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Mu Heqing dared not get involved any further; she could only suppress her doubts and pretend they didn't exist.
She feared she wouldn't be able to bear the truth, nor would she be able to resist.
"Sifei." Mu Heqing put his arm around Sifei's shoulder and said in a friendly manner, "I'm back in Ancheng. You stay here, let's keep in touch."
"No way!" Sifei's eyes flashed with colorful light as she grabbed Mu Heqing's arm. "Wherever you go, I'll go too."
"There's nothing fun about my place. Look, you have so many people here to keep you company." Mu Heqing had a headache.
She couldn't think of a way to keep Sifei here for the time being.
Ouyang Zhu came over and said, "Sifei, your art exhibition is about to start. Are you leaving now?"
Sifei hesitated. Over the years she had spent by Ouyang Zhu's side, she had also developed some rather uninteresting hobbies in the human world.
Seeing that there was a chance, Mu Heqing advised, "I'll just go back for a while. When is your art exhibition? I'll come back then. Anyway, I'll come as soon as Chairman Ouyang calls."
She's like her aunt, basically on a business trip to Qingcheng, mainly as a companion.
"You promised me, you can't go back on your word." Sifei finally agreed.
Si Fei wants both Mu Heqing and the art exhibition. But now that Mu Heqing has established a connection with Li Shi, if she forcibly interferes, Li Shi will definitely retaliate strongly.
When they were dealing with the bugs at the lab entrance that time, they were just casually fighting; she didn't use her trump card, and Li Shi didn't unleash his ultimate move.
If a fight really breaks out, Guihui will definitely be destroyed by Lishi, and then she will have no chance to play.
Unless, the next home game isn't at Rose Garden.
Consort Si smiled sweetly at Mu Heqing, then glanced at Ouyang Zhu and asked her to arrange for Mu Heqing to return.
Remembering her promise to her friends to bring them some local specialties from Qingcheng, Mu Heqing asked, "Chairman Ouyang, does Qingcheng actually have any local specialties?"
Ouyang Zhu smiled gracefully and waved for his secretary to make the arrangements.
In the end, Mu and Qing received a trunk full of Guihui product gift boxes.
As one of the largest daily chemical groups in the country, Guihui Group's products range from toothpaste and soap to well-known skincare products, with a gift box lasting for more than half a year.
Ouyang Zhu's secretary, Fen, packed fifty boxes for her.
"This is a specialty of Qingcheng? Can't I buy it online?" Mu Heqing's lips twitched.
Secretary Fen, dressed in a business suit and with a professional smile, said, "This saves you money."
Mu and Qing nodded. "Okay, why not? Give one to each of our family and friends when we get back."
Mu Heqing and Li Shi got into the car, and Si Fei waved excitedly, then pointed to the phone in her hand.
Li Shi asked, "What does Consort Si mean?"
Mu and Qing picked up their phones, and a message appeared on their chat app.
You have received a new friend request.
She opened the message and, sure enough, it was a request from Sifei. She accepted it.
They've become friends now.
On the way back, the setting sun was blazing and incredibly bright, casting a red glow on Mu and Qing's faces.
Mu and Qing rolled up the car windows to block out the sunset. By the time they arrived in Ancheng, it would probably be late at night.
"I'm sleepy," Mu Heqing said, feeling drowsy.
"He Qing, go to sleep. I'll wake you up when we get to Ancheng," Li Shi said softly, his voice carrying a hint of reassurance.
Mu Heqing tilted her head and fell asleep. There was a small blanket in the car, and she buried her face in the fluffy blanket.
Li Shi gazed ahead until the moon rose.
He and Mu Heqing sat in the back seat.
A figure suddenly appeared in the passenger seat, but the driver was oblivious and continued driving.
"The environment inside this car is disgusting. The temperature and humidity are terrible, and the seats are so hard." The "person" complained for a while. "They always create such inferior products and then adapt to them like cockroaches."
Li Shi was not surprised by the appearance of this "person". The corners of her mouth curled up, but her eyes remained motionless like those of a deity. Combined with his perfect face, it had a rather eerie feel to it.
He said, "You should be satisfied now, three months."
"You're so easily satisfied. No wonder you're so obedient. You do whatever she tells you to do." The "person's" voice was slow, deep, and elegant.
"Then why don't you go in?" Li Shi retorted. "If you go in, she'll become alert, and then you won't be able to do anything, right?"
“Foolish and ignorant, you are as stupid as ever. You will get lost as soon as you enter the arena. Only those behind the scenes can see the whole picture,” the “person” said.
"Then why are you in such a hurry, constantly urging me?"
The "person's" slender fingers, clad in white gloves, were outstretched, and Li Shi could imagine the arrogant expression on the "person's" face.
If I could, I really wouldn't want to work with him.
The "person" held up a finger from beside the passenger seat. "One Huanren can last for three months, but how long can one Yinyin last?"
"It's hard to say. Sifei is there too; she probably doesn't want her amusement park to be destroyed."
"Unexpected events are what make a play interesting. Although Sifei's work is rather clumsy, it is not without its merits."
"What exactly do you want to say to me?" Li Shi asked impatiently. "You talk too much nonsense."
"The blackbird is about to shed its raven feathers, and beasts are dancing wildly in the blood-red river."
"Why didn't you just tell me they wanted to enter?"
"Language can only be understood by those who are worthy of it." The "person" left these words behind and then departed.
The driver noticed that there was one more person next to him and one less person next to him, but he didn't notice at all and continued to drive diligently.
Mu and Qing were sleeping soundly, wrapped in a blanket, their faces rosy.
Li Shi reverted to the familiar demeanor of Mu Heqing. He gently nudged her and said, "Heqing, wake up, we're almost there."
Mu and Qing lifted their faces from under the blanket, their voices still groggy, "Hmm, have we arrived?"
She slowly opened her eyes and glanced at the passenger seat. Strangely, why did she have a feeling of familiarity?
She blinked, not asking any further questions, knowing that Li Shi wouldn't answer even if she did.
She glanced at the city night view outside the window; they were indeed almost there.
"Shi, what do you think of Consort Si's relationship with Ouyang Zhu?" Mu Heqing suddenly asked.
Li Shidao said: "A relationship of mutual exploitation."
"I think Consort Si still considered Ouyang Zhu to some extent." Mu Heqing recalled that Consort Si avoided Jiang Kaicheng and still gave Ouyang Zhu perfect makeup every day. She must like her current life.
"Losing one means you can find another, it's just a hassle."
"I don't understand," Mu Heqing said softly, her head resting against the car window. "To you, am I the same as Ouyang Zhu, unable to find someone else?"
"He Qing, what are you talking about?" Li Shi lowered his eyes. "You know your importance. What you did to us seven years ago is something we can never forget, even if it costs us our lives."
"I finally made it up here, why are you dragging me down?" Mu Heqing looked at his reflection in the car window, his expression calm and indifferent.
Li Shi chuckled: "He Qing, do you know how many interesting things have happened in my long career?"
Mu and Qing wrapped the blanket around themselves a little tighter.
"He Qing, don't be afraid."
The vehicle came to a smooth stop; they had arrived in Ancheng, and Mu and Qing were finally back in their familiar little home.
After Li Shi helped her carry fifty boxes of Qingcheng specialties upstairs, he also said goodbye to Mu Heqing.
He still belongs to the Li family, so he can't side too much with outsiders. Although his heart is already completely biased, the Kyushu Manor is his base of operations.
After seeing Li Shi off, Mu and Qing finally returned to their daily lives.
She called her mother on her phone to let her know she was safe, then stood in the living room, looking at the fifty boxes of Qingcheng specialty products with a worried expression.
If she were to use it herself, how long would it take?
Mu and Qing thought of their two best friends. They had originally brought these for them, and each of them would have to take back at least twenty boxes.
The remaining ten boxes can be divided among the company colleagues, and that should be enough.
She opened her phone and chatted with the pinned "AAA Ancheng Barbecue Enthusiasts Group".
[Qingqing QAQ: I'm back, my darlings! I brought you some local specialties. Are you free tomorrow?]
Tang Ruxing replied to the message quickly.
[Sugar-coated firecracker: Our Mu and Qing are back online! Those who know them say they're on a business trip, but those who don't think they've gone to some remote mountain forest to cultivate immortality—there's been absolutely no sign of them.]
[Qingqing QAQ: I'm sorry. What do you guys want to eat tomorrow? It's on me.]
[A sugar-coated bullet: I have to work overtime tomorrow morning and won't be free until the afternoon. I'm so angry! I'll tell you when we meet. Damn it, I ran into an idiot.]
[BBQ Deng Zilong: Let's have dinner then. I'll ask the boss for leave and we'll go to Haofuqi Noodle Shop.]
Mu and Qing had no objections, nor did Tang Ruxing.
The meeting was arranged just like that.
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Guihui Group.
Secretary Fen saw Mu and Qing off and was about to go back to report to Ouyang Zhu when a woman called out to her.
Fen's real name is Xu Fen. Not long after joining the Guihui Group, she became Ouyang Zhu's personal secretary. She has a cold appearance and is extremely capable. Ouyang Zhu likes her very much.
Following Ouyang Zhu, Fen witnessed many illogical things, but she never spoke of them to anyone. Even though she was in turmoil inside, she remained calm on the surface.
The woman who called out to her was her friend within the group, and also Ouyang Zhu's informant within the group, while also working in Project Department Six.
Fen thought something was going to happen in Project Six, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
"What's wrong?" Fen asked.
"Fen, what's going on? The security department is suddenly questioning us one by one. It's terrifying. Did someone leak the group's secrets?" the woman asked.
Fen frowned her thin eyebrows and said, "You dare ask that? If you had really leaked the secret, would you still be standing in front of me? You would have been drinking tea in the Ministry of Justice by now."
"Yeah, right." The woman stuck out her tongue. "You've been so busy lately. Let's go out for dinner sometime."
Fen smiled. She still needed to check if there were any problems with Sifei's art exhibition. Once this busy period was over, she could relax.
She nodded, then suddenly remembered that her friend shouldn't be such a careless person, asking her about the company's internal affairs in public.
Fen sensed something was amiss.
She saw the woman standing under the light, her shadow stretching longer and longer, approaching her in an eerie way.
Fen was startled and quickly moved away from the shadow, which then shrank back.
She had just exhaled and was about to report the strange shadow to Ouyang Zhu when she turned her head and found that the shadow had already gotten close to her own.
Fen's shadow and the woman's shadow merged into one.
Fen stood there stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses.
What was she about to do?
Oh, by the way, go check on how Sifei's art exhibition is going.
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