<h4>Chapter 1271: Chapter 1284</h4>


    Staring at his departing figure, Xia Yunxi had to continue her mission and prepare to activate n B. If the Beauty Trap didn’t work, she would switch to the Bitter Flesh Scheme.


    Ling Muye stood at the entrance, already having changed his shoes. Xia Yunxi held her breath until her eyes glistened with a thin mist. She trotted over to him, pleading, "Ling Mu... Mr. Ling, please help the Xia Family, be the executive president of the Xia Family."


    Xia Yunxi bowed deeply to Ling Muye, her small face buried in her chest, holding her breath while waiting for his answer. Hernguage was simple and straightforward, confident that her vivid expression could be moving.


    However, Xia Yunxi underestimated the person in front of her, a cold-blooded creature, heartless, unmoved.


    Ling Muye didn’t even nce at her, ignored her words, and was ready to step away.


    Xia Yunxi suddenly tugged at his clothes again, saying reluctantly, "The Xia Family will give you shares, with annual dividends based on those shares."


    As if hearing a joke, Ling Muye chuckled lightly, but his voice remained cold, the smile not reaching his eyes. "Miss Xia, do you think I, Ling Muye, care about those dividends? Or do you think I, Ling Muye, have so much free time to help someone who schemed against me?"


    Xia Yunxi’s hand shook severely as she clutched his, his words like sharp des cutting deeply into her barely healed wound.


    "No, that was a misunderstanding." Clearly, she was the victim! But now, she had to humbly speak against her conscience, a slight bitterness spreading inside her.


    Ling Muye waved her off, freeing himself. "Misunderstanding? You didn’t climb into my bed? Or didn’t use it to force me to marry you? Don’t think getting a marriage certificate with me means I should help the Xia Family. Also," Ling Muye’s unfathomable eyes nced over Xia Yunxi a few times, a mocking smile on his lips, "you don’t interest me."


    The strong garlic smell on her made him nauseous, his stomach clenching. Ling Muye didn’t want to waste more words with her and strode out of the vi.


    Xia Yunxi dazedly watched his back. What did he mean by saying she forced him to marry her? Who was it repeatedly proposing to her? And what did he mean by not being interested in her? He was quite passionate that night!


    Xia Yunxi stifled a breath of frustration; this guy was unyielding. Having repeatedly offered herself only to be rebuffed, she finally couldn’t hold back, pointing at Ling Muye’s retreating back, eximing, "Ling, actually, I have no interest in you either! You! Are terrible!"


    After speaking, she didn’t forget to give him the finger.


    Outside, about to get in the car, Ling Muye heard Xia Yunxi’s shout, paused slightly, his eye twitching, eyes darkening, lips pressed tightly together as he got into the car.


    Ling Muye irritably unbuttoned his shirt, lying back in the rear seat, breathing somewhat heavily. He had been holding his breath just now, and only after leaving the vi did the garlic smell gradually fade.


    The driver and secretary in the front didn’t dare to breathe heavily. The secretary nced back stealthily at their Mr. Ling, noticed a peculiar situation in Mr. Ling’s pants, connecting it with what the young wife had shouted, his mouth twitched, but he misunderstood. Apparently, their boss hadn’t satisfied the young wife.


    After spouting those words, Xia Yunxi instantly felt much lighter, confidently raised her chin.


    Humming, she turned around, only to find the nanny standing behind her with freshly made breakfast, her face full of shock, staring at her in astonishment.


    Oops! How could she have forgotten the nanny at home? Would her good-girl image be destroyed by that shout?


    Xia Yunxi calmly retracted her middle finger, donned her usual soft and weak expression, smiling at the nanny, "Nanny, I have no appetite. I won’t eat breakfast."


    Having said that, she elegantly and calmly went upstairs.


    The nanny stood there, still not recovered from the shock, stared bewilderedly at Xia Yunxi’s departing figure for quite a while. Wasn’t she their young wife? How did her temperament change so dramatically overnight?


    Xia Yunxi walked gracefully until she returned to her room. As she closed the door, her entire body instantly went limp like a pile of mud. She sighed heavily,menting, "Pretending to be ady here is more exhausting than being at home!"


    At least at home, her sister covered for her.


    Drooping her head dejectedly, she sat on the edge of the bed. Soon, a phone ringing disrupted her thoughts. Looking at the number on the screen, Xia Yunxi sighed silently.


    The moment she answered, Xia Zhongguo’s urgent voice came through, "How is it, Yunxi? Have you persuaded Ling Muye?"


    Xia Yunxi shook her head, sighed again. It wasn’t forck of trying; Ling Muye simply wasn’t interested in her. If she hadn’t tried it herself, she would have thought Ling Muye had issues in that aspect.


    Xia Zhongguo discerned the oue from her sigh, reassuring her, "No worries, Dad will think of something else."


    "Mr. Xia, all the banks have refused to give us loans," said a voice on the other end.


    Xia Yunxi froze, picking up the check on the nightstand, saying, "Dad, Ling Muye didn’t agree to be the executive president, but he did give me a check. Maybe it will help us tide over for now."


    Due to someone absconding with a huge sum, the Xia Family was turned into a heavily indebted shell. Ignoring its weaknesses, the Xia Family’s jewelry business was a leader in themercial world. As long as there was money, as long as one dared to invest, revival and even profits were just a matter of time.


    Currently, the Xia Family was already torn apart internally, and only a business legend like Ling Muye could stabilize the situation.


    But... Xia Yunxi could only silently curse Ling Muye for being so inhumane.


    Xia Zhongguo directly instructed Xia Yunxi to return to the Xia Family with the check and told her to bring Ling Muye along, stating that it was for a family meal.


    Xia Yunxi, though very unwilling, subconsciously agreed due to the good-girl image she had built since childhood in front of her family. Only after hanging up did she realize, remembering that cold face filled her with frustration, as if she owed him a lot of money.


    When Xia Yunxi called, Ling Muye was in the president’s office, furious.


    The ringing abruptly started right after one of his roars, and a few moments after answering, Ling Muye waved at the senior executives, who all looked relieved, quietly sweating with gratitude to the caller. They quickly exited the president’s office.


    "Don’t call thepany if it’s not important!"


    Xia Yunxi was taken aback, muttering, "I don’t know your private number." She had to ask the nanny for thendline number.


    Ling Muye momentarily choked, said nothing further, and hung up with a snap.


    Xia Yunxi felt even more frustrated. That guy, she hadn’t even stated her purpose yet!


    ...


    Suddenly, a worried, urgent voice called from behind, "President Mu? President Mu? Are you okay?"