Monday.

A little past 9 am.

The headquarters of Mu Group, the Moongaze Building.

The reception desk.

"Xue'er, you don't know. When I saw the news about the theatre heist and explosion, I was so worried. It's a relief that you're okay; otherwise—oh, I can't even bear to think about it..." Meng Xue'er's colleague at the front desk, Li Mei, expressed her concern, knowing that Meng Xue'er had gone to Meng Ke'er's concert on Saturday.

After expressing her lingering worry to Meng Xue'er, and seeing no one else around, fellow Meng Ke'er fan Li Mei couldn't help but gossip quietly, asking Meng Xue'er, "Xue'er, tell me honestly, is Meng Ke'er really that beautiful? And is her singing really that good? Also, I've heard that before the robbers kidnapped her, Meng Ke'er confessed to a man named Lin Fei during her performance—"

"That's not true!"

As Li Mei mentioned Lin Fei, Meng Xue'er immediately, a bit agitated, responded repeatedly, "No, really no, I, I—anyway, anyway, the situation, the situation is not, not like what you heard. It's all, all,..."

Considering that Lin Fei had specifically reminded her not to discuss Meng Keer's gratitude performance to him in the company, Meng Xue'er was determined to completely deny what Li Mei said.

Unfortunately, for someone like Meng Xue'er, with her overly innocent nature, telling lies was obviously quite difficult.

Thankfully, Li Mei hurriedly tried to comfort Meng Xue'er, saying, "Alright, alright, Xue'er. I understand what you mean, I was just casually asking, didn't mean anything by it."

After comforting Meng Xue'er, Li Mei, still a bit doubtful, murmured to herself, "Come to think of it, these gossip journalists nowadays, they dare to spread any rumor. Even for someone as scandal-free as the popular star Meng Ke'er, they dare to make things up. Xue'er, you don't know, at first when I heard this rumor, I thought they were talking about our Vice Minister Lin. Xue'er, you must find that amusing too, right?"

As soon as Li Mei finished speaking, a graceful woman wearing large tea-colored sunglasses and a white mask, guided by the security guard on duty at the entrance, walked casually to the front desk.

Seeing someone approaching, Meng Xue'er, not knowing how to respond to Li Mei, took the opportunity to stand up and smiled, "Hello, ma'am."

"Hello, I, I'm looking for Mr. Lin Fei from your company."

"Lin—excuse me, ma'am, are you looking for Lin Fei, Vice Minister Lin?"

"Yes, yes, Lin Fei, Vice Minister Lin."

"Okay, may I ask if you have an appointment, ma'am?"

"Ah? Oh, I, I don't have an appointment, but, but, I, I am your Lin, Lin—"

Hearing the conversation between Meng Xue'er and the visitor, Li Mei knew that Meng Xue'er didn't know how to refuse people. Therefore, when she heard that the heavily disguised visitor didn't have an appointment with Lin Fei,

Li Mei immediately stood up to intervene, "Sorry, ma'am. Our company has a policy that if you want to see one of our executives, you need to have an appointment in advance. And, ma'am, it's quite unfortunate because today Vice Minister Lin didn't come to work."

"He, he didn't come to work? Is he on a business trip, or—"

"Sorry, ma'am, we really don't know. If you have an urgent matter, we can contact Vice Minister Lin's secretary now. Currently, most of Vice Minister Lin's work is being handled by Secretary Xiao."

"No, no need. I'll come back another day."

Declining Li Mei's suggestion to help contact Lin Fei's secretary Xiao Yina, the visitor turned to leave as soon as she finished speaking.

Just as the gracefully covered woman turned around, after a brief silence, Meng Xue'er suddenly spoke up, "Wait, wait a moment."

After stopping the visitor, under Li Mei's slightly puzzled gaze, Meng Xue'er bit her lip lightly, and with a hint of hesitation in her eyes, asked, "Excuse me, are you Miss Meng Ke'er?"

Meng Xue'er's sudden question not only surprised Li Mei, leaving her mouth slightly open and eyes wide, but also took the heavily disguised Meng Ke'er by surprise.

Luckily, Meng Ke'er reacted quickly. After a brief moment of surprise, she immediately denied, "You, you've got the wrong person. I, I'm not Meng Ke'er. You really have the wrong person."

"No, I, I can't be mistaken. The night before last, I, I went with Lin, Brother Lin, to your, Miss Meng's concert. I, I remember your voice, Miss Meng. I can't be mistaken."

Before Meng Ke'er could respond to Meng Xue'er's words, Li Mei leaned closer to Meng Xue'er, tugged at her sleeve, and whispered, "Xue'er, you, you can't be mistaken, right? Meng Ke'er, a big star like that, how, how could she come to our company to look for Vice Minister Lin."

Hearing Li Mei's skepticism, Meng Xue'er stubbornly shook her head, "No, I, I can't be mistaken. And, and Brother Lin also, also told me before that he, he knows you, Miss Meng."

Not long after Meng Xue'er finished speaking, Meng Ke'er, who initially intended to leave, stopped in her tracks because she understood from Meng Xue'er's words that the 'Brother Lin' she was referring to was Lin Fei. Slightly surprised, she asked Meng Xue'er, "Could it be, the Mr. Lin you're talking about is Lin Fei, Vice Minister Lin?"

"Yes." Nodding in response to Meng Ke'er while looking a bit complicated, Meng Xue'er asked, "Miss Meng, did you come to see Brother Lin for something? I mean nothing else. If you really have an urgent matter with Brother Lin, I can help you call him."

"Miss Meng, you're not from our company, so you might not know. Brother Lin's working hours are not fixed. If you don't have an appointment, there's a good chance that even if you come another time, Brother Lin might not be in the office."

Hearing Meng Xue'er's words, Meng Ke'er's brows couldn't help but furrow slightly. And this reaction from her undoubtedly confirmed to both Meng Xue'er and Li Mei that she was indeed Meng Ke'er…

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