“Mumu…”
Looking at Su Mu’s tipsy, golden-blushed state, Su Chen’s throat turned dry. He couldn’t help himself as he drew closer to her inch by inch.
Their lips pressed together, a rich aroma of fine wine swirling between their mouths.
The kiss deepened with every passing second. Su Mu’s eyes fluttered shut, her breathing growing fast and shallow as the sensation lingering on her lips made her heart throb uncontrollably.
It wasn’t until the soft pressure pulled away from her lips that Su Mu opened her eyes, only to meet Su Chen’s gaze brimming with tender, affectionate laughter.
“Mumu… when you act like this, how am I supposed to bring myself to leave?”
In the past, he had endured years living abroad all by his lonesome, yet right now, even a single month felt far too long to bear.
“Your scent… it’s really nice.”
Su Mu took a light whiff, her eyes slightly glazed. Her senses were completely enveloped in the subtle, light sandalwood fragrance radiating from Su Chen.
Su Chen let out a warm laugh, fondly rubbing Su Mu’s soft long hair.
“Since you like it, how about I give my whole self to you?”
“Alright~”
Su Mu murmured lazily in response. Imitating Su Chen’s previous actions, she curiosity pressed a kiss against his lips—the faint scent of sandalwood mingling with a crisp hint of mint as they slowly fused together…
When Su Mu woke up the following morning, Su Chen’s figure was no longer by the bed.
The two had slept in each other’s arms through the night. The warmth of his chest hadn’t made Su Mu feel uncomfortable in the slightest; instead, she had drifted into a rare, deep slumber.
w-444: “Aaaaaah! Mumu, why didn’t you just sleep with him?!”
System w-444 nearly jumped up in sheer excitement. With such a prime opportunity, maybe after one session of rolling between the sheets, his favorability score would have skyrocketed straight to 100!
That way, they could bag so, so many system points for this mission!
Just thinking about it was thrilling beyond belief!
“I’ll sleep with him when he comes back.”
The corners of Su Mu’s lips curved upward into a subtle smirk, her mood perceptibly delightful.
Following Su Chen’s departure, Su Mu took over as Vice President to temporarily handle the CEO’s duties and manage the company’s affairs, becoming even busier than usual.
In particular, a few of the company’s founding veterans kept causing trouble; this was the kind of situation that couldn’t be resolved with a mere fist.
Reviewing and signing a endless barrage of documents left Su Mu completely overwhelmed and exhausted. Fortunately, Yin Wenbo had been left behind to assist her with processing the workload; otherwise, Su Mu would have truly gone insane.
“If that old bastard comes here again, I’m going to rip him apart!”
For the first time, Su Mu gritted her teeth in sheer rage. Did he really think being a founding veteran meant he could act with total impunity? Slipping a sack over his head at night and tossing him into the river would put an end to everything!
This business battlefield was even more annoying than an actual war zone.
“Vice President, before the President left, he already dispatched people to gather evidence of his wrongdoings. I’m sure we’ll have results very soon.”
Once the evidence was secured, they could send the man straight behind bars.
“I know.”
After signing off on another stack of documents, Su Mu received a text message from Bai Xiu, inviting her to join a reality variety show a month from now.
Su Mu suddenly recalled—Bai Xiu’s current career…
Seemed to be coming along quite nicely under the push of Yu Hui’s company. A while ago, he had landed a decent script; although he played Male Lead No. 2, Su Mu had heard Yu Hui mention that his character setup was exceptionally great.
Once the drama aired, he was bound to blow up in popularity.
However, the company was drowning in work right now, and besides—Bai Xiu’s favorability score had already been maxed out long ago. Su Mu had no desire to get dragged into further entanglements.
After rejecting the invitation without a moment’s hesitation, Su Mu suddenly remembered—it seemed Su Chen hadn’t contacted her in two days.
Su Chen had been gone for a week now. During the first few days, he would send her video calls daily, throwing out all sorts of shameless sweet talk non-stop. What was going on now?
At this thought, Su Mu summoned Yin Wenbo into her office. Upon learning that Su Chen had been maintaining normal contact with Yin Wenbo, her brows knit together tightly.
In the blink of an eye, another five days went by. Su Chen had now gone a whole week without contacting her, yet he continued to correspond normally with Yin Wenbo every single day. Su Mu’s frown deepened even further.
“Vice President, tonight we have a meeting to discuss a partnership with the Jun Corporation. Here are the files.”
Yin Wenbo placed a document set in front of Su Mu. Calming her mind, Su Mu put thoughts of Su Chen aside for the moment, flipping through the materials before returning to her other work.
By evening, Su Mu touched up her makeup, dressed in a sharp skirt suit, and headed to the appointed restaurant.
The scale of the Jun Corporation was vastly larger than that of the Su Corporation. Its true corporate strength lay overseas; having only recently entered the domestic market, many local companies were desperate to establish a connection with them.
Domestic companies wanted to expand their international operations, while the Jun Corporation sought a solid foothold at home—it was a win-win scenario.
Originally, numerous major corporations had reached out to the Jun Corporation regarding potential partnerships; some even outperformed the Su Corporation in certain sectors. Yet unexpectedly, the Su Corporation’s very first outreach had yielded a direct response.
And the response had come directly from Jun Hao—the direct grandson of the Jun family.
Aside from his primary wife, Master Jun had four other wives. Consequently, his sons and daughters added up to over a dozen, making his headcount of grandchildren even higher.
However, no matter how many sons and grandsons there were, none could match the status of the children born to the primary wife in Master Jun’s heart. Furthermore, the primary wife had suffered health issues in her youth, bearing only one son and one daughter in her entire lifetime.
After his daughter married out, Master Jun had only one son by his side. Under this son’s name—aside from two daughters—there was only one son: Jun Hao. While he kept quite a few mistresses outside, every child born to them had been a daughter.
In other words, Jun Hao was the sole direct grandson in the primary line of Master Jun’s house.
Yin Wenbo prepared all the required documentation thoroughly. The establishment was an exclusive, member-only restaurant; after Su Mu gave her name and private room number, she and Yin Wenbo were escorted inside.
The moment she pushed the door open, Su Mu froze, instinctively stepping back to glance at the room number on the door.
It was the right room.
So why on earth was there a woman inside, alongside a toddler wobbling around taking his first steps?
“Are you Vice President Su?”
The woman in the room possessed strikingly elegant, regal features. Even while bringing a child along, her every word and action radiated high-society grace, lacking any of the hesitant awkwardness typically seen in mothers tending to toddlers.
Su Mu nodded her head, and the woman’s eyes lit up as she immediately stepped forward to greet her.
“Hello, my name is Cheng Yun, Jun Hao’s wife. I’ve long heard that Vice President Su is far beyond ordinary women, and seeing you today, it truly is the case.”
Su Mu: “…”
When had she become so famous?
“Hao went to the restroom and will be back shortly. Come, please sit!”
Cheng Yun’s enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming for Su Mu. It wasn’t until Cheng Yun carried the child over in front of Su Mu that Su Mu vaguely picked up on something.
This child…
Looked somewhat familiar.
Just at that moment, Jun Hao walked in from outside—he was the exact middle-aged man who had driven the Rolls-Royce six months ago when his child was snatched away.
Even though half a year had passed, Su Mu still held an impression of him.
“Miss Su, you’ve arrived! Look—six months ago, you saved my child. I originally wanted to pay a personal visit to thank you, but before I could even utter a word of gratitude, I was dispatched abroad. I only returned a few days ago, so tonight, I must express my proper thanks!”
The radiant smile on Jun Hao’s face was devoid of the slightest pretense. This boy was his firstborn son—and the first direct great-grandson of Master Jun—making his status impossibly distinguished.
When the child went missing back then, the Jun family had nearly gone insane searching for him. Hearing the news at the company, Jun Hao had panicked so severely he could barely stand straight.
For some unknown reason, the primary line of the Jun family had almost always passed down through a single male heir per generation. While they had daughters, sons were pitifully scarce.
Had the child not been found, Jun Hao wasn’t sure if he would ever be able to have another son in his lifetime.
“President Jun, you are far too polite. It was merely a small effort on my part. Besides, you already sent a thank-you gift over, so there is no need for further thanks.”
Six months ago, after she saved the child, a gift package had been delivered to the villa’s security booth.
Reading the thank-you note attached, Su Mu had learned it was sent by the parents of the lost child.
Inside the package was a set of keys and the deed to a city-center apartment worth tens of millions.
The letter had been unsigned, and Su Mu hadn’t paid excessive attention to the matter, so she truly hadn’t known the rescued child was Jun Hao’s son.