A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 135 Rag Doll

"Tomorrow? Sure."

"Then let's do it tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Li, Manager Zhao, see you at Haitian Company then."

"Mr. Li, I'll say it again: this investment isn't about control or merger, but about the three of us working together as one."

"Okay, then we won't see you off. See you tomorrow."

At the entrance of the teahouse, after saying goodbye, Li Mu and Fan Bing got into the car together.

Before he could speak, Fan Bing said, "Brother Li—I admire you more and more now."

"—What do you mean by that?"

Li Mu was puzzled, and because he was still thinking about what had just happened, he didn't turn his head.

So they didn't see Fan Bingbing's sparkling eyes while she was driving.

"I think you're really capable, especially when you mentioned that 50,000 yuan earlier—actually, ever since Zhao Fengrui refused, I've been thinking about how to continue the conversation. He clearly thought it wasn't enough—and I was initially thinking you'd continue to invest, but I also felt that would make him feel the website would be even more valuable. I was hesitating when—"

You solved it with just 50,000 yuan. Seriously, I admire you so much!

"ha."

Li Mu chuckled lightly, not at all arrogant, and then changed the subject: "Brother Fan, let's partner up for this investment. You invest—"

"I can only invest a maximum of 100,000."

"?"

Li Mu was taken aback.

She shrugged, gripping the steering wheel: "It's not that I don't have enough money, it's just—this project is yours, Brother Li. Although I've worked with you, I understand the essence of this matter. To put it simply, Brother Li, you've chosen this project, and you've put in the effort; you're not short of money—"

"I'm already very happy that you took me on one of these trips. Zhao Fengrui may lack self-awareness, but I do! Although I still don't know how this project works, out of trust in you, Brother Li, I'll contribute 100,000 yuan—firstly, it's not taking advantage of you, Brother Li, and secondly, it shows that I don't want to take advantage of you."

"What about on a larger scale?"

"On a larger scale? I think the way I've learned to handle problems from you is more valuable than this company project. Like—that time investing in real estate. So, Brother Li, don't say anything more than 100,000 yuan off you—well, just consider it me assessing the risk."

Li Mu, who had originally intended for her to contribute 200,000 yuan as a small way to put into practice the "future" that the wheelchair-bound man had told him, did not insist further.

He just laughed and said, "Then you'll regret it later. In my eyes, this website is worth a fortune."

"Gold is easy to come by, but true knowledge is hard to come by. That's why I admire you more and more!"

"Ha~"

"Brother Li, shall we go buy bed sheets and duvet covers?"

"Oh right, I forgot about that—are you sure you're going to waste your precious day off on me?"

Faced with Li Mu's teasing, she shrugged: "So, how are you going to make it up to me?"

"Hmm—just name your dishes."

"Four, please. There should be meat, fish, and wine—"

"Let's skip the alcohol."

"What? You can drink with those two girls who have lipstick marks on their lips, but not with me?"

"————I'll accompany you, right away! Let's go, let's go, let's buy more wine later, I'll try to vomit on every single floor tile in the house."

"Ugh, you're so disgusting, hehehehehe—"

"Hahaha----"

Amidst laughter and chatter, the Audi drove towards the shopping mall.

They couldn't go to Hong Kong, but after the two of them went to the mall to buy bed sheets and duvet covers, they decided to buy them there as well.

To be honest, Li Mu has to admit that either way, the other person is a celebrity.

They certainly have a good eye.

Several seemingly mismatched pieces of clothing, when put together in this way, surprised Li Mu as he looked at himself in the mirror.

Then he saw a fire burning in the eyes of the person next to him!

That fire is called: Shopping Desire!

Or to put it another way—buy, buy, buy!

For no apparent reason, Li Mu felt as if he had become a rag doll.

When he was a child, his family had a wooden doll—his second sister's treasure.

Her favorite thing to do was to beg her mother to sew some colorful clothes from scraps of fabric for her doll to wear.

I enjoy doing it every day!

The way my second sister looked at the doll in its new clothes was exactly the same as Fan Bingbing's —

Li Mu immediately chickened out.

A natural, instinctive cowardice.

There was no way around it; he had to be a coward. Every time he tried to touch the doll's new clothes, or thought the doll's clothes weren't as nice as the old ones, his sister would unhesitatingly turn the doll into a weapon and smash it against her own head.

At first, I just cried.

But now that I think about it—I'm so lucky that that damn wooden doll didn't kill me!

After buying bed sheets, duvet covers, and clothes, the two strolled around and bought some more things before heading straight home.

Back home, wash and change the sheets and blankets as needed. While Li Mu was in the kitchen preparing the food for tonight, Fan Bing had already set up a chessboard amidst the hum of the washing machine.

However, Li Mu will drink tea for now.

Holding the last can of Kirin beer, she said with regret, "I should have bought a few more cans. I quite like this beer."

Amidst helpless complaints, one person played white, and the other played black.

Time stood still at that moment.

The signing ceremony on Sunday morning proceeded without any major incidents.

Li Mu arranged to meet a lawyer who would provide legal advice, and they went together. Fan Bing didn't come; she was filming a movie.

After the lawyer reviewed the contract and found no issues with any clauses, Li Mu and Li Xingping signed it in the presence of both parties.

An investment agreement has been signed.

He didn't bother to find out how Zhao Fengrui communicated with his cousin after their parting yesterday, nor did he care to think about it.

Even yesterday afternoon, while playing chess, Li Mu chatted with Fan Bing about Zhao Fengrui. Although she disliked him, Li Mu offered her another perspective: "Think about it, knowing it was taboo, he still took that step, trying to calm down those with whom he had a vested interest, or rather, helping them to gain more benefits—from another angle, in a sense, this person can be considered a qualified partner, isn't he?"

Fan Bing seemed to be deep in thought.

However, the signing of Li Mu's contract today was very calm.

"Mr. Li, it's a pleasure doing business with you. I'll go to the bank to make the payment right away."

As Li Mu extended his hand, Li Xingping nodded vigorously: "Mr. Li, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to manage this website and won't let you down!"

"Haha, I just hope I didn't disturb your game."

Li Mu made a joke.

Then he took away a shareholder profit-sharing document.

This is for Fan Bing.

Subsequently, after he transferred 500,000 yuan into the company account and 50,000 yuan to Zhao Fengrui, he became the absolute majority shareholder of HA0123, owning 56% of the shares.

He is 56, Fan Taobing is 14, and Li Xingping is 30.

With the investment, Li Xingping has many things to do, from server leasing to setting up company offices.

Li Mu didn't need to worry about these things; the money was already in the company account, and how it was spent was Li Xingping's business. He only needed to supervise.

As for the profit model—Li Mu, who already had a clear idea in mind, did not say it directly.

It's not the right time yet.

It's not too late to bring it up again once HA0123 has stabilized.

After sending a message to Fan Bing, she replied around 4 PM: "Brother Li, I'll have Xiaomi give you 100,000 yuan in cash later. I have to work overtime to film a night scene tonight."

"No rush, just transfer the money to me when you're free. It's inconvenient for me to carry cash."

"Okay, I'm off to work now! Congratulations, Brother Li!"

"No, congratulations to us."

"hey-hey"

Strictly speaking, the investment of 400,000 yuan caused his assets to shrink slightly again.

But it's okay.

On Monday, Li Mu went to work as usual.

Sui Kuan still had that smug look on his face. Before we set off, I chatted with him about how he had spent the week in a "flirtatious" way.

To be honest, Li Muzhen was quite envious of him.

Are you really planning to drift away and lose contact?

And Bie Yan will definitely be at the routine Monday morning meeting.

When Li Mu saw him, he immediately went over after the meeting ended and said, "Brother Bie, I've dug up some pretty interesting news."

"What?"

Bie Yan didn't ask what happened after Fan Bing picked him up that night —

"Have you ever used a website called HA0123, bro?"

"No, what for?"

"Well—it's like this, Fan Bing has recently been making investments and met an intermediary named Zhao Fengrui, who introduced her to a project—"

Not wanting to expose himself, Li Mu pulled out a foolproof shield and briefly explained Li Xingping's involvement with the website.

"When we were having dinner together, we started talking about the website's entrepreneurial history. I felt that a webmaster who went from knowing nothing to teaching himself web technology and then creating this user-friendly website was quite a good candidate for an interview as a typical example of ordinary people starting a business. I wanted to try following up on it and write an article."

Hearing his words, the older man gave a half-smile: "Did Fan Bing vote?"

"Uh... I voted."

"Are you sure you want to publish news and not just promote the website?"

Li Mu was speechless for a moment.

But Bie Yan laughed it off, seemingly unconcerned about Xiao Li's selfish motives, and said, "You can't go over someone else's head when it comes to this kind of thing. You have to ask Lin Naichen first. Tell him about this news—but in my opinion, this story has potential for deeper exploration, and it could be used as a model for entrepreneurship. Go ask him, and if he thinks it's worthwhile, you can dig deeper into it after the Ninth National Games. Don't be indecisive at this stage."

"clear."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu understood: "Should we mention Fan Bing?"

"There's no need. You don't need to tell anyone about your own connections. Just say you met them by chance or something, make up an excuse. Remember, you have to keep your personal network a secret, or you'll easily suffer losses."

"I see."