Ye Chen held his chopsticks, chewing slowly as he pondered the feasibility of the matter. He had meticulously reviewed all of Xu Mu's information.
This man was indeed a good-for-nothing rich second generation, a regular at bars and clubs—all captured on video.
He had originally assumed Xu Mu would treat Ye Tong and Ye Yu poorly at home as well.
Who would have thought that Xu Mu was actually good to the sisters?
In truth, Ye Chen could guess the reason: Ye Tong was very beautiful.
What man doesn't like a beautiful woman?
Especially a woman like Ye Tong, who probably never even gave him a chance to lose his temper.
However, a leopard cannot change its spots.
Someone like Xu Mu was, at his core, still a brainless wastrel.
If a pretty woman took a slightly proactive approach, she could definitely wrap him around her little finger.
When the time came, he might even take the initiative to divorce Ye Tong.
Ye Chen's eyes lit up. Why hadn't he thought of this before?
"Xiao Ran, wait for me in the car."
Ye Chen suddenly turned to look at Xiao Ran.
There were some things he didn't want others to know, as it could easily tarnish his image.
Nevertheless, Ye Chen always felt that to obtain Ye Tong, he was willing to pay any price.
"Yes."
Xiao Ran was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Ye Chen to now be wary even of him.
After watching Xiao Ran leave, Ye Chen spoke calmly, "Zhong Qianqian, I'm giving you a mission: get close to Xu Mu and make him take a liking to you."
"Huh?"
Zhong Qianqian was puzzled. "Dragon King, should my priority be infiltrating the Xu Group, or getting close to Xu Mu?"
"Both simultaneously. But if I had to say which is more important, it's getting close to Xu Mu. Find a way to make him fall for you."
Ye Chen continued, "Then, you sow discord between him and his wife, striving to make Xu Mu initiate the divorce himself."
After saying this, even Ye Chen felt it wasn't his usual style.
That's why he had made Xiao Ran leave.
But to get Ye Tong, he considered all this secondary.
"Dragon King, this Xu Mu's wife... is she pretty?"
Zhong Qianqian's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Who knew what this Xu Mu looked like? What if he was a very ugly man? The thought of having to deliberately seduce him was nauseating.
"Of course she's pretty."
Ye Chen answered without hesitation.
"Then I probably can't succeed, right? Men are visual creatures. If I'm not even as pretty as his wife, how can I seduce him?"
Zhong Qianqian lowered her head. "How about we forget it?"
"I understand men better than you do. In a man's eyes, the first meeting is about looks, but as long as you meet a certain standard, what matters afterward is the person."
Ye Chen said with a calm expression. "His wife is the more proper type. As long as you can offer Xu Mu excitement and passion, he'll definitely choose you."
"This..."
"You don't have the right to refuse."
Ye Chen lifted his gaze to look at Zhong Qianqian. "Do you remember what you promised me? To work for me for five years, during which you'll do anything I ask."
Zhong Qianqian clenched her fist, then said, "Send me this person's information."
"Fine."
Ye Chen gave a slight nod.
...
Over on Xu Mu's side, his coffee was also finished.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly; this Ye Chen was truly cautious.
He remembered from the original plot, Ye Chen trusted Xiao Ran the most and never kept anything from him, no matter what he did.
He hadn't expected Ye Chen to keep Xiao Ran in the dark about this matter.
Not only that, but Xiao Ran's behavior today was very strange.
Meng Wanyue had previously told her many things, like the cultivation techniques and the Qi Sea Pill, all given by Xu Mu.
As long as she wasn't brainless, she should know he wasn't that kind of mindless villain.
Yet she still had Zhong Qianqian use such a low-level honey trap on him.
Perhaps she really was doing it on purpose.
Xu Mu refilled his coffee. After Ye Chen and Xiao Ran left, he finally got up and departed.
He took a taxi home again, contemplating the matter along the way.
This Zhong Qianqian was a hacker and had studied medicine, so her goal was surely to steal the weight-loss pill and the Yang Energy Pill.
These two drugs were currently the Xu family's trump cards.
Especially the Yang Energy Pill, which scalpers had already driven up to ten times its original price.
As for their own production, it sold out the moment it hit the market.
Just as Xu Mu arrived home, he noticed Meng Wanyue waiting at the entrance to their villa area.
"President Xu."
Meng Wanyue called out from a distance.
Xu Mu nodded slightly and walked toward the villa with Meng Wanyue.
Meng Wanyue relayed everything about the recent events to Xu Mu.
After finishing, her face showed a hint of apology. "I'm sorry, President Xu. Ye Chen made me leave early, so I don't know what happened afterward."
"It's fine. Since you know this person, just knowing her identity is enough."
Xu Mu knew their entire plan perfectly well.
He could actually make use of Zhong Qianqian, but first, he needed to see how they would make their move.
After Meng Wanyue left, it was still early.
Xu Mu hesitated for a moment, then decided to go check on Chen Xuan.
He called first and learned that Chen Xuan had just returned home from the back mountains.
Xu Mu originally planned to drive over, but Chen Xuan said he would come himself.
Just yesterday, he had specifically bought a Yadi electric scooter nearby. The distance between them wasn't far anyway.
Xu Mu waited at home for nearly twenty minutes before Chen Xuan called.
He walked outside the villa area and found Chen Xuan, who had placed a woven bag on the footboard, parking his electric scooter in front of Xu Mu.
"Brother Mu, what's up?"
Chen Xuan parked the scooter to the side.
"Just had nothing to do, so I thought of looking for you."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
"I actually do have something."
Chen Xuan's expression turned serious. "Come on, I'll treat you to KFC."
"Alright."
Xu Mu directly swung his leg over and sat behind Chen Xuan. He had already guessed it was probably about that woman from Kunlun Mountain.
Chen Xuan took Xu Mu to a nearby KFC. The moment they walked in, Xu Mu was stunned.
Good grief!
Chen Xuan was truly something.
There, in the corner, sat Zhong Qianqian from earlier, eating fast food and drinking soda.
Xu Mu didn't know if it was his own luck or Chen Xuan's.
If it was Xu Mu's luck, he wouldn't have come to KFC if not for Chen Xuan.
If it was Chen Xuan's luck, it was Xu Mu who had called first, otherwise Chen Xuan wouldn't have come.
However, since Xu Mu wasn't supposed to know Zhong Qianqian yet, he acted as if she were a stranger.
Chen Xuan ordered a couples' combo, carried his woven bag, and sat opposite Xu Mu.
Zhong Qianqian, sipping her soda, was looking at her laptop.
Muttering as she looked at the information Ye Chen had sent, "He's quite handsome, but the person is just too trashy."
Suddenly, Zhong Qianqian froze. She adjusted her black-framed glasses, looking down at the photo on the screen.
Then she looked at the man not far away. It was the same person.
She hadn't expected to run into him here.
She was considering whether to stage a beautiful encounter right here and now.
Then continue with more chance meetings, making it all seem natural, just like in the TV shows.

【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.)

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!

+ 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!

] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"