Chapter 421: Look Again

Mu Youyu recognized them; they were A Jin's subordinates cultivated since childhood, outwardly bodyguards, but actually also carrying out the duties of a Special Assistant.

They didn't waste time with extra pleasantries, got in the car and drove toward the Shen Consortium.

Mu Youyu looked out the car window at the street scene, and she felt energized, "What time is the board meeting?"

"Nine thirty." Jiang Liangjin replied, "First go to the office; my uncle is there."

When the car stopped below the Shen Consortium building, it was exactly nine o'clock; Mu Youyu had been there before and was not unfamiliar.

The front desk at the entrance saw them get out, trotted up to greet them, "Good morning, Director Jiang, good morning, Miss Mu."

Jiang Liangjin nodded, took Mu Youyu's hand and they went up in the elevator straight to the top floor.

Hardly had they entered the office when Uncle Shen pushed the door in; seeing Mu Youyu, his face instantly broke into a smile: "Hey, Ah Yu is here too!"

"Uncle Shen."

Uncle Shen kept saying "good" a few times, pulled her to look for a while, then turned to his nephew: "The board meeting preparations are done over there; it will start in ten minutes."

"Got it." Jiang Liangjin responded, turned his head to Mu Youyu, "Shall we go?"

"If Uncle Shen is there, I won't go; you go ahead."

Jiang Liangjin glanced at his uncle beside him, saw no need to further persuade, and carefully instructed: "Just wait here for me; if you get bored, you can have them take you around the company."

"Okay." Mu Youyu sat down on the sofa, very obedient, "I'll wait for you here."

After the door closed, Mu Youyu messaged her brothers, then sent a message to Lin Ning: "【At the Shen Consortium, accompanying A Jin to work.】"

Lin Ning instantly replied: "【Yo, up so early, is the boss lady inspecting work?】"

Mu Youyu replied with a cat holding a big hammer emoticon: "【He went to a meeting; I'm alone in the office, so bored.】"

Ningning: "【Then sneak a look in his drawer, see if there's anything unsavory.】"

Mu Youyu: "【I've already looked through it before; nothing.】"

Ningning: "【Look again, I want to see.】"

Mu Youyu didn't reply; Lin Ning then sighed: "【If your brothers knew you were willing to accompany Jiang Liangjin to the company, unwilling to go to their place, they'd be jealous to death.】"

They've already been jealous.

Mu Youyu casually tapped an emoticon and sent it, then put down her phone and walked around the office.

This office wasn't the one Uncle Shen used before; it was renovated a few years ago especially for Jiang Liangjin.

The books on the shelves were neatly arranged, mostly management titles, with occasional novels and manga; all were books she had previously thought good and recommended to him.

There wasn't much fun, so Mu Youyu sat back on the sofa and started playing games.

After Jiang Liangjin finished the meeting, the two of them again headed together to the Jiang Consortium.

The people on the Jiang side were as well-behaved as before; compared to the Shen side, handling affairs was much easier.

Thus they were busy for several days, finally returning to campus; in February, aside from Jiang Liangjin's birthday, nothing interesting happened.

Days passed quietly; in early March, the weather in C City finally had a hint of spring.

Mu Youyu swapped her padded coat for a thin jacket, tied her pink-gold long hair into a low ponytail, revealing a small section of fair nape.

She carried her drawing board out of the Art Building; the sunlight was just right, she narrowed her eyes, her mood was good.

Here, Wednesday afternoon had no classes, just like next-door Lan Lin; she planned to go to the Painting Studio to finish up the artwork she hadn't completed the previous week.

Lin Ning took the day off and didn't come; the brothers didn't know what they were up to last night, each was catching up on sleep in class; Jiang Liangjin had a short meeting at the Shen Consortium in the afternoon, and they agreed he'd pick her up at four.

It was rare for her to be alone; her steps felt a bit lighter.

She was pretty familiar with the Nan Feng campus; the distance from the senior year building to the Painting Studio wasn't far; as she turned the corner of the tree-lined path, out of the corner of her eye she saw a person's shadow behind the flowerbed, shrinking back, as if hiding from something.

Mu Youyu merely glanced with her peripheral vision; Nan Feng has many students, nothing unusual.

After a few steps, she suddenly felt something was off; she stopped, turned her head and glanced back.

The person behind the flowerbed immediately shrank downward, the whole body hiding behind the bushes, movements hasty, almost scraping their face on a branch.

Mu Youyu was momentarily speechless; she realized it was Jiang Yan.

During the New Year period, that distant relative of the Jiang family who had been lectured by the second older brother and Yu Chu Ge at the Jiang household, bumped into a Lan Lin classmate gathering before school started, and finally had a coin thrown at him by Song Yan.

She didn't take it to heart; Nan Feng and Lan Lin are opposite each other, students visiting each other's schools isn't rare, and perhaps they were transferred here by family elders.

Mu Youyu guessed correctly; Jiang Yan had indeed transferred to Nan Feng; he couldn't stay at Lin Lin High School.

Since Jiang Liangjin formally took over the Jiang and Shen families at his birthday banquet, his situation in the Jiang family has become more awkward, facing cold stares everywhere.

His father, after the New Year, used many connections to squeeze him into Nan Feng's senior year, hoping a change of environment would make him restrain himself a bit.

Who would have thought this change would also bring an unexpected gain.

The Mu family's little princess also transferred here! When he saw her at school, his heart almost leapt out of his throat.

Jiang Yan initially didn't dare approach; the lesson he received at the Jiang household took him a long time to suppress, and he began to ponder how to stage a 'chance encounter'.

For over a month after school started, he staked out every day, figuring out Mu Youyu's routine.

No matter when she went out, Jiang Liangjin, Mu Xi, and Song Lujing always surrounded her, leaving no chance to get close!

It was rare that there was no one around her at all!

Mu Youyu continued forward, not intending to engage; her impression of Jiang Yan in two words: annoying.

After a few steps, a rustling sound came from behind, like someone crawling out of the bushes, brushing off dust, then hesitantly following up.

Mu Youyu quickened her pace; the person behind also sped up.

She slowed down; the person behind also slowed, keeping a distance of about seven or eight steps, neither advancing nor retreating.

Mu Youyu was a bit speechless, but too lazy to bother, lest such a person think she had some other design on him.

She arrived at the Painting Studio's ground floor, pushed the door open and went in; the person behind didn't follow, lingered at the doorway for two steps, then shrank back.

Mu Youyu immediately took the elevator; upon reaching the Painting Studio, she glanced toward the window.

Jiang Yan stood downstairs, head raised, gazing at the Painting Studio's window, like a large dog locked outside, wanting to enter but daring not to.

Mu Youyu secretly shook her head, placed the drawing board on the table, and began carefully mixing pigments.

Half an hour later, she finished the last few strokes, tidied up her things and went downstairs, pushed open the door, Jiang Yan was still standing at the doorway.

This time she didn't hide, she stood straight up, obviously having done some mental preparation for a while.

Seeing her come out, his eyes lit up, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Mu——"

"What do you want with the young lady?"

A middle-aged woman in a cleaning uniform appeared out of nowhere, blocking Jiang Yan's way, still holding a mop, her tone flat.

Jiang Yan was startled, took a step back, "Who, who are you?"