"The government's approval has been granted, everything is ready, all that's missing is that opportune moment you mentioned. Cheng Li and Cheng Yuan have staked everything this time, and Su Tian has also approached several investors..."
Mu Yiran sat at her desk, watching Li Buhuo on the sofa give a work report.
She didn't blink, and the figure in her vision slowly blurred.
Then I saw those deep, dark phoenix eyes.
—"Do you really know what I like, sister?"
— "Hiding things from me, pushing me away—if this is how you treat me well, then I don't want it at all."
—"Sister...you really don't know anything."
"..."
What does Shi Youxi want her to know?
Mu Yiran racked her brains for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
Is he blaming her for being presumptuous in her kindness towards him, or is he blaming himself for using that as an excuse to keep making him do annoying things?
She wanted Shi Youxi to live a carefree and happy life like an ordinary teenager, without being bothered by unnecessary worries.
Ignorance is bliss.
Isn't this better?
But he said he didn't want that kind of good.
He doesn't want it...
Li Bu Huo tapped the tablet with his fingers. "But are you really sure there's a burial tomb under that land? What if there isn't?"
"..."
Receiving no response, he looked at the woman sitting behind the desk with a puzzled expression.
Cheng Ran sat upright with her hands folded, looking like she was listening attentively.
Li Bu Huo stroked his chin inscrutably and called out, "Young Master Cheng?"
"Um?"
Li Bu Huo raised an eyebrow: "What do you think of what I just said?"
"Um!"
This time, the woman not only responded, but also nodded firmly.
"So what if it doesn't exist?"
"Um."
Li Bu Huo took a deep breath: "Cheng Ran!"
"Ah! Ah? What happened? What happened?!" Mu Yiran jumped in surprise, then her eyes lit up: "Can I go home now?!"
Ai Ni, who was playing games on the sofa, had just started one round when she heard this and was confused.
"But Madam, you've only been at work for ten minutes."
“…”
Li Bu Huo rubbed his face: "Cheng Ran, are you even listening to me?"
Mu Yiran: "I heard... what did you just say?"
Li Bu Huo: "..."
Who understands how painful it is to have a boss who responds to every word but never gets anything done!
Mom is so tired!
He took a deep breath: "What's wrong with you lately? You're always spacing out? Has your shoulder injury spread to your brain?"
Mu Yiran angrily retorted, "You're the one who's mentally ill!"
"Cough, I just didn't sleep well last night, it's nothing."
Seeing Li Bu Huo's haggard face from staying up all night, Mu Yi Ran's conscience returned a little. She pretended to walk over and said seriously:
"You mean a burial tomb? You won't believe me if I tell you whether it exists or not, but you should believe the machine's detection, right?"
She took out a report and placed it in front of Li Buhuo, "This was detected by foreign archaeological experts we invited earlier using a 3D imager."
Li Bu Huo opened the document, which contained a brief 3D diagram. According to the location, it was located directly below the cemetery that Cheng Li wanted to buy.
Even larger.
"The tomb is about 20 meters underground. As soon as Cheng Li starts working, it will be easy to find. If his workers can't dig it up, I'll just send him a few demolition teams."
Even if it means death, I will make that burial tomb see the light of day again.
After carefully reading through the document, Li Bu Huo finally felt relieved.
"Alright, there's no use thinking about it now. We'll see what happens when the tunnel news is released next week."
"Knock knock!"
The office door opened, and Chen Yiting came in carrying coffee. "Mr. Cheng, the people from ES are here. Would you like to go see them?"
"ES?" Li Bu Huo thought for a moment. "Is that He Lianxin's agency? Is she the one who's here to shoot the advertisement today?"
"Hmm." Mu Yiran took a few sips of coffee and chewed on an ice cube to reapply her lipstick.
When Li Bu Huo saw her with her exaggeratedly bright red lipstick and full eyeliner, exuding an aura of power, she didn't look like someone going to inspect a work site at all.
It's as if I'm going to shoot an advertisement.
Li Bu Huo chuckled and said, "Are you trying to steal that young girl's job?"
Mu Yiran waved her hand in her high heels, "How could that be? She's my future daughter-in-law now, so as her future mother-in-law, I have to take care of her."
Chen Yiting jogged alongside Mu Yiran, occasionally telling the woman about the client's requirements for this shoot.
The girl used professional terminology and had a confident demeanor, a stark contrast to the reserved and timid intern she was a few months ago.
Mu Yiran didn't understand a word, but that didn't stop her from nodding and praising wildly, "Awesome, you're great, you've worked hard." Three points were randomly combined, and she showered the audience with compliments without thinking.
Chen Yiting smiled broadly as she heard the woman's praise.
She took a few steps closer, close enough to smell the sweet, soft fragrance emanating from the woman, and tentatively asked, "Mr. Cheng, it's like this, my birthday is coming up soon, and... I also recently got a promotion. Could I invite you to my birthday party?"
The girl looked at Mu Yiran with anticipation.
Behind the two, Ai Ni, who had been looking down at her phone, immediately looked up upon hearing this. She narrowed her eyes at Chen Yiting and said, "No, Madam—"
"I won't go. How can you be happy with me around?" Mu Yiran politely declined with a smile.
Inviting your boss to a birthday party? That's ridiculous!
What is this kid thinking?!
"No, I really hope Mr. Cheng can come! I got promoted thanks to you—"
Mu Yiran gently pressed her index finger to her lips, "Shh! You earned all the credit yourself, it has nothing to do with me. I'm going away for a few days, I'll bring you a gift then, I won't be able to go to the birthday party, happy birthday!"
"Okay...okay." Chen Yiting pursed her burning lips, her disappointment and ecstasy intertwined, making her so excited that her mind went blank, and she even squeezed the fur rabbit in her hand until it was deformed.
Stepping into the photography studio, it was bustling with people.
Mu Yiran whistled at the sight of such a large scene. As expected of Helian Xin, she brought more than 20 staff members for just one advertisement shoot.
Even though Helian Xin hasn't had any representative works in recent years and is just a child star, she is still a star in this industry.
Mu Yiran saw Helian Xin surrounded by people and was about to go over and join in the friendly "mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship" when she saw Shi Youxi sitting in the crowd just a few steps away.
Almost at the same moment, the boy looked up and met her gaze precisely.
"..."
In an instant, Mu Yiran turned away and looked elsewhere.
But that burning gaze followed her relentlessly.
"Mr. Cheng, you're resting right now, aren't you going over?" Chen Yiting had just finished asking when she also saw Shi Youxi sitting next to Helian Xin.
She exclaimed in surprise:
"Oh, I forgot to tell Mr. Cheng that the advertisement we're shooting this time is for Shiye's newly built luxury apartments, and the spokesperson is Miss Helian. When Mr. Shi found out, he wanted to shoot it with her, since it's one of his own properties anyway."
Mu Yiran responded in a lukewarm tone: "Mm."
How come she didn't know about this...?
Chen Yiting glanced at the boy who had already started filming, "Mr. Cheng, aren't you going over? Young Master Shi will definitely be happy to see you!"
Mu Yiran smiled, pursing her lips.
Are you happy?
She peeked through the gaps in the crisscrossing crowd and saw handsome men and beautiful women posing under the spotlight. Helian Xin's professionalism was excellent, and she appeared very natural.
And Shi Youxi, who was beside her, was also quite awkward.
The boy smiled at the right moment, matching Helian Xin's movements.
I laughed more this time than the first time.
As she looked on, she snapped out of her reverie and managed to suppress the involuntary upward curve of her lips.
Will he be happy to see her?
This wasn't a problem before we went to Haishi, but now...
That day at the Black Horse Club, Shi Youxi did not go back to the hotel with her. After the boy finished speaking, he followed Shi Si, who had appeared out of nowhere.
Mu Yiran wanted to go find him, but unexpected events kept happening one after another.
Peng Zhi had an accident that night. It is said that he had a dispute with his four sons over the division of demolition compensation, suffered a stroke and became paralyzed in bed. The Black Horse Club was suddenly sealed off, and he was investigated by public security and procuratorial personnel for several days.
Fortunately, Li Bingcheng secretly testified on her behalf, preventing her from becoming a suspect in Lai Jiansheng's bribery case.
By the time Mu Yiran remembered to look for Shi Youxi, more than half a month had passed.
They continued to get along as usual, but only Mu Yiran knew that a slight rift had formed between them.
It seems that it was caused by her.
She started to not know how to get along with teenagers, and the number of posts about teenage boys on her phone kept increasing, almost to the point of being worn out!
After several attempts, she finally made a decisive effort to have a soul-searching conversation with Shi Youxi.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back down.
They are all more free than before, yet they have less time to face each other.
Mu Yiran suppressed the bitterness in her heart and clicked her tongue, "Never mind, they seem pretty busy, so I won't delay their filming."
Chen Yiting: "Ah! But Mr. Cheng, aren't you..."
"Is there anything important this morning?" Mu Yiran glanced at her text message; it was a pickup notification from the woodworking workshop.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading home now."
"Aunt Cheng is getting off work so early?" A familiar female voice came from behind me.
Mu Yiran was taken aback and turned around.
At that time, Youxi and Helian Xin were together.
"It's not even noon yet, and Aunt Cheng is already off work. Are you feeling unwell?" Helian Xin maintained her persona perfectly, speaking softly and caringly to Mu Yiran.
Mu Yiran smiled faintly: "No, I just have some things to take care of outside."
Helian Xin: "What's wrong? Do you need my help? Our filming is almost over. Why don't we go with Auntie and have lunch together?"
Mu Yiran originally only wanted to do a superficial project, but she didn't expect to ruin her precious time of doing nothing.
She didn't even think about it:
"No need, it's nothing."
Shi Youxi: "I'll have the driver take you there—".
"..."
Seeing Shi Youxi's pursed lips, Mu Yiran mentally slapped herself twice!
Can't you just stop using the phrase "it's just a small thing"?!
This time, not only Chen Yiting, but even Helian Xin felt the awkward atmosphere between the two.
Both of them were overjoyed without prior arrangement.
Helian Xin didn't care why; she just wanted Cheng Ran and Shi Youxi to argue!
Recently, Shi Youxi has become more and more compliant with her requests, even though most of them require the exchange of benefits. But this does not stop the ashes in Helian Xin's heart that had been extinguished by water from spontaneously igniting.
She could sense that Shi Youxi was actively trying to build a closer relationship with her.
Helian Xin was confident that it wouldn't be long before Shi Youxi would forget Cheng Ran and fall in love with her.
Sure enough, after eating Xizhen, who would still like mala tang!
She was very happy, and even found Cheng Ran a little more agreeable.
"What a pity, then I'll have to eat alone with him today. But it's okay, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat together in the future."
Mu Yiran chuckled and nodded.
She licked her lips before looking at the boy beside her.
He seems to have grown a little taller.
My hair, which I cut a little before, has grown long and is now covering my eyelashes...
Eye……
Mu Yiran stared blankly into those phoenix eyes, and the memories of that night at the Black Horse Club came flooding back.
"Then let's go back to filming!" the assistant behind them called out. Helian Xin hooked her arm around Shi Youxi's and pulled him away.
The boy subtly withdrew his hand, looked at her silently, and lowered his head.
Mu Yiran hesitated for a moment, then just smiled and waved to him: "Go on."
"..."
The expectation in the boy's dark eyes vanished completely. He lowered his eyelids, nodded, and turned away.
"...Shi Youxi!"
"!"
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