"Oh ho." Ling Yang, who was already furious, exploded upon hearing this. He glared at Mu Yanxuan, his eyes practically spitting fire. "How could you say that? I've been working myself to the bone to manage your affairs and clean up your messes, and this is how you treat me? Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
"Beat me to death?" Mu Yanxuan raised an eyebrow, his disdain obvious. He turned back to look at Ji Yueyao and said, "Ji Yueyao, I've discovered something."
"What happened?" Ji Yueyao looked at Ling Yang, who had already exploded behind him, and took a step back to get away from the battle. However, before Ling Yang could even get close to Mu Yanxuan, the ground beneath his feet was instantly corroded and disappeared. All that could be heard was the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground and Ling Yang's wailing.
It seems he fell pretty hard, Ji Yueyao thought to herself.
"When did you corrode the ground?" Ji Yueyao looked at Mu Yanxuan helplessly and asked with some curiosity. She knew that although Mu Yanxuan's corrosive ability was powerful, corrosion always takes time and could not cause the ground to collapse all at once.
"Just now." Mu Yanxuan shrugged absentmindedly.
"..." Okay, so this guy set a trap from the very beginning. Ji Yueyao glanced at the big hole behind her, then looked at Mu Yanxuan, who seemed indifferent as if it were none of her business. Suddenly, she felt that she should reassess Mu Yanxuan's level of wickedness. The longer she spent with him, the more she would find that he always had a certain... unique wickedness. "By the way, you haven't told me what you discovered yet."
Mu Yanxuan nodded, raised his hand to touch Ji Yueyao's hair and chuckled, "I've noticed... you need to grow up."
Ji Yueyao was completely bewildered. What the heck?
“But for you now, I would only hinder your growth,” Mu Yanxuan said calmly, his tone tinged with reluctance and melancholy. “I’ve decided to give you space and not keep you locked up by my side anymore.”
"Huh?" Ji Yueyao seemed to understand now. Did Mu Yanxuan think that having his help would hinder the improvement of his strength?
"Ji Yueyao." Mu Yanxuan lowered his head and pressed his forehead against Ji Yueyao's forehead. Their eyes were locked on less than a centimeter apart, as if they could see into each other's deepest thoughts.
Mu Yanxuan's hoarse voice gently entered Ji Yueyao's mind, "Ji Yueyao, originally I wanted to treat you as an ornament, just to keep you firmly by my side and bring me warmth, but now, I want to treat you as... my woman."
Ji Yueyao was stunned, and her ears turned completely red. She looked up at Mu Yanxuan blankly, as if she were looking at a monster.
"So... do you understand what I mean?" Mu Yanxuan gently rubbed Ji Yueyao's cheek, the tingling sensation making her heart stop for a moment. What the hell is this? What kind of crazy thing is this guy doing now? Ji Yueyao thought to herself, but her mind gradually became as clear as a mirror.
Mu Yanxuan was right. She didn't want to be a fragile porcelain doll. She only wanted to use her own strength to stand above others. She had always known that what she longed for in her heart was power and strength. This desire had gradually swelled in this world, even to a degree she could not have imagined.
“I understand what you mean.” Ji Yueyao raised her eyes, her firm gaze locking onto Mu Yanxuan. “I will strive to become stronger, strong enough to stand by your side.”
This was the answer he wanted. A deep smile appeared in Mu Yanxuan's eyes. He stood up, gave Ji Yueyao's head a final pat, and then turned and left.
"Black Cat, Snow Fox, let's go."
This was the last thing Ji Yueyao heard Mu Yanxuan say that year.
As Ji Yueyao watched Mu Yanxuan's retreating figure, a sudden wave of melancholy washed over her, inexplicable and without her own knowledge.
"Damn it..." An angry voice came from ahead. Ji Yueyao looked down and then remembered that there was Ling Yang who had just fallen down on the ground.
"Where is he?!" Ling Yang leaped out of the ground, but couldn't see Mu Yanxuan anywhere. He became even angrier and grabbed Ji Yueyao by the collar, shouting.
Ji Yueyao's eyes darkened slightly. She raised her hand, forcefully slapped away Ling Yang's hand, and took a step back, saying, "He just left."
Ling Yang was taken aback. He quickly turned around and saw Mu Yanxuan get into the car with a carefree attitude, and then the car started driving.
"You didn't even wait for me?!" Ling Yang was furious. He didn't care about Ji Yueyao anymore and turned around to chase after her. "You bastard, you really dare to leave me behind!"
Seeing Ling Yang's anxious expression, Ji Yueyao couldn't help but laugh. "What an amusing guy... Huang Tao, what brings you here?"
Huang Tao is the manager of the Nanxiao base bar, and now he takes orders from Ji Yueyao.
"My lord, this is what Lord Lingyang asked me to give you." Huang Tao took out a stack of documents from his backpack and handed them to Ji Yueyao. Ji Yueyao took them and felt a chill run down her spine. "What is all this? Why are there so many?"
"These are the financial records of Bar while you were away, as well as the records of our cooperation with the First Washing Abyss of the Nanxiao Base," Huang Tao said clearly, word by word. "And also all the movements of Qin Lichang, Wei Qin, and others that we have collected so far."
"Heavens..." Ji Yueyao sighed and rubbed her forehead. So many! Managing just one bar is this troublesome. If she had to manage a country like Mu Yanxuan, she would be exhausted.
Looking at the documents in his hand, Ji Yueyao suddenly understood why Ling Yang had such a volatile temper.
"Let's all go inside first and talk about it." Ji Yueyao turned and walked back into the house, letting out a silent sigh.
As soon as Huang Tao entered the room, he sat upright opposite Ji Yueyao, while Ji Yueyao sat at her desk, looking at the documents with a pained expression.
Termites picked up a feather duster and started cleaning. Kaqi and Lin Xuan went out to buy things and disappeared. Zhu Mu was fast asleep on the sofa.
It seems she forgot someone... Ji Yueyao looked up and then saw the sky that the termites had placed on the cabinet as decoration... Uh, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to introduce the sky to Mu Yanxuan.
The termite, who was tidying up the house, glanced almost imperceptibly at Ji Yueyao, then poked the skull in the sky. Ji Yueyao had taken the skull out of his bag... He hadn't expected the captain to have this hobby. It seemed he would have to cater to Ji Yueyao's tastes when giving gifts in the future.
"You remembered me, huh?" Sky's mournful voice echoed in Ji Yueyao's mind.
Ji Yueyao, who was reading a document, glanced at the sky, said nothing, and continued reading the document with her head down.
"So my presence is really that low... But I'm in a good mood, I won't bother with you." Sky snorted twice and turned his gaze outside. "So this is the sky. It's really beautiful. The outside world is indeed very different from what I imagined."
"What do you imagine the outside world to be like?" Ji Yueyao asked curiously. Because Huang Tao was sitting opposite her, she spoke very softly. Even if she made a very quiet sound, the sky could hear it, as long as Huang Tao couldn't hear her. (To be continued.)
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