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Chapter 147 Powerless
The masquerade ball was organized at the open-air rooftop of the hotel.
Under the magnificent moonlight, women were boasting their beautiful dance moves while the
gentlemen were socializing among themselves with the tinkle of cocktails.
The event was thoughtfully set up by the hotel. It was not solely designed for adults to indulge
themselves in their social desires. There was also a children’s play area for small families.
Mu Xiaomu was enjoying her time in the children’s area. She was playing tag with the other kids,
chasing around the area. In the end, all of the children started pulling off their masks amid jovial
laughter.
Everyone was seemingly having a pleasant time except Mu Zhi, who was the odd one out.
She was here to avoid Lu Junnian.
When Mu Zhi recalled how she scrambled to get away from her room, she started laughing at herself
amusingly. At this moment, a man with a fox masquerade mask gradually approached Mu Zhi. He bent
forward from the waist to invite her to dance.
Mu Zhi had been hanging around the children’s area the moment she stepped onto the rooftop.
Courteously refusing the man’s offer, she pointed at Mu Zhi, who was playing at a fair distance away.
In response, the man left reluctantly.
It did not take long for another man to take turns approaching her on various excuses. However, every
one of them was met with rejection.
One of the men was seemingly reluctant to leave her.
Standing at the balcony, Lu Jinye caught sight of the man – a man who rocked a lion masquerade
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He approached Mu Zhi tactfully, then invited Mu Zhi for a dance. Similarly, Mu Zhi pointed in the
general direction of the kids as a rejection, beckoning that she was a mother who needed to look after
her child.
The man circled the dance floor in desolation before coming back to Mu Zhi for the second round of
invitation.
“The kids will be safe here, we can just hang around the children’s area. Miss, I really like you.”
Mu Zhi maintained a courteous front as she declined him, “Thank you for your gesture, maybe next
time.”
Once again, the man with the lion mask walked away in despair.
Mu Zhi thought that was the end of it. Thus, she diverted her attention back to Mu Xiaomu.
But not long after, she realized the same man came trudging up to her again.
This time, he had a glass of mojito in his hand. He casually approached Mu Zhi and handed the glass
to her while pointing afar at a few men.
“Those are my friends, they know that I like you so they’re pushing me to woo you. I’m quite
embarrassed now because I have been rejected twice. Without any choice, I could only treat you to a
glass of mojito.” Said the man dolefully as he pointed at the few men not far away.
Mu Zhi looked at the mojito, contemplating to refuse it once more.
But before she could say a word, the man added, “You could have it here, there’s no need to stay away
from your child. Miss, I suppose that should be convincing enough, right? Miss, please accept it, or I’m
gonna jump off the building.”
“It’s just too humiliating at this point. I can’t even invite a woman I like to dance.’
Mu Zhi was helpless, listening to the man’s lamentations. She received the glass and took a small sip
at the mojito.
Seeing that Mu Zhi finally complied, the man was contented. He introduced himself, “My name is
David, I’m in room 2709, you’re welcome to come have fun tonight.”
His remark instantly put Mu Zhi off.
She did not even care to respond to him. Standing up, she was looking to move away from the man.
Fortunately, the man did not appear to want to pester her. Holding his glass of wine, he slowly returned
to where he came from.
Mu Zhi took a seat on another chair, checking the time intermittently. Lu Junnian should be here now,
she thought to herself. He’ll leave when he notices I’m not around. Taking into account the time Lu
Junnian might take to search for her, Mu Zhi estimated that fifty minutes should be more than enough
before the coast was clear!
When the time was up, Mu Zhi decided to bring Mu Xiaomu back to the room for bed.
However, as soon as she rose to her feet, a dizziness sensation struck her.
She did not read much into it, pinning it on fatigue from the past few days. She bit the bullet, and
headed towards Mu Xiaomu, telling her that it was time to go.
She started coaxing Mu Xiaomu to leave.
“Mama, your face is so red.”
Mu Xiaomu bade farewell with her newly made friends obediently, and came before Mu Zhi, saying in
her little girl’s voice.
Upon getting pointed out by Mu Xiaomu, Mu Zhi caressed her face subconsciously… Why is it burning?
After caressing her face, the scorching hot sensation grew from the cheeks to all over her body, adding
to the initial dizziness!
It had just occurred to Mu Zhi that something was not right. It might be due to the high alcohol content
of the mojito earlier, hence her drunkenness. Mu Zhi hurriedly brought Mu Xiaomu and headed
downstairs.
While waiting for the elevator, a few men came up to Mu Zhi.
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Mu Zhi’s vision was starting to obscure. She was putting all effort to maintain her poise, clutching Mu
Xiaomu’s hand firmly, and shuffled to the side.
However, the man did not seem to be bothered by Mu Zhi’s movements. He took a step towards Mu
Zhi, leaning into her.
The man had taken off his mask. He had gold hair and blue eyes. Despite his fine looks, his face was
relatively scrawny while his eyes, which were staring at Mu Zhi fixedly, appeared to be… Blatantly
lustful. His gaze made Mu Zhi want to move backward.
“What is it? We were just having a drink earlier. Don’t you recognize me anymore?”
The man said in a sinister tone.
He turned his face to me in between his words, saying, “It’s me.”
Following that, he put his mask back on!
It was the man who wore the lion mask!
Mu Zhi’s eyelids were crashing down in this instance. But she continued to will herself awake, “The
elevator is here. You can go first, I just remembered that I left something behind.”
Then, she held Mu Xiaomu, preparing to return to the ball venue.
However, the man had reached out to clasp her wrist, “What did you forget? Wait for me on my bed, let
me go get it for you.”
In response to his mischievous words, Mu Zhi had the impulse to slap him across the face.
But she was drained of strength.
Lifting her hand in the air, she was as feeble as a kitten.
Meanwhile, standing next to her, Mu Xiaomu started wailing fearfully!
Lu Jinye had been gazing at Mu Zhi, but… He was overly captivating. A pack of women appeared out
of nowhere, and swamped him, wanting to get to know him.
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