Are you determined to push me onto someone else?
As the party ended and people were saying goodbye, Song Yunxi and Mu Chen "bumped into" each other in the lobby of Lanting.
Song Yunxi was still somewhat surprised. "President Mu, what a coincidence."
"Hmm." Mu Chen's tone was indifferent, and his expression was even colder.
Just now, Song Yunxi and Li Shenghuan were holding hands when they left the private room, and they didn't seem to care about Mu Chen at all when they passed by.
However, Mu Chen still greeted his friends and left the table early to follow them out.
Unexpectedly, once they arrived in the lobby, Song Yunxi and Li Shenghuan let go of each other's hands and, as if they had suddenly noticed him, came up to greet him.
Mu Chen was momentarily stunned. What kind of trick was she playing?
Regardless of the tactics, Mu Chen still invited Song Yunxi and Li Shenghuan to ride in his car back to the hotel together.
Mu Chen and Li Shenghuan sat side by side in the back seat, while Song Yunxi sat in the passenger seat with the window open the whole way, letting the evening breeze blow her hair.
Lee Sung-hwan asked softly in Korean, "Yoon-hee, why did you cut your hair short?"
Song Yunxi used to have long, waist-length hair, and the way her loose strands fluttered in the air was quite beautiful. Now, her hair only reaches her shoulders.
Although Song Yoon-hee looks good with long or short hair, now, no matter how close they are, no strands of hair will ever brush against his face again.
Song Yoon-hee replied in Korean, "Because I want a fresh start."
"Yunxi, let's go to France. Let's start over in France."
“Sung-hwan, let’s go back to Korea tomorrow.”
After Song Yunxi finished speaking, no one spoke again. The carriage was so quiet that only Li Shenghuan's soft sigh could be heard.
Mu Chen glanced at Song Yunxi sitting in the passenger seat. She seemed very tired, her head tilted to the side, resting on the seatbelt.
Upon arriving at the Platinum Hotel, Mu Chen, as the host, still politely and courteously escorted Li Shenghuan back to his room.
Lee Sung-hwan said, "Yoon-hee, shall we talk?"
Song Yunxi turned to look at Mu Chen, then gently declined Li Shenghuan's offer: "I have some things to do today. I'll come see you tomorrow, okay?"
Li Shenghuan glanced at Mu Chen and nodded obediently. "Okay."
Afterwards, Li Shenghuan stood at the door and bowed to Mu Chen and Song Yunxi. After Mu Chen nodded and Song Yunxi returned the bow, he gently closed the door.
From his teenage years, Li Shenghuan was a rebellious child. No one—parents, teachers, or friends—could make him obey. He was arrogant, domineering, and lived a life of unrestrained behavior, refusing to take responsibility for anyone or anything.
He met Song Yunxi again during his summer vacation back in China during his junior year of college. From then on, he listened to Song Yunxi's every word.
He returned from France so that Song Yunxi could officially become an employee of ST. He fought against the marriage arranged by his parents so that he could be with Song Yunxi.
But now, Song Yoon-hee has left Korea without saying goodbye. Although he found her again, everything seemed different.
Mu Chen glanced at Song Yunxi, said nothing, and then turned and left down the corridor.
Song Yunxi quickly caught up with him: "President Mu."
The corridor was covered with a thick, soft floral carpet. Although it felt nice underfoot, she was wearing high heels and was in a hurry to keep up with Mu Chen's pace, so she inevitably lost her footing.
When Mu Chen heard her cry, he turned around and saw Song Yunxi stumble and fall. He quickly reached out to support her.
Song Yoon-hee is really someone who is prone to falling and getting hurt.
"Thank you." Song Yunxi adjusted her posture before speaking, "President Mu, I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Mu Chen nodded slightly. "Come to my office."
Pan Zhe and the people in the general manager's office had already left work, so Mu Chen went to the tea room and made two cups of tea before coming back.
The two sat on the office sofa, Mu Chen waiting for Song Yunxi to speak about what she wanted to discuss. However, he no longer expected her to explain her relationship with Li Shenghuan. Because, most likely, she wouldn't play by his rules.
As expected, Song Yunxi immediately brought up the Platinum Hotel. She gave Mu Chen a detailed account of her conversation with Chi Li at the KTV. She then suggested that they create an afternoon tea brand targeting young business professionals, using his name and image in conjunction with Chi Li.
Mu Chen frowned slightly and asked her, "So, you want me to be paired with Chi Li?"
He thought he heard that word in Song Yunxi's words.
Song Yunxi nodded emphatically. "Yes. Creating a CP (couple pairing) is a very popular marketing method now. You and Miss Chi are both very influential representatives of high society, so your CP will definitely have a lot of fans."
It's as if Mu Chen is worried that creating a CP (couple pairing) won't be effective.
Are you sure no one will object to us creating a romantic pairing?
"Of course there will be opposition, but your husbands and wives can be guided gradually in the future. In fact, opposition is not necessarily a bad thing; controversy is what generates topics and buzz."
"What if my future girlfriend or Chi Li's boyfriend doesn't agree?"
"Chi Li's boyfriend will agree."
Song Yunxi could tell that the level of mutual trust between Chi Li and Bao Yi exceeded her expectations.
She had worried that Chi Li would be jealous and hold a grudge against her because of her close relationship with Bao Yi. Unexpectedly, Chi Li didn't mention it at all, nor did she show any dissatisfaction with the interaction between Song Yunxi and Bao Yi.
Doesn't this show that Chi Li firmly believes Bao Yi will never have any emotional entanglement with her? This is not only Chi Li's confidence in Bao Yi, but also her confidence in herself.
Mu Chen stared at Song Yunxi, waiting for her to continue.
Song Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then continued, "If President Mu is worried that his girlfriend will be angry, I can help you explain to her. There are often cases of couples being created in the entertainment industry, I think she will understand."
"So, you've made up your mind to push me onto someone else?"
Seeing that Mu Chen's expression seemed to be getting worse, Song Yunxi quickly reassured him: "No, Mr. Mu, this is just a business collaboration, a publicity and marketing tactic, not a promise that you will actually be with Miss Chi."
Even if you wanted to be with Chi Li, Bao Yi wouldn't agree. However, Song Yunxi wouldn't dare say that.
After a long silence, Mu Chen spoke again: "Let me take a look at the plan."
Song Yunxi quickly smiled and said, "Okay, President Mu, I'll go back and work on the plan right away."
Mu Chen raised his hand to check the time; it was already past 11 p.m.
"Let's do it tomorrow. I'll take you home first." He said, standing up and walking towards the door.
"No need, I'll work on the proposal first. I promised Miss Chi I'd bring the proposal to discuss it with her in detail tomorrow morning."
Mu Chen stopped and turned around. "So, you acted first and informed me later? You had already reached an agreement before you came to notify me?"
It made him seem like he'd been sold out by her and was now expected to help her count the money.
Song Yunxi quickly assured, "President Mu, please don't misunderstand. Miss Chi and I only discussed this idea first, and we definitely didn't reach an agreement."
"Your office isn't quiet enough, it'll affect your thinking. Since you're going to work on the proposal, do it here."
Song Yunxi thought Mu Chen's suggestion made a lot of sense. There were too many people coming and going in the front office. Although she wasn't too noisy in her office, she was still somewhat affected. From the perspective of working efficiently, President Mu's office was indeed a good place to work overtime and work on proposals.
So, after she went to the office to get her laptop, she returned to Mu Chen's office.
While Song Yunxi was waiting respectfully to send Mu Chen back to rest, and then quietly working on her proposal, she saw Mu Chen bring his laptop over, sit down next to her, and start typing away.
It looks like this is going to be a night of working overtime with the boss.
In fact, Song Yunxi had already roughly put together the plan for this joint afternoon tea event, but after talking with Chi Li and Mu Chen today, some parts needed to be modified and refined.
She was revising the plan when she suddenly felt Mu Chen slowly moving closer to her. Turning her head, she saw that Mu Chen was indeed leaning towards her, staring at her computer screen.
On the screen was a cartoon image of Mu Chen that Song Yunxi had previously created using AI software. She put a real photo of Mu Chen that she found online into the software, and a short cartoon version of Mu Chen appeared a few seconds later.
The cartoon character had a chubby face and wore a navy blue suit; it was both cute and adorable. Song Yunxi thought that this would probably be what the Mu family's children would look like in the future.
Seeing that Mu Chen was interested, Song Yunxi explained to him, "I plan to use your and Chi Li's cartoon images as the brand logo. In the future, we can also make some peripheral products with cartoon images as the theme, such as small toys, pendants, or car ornaments, etc."
Of course, this cartoon character is just for demonstration purposes now. Once the collaboration brand officially launches, we'll find professionals to design a better-looking character.
After listening to her, Mu Chen didn't seem very interested in her grand idea. Instead, he asked, "How did you make this cartoon character?"
“Use this software.” Song Yunxi handed him her phone to show him.
Can I borrow your phone?
“Of course.” Song Yunxi handed her phone to Mu Chen and continued working on the unfinished plan.
Mu Chen fiddled with Song Yunxi's phone for a long time until Song Yunxi took a sip of water and glanced at Mu Chen, just in time to see him staring at his computer screen with a slight smile on his lips.
Out of curiosity, Song Yunxi initially intended to steal a glance, but after that, she openly leaned over to take a look.
On Mu Chen's computer screen, he not only created a cartoon image of her photo, but also merged the cartoon images of the two of them into one image.
Mu Chen's cartoon character says, "You want me to be paired with someone else?"
Song Yoon-hee's cartoon character said, "This is just a business collaboration, I guarantee it."
It's kind of childish, for some reason. But, as long as you're happy, Mr. Mu. Thinking this, Song Yunxi turned back to finish the final touches.
After Mu Chen had finished playing with his own cartoon images and set them as his computer screensaver, he turned to look at Song Yunxi, who was already asleep on the table.
Mu Chen moved Song Yunxi's notebook in front of him and carefully read through her proposal.
It must be said that Song Yunxi is indeed a serious and hardworking person. She clearly listed the market research findings, the benefits of the collaboration, and the few drawbacks. She also explained how to promote the product, how to operate it, and customer analysis. Finally, the expected investment and returns for both parties were presented in the form of a data table.
However, Mu Chen manually adjusted a few of the inaccurate data points for her.
The revised plan was completed at 2:00 AM.
Mu Chen saved the document and shut down the computer. He stood up, gently picked up Song Yunxi, and placed her on the wide sofa in the center of the office. He bent down to take off her high heels, unbuttoned the top button of her shirt, and then turned to take a thin blanket from the closet and cover her with it.
I turned off the office lights with the remote, but then I thought about how Song Yunxi might wake up in the middle of the night and be scared to find herself in a dark and unfamiliar place, so I turned on two smaller, dimmer lights.
Then, he turned and left the office to go back to his suite to rest.
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