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Fortunately, Zhang Anren arrived after receiving the news, preventing Wang Yongzheng from having a chance. Otherwise, a man and a woman alone together in the middle of the night on a huge construction site would have been a problem.

Even if Wang Yongzheng doesn't do anything, given his personality, it's perfectly normal for him to flirt, tease, or create some ambiguity.

On a construction site late at night, where a man and a woman are alone, women are very sensitive in such situations and might easily be aroused.

This also shows Wang Yongzheng's skill in picking up girls. On the surface, he doesn't show any emotion, and even contradicts others, but in private, he creates opportunities everywhere.

This time was no different. He forcibly hugged Jiang Nansun and even pretended to kiss her. Jiang Nansun is very angry now. If he uses this tactic too often and flirts with her too much in the future, the outcome will be hard to predict.

There's a saying that goes, "Women generally like bad boys; the more unruly and proactive they are, the more they can stir a woman's heart."

This is why many women, despite verbally criticizing scumbag men, still throw themselves at them.

If this tactic continues, and if Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren's relationship runs into trouble in the future, the first person they'll likely think of is Wang Yongzheng, making it a natural progression for the two to get together.

Now, this arrogant man, always acting cocky and looking down on everyone, was pushed to the ground by Li Mu in front of two women, completely powerless to resist. How could he stand it? How could he tolerate it?

Wang Yongzheng flung aside Lillian, who was helping him, and rushed over with fury in his eyes, throwing a punch at Li Mu's face.

Li Mu didn't make any unnecessary moves against this amateur player. A smile appeared on his lips, and with a whoosh, he raised his leg and kicked.

The next moment, the imposing Wang Yongzheng was kicked to the ground without any resistance. He seemed to have suffered a great humiliation. Ignoring Lillian's obstruction, he bent over, got up, and charged forward again.

Li Mu kicked again, this time with a little more force to make Wang Yongzheng understand the difference in skill. The other man flew more than a meter away and crashed to the ground.

This time, realizing the gap in strength, Wang Yongzheng finally behaved himself. He sat there panting, his eyes bloodshot, filled with resentment, anger, and a hint of fear.

The person in front of him was different from Zhang Anren, who remained polite and amiable despite Zhang's ridicule and slander, never daring to offend anyone. This person didn't care about him at all and came out serious right away.

Lillian, who was standing nearby, turned pale with fright and rushed over to hug Wang Yongzheng, crying, "Yongzheng, are you alright? Are you okay?"

Seeing that Wang Yongzheng remained silent, he turned and glared at Li Mu: "Why did you hit someone? How could you hit someone? I'm calling the police."

Li Mu shrugged, completely unconcerned.

"Whatever, but before you say that, shouldn't you get this straight? I didn't hit him; he rushed at me and asked for it. I was just doing what's right."

"Speaking of calling the police, I also want to call the police. Who exactly is your friend? How dare he openly act like a hooligan and harass a female student? He's so arrogant!"

Lillian argued, "He didn't, it must be a misunderstanding. Wang Yongzheng is a university teaching assistant, he would never do anything like that!"

Li Mu suddenly realized, "So his name is Wang Yongzheng, and he's actually a university teaching assistant. Are the requirements for universities this low now? Even a petty thug can get in as a teaching assistant."

"It seems we really need to call the police and have them investigate how someone who openly sexually harasses female students became a teaching assistant and who recommended him."

"Which university dares to employ someone who openly harasses female students as a teaching assistant? We should investigate this thoroughly, expose it to the media, and make him famous."

Lillian was immediately terrified. Wang Yongzheng already had a bad reputation in this area, and if things continued to develop like this and were exposed by the media, not only would Wang Yongzheng's reputation be completely ruined, forcing him to leave in disgrace, but his introducer, Professor Dong, who was also Lillian's father, would also be affected.

"Don't call the police, don't call the police... This is all a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding. Wang Yongzheng is not that kind of person, he is not a bad person... It wasn't intentional."

Wang Yongzheng, who was standing next to him, was also getting a little anxious. He was originally no match for Li Mu in terms of strength and was about to reason with him, but Li Mu's words forced him into a corner.

If we're being honest, his forceful embrace of Jiang Nansun and his gesture of kissing her did constitute harassment. Furthermore, Jiang Nansun is a female student at the same school and has a boyfriend, while he is a teaching assistant.

This kind of thing is very sensitive. Once the police are notified and it gets exposed, even if the police don't investigate, the rumors will spread to the school, and who knows what will happen? The school leaders will definitely not keep him.

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Despite feeling aggrieved, Wang Yongzheng could only suppress his anger and explain to Li Mu, "I was wrong just now. I was just putting on an act for Lillian to see. I didn't really intend to do anything to Nan Sun."

"Besides, I'm familiar with Aunt Nansun. She knows me. This house belongs to Aunt Nansun, and I'm helping her renovate it. Nansun also knows me. I was really just joking."

"Nan Sun, you know I was really joking, it was just for Lillian's benefit..."

During this period, Wang Yongzhong slandered Zhang Anren in various ways, which was exactly when Jiang Nansun disliked him the most and wanted him to be punished.

However, since she was her aunt's friend and was helping her renovate her house, calling the police would have blown things up. We don't know what will happen to Wang Yongzheng, but it's not good for her reputation either.

He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Mu, wanting to hear his opinion.

Li Mu glanced at the somewhat nervous Wang Yongzheng and Lillian. Gathering evidence in this kind of situation wasn't easy, and he was just trying to scare them; he didn't intend to pursue it further. Aside from the potential damage to Nan Sun's reputation, it wasn't a simple matter to carry out either.

Let's leave Wang Yongzheng to Zhang Anren. Now that Wang Yongzheng is gone, Zhang Anren will have no competition, and the spot on the faculty's payroll will be his for sure. He certainly won't resort to underhanded tactics anymore.

Without resorting to underhanded tactics, how could Jiang Nansun harbor resentment, perceive Zhang Anren's scheming, cause the two to break up, and create an opportunity for Li Mu?

Ultimately, Li Mu isn't playing a glamorous role either; he's also eyeing someone else's girlfriend.

However, Li Mu wouldn't resort to slander and attacks against Zhang Anren like Wang Yongzheng did. He knew the two would eventually break up, so he would simply wait for the fruits of his victory.

"Alright! Seeing that your attitude is not bad, for the sake of Nan Sun's reputation, I will let you off the hook."

"Apologize properly to Nansun. If Nansun is satisfied, then let it go. Just be more careful in the future. Not everyone is so easy to talk to."

Lillian quickly replied, "Thank you, thank you, no problem, we apologize."

Although Wang Yongzheng was reluctant, he was pulled along by Lillian and had no choice but to go over, bow his head and apologize to Jiang Nansun, his attitude was quite sincere.

Li Mu recorded the scene on his phone, glanced at Wang Yongzheng who was standing there with a dejected look on his face and his head down, and gestured to Nan Sun.

"Nan Sun, let's go!"

Jiang Nansun snapped out of her daze and followed Li Mu out of the residential building with light steps. Looking at Li Mu walking ahead, she had a look of surprise in her eyes.

This "mama's boy" and cowardly cousin that Suo Suo mentioned was completely different from her description: confident, steady, gentle, and domineering...

Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that the other person was probably even more outstanding than her boyfriend, Zhang Anren, and could give her a greater sense of security.

However, as the little princess of Chiang Kai-shek, she had her own pride. Although Zhang Anren was not the best, he was the one she loved.

She's confident she won't be fickle just because she meets an outstanding man.

Chapter 191 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Plan

As the two walked out of the apartment building, Li Mu asked, "Nan Sun, isn't this your aunt's house? I remember you and Zhang Anren both studied design. Why did you go to such lengths and let Wang Yongzheng take charge?"

Jiang Nansun said, "My aunt has lived in Germany for many years. She is friends with Wang Yongzheng's mother and is also familiar with Wang Yongzheng."

As she spoke, she seemed a little downcast: "Actually, the design and decoration of the house were originally Zhang Anren's responsibility. He put a lot of effort into designing the plan."

"Wang Yongzheng, however, interfered, criticizing Zhang Anren's design as outdated. He casually drew a sketch on a napkin and showed it to his aunt. For some reason, his aunt said that Wang Yongzheng's design was better and handed the task over to him."

"Zhang Anren worked hard for several days, but it's not as good as what Wang Yongzheng just doodled on toilet paper." He said this with some depression and indignation.

Even though some time had passed, Jiang Nansun was still angry and didn't understand her aunt's choice. She recounted the whole story in detail and then introduced their design proposals.

"Jiaming, which of these two options do you think is better? Why did my aunt choose Wang Yongzheng's design?"

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "I am an outsider and do not belong to the design industry. From a professional point of view, I cannot evaluate the merits of these two designs. I can only offer my opinion from an outsider's perspective to provide you with some reference."

Jiang Nansun nodded, somewhat expectant.

Li Mu said, "First of all, let's be clear: your aunt has been living in Germany for many years, so she definitely won't live in this house. So what is her purpose in renovating this house?"

"Is it for making money or for sentiment? This is very important."

"Next, let's talk about two design plans. Zhang Anren's plan is to transform this house into four and a half units, with a practical decoration style and nothing fancy."

"The advantages of doing this are obvious: lower renovation costs, more rooms, and higher rent; the disadvantages are also obvious: it's practical, but not aesthetically pleasing or stylish."

"Let's talk about Wang Yongzheng's plan. He proposes to convert this apartment into two and a half units, with an elaborate style that is spacious and aesthetically pleasing. The advantages of this approach are obvious: it offers a large space, a stylish ambiance, and a good living experience. However, the disadvantages are also clear: the renovation costs will be relatively high, resulting in lower rental income."

Jiang Nansun asked in confusion, "According to Wang Yongzheng's design, the living experience is obviously better, and the renovation cost is also higher, so why is the rent relatively lower?"

Li Mu laughed and said, "Miss Jiang, your thinking is clearly out of touch with the masses."

“What kind of place is Shanghai? It’s an international metropolis where every inch of land is precious and rents are ridiculously high. A simple apartment can cost tens of thousands of yuan. How can ordinary workers afford to rent one?”

"In order to work and to work nearby, many people have no choice but to rent a place nearby and have to choose to share a place. Since they choose to share a place, the most important thing is the rent. They don't actually have high requirements for the living conditions. Many people just want a place to rest and sleep."

“Zhang Anren’s designs are practical and unpretentious, with all kinds of functions, perfectly meeting the needs of these working people. When spread out, the rent for a single room is also relatively low, making it very popular in the market and ensuring there is no shortage of tenants.”

“Wang Yongzheng’s plan seems to offer a better living experience, but to achieve the same level of return on the entire property as Zhang Anren, the rent for each room would almost double.”

“Workers are most sensitive to rent. They share a place to save money. If the rent doubles, they can rent a small apartment nearby by themselves. Why would they share with others?”

Jiang Nansun asked doubtfully, "Wang Yongzheng's design style is quite good. People who are not short of money and are not sensitive to rent should like it."

Li Mu said, "People who are not short of money and have plenty of cash rent the whole apartment. Who would choose to share an apartment?"

“People who choose to share an apartment are generally price-sensitive and find it hard to accept such high rents. With that money, they would rent a small, independent apartment.”

"Overall, this design is a bit of a mediocre one. It's appealing to working people but they can't afford the rent; those with money don't care about the rent but don't want to share with others."

"Forget about renting it out to rich people; they'll all end up as wage earners. We can only lower the rent, and the overall returns won't be as good as Zhang Anren's plan."

"From my perspective, Zhang Anren's design focuses on profitability and is more in line with the national conditions; Wang Yongzheng's proposal has a more international feel, probably because he lived abroad and just returned to China, and is not familiar with the national conditions."

Jiang Nansun said thoughtfully, "So, Zhang Anren's plan is actually better."

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, it depends on what your aunt's purpose is in renovating this house."

"As I said before, is it for money, to collect more rent; or for sentiment, to make the house more stylish?"

Jiang Nansun said, "My aunt lives abroad year-round. She rents out the renovated house, not lives there herself. She would definitely choose the one with the higher rental income."

"Then why did she choose Wang Yongzheng's plan instead of Zhang Anren's?"

Li Mu looked at her and smiled: "Does your aunt admire Zhang Anren or Wang Yongzheng?"

Jiang Nansun replied without hesitation, "Of course it's Wang Yongzheng. My aunt often praises him in front of me. She only spoke a few words to Zhang Anren, and she only glanced at his painstakingly designed plan before choosing Wang Yongzheng's."

At this point, she said in disbelief, "Could it be that she simply admired Wang Yongzheng and chose him regardless of the merits of the two design proposals? My aunt is usually very meticulous; she's not like that!"

Li Mu said, "We wouldn't do that under normal circumstances, but it's not certain under special circumstances."

Looking at the still bewildered Jiang Nansun, Li Mu pointed out the crux of the matter: "Have you ever thought that your aunt might be like your father, looking down on Zhang Anren but admiring Wang Yongzheng, wanting to bring you two together, and deliberately using this method to praise one and put down the other to express her attitude?"