Seeing the surprised look on Mu Lin’s face, Claire felt even more triumphant, because Mu Lin usually remained calm and composed, displaying an air of maturity beyond his years. To witness Mu Lin’s astonishment was, in Claire’s eyes, a personal triumph.
Mu Lin hadn’t expected that a momentary whim would result in such a windfall. After all, this business was only temporary; once these properties were dealt with, his company would need to transform quickly. As he thought about this, he glanced up and saw Claire lost in her daydreams, so he decided not to disturb her.
When Mu Lin had almost finished eating, Claire asked, “Daniel, are you done?” She had been lost in her thoughts, only to realize that Mu Lin had already nearly finished his meal, while she had barely touched hers. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she tried to make small talk.
Mu Lin also knew that at times like these, one must never reveal any weakness in front of women, so he replied solemnly, “Claire, after you finish eating, I have something I need to discuss with you.” With that, he left the dining table.
In fact, Mu Lin was pondering a question: his company definitely had houses similar to the villa he had discovered today, sitting idle and tying up capital. Furthermore, there might be hidden storage rooms within these properties; if sold without discovery, it would be his loss. However, figuring out how to utilize these assets was a tricky matter, as it involved the company’s reputation. After Claire had finished eating, Mu Lin asked, “Claire, how many houses similar to the villa we saw this morning does our company currently have in its possession?”
Claire was taken aback, “Oh, I haven’t done a tally on that yet. Why are you asking about this?” Mu Lin could see that Claire clearly hadn’t considered this issue before.
He explained, “You know about this morning’s incident. I want to ask you first: we’ve already purchased this villa, and according to the records, it was among the first we bought, three months ago. If we haven’t sold it by next month and haven’t renovated the house, the government might sue us, demanding that we either renovate or sell the house at a reduced price. You should know these houses are considered historical properties; according to the law, the government has the right to do this. Have you considered this issue? That’s why I’m asking you how many such houses our company still owns. This is something the company’s management team must address within the legal framework.
This matter concerns both the company’s immediate interests and its public image. I ask you to carefully consider this issue and give me an answer as soon as possible. Alright, you might as well drive me back to the villa from this morning; I still have a bit left to do there. I need to think about how to resolve this issue.” Mu Lin gave Claire an ostensibly reasonable excuse.
After Claire left, Mu Lin resumed his work from earlier that morning. Finally, after clearing the room that led to the next storage area, he prepared to enter the underground secret storage room. This time, Mu Lin first closed the courtyard gate and then set up a triggering talisman at the entrance to the basement. If anyone approached, Mu Lin would be alerted, giving him the chance to return to the first basement level.
After completing these preparations, Mu Lin reached into the fireplace in the basement and pulled a handle, causing a door nearby to appear. Perhaps due to long disuse, the door emitted an ear-splitting creak. Once the stale air had dissipated, Mu Lin entered the room. Due to its good seal, the room was relatively free of dust.
Approaching several wooden chests, Mu Lin opened one of them. Goodness! It was filled entirely with gold coins. Upon opening the others, he found nothing but gold and silver coins. Mu Lin roughly examined them and found mostly French coins from the reigns of Henry and Louis, British coins from the Stuart dynasty, some from the Byzantine Empire, and a few from the ancient Roman Empire.
Goodness, Mu Lin mused, what was this person’s job? Just these gold coins themselves constituted a significant fortune. Moreover, this person seemed to be a collector, amassing coins from various countries and dynasties. Most of these coins would fetch an even higher price if auctioned on the market.
Take, for example, a gold coin from the Byzantine Empire era, which had already fetched 1.8 million pounds at Sotheby’s Auction House. Mu Lin used his true yuan force to start stuffing all these gold coins into his ring indiscriminately based on weight and size. Many of these coins were already considered rare in numismatic circles, with some existing only in a few copies.
However, Mu Lin thought, not to mention what he had discovered now, perhaps there were even more buried underground in other European countries, and on days when money was tight, he could sell some of them. Mu Lin stuffed tens of thousands of gold coins into his ring and didn’t forget to destroy the wooden chests to erase all traces. After everything was tidied up, Mu Lin left the place.
As he reached the door, Claire had just arrived to pick him up, indicating they had already worked out a plan. Mu Lin hadn’t expected them to be so quick. However, when he got into the car and heard Claire explain, he realized it wasn’t quite like that. It turned out that in the afternoon, Claire had summoned the company’s senior executives to a meeting to discuss solutions to this issue. During the company’s initial hiring phase, they had promised that as long as employees were devoted to the company, their future would be guaranteed. Therefore, the company’s executives had not neglected to consider this issue.
Among them were the company’s administrative manager and business manager—Mu Lin’s two senior classmates from the university, Winnie, the administrative manager whom Mu Lin had interviewed first, and Jessie, the business manager. These two proposed two plans, leaving Claire unable to decide, which is why she sought out Mu Lin, the real boss, to resolve the issue and choose the best plan.
Back at the company, Mu Lin sat in Claire’s office and asked her to summon Winnie and Jessie to report their plans. Mu Lin believed he had not yet truly managed the company and had not set up an office for himself. Although Claire had already told Mu Lin who Winnie and Jessie were, Mu Lin had long forgotten them after so much time.
Moreover, right after the company was established, the two were sent to Europe to set up a new branch. Due to their excellent work, Claire recalled them and appointed them as the company’s administrative and business managers. This return was due to Claire transferring them back to the headquarters for work. The two had already discovered this issue in Europe, and since the company’s general manager had transferred them back to headquarters, they brought the issue with them.
The two worked quite comfortably in this new company, where they could truly demonstrate their talents. Upon hearing Claire say that the company’s boss wanted them to report their plans, they felt it was their honor to work in such a company. They hadn’t seen the boss in the past few days, so upon hearing that the boss wanted to meet them, they rushed excitedly to Claire’s office.
They were also quite curious about this boss who could come up with such brilliant ideas and conduct such big business. When they knocked and entered, seeing Mu Lin sitting there, they were immediately stunned.
Although Mu Lin had long forgotten the two, they remembered Mu Lin clearly. Who else could make them feel as if his spiritual consciousness was like a hand stroking their bodies during the interview? At that time, they felt both shy and angry, thinking it was because Mu Lin was looking at them lustfully with his eyes.
Moreover, it was a job interview, and without evidence, they didn’t confront him on the spot. Plus, Mu Lin didn’t say a word, so they thought he was just some company executive. After joining the company, the two had once considered confronting Mu Lin again but never saw him again. They also felt too embarrassed to ask Claire about such a minor matter. Soon after, they were sent to Europe, and after so much time had passed, their desire for revenge gradually faded. Now, seeing this “pervert” sitting there, they naturally didn’t have a good expression.
They glared at Mu Lin angrily and asked, “What is this pervert doing here? The general manager said the boss was waiting here for us to report our plans. Where is he now?”
Mu Lin had long forgotten this incident and thought to himself that these two girls must be ill. He had never seen them before, so how could they address him as a “pervert”? Did he really not look like the boss?
Feeling somewhat displeased, he said, “What’s wrong? Can’t I be the boss?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the two girls said together, “If you’re the boss, then we’re the mother of the president!”
At this moment, Claire, who had just entered, stopped Mu Lin from standing up and said to the two girls, “Winnie, Jessie, you’re wrong. Daniel is the chairman of the company, and this company is solely owned by him.” After hearing Claire’s words, the two girls were stunned and hadn’t spoken yet.
Sitting there, Mu Lin smugly said to the two girls, “Well, do you believe I’m the boss of the company now? However, you two wanting to be the mother of the president is still a bit too young!”
The two girls were so angry that their faces turned red. “Even if you are the boss, you’re just a little pervert!”
Before Mu Lin could retort, Claire stopped him, who was preparing to counterattack. Being a woman with a keen heart, Claire had always thought that Mu Lin liked the two girls during the job interview. She considered herself a married woman, much older than Mu Lin, so her only requirement for being with Mu Lin was to be able to follow him.
In the subsequent work, she had always worked hard to train the two girls, and the two girls indeed lived up to expectations, achieving remarkable work results. Therefore, she naturally transferred them back to the headquarters to create opportunities for Mu Lin. Now, seeing that the two sides clashed immediately upon meeting, it was obviously not the case, so she stopped Mu Lin, not wanting to lose two valuable talents.
The book now has basically completed the previous groundwork, and Mu Lin is about to show his strength. I humbly ask for your votes. There are usually three to four chapters every day.
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