PFC Chapter 575 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (15)
Chapter 575 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (15)
Mu Zhou looked very tired. After answering that Shen Linshu had brought him back, he sat down on the sofa.
Her fatigue was obvious, and there was still a trace of lingering fear in her eyes.
Xu Ran originally wanted to ask why Shen Linshu had brought her back.
After all, these two people shouldn't know each other.
But Mu Zhou's condition was really too bad, so he frowned instantly and asked:
"Did something happen?"
Normally, Mu Zhou wouldn't ask him to pick her up.
Today is so unusual...
Is it Jiang Chenbai?
Xu Ran's expression hardened, and she looked at her seriously.
Mu Zhou slumped onto the sofa and gave a brief account of what had happened that day.
Of course, the story of Shen Linshu saving her was glossed over.
He only said that he happened to be passing by.
Xu Ran's face turned terribly gloomy after hearing this.
He was extremely annoyed at that moment.
Why didn't he see Mu Zhou's distress signal sooner?
If he had seen it in time, Mu Zhou wouldn't have been so frightened.
Even worse, if he hadn't married Mu Zhou out of personal motives, Mu Zhou wouldn't have been targeted by Jiang Chenbai.
Mu Zhou glanced at him and said softly:
"Could you cook me a bowl of plain porridge? I haven't dared to eat all night, and now I'm so hungry I feel weak."
Xu Ran agreed without even thinking:
"it is good."
He didn't even have time to change out of his suit before heading towards the kitchen.
His figure was busy in the kitchen. Mu Zhou watched for a while, then went back to his room to change clothes.
After she took a shower and changed into her pajamas, she saw Xu Ran still in the kitchen.
Hearing the noise, he brought a bowl of porridge and a plate of vegetable salad and placed them on the table.
Seeing Mu Zhou looking towards the kitchen, he subtly turned his body to block his view.
"We don't have much food at home, so eat this first. If it's not enough, I'll order some more takeout."
Mu Zhou withdrew her gaze and smiled:
"No need, this is enough."
She pretended not to see the failed dishes that were thrown into the trash.
Seeing this, Xu Ran finally felt relieved.
Originally, seeing so much food in the refrigerator, he wanted to cook something decent.
In his memory, the meals his aunt usually cooked weren't that difficult, so he experimented based on his memory.
The result, naturally, was that they all failed.
In a panic, I could only make a vegetable salad.
Fortunately, Mu Zhou didn't mind.
He sat down in the chair opposite Mu Zhou and silently watched her.
She was wearing a cream-colored long nightgown.
The cuffs, collar, and hem each have a fuzzy trim, making them both cute and warm.
She sat there, so thin and frail, eating her porridge in small bites.
Their contented and happy appearance is like the most delicious thing in the world.
Perhaps the porridge really did warm her stomach, because her pale complexion regained some color.
Even her lips were tinged with a moist sheen.
Her lips were full and looked very soft.
When Xu Ran realized what she was looking at, her heart tightened suddenly.
He quickly picked up the water glass in front of him and drank more than half of it in one gulp to suppress the strange feeling.
Mu Zhou quickly finished a bowl of porridge and ate a few bites of vegetable salad.
"Thank you."
"No need, it was my fault tonight."
Xu Ran thought that Mu Zhou's phone number should be set up separately in the future to ensure that he could receive the call even when it was on silent.
Seeing that Mu Zhou still looked listless, he said:
"Go to bed early."
Mu Zhou nodded, but before leaving, she glanced at Xu Ran again, then pursed her lips as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xu Ran naturally realized that she had something to say.
"What's wrong? You can tell me anything, after all, this is ultimately my fault."
Mu Zhou then said:
"I want to resign, but I'm a little afraid to go. Could you spare some time tomorrow to go with me to complete the procedures?"
Xu Ran nodded:
"this is necessary."
I almost forgot about that.
He should have brought it up himself; given tonight's situation, it's understandable that Mu Zhou would be afraid.
Xu Ran thought of what they had done, and a flash of anger crossed her eyes.
The next morning, Xu Ran accompanied Mu Zhou to the company.
The moment the two appeared together, almost everyone was stunned.
How could they all appear at the same time?
Some employees even saw the two riding in the same car.
Mu Zhou led Xu Ran straight into his boss's office and explained their purpose.
The leader naturally understood the reason, and he hesitated to speak, but Xu Ran did not give him a chance to speak.
"If your company is not willing to part ways amicably, I will take legal action against you on behalf of my wife."
"Your wife..."
The leader stared at the two of them in shock.
Although he was surprised to see them appear at the same time, he only assumed that the two might know each other.
I never expected that the two of them were actually husband and wife.
Faced with his client, he dared not make things difficult for him any longer and immediately signed the papers to process Mu Zhou's resignation.
As soon as the two left, news that they were a couple spread throughout the company.
It turns out that Mu Zhou's husband, whom she had never mentioned, was actually Xu Ran.
No one expected that Mu Zhou, who was so inconspicuous and low-key, was actually married to Xu Ran.
But the leadership quickly realized the problem.
Xu Ran was clearly here today to stand up for his wife.
After how they treated Mu Zhou yesterday, do you think Xu Ran can let this matter pass so easily?
Sure enough, they soon received a notice from Xu Ran's company that they would no longer cooperate.
The leader pounded the table, filled with remorse.
After leaving the company, Mu Zhou sat in the passenger seat, somewhat bewildered.
She looked down at the things she had brought back to her workstation.
Xu Ran was not a talkative person to begin with, and at this moment she also remained silent.
Finally, Mu Zhou came to his senses and started submitting resumes on his phone, saying to Xu Ran as he did so:
"Could we postpone the divorce for a little while? I want to wait until I find a job and have a stable job before moving out."
Her cautious manner made Xu Ran feel uneasy.
He even forgot that he had planned to give Mu Zhou a house after the divorce, so that she wouldn't be homeless.
Looking into Mu Zhou's pitiful eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"There's no rush to get a divorce. We can talk about it whenever you feel it's appropriate."
He glanced at the recruitment app on Mu Zhou's phone screen and suddenly said:
"Would you like to work for my company?"
Mu Zhou was instinctively pleasantly surprised, but his eyes quickly dimmed again:
"Never mind, I'm not very capable."
Xu Ran's company is highly sought after; it's a rising star company that many people dream of working for.
Although she was Xu Ran's junior and also graduated from a prestigious university, their majors were completely different.
She barely made the cutoff score and was assigned to an unpopular, dead-end major, making it very difficult to find employment; she simply couldn't find a related job.
In addition, she has an easygoing personality, so she has been working in various clerical jobs.
She naturally lacked confidence about being able to work for Xu Ran's company.
Xu Ran noticed her hesitation and doubt, so he smiled and said:
“You’re my junior, how can you say you’re not capable? Send me your resume, I’ll give it to HR.”
He finalized the deal immediately.
Mu Zhou's new job was arranged on the same day.
Her academic qualifications were not enough to warrant favoritism in their company, so she didn't attract any special attention after becoming a member of Xu Ran's secretariat.
Even after Mu Zhou sat down at his desk, he still found it amazing.