OFCC – Chapter 82

Yi Wulan suddenly closed the door to the room. Her deep amber eyes were half-lidded, and with her back to the light, her gaze seemed to darken.

Mu Yanxi, who was in the middle of kicking off her high heels and stepping onto the carpet, froze. She felt as if the fifty-square-meter media room had suddenly become cramped. She instructed Yi Wulan, “Don’t close the door yet, I was planning to have someone bring us some food.”

Yi Wulan remained silent for a long time, not moving out of the way.

Instead, she took two steps toward Mu Yanxi. The height of her heels gave her an imposing, almost oppressive presence, blocking the light from behind. She asked coolly, “What are you going to teach me?”

Mu Yanxi stiffened.

Only then did she realize the ambiguity of her words.

Her only thought had been to make Yi Wulan happy, and the “teach” she mentioned was about introducing an old fossil like Yi Wulan, who had no entertainment in her life, to movies. But to Yi Wulan’s ears… it seemed to have taken on another meaning.

But heaven was her witness, how would she dare to teach Yi Wulan in that way?

Yi Wulan studied Mu Yanxi for a moment, then bent down to take off her shoes.

The great President Yi was always strict with her words and actions; she would never do something like casually kicking off her shoes as Mu Yanxi had.

“Ahem.” Mu Yanxi reacted quickly, immediately putting on an act and accusing her, “Look at you, all you do day in and day out is work. I kindly bring you to watch a movie, and you twist my good intentions into something like this?”

She even had the audacity to turn the tables and accuse her.

Yi Wulan took off her shoes and placed them neatly to the side, along with the pair Mu Yanxi had kicked over. She stepped onto the carpet and sat casually on a single soft stool, watching Mu Yanxi’s nonsense with a blank expression.

Seeing that she couldn’t bluff her way through, Mu Yanxi had no choice but to crouch down, holding onto Yi Wulan’s knees. She looked up at Yi Wulan with an innocent expression, planning to get away with it by acting cute and coquettish.

“The reason you didn’t watch the film my sister gave you back then must be because her taste is bad. Just look at the one I picked for you. Yi Wulan, my great President Yi, I’ll make the call on this one. Let’s not argue about it, okay?”

Yi Wulan was speechless.

Yi Wulan looked up, her fingertips slowly touching the still-vibrant bead of Mu Yanxi’s lip, which had been wiped clean after eating. She gently stroked it, then pressed down twice with a bit more force, making the already bright color even more dazzling.

Mu Yanxi didn’t dodge, looking at Yi Wulan obediently. Her foxy eyes were filled with a fawning smile, trying to muddle through.

After pressing on her lip for a moment, Yi Wulan suddenly withdrew her hand. “Go on, play it.”

Mu Yanxi hadn’t expected to actually succeed in fooling her. She blinked in surprise, finding it hard to believe that Yi Wulan was going to cooperate. She confirmed again, “Are you serious?”

Yi Wulan didn’t speak, merely nodding.

Mu Yanxi’s heart instantly filled with delight. She thought to herself that this family reunion on New Year’s Eve was truly extraordinary; even saying something about teaching someone wouldn’t get her into trouble.

If this had happened before, Yi Wulan would have definitely “dealt with” her severely.

Leaning against Yi Wulan’s legs, Mu Yanxi began to scroll through the projectable videos on her phone. She didn’t hide it, letting Yi Wulan see her screen directly.

But after all this fuss, Mu Yanxi skipped over the little film she had originally wanted to share with Yi Wulan. Feeling the gaze on her back, Mu Yanxi became utterly cowardly and went straight to the animation section.

“Alright.” Mu Yanxi selected a movie, then slowly stood up, using Yi Wulan’s knees for support. She announced pretentiously, “On New Year’s Eve, we should watch something cheerful. Holographic movies are more realistic with more people, so let’s watch the Minions.”

Yi Wulan said nothing, letting Mu Yanxi upload the video to the device.

But this was Mu Yanxi’s first time using this equipment, and when Gu Yan gave it to her, he hadn’t included any instruction manual, assuming she would know how to use it. As a result, Mu Yanxi fumbled around for a long time without being able to play the video.

Yi Wulan couldn’t stand to watch anymore and held out her hand. “Let me.”

Mu Yanxi handed over the phone.

Yi Wulan hadn’t been peeking at Mu Yanxi’s phone earlier and didn’t think much of the movie title. It was only when she took the phone and saw the picture that she paused slightly. “We’re watching this?”

Mu Yanxi mumbled, “Yeah, this series is pretty good. All that chattering is very festive.”

Yi Wulan squeezed the hand Mu Yanxi hadn’t yet pulled back. “Didn’t you say you wanted to watch the movie Mu Yanqing recommended that I rejected before?”

The implication was: Mu Yanqing never showed me a cartoon.

Mu Yanxi was speechless.

This time, Mu Yanxi was too shocked to even feel embarrassed. She stared at Yi Wulan as if meeting her for the first time, her voice rising. “Did I hear you right, Yi Wulan? You knew what movie I wanted to show you from the start? Are you really going to watch that with me?”

Mu Yanxi didn’t think that watching an R-rated film with Yi Wulan would lead to anything indescribable; the thought hadn’t even crossed her mind. After all, based on her understanding of Yi Wulan, the lecture she’d receive after the movie started would probably be enough to make her feel pure and chaste while watching such films.

Showing Yi Wulan an R-rated film was just to tease her and see her initial flustered expression.

Mu Yanxi hadn’t known that beneath Yi Wulan’s expressionless, icy facade lay such great curiosity. She immediately braced herself to be scolded.

She swiped her phone a couple of times, navigated to a hidden folder, and pointed at the screen full of files that would normally need to be censored. Her face slightly flushed, she said excitedly, “Fine, then I want to watch something from here.”

Yi Wulan looked at the folder presented to her. The fingers holding the back of the phone curled slightly. She gave Mu Yanxi a faint glance before lowering her eyes again.

Mu Yanxi was baffled by the look, but she was carefree. The thought of introducing the great ice queen President Yi to a new world made her eyes curve into crescents as she chuckled. “You choose. I’ve already filtered by gender, so any of them are fine.”

Yi Wulan hummed in agreement, then began connecting the phone to the holographic device’s signal. When it was time to select a film, she asked for Mu Yanxi’s opinion. Without even looking, Mu Yanxi randomly tapped on one.

Mu Yanxi felt that Yi Wulan was letting her off easy this time. How could she just agree to watch this kind of video with her without even a word of reprimand?

But after thinking it over, she couldn’t figure out Yi Wulan’s intentions and decided to give up.

About half a minute later, the entire room went dark. Mu Yanxi wasn’t used to the darkness and fumbled around, trying to grab onto something, but her hand caught the hem of Yi Wulan’s dress.

Yi Wulan, who had gone to turn off the lights, had returned to her seat at some point. She placed a hand on Mu Yanxi’s waist. “Sit properly.”

“Yi… Yi Wulan.” Mu Yanxi was half-reclining on the carpet, resting her head in Yi Wulan’s lap and refusing to move. The dark environment made her a little timid, but she forced herself to negotiate with Yi Wulan. “Let’s get this straight. You watch the movie, just watch the movie. You’re not allowed to curse at me later.”

Yi Wulan frowned. “Why would I curse at you?”

“I’m afraid you’ll say it’s obscene…” Mu Yanxi’s voice trailed off as she stared at the swaying fox tail that suddenly appeared on the screen. She couldn’t speak anymore.

A person was lying on a bed, legs slightly parted. As a crackling electric sound buzzed, the large fox tail swayed, the fur at its base appearing extremely red from being wet.

‘Will you ever lie to me again?’

‘Sob, sob, Elder Sister, I… I was wrong, sob…’

The blushing sounds came from the film, and the holographic modeling made the image extremely realistic, as if there were a real bed and two people doing something right in front of them.

The little peacock was always picky and would never watch films that would pollute her eyes. Therefore, the two protagonists in the film didn’t show their faces, but their skin was fair and smooth, making for a perfect visual experience.

Normally, Mu Yanxi could appreciate it without batting an eye, but at this moment, her face was flushed and her heart was pounding so hard she wished she could jump out the window to feel the sea breeze.

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The yacht sailed slowly in the offshore area of Yuncheng’s harbor. The banquet hall, large enough to host a party for Yuncheng’s entire upper-class circle, was empty. All the staff had withdrawn, leaving the space to the two people in the small room deep inside the hall.

Inside the small room, which had been converted into a screening room, the ambiguous sounds of the film’s protagonists rose and fell one after another. The scolding from Yi Wulan that Mu Yanxi had imagined never came, just as Yi Wulan had promised.

Perhaps it was the vast difference between 2D and 4D effects, or perhaps it was because Yi Wulan was watching beside her. At this moment, Mu Yanxi wished Yi Wulan would scold her a little, just to give her a reason to turn off the film.

What she found most torturous was that the palm resting on her back was growing hotter and hotter.

It felt like it was burning.

Mu Yanxi finally couldn’t take it anymore and coughed lightly. “This…”

The moment she spoke, she realized her voice was already half-hoarse. Mu Yanxi subconsciously made a dead giveaway of an excuse, “I ate too much crayfish just now and forgot to drink water. I’ll have someone bring some.”

“No need.” Yi Wulan pulled Mu Yanxi, who had just started to stand up, back down.

Having been half-lying on the floor for so long, one of Mu Yanxi’s legs had gone numb and couldn’t support her. She was easily pulled back by Yi Wulan.

Mu Yanxi’s foxy eyes widened, and she instinctively tried to kick the other woman.

While struggling, her hand accidentally touched the 4D image, and she flinched back in fright, instantly freezing.

Yi Wulan seized the opportunity, leaning over and pressing down on her. After sweeping her long hair to one side, she decisively pinned Mu Yanxi’s hands. Her strong fingertips caressed Mu Yanxi’s smooth, delicate waist, instantly making her stop struggling.

“Don’t… don’t, Elder Sister!” Listening to the sounds from the film, Mu Yanxi squeezed her eyes shut. A tingling numbness traveled through her meridians, flowing through her entire body, past her heart, and spreading to her brain, making her go limp all over. Even her toes curled up in collapse.

The 4D movie was still playing in her ears, and Mu Yanxi’s voice was almost drowned out by the sounds of the two people in the film. The fiery red fox tail swept lightly back and forth right in front of Mu Yanxi’s eyes. To Yi Wulan, it looked as if it were growing out of Mu Yanxi herself.

A whimper escaped Mu Yanxi’s throat. “Sob… turn it off, turn it off!”

Coincidentally, the woman in the film said the exact same thing.

Yi Wulan didn’t speak, only kissing the side of Mu Yanxi’s ear lightly. Just then, the other person in the film replied, “Weren’t you the one who brought it out?”

It was as if Yi Wulan had whispered it in her ear, yet it was perfectly suited to the current situation.

Just as Mu Yanxi was too ashamed to open her eyes, the sound of a phone dropping with a ‘thud’ was heard, and all other sounds suddenly vanished.

Mu Yanxi opened her eyes to see that the only light left was the faint moonlight filtering in from the skylight above.

The film had been turned off.

But Yi Wulan’s hand still hadn’t moved. As she opened her eyes, the kiss finally fell, delicate and lingering, only stopping when they were both breathless.

Mu Yanxi struggled forcefully with her hands, saying listlessly and irritably, “Let go.”

Yi Wulan had clearly had her fill of kissing, but her hand still rested on her waist. Seeing the recovering Mu Yanxi begin to struggle, she suddenly spoke, “This is what you wanted to teach me?”

Mu Yanxi paused at her words. Before she could answer, she heard Yi Wulan let out a low chuckle, so soft it vanished into the air in an instant.

Only then did Mu Yanxi realize Yi Wulan was talking about ‘teaching’ someone to watch a film, the very source of her current predicament. She angrily sat up and snapped, “I just saw how boring your life is and wanted to introduce you to something new, didn’t I?”

This whole affair was Mu Yanxi’s own misjudgment. She had been so focused on seeing Yi Wulan’s embarrassed and angry expression.

She had forgotten that even someone as seemingly prim and ascetic as Yi Wulan was a person who had shared countless intimate moments with her, someone who had tormented her on those nights until she lost all track of time.

But when she remembered her original intention was to make Yi Wulan happy and help her explore new things, Mu Yanxi suddenly felt she had the upper hand. Being in the right, she naturally became unforgiving:

“But I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful. It’s one thing not to thank me, but to be so… let go of me!”

Yi Wulan said nothing.

Mu Yanxi’s ears were bright red. She just wanted to push the other woman away and go outside to cool off in the wind.

As she was racking her brain, a cool sensation suddenly spread across her leg. Yi Wulan pressed down on her again, her soft voice carrying a hint of dominance. “A thank-you gift.”

Mu Yanxi frowned. “What thank… mmmph?”

Naturally, it was a thank-you gift for Mu Yanxi’s lesson.

The Black Swan 707 floated on the sea for several hours, and Mu Yanxi felt as if she had been drifting in and out of the ocean for just as long. Several times she was on the verge of suffocating, only to be brought back to her senses by new stimulation, until she was finally let go, completely exhausted.

Fortunately, the master bedroom was right next door. Yi Wulan ignored the picky little ancestor, forcibly putting the semi-damp clothes back on her before carrying the limp little ancestor to the bathroom in the adjacent room.

A few minutes later, Mu Yanxi was lying in the bathtub, feeling the warm water and the continuous flow of her ability within her body. She let out a comfortable sigh.

Yi Wulan got up first, put on a nightgown, and took out another set to hand to Mu Yanxi. But she heard Mu Yanxi, who just moments ago didn’t even have the strength to beg for mercy, now finding the energy to be picky. “I want the black one you’re wearing. Take it off and give it to me.”

Yi Wulan had no choice but to take off her nightgown, switch to the white one, and hand the black one to Mu Yanxi.

After Mu Yanxi had dried her hair and climbed into bed, Yi Wulan suddenly asked, “Are you still involved in the Feicheng project?”

Mu Yanxi froze. All of Yi Wulan’s unusual behavior tonight flashed through her mind.

It was only at this moment that she finally understood. Yi Wulan wasn’t jealous of Mu Yanqing at all. She was clearly giving her some sweet treats first, only to interrogate her later!

Moreover, it had been over a month since she returned from Feicheng, and she never mentioned anything related to it in front of Yi Wulan. At this moment, she felt the guilt of being caught red-handed.

Mu Yanxi curled up under the covers and scooted towards Yi Wulan with a grin. “Good Elder Sister, must you really poke at my sore spot? I spend all day with you at Rongjia. How does that look like I’m involved with the Feicheng project?”

Yi Wulan pulled Mu Yanxi’s head out from where she had forcefully burrowed it and reminded her, “Bai Yu’an.”

Mu Yanxi clutched the blanket sullenly. Having been found out, she unwillingly resorted to sarcasm. “What a mighty President Yi. Anyone who didn’t know better would think you were the police, interrogating me, a criminal.”

Yi Wulan stared at her with a grim face for a long time, then suddenly got up as if to turn off the bedside lamp.

Mu Yanxi quickly reached out and grabbed her. “Hey! Hey, hey, Elder Sister, good Elder Sister, you’re going to sleep already? You’ve tormented me for so long, I’m sore all over. Aren’t you going to say something nice to coax me afterward?”

Yi Wulan turned her head, her expression blank. “…Then tell me the truth.”

Mu Yanxi was stunned for a long while before she said hesitantly, “I… I don’t know how to say it.”

Yi Wulan sat back down. “Is it because of Mu Yanche?”

Mu Yanxi nodded, guessing that Yi Wulan already knew Mu Yanche had stolen the partnership. All she had to do was say she was unwilling to accept it or that she wanted to get the project back, and this topic would end.

But she remained silent for a long time, then suddenly asked a completely unrelated question, “Yi Wulan, do you think there’s fairness in this world?”

Yi Wulan was taken aback.

“If even the law can’t give me this fairness…” Mu Yanxi frowned, gently biting Yi Wulan’s sleeve. “Then what should I do?”

Yi Wulan looked down at Mu Yanxi for a long time before speaking softly, “This world has never been fair.”

Some people are born with things others could never obtain in a lifetime of struggle. Then, in their innocent youth, they gradually fall behind their peers due to school districts and family circumstances, finally facing all the cruelty of the world the moment they enter society.

Mu Yanxi’s eyes dimmed for a moment before she smiled again.

Just as she was about to say something, she heard Yi Wulan speak again. “If you want it, I will work hard to bring it to you.”

Mu Yanxi was stunned, taking several seconds to understand Yi Wulan’s meaning. Yi Wulan wanted to bring her fairness in life, while she wanted to bring fairness in the world to Yi Wulan.

Mu Yanxi looked at Yi Wulan, the smile on her face finally holding a bit more sincerity. “Okay.”

Yi Wulan ruffled Mu Yanxi’s hair. “Go to sleep, it’s almost three.”

But Mu Yanxi clung to Yi Wulan, refusing to let go. She took the initiative, “Didn’t you want to hear about Feicheng?”

“Not anymore. As long as you know what you’re doing.” Yi Wulan paused, then added, “If you need anything, just tell me.”

Mu Yanxi threw herself at Yi Wulan and kissed her. Her body, which had just recovered for a short while, was once again dragged into the abyss of passion…

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Rongjia finally obtained the sales license for its holographic movie equipment just before New Year’s Eve. Before Rongjia, the patent holder, could even do any promotion, the heads of major cinema chains came knocking on their door.

Rongjia charged a low price for its holographic butlers, but it was merciless when it came to fleecing the cinemas. The price for this technology was so ridiculously high that many theaters were deterred.

As a result, they were almost all concentrated in first-tier cities, and even then, each cinema in those cities only had one or two holographic screening rooms.

After all, according to the pre-release analysis by the major cinema chains, among the seven films in the Spring Festival lineup, the potential of the one 3D sci-fi film wasn’t that great. It relied mainly on a few long-established movie stars and popular young actors, all style and no substance. The Spring Festival box office was expected to be dominated by 2D films.

But as it turned out, they bet wrong.

From the very first night of the Spring Festival, the attendance rate for that sci-fi film far surpassed the other six, especially in the 4D holographic screening rooms, which were often sold out with no empty seats.

With the boost from 4D holography, the sci-fi film’s reputation soared, changing the stereotype that domestic sci-fi films were inferior to foreign ones and prompting more and more people to buy tickets for it.

By the seventh or eighth day of the new year, the sci-fi film’s screening rate directly surpassed the total of all other films combined, and its total box office jumped from a predicted fourth place to number one in this year’s Spring Festival lineup.

This situation attracted widespread attention by the third day of the Spring Festival, and many people began to curse Rongjia.

Because the biggest investor in that sci-fi film and the artists who starred in it were almost all from Rongjia Entertainment, making them the biggest winner of this Spring Festival season.

Some disgruntled people even claimed that Rongjia Entertainment deliberately sold them the 4D holographic movie equipment to boost the box office of their sci-fi film.

Holographic film fans quickly jumped online to refute these claims one by one. Rongjia Group had never run any advertisements, and the major cinema chains had been the ones begging to buy the equipment in the first place.

Moreover, Rongjia Group not only kept the price of its holographic products at a minimum when launching them to the public, but it also did a lot of charity work that benefited society. These actions were not in vain; the people would remember its good deeds.

And so, those envious companies that wanted to stir up more trouble ultimately had to swallow their bitterness, deterred by the behemoth that was Rongjia Group and its high public approval.

This kind of chain of decisions from Rongjia Group was not the first. Since it launched its holographic products, almost every step had been accompanied by the shadow of the entertainment industry, yet it never promoted itself as deliberately as other companies.

From introducing holographic technology to the public through a wetland project at Shuilin Fang, to introducing the holographic shopping model through the renovation of Huazhen Shopping, which led to the holographic butler, to showcasing the effect of holographic imaging at the New Year’s Eve concert, which led to holographic movies…

Each decision seemed like a coincidence, but upon analysis, they were all interlinked.

These things were discoverable by any ordinary netizen with a keen eye, no financial management expert needed.

It’s unknown who started it, but discussions about Yi Wulan on Weibo grew more and more intense. As the Lantern Festival approached, the hashtag #RongjiaPresident# was sent straight to the top of the hot search list.

If it weren’t for this hashtag, Mu Yanxi would never have known that Yi Wulan had so many male and female fans. Yi Wulan had been in charge of Rongjia for many years, making countless decisions, big and small. Many of her successful cases were even used as case studies by professors at major universities.

Riding the wave of the Spring Festival season’s popularity, the hashtag was filled with Yi Wulan’s outstanding resume from the past few years, sparking heated discussions.

After the incident where Yi Wulan showed her face at the Shuilin Fang press conference, the marketing accounts were all very cautious this time and didn’t include a single photo of her. For once, a hot search that surpassed celebrities was about popularizing business cases.

But even with their caution, half an hour later, with the intervention of Rongjia’s public relations department, the hot search was expanded to include the outstanding cases of other entrepreneurs, turning it into a completely educational hot search for business case studies.

By the time netizens realized what had happened, their attention had already been diverted. Even the word “Rongjia” was gone from the hot search hashtag, a clear sign that the person involved did not want to attract too much attention.

For Rongjia Group, this kind of organic hot search was obviously an excellent opportunity to promote its holographic products, but it refused. Instead, it turned the opportunity into academic popularization, once again earning a massive wave of goodwill online.

However, what the netizens didn’t know was that the Rongjia public relations department, along with Rongjia Entertainment, worked so diligently to suppress the hot search not only because their president wanted to keep a low profile, but also because the president didn’t want to steal credit from her wife.

In the first few years after Yi Wulan took over Rongjia, Rongjia Entertainment had always been managed by Yi Jingming. Apart from approving funds for major projects, she never got involved, and naturally wouldn’t link her main business with Rongjia Entertainment.

Her skillful use of the entertainment industry over the past six months was actually all based on Mu Yanxi’s suggestions.

Mu Yanxi, who had been a carefree, unknown celebrity in the entertainment industry for two years, naturally didn’t care about such empty fame, until… she saw the men and women under the hot search clamoring to marry Yi Wulan, with some even joking about being Yi Wulan’s extramarital affair partner.

It nearly made the little ancestor explode with rage.

Therefore, the hot search was able to be completely redirected in such a short amount of time.

A new year brought a new atmosphere. Besides Rongjia Group’s success in holographic technology, in early March, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for another project attracted attention from all sectors of society.

That was the launch of the Feicheng New Energy Vehicle Project.

China’s automobile manufacturing industry started later than foreign countries, but new energy vehicles had only been widely sold in recent years.

However, imported new energy vehicles were often expensive, while their production costs were low. The Chinese government had long wanted to reverse this disadvantage, which led to the Feicheng project.

The state provided relevant conveniences, and after winning the bid, Kang Qi, a traditional car manufacturer, was responsible for hiring experts, securing funding, and all related matters. Countless people were involved in this project.

But the government’s preferential treatment was not blind, especially for such an important project. Before any real results were achieved, it would not blindly support the project, so the initial stages had to be completed by Kang Qi himself.

Fortunately, Kang Qi had a benefactor. It was rumored in the industry that Kang Qi had been in a car accident at the beginning of the year due to malicious competition, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as he gained his biggest partner to date.

It was said that this partner not only brought him the start-up capital for the first phase of the project but also brought him many researchers with relevant technical skills, directly solving his urgent needs and turning the tide, advancing the ribbon-cutting ceremony to the first day of March.

This became a much-told tale among those who received invitations to the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

On the last day of February, the Second Miss Mu, finally worn down by Rongjia’s affairs, threw a little tantrum and fled to Feicheng with Bai Yu’an, who was avoiding a blind date.

On their first night in Feicheng, she spent a fortune at the city center’s largest nightclub, covering the entire venue’s expenses. Overnight, her name spread throughout Feicheng’s circle of rich kids.

The next day, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Bai Yu’an was dragged out of bed by Mu Yanxi, her eyes filled with the resentment of a life-reaping ghost.

Mu Yanxi made herself completely at home. “Get up, get up. Didn’t you say you were going to take me to eat your Feicheng’s specialty breakfast?”

Bai Yu’an scratched her head and got up, grumbling, “What on earth did I do in my past life to deserve a friend like you in this one?”

Mu Yanxi was already brushing her teeth. Hearing this, she mumbled, “Haven’t I been good enough to you? The moment you got back to Feicheng, I made sure Miss Bai’s name was famous in the circle again.”

Bai Yu’an let out two dry chuckles, recalling the boring and drowsy hours of last night with a shudder.

But then she thought of Mu Yanxi, the person at the center of it all, and figured she must have had it tougher than her, who just sat on the side eating and dozing off. So, she stopped complaining and just said pretentiously:

“Now my parents will be even more convinced that I do nothing all day but eat, drink, and play.”

After finishing brushing her teeth, Mu Yanxi turned and pinched Bai Yu’an’s puffed-up cheek, pulling it outwards. “Don’t worry, I’ll explain to them later.”

Normally, if the precious face of the Eldest Miss Bai were pinched like this, the person who did it would be ‘as good as dead,’ but at this moment, she was surprisingly obedient and didn’t fight back. Instead, she smiled sweetly:

“Seeing as I’ve sacrificed so much for you, could you get someone else to talk to them?”

Mu Yanxi looked at Bai Yu’an with a half-smile, quickly guessing the key point. “You’re afraid your parents will think we’re two peas in a pod, so you want Yi Wulan to speak for you?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” A model child like Yi Wulan was practically a magic bullet with the parents in Yuncheng’s upper-class circle. Bai Yu’an batted her eyes. “After all, you really don’t look as proper and reliable as your President Yi.”

Mu Yanxi was speechless.

Mu Yanxi: “Take back that last sentence.”

Bai Yu’an’s expression changed in a second. She grabbed Mu Yanxi’s robe and said, “Second Miss, Second Miss, I was wrong just now. It was Xiao Anzi who was talking nonsense. Please don’t be angry with me.”

The nickname ‘Xiao Anzi’ instantly gave Mu Yanxi goosebumps. She shivered and said, “Bai Yu’an, let’s talk properly, don’t be like this.”

It was genuinely creepy.

Having witnessed Mu Yanxi’s thick skin, Bai Yu’an knew she wasn’t really asking her to speak properly. Guessing Mu Yanxi’s thoughts, she immediately started praising her again. “No, no, no, Second Miss Mu is naturally intelligent, a master strategist, and a divine prophet. If it weren’t for the fact that you didn’t want it, would Yi Wulan even have a name?”

Mu Yanxi washed her face with cool water and said modestly, “It’s not… that exaggerated, is it?”

“How is it exaggerated? Not at all. Listen to me…”

In the end, Bai Yu’an showered her with a torrent of flattery until Mu Yanxi finally relented.

Afterward, Bai Yu’an’s enthusiasm didn’t wane in the slightest. Without troubling the precious legs of the Second Miss Mu, she had all the famous local specialty breakfasts delivered to the hotel. The table was laden with food, a spread as lavish as the New Year’s Eve dinner Mu Yanxi had at the Yi family home.

But at the Yi family’s New Year’s Eve dinner, there were at least four people. This breakfast was just for her and Bai Yu’an. The Second Miss Mu, who usually had no concept of money, couldn’t help but say, “Bai Yu’an, you’re so wasteful.”

Bai Yu’an was speechless.

This was wasteful?

Who was the one who burned money to book out the entire nightclub last night?

Worried that the favor she had just begged for from Yi Wulan would fly away, Bai Yu’an didn’t say these words out loud. She immediately nodded in self-reflection. “Yes, yes, it’s all my fault. I was inconsiderate, I was extravagant and wasteful. I will definitely apologize to this food.”

Mu Yanxi, thinking about the upcoming event, ate quickly and then distributed the untouched food to the bodyguards she had brought along. That way, it wasn’t so wasteful after all.

By the time the two were in the car heading to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Bai Yu’an finally couldn’t help but ask the important question. “Xiao Xixi, we’re just going to watch the fun. Is it necessary to go so early?”

“Of course not.” Under Bai Yu’an’s puzzled gaze, Mu Yanxi turned to look out the window at the increasingly bustling streets, a smile appearing in her eyes.

The car was moving quickly, and they should be at their destination in a few minutes. She said slowly, “…we’re going to become the spectacle.”

Without a second thought, Bai Yu’an immediately looked at Mu Yanxi with a gaze full of reverence.

She felt that Mu Yanxi’s words were profound and mysterious, like something her parents, seasoned veterans of the business world, would say. Their kindness was only on the surface; underneath, they were like cunning old foxes.

Based on her understanding of Mu Yanxi over the past few days, she was probably plotting something that would benefit herself but cause someone else to stumble.

Anyway, as a philosophy major, she didn’t understand the twists and turns of the business world. Even if Mu Yanxi explained it to her, she couldn’t be bothered to listen. All she needed to do was lean against a big tree and enjoy the shade.

But in the next moment, the profound and mysterious old fox, President Mu, seemed to have received some kind of shock. Her claws trembled, and the smile on her face completely vanished, replaced by a look of terror, like a wife caught cheating.

Bai Yu’an leaned over to look. The lit-up phone screen showed an incoming call from Yi Wulan.

She hadn’t reacted at first, but then she heard a timid and apprehensive Mu Yanxi biting her lip in distress. “It’s over. Yi Wulan must have found out about me being at the nightclub last night. She’s calling to settle the score first thing in the morning.”

Bai Yu’an was speechless.