Chapter 635 - 397: An Opportunity to Reach Heaven in a Single Step

Chapter 635: Chapter 397: An Opportunity to Reach Heaven in a Single Step

"If Su Chen and his wife haven’t finished their business in the Capital City, they won’t have time to return. In that case, Su Yue will most likely have to spend this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival all alone in Rongcheng."

"Now you’re telling me Su Yue is going home for the festival. That must mean Su Chen and his wife have already finished their business in the Capital City," Wu Guilan said.

"Oh, so that’s what it is! Mom, do you know what business they went to the Capital City for?" Zhang Xiaohao asked curiously.

"The specifics are beyond my knowledge, but since Su Chen and his wife stayed in the Capital City for so long this time, I can guess they were probably negotiating a major deal with some government department," Wu Guilan said.

"..." Zhang Xiaohao nodded. Just then, he heard Wu Guilan say to him.

"You know, back in your school days, you were quite the charmer. You could win over any girl you set your sights on. Now, you’ve known Su Yue for so long, so why haven’t you made any progress?"

When his mother brought this up, Zhang Xiaohao thought about how several months had passed since he’d met Su Yue, with practically negligible progress. He couldn’t help but feel a surge of frustration.

"Mom, Su Yue isn’t like those other girls," Zhang Xiaohao said.

"That’s true. She is Su Chen’s daughter, after all. It would be strange if she were that easy to win over.

Still, you need to put in some effort! You’re well aware of how much our family stands to gain if you can win Su Yue over," Wu Guilan said.

"I know. Is there anything else? If not, I have to get back to work," Zhang Xiaohao said, his voice laced with irritation.

He desperately wanted to tell his mother that he had already put in a lot of effort, but none of it had made any impression on Su Yue.

But he couldn’t voice these thoughts. He was an incredibly proud person and didn’t want anyone—not even his own mother—to know that his efforts had yielded such meager results.

"Oh, honestly. I say a few words and you’re already tired of my nagging. Fine, I won’t say any more. I’ll just leave you with one last thing before I go... Su Chen isn’t just a simple billionaire entrepreneur."

After saying her piece, Wu Guilan turned and walked toward the study door. Zhang Xiaohao, however, froze at his mother’s words. He quickly shot to his feet and called out to her.

"Mom, what do you mean by that? Why would you say he’s not just a billionaire entrepreneur?"

Hearing her son call out, Wu Guilan stopped in her tracks. She turned to face him and explained.

"Let me tell you, I only heard this myself the day before yesterday. I was at a banquet and overheard a few people talking...

They didn’t say exactly what it meant, but those people were no small fry. They all hold high-ranking positions in the government."

With that, Wu Guilan left her son’s study. She hadn’t originally intended to share the rumor she’d overheard at the banquet, but she figured it might give her son the push he needed to pursue Su Yue, so she let it slip.

And it worked. After hearing the rumor his mother had accidentally picked up, Zhang Xiaohao’s desire to win over Su Yue burned even brighter.

He would have been utterly smitten with a girl of such impeccable looks, figure, and bearing even if she had come from an ordinary family.

But Su Yue came from an extraordinary family. If he could win her over and ultimately marry her, the trajectory of his life would change dramatically. It would be a meteoric rise.

"..."

Zhang Xiaohao sank into thought for a moment before opening a drawer and pulling out the file on Lin Li he had put away earlier.

Staring at the photograph in the file, Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes filled with contempt.

"Just a pathetic loser. There’s no way I could lose to you. I don’t know what tricks you used to win Su Yue’s favor, but once I get serious, making her despise you will be child’s play."

In the quiet of his study, Zhang Xiaohao clutched the file on Lin Li. As his thoughts churned, a despicable plan began to take shape.

...

As the nation’s capital, the Capital City’s prosperity was second to none.

Planes constantly took off and landed at the airport, while the streets below teemed with traffic and pedestrians, all testaments to the city’s vibrant energy.

Skyscrapers filled the city, their facades adorned with colorful neon lights. From high above, one could look down upon the entire metropolis.

The dazzling, multicolored neon lights seemed to clothe the modern city of over ten million people in a beautiful garment woven from resplendent light.

Far from the bustling urban center, Mutant Beasts also roamed the wilderness on the outskirts of the Capital City.

However, compared to other cities in the country, the Mutant Beasts here kept their distance, their range of activity far from the city’s safe zone.

This was because the city was the nation’s capital, and its defense forces were immensely powerful.

Over the past century, the Mutant Beasts living in the wilderness outside the Capital City had been beaten back time and time again by the city’s defense forces. They had learned through painful experience to never get too close to the city’s safe zone, lest they face annihilation.

"WHOOSH..."

"RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE..."

Beneath the pitch-black night sky, a gentle breeze rustled the plants and trees of the wilderness. If one listened closely, the sound of chirping insects filled the tall grass.

Yet, in the middle of this dark wilderness, stood a brightly lit human base.

Logically, any human base should have been built inside a safe zone to avoid harassment from the Mutant Beasts of the wilderness.

The reason for this anomaly was simple: the wilderness outside the Capital City was special. Even with a human base built right in their midst, the Mutant Beasts didn’t dare to cause trouble.

In the face of absolute power, even the most ferocious Mutant Beasts had to obey their instincts and give the human base a wide berth.

A handsome, refined, middle-aged man of medium height presented his credentials at the gate. The guards on duty immediately saluted him respectfully and waved him through.

Su Chen drove to the base’s parking area, stopped the car, and stepped out.

"It’s been many years," Su Chen murmured to himself as he got out of the car and scanned his surroundings. Relying on old memories, he started walking forward.

"Hm?!!!"

As Su Chen left the parking lot and passed a flowerbed, something unexpected happened.

"SWISH SWISH SWISH..."

Thorny vines erupted from the flowerbed, shooting out and swarming toward Su Chen like a tidal wave.

"BANG..."

The instant the thorny vines were about to strike, Su Chen, his expression unchanged, vanished on the spot.

Reappearing dozens of meters away, Su Chen looked at the thorny vines that had slammed into the ground where he’d been standing. He frowned and said... ℯ

"Did you call me all the way out here just for this? If that’s the case, I’m leaving."

The words had barely left his mouth when a deep, resonant voice echoed from the flowerbed.

"Whoa there, it was just a joke. Don’t tell me the great Big Boss Su has gotten too important to take a little joke between friends?"

The thorny vines twisted as if alive, rapidly weaving together until they formed a human silhouette.

As a brilliant Spiritual Light flared, a man appeared before Su Chen. He stood one-point-nine meters tall, with a burly, muscular build, and radiated the Spiritual Energy Wave of a third-rank Cultivator.

"It’s been so many years, and you’re still this childish. Where are the others?" Su Chen said bluntly to the powerful Cultivator radiating third-rank Spiritual Energy.

"They haven’t returned from the Spirit Realm yet!" the burly man replied to his old friend with a grin.

...