No One Else Will Do But You - Chapter 42

Jiang Mu had returned to France a few times during this period, and he guessed that that old man—Su Jing Feng—had taken advantage of his absence to sneak in.

His relationship with Shu Luo was fundamentally unbreakable; it was just a matter of time, and he hadn’t yet spoken his mind.

Shu Luo’s attitude had always been the same: being good to him meant being good to himself. Thus, Jiang Mu naturally hesitated to confirm if Shu Luo’s feelings were the same as his own.

However, Su Jing Feng had been far too active recently. It seemed he had no choice but to take action.

Shu Luo saw that Jiang Mu had been silent the whole time. “What’s wrong? What are you thinking about so intensely?”

“Nothing. Let’s go and eat noodles. You look like you’ve lost weight recently; eat a little more.”

And so, a certain CEO began planning the strategy with the highest success rate for a confession, even mobilizing his assistant, Comrade Xiao Fang.

This was because Comrade Xiao Fang was one of only two people, besides his father, who knew whom he liked.

Comrade Xiao Fang was stunned. This… this task is a bit difficult!

“CEO, I might be able to offer some advice on pursuing a woman, but pursuing… pursuing a man, I can’t do that.”

“I’m not asking you to pursue him.” Jiang Mu gave him a cold look. “I’m just asking you for ideas. What, you can’t?”

“No, I… it’s just…”

“A raise.”

“CEO, really…”

“Double.”

“Aiya, that’s simple! Leave it to me.”

He really succumbed to the wicked power of money, haha, double! Comrade Xiao Fang grinned broadly.

“Does Young Master Shu have anything he particularly likes?”

Jiang Mu thought for a moment. “He seems to like everything. I haven’t seen anything he likes especially.”

Xiao Fang looked at his boss doubtfully. “CEO, you haven’t been paying attention, have you? Young Master Shu must have one thing he especially likes.”

“Me.”

“…” Boss, can you please not be so narcissistic.

“Sweets. He likes chocolate.”

“Anything else? The information is too scarce. I can’t design anything.”

Jiang Mu thought again. “Money.”

“…” Oh my gosh, are we even going to cooperate anymore?

“E-sports related. He likes playing online games.”

Xiao Fang recorded all these things. “CEO, have you ever done anything crazy for him?” But the CEO is still so young; could he have done anything crazy?

Jiang Mu glanced at him. “Why should I tell you?”

With that arrogant glance, Xiao Fang: “…”

The boss is totally uncooperative! This is practically asking for a fight. Why is he so serious? Look at Young Master Shu; he’s so youthful and energetic. And the boss fancies him… aiya…

Wh-what are you doing?

Xiao Fang saw his boss looking over. Does he know what I’m thinking?

Jiang Mu looked at the expression on Xiao Fang’s face, seeming to see through something, and slightly raised an eyebrow.

“Boss, I need to know the details of your relationship to make arrangements. Otherwise, why don’t you just find a place and tell him directly? You’re two grown men; you don’t need to make it so complicated.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a high-voltage glare from his boss.

“Do you think your salary is too high?” How dare he call it complicated?

It was truly difficult to be the boss’s assistant.

Fine. In the end, he slowly started brainstorming. It’s exhausting; the assistant even has to help the boss pursue someone.

Jiang Mu leaned back in his chair, looking at the photo of the two of them on his desk.

This was a photo from when they went to Tibet last year, with a clear blue sky in the background.

At that time, Shu Luo had said that he had fulfilled his wish, but it wasn’t his wish.

Then what was his wish?

Looking at the beautiful smile in the photo, it seemed his efforts were still insufficient.

In 2011, Shu Luo’s mother gave birth to a baby boy named Shu Yin.

He was dearly cherished by the family.

He was a very naughty child.

But he brought infinite joy to the family.

Shu Luo was already grown up, and Shu Luo’s mother was quite bored alone at home since her husband was often busy with work. With the addition of a child, she felt she at least had something to keep her busy.

“Brother, why didn’t Brother Mu come?”

Little Shu Yin sat in Shu Luo’s arms and asked curiously.

“He’s probably at school. Your Brother Mu has an exam today.” Shu Luo pinched the child’s face. They were brothers sixteen years apart, which was quite fun.

“An exam? What’s an exam?”

“Well… you’ll know when you start school. You get rewards if you do well on exams. I always get rewards when I do well.”

Little Shu Yin’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Rewards? Do I get candy? Brother, I want candy.”

“Kids shouldn’t eat candy all the time.”

Jiang Mu’s voice came from the doorway.

Hearing the familiar voice, Little Shu Yin immediately ran over and hugged Jiang Mu’s thigh.

“Brother Mu, you’re late! You need a spanking.”

Jiang Mu picked up Little Shu Yin and smiled. “You want to spank your brother’s bottom? Don’t you want the toy?”

“There’s a toy? Then I won’t spank you. Let’s make an exchange.”

Shu Luo lay comfortably on the sofa, watching the two of them play, and suddenly lamented, “Aiya, that treatment used to be mine! Now Shu Yin has stolen it.”

“Brother, did you really spank Brother Mu’s bottom before?”

“Of course. I spank him when he doesn’t listen. And Shu Yin, you should call him Uncle Mu.”

“Why?” Shu Yin didn’t understand.

Shu Luo smiled and glanced at Jiang Mu. “Because I call him Brother, so you have to call him Uncle.”

Jiang Mu pulled Shu Luo into his arms and rubbed his head. “You have to take advantage even of this, huh?”

The magnetic voice sounded close to his ear. The warm breath made his ear tickle. “It’s the truth.”

Looking at the person in his arms whose cheeks were slightly flushed, the curve of his smile deepened with doting affection.

Little Shu Yin watched them play together and also cried for a hug. “You two are so old and still need hugs! What about me?”

Shu Luo pushed Jiang Mu. “Go on, go on. The little brat is yours.”

Jiang Mu lifted the child onto his shoulder. “Come on, let’s play.”

“Yay~”

Shu Luo simply walked into the kitchen to see what his mother was doing.

“Luo Luo, come, help me out. Wash the tomatoes and potatoes for me.”

Shu Luo nodded and put on the apron nearby.

Shu Luo’s mother looked at her son with satisfaction. He had become calmer and lost the mischievous streak of his childhood. But after all, the child was only eighteen years old, not even a full year into his age yet. Other children were just starting the twelfth grade at this time, but her son was already a sophomore in university. Studying early indeed had its advantages.

Since the Shu family and the Jiang family moved into a villa complex under the Jiang Group, most of the residents were wealthy and influential. The two handsome young men from the Shu and Jiang families were often the subject of attention.

She had been invited out for tea countless times, but she didn’t care for superficial things. Her children’s relationships should be handled by themselves.

However, she was quite worried about Shu Luo. Over the years, he had grown to be more and more beautiful. While a mother was proud because he perfectly combined the genes of her and his father, she was also a bit worried that he wouldn’t fancy any girls.

“Luo Luo, does any girl like you at school?”

Shu Luo glanced at his mother amusedly. “What, are you afraid your son won’t be wanted?”

“It’s not that. Your mother is just afraid your standards are too high. You look even better than many girls.”

“…” Shu Luo’s face froze for a few seconds. He wasn’t happy with that description.

Shu Luo’s mother sighed. “It’s also a nuisance when your son is too good-looking. Why didn’t I notice he was a dark horse when he was little? But I raised you like a daughter when you were little. It’s a shame I never had a little cotton-padded jacket, but instead got another little devil.”

Shu Luo silently shook his head and went back to washing his tomatoes and potatoes.

Looking at her son’s perfect and delicate profile, she quickly took two photos with her phone and posted them on her social media feed.

“My son is too handsome, capable, and domesticated. Line up if you want him.”

After this post was published, the number of likes and replies instantly skyrocketed.

But the first comment was short and direct: Already packaged.

No one else. Only Jiang Mu was that simple and blunt.

Shu Luo’s mother was delighted and didn’t even cut the vegetables anymore, leaving Shu Luo, the unaware party, to cut the vegetables helplessly.

“Luo Luo, so many people are lining up on my social media to arrange a date for you! So many likes!”

“…” What should I do with this mother who digs holes for her son?

“Why haven’t I seen A-Mu dating a girlfriend? A-Mu is an excellent boyfriend. He’s already a boss before graduating. Many girls must be chasing him, right?”

Shu Luo’s hand paused, and he said, “Probably. There are many pretty girls at his school. Our school has too many boys—a dominance of the Yang (male) over the Yin (female).”

“What girls?”

Jiang Mu walked to the kitchen doorway, holding Little Shu Yin, and leaned against the refrigerator, watching them.

Shu Luo looked at him holding the child and suddenly had a strange feeling.

Shu Luo’s mother suddenly became gossipy. “A-Mu, do you have someone you like?”

Shu Luo’s action of cutting the potatoes noticeably slowed down.

“Yes.”

Shu Luo’s mother’s eyes lit up. “What do they look like?”

“Perfect.”

Slap—

The small diced potato was forcefully flattened into a mash.

Shu Luo’s mother: “…” What was that?

Shu Luo calmly glanced at Jiang Mu and said, “It’s nothing. You two continue. I just accidentally used too much force.”

Little Shu Yin suddenly pointed at Shu Luo. “Mom, I know who Brother Mu likes. It’s Brother.”

Comrade Jiang Mu: “…”

Comrade Shu Luo: “…”

Shu Luo’s mother clearly didn’t take it seriously. “Of course he likes him. Your brother is so handsome, why wouldn’t anyone like him? Naturally, your Brother Mu also admires your brother.”

Shu Luo nodded in satisfaction. That explanation was good.

Jiang Mu smiled faintly, looking at the triumphant expression in Shu Luo’s eyes, full of doting affection.

Of course, he had long been captivated.