Chapter 29 Um...do you have a boyfriend?

Chao Xian belatedly realized what was happening.

His gaze towards Mu Yunzhou instantly turned gloating.

I never imagined that Mu Yunzhou would one day be kicked out of the house by his employees.

After lunch, Chao Xian was driven back to the company by her assistant.

Mu Yunzhou watched Chao Xian walk in before having his assistant drive back to headquarters.

"President Mu, you seem to be treating Mr. Chao a little differently."

The assistant's tone carried a hint of amusement.

The assistant had been by Mu Yunzhou's side for a long time and knew Mu Yunzhou's personality.

They also knew that Mu Yunzhou and Chao Xian's marriage agreement was a written agreement.

However, when ordering food today, Mu Yunzhou ordered almost all of Chao Xian's favorite dishes.

“He is younger than me, so it is my duty to take care of him.”

The assistant responded with an "oh".

It is only right to take care of Chao Xian.

He's younger than Mu Yunzhou.

I didn't see Mu Yunzhou taking care of him either.

The assistant shook his head, then, as if remembering something, said, "By the way, didn't you ask me last time if I had any actions that would immediately make people understand that you trust them? How were the results? Is the young master doing any better?"

Mu Yunzhou couldn't help but snort when this matter was mentioned.

But when he heard the assistant mention the young master, he couldn't help but frown.

"Who said I made Mu Ziyan believe me?" Mu Yunzhou retorted. "Besides, whatever ideas you came up with were completely useless."

If the assistant heard that it wasn't directed at Mu Ziyan, then there must be only one person.

Leisure time!

But that shouldn't be the case.

"President Mu, not to be nosy, but do you still remember that your marriage to Mr. Chao was just a contractual agreement?" The assistant asked cautiously.

“I remember, I just felt that he always thought I would take back the salary and bonuses I had given him before, otherwise Ziyan would not have told me that Chaoxian had been thinking about maintaining a side business from the beginning.”

Mu Yunzhou felt a headache coming on.

Employees will only take on side jobs if their boss doesn't pay them enough.

Besides, I wouldn't do something so tasteless, would I?

Should we recover the wages that have already been paid?

Even Zhou Bapi wasn't this ruthless.

The assistant was completely stunned when he heard this reason.

"So... does Mr. Chao feel his salary is too low?"

The assistant thought and thought and came to believe that this was the only reason.

“But Elder just gave me a black card as a gift not long ago.” Mu Yunzhou shook his head, thinking it was unlikely.

The assistant quickly explained, "That was given to us by Elder. What if Mr. Chao is too shy to use it? I remember Mr. Chao really likes clothes, shoes, accessories, and bags. Do you think he's bought anything for himself recently?"

The assistant patiently gave Mu Yunzhou some pointers.

“Raising a child isn’t as simple as you think, Mr. Mu. We entrusted the young master to the old family home before, and then we found Mr. Chao. But the young master is going through a rebellious phase right now, and Mr. Chao has had a tough time with you all…”

Mu Yunzhou thought for a moment, aside from the toys he bought with Mu Ziyan last time.

Chao Xian seems to really rarely go out anymore, and even rarely buys things for herself.

Is it really because they don't have enough money?

Seeing Mu Yunzhou deep in thought, the assistant kept quiet and drove without saying another word.

"How do you know so much?" Mu Yunzhou stared at his assistant, sensing something was amiss.

The assistant chuckled, trying to gloss over the matter.

You can't exactly say it's because you're always thinking about getting a raise, can you?

"Fine, you haven't had a raise in a long time. I'll give you a 20% raise starting next month."

Mu Yunzhou spoke casually.

But the assistant's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly said, "Thank you, President Mu!"

Unaware that he was about to receive a raise, Chao Xian spent the entire afternoon discussing his role with his teacher. His teacher praised Chao Xian's understanding of the character for quite some time, saying that Chao Xian was born to act.

But only Chao Xian himself knew that before he transmigrated into the book, he had already been struggling in the entertainment industry.

During the most difficult time, Chao Xian and his agent hid in the basement for half a year, during which they spent every day honing their acting skills.

Later, he finally got a small role, but the role was taken away by someone else at the last minute.

It wasn't until an invitation from a screenwriter friend of the agent that it happened.

It was only then that Chao Xian truly embarked on his path to stardom.

"Perhaps it's a blessing from heaven." Chao Xian smiled gently as she listened to the praise from her teacher beside her.

Before transmigrating into the book, entering the entertainment industry was fraught with hardship; after transmigrating, however, thanks to her experience from before, she was praised as someone born to act.

Perhaps, it really was God taking pity on him and giving him a second chance.

"This is not a blessing from God. Many people may not have your acting skills even after more than ten years of hard work. If you encounter any problems in the industry that you can't solve, you can come to me."

The teacher kindly remarked that he himself was well aware of the messy affairs within the industry.

Many things are beyond one's control, but he didn't want to see such a promising talent as Chao Xian's career ruined because of it.

Chao Xian nodded and said a few words of thanks.

The teacher seemed to remember something, looked up at Chao Xian, and carefully prompted him to speak.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to tell you about the dinner party tonight. Your agent asked me to tell you that you should come with me. The director happens to be in the city today, but he's going to another city to cast actors tomorrow, so it would be best to finalize the casting today."

Chao Xian nodded quickly, her voice filled with laughter: "Thank you so much, teacher."

"These are all minor matters. Focus on acting well and strive to win an award as soon as possible. That would be the greatest gratitude you can give me."

Chao Xian left early with her teacher today and sent a message to Mu Ziyan from inside the elevator saying she wouldn't be going home today.

After getting on the bus, Chao Xian discussed many things about acting with his teacher.

However, they didn't notice that just as their car left the underground parking garage, Mu Yunzhou's car happened to drive in.

Chao Xian didn't drive today, and Mu Yunzhou thought it might be inconvenient for Chao Xian to go home, so he asked his assistant to drive over and pick Chao Xian up from get off work.

When the assistant learned that Mu Yunzhou, who had never left work early, had come to the branch office from the head office just to pick up Chao Xian from work so that he could finish signing documents and attending meetings early, the assistant realized that Mu Yunzhou had come from the head office to the branch office just to pick Chao Xian up from get off work.

Hmm, that's quite a way of taking care of me.

Mu Yunzhou went up to the 20th floor, where his assistant was waiting for him in the car in the parking lot. He originally thought that Chao Xian would still be in the classroom at this time, but when he arrived at the classroom door and looked inside, there was no one there.

Helpless, Mu Yunzhou could only go to his agent's office to find Su Ge.

Su Ge was packing up the contract documents. Once he finished, he was about to head to the hotel. As the host, they had to arrive early. The door was opened, and Su Ge instinctively assumed it was Chao Xian.

"Didn't you and your teacher go to the restaurant early?"

Mu Yunzhou frowned slightly upon hearing Su Ge's words.

"Didn't we agree to meet at another time at noon?"

Upon hearing Mu Yunzhou's voice, Su Ge looked up and, seeing it was Mu Yunzhou, quickly explained.

"The director is going out of town to cast actors tomorrow, so we can only schedule it for tonight. It's a bit rushed, but the production team has already started preparations, so we need to finalize it as soon as possible."

Mu Yunzhou responded with an "oh".

"Didn't Chao Xian tell you?" Su Ge asked instinctively.

Su Ge quickly shut his mouth, realizing he must have said something wrong. He took a deep breath, his smile almost fading, and glanced at the time: "Excuse me, Mr. Mu, I'll be going now."

Su Ge carefully left Mu Yunzhou's side in the office, and only calmed down after entering the elevator.

I really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics. Mu Yunzhou is already at the company, so he definitely doesn't know that Chao Xian has already left.

He still insisted on saying such things.

Su Ge felt that if he weren't Chao Xian's agent, he would probably be packing his bags and leaving tomorrow.

Mu Yunzhou left the office with a slightly cold expression. He stood in the elevator, which descended and came to a steady stop on the 18th floor.

The door opened.

Mu Yunzhou looked up and saw Ren Zi.

Ren Zi was holding a drink in her hand, and she was smiling, but the smile on her face turned cold the moment she saw Mu Yunzhou.

Ren Zi already knew Mu Yunzhou's identity, since they had heard about it when their new agent took over.

I never expected it to be the president of the Mu Group.

In Ren Zi's view, how could the president of Mu's Group possibly establish a branch company over such a trivial matter as brokers buying and selling resources?

"President Mu, please go first." Ren Zi nodded hurriedly, her smile was fake enough, but she dared not let Mu Yunzhou discover her true intentions.

But some people's ulterior motives are out in the open. Mu Yunzhou's gaze fell on the drink in Ren Zi's hand that didn't have a straw, and his voice was slightly cold: "Weren't you going downstairs? Come in."

Ren Zi dared not resist and reluctantly entered the elevator.

I can't understand why I didn't run into Chao Xian today, but instead ran into Mu Yunzhou. Besides, Mu Yunzhou should have left the company this morning, so why is he back at the branch office now?

"Are you aware of the whistleblower letter?" Mu Yunzhou asked directly.

Ren Zi's heart tightened, but she smiled and said, "Now everyone in the company should know."

"Your team members are really something else; each of you has submitted a whistleblower letter."

Mu Yunzhou's thoughtful expression left Ren Zi completely bewildered.

Ren Zi originally thought that it was impossible for President Mu to come in person just because it was his own letter of complaint, but now it seems that it was because of a team's 'real-name' complaint.

If it were just one person, Mu Yunzhou might only know that it was someone in their team who reported it. But now that each person has a letter, isn't that just taking the blame for themselves?

Ren Zi felt a headache coming on.

But now it can't be hidden any longer: "Yes, so Mr. Mu, are you planning to fire us all?"

Mu Yunzhou found it amusing. In other people's eyes, how incompetent he was, so intolerant of someone reporting unfair transactions within the company?

“Since the head office is accepting whistleblower letters, it’s not to protect those people. I haven’t publicly announced how many whistleblower letters I’ve received, but you should know that some people are not people you can get close to just by pretending to bump into them.”

Ren Zi immediately knew who Mu Yunzhou was talking about.

Leisurely mornings?

"What is his relationship with you? It's not something Mr. Mu can interfere with who he befriends, is it?"

Ren Zi was somewhat unwilling.

Chao Xian was able to have a top-tier agent as soon as he entered the entertainment industry. He could ignore company rules and drive such nice cars that everyone would avoid him.

If I become friends with him.

The resources that slipped through Chao Xian's fingernails might be enough to get him out of his current predicament.

Instead of having their resources robbed time and time again, and having to swallow their anger.

The only option was to secretly send a whistleblower letter to the head office, risking that if they were discovered, they might lose their position in the company.

Ren Zi was unwilling to accept this.

Nine years as a trainee seems endless. Even after finally debuting, resources are blocked at every level, leaving only small resources that can barely make ends meet.

The better resources are all in the hands of those who can't even dance well, but have some connections.

But these hardworking people see no light at the end of the tunnel.

“He’s my brother, and I live with him, so I have to keep an eye on him and prevent him from being led astray. I know what you’re thinking, but after the agent is changed, your resources will be readjusted. Whether you rely on yourself or take shortcuts is up to you.”

We've arrived at the basement level.

With a look on his face that told Ren Zi to watch her step, Mu Yunzhou walked straight out of the elevator. When his assistant saw Mu Yunzhou come out, he quickly drove up to him.

Not seeing Chao Xian, the assistant asked softly, "Where is Mr. Chao?"

"He had something to do today and left first."

The assistant said "oh," glanced at Ren Zi who was still motionless inside the elevator, and let the elevator doors close without making any further moves.

Clearly, Mu Yunzhou must have said something to that boy just now.

The assistant, however, didn't care about such things.

He drove away from the branch office and returned to the head office as Mu Yunzhou had instructed.

Chao Xian was unaware of the incident that happened after he left. He met Su Ge in the private room and heard Su Ge mention that Mu Yunzhou had just gone to the branch office.

The teachers around him were unaware of the relationship between Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou.

However, they also knew that Mu Yunzhou was the owner of this entertainment company.

However, since this teacher wasn't an internal instructor at the company, they didn't say anything more.

Chao Xian took out his phone, opened the chat window with Mu Yunzhou. The two had very little conversation, and he could see all of it by scrolling up.

This morning, Mu Yunzhou drove me to the company, but Chao Xian didn't expect that Mu Yunzhou would come to pick me up after get off work.

I forgot to tell Mu Yunzhou about the dinner party tonight.

Now that Mu Yunzhou knows, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for him to send another message?

Chao Xian pondered in his heart.

After all, their marriage is just a contractual agreement, and they will divorce in the future. Right now, it's just a job.

But then I thought, we're still under the same roof, so we still have to put on a show.

After thinking about it for a while, Chao Xian finally sent a message to explain.

Chao Xian: It was already very late when the teacher told me this afternoon. I left the company in a hurry and forgot to tell you. I thought you wouldn't be off work at that time.

After all, it usually takes quite a while for Mu Yunzhou to get home after morning leisure.

The two of them have completely different times when they get off work.

Therefore, Chao Xian never expected Mu Yunzhou to come and pick him up.

The Mu Group is so large that even if Mu Yunzhou leaves work on time, he still needs to take his work home, let alone leave work early and then his workload will increase for no reason.

But even after the director and others arrived, they still hadn't received a reply from Mu Yunzhou.

Chao Xian could only place his phone face down on the table and talk to the director with a smile.

The director asked Chao Xian a couple of questions about his understanding of the character.

Chao Xian was very open and didn't hold back, sharing his understanding and thoughts about the role he had been pondering over the past two days.

The director's eyes lit up with surprise upon hearing this.

Looking at the teacher beside him, he quickly said, "Your student is quite good. It's not easy to understand the character's psychology so thoroughly with just a simplified version of the script. To be honest, you must have been secretly giving him a lot of pointers, right?"

The director and the teacher have a good relationship. Their tone was full of familiarity with each other, after all, they had worked together on many dramas. This sentence was just a joke.

Hearing this, the teacher smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "If only I had secretly given him some pointers, but unfortunately, he is very talented, and I cannot be his teacher."

The director was immediately drawn to his old partner's words.

My gaze fell on Chao Xian. Looking at Chao Xian's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor, I noticed that his appearance was indeed good on camera.

But for his old partner to say something like "I can't be his teacher" is simply because this person's future talent is no less than theirs.

"Since you've said so, my assistant will send you the joining time. But you need to understand that if we find out your acting skills are not good during the process, no matter who introduced you, you will not be able to stay in the crew."

The director laid out the unpleasant truths upfront.

Chao Xian nodded quickly: "I understand. Thank you, director and teacher, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely act well."

The event concluded with everyone chatting and laughing.

Suger chatted with the director.

After all, Su Ge had mentored many Best Actor and Best Actress winners, and many directors in the industry knew him.

The director was somewhat incredulous when he saw that this newcomer was brought by Su Ge.

You should know that newcomers are not so easy to manage.

Su Ge hasn't mentored any new artists in a long time; the artists under his management all had some existing fan base before transferring to Su Ge's team.

Besides, Su Ge is now enjoying both fame and fortune, so why would he be assigned to a complete newcomer?

However, looking at him, the young man was extremely handsome and had an excellent temperament. Just by looking at his face, you could tell that he would have a place in the entertainment industry in the future.

I don't know where Su Ge found this artist.

What great luck! If they're properly nurtured, the next top star in the entertainment industry could be another artist under Su Ge's management.

Chao Xian's phone rang, and everyone's eyes fell on him.

Chao Xian glanced at it, then turned off the sound and apologized to the director and others with a smile.

They left the private room and went to the window on the other side of the corridor.

Chao Xian glanced at his phone; it was a call from Mu Ziyan.

"Babo, it's getting dark. Have you finished eating? I'll come pick you up!"

As soon as the call connected, Mu Ziyan's tone was questioning.

Chao Xian paused for a moment, then said softly, "I'm not finished here yet. I'll have the driver pick me up when I'm done, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan said "okay," and then asked Chao Xian if there was anything he wanted to eat, so he could order takeout for Chao Xian.

After all, most drinking parties don't leave you feeling full.

Chao Xian felt that Mu Ziyan really understood him. He smiled, ordered two dishes, and then hung up the phone.

"Chao Xian?"

Hearing someone call his name, Chao Xian turned his head, nodded and raised his eyes, his expression somewhat cold.

Behind him was a huge crowd of people.

Jian Huai and Zhao Ling were among them.

Upon seeing Chao Xian's face, Zhao Ling, who had initially been puzzled as to why Jian Huai had stopped, instantly turned pale.

Zhao Ling could never forget this face; it was because of this young man that her relationship with Jian Huai was completely intertwined.

Otherwise, she would probably still be doing those wait-and-see jobs at the counter, and wouldn't have everything she has now.

Now, for Zhao Ling, as long as she debuts, she can rely on the Jian Group as her backer.

Resources and fame are readily available to her.

What Zhao Ling was jealous of was that she didn't have Chao Xian's face.

If one day, Chao Xian, who has the backing of the Mu Group, also debuts, then what will all that I have done amount to?

Even now, Zhao Ling doesn't need to turn her head to look; she can clearly feel that, apart from Jian Huai beside her, whose gaze is filled with hatred, everyone else's eyes are looking at Chao Xian differently.

Just moments ago at the dinner table, everyone was saying that she was beautiful and would surely be able to develop her own career in the entertainment industry.

But now, their attention has been so easily captured by Chao Xian.

He felt like a clown, having no luster in front of Chao Xian.

"What are you doing here? Are you here to break me and Jian Huai up again? But we are truly in love!"

Zhao Ling quickly spoke up, wanting everyone to think that Chao Xian was there to break her and Jian Huai up, her tone tinged with sadness.

However, when Zhao Ling and Chao Xian's eyes met, Zhao Ling couldn't hide her smugness.

It seemed as if she couldn't wait to show off in front of Chao Xian, but Zhao Ling's boasting was insignificant in Chao Xian's eyes.

Chao Xian found it amusing, but frowned slightly and looked at Jian Huai and Zhao Ling with a questioning gaze.

"Break them up? What's wrong with a scumbag and a third party being a couple? Why would I break you up? I'd even wish you both well!"

His puzzled look seemed to come as if he had inadvertently revealed the 'good thing' that had been widely rumored between the two of them.

Chao Xian smiled and said, "This young lady has a problem with her overthinking. She needs treatment. The Jian Group shouldn't be so poor that it can't afford the treatment, right? No, after all, the Jian Group can't even afford the plane ticket to go abroad to see his fiancée. They can only keep a stand-in."

Jian Huai instinctively shielded Zhao Ling behind him, just about to retort.

The man who had been walking ahead of Jian Huai and the others, who had been nonchalant in his presence, suddenly straightened up, took two steps forward, but then hesitated to get too close and spoke with a slightly cautious air.

"Your name is Chao Xian? That's a nice name. Um... do you have a boyfriend? It's okay if you do! I just want to be friends with you."

Upon hearing this, everyone froze, their gazes immediately falling on the person.

You should know that the person was a distinguished guest whom they had gone to great lengths to invite.

This person not only has a bad temper, but also has very few people he actively seeks out for friendship.

Unexpectedly, this person asked such a question right away.

Chao Xian was slightly stunned and had not yet replied.

The man assumed that Chao Xian already had a boyfriend and couldn't say it, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He had finally met someone who was exactly to his aesthetic standards, like an angel who had come down from heaven to save him, clean, beautiful and exquisite.

My heart felt as if it had been struck by Cupid's arrow, and the taste of love spread through my soul.

But the sweetness turned into bitterness and pain the next second: the angel in front of you has a boyfriend!

No one knew what the man was thinking, but he suddenly perked up.

"My name is Xuan Qing. It's okay. Even if you have a boyfriend, we can still be friends."