"Mr. Liu, who is this?" Zhang Ke asked.

"Oh dear, I forgot to introduce them. This is Mr. Xu Er from Chenxing Records, and this is Mr. Zhang Ke from Zheng Nan Records in Hong Kong." Liu Zi introduced the two.

They were all seasoned veterans in the business world, and they couldn't help but engage in some mutual flattery, which made Liu Zi feel nauseous and roll her eyes.

"Boss, why are you rushing back to China? Is something wrong?"

Xu Da yawned. The original 7-day trip had been compressed into 4 days by the boss, and everyone was exhausted.

Li Mu remained silent, tapping the seat with one hand to suppress his impatience as he waited for the cars to pass through one by one.

The staff who had accompanied him on the business trip had already transferred in Hong Kong and flown back to Beijing, so only Xu Da, Li Mu, and a local Hong Kong driver remained in the car.

Xu Da snorted. He knew even if his boss didn't say it. Everyone had returned to Beijing, so why was he taking the land route?

It's all because his sister-in-law lives in Shenzhen; this old man just misses his wife.

When they arrived at the hotel, they learned that Liu Zi had already gone to the training center, so Li Mu immediately went to the training center.

With just over ten days left before the broadcast, Liu Zi plans to return to Beijing tomorrow, leaving Xu Tian here.

However, before leaving, Liu Zi still went to the training center to check on everyone's training progress.

The director thoughtfully asked everyone to prepare a short performance, since Liu Zi is not only the company boss but also the famous Yun Zi.

Yunzi hasn't released any new songs in the past six months, and everyone says she's run out of ideas. Only the director knows that Yunzi is saving her new songs for these newcomers who are about to debut. It will be easy for them to become famous overnight. Even the director secretly envies them.

Liu Zi had previously told Zhang Ke that learning art begins with learning morality, and acting begins with being a good person.

If the person selected is morally flawed, she will refuse to give them her work, no matter how talented they are.

Therefore, from the start of the auditions, all the contestants who advanced had their backgrounds investigated.

Gambling, prostitution, and drugs are the most basic restrictions; anyone who has been involved in them will be eliminated without exception, and no one will be given any leeway.

In addition, the teachers invited by both companies were strictly selected, so the atmosphere of the entire program team was very positive and uplifting.

Liu Zi sat in the front row, watching everyone perform with great enthusiasm. In particular, she found it very pleasing to the eye when all twenty young men went on stage together to sing a song. So much so that when she came out and saw Li Mu, her first feeling was one of guilt.

Li Murui glanced at Liu Zi, but she couldn't utter a single word.

"Boss, you're here!" Xu Er immediately went over to greet him, and whispered something in Li Mu's ear.

Li Mu narrowed his eyes, his gaze toward Liu Zi becoming increasingly hostile.

Zhang Ke didn't recognize the person. Seeing that the person was staring at Liu Zi, he simply stepped aside to block the person's view.

Zhang Ke felt a chill run down his spine, so he lowered his head and asked Liu Zi in a low voice.

Who is this?

"Mr. Li from Chenxing." Liu Zi pursed her lips, somewhat embarrassed.

"The big boss? How did you offend him?" Zhang Ke was speechless. He couldn't protect a boss of that size!

"Huh?" Liu Zi didn't understand.

"The way he looked at you just now was like he wanted to devour you."

Liu Zi burst out laughing.

Xu Er also realized something at this moment, and coughed twice to remind his sister-in-law. The eldest brother was practically spitting fire in his eyes.

"Don't worry, it's alright." Liu Zi smiled and patted Zhang Ke on the shoulder.

She walked past Zhang Ke, who was blocking her way, toward Li Mu. She walked faster and faster until she was almost jogging, and finally bumped straight into Li Mu's arms.

She missed him terribly, having not seen him for almost two months!

Li Mu reached out and steadily caught the person who lunged at him, pulling him into his arms.

Seeing the two so affectionate, Xu Er blinked. Couldn't they wait until they got back to the hotel to hug? Look how scared they scared Mr. Zhang and the director.

Xu Er had no choice but to take responsibility and led everyone aside.

Liu Zi gently nuzzled against Li Mu's chest. They had spoken on the phone yesterday, but the man hadn't told her that he was coming to Shenzhen.

"Didn't you say you had work to do? Why are you back so soon?" Liu Zi asked coquettishly, looking up at him.

"Didn't you say you missed me? So I came back early." Li Mu gently raised his hand to tuck a stray hair behind Liu Zi's ear.

"You're spoiling me so much!" Liu Zi squirmed proudly in his arms.

"They're all waiting for you. Go over and tell them, then we'll go back to the hotel." Li Mu didn't have a penchant for keeping people entertained, so he just wanted Liu Zi to get rid of them first.

"Back to the hotel?" Liu Zi raised an eyebrow, her fingers sliding down Li Mu's chest. Why was this man in such a hurry to go back to the hotel?

Li Mu grabbed her messy hand, knowing that Liu Zi had misunderstood something, but he was not going to explain.

"Sweetie, let's go back first, okay?"

"good!"

Liu Zi pushed herself out of Li Mu's arms, her hand against his chest, and straightened up.

"Mr. Liu, you kept this from me for so long! I almost risked everything to save you just now," Zhang Ke joked with a smile.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang, for your selflessness just now. No wonder we've been able to work together for so long; we're very compatible." Liu Zi hadn't expected Zhang Ke to be so brave.

"Sigh! I was startled just now too. The CEO of Chenxing was so imposing that my legs were spinning." Zhang Ke joked about himself for a moment, then sighed to Liu Zi.

"No wonder you were able to borrow equipment from Chenxing, Mr. Liu. Not only did they offer you all the equipment and facilities you could use, but they also sent their vice president to oversee the entire process. I initially thought it was because our show was a huge hit in mainland China, and they were trying to capitalize on that success. I never imagined they just wanted to please their girlfriend."

"You're overthinking it. Our partnership with Chenxing is a win-win situation, okay?" Liu Zi said, but her eyes revealed a hint of shyness.

"Alright, alright, I can see for myself. Don't even mention me, the director doesn't believe what you're saying, okay?"

The director just smiled and didn't say anything. He only knew that his show would go smoothly and wouldn't be canceled.

"The big boss is waiting for you. You can go now. I'll keep an eye on things here, so you can go back without worry!" Zhang Ke glanced at Li Mu and quickly started to shoo him away.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll call if anything happens," Xu Tian said, stepping forward.

"Okay, then thank you all. See you when the broadcast starts." Liu Zi waved goodbye to everyone and then got into Li Mu's car.

The car window rolled down, and Li Mu nodded slightly to everyone in farewell. Then, the car drove away under everyone's watchful eyes.

The glass partition between the front and back rose, and Liu Zi sat directly on Li Mu's lap, embracing his head and kissing him repeatedly.

Li Mu's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. He protected Liu Zi's lower back with one hand and gently stroked her head with the other, letting her do whatever she wanted to him.