Su Ruiming pulled Xu Mu aside and quickly filled him in on what had happened.
It turned out that Xu Mu had already told Su Ruiming before: the Xu Family wanted the Su Family’s new product contract this time.
So, Su Ruiming had gone straight to his father and told him the order should go to the Xu Family.
But his father refused. All of the Su Family’s supplies had always come from the Mu Family.
This time, they still wanted the Mu Family to be the supplier.
But Su Ruiming threatened him directly, saying the Su Family couldn’t afford to offend the Xu Family, and he himself couldn’t afford to cross Xu Mu.
What if they made the Xu Family unhappy and got targeted in the future?
Su Weiye came up with an idea: he used the identity of the piano master, Zhou Hening, to host a banquet.
His goal was simple. Each family would play a piece, and Zhou Hening would judge.
Whoever played best would get the Su Family’s contract.
Of course, there was a catch: only business owners from Jiangbei could participate, so no one would be offended.
After hearing Su Ruiming’s explanation, Xu Mu could only sigh at the Su Family’s painstaking efforts.
Mu Qingying from the Mu Family—the same teacher Xu Mu, as the former villain, had once pursued—was a music teacher.
Rumor had it her piano skills were already at the performance level.
So, this banquet was basically just for show. In the end, the Mu Family would still get the contract.
But now, there was a twist.
Xu Mu was an unexpected variable, and so was Lin Yang.
“Su, it’s fine. You’ve done your best,” Xu Mu patted Su Ruiming on the shoulder.
Su Ruiming looked a bit lost. What was happening?
Xu Mu was actually comforting someone?
He’d been scared out of his wits before, thinking if he didn’t finish what Xu Mu asked, he’d never be able to show his face again.
“Let’s go in together,” Xu Mu said with a smile.
“Alright.”
Su Ruiming nodded.
The two of them walked up to the manor’s front gate, and Xu Mu noticed Lin Yang being blocked by two bodyguards.
“What’s going on?” Su Ruiming walked over and asked.
“Young master, this guy doesn’t have an invitation but insists on coming in,” a middle-aged guard said, pointing at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang, meanwhile, was studying Xu Mu and Su Ruiming with a smile. He’d already figured out the general power structure in Jiangshi.
These two “big brains” in front of him—he’d seen both in the files.
Xu Mu from the Xu Family, a brainless rich second-generation.
Su Ruiming from the Su Family, pretty much the same.
But in Lin Yang’s eyes, Su Ruiming seemed more approachable—maybe someone he could recruit as a follower in the future.
After all, Su Yaya was Su Ruiming’s younger sister. That would make Su Ruiming kind of like his brother-in-law.
Thinking of this, Lin Yang started making plans.
Today, he’d make a name for himself by stepping on Xu Mu.
“Hey, you! No invitation—what are you doing at our house?” Su Ruiming frowned. “If you’re here to beg, pick somewhere else!”
Lin Yang just smiled and said, “I’m good friends with the Li Family in Jiangshi. Li Feipeng is my big brother.”
“He’s already inside, right?”
“Li Feipeng from Fengwei Foods? You, dressed like that, know him?” Su Ruiming sneered. “You guys, throw him out!”
Xu Mu just rolled his eyes on the side.
Su Ruiming was the very picture of a classic villain, and it was obvious that this so-called protagonist was about to show off.
Sure enough, Lin Yang maintained a calm expression as he pulled out his phone, getting ready to make a call.
“All right, all right!”
Xu Mu suddenly clapped his hands. “Su, since he says he knows Li Feipeng, why don’t we just bring him to Li Feipeng? If he doesn’t actually know him, it won’t be too late to throw him out then.”
“Xu, you really are soft-hearted. That makes sense. You come in with us,” Su Ruiming said, glancing at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang was a bit dumbfounded. He had just taken out his phone, all set to show off, but Xu Mu had interrupted him.
Li Feipeng wasn’t his big brother or anything, just someone he’d recently met and taken under his wing.
If he called Li Feipeng over, Li Feipeng would definitely come running, bowing and scraping, letting him show off to the max.
He hadn’t expected this guy to steal his thunder.
[Destiny Power -10]
Xu Mu smiled faintly as he watched this unfold.
“Uh... fine,” Lin Yang said, putting his phone away and walking into the manor with Xu Mu and Su Ruiming.
On the manor’s lawn, tables and chairs had already been set up.
Several uniformed waiters were pushing carts of wine and food, setting the tables.
In the distance, there was a grand piano, with a few kids banging away at the keys.
As for the adults, they were scattered in small groups, chatting.
“Mr. Lin, what brings you here? You didn’t even let me know you were coming,”
Li Feipeng, who had been chatting nearby, spotted Lin Yang and hurried over.
Lin Yang was someone he’d recently gotten to know—a man shrouded in mystery.
Lin Yang had evidence of Li Feipeng’s tax evasion, so for now, Li Feipeng had no choice but to do as he said.
“So they really do know each other,” Xu Mu commented, then left with Su Ruiming.
Lin Yang cursed inwardly—thanks to Xu Mu, he’d missed a perfect opportunity to show off.
Just then, a commotion broke out among the guests.
Everyone’s eyes turned toward the far end of the manor.
Three people walked in, each one drawing the attention of everyone present.
First was Mu Qingying. Today, she wasn’t wearing her usual uniform, but a simple long dress.
But her impressive figure made even that simple dress look extraordinary.
She still wore her hair in a ponytail, her flawless oval face on full display.
At Mu Qingying’s side was a tall, slender young woman with wavy hair.
Her eyes were bright, and her delicate, heart-shaped face seemed small enough to fit in a man’s palm.
This was Su Yaya.
Besides the two stunning beauties, they were accompanied by an elderly man, his hair already half white.
He wore a suit and had a white beard.
Many of the guests had come just to see this old gentleman.
Zhou Hening.
A national treasure and a world-class pianist.
His connections were vast, especially in the business and arts circles—not just domestically, but internationally as well.
If you could get to know him, and through him connect with certain business tycoons, your status could skyrocket overnight.
At this point, Xu Mu used his “God’s Eye” to check on Su Yaya.
Name: Su Yaya
Identity: College student, female lead of “Return of the War God”
Favorability: -20
Destiny Level: 8 (Max level 10)
Xu Mu sat at a table, quietly eating dessert and watching the drama unfold.
As expected, Lin Yang, wearing a sly grin, started walking toward Su Yaya.
"Hey beautiful, what a coincidence! We meet again."
Lin Yang greeted Su Yaya with a smile.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but size up Mu Qingying, who was standing beside her. He hadn't expected that apart from Su Yaya, there would be another stunning beauty in Jiang City.
This woman was already on his 'target list.'
But for now, his top priority was still Su Yaya—the girl who had once been his unattainable crush.
"It's you, you jerk?"
Su Yaya immediately remembered running into this guy on the plane before.
"That's right, it's me. My name's Lin Yang. Let's get along from now on."
Lin Yang flashed her a charming grin.
Su Yaya ignored him completely and pulled Mu Qingying by the hand. "Qingying, let's go over there."
By this time, Zhou Hening was already surrounded by a crowd of people.
Xu Mu hadn't joined them. From the impatient look on Zhou Hening's face, it was clear that none of these people trying to cozy up to him would get anywhere.
If you wanted to win Zhou Hening's favor, you had to use the piano.
"Xu Mu? What are you doing here?"
Mu Qingying suddenly spotted Xu Mu, who was nibbling on snacks, and her face twisted in disgust.
What a clingy pest.
He must've followed her here again.
"What, do I need your permission to attend a Su Family banquet?"
Xu Mu replied coolly.
"You—!"
Black text seemed to appear above Mu Qingying's head:
[Affection -1]
"Yaya, congratulations on becoming Mr. Zhou's student. You have a bright future ahead of you."
Xu Mu offered Su Yaya a warm smile.
On the other side, Lin Yang's face darkened instantly. Was this Xu Mu planning to go after the woman he had his eye on?
Then he was asking for trouble!
Lin Yang strode over immediately.
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!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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】
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
