<h4>Chapter 1441: Chapter 1454</h4>


    Li Hua thought for a moment, worriedly looking at Chu Ge, "You haven’t gone to see Lady Mu while I was away, have you?"


    Chu Ge nced at him coolly, snorted coldly, "Do you think I’m as brainless as you?"


    Li Hua’s lips twitched, "That’s not what I meant. I’m worried that if you have too much contact with Lady Mu, she might recognize you."


    "So what if she does? I, Chu Ge, am upright and have done nothing wrong. What’s there to fear?" Chu Ge felt particrly frustrated inside. He wasn’t a criminal, yet he had to stay in the hotel like one, unable to go anywhere or do anything.


    Li Hua scratched his head. He had realized that, although Chu Ge and Mr. Chu were worlds apart, they shared one simrity: they were both incredibly stubborn!


    "Forget it, Elder Jian will be here soon anyway. I really don’t want to deal with these troublesome matters any longer."


    Li Hua waved his hand in frustration; he was just a simple man, and the twists and turns within were difficult for him toprehend.


    Chu Ge didn’t say anything further. He nced at Li Hua, shook his head silently, then walked over to the sofa, sat down, and started reading the news on his phone.


    Meanwhile, at the Jinxiu Group headquarters, in the president’s office.


    Mu Bingtong stood by the window, overlooking the view outside, lost in deep thought. She was so engrossed that she didn’t notice when Xiao Shan had been standing behind her for quite a while.


    "President Mu, are you thinking about Mr. Chu?" Xiao Shan asked Mu Bingtong, because only when she was thinking about Chu Ge did she be this absorbed.


    Mu Bingtong recalled thest time she saw Chu Ge, feeling strange about it. During this period, Chu Ge hadn’t returned home, and when she called him, the phone was temporarily disconnected. Even more peculiar, she felt that this Chu Ge was cold and distant, unlike the Chu Ge she knew.


    Xiao Shan watched Mu Bingtong fall into a daze again, couldn’t help but sigh, "President Mu, if you keep this up, you’re going to get wrinkles!"


    Mu Bingtong instinctively touched her cheek, then realized Xiao Shan was teasing her. Speechless, she looked at Xiao Shan, saying, "Alright, I’m fine, don’t worry."


    She thought for a moment and then said to Xiao Shan, "However, there’s one thing I need you to discreetly investigate for me."


    Xiao Shan leaned in, "What is it?"


    "Help me find out which hotel Chu Ge is staying at now."


    "Mr. Chu is really back!" Xiao Shan immediately looked excitedly at Mu Bingtong.


    Mu Bingtong shook her head, "I’m not sure."


    She felt there was a secret she didn’t know about, and the feeling was strong; she just couldn’t exin why. Maybe it was what they called a woman’s intuition.


    "Alright, hurry up and go."


    After sending Xiao Shan away, Mu Bingtong took out her mobile phone and found Huo Tianqian’s number. This number was saved during a trip to the Capital City because Chu Ge told her to, instructing Huo Tianqian to take good care of her in Shanghai.


    Mu Bingtong thought for a while and dialed the number. Soon, the call was connected.


    "Sister-inw, what are your orders?" As soon as the call connected, Huo Tianqian’s teasing voice came through.


    Mu Bingtong smiled slightly, "President Huo, please don’t tease me. I have something important to ask you."


    "Hehe, go ahead, sister-inw."


    "Do you know if Chu Ge is back?" Mu Bingtong asked tentatively.


    If Chu Ge were back, he would definitely contact Huo Tianqian to learn about Shanghai’s recent developments, so Mu Bingtong was certain on this point as she asked.


    "I do know! We met a few days ago." Huo Tianqian puzzledly asked, "Sister-inw, rest assured, I didn’t take Mr. Chu to do anything bad."


    Mu Bingtong’s lips twitched, but her heart felt somewhat uneasy. Chu Ge had never ignored her like this before. Even when busy, he would send her a text, but now...


    Thinking about the look in his eyes when they met, his indifference, his heartlessness, made her heart ache.


    After a long pause, Huo Tianqian couldn’t help but curiously ask, "Sister-inw, are you okay?"


    "I’m fine, thank you. Nothing else."


    Mu Bingtong hastily hung up, gripping her phone tightly.


    ...


    After hanging up, Huo Tianqian scratched his head in confusion, feeling that Mu Bingtong seemed to have something she wanted to say but couldn’t, a strange feeling.


    But he didn’t think deeply about it or care much.


    Ah Hu timely approached and said to Huo Tianqian, "Master Huo, as per your instructions, a new project proposal has been reorganized. Please take a look."


    As he spoke, he handed a document to Huo Tianqian.


    Huo Tianqian looked at the proposal, frowning tightly, "I didn’t expect that after Mr. Chu went to the Capital City, he learned so many skills, even started apany."


    He patted the proposal, saying to Ah Hu, "Last time, my discussion with Mr. Chu was really invigorating; if I hadn’t known Mr. Chu before, I would’ve thought he was cut out to run apany."


    Ah Hu chuckled, "Master Huo, but this time Mr. Chu’s idea should be quite useful for you."


    "Hey, you’re aware of this too!"


    "If it wasn’t practical, you wouldn’t have spent money to have someone specifically draft this proposal."


    "You know you brothers are the same, none of you are highly educated, can’t even draft a proposal."


    Huo Tianqian smacked Ah Hu’s head with the document, chuckling softly, "I’m going to find Mr. Chu. Call me if you need anything."


    "Yes."


    Driving away from his headquarters, Huo Tianqian headed directly to the hotel where Chu Ge was staying; this address was given by Chu Ge during theirst meeting.


    Originally, Li Hua didn’t want Chu Ge to tell him, butter agreed, fearing Huo Tianqian might be suspicious.


    Huo Tianqian got out of the car and walked into the hotel lobby, muttering as he went, "Mr. Chu, with his own estate, insists on staying in a hotel. Indeed, geniuses think in entric ways."


    Following the address given by Chu Ge, he arrived at the room door, gave it a knock, and shortly after, Li Hua came to open it.


    Thinking it was Jian Chunqiu, Li Hua eagerly ran to the door, only to find it was Huo Tianqian, and froze momentarily, "What are you doing here?"


    Clearly, Li Hua wasn’t at all weing to Huo Tianqian. If Huo Tianqian discovered that Chu Ge wasn’t really Mr. Chu, it would be disastrous.


    "I’m here to see Mr. Chu. Is he in?" Huo Tianqian asked.


    Li Hua wanted to say he wasn’t, but Chu Ge spoke first, "Come in."


    Li Hua was helpless and had to let Huo Tianqian enter, standing behind him, warning Chu Ge with his eyes not to speak carelessly!