The next day, Xu Yun slept until he woke up naturally.

Going to the window, he looked out at the expansive view and practiced a set of the Eight Pieces of Brocade.

After washing up, he went to the kitchen and made himself a bag of instant noodles.

Such is the refined life of a single man.

"I’m heading out. See you in a few days!"

After sending a group message to all the women, Xu Yun grabbed the case of gold bars and set off in his Bentley.

Just as he was leaving the garage, Xu Yun saw Li Yonghua, who had been staking out the entrance since early in the morning.

He deliberately stopped in front of him.

Rolling down the window, Xu Yun asked with a smile, "Hey, buddy. Still on watch?"

When Li Yonghua saw Xu Yun, he froze for a second.

He was genuinely afraid of Xu Yun and didn’t dare to provoke him, so he could only force himself to say, "What’s it to you?"

"I’m just trying to be nice and let you know that Li Jinshu already left early this morning."

"Impossible!"

Li Yonghua denied it. "I’ve been here since dawn. Don’t try to trick me."

"Then did you happen to see a black Bentley sports car?"

"I did. What about it?"

"That’s the one she was driving!"

Li Yonghua retorted, "How is that possible! That’s a luxury car worth millions. There’s no way she could be driving it."

He had indeed seen a black Bentley sports car drive out that morning, but it had never crossed his mind that Li Jinshu would be the one behind the wheel.

Because in the back of his mind, his little sister could never afford such a high-end car.

Xu Yun chuckled. "What if I gave her that car?"

Li Yonghua was speechless.

"Oh, right. A piece of friendly advice: stop waiting around here. You’ll never catch her."

Before leaving, Xu Yun lied, "I have over a dozen luxury cars, and she picks one at random to drive every day. Do you think you can figure out which one she’s in?"

Li Yonghua fell silent.

"If I were you, I’d apply to be a security guard for this district, and then have your mom apply to be one of the cleaning ladies."

"That way, you can both earn some money and find Li Jinshu quickly."

Li Yonghua had no response.

"So, what do you think? Aren’t I good to you guys? No need to thank me. I’ve got places to be, so I’m off. Bye!"

With that, Xu Yun stepped on the gas and drove away.

On the road, Xu Yun sent a message to Li Jinshu: "Remember, don’t go back to the district for the next couple of days. Find a hotel to stay at."

"Or you can stay over at Ning Qian’s place. We’ll figure it out when I get back."

Ning Qian was in her office, diligently drawing up the renovation blueprints for the fitness center.

That afternoon, she was also supposed to go shopping with Su Mu to pick out a gift for his mother.

Upon suddenly receiving Xu Yun’s message, Li Jinshu was a bit confused and texted back, "Why?"

Xu Yun replied, "I sold you out. Told your brother what car you’re driving."

"So if you go back today, you’ll definitely be cornered by him."

Li Jinshu: "???"

’What kind of move is this from Xu Yun?’

’But it doesn’t matter. He must have his reasons.’

’Anyway, I’m going to his mother’s place tomorrow, so I won’t be going back to the district.’

’I’ll just stay at Ning Qian’s place tonight. That way, we can leave together.’

At the company, Su Mu also began contacting the other women.

The first was Ning Qian, who worked at the same company. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After hearing Su Mu out, Ning Qian was, to be honest, a little hesitant.

Because she didn’t know if doing this would make Xu Yun unhappy.

After all, she had always maintained an image of being obedient, sensible, and not one to act rashly in front of Xu Yun.

This act of showing up to see his mother without any warning was, for her, a huge risk!

Su Mu knew about Ning Qian’s relationship with Xu Yun, so as she explained the plan, she understood her hesitation.

She gave her time to think about it, just asking for an answer before the end of the workday.

To be honest, she had her own reservations; otherwise, she wouldn’t be trying to pull so many people in to share the risk.

Next, she contacted two other women.

One was Song Xiaowei. After hearing Su Mu’s suggestion, she learned that the day after tomorrow was his mother’s birthday.

This was something she couldn’t miss, of course. She agreed joyfully without a second thought.

To her, this kind of sudden surprise was a very romantic gesture.

The other was Liang Yan.

After hearing what Su Mu had to say, Liang Yan immediately scoffed, "Well, if it isn’t President Su. Did the sun rise in the west today?"

"Fancy you including me in a golden opportunity like sucking up to the old matriarch?"

"Cut the crap."

Su Mu said curtly, "Just tell me, are you in or out?"

"I’m in. If you have the guts to go, why wouldn’t I!"

Liang Yan asked tentatively, "So, what kind of gift are you planning to give?"

"Give whatever you want to give."

With that, Su Mu hung up the phone.

In her office, Liang Yan listened to the dial tone and frowned.

’What is that Su Mu plotting now?’

’But no matter what she’s scheming, now that I know it’s Xu Yun’s mom’s birthday, I definitely have to go.’

She had always been very curious about Xu Yun’s family background.

She wanted to see for herself just what kind of wealthy and powerful family it was.

’If I can get on his mother’s good side, that would be even better.’

’For a divorced woman like me, it’s impossible to marry into a powerful family, but the benefits I could gain certainly won’t be small.’

’The key question is, what gift should I bring?’

’From my perspective, given Xu Yun’s family’s wealth, it seems like his mother wouldn’t be lacking for any expensive gift I could possibly give.’

’What a headache.’

At the entrance of Jinyuan District, Li Yonghua, after being teased by Xu Yun, was no longer waiting by the garage entrance.

He went to the main gate of the district and found Gong Meiping, who was still keeping watch.

"Mom, stop waiting. Li Jinshu already left!"

"You saw her at the garage entrance?"

Hearing this, Gong Meiping immediately asked, confused, "Then why didn’t you stop her?"