"Brother-in-law! That Ye Chen has really changed, I don't like him anymore!"
Ye Yu pouted, now she even called him by his name directly, not 'brother' anymore.
Xu Mu gently patted Ye Yu's shoulder. In the original storyline, Ye Chen had dealt with the antagonist, Xu Mu.
In Ye Yu's eyes, Ye Chen was the prince charming who rode in on a rainbow cloud to save her, and she had idolized him immensely.
But now she was outright saying she didn't like him. It seemed all his efforts hadn't been in vain.
"What did Ye Chen want with you?"
Xu Mu asked, turning to Ye Tong.
This Dragon King still needed to be guarded against. Not only was he powerful, but his background was also incredibly formidable.
"He said he's letting others handle the overseas business, and he's planning to start a new company in our Jiangbei,"
Ye Tong explained. "Yesterday he mentioned looking for partners, and it seems he even approached our Xu Group."
"What?"
Hearing this, Xu Mu's expression immediately darkened. "Did they reach an agreement?"
"I don't know. Dad and my sister definitely wouldn't tell me about company matters proactively."
Given Ye Tong's personality, she naturally wouldn't ask them either.
"Alright, I understand."
Before going to find Jiang Huihui, Xu Mu decided he needed to go to the company first.
"I also asked my brother to explain what he said to you last time,"
Ye Tong glanced at Xu Mu and continued, "He said you misheard, that he never said anything like that."
"He's talking nonsense! I don't believe Brother-in-law would joke about something like that."
Ye Yu chimed in fiercely from the side.
Back then, after Xu Mu finished talking with Ye Chen, he got into the car looking very upset.
Ye Chen must have said something disgusting.
"Maybe he just spoke without thinking at the time."
Deep down, Ye Tong also felt that Xu Mu definitely wasn't lying.
Moreover, Ye Chen's personality had changed now; he seemed very domineering.
Perhaps he looked down on Xu Mu and that's why he said those words.
Ye Tong had also been very clear on the phone: Xu Mu was her husband, her brother, and from now on, he needed to be respected.
"Husband, it's almost noon, I'll go make lunch."
Ye Tong didn't want to dwell on this matter either; talking too much about it could hurt their relationship.
However, she was definitely on her husband's side.
If Ye Chen dared to say anything like that again in the future, she would absolutely not forgive him.
"Then I'll be heading back now."
Feng Yue smiled as she stood up from the sofa.
"Stay and eat, we're all family."
Ye Tong's pretty face peeked out from the kitchen again.
Feng Yue recalled her previous conversation with Ye Tong. She really couldn't figure it out. Could what Ye Tong said be true?
After the meal, Feng Yue left.
"Oh, right, why are you home today?"
Xu Mu suddenly looked at Ye Yu.
"Ugh, you don't care about me at all. You don't even know my college entrance exams are over."
Ye Yu let out a deep sigh. "Poor me, unloved and uncared for."
"I've been busy these past few days. How did you do?"
Xu Mu smiled and put his arm around Ye Yu's shoulder.
"Not bad. The people sitting on either side of me copied my multiple-choice answers,"
Ye Yu said with a nonchalant expression. "If they were originally at a junior college level, they probably made it to university now."
"A true act of chivalry!"
Xu Mu clasped his hands slightly in a gesture of respect. "I thank you on their behalf."
"Hmph, I don't want just verbal thanks."
Ye Yu crossed her arms and turned her face away.
"What do you want? I'll definitely satisfy you."
Xu Mu said with a laugh.
According to the original plot, Ye Yu had an opportunity during the summer after her college entrance exams.
He didn't know if the future would change for Ye Yu now that he had altered the course of events.
"I need to think about it carefully."
Ye Yu shot a glance at Xu Mu.
"Well, you think about it then. Wife, come! Let's go to the room!"
Xu Mu suddenly looked at Ye Tong, his expression calm.
"This... it's the middle of the day."
A blush immediately spread across Ye Tong's cheeks.
Especially with Ye Yu right there, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
"Who doesn't take a nap at noon?"
Xu Mu said with a smile.
Mainly, these past couple of days had indeed built up some... firepower for him.
For instance, his judo club had gained a new member, Liang Yi.
It would be a lie to say his heart hadn't stirred at all back then.
Not only that, at the hotel, Xu Mu had been surrounded by Dai Xingluo and Meng Wanyue.
Why was he lying face up?
Because he had already entered a state of... 'wooden' stillness. He couldn't not face up.
"No way! At noon, my sister and I have girl talk! She won't go with you, stop your wishful thinking!"
Ye Yu immediately grabbed Ye Tong's arm.
"Wishful thinking? Then not during the day..."
Xu Mu thought for a moment and said.
Ye Tong and Ye Yu looked at each other, both faces flushing red.
"You stinky brother-in-law! Bleh!"
Ye Yu stuck out her tongue in a playful grimace, grabbed Ye Tong's hand, and immediately ran upstairs.
Xu Mu shook his head with a smile and didn't follow them upstairs.
If they battled now, there would definitely be another battle tonight.
Given Ye Tong's current... stamina level, she might not be able to handle it. Xu Mu decided to let her off for now.
He took out his phone to check the time. He planned to head to the Xu Group first.
He could study the cultivation technique matter later, during the night's... research session.
...
Xu Group.
Xu Mu took the elevator directly to the CEO's office.
Regarding Ye Chen, what he was more concerned about was Xu Ningbing.
With a glance through his perception, Xu Mu saw that Xu Ningbing was eating a vegetable salad in her office.
Come to think of it, this was the first time he had come to see her during the lunch hour.
This time, Xu Mu didn't knock. He pushed the door open and walked straight in.
Xu Ningbing looked up with displeasure, but when she saw it was Xu Mu, her furrowed willow-leaf eyebrows smoothed out again.
"Coming in without knocking isn't a good habit,"
Xu Ningbing said with a calm expression.
"Why not eat in the executives' dining room?"
Xu Mu asked with a smile as he closed the door and sat on the sofa.
"When I sit there, the others feel uncomfortable."
Xu Ningbing picked up a glass of freshly squeezed juice nearby and took a small sip. "What brings you here in the middle of the day?"
"Did someone come to the company to discuss cooperation yesterday?"
Xu Mu looked at Xu Ningbing and asked.
"Yes. His name is Ye Chen. I heard he has a very big business overseas."
Xu Ningbing nodded. "Dad said he seems to be from the Ye family in Yang City, Ye Tong's younger brother."
"How did the talks go?"
Xu Mu asked immediately.
In the storyline, Xu Ningbing was undoubtedly the number one female lead.
Even in the later stages, she was still using her formidable capabilities to help Ye Chen.
A level-ten destiny, truly worthy of the title.
His original intention was not for Xu Ningbing to have too much contact with Ye Chen.
"We're still considering it. That Ye Chen speaks in a very pretentious way; I don't like him. But the terms he offered are very tempting."
Xu Ningbing looked up at Xu Mu. "Dad said he is, after all, Ye Tong's brother. I suspect we'll ultimately agree."
Xu Mu leaned back on the sofa in thought. In the end, he decided to veto it.
Having too many ties with Ye Chen would not benefit the Xu family.
From the current perspective, even though Xu Mu had altered some plot points, the general direction remained unchanged.
Cooperating with Ye Chen would only lay the groundwork for him to eventually swallow up the Xu family.
Moreover, it would also give him time to get close to Xu Ningbing, the CEO.
And the most crucial point: if he were to deal with Ye Chen in the future, the Xu family would also suffer significant losses due to their cooperative relationship.
"Sis, I've met this person. I don't agree to cooperate with him,"
Xu Mu said, looking at Xu Ningbing.
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…
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.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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.”
