When Love Turns the Tables: The Mysterious Husband's Chase-Chapter 699: Mu Ke, Let’s Give It a Try (9)

Sheng Jiayu smiled, her mind recalling the savory shrimp dumplings she had for breakfast. In fact, she wasn’t particularly fond of them, as she had a preference for spicy flavors and rarely ate Cantonese cuisine. However, today, the shrimp dumplings made by Mu Ke felt different from those elsewhere. She couldn’t quite pinpoint the difference, but there was a distinct feeling to them.

"I heard from Yanxi that your book café is opening on Christmas?"

"Yes, why? Are you and your partner planning to support it?"

"Isn’t that allowed?"

"It would be my honor."

Sheng Jiayu smiled and continued, "I haven’t seen Little Tangdou for a while. I bought some things for him and Xiao Yi while shopping the other day. Can you pick them up for me today?"

Sheng Jianan shook his head, "I have an appointment later, maybe another day."

"Alright, I’ll drop them by another day."

As they spoke, Qiao Zi pushed open the door and came in, "President, Mr. Su has arrived."

Today is Saturday. Shengshi Group is not supposed to work on weekends, but due to the upcoming annual meeting holiday, everyone is working overtime this weekend.

After Qiao Zi spoke, Sheng Jianan nodded, "Let him in."

Outside, a person walked in with a dazzling smile, resembling Zhou Chengze in temperament, both being the debonair, playboy types from affluent families.

The person’s gaze initially landed on Sheng Jianan, but upon seeing Sheng Jiayu, there was a sudden flicker of an unusual glint in his eyes, and his smile seemed to grow wider.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Sheng, Miss Sheng."

Sheng Jiayu didn’t recognize the newcomer, but still smiled and nodded as a greeting, then looked at Sheng Jianan with curiosity.

Sheng Jianan introduced, "This is Su Chen."

Without further introduction, Sheng Jiayu smiled, "Mr. Su, pleased to meet you."

"You’re too kind, Miss Sheng. Your name is the truly famous one."

For some reason, Sheng Jiayu had a feeling that Su Chen’s words held a hidden meaning, and his lazy tone was slightly irritating. Overall, her first impression of him was not favorable.

They had matters to discuss, so Sheng Jiayu decided to leave since she had finished her tasks anyway.

After leaving Shengshi, Sheng Jiayu returned to her apartment, made a call to Xu Qingru, handled a few things, checked the time, and was about to order takeout when she suddenly remembered the breakfast Mu Ke had brought that morning.

With a slight finger movement, she dialed Mu Ke’s number again. The call went through, but after ringing for a while, no one answered.

Just as Sheng Jiayu was about to hang up, a female voice came through, "Hello?"

Almost at the same moment, Sheng Jiayu abruptly hung up the call.

The female voice was a bit hoarse, but it was gentle and sounded like a young woman. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Could it be the girl she had seen at the hospital that day?

Sheng Jiayu’s brow furrowed involuntarily, a hint of discomfort rising in her heart. She tossed the phone aside, abandoning the idea of ordering food, and stepped into the bathroom to wash her hands.

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S City

The long hospital corridor was quiet and solemn. A row of people stood there, each with an expression of deep sorrow on their faces.

Among them was a middle-aged woman whose eyes were swollen like walnuts, her face flushed almost to a state of fainting.

Mu Ke, still in his green surgical scrubs, leaned against the corner of the wall. His eyes were closed tightly, his thin lips were tightly pressed together, trembling slightly.

A short, slightly plump girl walked up to him, her eyes equally red, "Cousin, your phone just rang. Someone was looking for you."

Mu Ke didn’t move. The girl placed the phone into his hand, and he grasped it tightly without looking at it.