Lin Mu shook his head as he cracked sunflower seeds. "No idea."
"Really? Weren't you competing together?"
Xu Li, the young married woman beside him, pressed him for an answer, her eyes sparkling with interest in Dawei Tianlong.
Lin Mu chuckled. "Sister Xu, you're married. You still have designs on him?"
The group burst into laughter.
Xu Li didn't even blush. She smiled coquettishly. "What do you know? A married woman knows how to be attentive. I'm still better than a greenhorn like Xiaoyun, right?"
Li Xiaoyun protested. "Sister Xu, how can you make up lies about me? I've got experience!"
"Mm-hmm. Experience watching videos with a cucumber in the dorm back in college."
The office erupted in laughter, the atmosphere lively and cheerful.
Lin Mu was enjoying the peace and quiet, glad nobody was pestering him with questions. Then Li Xiaoyun came over and tugged at his sleeve, speaking in a low voice.
"Lin Mu, are you really going to quit?"
The young woman from Sichuan was petite, with bright eyes and delicate skin. She looked so uneasy just then that it was hard not to feel a little sympathy for her.
"Who said I was quitting?"
Lin Mu smiled.
"You took a month off for no reason, and everyone says you went to intern at another company."
Li Xiaoyun sounded glum.
"Why would I work at another company? I like it here."
Lin Mu sounded certain.
Of course. An ordinary wage slave earning three thousand a month—what could be more perfect?
How could he bear to give that up?
"Oh, then..."
Li Xiaoyun hesitated for a moment and glanced around. When she saw that none of their coworkers were paying attention, she lowered her voice.
"With an income like yours, have you thought about how you'll find a