Zhong Qianqian wiped her tears with her sleeve, then said coldly, "Stop with the fake sympathy. I know what you want. To send me to prison, right?"
Xu Mu asked with a smile, "If that's what you think, why did you still get in the car?"
Holding her laptop, Zhong Qianqian's tears continued to fall. "I'd rather have some quiet time in prison than keep working under Ye Chen."
"What happened between you two? Is he still angry with you for stealing the fake prescription?"
Xu Mu asked knowingly.
Actually, this matter had already exceeded Xu Mu's expectations.
Originally, he thought that after Zhong Qianqian obtained the fake prescription, which would ultimately cause major problems for the company, Ye Chen would definitely punish her.
Xu Mu planned to seize the opportunity to show concern and see if he could pull her to his side.
But he never expected that plans couldn't keep up with changes.
The fact that Meng Wanyue was following Xu Mu became known to Ye Chen.
Since Meng Wanyue was Xu Mu's person, Zhong Qianqian's identity must have been exposed long ago.
In that case, Ye Chen would direct all his hatred towards Meng Wanyue and wouldn't excessively blame Zhong Qianqian.
This led to Xu Mu's plan falling through.
Who could have guessed that sending people to the Dai family this time, by a twist of fate, instead resulted in Zhong Qianqian getting slapped.
"No, the traitor is Meng Wanyue. Ye Chen only blamed me for not checking the efficacy properly. It was just a minor mistake."
Zhong Qianqian hesitated for a moment but still spilled everything. "This time, he had me monitor the Dai family, but they vanished without a trace. It clearly wasn't my fault, yet he hit me."
"You've been loyal and dedicated to him, and this is how he treats you. It's true what they say, women love bad boys."
Xu Mu deliberately sighed with feigned sympathy.
"Who loves him? I'm just repaying a debt of gratitude."
Zhong Qianqian looked out the window, reminiscing. "Back when I was studying abroad, I went on a trip to the Middle East with friends and got captured by a gang. Ye Chen saved us."
"He saved a whole group, not just you alone. Yet you're still so loyal to him. You're really a good person."
Xu Mu said lightly.
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"Actually, it's just me being foolish! Ye Chen never even expected us to repay him back then. But when I found out he was an ancient martial artist, I wanted to befriend him. I took the initiative to find him, said I was good with computers, and that's how we exchanged contact info. Who knew it would develop into this?"
Zhong Qianqian pouted, growing more aggrieved as she spoke.
She had heard about Meng Wanyue's past from Xiao Ran. The fact that Xu Mu could make a killer tool like her betray and become his person was enough proof that Xu Mu treated Meng Wanyue really well.
She heard that ever since Meng Wanyue started following Xu Mu, her strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
It didn't take a genius to figure out Xu Mu used precious elixirs to enhance her.
Looking at it that way, he was much more generous than Ye Chen.
"Well, there's no helping it. Since you're following Ye Chen, you should see it through to the end."
Xu Mu said softly. "When Wanyue decided to follow me, it was also a huge decision for her. She said leaving Ye Chen without permission would get her killed."
"That's right. Ye Chen is exactly that kind of person."
Zhong Qianqian nodded emphatically. She paused, then asked curiously, "Then why did Meng Wanyue still choose to follow you?"
"I will protect her! Although Wanyue is a killer, her heart is more like a blank canvas. Following Ye Chen, she would always just be a tool. But following me, I will fill her life with the colors of happiness."
Xu Mu gazed ahead, pulling the car over to the curb. "Get out. It wouldn't be good if Ye Chen saw you."
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"Xu Mu, you don't hate me? Even though I fell for your trick, my intention really was to harm your Xu family."
Holding her laptop, Zhong Qianqian asked doubtfully.
"It didn't succeed, did it? Get out. I have things to do, I need to go."
Xu Mu said to Zhong Qianqian with a smile. "I heard you like anime. I think people who like anime are all simple, good people."
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"You're into anime too? What do you like?"
Hearing this, Zhong Qianqian's eyes instantly lit up. She never expected Xu Mu to share a common interest with her.
"Oh, I watch a lot of the stuff on the inside. I watch less of the surface-level shows."
Xu Mu said nonchalantly.
"Pfft! So you're an old pervert. I don't like watching that kind of stuff at all."
Zhong Qianqian scoffed.
Xu Mu almost wanted to expose her right then and there—often staying home alone at night, watching that "Thunder Fire Sword" or whatever. Did she really think he didn't know?
"Go on, I need to get busy."
Xu Mu gave the order to leave.
"Then I'm going."
Zhong Qianqian got out of the car holding her computer. Watching the car drive away, text appeared above her head again.
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Her heart was full of pleasant surprise. She never expected they even shared the same hobby.
She wondered what kind he liked. Pure love? Or NTR? Or something else.
...
After leaving the area, Xu Mu let out a slight sigh. "I really am a bad person. I hope Ye Chen doesn't kill her."
He had circled this hotel area several times already.
From when he first arrived here to last night when he helped the Dai family leave, he had used his perception to check the surroundings.
There were three specific spots where three people sat, and they were there every day.
Even last night when he left the hotel, they remained sitting in the same spots without moving.
It didn't take a genius to figure out they were Ye Chen's people, stationed nearby.
Therefore, Xu Mu parked the car near the main entrance for Zhong Qianqian to get in—a spot perfectly within sight of Ye Chen's lookout.
And the spot where Xu Mu parked also had a lookout.
They were just separated by a green belt.
If Ye Chen found out Zhong Qianqian got into his car, how he would treat her afterwards was something Xu Mu truly couldn't guess.
He could only pray that he wouldn't kill her. That way, he could recruit her for himself.
Xu Mu originally planned to find Jiang Huihui and let her and Xu Ningbing split the remaining elixirs.
However, he happened to see a Geely 4S store.
Lately, almost all these people knew his car. He thought it would be better to use another vehicle for secret missions, especially when needing to hide his identity.
So, Xu Mu pulled the car over to the curb.
As soon as he walked into the showroom, a female salesperson sitting by the window quickly approached.
She asked with a smile, "Sir, looking for a car?"
"Yes."
Xu Mu nodded.
The woman looked very young, probably not long out of university.
She was slender, with her hair tied in a bun, looking quite innocent.
"Sir, are you looking for a gasoline or electric vehicle? Do you have any specific model in mind?"
The saleswoman asked with a smile.
"Gasoline. An SUV. You recommend something for me."
Xu Mu walked further inside.
Electric cars are relatively more suitable just for commuting.
But for someone like Xu Mu, time is more important.
If he's tracking another vehicle in the future and runs out of charge mid-way, having to queue up to recharge would mean the target is long gone.
But with a gasoline car, refueling takes just a minute. On highways or main roads, catching up again would be easy.
"Given your height, sir, I recommend our Xingyue L. This car..."
"Okay, this one then."
Xu Mu nodded.
"Huh?"
The saleswoman was completely dumbfounded. Was this man just messing with her?
"Oh, and max out the insurance for me."
Xu Mu reminded her.
The saleswoman was baffled again—something about this guy felt off.
If you said he was rich, he was here buying a Geely. If you said he wasn't, he placed the order without hesitation and maxed out the insurance coverage. Was he planning to run someone over?
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!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
