Liu Zi sat down on the sofa angrily, without saying a word.
Li Mu looked up and glanced at her.
"You're back?"
His tone made it sound as if Liu Zi was a child who was having a tantrum.
"President Li is so powerful that he directly threatened me to withdraw my investment. How could I dare to disobey him?" Liu Zi said sarcastically.
"Is that so? I didn't know that. It must be a mistake by someone below. I've always supported your movies." Li Mu pretended not to know.
"Besides, you broke your promise first. You said you'd give me an answer after considering it, but you ran off first," Li Mu mocked Liu Zi.
“Who ran away? There’s work in Anshi that requires my presence,” Liu Zi retorted.
"What kind of job? Cooking for people? I didn't know you were so capable, able to do so many important things," Li Mu said with a hint of envy.
They had known each other for quite some time, but he had never actually eaten a proper meal cooked by Liu Zi.
"You were following me?" Liu Zi stood up angrily, pointing her finger at the scoundrel.
"I'm just doing this to protect your safety," Li Mu shrugged.
"The security situation is not good now. If you leave Beijing without anyone accompanying you, you could easily get into trouble."
“I brought people with me,” Liu Zi said defiantly.
"A guy who can't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands?" Li Mu scoffed.
Liu Zi felt frustrated. There was no point in arguing about this. The people in the Dragon Guard security team were all elites, and you usually had to see if they were available to invite them.
"I don't like people following me behind my back and revealing my whereabouts," Liu Zi said, still dissatisfied.
"Let them do it openly from now on."
Liu Zi was furious. Did he not understand what she was saying?
"What's your decision?" Li Mu suddenly asked.
"Not good at all!" Liu Zi crossed her arms and sat down on the sofa with a haughty expression.
"What do you mean by 'not good'?" Li Mu squinted at Liu Zi.
"It means disagreement."
Liu Zi thought a lot along the way. If it weren't for the fact that she was living in the wrong era, she would have suspected that Li Mu had read too many domineering CEO novels and was engaging in some kind of forced love.
"Why should you say whatever you want? I...don't...want it!"
Li Mu took a deep breath, stood up abruptly, and walked towards Liu Zi with a cold face.
Liu Zi was startled. Was he going to hit her in a fit of anger?
The man's imposing presence made her legs feel weak, but she forced herself to stand still.
Li Mu stopped two steps away from Liu Zi.
Give me a reason?
"I don't want to play any love games with you, and I can't afford to. You should find someone else!"
"What love game? How could you think of that?" Li Mu couldn't understand where Liu Zi's absurd idea came from.
"Okay, so you say it's not a love game, then do you like me?" Liu Zi asked coldly.
Does this man think she has no feelings for him, given how he tested and guarded against her before?
Was he afraid she would leak his secrets, so he deliberately used this method to keep her under control?
If Li Mu knew she had such thoughts, he would probably be furious.
Chenxing Group has many industries. Although the electronics and internet industries will be the mainstream trend in the future, he would not risk his own interests for them.
Li Mu was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice, unable to bring himself to say the word "like".
Liu Zi looked at her with a "see for yourself" expression, and said...
"like!"
Seeing that things would be ruined if Li Mu didn't explain clearly, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and speak out.
Liu Zi watched as a blush gradually spread to the earlobes and neck of the person in front of her.
For a moment, she was speechless.
What does this man like about her? Does he even know her?
Thinking of this, Liu Zi asked the question.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu recited it directly from memory.
"Liu Zi is 28 years old this year. She dropped out of a prestigious university at the age of 20 and has two daughters. Her father, Liu Daqiang, works in foreign trade and economic cooperation..."
Liu Zi was dumbfounded. Where did this man get the information from?
"My ex-husband, Zhao Qian, is currently imprisoned in Cangnan Prison..."
"Stop! Stop!" Liu Zi quickly called out to him.
Besides, Li Mu would probably be able to tell her what she ate last night; he's really terrifying.
"Believe me now!" Li Mu knew Liu Zi very well.
"But feelings aren't just one-sided. You understand me, but I know nothing about you except that you're the CEO of Chenxing." Li Mu's background in his previous life was also a mystery, and it's even more unknown in this life.
Li Mu was silent for two seconds, then looked down into Liu Zi's eyes: "You really want to know?"
"If you don't think it's necessary, I don't have to know." Liu Zi looked at the tall and upright man standing in front of her and suddenly had a bold idea.
Even if you don't get married, dating is still a good option!
Liu Zi stood in front of Li Mu, her gaze slowly sliding from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, meticulously examining every detail of him.
Although the man was ten years older than her, time did not seem to have left many marks on him.
He was handsome and upright, with strong, powerful arms and clearly defined muscles on his broad shoulders and thick chest. His waist was lean and wiry, his buttocks slightly upturned, and his long, slender legs were particularly striking, as if they contained boundless explosive power.
Liu Zi had a strong sense of morality throughout her life. Although her relationship with Zhao Qian became less intimate later on, she never betrayed her family.
This is the first time a man has openly expressed his feelings for her, and his looks and physique happen to match her aesthetic preferences.
"Are you satisfied?" Li Mu, being such a perceptive person, could hardly fail to notice the change in Liu Zi's eyes.
He thought about it and decided that he should listen to Xu Er and play the victim; it might have a surprising effect.
"It's alright!" Liu Zi said, a little embarrassed at being caught red-handed, but she still stubbornly insisted.
Li Mu chuckled twice, speechless.
She's the epitome of being stubborn and argumentative!
“My mother passed away when I was very young. My father was very busy with work, so I was raised by my grandparents. I joined the army at 18, served in the war, and was discharged at 25 due to injuries. Later, I started my own business and did quite well. Eventually, my grandfather decided to hand over all his businesses to me to manage, which is the predecessor of Chenxing Group.” Li Mu explained the story in a few words.
However, there seemed to be many things he didn't explain, which was precisely what Liu Zi was concerned about.
"Has your father remarried?"
Li Mu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
“He remarried when I was eight years old. I also have a pair of half-siblings.” Li Mu’s voice had turned cold.
"You don't need to worry about that family; they won't interfere with my life."
Liu Zi suddenly came up with a series of conspiracy theories: Could it be that Li Mu's stepmother is deliberately preventing him from getting married and having children?
If Li Mu has no heir in the future, her son will smoothly inherit the Chenxing Group.
"Then why don't you get married? I don't believe you haven't met someone you like all these years." Li Mu is such an outstanding man, are all the women around him blind?
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