flstandardbreds Chapter 157 Something Happened (2)
Chapter 157 Something Happened (2)
Not long after Yan Zuozuo returned to the private room, her phone rang. It was Chi Moqing calling. She told her colleague sitting next to her, then grabbed her bag and left.
"Are you home yet? I'll be right back," Yan Zuozuo said, waving to flag down a car.
Chi Moqing didn't speak, which made Yan Zuozuo frown. "Husband?"
"Why does your voice sound so muffled? Something's bothering you?" Chi Moqing asked with concern in his deep voice. Yan Zuozuo was taken aback, then sighed, "It's nothing really upsetting, I just ran into someone I don't want to see. It's annoying!"
Chi Moqing glanced at the time: "Are you outside?"
Yan Zuozuo was taken aback and muttered softly, "What? So you didn't go home either." After a pause, she said, "I had a company dinner, but I'm already out and will be home soon."
"Who organized this?" Chi Moqing's tone was unusually low.
Yan Zuozuo raised an eyebrow and suddenly laughed, "If I mentioned Fisher, would you come rushing over right now?"
Chi Moqing was silent for a moment, then said, "It's not impossible."
"..." Yan Zuozuo's lips twitched. "Don't do anything rash. It's just a gathering of our women's clothing department. Fisher isn't here."
Chi Moqing hummed in agreement. Of course he knew that Fisher had already gone to Milan to see the fashion show as planned. After a while, he said, "Have you not eaten much? I'll bring you some food when I get back later."
Yan Zuozuo sighed, "The food outside isn't hygienic. I'll cook at home and wait for you."
"Zuo Zuo, I'm sorry..." Chi Moqing suddenly spoke, and Yan Zuo Zuo was stunned. "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"
"I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to spend with you, and I'm sorry you've had to go through all that." He glanced at his schedule and then said, "I'm free this weekend, so I'll go with you to your mom's to see the baby."
Chi Moqing's apologetic voice made Yan Zuozuo smile: "I already knew that President Chi was very busy, so there was no need for him to make time for me. I can go see the baby by myself."
“I’ll be with you. It’s already wrong of me to neglect you because of work. If I can’t be with you and the baby on weekends, wouldn’t I be a terrible husband?”
"Alright then, I'll wait for you." Yan Zuozuo smiled.
Back at the villa, she looked at the food in the refrigerator and suddenly remembered when she had just married Chi Moqing. During her saddest time, he was by her side, and she made tomato and egg noodles for her.
A tender look flashed in her eyes. She took out the tomatoes and eggs, then the noodles, and began to cook.
When Chi Moqing returned, he saw the small figure in the kitchen. He changed his shoes and went over, hugging her from behind and placing a kiss on the crown of her head. "You've worked hard, my wife." As he spoke, his fingers began to wander over her body.
Yan Zuozuo turned around and gave him a coquettish look, then slapped his hand away, "Go wash your hands, it's almost time to eat."
"It's been so long since I've hugged you like this. Let me hug you a little longer." Chi Moqing rested his head on her shoulder, feeling a warmth in his heart as he watched her gentle movements.
"Alright, stop acting cute here and go wash your hands and eat." Yan Zuozuo turned around, kissed him on the cheek, and coaxed him.
Chi Moqing pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction, "You think you can get rid of me like this?" As he spoke, he tightened his grip on Yan Zuozuo, his warm lips landing on hers, his long tongue plunging in, carrying a warm breath, a tingling sensation spreading from her lips and teeth throughout her entire body.
His kiss was tender, seemingly a sense of inner peace, yet tinged with desire, filling Yan Zuozuo's mind and leaving her bewildered. She didn't know how to respond, so she simply went along with him, dancing with him.
Sensing her confusion, Chi Moqing reluctantly pulled away from her lips, reached out to brush a strand of hair from her forehead, gently bit her lower lip, and chuckled softly, "Wife, the pot is boiling."
It was obvious that the water in the pot had been boiling for a long time.
Yan Zuozuo snapped out of her daze, staring at the steaming pot. Her charming face flushed with annoyance. She had actually lost her composure with just one kiss from Chi Moqing. How embarrassing!
She glared at him resentfully, then started cooking noodles, her slender, fair hands clearly no longer so calm.
Chi Moqing looked at her amusedly, then said, "Wife, take your time, I'm going to wash my hands." After saying that, he leisurely left, leaving Yan Zuozuo furious and gritting her teeth.
While eating, Chi Moqing frowned as he looked at her and asked, "Zuo Zuo, have you been very busy with work lately?"
Yan Zuozuo paused, holding her chopsticks, and thought for a moment before saying, "I'm a little busier than before, but I like it."
Just a little busy?
Chi Moqing remembered how she had been leaving early and returning late these days, and couldn't help but worry. He reached out and touched her face, saying with displeasure, "Haven't you noticed? You've lost a lot of weight."
Yan Zuozuo touched her face: "Really? I didn't feel anything, don't worry, I know my own body. But you, you've been so busy, it seems I need to go learn a few cooking skills from Mom and come back to nourish you properly."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, my wife." Chi Moqing smiled, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he ate his noodles.
After dinner, Yan Zuozuo went to take a shower and then called Lu Yaoyuan. Lu Yaoyuan answered the phone and immediately became excited, "Wow, President Chi, you're calling me because you've finally had a change of heart and are finally not letting that woman Song Yutong come to work?"
Chi Moqing ignored his question and went straight to the point, "Is your company very busy right now?"
Lu Yuan paused, scratched his head, and said, "You know, my master is very strict. Right now, the whole company is on edge. Who dares not to take it seriously? So... you understand..."
Chi Moqing snorted coldly and then asked about Yan Zuozuo's situation at the company. He let his wife go to work because she liked the job, not because she was used to being bullied. He opened his mouth, just about to speak, when he heard an angry voice from the other end of the phone, "It's so far away! What kind of lousy place do you live in? There's not even 24-hour hot water! How am I supposed to take a shower?"
Hearing the woman's loud voice, Chi Moqing raised an eyebrow.
Then Lu Yaoyuan said, "If you think this place is shabby, then go find a place yourself. I didn't beg you to stay here. You're the one who's shamelessly insisting on living here, okay?"
"Lu Yuanyao, are you even a man? How can you talk to a girl like that without a clear conscience?"
Lu Yuanyuan gave her a disdainful look, scrutinizing her from head to toe, then gave a mocking laugh, "Where on your body does it show you're a girl? Tomboy, if you don't want to live here, then move out!"
"Ah! Lu Yuan is far away, I'm going to kill you!" Immediately afterwards, a series of playful sounds came from the other end of the phone. Chi Moqing glanced at his phone and wisely hung up.
Yan Zuozuo came out of the bathroom and asked him what he was laughing at. Chi Moqing, holding a hairdryer, gestured for her to sit down and said calmly, "Didn't Mom ask you to introduce someone to Lu Yaoyuan last time? Tell Mom next time, don't worry."
Yan Zuozuo's eyes lit up: "He has a girlfriend?"
"I don't know if she's his girlfriend, but Song Yutong is already living at his place." He turned on the hairdryer, which made a whirring sound.
As expected, Lu Yaoyuan and Song Yutong had a complicated relationship, Yan Zuozuo chuckled.
The next day, as soon as Yan Zuozuo arrived at work, she saw Zheng Yuyan appear in her office, forcefully throwing the design drafts she had submitted in front of her. "This is your design? It's a complete mess!"
Yan Zuozuo looked at her, neither humble nor arrogant, and asked, "What is it that the director is dissatisfied with?"
"Trendy, old-fashioned, and lacking in originality!" Zheng Yuyan said angrily. "With your abilities, you're not qualified to be Master Fisher's assistant? It's an insult to the master!"
“The director is indeed capable, why don’t you go and talk to Mr. Fisher and ask me to replace him?” Yan Zuozuo was not to be outdone. This was the result of her hard work, but all she got in return was Zheng Yuyan’s forceful rejection. She was also angry.
"What kind of attitude is this? You're just a lowly designer under me, how dare you talk to me like that?" Zheng Yuyan looked at Yan Zuozuo. "This is a company, don't think you can act like a lawless person just because you married President Chi!"
Yan Zuozuo stood up from her seat, carefully arranged her design drafts, and looked at Zheng Yuyan attentively. "Aren't Master Fisher satisfied with these design drafts? Or is it just the director who thinks they're too common?"
"You can't even get past me, and you still want to gain Master Fisher's approval? You're dreaming!" Zheng Yuyan became even more jealous when she heard Yan Zuozuo mention Fisher.
"So, Master Fisher hasn't seen it? Since the director is too busy to let Master Fisher see it, I will personally let him review it, after all, I am his assistant."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuyan became furious. "Do you think that just because Master Fisher is biased towards you, you can do whatever you want with him?"
“I never thought that way; the director is overthinking it. I’ve been working hard for almost two months, but the director only dismissed me with a 'commonplace' comment. Of course, I need to find someone to guide me. If Master Fisher has the time, I would be extremely grateful,” Yan Zuozuo said, looking at Zheng Yuyan.
"Are you threatening me?" Zheng Yuyan said through gritted teeth. She admitted that she was jealous and deliberately made trouble for Yan Zuozuo, but she just couldn't accept it. Why did this woman steal her position and attract Master Fisher's attention?
So she didn't even look at them and returned them to her directly.
"Does the director always overthink things? Okay, since the director is not satisfied, I will redesign it. But please tell me exactly what's wrong so I can correct it."
However, Zheng Yuyan didn't say a word, just glared at her fiercely, and left with the words, "I want to see the new manuscript tomorrow, tomorrow!" and then she left.
tomorrow?
Yan Zuozuo sat dejectedly in her seat. How could this be?
Cai Keren walked over: "Zuo Zuo, are you alright? This woman is clearly deliberately trying to cause you trouble."
She had disliked Zheng Yuyan for a long time, but unfortunately, Zheng Yuyan was the director, and the junior designers like them didn't dare to offend her.
Yan Zuozuo shook her head: "I'm fine, you go ahead and do your work."
She was mentally prepared as soon as she learned about Zheng Yuyan's feelings for Fisher.
Cai Keren glanced at her, then went back to her seat.
Fisher was away at Milan Fashion Week, not in the office. Remembering that today was Yan Zuozuo's deadline for submitting her design, he called back, "Has Zuozuo not submitted her design yet?"
Zheng Yuyan was stunned. Fisher had never interfered in these matters before, but unexpectedly, Yan Zuozuo had broken this precedent. She couldn't help but clench her fist, a sinister glint flashing in her eyes.