"I heard that you will go to Xiangcheng for training every weekend in the future?"
Li Xiaoheng poured out a bowl of the freshly cooked chicken soup with cordyceps and wolfberries and handed it to Tao Mu, and gently reminded him, "Don't work too hard. I don't want to see you lose all the flesh you have worked so hard to grow in a few months."
"I have no choice. I'm so busy with work, and I have to study at the same time. The crew will start filming in a few months. I haven't filmed a Hong Kong movie before, so I have to do some research and experience first. So I can only run back and forth between the two places, barely maintaining my life like this." Tao Mu said while drinking soup: "Besides, I'm not doing it on purpose. I have a physique that is easy to lose weight. I can lose weight with just a little effort. Don't frown. You don't know how many girls envy my physique. I can get fat if I want to, and I can lose weight if I want to. This is simply a golden finger for actors to shoot a movie. You still dislike it."
"I'm not disgusted." Li Xiaoheng poured another bowl of soup to Tao Mu and pushed it over, saying with a smile, "I just don't want you to waste the soup you drank into your stomach, and the fat you gained from eating a mouthful of rice and a mouthful of vegetables."
What's the meaning? I gained fat on my own initiative, and I'm not allowed to lose it?
Tao Mu drank the soup mouthful by mouthful. After drinking two bowls of chicken soup, I felt warm all over. Especially the stomach feels very comfortable.
"By the way, don't come over here to make soup for me all the time. You work very hard. Just rest at home in your spare time. It's so cold and the roads are so slippery. If you break your arms and legs again, I can't afford the medical expenses."
"Then sell yourself to pay off the debt." Li Xiaoheng always has something to say.
"Also, my job is really hard. Especially after my partner became addicted to acting and pushed all the things to me. Now I am an unmarried young man of advanced age, and every day I just want to get off work on time and have a good dinner at home. Song's is too far from home, so I have to come to you to cook for me. Don't look at us white-collar workers. We seem to have a lot of face outside, but in fact we have to cook for you to barely make ends meet."
Li Xiaoheng applied what he had learned flexibly and talked nonsense in a serious manner. He was talking nonsense to make Tao Mu happy. Then he said, "And I'm worried that my partners who often come over to eat will be unhappy. So I have to cook some soup every day, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness. Only when there is give and take can there be long-term relations." Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I always come to bother you, you will find me annoying and stop cooking for me."
"Then let me cook and you wash the dishes." Anyway, this person can't be driven away. Instead, he sticks closer and closer. Tao Mu has no choice. I simply gave up and compromised, "I really don't like soup. When I ate at school before, I only drank soup when I ate rice noodles or noodles. And drinking soup at night makes me fatter. As an actor, especially an actor with a heavy idol image, I must manage my body well."
Li Xiaoheng immediately laughed and said, "Then I have to learn more about making noodles. I'll make noodles for you in the future."
Tao Mu turned his head and looked at Li Xiaoheng, who looked normal. Feeling Tao Mu's scrutiny, Li Xiaoheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay!" He couldn't tell whether Li Xiaoheng did it on purpose or unintentionally. However, Tao Mu felt that Li Xiaoheng would not be so glib and boring.
Noticing that Tao Mu was a little unhappy, Li Xiaoheng asked casually, "What did you think of? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"
"Me?" Tao Mu was slightly stunned. He suddenly found himself in front of Li Xiaoheng, and his emotions seemed to be fluctuating a bit.
Seeing Tao Mu mumbling thoughtfully, Li Xiaoheng suddenly said, "Even if you still don't want to accept my pursuit, we are still good friends, right?"
Tao Mu took a while to react before coming back to his senses. He hesitantly responded: "...Ah!"
"That's it. Even if we're not lovers, we're still friends. When friends are together in private, they will of course choose the most relaxed attitude. What do you have to worry about?" Li Xiaoheng laughed and teased, "Are you worried that I'll turn from a fan to a hater?"
"That's not the case." Tao Mu was not very confident in himself. He was very confident in Li Xiaoheng's intelligence and scheming. I think the big guys will never waste their time doing anything fanciful or negative.
but--
Tao Mu smiled and said, "You have been using fan circle terms quite skillfully recently. You even know that fans have turned haters."
Li Xiaoheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked with a smile: "If I say that I also joined your fan club under a pseudonym, would you believe it?"
Tao Mu: "..."
Tao Mu: "!!!"
Tao Mu suddenly reacted: "...Ah?"
"You, you actually joined my fan club under a pseudonym?" Tao Mu was so shocked that he stuttered, "You're not that free, are you?"
"You seem particularly shocked." Li Xiaoheng picked up the empty bowl that Tao Mu had placed on the coffee table, took it into the kitchen, washed it, and put it in the cupboard: "Why?"
"You actually asked me why?" Tao Mu was so shocked that he followed Li Xiaoheng into the kitchen: "How come I didn't know that you also like to chase stars?"
"I'm not a fan." Li Xiaoheng stated the fact very calmly: "I'm just chasing you."
I was caught off guard and was covered in cheesy love words from Mr. Li. Tao Mu was about to collapse: "Then you can't join my fan club! It's too awkward."
"Why are you feeling awkward? Shouldn't you be happy?" Li Xiaoheng washed his hands, walked up to Tao Mu, and said teasingly with a smile, "You have a rich fan. She's beautiful and can make money to support the family. She can help you share the work when you're busy, and is willing to cook and wash dishes with you when you're free. She's willing to be your fan for life. She's a die-hard fan who will support you no matter what you do. If you want, I can do everything a fan is willing to do for their idol."
Tao Mu stared at Li Xiaoheng blankly, thinking that he might have drunk too much chicken soup, and his brain was a little confused. He asked stupidly: "...What is the ultimate?"
"Bed warmer!" Li Xiaoheng suddenly laughed, his moist eyes like two pools of spring water, reflecting the utmost gentleness: "You have many fans who fantasize that you are their boyfriend. They even call them your girlfriend fans. Then I am your boyfriend fan, okay?"
Tao Mu: "..."
Maybe it was because the light was too soft, or maybe it was because the heating was particularly good this winter, Tao Mu suddenly felt a little warm in his heart.
"You are a domineering CEO and a big capitalist who makes tens of millions every minute, please stop being so boring!" Tao Mu shook his head helplessly, subconsciously took a step back, and crossed his arms: "There are fruits in the refrigerator. Wash whatever you like."
"Then let's eat grapefruit." Li Xiaoheng said with a smile: "Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to eat grapefruit? When I drove downstairs, I happened to find some fresh grapefruit in the fruit store."
"I don't want to eat it now. Save it for juicing tomorrow morning." Tao Mu frowned slightly: "Cut two oranges."
"Don't mind the trouble. I'll peel it for you." Li Xiaoheng saw through someone's lazy thoughts and smiled, "I noticed that you've been a bit lazy lately. You don't like peeling shrimps or grapefruits. When you can't stand it anymore, you go to a restaurant and order golden prawns, or cut some watermelon and oranges, and just barely make ends meet. Are you really not considering finding a boyfriend? The kind who can peel shrimps and grapefruits?"
"Who said I don't like to peel fruits?" Tao Mu raised his eyebrows, refusing to admit that he was lazy: "I peel oranges and bananas myself. If you don't believe me, I'll peel one for you now."
"A kiss?" Li Xiaoheng, who was opening the refrigerator door to pick some fruit, suddenly raised one corner of his mouth. He tilted his head and looked at Tao Mu while opening the refrigerator, and asked maliciously, "What do you mean?"
"Just use your hands..." Tao Mu had just said a few words when he suddenly realized what Li Xiaoheng was talking about. Suddenly speechless: "You have become more and more slick recently."
"Because I want to make you happy." Li Xiaoheng smiled warmly and spoke in an increasingly softer tone.
He pointed at himself and said, "A boyfriend who is beautiful, can earn money to support the family, can help you with your burdens, can cheer you up, and is more obedient than artificial intelligence, wouldn't you consider dating one?"
"...I'm only nineteen years old, so I won't consider the issue of premature love for the time being." Tao Mu refused without hesitation: "Besides, you are a domineering CEO who makes tens of millions every minute, and you are also the heir to a large group. You must consider the issue of marriage in the future. After the Chinese New Year, you will be twenty-six. Didn't your family arrange a blind date for you?"
"They know my sexual orientation." Li Xiaoheng pondered for a moment and spoke. He came out to his family the year he graduated from high school. The reason why Xiaoheng Capital was established in his freshman year was because after Li Xiaoheng came out, he never considered inheriting Fengxing Group. He didn't want to be threatened and manipulated by his parents and elders regarding his status as heir, and he didn't want his life to be arranged by his family. So he would rather give up the right to inherit Fengxing Group and start his own business. In fact, if he hadn't met Tao Mu, Li Xiaoheng even thought about staying in Wall Street after graduation and never returning to China.
After all, given the Li family's background and status, it was a scandal that the eldest son of the family actually came out, even though it was kept a secret. But the well-informed will still know. Li Xiaoheng didn't want to put himself in a difficult position, nor did he want to embarrass his parents and elders, so he could only try to reduce the number of times he returned home.
However, because he was busy starting a business during college and had no time and energy to talk about relationships, Li's family seemed to still have illusions about his sexual orientation. Mrs. Li would even trick Li Xiaoheng back to China for blind dates whenever she had the chance. Li Xiaoheng took his parents' feelings into consideration and just dealt with them at first. Later, he became impatient. Although he did not argue with his parents, Li Xiaoheng did not let off any of the elders of the Li family who had instigated this matter behind the scenes. After a few times, these people knew how to respect Li Xiaoheng's decisions and privacy, and no longer tried to interfere in Li Xiaoheng's private life.
Of course, this is mainly because Xiaoheng Capital, founded by Li Xiaoheng, performed too well during the financial crisis. Several short selling incidents swept up tens of billions of dollars in the international market. Li Xiaoheng, who had previously focused on the international capital market, was not constrained by his family. Instead, Fengxing Group relied more on the investment capabilities of Xiaoheng Capital.
As one gains strength, the other loses strength. Naturally, Li Xiaoheng's say within the family becomes more important.
"If that's what you're worried about, then you can rest assured. I'm serious about wanting to date you." Li Xiaoheng paused, then added, "A relationship with the purpose of getting married."
Under the warm light, Li Xiaoheng's eyes and eyebrows looked more tender and gentle. He looked at Tao Mu and asked patiently, "So would you like to consider accepting my pursuit?"
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if we broke up halfway through our relationship?"
Tao Mu has asked this question more than once. Li Xiaoheng also changed from his initial vows to careful consideration at the end: "Any project has the possibility of collapse. The same applies to cooperation and marriage. I dare not guarantee what will happen decades later. But we can find a way to insure our relationship."
In the end, Li Xiaoheng still used his most accustomed business model to find a way to solve Tao Mu's concerns: "We can gather the best economic lawyers and insurance practitioners in the world. Let them come up with an insurance policy based on our current situation and our concerns. Ensure that our economic property is not lost when we break up. We can also ensure that we can break up peacefully by signing a model similar to industry competition clauses. We will not retaliate against each other and maliciously compete after the separation. The terms can be made more stringent. Limit our breakup to the maximum extent. Or it can be said that we have an impulse after the breakup."
To plan for success, you must first plan for failure. Li Xiaoheng didn't know why Tao Mu was so pessimistic about his feelings. But Li Xiaoheng has never been the kind of person who would sit and wait for death or try to catch fish in a tree when faced with difficulties. He would not back down just because of Tao Mu's repeated rejections, nor would he think that Tao Mu's worries were groundless. Just like he said before, any cooperation has the possibility of collapsing midway, and the same is true for dating and marriage. Since Tao Mu has concerns, Li Xiaoheng is willing to try any possibility to untie Tao Mu's knot. Willing to show Tao Mu his greatest sincerity. How he conquered his partners in the past, he treats Tao Mu the same way now.
Li Xiaoheng believed that as long as he was willing to show his sincerity, Tao Mu would be able to feel it.
Sure enough, after Li Xiaoheng proposed a solution so carefully, Tao Mu also hesitated.
"...Then I'll think about it." Tao Mu hesitated for a moment and said slowly. Perhaps because he was not confident, his tone was particularly soft. If Li Xiaoheng hadn't been paying attention to Tao Mu's every move, he would have hardly heard it.
It has to be admitted that Li Xiaoheng is the most watched capital tycoon in later generations. His methods of winning over partners are indeed very advanced. To the extent that Tao Mu began to think that if he could find a way to resolve the crisis after the breakup, then having a relationship with someone like Li Xiaoheng who was reliable at work and interesting in private would actually be a good attempt.
Although he had made all the preparations, he never imagined that Tao Mu would immediately agree to his pursuit. President Li, who was even prepared for a protracted war, looked at Tao Mu with a little surprise. He originally thought that Tao Mu would continue to reject him.
The pursuit of cherishing Tao Mu in the heart. Li Xiaoheng almost forgot that Tao Mu was actually a man of great resolution and swiftness. The execution ability is not much worse than his.
After looking at Tao Mu for a while, Li Xiaoheng's lips suddenly curled up into an extremely gentle arc, as if he was afraid of waking Tao Mu up, and smiled softly, "Okay."
Take your time to think about it, don't rush. I will wait patiently. Wait until you let go of your anxiety, or suppress it and walk towards me.
I'll prove it to you. No matter how much insurance we have done for this relationship. Those back-up plans will ultimately be useless.
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