“There is a problem with the quoted price?” Li Mu’s words made Mr. Yan felt a little confused.

“What’s the problem with the quoted price? Didn’t we already discuss it yesterday? How could there be a problem?”

“I don’t know. Xiaoyu, I think it would be better if I let you explain it!”

He Xiaoyu gave a light cough and asked solemnly, “Li Mu, what is the basis of your quoted price this time?”

“Of course, the quoted price is based on the workload. It is calculated based on the actual workload, project management costs, the company’s operating costs and a certain percentage of profits.”

“That is to say, the workload is the basis of the quoted price?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay, here comes my question!” He Xiaoyu asked straightforwardly, “How do you calculate your workload and determine the accuracy?”

He Xiaoyu was obviously starting to find faults. Before Li Mu could open his mouth, Mr. Yan answered her questions for him, “Xiaoyu, all the workloads that we quoted to the customers have to go through rigorous review. Is there any problem with this?”

“Of course, there is a problem. The rigorous review is only an internal procedure of the company. But we still need to discuss whether the customers will agree with or question our evaluation standards.”

He Xiaoyu’s refusal to let go of this problem had deeply annoyed Mr. Yan and Li Mu.

Anyway, no matter how they tried to explain it to her, she just didn’t approve of it. She was just trying to find fault in everything.

In the end, the two men didn’t have any energy left to explain to her anymore. One was dozing off in the office, and the other was eating on the sofa.

He Xiaoyu ate with Li Mu. Without realizing it, they ate up all the leftovers food and drank up the bottle of red wine. Instead, they enjoyed a midnight night without the candlelight.

Taking a glance at the watch, it was already past 1 a.m. He Xiaoyu yawned and sneaked a peek at the bedroom.

There was silence in the room. Lin Wan had already fallen asleep on the bed.

He Xiaoyu smiled with satisfaction and said to Li Mu, “Alright, let’s bid according to the previous quoted price. I don’t have any more questions!”

Li Mu was so infuriated that he almost yelled at her. She was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him. There was a problem with the quoted price? That was all bullsh*t!

Avoiding the camera, Li Mu shook his fist at He Xiaoyu.

The latter didn’t care at all. She lowered her voice and said with a chuckle, “Serves you right. Who asked you to bring her here? I’m angry. With me around, you two are not allowed to behave intimately in front of me.”

Li Mu gave her a glare and shouted at the screen, “Mr. Yan! Mr. Yan! Boss Yan!”

Mr. Yan let out a cry of surprise, sat up, rubbed his face and asked, “How is it? Have you guys finished the discussion? What is the result?”

“There isn’t any f**king result! We’ll just use the previous price that we have discussed. Boss Yan, you must be tired. Quickly go home and sleep!”

Mr. Yan muttered a few words. Looking at the expression on his face, it seemed that he was cursing someone. He glanced at his watch and said angrily, “Look at the time now. It’s meaningless for me to go home now. Forget it. Don’t worry about me. I’ll just find a place to catch some sleep. It’s all Xiaoyu’s fault. I didn’t even get to eat my dinner.”

Li Mu shrugged his shoulders and he deeply sympathized with Mr. Yan’s encounter. He said, “Boss Yan, I can’t help you. If you want to blame, go and blame He Xiaoyu!”

Just when he was about to end the video call, Mr. Yan suddenly shouted, "Oh wait, wait. I just happened to remember one thing I need to tell you.”

“What is it? Why didn’t you tell us just now? Hurry up, I’m sleepy.” He Xiaoyu said impatiently.

“Hey, how can you say that? You have been tormenting me for most of the night, and you still dare to say that?” Mr. Yan pretended to say angrily. His tone was full of sarcasm.

He Xiaoyu giggled and kept urging Mr. Yan to tell them quickly.

The two of them exchanged a few words with each other before Mr. Yan said, “It’s not really anything serious. Isn’t there a new sales director in our department? He will meet up with you guys early tomorrow morning and take part in this bidding together. I just want to let you guys know in advance!”

“Why is he coming here instead of reporting to work at the office?” Li Mu asked nervously.

It was understandable why he would be nervous because he had brought along his wife with him on this business trip. If other colleagues found out about it, there would be a lot of trouble.

What was more, this colleague was still the head of the department who he had never met before. Although they were at the same level, Li Mu didn’t want to let him seize his shortcoming.

Li Mu was obviously worried because not everyone was like He Xiaoyu. He didn’t know whether that person’s temperament was good or not. If he were an unforgiving superior, then he would definitely have a hard time.

Of course, Mr. Yan didn't know his thoughts and explained gleefully, "He reported to work today. After hearing that you guys are on a business trip, he has requested to go and observe the bidding process. He intends to take this opportunity to learn about the business process. Since he has this intention, it's hard for me to refuse his request as well."

Although Li Mu was in a difficult position, he couldn't say anything at all. He subconsciously asked, "What is his name?"

"His name is Cheng Feng. He will fly there with Red-eye airline and will stay in the same hotel as you guys. I will send you his phone number later. You can contact him early tomorrow morning.”

“Oh, okay. I got it. Is there anything else, Boss Yan?”

“Nope. You guys rest early!”

The two of them continued to exchange a few more words before ending the video call.

He Xiaoyu did not say a word. Instead, she was quietly observing the expression on Li Mu’s face from the side.

Looking at Li Mu’s face, He Xiaoyu knew what he was worried about.

In fact, to her, this was no big deal at all. This was her family business, so she had the complete power to decide whether this was right or wrong.

However, she was unhappy that Li Mu had brought Lin Wan with him. That was the love rival that she hated the most. She didn't want to use her power to help her love rival create a romantic trip.

He Xiaoyu was secretly trying to figure out how to make use of this opportunity to get rid of that detestable woman and that guy who just came suddenly. After shaking them off, she will be able to spend some time with Li Mu without interruption.

“D*mn!” Li Mu couldn’t help cursing. Then, he said to He Xiaoyu irritably, “You still haven’t left yet? What’s wrong? Do you want to sleep in my room?”

He Xiaoyu stood up and kicked Li Mu in his calf. Then, she looked toward the bedroom and said, “None of us know that person. If he saw your wife, you might have to step down as the consulting director. What do you plan to do?”

“Alright, I got it. I’ll figure it out later.” Li Mu said impatiently.

“What is there for you to figure out? Ask her to go back to Shanyang first thing in the morning tomorrow. I am warning you. I am not joking with you. If the company learns about this, you will be punished or even fired. You can weigh the consequences by yourself.”

"Alright, I got it. I'll settle it. You quickly go back to your room and rest. We still have to go to the bidding venue tomorrow."

He Xiaoyu let out a snort and left the room reluctantly.

After locking the door, Li Mu walked into the bedroom with quiet steps and lay down beside his wife. He planned to get some sleep first before discussing the matter with his wife later.

However, as soon as he lay down, a burning hot body wrapped him. Lin Wan chuckled and said, “You have eaten all the food for my candlelight dinner, so I believe you have a lot of energy now. You have to make it up to me.”

“Honey, you’re not asleep!”

“Yes, I’ve been pretending to be asleep, and I almost fell asleep while waiting for you. Isn’t she trying to stop us from getting intimate? I’ll scream out loud later. I want to see if she really dares to come and stop us.”

“You better don’t scream. That crazy girl is not a person who would swallow her anger. She will definitely come and break down the door of our room. The commotion might even alert the police here!”

Gasping between kisses, Lin Wan suddenly remembered something and asked her husband, “Honey, I overheard your superior said that someone is coming. Who is coming?”

“I didn’t hear it clearly either. Is his last name Chen or Cheng? He is the newly appointed sales director of our department. He will fly here tonight and go to the bidding venue with us tomorrow."

Upon hearing that, Lin Wan’s body trembled inexplicably and her movements also gradually stopped.

Li Mu noticed the changes in her body movement and asked curiously, “Honey, what’s wrong?”

“Oh, nothing. I was thinking whether it will be inappropriate for me to continue to stay here if your new colleague is coming?”

“Yes, it’s a little inconvenient. After all, I don’t know his character well. If he is a despicable person, he will have something on me if he sees you.”

Lin Wan froze, stared at her husband and asked, “Then, what do you plan to do? Are you going to chase me away? Do you want me to go back to Shanyang on my own?”

Li Mu, who was already burning with lust, didn’t stop his movements, and whispered, “Nonsense. How can I bear to let you go back on your own? Don’t worry. I have already figured out a countermeasure for this.”

Lin Wan stretched out her hands to stop her husband’s advances and said, “What countermeasure do you have? Tell me about it first.”

Li Mu took his wife into his embrace and whispered in her ear, “After I left the hotel tomorrow, you will check out from the room immediately. Then go to the Southern Bus Station and wait for me. I will find an excuse to leave after finishing the bidding and go to the Southern Station to meet up with you. After we get rid of them, let’s go to Fengkai and enjoy ourselves.”

Lin Wan smiled coquettishly upon hearing that. Before she could open her mouth to shower her husband with a few words of compliments, she saw him picked up the silk stocking that she had just taken off, kneaded it into a ball and stuffed it right into her mouth.

Lin Wan felt angry and embarrassed at the same time. She took out the stocking in her mouth, gave her husband a couple of hard punches and said, “Well, what are you doing? Don’t be so perverted!”

“Honey, I’m not a pervert. You can’t hold back your screams. I’m worried that you will attract that pervert here again. It’s safer to stuff your mouth with this.”

After pondering for a moment, Lin Wan stuffed the stocking back into her mouth, wrapped her arms around her husband as they rolled into one.

While they were busy in the bedroom, Cheng Feng was seen putting his personal toiletries neatly on the bathroom vanity in another room in the same hotel.

He was tall, well-built and fit. From his physique, he must be a fitness fanatic. A trace of helplessness and contempt was etched into every line of his well-defined face.

"Even knowing that lovesickness is useless, it is hard to overcome lovesickness. When love is ruthless, we became strangers after going through repeated trials and hardships..."

A cell phone was heard ringing in the room. Walking out from the bathroom, Chen Feng picked up the phone from the table and pressed the answer button.

“Hey, mom!”

“Feng, have you arrived at Zhouzheng?”

“Yes, I’ve arrived!”

“Have you met He Xiaoyu?”

Upon hearing that, Cheng Feng frowned impatiently as he was dissatisfied with his mother’s question.

“Mom, I just checked into the hotel in Zhouzheng. It’s already very late now. She must have gone to bed. I don’t think it’s good to go and disturb her at this time!”