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.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
