C77 We're Asleep

Chu Luo and Mu Yanling represented Chu Group and paid a visit to Yan Mu. Yan Mu was a famous actress, and also one of the newest rising stars.

In just a short year, he had won the award for being a film empress. He was now a popular female celebrity in the entertainment industry.

After pressing the doorbell, a butler came out of the villa.

"Hello, I'm the director of Chu Group Group. My name is Chu Luo." Chu Luo politely handed her name card over.

The butler took it and looked Chu Luo over from head to toe. His eyes were filled with suspicion. When he turned around and saw Mu Yanling behind him, he was overjoyed.

He quickly put away his business card, "Oh, it's CEO Chu. Come in, our eldest miss has been waiting for you for a long time."

Chu Luo noticed the change in the butler's expression. She turned around and glanced at Mu Yanling a few times. A trace of suspicion rose in her heart, but she did not ask.

Under the lead of the butler, Chu Luo and the others arrived at Yan Mu's villa.

The interior of the villa was richly decorated. Chu Luo looked around and saw that the lights were bright. How could there be a ghost in such a villa?

The butler brought two cups of hot tea. "Please wait for a moment, our eldest miss will be coming down soon."

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of high heels came from the stairs.

Chu Luo looked towards the source of the voice and saw a woman in a red qipao slowly walking down the stairs. Her makeup was exquisite, and her entire body exuded the aura of a lady.

On his shoulders was a mink shawl, noble and elegant.

She walked in front of the sofa and looked at Chu Luo and Mu Yanling. She smiled and asked, "What business do you two have here so early?"

Chu Luo stood up and replied politely, "Miss Yan, it's like this. We received your letter of complaint. I'm a staff member sent by the company to mediate. My name is Chu Luo."

Yan Mu received the name card with a dignified demeanor. She glanced at it for a moment before handing it to the butler.

Her lips curled up. "So you're Chu Luo."

Chu Luo was stunned as she did not expect Yan Mu's reaction to be like this.

"Does Miss Yan know me?" Chu Luo was curious.

Yan Mu laughed, "Of course I know him. About the matter between you and Young Master Bei Muchen, there should be no one in J City who doesn't know about it."

Hearing that, a trace of awkwardness flashed across Chu Luo's face. She knew that Yan Mu was talking about the banquet that day. Bei Muchen carried her and left in front of so many people.

Although the news from that day had been suppressed, those who had some connections knew about it.

Seeing this, Mu Yanling was unhappy. "Miss Yan, we came here today to discuss business, not the Director's personal matters."

Mu Yanling's tone was filled with hostility towards Yan Mu.

This made Chu Luo even more determined in her heart. Yanling and Yan Mu were acquainted.

As Mu Yanling spoke, Yan Mu looked at her with a completely different attitude. "Ling." Mu Yanling interrupted her just as she was about to scream.

"Please call me Mu Yanling." Mu Yanling's expression was cold.

Seeing this, Yan Mu's expression was slightly injured. She did not say a word, and the atmosphere suddenly turned into a deadlock.

"Since Miss Yan is not in the mood to talk about this, let's talk about it another day. Director, let's go." Mu Yanling spoke up.

"Ling, listen to me." Seeing Mu Yanling's impatient attitude, Yan Mu panicked. The moment Mu Yanling passed by, Yan Mu pulled on Mu Yanling's hand.

The moment Yan Mu touched Mu Yanling, she had dodged without leaving a trace. Mu Yanling looked coldly at Yan Mu. "Don't touch me."

"Ling." Yan Mu called out to Mu Yanling in grievance.

"Don't call me Ling, I'm not the same Yanling from before. Yan Mu, there's no relationship between us anymore, do you understand?"

With that, Mu Yanling walked out decisively.

"Miss Yan, we'll be leaving first."

Chu Luo finally understood that there must have been some sort of story between Yanling and Yan Mu. Seeing how agitated Mu Yanling was, Chu Luo was worried that something might have happened to her, so she hurriedly chased after her.

Fortunately, the car was still there when she went out.

This showed that Mu Yanling had still calmed down.

"Why are you so angry?" Chu Luo got into the car and looked back at Mu Yanling's slightly sad expression.

Mu Yanling pursed her lips. She didn't say anything, and Chu Luo wasn't in a hurry either.

After a minute of silence, Mu Yanling took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, Director. I was too impulsive today." They were here to talk business today.

It would be impossible to talk about it now that she was so involved.

Chu Luo shook her head. "It's alright. Things will be settled sooner or later. But you have to tell me the reason. Yan Mu, who are you?"

When she heard Chu Luo's question, Mu Yanling looked out the window and said faintly, "She … is my sister." Mu Yanling's tone softened when she said the word "sister."

"Sister by blood?" Chu Luo asked.

Mu Yanling nodded. "Yes, sister by blood." From start to finish, she did not look at Chu Luo. She looked much more sorrowful than usual, completely devoid of her usual cheerfulness.

Seeing Mu Yanling act this way, Chu Luo's heart ached.

She seemed to see her past self, from happiness to melancholy.

"My original name was Yan Ling. Yan Mu and I had no parents since we were children. We were adopted by someone from the moment I became sensible."

As she talked about the past, a faint smile appeared on the corners of Mu Yanling's mouth.

In fact, he was only seventeen when he adopted us. I was more naughty and liked to call him Uncle, he's called Bo Jinmo, my sister and I were cared for by him since we were young, he's a very warm man, he's very fond of me, gradually, I fell in love with him, when I was 18, I confessed to him and he was with me, I thought that was the beginning of my happiness, but afterwards …

Two years ago

"Uncle, uncle, today is my sister's birthday. I bought a gift for her, do you think it's good?" The 18-year-old Mu Yanling rushed into Bo Jinmo's room excitedly with a gift box in her hands.

When she opened the door, the first thing she saw was a messy room with clothes all over the place and two familiar people lying on the white bed.

In that instant, Mu Yanling felt despair. Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes, and even the gift in her hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

It was a clay doll.

"Uncle, sister, you …" Mu Yanling couldn't believe her eyes. On the bed, the two naked men were her boyfriend and sister.

Yan Mu heard her sister's voice, and when she looked over, it was indeed Mu Yanling. Her face was covered in tears, making her heart ache.

Yan Mu opened her mouth as if to explain something, but the person beside her stretched out her long arm, not giving her any chance to speak.

"As you can see, we are asleep."

From Bo Jinmo's pretty lips spouted out those hurtful words, Mu Yanling cried desperately. Her eyes were red like a wronged rabbit.

Bo Jinmo's eyes flashed with pain. Unfortunately, Mu Yanling didn't notice it. He suppressed the urge to comfort her and said affectionately, "Yan Ling, let's part ways. Yan Mu is the one I need the most."