She originally planned to mooch off Han Xiaolv's place for a couple more days.
Afraid that Lu Xue might change her mind, Yan Hua personally helped her carry her luggage into the house and said, "It's more troublesome to travel back and forth to the city. Why not just stay here tonight."
Lu Xue thought about it. It made sense, so she checked in right away.
The furnishings in the vacation house seemed to have been arranged in advance. When Lu Xue moved in, it was as comfortable as staying in a hotel room. She didn't encounter any inconvenience throughout the night.
The next day, she got up at sunrise. Standing in the early - morning dawn, from afar, she could see that someone seemed to have come out of the opposite house.
That person was leaning against the railing, gazing at the distant scenery. When he saw Lu Xue, he turned sideways, smiled at her, and waved to her from afar.
In the faint mist, Lu Xue recognized that the person in the distance was actually... Mu Yuze.
She was a bit surprised for a moment.
Mu Yuze noticed Lu Xue standing below and probably intended to come over.
His figure quickly disappeared beside the railing and he went back into the house. A few minutes later, he appeared at the door of the row - house on the first floor and walked towards Lu Xue.
Lu Xue asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
He should be in the company's office building.
But here he was, right in this remote vacation house in the suburbs.
Lu Xue even thought she was having an illusion for a moment.
Before Mu Yuze could say anything, Yan Hua, carrying a suitcase, huffed and puffed over from a distance. When he passed by Lu Xue, he greeted her.
Lu Xue stopped him and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Yan Hua was busy moving things and replied casually.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. This vacation house is also one of our boss's properties. He probably came back this time to do some inspections in the vicinity. That's why we've moved all the luggage in."
Looking at Mu Yuze's several full suitcases, Lu Xue didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yan Hua was very quick. In a blink of an eye, he had arranged everything properly.
Mu Yuze's room was right opposite Lu Xue's. In the early morning, when they stood by the railing, they could see into each other's bedrooms.
For the next two days, Mu Yuze really stayed in this vacation house.
Every morning, when Lu Xue opened her window, she could see Mu Yuze leaning against the opposite railing, standing in the dawn and looking into the distance.
She always felt that something was off.
In Old Mr. Chen's mountain village, she and Mu Yuze were inseparable. How come after moving out of the old mansion, she still ran into him.
If all this was just a coincidence, it seemed a bit too much.
...
Lu Xue spent most of her time in her own room and rarely went out.
After Mu Yuze moved into this vacation house, he didn't come to bother her either.
They were like unfamiliar neighbors, each staying in their own house, maintaining the status quo.
...
But what Lu Xue didn't know was that on the other side, Mu Yuze and Yan Hua had already started secretly planning something.
Yan Hua transported some things from outside and put them in the car's trunk. He drove all the way to an open space, buried all the things in a small, unremarkable corner, and covered them with a cloth.
After finishing all this, he looked back, feeling guilty like a thief, and added some leaves and branches for decoration.
When he returned to the house, Mu Yuze was dealing with emails on his laptop.
He looked up when he saw Yan Hua come in, closed the laptop, and asked him.
"Are you all set?"
Yan Hua nodded.
"Don't worry, boss. I've got everything ready."
Mu Yuze gave a soft grunt. Probably out of nervousness, his fingers tapped lightly on the table.
Seeing the boss so anxious, Yan Hua leaned over to comfort him.
"Don't worry, boss. I'm sure you'll succeed."
Mu Yuze looked at him but didn't say a word.
Yan Hua seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, boss. I went back to the company today. Guess what news I got?"
Without waiting for Mu Yuze to ask, Yan Hua continued, "There's news about the artist with the code name LU that we've been looking for. It's said that he has released new information. A new set of works will be available soon. The outside world has reacted strongly. The media is boiling. Everyone is scrambling for the first - look opportunity of his new works. The brands in the industry are all starting to make efforts. Everyone hopes to invite him..."
Mu Yuze's mind was on what was going to happen tonight. He didn't have the extra energy to listen to these company matters.
When he heard Yan Hua mention this, he just nodded faintly.
Yan Hua added, "Boss, don't you think this timing is really coincidental? We're about to hold a large - scale art exhibition. Before that, this LU is about to start creating new works. It's like God is helping us!! Heaven wants us to invite him and display his new works in our art exhibition..."
"If this can be done, we'll surely achieve twice the result with half the effort!" Yan Hua was very excited this time.
After a while, he seemed to remember something and said hesitantly, "It's just that we've been looking for him for so long and still have no news. This time, the outside world is going all out to dig. We may not be able to take the lead..."
The two were silent for a while, and this topic ended without a conclusion.
Yan Hua remembered that tonight was crucial for his boss's lifelong happiness, so he started bustling around, checking the details.
In the evening, Lu Xue came out of her room. There were still some colorful paints on her clothes.