Mu Yuqing Was Stunned

Zhu Yu slept soundly through the night without any dreams, comforted by what had happened during the day.

The next morning, he got up early and made breakfast with Aunt Liu.

"Assistant Zhu, you seem to be in a pretty good mood today."

Aunt Liu watched Zhu Yu hum a little tune while assembling sandwiches. It was more than just pretty good—he was in an exceptionally good mood.

"Am I? Is it that obvious?" Zhu Yu smiled and reached up to touch the corner of his mouth. The curve of his smile really was a little too wide.

"Ha, ha, just a little obvious." Aunt Liu did not quite know how to put it. Zhu Yu's smile somehow looked entirely like gloating, but what exactly was he gloating over?

Zhu Yu smiled as he carried the sandwiches to the table. Only two portions—perfect!

Shen Jingmo was off today. As soon as he sat down at the dining table, he saw an exquisitely arranged sandwich on the plate before him, complete with a cute little cat design.

Shen Jingmo looked at Zhu Yu, who sat across from him, in confusion.

Zhu Yu happily ate his sandwich. When he noticed his boss looking over, he even blinked at him cutely.

Shen Jingmo's brow furrowed even tighter at the sight. When an employee who hated working suddenly came to work with a smile, it never felt like a good sign.

Boss, why does he keep looking at me this morning? Did I smile too smugly? But whenever I think about Li Yichen being kicked out of the house by his older brother and not even knowing where he has settled down now, I just can't stop smiling.

Shen Jingmo calmly took a sip of coffee. So that was it.

"Boss, make sure you get some rest on your day off. I'm going upstairs to see what the young master is doing." Zhu Yu was in an extraordinarily good mood today.

"Mm." Shen Jingmo nodded expressionlessly.

In high spirits, Zhu Yu opened the door to Shen Jingyan's private study.

The moment he opened it, he saw two familiar faces.

Inside, Li Yichen and Shen Jingyan, two fellow sufferers, sat blankly on the sofa and stared at Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu abruptly slammed the door shut.

Ahhh!!! Is there something wrong with my eyes, or is there something wrong with my eyes? Why is Li Yichen in this room?!

Downstairs, Shen Jingmo, who was eating breakfast, and Li Yiyan, who had just been led into the living room by Aunt Liu, both covered their ears at the same time.

The two looked at each other and sighed simultaneously.

Zhu Yu took a deep breath at the upstairs door, then opened the study door again.

"Assistant Zhu." Shen Jingyan and Li Yichen obediently stood in front of the sofa.

Before Zhu Yu arrived, the two had already talked things through. For now, they should not continue opposing Zhu Yu. It was obvious that they had already angered their older brothers. Comparatively speaking, they trusted Zhu Yu more.

The strong had to know when to bend and when to stand tall. They would submit before him for now, but one day, they would make him pay it all back.

"Assistant Zhu, you must be thirsty. I made this coffee myself, with sugar and milk. Give it a try." Shen Jingyan pulled Zhu Yu over to sit on the sofa.

Zhu Yu was handed a cup of coffee while still completely bewildered. He stared at the steaming drink before him, its surface decorated with an elaborate blob of white latte art.

"Assistant Zhu, we weren't fooling around just now. We went through all the documents, and we've already translated nearly half of what needed translating. You can check it." Li Yichen also uncharacteristically put away his arrogance and obediently placed the documents on the table.

Zhu Yu looked suspiciously at the two of them. Wasn't this like a weasel claiming it did not eat chickens?

Zhu Yu watched them in the room for quite a while.

"Ayan, take a look at this document. I'm not quite sure about it."

"The order of this document seems a little off. Achen, take another look."

The two scratched their heads as they sorted through the documents before them, their faces full of distress and torment.

Zhu Yu quietly slipped out of the room and looked down from the upstairs railing.

In the living room, Shen Jingmo and Li Yiyan were discussing a partnership. Sitting on the sofa, both had their right legs crossed over their left, their backs perfectly straight.

"The technology is already mature. There's no need to worry."

"I'm not worried. This partnership can only make a profit, never a loss. Old Shen, happy cooperation." Li Yiyan raised his wineglass.

"Happy cooperation." Shen Jingmo also raised his glass and nodded.

Just like that, a project worth several billion was finalized by the two giants.

Zhu Yu turned around and opened the study door again to look inside.

The two were still communicating uselessly like headless flies.

They were discussing a project worth a few million as if it were worth several hundred billion.

They grew up in the same family, in the same environment. Why is the difference so huge?

Shen Jingmo and Li Yiyan both heard that remark and instinctively looked upstairs.

Just as Zhu Yu was about to be reduced to tears by the stupidity of the two in front of him, a burst of commotion suddenly came from the villa's downstairs living room.

"Miss, Miss, I haven't asked President Li yet. You can't just run in on your own." Aunt Liu closely chased after a woman dressed in white.

Zhu Yu hurriedly shut the door and ran to the corridor to look down. Wasn't that Mu Yuqing?

"Brother Li!" Mu Yuqing looked toward Li Yiyan with tears streaming down her face.

Oh ho, her ability to accurately locate the right person despite being unable to see is always especially amazing every time I witness it.

Shen Jingmo frowned as he sat on the sofa.

Li Yiyan stood up helplessly. No matter what, Mu Yuqing was still the woman his younger brother loved most. He could not pretend not to see her.

Mu Yuqing was also a little stunned at the moment. She had originally gone next door to look for Li Yichen, but Aunt Xue next door had told her that Li Yichen was not there. She had then instinctively asked where Brother Li was.

When she learned that Li Yiyan was at the Shen Household, she immediately rushed over. Her original intention had still been to ask about Li Yichen's whereabouts, because she could not be separated from the male lead of this world for too long.

But when Mu Yuqing found Li Yiyan, she was stunned. In the past, Li Yiyan had always appeared to Mu Yuqing as a very blurry gray mass with Li Yiyan's name above it. Why was he a golden mass today? Shouldn't the golden mass be Li Yichen?

After all, he was the male lead of this world.