Chapter 422: He’s Very Proud!
"Lin Mu, I’m hungry."
Leaving the restaurant, Lin Mu and Qin Luoli walked along the street. Qin Luoli rubbed her stomach and said, "Ever since I arrived in Jiangling, I haven’t eaten anything. I’m really starving now."
"What do you want to eat?"
Lin Mu affectionately stroked Qin Luoli’s head. He felt a pang of guilt. If it wasn’t for him, Qin Luoli wouldn’t have had to endure such humiliation. Mocked and ridiculed by her classmates, she had to swallow her pride. Even though he had shocked everyone in the end, she had still lost a few friends. Given her personality, she probably wouldn’t associate with Feng Yang and the others from now on.
"Let’s go eat at a food stall," Qin Luoli said, her eyes suddenly lighting up as she spotted one by the roadside.
"Eat there?"
It wasn’t that Lin Mu found the food unpalatable, but for the esteemed president of the Qin Corporation to be eating at a roadside stall... If anyone saw this, they’d be utterly shocked.
"What? You just spent tens of millions, and I didn’t even get a sip of water. Are you unwilling to treat me to a food stall now?" Qin Luoli said, feigning anger.
"Of course not," Lin Mu said with a wry smile. "I was just thinking of treating you to a nice meal to make it up to you."
Qin Luoli’s eyes narrowed, a sly, fox-like smile playing on her lips. "In that case, tell me, where did you get that card?"
She was genuinely curious. She had never even heard of the Nine Dragons Supreme Emperor Card.
"You mean this?" Lin Mu took out the Nine Dragons Supreme Emperor Card. "Li Xiaotian had someone send it over."
Qin Luoli asked curiously, "Isn’t Li Xiaotian abroad? How did he get this card?"
Lin Mu shrugged. "It was a gift to show his respect for me. Who knows how he got it."
In truth, Li Xiaotian had obtained the card after taking on a jointly funded mission worth eighty million US dollars. Armed with only a blade, he had journeyed to the most powerful country in the world and decapitated his target with a single strike. Afterward, Li Xiaotian was hunted across thousands of miles. He fought constantly, causing a massive upheaval abroad. In the process, however, he had successfully advanced to the rank of Martial Arts Grandmaster, and it wouldn’t be long before he could return home.
"If you like it, it’s yours."
With that, he casually tossed the card to Qin Luoli.
"Hey, be careful!"
Qin Luoli fumbled to catch it and shot Lin Mu a reproachful look. This guy was so reckless. This was the one and only Nine Dragons Supreme Emperor Card in the world, yet he tossed it to her as if it were trash.
But she had already gotten used to it. She remembered back in River City when he was given shares from so many powerful figures, and even Qiao Tianhao’s entire fortune. He hadn’t wanted any of it, leaving it all for her to manage. While she worked herself to death, he acted like a hands-off boss.
"Hmph, I’ll accept this card then. I’ll consider it a gift from you," Qin Luoli giggled, carefully putting the card away.
She wasn’t greedy for the card, of course; she just knew that Lin Mu truly didn’t need it. He had several more in his possession. This guy was simply the world’s most low-key tycoon. So unbelievably rich!
***
"I’m full!" Qin Luoli put down her chopsticks, rubbing her belly with a satisfied smile.
Meanwhile, Lin Mu was still devouring his food, the table in front of him already piled high with empty plates.
"Can’t you eat a little slower?" Qin Luoli said, amused yet exasperated, as she watched Lin Mu eat like a man reincarnated from a starving ghost. She took out a tissue to wipe his mouth.
"I didn’t get to eat anything earlier, so of course I have to eat my fill now."
Lin Mu finally finished. With his current Cultivation Level, he didn’t actually need to eat, but enjoying delicious food was one of his greatest pleasures. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the most formidable gourmet in the Eternal Immortal Realm.
"Oh, right, how did you know there was something wrong with that Zheng Mingye?" Qin Luoli suddenly asked. She had looked him up earlier and discovered that the Zheng Family was indeed an extremely powerful clan in Jiangling. Zheng Mingye in particular, as the richest man in Jiangling, was a rare and influential figure in terms of both vision and ability. Yet Lin Mu had managed to make him collapse onto the ground with just a few words.
Lin Mu pointed to his own nose. "Because I, your husband, am a Divine Doctor! Of course I saw it at a glance."
"Tch, yeah, right. As if you’re so amazing," Qin Luoli pouted, then her expression turned worried. "But will the Zheng Family come looking for trouble?"
"They’ll come for me, alright," Lin Mu said. "But not to cause trouble. They’ll come begging me to save a life."
"You can save him?" Qin Luoli asked. "Then why didn’t you do it earlier?"
She knew his medical skills were extraordinary. Since he had seen the problem with Zheng Mingye, he definitely had a way to save his life.
"Why should I?" Lin Mu said indifferently. "If I saved every sick person I met, I’d work myself to death."
"That’s true." Qin Luoli’s mood brightened instantly. "In that case, Master Lin, may this humble lady invite you to enjoy the night view of Jiangling together?"
"The honor would be all mine!"
***
Qin Luoli had come to Jiangling for work, so she left early the next morning. Lin Mu, on the other hand, slept in until well into the day before lazily getting up.
Just as he finished freshening up, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Mu opened it. "Yes?"
Standing at the door, Lu Jia and Zheng Junyi exchanged surprised glances upon seeing Lin Mu’s calm demeanor. He didn’t seem surprised to see them at all.
"Is Luo Li not here?" Lu Jia asked, seeming a bit embarrassed as she deliberately tried to make conversation.
"She’s out. If there’s nothing else, you can leave," Lin Mu said, starting to close the door.
"Wait!" Zheng Junyi cried out in alarm, holding the door open. "Mr. Lin... actually, we came to see you."
Lin Mu smiled. "We don’t seem to know each other very well. I’m just a nobody. What would the young master of the distinguished Zheng Family want with me?"
Zheng Junyi looked embarrassed. "Mr. Lin, you must be joking. If the owner of the Nine Dragons Supreme Emperor Card is a nobody, then there are no important people left in this world."
Lu Jia also watched Lin Mu with curiosity. When she first met him, she thought he was just an ordinary person, but as she got to know him, she found him more and more inscrutable. Luo Li’s husband is truly a mystery!
"Are you flattering me?" Lin Mu gave Zheng Junyi a faint smile. "If you’re done, then please leave."
"Wait!" Zheng Junyi said hurriedly. "Mr. Lin, my grandfather would like to invite you to our home as a guest, so..."
"I’m busy!"
Lin Mu slammed the door shut with a bang.
Zheng Junyi and Lu Jia stared at the closed door, slightly dazed.
"Mr. Lin..." Zheng Junyi was about to knock again when Lu Jia stopped him.
"Forget it. It’s useless."
As anxious as an ant on a hot pan, Zheng Junyi said, "But if we can’t get Mr. Lin to come, my grandfather will..."
Lu Jia said, "Young Master Zheng, if I may say something."
"Please, Miss Lu, go ahead," Zheng Junyi urged.
"I think Lin Mu doesn’t want to see you because he feels your family hasn’t shown enough sincerity."
Zheng Junyi was taken aback. "Not enough? I, the young master of the Zheng Family, came to ask him personally. Isn’t that sincere enough?"
Lu Jia shook her head. "Lin Mu is prouder than any of us imagined."
Zheng Junyi froze; it seemed he had never considered that possibility.
"Then what should we do?" At this point, Zheng Junyi had completely lost his composure.
Lu Jia said softly, "If you want Lin Mu to help, you’ll probably need your grandfather to come and ask him in person."