Chapter 259-260

Chapter 259: I Will Be Enough for You ... In the end, Yun Xi made a suggestion. This time, allow the Su Group to join the project and get a share of the pie. Her purpose was nothing else besides the fact that she wanted the Su family to stand on the side of the three major clans and become their ally. And this answer happened to be the same one that Mu Feichi had proposed earlier in the morning. Upon hearing her say this, Feng Rui was stunned, and it took him a long time to snap back to reality. At the end of the video conference, he finally snapped back to reality with a look of admiration on his face. “Little Yun Xi, you are truly mind-blowing...” Before he’d finished speaking, Mu Feichi turned off the camera and directly cut off Feng Rui’s display of awe and admiration for her. The study suddenly became quiet. Upon seeing the darkened screen, Yun Xi looked up at the man sitting facing her. At this moment, she suddenly thought when can she not look up at this man in front of her? Just now, she had carefully calculated and planned what she was going to say, but he hadn’t said a word. When she’d finally made the decision and asked him who he had wanted to win, he’d only answered her with a few simple words. As you please. This was his answer. In fact, when she’d heard these words, she had already guessed that his personal decision wouldn’t have been much different from hers. In fact, his was perhaps even better than hers. He was such an outstanding, powerful person, and there were many things that she could learn from him. The only thing bothering her was that their current ambiguous relationship was really hard for her to explain to herself. “Young Marshal Mu, were there any loopholes in my strategy? Could you please advise me?” “You’ve done a really good job. The ability to see the advantages and disadvantages of both sides is especially rare at your age.” “Really?” Yun Xi raised her eyebrows. She didn’t feel much sense of accomplishment, especially in front of this man. Mu Feichi chuckled lightly, then raised his hand to pat her head, and asked her with a half-hearted smile, “Do you want to be a strong woman in the business world?” Yun Xi was caught off guard, and for a while, her clear eyes stared at him without even blinking before she spoke. “What Boss Zilan has taught me is not suitable for business purposes.” Raising her eyes slightly, she leaned back in her chair and gazed at the man in front of her, gazing at him in a way where she didn’t need to physically look up at him. “Why didn’t you ask me if I wanted to become an elite?” Regarding her question, Mu Feichi shook his head without even thinking about it deeply. “I don’t want you to become too strong, nor do I want you to be too weak.” “If I am strong enough, then I can protect the people I want to protect, so why not?” “I will be enough to protect you.” No man would want to see his woman walking in a thunderstorm. He was afraid that she would break her wings. His little rascal was so sublime, so full of potential. She had a long way to go in the future, and she could do many things. How could he be willing to let her go through extreme hardships? It was the responsibility of men to be protectors, and all women needed to do was to stay at home. “Since you don’t want to, then why did you let Boss Zilan teach me those skills?” “Even if you leaned against a hill, it might collapse, so relying on yourself is always the most reliable option. Learn this, so you can protect yourself.” He was the head of the Mu family, so the higher he stood, the greater the risk. If she wanted to stand by his side, she must have the ability to protect herself. Supposing something terrible happened to him in the future, at least she would still be able to survive. “Then why are you willing to teach me? You have already repaid me for saving your life. Young Marshal Mu, you don’t owe me anything.” She had thought about this question for a long time, but she still didn’t understand why he was willing to teach her all this. If he said it was because he liked her, she would really burst out laughing. She was still very young, and he was the noble and distinguished Young Marshal Mu, so there was no shortage of women throwing themselves at him. How could he fall in love with an immature little kid like her? Mu Feichi smiled and patted the place beside him. “I will wait for you to be capable enough to vie for this position next to me.” “...” Yun Xi gazed at his big, slender hand. She had naturally understood what his hand gesture meant. That was the position of Madame Mu... “Young Marshal Mu, I’m still just a child.” “I can afford to wait for you.” “.....” ............ ........... ......... Chapter 260: When I Should Be Confident, I Never Have Stage Fright ... The meal Yun Xi served was so appetizing that even the butler couldn’t help but complement it. 　 　 Jingdu braised ribs, casserole potatoes, sauteed potato, green peppers, and eggplant, boiled beef, braised baby cabbage in a broth... It was home cooking that emphasized local Jingdu characteristics. 　 　 Mu Feichi was surprised. He was astonished that his little rascal was even more impressive than he’d thought. 　 　 After wiping her hands on her apron, Yun Xi stood to the side, took a pair of chopsticks, and handed them to Mu Feichi. She wanted him to taste the food. 　 　 “My culinary skills are only average, so you will just have to tolerate them.” 　 　 Mu Feichi sat down and tasted every dish when his eyes finally fell on the sauteed potato, green peppers, and eggplant. 　 　 It didn’t look fancy, but the taste reminded him of his mother. 　 　 The chef they’d had at home was a veteran chef from Jingdu, and he sizzled the dishes in heavy sauces in accordance with tradition, and Yun Xi had done it exactly right. 　 　 It was just as his mother had cooked back in the day. He could find barely any difference in terms of taste. 　 　 “Does it taste bad?” Upon seeing his stunned expression, Yun Xi looked at the butler with a guilty expression on her face. 　 　 But the butler understood what was going on, and he simply smiled as he shook his head at Yun Xi. 　 　 This dish was Young Marshal Mu’s favorite dish. The Mu family had used this dish to test out chefs during the hiring process. 　 　 The butler took the chopsticks and tasted them. This taste...he hadn’t tasted anything like it for many years. 　 　 Putting down his chopsticks, he nodded at Yun Xi and gave her a thumbs-up. 　 　 Mu Feichi snapped back to reality and coughed slightly, then he said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Sit down and eat.” 　 　 Yun Xi suddenly remembered that when she was picking out the vegetables, the butler had said that this dish was Mu Feichi’s favorite and that Madame Chongli used to make it for him when she was alive. 　 　 Upon seeing that he hadn’t said anything critical, she guessed that he was probably moved by the taste of the dish. 　 　 “If it tastes delicious, eat more.” Yun Xi moved the dish in front of Mu Feichi. 　 　 Mu Feichi raised his eyes, and they gleamed mysteriously as his thin lips curled up into a faint smile. It seemed as if she had exposed his most inner thoughts. 　 　 He frowned. “I didn’t say whether it was delicious or not, so why are you so confident in your culinary skills?” 　 　 Yun Xi raised her eyebrows. “When I should be confident, I never have stage fright.” 　 　 “Very good! I hope you can be just as confident at the banquet this evening.” 　 　 “...” Upon the mention of the banquet, Yun Xi felt guilty. 　 　 She was going to see the man who had contributed to her demise for the first time since she’d been reborn, and she wasn’t sure that she would be able to control her emotions. 　 .. 　 The banquet was in the evening, so, for the entire afternoon, Yun Xi read materials in Mu Feichi’s study. 　 　 Great White slept on the carpet, and Mu Feichi was working on documents at his desk, so the atmosphere was uncharacteristically harmonious. 　 　 The information that Mu Feichi gave her was about the project between Chen Yichen and Han Yaotian. 　 　 This project wasn’t small, and there were many other investors also involved. Most of them had invested because it was a collaboration between two major clans, and they hoped to seize the opportunity to make a fortune. 　 　 Yun Xi wasn’t familiar with this project. 　 　 In her last life, she’d helped Han Yaotian come up with strategies. He had used the Gulf Engineering Project to propel himself to his position as the president of the Han Group. 　 　 In this life, she wanted to do the same. 　 　 The human lust for power and affluence will swell infinitely, exactly how a sponge absorbs water. 　 　 Mu Feichi raised his head to look at her with a dazed expression. Then he got up, walked over, and sat down beside her. 　 　 “Can you understand them?” 　 　 Yun Xi came back to reality and shook her head helplessly. “I don’t understand everything. I can read it, but I can’t comprehend it all.” 　 　 Even if she did comprehend them, she could only play dumb, because as someone who had never experienced the business world, it would be too shocking if she comprehended them. 　 　 Mu Feichi took a document and placed it on the coffee table. “I will briefly explain it to you. If everything goes well for this project, then Han Yaotian, the person in charge, can use this cooperation to make a name for himself, and it wouldn’t be difficult for him to gain a strong foothold in the business world.” 　 　 “Is this a good thing?” Yun Xi squinted slightly as she eyed the document on the coffee table. 　 　 If Han Yaotian achieved such great success when he was so young and vigorous, his pride and ego would no doubt also swell. 　 　 Mu Feichi smiled. “If it’s too easy to climb up, it can also be easy to fall down.” 　 　 If he achieves success without experiencing the cutthroat competition first, he won’t last long.