"I'll be ready in a moment," Xiao Xun called from the kitchen.
A short while later, two plates of pasta were brought out. Smelling the aroma, Mu Jiahe casually tossed his jacket onto a nearby chair.
Picking up his chopsticks, he began to devour the pasta as if he were in a hurry.
Xiao Xun's eyes nearly popped out. His face turned as red as a piece of crimson cloth. Mu Jiahe was only wearing a chest sticker on his upper body.
"President Mu, perhaps you should put something on!"
Mu Jiahe snorted, "Your thoughts are quite feudal. Are you still a 'little boy'?" He continued to eat his pasta without pause or looking up.
After finishing, he got up and wiped his mouth, "I'm going to rest now. You can continue with your work!" With that, he turned and walked towards the second floor.
Hearing this, Xiao Xun looked up to reply, only to see that Mu Jiahe wasn't even wearing any underwear. Being young and hot-blooded, his mind went blank, and he nearly lost control of his nosebleed, though thankfully it didn't gush out.
After eating, he returned to his room and took a bath. Mu Jiahe's body kept replaying in his mind, and even his lower half began to protest.
After the bath, lying on the bed, he had several messages. One was from his cousin, stating: "I've moved. My new address is Building 3, Unit 1, Tianxing Community, Xingfu Road. Come find me when you're free."
Another was from Chu Ningxiang, saying: "Bad guy, you didn't even reply to me all day. I hate you." This was followed by a grimacing emoji.
Xiao Xun replied to his cousin, "Okay, contact me if you need anything."
He sent Chu Ningxiang a message: "Busy, I've been thinking about you."
After sending them, he realized he had sent the wrong messages. The one meant for his cousin went to Chu Ningxiang, and the one meant for Chu Ningxiang went to his cousin.
He tried to recall them, but it was too late. Just as Xiao Xun was contemplating how to fix the situation, his cousin replied, "Actually, I know what you mean, and I understand. But it's impossible for us. You'll find a better girl. I wish you happiness."
Xiao Xun was driven mad. "Good heavens! What is the meaning of this? This misunderstanding is too big. How will I face my cousin in the future?"
Meanwhile, Chu Ningxiang sent a message: "It's raining heavily. I hate this kind of weather. I start school next week. Can you spend two days with me? My Director."
Xiao Xun didn't know how to reply to his cousin, so he first sent a message to Chu Ningxiang: "I'm really busy these few days. When I have time, I'll definitely look for you, okay?"
Being busy was one thing, but the truth was he was also broke. Now that Chu Ningxiang knew he was the director of Saint Roman, it should be a position that didn't lack money at all, but he was, unfortunately, a pauper.
He couldn't sleep last night because of 'Yellow Hair', and it seemed he wouldn't be able to sleep today because of Mu Jiahe.
The moment he closed his eyes, Mu Jiahe's shapely figure, so pleasing to the eye, was clearly visible in the bright room.
Xiao Xun closed his eyes, trying hard to fall asleep. In the end, he didn't know if he slept or not. He probably slept, because there were no traces of a dream.
He woke up feeling groggy.
Dazedly, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast. After preparing it, he brought the breakfast to the dining table.
He felt someone watching him. Turning around, he saw a beautiful woman in a red vest staring at him, dumbfounded, holding a rag. The vest had the name of a cleaning company on it.
He had gone to sleep after showering last night, and now... well! He couldn't bear to look.
"Why are you here so early today!"
Xiao Xun instantly woke up and asked her, blocking his vital parts.
The beautiful woman blushed, "I, I always come at this time."
Xiao Xun remembered he had forgotten to set his alarm last night, so he quickly asked, "What time is it?"
The cleaning lady took out her phone, "After nine, I think!"
Hearing this, Xiao Xun rushed back to his room and looked at his phone. It was indeed past nine. "Damn it, I'm late! Even if I fly there now, I won't make it to the morning meeting."
Then he thought, since he hadn't gone, President Mu definitely hadn't gone either. So it should be fine. They could just record it as an out-of-office assignment.
However, a message on his phone startled Xiao Xun again. It was from Director Liu: "Today is the day to visit and learn at Jingji Group. Don't forget."
Coming out, the cleaning lady was still tidying the room. "Where is President Mu?"
"He was picked up by a man. I don't know him."
Xiao Xun thought, "Since I'm late anyway, I'll eat first before leaving."
He sat at the dining table, eating breakfast and watching the cleaning lady.
"Do you clean a specific house regularly, or does the company assign you wherever they need you?"
The cleaning lady, while wiping the stair railing, said, "President Mu personally selected me. I'm only responsible for areas outside the first and second-floor rooms."
Xiao Xun nodded. It seemed Mu Jiahe had told him about this.
He quickly finished his meal, took his car keys, and drove to the Jingji Group's company building.
Even though he was driving a luxury car worth millions, the security guard still obstinately stopped him.
After a lengthy registration process, the security guard even used his walkie-talkie to ask his captain before letting him pass.
Xiao Xun parked his car and took the elevator to the first floor of Jingji Group.
After exiting the elevator, he directly called Director Liu. The call kept prompting: "The person you are calling is busy, please try again later..."
He called several times without success. He didn't know who the other two senior executives were who were visiting for research.
At that moment, a middle-aged man in a white short-sleeved shirt walked over. "Hello, you don't look like an employee of Jingji. May I ask what business you have?"
Xiao Xun took out his employee ID. "I am Xiao Xun from Saint Roman Group, sent by the head office for learning."
The middle-aged man nodded. "There is such a matter, but to protect our company's commercial secrets, you must be accompanied by a designated person to tour the company."
Xiao Xun suddenly thought of Cui Zhihao and mentioned his name to the middle-aged man.
As soon as he said this, the middle-aged man's expression changed. "You know our Supervisor Cui?"
Xiao Xun nodded, and then the middle-aged man escorted him to Cui Zhihao's office.
After his secretary went in to inform him, Xiao Xun directly entered his office.
Cui Zhihao was playing a game, a popular MOBA competitive game.
Seeing Xiao Xun enter, he took off his headphones. "Wait a moment, I'm in a team fight, and we'll push to victory soon."
Ten minutes later, he stood up happily. "Sit down, please. What would you like to drink?"
Xiao Xun noticed that Cui Zhihao's office was more than twice the size of his former office and had a private bathroom, a drinks cooler, a coffee machine, and a microwave – all fully equipped.
"You can actually play games during working hours?"
Cui Zhihao took out a can of Coke, threw it to Xiao Xun, and then took out a can of functional drink for himself and started drinking.
Xiao Xun also opened one without any hesitation. "How did you know I like to drink Coke?"
Cui Zhihao smiled. "Because in my drinks cooler, it's the cheapest."
Xiao Xun was speechless, knowing Cui Zhihao must be joking.
Cui Zhihao sat on his desk, put down his drink, lit a completely black cigarette, and took a puff. "You're quite late today. Your colleague was already standing at the main entrance before we even started work."
Xiao Xun casually explained, "I overslept."