CH 6

After reading the book, Mu Qingyan always felt that the original owner’s body was too lazy and weak to be motivated. That night, he decided to adjust his schedule and go to bed early and wake up early.

So, before going to bed, he specifically instructed the butler Li to have breakfast two hours earlier from now on.

Butler Li thought that Young Master Mu was just impulsive and casually talking. After all, the original owner had never woken up before 10 o’clock, and in most cases, slept until 11 or 12 noon.

After the head chef received the news to prepare breakfast earlier, he felt that the sun had risen from the west and laughed, “Our young master Mu can’t even get up before 10 o’clock even if he gets married or divorced. He probably won’t be able to wake up tomorrow.”

“Don’t mention the marriage and divorce thing,” the sous chef glanced towards the kitchen door and found that there was no one else around. He lowered his voice and said, “I heard that Young Master Mu was severely criticized by netizens. If he hears us discussing his marriage and divorce behind his back, he will definitely take revenge on us.”

After speaking, the sous chef made a throat-slitting gesture on his neck.

The head chef nodded foolishly, “You’re right! We can’t mess with money and our lives.”

“But I think Young Master Mu is quite unusual today. Maybe he will really wake up early tomorrow,” said one of the chef’s assistants.

Another sous chef assistant also said, “Yeah, Young Master Mu may have changed his personality due to being severely impacted.”

However, the head chef raised his right hand and shook his index finger, very determinedly saying, “From my understanding of our young master, besides being idle and not doing anything productive, he doesn’t have any other problems. He is very open-minded and won’t be impacted by being criticized by others.”

Seeing that the assistants and kitchen staff were half-believing, he said, “I’ll bet with you guys! If the young master wakes up at □□ o’clock tomorrow morning to have breakfast, I’ll give each of you a 600 yuan red envelope!”

The next morning at 8:30, the head chef lost 6,000 yuan.

The head chef cried out, “I’ve been impacted!”

After finishing breakfast, Mu Qingyan instructed the driver to take him directly to the MU company. According to the original novel’s setting, the MU company is owned by the Mu family group and mainly deals in the self-created brand “MU” for clothing, bags, and jewelry, positioning itself as a luxury brand.

The main purpose of Mu Yuchen, the chairman of the Mu family group, in establishing this MU company was not to make money but to provide his underachieving son with a learning and training opportunity.

When Mu Qingyan arrived at the MU company, all the employees in the building were shocked.

“I just saw Young Master Mu!”

“What? Young Master Mu came to work?!”

“Young Master Mu actually came to the company to work?!”

“It’s been over three months since he last came to the company…”

“Could it be that he was stimulated by the divorce and decided to start working seriously?”

“Young Master Mu is unpredictable.”

Just normal work behavior, but for Mu Qingyan, who was known for being a slacker, it was enough to spark discussions among the employees in the company.

As they chatted, this group of gossip-loving employees began to speculate on the reason for Mu Qingyan’s divorce.

“Our Young Master Mu is so handsome, he outshines those popular celebrities by miles, and he’s super rich too. I’ve always said Xing Hao is just reaching too high.”

“Yeah, no matter how you look at it, Xing Hao is far inferior.”

“But why did Young Master Mu rush to get a divorce? Could it be true, like the rumors online, that he had a secret relationship with a young model?”

“Sister, you’re new here, right? With Xiao Mu’s personality, if he likes someone, it would have been well-known to everyone. There’s no way to keep it a secret.”

“Yeah, these made-up rumors are only believed by those who don’t know Xiao Mu.”

At that moment, Ye Qiqi happened to pass by and clapped her hands, reminding them, “Alright, stop gossiping and focus on your work! Don’t let Xiao Mu catch any mistakes and kick you out of MU.”

In MU Company, Ye Qiqi was not only the most beautiful and graceful female employee, but also someone who stood above everyone else.

As soon as these gossiping employees saw her, they scattered back to their own workstations like mice running from a cat.

One of the employees smiled flatteringly at Ye Qiqi, muttering to himself in a low voice, “It wasn’t easy to get this high-paying, prestigious, envy-inducing job. I don’t want to be fired.”

Ye Qiqi shook her head helplessly and walked away.

In the CEO’s office, Mu Qingyan had the company’s barista make a cup of fragrant hand-drip coffee and was seriously studying the data of the Mu Group and MU Company.

Knock knock knock-

Hearing the knocking sound, Mu Qingyan put down the materials in his hand and said, “Come in.”

Ye Qiqi walked into the office with a stack of documents and saw the empty coffee cup on the table. She laughed and said, “Boss, you really love coffee. No matter what time you come to the company, you always have a cup of hand-drip coffee.”

Mu Qingyan was already addicted to coffee and it seemed that the original owner was too, which was why he had hired top baristas for both the company and his home.

He looked through the documents Ye Qiqi had placed on the table and asked, “Is the company’s key work plan for September all here?”

Ye Qiqi: “Yes, the most important event is the Autumn New Product Launch on September 25th. The number of social elites and celebrities attending the event is twice as many as last year. All the invited fashion celebrities, designers, and fashion magazine editors have replied that they will attend on time.”

In the novel, although the original owner didn’t care much about his job, he would still prepare seriously for the MU brand’s Autumn Product Launch every year to make his grandfather happy.

The Autumn Product Launch is different from the other three seasons, as it not only releases new products but also launches limited-edition clothing, bags, and jewelry with different themes.

Therefore, the MU brand’s Autumn Product Launch is held very grandly every year, and over time, it has become a fashion feast.

But Mu Qingyan knew clearly that the number of people attending this year’s Autumn Product Launch had increased instead of decreased. Half of them were there to give Mu Yuchen face, and the other half were there to see Mu Qingyan’s jokes.

Because at the previous year’s Autumn Product Launch, the original owner had acted out of line due to his bad mood, which made the elites and celebrities at the scene laugh at him.

It was also used as a comparison group by the author for the protagonist Xie Ming.

After browsing through the files about the Autumn Product Launch, Mu Qingyan asked, “Have the new products and limited editions for this launch been finalized?”

Ye Qiqi replied, “Not yet. The design department has tentatively planned 26 new products and 12 limited editions, but the final products for the launch have not been confirmed.”

Mu Qingyan lightly tapped the table with his fingertips and thought for a few seconds before saying, “Notify the design department to have a meeting at 3 pm this afternoon. I want to hear their introduction of the main products and backup products for this launch, as well as see any finished products or design drafts they have.”

Ye Qiqi looked at him in surprise and thought, “Has the boss really changed his ways? He’s starting to care about the company’s affairs?” She immediately replied, “I will inform them right away.”

“Wait, there’s one more thing,” Mu Qingyan stopped Ye Qiqi who was about to leave and said, “Let me see the materials collected yesterday.”

“Oh right, I almost forgot about this important matter,” Ye Qiqi took out her phone and started to operate it, while also complaining, “This Xing Hao is really shameless. He’s been with a little celebrity for so many years and still has the audacity to turn around and smear you, splashing dirty water on you.”

Mu Qingyan’s phone vibrated, and Ye Qiqi had sent him the photos taken by paparazzo Lu Wei.

Lu Wei was an experienced paparazzo, and although his photos were slightly blurry due to the distance, the angles were accurate enough to identify the people in the photos.

Ye Qiqi said, “The first ten photos and three videos I sent were taken by Lu Wei the night before yesterday… the night you got your marriage certificate.”

The photos and videos were enough to prove that Xing Hao entered someone else’s home on the night of their marriage registration and didn’t leave until the next afternoon, reluctant to part.

Four of the photos and a video were particularly conclusive, capturing Xing Hao and Xie Ming in a scene at the window.

Ye Qiqi looked at Mu Qingyan and found that he wasn’t angry or ashamed, but rather looked like an unrelated bystander reading celebrity gossip, without any ripple on his face.

He didn’t even fly into a rage or make a scene.

Could it be that the boss didn’t care about Xing Hao at all?

Ye Qiqi continued, “Yesterday, Lu Wei also gave me some private collections, including interactions between Xing Hao and Xie Ming from two years ago, such as staying out all night and kissing in public…”

“He said that he used to think Xing Hao was a nobody, even if he exposed him, it wouldn’t be valuable, so he kept these photos and videos collecting dust in his computer. It wasn’t until he knew that you two really got your marriage certificate that he was glad he didn’t delete these materials.”

Mu Qingyan continued to watch over 20 more photos and a few videos, nodding satisfactorily at his capable secretary, “Well done.”

“So, how did you know he had the goods? He said he never told anyone,” asked Ye Qiqi curiously.

Mu Qingyan knew about this entertainment magazine paparazzo because he had read the novel.

In the original book, this paparazzo had a lot of material on Xing Hao and Xie Ming, so he went to negotiate with Xing Hao just one or two months after he got married to the protagonist with this material.

Lu Wei’s goal was simple, he wanted money.

Faced with extortion, Xing Hao’s choice was also simple – he spent a lot of money buying all the photos and videos.

From then on, Xing Hao began to pay attention to the movements of entertainment magazine paparazzi. Whenever a paparazzo had any material related to himself and Xie Ming, he immediately bought it.

Therefore, the original owner did not know that Xing Hao was having an affair in the first year of their marriage. He only thought he was busy with work, either on business trips or socializing, and rarely returned to their villa.

Mu Qingyan sighed almost imperceptibly. The original owner was really miserable.

Ye Qiqi noticed that his expression had changed ever so slightly and said hastily, “I’m just asking casually. You have great abilities, so naturally, you have ways of knowing these little things.”

Mu Qingyan smiled lightly at her. “Yes, I have great abilities.”

Seeing this beautiful face finally no longer cold, but just slightly curving his lips like a warm breeze in spring, Ye Qiqi silently sighed in her heart, “The boss is really handsome, can’t stop looking.” But she praised him, “Boss, you’re amazing!”

“Don’t flatter me.”

Ye Qiqi made a face and asked again, “Xing Hao’s bought marketing accounts and water armies have been setting the pace on the internet for a whole day. Why aren’t you worried at all? You got these materials yesterday afternoon. Why not just release them directly?”

Mu Qingyan didn’t answer directly, but instead asked, “When someone deceives you, are you angry at once when you find out you’ve been deceived, or are you even more angry when you’ve been fooled all day and then find out you’ve been deceived?”

“Of course, I’m even more angry when I’ve been fooled all day and then find out I’ve been deceived,” Ye Qiqi answered without hesitation.

“That’s it.”

Ye Qiqi looked at Mu Qingyan’s stunning face and suddenly felt that he was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Mu Qingyan glanced at the special custom-made Patek Philippe on his right wrist, and his smile carried a hint of coldness. “It’s time. Let’s release the materials.”

Author’s Note:

Mu Qingyan: It’s time, let Xing Hao cool down.