No Bounds for the CEO’s Spoiling

She remained quiet for so long that Zhang Jiayi even wanted to change the subject. Then she suddenly said with a nonchalant tone, “Who are the other guests?”

Zhang Jiayi was expecting to hear that question, so he answered at once, “Xiaobai is about to finish shooting the series. He’ll go.”

“Who else?” Qin Muxuan’s voice sounded a bit tenderer.

Zhang Jiayi went through the list and told her the name of a person whom wasn’t in a feud with her, “Xiao Heng, the latest winner of the two awards. He’s also the producer of this show.”

“The show is about managing a hotel. The part you, Xiaobai and Xiao Heng will take charge is called ‘Custom’, in which you will have to satisfy all the legal needs of the customers.”

“Sounds interesting.” Qin Muxuan raised her eyebrows, “How many attenders are there?”

“Eight.” Zhang Jiayi asked, “Are you sure you want to come? The show will start in three days. You are still injured…”

Qin Muxuan remembered that Xiaobai could get in the character easily but had difficulty in getting out. She looked at the splint on her right shoulder and licked her dry lips with her head lowered.

She had to accept this offer.

“I’ll be fine as long as I don’t use my right hand.”

Her answer was rather ambiguous. However, Zhang Jiayi didn’t mind that given the fact that she could always become the top search, “I’ll give you my senior’s number.”

After the small talk, they hung up the phone.

However, when she saw the message that Director had sent to her on Wechat, she was astonished.

Du Gang, the famous talented director in the Variety Show circle.

The shows he had made had all become the hit. However, only few artists dared to join the shows he made-The tasks in his show were always very difficult, which easily exposed the nature and intelligence of the guests. They might get famous after joining the show, but most of the time not in a good way. Therefore, the artists who treasured their reputation would never attend Du Gang’s show unless they had no choice.

‘Why did Xiaobo’s manager pick a reality show like this for him?’

Qin Muxuan, eyebrows knitted, sent Du Gang’s number to Jian Xi to let the latter make the contact. Then she called Gu Zijin.

“President Gu, did you know that Xiaobai has taken the offer to Du Gang’s reality show?” She didn’t hide how angry and rejective she was toward that decision.

Gu Zijin dismissed his subordinated and leaned on the back of his armchair breezily with a smile on his face, “I have arranged that for him on purpose. Du Hang wanted to make a transformation and do quiz shows.”

“Xiaobai is going to middle school soon. I want him to take over the family business slowly.”

If any other person heard that his or her son could inherit the assets worth hundreds of billions yuan, that person would agree and send his or her son to take over the business at once.

However, Qin Muxuan flew to a rage and held her phone tightly all of a sudden, shouting, “He hasn’t reached ten years old!”

Gu Zijin skimmed through the document in his hand while replying to her, “He’s already ten years old.”

“Gu Zijin, you’ve said that you would let him do the choice by himself!”

Gu Zijin stopped slipping the page with the smile on his face turning bigger. However, the look in his eyes seemed more bitter. He said, “He doesn’t have any siblings.”

“The earlier he takes over the business, the easier his life will be.” He put down the documents and said slowly, “I want him to start deal with more of the business affairs when I could still help him in this position.”

“It’s better than letting him inherit my title on an unexpected day.” The smile on his face disappeared and his eyes were filled with coldness.

Qin Muxuan remembered that when he had taken over the Gu group, he had been set up by her stepmother. Then, with all the anger in her going out, she hung up the phone and lie on the sofa with frustration.

She fixed his eyes on the ceiling without uttering a single word.

At evening, after Qin Xin was taken home by Yin Youting, Qin Muxuan was still thinking of fighting for the custody of Qin Xiaobai with Gu Zijin.

She really didn’t want Qin Xiaobai to enter the business circle.

Like the ancients had said, “Rather have a family of scholars than having my descendants all become powerful officials.” Now, Qin Muxuan only want Qin Xiaobai to have a safe and steady life.

“Mom, mom, have you recovered?” As Qin Xin entered into the house, she ran toward Qin Muxuan, chirping, which brought Qin Muxuan back to sense.

Qin Muxuan left the things that troubled her alone and opened her left arm which could still move with a smile to hug Qin Xin, “I can accompany you at home now. Are you happy with that?”

“Don’t lie to me because I am little!” Qin Xin attached to Qin Muxuan carefully while trying her best not to press the latter.

The little girl pouted and sighed deeply, “I’m not. You are still sick and cannot play with me.”

Although she said that, the worried look in her eyes was so obvious. As she saw the splint, she touched it carefully and asked, “Mom, does it still hurt?”

Qin Muxuan knew that the girl must have cried for a long time as she saw the latter’s red and swollen eyes. Then she felt both bitter and sweet.

Qin Muxuan touched Qin Xin’s head and chuckled. After that, she said seriously, “It still hurts, but if you blow it, I won’t feel hurt anymore.”

Qin Xin who had learned in the kindergarten that it wouldn’t work rolled her eyes to Qin Muxuan. Still, she blew her mother’s shoulder obediently.

As doing that, she murmured, “You are so childish.”

“That’s right. I’m only three years old and even younger than you.” Qin Muxuan said that without feeling ashamed.

Qin Xin had been in low spirits ever since she got home, now she suddenly showed a smile on her face. After she took off her shoes and climbed onto the sofa, she stood on her tiptoe and touched Qin Muxuan’s head with a beaming smile, “Then you have to call me Sister Xiaoxin from now on.”

“OK, sister.”

The mother and daughter looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Yin Youting watched at them and also put on a smile in his eyes.Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

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With the help of Yin Youting, Qin Muxuan who could use one of her arms coaxed her daughter to sleep. After that, she went to the balcony with him and told him that he wanted to move out.

The cold breeze at night made people comfortable. However, Yin Youting was in a cloudy mood right now.

“Why do you want to move? Haven’t you had a good time living here?” He looked at the pretty woman who was holding the handrail with one of her hands and said in a hurry, “Xiaoxin has just got used to the new environment.”

Qin Muxuan turned around to look at him and said with a tender but firm voice, “Youting, I know this is a little sudden, but I am tired hiding anymore.”

“Someone has already posted that I have been raising Xiaoxin abroad by myself. Now she was completely exposed to the public. If I continue to hide her from the public, others would only be more curious about her…”

“It’ll be better if I could declare her identity by myself.”

‘At least, the things I don’t want to expose could remain under cover.’

Thinking of that, Qin Muxuan lowered her head and looked down with a tired look which would appear on her face at rare intervals. Her fair neck seemed quite delicate under the moonlight, as if it would be easily broken.

Yin Youting couldn’t bear to put her on the spot because of his selfish wish.

He took the cigarette case from his pocket and pulled out a cigarette. As he was about to light it up, he heard her indifferent voice sounding again, “Give me one.”

She reached out her hand to him.

Seeing the bandage on her hand, Yin Youting refused. He put down the cigarette he hadn’t lit up and twiddle it around his fingers, “Have you found a suitable apartment yet?”

Qin Muxuan withdrew her hand and turned around to watch at the stars, “It’s in the same flat that Jian Xi lived. I’ll live in the same floor with her.”

She was afraid that he might assume that she wanted to stay away from her, she then explained, “It’s nearer to Xiaoxin’s school.”

Yin Youting folded the cigarette and sat back on the cane chair. With a complicated look on his face, he lowered his head and said, “If you need my help, just say it.”

“Please find me a reliable nanny. I want to bring Xiaoxin to Inner Mongolia a few days later. I need someone professional to take care of her.”

Yin Youting knew what she was thinking. Then he raised his head and looked at the woman who had her back to him, feeling a stabbing pain in the heart.

“OK.”

‘Do whatever you want to do. I’ll always support you.’

He thought.

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When Gu Zijin had asked others what kind of food he should buy for his mother who had got a fracture, he was only teased by them. Now, he showed up in apartment No. 1803 in Jing Yin neighborhood with a large four layers insulation kettle. He knocked on the door.

“Ding.” After the piano music rang twice, Qin Muxuan’s face appeared on the screen.

When she saw it was Gu Zijin in front of the door, she put on a long face and wanted to hang up the phone at once.

“Don’t hung up, I’m here to talk about Xiaobai’s future development with you.”

Qin Muxuan’s face turned sullener. However, she still had to pinch her nose and let him in.

Gu Zijin who had already been there once knew well of the layout of the room. After he changed into the cotton slippers, he put the kettle on the table in front of her. Then he took the bowls, chopsticks and spoons from the kitchen.

It felt as if this was his own house.

Qin Muxuan held her injured arm on the sofa and watched him doing that without saying anything.

Gu Zijin’s movements looked very graceful as if he was in a music drama. Having filled the bowl with the steaming and milky dragon bone soup, he put a spoon in the bowl and pushed it to her, “Have some soup.”

Qin Muxuan glanced at him, feeling herself unable to tell what he was up to. Then she didn’t move and only asked coldly, “Does Xiaobai have to be a businessman?”

Gu Zijin sat beside her and pulled out the other three insulation boxes. After he put them on the table, he wiped the oil on his hand with a tissue.

She couldn’t help but ask again, “Is that the only thing he could do?”

After he finally got his hands clean, he threw the tissue in the trashcan.

“After I die, he’ll inherit all my properties.” His voice sounded very calm, “His rivals have all been through lots of experiences and are extremely sophisticated and cruel. He has been acting the whole time and never steps out of his comfortable zone. I’m afraid that he won’t have the ability to fight his rivals back by then.”

Qin Muxuan pictured that scene and shuddered. She knew that Gu Zijin only meant good for Qin Xiaobai, but she still reluctant to admit defeat by saying, “Who said that the actors would be defeated by businessmen? Hasn’t Feng Yi taken down a famous family business in Xiang Jiang?”

Feng Yi who was only thirty-five years old had entered the show business for thirty years and already became a famous movie star. He was also a friend of Xiao Heng. However, lately there were only few news about Feng Yi. So, he could be considered as retiring from the show business.

Qin Muxuan had learned about his story when she searched the information about Xiao Heng. Now she found this very suitable as the support of her argument.

Clearly, Gu Zijin knew Feng Xi’s background better than she did. Hearing her words, he raised his eyebrows and said, “His parents both died. He has fought all by himself for twenty-five years and nearly lost his life to get back the property which should belong to him at the first place. Are you sure you want Xiaobai to learn from him?”

It was easy to imagine how many griefs he had suffered.

Qin Muxuan was completely defeated.

After her confidence was entirely taken away by the reality, she surrendered, “Is there really no other options?”

“This is the simplest way.”

After saying that, he used two of his fingers to touch the surface of the bowl and felt that the soup had already cooled a bit. Then he pushed the bowl toward her, “Drink the soup first.”

Qin Muxuan was totally speechless. After she took over the bowl, she finished the soup slowly. Then, she put the bowl down and lay on the sofa again like an old man.

“When do you plan to let him start working in the company?”

“It depends on his performance.”

After she asked all the questions she wanted to ask, Qin Muxuan wanted to drive him away at once. However, it seemed a difficult thing to do.

Gu Zijin sat on the sofa still.

“I heard that you planned to take Xinxin to Inner Mongolia.”