After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Everyone present was dressed casually, but it wasn't until her arrival that there really was a sense of an official meeting taking place.

"Why has this young lady shown up? She isn't really one of us, is she?" Li Rundong muttered quietly. Zhu Yulan, the daughter of a wealthy family, now worked in Musen's office, but technically, she and Xu Musen were partners on equal footing.

Being in the same room with such a young heiress put them quite under pressure.

"She might not be from our company now, but who knows if she might end up being Boss Xu's person in the future. You really don't understand the ways of the world..."

Zhou Hangyu snickered beside him. Li Rundong's expression was one of disbelief, yet he also found it somewhat interesting.

Zhu Yulan had gone through a lot in the past year, with many ups and downs; from a high and mighty heiress to homeless and working to pay off debts, and finally, regaining everything that belonged to her.

What a perfect script for a heiress making a comeback. Now, Zhu Yulan truly had more charm and the demeanor of a spoiled daughter of a wealthy family.

She walked straight up to Xu Musen, without being shy, greeted Zhao Lianmai, and then sat down directly across from Musen.

"Have some tea."

Musen offered her a cup.

Zhu Yulan gave him a look, then her eyes shifted.

"Try the egg tarts. Xiao Mai just baked them." He handed her one.

"Thank you."

Zhu Yulan then contentedly took both the hot tea and the egg tart.

She ate a bite with grace and couldn't help but comment.

"Xiao Mai, your pastry skills are really good now. Even if we don't work under this guy in the future, we could totally make a killing with our own dessert shop."

"Hey hey hey, it's almost New Year and you're still thinking about poaching my people?" Xu Musen interrupted her.

"People are meant to be poached. There's a saying, 'A tree that is relocated dies; a person that relocates thrives.' Being worth poaching just shows their value."

"Well, you're looking at the wrong person then. Xiao Mai isn't someone who bends for a mere five dou of rice. Right, Xiao Mai?" Musen turned his head towards Zhao Lianmai.

Zhao Lianmai gave him a glance: "Five dou of rice definitely isn't enough, but for ten dou, I might consider it."

Xu Musen: ???

"Pfft! Hahaha."

Zhu Yulan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Xiao Mai, I hope you won't be tempted by the capitalist sugar-coated bullets. Remember, your sister said she'd follow me in the future. You've got to have loyalty when you're out in this world!"

"Huh?" Zhu Yulan caught the key point, raised her eyebrows, and looked at Xu Musen: "You've been messing with her sister too?"

"What's with that look?" Xu Musen felt uncomfortable under her gaze as if she were looking at a pervert: "Kids have clear eyes, it's just my unique personal charm!"

"Cut it, I don't know about charm, but seducing young girls is definitely your forte."

Zhu Yulan said meaningfully.

Xu Musen couldn't be bothered with her anymore.

"Hmph."

Zhu Yulan tossed her long hair cooly and assertively, her delicate lips curving into a smirk as she murmured to Musen.

"Anyway, the person I have my eye on will eventually be poached, just you watch~"

Musen shook his head and ignored her.

Ever since their last heart-to-heart, their relationship had been quite unique; they weren't flirty or chatty with each other, and everything seemed as usual.

However, Zhu Yulan had made her intentions clear—if one had to say, it was that she was now chasing Xu Musen...

Zhao Lianmai silently watched their banter and ate the egg tart in her hand.

It seemed like whether she switched jobs or not didn't matter; in the end, she would still be working under him...

Before long, two figures approached the doorway.

They had distinctly different auras but harmoniously complemented each other.

An Nuannuan and Yao Mingyue.

As soon as these two made their entrance, everyone in the room turned their heads to look.

"Boss's wife, hello!"

Zhou Hangyu was the quickest to shout, spotting the opportunity.

He definitely couldn't go wrong calling her the boss's wife.

"Hello, everyone."

An Nuannuan smiled sweetly, while Yao Mingyue simply nodded slightly, not saying anything but also not making any other gestures.

Both were so natural.

They seamlessly sat down, one on each side of Musen.

Zhao Lianmai naturally stood behind them, offering tea.

It was as if she chose to stay behind everyone, away from the fray, seeing through everything.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start this year's annual end-of-year meeting."

Xu Musen cleared his throat and began discussing the developments of the past year with everyone.

Over the year, Auntie of Shanghai's branches had reached over a hundred, and Sister of Shanghai had notably reached over three hundred.

And, benefiting from following the practices of certain ice cities, Sister of Shanghai had even higher market expectations.

Given these developments, going public in another two or three years seemed very feasible.

Of course, the most important was the delivery business, benefiting from the connections of Nuannuan and the Zhu family, which had also started to turn a profit.

Also, the new media server built with Liu Rushuang was now starting to groom user habits on a short video platform akin to others.

Of course, these initiatives all required a significant financial investment.

So after accounting for everything, the money made from the milk tea business had mostly been spent this year.

However, it was all worth it.

After all, the remaining money was still an astronomical sum for ordinary people, enough for a carefree life.

The meeting concluded.

Xu Musen was thinking of adjourning the meeting.