Chapter 40
“It is him!” someone else said excitedly .
The relatively calm place now erupted into chatters as people turned around one after the other to take a look at one of the richest man in the world .
“Excellent! Gong Outang actually came to MU family’s wedding . Quickly, capture this!” the photographer at the side immediately abandoned the stage and focused towards the door .
He was not the only one . Other reports who were here to cover the wedding quickly shifted their focus too . Gong Ouyang, although popular, rarely appeared in these circles . Catching a glimpse of him was beyond imagination for a lot of people in attendance today . So, it was a one in a million chance for them to capture him on camera .
Xiaonian froze as she heard the name and blankly turned around and immediately saw several bodyguards wearing black suits and few armed body guards in the back following them . They separated the reporters from Gong Ouyang and seriously checked anyone who tried to come closer .
Gong Ouyang was there, right in the middle of them . His tall figure and his handsome face stood out among the crowd . He was meticulously dressed in a gray suit and a dark shirt and looked as if he couldn’t just bothered to be here or give anyone a second of his time .
“… . ”
Xiaonian was dumbstruck .
Why was he attending Shi Yue’s wedding?
She suddenly remembered the disjointed conversation she heard between Feng De and him . Were they talking about this wedding?
Her first reaction was to turn around fast and sit down to prevent him from seeing her .
She definitely cannot let him see her .
He never stuck by the rules of society and with his temperament, it was highly possible that he would reveal the relationship between them as soon as he saw her .
Although she gave up on trying to change the relationship between them, she still cared about her self esteem and refused to let Gong Ouyang mar it before these people .
Lu Rin who was also excitedly watching Gong Ouyang’s entry felt Xiaonian sitting down abruptly and couldn’t help but ask, “what happened? Are you alright?”
“I . . I’m okay” .
Xiaonian couldn’t help but look back nervously .
She saw Gong Ouyang stand in the middle of body guards . The man who looked as if he didn’t want to be there suddenly looked up and straight in her direction .
As soon as their eyes locked, the bored look in his eyes dissipated and the corners of his lips hooked up in a smile as if he just found his prey .
“… . . ”
Xiaonian was shocked .
Suddenly, Gong Ouyang strode towards her and the people around look at him in surprise . They wanted to know who he was going to meet!
“Mom, I want to go to the bathroom, I’ll leave first” Xiaonian quickly gave Lu Rin an excuse and quickly escaped to the door not far away .
No way .
She cannot be seen here with Gong Ouyang .
When Xiaonian ran quickly into the corridor, she heard footsteps not very far away from her . She cannot be sure if it wasn’t Gong Ouyang .
In desperation, she grabbed the nearest door and rushed in and locked it as an extra measure .
Her heart beat wildly .
She never expected to meet Gong Ouyang at an event like this! Did he not tell Feng De that he didn’t want to attend?
“Xiaonian?”
A voice came from behind in doubt .
Xiaonian turned around in surprise, and she saw Mu Qian Chu in a tuxedo standing my the window, bathed in the evening sun light . He looked at her with narrowed eyes, in question .
There were assistants by him going over the details around him and there were several sets of men’s suits in a corner in a glass wardrobe .
So, this was his changing room .
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Afraid that he would misunderstand her barging into this room as trying to get involved with him, she said, “Congratulations . I came here to borrow the bathroom and did not realize this was yours . This was just the nearest . ”
At that time, a knock sounded on the door and Xiaonian quickly ran into the bathroom located to a side .
“……”
Mu Qian Chu was surprised to see her quickly running to the bathroom and closing the door .
What new trick was she playing?
Xiaonian hid in the bathroom and leaned against the sink . What should she do now? Where can she hide? Should she slip away when the ceremony begins?
She was still pondering on her options when she heard someone kicked the main door outside .
She bit her lips anxiously . In the next moment, she heard Mu Qian Chu talking in a n humble and courteous manner, “So it was Mr Gong . Thank you so much for attending our Mu family’s wedding . Everyone will be very happy . ”
So it was indeed Gong Ouyang .
Her brows furrowed in the next second when she heard him speak .
“Brother in law?” Gong Ouayng said to himself suddenly in mumble .
“What?” Mu Qian Chu did not hear him properly .
Suddenly it was quite outside and Xioanian did not know what to do . She just cocked up her ear and tried to hear their conversation .
“Is mr Gong looking for something? Can I help?” Mu Qian Chu asked when he saw Gong Ouyang staring around the room as if searching for something .
He really was looking for her!
Xiaonian felt sweat slowly dripping down her hairline .
“Nothing, my family’s dog is lost” Gong ouyang said casually .
“… . . ”
That damned Gong Ouyang!
He said she was a dog?
Again!
Xiaonian gritted her teeth in frustration .
But at least he didn’t say her name, she consoled herself .
Mu Qian Chu felt a small wave of headache creeping up on him, but before Gong Ouyang, he could only push it back and make conversation, “Oh? Mr Gong bought his pet to the island? Do you want me to send someone to help with the search?”
“No need” Gong Ouyang dismissed him rudely . For small second generation heirs like Mu Qian Chu, he did not have that much patience to deal with them .
“There is a pet play center near by, My Gong can take your pet there for some exercise . ”
“Um . I’ll leave now . ”
“Mr Gong, please take care . ”
Immediately there were footsteps moving away from the room and disappeared in few seconds .
Xiaonian took deep breath in relief .
Thank god he did not find her!
She quickly wiped the sweat off and fixed herself in the mirror and opened the door . She did not look at Mu Qian Chu and just said her thank in the passing, “thank you for letting me borrow the toilet, I’ll see myself out . ”
“Wait” Mu Qian Chu caller her .
“I have a question for you . ”
Xiaonian had no option but to stop and turn around to look at him .
Mu Qian Chu reached out to take the watch in his assistant’s hand and out in on him . He asked calmly, “How did you get out of the incident with Porcelain gallery?”
“What do you mean?”
“You didn’t go to jail” he asked pointedly .
After the whole incident, he sent someone to inquire what happened, but over night the Porcelain gallery disappeared and no one knew what was going on . According to Shi Yue, Xiaonian would attend the wedding…so she did not go to jail .
“… . ”
Xiaonian’s face stiffened and she said lightly, “I’m asked a friend for help . ”
“You don’t seem to have any rich friends as far as I know” Mu Qian Chu looked at her for a moment, “did you take a loan?”
The interest wouldn’t be small and on top of that who would give a loan that big without any assets .
“That’s my business” Xiaonian said indifferently . His attitude towards her, really was something . She did not have to put up with this anymore .
“I’ll go out first . ”
She reached out and tried to open the door and suddenly there came a big bang from behind her and an assistant asked worriedly, “what’s wrong with you?”
Xiaonian looked back and saw Mu Qian Chu kneeling on the ground clutching his head in his hands . His face looked pale and his expression twisted into a painful grimace .
What happened?
Wasn’t he fine until just a minute ago?
She was so shocked that she couldn’t move a step from her place .
“Me . . dicine…” Mu Qian Chu said in pain, and the man beside him quickly supported him to the nearby chair .
“Miss, could you please pass the medicine on the dresser by your side” the assistant asked her directing to the dresser by her right .
Xiaonian quickly picked up the bottle on the dresser and brought it to Mu Qian Chu .
“Miss, two pills should be fine . ”
Xiaonian immediately took out two pills and handed it to him .
Another assistant quickly filled in a glass of water and bought it to Mu Qian Chu .
Xiaonian was still confused . She did not understand what was happening .
Is he in poor health?
Was he not completely treated?
Mu Qian Chu panted slightly after he took the pills and sipped some water . His face was still twisted in pain .
“It just some headache he has now then, so I hope miss can keep quite about this, other wise, we hope you understand what happens if this leaks out,” the assistant emphasized to her .
Meanwhile Mu Qian Chu kept getting flashes off white in his head and with each flash it hurt more and more . He felt weakened and unable to move . He stayed still and breathed in deeply until the pain passed .
When he opened his eyes, his headache lessened a lot and the first person he saw was Xiaonian standing before him looking worried . For just a second, he felt a familiar feeling sweep through him confusing him .
“Sir, you have to take your regular medications otherwise . . ” the assistant reminded him .
“Shut up!” Mu Qian Chu did not want to hear anymore . Those medications usually made him weak and he did not want anything to mar this day with Shi Yue .
“I’ll hold on until the wedding . . it takes precedence” he said firmly but with a weak voice .
Just with that one sentence, Xiaonian can make out how important this wedding was for Mu Qian Chu .
For a long time, she felt that Shi Yue was the third wheel between her and Mu Qian Chu, but todays, she understood, she was the real third wheel .
She already cut her ties with this person who is not the Mu Qian Chu she knew, so what right did she have to be worried about him?
“You take care of yourself, I’ll see myself out” saying that she left the room and this time she wasn’t stopped .
As she kept walking in the corridor, she felt her mobile vibrating . When she picked it up, there were three messages from Gong Ouyang’s phone . She touched the screen hesitantly . Leaning back against the wall, she typed out a message with an appropriate excuse of having to use the bathroom urgently .
She received a message immediately from Gong Ouyang, it was simple and crude, ordering her to get back to him . She looked at the message and put it back in her purse without replying .