How We Love - Volume 2 Chapter 8
Chapter 8 – Single Again
Mu Xiaonian should have rested today but he received a phone call from Xu Zhifei in the morning. She said that she would come over in the afternoon to get her hair done because her company’s annual event was tonight and she had pulled an all-nighter yesterday, she wasn’t in her best state.
Mu Xiaonian promptly made all the necessary preparations. He wiped his tools until they were gleaming, put them in his pouch which he strapped across his torso and waited for Xu Zhifei to appear. However, before Xu Zhifei arrived, Yi Hua and the small celebrity unexpectedly arrived and requested that Mu Xiaonian do her hair.
Mu Xiaonian immediately untied the pouch from his torso and slammed it on the table. His answer was simple and clear, “Sorry, my stomach hurts. You should go to a different salon. Also, as long as you come, my stomach will always start hurting.”
The small celebrity suddenly started stubbornly unleashing her rage. Yi Hua threatened Mu Xiaonian using his identity as a lawyer while holding her back. Mu Xiaonian looked at them coldly, a little smirk gracing the corner of his lips. His actions made Yi Hua extremely annoyed, Yi Hua rushed to him and asked, “Boss Mu, did I do anything to offend you? Why do you keep refusing to serve us?”
Mu Xiaonian was about to answer him when the doorbell chimed.
They looked at the door together, Xu Zhifei was standing there.
Her bare face looked slightly haggard, her hair was unkempt and she looked a little messy overall.
She looked at Yi Hua, then moved to the starlet, her face gradually showing clear distress.
She smiled at Yi Hua, “Oh, no wonder you’re always telling me you’re busy recently, turns out you’ve been busy with this.” She retracted her smile and told Yi Hua sternly, calmly, “Could you please, don’t say anything anymore and sit by and wait for me right now?”
She walked past Yi Hua and to Mu Xiaonian, and smiled at him, “I’m putting myself under your care, make me look beautiful!”
Mu Xiaonian looked at her acting strong and smiling and his heart tightened. He very carefully styled Xu Zhifei’s hair and very carefully helped her put on some light makeup.
When Mu Xiaonian bent over to remove the cape, Xu Zhifei tilted her head in the mirror and smiled at him as she asked, “Do I look good? Am I dazzling?”
Mu Xiaonian said nothing and instead gave her a thumbs up in the mirror.
Xu Zhifei stood up. Her look and aura changed at once, instantly replaced with a Missus’s temperament.
It was Mu Xiaonian’s first time seeing her with such an aura, he was enchanted by her beautiful and noble appearance.
Xu Zhifei lifted her chin slightly and told Yi Hua, who had unconsciously stood up from the sofa, “Thank you for staying seated and waiting. Now, I want to inform you, Yi Hua, that we’re breaking up.” She lifted her chin and smiled a perfect smile at him, “Listen to me, I’m proposing we break up.”
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As soon as Yi Hua and the starlet left, Xu Zhifei’s strength collapsed.
Mu Xiaonian closed the door to the salon and turned around to see that Xu Zhifei was squatting on the ground crying. He didn’t say anything and walked to her, silently at her side.
Xu Zhifei cried for a while, wiped her face and stood up. “Okay, I’m fine.”
Mu Xiaonian looked at her red eyes and was a little worried, “Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Xu Zhifei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and squeezed out a smile. “When my family was rich, I didn’t even think about what would happen if I was suddenly penniless. Now that I’m actually poor, I’ve survived regardless, right? Honestly, it wasn’t that scary of a situation!” She wiped the tears that were about to escape again and cackled, “Similarly, it’s not that scary to be without a boyfriend. Anyway, I’ll have you as my good sister, right?”
Mu Xiaonian’s lips twitched a few times. He said nothing in the end, only nodded. What else could he say? She had never felt that way about him, she even regarded him as a sister. Mu Xiaonian comforted himself in frustration, don’t worry, take your time, at least she’s single again now.
Soon afterwards, Xu Zhifei introduced a client to Mu Xiaonian’s salon. She was a young and beautiful female CEO called Wu Jiaying.
Wu Jiaying was generous and took great care of Mu Xiaonian. Not only did she visit often, but she also recommended him to her circle of friends. All her friends were huge international celebrities who were cream of the crop. Under her influence, Mu Xiaonian gradually made a name for himself in the upper echelon of the fashion scene and had begun to become famous overseas as well. He became busier and busier, Wu Jiaying would often drag him along to participate in various activities. Xu Zhifei had gone to see him several times but he wasn’t there. When he came back and suggested she come the next day, Xu Zhifei couldn’t make it. As such, they didn’t cross paths for a long time.