The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 1006 - 404: Learning How Murong Rui Feels About Him

Chapter 1006: Chapter 404: Learning How Murong Rui Feels About Him

Standing behind Assistant Xue, Lu Jingchen glanced indifferently at Murong Rui, his thin lips slightly pursed, his expression a bit cold, and then he directly walked towards the café.

Regarding his sister, five years ago he still wanted to treat her well, after all his adoptive parents were very kind to him, and since they passed away, she was left alone in the world without any relatives to rely on, having no choice but to stay with the Lu Family.

But five years ago, at his and Song Qiao’s wedding, Murong Rui’s words shattered all the feelings he had entrusted to Song Qiao, which led Song Qiao to leave An City for five years and never return.

He wasn’t blind to Murong Rui’s feelings for him, and precisely because he saw them, he avoided her in every possible way, so that she wouldn’t fall too deeply for him; otherwise, it would be awkward for both of them, making any future meetings quite uncomfortable.

Seeing Lu Jingchen not even glancing her way and walking directly into the café, Murong Rui panicked, realizing she hadn’t spoken a word to him yet. She wanted to chase after him, but Assistant Xue’s movement blocked her path.

Murong Rui suddenly felt a surge of invisible anger, her eyes fell on Assistant Xue with some dissatisfaction, and she opened her mouth, "Assistant Xue, what are you doing? Jingchen just left, and I haven’t spoken to him yet."

Assistant Xue displayed a professional smile and said, "Miss Murong, the President is here to handle some business and doesn’t have much time to waste here. If there’s nothing special, it would be better for Miss Murong to go back early; otherwise, the Chairman might worry about your safety outside."

Hearing Assistant Xue’s words, Murong Rui was very dissatisfied and, seeing that he still wouldn’t let her pass, was anxious, stomped her foot, and finally couldn’t help but make a threat, "I want to see Jingchen, what’s it to you? Get out of my way, or I’ll definitely find an opportunity to complain to Jingchen about you bullying me and have him dock your pay."

Assistant Xue felt a headache when he saw Murong Rui. He knew their Boss didn’t like Miss Murong, but because she was recognized by the Boss’s father, he couldn’t just treat her like any other woman and toss her aside.

Hearing Murong Rui’s words, he suddenly wanted to ask the Boss if they could assign someone else to deal with Miss Murong, as he felt unable to control his impulse to knock her out and toss her aside.

Trying hard to maintain his smile, Assistant Xue kindly spoke again, "Miss Murong, please don’t make it difficult for me. I’m just following orders. The President really doesn’t have time now. If I let you in and the President is unhappy later, it’s fine if I get into trouble, but I’m afraid you might also be in trouble."

Murong Rui nearly ground her teeth in frustration at Assistant Xue’s words. They stood at an impasse for a while, with him like a gatekeeper blocking her way, no matter which way she tried to go.

In a sudden impulse, Murong Rui almost picked up her purse to throw it at him.

Thankfully, she managed to control her impulse and did not actually do it.

In the end, Murong Rui glared at Assistant Xue in anger, gritting her teeth as she left a parting shot, "You... you just wait."

Assistant Xue smiled, "Take care, Miss Murong."

Murong Rui snorted and turned away to leave.

When she wanted to find Li Man, she realized Li Man was no longer there, not knowing where she had gone.

Instantly, Murong Rui felt worse, assuming Li Man had left her behind.

...

The shop owner was still in the store today, although there weren’t many customers, she liked to find things to do when there was nothing going on.

Moreover, the triennial ’Dessert Festival’ in An City was coming up, and she was preparing to try some new pastries to enter the competition.

It wasn’t primarily for the prize money but because the festival could bring good publicity to the café. She wanted to expand and open chain stores, so the competition was very important to her.

While trying out some freshly baked pastries and cakes, a staff member came in to inform her that Lu Jingchen had arrived.

This almost caused the shop owner to choke on the pastry she hadn’t swallowed yet, and with some curiosity, she asked, "Did you say the CEO of CK Corporation is here?"

The staff nodded and said, "Yes, he’s outside wanting to see you and asked if there’s a ’Butterfly Love’ cake available."

’Butterfly Love’ was a cake the owner had created a few years ago, with complex ingredients and a delightful taste, making it very popular.

She always made it herself and never taught anyone else, so even now, no one else could replicate it no matter how hard they tried.

She didn’t make it often because the ingredients were not only complex, but the process was also lengthy. Occasionally, she’d make one or two, which would be snapped up as soon as they were ready.

It was a favorite of Song Qiao and Ning Wan.

After taking a sip of water, the shop owner set down her cup and headed to the door, "Please keep an eye on the cakes in the oven while I step out for a moment."

After throwing a line at the shop assistant, she walked directly towards the door without waiting for a response.

Lu Jingchen, dressed in a suit, had an indifferent expression as he stood in the restaurant, seemingly attracting light naturally. In an instant, everyone’s gaze was drawn to the man.

Some of the younger female customers nearby couldn’t help but blush and have their hearts race when they saw Lu Jingchen. Just as they wanted to approach him, the man’s cold gaze stopped them dead in their tracks, not daring to take another step forward.

The man exuded an aura that screamed "stay away," especially with those piercing eyes, as if they could freeze someone in an instant.

Some people recognized Lu Jingchen’s identity, and they couldn’t help but start whispering to each other.

The two women who originally wanted to approach him turned pale for a moment when they heard the whispers.

What was the identity of Lu Jingchen?

They were quite aware of it.

Lu Jingchen—the CEO of CK Group, the largest corporation in An City, worth billions. Six years ago, there were wedding rumors, but later it was exposed that Lu Jingchen’s new wife and the Lu Family had a complicated history, with rumors that Mrs. Lu’s parents had killed Lu Jingchen’s foster parents. It was said that Lu Jingchen married Song Qiao purely for revenge.

Later, Mrs. Lu disappeared, and everyone said that Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao divorced, and then Song Qiao left An City.

But six months later, at Old Master Lu’s birthday banquet, someone brought a child, claiming it was Lu Jingchen’s.

In the past five years, although there was a lot of news about Lu Jingchen, it was all economic reports, with no scandals whatsoever.

People said that after being hurt by Song Qiao five years ago, Lu Jingchen no longer believed in love.

The two girls also knew their status was unworthy of Lu Jingchen, so after hearing the surrounding discussions, they sat back down and only dared to whisper.

When the proprietress came out and saw the tall man standing there, she was slightly startled but walked directly up and stopped in front of the man, asking, "Mr. Lu, is there something you need?"

Lu Jingchen turned his head to look at the proprietress in front of him, and, slightly parting his thin lips, he softly said, "Do you still have the kind of cake that Song Qiao used to love? I’d like to take a piece back."

The proprietress, hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, slightly furrowed her brows and asked instead of answering, "Is the cake for you or your son?"

The man’s lips moved, and finally, he uttered three words, "For Song Qiao."

The proprietress was stunned after hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, then reacted with a bit of excitement, "Are you saying Song Qiao is back?"

Lu Jingchen’s expression didn’t change, and he responded with a hum.

"Where is she now?"

"At home."

The proprietress, "...Aren’t you just stating the obvious?"

In the end, she didn’t say anything, asked Lu Jingchen to wait for a while, and then directly walked into the back kitchen to prepare it herself.

Watching the back of the proprietress, Lu Jingchen’s gaze deepened as he silently made a decision in his heart: one day, he must bring Song Qiao to Wutong Street to show her the street view he created for her.

Just as he was about to turn around and find a seat to wait, he spotted Li Man standing a few steps away, looking at him with an unusual gaze. The man immediately frowned with a hint of displeasure.

Even though she wore sunglasses, Lu Jingchen could still feel the intensity and blatant heat in her gaze.

Regarding Li Man... Over the past five years, this woman had tried various ways to approach him, but he truly had no interest in her, so he ignored her. He thought she would give up on him, but unexpectedly, he ran into her here today.

Without acknowledging her, Lu Jingchen directly found a seat by the window and sat down, then took out his phone to check if there were any work emails to handle. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The moment he unlocked his phone, he paused and, on a sudden impulse, went to the app store, directly entered ’WeChat’ in the search bar, and clicked to start downloading.

Yesterday, he saw this app on Song Qiao’s phone.