Film and Television World Life Record

After a few more jokes, Li Mu suddenly said, "Actually, I heard some news about Shengxuan Group these past two days. Would you like to hear it?"

Qu Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment, then asked curiously, "What news?"

Li Mu said, "I recently heard that Tan Zongming, the CEO of Shengxuan Group, personally went to Wall Street to invite a top investment banker to serve as the group's chief financial officer. She is said to be just over thirty years old and a great beauty."

Qu Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "You mean?"

Li Mu nodded: "Do you think the mistress you mentioned, our new upstairs neighbor, could be the investment banking guru that Tan Zongming hired from Wall Street, the new CFO of Shengxuan Group?"

Qu Xiaoxiao was stunned and said in disbelief, "Impossible, right? Tan Zongming went to so much trouble to invite a Wall Street investment banking guru, and he lives in this kind of neighborhood? It can't be such a coincidence!"

Li Mu reached out and tapped Qu Xiaoxiao's forehead: "Qu Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking? What's wrong with our Ode to Joy community? Does it mean we don't deserve to live in the home of a big shot who came back from Wall Street?"

"You, a rich girl, don't live here, but I do too. Is that strange?"

Qu Xiaoxiao clung to Li Mu's arm and said coquettishly, "Brother Li Mu, it's not that I think our neighborhood is bad, it's just that it's too much of a coincidence!"

Li Mu said, "Xiaoxiao, I heard that you've been making connections lately, planning to perform well in your family's company and compete with your brother for the inheritance."

Qu Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Li Mu, you know about this too?"

Then, looking dejected, he said, "My spendthrift older brother is the son of my dad and his ex-wife. My dad left with nothing back then, and the current family fortune was all built up by him and my mom from scratch."

“The family fortune should rightfully be inherited by me. My dad has done more than enough for my older brother, buying him luxury cars and villas and making him a branch manager. I never expected him to want to compete with me for the company’s inheritance. He’s dreaming. My dad hasn’t even said anything.”

"I didn't throw a party yesterday just to fool around. It was to build up my connections back home and get everyone to help me achieve something in the company. I wanted to show everyone, including my dad, who's really capable of inheriting the company and get my cheap brother out of here as soon as possible."

Li Mu said, "If that's what you think, then I think there's someone who's perfect for you. From any perspective, he's much more reliable than your friends."

Qu Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "Brother Li Mu, who is he?"

Li Mu said, "The mistress you mentioned is a neighbor on the same floor."

Qu Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "Her? No way! What can she do to help me?"

Li Mu said, "He is a top investment banker who returned from Wall Street, and the chief financial officer of Shengxuan Group, a behemoth listed company in Shanghai. He is a true business elite."

"Both her personal abilities and the resources she controls are things you lack. So, what can she do to help you?"

Qu Xiaoxiao blinked, and thinking about it, it was indeed true.

"But, Brother Li Mu, I offended them yesterday. What if they ignore me when I try to get back to them?"

Li Mu rubbed her head: "You're both women, and you're so smart, clever, and mischievous, how could there be no way to help you!"

Qu Xiaoxiao smiled smugly: "Brother Li Mu understands me best. Just watch, I'll win her over tonight."

He looked eager to try it out and hurriedly prepared to go out.

Li Mu asked, "Aren't you going to MINT Bar?"

As Qu Xiaoxiao walked out, she said, "I'm not going. What's the big deal about the opening of MINT Bar? It's not like it's mine. Watch how I win over that beautiful and powerful woman who just came back from Wall Street today."

"I want to be her best friend."

Qu Xiaoxiao, who was speaking in a flurry of energy, disappeared in an instant.

Li Mu shook his head, smiled, and closed the door.

……

Qu Xiaoxiao had only been gone a short while when the knocking sounded again. Li Mu opened the door, and there stood Fan Shengmei.

"Why are you here so early?"

To avoid being discovered by her two roommates, Fan Shengmei usually only came over quietly after 10:30 p.m., when the two girls had gone to bed.

It's only a little past eight o'clock now, and they've already arrived.

Fan Shengmei said aggrievedly, "I just saw the little vixen who came in yesterday; she just came out of your room."

Li Mu said, "You mean Qu Xiaoxiao?"

Fan Shengmei nodded: "Yesterday, you saw how affectionately she called you, calling you 'Brother Li Mu' all the time. She's obviously not a decent person. She came to your house as soon as you got off work today. She's definitely up to no good."

Li Mu said, "She invited me to the opening of a bar, but I was too lazy to go."

Fan Shengmei glanced at the stack of invitations on Li Mu's table, the top one being from NIMT Bar, and then looked away without a second thought.

These invitations used to be something she could only dream of; just getting in would make her feel incredibly proud. Now, she's a little tired of them.

Li Mu received these invitations frequently, and she was allowed to choose whichever she wanted. This extravagant gesture suddenly made Fan Shengmei feel that such occasions no longer held any appeal or anticipation, and the mystery had vanished.

Knowing that the newly arrived vixen named Qu Xiaoxiao hadn't achieved her goal, Fan Shengmei's mood improved considerably. She then complained, "We just moved into 2201, and they've installed security cameras at the door! I wonder who they're trying to keep an eye on!"

Li Mu asked, "What's wrong?"

Fan Shengmei said dejectedly, "It's affecting me. There are surveillance cameras there every day. Will she know when I go out? How am I supposed to go out at night?"

Li Mu said, "There's no need to be so sensitive. People are busy too. They won't be watching the surveillance cameras 24/7, nor will they have the cameras pointed at your room 2202 every day."

Fan Shengmei said, "I just feel uncomfortable looking at them. Besides, who knows what the new neighbors are really like!"

Li Mu said, "Then you should be careful and not come here every day."

Hearing Li Mu say this, Fan Shengmei's eyes reddened, and she stepped forward to hug him, saying aggrievedly, "Are you... are you tired of me?"

Li Mu slapped her round buttocks: "What are you saying! You're weak but addicted. You're not good enough yourself, yet you come here to provoke me every day. Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Fan Shengmei looked at Li Mu cautiously. He was strong, handsome, and rich, and a sense of inferiority welled up in her heart.

The more she interacted with Li Mu, the more inferior she felt. Li Mu was so outstanding in every way, and compared to him, she had nothing to offer except for her pretty face.

For a man like Li Mu, a pretty face is not an issue; countless young girls would want to pounce on him and climb into his bed.

For example, the little vixen Qu Xiaoxiao who just arrived.

Fan Shengmei knew that Li Mu and Michelle had maintained a relationship, which made her feel uneasy, but there was nothing she could do. Compared to Michelle, she was the one who came between them later.

They still resorted to a series of methods, such as poaching, seduction, and even throwing themselves at him, because they really didn't have the confidence to speak tough.

She could only lie on Li Mu's chest, feeling wronged: "I know, but you also need to stay away from that vixen Qu Xiaoxiao. I get angry just looking at her."

Li Mu was speechless. Were you two born to be at odds? That's how it was in the drama, and you haven't even had much interaction yet! And you're already at odds!

"Focus on your own thoughts and stop overthinking."

Fan Shengmei stayed there for a while, checked the time, and figured that she could explain going back now as having gone downstairs for a walk. She was just about to leave.

Li Mu said, "Since you're here, why don't you leave later?"

Fan Shengmei, understanding the implied meaning, stretched, revealing her exquisite curves. Seeing Li Mu's appreciative gaze, she smiled with a touch of proud allure: "Then I'll go take a shower!"

Li Mu picked her up in his arms.

"Wash together."

……

Chapter 126 SMS

That evening, in room 2202, Qiu Yingying pulled out almost all of her clothes for the season and tried them on one by one, unsure which one to choose.

I wanted to ask Sister Fan, but when I knocked on the door there was no response. I pushed it open and looked inside, but no one was there. I was a little annoyed.

He took the clothes and went to find Guan Juer again.

Guan Juer's company is having an overseas meeting soon, and she needs to organize the materials, so she's busy right now!

Seeing Qiu Yingying come in carrying several pieces of clothing, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Yingying, what are you doing!"

Qiu Yingying said, "Guanguan, can you help me decide which outfit I should wear tomorrow? Which one looks better?"

While organizing the documents, Guan Juer glanced at Qiu Yingying with one eye and said, "Don't you have an accounting class tomorrow? Why are you picking out clothes?"

Qiu Yingying wasn't embarrassed at all in front of her best friend: "You don't know Guan Guan, our company's manager Bai is also going to the class, I have to look my best tomorrow."

Guan Juer didn't know what to say. Qiu Yingying had suddenly become infatuated with their company's manager, Bai, for some reason.

However, she has a lot of work to do right now and really doesn't have the energy to worry about this.

I picked out two that I liked.

“This one is nice, this one is nice too… Yingying, I’m not talking to you anymore, I have a lot of documents here, you should ask Sister Fan.”

Seeing Guan Juer so busy and overwhelmed, Qiu Yingying knew she shouldn't disturb her work.

After thinking about it, I realized that Sister Fan's judgment was the most reliable when it came to this kind of thing. It's just that Sister Fan isn't home. She seemed to have said she was going downstairs for a walk, but I don't know where she went or where she went. She hasn't come back yet.

In order to look her best tomorrow and leave a good impression on Manager Bai, Qiu Yingying moved a stool and sat by the door, waiting for Sister Fan to return.

Fan Shengmei was too preoccupied with her own problems to even remember who she was, let alone the time or the person waiting for her at the door.

Qiu Yingying waited until after 10 o'clock, almost falling asleep, but Sister Fan still hadn't returned.

Unable to stay awake any longer, she hung all her clothes outside Fan Shengmei's door, left a note asking Fan to pick one out for her when she returned, and then went straight back to her room to sleep.

At 11 p.m., Fan Shengmei, who had just taken a shower and whose legs were still slightly weak, slowly walked back to 2202. She saw the clothes hanging on the door and the note left behind. She found it a little funny and wondered if she should call Guan Juer out to ask for advice.

Thinking about her current state, she could barely walk and just wanted to lie in bed and rest. Guan Juer knew quite a bit about the situation, and if she suspected what she had been doing earlier and couldn't explain herself, things would get complicated.

After thinking about it, I decided not to disturb Guan Juer, who was focused on working overtime.

After glancing through them, I picked one out and, just then, a text message notification sounded from one of the garments.

Fan Shengmei took it out and looked at it. It was Qiu Yingying's phone, which she probably forgot in it when trying on clothes.