 46

A her like that would not be worthy of being her parents' daughter, not worthy of being Lingyu's friend, and not worthy—of being called He Lele.

☆, Chapter 55: Nowhere to Look

Once Ruan Lin and Qin Zhixiu left, the apartment suddenly became empty and quiet again. Ji Jie didn't follow them to the set, leaving early and returning late, and He Lele didn't pay much attention to it.

After lying in bed for a few days, Mu Wei finally couldn't sit still, but the August weather was too scorching, and with his casts and bandages, it really wasn't suitable for him to be out in the open. He Lele had no choice but to push him to the balcony to let him get some sun and get rid of the dampness, lest he really be pickled into a mummy.

Under the intense light, even the magazine became glaring. Casually tossing the magazine aside, Mu Wei looked at He Lele standing beside him.

"Do you need anything?"

He had never liked chatting with women. Although he was very good at chatting with women when he was "in love," chatting with women was actually an extremely boring thing at any time. However... he seemed even more bored than "extremely" right now, and this He Lele was also different from the types of women he had played with before.

"Which university did you graduate from?" What kind of university taught graduates to come out and do this kind of work?

"...Can I not say? I know I've brought shame to my alma mater."

Seeing her somewhat lonely, self-deprecating expression, the mockery that had been on the corner of his mouth suddenly vanished into thin air. For a moment, he even forgot what he had originally intended to say.

"What about you, Mr. Mu? Ah! Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. I'm sorry." Actually, she wasn't trying to pry into anything; she was just politely asking back.

"History," Mu Wei replied.

He Lele smiled slightly. "Then you must love photography. Does looking at the world through a lens look different from what the human eye sees?" she asked with interest.

"...You'll know once you try."

Mu Wei had He Lele take a DSLR camera out of his treasure room. For the whole morning, Mu Wei taught He Lele like a patient but strict teacher. He Lele also learned very seriously, taking notes from time to time, asking questions, and trying hard to digest the insights of this top-tier photographer—insights that seemed simple but were actually full of wisdom and talent—until—her phone rang.

"Da-da-da-da! Guess what day it is tomorrow!" Lingyu's cheerful voice reached He Lele's ears, and her mood became very pleasant as well.

"Tomorrow? August 10th? It doesn't seem like anything special... Is it the day of your first date with Lawyer Li?" He Lele teased with a smile.

The sunlight shone on her soft, fresh smile, flickering with fine light. A breeze blew by, and a strand of fine, soft hair flew up along her cheek, gently fluttering in the air. She raised her slender, moist fingers to tuck the hair behind her ear. As her fingers fell, they slid along her long, elegant neck, brushed past her full chest, and landed on the notebook on her lap.

Mu Wei had never noticed a woman as plain as her, who couldn't find a single point of interest on her whole body... But why was every part of her so beautiful in just the right way?

Beautiful! He actually used the word "beautiful" to describe this woman! Truly interesting. Once he let her deeply understand the consequences of provoking him, perhaps he could find time to taste her again!

This woman probably thought he had already let her go, which was why she dared to cast him aside time and time again, letting other men fuck her until she was full of lewd charm, only to act like a saint in front of him later, smelling of other men's perfume!

"Haha! I thought you were having a romantic encounter! So it's just your first paycheck! Well, are you going to treat me to a meal?" He Lele looked at Mu Wei. "Lingyu... I can only take a rain check on this meal for now. I really can't get away from the apartment for the time being."

"...I miss you too." He Lele pinched her nose; why had she been getting teary-eyed so easily lately? Tugging at the corners of her mouth, He Lele continued, "I'm really fine, and I really can't get away."

After hanging up the phone, He Lele felt a little uncomfortable. She really... wanted to see Lingyu. Not to complain or vent, just to see her, to hug her—just one hug would be enough.

"A good friend?" Mu Wei asked suddenly.

He Lele nodded.

"You don't seem to have taken a day off since you entered the apartment? So you haven't seen your friend in a long time?"

She nodded again. "I'll go make lunch."

"I can't do without you here, but if your friend doesn't mind, you can invite her to come to the apartment to hang out for a day."

What? "Can, can I? But... isn't the apartment strictly confidential to the outside world?" Except for the Muse executives and the people around them, others didn't even know that the five of them were in one apartment.

"If it's tomorrow, the others aren't here anyway, so I don't mind. Besides, I'm bored, and having another beauty to chat with wouldn't be bad."

Although Mu Wei said it very casually, He Lele's heart was still full of doubts.

"Really, is it okay?"

Mu Wei shrugged, picked up the magazine to read, and stopped responding.

☆, Chapter 56: Delivered to the Door

"Holy crap! Lele... you don't have to clean this huge house all by yourself, do you! No wonder you can't get away for a single day!" As soon as Ren Lingyu entered the door, she started standing up for He Lele, her beautiful, crescent-moon-like eyebrows slightly furrowed, and her round, charming eyes filled with obvious annoyance.

"No, the cleaning and tidying of the apartment are mainly done by a service company. I'm mostly responsible for the owners' daily life. You sit for a while, okay? I'm going upstairs and will come down in a bit to make you something delicious."

"Mm! Okay!"

Sixth floor.

"What? Not going to introduce your friend to me?" Mu Wei flipped through the magazine, his bright black eyes glancing sideways at He Lele.

He Lele placed the tea on the bedside table, bowed slightly toward Mu Wei, and handed it to him. "Thank you, Mr. Mu, for allowing me to bring a friend to the apartment. She will leave after lunch and won't disturb you, Mr. Mu."

"...Is your friend not presentable, or do you think I'm not presentable to your friend?"

He Lele's gaze turned cold, and a chill like a physical cold arrow shot out. Seeing this, Mu Wei couldn't help but be stunned—it was the first time he had seen her so directly cold and hard.

"Heh... it seems you care a lot about your friend."