Yan Hua followed Mu Yuze all the way out of the villa.
Mu Yuze was preoccupied. As he walked, he instructed Yan Hua beside him, "Tell the project team to keep looking for the artist with the code name Lu in the last month. If they can't find him... it's okay. At the same time, start the contingency plan."
Yan Hua replied, "Yes."
When they reached the car, Mu Yuze told the driver to drive to the company.
But Yan Hua was clearly absent - minded. He was still thinking about the way the girl in the kitchen was munching on food. After a long - awaited reunion, he almost didn't recognize her. He never expected her to have changed so much.
Suddenly, Yan Hua said, "Boss, um, I seem to have left something in the villa. I'll go back and get it first. Why don't you go to the company first?"
Mu Yuze didn't think much about it.
He nodded slightly and said, "Okay. Come over after you get your stuff."
Yan Hua turned back. He peeked around, looking for the girl in the kitchen.
Lu Xue had already finished eating. She was wiping her mouth, looking extremely happy and content. Having lived alone in the old house for a long time, she had been eating very casually. It had really been a long time since she last ate such delicate food.
When the nanny was away, Yan Hua sneaked in and tapped Lu Xue on the shoulder from behind.
Lu Xue turned around. Sure enough, she saw Yan Hua's face.
"Damn it, it really is you!"
Yan Hua didn't hide his surprise at all. "I thought I had misrecognized you. Who would have thought that you'd show up in the Mu mansion!"
Lu Xue said indifferently, "I'm surprised too. I thought you were still abroad."
"Who said that? I came back to China right after high school."
Actually, they were junior - high school classmates.
Yan Hua had studied in junior high and high school abroad. There weren't many classmates who spoke Chinese in his class at that time, so he naturally got closer to Lu Xue and developed a pure friendship.
Thanks to their good relationship back then, even after all these years, Yan Hua could still recognize Lu Xue at a glance, despite her huge changes.
As the saying goes, a girl changes greatly as she grows up. The Lu Xue in front of him seemed to have become even more beautiful. With red lips and white teeth, and fair skin, compared to the chubby little girl in his memory... well, she had really blossomed into a great beauty.
"By the way, why are you in the Mu mansion?"
Yan Hua was extremely curious about this question. As far as he knew, there were rarely any women in the boss's mansion, let alone an outsider like Lu Xue...
Lu Xue just replied indifferently, "Oh, I came here to take a hot bath."
Yan Hua was speechless. What was going on?
Lu Xue added, "I'll leave after I'm done."
Yan Hua looked her up and down curiously. Thinking of the way Lu Xue had gorged herself in the kitchen and the kind - mother - like look in the kitchen aunt's eyes when she looked at Lu Xue just now, he couldn't help but think: Could it be that Lu Xue was homeless and the young master took pity on her and took her home?
He asked tentatively, "How are you doing now? How's your life in China after you came back? What kind of job are you doing now?"
Lu Xue was still munching on a shrimp cake in the kitchen. She replied casually, "Oh, I haven't found a job yet."
Yan Hua instantly felt sympathetic.
After all, they were classmates. He thought it was necessary for him to help Lu Xue.
Back then in a foreign country, they were like old friends meeting in a strange land. It was rare for him to meet a girl as interesting as Lu Xue. Since they had been friends before and now his old classmate was in such a difficult situation, he had to help.
As Mu Yuze's secretary, he had made quite a few connections in the circle over the years. It would be quite easy for him to find a job for Lu Xue.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you," he said, patting his chest.
Lu Xue looked at Yan Hua strangely, not knowing where his look of righteousness came from.
She replied hesitantly, "Oh... thanks."
After saying goodbye to Lu Xue, Yan Hua quickly went to the company. But before leaving, he didn't forget to get Lu Xue's phone number.
He was thinking about his old classmate's situation in the car and started to consider what kind of job would suit her.
Half an hour later, he arrived at the company.
But the atmosphere in the office was extremely tense. As soon as he opened the door, he felt a cold wind blowing towards him.
Yan Hua couldn't help but hug his arms. Why was it so cold? Was the temperature of the central air - conditioner set too low?
Looking down, he saw Mu Yuze sitting on the office chair, leaning back and spinning a pen between his fingers. His expression was unclear.
Although Mu Yuze was always good at hiding his emotions, even Yan Hua, who didn't know what had happened, could sense that the boss was in a bad mood.
"What's going on? What happened?" he asked the employees outside.
They all shook their heads and said nothing.
Yan Hua had no choice but to bravely walk in. He met Mu Yuze's gaze. Mu Yuze just glanced up briefly and then quickly looked down. His tone was calm, but the words he said next... contained a huge amount of information.
"Two of the artists we signed with have been poached," he said calmly. "Now the art exhibition may fall through."
Yan Hua was greatly shocked.
He quickly snatched the document from Mu Yuze's hand. After reading it clearly, his heart sank completely.
What kind of mess was this?
Yan Hua's face immediately fell.