<h4>Chapter 1465: Chapter 1478</h4>


    Seeing a note on the bedside table out of the corner of his eye, he reached over to pick it up and took a quick nce. His deep, dark eyes sank further, his thin lips moved slightly, and then he looked at his wallet, lying quietly on the bedhead.


    With an extremely indifferent nce, he moved his gaze away, as if whether or not things were stolen from the wallet mattered little to him.


    Just then, the door was pushed open from the outside.


    A man with a scar on his face stood respectfully at the door, "Young Master."


    "Wu An, go back and tell Old Master that I don’t want another arranged marriage like this one."


    Wu An was silent, keeping his head down, waiting. For a long while, he didn’t hear any intention of punishment from the young master.


    Instead...


    "Deal with the woman who drugged me."


    "Yes."


    On the floor of a certain private room, a disheveled woman knelt, her hands bound, her body involuntarily restrained.


    The door mmed open, and the man in a ck uniform said to another ck-clothed Man beside him, "Take her to Mr. Wu An’s room."


    The woman on the ground shivered even more upon hearing this.


    Wu An, one of Mu Yunfan’s trusted assistants, had methods that were quite ruthless, especially in dealings that couldn’t see the light of day.


    The woman was dragged into another room.


    "Mr. Wu An, please, spare me?" As soon as she entered the room, the woman fell to her knees at Wu An’s feet.


    "Spare you?" Wu An seemed to hear a joke, leaned down, andughed, suddenly reaching out and gripping her jaw with his thumb and forefinger. "You should have known better."


    The dark red scar on Wu An’s face, because of anger, appeared even more menacing.


    The woman shook her head in terror, tears blurring her makeup, her face pale and haggard.


    She had made a mistake, her father had gone to great lengths to secure this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She thought... any normal man would lose control upon seeing her...


    She shouldn’t have treated Mu Yunfan as an ordinary man, nor should she have drugged him as a precaution.


    "Rest assured, the chairman of Emperor has been informed about this arranged marriage, and about what you did to his precious grandson. He’s ordered a low-cost acquisition of the Liu Family, and in less than two hours, the Liu Family’s name will change to Mu."


    Wu Anughed a few times, his scar trembling like a twisted little Snake, making hisughter all the more terrifying.


    The woman on the floor was crying without tears; this time, she had indeed brought disaster upon herself.


    "How do you think I should deal with you?"


    Wu An’s fierce gaze turned even sharper, he waved hisrge hand, "Take her to the basement level one, without my permission, she isn’t allowed to leave Shengshi Bar."


    Having dealt with the woman, Wu An returned to Mu Yunfan’s room, pacing at the door for a long time, unsure whether to enter.


    "Stop standing at the door,e in."


    Wu An was taken aback outside the door, sighed silently, adjusted his cor, and pushed the door open.


    "Young Master."


    Wu An stood upright before him, his expression stern and serious.


    "Handled?" Mu Yunfan, now fully dressed in a tailored suit that perfectly entuated his figure, seemed in a very good mood, a faint smile ying around his brows.


    "Yes."


    "Since it’s handled, why the face?" Mu Yunfan casually nced at him and then looked down to adjust his cuff link.


    "I failed in my duty, please punish me, Young Master."


    Wu An stood straight, unusually solemn; it was hispse that allowed the young master to be yed by a woman.


    "How could you catch such things?"


    Mu Yunfan walked to the bedside, put away his wallet, and also picked up the note.


    Wu An hesitated to speak.


    "If you have something to say, just say it, don’t be hesitant."


    "..." Wu An scratched his head, feeling puzzled. Did their Young Master have some kind of mystical vision, how did he know when he was facing away...


    "Young Master, I think you should just yield to Old Master’s wishes, have a proper arranged marriage, and avoid such mishaps." Wu An was upset, who arranges dates at a bar?


    Mu Yunfan stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the scene below, a wine ss swirling between his bone-jointed fingers. Upon hearing Wu An’s words, he lightly furrowed his brow, causing Wu An to quickly shut his mouth.


    "Don’t mind what Old Master is nning, he simply wants me settled down soon, but focus your efforts in the Southwest Region. Regardless of ck Sect or legitimate business, keep an eye on them;tely, they’ve traded a new batch of ck Fire. Haven’t you investigated what’s going on?"


    "Thetest intel indicates the Southwest Region wants to monopolize the East China ck Market, dominate the top tier."


    "Let them fight among themselves, their rivalry can benefit others." His lips curved as he sipped the red wine, his gaze cold yet fierce.


    "Yes," Wu An paused, deciding to convey Old Master’s new idea to Mu Yunfan, "Young Master, Old Master has issued a new move."


    "Oh? What’s the new move?" Mu Yunfan seemed unconcerned.


    "He issued a worldwide message."


    "...Message?" Mu Yunfan’s movements paused, when did Wu An be so poor at highlighting the key points? Quickly recovering, he asked, "What message?"


    "Last time, Old Master pretended to be ill to get you to agree to the meeting, but after what happened, he changed strategy, met several news agencies early this morning, spreading the word about finding a bride for you, anyone meeting the criteria could register."


    "..." Mu Yunfan’s face darkened, "What criteria?"


    He chuckled, knowing there wasn’t much point in asking.


    What criteria could he set, aside from the old-fashioned thinking of Old Master?


    His goals were yet unmet.


    Romantic affairs?


    To him, it’s still premature.


    "This..." Wu An couldn’t answer, as there were actually no criteria, just that eligible age for legal registration would do...


    However, he couldn’t guarantee that conveying this news wouldn’t anger the Young Master, both sides being his bosses, angering either wouldn’t end well.


    When the message came to his ears, he was equally embarrassed, the Young Master just had to speak, and what kind of woman couldn’t he find? But Old Master was adamant about securing someone domestically suitable for the Young Master.


    "Return to thepany first," Mu Yunfan instructed as he walked. "Investigate the woman who stayed in my roomst night."


    After Gu Wan left, she went to a friend’s ce to retrieve her belongings. Facing her friend’s doubts, she fabricated an excuse and hurriedly left again.


    Dragging her exhausted self home, as soon as she entered she heard the sound of her stepmother Liang Youmei and her father Gu Guoqiang arguing.


    "Gu Wan’s still young, she’s still a child, how could you do this!" Gu Guoqiang sat on the couch, his face flushed red with anger.