The next day. Since Han Muzi was planning to head to the new company to have a look, she woke up early in the morning.
Han Qing had to go to work, and Little Bean wanted to tag along and visit the new company, so he woke up early in the morning. Shortly after he woke up, Han Muzi couldn’t fall asleep anymore, and so she got out of bed too.
After both mother and son were freshened up, Han Muzi walked Little Bean downstairs to have breakfast together. After that, Han Qing took Little Bean along.
Before they left, Han Qing advised Han Muzi, “It’s still early, so there’s still time for you to catch up with some sleep. Secretary Su will meet you later.”
Han Muzi stared wide-eyed at him when she heard that. “Do I have time to catch up with some sleep? Would Secretary Su arrive the moment I fall asleep?”
Han Qing smiled faintly when he saw her flustered expression. “No, she has other matters to attend to this morning. Don’t worry.”
Han Muzi understood after Han Qing explained. It seems that Su Jiu is rather busy even early in the morning.
In that case, I can crawl back to bed for a nap without worry.
“Alright.”
Han Muzi returned upstairs, and just when she was on the way to take a nap, she passed by a door that opened all of a sudden, and an arm shot out to grab onto her.
Han Muzi was shocked. When she realized that it was Yan, she cried out in surprise, “Yan?”
“So you know it’s me. I felt as if you’ve forgotten all about me for the past few days. Hmph!”
Yan clung onto Han Muzi’s arm while complaining to her. Her hair was a mess, and she seemed to be in low spirits.
“What is it? Didn’t you say that you were ill, and that’s why you’ve been resting in your bedroom? It wouldn’t be nice of me to disturb you.”
“You! You know that that was just an excuse! How dare you use that to make fun of me?!”
Han Muzi cocked a brow at her before giggling. “Don’t worry; how could I possibly forget you? I’m going to the company to have a look today. You should get ready and dress up and head downstairs for breakfast.”
“Head downstairs for breakfast? Well…”
“My brother has left for work. Don’t worry.”
Yan was thoroughly moved, and she clung onto Han Muzi’s arm gratefully. “Muzi, you are the best! I’ll go get changed now!”
“There’s no rush. Have your breakfast after freshening up. We will head to the company slightly later, and meanwhile, I’m going to take a nap.”
After that, Han Muzi covered her mouth with her hand before yawning, and then she headed back to her bedroom.
By the time she woke up again, it was already almost noon. She checked the time on her phone and wondered why Su Jiu hadn’t arrived yet.
Hence, she made her way downstairs to check if she had arrived, and by the time she reached downstairs, she saw Su Jiu and Yan chatting away on the couch. Both of them looked up when they heard footsteps.
“Secretary Su, when did you arrive? Why… didn’t you wake me up?”
Su Jiu smiled faintly at her while answering in a soft voice, “Miss Muzi, I just arrived ten minutes ago, and I just sat down.”
“Really?” Han Muzi glanced at Yan, who nodded along while commenting, “That’s true. But even if you had slept for another half an hour to an hour, Secretary Su wouldn’t blame you anyway.”
Han Muzi was rendered speechless by her words.
Han Muzi cleared her throat in embarrassment before checking the time. “It’s getting late now. Why don’t we have lunch together before checking out the new company?”
“I had the same idea,” agreed Su Jiu with a nod and smile. Meanwhile, Yan nodded as well.
After they got into the car, Yan hugged her bag while asking, “By the way, which new company are we going to?”
“What? Didn’t Miss Muzi tell you that you guys will have your own company soon?”
Yan’s eyes bulged in surprise when she heard that, and she stared at Han Muzi dumbfoundedly.
“Muzi, are you starting your own company?”
Han Muzi smiled helplessly while shrugging nonchalantly. “I didn’t ask for it.”
Yan was at a loss for words.
Alright, I understand now. Han Qing arranged that for her.
I have to say, Han Qing treats Han Muzi generously, and he has everything arranged perfectly on her behalf. To make it sound polite, he treats his younger sister really well, but… Han Muzi is not a child now.
Adults have their wants and dreams. Having everything arranged and scheduled perfectly somehow feels as if… he is treating her like a big baby.
Besides, Han Muzi feels rather helpless at times, but she would accept it anyway because that is out of the kindness and generosity of her older brother, who has spent the last 20 years searching for his long-lost sister.
Hence, how could Han Muzi possibly have the heart to reject him?
Fortunately, Han Qing understood Han Muzi, and despite feeling helpless about certain things, Han Muzi wouldn’t feel flabbergasted by his gestures. She just felt as if she was being taken care of like a delicate flower. Nevertheless, she wanted to achieve certain things with her own strengths and capabilities.
Su Jiu defended Han Qing reflexively when she heard that.
“I’ll have to be on President Han’s side on this matter. Miss Muzi, after you’ve returned to the country, you would be able to establish and stabilize your position in the country by having a company and your own team. After all, the market in our country is different from abroad. Besides, President Han feels that you’re not getting any younger, and that you should be settling down.”
Han Muzi glanced at her when she heard that, and she couldn’t help but tease Su Jiu.
“Secretary Su, you really are my brother’s right-hand woman. You are still taking his side now.”
“Miss Muzi, I’m speaking the truth.”
Han Muzi chuckled without commenting further.
“By the way, Miss Muzi, have you looked through the information on the team members?”
“Information on the team members?” Han Muzi cocked a brow at Su Jiu as a trace of confusion flashed across her cold and detached gaze. Han Qing gave me the data about the company yesterday, but I think I haven’t read some parts at the back.
Han Muzi took the folder out from Yan’s bag when she thought of that. Meanwhile, Su Jiu commented helpfully, “It’s at the back, Miss Muzi. Please have a look.”
Hence, Han Muzi flipped to the back of the folder and scanned the pages. She realized with a start that there were actually five to six members in her team.
“President Han hired them as your creative designers by offering high salaries. They’ve received awards, and they have some experience involved in designer certain products too. They are all exceptional designers.”
Han Muzi flipped through their resumes, and after pondering, she looked up at Su Jiu. “With such impressive resumes under their belts, do you think they’d stay for long in my new company?”
“President Han spent a fortune to hire them, so why wouldn’t they stay? They would most probably be begging to have their positions.”
Han Muzi fell deep in thoughts.
Yan, who was sitting beside her, came closer to have a look at the folder. “Wouldn’t we lose money by spending so much on their salary?”
“President Han believes in your capabilities, Miss Muzi. He is confident that you’d be able to conquer the local market very soon. By then, with a constant stream of clients, why should we be worried about losing money? Besides, starting a company is not a simple matter anyway, and everything’s hard in the beginning.”
Yan nodded vaguely, unsure if she followed Su Jiu’s explanation. After that, she cupped her cheeks while staring at Su Jiu with admiration. “Secretary Su, you are so awesome.”
Su Jiu was dumbfounded by Yan’s reaction because she wasn’t sure what she said to have earned Yan’s admiration.
Han Muzi closed the folder while sighing. “Forget it. The company is already established anyway, so we’ll take it one step at a time. However… I have a feeling.”
“What feeling?” Yan asked promptly while turning to Han Muzi.
Han Muzi smiled faintly. “I have a feeling that things won’t be easy for us in the near future.”
