Mu Wan and Li Yue exchanged WeChat contacts. Then, as the boss, Mu Wan gave her first order without hesitation: find an office building. Li Yue had already prepared herself to handle such miscellaneous tasks and nodded, making a note of Mu Wan’s office requirements and budget in her memo.

—After returning home, Mu Wan immediately shared the good news with Kuang Ye. Kuang Ye fully supported what she was doing and even asked if she had enough money. If not, he was happy to provide it.

Mu Wan replied, “I have my brother’s supplementary card, but Lawyer Zhou said opening a talent agency can be quite expensive. I should let him know.”

Buying clothes or other small things was no big deal, but large instruments in the classical music world could cost hundreds of thousands. It was better to inform her brother. Even though opening a company was an impromptu decision, now that she had started, Mu Wan wanted to make it work. Since she was an adult, she didn’t want to always rely on her family for money.

Kuang Ye was immediately displeased. “Why don’t you use my money?”

Mu Wan paused for a moment and said, “Well, we’re not married yet, so using my boyfriend’s money feels a bit strange.”

Kuang Ye lifted her chin, his eyes deep with a smile. “So, what about the three million you gave me in the car before?”

Mu Wan: “…To let you see how rich I am?”

Kuang Ye flicked her forehead with an exasperated look, then teased her in a soft, playful tone. “Jiejie, you’re so double-standard. It’s fine when I use your money, but when you use mine, it’s not okay?”

He looked like a domineering CEO and pulled a bank card from his bag, slapping it into Mu Wan’s hand. “This is my salary card. You can use it however you want.”

Mu Wan: “…”

His salary card just casually handed over like that? She blushed, hesitated for a moment, but eventually placed the card into her bag. After all, this was proof that Kuang Ye liked her.

“You gave me your salary card. What will you do when you need money?”

“I still have the three million pocket money you gave me,” Kuang Ye said, recalling how he had been practically forced to accept three million from her before. At that time, he must have been thrilled, but Mu Wan was so embarrassed that she grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at him.

“How dare you bring that up?”

Kuang Ye quickly hugged her, apologizing while rubbing her hair. “Jiejie, I was wrong. I won’t do it again.”

Mu Wan huffed. “I want to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.”

Kuang Ye, now skilled in his ways, grinned. “Alright, I’ll go make it for you.”

After that day, Mu Wan became busy.

Since this was her first business venture, Mu Wan wanted to handle everything herself. Although she wasn’t lacking in money, the sense of achievement and satisfaction for her wasn’t determined by the amount of money she had. However, after searching for a long time, she still hadn’t found a suitable office building. It wasn’t because of the price; it was because there were so many companies in S City that the good locations had already been taken. Since it was a classical music agency, having a concert hall was a must. In order to avoid disturbing others, the soundproofing also had to be top-notch. Just these two requirements alone eliminated a large portion of office buildings in commercial centers.

Then, one day, Kuang Ye took Mu Wan to a place. It was a commercial villa with two floors. On the first floor, there was a reception desk, a waiting area, and further inside, an office area with three meeting rooms. The second floor had a large multi-media room, at least 300 square meters, which could be converted into a small concert hall, and the soundproofing was more than enough. There was also a lounge, a multi-person conference room, and an executive office…

“This location is perfect, and it’s so close to the First Concert Hall. If there’s a large event, we can rent a venue, and transporting instruments would be easy.” Mu Wan’s eyes lit up. The villa’s location and layout were exactly what she needed.

“This is a private villa. It wasn’t available for rent before, but I know the owner, so I asked him. He said it’s available.” Mu Wan smiled brightly, “Ah ye, thank you. This location is really great. How much is the rent per month?”

Kuang Ye replied, “Eighteen thousand.”

Commercial villas were generally much more expensive than residential villas. Given the size and decoration of this villa, the price wasn’t high, in fact, it was quite affordable.

Mu Wan: “Then could you contact the owner for me?”

Kuang Ye: “Sure.” He took out his phone and texted the owner:
【My wife likes your villa, when would be a good time to sign the contract?】
【Boss, you’re heartless and indifferent. You didn’t even come to see us when the company went public, but now you personally want to pick new office building.】
【Didn’t you say commercial villas weren’t suitable for our office model? You’ve passed on this one?】
【You’re just cruel.】
【…】
【I’m free the day after tomorrow. I’ll come to see who it is that has made our big boss so dizzy.】
【Go away!】

Mu Wan felt a bit anxious, worried that someone might beat her to the villa. Seeing that Kuang Ye didn’t lift his head after reading the message, she nervously asked, “Ah Ye, did something come up with the owner?”

Kuang Ye, hearing his wife speak, immediately turned off his phone and pushed the conversation with his friend aside. “No, he said he’s free the day after tomorrow.”

Mu Wan was overjoyed. She then sent the company address to Li Yue so she wouldn’t continue running around searching for a place. After carefully checking the villa’s water and electricity issues, it was almost noon. The two of them locked the door and left the villa.

Just as they were walking a few steps, Mu Wan suddenly noticed two figures ahead of them wearing shorts and slippers. She turned to Kuang Ye and asked, “Ah Ye, don’t those two look like your teammates?”

Kuang Ye smiled mysteriously. “Why don’t you go over and check?”