Mr. Mu Proposed Again Today
Chapter 627 - 625: Fate is a Mysterious Thing_1

Chapter 627: Chapter 625: Fate is a Mysterious Thing_1

She should thank him for his ruthlessness towards her; if not for that, she wouldn’t have learned to let go so quickly.

Nor would she have met someone else at the same time she was giving up.

Sometimes, she felt that fate was truly mysterious; it could make one fall for someone in a matter of seconds, and it could also prevent someone from falling in love with someone else for three, five, or even ten years.

Xiaoxiao noticed someone staring at her from across the room and abruptly looked up, only to see Su Yanruo gazing at her, lost in thought.

She smiled faintly, but beneath her smile was endless confusion. She couldn’t understand why, from the first time they met, Su Yanruo always seemed to fix her gaze on her.

Su Yanruo had also heard about Xiaoxiao’s situation. As much as she felt sorry for her, there was a selfish part of her that wished she could forget certain unpleasant things.

At least, it wouldn’t be so awkward the next time they met.

"Yanruo... how are things progressing between you and Shiming?" Mu Ziqing sat down next to Su Yanruo, asking her in a soft voice.

Caught off guard by Mu Ziqing’s sudden question, Su Yanruo laughed awkwardly.

After all, everyone knew how crazily she had once pursued Mu Zisu.

"Uh... hehe... not bad..." She and Mu Shiming were in the early stages of a long-distance relationship, and they hadn’t entered the passionate phase yet. Although they had been together for a significant time, she knew he was waiting for her to forget the person in her heart.

The feeling of someone being willing to wait for you indefinitely was truly blissful; although she realized it late, luckily, it was not too late to be beyond remedy.

"Then... have you two discussed when to get engaged?" Mu Ziqing asked, curiously raising her eyebrows as she looked at her.

Su Yanruo laughed, "That... it’s still early, Qiqi..."

"Okay, it’s early..." Mu Ziqing thought she was shy and hinted with narrowed eyes.

Su Yanruo was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. What was she thinking?

Su Yanqin, listening to their whispers, chuckled: "You could speak up a bit; we don’t mind..."

Mu Ziqing suddenly looked up and stuck out her tongue, "Are you all ears? How can you hear such a quiet conversation?"

"I’m not all ears; I’m the eyes that see miles away. I’m reading your lips..."

Su Yanruo and Mu Ziqing fell silent in unison, their mouths twitching.

At that moment, Mu Ziqing’s mobile phone suddenly rang. She checked it and her eyebrows shot up with delight.

"Daisy..."

Su Yanqin and Su Yanruo also raised their eyebrows, while Mu Zisu glanced up, then continued to sip water from her glass.

After Mu Ziqing spoke with Daisy in English and ended the call, she informed everyone, "Daisy says she’s arrived, Yanqin, she wants you to pick her up..."

Su Yanqin furrowed his brows, "She knows Chinese..." His implication being, she could come over on her own.

"My goodness, can’t you be a gentleman? She’s come to China with great difficulty; what’s wrong with you picking her up?" Mu Ziqing looked at Su Yanqin with disdain.

Su Yanqin’s mouth twitched—

Looking up and seeing everyone at the table staring at him, he immediately surrendered, "Fine, fine, for the sake of my chivalry, I’ll go..."

"That’s more like it..." Mu Ziqing pursed her lips.

Su Yanruo looked from Su Yanqin to Xiaoxiao and shook her head in silence. The one she liked didn’t like her back, while she didn’t reciprocate the feelings of the one who liked her. Love, it often seemed, always hurt one side.

Only after Su Yanqin left did Xiaoxiao ask Mu Ziqing, "Qiqi, who is Daisy?" She couldn’t recall ever hearing about her.

Mu Ziqing smiled, "Daisy is the daughter of Uncle Jesse, a good friend of my mom..."

"Oh..." Xiaoxiao nodded, no wonder she didn’t know her; she simply hadn’t met her before.

"Xiaoxiao?" A tentative and pleasant male voice came from behind her.

Mu Zisu’s eyes couldn’t help but darken--

Neil and Xu Junxian looked at the newcomers with a surprised delight...

They had thought they wouldn’t be able to make it back in time, but here they were, true to their word as good brothers!

Indeed, it was Zhuo Shaoqing and Chen Ming who had hurried back to attend Pei Mojing’s engagement party.

Xiaoxiao turned her head in confusion, and when she saw Zhuo Shaoqing and Chen Ming approaching, her brow furrowed even deeper.

Who are they?

She didn’t seem to recognize them...

"It really is you..." Zhuo Shaoqing couldn’t help but quicken his pace and arrived behind Xiaoxiao.

Xiaoxiao was taken aback. Did she know him from before?

"Uh..." She didn’t know what to say.

Meanwhile, Mu Zisu suddenly set his glass down on the table with a heavy thud.

The atmosphere became tense instantly--

Zhuo Shaoqing seemed to notice Mu Zisu only then, chuckled lightheartedly, and thought, all he did was exchange a few words with Xiaoxiao, was this level of reaction necessary?

Mu Zisu was, after all, the brother of the leading lady, so attending to the guests was within his responsibilities. Although this brother might be a bit arrogant, it was quite rare for him to show displeasure towards guests.

"What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me like that? Don’t you recognize me anymore?" Zhuo Shaoqing decided to take the issue head-on with Mu Zisu. He hadn’t seen Xiaoxiao for such a long time, what was wrong with talking to her?

Wasn’t he allowed even to speak a few words?

However, as soon as he spoke, the others all sighed to themselves, realizing that indeed she didn’t recognize him...

"Shaoqing, Ming, don’t just stand there dumbly, come over and sit..." Looking at Mu Zisu’s icy face, Neil immediately spoke up, trying to smooth things over.

They knew how domineering Mu Zisu could be, and they didn’t want today’s event to turn unpleasant, or it would just end up giving others a reason to laugh.

At the same time, Mu Zisu finally put away his frosty expression, turned his head, and said indifferently with an unreadable face, "Sorry, but she really doesn’t recognize you..."

Zhuo Shaoqing, who was just about to greet Neil and Xu Junxian, suddenly froze on the spot.

Seeing something was amiss, Neil got up from his seat and came over to Zhuo Shaoqing with a cheery grin.

Raising his hand, he patted Zhuo Shaoqing’s shoulder, "Come on, sit down and we’ll talk..."

However, Zhuo Shaoqing’s gaze remained firmly on Xiaoxiao, as if indeed seeing a stranger in her eyes.

What’s going on?

Why is this happening?

Why doesn’t she recognize him?

Zhuo Shaoqing let Neil guide him to a seat while Chen Ming also sat down quietly at the side.

"Xiaoxiao... you really don’t recognize me?" Zhuo Shaoqing couldn’t believe it. It had only been a little over a year, how could she have forgotten him...

Xiaoxiao, seeing the disappointment in Zhuo Shaoqing’s eyes, awkwardly shook her head. It seemed she was starting to sense that Mu Zisu and this person called Shaoqing didn’t get along well.

As Xiaoxiao shook her head, the look of loss in Zhuo Shaoqing’s eyes deepened, followed by a full sense of confusion.

He turned his head to Neil, seeking an explanation. Why had Xiaoxiao become like this? Clearly, everyone seemed to know something that he was completely unaware of.