A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

On the plane, Li Mu was pondering the matter between Feng Yuan and Sui Kuan.

They've got nothing better to do than waste their time.

But in his opinion, Feng Yuan must genuinely like Sui Kuan; otherwise… she wouldn't have called him over such a trivial matter.

After all, the responsibility of a company's public relations department is to cultivate good relationships with the people the company needs to cultivate relationships with. And making a phone call about such a personal matter, as she said on the phone, was quite presumptuous.

Even so, she still called to confirm that her boyfriend "hadn't been messing around"...

Tsk.

No, I have to tell Fatty Sui. If you're going to mess around outside, at least clean yourself up. He likes you so much… tsk tsk.

He sighed, and finally opened a book called *Harry Potter* that Chen had given him.

This book tells the story of a child who becomes a wizard; it's quite a novel idea.

After traveling all the way back to Guangzhou, he sent Cheng Hao a message:

"Hacker, contact me when you get here, I'll treat you to dinner."

Cheng Hao replied very quickly:

"Haha, no problem."

On the 21st, early in the morning, he intercepted the tardy Fatty Sui.

Seeing his smug and self-satisfied demeanor, Li Mu was furious:

"Oh, isn't this our Lord Sui?"

"Hehehe, bro, Brother Li. No, no, no, just call me Xiao Sui."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu let out a cold laugh:

"Little Sui? I'd call you a little bastard. Are you even human? Huh?"

"Hey, come on, let's go have a smoke. Bro, you can smoke."

Fatty Sui quickly pulled out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes to curry favor, then personally lit one for Li Mu before whispering:

"You saved my life yesterday!"

"...Feng Yuan is here?"

"Yes, I came the day before yesterday. I took my annual leave, from the 26th to the 30th. I also arranged with Brother Bin to handle some fieldwork procedures these two days. Today, tomorrow, and then the 24th and 25th are the weekend, plus five days of annual leave next year, plus the two weekend days. I'll come back on the 2nd of next month."

There's a ten-day holiday here.

Li Mu asked, puzzled:

"Feng Yuan isn't going to work anymore?"

"She also took her annual leave, and we're planning a trip to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. We're leaving tomorrow and will bring you a gift when we get back. By the way, what are your plans for your annual leave?"

"I don't have any plans yet."

In Li Mu's plan, if he were to take annual leave, he would definitely include the weekend, since his girlfriend had mentioned wanting to go to South Korea last year.

"How did she find out you went for a massage?"

"The card had the masseuse's phone number and name on it. The main problem was the name of the club; it was called 'Fairyland'...it's so damn easy for people to get the wrong idea. Good grief, she spent the whole morning yesterday trying to coax me, then packed her bags and wanted to go back. I had no choice but to tell her you'd take me. I was genuinely afraid you hadn't understood what I meant, bro, save me!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was momentarily speechless.

"Just don't make me take the blame anymore."

"Don't worry, just this once! Hehehe... I'm going to fill out the fieldwork form now."

"Be careful, all the forms need the director's approval."

"It's okay, I'll give the order directly to Brother Bin."

After finishing his cigarette, Fatty Sui swiped his card and headed straight to the administration office.

Then I haven't seen him for the past two days.

Li Mu also started thinking about his annual leave.

He has five days of vacation a year, and he hasn't even used that yet.

But when he talked to his girlfriend, Fan Bingbing's response was quite simple:

"Why don't you keep it for when we go to America? Don't we still need to find Brother Wei to rent a shop in New York?"

That works too.

It's all the same wherever I go, so America it is.

Maybe we'll stumble upon another big news story this time.

Time flies, and it's already early September.

On the morning of the 1st, Li Mu was assigned to the duty shift, and as soon as he started work, Bie Yan arrived at the office:

"Xiao Li, come with me, let's go get some news."

"Here you are, Brother Bie."

Li Mu responded, handed the prepared fieldwork form to Lin Naichen, then quickly left the office and got into Bie Yan's car.

"Brother Bie, are we going to pick up the bride?"

"Go straight to the hotel. It's already 9 o'clock; they've probably all picked everyone up by now."

"OK."\

As Accord walked along the road, Bie Yan thought for a moment and said:

"I haven't contacted the head doctor these past few days, but I plan to go for another check-up this month."

"Looking for Sister Weiwei? Isn't she resting?"

"The first few months of pregnancy don't affect anything; maternity leave is something for later on."

"Oh~ So what should I be careful about today?"

"No need. The guests who are important today will definitely be in the private rooms. Just be careful not to be impolite."

"OK."\

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at a restaurant of moderate quality, suitable for public officials to hold banquets. As soon as they entered, they saw a large, life-size poster.

Zhang Wei and Dong Huaiming, dressed in wedding attire, smiled sweetly at the camera.

But Li Mu still had to admit to himself... although a man's inner beauty and inner qualities matter, compared to Zhang Wei's radiant charm, this groom from a very prominent background was simply too ordinary in appearance.

But... sometimes fate is just that strange.

Nobody could say anything.

After the gifts were given, the person receiving the money had two notebooks. Not finding the two names in one notebook, they opened the other.

The names of Li Mu and Bie Yan were found.

After writing the message, he had someone take it to make arrangements.

Zhang Wei arranged for both of them to sit in a private room.

Li Muxin said this was truly giving them face.

Next came the various wedding ceremonies, some simple, some elaborate. At least, when Li Mu saw Zhang Wei in her wedding dress, arm in arm with the old director, crying as she walked towards the groom, her face streaked with tears, he couldn't help but wonder if his girlfriend's ceremony with him would be like this someday…

But regardless, this ceremony witnessed the love of a newlywed couple.

Dong Huaiming is handsome, Zhang Wei is beautiful, and the groom's parents appear calm on the surface, but you can tell from the details that they take great care of Zhang Wei, lifting her skirt and adjusting its hem... Meanwhile, the old director's eyes are red, especially when he hears his daughter call the groom "Dad, Mom"...

In short, the wedding proceeded smoothly to the banquet stage.

Inside the private room, Li Mu was the youngest, followed by Bie Yan.

The others, including that Brother Zheng, were all around forty or fifty years old.

Li Mu ate this meal with extreme trepidation.

Next, the bride and groom went to offer toasts.

After everyone raised their glasses, the wedding came to a close.

It ended a little after 1 p.m.

Li Mu and Bie Yan came out quite late, because the people in the private room seemed to be eating very slowly.

And their conversations were mostly about everyday family matters; if you only listened, you wouldn't even know that the guy Zheng, who was talking about wedding details, was actually the second-in-command's chief secretary.

That's pretty bizarre.

Only after a middle-aged man said, "Let's go," and everyone left their seats, did Li Mu realize why these people had been eating so slowly.

At the entrance, most of the guests in the lobby had already left.

The groom, Dong Huaiming, and another member of the groom's family wearing a red flower on their chest are seeing off guests.

Most of the middle-aged people said goodbye to the one wearing the red flower, but Li Mu followed closely behind and went straight to Dong Huaiming. To everyone's surprise, Dong Huaiming greeted them with a smile upon seeing them.

"Brother Bie, Little Li."

"Brother Da Ming."

Li Mu responded with a smile.

"Is the food alright?"

"Great, very good. What about Weiwei?"

"She's resting; she's not feeling well."

"You definitely need to rest. We won't disturb you any longer then. On this joyous occasion, we wish you both a long and happy marriage."

Don't say you're leaving after offering your blessings, but Dong Huaiming smiles and says:

"Okay, bro, let's exchange phone numbers?"

"OK."\

The two exchanged contact information, while Li Mu stood obediently to the side.

He didn't think the other person would leave their phone number.

But unfortunately...

"Xiao Li, let's keep one too."

Li Mu was taken aback, then smiled and took out his phone:

"OK."\

After exchanging phone numbers, Dong Huaiming spoke again:

"Brother, then I won't see you off."

"No need, we're leaving."

Bie Yan waved goodbye and left the restaurant with Li Mu.

After getting on the bus, Bie Yan said:

"Just now, Brother Zheng pulled me aside for a chat. He works in the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Municipal Procuratorate."

"Uh... what's the position?"

"Deputy Director."

"...So young?"

Li Mu's eyes widened in surprise.

Don't just shrug.

After the car passed an intersection, Li Mu changed the subject:

"Speaking of which... Brother Bie, if you hadn't had the surgery, wouldn't you at least be a member of the editorial board by now?"

"ha."\

Don't laugh and shake your head:

"I won't become an editorial board member. If what you're saying is true, I should be back at the group now."

"But it's not too late now, right?"

"ha."\

Bie Yan didn't say anything more.

Li Mu didn't speak again, leaning back in his chair, recalling everything that had happened that morning, his eyes gradually becoming vacant.

……\

In September, due to the approaching National Day, the workload of the Culture and Sports Department began to increase significantly.

Various organizations are celebrating National Day in advance, and many people hope that the Southern Metropolis Daily can provide publicity.

Such invitations are usually accepted by organizations, which will typically send reporters to cover them. However, whether or not the story gets published depends on how the organization weighs the pros and cons.

Bie Yan directly provided him with news leads from several schools, including the Sports Bureau, and local street offices.

Li Mu started covering the news.

After several busy days, and having submitted all the news reports he had gathered, Li Mu received a call from Dong Huaiming on the 6th.

To be honest, when he first arrived at work in the afternoon and saw that the caller was Dong Huaiming, he was quite confused.

But she immediately left the office and answered the phone:

"Hello, Brother Ming."

"Haha, Xiao Li, how are you? Busy right now?"

"I'm not busy."

"As long as it doesn't take up too much time, it's like this... Are you free tonight? How about we grab some dinner?"

Li Muxian was taken aback for a moment, then agreed:

"Okay, then I'll treat you to dinner, Brother Da Ming."

"I can't let you treat me. I'll arrange it, and I'll send you the address in a bit. See you tonight."

"OK."\

"Okay, I'll hang up now."

"OK."\

Dong Huaiming's phone call was brief, displaying a swift and decisive manner.

But after Li Mu hung up the phone, his eyes were full of doubt.

After thinking for a moment, he went straight to Brother Bie's office.