He said he had something to do, but when Li Xiaoheng got off the plane, he found that Tao Mu had come to the airport to pick him up in person. And it was not the previous model of waiting for people secretly in the parking lot, but he went to the station openly holding a pick-up sign. Behind him were entertainment reporters hiding in plain sight and fans and passers-by taking photos with their mobile phones.

"So grand?" Li Xiaoheng was a little surprised, and he curled the corners of his mouth in a reserved smile to hide the excitement that was constantly churning in his heart, and the little arrogance that was rippling all over his body no matter how hard he tried to hide it. He stretched out his arms and hugged Tao Mu - the most common kind of hug in social etiquette. Then, while hugging him, he whispered to Tao Mu, "I'm a little flattered."

The warm breath sprayed on Tao Mu's earlobe, and the tip of Tao Mu's ear turned slightly red. But he said seriously: "It should be."

He also curled his lips towards Li Xiaoheng, as if smiling: "Mr. Li, you took the time out of your busy schedule to come here. To show my sincerity, I should come and receive Mr. Li in person."

Li Xiaoheng suppressed his laughter and said politely, "You are too polite."

A group of media reporters standing behind Tao Mu took photos crazily. The flashes clicked. Assistant Jiang, who was following behind his boss, eyelids twitched. He glanced at his boss who "said there was no need to come, but his tail was honestly shaking like a propeller", then glanced at the media reporters who were unaware of it, and a small group of fans with weird eyes, and pushed his glasses expressionlessly.

Tao Mu certainly didn't notice Assistant Jiang's crazy comments. He took Li Xiaoheng's suitcase and asked, "How many days can you stay here?"

"Two days." Li Xiaoheng responded with a smile. He had to find a way to squeeze it out during these two days. After signing the documents that had to be processed, the remaining items were discussed in a video conference.

Tao Mu also knew that Li Xiaoheng's schedule was very full, and it was not easy to spare two days. It's a pity that the filming of "Soldier King" has reached a very important stage, and Tao Mu, the male lead and producer, can't leave at all. I can only let Li Xiaoheng down——

"Do you want to go hang out on the set?"

Li Xiaoheng raised his eyebrows, and quickly calculated the route and time from the set to the airport, and asked, "You haven't had dinner yet. Let's go have dinner first. Are you going to shoot a night scene tonight?"

Li Xiaoheng originally planned that if Tao Mu was shooting a night scene, the two of them would go back to the set directly after dinner. If Tao Mu doesn't have a scene at night, the two will go back to the hotel and go to the set together tomorrow morning.

However, Li Xiaoheng took a look at the dark circles under Tao Mu's eyes - in fact, they were not very obvious, because Tao Mu's skin color was very dark now. But Li Xiaoheng still noticed: "You haven't slept well recently?"

The waiting hall was crowded with people. Li Xiaoheng took out his cell phone and sent Tao Mu a message: [Don't take pictures tonight. Let’s go back to the hotel directly after dinner. I won’t bother you. 】

Tao Mu glanced at their boss Li, lowered his head and replied: [Then go back to the hotel. 】

After a pause, he sent another message: [Actually, I’m not afraid of you making a fuss. 】

The one being teased didn't react much, but the one who teased first had red ears and calmly put the phone back into his pocket. He followed Tao Mu in a daze all the way until he was surrounded by the daring reporters. Only then did Li Xiaoheng realize that Tao Mu came here alone without any bodyguards or assistants!

"Mr. Tao, what stage has the filming of "Soldier King" reached? What interesting things happened on the set? Can you tell us?"

"Mr. Tao, this is your first time playing the leading male role. What do you think?"

"What do you think the ratings of "Soldier King" will be after it airs? Will it exceed "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" and "Fashion Storm" that you previously supervised?"

In between, there were also the concerned shouts of the ceramics—

"Twilight, Twilight, look over here. You look so handsome today?"

"Twilight, you're all tanned. It must have been very hard to film this?"

"Twilight, you have to take good care of yourself!"

Li Xiaoheng, who had always been the focus of the crowd since he was a child, followed Tao Mu silently, watching with interest as Tao Mu was surrounded by a group of people and questioned. Then a girl asked excitedly, "Boss Li, did you come to City X this time specifically to visit Mumu?"

The terminal hall was extremely noisy, but after this not-so-loud question was asked, the surrounding entertainment reporters and fans suddenly fell silent. Then he stared at Li Xiaoheng's face with burning eyes.

——In fact, they all want to ask this question. But as everyone knows, Mr. Li of Xiaoheng Capital, the eldest son of the Li family in Beijing, has always been low-key, serious, deep and introverted. He hates cameras and spotlights the most and never accepts media interviews unless necessary. To be precise, Li Xiaoheng has only been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal since he founded Xiaoheng Capital when he shorted international crude oil. After returning to China for so long, no other media outlet has been able to successfully interview Li Xiaoheng himself except Feixun.com.

Due to this reason, other reporters were reluctant to approach. Now there are real warriors asking this question for them. The reporters were concerned about sales, so of course they all kept their eyes and ears open to see Li Xiaoheng's attitude.

Li Xiaoheng is indeed a man who doesn't like standing in front of the camera. However, when it comes to Tao Mu, there are always exceptions.

He glanced at the little girl with messy red hair who was squeezed in the crowd, smiled slightly, and admitted: "She came to visit our CEO Tao."

Speak up!

A group of reporters suddenly became excited and subconsciously rushed forward with cameras and microphones raised: "Boss Li, are you here specially to visit Boss Tao?"

"Boss Li, what do you think of Boss Tao's acting skills? Do you watch TV dramas starring Boss Tao in your free time?"

"Mr. Li, are you interested in acting? If one day Mr. Tao invites you to play a guest role in a drama, will you agree?"

“…”

As expected of a reporter in the entertainment gossip section, the questions he asks are all so unique and insightful. Li Xiaoheng answered the questions seriously at first, but later he had to weigh his options again and again. I was afraid that one wrong word might arouse the suspicion of these reporters. So, under the tension, Mr. Li regained his cool and aura of a domineering president. Even the answers to the questions were concise.

"Yes", "very good", "yes"...all the answers consisted of no more than three words. The media reporters who were listening to the interview on the spot broke out in cold sweats, not knowing how they had offended the domineering president. Will it result in the consequence of "this reporter asked a bad question, or it caused their newspaper to go bankrupt"?

Tao Mu stood by and tried not to laugh, watching their CEO Li answer all kinds of gossip questions from strange angles with a straight face. His aura was almost the same as answering reporters' questions at an international financial summit. So handsome!

Tao Mu couldn't help it, he took out his mobile phone and took a few photos on the spot and uploaded them to his Feixun.

It wasn't until Li Xiaoheng got into the car with Tao Mu that he discovered the Feixun that Tao Mu had just updated. Looking at the comments from netizens below, Li Xiaoheng couldn't help but have the same question: "What does it mean to be so handsome that it's completely flawless?"

"You were so full of energy and hormonal energy just now, you were so handsome that it touched my heart. I felt like Cupid had shot me in the heart with his arrows, my whole body was pierced to pieces!"

Tao Mu teased casually, but Li Xiaoheng was so happy that even his hair fluttered in the air.

Such a beautiful explanation. To round it off, their President Tao confessed to him in front of hundreds of millions of netizens!

Li Xiaoheng couldn't help but feel dizzy, typing away on his phone with both hands. However, more than half an hour had passed, and Tao Mu had already driven to the hotel, but Li Xiaoheng still hadn't sent the message that he wanted to tag Tao Mu.

Tao Mu always drove seriously, and he didn't notice that Li Xiaoheng was fiddling with his phone to send a message. I thought Li Xiaoheng was busy working. However, after Tao Mu stopped the car, he saw Li Xiaoheng's slightly tangled expression, and instantly figured out what was going on. Li Xiaoheng was playing with his phone just now, so he was definitely not working. Because Li Xiaoheng, who is immersed in work, would never show such an expression.

Tao Mu had to admit that the reason why he was attracted to Li Xiaoheng was that he wanted to do business with Li Xiaoheng. In addition to the aura bonus bestowed on Li Xiaoheng by the memories of his previous life, the most important reason is Li Xiaoheng's state at work. That kind of self-confidence and strength made Tao Mu feel too safe. So much so that Tao Mu subconsciously felt that as long as Li Xiaoheng was by his side, there was nothing he couldn't accomplish.

But now, Mr. Li, who he thought was omnipotent, was actually in trouble. Tao Mu curled his lips and couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to reply to your message." Li Xiaoheng shook his phone at Tao Mu and said frankly.

Tao Mu chuckled and stretched out his hand: "I'll do it."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoheng put his phone in Tao Mu's hand. Tao Mu took the phone and poked it a few times, then returned it to Li Xiaoheng.

Li Xiaoheng looked down and saw that his account had forwarded and liked the message that Tao Mu had just sent, but there was nothing written on it.

Li Xiaoheng: "?"

Tao Mu just smiled and said nothing. However, netizens who were following the two people’s messages were already going wild.

"What the hell is going on? I'm not good at Chinese, but how can I describe a handsome man as being utterly shattered?"

"What hatred or grudge? Are you sure Tao Mu and Mr. Li are really good friends? Isn't this adjective too weird?"

“Do capitalists also have the fake brotherhood that exists in the entertainment industry?”

"The sister above is too naive. Is it because there are so many fake relationships in the capital circle?"

"Am I the only one who thinks Tao Mu's description of President Li being so handsome that he is completely exhausted is very appropriate? Oh, I also think that I am completely exhausted by President Li's handsomeness."

"+1 to the above, I can understand this feeling of being completely shattered. I feel like I was shot by Cupid's arrow, and President Li was so handsome that I was pierced by thousands of arrows."

"So, Mr. Li forwarded the message without any comments, which means silence is better than words at this moment?"

"I've already written a 100,000-word essay in my head!"

"The couple upstairs, get out of here!"

“…”

Tao Mu proudly shook his phone at Li Xiaoheng: "See. Netizens are all geniuses at reading comprehension."

Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu's smug look and couldn't help but smile.

Then an idea suddenly occurred to him and he took out his cell phone and sent another message.

Tao Mu's phone rang, he picked up the phone, unlocked the screen and clicked on the Feixun homepage. Li Xiaoheng sent a new message, still forwarding Tao Mu's "so handsome he's utterly flawless" message, but with an extra picture.

A picture of Yunnan Baiyao's packaging.

This time it was Tao Mu's turn to "?"

Even though Tao Mu was good at dealing with people and was good at figuring out people's hearts, he still didn't understand the meaning of Li Xiaoheng's action. I could only ask in confusion: "What does this mean?"

"You are completely exhausted by my handsomeness. I am your Yunnan Baiyao." Li Xiaoheng smiled gently.

I recalled the explanation I had just given to Li Xiaoheng about being "so handsome that a thousand arrows can pierce your heart." Tao Mu: "..."

So what kind of cruel and inhumane logic is this? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"Your love talk is too earthy!" Tao Mu couldn't help but complain: "This is not just earthy dregs, this is soil dug directly from the tomb!"

Before Tao Mu finished speaking, Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "That's right. It's just a complaint from my Mu Mu."

As Li Xiaoheng spoke, he suddenly came over and kissed Tao Mu like a chicken pecking at rice: "It is said that soil also has a taste. Let me taste it, what does your complaint taste like?"

"Salt and pepper spare ribs!" Li Xiaoheng smiled and put the peeled shrimp into Tao Mu's bowl: "Eat more."

"Eat shit, I'm so angry with you!" Tao Mu snorted, and said with a feeling of dissatisfaction: "Even if Yunnan Baiyao becomes a spirit now, it can't make up for my wounded heart."

Tao Mu was simply unbelievable. When Mr. Tao from their family speaks seriously, his words are much more sweet than love words. Why is he asked to show off his affection now? Can he show a photo of Yunnan Baiyao?

The change of thinking is so great that even the most imaginative netizens wouldn’t be able to figure it out, right?

Tao Mu couldn't believe that their first show of affection would end in failure.

Looking at Tao Mu's indignant and aggrieved look, Li Xiaoheng smiled. Of course he couldn't tell Tao Muming that he did it on purpose. Because Li Xiaoheng was worried that Tao Mu had such a big change because of the stimulation of Chen Chen's words.

When people are stimulated, they may act impulsively. Although Li Xiaoheng was very happy that Tao Mu was finally going to give him a status, he was more worried that Tao Mu's decision was just impulsive and he would regret it when he calmed down.

It was related to Tao Mu's future career plan, and Li Xiaoheng didn't want Tao Mu to have any chance of regretting it. So he temporarily suppressed Tao Mu's excitement and waited at least one night. If Tao Mu still has no regrets when he wakes up tomorrow morning. So no matter whether Tao Mu wants to make his relationship public or what he wants, Li Xiaoheng will fully support him.

Li Xiaoheng did not express these concerns explicitly. He was not the kind of man who would spoil the mood when he was next to Tao Mu. After Tao Mu calmed down, he also realized the deep meaning of Li Xiaoheng.

My heart suddenly felt a little swollen.

"Why are you..." Tao Mu felt a stuffy throat. Their President Li is really like that. He can remain absolutely calm no matter what the environment is.

"Don't think too much." Li Xiaoheng took off his gloves, squeezed Tao Mu's palm, and advised gently: "You are very tired. Have a good rest tonight, and we will talk about it tomorrow morning if there is anything."

Then Li Xiaoheng really fulfilled his promise and did not bother Tao Mu again when he returned to the hotel that night. After taking a shower and drying their hair, they went straight to bed. Although little brother Li was very energetic all night, Li Xiaoheng just hugged Tao Mu who was curled up in his arms and lay quietly all night.

It wasn't until the next morning that Tao Mu woke up, took a shower, had breakfast, and was absolutely sober. He held the chopsticks and said, "Let's make it public."

Li Xiaoheng finally let go of his worries and replied in a gentle voice, "Okay."

Although they have decided to make their relationship public, the actual implementation obviously cannot be so hasty. Not to mention the identities of Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng, there are also Feixun.com and Xiaoheng Capital represented by the two. Just looking at Tao Mu's profession as an actor, there are almost no artists in the domestic entertainment industry who are busy announcing their love affairs as soon as they turn 20.

She hasn't even reached the legal age for marriage!

Meng Qi was furious when he learned about this over the phone. I don't understand what kind of magic potion that bastard Li Xiaoheng had fed their little Tao Mu that he would agree to such an outrageous request.

"It has nothing to do with Li Xiaoheng. I just wanted to make it public." Tao Mu explained for Li Xiaoheng. Of course he couldn't mention such a ridiculous truth as reincarnation to his father Xiao Qi. Firstly, I was afraid that Meng Qi would not understand, and secondly, I was afraid that Meng Qi would worry. I simply found another reason: "I just think there's no need to be so secretive all the time. It's not illegal to be in a relationship—"

"It's not against the law. But have you considered your fans, work team, and partners?"

Meng Qi said bluntly: "Yes, although the country has passed the Same-Sex Marriage Law, homosexuals are still a minority in the whole society. They are outliers and a minority. Moreover, you are an idol with over 10 million fans and the founder of Feixun.com with a net worth of over 10 billion. Have you ever thought about the impact of your publicizing your sexual orientation on your acting career and Feixun.com?"

"Don't forget that you are currently working with the military to film a military recruitment propaganda drama! If you announce your sexual orientation and relationship at this time, will it have a negative impact on the ratings and reputation of "Soldier King"?"

When an actor makes his relationship public, it can never be seen as a personal act. Instead, we need to consider the entire team, and even all the interests surrounding the actors.

"I've considered all of this." Tao Mu said gently, "It's because I thought too much before, so I don't want to think about it now."

Hearing Tao Mu's unusual tone, Meng Qi raised his eyebrows: "Are there any other reasons?"

"I just feel that life is short. Instead of constantly chasing an uncertain future and unrealized benefits, it is better to cherish the present." Tao Mu paused, and then said: "And I'm not saying that I will make my relationship public right away. "Soldier King" will be finished in a month. I have already discussed with the national Taiwan businessmen and scheduled it directly for the Golden Theater during the National Day. The team also needs to do a good job of public relations after the public relationship. In half a year, everything should be ready, right?"

There is no better son than a father. Of course, Meng Qi could hear Tao Mu's firm determination from his overly gentle voice. He sighed slightly and asked, "Is this necessary? With your and Li Xiaoheng's status, no one would dare to disclose this matter unless you two take the initiative to disclose it."

"Isn't it better to just keep the status quo? You are still so young, it's not too late to announce your relationship even when you are thirty."

"But that would be too unfair to Li Xiaoheng." Tao Mu sighed, "Dad Xiao Qi, I don't want to disappoint him."

Meng Qi sighed slightly. He could understand Tao Mu's thoughts. But he couldn't bear to blame his own child, so he could only agree unhappily: "That's right. That kid is in good condition, there's nothing shameful about him."

After all, it's just two young people meeting the right person at the right time and falling in love. Their Tao Mu doesn't make a living by being a single idol. As the most successful investor and producer in the domestic entertainment industry, he won't lose good scripts just because he makes his relationship public. And he doesn't have any endorsement contracts. If you think about it carefully, there won’t be any real impact even if it is made public.

At most, you will get a few comments from irrelevant netizens! As for everyone's current concerns about whether it will affect the box office and ratings - nothing has happened yet, so there is no need to worry so much. Besides, there are so many superstars and celebrities in the entertainment industry who marry and have children, and I have never seen anyone stop filming or working after getting married. Isn’t it still winning awards and box office?

Compared to these actors who have no foundation, their Tao Mu already has a lot of capital and confidence!

What's more, the two children have even met each other's parents, and it would be unreasonable not to give them a status.

Thinking of this, Meng Qi finally let it go.

"It's up to you!" The cabbages that had been raised for so many years were finally eaten by the pigs. Meng Qi, as a father, couldn't help but feel sad, but he still reminded: "But before we officially announce it, you should also be careful. Don't create unnecessary complications. At least wait until the two public relations teams come up with a specific response plan."

"Yeah!" Tao Mu nodded in agreement. After hanging up the phone, she hooked her finger and put her arms around Li Xiaoheng's chin, sitting behind him, and said with a smile: "Dad agrees!"

The newly formed Yunnan Baiyao Essence simply rested his chin on Tao Mu's neck and asked with a smile, "Can I upgrade from Yunnan Baiyao Essence to Plaster Essence in the future?"

Tao Mu didn't understand, and asked subconsciously: "What do you mean?"

Li Xiaoheng chuckled, leaned close to Tao Mu's ear, and whispered teasingly: "For internal use, switch to external use."

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Tao Mu's face flushed, and he elbowed Li Xiaoheng in the chest. He stood up and left: "Hurry up, we have to hurry to the set!"

Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu's slightly panicked back and curled the corners of his mouth.

Compared to the plain warmth of Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng, Shen Yu on the other side was not so lucky.

Chen Chen is a person with very strong execution ability. Just as Tao Mu said, even if it was to test Shen Yu and to verify whether these many reincarnations were really meaningful, Shen Chen felt that he needed to follow Tao Mu's advice.

So after returning to Shanghai, Shen Chen called Shen Yu. Let him go to the hospital to take care of the sick Shen Shiyuan.

It has to be said that even if Shen Shiyuan's original intention to be good to Shen Yu was criticized, judging from his actions alone, Shen Shiyuan did not do anything wrong to Shen Yu. Because Shen Yu was useful, Shen Shiyuan treated Shen Yu even better than his own daughter.

So Shen Yu was very happy when he received the call. He really wanted to take care of Shen Shiyuan and ease the relationship with the Shen family. It would be best if we could restore the harmonious and warm atmosphere we once had.

However, what Shen Yu did not expect was that the most severe scene he faced after arriving at the hospital was not what he had imagined, the sarcasm and difficulties posed by Mrs. Shen and her daughter. In fact, because they had received instructions from Shen Chen in advance, although Mrs. Shen and Shen Yan disliked Shen Yu, they did not make things too difficult for him. Just ignore him and pretend there is no such person in the room.

What really made Shen Yu feel embarrassed and disgusted was that Shen Chen actually ordered him to take care of Shen Shiyuan's excrement and urine, and do those dirty things that only a caregiver would do.

Shen Yu had been spoiled by the Shen family since he was a child. He had never even washed dishes. How could he tolerate such a thing? He felt so disgusted that he suggested to Chen Chen that he should find a nurse. But was rejected by Chen Chen.

"The Shen family has been kicked out of the management of the Shen Group. I spent a lot of money to bail my mother out. Now I don't have much money." Shen Chen said this, and did not forget to remind Shen Yu, saying meaningfully: "And Yu Qingqing's son, he can be regarded as your brother."

"Yu Qingqing and her husband are both in jail. They only have one son left. Although this person is not the Shen family's responsibility, my mother hired someone to beat the child up and gave him a moderate concussion. He was in a coma in the hospital for many days. He finally woke up, but his parents were in jail again. This child is quite pitiful. After all, he is your brother, so the Shen family is now paying for his tuition and living expenses."

Shen Yu pursed his lips and asked hesitantly, "So, the Shen family has no money either?"

"It will be fine." Shen Chen did not answer Shen Yu's words, but patted his shoulder: "Hold on a little longer, I will find a job."

Shen Yu said nothing. When he returned to the house that Zhuo Yan rented for him that night, he asked Zhuo Yan to borrow money. I want to hire a good caregiver for Shen Shiyuan.

Zhuo Yan sneered when he heard this: "Although the Shen family was driven out of the Shen Group by me, they still own 26% of the shares of the Shen Group. Moreover, the Shen family had cross-holdings with the Qi Group and still holds 20% of the shares of the Qi Group. The Shen family is not short of money. Is your eldest brother deliberately torturing you?"

Shen Yu was stunned when he heard this.