Chapter 1407

Qiao Mu and Li Yan went outside the hotel for dinner. During dinner, Qiao Mu’s state was completely different from before she went to bed. She was extremely relaxed, chatting and laughing, and did not mention the matter in Zhoucheng again.

Li Yan looked at her helplessly and pinched her cheeks. ” Silly girl, you don’t have to act tough in front of me. You don’t have to force a smile when you’re unhappy. ”

“I didn’t!” Qiao Mu stubbornly refused to admit it.

“Is there anything I don’t understand about you? I can tell what you’re plotting with just a look. Why are you still pretending?”

The smile on Qiao Mu’s face stiffened, and she tugged at the corners of her lips. ” You saw through me? I just don’t want you to worry about me. ”

He glared at her. ” I’m not only worried about you, but I’m also angry. ”

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Qiao Mu lowered her head. ” I know I was wrong, but I really don’t know how to face this matter. ”

“Mu Mu, don’t think too badly of the situation. Zhou Cheng and Shu Xinyu are not the same kind of people. I’ve investigated and found out that Zhou Cheng has been doing charity all his life. He has a good reputation in the local area and is a low-key person. He’s not someone who uses charity to disguise himself. We don’t know what happened between Zhou Cheng and Shu Xinyu back then. From what I see, with Zhou Cheng’s character, if he knew that Shu Xinyu was pregnant, he probably wouldn’t abandon Shu Xinyu and go abroad.”

Qiao Mu thought about it and looked at Li Yan. ” Uncle, can we push back our schedule by a few days? ” I want to stay here for a few more days.”

“Alright.” Li Yan did not ask further and answered readily.

Qiao Mu was still unwilling to accept this. She would regret leaving like this before things were cleared up.

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The next day, Qiao Mu received a call from the art exhibition, saying that the paintings she had bought had already been packaged. She asked if she was in the hotel room and was prepared to send the paintings over.

Qiao Mu didn’t ask him to send it over and said that she would personally go over to retrieve it.

Qiao Mu and Li Yan went to the art exhibition again, but Zhou Cheng was not in the exhibition hall. Qiao Mu was a little disappointed, and just as she was about to leave, Zhou Cheng returned.

“Are Mr. Li and Ms. Qiao here to pick up the painting? I’ve already transferred the money you used to buy the paintings to the poor areas in China. I have information on the poor areas here. If you two are willing, you can continue to do good deeds after you return to China.” As he spoke, Zhou Cheng waved at his assistant, who brought the documents over.

Li Yan smiled faintly. ” Not only is Mr. Zhou a philanthropist, but he also asks the people around him to do good deeds. Since that’s the case, I have no reason to reject him. ”

“Mr. Li is indeed not an ordinary person. My identity has been completely exposed in front of you.” To the public, he was just a painter. Since Li Yan knew that he was a philanthropist, he had naturally investigated him.

However, Zhou Cheng didn’t think too much about it. After all, it was a public welfare exhibition. He bought his painting at a high price. It was only right to investigate whether the money was used for public welfare.

Moreover, Li Yan was generous. He had bought a painting that was worth seven figures with just a word from Qiao Mu. With this man’s cultivation and aura, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

Qiao Mu stood at the side and watched Zhou Cheng and Li Yan calmly converse. Very few people could be so calm in front of Li Yan, and their imposing manner did not falter.

Perhaps Qiao Mu’s gaze was too straightforward, but Zhou Cheng looked at Qiao Mu and smiled. “”Miss Qiao, what do you think of my painting by looking at me like that?”

A hint of panic flashed across Qiao Mu’s eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. ” Mr. Zhou, I won’t hide it from you. I’m very interested in the painting of your first love. I wonder if Mr. Zhou is willing to part with it? ”@@novelbin@@

What she was interested in was not Shu Xinyu’s painting, but the story behind it.