NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35
This was the first time in Chu Muxi’s life that he had come to the Shen Group’s building. He took the suspended train to the station near the Shen Group and walked a few hundred meters to reach it.
Upon entering, the lady at the front desk downstairs asked with a smile, “Hello, welcome to the Shen Group. Who are you?”
“I’m looking to make an appointment,” Chu Muxi nodded. With a handsome appearance and a gentle tone, he seemed like a noble man, endearing to people.
However, the front desk employee responded, “Excuse me, who are you looking for? We need to ask first.”
It appeared that the front desk here was quite responsible. Chu Muxi smiled slightly and said, “I made an appointment with Chairman Shen. My surname is Chu.”
At this moment, another employee returned to the front desk after a brief absence. She had just been to the bathroom and noticed a handsome boy standing there, looking familiar.
As she approached, she overheard Chu Muxi introducing himself as Chu and blurted out, “Hey, you are the young master of the Chu family!”
The lady at the front desk who Chu Muxi spoke to was also stunned, then she came to her senses. “Are you the young master of the Chu family?”
The Chu family had gained recent popularity in Central Star, though not in a dignified manner. Due to Chu Mubei’s scandal, the story of the eldest daughter of the Shen family voluntarily marrying a poor boy, the early death of Madam Chu, the rise of the mistress, and other old news resurfaced.
As a former in-law of the Chu family, Shen family was naturally brought to the forefront again. As an employee of the Shen Group, she was naturally very concerned about the Chu family’s scandal, especially since Chairman Shen’s grandson was still in the Chu family, being the heir to both the Chu and Shen families.
She also felt that the guy looked familiar just now, but it was because of Chu Mubei’s scandal, not Chu Muxi, so she didn’t recognize him immediately. She only thought that this boy was really good-looking.
“It turns out to be Young Master Chu. Come here. There is a special elevator that leads directly to Chairman Shen’s office.”
Now that his identity was revealed, Chu Muxi immediately received the highest courtesy. After all, everyone knows that this young master named Chu might be the head of the Shen family in the future. The Shen Group could be inherited by him, making him their immediate boss in the future.
Their attitude was naturally as diligent as possible. “Thank you,” Chu Muxi said politely, then walked into the elevator.
The lady at the front desk immediately had stars in her eyes, feeling that this young master of the Chu family and another young master of the Chu family were truly in different worlds.
Watching the elevator door slowly closing, the two little girls at the front desk immediately started discussing.
“This young master of the Chu family is so good-looking and approachable. He’s completely different from the other young master of the Chu family in the news,” A said.
B snorted, “What do you know? This is because of their different backgrounds. This is the son of the only daughter of our chairman, the eldest daughter of the Shen family. That Chu Mubei, born to a woman who was a mistress, could it be anything good?”
“That’s right. If a mother’s moral character is not good, what kind of good children can she teach? I read in the news that it was she who brought her two children to the house deliberately to show off her power, and Madam Chu was already seriously ill at the time. This worsened her condition and finally died of depression.”
“That woman is really bad. Poor Young Master Chu, he lost his biological mother at a young age and was bullied by her. I heard that the woman always brought her children with her to high-society banquets, spoke ill of Young Master Chu to others at the banquet.”
“Her son, Chu Mubei, who caused the scandal, I heard that he deliberately spread rumors in school, saying bad things about Young Master Chu and joining others to bully him.”
“He deserves to be exposed. Let’s see how he will have the dignity to live on Central Star in the future.”
“That’s right, he really doesn’t deserve to live there in Central Star.”
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Although Chu Muxi didn’t listen to the entire discussion between the two little girls at the front desk, he could still imagine what they would say. After all, wherever he went, there were eyes focused on him, and the contents of those eyes were almost the same—nothing more than pity for him and his mother, hatred for He Hui and her children.
People were like this; they were always easily affected by various emotions. Today they would sympathize with Chu Muxi because of Chu Mubei’s exposed scandal and angrily criticize He Hui’s mother and son.
In his previous lives, they had also been falsely accused and insulted him and his mother.
With a ding, the elevator stopped, and Chu Muxi walked out.
He saw a middle-aged man in a gray suit standing outside the elevator and said respectfully: “Young Master, the old man has been waiting for you for a long time.”
Chu Muxi recognized him and greeted with a smile: “Uncle Xu.”
Xu Gaolai, Shen Wu’s right-hand man was Shen Wu’s special assistant and the person Shen Wu trusted the most. His father, Xu Jinian, was the housekeeper of the Shen family’s old house, and he and Shen Wu were brothers who grew up together.
Xu Gaolai said gently, “The young master seems to be in good spirits.”
“Yes, I have been eating well and sleeping well recently,” Chu Muxi said pointedly.
The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding what the other was talking about.
Seeing Chu Tianhao facing misfortune made them feel good.
Xu Gaolai walked beside him, reached the office door, and opened it directly. “Chairman, the young master is here,”
Chu Muxi stepped in and saw an old man sitting behind the desk, wearing glasses and reading documents.
Hearing Xu Gaolai’s voice, he raised his head and smiled. “Xiao Xi is here; come and sit down.” He put down the documents, walked around the desk, and went to the sofa. “Come on, give Xiao Xi a cup of hot milk.”
“Grandpa, I’ve stopped drinking hot milk a long time ago,” Chu Muxi said angrily.
Shen Wu laughed loudly. “Grandpa forgot. Alas, in a blink of an eye, our Xiao Xi is already an adult. It’s tomorrow, right?”
Yes, tomorrow was Chu Muxi’s coming-of-age ceremony. Chu Tianhao, on the other hand, claimed to love him, but for the sake of his own image, he avoided Central Star’s media and simply forgot about it.
But it just so happened that Chu Muxi didn’t need him to help with his adult ceremony.
“What would you like to drink, young master?” Xu Gaolai asked with a smile.
“Well, just have a cup of Yuexi black tea. I really like the taste recently,” Chu Muxi said with a smile. “Sorry to trouble you, Uncle Xu.”
“You’re welcome,” Xu Gaolai came to make tea for the two of them.
Shen Wu looked at his grandson, and his smile gradually faded. “Did Chu Tianhao ask you to come over to me?” To come here so openly, he must have followed Chu Tianhao’s instructions.
Chu Muxi hummed and said sarcastically, “He asked me to come and persuade you to give up the resource star in your hand as soon as possible. Isn’t that convenient? It’s best to give it to him for free.”