Chapter 136 His Bottom Line (2)
Su Ziyue did not get up from the floor. Instead, she merely took a glance at him smilingly while she gave Beef another gentle rubbing with the hand that she had on its head.
Then, she said while looking at Beef, “Your Daddy’s here.” With its head tilted, Beef cast a glance at her and then directly ran toward Qin Muchen.
Although Su Ziyue was still holding its leash, her grip was loose, so Beef just ran away while dragging the leash along with it.
When it reached Qin Muchen, it jumped to put its front paws on the legs of his pants, then it slid down again.
As though being dissatisfied with this, it tried again, but it still slid down in the end. Hence, it gave up and just sat aside obediently, looking up at Qin Muchen as it gave him two short barks.
For some reason, Su Ziyue felt that its bark was to call Qin Muchen ‘Daddy’.
Qin Muchen furrowed his brows and glanced at Beef, then he walked toward Su Ziyue. “Why are you sitting on the floor?”
“I’m tired from running around with your son.” Su Ziyue laughed and pointed at Beef.
Beef seemed to understand her words as it had run back, sitting beside Su Ziyue and facing Qin Muchen and gave another two short barks.
Its expression looked as though it was saying, ‘Look! It’s me!’
Su Ziyue was rendered speechless.
With a poker face, Qin Muchen pulled Su Ziyue up, opened the car door and pushed her into it. Then, he quickly closed the door.
When he got into the car from the other side, Su Ziyue peeked at Beef who was looking at her pathetically at the roadside and then turned her confused gaze to Qin Muchen. “Beef is still out there…”
Qin Muchen gave it a sidelong glance and said indifferently, “Oh.”
Oh?
He asked her back, “Doesn’t it love running around?”
So, Qin Muchen intends to let Beef run after our car?
When Su Ziyue turned her head to look at the innocent Beef and was going to open the door to bring it in, Qin Muchen had begun driving the car away.
Su Ziyue turned her gaze to him. “You…”
Qin Muchen ignored her but drove slower.
Beef finally caught up when the car stopped before the villa. However, it collapsed upon reaching the car’s trunk.
With its tongue stuck out, Beef was sprawled on the floor and panting heavily. However, it still fixed its bright gaze on Qin Muchen and Su Ziyue.
Feeling funny yet pitiful at the scene, Su Ziyue walked over and stroked its tummy, making it feel so comfortable that it shook its head.
“Bring this in first.” Qin Muchen handed Su Ziyue a bag of vegetables to send her away.
After Su Ziyue had walked away, Beef cast a glance at Qin Muchen and then turned over on its side, not looking at him.
Since the Border Collie was the smartest pet dog, it could definitely sense a person’s kindness or malice.
Qin Muchen arched his brow upon seeing its reaction. Then, he stretched out his arms to hold its legs and turned its furry body over.
Qin Muchen fixed his gaze on it and said seriously, “Although you’re also smart, beautiful and short-tempered just like her, she’s my wife. No matter what, you can never bully her. Do you understand?”
Beef seemed to have sensed Qin Muchen’s hostility as it did not dare to move and remained lying on its back.
Qin Muchen furrowed his brows. “You didn’t understand me?”
Dogs and humans were different after all; it would have been weird if Beef understood him.
Beef was walking around the dining table when dinner time was approaching.
Since dogs needed dinner too, Su Ziyue kindly took out its bowl and put it beside the dining table.
She only sat at the dining table for her meal after giving Beef its dried food and washing her hands.
Beef had always enjoyed its dried food, but it walked away after giving it a sniff. Then, it started walking around the dining table again.
After a while, it sat down and fixed its innocent gaze on the couple who was having their dinner.
As Su Ziyue had taken a piece of braised beef at that moment, she said after taking a glance at Beef, “Do you want this?”
The moment she said that, Beef titled its head from left to right.
Taking the hint, Su Ziyue threw the piece of beef into its bowl, upon which Beef swiftly picked it up and ate it.
After swallowing it down, it sat down obediently and looked at Su Ziyue again as though it was a student in class.
Nevertheless, it was not recommended to feed Beef anything other than dried dog food at its young age. Other than the fact that Beef should not be fed too much meat, there were other added ingredients in the braised beef, which might not be suitable for Beef’s diet.
Hence, Su Ziyue could only ignore its expectant gaze.
After staring at Su Ziyue for a while, Beef seemed to realize that its female owner had no plans to give it another piece of meat. Lowering its head, it nudged its bowl with its mouth and then looked at Su Ziyue.
At this moment, Qin Muchen, who had been quiet, suddenly called out, “Beef.”
Upon hearing someone calling its name, Beef turned to look at Qin Muchen.
Qin Muchen looked at it expressionlessly. “Eat what’s in your bowl.” He sounded threatening.
In response, Beef gave a short bark and then went to eat its dried food somewhat reluctantly.
Before sleeping, Su Ziyue was reading the news on her phone while lying on the bed.
The top news was about the incident between her, the Su Group and Gu Hanyan.
When she scrolled on, she saw headlines that read, ‘Top Management Team From the LK Group Praises Director Su for Her Humbleness and Eagerness of Learning…”
After clicking on the news, she saw the photo of Mr. Sun, the man whom she had negotiated a partnership with before. He seemed to be on a finance show in the photo.
Su Ziyue still remembered Mr. Sun. Although he was a serious and rigid man, she really learned a lot of things from him.
However, at this critical moment, the motive behind his praise was self-evident.
Su Ziyue scrolled on again and realized that several mainstream news media had begun to refute the news in the morning.
These news articles seemed to help Su Ziyue prove her innocence.
Not only were the phrases used cautiously chosen, but the articles were also guiding the public opinion.
After reading through a few news articles attentively, Su Ziyue was able to guess the person behind this.
When Qin Muchen walked out from the bathroom, he saw Su Ziyue being deep in her thoughts with her head tilted.
He kissed her forehead and asked, “What’s on your mind?”
“Did you pay the media to clear my name?” Su Ziyue turned her gaze to him and touched his forehead with her finger.
Qin Muchen grabbed her hand and seemed indifferent. “You’re clean anyways.”
Being rendered speechless, Su Ziyue could not help but be reminded of a child actor’s line from a parenting program. We’re clean!
On Monday, Su Ziyue went to Su Group early in the morning.
Everyone in the company already knew about the incident during the press conference on the previous day.
Hence, Su Ziyue could feel that everyone was treating her slightly differently than usual upon reaching the company.
They were not as passionate as before, but neither were they acting in a distant manner with her.
Su Ziyue pursed her lips and her smile faded away, making her look somewhat aloof.
Instead of going back to her office, she directly headed to Su Youcheng’s office.
After waiting for half an hour, Su Youcheng finally arrived.
When Su Youcheng entered his office and saw Su Ziyue, he frowned and threw a copy of the newspaper before her, then he said sternly, “Is this the so-called ‘taking full responsibility’ that you’ve told me?”
