A sumptuous dinner ended happily amidst some playful banter. During the meal, Tong Ziran ate a bowl more than usual, filling her belly. In her words, "These are the seafood I worked hard to catch, so I naturally have to enjoy the fruits of my victory!"
It's worth mentioning that Bai Yi only arrived late after everyone had finished dinner. You could say she was busy until now before coming back from work. Upon seeing the remnants of the lavish dinner on the table and recalling her exhausting day at the company, Bai Yi felt her mindset crumbling.
Without needing Mu An to say anything, she immediately burst out a series of emotional rewards. Fortunately, Ning'er had already saved her a portion of the same dinner, which calmed the girl's mood considerably.
"You guys have a conscience, knowing to save me a portion of dinner. Otherwise... otherwise I would..."
Bai Yi kept gnawing on the giant claw of the king crab, mumbling incomprehensibly.
One could only say that after a hard day's work, she had never realized that the dinner she was so used to could taste this good!
But upon seeing Mu An's playful expression, she instantly dared not say anything further.
"Otherwise, what would you do?"
Bai Yi's eyes darted around, her mind racing with ideas. She didn't dare to provoke the man or offend him. After all, her identity was strictly that of a 'defeated captive', and it was normal not to have any rights.
The scene from earlier where Mu An had Red Yi personally 'trained' her weak body was still fresh in her mind.
'I really don't want to be locked in a cage with only a treadmill and run madly anymore; that's simply hellish torture!'
'God knows why Sister Hong Yi listens to him so well? Clearly, we are the ones who are the closest!'
At this moment, Red Yi was sitting expressionlessly on the sofa nearby, seemingly not paying any attention to the situation here. This completely extinguished Bai Yi's inner desire to 'seek help' from her.
"Otherwise, I'll just... order takeout!"
Bai Yi finally thought of a relatively 'appropriate' excuse.
But Mu An had no intention of letting her off the hook.
Still the same line, a defeated captive in his hands has no rights, and using her to gain a bit more emotional rewards is quite reasonable, right?
"Let's not talk about whether the takeout is clean or not. Are you looking down on Ning'er's cooking by ordering takeout? Or are you looking down on... me?"
The man then turned to shout at Red Yi.
"Red Yi, give her an extra hour of training tonight. If she doesn't complete her training tasks, don't let her sleep!"
Red Yi nodded, indicating she heard him.
Bai Yi: ???
Bai Yi was completely dumbfounded and... anxious.
"You can't do this! I've bled for you!"
[From the girl's anxious emotional fluctuation +18, congratulations, you have received the reward [Cultivation Years +2]!]
As soon as these words were spoken, the gazes of the other three women (Tong Ziran, Red Yi, Ning'er) instinctively shifted to Mu An.
"Food can be eaten randomly, but words cannot be spoken carelessly."
"I can give you a chance to reorganize your language."
Mu An smiled slightly.
But those familiar with him would know what kind of terrifying threat was contained in that 'smile'.
"I... I've bled for the Mu An family, that should count, right?"
"Today I was busy helping your company fend off multiple top hackers' continuous attacks, and I hacked into the Fruit Company's mobile system, altering some of their underlying code, which directly caused their stock price to plummet!"
"I may not have made a contribution, but I've certainly worked hard!"
Bai Yi instinctively shrank her head.
But as she spoke about what she had done today, she grew more and more confident!
"Well, good job. So, I plan to reward you... with an extra hour of training tonight!"
"Life is about exercise; more training is beneficial for health. I'm doing this for your own good!"
Mu An nodded and smiled slightly after hearing this.
Bai Yi: ???
What the hell is 'for her own good'!
Is he trying to directly exhaust her fragile little life to death?
The girl finally understood.
There was no way to escape today's 'training (torture)'.
Or rather, Mu An was deliberately messing with her!
"You..."
Bai Yi was furious and was about to rise up in rebellion against tyranny.
But Mu An's next words brought her back to her original form.
"Of course, I'll also give you and Red Yi a day off. You can go out and have fun if you want."
'Eh, speaking of which...'
Bai Yi's angry expression instantly faded, replaced by boundless joy and happiness, and she gave the man a thumbs up.
"You... you really are a good person!"
Not only that, but this day of freedom also gave the girl a glimmer of hope for 'escape'!
'If I can escape with Sister Hong Yi then, wouldn't I be able to break free from Mu An's control (endless suffering)?'
Mu An secretly chuckled.
To grasp a heroine, one must naturally seize her weaknesses.
What is Bai Yi's weakness?
Clearly, it's Red Yi!
And as a professional villain, how could he not understand the girl's little thoughts?
Since Mu An dared to give Bai Yi and Red Yi a day off, he naturally wasn't afraid of them escaping.
Not to mention that Red Yi had completely submitted her body and mind; for the sake of revenge, she wouldn't follow Bai Yi to escape.
Bai Yi also had Mu An's slave contract on her, which destined her to obey him.
Even if the two girls really escaped, Mu An's terrifying strength, his ability to locate the heroine at any time, and countless top-tier shadow guards... would make them witness the terrifying consequences of defying this great villain!
…..
That night.
In the room downstairs, Bai Yi was wearing a 'pain mask' and running on the treadmill under Red Yi's supervision, panting heavily.
Meanwhile, after taking a shower, Mu An lay on the bed organizing the rewards he had obtained.
[Use [Great Realm Breakthrough Card*1] and all the accumulated cultivation years to enhance my cultivation!]
[[Great Realm Breakthrough Card*1] and all cultivation years used successfully!]
[Congratulations, your realm has been enhanced! Current strength: Peak of the Celestial Realm!]
[Note: The host's current realm has reached the peak of the world and cannot be further enhanced for the time being. However, excess cultivation years can still be used to enhance actual combat power without being affected. If a protagonist with better fortune is encountered later, a stronger power system will be automatically unlocked, and the host's combat power will be equivalently converted!]
A series of system notifications rang out, and an extremely terrifying power surged within Mu An's body.
This power continuously washed over his body, nourishing every inch of skin, even every cell!
There was none of the unbearable pain rumored about.
Only a refreshing sensation, as if soaking in a hot spring, made every pore of his body relax, feeling light and comfortable!