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Chapter 111 Temporary Separation

Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Temporary Separation

Wu Mu, Mo Mo, Mo Mo’s agent Wang Ping, and her assistant Xiao Lan had arrived at the restaurant they had booked in advance.

Mo Mo was clearly in a low mood, and it seemed like Wang Ping and Xiao Lan could sense something amiss as well; they too remained silent.

After a dinner where the food seemed tasteless, Mo Mo seemed to have finally made up her mind and said to Wang Ping and Xiao Lan, "I have something I need to talk to Teacher Wu Mu about, you guys go wait for me outside first."

Wang Ping and Xiao Lan nodded their heads and left.

In the private dining room, Wu Mu and Mo Mo were left alone.

Mo Mo looked at Wu Mu, her mouth slightly open. After several seconds of silence, a painful whimper escaped her lips, "Teacher Wu Mu, I’m so sad. I should be happy to see that you and her have no more contact, but I just can’t help feeling overwhelmingly sad."

Wu Mu gently nodded his head, having guessed something when he saw the forced expression on Mo Mo’s face earlier.

Tears had begun to accumulate in Mo Mo’s eyes as she looked at Wu Mu:

"Teacher Wu Mu, I like you... but the more I like you, the more I can’t help but think about your past, about how much you loved another woman, about how you were willing to give up your life for her, about how you’ve hugged and kissed her, and lived together..."

"Just thinking about these things makes me so jealous... I keep thinking, if only I were the first person Teacher Wu Mu had met."

Wu Mu listened quietly, smiling with a bit of helplessness, "I can’t control that either."

Even without Liu Lan, there was his girlfriend from his past life, after all.

It seemed as though Wu Mu’s helpless expression had brought a smile to Mo Mo’s face. She tugged at the corners of her mouth and continued:

"I know I shouldn’t think this way, that the past can’t be changed, and I understand that even if I had met Teacher Wu Mu very early on, without those experiences, without turning into the Teacher Wu Mu I like today, I’ve tried hard to convince myself to let go of these thoughts. I thought I had finally let go..."

"But..."

The tears in her eyes were desperately spinning.

"But when I just saw her calling you ’baby’, I realized I simply can’t let go. Just hearing her call you that makes my heart feel like it’s choking."

She took a deep breath and looked determinedly at Wu Mu, finally saying with resolve, "I’m sorry, Teacher Wu Mu, I’m not ready yet."

Wu Mu sighed with a smile and nodded, "That’s fine."

After voicing her thoughts, Mo Mo felt much more relaxed and could smile, "I actually wanted to sing a song for you today, Teacher Wu Mu, but now I can’t."

Wu Mu could guess what song she would have sung and sighed with a smile, "That’s a shame."

...

Wu Mu and Mo Mo parted at the entrance of the restaurant. Mo Mo looked back at him, her mouth opened as if she wanted to say something.

Wu Mu spoke up before she could, "Teacher Mo Mo, not everything in the world is bad."

Mo Mo gave a chuckle, "Of course not."

Watching Mo Mo’s retreating figure, Wu Mu felt a bit of regret but remained mostly calm.

It was a pity, but since nothing had really started, it wasn’t too difficult to bear.

After all, there was still plenty of time ahead.

Wu Mu stayed for one night at the hotel in Sha City, then flew back to his tiny home the next day.

Duan Ming, as agreed, came to handle the termination of the contract.

After signing the prepared termination contract, Wu Mu was officially a free man.

The day after the termination, he received a phone call from Lin Qingyue.

"Teacher Wu Mu, have you terminated your contract?" Lin Qingyue asked curiously over the phone.

Wu Mu was quite surprised, "How did you get the news so quickly?"

He hadn’t made any public announcement nor told anyone else, so how did Lin Qingyue know?

Lin Qingyue laughed and said, "I just contacted your company, intending to discuss inviting you to join our program officially and become a regular guest. Then I was informed by your former company that you had already terminated your contract."

"You want to invite me to be a regular guest?" Wu Mu wasn’t surprised; given his previous performance, any director with a normal IQ would do the same.

But...

"It’ll cost more!"

The price of one million five hundred thousand per episode that he quoted when he filmed for Star Agency now clearly was too low.

Lin Qingyue pondered for a moment, then asked, "How much are you asking for, Teacher Wu Mu?"

Wu Mu considered it for a while before replying, "Two million six hundred thousand should be fine."

Lin Qingyue exclaimed, "That’s too big a price hike, jumping by one million one hundred thousand in one go?"

This price was even higher than what Wu Mu used to charge before his downfall, when he was asking for a little over two million per episode.

Yet here he was, not even fully recovered from his tarnished reputation, daring to raise his price even higher than before the downfall.

Wu Mu felt the price was quite reasonable, "I feel that the improvement I bring to your program is worth this price."

Even though the money from appearing on the show was minor for him, with just one Performance Card easily outstripping it, there was no reason not to take what he deserved.

Lin Qingyue did think he was worth the price, but...

"I’ll have to report this to the station for a decision, given how much you’re asking for."

Soon, Lin Qingyue’s report was concluded, and the Beijing TV Station, after careful consideration, agreed to Wu Mu’s asking price.

They couldn’t afford to disagree; they were afraid Wu Mu would decline to appear on their show. Wu Mu now was nothing like when his building collapsed and he was blacklisted.

Now, with Wu Mu actively reaching out, he wouldn’t be short of offers to appear on shows.

They needed Wu Mu more than he needed them, as it was his joining that finally gave their program a chance to impact the popular variety show circuit.

Shortly after, a representative from the Beijing TV Station came to sign a new contract with Wu Mu.

Two days after signing the contract, the program was set to start recording the new season, so Wu Mu flew to the hotel where the program team was stationed.

Lin Qingyue, along with the program team members and other guests, threw a small welcome ceremony for him, "Welcome Teacher Wu Mu for officially joining Star Agency."

There were even party poppers, providing a full sense of ceremony.

Wu Mu smiled as he looked around at the people present. They were all acquaintances—Wang Xiaotian, Lu Yao, Zhang Haoran, and the crew members.

"Eh, where’s Teacher Zhang Lifeng?" he asked curiously.

"Teacher Zhang Lifeng won’t be able to join our program due to schedule conflicts," Lin Qingyue replied.

That meant he was dropped.

Wu Mu thought to himself that missing one or two episodes due to schedule issues was common, but being continuously absent clearly meant being kicked out.

It was understandable. His presence didn’t bring any benefits, only negative effects, and it was a hefty price to pay to keep him, so it was normal to let him go.

However, why wasn’t Zhang Haoran dropped?

After briefly pondering, Wu Mu quickly understood the program team’s intention—they kept him as a foil.