Chapter 759 - 335: You Disgust Me, So I’ll Disgust You Right Back

After all, he was surrounded by a staggering number of women.

Su Mu didn’t care what kind of relationship Xu Yun had with the other woman in Shanghai. All she cared about was that he came back to her every night and didn’t stay out elsewhere.

’That proves he still cares about my feelings!’

And that was enough.

Having successfully rationalized the situation to herself, Su Mu gently lifted a corner of the covers. A flash of fair skin was revealed as she rose from the bed and went into the bathroom to shower.

When she finished her shower and was about to step out, she found Xu Yun already awake and standing at the bathroom door.

She walked over, smiling. "Not sleeping in a little longer?"

"Can’t let the morning go to waste."

Xu Yun scooped her up in his arms again. "You’re joining me for another one."

Su Mu was speechless.

After another round of passionate entanglement, Xu Yun was finally satisfied.

They were just like a couple in the honeymoon phase—full of fresh excitement, tirelessly energetic, and wishing they could spend two whole days in the hotel without ever leaving the bed.

Su Mu pinned down his wandering hands, reminding him with a flustered annoyance, "Are we buying that house today or not? If you keep this up, I really won’t be able to leave the room."

"Fine."

Xu Yun got up. "Let’s go. First, breakfast. Then, house hunting."

So, the two of them got ready and had breakfast at the hotel. By the time they headed out, it was almost ten o’clock.

They took a taxi to the Tangchen Yipin sales center.

With the help of an enthusiastic sales manager, Xu Yun completed the purchase in a remarkably short amount of time.

His efficiency left the sales manager dumbfounded.

’This is a property worth over a hundred million. Doesn’t he need to think it over?’

’He just buys it on a whim?’

’For them, buying a property like this is as easy as buying a head of cabbage at the market.’

As the salesperson watched in disbelief, Xu Yun paid for the property in full with a swipe of his card, but the name he wrote on the deed was Su Mu’s.

Su Mu asked, "Why did you write my name???"

"I read online that women only feel secure when their name is on the property deed."

Xu Yun said, "Consider this apartment my gift to you in Shanghai. Next time you’re here, you won’t have to stay in a hotel."

Hearing his reason, Su Mu couldn’t help but laugh. "Are you afraid I’ll run off?"

"Not really. I just wanted to give you a home."

Xu Yun smiled. "From now on, this can be our secret hideout. We can sneak over for dates and spend some quality time together, just the two of us. Just... don’t lock me out when the time comes."

"Haha, no promises on that."

The salesperson had been shocked when he bought the nine-figure luxury property and paid in full. After all, 98% of the clients here bought on a mortgage; full payments were extremely rare.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t afford it, but most businesspeople were unwilling to tie up so much cash at once, preferring to use it for other investments that would earn them even more money.

Anyone who could pay in full had massive cash reserves and didn’t even blink at spending a hundred million.

Now, seeing him buy the property only to immediately gift it to a woman, she was so envious she could have cried.

’A gift worth over a hundred million! What is this, a fantasy?’

’We’re both women, so why isn’t my luck this good!’

After the house was purchased, Xu Yun’s system reward arrived quickly.

[As a God-tier Magnate, the Host has acted on a whim, spending a fortune to purchase a nine-figure mansion for his woman. For this inhumanly extravagant act, the Host is rewarded with 1 billion in cash.]

[Current Balance: 29 Billion.]

Xu Yun looked at his account balance and smiled. Just one billion more and he’d hit a nice, round 30 billion.

The house was taken care of before lunch.

The developer expedited the paperwork, and they soon had the property deed in hand.

Xu Yun handed the deed and keys to her, telling her to find someone to handle the renovations when she had time, and that he would cover the costs.

Afterward, the two of them visited famous attractions like Disney and the Oriental Pearl.

In the evening, they took a bus tour to see the night lights of the Bund.

Xu Yun was actually quite experienced with this itinerary, as he had done it all once before with Chen Xin.

So today, he took Su Mu along the exact same route.

Finally, the two of them went for a walk through a shopping mall.

Xu Yun didn’t buy a thing, but Su Mu bought quite a lot. It was a rare business trip for her, and she felt she had to bring back gifts for everyone.

There were gifts for her colleagues at work, as well as for the women she was close to, like Jinshu, Yu Xuan, and Xiaowei.

Xu Yun, laden with shopping bags of all sizes, teased her, "I feel like you’re doing my job for me."

"You men aren’t nearly this thoughtful."

Su Mu said, "When we get back tomorrow, you can give these out and just say you bought them yourself."

"With a wonderful girlfriend like you, what more could a man ask for?"

Xu Yun chuckled. "In that case, I’ll do my best to find you more ’sisters’ so you can buy even more gifts."

"You dare!"

Flustered, Su Mu playfully punched him on the chest. "I’m generous, but not *that* generous."

"Really?"

"Of course."

Su Mu then asked with a knowing smile, "So, which one of your women was it that sent you that ’good morning’ text this morning?"

"A beauty from the Western Regions. She’s a freshman studying here in Shanghai."

Xu Yun added, "Don’t worry, she’s not going to be a rival for any of you."

"We’re leaving tomorrow. Should I give you the night off to go keep her company?"

"Are you serious?"

"What do you think?"

"I think I feel a chill running down my spine. Better not."

Xu Yun chuckled. "Didn’t you buy a few qipaos today? Come on, let’s hurry back to the hotel so you can try them on for me."

"Okay."

A moment later, back in the hotel room.

Su Mu came out wearing a qipao, and the sight of her filled Xu Yun with desire. She was absolutely stunning.

Even though she wasn’t his wife, her every glance and every movement exuded a mature, wife-like sensuality.

’The spirit of Thief Cao lives on!’

「While Xu Yun was out with Su Mu, Ning Qian arrived at the government auction hall.」

A total of three companies were there to bid on the land.

Although Ning Qian knew in advance that the other bidders were likely just there to make up the numbers and go through the motions, she still felt a little nervous.

After all, this was her first time attending an auction like this.

A total of three plots of land were up for auction, all on the Jiangzhong Peninsula, put up by the government in a single lot.

The three plots were bundled together, with a starting bid of 100 million!

The rules stated that each bid had to be an increment of at least 10 million, with the plots going to the highest bidder.

As the bidding began, someone opened with a bid of 110 million.

Xiao Haisheng, who was beside Ning Qian, gave her information on the other two companies. One was a local firm, while the other was from out of province. Both were well-known real estate developers.

The out-of-province company in particular had joined at the last minute; they weren’t part of the inside arrangement.

They were the ones who had just raised the bid.

After hearing this, Ning Qian silently raised her paddle. 120 million.

According to Xu Yun’s instructions, she absolutely had to secure the land. He hadn’t specified a budget.

And so it went, with both sides raising the bid by 10 million each time. After a dozen or so rounds, the other party, seeing that Ning Qian was still in the game, finally turned to look at her.

Ning Qian met their gaze, not showing the slightest bit of intimidation.

The price had now reached 200 million.

Just then, the other party raised their paddle again. "I bid 250 million!"

million!

The price was now 2.5 times the starting bid.

It seemed the other party was dead set on acquiring this land.

In fact, the government official in charge was also getting a headache.

’This was all supposed to be a formality, so where did this spoiler come from to mess things up?’

Xiao Haisheng tried to persuade her. "President Ning, we should give up. It’s not worth it."

Ning Qian began to hesitate as well.

But when she thought of Xu Yun’s words and his grand plans, she gritted her teeth, raised her paddle, and declared, "I bid 300 million!"

At her bid, the opposing party looked over at Ning Qian, their faces a picture of astonishment.

As much as they wanted the land, 300 million far exceeded their budget. They had no choice but to fold.

Finally, with the auctioneer’s announcement, Ning Qian purchased the last three plots on the Jiangzhong Peninsula for 300 million.

Even after the auctioneer announced her successful bid, she still felt like she was in a daze.

’I just spent 300 million... just like that!’

Afterward, she began to regret her impulsive move.

She immediately sent a message to Xu Yun explaining the situation, adding a long, self-reproaching apology.

After reading it, Xu Yun simply replied, "It’s fine. As long as we got it in the end."

However, he had no intention of letting the matter drop.

’Even if my money grows on trees, you can’t just fleece me like this,’ he thought. ’When I get back, I’m definitely going to have a word with the city leaders about this.’

That’s right. Xu Yun was convinced the government had planted a shill to deliberately drive up the price, just to squeeze more money out of him.

He found their methods distasteful and it left a bad taste in his mouth.

If the city leadership couldn’t give him a reasonable explanation, he’d just let the land go to waste. He’d do nothing with it, just let the weeds grow.

’I’m rich, I can afford to be petty!’

’You want to screw me over? Fine, I’ll screw you over right back!’