Chapter 162 Inferiority Complex
Meanwhile, Qin Muchen, whom Su Ziyue had spent all her money on in an attempt to move him, returned to his office after his meeting.
When he saw the empty office, he walked over, uncaring of anything as he looked around. His face darkened before he turned around and left. When he passed his secretary, he turned to ask, “Have you seen Ziyue?”
“No, I haven’t.”
The secretary’s answer made his face darken even more. He walked to the elevator with large steps and pressed the button with a blank face. Before the doors could fully open, he was already inside.
The secretary became secretly tongue-tied at this. It seemed like Miss Su did not have any regular relationship with the chairman.
…
Su Ziyue immediately took a taxi back once she had bought the gift. She had just entered the LK building and walked over to the elevator when she saw Qin Muchen stepping right out of it.
“Qin Muchen,” Su Ziyue’s eyes lit up as she called him. Then, as if a thought had struck her, she hid the bag in her hands behind her.
“Where did you go off to?” Qin Muchen walked over to her, his expression somber.
Su Ziyue blinked and moved the bag in her hands even further behind her. With a serious expression on her face, she said, “I just went out for a spin. It was a little boring in the office.”
At her words, Qin Muchen narrowed his eyes slightly. “Did you feel bored waiting for me?”
“No…” Su Ziyue realized that something was off about his gaze, and her voice uncontrollably quietened, making her sound a little at a loss.
Seeing her like this, Qin Muchen’s brows furrowed as he beat himself up over his sudden anger. He then turned and stepped back into the elevator. Su Ziyue obediently trotted in after him, holding the shopping bag self-consciously. When she looked up, she saw that Qin Muchen had his hands in his pockets, looking cool with his blank face. She reached out to take his hand.
The next moment, he reached out and grabbed her slender arm in a vice grip.
He had grabbed her arm countless times before, but never once like this. It made her want to shrink back, and it also made her want him to continue holding her arm like this. Biting her lip, Su Ziyue lowered her head to look at their intertwined arms. Suddenly, her heart was racing.
Was this what it was like… to be moved?
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When they returned to the office, Qin Muchen finally noticed the note placed on the dark surface of his desk; it was the note Su Ziyue had left earlier. When he finished reading it, he turned to glance at Su Ziyue, who was fiddling with her phone quietly while sitting on the couch. He quietly put the note away.
Half an hour later, Qin Muchen took Su Ziyue to Lumiere Jade House for lunch once he was done with his business, but they ran into Gu Hanyan and the others.
Gu Hanyan had been busy filming The Longest Summer lately, so Su Ziyue hadn’t seen her in a while. Gu Hanyan was dressed in a blouse and skirt combo that had been recently released by some brand. She had a long coat on, and her makeup was immaculate as she strode in the center of the procession, looking as attention-grabbing as ever. Fortunately, most of the patrons at Lumiere Jade House were upper crust people, so even Gu Hanyan’s fans were rather contained.
When Su Ziyue caught sight of Gu Hanyan, she unconsciously let go of Qin Muchen’s hand. However, Qin Muchen didn’t even spare a glance at Gu Hanyan and simply pulled Su Ziyue in. Gu Hanyan merely glanced at Qin Muchen as well without calling him either.
Su Ziyue was a little taken aback by this, but she soon understood why.
Qin Muchen had deliberately hidden his identity, while Gu Hanyan was a public figure. If anyone caught wind that she knew Qin Muchen or if she called out to him first, not even the dogs would let Qin Muchen go; they would definitely follow him in secret. Even if Qin Muchen heightened his vigilance, he would still need to drop his guard to go about his business some time. Those dogs would pounce on them eventually and discover that he was the chairman of the LK Group.
At that thought, Su Ziyue frowned slightly.
While it proved that her husband was a great man, he had someone else coveting him. If that someone else was just as impressive as him and came to know Qin Muchen better, Su Ziyue would feel like she was in danger.
Even when they got to their booth, Su Ziyue’s expression was still a tightly-knitted one.
“Time to order.” Qin Muchen slid the menu to her.
Su Ziyue returned to her senses and took the menu, glancing through it in a distracted manner. She picked two dishes before pushing the menu back to Qin Muchen.
Qin Muchen looked at the menu. After flipping through several pages, he asked nonchalantly, “What’s on your mind?”
Su Ziyue abruptly looked up at him. “Nothing…”
“If there’s something on your mind, you can just say it.” Qin Muchen raised his head to look at her as well with a… seemingly encouraging look in his eyes.
An encouraging look…
Su Ziyue was somewhat baffled. Did he think that she was embarrassed about it and needed his encouragement for her to say it?
Seeing how Su Ziyue still didn’t speak up after a while, Qin Muchen became even more sure that he was wrong with his guess. He closed the menu and leaned back, his arms folding behind him as he eyed Su Ziyue. “If you want to become a celebrity, I can make you even more famous than her.”
Her?
Su Ziyue was stunned. “Gu Hanyan?”
“Yes.” Qin Muchen nodded imperceptibly.
While privacy as a celebrity wasn’t that great, if she truly wanted to be one, he could make some concessions.
Su Ziyue was a little confused. She had only just glanced at Gu Hanyan one extra time; why did he think that she wanted to be a celebrity?
“I don’t want to be a celebrity. What’s so great about being one? You get zero privacy, and everything about you gets reported…”
She had never thought about this. Much to her surprise, Qin Muchen’s eyes were half-lidded as he said, “You’ve got a good base already. If you really want to go down this route, you can be even more famous than any other celebrity.”
A look of shock flashed across Su Ziyue’s eyes. What was with that arrogant tone in Qin Muchen’s voice?
Su Ziyue still asked him politely, “Why?”
“Because you’re my wife.” Qin Muchen stuck his chin up a little, looking haughty. His tone was overly self-assured.
However, Su Ziyue knew he was being truthful.
Europe was the economic center of the world, and Qin Muchen was the magnate of Europe’s financial world. In other words, he was the magnate of the world.
All this while, Qin Muchen had been somewhat mysterious, but he was still a perfect man in all other aspects. While Su Ziyue knew of his identity, she rarely thought about the differences between his two identities since he was typically very good with housework and coddled her too much.
This was the first time she realized the great social disparity between the two of them.
An inferiority complex.
This was the first time she had ever felt this way about herself.
When she used to like Gong Zeyang, she had never felt inferior despite her awful reputation.
With Qin Muchen right before her eyes, he completely believed her. When she was with him, she felt clean and pure, but now, a sense of inferiority rose within her.
She nonchalantly took a few sips of water to mask her emotions. Her voice was a little light as she said, “That might not be the case. What if all everyone can remember is that you’re my husband, and not that I’m your wife whenever my name is brought up?”
“Oh?” Hearing that, a smile peeked out of Qin Muchen’s eyes. His lips quirked up, making him look delighted. “I’ll look forward to that.”
