You've already been fooled once, why don't you learn your lesson?

As they chased after the parking lot in front of the hotel, almost reaching the busy main road, a tall figure suddenly flashed past Song Yunxi, lunging forward and tackling the blond boy to the ground. The boy lay there, struggling for a moment before becoming immobile.

Then, Bao Yu pressed down on the boy's left shoulder with his left hand and twisted the boy's right arm inward with his right hand, controlling it behind his back.

Song Yunxi arrived just in time. When she realized that the blond boy was trying to rub his face on the ground to cause injury, she knelt down and held his face in her hands.

Bao Yi glanced at Song Yunxi and nodded his thanks. He then instructed the security guards who arrived shortly afterward, "Call the police."

A group of people dragged the blond boy to the security room. As a participant who had successfully apprehended the boy, Song Yunxi was naturally entitled to see what happened next.

In the security room, the blond boy was seated on a stool in the center of the room. Bao Yu sat on another stool opposite him, staring at him.

A dozen or so security guards surrounded the two of them tightly. Although the young man reeked of alcohol, after such a scene, he should have sobered up considerably.

Bao Yu glared at the blond boy and said coldly, "Why did you smash the liquor cabinet?"

The boy lowered his head and said softly, "I want to get some wine."

"You think you can smash the liquor cabinet just because you're drinking alcohol? Is that how your parents and teachers taught you?"

The boy then fell silent.

Bao Zi stopped asking questions. Instead, he instructed the other security guards: "Retrieve the surveillance footage and hand it over to the police to take them away. Contact the KTV to assess the damages and demand compensation."

Song Yunxi then understood what she had been doing all night, arresting people and conducting interrogations.

It turns out that the blond boy was drinking and singing with his friends at a karaoke bar. Whether he was drunk or for some other reason, he smashed the locked display cabinet next to the karaoke bar's front desk.

The KTV staff immediately called security, and the boy, fearing arrest, ran away. Security reacted swiftly; the boy had barely left the hotel when the guards gave chase, leading to the scene where Song Yoon-hee later joined the fray.

Police arrived a few minutes later and took the blond boy away. The thugs arranged for the security guards who had initially participated in the arrest to go to the police station to give statements.

Afterwards, Bao Yu thanked Song Yunxi again. If Song Yunxi hadn't stopped the boy from hurting himself in time, he might have injured himself and then accused the Platinum Hotel security guards of assault or vigilante justice.

"You're welcome. I'm also a member of the hotel, so of course I'll do my best." Song Yunxi said with a smile, then got up to say goodbye to Bao Yi and didn't linger any longer.

*

Two days later, it was Platinum Hotel's quarterly fire safety training session.

Fire safety training is organized by the security department, and the local fire brigade is invited to conduct knowledge dissemination and routine emergency drills. Furthermore, the requirement for fire safety training is that all hotel employees, including senior management, must participate unless they are on duty or in an emergency.

However, where there's a will, there's a way; those old-school shareholders and executives usually find various excuses to avoid training. Only Mu Chen's personal presence can bring them all together.

Song Yunxi sat behind her desk and muttered to herself, "I wonder if President Mu will go today?"

"I'll ask someone," Lin Xiaoran volunteered, picking up her phone to send a WeChat message to Jiang Hailang.

Of course, she asked the question rather tactfully, not wanting the other party to realize that they had any ulterior motives.

Jiang Hailang quickly replied: "President Mu is not participating. He was selected as one of the Young Entrepreneurs of the Year and went to shoot a magazine cover today." He added in a later WeChat message: "I'm not participating either. I'm still on a business trip out of town and will be back tomorrow morning."

Lin Xiaoran smiled and reported to Song Yunxi, "Neither President Mu nor President Lang are attending. Should we still go?"

Song Yunxi smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Lin Xiaoran actually thought that Mu Chen was trying to find out about his whereabouts because she didn't want to attend the fire safety training and was thinking of ways to avoid it. Little did she know that her thoughts were exactly the opposite.

Not only did they have the opposite ideas, but they were also very enthusiastic. Song Yunxi and Lin Xiaoran were the first to arrive at the training room. Half an hour before the training started, they were already sitting in the front row of the training room, with their notebooks open, ready to take notes carefully.

Lin Xiaoran felt that she had never been this diligent when she was in school.

Fu Meilin arrived quite early, and as soon as she entered, she saw Song Yunxi and Lin Xiaoran sitting in the front row, right in the middle, and she was furious.

Last time, Song Yunxi's self-harming little trick made her the epitome of a bad woman in the entire Platinum Hotel. While she didn't have a particularly good persona before, at least she was arrogant and had princess syndrome, right? Now, she's even been labeled as vicious?

Moreover, Song Yunxi took her seat today. In the past, Mu Chen would always attend the fire training in person and set an example by sitting in the front row, in the middle, while Fu Meilin would run to sit next to Mu Chen early on.

There are only three seats in the middle row, but Song Yunxi and Lin Xiaoran have taken up two of them.

Fu Meilin walked over and called to Lin Xiaoran, "Go to the back."

This clearly shows that Fu Meilin has learned her lesson from last time and doesn't want to confront Song Yunxi directly. Who knows what tricks Song Yunxi will play this time? It would only bring her bad luck and be a loss for her.

Lin Xiaoran was about to get up when Song Yunxi stopped her. "President Fu, there's always a proper order to things, isn't there?"

"These two seats are for me and Mr. Mu."

Fu Meilin, who originally thought that mentioning President Mu would make the other party back down, saw Song Yunxi searching for something around her seat in the next second.

"There are no names written on these seats, so how can you prove they belong to you?"

Song Yunxi asked curiously, while Lin Xiaoran watched quietly. Both of them were emboldened by the fact that Mu Chen wouldn't be coming today.

More employees came in, and Fu Meilin didn't want to get entangled with Song Yunxi anymore. It would be unwise to damage her reputation and incur Mu Chen's dislike just to fight a scheming woman like Song Yunxi.

But Fu Meilin didn't know that Mu Chen was shooting a magazine today, so she was thinking to herself that there was still a seat in the front row. If she didn't sit there, wouldn't that give Song Yunxi the opportunity to sit with Mu Chen when he arrived? It would be better for her to sit there, so that Mu Chen could stay away from Song Yunxi.

So when the employees came in, they saw this scene: Fu Meilin and Song Yunxi, who were rumored to fight at the slightest disagreement, were sitting together peacefully and harmoniously.

During the training, Song Yunxi took notes very seriously, so seriously that even Fu Meilin couldn't help but glance at her a few more times to see what she had written in her notebook.

After the theoretical knowledge was explained, everyone moved outdoors to the center of the open-air parking lot outside the hotel to practice using fire extinguishers.

A large iron barrel had already been prepared on the open ground, filled with firewood and gasoline, and set on fire. After the firefighters demonstrated, Song Yunxi was the first to raise her hand, wanting to try it herself. Fu Meilin hesitated for a moment, then surprisingly raised her hand as well.

In the past, Fu Meilin would have stayed far away; the intense heat, combined with the powder from the fire extinguisher, would have ruined her makeup. However, now that Song Yunxi had raised her hand, she suddenly had a mischievous idea.

Who told Song Yunxi to be so actively and diligently taking notes and answering questions in class just now? She was clearly trying to make the girl sitting next to her look less attentive.

She had wanted to endure it before, but now she didn't want to anymore; she wanted to settle both old and new scores at the same time.

Song Yunxi ignored Fu Meilin and instead carefully followed the steps taught by the firefighters. First, she pulled out the safety sheath of the fire extinguisher, then held the handle with her right hand and the nozzle with her left hand, spraying the dry powder from the fire extinguisher at the base of the flames.

"Ah!" Fu Meilin screamed in surprise, then lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Everyone could see clearly that Fu Meilin, who was originally using a fire extinguisher to target the flames just like Song Yunxi, suddenly changed direction the moment she pressed the handle, pointing the nozzle at Song Yunxi.

Fortunately, she wasn't paying much attention in class and didn't pull out the safety sheath, so the dry powder didn't spray out.

However, upon seeing Fu Meilin's dangerous maneuver, Bao Zi rushed forward immediately and snatched the fire extinguisher from her hand.

Seeing Fu Meilin fall to the ground after her attempt to cause trouble failed, Song Yunxi quickly put down the fire extinguisher and turned to help her up.

He then whispered a "reproach" in her ear: "You've already fallen for this once before, why haven't you learned your lesson this time?"

Fu Meilin understood. Song Yunxi had deliberately tried to take her seat before class to provoke her. Once Fu Meilin retaliated, Song Yunxi would make her lose face in front of everyone, just like she was now.

Fu Meilin grew angrier the more she thought about it, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

"Don't cry. So many people are watching. Don't make a fool of yourself." Song Yunxi said, pulling Fu Meilin up from the ground with force.

*

The location where Mu Chen shot the magazine cover was a professional photography studio on the outskirts of Lancheng City, which is usually a gathering place for many celebrities and models.

However, even the staff members who had seen countless handsome men and beautiful women couldn't help but marvel at Mu Chen's charm. It wasn't just a matter of being handsome; he exuded a cool and aristocratic aura.

After Zhou Tian finished taking photos in another studio, she learned that Mu Chen was also there, so she ran over to watch—no, to visit the set.

Photoshoots for entrepreneurship magazines are so easy. You don't need to wear those outlandish clothes from fashion magazines or strike those weird poses. Just sit there and strike a pose that makes you look like a business elite.

After the photoshoot, Mu Chen gave a brief interview in the meeting room outside the studio. Afterwards, Editor-in-Chief He from the magazine, who had come to visit, warmly invited Mu Chen to dinner.

Mu Chen couldn't refuse, because Editor-in-Chief He was also very influential in the industry, and as the general manager of Platinum Hotel, he still had to do public relations.

However, Mu Chen had one request: he would treat everyone to dinner.

Editor-in-Chief He laughed and said, "Then I won't argue with President Mu. I'll treat next time."

As soon as the two stepped out of the meeting room, they were greeted by Zhou Tian. "Is it over?"

"Yes." Mu Chen nodded, then introduced Zhou Tian to Editor-in-Chief He, who was standing beside him smiling and looking her over: "This is Zhou Tian."

After all, Zhou Tian is a rising star that Mu Xian is currently promoting. Regardless of Zhou Tian's character or what she thinks, she should at least give Mu Xian some face in front of outsiders.

"I know. One of the most promising rising stars in the entertainment industry." After saying that, Editor-in-Chief He smiled even more knowingly.

The tales of wealthy businessmen and female celebrities are among the most enduring and captivating stories in the world.

Zhou Tian thus joined Mu Chen and Editor-in-Chief He's dinner uninvited. During the meal, Zhou Tian was quite enthusiastic, frequently toasting Editor-in-Chief He and even volunteering to dance to entertain the dinner.

Mu Chen glanced at Zhou Tian. If this young girl focused her energy on her career and honed her acting skills, she might very well achieve great things. After all, in just a few days, she had transformed her character from an innocent, naive girl into a glamorous socialite, and she portrayed it with remarkable skill.

Editor-in-Chief He was a heavy drinker and very enthusiastic about toasting at the dinner table. He kept praising Mu Chen for being young and promising, and Zhou Tian for being beautiful and having a bright future, while toasting her one glass after another, until Mu Chen got a little drunk.

After dinner, the three stood at the restaurant entrance to say goodbye.

"Miss Zhou, you must take good care of President Mu."

Zhou Tian smiled and took Mu Chen's arm. "Don't worry, Editor-in-Chief He."

Mu Chen gently withdrew his arm and extended it to shake hands with Editor-in-Chief He. "Goodbye, Editor-in-Chief He. Let's meet again another day."

*

The next morning, Mu Chen received a call from Jiang Hailang as soon as he woke up.

"So, when you said you didn't want Fu Meilin and wanted someone else, that person was Zhou Tian?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Mu Chen put his phone on speakerphone and tossed it onto the small bar counter in the kitchen. Then, rubbing his temples with one hand, he opened the refrigerator with the other to get a drink of water.

"Is it chaotic? It's clearly written on the trending topics."

"You got up so early to check the trending topics? You're really diligent." Mu Chen said, reaching out to open Weibo.

His rumored relationship with Zhou Tian indeed topped the trending searches.

Although the paparazzi photos were blurry, the accompanying text was clear: After Mu Chen took Zhou Tian to a gathering with friends, they were seen holding hands intimately at the restaurant entrance. Mu Chen then visited Zhou Tian's apartment that night, and the two spent the entire night together, not leaving.

With accompanying pictures and a short essay, it's hard not to believe it.

“I drank a bit too much yesterday, so I had the driver take me home.”

"What's the point of explaining to me? How do you plan to handle this?"

"clarify."

"Don't you want to see how Song Yunxi will react after seeing this trending topic?"

Mu Chen chuckled lightly, "Alright."

"Then you wait, I'll forward the trending topic to Song Yunxi's assistant right away."

Mu Chen quickly washed up, changed into a sharp suit, and drove himself back to the Platinum Hotel.

However, he didn't see Song Yunxi's reaction after seeing the trending topic. Instead, he saw Song Yunxi hugging a man tightly in the hotel lobby.