Chapter 261 I Have Always Lacked Confidence in Front of You

Qin Mu chuckled and stopped teasing her. He started the car and drove to the high-end restaurant he had booked in advance. He asked casually, "Is the candy delicious?"

"It's okay, not too sweet, but it suits my taste." Meng Anran replied indifferently, obviously a little emotional.

Qin Mu couldn't help laughing, "Open the glove box and take a look."

Meng Anran glanced at him doubtfully, then suspiciously opened the glove box, which contained a can of colorful paper fruit candy - the same kind that Qin Mu had put in the ring box for her that day.

It looks like there are about one or two hundred pills in this jar.

Qin Mu said, "I know you have a lot of things to consider right now, and you might not have time to deal with marriage. So, I won't put any pressure on you. When you finish this candy, I'll propose to you."

He glanced at her sideways, his eyes filled with tenderness, "The decision is yours."

It’s not that Meng Anran really has to eat all the candies, but when she is ready to move on to the next stage of her life, she just needs to tell him: the candies are gone.

This is both a hint and an answer.

Let him know that she is willing to spend the rest of her life with him.

Meng Anran couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips. She stroked the candy jar with her thumb and said teasingly, "Boss Qin has actually learned to play this little trick."

"I can't help it." Qin Mu sighed softly, seeming helpless. "I've never been confident enough facing you."

Meng Anran made a "tsk" sound, but her heart felt sweeter than the sugar in the jar.

She had to admit that Qin Mu knew her too well. Although she was willing to accept his proposal, the current situation was indeed not a good time to talk about marriage.

Given her and Qin Mu's fame and influence in the business world, once the engagement is made, countless people will be watching their marriage, so the wedding will have to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Lin Rencheng hasn't recovered yet, still recovering in Country A. The true cause of Ke Ling's death remains undetermined. Lu Yi has suddenly disappeared, and his whereabouts remain unknown. Situ Huajian hasn't been seen recently, and cannot be contacted.

In this situation, she had no time to think about the wedding.

Qin Mu gave her the decision-making power to give her some time to catch her breath.

Let her know that no matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, he will always be with her and wait for her answer.

After talking about love matters, it’s time to talk about business.

In a high-end restaurant, Meng Anran held a glass of sparkling water and her eyes fell on the steak that Qin Mu was cutting in front of her.

He said calmly, "The police have closed in on Xingyao. Wang Yuelong is suspected of organizing prostitution and commercial bribery. Seventeen people have been taken into custody."

Qin Mu placed the cut steak in front of her, "Brother Yushu's masterpiece?"

"Hmm." Meng Anran took a sip of water and said, "It seems that my brother's connections and methods are indeed very different from five years ago."

Qin Mu chuckled. He always believed that no one would remain unchanged.

Especially when wandering in the world of fame and fortune, both human hearts and human nature may change completely overnight.

Fortunately, Meng Yushu's change is for the better, or more accurately, it can be called "growth."

"The second young master of the Zhao family went to the Brilliant headquarters yesterday." He suddenly changed the subject to the still uncertain Brilliant Entertainment, which was also the main topic of tonight's meeting.

"Interesting." Meng Anran curled her red lips and poked the beef with a fork, but did not put it into her mouth. "It seems that Zhao Minghao is determined to protect this chess piece."

"I don't think so." Qin Mu lowered his head calmly and continued to cut the steak. "It could also be that he sacrificed the rook to save the king."

Meng Anran thought for a moment. When she talked to Qin Mu about business tactics, he would sometimes see things more comprehensively than she did.

Just like now, Qin Mu’s point of view is correct.

The Zhao family wants to get a piece of the pie in the South City project. Now that Huihuang Film and Television has run into problems, continuing to protect Huihuang will only bring disaster to themselves.

The possibility of sacrificing the car to save the king is higher.

She smiled lightly, "Since he wants to abandon the car, I will eat it without hesitation."

The piece of beef on the fork was finally put between the red lips.

After swallowing the beef, she picked up her phone and made a call: "Xiao Li, contact Editor Xu of Caijing Weekly and give him the tax information of Huihuang Film and Television. Then make an anonymous report to the China Securities Regulatory Commission."

Xiao Li was a little surprised: "Now? But the Zhao family..."

"The Zhao family dares not intervene unless they are willing to do something as foolish as a moth flying into a flame."

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The next day, Zhao Minghao was on the golf course when he received the news.

He stared at the phone screen for a full ten seconds, then suddenly slammed his club to the ground.

"Meng Anran, you bitch!"

The assistant nervously handed over the towel, "Mr. Zhao, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has already sent people to Huihuang. Should we…"

"Notify the legal department and prepare a statement. If Meng Anran dares to implicate the Zhao family, immediately clarify all ties with Huihuang!" Zhao Minghao zipped up his tracksuit to his chest, a sinister glint in his eyes. "Also, contact President Zhang and tell him I want to invite him to dinner."

That afternoon, Yunduan Group suddenly received a notice from the bank that the loan approval for the South City Project was suspended.

Qin Mu looked at the financial director's panicked expression and smiled instead.

"Is this all Zhao Minghao is capable of? He gets angry and comes to mess with me because he can't beat An Xiaoran?" His smile concealed his joy and pride in Meng Anran, as well as his contempt for Zhao Minghao's childish methods.

"Boss Qin, what should we do now? The Chengnan project is worth nearly 1 billion in market value to the group. If we can't get involved..."

"Is Zhao Minghao looking down on me? Does he really think An Xiaoran is the only one with a wide network of contacts in Beijing?" Qin Mu dialed a number he hadn't contacted in a while. "President Zhang, I heard you haven't been feeling well recently. I know Director Li from Union Hospital..."

Less than thirty minutes after the call ended, the loan approval was miraculously restored.

Qin Mu stared at the approval process list on the screen, and a casual smile appeared on his thin lips.

He doesn't have as many connections as An Xiaoran because An Xiaoran has acquaintances in both the art and entertainment circles.

But speaking only of the Beijing business circle, most of the connections were introduced to An Xiaoran by him.

There's nothing wrong with being the man behind An Xiaoran, but... it's also good to show off his talents occasionally, so that people won't think he's not worthy of An Xiaoran.

For example - Duan Jingyao.

"Mr. An, I heard you're planning to move to Riverside No. 9? It looks like we'll be visiting each other more often in the future."

Just after finishing discussing chip cooperation, Duan Jingyao started talking about other things with Meng Anran.

"Your acting skills are way behind my brother's." Meng Anran, who had just finished work, didn't bother to play dumb with Duan Jingyao and said bluntly, "Qin Mu will move in with me at Riverside No. 9. If you don't mind being embarrassed, you're welcome to visit."

At that moment, Duan Jingyao's smile froze.

He was very frustrated. Every time he tried his best to get close to Meng Anran, he would be ruthlessly exposed and rejected bluntly.

It seemed as if there was no comparison between him and Qin Mu.

Meng Anran packed up the documents and stood up to leave. "Alright, stop wasting your time on me. You should have received an invitation to the Ming family cocktail party tomorrow, right? Are Lu Heng and Lu Yi coming?"

"I don't know." Duan Jingyao twirled the ring on her little finger. "I haven't been able to contact them these past few days. I guess they won't come."

Hearing this, Meng Anran's heart sank.

It’s best not to come, so as not to disrupt Mingjing’s proposal plan.