The Xu Family's Weight-Loss Pills

Xu Mu stood aside, noticing a small pair of white underwear with a tiny bow at the elastic band in the front.

However, Meng Wanyue didn't completely take it off; she only pushed it down to her ankles before starting to remove her top.

She tried several times but didn't succeed.

Xu Mu stepped forward voluntarily to help her take off her top.

As he held the shirt, he discovered a dagger hidden inside the pocket.

Meng Wanyue lay sprawled out in a star shape, clearly unconscious.

It had to be said, Meng Wanyue had a certain allure.

If Xu Mu were to lie down now, it would form the shape of a tree character.

In the end, Xu Mu chose righteousness, though a slight wicked thought lingered in his mind.

He pulled the blanket over to cover Meng Wanyue, then turned and left, closing the door behind him.

He went downstairs.

Xu Mu opened the car door and found Ye Tong leaning against the seat, already asleep.

He didn't wake Ye Tong but drove home instead.

Parking the car in the garage, Xu Mu gently shook Ye Tong awake, "We're home."

"Okay, I think I fell asleep just now."

Ye Tong frowned slightly, but upon seeing Xu Mu, her brows relaxed, and she smiled faintly.

Xu Mu supported Ye Tong up the stairs, back to the bedroom.

He first took out his phone and began downloading the complete recording from the cloud.

He planned to go to the company tomorrow to share this information with Xu Shou and Xu Ningbing.

Just then, Ye Tong's hand suddenly became restless.

Xu Mu was full of surprise; it was the first time his wife, Ye Tong, had been so proactive.

Though she had cooperated before, Xu Mu had always been the one taking the initiative.

"Honey, I've felt so happy these past few days."

Ye Tong's voice was mixed with alcohol and a touch of charm.

"Mm, it'll be even happier in the future," Xu Mu smiled softly, "Sleep now."

"I can't sleep."

After saying that, Ye Tong burrowed completely into the covers.

Xu Mu's eyes widened in shock; he hadn't expected Ye Tong to have been studying the stock market recently, beginning to buy low and sell high.

Even though she wasn't very skilled, she was genuinely serious about learning.

It's worth noting that buying low and selling high is challenging; even Xu Mu, experienced as he was, nearly lost a significant amount of money.

...

Early the next morning.

Meng Wanyue suddenly opened her eyes, realizing she was lying in bed.

She quickly assessed her body; her pants were at her ankles.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Wanyue's eyes flashed with determination.

Though her mind was a bit foggy, she clearly remembered Xu Mu had helped her inside yesterday.

Not only that, she had told Xu Mu about the Dragon King.

"Drinking really messes things up! That bastard Xu Mu, do you think just because Ye Tong and Ye Yu like you, I won't dare to kill you?"

As Meng Wanyue spoke, tears streamed down her face. Trained as an assassin from a young age, she still cherished her body and protected it well.

She hadn't expected to preserve herself on the battlefield and during assassinations.

Yet she was violated by a scoundrel.

Meng Wanyue immediately dressed and got up to turn on her phone, discovering she had installed three pinhole cameras in her apartment.

Using her phone, she connected to the system and pulled up last night's surveillance footage.

She saw Xu Mu supporting her as they entered her home. Xu Mu even asked about the purpose of the telescope, and Meng Wanyue answered him.

Then, Xu Mu escorted her back to her bedroom.

Meng Wanyue clenched her fists tightly. It was coming—the disgusting scene she dreaded was about to appear.

But then, she froze.

The footage was entirely different from what she had imagined.

She had taken off her own pants, and as for her top, after several failed attempts to remove it herself, Xu Mu had simply helped her.

Finally, Xu Mu tucked her into bed, then turned and left.

Still uneasy, Meng Wanyue fast-forwarded the footage at ten times the speed to make sure Xu Mu didn’t come back later. She watched until she woke up.

“I... I wronged him,” Meng Wanyue murmured softly.

She had once suspected that Xu Mu’s kindness toward her was no different from those other men—just a ploy to get her body.

But last night, when he had such a golden opportunity, he didn’t make a move.

He didn’t do anything inappropriate, not even touch her.

Meng Wanyue even began to doubt herself. Was she not attractive enough to catch Xu Mu’s interest?

But no matter the reason, Xu Mu’s kindness toward her clearly wasn’t driven by ulterior motives.

Maybe... that’s just the kind of person he was.

[Affection +30]

...

Xu Mu had already woken up by this time, replaying the events of yesterday in his mind with a sense of lingering satisfaction.

Yesterday, it felt like he had become the subject, while Ye Tong had taken the role of a queen, reigning from above.

Out of habit, he checked his personal system panel.

Suddenly, a notification popped up, showing an increase of over a hundred Justice Points.

Looking over at Ye Tong, he noted that no dark text hovered above her head.

He couldn’t be sure whose actions had contributed to the surge in points, but gaining over a hundred at once—and in his absence—meant the person involved had to have a significant destiny rank.

Quietly, Xu Mu slipped out of the room. As soon as he left, Ye Tong opened her eyes.

She was mortified.

She couldn’t face anyone!

Covering her face with her hands, she couldn’t believe that the person from last night had really been her.

It seemed she needed to drink less in the future.

She couldn’t recall the exact details, but she had a vague memory that it was she who had taken the initiative with Xu Mu last night.

...

As a top-tier chef, Xu Mu effortlessly prepared breakfast.

After eating a simple meal himself, he left the rest of the breakfast in the kitchen.

Before leaving, he sent Ye Tong a message.

Ye Tong, still too embarrassed to come downstairs, had no idea what expression she should wear when facing Xu Mu.

Would he think she was too forward?

Would he see her as a bad woman?

Just then, her phone vibrated. She opened the message and saw it was from Xu Mu.

“Breakfast is in the kitchen. Heat it up if you’re awake. You worked hard last night.”

Seeing this, Ye Tong’s cheeks turned as red as a cooked crab.

Above her head, her affection points for Xu Mu continued to rise.

Meanwhile, Xu Mu drove to the company. Sitting in his office, he played back the full recording from yesterday.

He was astonished by the level of confidentiality within the company. Even as the son of the chairman, he hadn’t been privy to this information.

Clearly, this had been deliberately kept from him.

In short, the Xu family had absorbed the medical research team from the former Ye family.

It was important to note that the medical industry was vastly different from other fields. Pharmaceutical research required massive investments and had a low success rate.

Without significant progress, it was nothing but a bottomless pit, requiring an endless flow of funds.

Many businesses fail to keep up with the demand and eventually have to give up.

This was exactly the case with the Ye family back then.

However, if successful, the profits can be incredibly lucrative.

After several years of investment, the Xu family finally developed a pure herbal weight loss medicine.

Unlike the counterfeits on the market and the junk that causes rebound once you stop taking them.

This medicine has no side effects.

It only has one flaw: it creates a sense of fullness.

To put it simply, obese people consume a lot because they need to eat a lot.

But by taking this medicine, while supplementing nutrition daily, it also creates a feeling of fullness.

Eating less naturally leads to weight loss.

Yet, just before it was about to hit the market, the formula was leaked by Qian Gang to Feng Yue.

Now Lin Yang knows about it too.

Lin Yang plans to invest all the money he earned as a mercenary over the years.

He intends to use Li Feipeng's factory for production and release the weight loss medicine ahead of schedule.

The Xu family invested heavily, only to have others reap the rewards.

Lin Yang dares to do this because, frankly, he sees the potential of this medicine.

Xu Mu stood up and walked outside, ready to find his father.

He had just opened the door when he found Meng Wanyue standing outside, about to knock.

Seeing Xu Mu, Meng Wanyue instinctively took a step back and said nervously, "Mr. Xu..."