Xu Mu chatted here for a while longer before Xu Shou got up to leave.
He was planning to take Xu Ningbing to Yang City to discuss cooperation with major companies.
They intended to visit all the Feng Family’s business partners.
Xu Mu also planned to tag along; he had his own matters to attend to today.
After driving to the branch office in Yang City, Xu Mu first called over Zhang Shuaikai.
Having played a part in dealing with Feng Kang this time, Xu Mu definitely wanted to reward him.
“Young Master Xu, what can I do for you?” Zhang Shuaikai asked with a smile as he approached.
“The Feng Family is no more, but some of their subsidiaries should still be operational,” Xu Mu said, sitting back on the bench behind him as he looked at Zhang Shuaikai. “I can try to get you a company.”
“Young Master Xu, no need. I think it’s fine here. I’ve never studied management, and if you give me a company, I might just run it into the ground,” Zhang Shuaikai replied, feeling touched. Xu Mu was truly a good man.
Given his current position as a senior executive, he was already quite satisfied.
“All right then,” Xu Mu said without insisting, signaling Zhang Shuaikai to return to work.
Just then, a woman in uniform stepped out from the company lobby.
The few tightly fastened buttons on her uniform hinted at the formidable, thunderous power concealed beneath.
It was Li Yun.
“Xiao Mu!” Li Yun’s face lit up with surprise and joy as she walked toward Xu Mu.
Xu Mu took a moment to appraise Li Yun and was surprised to see she was wearing light makeup.
She looked at least five years younger now, more attractive than ever.
“Auntie’s wearing makeup? I almost didn’t recognize you—I was about to call you ‘sister,’” Xu Mu said with a smile.
[Affection +10]
Li Yun brushed her hair back with a hand, her expression slightly awkward.
“Don’t joke about ‘auntie,’” she said, a little embarrassed.
She usually went without makeup, but since her colleagues all wore some, she felt out of place without it.
Besides, her job required representing the company’s image, so she followed suit.
“Where are you headed, Auntie?” Xu Mu asked curiously.
He had noticed her route earlier seemed to be leaving the company, but she changed direction upon seeing him.
Li Yun didn’t hide it. “Fang Chu called me. He’s just outside the company.”
“Fang Chu?” Xu Mu frowned. What was that freeloader doing here?
After a moment’s thought, Xu Mu said, “Auntie, do you mind if I come with you?”
“Of course not. I wanted you to accompany me but felt shy to ask,” Li Yun said, giving a faint smile.
Outside the company, a sleek black Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked.
Fang Chu sat behind the wheel, waiting quietly. Before long, he spotted Li Yun through the car window.
Li Yun was even more alluring than before.
Her look was like the mature women in the Korean comics he often read—full-bodied and captivating.
Just thinking about having a woman like that made Fang Chu stir with anticipation.
Suddenly, his expression darkened as he noticed Xu Mu, that scoundrel, standing nearby.
Almost every woman he fancied seemed to have feelings for Xu Mu.
Right now, Fang Chu simply couldn’t tolerate it.
After he got out of the car, he smiled and greeted, "Auntie."
Li Yun certainly recognized this kind of car. After all, Chairman Xu also owned one—it was a luxury vehicle worth tens of millions.
"Xiao Fang, what brings you to see Auntie?"
Li Yun walked over and looked at the car, teasing, "Have you become a driver recently? People who own cars like this must be pretty well off. Drive carefully—you've got a bright future ahead."
Fang Chu twitched the corner of his mouth a few times before smiling and saying, "Auntie, this is my car."
Behind him, Xu Mu had his hands in his pockets. He had initially thought there was some business to discuss, but it turned out Fang Chu was just here to show off.
"Ah? Why did you buy this car? If you have money, you should improve your family first."
Li Yun was a bit surprised.
"Auntie, I told you before I had a company, but it failed due to poor management. Now, I've started a new company, and I have money again."
Fang Chu tapped the hood of the car. "Cars like this—I want to buy as many as I want."
"You're impressive—young and successful."
Li Yun gave him a thumbs-up, then asked, "So what did you want to see me about? I'm still working."
"Auntie, you shouldn’t work anymore. Come work with me."
Fang Chu deliberately spoke in a somewhat suggestive tone, then added, "The salary is five times what you get here!"
"Xiao Fang, forget it. I like it here."
Li Yun shook her head gently.
"Auntie! I'm not lying. I can advance your salary—two million to start. You don’t have to do anything else. Just stay with me from now on!"
Fang Chu didn’t understand why Li Yun refused.
"Fang Chu, how is this any different from being kept?"
Li Yun’s expression turned sour.
"I just want to keep you… No, I mean, it’s for your own good, Auntie," Fang Chu hurriedly explained.
"Don't call me again."
Li Yun said, then turned and walked away.
Xu Mu shook his head beside her. Fang Chu simply didn’t understand Li Yun’s heart.
If it had been before, when Li Yun was sick and bedridden, maybe she would have lowered her pride for Zhao Yingying’s future.
But now, absolutely not.
She was a strong woman who wanted to realize her own worth.
"Xu Mu! You punk! Did you threaten Auntie?"
Fang Chu pointed at Xu Mu and shouted. With a luxury car worth tens of millions parked here, why wouldn’t Li Yun go with him?
She was clearly short on money!
[Destiny Power -10]
"Xiao Mu, don’t pay him any mind!"
Li Yun grabbed Xu Mu’s hand and headed back toward the company.
At first, she had a good impression of Fang Chu, even thinking that after she was gone, her daughter could marry him.
But later, she realized Fang Chu was a bit off, so she lost interest.
Now that he had money and was driving a luxury car, he thought she would just go with him?
Did he really think she was someone who’d sell out for money?
If she liked money that much, she would have remarried someone wealthy a long time ago, instead of struggling to raise Zhao Yingying on her own.
She felt that Fang Chu was nowhere near Xu Mu.
When Xu Mu took out that pill worth millions, he didn’t even mention the price—he just wanted her to take it.
And Fang Chu?
As soon as he had a little money, he started showing off.
[Favorability +10]
Li Yun stole a glance at Xu Mu—truly, they were worlds apart.
Fang Chu watched their retreating backs, growling low, "Damn it! Xu Mu, do you still think I'm the same submissive son-in-law I used to be? I'll bring the Xu family to ruin! Let's see how long you can keep your arrogance!"
He opened the car door, and the Rolls-Royce roared out of sight.
……
The business district of Yang City was bustling with activity.
Just today alone, dozens of large companies had newly registered in Yang City.
The Shen Family.
Shen Hong had been eyeing a chance to swallow up some territory from the Feng Family, but today, matters had held him back.
In the spacious living room, Shen Hong sat on the sofa, feeling as if needles pricked his back.
Opposite him, on a single armchair, sat a young man dressed in a black coat, his hair slicked back, his face stern and cold.
He was none other than the Dragon King, Ye Chen.
Behind Ye Chen’s chair stood two people: a short-haired beauty and a bearded middle-aged man.
These two were his right and left hands, Xiao Ran and Huang Qu.
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
