The dishes were all on the table, and Mu Jinyu went to call Wen Rou to come out for dinner.
Wen Rou opened the door and came out, apologizing to Mu Jinyu with a smile, saying, "Sorry for making you see that embarrassing scene."
"It's nothing, we're all family here, no one is laughing at you." Mu Jinyu waved her hand, signaling Wen Rou not to worry about it.
Wen Rou smiled and didn't say much else, following Mu Jinyu to the dining room to eat.
At the dining table, Wen Rou's spirits weren't very high. Mu Jinyu told her several jokes, but they only managed to make her crack a forced smile.
The atmosphere wasn't great, so everyone quickly finished eating, and Wen Rou went to wash the dishes and scrub the pots.
Mu Jinyu and Gu Xiyan went to the living room, sat on the sofa, and turned on the TV.
Mu Jinyu turned her head to Gu Xiyan and said, "Wen Rou hardly has any relatives left, and now with things turning out this way with her second uncle's family, do you think I should... "
Even though Wen Rou never spoke up for Wen Yan after he repeatedly refused to change and forced her to call the police, they were, after all, first cousins. She must be feeling terrible inside. Mu Jinyu saw this and felt heartbroken, also wondering whether she should let Wen Yan off the hook.
"No need," Gu Xiyan shook her head and said, "Even if you decided to let him off, Wen Yan's family certainly wouldn't be grateful to you and Wen Rou. Instead, they might think that their connections got Wen Yan out."
Mu Jinyu, hearing this, felt that it made sense. With their shameless nature, they probably wouldn't appreciate Wen Rou's kindness if she decided to let Wen Yan off without holding him accountable.
Glancing at Wen Rou's back in the kitchen, washing dishes, Mu Jinyu frowned and said with a worried expression, "So what do you suggest we do now?"
Gu Xiyan said casually, "Use your love to encompass her, let her be immersed in sweet love, and she'll soon forget all these troubles, right?"
"Oh, that's right, indeed a good idea."
Mu Jinyu nodded thoughtfully and then looked at Gu Xiyan, saying, "So what about you tonight..."
"Scram!"
Gu Xiyan glared fiercely at Mu Jinyu.
Although Mu Jinyu didn't finish her sentence, Gu Xiyan understood what she wanted to say, that she surely wanted Gu Xiyan to leave so she could do 'bad things' with Wen Rou.
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Jinyu's eyebrows raised, and looking at Gu Xiyan half-smiling, she said, "Wasn't that your suggestion?"
"Just kidding, and you're taking it seriously?" Gu Xiyan rolled her eyes, not sure if Mu Jinyu was genuinely naive or just feigning ignorance, and said unhappily, "Wen Rou is already feeling down, and you, as a scumbag, still want to take advantage of her. I won't let you succeed while I'm here!"
Mu Jinyu raised an eyebrow, giving Gu Xiyan a mischievous look, and said, "And how will you stop me? Are you planning on sacrificing yourself to the tiger, feeding the eagle your own flesh?"
Gu Xiyan, feeling a bit uncomfortable under Mu Jinyu's gaze, quickly grabbed a throw pillow and shuffled back on the sofa.
"Hehehe..."
Mu Jinyu watched Gu Xiyan behaving like this, rubbing her hands together with a lecherous smile, edging closer to her.
"What are you doing?"
By this time, Wen Rou had finished washing the dishes and walked out of the kitchen. She asked in surprise.
Upon hearing the voice, Mu Jinyu's lecherous expression faded, and she turned to look at Wen Rou, her eyes clear and bright, barely smiling, she said, "It's nothing, Yanyan just needs to be disciplined. I was about to teach her a lesson myself, but since you're out, you can do it for me tonight."
By then, Gu Xiyan had also shed her trembling-little-rabbit-meets-big-bad-wolf look, glared at Mu Jinyu, got up, and walked towards Wen Rou, saying, "Ignore this guy, let's go back to our room to sleep."
Then, she took Wen Rou by the hand and led her back to their room, slamming the door shut with a bang.
As if they were really afraid that Mu Jinyu might follow them for real.
Mu Jinyu saw the situation, and pursed his lips, finding it rather dull, so he also went back to his room to practice martial arts.
The night passed without incident.
The following day.
Mu Jinyu got up early and had breakfast.
Seeing that Wen Rou's mood was normal, he didn't think much of it and let Wen Rou go to work at the company alone, while he and Gu Xiyan took a car to the pharmaceutical factory in the suburbs.
Although the new production line equipment had not yet been delivered to the pharmaceutical factory, the one thousand kilograms of jade had arrived, so he could set up the Spirit Gathering Array in advance at the factory. When the production equipment did arrive, he would then engrave the Spirit Attraction Formation on it. By then, everything would be on the right track, and the company would become a money-making tool without his direct involvement, bringing him rolling riches.
And because of the unique way of manufacturing the drug, even if the prescription for the Beauty Pill was leaked, he wouldn't worry. Without the method of gathering spiritual energy, it would just be ordinary beauty medicine with a limited effect, and it couldn't impact their business at all.
Gu Xiyan accompanied Mu Jinyu to the pharmaceutical factory in the suburbs, driving the car straight into the factory. Out of curiosity, she asked, "The production equipment isn't ready yet, and we can't test the efficacy of the Beauty Pills produced on the assembly line. What are you doing at the pharmaceutical factory?"
"Setting up the formation," Mu Jinyu replied offhandedly, "You wouldn't understand."
Gu Xiyan, frustrated to the point of itchiness in her teeth, stopped talking to him. She just did her job as the driver.
Yes, this was the car the company had allocated to her since she joined.
Mu Jinyu casually found a spot to stop the car inside the pharmaceutical factory, then got out and walked to the rooftop to survey the layout and feng shui of the entire place.
After a few glances, he saw that the feng shui was pretty good here, which explained why the company had been thriving and why Gu Xiyan had to prepare for a transition ahead of time.
"Hey, what are you doing up here, huh? Aren't you afraid of falling?"
Gu Xiyan stood behind him, looking at the unprotected rooftop with a somewhat frightened expression, and asked tremulously.
"Just checking the layout," Mu Jinyu said absently, then realizing something was off, turned to look at Gu Xiyan and asked, "Why did you follow me up here?"
"I'm worried about you! Just keeping an eye on you," Gu Xiyan replied helplessly.
Feeling a warm steadiness in his heart, Mu Jinyu said, "All right, let's go down."
After that, they went down from the rooftop. Due to her fear, Gu Xiyan was still holding onto his arm.
"Where are the one thousand kilograms of jade that were purchased? Take me there," he said.
Once they had descended, Gu Xiyan relaxed a bit and realized she was still holding onto Mu Jinyu's arm. She hurriedly let go, and then heard Mu Jinyu's words.
"They're in Warehouse No. 2."
Gu Xiyan quickly replied.
After that, she led the way to Warehouse No. 2.
"Clang."
The heavy iron door was pulled open, sunlight poured in, and the full one thousand kilograms of jade inside were revealed.
Honestly, the material and water content of the jade were not very good, but that was to be expected. For one thousand kilograms of jade, if he had wanted to buy ice-type jadeite or emperor green, the amount of money he offered wouldn't have even stirred a ripple.
After closely examining them and confirming that the jade contained trace amounts of spiritual energy, Mu Jinyu nodded in satisfaction and instructed Gu Xiyan, "Go call a few people over."
"Why do I feel like I've become your secretary?" Gu Xiyan complained.