What to do if you become the female lead's best friend?

Chapter 8

Assistant Fang finally received the message, and the anxiety he'd been holding onto was finally released.

He walked over to the black sedan parked by the roadside, bowed slightly, and said to the person inside, "Mr. Mu, everything has been arranged. Miss Gu will definitely attend the graduation ceremony."

As he approached, the automatic car door slowly opened, revealing the elegant and handsome face of the young man sitting inside. He exuded an extraordinary aura, and even just sitting there in the car, his outstanding presence was unmistakable.

The young man responded with a casual "Hmm," his face showing no particular emotion.

Fang's assistant inwardly mocked himself. Everyone said he was good at reading people and navigating situations. Yet, no matter how skilled he was, trying to decipher anything from this man’s expression was a challenge that might take another 800 years of practice.

Working for this man was a constant test of mental endurance. Even when Mr. Mu was silent, his mere presence could be overwhelmingly intense if he was in a bad mood.

Glancing at the time, Fang reminded him, "Sir, it's getting late. The graduation ceremony is about to start. Should we head to the school now?"

Something about Fang’s words seemed to amuse Mu Mingcheng, as a playful smile appeared on his lips. He casually toyed with the deep red jade bracelet in his hand and leaned back in the seat, saying, "Let's go."

The car shook slightly with his movement, and seeing his smile made Fang's heart skip a beat.

As he took his seat in the front, he wiped away the imaginary sweat on his forehead. Whenever Mr. Mu smiled like that, it meant he had encountered something interesting. Whatever had piqued his interest, whether it would bring fortune or disaster, the other party was certainly someone noteworthy.

Fang's mind wandered back to the woman named Gu Jin, whom Mr. Mu had asked him to investigate.

Mr. Mu, now 27 years old, had taken over the Mu Corporation three years ago. In all that time, he had never shown any interest in women—or even in anyone of the opposite sex. So why now, would he suddenly be interested in a woman who seemed so utterly unremarkable based on the information gathered?

Moreover, upon learning that Gu Jin was a student at Imperial Teacher University, Mr. Mu had actually accepted the university's invitation to present an award to an outstanding graduate. This was the same Mr. Mu who had previously ignored invitations from even the best university in the country, Imperial University!

Could it be that Mr. Mu had a preference for the virtuous, homemaker type?

Realizing that he was speculating about Mr. Mu's thoughts, Fang assistant felt a chill run down his spine and silently chastised himself, praying, *Amitabha, forgive me.*

Only Mu Mingcheng knew the truth.

The story traces back to a week earlier.

Mu Mingcheng had just completed the acquisition of a film company and was having dinner at Yuqing Pavilion with the person in charge of the acquisition.

Unbeknownst to him, the person harbored ulterior motives, wanting to latch onto the Mu Corporation’s success. They even brought in several women to try and win his favor.

Though Mu Mingcheng wasn’t fond of such situations, he was well aware of the unspoken rules of such social gatherings and didn’t object, merely keeping the women at a distance.

However, he hadn't expected that they would be so bold as to drug him.

That day, because a woman had tried to throw herself at him before dinner, he was in a foul mood and let his guard down, falling into their trap.