That night, Mu Yue earned a total of 1,650 comeback points. Two-thirds of them came from the entertainment industry, while the rest came from A City’s wealthy elite. Even the domineering CEO had contributed 300 points.
After dealing with everything, Mu Yue yawned and went back to her room to sleep. There was no way she could continue chatting with the still-energized Wen Xue—if they kept talking, it would take several hours. With all that energy and excitement left with nowhere to go, Wen Xue’s inspiration surged as well, and she stayed up all night writing a new song.
What they did not know was that, thousands of miles away, certain people were also unable to sleep because of them.
Wei Xuan was suffering from insomnia again. Recently, it had been happening more and more often. He knew why: Wen Xue was not by his side. Although he was unwilling to admit it, whenever Wen Xue was there, he could always fall asleep quickly. But now, as Wei Xuan frowned at the empty room and thought of those charming, seductive eyes that always seemed to be veiled in mist, his already-restless heart grew even more agitated.
He had misunderstood her today, but why had she not said a single word? Wasn’t she afraid that, if he had not seen Mu Yue’s clarification, he would have continued misunderstanding her?
And then there was Mu Yue. She was simply too overbearing. Why was Wen Xue so close to her? He really disliked seeing the two of them together. For some inexplicable reason, he had a feeling that he could not let Wen Xue continue associating with Mu Yue. As for why, he could not say.
In the room next door, Mo Yaru—who had also failed to get into Wei Xuan’s bedroom that night—was still awake as well. She was looking through a group chat.
Some people with slow internet had only just finished catching up on the gossip. The moment they brought up Mu Yue, everyone who had been lurking came out of hiding, and within moments, dozens of replies appeared.
“Damn, did you guys see Miss Mu’s yacht? It’s my dream yacht! It’s so flashy—it looks like a spaceship!”
“I told my dad I wanted one too. He asked whether I wanted a slap across the face.”
“Your dad’s pretty nice. He even asked you. Mine just kicked me twice.”
“Seriously, how are you all so useless? None of you managed to get acquainted with Miss Mu? There were only a few of them, yet they were throwing a party on such a huge yacht. It must have been so empty!”
“Exactly!”
“Speaking of which, Miss Mu’s family spoils her way too much, doesn’t it? How long has it been? One major purchase after another. Their financial power is terrifying!”
“Seriously. Who spends money like that? Miss Mu hasn’t even finished her first year of college, and her annual expenses must already be in the billions. We can’t even imagine what kind of monstrous family could support her spending habits.”
By now, no elders needed to lecture anyone. Anyone with a brain knew that it would be best to befriend Mu Yue. And if that was impossible, they absolutely could not afford to offend her.
As for people who had offended her, in A City’s social circle, the only ones Mu Yue had openly shown dislike toward seemed to be Wei Xuan and Mo Yaru.
Once the conversation reached that point, everyone suddenly felt wide awake. Wei Xuan’s temper and personality were not exactly likable. He was always aloof and looked down on everyone. No one knew how he had managed to provoke Mu Yue, but clearly, everyone in their circle was delighted to see it.
Mo Yaru felt extremely uncomfortable reading this. It inevitably reminded her of the embarrassing incident at Wei Xuan’s cousin’s engagement banquet. She did not say anything. The others knew she was in the group, but they did not care whether she saw their messages or whether she would be upset after reading them. That was how superficial friendships worked. She knew they were all waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
She could come up with ways to deal with Wen Xue, and she could be ruthless if necessary. But Mu Yue was different. Not only was Mu Yue difficult to deal with, Mo Yaru also had to consider the consequences. Mu Yue was not someone she could afford to offend. Even Wei Xuan would probably have to think twice.
With the upsetting people and matters out of the way, Mu Yue and her sisters had a wonderful time over the next few days. During that period, she gained several more batches of comeback points. On the flight home, Mu Yue checked the total number of points she had accumulated so far.
Her comeback points had now reached 4,280. The objective of the Counterattack Little Fox mission was ?? points, so there was still quite a distance to go—but Mu Yue was only in her first year.
Whenever it noticed how much time had passed, the four systems could not help sighing with admiration. Their host was simply too amazing! Her speed left those lazy, unmotivated hosts far behind.
Top Student had completed her mission long ago. Little Villain’s villain mission was nearly finished, and the current counterattack mission was almost halfway done as well. There was no need to repeatedly remind or urge their host anymore. She could simply play games and slack off every day while lying back and watching the points roll in. Before this, the four systems had never even dared to imagine such a life.
The four systems had already decided that once the mission was complete, they would do everything they could to persuade their host to take on another mission with them. Otherwise, after leaving her, who would treat them like treasures and pamper them?
Mu Yue had no idea what the four systems were plotting. After checking her gains, she closed the interface. Once she returned to A City, her own mission was naturally to attend school, but she also needed to find someone to handle the arrangements for Wen Xue’s studio.
On Monday, Mu Yue returned to A University, while Wen Xue went back to the company accompanied by a top-tier lawyer and two of Mu Yue’s bodyguards.
The termination agreement had already been settled. She only needed to go there and sign it, so the entire process was quick and smooth. Holding those few thin sheets of paper, Wen Xue felt her heart lighten with joy.
The atmosphere at the company was much like that of most entertainment agencies, filled with schemes, intrigue, and ruthless competition. Office politics played out almost every day. But now, she was free!
Even when she spotted Mo Yaru and Wei Xuan in the hallway, Wen Xue felt that the two of them looked less irritating than usual. However, she knew all too well what those two were like. She did not even slow down, lest she accidentally trip someone again, giving Wei Xuan an excuse to confront her with that cold expression of his.
I don’t need to put on this act with you anymore. Hahaha!
The two passed each other. Wei Xuan stopped.
“Stop!” he ordered.
But the voice behind him did not respond. Instead, the light sound of shoes tapping against the floor grew increasingly distant. Wei Xuan turned around in disbelief and saw that Wen Xue had already stepped into the elevator, clearly in an excellent mood. She did not even look back. She was humming a tune, her head lowered as she played with her phone, apparently messaging someone.
She had actually ignored him?
How dare she ignore him?!
In an instant, Wei Xuan was consumed by rage. He did not know why he was so angry, but he was furious all the same. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to drag the person out of the elevator and imprison her firmly in front of him, forcing those eyes to look only at him.
He had just taken a step when Mo Yaru let out a soft cry.
“Sister Zhang, you said Wen Xue came to terminate her contract?”
Wei Xuan’s brows furrowed even more deeply. Wen Xue’s contract had been amended twice—once when he gave it to her, and again when it was renewed. He knew that the second contract included additional restrictions on termination. Besides the hefty termination fee, there were plenty of other conditions. Who had helped her get out of the contract?
Tsk, tsk. After two classes, Mu Yue used the system to tap into the surveillance footage at Wen Xue’s company. When she spotted the domineering CEO’s face, black as the bottom of a pot, she happily crunched through two pieces of melon. Delicious!
Just look at that pathetic expression of his. He was the textbook case of someone falling in love without realizing it. He claimed he didn’t understand love, but really, he simply didn’t respect people. Now that she was ignoring him, he still couldn’t believe it. Wasn’t he the one who had repeatedly told her not to get any ideas? Now that she was really leaving, he was unhappy about it?
What a jerk!
