Then you really are quite foolish.

"Brother Mu, I've decided to help Fang Kui."

Chen Xuan took a sip of cola and said with a grave expression.

"Did you find out more details?"

Xu Mu asked.

"No, I don't have Fang Kui's contact info. I just thought a lot about... things from our childhood."

Chen Xuan said softly. "Her grandfather was very close with my master, and her parents were heroes who fought against the Otherworlders. I should help her."

"Good! Actually, I also think we should help her. I can tell she has feelings for you."

Xu Mu said to Chen Xuan with a smile.

"Ah, Brother Mu, don't say that. I'm helping her only because our elders know each other; we're friends, that's all."

Chen Xuan shook his head slightly. "When the time comes, I'll make it clear to her. Brother Mu, you're outstanding. I'd be at ease if she were with you."

"Don't you say that. I definitely won't agree."

Xu Mu quickly waved his hands. Fang Kui clearly liked Chen Xuan.

He felt like he was being set up as a backup option.

"Let's talk about that later. However, Kunlun Mountain is no ordinary sect, Brother Mu. You need to think this through carefully."

Chen Xuan's eyes were very serious.

"Don't worry. We're not trying to wipe out Kunlun Mountain. We're just helping her seek justice. It doesn't necessarily have to come to a fight."

Xu Mu gave Chen Xuan a reassuring look.

"That makes sense."

Chen Xuan nodded with a smile.

Just then, their meal set arrived.

The two of them started eating together.

At the same time, Zhong Qianqian closed her laptop, got up, and went to the counter to order another cola.

This time, she deliberately walked past Xu Mu's side. As she passed by him, she pretended to twist her ankle. "Ouch!"

Her cola immediately slipped from her hand.

Swish!

Right at that moment, Chen Xuan, sitting opposite Xu Mu, quickly stood up. He pressed one hand on the table and caught the falling cola cup with the other.

Seeing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but laugh. That's Chen Xuan for you, fast enough to foil a staged encounter.

"Miss, be careful."

Chen Xuan placed the cola cup on the table.

"I'm sorry."

Zhong Qianqian picked up the cup and walked back to her seat.

She cursed inwardly. This guy was really meddlesome. She had already planned what to do next—pretend to be clumsy. Don't men all like clumsy women?

She didn't expect this guy to ruin it. Using the same method again would be too obvious now.

"Brother Mu, since you also think what I'm doing is right, my task now is to find Fang Kui first."

Chen Xuan picked up a piece of fried chicken, talking as he ate.

"I'll give Jiang Huihui a call later, see if she can help search through the Sanitation Department."

"Okay."

After they finished eating, they left KFC together.

Through the glass, Zhong Qianqian watched them leave.

She saw Chen Xuan ride away on an electric scooter, while Xu Mu left on foot.

"Perfect opportunity."

Zhong Qianqian immediately packed her computer into her bag, grabbed her laptop bag in one hand and her cola in the other, and quickly hurried after him.

Through his perception, Xu Mu noticed someone walking briskly towards him.

He had originally planned to leave with Chen Xuan, but on second thought, why not play along?

Give Zhong Qianqian a chance to see what trick she was trying to pull.

Xu Mu stood by the roadside now, his back to Zhong Qianqian, but his perception kept a constant watch on her.

Zhong Qianqian, carrying her laptop bag, walked past in front of Xu Mu.

As she stepped down from the curb, her foot twisted again. Her body swayed unsteadily, nearly falling.

She ended up sitting directly on a round stone bollard by the roadside.

The sun was shining brightly today. Even though it was past four in the afternoon, the temperature was still quite high.

The sun was currently shining directly on the stone bollard.

"Ah!"

Zhong Qianqian let out a soft cry. She hadn't expected the stone to be so hot.

"What? Scorched into closure?"

Xu Mu asked from the side.

Zhong Qianqian was taken aback. "What did you say?"

"I wasn't talking to you."

Xu Mu pointed to a shop for rent nearby. "I said that shop over there went out of business."

As he spoke, he used his God's Eye to observe the woman before him.

Name: Zhong Qianqian

Identity: Daughter of the Zhong Family Patriarch in Yanjing

Favorability: -4

Fate Level: 4 (Max 10)

Seeing this, Xu Mu stroked his chin in thought. No wonder he had no impression of this person.

So she wasn't part of Ye Chen's harem.

As for the Yanjing Zhong Family, Xu Mu hadn't heard of it either. He wasn't sure if it was a business family or a hidden clan.

"I think I sprained my ankle."

Zhong Qianqian now adjusted her black-framed glasses and said with a pout, "I'm just so clumsy. If it weren't for your friend earlier, my cola might have spilled all over you."

"Well, you certainly are clumsy enough."

Xu Mu put his hands in his pockets and nodded lightly.

"?"

Zhong Qianqian frowned. A steel-straight man?

Or was her beauty not to his taste?

This immediately made Zhong Qianqian a bit annoyed. She had already checked the information earlier.

Ye Tong was indeed very pretty, but she and Ye Tong weren't the same type, and she wasn't that much worse looking.

Suddenly, Zhong Qianqian seemed to understand. Maybe it was because she was wearing a loose dress that didn't show off her figure. She actually had quite the curves.

"Handsome, could you drive me home? I can pay you."

Zhong Qianqian continued.

"I don't have a car. I came on foot."

Xu Mu looked at Zhong Qianqian and smiled.

[Favorability -3]

Zhong Qianqian cursed inwardly. She refused to believe she couldn't handle one lousy man.

Before she could take her next move, she saw Xu Mu scan and unlock a shared electric scooter and ride away.

Zhong Qianqian stomped her foot in anger. "Just you wait!"

...

Xu Mu returned home and rested for a bit before Ye Yu came back riding her electric scooter.

"Brother-in-law!"

Seeing only Xu Mu was home, Ye Yu walked over with a smile.

"Back from driving practice?"

Xu Mu asked.

"Mm. While practicing today, I taught a guy a lesson."

Ye Yu sat down next to Xu Mu, crossing her arms.

"What happened?"

Hearing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but ask.

"He was relying on his good driving skills to hit on me, constantly asking for my contact info, saying he could teach me privately."

Ye Yu said fiercely. "I refused several times, but he kept bothering me, so I took action."

"You didn't hurt him, did you?"

Xu Mu asked with a smile.

"No, I wouldn't go looking for trouble like that."

Ye Yu waved her hand lightly. "It's just a shame we only practice for a little while each day. It's hard to improve my skills."

"Oh! So you're hinting at something, little girl?"

Xu Mu grabbed Ye Yu's hand and pulled her up from the sofa. "Come on, I'll take you to practice. As long as you're willing to learn, I'll teach you how to drift into a parallel parking spot for the driving test."

He did, after all, possess the title of 'Veteran Driver'. He could even drift on a bicycle.

[Favorability +10]

Ye Yu broke into a smile. She had said all that just because she wanted to go out for a ride with Xu Mu.

When Xu Mu drove his own Cadillac Escalade out of the garage,

He was surprised to find Zhong Qianqian, carrying her laptop bag, standing in front of the villa to his right.

A car was parked at the villa's entrance, unloading things into the house.

"Holy crap! Moving in right next door?"

Xu Mu was stunned. Now he had Zuo Fengyue on the left and Zhong Qianqian on the right.

At this rate, the whole villa complex would be filled with people he knew.