You can't drink that badly?
Otherwise, why would a noble lady who is always dignified and steady call herself Su Su?
Murong Mengli saw Su Mu staring at her, and her face seemed to get even redder, not knowing if it was an illusion: "You don't like..."
"Yes, I like extraordinary potions, preferably ones like [Heart of Iron] that can enhance physical fitness."
Murong Mengli: “….”
"Supernormal potions are very popular and difficult to buy. I was planning to use my treasure to pay for this operation. If you insist, Susu, I can send someone to find out the news about the supernormal potion."
"Thank you." Although Su Mu was also interested in the treasure, he knew that the most suitable thing for him was the extraordinary potion, because he only had one month to live. By getting the extraordinary potion that strengthened the body and gaining abilities similar to Yang Dongqing, he could better extend his life.
"Su Su, I think your bronze law should be related to the spirit. I'm afraid that the extraordinary physical potion is not suitable for you..." She tilted her head slightly and looked at Su Mu. Her slender fingers gently brushed over a few strands of hair on her forehead and tucked them behind her ears. The corners of her mouth raised a faint arc, and the simple action was full of endless charm.
"Excuse me Miss Mengli, your beauty trick is a bit clumsy."
Murong Mengli's hand that was lifting her hair froze. She didn't know whether to put it down or continue.
The eyes hidden behind the brown glasses seemed to have some kind of insight into people's hearts. Looking at the stiff Murong Mengli, he said lightly: "It seems that the predicament Miss Mengli encountered is greater than I thought, otherwise I really can't find a reason to explain your behavior."
At this time, Murong Mengli had already withdrawn her hand, and the smile on her face slowly faded. Perhaps out of reluctance and stubbornness, she asked, "Am I really not feminine?"
"No, Miss Mengli is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in real life."
"I'm not your type?"
"I like young women who look like young girls, and young girls who look like young girls. You happen to be the latter."
"and you......."
"However, I prefer extraordinary potions to women." Su Mu said bluntly.
Murong Mengli was stunned for a long time. She looked at Su Mu who had a serious face and couldn't help but burst out laughing. This time her smile seemed to have let down all her defenses, with a kind of innocence unique to young girls.
"Susu, you are really interesting."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Murong Mengli put away her smile and said seriously, "You are a smart person. I cannot control people like you, but I do need an ally like you. Now all I can give you is sincerity and promise, if you are still willing to continue listening."
"I'm all ears." Su Mu smiled faintly.
"I believe you can see that I have nothing but a noble title and some money. Even the bronze coffin is a new product. Under Han Yu's instigation, the employees do not respect me as a noble."
Su Mu nodded but didn't interrupt.
"I am an illegitimate daughter." The expression on Murong Mengli's face became less and less serious, and she told her story like an outsider.
"My mother was once a slave, and was bought by my father. Later, I was born. In fact, I should not have been born because my identity would bring shame to the entire Murong family. But the day I was born happened to be my father's birthday, and my mother begged me, so I gave birth to me.
After I grew up, I did not receive the support of my family like my brothers and sisters, nor did I have my own business. Instead, I was imprisoned in the manor and was not allowed to go out.
The reason why I got support to establish the Bronze Coffin this time is because my father is dying. He is a silver-level third-level extraordinary person. In order to advance when he was young, he took too many extraordinary potions and used many forbidden methods, which overdrawn his lifespan. Now his only way to survive is to find the Golden Eye, refine it into a gold-level awakening potion, and then advance to gold.
This has always been his dream, to become a golden warrior to restore the glory of his ancestors, and then return to the imperial capital and return to the center of power.
In order to survive and realize his dream, he had lost his mind and refused to give up any hope, so he asked all his children to look for the Golden Eye. It was at this time that I got the opportunity. "
Su Mu frowned slightly, not because of the other party's tragic life experience, but because he sensed something was wrong.
"Where's Han Yu? He was sent by your father to help you, but why is he against you at every turn? This seems to go against your father's purpose."
"Han Yu?" Murong Mengli's smile was cold: "Although he belongs to the Murong family, he has actually been bribed by my fiancé."
"fiancé?"
"Yes, you may have heard of his name, Qian Zihao, the richest man in Xingcheng, a rich fat man. Although he is rich, he is not a noble, but he has always longed for the status of a noble. He often wanders in the aristocratic circle, hoping to marry a noble lady.
But the nobles simply don't like nouveau riche like him, and no noble would marry him, except me." Murong Mengli's eyes revealed a trace of extreme disgust, as if she hated Qian Zihao very much.
"Qian Zihao, who had been rejected everywhere, realized his status and knew that in the eyes of the nobles, he was just a fool with a lot of money, so he had to settle for the next best thing and approached my father. He spent a lot of money to get my father to agree to this marriage."
Su Mu nodded to show his understanding. An unpopular illegitimate daughter could be sold for a high price, and the head of the family would definitely be willing to do so.
"I roughly understand Miss Mengli, but why did Qian Zihao bribe Han Yu to go against you?"
The hatred in Murong Mengli's eyes became more intense: "Because my father promised that the children who find the Golden Eye will be made heirs of the family!
If I become the heir of the family, it is naturally impossible for me to marry Qian Zihao. The family also does not allow the future heir to marry a commoner, no matter how rich the other party is.
In fact, among all the children, my strength is undoubtedly the weakest. I have neither awakened the talent in the golden bloodline nor have too many assets and manpower. Relatively speaking, I am the one with the least hope of finding the Golden Eye.
But Qian Zihao is a very cautious person. He is unwilling to take any risk. Even if there is a slight chance, he will nip it in the bud. "
Su Mu glanced at Murong Mengli, whose eyes were full of hatred. At this moment, he completely understood why the other party had allowed him to invest so easily and even revealed his cards directly.
Because she had no choice. After twenty years of suppressed life, she finally saw hope and set up her own company, but was secretly blocked by her fiancé. She was forced into a desperate situation. If she wanted to survive under the two huge mountains of family and fiancé, she could only seek external forces to break the deadlock.
And I am the external force she found.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a strange look in his heart. Perhaps the scene that frightened Han Yu to his knees had caused some misunderstanding to Murong Mengli, making her think that she was very powerful and capable of dealing with the imperial nobles and the richest man in Star City.
This made Su Mu sigh: You are so good at judging people!
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