Chapter 1633: Stall for Me

It must have been Chu Yao sowing discord in front of him!

…

After leaving the club, Chu Yao went to consult a familiar lawyer about something. By the time she was done, it was already noon.

She took the chance to go online and check the trending searches.

Number two was still Mo Tingshen’s breakup announcement.

As for Qiao Man making a scene at the hotel and at the company this morning, there wasn’t a whisper of it, not even a blurry picture leaked online.

Makes sense. Lin Shoo’s skills aren’t for show. With him watching, any news can be suppressed; whatever’s on the internet is only what they *want* the netizens to see.

She called Lu Zhenzhen and Nan Jiaojiao separately and asked them to meet at a Chinese restaurant.

Neither of them knew she was back.

Nan Jiaojiao was fine; she’s long used to certain people popping in and out like ghosts. Lu Zhenzhen showed up cursing her out as soon as she arrived.

Chu Yao let her rant; getting an earful or two wasn’t exactly a loss.

Once Lu Zhenzhen ran out of curses, she came clean about having slept with Mo Tingshen.

“I knew it was you,” Lu Zhenzhen snorted. “What were you doing all this time? You’ve been tangled up with him for years, there were plenty of squeaky‑clean chances for you two to get together, but you had to wait till he had a fiancée to jump out. You just handed yourself the homewrecker label on a platter. Are you brain‑damaged?”

Chu Yao spread her hands. “How was I supposed to know I’d actually do it? I’d be fine if he really married her. But who told Qiao Man to come provoke me? One poke and my meridians just opened right up. I seriously can’t let this man go—otherwise who’s gonna worship me in the future?”

Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes and casually flipped her off.

Then she lifted that filthy hand to wave the waiter over. “Excuse me, add a few more dishes to our table.”

She ordered regular spicy dishes, but asked them to crank the heat up several levels. When the food came, they had to dig through a mountain of chilies to find the actual food.

Nan Jiaojiao took two bites, then gracefully spun those dishes in front of Chu Yao. “The princess ordered these for you. Eat more spice, burn off that man‑smell.”

“Stinking of sex, huh?” Lu Zhenzhen tried to pull her over to the same camp.

Nan Jiaojiao really didn’t know how to rate that, but she did have a conscience and didn’t plan to actually poke at Chu Yao’s sore spots. The words were on the tip of her tongue when Chu Yao suddenly asked with a straight face, “Why aren’t you eating? The spice triggered your hemorrhoids or what?”

Nan Jiaojiao: …

How did she manage to link that mouth of hers so naturally to her ass?

“Heh, fuck!”

Nan Jiaojiao sent her a middle finger of a different shape.

In the end, none of them ate more than a few bites of those dishes. Credit where it’s due—when the bill came, since there was so much left, Chu Yao paid extra.

Out of the restaurant, Chu Yao put on her sunglasses. “I’m heading back to the Capital City. I only asked the crew for a day and a half off. If I don’t go now I’ll miss tonight’s night scenes. I’ve seen you, we’ve eaten. If Mo Tingshen asks you about me later, stall him for me.”

Lu Zhenzhen reacted instantly. “What did you do this time?”

Chu Yao looked at her, pressed her lips together, the corners of her mouth tugging sideways, then flashed a big grin and bolted.

Lu Zhenzhen clenched her fist in fury. “Who wants to clean up her mess? What the hell!”

She pulled out her phone and blocked Mo Tingshen’s number and WeChat.

The pressure instantly shifted to Nan Jiaojiao. She wanted to do the same, but they saw each other so often she was afraid it’d be awkward face‑to‑face next time.

“Ugh…”

“What are you sighing for?” Lu Zhenzhen asked.

Nan Jiaojiao looked worried. “When did she go crazy?”

Lu Zhenzhen let out a cold laugh. “No idea. Either way, that kind’s incurable.”

“So what now? Grandpa told me not to hang out with idiots.”

Lu Zhenzhen was instantly amused. She patted Nan Jiaojiao’s head. “It’s fine. The stupid won’t rub off on you.”