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Chapter 110: Breaking Off with Liu Lan and Retrieving the Contract

Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Breaking Off with Liu Lan and Retrieving the Contract

However, Mo Mo did not appear; instead, the first ones Wu Mu saw were two unexpected visitors.

Duan Ming appeared before him, accompanied by Liu Lan.

Having seen Liu Lan on stage earlier, Wu Mu had guessed that this might happen, so he was not surprised and remained very calm.

Liu Lan looked at him and did not speak directly. Instead, she sized him up, her gaze lingering on his face for two seconds before she smiled and waved, "Baby, long time no see."

Wu Mu just calmly watched her, not saying a word.

Liu Lan seemed to frown slightly, but quickly put on a sincere look and apologized, "Baby, I’m sorry for what happened before. It was my mistake. I’m already divorced. He and I were just arranged by our families. The only person I like is you."

Wu Mu sighed and shook his head helplessly, finally speaking, "Cut out your poor acting. It looks too fake."

Liu Lan’s brows furrowed deeply.

"And stop calling me ’baby.’ Who is your baby?"

"Baby, I really realize my mistake. The only person I’ve ever liked is you from beginning to end." Liu Lan still tried to reach for Wu Mu’s hand.

Wu Mu casually avoided her, looking at Liu Lan with a more serious expression, "Seriously, don’t pull this stunt. I don’t want to make a scene too unsightly."

Strange.

The unfamiliarity previously seen only through TV screens had now materialized, and anger involuntarily rose in Liu Lan’s heart.

She took a deep breath, making one last attempt to salvage the situation with a serious look, "Baby, I am truly divorced, and I really only want to be with you. I’m not lying to you."

"It seems you still don’t understand."

Wu Mu shook his head, his eyes calmly on Liu Lan, "Do you think too highly of yourself? Why should I care about being with you? I don’t want to be with you."

He was not surprised by Liu Lan’s overconfidence.

Liu Lan was just that type of person. Wu Mu’s predecessor had been immersed in feelings that he couldn’t see through, or perhaps didn’t want to wake up from.

But he could see it clearly.

It was simple. Liu Lan was the type who loved herself. She might have felt somewhat for his predecessor, but more so, it was the vanity of having someone dazzling in others’ eyes, willing to give everything to her.

Compared to loving Wu Mu himself, she loved that sense of vanity more.

To her, Wu Mu was just a tool to provide that vanity.

Although Liu Lan had anticipated the worst scenario before coming here, she discovered that this was even worse than she had expected.

She had imagined Wu Mu would struggle reluctantly to accept, imagined that he would refuse with anger and disgust, but she had never envisioned that Wu Mu would dismiss it all so calmly without any disturbance.

This uncontrolled upset deepened the annoyance in her heart, and her tone involuntarily hardened, "What do you mean?"

"The meaning should be clear."

Wu Mu pointed at her, then at himself, "Our relationship ended completely after that incident, and there has been nothing between us since then."

"You’re also a person of dignity; don’t start clinging endlessly."

Liu Lan stared hard at Wu Mu, "Just because I had a husband, you’re acting like this? Didn’t I already tell you that I have no feelings for him?"

"That’s between you and your husband and has nothing to do with me." Wu Mu couldn’t care less about those matters.

Liu Lan was visibly struggling to contain her anger, "Where have I wronged you, other than having a husband? What did I do wrong? Weren’t you just a worthless electronics factory technician years ago? If I hadn’t signed you and promoted you, could you have become this successful? Could you have earned more money than you could in several lifetimes?"

Wu Mu did actually agree with this. If it had been him before his success, he probably would have wished for such luck—an older, beautiful, and wealthy woman who didn’t play any sick games, offering both money and favors. He might have woken up laughing from his dreams.

What issue does a husband pose? Even if there were several husbands, he would feel the money wasn’t honestly earned.

The word ’love,’ when put against these material conditions, seemed rather insincere.

Yet, unfortunately, his predecessor was just that kind of person.

Wu Mu calmly met Liu Lan’s eyes, "You know, what I wanted wasn’t what you mentioned."

His predecessor truly wanted love. He owed nothing to Liu Lan. If not for her, he might still be living like a lump of mud somewhere, and maybe one day, he would meet a girl willing to heal him for a lifetime.

But Liu Lan had ended all that prematurely. He couldn’t even bring himself to be a lump of mud anymore.

"Okay, I don’t want to talk to you anymore about this. Let me reiterate, we no longer have any relationship. Keep your dignity and don’t become someone people look down upon." Wu Mu didn’t want to discuss this further with Liu Lan.

But there was another matter he did want to discuss, "Name your price. What will it take to release my contract? If the price is right, let’s settle this matter early to avoid having to go to court."

The contract had been something Wu Mu had wanted to resolve early on, but back then he had no capital. If Liu Lan had decided to stick to her terms, he would have been in a difficult position.

Now that he had some capital, he wasn’t afraid of Liu Lan holding him back, and he could afford to resolve the matter.

Worried that Liu Lan still didn’t grasp the situation, he specifically reminded her, "It’s no use if you don’t release it. If you don’t, I’ll straightaway sue you in court."

Liu Lan was already struggling to maintain her composure, her heart raging that this man genuinely had no attachment left. Every word and action projected such nonchalance.

She tried to control the fury in her heart and looked deeply at Wu Mu once more, "I don’t need your money."

Then she turned and walked away.

Was she going to release his contract for free?

That was not bad at all—arguably a wicked woman’s final compensation to her predecessor.

Wu Mu’s gaze shifted to Duan Ming.

Duan Ming nodded at him, "I’ll sort out the specifics of the contract and then come to you."

Duan Ming followed and left.

Now that the matter was finally resolved, Wu Mu was undeniably quite pleased.

However, while Liu Lan’s matter was dealt with, a new problem had arisen nearby.

Wu Mu sighed and looked to the side.

There, at the entrance of the lounge, Mo Mo stood, her mouth slightly open, her expression solemn.

Wu Mu smiled and spread his hands toward her, "As you can see, my connection with her has now completely ended."

Mo Mo softly nodded, walked up to Wu Mu, and smiled somewhat reluctantly, "Mr. Wu Mu, I’ve booked a restaurant that serves our hometown cuisine. Let’s go try it."

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