Mu Liuyun cut a piece of steak and glanced at Long Haochen: "So, what do you need me for?"

A person like Long Haochen who can be so humble must be asking for something from someone.

Mu Liuyun couldn't understand what the young master of the Long family had to offer her, an orphan who was not even as good as an ordinary person, besides his beautiful appearance.

Long Haochen scratched his head: "Hey, I just wanted to ask Brother Mu, how did you get involved with these three young ladies? Could you introduce me to them?"

"I can't help."

Mu Liuyun extended her entire palm to refuse: "I have no connection with them and can't help you."

"How could that be? Those guys like you so much, Brother Mu."

Do you think they like me?

Mu Liuyun chewed on her steak, her cheeks puffed out, and with that look of disbelief, she had a unique kind of cuteness that made Long Haochen's heart flutter.

'How could I have insulted such a lovely person like that last time? I deserve to die!'

However, he quickly shook his head, dispelling the thoughts in his mind.

Even the young ladies of the Chu and Shen families are vying for him; how could he possibly be worthy of even a thought of him?

"Yeah, don't you think so, Brother Mu?"

Mu Liuyun's eyes grew increasingly contemptuous as she swallowed the steak in one gulp.

I just thought you had the potential to be a professional simp, but now it seems you're nothing special!

This steak, too, is called Wagyu beef, it tastes just like processed steak.

He put down his knife and fork and spoke in a tone that was somewhat like a senior admonishing a junior: "Xiao Long, you should look at this matter this way. First of all, President Chu, Lan, and President Chen are just my superiors and subordinates. They are all my bosses."

Although Shen Lanxin had said that Mu Liuyun didn't need to go, judging from the situation these past two days, Shen Lanxin probably only meant that Mu Liuyun didn't need to go to her house anymore, and the contract was still in effect.

As for the reason, Mu Liuyun neither knew nor cared. All he knew was that he wouldn't have to be whipped anymore.

Long Haochen nodded in sudden realization: "I see."

So that's the excuse they used to get close to Brother Mu?

Um.

I can try it next time.

Then Mu Liuyun started eating fried rice again, her mouth full of rice grains, and said somewhat indistinctly, "So my relationship with them isn't very good. They were the ones who came to me and insisted that I work for them."

Mu Liuyun was satisfied with her wording; she didn't mention what kind of work she did, nor did she reveal any information about her boss.

But Long Haochen heard it differently.

"So, they took a liking to you, Brother Mu, at first sight?"

Wow, that's amazing! How come I, Long Haochen, am not a boy?

"Why do I feel like we're not on the same wavelength?"

"Brother Mu, you're overthinking it. Please continue."

Mu Liuyun looked puzzled, but continued, "So, they don't like me. What you see is that I'm more like an interesting toy to them. They just don't want to give up this still-novel toy, understand?"

"I understand, I understand. I have quite a few adult toys too."

"Huh? No, something's wrong with you."

Mu Liuyun felt that Long Haochen's words were getting stranger and stranger, but she couldn't figure out what was strange about them: "No, I'm just asking you, if you were a rich and powerful heiress, would you fall in love with an orphan like me who is short and doesn't look like a man at all?"

Mu Liuyun's words finally made Long Haochen lower his head and think. After a long while, he looked up and asked, "Is there really such a good thing?"

"Okay, bye-bye."

Mu Liuyun didn't even want to eat fried rice anymore. As the saying goes, if you don't see eye to eye, there's no point in sitting here any longer.

"Hey, Brother Mu, don't go, wait for me."

"Waiter, put this table on my tab, Long Haochen's!"

Seeing Mu Liuyun get up, Long Haochen quickly followed her.

As soon as he stepped out of the Black Swan Hotel, Long Haochen saw a pair of slippers and half-black, half-white socks on Mu Liuyun's feet.

Although it was clear that the socks were white and stained, they had a unique charm on Mu Liuyun's feet. Realizing he had crossed the line, Long Haochen quickly looked away, following Mu Liuyun with a smile. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Mu Liuyun take out her phone.

"Beep beep beep... Hello, is this Brother Zhang?"

Mu Liuyun decided to tell Zhang Rui what had just happened. He wasn't worried about Liu Kun causing trouble, but he was afraid that Old Man Mu and Xiaoxi would be implicated. Especially Xiaoxi; she wasn't as clever as the old man and him. She was too kind and would easily be targeted.

"Yun Di? What's wrong? Why are you calling at this hour?"

"Brother Zhang, I just ran into Liu Kun's men."

"What?! Where are you, Yun-di? I'm coming right away!"

"Ah, I'm fine, Brother Zhang, you don't need to worry about me. It's just that I'm afraid my grandfather and sister will be implicated. Can you help me think of a solution?"

After a moment's hesitation, the person on the other end finally spoke: "For the time being, you need to tell your grandfather not to leave the house and your sister not to leave school. I'm short-handed right now and can't protect them closely, but I can make sure that the Liu family doesn't get near your house or your sister's school."

"That's enough, thank you, Brother Zhang."

"Okay, take care of yourself too. I'm going to get back to work."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Long Haochen, and saw that he looked serious. She couldn't help but laugh: "So, are you still going to follow me?"

"Are you on the phone with Zhang Rui?"

Seeing Mu Liuyun nod, Long Haochen, still with a gloomy expression, said, "So, I'll be able to see Tianliang Liupo soon?"

Long Haochen had already figured it out: although Mu Ge was incredibly charming, he lacked confidence. As a womanizer, he understood Shen Lanxin and Chu Yaqin, and perhaps Shui Qing as well. How could Mu Liuyun be treated like a toy?

Especially Chu Yaqin, whose gaze towards Mu Liuyun was practically drooling, it seemed she was about to take Mu Liuyun right there and then.

Is this still a toy?

Long Haochen had naturally heard of the name Zhang Rui before. The Lin family's steward treated him like a brother, and the attitude of the Lin family head was self-evident.

With the two major families of Jincheng, plus the two fastest-growing families, all on Mu Liuyun's side, what is the Liu family then? Aren't they just waiting to go bankrupt and be liquidated?

"Do I have that ability?"

Mu Liuyun felt more and more that Long Haochen was like a fool, and she no longer cared about the time he insulted her. She just wanted to hurry home and tell Old Man Mu and Mu Xiaoxi.

The root of the problem lies with her, and if she really harms her only two family members, Mu Liuyun doesn't know what will happen to her.

Just as Mu Liuyun was seriously pondering, Long Haochen suddenly pointed to another shop on the same floor and said, "This restaurant is decorated so nicely, but they hired such a fat auntie as a waitress. No wonder no one comes."

An empty restaurant, a fat auntie?

Upon hearing these keywords, Mu Liuyun subconsciously looked up, her pupils immediately constricting in disbelief: "A waitress from Grandma's house?"