Marry Me Quick novel Chapter 640

Chapter 640 Connections

"Muchen had to go to the company. He can't be with me and told me to invite you shopping. But you have an engagement. I understand work is more important. I wanted to come since I had nothing to do anyway," Ziyue beamed at Ke.

Ke's lips twitched, and she smiled back stiffly in response. She was troubled.

"It's not an important engagement. I can postpone…" Ke tried to get herself out of trouble.

"No, we can't do that. I remember the people in charge of that company. They are rude and lazy. We have to go since it's already arranged. What if they make a fuss when we don't turn up?" Ziyue said persuasively, and Ke was almost convinced.

Indeed, those people gave a bad impression, but they wouldn't act up in front of LK Group. Ke knew this, so Ziyue's reasoning was voided. Ke gathered that Ziyue wanted to follow her to this engagement.

I should have been wary and not told her anything when she called just now.

…

The other party was already there when they arrived at the hotel. After many years of following Muchen and Chuan in the business industry, Ke knew how to deal with all sorts of situations and people. However, she was more alert as Ziyue was with her today. Moreover, Ziyue had very distinct features that were different from the people here, but Ke was ready.

While they were in the middle of their meal, someone commented, "She looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her before."

These were all people who had worked with LK Group before. They would know a little about the company. Some of them might have even brushed shoulders with Muchen. Therefore, they were probably familiar with Muchen's wife, too.

"This is our…"

Ziyue cut Ke off before she could finish. "I'm new at the company. Please look after me."

Ziyue was here to create trouble. She couldn't let Ke give out her identity. As the lady of the company, she had to be cautious with her actions, but as someone insignificant, she could do what she wanted.

Ke was confused but immediately regained her senses. "She is the newest employee but is very capable. She's only a few years younger than me and has already gotten the president's trust. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought her here."

There was a deeper meaning behind Ke's words. She meant Ziyue had connections and was closely related to Muchen. It wasn't her problem if the people there assumed Ziyue was someone 'special' to Muchen. Ke noticed some men averting their eyes after that.

They ate, drank, and chatted. The conversation smoothly flowed from business to other matters.

Ziyue directed the conversation to the topic of Marni's company.

"I heard they recently launched a brand that's become quite popular. Didn't they get a famous celebrity to endorse it?" Ziyue said nonchalantly.

They weren't surprised to hear Ziyue bring Marni up as they were the brand leading the female attire industry. Some of the men there had brought their wives to the luncheon.

One of them said, "Her name's Gu Hanyan. She doesn't look like a local, but I think she grew up in Country J."

When women gathered, it was easy to find a common topic.

Ziyue nodded with a smile. "I agree. She's very pretty. Even our president thinks so. She disappeared for a while after her retirement but suddenly came back and immediately became the ambassador for Marni. I think there must be someone pulling the strings…"

All men like and are curious about beautiful women. I can use these men's influence and money to destroy that woman. It will be a piece of cake. Gu Hanyan may be part of Gricy, but I don't think she has a high position, at least not as high as Shichu or Enyang.

"Ha! That woman!" one of the men scoffed.

Ziyue briefly glanced at him. She recognized the speaker. He looked like the average Country J man and was a general manager at a big enterprise. He was young but had made a name for himself in these circles. When Ziyue had looked back on Hanyan's incident, she had procured evidence of this man gifting Hanyan a yacht a few years ago as a confession of his love. However, Hanyan rejected him. The next day, it made the headlines; 'Popular company executive splurges on confession to a famous celebrity'.

Hanyan carried herself like a noble lady. Even when she rejected men, she did it in her own style. This man was good at his job, but Hanyan had bruised his ego, and he became spiteful.

Ziyue did not think her plan would go without a hitch when she asked to join Ke at this luncheon. She wanted to incite the men's interest in Hanyan, so they would look for her without her prompting. She knew it was a low move but didn't want to hold back toward Hanyan.

Ziyue didn't think she would catch such a big fish.

"I've seen her movies; she's not bad. I think she has a great personality too. There hasn't been any negative news about her." Ziyue acted curious, as though she wasn't acquainted with Hanyan.

"She's just a woman. What's the use of having someone backing her? Who's going to take her seriously?" The man sneered.

Ziyue did not say anything. She silently watched as the man down, drink after drink, and slowly got drunk.

On the other side, Ke was observing Ziyue. She garnered Ziyue had asked to join today to create trouble for Hanyan but didn't want the blame to fall on her.

Ziyue gave Ke a look when she saw that her goal was close at hand.

Ke stood up and announced, "It's getting late. Things have been hectic at the office lately, and I need to report back to the president. Please excuse me for leaving early."

"No worries. You don't need to be so formal, Ms. Nan. We're all friends; we understand."

"Thank you very much."

Ke stroked their ego a little more before pulling Ziyue away.

When they entered the car, Ke spoke to Ziyue with displeasure while buckling her seatbelt. "Mrs. Qin, you scared me to death! Couldn't you give me a heads-up?"

Ziyue smiled, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't want you to worry over something so small."