Chapter 161 The Strange Lipstick

Chapter 161 The Strange Lipstick

Yun Mu was someone who could let things go. Even if he really was Yunzhe, she wasn't afraid of him!

Moreover, there was still the possibility that it was just a case of mistaken identity.

So she didn't dwell on it and returned to the lab to cultivate medicinal herbs.

Meanwhile, Si Nanjue had been speeding all the way into Solomon.

"Hey, Nanjue over here! What's up with you? You're so late!" Lu Nansen waved at Si Nanjue as he entered.

Si Nanjue drank a cup of wine as punishment and waved his hand. "Don't mention it. I went to take leave for my nephew and ran into a girl with some mental issues who wouldn't let me go!"

"A girl? Maybe she was just trying to hit on you? How did she look?" Lu Nansen, a seasoned playboy, was particularly interested in this topic.

"Yeah, girls these days are so proactive. Did you get her number?"

The guys around them joined in, egging him on.

Si Nanjue thought for a moment. "She looked pretty good, but I didn't get her number. She mentioned her name though, something like... Yun Mu."

Suddenly, the atmosphere became quiet.

Lu Nansen's smile froze on his face. Could it be the Yun Mu he was thinking of?

Beside him, Huo Tingying's expression darkened instantly.

He glanced at Si Nanjue, who felt a cold gaze and paused mid-drink.

Huo Tingying looked at him and then quietly asked Lu Nansen, "Lu Ge, who is that guy? Do we have a grudge?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's jealous because you stole his wife!" Lu Nansen patted his shoulder. "Just got back, huh? Remember to surf the web more often..."

So you know how you died.

Lu Nansen walked over to Huo Tingying with his glass and cleared his throat. "Misunderstanding. Nanjue just got back and doesn't know many things. Don't take it personally."

Huo Tingying crushed out his cigarette in the ashtray and picked up his wine glass with his slender fingers. His voice was low. "Am I the type to hold grudges?"

Yes, you are.

Lu Nansen remained silent.

Huo Tingying downed his glass of wine and said, "Why does that woman Yun Mu attract so much attention? First Qin Ming, now who else?"

"His name is Si Nanjue."

How many men has she attracted already?

Lu Nansen took a sip of his drink. "Given that your fiancée has regained her true appearance, this might happen more often."

Huo Tingying gave him a cold glance.

Lu Nansen refilled his glass.

"What good does it do you to be jealous here?" Lu Nansen thought for a moment and offered advice. "I can help test your fiancée's sincerity and make sure she sticks closer to you."

"You?"

"I'm the playboy of the capital!" Lu Nansen said. "But I have a condition: you need to persuade her to join my experimental base."

"Let's hear it."

Lu Nansen leaned in and whispered a few words. Huo Tingying narrowed his eyes and smiled.

...

These past few days, Huo Tingying seemed unusually busy, leaving early and returning late. Normally, with her about to enter the film set, he should be clinging to her like a hungry wolf.

Strange!

But Yun Mu couldn't pinpoint what exactly was wrong.

One day, Huo Tingying drove her to the set himself. Unexpectedly, she found an unopened lipstick in the glove compartment of the car.

Glancing at it, Yun Mu's heart tightened instinctively.

It was a pure cherry blossom pink from a certain makeup brand, clearly not her style.

Why would Huo Tingying have a lipstick in his car, one that clearly wasn't meant for her?

As Huo Tingying opened the car door, Yun Mu quickly closed the glove compartment and fastened her seatbelt.

Throughout the drive, they exchanged a few words. Until the final goodbye, Yun Mu was still dazed, unable to focus.

Did she just get out of the car like that?

According to her decisive nature, shouldn't she have confronted him right away?

Yun Mu slapped her forehead in frustration.

"What are you doing? What if you hurt yourself? Do you know how valuable your face is now?" Wen Qingqing exclaimed, noticing her odd expression. "What's wrong? Are you nervous about being the lead actress?"

"No, let's go. When do we start the makeup and filming?"

Wen Qingqing checked the schedule. "We only have a night scene today. Let's rest first."

"Oh." Back in the crew's lounge, Yun Mu couldn't resist calling Wen Qingqing over. "Qingqing, can I ask you something?"

"Go on," Wen Qingqing said with a smile as she moved closer. "I know you have something on your mind."

After spending so much time together recently, they had come to understand each other well. How could she not see that Yun Mu had something bothering her?

Yun Mu glanced at her and then lowered her voice to ask, "Tell me, what does it mean when a married man has a lipstick in his car?"

What?

Wen Qingqing immediately jumped up. "Mr. Huo's car has another woman's lipstick?"

Hmm?

How did this girl guess right away that she was talking about Huo Tingying?

"Keep your voice down." Yun Mu pulled her back down.

Wen Qingqing immediately sensed the gossip vibe and almost pounced on Yun Mu.

"Tell me, is the lipstick new or used? If it's new, it might be a gift for you."

Yun Mu thought for a moment and shook her head. "No way. If he were to give me a gift, it wouldn't just be a single lipstick; that would be too cheap."

Given that man's style, if he were to give a gift, it would be an entire set.

Wen Qingqing: "... Could it be that another woman rode in Mr. Huo's car and accidentally left it behind? Or perhaps someone deliberately placed it there, waiting for you to find it? This kind of plot happens all the time in TV dramas."

Yun Mu, being straightforward, found Wen Qingqing's analysis quite reasonable.

"There are these two possibilities." Yun Mu rubbed her chin and narrowed her eyes. "But... who could possibly get into his car?"

Wen Qingqing shrugged. "You'd have to answer that. Think about it—considering your daily life and work, who is most likely to get into Mr. Huo's car?"

The thought of another woman getting into Huo Tingying's car made Yun Mu feel uneasy.

After some contemplation, she couldn't think of any other woman who could get into Huo Tingying's car except herself.

Unless...

"His secretary. Once, when I called Huo Tingying, she answered the phone."

"That must be her! Damn, they're close enough to answer each other's calls. Mr. Huo is really going too far! This woman is definitely trying to provoke you; she's no longer content with being the mistress!"

Before Yun Mu could react, Wen Qingqing was already fuming and rolling up her sleeves.

"This kind of thing can't be tolerated. Yun Mu, tell me who that woman is, and I'll help you expose her!"

Yun Mu held Wen Qingqing back. "Calm down. It's not certain yet. If there really is a mistress, the one who should be worried is her."

That's true.

"Alright, I'm hungry. Go get me something to eat, and remember, make it spicy."

Yun Mu sent Wen Qingqing off, but she herself was lost in thought, staring out the window.

Whose lipstick was it?