Go ahead and speak.

Because of Bai Fanhao’s words, Mu Qingxi stopped in her tracks. The others all laughed and said, “Mumu, it’s not that Bai Fanhao is undermining you, but your excuse really is a bit far-fetched.”

Mu Qingxi felt as if she had just shot herself in the foot—if only she hadn’t given them that warning. She replied, “All right, everyone stand still and listen up! Because—because I’m Xie Yingxiang’s boss’s…” She paused, laughter bubbling up inside as she saw the exasperated looks on their faces—it was just too funny.

Guo Chen complained in annoyance, “Mu Qingxi, do you have to mess with us like this?”

Suppressing her laughter, Mu Qingxi said, “Why are you in such a rush? I haven’t finished what I was going to say.”

Qin Yu clung to Mu Qingxi’s arm, whining, “Come on, Mumu, just tell us already! You’re killing me with suspense.”

Mu Qingxi hesitated internally—should she say it or not? In the end, she decided to be vague. “Because I’m Xie Yingxiang’s boss’s granddaughter.”

Silence fell once more. What was it? Was it really that hard to accept? She glanced at them all.

Bai Fanhao was the first to recover, suppressing his surprise as he said, “Heh, let’s all get going, the reservation’s almost up. Why are we still standing out here in this freezing weather?”

They really couldn’t accept it. Even though Mu Qingxi said she was Xie Yingxiang’s boss’s granddaughter, her words were deliberately ambiguous. There were only a few people who could possibly be Xie Yingxiang’s boss. They’d never known Mu Qingxi was actually related to that person—and what about Zuo Kun? He probably wasn’t lacking either!

Watching her friends lost in thought, Mu Qingxi shook her head. Really, were they overthinking this? She called out to the four lagging behind, “Come on, don’t take it so seriously! I was just joking. I really did see it online. If you don’t believe me, go home and look up local celebrities—you’ll see for yourselves.”

She noticed Qin Yu open her mouth as if to say something, then hesitate, biting her tongue. Mu Qingxi couldn’t stand it anymore and encouraged her to speak up. Qin Yu finally said, hesitantly, “Mumu, the Secretary-General’s boss is actually his wife.”

The moment Qin Yu said this, not only did Mu Qingxi’s eyebrow twitch, but she burst out laughing. Even Bai Fanhao, Xi Haifei, and Guo Chen couldn’t hold it in and all burst into hearty laughter.

Qin Yu didn’t understand what was so funny—after all, the exclusive interviews in the newspapers all said that Xie Yingxiang’s boss was his wife, and everyone joked that Xie Yingxiang was completely henpecked.

After laughing for a while, they finally managed to stop. Bai Fanhao, shoulders still shaking, said, “Mumu, you’d better just tell us the truth, or I think Qin Yu will keep agonizing over this.”

The others nodded in agreement, and Qin Yu nodded even faster. Feeling defeated, Mu Qingxi said, “Why won’t you believe anything I say? I really did see it online, it’s all there in detail. If you don’t believe me, go home tonight and search for ‘local celebrities’—you’ll find all the answers. It’s all written out in detail.”

Seeing that her friends finally believed her, Mu Qingxi let out a long sigh of relief, blinking hard. She thought to herself: Thank goodness Grandpa once made me watch the Hall of Fame with him, or I wouldn’t have known what to say. Grandpa really was far-sighted!

After all these twists and turns, they finally arrived at the bar at half past six. Once again, it was “Xunba.” Mu Qingxi looked at the familiar décor, the familiar booths, the familiar faces—she was speechless. Was “Xunba” really that popular? Every time they came, it was always here. It looked like she was going to make a lot of money!

As she thought this, Mu Qingxi began to laugh. Qin Yu bumped into her, whispering mysteriously, “Mumu, why do you get so excited every time we come here?”

Squinting her eyes, Mu Qingxi replied, “Of course I’m excited! I wish this place was packed every night—then I’d be raking in the money!”