The two of them went back to Murong Xue's villa, only to find that Shangguan Mo leaned against the wall at the door and looked at them indifferently. They couldn't read his mood from his face.

Murong Xue stepped forward, "Mo, why are you here?"

Shangguan Mo looked at her and said, "I shouldn't be here?" It was already midnight when he drove Bai Xueli home last night. Then he came straight to the villa and waited until now.

Murong Xue frowned her eyebrows a bit, beaming a careful smile, "Mo, I didn't mean that. Let's go inside first. " Murong Xue took out the key and opened the door.

Chu Yisen said he had something to attend to and had to leave. Now he shouldn't be here. It was their business, and he'd better not pry, but he would find out what happened last night. If Shangguan Mo really betrayed Murong Xue, he would tell her the truth even if she might cry. The temporary pain was better than a ruined life.

Murong Xue didn't ask him to stay. She knew she needed to be with Shangguan Mo now. It would be awkward to make things clear in front of her friend.

Inside the villa, Murong Xue gently hugged Shangguan Mo. "Mo, I'm sorry. I didn't notice your call. Sorry. I shouldn't have stayed outside overnight without telling you. I'm sorry."

"I'm not angry." He believed her. Though jealous, he didn't want to quarrel with her anymore. He had an even bigger fear because he made an irreversible mistake. If Murong Xue got to know that, maybe he would lose her forever.

Shangguan Mo hugged her tightly, and the fear had tortured him all night.

Murong Xue obviously felt something was wrong with Shangguan Mo, who seemed to collapse. His grip around her waist was so tight that it hurt a bit. She asked worryingly, "Mo, are you alright? What happened?"

Shangguan Mo quivered, slowly lessened his grip, and turned his head away, "Nothing."

He was lying. No one would believe it if they saw him, but she could do nothing if he didn't want to say. Maybe there was something wrong with his business. Yesterday, he also mentioned he had to deal with something. Maybe it was a bit complicated.

If it was about his business, she couldn't help him. She noticed she was far behind him, and she decided to hurry up and catch up with him. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of him? She didn't want to see his dejected and lonely look. Murong Xue then segued into another topic, "Mo, you haven't had breakfast. Now have a rest, and I'll make breakfast. By the way, are you free today?"

"A bit busy. What's up?"

"Can you keep me company after you are finished?" Murong Xue said.

"Okay, I'll make time in the afternoon."

"Sit for a while, and breakfast will be ready soon." Murong Xue cried in the kitchen.

Then they ate breakfast in silence. Shangguan Mo was absent-minded. Murong Xue knew he got something on his mind, and she didn't want to disturb him. After breakfast, Shangguan Mo went to the company. Murong Xue also began to deal with AX's business in the capital.

Gu Ming and his party didn't have much time here in the capital for the time being. They just came to have a look. Rise Group in A province had just been established a short time ago. Though it had been on the right track, the company was still run by the three of them. Luckily, there were people who could fill in for them and they were also staffing up. The three of them were the most trusted partners selected by Murong Xue, so of course, they couldn't stay in A province all the time.

Murong Xue called Gu Ming, asking the three of them to set aside two days to have a meeting. They could inform her after they set up the time. The school hadn't started yet, so she had plenty of time to work around their schedule.

It was still early, so she decided to go to Tengfei Real Estate.

After she bought the villa last time, the salespeople of Tengfei Real Estate knew Murong Xue by face. The moment she entered the hall, she was immediately surrounded by several salespeople.

"Welcome, Miss Murong!"

"What can I do for you?"

"..."

Murong Xue gave them a few glances and noticed Xiaoqing who was squeezed outside the crowd. She said in a soft voice, "I want Xiaoqing to help me." She didn't forget that last time Xiaoqing was the only person who really tried to help her, so she didn't mind helping her this time.

Xiaoqing's face lit up and she gave her a sweet smile, "Thank you, Miss Murong."

The other salespeople pulled their faces long. They glared at Xiaoqing before leaving the spot. They didn't have the nerve to offend customers and could only leave reluctantly. Of course, they didn't forget to give Xiaoqing a dirty look by the way.

Xiaoqing, though young, was not timid, otherwise, she would have been bullied million times in the workplace. Those people robbed her of her customers several times, so why should she care about their animosity? She only needed to offer good service to her customers. Thanks to Miss Murong, she was able to become a full-time employee, so she was grateful to this teenage customer.

"Miss Murong, what house are you looking for this time?" Xiaoqing asked.

"I don't come here for a house this time. Please help me find any open space in the capital. I want to set up my company there. So it'd better not be in suburbs, and a place in the city center is the best. The place should be spacious. In addition, I also need a tract of land on the outskirts of the capital, where a factory could be built. Run it by me if you find some." Murong Xue finished talking and flopped on the sofa to rest.

Xiaoqing knew Murong Xue was rich, but she didn't expect that she would start a company in her teens. They were not in the same league, but Xiaoqing didn't envy her. She lived a good life now. Though she didn't have a house or a car, she had a stable job after she became a full-time employee. Her salary was enough for her living expenses. She even saved some money and sent it to her parents in her hometown. She wouldn't ask for more.

Xiaoqing quickly took out the paper materials about real estate and began to select the locations that met the requirements of Murong Xue.

Murong Xue then chose an abandoned factory building in the suburbs and bought it. Though there were other vacant lots, she remembered that the place where the abandoned factory building was located was also good. In her last life, it was financed by the government and became a hot spot later.

The other location for AX was chosen in the Third Ring of the capital. There was no place available in the First and Second Ring. She was also lucky to get that place. A few days ago, the company there went bankrupt and was bought by Tengfei, so Murong Xue got the chance. In fact, many people wanted to buy it, but some thought it was too pricy, and some decided to look around to check other places. Only Murong Xue was so generous and paid the cash on the spot.

Xiaoqing was simply overjoyed. Her commission was even higher than last time, and she almost made it to the upper echelon. Now she was rich in the eyes of the middle class.

After selecting the site, Murong Xue informed Mo Aili and asked her to send more people from A province as soon as possible. The company was still at a preliminary stage and needed to be timely managed and supervised. Mo Aili was a bit surprised as she didn't expect Murong Xue to be so efficient. She thought Murong Xue would sit tight before making a decision. Who knew she had even decided on the location of the company! Mo Aili asked many questions before hanging up.

Murong Xue returned to her villa after going through the formalities. She didn't have many friends in the capital, and she didn't want to go anywhere, so she thought she might as well go back and prepare the launch plan of agricultural products grown in the Space. It might come in handy when she met with Gu Ming in a few days.

In the afternoon, she stretched and heard the phone ring.

"Hello, Mo, are you finished?" Murong Xue asked joyfully.

On the other end, Shangguan Mo remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "Xue, I'm sorry. I haven’t finished yet, and I can't leave now."

Her smile froze for a while. After all, she couldn’t blame him for being busy with something. "Well, now that you are busy, let's take a rain check." Actually, she saw a restaurant for couples on her way home. Last time on the phone, Shangguan Mo seemed to grumble about not celebrating her birthday with her, so she wanted to go to the restaurant today and enjoy a good meal with him.

But they had plenty of time for it in the future, and it didn’t matter that they couldn’t make it this time. Now Murong Xue didn’t know that the future she looked forward to had gone forever.

When she was thinking about what to do, Murong Xue got an unexpected phone call again. It was from Grandpa Mo.

"Grandpa Mo!" Murong Xue was so happy.

Mo Changfeng’s aged and baritone voice came through the speaker, "You heartless girl. Why didn’t you tell me you had passed the college exam?"

"Ha-ha, I was too busy and forgot it. By the way, I’m going to visit you."

"Really? Are you just sweet-talking?"

“I’m serious. Since when have I lied to you?”

"Great, you can come now. I’m at Jinxiuyuan in the capital. Don’t say no. I know you are in the capital. Aili told me. Come and have dinner with me. No outsiders here."

"Well, I'll set off now!" Of course, she couldn’t refuse Grandpa Mo's invitation. Besides, because of Mo Aili, she got along with members of the Mo Family and took them as her own family.