Tang Xian, as the special assistant, began another day of diligent, hardworking labor.
However, today was a bit different. He came with a mission: the internal communication board of Mu Yu Group had been in an uproar since last night. The female employees, with their burning spirits of gossip, had screened through every single Omega among the business elites and nobility overnight, tearing each other apart in debates, and by dawn, they still had not reached a conclusion.
Thus, they finally decided to send Tang Xian to spy on the enemy, ordering him to seize the precious opportunity of picking up and dropping off President Mu to find out exactly who this beauty, whom the President was hiding in a golden house, really was.
Tang Xian, who had known the truth for a long time, smiled without saying a word. No matter how much they guessed, they would never imagine that this beauty was the young master of the Ruan family who had never appeared in public.
When he drove the hovercraft to Mu Yan’s residence, Mu Yan had just closed the front door.
Seeing the large paper bag in his boss’s hand, Tang Xian immediately opened the door and got out, reflexively wanting to take it from Mu Yan’s hand.
But Mu Yan lifted his chin slightly, signaling him not to come over. He held the paper bag himself and got into the passenger seat.
Tang Xian could feel that his boss was in quite a good mood today. According to his years of experience as a special assistant, the paper bag mostly likely contained the government’s latest approvals or a quarterly report on industries with pleasing growth.
Tang Xian silently lit a candle for the Planning Department and the Marketing Department. The company probably had a new project proposal to get busy with.
Tang Xian’s driving skills were excellent. The hovercraft traveled at a steady speed, and as usual, they arrived at the company building ten minutes early.
Mu Yan walked through the front gate, listening to Tang Xian’s report while walking toward the elevators. He nodded slightly from time to time, responding to the employees’ proactive greetings. However, Mu Yan gradually noticed that something was not quite right. Today, the number of employees coming to say hello seemed exceptionally high.
Two more Beta female employees passed by. This time, Mu Yan paid close attention and keenly discovered the anomaly: on the surface, they were greeting him, but in reality, their fiery gazes were focused elsewhere, specifically on Tang Xian at his side.
Mu Yan quickened his pace without changing his expression until the elevator doors shut out the crowd’s gazes, at which point he felt Tang Xian obviously exhale in relief.
“I did not know Tang was so popular in the company, as the president,” Mu Yan said, clearly implying something else.
Poor Tang Xian, who had just relaxed a little, immediately tensed up again. He truly did not know how to respond to this. Laughing awkwardly twice, Tang Xian hurried to repeat the day’s schedule, hoping to muddle through. Fortunately, Mu Yan was just mentioning it offhandedly and did not intend to pursue it, so Tang Xian brushed the matter aside.
Stepping out of the elevator, Mu Yan walked straight to his office. Tang Xian was just about to return to his desk when Mu Yan called out to him and had him enter the office together.
Once in the office area, Mu Yan did not sit down to start working right away. Instead, he moved the thick stack of files on the desk and gently placed the paper bag on the table.
Tang Xian was spirited: Here it comes! A new big project!
He held his breath, watching Mu Yan’s movements intently. He saw the boss pull open the bag, and then slowly take out a bag of cookies.
For a moment, Tang Xian doubted whether he had seen wrong. But after blinking hard, he discovered that he had not seen wrong.
President Mu, who usually strongly resisted afternoon tea, was holding a bag of cookies that were not only exquisitely shaped but also perfectly color-coordinated.
He stared blankly as Mu Yan took out the cookies, closed the bag again, and then handed the paper bag to him.
A flash of complexity and disbelief crossed Tang Xian’s eyes, and it was a beat late when he finally took the paper bag.
“President Mu, this is?”
“Distribute them to the others. They are cookies made by family.”
After Mu Yan finished speaking, he moved the files back in front of him, picked up the one on top, sat down, and started reading.
Holding the paper bag gingerly, Tang Xian could bet that these cookies must have been made by the young master of the Ruan family.
Because Mu Yan’s voice carried distinct pleasure when he said the words family members.
Tang Xian felt he had not failed everyone’s expectations. This super big piece of gossip made him feel a bit dizzy, and his steps toward the door were a little light.
Just as his hand touched the door, he was suddenly called back by Mu Yan. “Wait a moment.”
Tang Xian was so startled that he almost dropped the paper bag in his hand.
Behind him came the sound of a chair dragging across the floor. He had just turned around to ask what was wrong when he found that Mu Yan had already walked behind him at some point.
Mu Yan took back the paper bag, opened it, and took out another bag of cookies from inside.
He closed the bag, handed it back, and returned to his office seat.
Mu Yan’s movements were incredibly smooth and natural.
“You may go now.” Mu Yan did not look up from behind his desk and formally began his day’s work.
The collective staff of the secretary office had been staring at the president’s office on and off for a long time. As soon as Tang Xian came out, he was dragged into the pantry in a daze, and everyone crowded around him, encircling him completely.
“Assistant Tang! How is it! Any clues?” Someone asked first, deliberately lowering their voice, as if the pantry were a meeting spot for underground agents.
Given the Mu Yu Group’s extremely high recruitment standards, those who could stay in the secretary office following Mu Yan were basically seasoned veterans. Having worked in the secretary office for such a long time without ever seeing a single person by the boss’s side, now that someone suspected of being the boss’s partner had appeared, they naturally could not suppress their excitement.
It was not that they were gossiping. It was mainly because, alongside the Mu Yu Group’s harsh recruitment standards, the suffocating work intensity was also famous in the business world. Although the group strictly followed the Interstellar Labor Protection Law and clocked in and out on time, the intensity of their work hours was something ordinary people could not adapt to. While other company presidents took vacations or went for rides with their lovers from time to time, their President Mu did not even take annual leave. He only had work in his eyes. This meant the secretary office had to rotate shifts 365 days a year.
If it were not for the salary that was truly worth the sacrificed vacations, they would have probably quit long ago.
For the sake of the boss’s health, and for the sake of their own livers and hair, if Mu Yan had a partner, would he take family life into account and appropriately lower the work intensity? They did not ask for much. They just wanted their annual leave to be uninterrupted.
Tang Xian, surrounded by everyone like the moon among stars, silently opened the paper bag under their gaze.
Following that, everyone in the secretary office had a delicate cookie in their hand.
“Assistant Tang, this is?” Everyone looked at each other. Afternoon tea early in the morning?
Tang Xian said enigmatically: “President Mu asked me to distribute them to everyone. Most likely, they came from that beauty.”
The pantry was in an uproar.
Some young women were amazed by the exquisitely shaped cookies. After taking a few photos with a click, they could not wait to taste them.
Following this, the news that the culinary skills of the beauty hidden by President Mu were superb spread throughout the entire company with lightning speed.
Today’s morning meeting lasted a bit long. After it ended, Mu Yan walked back with the report the general manager had just handed him, secretly planning to go back and eat two cookies made by Ruan Nian to satisfy his appetite.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. He did not know when an uninvited guest had arrived in his office.
Pushing the door open, Mu Yan watched helplessly as Song Qi sat in his office chair with his legs crossed in a loose, unruly manner, chewing on a brown chocolate cookie with a look of excitement and bliss, completely unconcerned about his image.
Mu Yan’s gaze slowly moved downward.
On the table were empty snack bags. Two of them.
Song Qi, who was close to his doom, did not notice Mu Yan’s suddenly gloomy gaze. Added to the half bag he had snatched from the young secretary’s hands, he had eaten two and a half bags and was still left wanting more, so he brazenly and boldly opened his mouth:
“Old Mu! The whole company is saying your partner’s cooking skills are superb! But these cookies are really delicious! Do you have any more here? By the way, is it really made by the young master of the Ruan family himself? Can you ask him to make more next time? These two bags are truly not enough to eat.”
“Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing! Damn! Security! Where is security! Come here! An unethical boss is beating his employee.”
Assistant Tang, whose workstation was closest to the president’s office, shrunk his neck subconsciously when he heard the screams, silently lighting a candle for President Qi in his heart.
Mu Yan, who was in a bad mood, got off work on time today, while the poor guy who suffered an on-the-job injury worked overtime in the company until 3:00 AM.
In the hovercraft, Tang Xian could clearly feel the cold air emanating from Mu Yan.
Song Qi’s miserable state still made Tang Xian tremble with fear, as he was terrified that if he were not careful, he would follow in his footsteps. At this moment, he could only hold his breath and pray that there would be no temporary notifications on the road, so he could quickly get Mu Yan home.
When the hovercraft drove slowly into the villa area, Mu Yan’s cold expression softened somewhat.
Tang Xian, who had been closely observing him from the corner of his eye, thought: The opportunity has arrived.
Bearing the heavy and earnest expectations of the entire staff of the secretary office, he carefully tested the waters: “President Mu, the cookies are delicious. Everyone is asking if they can still…”
Mu Yan glanced at him leisurely, neither agreeing nor refusing. “We will see.” He paused for a moment and then added: “Keep your eyes on the road.”
Tang Xian was startled, hurried to shut his mouth, feeling bitter in his heart, not daring to ask another word.
True, after all, it was that person. One time could be a coincidence, but wanting another time was indeed a bit of wishful thinking. He sighed in his heart. The afternoon tea enthusiasts in the secretary office would probably be disappointed. But he could not help imagining, these two were truly well-matched. If one day the president and the beauty could really fall in love, how wonderful it would be.
Unfortunately, this could only be thought about in his heart. Thinking back to the terrifying expression on the president of the Ruan family that day, he still felt lingering fear.
A moment later, the hovercraft stopped steadily at the villa entrance, and Tang Xian’s day of work officially came to an end.
Mu Yan got out of the hovercraft and pushed the door open to return home. The Omega was very obedient today. He was not drawing but was sitting on the sofa reading a book. Uncle Rong was nearby with scissors, pruning flower branches that were still covered in dew.
There was still some time before dinner. Uncle Rong had recently become obsessed with stewing soup, likely because the young man really loved to drink it. Every time the Alpha came home, he could hear the bubbling sound in the kitchen. The large villa was filled with the atmosphere of a living home, and a sense of warmth spread through his heart.
Ruan Nian, who was closer to the door, heard the movement first. While looking at the picture book, he turned his head and instinctively smiled: “You are back.”
The Omega’s smile swept away the exhaustion of the day, and the aura around the Alpha softened unconsciously.
“Mn.” A soft response, carrying a faint smile.
The aroma in the kitchen, the carefully selected flower branches in the vase, he had rarely paid attention to these details before, but the Omega’s presence made the entire household vibrant, and the monotonous, day-after-day life was injected with new colors.
Perhaps this is what a home should look like.