The filming set was so cold that Lin Muci took a steaming hot bath after returning, which finally made her feel alive.
Ms. Lin Cuiping sprinkled flower petals into her bathtub and watched her, her face filled with concern.
"My precious darling, what if you get frostbite from filming in this cold?"
"Why don't you come back and inherit the family business?"
"The Lin family's hundreds of billions will all be yours in the future!"
Her lawsuit had entered the arbitration phase, almost guaranteeing that scumbag Lu Yuanhang would leave with nothing.
As Lin Muci climbed out of the bathtub and dried herself, she shook her head seriously.
"Of course not. I still need to work hard and can't be lazy or careless."
Ms. Lin Cuiping sighed.
"Am I the only one who worries about Xiao Ci being slandered and still having to endure hardships filming?"
"Oh, right, someone called the house today and wanted to ask you out for dinner. When I heard it was a man's voice, I hung up directly."
Lin Muci was a little puzzled.
"Is it my psychiatrist, Dr. Yang?"
"It's been a while since he last visited. He said he would call to schedule a therapy session, so I could meet Mrs. Ling. I've already planned it. When I see Mrs. Ling, I won't say a word. I'll just rush up and deliver two punches."
"But Yang Lan Yan never called me, so I haven't had the chance."
Ms. Lin Cuiping quickly shook her head.
"It's certainly not Dr. Yang Lan Yan. If it were Dr. Yang, I would have told you."
"I heard a stranger's voice, and I think the person is quite old, possibly a perverted old man, so I hung up on you directly!"
"Xiao Ci, you're famous now, and there are all sorts of people out there. Xiao Ci needs to be extra careful!"
"A perverted old man?" Lin Muci was puzzled.
"When did I ever meet a perverted old man?"
"There are only a few of them, aren't there?"
The system kindly reminded her.
"It's Feng Yuting. He seems to have found something you left behind before Ling Qianhe abused you to the point of shattering. So he wants to see you."
Lin Muci said "oh." She didn't have time to deal with him now and had originally decided to let it go.
But then she thought about it.
"He's still opposing the Ling family now. If he escalates things, will Mrs. Ling be overwhelmed, and will Ling Qianhe's pressure be reduced?"
Thinking of this, she changed her mind.
The system was very pleased.
"Yes! Hostess, you must have this kind of attitude to bend and flex, use any means necessary, and lower yourself to complete the mission!"
The system's attitude was quite cheerful, but Lin Muci suppressed her anger.
How many times had it almost gotten her killed!
The system was still gloating.
"I am truly the most excellent little system in the world!"
Lin Muci: "Just shut up."
Feng Yuting called again that night. Ms. Lin Cuiping had already gone to bed.
Lin Muci answered the phone, and Feng Yuting's deep chuckle reached her ears.
"I thought you definitely wouldn't answer. Your mommy is really good at protecting you. She seems to think I'm a bad person."
Lin Muci maintained a polite and distant attitude.
"Do you need something?"
The man's voice on the other end was deep.
"Then I'll get straight to the point. I'm Feng Yuting. I want to see you and talk about a deal. Last time, didn't I give you a contract worth ten billion? This time, I have a project in cooperation with the real estate department of Ling's Enterprise, worth fifteen billion. It's a very valuable piece of land."
"Come to my company tomorrow and find me."
He hung up the phone after speaking, leaving Lin Muci in thought.
"Land?" The system started chattering again.
"Tsk tsk, that piece of land of his must be the 'Heaven and Earth No. 1 Courtyard' project. That's a hot potato. Due to worker accidents, it was ordered to halt by the government. He's currently cooperating with Ling's eldest brother on this project, but this project is actually a trap set by Ling Qianhe for Feng Yuting and his elder brother."
"Originally, he was just setting a trap for Feng Yuting, but then his elder brother, Ling Wanli, ambitious to compete for this piece of land, inadvertently fell into this trap as well."
Lin Muci silently calculated, but couldn't help but ask this talkative system.
"You've revealed so many specific details, aren't you afraid of being punished by the main system now?"
The system was momentarily speechless.
"Oh, I said I would try my best to make the timeline favorable to you, so I'm providing you with some background information of less importance."
Lin Muci arrogantly raised her eyebrows.
"Discuss business.
Knowing oneself and the enemy, one can win a hundred battles.
With this, it seems I can control this domineering CEO, Feng Yuting?"
The next day, Lin Muci asked Uncle Li to take her to Feng Yuting's Royal Court Enterprise Building.
Uncle Li was very worried and told her to call him if anything happened, and he would rush over immediately to ensure her safe return. Lin Muci, of course, was amused and thanked Uncle Li for his kindness.
She had been to this place before.
Of course, it wasn't now, but five years ago. Back then, she hadn't yet exited this world, and she had come here then.
Feng Yuting, at twenty-five, was at the peak of his ambition, wanting to pluck stars from the sky and lead his company to the universe. The projects he developed were all fantastical. It was precisely because of this that Royal Court was far less successful than it is today.
It required massive capital injection.
He only needed to marry a daughter from a powerful foreign family to obtain substantial overseas funding.
But Feng Yuting gave up. After much deliberation, he finally decided to get engaged to her.
But she stood him up.
This led to his blackening.
The past flashed before her eyes.
The system sighed.
"Actually, even without you, with this dog man's ambition, he would never have been willing to be subservient to others. This means he would absolutely not be manipulated by that so-called foreign prominent family. The other party wanted to marry him to gain shares in his company, injecting capital in exchange for shares. Tsk tsk, he would never agree."
"He loves himself the most!"
"In the end, didn't his favorability towards you never break through one hundred percent?"
Lin Muci took out her ID to register and then took the elevator upstairs, asking the system casually.
"Then what's his current favorability towards Lin Muci?"
"It's not me now, it's the disappeared Lin Muci. Don't your systems calculate favorability separately? Haven't they been merged?"
The system immediately checked and reported back to her.
"Still ninety percent."
"Then Qianhe is purer." Lin Muci snorted softly. She went upstairs, pushed open the door, and saw Feng Yuting looking at her, a young girl, from his executive chair, his gaze as deep as the ocean.
"Welcome."
"I asked you to come because I wanted to ask if you've been interacting with Ling Qianhe recently. Has he ever mentioned his elder sister, Mu Ci, in front of you?"
"He still hasn't given up."
"I'm sorry, I know this question might be intrusive, but that woman is very important to me."
He suddenly fell silent.
After a moment, his voice trembled slightly.
"I love her very much."
"I don't know where Ling Qianhe is hiding her. But Ling Qianhe's status makes it impossible for him to marry her and give her a grand wedding."
"But I am willing! I am willing to marry her, willing to marry her, and give her a grand wedding."
"But, I want to know..."
"Where is she?"
Lin Muci's face was cold, the young girl looking confused at the depths of affection of these old men. Feng Yuting on the other side gave a bitter smile.
"Sorry, I lost my composure. I'm sorry, I'm just very worried about her."
"I said many, many things I shouldn't have to Ling Qianhe before. I don't know if Ling Qianhe will torment her severely. Some things weren't true, but I was overcome with anger at the time."
"I regret it now."
Lin Muci sneered inwardly.
"Regret now?
The yellow flowers have long since gone cold!"
The system immediately perked up, trembled, and quickly reminded her.
"Quick, quick, quick, record it!
Play it for Ling Qianhe later! I want to see what kind of expression Ling Qianhe, that brat, will have then!"
"Wow, just thinking about it is so exciting!"