What to do if you become the female lead's best friend?

Chapter 25

Mu Mingcheng temporarily set aside his work, narrowed his eyes, and zoomed in on the picture.

The woman in the photo was smiling happily. He hadn’t expected that her smile would be more beautiful when she was with someone else than when she was with him.

There had been a lot going on at the company these past few days, and Mu Mingcheng had practically been living at the office, let alone finding time to contact Gu Jin.

So, had she already found someone else during this brief period of neglect, even though they hadn’t reached the agreed breakup time yet?

Mu Mingcheng's hands tightened on the table. Suddenly, he set his phone down and pressed the company’s internal line to call his assistant in.

Assistant Fang had also been busy lately, barely getting enough sleep.

He was dozing off at his desk after a brief meal when the phone rang. Rubbing his eyes, Assistant Fang got up and entered the CEO’s office.

"Mr. Mu?"

Standing in front of the desk with his hands clasped, Assistant Fang waited. Since the boss hadn’t spoken, he wasn’t sure what to do and could only stand there.

He felt something was off. The boss was usually decisive, never dragging things out. If this was about work, he would have already been assigned tasks.

But now, the boss just stared at his phone, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, making Assistant Fang feel uneasy.

"Is there something you need?" Assistant Fang asked cautiously.

Mu Mingcheng withdrew his gaze from his phone and gave the assistant a cold glance. "Order me some takeout, and make sure they add extra cilantro."

"Yes, sir." The assistant replied, somewhat puzzled.

The boss called him in just to order takeout? That seemed like overkill.

But orders are orders. Assistant Fang dutifully placed the takeout order for the picky Mu Mingcheng.

He knew a bit about Mu Mingcheng’s dietary preferences and avoided celery and carrots.

After placing the order, he added a special note: extra cilantro.

After the assistant left, Mu Mingcheng made a phone call...

After Fang Yuan sent the photos, he didn’t receive a response from Mu Mingcheng for a while.

He wondered if Mu Mingcheng was busy and hadn’t had time to check his phone.

Otherwise, any man would be infuriated at the sight of such a blatant betrayal, especially someone like Mu Mingcheng.

Fang Yuan continued to sneak peeks from behind the potted plant. Although he couldn’t hear what the pair was saying, it was clear their atmosphere was very good; both were smiling elegantly.

Sitting together, they looked like a shy and romantic campus couple, giving Fang Yuan a sense of absurd harmony.

Ugh! What a terrible thought.

The only person who could be a match for Mu Mingcheng’s woman was Mu Mingcheng himself.

After a few moments of internal struggle, Fang Yuan, feeling heroic and self-sacrificing, walked straight to Gu Jin’s table.

He couldn’t just stand by and watch someone he knew get betrayed.

Before leaving, he politely turned down the female teacher who had wanted to continue their relationship after dinner, "We’re really not suitable for each other. Being with me isn’t good for you."