Mr. Mu Proposed Again Today
Chapter 449 - 447 What a Foolish Woman_1

Chapter 449: Chapter 447 What a Foolish Woman_1

"Don’t get too excited... I just don’t want to have any regrets..." Zhuo Shaoqing said teasingly, spreading his hands.

Xiaoxiao shook her head, "No need... Just do what you have to do... I can manage on my own..."

"You can? Can you get out of bed and walk a few steps so I can see?" Zhuo Shaoqing raised an eyebrow.

Xiaoxiao was so blocked by his words that she couldn’t say anything, just staring at him blankly.

"Are you hungry? I’ll go buy you something to eat..." Zhuo Shaoqing said, familiarly.

After he said this, Xiaoxiao remembered that she didn’t bring her mobile phone when she left. Moreover, she had specifically told Mu Zisu that she was going out to buy food. Having waited so long without her returning, would he go looking for her?

"No... I don’t want to eat..." she gently shook her head.

"How can that be? Food is the first necessity of the people, how can you not eat?"

"Thanks... I really can’t eat..." her mood was not at all for eating.

Zhuo Shaoqing saw her expression and couldn’t help but purse his lips.

"Alright... Since you don’t want to eat, I’ll go downstairs to buy you some fruit..." he said, turning to leave.

"Wait a second!" Xiaoxiao suddenly called out to him.

Zhuo Shaoqing turned around with raised eyebrows, teasingly saying, "Miss, you may call me Shaoqing..."

Xiaoxiao blushed slightly, then said, "Mr. Zhuo... may I borrow your phone for a moment..." She felt it was better to inform Mu Zisu since she wouldn’t be able to go to the company for a week.

"No problem, what’s mine is yours... Here, take it..." Zhuo Shaoqing said as he pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket and tossed it onto the hospital bed.

Xiaoxiao picked it up and dialed a string of numbers without hesitation. Zhuo Shaoqing raised an eyebrow on the side, wondering to whom she was calling since she remembered the number so clearly.

After Xiaoxiao dialed Mu Zisu’s private phone number and it had rung for a long time with no answer, she frowned, wondering if he also didn’t have his phone with him.

Then she tried his office landline number, but again, no one answered. She gave up, somewhat disheartened, and handed the phone back to Zhuo Shaoqing who was standing beside her.

"What? Can’t get through?" Zhuo Shaoqing reached out and took the phone.

"Mmm... no one is answering..." she nodded.

"Hmm... May I ask whom you were trying to call?" Zhuo Shaoqing suddenly got curious.

He was someone who couldn’t keep things to himself; if he wanted to ask something, he just couldn’t hold back and would ask right away.

Xiaoxiao looked up at him, then rolled her eyes a bit and said, "My boss..."

Zhuo Shaoqing immediately had a moment of realization and drew out a long "oh": "You were trying to ask for a leave, right? No problem, leave this matter to me. If you still can’t get through by tomorrow before work, just give me your company’s address. I’ll go to your company and ask for leave on your behalf..."

Xiaoxiao was surprised and her eyes widened; she hadn’t expected him to take responsibility like this, even thinking about helping her ask for leave.

"No need... I should be able to get through before tomorrow." If she really couldn’t get through, she would call the secretary’s office and have someone there ask for leave on her behalf.

"Well, okay... You just lie down and don’t move. I’ll go downstairs and buy some fruit." Without waiting for Xiaoxiao to refuse, he dashed out like the wind.

Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but shake her head with a smile. Why did he always seem to be in such a hurry?

Meanwhile, in the office, after Xiaoxiao left, Mu Zisu kept his head down and worked. He had waited for a while but hadn’t heard any knocking, which struck him as odd.

There should be a lot of restaurants downstairs, so why was she taking so long to return? Could it be that she had gone somewhere far off?

After waiting a bit longer and checking the time, it was nearly 8:30 pm—she should have been back in an hour, right?

Suddenly feeling restless for no apparent reason, his focus on work instantly vanished. He pulled out his phone, found the number, and dialed it, only to have the ringing go from start to finish without an answer.

His brow furrowed involuntarily; he called again, still no answer.

Brows knitting even more deeply, he took a deep breath, slammed down the phone, and abruptly stood up to walk out the door. Upon reaching the secretarial office, it was completely empty. His heart skipped a beat without warning, and with long strides, he pushed open Xiaoxiao’s office door to find no one there.

His eyes scanned the room and landed on Xiaoxiao’s cell phone next to her computer.

"What a foolish woman!" he muttered under his breath.

Leaving without her phone—what if something happened?

At that thought, he suddenly became unsettled. It was nighttime; what if something had actually happened to her while she was alone on the streets?

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he felt. He quickly went back to the CEO’s office, grabbed the phone from the desk, and headed toward the door, when he suddenly noticed the notification light on his phone blinking.

His heart stirred, and he quickly turned on the screen to see a missed call?

This was his private number, and very few people had it—Xiaoxiao was one of the few who did.

With furrowed brows, he stared at the number on the screen for three seconds before decisively calling back.

Please, don’t let it be what he was thinking...

The call was answered on the third ring.

"Hello..."

When he heard the male voice on the other end, his heart tightened instantly.

"Hello? Is this Xiaoxiao’s boss?" Zhuo Shaoqing recognized the number as belonging to Xiaoxiao’s direct superior as soon as he saw it.

Mu Zisu felt slightly relieved but his frown deepened. Who was this person?

"You are..."

"Oh... Well, about an hour ago, I accidentally hit Xiaoxiao with my car..."

"What did you say?"

Zhuo Shaoqing had not even finished speaking when he was anxiously interrupted by Mu Zisu on the line.

Truth be told, even Mu Zisu hadn’t expected his own reaction to be so intense, but the moment he thought about the guy on the phone saying he had hit Xiaoxiao, he couldn’t keep calm!

"Don’t panic... I’ve already taken her to the hospital, and the doctor checked—there’s no serious problem. She should be able to be discharged in a week..."

"How do you drive?" A wave of anger suddenly surged in Mu Zisu’s heart.

Zhuo Shaoqing touched his nose and paused for a second, "Well, it’s not clear over the phone, but Xiaoxiao was calling to request leave from you for at least a week. She should be able to return to work after that..."

In truth, Zhuo Shaoqing was somewhat puzzled as to why Xiaoxiao’s boss seemed to care so much about her.

"Which hospital?" Mu Zisu really didn’t want to engage in idle chat with the man on the phone.

"Why? You want to visit her?" Zhuo Shaoqing was a bit surprised; this boss was quite sympathetic to his employees.

"Xiaoxiao there? Let her talk on the phone..." impatience laced Mu Zisu’s voice. This man sure had a lot to say!