If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 628: Chapter 628: Women must not rely on men to live
 

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chaomu smiled at Lou Yanli and chatted with him for a few more sentences.

It had been such a long time since she had seen Lou Yanli, was there a problem with chatting for a bit? He himself often chatted away so happily with beautiful women…

What infuriated her the most was being scolded by him in front of another woman, not giving her a way to save face.

“Right, god of men, could you help me look at a sketch? I always feel like it’s missing something, can you see what’s wrong with it?”

This was a perfect opportunity to consult the god of men; she knew that Lou Yanli’s work experience far surpassed her own.

Having said that, Xu Chaomu went to the office to get the drawings.

“Let me see.” Lou Yanli said.

After a quick glance, Lou Yanli pointed at the sketch and said, “Look at this, the design isn’t quite practical. Although it looks prettier this way, it doesn’t conform to how it would be worn by the human body.”

Lou Yanli explained patiently to Xu Chaomu, who nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Indeed, the problems she couldn’t see herself became clear with just a point from Lou Yanli.

Just as their discussion was heating up, Xu Chaomu’s phone rang again.

Damn it, it was that man again.

“Hello?” Xu Chaomu answered irritably.

“One minute to get away from Lou Yanli, otherwise, I’ll immediately pull the project with the Lou Family!”

“Are you monitoring me?”

“Fifty-five seconds left!”

The indifferent voice dropped, followed quickly by the phone hanging up.

“God of men, I won’t delay your time anymore, you can get busy, I’m going to go back and make some modifications.”

Clutching her drawings, Xu Chaomu waved at Lou Yanli and took her leave.

To say she was not afraid of Shen Chi was a lie.

She was very afraid of Shen Chi; most of the time they were together, she felt scared of him.

This man always knew a hundred ways to get to you, and each would make you capitulate.

After all, he was nothing but a despicable person.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Having said that, Xu Chaomu returned to her office. Lou Yanli gave her a puzzled glance, shook his head, and also went to another office with a smile.

As expected, after Lou Yanli left, Shen Chi stopped calling her.

Xu Chaomu buried herself in revising the draft, remembering the last time in the office when Shen Chi had pinned her against the office table.

By a stroke of bad luck, that incident had been witnessed by their supervisor.

Thankfully, there were no R-rated scenes.

Now, every time she bent over the desk to draw, she remembered that incident.

Embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing.

Anyone who didn’t know better might think she was seducing her superior to climb the ladder…

After lunch that afternoon, with some colleagues taking naps and others going shopping, only Xu Chaomu was still working earnestly.

With the office now half empty, Xu Chaomu glanced around, shrugged her shoulders, and continued to work on her revisions.

In fact, she also wanted to go shopping with her colleagues, but if she couldn’t produce a design that satisfied him, she would brace herself for more scolding.

When he scolded someone, he didn’t hold back at all – last time, she really burst into tears.

“Chaomu, come out and play, it’s lunch break now.” A colleague urged Xu Chaomu.

Xu Chaomu shook her head, “No, I haven’t finished correcting the drawing.”

“You won’t finish that in such a short time anyway, better to come out and play. Sister Chen, Xiaoyi, they’ve all gone to the new coffee shop across the building to drink coffee, and they asked me to invite you too.”

“You go ahead, Pei, I can’t drink coffee either.”

“It’s not just coffee; there are milk tea, cakes, and ice cream. You’ll see it’s good if you go, everyone who’s been says it’s nice.”

“I’d better stick to correcting the drawing.” Xu Chaomu shook her head resolutely.

“Chaomu, this isn’t good for you, you should come out and play with us more, that way everyone will get along. You’ve just arrived at the design department, and no one really knows you. Go out with us a few times and that will change.”

Xu Chaomu thought about it and felt that Pei made sense.

She would leave work on time every evening, and weekends were always spent with Shen Chi, leaving her no time to hang out with colleagues.

She closed her drawings, shut down her computer, and smiled, “Okay, let’s go down.”

“Look at you, still trying to save, no need to turn off the computer, we’ll be back shortly.”

“Just a habit, just a habit,” Xu Chaomu laughed.

She needed to save money for Shen Chi, didn’t she?

The two of them went downstairs together, crossed the road, and arrived at the café opposite.

Indeed, several colleagues were already there waiting, and they had saved a seat for her.

Xu Chaomu took her place among them, the early arrivals were already deep in conversation.

“Chaomu, order something to eat; Sister Chen is paying today, don’t be shy.”

“I just had lunch, a cup of milk tea will do.” Xu Chaomu laughed.

“We told you not to be shy! Look at these cupcakes, aren’t they nice? Get one of each variety and we can all share,” Sister Chen said.

“Sure, sure, Sister Chen is so generous,” everyone cheered.

“That’s right, Sister Chen’s family is wealthy.”

Sister Chen smiled with regret, “Ah, what wealth? My husband, that big spender, bought a villa last week, and what happened? Do you know? It dropped in price the very next day! An entire million cheaper!”

“Sister Chen, do you care about that million?” someone teased.

“How can I not care about a million? That spendthrift doesn’t even bother to inquire properly before making purchases.”

Just at that moment, the waiter brought over the items they had ordered.

“Don’t be shy, everybody, try things out! If it’s not enough, I’ll order more,” Sister Chen beckoned.

Xu Chaomu silently took a milk tea and quietly listened to everyone speaking.

“Sister Chen, continue telling us, are you and your husband going on a vacation abroad?”

“Yeah, he insists on me quitting my job to go, but I told him I won’t. A woman must have her own job, only then can she live independently from a man,” Sister Chen declared proudly.

“Then just drop a leave request with the supervisor, it’s not a big deal.”

“Exactly, I’m going to ask for leave this afternoon. The supervisor has a good relationship with my husband, he’ll definitely approve it.”

After listening for a while, Xu Chaomu found the conversation tedious.

She had thought it would be fun to talk about clothes, skincare, attractive young actors, popular TV shows… but it turned out to be just Sister Chen showing off the whole time.

“Xiaoxu, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Caught daydreaming, Sister Chen poked Xu Chaomu’s arm.

“Oh, I’m listening to you all, what Sister Chen says makes a lot of sense.” Xu Chaomu smiled.

“Right? A woman definitely can’t depend on a man to live.” Sister Chen spoke with conviction.

“Exactly, exactly.” Xu Chaomu nodded, fully agreeing.

Sipping at her milk tea through a straw, Xu Chaomu’s big eyes couldn’t help but roam over the café’s décor.

The place was decorated in an old-fashioned style, with a magnificent European flair and dazzling crystal chandeliers, creating a beautiful environment.

There were a few rather handsome male waiters, tall and fair-skinned with long fingers. They kept bustling about the café, looking very charming when they smiled.

If it weren’t for Shen Chi forbidding her from flirting around, she’d definitely go up and tease the young hotties.