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Chapter 800: Chapter 0800: Make a Loss-Making Deal to Cheer Me Up
After Ye Xunhuan took Su Guyan away from the Mu family, he had never paid attention to what Qin Rumeng or even the entire Qin family would do to the Mu family, nor had he ever asked.
If it were not for Su Guyan calling Ye Xunhuan today to say that Mu Yingting had come, Ye Xunhuan would still not have inquired about these matters!
The call was connected in an instant.
Before Ye Xunhuan could speak, Qin Rumeng’s somewhat lazy voice reached Ye Xunhuan’s ears!
"You little rascal, what made you suddenly remember to call your dear old mom today!"
Ye Xunhuan’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he thought, how in the world did this make him seem like he had no conscience?
"Auntie, I’ve always cared about you..."
"Save that slick talk for someone else!" Qin Rumeng cut him off abruptly, "If you’ve got time to be smooth-talking, go sweet-talk your girl instead!"
"So, what’s up? Why did you call me?"
Ye Xunhuan rarely called Qin Rumeng; no news usually meant no visit. Now that Ye Xunhuan was calling, there certainly was a matter!
Ye Xunhuan did not beat around the bush with Qin Rumeng and asked straightforwardly, "Auntie, have you been targeting the Mu family this whole time?"
"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" There was a hint of confusion in Qin Rumeng’s voice.
"No reason, just that Gu Yan called me just a moment ago, said Mu Yingting had come over, mentioned that you had the Mu family struggling to get by, and he came begging us to spare them a lifeline!"
"It’s not that serious!" Qin Rumeng said indifferently, "I’ve just had the one from their family who could have moved closer to the center of power taken out!"
"Of course, some other members of the Mu family were also transferred to different departments; no one’s dying, and it isn’t really as difficult as ’struggling to get by’. As long as the old man Mu is still alive, there won’t be any issues with the Mu family!"
Ye Xunhuan suddenly felt utterly embarrassed.
He really wanted to ask Qin Rumeng what in her heart truly counted as ’struggling to get by’. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Was it not until you were about to die that you were truly struggling to get by?
"What, are you feeling soft-hearted?"
"Not at all!" Ye Xunhuan lit himself a cigarette and said, "Being soft-hearted only leaves endless trouble, I just wanted to confirm with you, now there’s nothing to worry about!"
"That’s good!" Qin Rumeng said very satisfied, "Having a womanly compassion isn’t something you should have..."
Upon hearing Qin Rumeng’s preaching, Ye Xunhuan hastily interjected, "Auntie, I’ve got something else to attend to, gotta go, hanging up now!"
As the words fell, Ye Xunhuan did not wait to hear what Qin Rumeng wanted to say next and promptly hung up the phone!
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xunhuan let out a long sigh of relief.
Without listening, he could guess what Qin Rumeng was going to say next—it would all be about how he needed to take control of the Qin family in the future, how he should become the head of the Huaxia Group, and never to have a compassionate heart, or else if someone finds an opportunity, they would crush him ruthlessly, and such phrases!
Qin Rumeng had said these words countless times by Ye Xunhuan’s ear, and Ye Xunhuan didn’t know how many times he had heard them!
He was almost getting calluses in his ears from hearing them.
In the capital city, Qin Rumeng, upon hearing the busy tone on the phone, was immediately furious, "That little scoundrel, getting too bold, daring to hang up on me..."
At that moment, Qin Rumeng was feeling utterly furious.
Time flew like a fleeting horse; before they knew it, it was already six in the afternoon!
Although it was already six in the evening, the sky outside was still very bright, as if the sun had forgotten its time to set and still hung in the sky!
Ye Xunhuan had not returned to the villa last night; after work today, he went back to the villa early.
As soon as Ye Xunhuan entered the villa, he saw Olivia and Song Yan sitting in the courtyard, playing chess!
And it was Go!
Ye Xunhuan was taken aback upon seeing this scene.
Previously, these two were practically at each other’s throats. Now, they were sitting together playing chess?
Could it be that he was hallucinating?
"Oh, the grand marshal who has been swaying around all night finally came back today!" Olivia sarcastically said as soon as she saw Ye Xunhuan.
She almost resembled a little wife filled with grievances toward her husband!
"Oh my, has Blood Phoenix turned into a little housewife being pushed around!" Ye Xunhuan mocked back in the same sarcastic tone.
"Scram!" Olivia gave Ye Xunhuan a scornful look: "Which man in the world dares to upset me, you think I wouldn’t squeeze his brains out!"
"No need to squeeze, just put on some sexy lingerie, and it’ll flow right out!" Ye Xunhuan crudely joked.
"You are really disgusting!"
Ye Xunhuan smiled awkwardly, then glanced at Song Yan, "Grandpa Song Yan, can you actually beat this woman?"
"Ten games, nine losses!" Song Yan said helplessly and despondently.
He and Olivia had already played over a dozen games here, but he had only won once; the rest of the time, he was losing!
"Don’t be discouraged, she’s an old witch who has lived who knows how many centuries. It’s normal that you can’t beat her!" Ye Xunhuan consoled.
"Marshal, I’m telling you for the last time, if you mention my age again, I will really turn against you!"
"Could your face even turn around?" Ye Xunhuan looked at Olivia in utter surprise. "If so, I beg you to perform!"
"You..."
Seeing Ye Xunhuan and Olivia bickering, Song Yan gently shook his head!
"You two chat, I’m going back inside!"
Saying this, Song Yan rose and walked straight into the house.
Although Olivia’s age was unknown, she possessed a youthful appearance. When she was with Ye Xunhuan, her ancient heart seemed to rejuvenate!
But not Song Yan, he was truly old, and his heart was old too.
After Song Yan left, Ye Xunhuan patted Olivia’s shoulder directly: "So you two aren’t fighting anymore?"
"This little old man knows his place!" Olivia said approvingly: "I’m not petty. He’s already backed down, how could I possibly give him trouble?"
"Moreover, if I have to show respect to anyone, it should be you, Marshal, right?"
Ye Xunhuan chuckled, "Good, well done!"
"You’re quite something, though!"
"What did I do now?" Ye Xunhuan looked puzzledly at Olivia.
"Your wife talked to me last night, asking if I could pull some strings in Hollywood..."
"What did you say?"
"You’ve already spoken, what else do I need to say?" Olivia grumbled: "I came to Huaxia to find you, you didn’t want to meet me, and now you want me to help your wife. Marshal, when will you ever make a losing deal to make me happy?"
