Mu Group was located in the famous Moongaze Building in Zhonghai, occupying more than twenty floors, with the annual rent being an astronomical figure.
If it weren't for the rapid rise in Zhonghai's housing prices in recent years, and Shanshan Mu focusing mainly on expanding the group's business, Women Country might have already bought the entire building.
In the underground parking lot of the Moongaze Building, Lin Fei, somewhat mismatched with the brand new BMW 7 Series sedan, got out of the car. Unfortunately, despite Lin Fei's decent looks, his cheap casual attire significantly discounted his overall image.
Shanshan Mu did not get out of the car with Lin Fei, worried about being seen by company staff. She had arranged for Lin Fei to get out of the car first. After Lin Fei gave her an "OK" gesture, she then stepped out of the car in her black high heels.
Unlike ordinary employees who needed to go around to the main entrance to take the public elevator upstairs, there was a private elevator in the parking lot, providing direct access to Shanshan's CEO office.
"The CEO really is different, having a private elevator," someone said.
Normal elevators just required pressing the floor number, but this private elevator operated by a few people needed a password-like activation code.
Although Shanshan Mu did not tell Lin Fei the elevator's activation password, with his sharp vision, he naturally memorized it. In the future, if Lin Fei was too lazy to go around to the main elevator, this private one might serve him.
The elevator quickly reached the twenty-sixth floor, where Shanshan Mu's office and the secretariat of Mu Group were located. The other elevators in the Moongaze Building did not have the twenty-sixth floor as an option.
Perhaps because it was not yet nine o'clock, the entire floor seemed empty. It was unclear whether Shanshan's secretaries and assistants had not yet come to work or were huddled in their offices having breakfast.
Shanshan Mu, leading Lin Fei, walked straight into her CEO office. "Have a seat for now, someone will take you to the marketing department soon. This is the company, you'd better be careful. If you cause any trouble, I won't be biased towards you."
Having said that, Shanshan Mu ignored Lin Fei and walked over to her large desk, turned on her computer, and seemed ready to start working.
Lin Fei, feeling quite at home, began to look around his wife's office.
Over a hundred square meters of spaciousness gave the room an open and bright feeling. In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, ivy, daffodils, violets, and various other plants were vying in beauty, creating an ambiance of birds singing among fragrant flowers. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling was clearly a designer piece, exuding a thick artistic atmosphere. Additionally, numerous famous Chinese and foreign paintings on the snow-white walls added an elegant touch to the entire office.
With a sofa seating area, bathroom, and small bedroom, this place could hardly be considered merely an office. If a kitchen were added, living here for an extended period would pose no problem at all.
Lin Fei walked over to an antique-style liquor cabinet, opened the door, and took out a bottle of Lan Bordeaux red wine. After a moment of consideration, he put it back.
After all, it was his first day on the job, and showing up to work smelling of alcohol might give his colleagues a bad impression. Although Lin Fei never cared much about appearances, given that he was going to interact with these people day in, day out, he figured he should still be mindful.
Eventually, Lin Fei brewed himself a cup of Tieguanyin tea and settled onto the sofa in the reception area, calmly starting to smoke.
The cheap tobacco scent made Shanshan Mu uncomfortable—Lin Fei was definitely the first person audacious enough to smoke in her office.
Shanshan Mu glanced at the time, it was almost nine o'clock. She picked up the phone, her voice cold: "Shen Xuan, come in."
Shanshan Mu had just put down the phone when, in less than five seconds, someone knocked and entered.
"President Mu."
Shen Xuan, who was in her early to mid-twenties, had a delicate face and petite figure and was the most good-tempered among the many secretaries and assistants of Shanshan Mu.
Given this, Shanshan had called her in, "Take him to the General Affairs Department, tell Minister Ling, he is the Lin Fei I spoke to her about earlier. Lin Fei's work matters will be arranged by Minister Ling."
Shanshan Mu exuded a queenly demeanor, radiating a strong aura of authority, showing no signs of treating Lin Fei as her husband.
"Yes, President Mu. Sir, please follow me," Shen Xuan said softly, gesturing for Lin Fei to follow her.
In the presence of outsiders, Lin Fei naturally wouldn't undermine Shanshan, so he extinguished the cheap cigarette in his hand and left Shanshan's office, guided by Shen Xuan.
Little did he know, Shen Xuan had already been immensely curious about Lin Fei's identity. Shen Xuan had been a secretary under Shanshan for over a year, and this was the first time she had seen a man daring to smoke in Shanshan's office.
However, as a secretary, Shen Xuan naturally knew what she should and should not ask. The woman politely led the way for Lin Fei, without showing any sign of prying.
Upon Lin Fei's inquiry, Shen Xuan did give him a brief overview of the General Affairs Department.
Although Mu Group leased more than twenty floors of the Moongaze Building, these floors weren't all contiguous. The General Affairs Department, being one of the departments directly reporting to the CEO, occupied the entire twelfth floor.
"Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I'll go report to Minister Ling's secretary first. I believe, Minister Ling will meet with you soon."
Upon reaching the twelfth floor and exiting the elevator, Shen Xuan entered the General Affairs Department's office area ahead of Lin Fei.
As soon as Shen Xuan left, the elevator doors opened again, and out step a city beauty clutching a folder.
"Hello, who are you looking for?" She eyed Lin Fei up and down with her big watery eyes.
Lin Fei extended his hand in a friendly manner, saying, "Hello, I'm not looking for anyone in particular. In a moment, I'll become your colleague."
The woman looked at Lin Fei incredulously, pouting, "Who are you kidding? Tell me, which beauty from the General Affairs Department caught your eye? Do you want me to call her out for you? Of course, you'd need to bribe me, though."
Lin Fei withdrew his hand, "Honestly, I'm actually Minister Ling's fiancé. I'm here to take her away for our wedding."
Snap. The files in the woman's arms, who wore a light blue knitted suit, dropped to the floor, and she burst into uncontrollable laughter, eventually falling to a squat, clutching her stomach.
Lin Fei touched his nose, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
After her bout of laughter, the woman picked up the files from the floor and, with a teasing look, stared at Lin Fei, "You really dare to say anything, aren't you afraid I'll go report you to the minister?"
Lin Fei confidently said, "You won't."
The woman flirtatiously rolled her eyes at Lin Fei, "Are you so certain?"
Lin Fei nodded, saying, "Beautiful women generally aren't that scheming."
After the woman left, Shen Xuan returned and led Lin Fei into the General Affairs Department.
The office area of the General Affairs Department was filled with a mixed fragrance of various perfumes. As Lin Fei stepped into the General Affairs Department, it felt as if he had entered a realm akin to Women Country.
In the entire office area, Lin Fei did not see a single man, only women. The woman he had met earlier at the elevator was now talking with another female employee. When the woman saw Lin Fei entering, especially as he walked straight to the office marked 'Minister', her rosy lips unconsciously parted in surprise.
"Shen Sister, what's wrong, do you know that man from earlier?"
The female employee who was discussing files with Shen Peini, seeing Shen Peini staring distractedly at Lin Fei, asked subconsciously.
Shen Peini shook her head, "I don't know him, just curious."
Shen Peini was genuinely curious about Lin Fei's identity, even wondering if Lin Fei could actually be Weiwei's fiancé.
It wasn't just Shen Peini; other female employees of the General Affairs Department also put down their work and started gossiping about Lin Fei's identity.
With the General Affairs Department being heavily female-dominated, the sudden appearance of a man naturally sparked the curiosity of the female employees about what Lin Fei was there for.