Mr. Mu appears aloof in public, but secretly proposes marriage and kisses.

Secretary Li knocked on the door and entered the office to relay Mu Tingshen's reply to Mu Huaimin.

Mu Huaimin breathed a sigh of relief and said with satisfaction, "This time you finally listened. You've really grown up and are different from before. You're much more stable and mature than before."

Secretary Li smiled and flattered, "Among his peers in Beijing's elite circles, President Mu is truly outstanding. Everyone speaks highly of you and envies you."

Mu Huaimin said proudly, "He was outstanding from a young age, but unfortunately... he chose the path of business."

He sighed again as he spoke.

If he had been willing to listen to his arrangements and follow the path he had paved for him, would he still need to marry into the Meng family now?

Secretary Li comforted him, "Section Chief Mu is also very outstanding. He has already reached the position of section chief at such a young age. His future prospects are limitless."

Speaking of his youngest son, Mu Huaimin felt a little better.

Although the eldest son is disobedient, the younger son is obedient, so it's not too bad.

After leaving work and returning home, Zhao Yuan immediately took his briefcase from him.

"Did you talk to Xiao Shen? What did he say?"

"Secretary Li called Zhou Shi, and Zhou Shi replied that Xiao Shen promised to be back on Saturday and wouldn't be late."

Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but quickly frowned again and said worriedly, "Do you think he's deliberately lying to us? He always disagreed before, but now he's suddenly agreed. I just don't feel at ease."

Mu Huaimin said unhappily, "You're just prejudiced against him. Don't I know his character? He either doesn't agree, or he doesn't break his word. You should have faith in him. It's because you always doubt him that he... Think about it yourself, when have you ever doubted Yunfan?"

Zhao Yuan's face turned pale and then red as she listened to him. Feeling wronged, she said, "I'm not doubting him, I'm worried he'll turn against us. It's not the first time, and I'm just scared of him. Although the engagement with the Meng family is beneficial to Yunfan's future, it can only bring him benefits, not harms. I'm just worried he won't understand. After all, he's always been arguing with Yunfan since we were little, feeling that we favor Yunfan and don't like him."

Hearing this, Mu Huaimin softened his tone, patted her shoulder, and said understandingly, "I know your difficulties. You've suffered these past years. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. The wedding date has been set. Is everything prepared at home? Grandpa will be coming too, so we must make sure it's a grand affair and not disappoint him."

"Everything is ready. We've also contacted the Meng family. All four tables are for our closest relatives, so there won't be any problems," Zhao Yuan assured him, composed herself.

Mu Huaimin nodded, turned around and went upstairs.

Zhao Yuan was still worried, but she knew that Mu Huaimin didn't want her to doubt Mu Tingshen anymore, so she swallowed her words and turned to the kitchen to instruct the housekeeper to prepare dinner.

Meanwhile, Meng Shuyan also received the news.

She smirked and said smugly, "I knew he would agree."

For families like theirs, marrying someone of equal social standing is the ultimate choice.

Mu Tingshen would never really turn against his entire family for a little girl, much less ruin a marriage that would benefit both families.

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Su Muran didn't give Lin Xiaowei any time to rest and went straight to work at the company.

"Are you sure Su Mingli won't come back?"

After a day at work, Lin Xiaowei first reported her work to Su Muran, and then asked her with concern.

The company has many problems now, all of which were left behind by Su Mingli.

Su Mingli believed that she was exceptionally capable and would succeed in her first business venture.

In reality, it was all Mu Tingshen who deliberately fed him and supported him endlessly.

Otherwise, given his business model, even if he had been lucky enough to start a business and succeeded back then, he wouldn't have been able to survive until now without going bankrupt.

Su Muran sighed, "I heard from Yun Ge a couple of days ago that he sent a message to his parents, saying that he has no plans to come back."

Lin Xiaowei said, "It's better that he doesn't come back. If you clean up this mess for him, and then he comes back asking for it back, you'll be at a huge disadvantage!"

Su Muran smiled and said, "So that's what you're worried about. Don't worry, although he's a bit stubborn about some things, he's not without self-respect. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so ashamed that he refuses to go home until now."

In fact, she had no idea that Su Mingli wasn't unwilling to go home, but rather that she simply couldn't go home.

Not to mention Mu Tingshen's obstruction, Su Yunge was also secretly interfering.

Only Su Muran, his wife, and Professor Su would think that Su Mingli was ashamed and unwilling to come back because she lost her company due to bankruptcy.

"This Su Yunge is a ruthless character; she can even lay a hand on her own brother. But it's fine, though. When things come to light, the Su family won't be able to blame me."

Mu Ting knew that Su Yunge was preventing Su Mingli from going home, and he scoffed in his assessment.

Zhou asked worriedly, "Aren't you worried that she might target Miss Su in the future?"

Mu Tingshen said confidently, "With me here, she wouldn't dare."

Zhou Shi thought about it and realized that Su Yunge was ruthless but not stupid; she could still figure that out.

However, he suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded him, "President Shen called this morning, asking you to make sure to call him back when you have time. He also said... avoiding him is useless; if you ignore him, he'll go directly to Miss Su."

"I see."

Mu Tingshen waved his hand, signaling Zhou Shi to leave.

After Zhou Shi left, he took out his phone and called Shen Yunzhou.

Shen Yunzhou answered immediately, and then said sarcastically, "So you finally remembered I exist? Do you know how long I've been waiting for your call? My hair's practically turned white."

Mu Tingshen laughed and said, "Stop being sarcastic. Why are you in such a hurry to see me?"

"You don't know? Then why aren't you answering my call?"

Shen Yunzhou didn't believe he didn't know.

Mu Tingshen said, "I know, isn't it just that I used my position to transfer Lin Xiaowei back to China while you were away? You don't even like her, so what difference does it make to you whether she's in China or Estonia?"

"Of course there's a difference. We had just slept together, and she ran away before we even had a proper talk. It's the first time I've ever been treated like this. Now I finally understand how you felt back then. No one could stand something like that."

"Don't compare me to you. Our situations are completely different. I genuinely liked her back then, which is why I had a relationship with her. She didn't run away on purpose because she disliked me. Our relationship was much deeper than yours."

"Okay, okay, your love is stronger than gold, your feelings are deep. Then can you transfer her back? I've thought about it carefully these past two days, and I feel there are some things I need to make clear to her. I can't be a heartless scumbag."

"I don't object to you talking to her and clarifying things, but have you considered that there are many ways to communicate in modern society? For example, you can make a phone call, send an email, or even send a fax if necessary."

After offering his solution with a chuckle, Mu Tingshen ruthlessly hung up the phone.

He was going back to Beijing in two days, and he had a lot of work to do before he left. He really didn't have time to worry about Shen Yunzhou's relationship problems.