The Villain’s Contract Lover - CH 075
Title: The Villain’s Contract Lover
Translator: Fringe Capybara
Chapter 75 - Don’t Be So Superstitious (“Ignore me today and I won't even give you the time of day tomorrow.”) (3)
Zhou Ye was the real name of the design Tianna. She was a Chinese French and also one of the top Asian designers in the world right now. She grew up in France and was officially accepted into the high-end custom clothing union as one of their permanent members. She returned to China and continued her work here. Her work appeared among the Top 10 most talked about outfit on the red carpet at every single Festival de Cannes. She was low-key and mysterious and has the status of a goddess in the fashion circle.
The old madam was not young anymore. Not only did she know so much about fashion but she was able to get her hand on such rare custom dress?
Xu WanZhi was very impressed.
Observing her objectively, the butler finally said, “Miss Xu does understand the value of this gift. Giving this to you, then, would not be a waste.”
Xu WanZhi carefully hung the bag on her lower arm and asked, “But how did the old madam…”
“The old madam is a close friend of Ms. Zhou’s mother. The Mu’s and the Zhou’s were very close before they immigrated to France.” The butler explained patiently. “All of the formal dresses of the Mu’s ladies were work of Miss Zhou’s studio.”
“Oh, I see.” Xu WanZhi nodded and said, “I was not aware of that.”
Butler Lin nodded and said, “Anyways, I must thank you for the old madam for referring that doctor.”
By now, the butler was about to wrap up. Xu WanZhi didn’t want to waste this great opportunity so she took it and said softly, “The medicines are secondary. It won’t cure the root of the problem. XiYuan’s illness came so suddenly this time, I fear there are other underlying reasons…”
She purposefully feigned that she was struggling to find the right words.
Seeing that, the butler quickly asked, “What underlying reasons?”
Xu WanZhi frowned and kept on with her show, “Um… I am just an outsider. I am not sure if it’s my place to stay this…”
She dragged out the last word purposefully. After a long while and looking like she had made some sort of grave decision, she finally said, “Okay, I’ll just be blunt. Are there any one born on [dates in traditional Chinese format] who conflict with XiYuan’s birth date? If so, I’m afraid the medicines prescribed by the doctor will not resolve all of his issues.”
The birthday in traditional Chinese format (lunar calendar) was Aunt Hu’s that Xu WanZhi had committed to memory the day Aunt Hu recited her ID number.
As Mu ZhenYu had said, Old Madam Mu might be old but she wasn’t confused. She was a rational person. As evidenced by the fact that she was able to keep the family going or from the fact of her gifting Xu WanZhi clothes for thanking her for curing Mu XiYuan.
That being said, her strong dislike for Xu WanZhi probably came from Aunt Hu. As the saying goes, bad incidents are alright, bad people, not so much. One to two stinky fish can stink up the entire pot.
She would use this opportunity to put some ideas into the old madam’s head – vegetarians who worship the buddha tend to believe in how one person’s birthdate could conflict with another’s. Using that particular weakness of theirs, she could easily get rid of a cannon fodder.
That’s why one should not be superstitious!
Xu WanZhi said it with a most sincere look when she was actually observing Butler Lin’s reaction.
The elderlies knew the lunar calendar very well. As soon she finished saying the date, the butler’s look dropped immediately – it was obvious that she already had it figured out.
That being said, this butler was a reasonable person. As much as she had an idea, she didn’t say anything about it except saying to Xu WanZhi, “There are many at the Mu’s. I’ll need to confirm it once I get back. Regardless, I appreciate that you’ve decided to tell us the truth, Miss Xu.”
“That’s no problem,” said Xu WanZhi and exchanged some more pleasantries with her before she watched her leaving in the sedan.
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