Shadow Heir II: Dark Glory

“Let go, let go, quick!”

Su Wuji quickly pulled Xu Jiayan’s hands off him and backed away a large step, escaping the onslaught of softness.

He then turned to look for Mu Qianyu, only to find that she had moved several steps away and was standing side-by-side with Xiao Yinlei. Mu Qianyu didn’t react to Xu Jiayan’s provocative move at all; her delicate face was actually filled with a watching-the-drama expression!

Xu Jiayan spread her hands and twirled in front of Su Wuji. “Wuji, do you think this outfit is pretty today?”

Su Wuji deliberately glanced at the two openings across her chest. “Staying abroad for so long really makes your fashion sense open.”

“Do you like it? If you like it, I can expose a little more.” Xu Jiayan blinked her long eyelashes, a strong hint of allure flowing from her eyes. She emphasized, “Only for you to see.”

“Then I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you. I prefer more traditional women,” Su Wuji retreated another step.

“Like her?” Xu Jiayan glanced at Mu Qianyu, a clear touch of hostility in her eyes. “She’s very pretty, and you’re even wearing matching outfits. Hmph, I’m jealous.”

“How can your 98.6-degree mouth utter such icy words?” Xu Jiayan pouted, clearly a little sour, and pushed her chest out. “But my figure is better.”

This woman truly had the charisma of a vixen. Although she wasn’t old, she somehow gave people the impression that she had been with countless men. The weighty curves were enough to give a visual sense of suffocation to any male observer.

Su Wuji grinned. “I don’t like them that big. Hers is just right, not too big, not too small.”

“Pfft.” Mu Qianyu immediately burst out laughing from over there. Not too big, not too small?

In the past, if anyone dared to comment on her figure like that, Mu Qianyu would definitely have been furious. But today, with Su Wuji saying it in front of Xu Jiayan, she actually felt quite pleased!

Xiao Yinlei, standing nearby, lowered her head slightly, glanced at Mu Qianyu’s chest, and whispered with a smile, “Our boss’s judgment isn’t accurate. In that regard, Xu Jiayan might not actually be able to beat the boss-lady.”

Only a woman truly understands a woman!

Mu Qianyu’s face flushed slightly. She silently buttoned up her suit jacket, covering the taut lines. She suddenly had the urge to dock Xiao Yinlei’s pay…

Unable to bear the long-legged manager’s gaze, Mu Qianyu quickly changed the subject. She asked, “What exactly is going on between those two?”

Xiao Yinlei smiled sweetly. “Boss-lady, do you remember a large-scale conflict that happened in Linzhou’s gray area last year, where Empress Bar took out hundreds of thugs from Jiali International Club?”

Mu Qianyu nodded. “I know about that conflict. Since then, no one has been able to stand on equal footing with the Empress Bar in Linzhou’s nightlife. However,” she paused briefly and then chuckled, “everyone said that your boss snatched away hundreds of beautiful girls from Jiali International during that incident…”

Before that, Jiali International was renowned as the king of Jiangnan nightlife for its stunning women.

Xiao Yinlei explained, “The rumors outside say our boss provoked the conflict to steal Jiali International’s beautiful women, but that’s not true… Most of the girls there were coerced or had completely lost their personal freedom. The club looked magnificent, but in reality, it was dark to the core.”

A sharp light suddenly flashed in Mu Qianyu’s eyes. “It was like that?”

Even with Mu Qianyu’s deep-seated wisdom, it was hard to imagine that the conflict with Jiali International—the one rumored to have involved stealing a hundred beautiful girls and pushing Su Wuji’s reputation as a ‘scumbag’ and ‘lecher’ to its peak—was actually the complete opposite! Mu Qianyu truly wondered how many more misunderstandings the world held about Su Wuji!

“During that operation, we cooperated with the Linzhou City Bureau and rescued many girls from the inside out. Xu Jiayan was one of them,” Xiao Yinlei said.

“Xu Jiayan was involved?” Mu Qianyu was surprised. “Jiali International had incredible nerve.”

“Xu Jiayan was originally working abroad. She came back to Linzhou for a holiday, was drugged in a taxi, and secretly sent to Jiali Club,” Xiao Yinlei explained. “Our boss saved Xu Jiayan at the critical moment, carrying her out. Since then, she hasn’t been able to forget him, but our boss has been avoiding her and has even blocked her contact information.”

Mu Qianyu smiled. “Xu Jiayan is very pretty. Why hasn’t Wuji been tempted?”

Xiao Yinlei offered the perfect answer: “Because the boss-lady is even prettier.”

Mu Qianyu shook her head lightly, her clear gaze becoming a little distant. I really don’t know how many more surprises your boss is hiding.

Xiao Yinlei continued, “The Provincial Department even presented our boss with a commendation certificate at the time.”

A provincial commendation for a notorious playboy rumored to be violent and engage in all sorts of evil? Even with her experiences over the past few days and her new understanding of Su Wuji, Mu Qianyu still found this hard to believe.

“Where is that commendation certificate?” Mu Qianyu asked in a low voice, looking at Su Wuji, who was now giving Xu Jiayan a look of utter disdain. “Could I see it?”

Xiao Yinlei chuckled softly. “The boss-lady can see it anytime. It’s right under the leg of the boss’s mahjong table, keeping it level.”

Mu Qianyu: ???

An honor others would beg for, and he used it to… prop up a table leg?

At this moment, Xu Jiayan seemed to have ended her teasing of Su Wuji. She walked straight over to Mu Qianyu.

“Miss Mu, I’ve long admired your reputation,” Xu Jiayan didn’t offer her hand, instead looking directly into Mu Qianyu’s eyes. She said bluntly, “But we are destined not to become good friends, because I like Su Wuji.”

Mu Qianyu smiled faintly. “I’m not stopping you. That’s between you and Wuji.” She paused, then added, “Besides, I wasn’t planning on becoming good friends with Miss Xu.”

A direct confrontation!

Xu Jiayan’s long, alluring eyes sparkled. “It seems you two are not yet in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.”

“He is currently my best partner,” Mu Qianyu said, and then, as if by some impulse, she emphasized, “But only currently.”

No one could say what the future held. Mu Qianyu’s words actually left considerable room for herself!

Xu Jiayan smiled softly. “I’ve been assigned by my head office to work back in Ninghai. It’s only a two-hour drive from Linzhou. I can come back often now.”

“And then?” Mu Qianyu’s smile remained unchanged.

Xu Jiayan’s provocation grew stronger. “Miss Mu, not only are you and Wuji not boyfriend and girlfriend right now, but even if Wuji becomes your man in the future, I will never give up… in fact, that would make it even more exciting.”

Mu Qianyu chuckled softly, not getting angry at all. Instead, she found it utterly amusing. “I wish you success. I look forward to it,” she said with a light laugh. “I have things to do, so I’ll be leaving now.”

Su Wuji called out, “Why are you leaving? Didn’t you say you were going to buy me lunch?”

Mu Qianyu smiled and waved her hand. “It’s not convenient today. I owe you one. Another day.”

With that, she got into her car. As Mu Qianyu watched Xu Jiayan’s beaming smile through the glass, she noticeably gripped the steering wheel harder, started the car immediately, and drove away quickly. Judging by the speed, she didn’t want to stay for another second.

However, on the way home, Mu Qianyu couldn’t help but think of Xu Jiayan teasing Su Wuji, and the way her chest swayed. She lightly thumped the steering wheel and muttered to herself, It has nothing to do with me, so why am I a little annoyed?