Xu Ningbing Actually Took the Initiative

Chen Cai suddenly stood up from the sofa, her voice sharp. "What exactly happened?"

She was a smart woman—never one to leave any loose ends.

This time, the only person she was dealing with was the middle-aged man in front of her.

Whether it was the truck blocking the road or those reckless thugs on the other side, she made sure this man handled it all.

None of those people knew that it was Chen Cai from the Feng Family who was behind these orders.

As for the ancient martial artist from the Dai Family, that was directly arranged by Dai Xiao.

"Failed! Xu Mu got away!" the middle-aged man said in a low voice.

"What?"

Chen Cai’s legs went weak, and she sank back onto the sofa, disbelief etched across her face. "There were so many people, even an ancient martial artist—how could he have escaped?"

"Right now, I don’t know the full situation either. Everyone involved has been taken away, and we can’t get in touch with anyone, including that ancient martial artist," the man said, lowering his head.

"Taken away? Then you should know what to do, right?"

Chen Cai clenched her fists, her expression icy as she stared at the man.

"Of course I know. None of this has anything to do with you, Madam Chen," he said, pulling out the phone he’d been using to contact her and placing it on the nearby table.

He was careful not to leave any evidence on him.

After the man left, Chen Cai walked over to the table and picked up the phone.

Her face darkened as she cursed under her breath, "Damn it!"

With a snap, she slammed the phone onto the floor.

By now, she was beginning to suspect that Dai Xiao was deliberately toying with her.

He claimed to have brought in experts from the Dai Family, yet in the end, they couldn’t even deal with Xu Mu!

……

Early the next morning.

Xu Mu opened his eyes and instinctively glanced around, realizing he was alone.

It felt a little strange—before crossing over here, he was used to having company all the time.

Just as he stretched, his phone vibrated.

He pulled it out and saw it was a call from Xu Shou.

"Hey, what’s up? It’s early," Xu Mu answered with a smile.

"I'm just reminding you not to wander off today. At noon, you need to accompany me to the Feng Family Manor in Yang City," Xu Shou’s voice came through the phone.

"Noon today? I thought it was a few days later," Xu Mu said, caught off guard.

He hadn’t had time to prepare.

Of course, his preparation was centered around the video he had recorded.

He planned to edit it, trimming out the unnecessary parts at the front and putting the highlights up front.

He had already decided the best parts were from when Feng Kang appeared and when Dai Xiao made his move.

"It’s Saturday at noon. I figured you haven’t been at the company these past few days, so I wanted to give you a heads-up," Xu Shou said.

"Okay, got it," Xu Mu nodded. "I’ll head to the company after lunch."

After hanging up, Xu Mu opened the saved video and began editing.

Once done, he got up, went downstairs, and took a USB drive from his drawer to transfer the video.

Ye Tong came down the stairs. She didn’t know why, but even though she hadn’t seen Xu Mu for just one night, she felt a strange sense of longing.

"Up?"

Xu Mu looked up and greeted her.

"Yeah."

Ye Tong smiled and nodded. “I’ll go make you some breakfast.”

“What about Ye Yu? Why isn’t she up yet?”

“Today’s Saturday. Let her sleep in and get some rest.”

Ye Tong smiled warmly. “I’m off today too. I want to spend some time with Ye Yu and go shopping.”

“I’ll have Wan Yue accompany you both.”

Xu Mu felt it was better to be cautious, especially now that Chen Cai had even used a martial artist against him.

He had to be prepared for any eventuality.

“Alright.”

Ye Tong didn’t refuse. On the contrary, she wanted to chat more with Meng Wanyue.

She quite liked Meng Wanyue. If one day she had to endure a duet with her, that would be great.

...

After breakfast, Xu Mu took a car to the company.

Along the way, he sent a message to Meng Wanyue, asking her to come directly to his villa after breakfast.

Meng Wanyue agreed immediately.

Although she was now following Xu Mu, she hadn’t yet severed ties with the Dragon King.

Her mission from the Dragon King was to protect Ye Tong, and she intended to follow that strictly.

When Xu Mu arrived at the company and just sat down in his boss chair, he received a call from Xu Shou, asking him to come over.

In the chairman’s office, he found Xu Ningbing was also there.

“Calling me in this early, what’s the matter?”

Xu Mu sat on the black leather sofa, crossing his legs casually.

“We have to prepare in advance. Feng Kang is acting abnormal this time. We must be extremely cautious.”

Xu Shou looked at Xu Mu. “What are your thoughts?”

“I plan to take the initiative.”

Xu Mu shrugged with a smile. “There’s no chance for reconciliation between our two families.”

“Xiao Mu, our weight-loss drug sales are doing extremely well. Countless eyes are watching. Don’t do anything reckless!”

Xu Ningbing glanced at Xu Mu when she heard his plan to take the initiative.

Although her tone was much the same as before,

her way of addressing him had changed—from ‘Xu Mu’ to ‘Xiao Mu.’

“Don’t worry, I know my limits.”

Xu Mu nodded.

“Hahaha! Then we’ll just wait quietly and see what the Feng family intends to do this time.”

Xu Shou couldn’t help but laugh.

The three of them chatted a bit more about family matters, then Xu Mu left with Xu Ningbing.

In the elevator, Xu Mu took out two Qi Gathering Pills from his pocket. “Sigh, went out for a walk yesterday and ran into that senior again. He gave me two pills.”

“Xiao Mu!”

Xu Ningbing immediately grabbed Xu Mu’s hand. “What kind of pills are these?”

Ding!

At that moment, the elevator doors opened.

Xu Ningbing hesitated briefly, then pulled Xu Mu out of the elevator and into her office.

She pushed Xu Mu down onto the sofa, crossed her arms, and stood in front of him. “What do these pills do?”

Xu Mu was a little stunned. At this moment, when he looked up, he couldn’t see Xu Ningbing’s face.

Two terrifying auras blocked his view.

He adjusted his posture and sat up on the sofa. “They increase strength.”

“Increase strength? Xiao Mu, I want you to recall your childhood.”

Hearing that the pills could increase strength, Xu Ningbing spoke bluntly.

Xu Mu hadn’t expected someone like Xu Ningbing, with her personality, to take the initiative like this.

“Sigh, both pills are for you.”

Xu Mu raised his hand and handed it to Xu Ningbing.

[Affinity +10]

Gratitude was written all over Xu Ningbing’s face as she took the elixir in her hand.

“Just take it directly,” Xu Mu reminded her.

Xu Ningbing nodded. After swallowing it, she immediately felt a warm current flowing through her body.

This energy continuously circulated within her spiritual veins.

Suddenly, she furrowed her brow slightly, sensing a soreness swelling in her spiritual veins.

Bang!

Xu Ningbing suddenly felt as if she had broken through a barrier.

She clenched her fist tightly, feeling the energy flowing inside her body, seemingly stronger than ever before. “Xiao Mu, I think I’ve advanced.”

“That’s normal,” Xu Mu replied.

He was already lying on Xu Ningbing’s lap, his vision quickly fading into darkness.

After all, she was the most gifted among all the dragon king’s harem in the storyline—definitely unmatched by anyone else.

Since Meng Wanyue wasn’t at the company, Xu Mu had spent several hours with Xu Ningbing that morning.

Afterwards, Xu Shou called both of them to head to the Feng Family Manor.

……