At the mention of the Fu family, Song Ning could not help but smile bitterly. "They're just putting on a show. It has nothing to do with feelings whatsoever. They have ulterior motives for wanting me to marry Fu Le."
"Ulterior motives?" Mu Chen was puzzled.
Before Song Ning could explain, the salesperson returned with an album in his hands. Next to him was a man meticulously dressed in a suit; he seemed to be the manager.
The salesperson stuttered, "I'm sorry. This is our manager. We found many..."
The manager interjected and bowed respectfully, "President Mu..."
Mu Chen smiled.. "Don't be nervous. I'm not here to inspect the store."
The salesperson was dumbfounded; the manager was drenched in sweat.
Song Ning was surprised as well. She pulled Mu Chen's arm and asked in a soft voice, "This jewelry store belongs to your family?"
Mu Chen squeezed her hand and said, "It's not your family', It's our family."
The manager smiled and asked, "President Mu, I heard you came to choose a pair of rings?"
Mu Chen nodded and pointed at the salesperson. "He said that my grandmother had commissioned a pair of rings for us. I want to have a look."
The salesperson was on the verge of tears as he said, "I'm sorry, President Mu. I only wanted to show you the photos as a reference. It's not my intention to show your rings to everyone..."
Mu Chen was in a good mood and did not dwell on the matter. "It's okay. You did a good job." Then, he said to the manager, "He's quite professional; don't make things difficult for him. He only wanted to show me the photo as a reference."
The manager hurriedly said, "Apart from this one instance, we don't show the photo to customers in fear of the design being copied. We have many other photos to use as a reference for other customers... I..."
Mu Chen interjected, "Are the rings completed?"
"Yes. I've informed the chairman about it as well. She said to leave them in the shop and that she'll collect them at a later date. We, naturally, didn't put them on display."
Mu Chen was very satisfied. "Bring them out for me now."
"Yes." The manager quickly asked the salesperson to bring the rings out.
When the manager turned around to leave, Mu Chen stopped him. "Hey, don't tell grandmother about this. I want to surprise her."
The manager hastily replied, "Yes, yes, I understand. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Mu Chen looked at Song Ning.
She smiled and shook her head.
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