Shen Chumo looked at Li Jingze, feeling a little embarrassed. If she hadn't known about the trouble in Li Jingze's family, it wouldn't have been a problem. But she knew perfectly well, and had unintentionally ruined his meeting with Xin Lei.

Although according to the plot, this meeting was destined to be futile, Li Jingze still offended Xin Lei by speaking up for her, and Xin Lei even held a grudge against him.

Shen Chumo coughed lightly and said to Li Jingze apologetically, "I'm sorry about what happened just now. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have taken her anger out on you."

Looking at Shen Chumo, Li Jingze's cold face revealed a relieved smile: "This can't be blamed on you. Even without you, there probably wouldn't have been any results."

Qian Ying was also a straightforward person, and said directly, "How about this, we're going to eat anyway, why don't you come with us, as an apology to you."

Li Jingze was about to refuse, but when he saw Shen Chumo was also there, the flutter in his heart made him unconsciously nod and say, "Okay, then I'll bother you."

The four of them went out and found a quiet stir-fry restaurant to sit down. Qian Ying and Shen Chumo sat next to each other, while Li Jingze sat directly opposite Shen Chumo. Seeing Shen Chumo sitting right in front of him, Li Jingze felt his heart race and his throat tighten involuntarily.

Seeing Shen Chumo looking over, Li Jingze quickly looked away, only his pink ears betraying his shyness. Shen Chumo's eyes darkened slightly; this appearance inexplicably reminded her of Gu Xiyan, but Shen Chumo also knew that the two were not the same person.

The group introduced themselves and exchanged names. Wen Jun was thirty-two years old, Qian Ying was twenty-five, Li Jingze was twenty-three, and Shen Chumo was seventeen. Although there was a significant age difference between the four, no one found it strange.

Li Jingze already knew Shen Chumo's identity from Xin Lei's words.

Almost everyone in the compound knew about Huo Yunhan's engagement. He had even heard that Huo Yunhan and Xin Lei had gone to break off the engagement a few days ago, and that they had been severely punished by the old commander when they returned. He never expected that the female protagonist of this story would be her. Huo Yunhan really was... unaware of his good fortune.

After chatting for a while, Li Jingze learned about Qian Ying and Wen Jun's identities. As the dishes were served one by one, the four of them gradually started talking. Because Shen Chumo was there, they tacitly agreed not to order wine, but to order a pot of tea instead.

Qian Ying picked up a piece of food and smiled as she asked, "Mr. Li, I don't know if this is a presumptuous question, but I'm very curious about your relationship with that Mrs. Huo."

Li Jingze remained calm and answered in a composed tone, "The Huo family and I are old friends. My father and Huo Fei are good friends, and our two families have some connections."

Hearing this answer, Qian Ying was somewhat surprised, raised an eyebrow, and asked疑惑地问道, "If that's the case, then why is her attitude towards you so...?"

Qian Ying didn't finish her sentence, but Li Jingze understood what she meant. He was silent for a while, then said self-deprecatingly, "Some things happened in my family, so of course these people will avoid me. I can understand."

Qian Ying and Wen Jun exchanged a glance, both seeing the sympathy in each other's eyes.

They knew very well that Li Jingze was clearly not from an ordinary family. If something happened to someone from such a family, and they needed to ask for help, it could be a truly enormous matter. Yet, Li Jingze was still able to maintain such calmness and rationality, which was truly admirable.

Qian Ying quickly changed the subject and brought up clothing again. She said with some concern, "There's so much to do to start a company. Right now, we need to find a suitable office location, a clothing factory, and hire some people. Maybe I should just quit my job at the magazine."

Qian Ying was truly courageous to resign in front of her boss. Fortunately, Wen Jun was already on her side, and he smiled and said, "If the new company is established, it will indeed need someone to oversee it. It's not easy for me to leave my position now, and Chu Mo is still a student."

Qian Ying, if you quit your job and focus on "Mo," I can offer you three times your current salary.

The current equity distribution of "Mo" is as follows: Shen Chumo, as the design director, holds the majority (51%) of the shares due to her design work; Wen Jun, as an investor, holds 35% of the shares due to his financial contributions; and Qian Ying, as the project manager, holds 15% of the shares due to her work experience.

So Wen Jun is now considered Qian Ying's boss; since the sugar daddy is paying him, he naturally has the final say.

Qian Ying picked up her teacup and toasted Wen Jun, saying, "Editor-in-Chief Wen, no, I should call you Boss Wen now, Boss is so generous."

Li Jingze then realized that the three of them had gathered today to discuss the establishment of a clothing brand. Li Jingze was somewhat surprised when he heard that Shen Chumo was the design director.

Because Shen Chumo doesn't look very old, but her design drawings are so impressive that two people who work in fashion magazines can't help but praise them. Li Jingze thought of the Huo family and wondered if they would regret losing such a talented, beautiful, independent, and strong-willed daughter-in-law.

Li Jingze said, "Are you looking for a suitable office address? I happen to have a spare office in the Jingmao Building. If you need it, I can rent it to you."

Jingmao Building!

This is a high-end office building in the most prosperous area of ​​Beijing, and the office rents inside are naturally astonishingly high. When this building was first completed, countless people wanted to snag an office there! And now, this Mr. Li is actually saying he can help rent an office here to their company…

Upon hearing this news, Wen Jun's eyes flickered slightly as he pondered the other party's intentions. However, he quickly put on a smile.

He said to Li Jingze, "Mr. Li, it is indeed very easy to rent out the office in the Jingmao Building. After all, the location and environment there are first-class. However, we have only known each other for a short time. Why are you so eager to help us?"

After listening, Li Jingze replied very seriously: "It was by chance that I got that office. I am not in business and I didn't have time to manage it before, so the office has been sitting idle in my hands."

"It's better to rent it out than leave it empty. We can get a decent rental income that way. Besides, I have confidence in your company, so it doesn't matter who we rent to. Since we've already met, we can be considered friends."

“In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Li… no, I’ll call you Jingze from now on.” Wen Jun raised his teacup.

Li Jingze smiled and clinked glasses with him, "Brother Wen."

Qian Ying also picked up her teacup and clinked it with Li Jingze's. Qian Ying said readily, "Li Jingze, when I first met you, I felt that you were a person of integrity, and you were not the same kind of person as Xin Lei. From now on, we are friends."

"Yes, hello, Sister Qian."

Shen Chumo smiled faintly, picked up her teacup, and said in a clear, melodious voice, "In that case, I shall also offer a toast to Brother Li."

"Brother Li, I hope you will give me more guidance in the future."

Li Jingze looked into Shen Chumo's eyes, his breath hitched, his pupils darkened, and his voice became somewhat hoarse as he said, "Okay, Chumo, please guide me in the future. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me."

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