Chapter 512: Professional Manager

Chapter 512: Chapter 510: Professional Manager

The two returned to the villa late at night.

Exhausted from a long day, Li Xue took a quick shower and went to her room to rest.

In his bedroom on the second floor, Mu Lin was lying in bed when he suddenly felt the Spiritual Qi in his body surging restlessly.

Sensing that something was amiss, Mu Lin sat up and extended his divine sense.

A second later, his face lit up with a pleasant surprise.

Immediately after, Mu Lin entered a meditative state.

At six in the morning, Mu Lin opened his eyes, an indescribable feeling of comfort and ease spreading through his body.

‘The Spiritual Qi in Lishui Garden District is so abundant. It truly is a blessed land!’

The restless Spiritual Qi in his body last night, it turned out, had been drawn in by the Spiritual Qi of this place.

The Spiritual Qi here was so rich, it was no exaggeration to call it a blessed land.

Although his cultivation realm hadn’t advanced after a night of practice, his body was now brimming with a vast amount of Spiritual Qi.

With this Spiritual Qi, he could finally begin setting up the Unmoving Bright King Array.

The so-called Unmoving Bright King Array was one of two Odd Arrays Mu Lin had obtained by a twist of fate not long ago.

The two Arrays were for offense and defense, respectively; the Unmoving Bright King Array was a supreme defensive formation.

Anyone below the Innate realm, even if they used all their might, would be unable to enter it.

‘Once I’m done with what I’m working on, I have to set aside some time to gather all the materials for the Unmoving Bright King Array.’

With that thought, Mu Lin headed downstairs.

“You made all this?”

An hour later, Li Xue emerged from her room in her pajamas and immediately spotted several exquisite side dishes on the table.

Mu Lin untied his apron and joked, “There are only two of us in the villa. If I didn’t make it, who else could it have been?”

“Hurry and eat. It won’t be as good when it’s cold.”

“Thank you.”

Deeply touched, Li Xue sat down at the dining table, picked up her chopsticks, and tasted the breakfast Mu Lin had made himself.

‘There was nothing in the fridge, so Mu Lin must have woken up very early to buy groceries at the market.’

“What’s wrong? Does it not taste good?”

Halfway through the meal, Mu Lin noticed Li Xue furrowing her brow with worry.

“Sigh.”

Li Xue put down her chopsticks. “Shengding International’s bidding is about to start, and I can’t help but feel uneasy.”

“Is that all? You’re just worrying for nothing.”

Mu Lin said dismissively, “You’ve done so much to prepare for this bid. I’m confident we’ll be the ones to win it in the end.”

“I hope so.”

Li Xue picked up her chopsticks and took a few more bites.

After finishing her meal, she retrieved her laptop from her room and sat on the living room sofa to review the bidding documents.

Meanwhile, Mu Lin took the cleared dishes into the kitchen to wash them.

DING-DONG.

The villa’s doorbell suddenly rang.

“Don’t move, I’ll get it.”

Mu Lin shook the water from his hands and walked over to open the door.

“Good morning, Mr. Mu. I hope I’m not disturbing you?”

Wu Tianliang stood outside, his face wreathed in smiles, completely devoid of yesterday’s arrogant and domineering attitude.

Mu Lin feigned ignorance. “What are you here for?”

Thinking Mu Lin was still angry, Wu Tianliang quickly explained his purpose for coming.

He had come for two reasons: first, to apologize, and second, to deliver the company transfer documents as they had agreed yesterday.

“Come in.”

Mu Lin had no favorable impression of Wu Tianliang whatsoever, and he led him into the villa with a cold expression.

After sitting down, Wu Tianliang opened his briefcase and took out a large stack of documents.

They included a share transfer agreement, a corporate legal entity change form, and more.

His company was called Xingchen Media, one of the top media companies in Di Yang.

It had numerous big-name influencers and streamers with millions of followers under its banner.

Mu Lin listened with partial understanding as Wu Tianliang explained the details of Xingchen Media, then pushed the documents in front of Li Xue.

Li Xue asked, “What are you doing?”

“You sign them.”

Mu Lin shrugged. “You know I’m a complete amateur when it comes to running a company.”

“If I became the president of Xingchen Media, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be long before I ran it into the ground.”

“It’s better if you’re the one in charge. Just give me some dividends at the end of the year.”

Li Xue wanted to refuse.

But on second thought, Mu Lin really didn’t know how to run a company.

From Wu Tianliang’s introduction, Li Xue had a general idea of Xingchen Media’s scale.

Entrusting such a large company to Mu Lin would indeed cause a lot of problems.

“I’ll act as the company’s legal representative for you temporarily. When you learn how to run a business, I’ll give it back to you.”

Li Xue picked up a pen and signed her name.

Afterward, the group headed to a law firm together.

With a lawyer as a witness, Xingchen Media officially changed hands.

The company’s legal representative was changed from Wu Tianliang to Li Xue.

Having acquired a brand-new company, both Li Xue and Mu Lin wanted to go take a look.

Hoping to curry favor with Mu Lin, Wu Tianliang offered to lead the way.

BEEP BEEP BEEP…

Mu Lin had just stepped into the lobby of Xingchen Media when he got a call from Xiao Longjiang.

The professional manager he had found for him was already on his way.

Before long, a car pulled up in front of the building.

A middle-aged man in his forties stepped out of the car.

“It’s you?!”

As the middle-aged man entered the first-floor lobby, Wu Tianliang, who had been all smiles and constantly flattering Mu Lin, froze as if he had seen a ghost.

The middle-aged man paid Wu Tianliang no mind and said politely, “Hello, Mr. Mu. My name is Hong Jiantao. I’m the professional manager Mr. Xiao sent to help you.”

“Hello, Mr. Hong.”

Mu Lin shook hands with Hong Jiantao and asked curiously, “Do you know Wu Tianliang?”

“Know him? We’re mortal enemies!”

A few years ago, Hong Jiantao had been a prominent figure in the media industry.

Because he was too successful, Wu Tianliang worried that his company would eventually be overshadowed. So, he used despicable means to ruin Hong Jiantao’s business.

“President Wu, we haven’t seen each other in years. Now that we finally have, why does your smile look uglier than if you were crying? Could it be you’re not happy to see me?”

After this greeting, Hong Jiantao stared at Wu Tianliang with a sarcastic, ambiguous expression.

Wu Tianliang wished he could find a hole to crawl into and hide.

The very man he had personally destroyed, Hong Jiantao, was now the general manager of his own company.

The tables had turned far too quickly.

Out of professionalism, Hong Jiantao only taunted Wu Tianliang for a moment before immediately getting down to business.

He took out a series of business strategies he had prepared and handed them to Li Xue and Mu Lin for their review.

Li Xue read with great interest, occasionally asking some key questions.

As for Mu Lin, it was all going in one ear and out the other.

He had no interest in listening to any of it.

“Understood, I’m on my way.”

An unexpected phone call was Mu Lin’s salvation.

“A friend needs me for something urgent. You guys talk, don’t wait for me.”

Once on the street, Mu Lin hailed a taxi.

He told the driver to head to the Profound Secret Pharmacy.

“I’m so sorry to call you over when you’re so busy.”

In the pharmacy’s break room, Mo Cangsong apologized profusely to Mu Lin.

If it weren’t an emergency, he wouldn’t have asked Mu Lin to come.

“There’s no need for that between us. Just tell me what’s wrong.”

Mu Lin waved his hand.

“Seeing how anxious you are, this must be a big deal, right?”

“The matter is indeed very troublesome.”

Mo Cangsong said, “The reason I called you over in such a hurry is that something happened to Shopkeeper Su.”

“What happened?”

“Well… it’s better if he tells you himself.”

Mo Cangsong glanced at the time and looked up. “Shopkeeper Su should be here soon. Please rest here for a moment. I will go out to greet him.”

A moment later, the door to the break room was pushed open.

But it wasn’t Mo Cangsong who entered.

It was Lou Jingzhi.

Lou Jingzhi cupped his hands in a fist-and-palm salute. “Mr. Mu, I am truly ashamed of what happened last time. Therefore…”

“That’s all in the past, let’s not talk about it anymore.”

Mu Lin changed the subject. “Senior, you’ve come at just the right time. I have something I need your help with.”

“Please don’t say ‘need help.’ Whatever you need, just give the order, and I will do everything in my power.”

Lou Jingzhi said respectfully.

Mu Lin took out his phone and pulled up a photo of Li Xue.

“Her name is Li Xue. She is very, very important to me. I’d like to ask you to protect her in secret.”

“Understood.”

Lou Jingzhi said decisively, “Rest assured, Mr. Mu. If anyone wants to harm Miss Li, they’ll have to step over my dead body first!”

“With your words, Senior, I can rest easy.”

As they were speaking, the door was pushed open again.

This time, it was Mo Cangsong and Shopkeeper Su who entered.

Seeing Lou Jingzhi there, the two hurried forward to greet him.

Lou Jingzhi adopted the air of a lofty master, giving a slight nod in return.

Once the pleasantries were over, Mu Lin got straight to the point. “Shopkeeper Su, Elder Mo mentioned earlier that you were in trouble. What kind of trouble is it?”

Shopkeeper Su wore a worried expression. “Mr. Mu, you should still remember what I told you a few days ago, right?”