Living in a small county town, earning a million a year

Chapter 133 Lin Tai's Sky Has Collapsed
Tomson Riviera's positioning dictates that only the elite in the world can afford it!
Moreover, there is a building that is only for rent and not for sale, which means that there are probably only a few hundred people who can afford to buy a house in Tomson Riviera.

In fact, most of them are paying off loans.

It's almost impossible for someone like Xu Mu to buy it outright.

People who can come up with hundreds of millions of yuan in cash are extremely rare in China.

The fact that Xu Mu was able to produce it demonstrates his considerable strength.

As it turns out, Xu Mu's strength was indeed formidable.

Feeling the warmth in his arms, Xu Mu gently kissed Teng Peizhi's red lips.

The two rested for a while and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower, the two lay down on the huge bed, embraced each other, and fell asleep amidst the scattered fragments on the floor.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Xu Mu was awakened by the glaring sunlight outside the window. He glanced at Teng Peizhi, who was still resting in his arms, and got up to pull the curtains back.

Because of last night's social engagements, Teng Peizhi was given a day off today. Xu Mu also didn't want to get out of bed. Since she had the rare opportunity to come to Shanghai, she naturally wanted to have a good rest.

After scrolling through Douyin for a while, Xu Mu fell asleep again. When she opened her eyes again, it was already past eleven o'clock. Teng Peizhi in her arms had already woken up, but she didn't get up. Instead, she was holding her phone and dealing with work matters.

Xu Mu got up, put her legs on his shoulders, and started his day.

However, just as Xu Mu was talking to Teng Peizhi, a phone rang.

"Wait a minute..." Teng Peizhi said softly to Xu Mu, "I need to take this call."

"It's from the company, it seems to be about a project!"

Teng Peizhi's voice was a little hoarse after she answered the phone.

"Hey? Lin Tai, what's wrong?"

"Sister Pei-Chih, are you awake?"

"The project is relatively stable now, so I might need to trouble you to come to the company a little later!"

The voice on the phone belonged to a man, Lin Tai.

Teng Peizhi glared at Xu Mu.

This left Lin Tai on the phone looking puzzled. "Sister Peizhi, what's wrong?"

"I was on the phone just now and accidentally bumped my head on the table leg!"

Teng Peizhi glared at Xu Mu, her peach blossom eyes swirling with a mixture of shyness and a hint of anger.

"Oh... then please be careful."

"Okay!" Teng Peizhi gritted her teeth and answered in a seemingly normal voice, but there was something clearly off about that last sound, which made Lin Tai on the phone even more puzzled. "Sister Peizhi, are you sure you're alright? Should I come over and check on you?"

"Need not!"

Snapped!
Xu Mu slapped Teng Peizhi's thigh again, the crisp sound making Teng Peizhi's beautiful eyes widen even more, filled with fear and shock. If the boy on the phone could hear something different, wouldn't that be a huge disaster? It would really confirm the fact that she and Xu Mu were together at the company, and the two of them would even make such strange noises when their colleagues were on the phone.

We're all adults, not three-year-olds.

"Sister Pei-Chih, what's wrong with you again?"

Lin Tai's tone was filled with deep hesitation.

"There are mosquitoes, I'm going to swat them!"

Teng Peizhi remained calm in her tone, but her furrowed brows revealed that she was not at peace.

"Oh, okay! Then hurry up."

Lin Tai had already realized that something was wrong.

"We'll be waiting for you at the company!"

After Teng Peizhi hung up the phone, Xu Mu grinned mischievously and asked, "Does this young man like you?"

"Yes." Teng Peizhi nodded noncommittally, but then clenched her fist and punched Xu Mu in the chest, saying, "You're so mean!"

"If he notices something's off, we're doomed!"

"So what?" Xu Mu raised an eyebrow and asked gently, "He has no evidence, and can you just say things like that? I believe this young man is a smart person!"

Xu Mu smiled as he looked at Teng Peizhi beneath him. The light filtering through the curtains made the scene before him appear so beautiful and idyllic.

Because Teng Peizhi had work to do, Xu Mu did not bully her excessively.

After a quick wash, the two of them went out together.

Since Xu Mu's Mercedes-Benz G-Class was still downstairs at the company, the two of them had to take a taxi there.

There are no cars parked here in Xu Mu's area.

……

At Harvest Venture Capital, Lin Tai hung up the phone.

His brows were furrowed, and his face was full of confusion.

He carefully recalled the sound of Teng Peizhi answering the phone, the subsequent exclamation, the faint panting, and the sound of a slap.

This made Lin Tai feel increasingly uneasy.

"How could this be?"

Lin Tai frowned, his expression turning somewhat grim.

He liked Teng Peizhi. He fell in love with her the moment he saw her when he joined the company. He was attracted by her mature temperament. During the three months he worked at the company, he made many excuses to get close to her. However, Teng Peizhi was aloof and did not communicate much with Lin Tai about life. They only talked about work.

It made him feel frustrated.

As an adult, Lin Tai had been in relationships before, so he naturally knew the difference in breathing sounds. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and his face turned extremely ugly!

"Is Sister Peizhi with Xu Mu?"

He had recently heard that Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu were together; otherwise, given Teng Peizhi's qualifications, it would have been difficult for her to suddenly become a senior partner.

If this rumor is true, or if it's not a rumor, then... that sound just now must have been two people exercising in the morning, since it's Teng Peizhi's day off today, and the two of them were together.

Lin Tai felt like his world had collapsed.

The two of them must be in bed!
Fuck!
Lin Tai returned to his workstation with a feeling of utter despair.

When the team members saw Lin Tai return, they immediately asked, "Lin Tai, did you call President Teng?"

"I called! She said she'd come over after lunch!"

"That's good. We were just exchanging WeChat messages with her in the group chat!"

"But then the person disappeared while I was sending messages! Probably went back to sleep?"

"Why is President Teng taking a break today?" Lin Tai asked, clinging to the last glimmer of hope.

"It seems she accompanied President Zhou and President Xu to a dinner party last night. The two older sisters from the other department didn't come back either. They seemed to have drunk quite a bit last night."

“I asked Ms. Teng last night, and she went home after dinner.”

"That's good!" Lin Tai nodded gently. Although the hope was slim, he still felt that Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu were having an affair.

"Hey, Mr. Teng posted on his WeChat Moments!"

The young girl who had just spoken scrolled through Douyin for a while, because the main person in charge of this project was Teng Peizhi, and they were just assistants.

Therefore, they find it difficult to answer customer questions.

The main issue involves large sums of money, and only Teng Peizhi has knowledge of this situation.

Teng Peizhi still needs to come to the company in person, make a phone call to the client, and meet in person.

They knew that Teng Peizhi had attended a dinner party last night, so they didn't want to bother her. However, this was a long-time client, so they had no choice but to ask Teng Peizhi to handle the situation.

What did you post on WeChat Moments?

They knew that Teng Peizhi rarely posted on WeChat Moments and was always very low-key, but today she surprisingly posted on WeChat Moments.
"It's the scenery!"

"Floor-to-ceiling windows, the Huangpu River, and the three iconic Shanghai landmarks across the street!"

"Wow, that's a really high place!"

They clicked on the nine-grid photos, as well as the beautiful scenery in them.

Teng Peizhi did not have a location tracking and simply posted some photos, some taken last night and some taken this morning, which means that Teng Peizhi stayed here last night.

"This place looks like Tomson Riviera?"

"I saw a view of Tomson Riviera on Douyin before, and it looks similar to this. You can see the three pieces of clothing on the other side!"

"Holy crap! Mr. Teng stayed at Tomson Riviera last night?"

"Really? Is it that exaggerated?"

"President Teng is getting better and is living in Tomson Riviera!"

"Wait a minute, isn't Tomson Riviera the property that President Xu bought? Holy crap, could it be that the rumors aren't just rumors? Is it true? President Teng and President Xu are really together? And they're even living in Tomson Riviera?"

"I'll ask right away!"

The young woman from that team immediately sent a private message to Teng Peizhi.

"Sister Pei-Chih, is the post you made on WeChat Moments about Tomson Riviera?"

"Yes!" Teng Peizhi replied quickly.

"Aaaaaah! It's confirmed! Holy crap, Sister Pei-Chih said it's Tomson Riviera!"

"Besides President Xu, who else in our company can afford to buy a place in Tomson Riviera? Not only are the two of them together, but they also spent the night together in Tomson Riviera last night!"

"..."

They were all incredibly excited.

But Lin Tai, alone in the corner, shattered gently.

At first, he still had a little hope and expectation, but after hearing Teng Peizhi admit that she took the photos at Tomson Riviera, Lin Tai felt like his sky had fallen.

He liked Teng Peizhi very much, but unfortunately, Teng Peizhi didn't like him at all.

Lin Tai had just called Teng Peizhi to check on her under the guise of work, but he never expected that Teng Peizhi would wake up in a penthouse in Tomson Riviera. Combining the sounds he had just heard with the images he had imagined, Lin Tai felt his Dao heart was collapsing.

The sky has completely collapsed!

There are no other excuses!

collapsed!

"Lin Tai, what's wrong?"

"Sister Pei-Chih, aren't you happy to have found your true love?"

"I'm very happy, very happy!"

Lin Tai forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, feeling as if his heart had completely collapsed.

Defensive!
Break through the defenses!

The person I like is already in someone else's arms.

Moreover, something indescribable happened last night. As a man, his imagination is naturally rich. Combined with Teng Peizhi's usually aloof and stunningly beautiful face, Lin Tai's already broken heart shattered once again.

At 1 p.m., Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu appeared at the entrance of Harvest Venture Capital.

While they were having dinner, news had already spread throughout the company that Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu were together. After all, it was no secret that Xu Mu had bought Tomson Riviera, and Teng Peizhi had personally admitted to owning property there.

Based on the photos from their WeChat Moments, and the fact that the two of them appeared here together, it's clear they're connected.

What does this mean?
Basically, there's no need to say anything more!
"Sister Pei-Chih."

"You're here!"

"We're just waiting for you to call the client!"

The girl who had been shouting the loudest and was at the forefront of the gossip session quickly ran over and looked at Teng Peizhi, saying...

"I understand." Teng Peizhi nodded and said, "Wait for me in the conference room."

"it is good."

The young girl watched Teng Peizhi's departing figure and planned to ask her later if she was also at Tomson Riviera last night!
However, after thinking about it, she figured that given Teng Peizhi's personality, she definitely wouldn't tell.

"I'm going to get busy first!"

Teng Peizhi looked at Xu Mu and spoke.

She wanted to post this on her WeChat Moments herself; Xu Mu didn't force her to. Since the company was already spreading rumors about her relationship with Xu Mu, she decided to respond. However, given her personality, she couldn't give a direct response; she could only let them guess through this WeChat Moments post.

Of course, the angle from which this photo of Tomson Riviera was taken is enough to prove everything.

"it is good."

Xu Mu arrived at Zhou Sheng's office.

After taking a seat, Xu Mu picked up the cigar that Zhou Sheng had placed aside yesterday.

"Mr. Xu, don't you dislike smoking this stuff?"

"We're just having tea, let's try a smoke!"

"No one's coming today?" Xu Mu raised an eyebrow at Zhou Sheng and asked curiously.

"Yes, I have two appointments at 3 pm, to discuss projects. But for us small investors, we prefer to find projects outside. After all, projects outside are risky. Projects that come to us on our own are usually rejected by big investors, and then they come to us."

Zhou Sheng felt quite helpless when talking about this, but it was also an undeniable fact. If he had a really great project, he would definitely seek out large investors, and would never consider seeking out weaker investors, because investors offer more than just money; they also provide resources.

However, Harvest Venture Capital is not as weak as people imagine. At least after Xu Mu's full acquisition and 1 billion yuan cash injection, Harvest Venture Capital has become quite popular in the industry. Many people are willing to come and exchange ideas and cooperate with them. So when it comes to some good projects, they have a certain say.

For example, we could co-lead some projects with Sequoia Capital.

Basically, for a startup to succeed, and for a venture capital firm to make money, it needs to uncover untapped projects. By the time these projects are established and show promise, it's too late to invest. Investing at that point would require an enormous sum of money.

A billion dollars is really useless, to be honest.

So ultimately, it's because Xu Mu's investment was too small.

However, they are a small capital group. Xu Mu has already spent a lot of money to acquire Harvest Venture Capital. Moreover, Harvest Venture Capital still has billions of yuan in funds and a valuation of tens of billions of yuan, which is not bad in the national rankings.

"Mr. Zhou, don't underestimate yourself. Time will tell. Our Harvest Venture Capital is quite strong now," Xu Mu said with a smile. "Moreover, the capital we manage is more than enough for you to operate."

"How much money do these companies I've invested in make each year? Right? Whether it's Magnolia Plaza or Yinlun Shares, they're all making a lot of money!"

“Making three or four billion a year is definitely not a problem, and you can use these assets as collateral through legal means, then our funds will come in.”

"This isn't your property, do you think I wouldn't dare to do anything reckless?"

"The company is all mine, what are you afraid of?" Xu Mu crossed his legs, glanced at Zhou Sheng sideways, and said speechlessly, "By the way, did you have fun last night?"

"It's alright, I experienced the joy of using facial cleanser."

Zhou Sheng chuckled and said, "You young people really know how to have fun!"

Immediately afterward, Zhou Sheng changed the subject and looked at Xu Mu, asking, "It's already spread throughout the company that Teng Peizhi posted a photo, publicly revealing that she's at Tomson Riviera. At first, they didn't believe it, but after searching on Douyin and Deepseek and importing the image, they know it's Tomson Riviera!"

"What do you think?"

Xu Mu remained calm and smiled as she retorted, "What do you mean, what do I think? She posted it herself. I didn't say anything. She even asked me if I wanted to post it. I told her it was up to her. If you're not afraid of being talked about, then post it!"

"However, I guess her thinking is that since you are spreading rumors, I will prove to you that this is not a rumor! But it's okay, it doesn't affect me much. After all, someone like me doesn't care about other people's opinions. I'm just afraid that Teng Peizhi will care."

"She's used to being aloof. Even though she's now a senior partner and is with you, confirming this won't really affect her much. In fact, it might even improve her work efficiency because her thinking is quite simple. Since she's being affected by these suspicions and rumors, she might as well just break the silence herself!"

Zhou Sheng looked at Xu Mu and explained, "I know Teng Peizhi quite well. I usually talk to her a lot. She's a very professional girl in her field!"

"I could see that, and he's very studious, but he likes to drink alcohol in his spare time."

“That’s true…” Zhou Sheng couldn’t help but laugh. “But it’s normal for a young girl to be working hard in a big city, taking care of her father back in her hometown, and sending money back home every month. To be honest, the pressure is quite high.”

"She had a lot of rumors circulating about her in the company before, but she denied them one by one."

"She does have personal charisma, but her personality isn't good!" Zhou Sheng didn't know much about Teng Peizhi, though he knew a lot about other senior executives besides her. After all, Zhou Sheng definitely wanted to know about those who could become senior executives. Personality and family environment both have a significant impact.

"As for her personality, it's quite normal. Girls like this are probably the aloof type, which I can understand. For example, when we were eating barbecue, she told a male colleague to get lost because he said something wrong. But I think it's quite cute."

"Isn't this also a way to protect yourself?"

Xu Mu raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Sheng, asking in return.

Zhou Sheng smiled and nodded, saying, "That's true."

At 3 p.m., three teams came over to discuss their projects.

"Want to listen to it together?"

Zhou Sheng looked at Xu Mu and asked, "Is this a good opportunity to learn something?"

"An analysis was conducted by our professional team."

“Sure.” Xu Mu thought for a moment. He hadn’t used his learning function yet, so he could take a look at finance. After all, these industries provide stable income, and Xu Mu would definitely be involved in finance and technology in the future, which is where the money is.

Take games, for example.

Xu Mu recently played a small game that cost him over 60 million RMB in just half a month. This gave Xu Mu hope of making money with his game. As long as he could force players to spend money, he could make money!

Xu Mu followed Zhou Sheng into the conference room.

Their professional investment team is already waiting inside; the team consists of eleven people.

"Isn't President Teng here?"

“She’s dealing with a client’s business. She’s in the coffee shop downstairs right now. I’ve already texted her. She’ll come up when she’s done!” one of the executives said.

Xu Mu knew him; they had barbecue together before.

Xu Mu had forgotten what her name was.

Xu Mu wasn't that amazing. He could remember someone the night before, but after drinking the next day, he would forget them immediately if he hadn't met them in person. Moreover, Xu Mu generally didn't remember men, since he wasn't gay and didn't need to remember their names. But when it came to women, like Teng Peizhi, Xu Mu was incredibly impressed.

Even after returning to Tianji County, I still reminisce about the essence of that party venue.

"Let's get started then."

The three projects came together, but the evaluation can only be done one by one in sequence.

Xu Mu sat in the main seat, while Zhou Sheng sat beside him.

"Is Mr. Xu also participating in the project evaluation today?"

"I just came to take a look." Xu Mu looked at the executive who had asked the question. Xu Mu remembered him; his name was Zhan Qi. He was in his thirties and had become an executive, which was quite impressive. Moreover, he had discovered two sewer projects within the company and made some money.

He is capable, and is a top student in the domestic finance field.

"You don't need to worry about me, just do things your own way."

Xu Mu sat in his seat.

There was a projector at the far end of the conference room, and two project managers were standing on either side of it, watching Xu Mu chat with the executives.

They knew about the acquisition of Harvest Venture Capital, and they also knew that the acquirer was a young man. If they were not mistaken, Xu Mu was the legendary top tycoon who was the big man who fully acquired Magnolia Plaza and Harvest Venture Capital!
Xu Mu looked at them and asked with a smile, "Why are you two staring at me like that?"

"I can't decide whether your project is good or bad, whether it can pass our evaluation, or whether our company can invest in it!"

"Let's begin explaining your projects."

Their project is environmentally friendly, similar to a new environmental protection concept, which requires the development of a series of environmentally friendly products. However, as far as Xu Mu knows, most of the environmentally friendly products in China are just playing with concepts. Although the two people's PPT and concepts are very sophisticated, no substantial content has been seen.

Although Xu Mu didn't understand projects or this kind of investment, he could still tell whether a project was good or bad.

After speaking for about half an hour, the evaluation team led by Zhou Sheng asked some more professional questions.

For a moment, the two of them stammered and didn't know how to answer.

"Alright, let's move on to the second team."

Zhou Sheng didn't say anything, but simply told his assistant to let the second project team in.

The second project had only been going on for a couple of minutes when Teng Peizhi pushed open the office door and sat down next to Xu Mu.

Because there is another spot on Xu Mu's left.

The news that Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu were together was no secret in the company.

Therefore, they thoughtfully left an empty seat next to Xu Mu.

Of course, Zhou Sheng would definitely sit next to Xu Mu. As the company's general manager, it was only right for him to sit next to his boss.

"Sorry, I'm late."

After Teng Peizhi sat down, she said with a slight apology, "A client just had a problem, and I just went to negotiate with them."

"No problem," Xu Mu said with a smile. "That project wasn't anything special anyway."

"They're just here to scam investors."

"what?"

"what?"

"..."

The executives below the stage were shocked. As expected of their boss, he was young and impetuous and spoke without any restraint.

They naturally knew that the previous project was very weak and full of empty promises, just playing with concepts. They knew that the project would go bankrupt once the money was spent. They were professionals and knew this, but they didn't expect Xu Mu to say it so directly.

Isn't this disrespectful?

"Is that so?" Teng Peizhi tilted her head and smiled. "Then don't vote."

"Alright, let's hear about this project."

Teng Peizhi nodded slightly to the two team leaders not far away, signaling them to begin their explanation.

Xu Mu was initially looking at the project quite seriously, but when he saw Teng Peizhi sitting next to him, with a faint scent of perfume emanating from her, Xu Mu became somewhat distracted, and his left hand wandered off to her long legs covered in black stockings.

Teng Peizhi glared at Xu Mu and gently removed his hand. "He's at the company."

While the other colleagues were focused on the project, Zhou Sheng, sitting next to the two men, could naturally hear their whispers and subtle movements.

His gaze was fixed straight ahead, but he shook his head helplessly. It was still President Xu. He didn't care whether these projects were good or bad. As long as Teng Peizhi was around, he couldn't help but make trouble.

Of course, he didn't dare to look.

These two were flirting in the conference room, and they were just a part of Xu Mu and Teng Peizhi's play.

"I know, isn't this even more exciting?"

Teng Peizhi rolled her eyes speechlessly, but there was nothing she could say. She could only let Xu Mu stroke her thigh, as long as he didn't go too far.

Of course, as Xu Mu touched his thigh, he then turned his gaze to Teng Peizhi's small hands.

He pulled Teng Peizhi's small hand under the table, interlocked their fingers, and then mischievously tickled Teng Peizhi's palm with his index finger. This made Teng Peizhi feel a tingling sensation all over her body, and she was so itchy that she quickly broke free from Xu Mu's left hand. However, she accidentally slammed her hand on the conference room table with too much force, and her face contorted in pain.

The sudden sound drew everyone's attention.

"It's alright, it's alright, you can continue."

"Mr. Teng accidentally bumped his hand."

Xu Mu said with a smile.

Zhou Sheng covered his mouth, trying not to let his smile show.

What's so interesting about it? You guys are just part of Xu Mu and Teng Peizhi's play, unlike me, I don't even dare to look!
Xu Mu quickly took Teng Peizhi's small hand and started massaging it for her.

Teng Peizhi glared at Xu Mu, baring her teeth as she said, "You're so mean!"

As she spoke, Teng Peizhi tried to grab Xu Mu's arm and bite it, but the person in front of her was the project manager explaining the project, so she couldn't be too blatant.

After this incident, Xu Mu didn't dare to go too far and could only let Teng Peizhi go.

This project is about a new type of convenient medical care, which is a small testing instrument that can detect some basic diseases in middle-aged and elderly people, preventing them from developing in the first place. It only requires a blood test, and the machine can produce results in about half an hour.

This did pique Xu Mu's interest, but promoting this product was complicated, and there was also considerable competition from peers.

After all, there are already many portable devices available.

The three projects took about an hour and a half. At 4:30, Zhou Sheng arranged for someone to take them away. He said that if they were interested in investing, he would contact them within a week, and if not, he would inform them by phone.

After seeing the project team off, Zhou Sheng returned to the conference room.

"Everyone, please share your thoughts on these three projects."

"Let me start. The first project is a direct pass. It's just playing with concepts. Moreover, the person in charge just now didn't even have a clear plan for the future, and he couldn't even figure out how to break into the mainstream. It means he just knows we're riding high right now and came here to try his luck!"

"As for the second medical project, I think the evaluation is okay, but there is a lot of competition from peers and it is difficult to promote. After all, this kind of thing has been developed to a great extent in the past few years. Unless it can be combined with AI, it can be adapted to the elderly, but in that case, the cost will be much higher."

"The return on investment is mediocre, and I think the evaluation grade can only be C."

"The third project is a social platform. I really like their concept. It's similar to Soul before, with full social features. Of course, Soul later crashed and changed its nature, but Soul was very successful at the beginning."

The speaker was Zhan Qi, and his analysis was quite logical and reasonable.

Following that, other people's analyses all defaulted to passing on the first project. Since Xu Mu had so bluntly admitted to scamming investors, it would be wrong to waste too much time on this project. First, his professionalism would be questioned. He was even worse than the unprofessional boss. Wouldn't that cause a disaster?

They analyzed the second and third projects carefully; some preferred the second project, while others preferred the third.

"I think the initial investment of 50 million for the third project is still too small. The cost of attracting users is too high now, averaging more than ten yuan per person. 50 million won't attract many users, and there are still promotion costs, so it's quite difficult!"

"Monetization in the later stages is also a problem!"

“I’m not worried about monetization,” Xu Mu suddenly said. “We can accept ads and integrate with short dramas. The problem is how to promote it in the early stages. If we promote it according to Soul’s model, then integrating ads will definitely lead to user churn.”

"The initial promotion efforts were wasted. Social media platforms are quite troublesome because they are all relatively stable now. Although I am optimistic about this platform, I think we still need to consider its future development!"

“Mr. Xu is right!” Zhou Sheng nodded. “Moreover, the regulation of social media platforms is quite strict now. I don’t think it’s good to give them 50 million upfront. If we don’t see any results, the 50 million will just go down the drain. I think we can divide it into three to five stages to see the promotion effect. We can stop the investment at any time and cut our losses!”

Xu Mu had naturally considered building a complete industrial chain himself, but this industrial chain was quite complicated, requiring a huge capital chain and industrial support. Therefore, becoming the richest man was not as simple as he imagined.

Of course, this thought only arose in an instant, and Xu Mu was not in a hurry to do these things.

"You guys discuss it, I'm leaving!"

Xu Mu didn't want to listen to them talk about such complicated things. After all, project evaluation is not that simple. They need to consider many aspects, and it cannot be decided by just a few words from each other.

Xu Mu left the conference room.

After Xu Mu left, they didn't discuss it much.

Zhou Sheng closed his laptop and looked at everyone in the conference room, saying, "Let's leave it at that for today. We'll continue to discuss these two projects tomorrow and the day after. Everyone should go back and study the feasibility of this industry before deciding which team will be in charge."

Xu Mu waited in Zhou Sheng's office for a while before seeing Zhou Sheng walk in.

"Aren't you going to continue discussing this?"

"It's almost time to get off work, no need to rush," Zhou Sheng said with a smile. "Where are you and Teng Peizhi planning to eat later?"

"I have a dinner party tonight, want to come along?"

“Not interested.” Xu Mu shook her head. “I’d rather go with her to find a suitable restaurant and film some Douyin videos.”

"Is Mr. Xu interested in this?"

Zhou Sheng raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.

"It's not that I'm interested in that aspect. I'm planning to start a food account on Douyin. Now that I have money in my pocket, I don't have any ambitions for my career. Since you professionals can handle everything, I might as well experience various cuisines in Shanghai."

“That makes sense!” Zhou Sheng couldn’t understand Xu Mu’s idea. Of course, if he were as rich as Xu Mu, he would definitely be eating and drinking every day. Even if Xu Mu did nothing, he would still have billions of investment income every year, and it would be a net increase every year. So he would never be able to spend all that money in his lifetime.

Moreover, it gets more awesome the more you use it!
That's just how exaggerated it is.

The reason why this saying exists online is that money flows to those who don't lack money, while those who don't have money remain poor. That's just how the world is.

"Alright, I'm not going to brag to you anymore."

"Finish work and go home."

Xu Mu finished his cigarette, stubbed it out, and left Zhou Sheng's office, then headed towards Teng Peizhi's office.

At this moment, Teng Peizhi was packing her things in the office.

She was carrying an LV shoulder bag that Xu Mu had just bought yesterday. It could hold a lot of things, including her phone, car keys, and other odds and ends.

Of course, you can also store documents there.

"How's the packing going?"

"Let's find a Western restaurant for dinner tonight."

“It’s a good opportunity to film a short video for Douyin.” Xu Mu said, looking at Teng Peizhi.

"Sure, I'll treat you to this."

“Okay.” Xu Mu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. “Then I need to find a higher-end one.”

"Alright," Teng Peizhi said with a smile, "President Xu has to squeeze a hefty cut out of me!"

"necessary."

After Teng Peizhi finished tidying up, the two of them walked out of the office one after the other.

Teng Peizhi was smiling in the office just now, but her expression immediately turned aloof after she came out. However, when Xu Mu turned around, she would show a calm smile and then quickly follow him.

After the two people walked away, the company's employees immediately erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap! I just saw President Teng smile!"

"Damn, they look so beautiful when they smile! Wow, they look so happy together."

"I'm so envious! I never thought that our company's CEO Teng would have a moment of blossoming beauty. Did you see that smile? If she's not stunningly beautiful, she's definitely breathtakingly gorgeous."

"I never imagined that President Teng and President Xu would end up together."

“It’s really enviable.”

"..."

Seeing Teng Peizhi and Xu Mu looking so happy, they were all incredibly envious.

Lin Tai's already broken heart shattered once again at this moment.

The usually aloof Sister Teng, who never smiled, couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xu Mu turn around.

That smile was like a sharp sword, piercing Lin Tai's fragile heart.

His Dao heart shattered completely.

After leaving the company, Xu Mu and Teng Peizhi went to the underground parking garage, got into the Mercedes-Benz G-Class that they had left at the company the day before, and then Xu Mu started the car and took Teng Peizhi to a Western restaurant according to the navigation. The restaurant was not expensive and mainly served buffets.

Xu Mu thought that shooting self-service videos was a promising business opportunity.

Like the "Three Warriors Who Never Get Enough to Eat" series, they made their fortune by filming this type of show, but it took them many years to build up their fanbase. Xu Mu remembers that they started filming in 2021 and now have over ten million fans.

Xu Mu felt that doing this wouldn't be too difficult for him, after all, he had a company and a professional team, and Xu Mu wasn't a professional filmmaker, so he just needed to do proper filming in the early stages, and then add some beautiful women, and it would be perfect!
"Do you want to get a car?"

"I think you should have a car for your daily travels."

Driving through the bustling streets of Shanghai, Xu Mu saw a pink Porsche 718 ahead and thought he could buy Teng Peizhi a sports car.

It's suitable for girls to drive.

“No need. The company has its own car, and my home isn’t far from the company, so there’s absolutely no need for me to drive.” Teng Peizhi shook her head and refused. “Besides, I owe you so much, with gifts and a car. I don’t think this is appropriate.”

"We're just having a normal relationship, it's not like I'm being kept by you."

Although Teng Peizhi really wants a car, she prefers to buy one through her own hard work.

"What's the big deal? Dating is dating, and it's not a big deal for a boyfriend to give his girlfriend a car." Xu Mu smiled and placed his hand on Teng Peizhi's black-stockinged thigh. He hadn't had enough of touching her in the conference room, so now that they were finally in the car, Xu Mu naturally wanted to enjoy it to the fullest.

Moreover, Teng Peizhi was very sensible, sitting with her legs together in the passenger seat, presenting her beautiful legs, covered in black stockings, to Xu Mu.

(End of this chapter)