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Since that day, Mu and Qing have not been in contact with Jiang Mu for three days.
Perhaps sensing her underlying meaning, Jiang Mu did not force her to tell him more.
Mu Heqing had finally returned to her normal daily life these past three days, and was in a very relaxed mood. She wasn't good at hiding her facial expressions, and if Jiang Mu continued to ask, she would definitely lose her composure.
Then it will be even harder to explain.
Yu Yazi carried a pile of materials into the office and said, "Mu, help me with some of this. Let's go to the conference room quickly."
Mu and Qing quickly stood up and took half of the documents from Yu Yazhi's hands. She glanced at the documents casually and found that they were all product introductions and information about the company, some of which were from many years ago.
"Why did you bring out all the antiques?" Mu Heqing followed behind Yu Yazi.
"Don't even mention it. The boss told us to bring out all the product brochures and make sure to create the impression that our company has a wide range of products," Yu Yazhi couldn't help but complain. "I heard that Guihui Group is going to build a new building in Ancheng, and they want to use our company's lights in the new building."
"What? Guihui Group?"
Mu and Qing's current company mainly produces lighting fixtures. Its main business is supported by various small and medium-sized buildings in Ancheng. Occasionally, there are large-scale orders, but they do not accept individual orders.
Mu and Qing were puzzled. The building hadn't even been built yet, but they'd already bought the lights?
Moreover, it's not that Mu and Qing look down on their company; Guihui Group is one of the most famous daily chemical groups in the country. Even if they come to Ancheng to build a building, their company would never be chosen for the interior lighting.
“Yes, when Xu Chi told me, I thought I misheard. And the most outrageous thing is, you know what? It was Guihui Group that approached us, not the other way around. They even sent someone to liaise with us on business.” Yu Yazhi shook her head, looking incredulous.
Something was wrong. Mu Heqing's first reaction was that something was wrong. Before she could figure out what was going on, she followed Yu Yazhi into the company's conference room.
The boss and Xu Chi were also in the conference room. They looked excited and were talking to someone on the sofa whom she couldn't see clearly.
Mu Heqing and Yu Yazhi stood to the side, put down their documents, and listened to their boss bragging.
The boss is indeed a man who has dreamed; he probably took his business plans seriously, and his boasts were so exaggerated that even Mu and Qing couldn't stand them.
Xu Chi chimed in, the two of them praising each other, wishing they could sign the contract right now.
"Alright." A hoarse female voice sounded, as if a mute button had been pressed, and the boss and Xu Chi fell silent.
A slender finger pointed at Mu and Qing, and the person said, "Let her talk to me, you all leave. I'm just here to find out more."
"Me?" Mu Heqing pointed to herself. Before she could react, the other three people in the conference room left, leaving Mu Heqing alone to face the mysterious person sent by Guihui Group.
Before leaving, Xu Chi patted Mu Heqing on the shoulder, and the boss looked at her with trusting eyes.
The boss said, "Have a good talk with Manager Ouyang."
No, why do you all trust me so much?
Mu and Qing took out several of the latest promotional materials and stood alone in front of the mysterious person.
The mysterious woman was truly enigmatic. Inside, she wore a dark top hat at an angle, the brim obscuring half her face, revealing only her full, sexy lips painted with deep purple lipstick. She wore a deep purple velvet suit, her legs casually crossed, and greyish-purple stockings with a subtle pearlescent sheen. Her shiny high heels seemed more suited to a fashion show than their company's conference room.
Her demeanor and attire instantly gave the 299 RMB sofa the company bought online the feel of a sofa worth hundreds of thousands of RMB, whereas the previous one was completely worn out and riddled with holes from cigarette burns.
"What's your name?" the woman asked.
“Mu Heqing”.
To be honest, Mu Heqing was a little nervous. She felt that the meeting room she entered was not right, and this person's aura was too strong.
The woman raised her hand and took off her hat, revealing a face that bore the marks of time yet was stunningly beautiful, reminiscent of a movie star from the last century.
"Please sit next to me." The woman casually pointed to the seat next to her.
Mu and Qing waved their hands, wanting to refuse, but looking into the woman's eyes, they inexplicably agreed.
She sat next to the woman, inhaling the faint floral scent emanating from her, while holding promotional materials in her hand, unable to articulate the prepared speech she had prepared.
"My name is Ouyang Zhu," the woman introduced herself.
"My name is Mu Heqing."
Ouyang Zhu chuckled softly and said slowly, "You've already introduced yourself."
"Oh, oh." Mu Heqing blushed. "Let me introduce our company's products to you. What kind of lighting fixtures do you want for your building? Each light has a different color temperature and color rendering index. Generally speaking, the commonly used lighting fixtures for buildings are these types."
Mu Heqing placed the promotional materials on the coffee table in front of the sofa and continued, "If you want particularly luxurious lighting fixtures, our company's partner factory may not produce them, and you will need to customize them on your own."
“You know your job very well,” Ouyang Zhu said.
Mu Heqing nodded, puzzled. "Of course, this is my job."
Ouyang Zhu nodded gently, her gaze fixed intently on Mu Heqing. Her eyes were adorned with dark eyeshadow and shimmering glitter on her eyelids; a few fine lines creased the corners of her eyes, yet they did not detract from her beauty.
"So beautiful," Mu Heqing exclaimed. Unlike Li Shi's flawless face, Ouyang Zhu's face was more vibrant, making people want to worship and gaze at her. With such a face, no one could refuse her.
Wait, how can someone not refuse?
Mu Heqing's expression changed slightly. She stood up and quickly walked to the door of the conference room.
She stared coldly at Ouyang Zhu.
"You're really perceptive, even more perceptive than I imagined." Ouyang Zhu smiled.
“It was Consort Si, wasn’t it?” Mu Heqing closed his eyes. “Consort Si did your makeup.”
That's why it's so magical, so magical that it drives people crazy.
No wonder the boss and the others were so obedient just now. If it were a big order, why would the boss easily leave Mu and Qing here alone to introduce the product?
“Yes.” Ouyang Zhu nodded. “You really know a lot.”
Mu Heqing asked, "How did she know I was here?"
Ouyang Zhu covered her mouth gracefully, feigning surprise: "Baby, how can you be so naive? Do you really think personal information is confidential?"
Well, Mu and Qing knew it would turn out this way. There's really nothing she can do about these guys who cooperate with humans.
Is she going to stand on the podium now and denounce Ancheng for arbitrarily leaking citizens' information? Wouldn't that put her on an even bigger stage of exposure?
“You’re probably not a manager,” Mu Heqing said.
Based on Ouyang Zhu's demeanor, she didn't believe she was some kind of group manager.
“Yes, I am the chairman of Guihui Group.” Ouyang Zhu asked in confusion, “Honey, I just introduced myself. Don’t you usually read business news?”
Mu and Qing didn't even know who the mayor of Lian'an City was, let alone the chairman of a daily chemical group.
Why would she care about this?
Does reading business news make her the richest person?
"Don't call me 'baby,' I'm not your baby." Mu Heqing couldn't stand Ouyang Zhu calling her "baby" all the time.
“You are Consort Si’s darling, and naturally you are my darling too,” Ouyang Zhu insisted.
If a man she had just met had said those words, Mu and Qing would have turned and left immediately. But since the speaker was an exceptionally beautiful woman, she decided to hold back.
"Did Consort Si send you here?"
“Not entirely.” Ouyang Zhu tilted her head. “She misses you a lot. She said that you haven’t seen each other for seven years, and you won’t give her a chance to meet.”
Ouyang Zhu stood up and walked towards the door. She was more imposing when she stood up than when she was sitting; it was an overwhelming beauty.
Mu and Qing almost stormed out the door.
"Why has your attitude towards me suddenly turned so bad? Are you trying to run away?" Ouyang Zhu chuckled.
She wanted to run away, but the company was there, and if she ran away, she would starve to death on the streets.
She only managed to maintain her daily routine for three days.
Mu Heqing said, "Tell her that I will see her when I have time."
She didn't know when she would be free, but she just wanted to start drawing up the plan and not come looking for her for no reason.
So far, the most difficult cases haven't appeared yet, and her daily life can still be salvaged.
Those few difficult individuals would never mingle with humans, so naturally they couldn't exploit the vulnerabilities of modern information to find her.
“You remind me of my past self. When I divorced my ex-husband, he asked me when I was going to see the children, and I said I’d be free.” Ouyang Zhu brought her face close to Mu Heqing’s and said, word by word, “Actually, I’ve never been once because I’ve always been very busy. You’re not like that too, are you?”
Ouyang Zhu gently patted Mu Heqing's face one last time, leaving her a fragrant business card and telling her to contact her if she needed anything.
Mu and Qing let out a long sigh and walked out of the conference room.
The boss didn't ask her too many questions. He had returned to normal by then, thinking that the deal was either there or it wasn't.
He didn't believe that such a large corporation would cooperate with a small company like theirs.
Mu and Qing sat listlessly in the office. Yes, Si Fei was also her high school classmate.
There's a saying that goes, "If you find one cockroach, the whole house is infested with cockroaches." This saying also applies to Mu and Qing now.
Mu Heqing wanted to distract herself, so she opened her phone and found a message from her aunt asking her to go to a beauty salon in Ancheng with her on Saturday.
She replied with an "okay".
Mu Heqing's mother had six sisters in total; her mother was the second oldest, and her aunt was the youngest. The two sisters were nearly twenty years apart. Therefore, Mu Heqing's aunt was actually the same age as her, and the two were the closest.
Her aunt's real name is Li Heyue. She also works for a company in Ancheng. She is very busy with work and often has to go to the headquarters in Qingcheng to report on her work. She can be described as an elite person.
Seeing her aunt made Mu Heqing feel much better, and she and Yu Yazhi put away the documents they had just taken out.
Ouyang Zhu's purpose was not to discuss business with their company, so he naturally didn't want these materials.
Mu Heqing was certain that it wouldn't be long before she would see Consort Si.
They just can't help it.
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