Xu Mu pretended not to know and asked, "Young Master Feng, what's wrong?"
"The medicine you gave me stopped working! Do you have more?" Feng Jian asked anxiously over the phone.
He had just taken the medicine earlier and couldn't resist… fulfilling his "dream" with his own hands. To his delight, it lasted even longer than before. He'd planned to find someone that night to test his new "endurance," but when the time came—it didn't work anymore.
He'd reverted to his "noodle" form and was full of regret. Why hadn't he acted earlier when the medicine was fresh in his system? A wasted opportunity!
"It's normal that it stopped working. That medicine is part of a full treatment course. I had to take it continuously for a month to recover. You thought one pill was enough?" Xu Mu said flatly.
"What? A whole month?"
Feng Jian was dumbfounded. "Then… do you still have any left?"
"No. That was my last one—and I gave it to you for free."
"Brother Xu! Please, you've got to help me! Find that miracle doctor again, I'll pay any price!"
Before, he hadn't cared much. But now that he knew how effective it was, he was desperate to get more.
"Don't ask me. Go find your mother. She promised me something in return for that free dose. And she hasn't delivered yet," Xu Mu said coolly, hanging up afterward.
The rest would be Feng Jian's problem.
That afternoon, after work, Xu Mu returned home first. Before long, Ye Yu rode her electric scooter into the villa courtyard.
After parking, she strolled inside.
"Brother-in-law! You're home early today!"
As soon as she entered, she spotted Xu Mu sitting on the sofa.
"I had nothing much to do today, so I came back early."
Xu Mu waved her over. "Girl, I'm going to grant you a fortuitous encounter."
"F-fortuitous encounter?"
For some reason, Ye Yu's gaze dropped toward Xu Mu's lower half.
Xu Mu frowned. Why did he feel like this girl's thoughts were dirty? He had no proof, though.
"No fortuitous encounter for you, then. I'll give this opportunity to your sister instead."
He flopped lazily onto the sofa.
"I want it! I want the fortuitous encounter!"
Ye Yu dropped to her knees beside him, shaking his arm, her voice full of playful whining.
"You can't handle it," Xu Mu said, arms crossed. "Feels like your brain's not quite up to it. You'd just waste it."
He figured he'd wait for Ye Tong to get home and have both sisters take the Marrow-Cleansing Pill together.
If he gave it to Ye Yu now and her sister came home later to find her in the bath, who knew what she'd imagine?
"Who says that? Brother-in-law, you're supposed to be the clever one, yet you dare call me stupid?"
Ye Yu gave him an incredulous look.
Xu Mu smiled faintly. "Alright, let's test it. A simple question— which is more expensive: a cow or a chicken?"
"Obviously the cow!"
"Wrong."
Ye Yu rolled her eyes. "How could it be the chicken, then? What's your reasoning?"
"Nine cows for one hair."
"And the chicken?"
"Eight mao." (eight cents)
…
Ye Yu froze for a second, then her face flushed crimson.
"You're disgusting!"
She pouted and hit his shoulder with her small fist.
"See? You can't even solve a kid's riddle, and you call yourself smart?" Xu Mu teased.
"A kid's riddle? That kind of thing wouldn't even pass content moderation!"
Ye Yu snorted but couldn't help laughing too.
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Just then, the villa door opened. Ye Tong walked in, smiling, a handbag hanging from her arm.
"What are you two chatting about? I could hear you from outside."
Seeing them together like this warmed her heart for some reason.
"Sis! Brother-in-law bullied me!"
Ye Yu jumped off the sofa and ran over to her.
"Oh? You're grinning from ear to ear for someone being bullied," Ye Tong said, setting her bag down as she came closer.
"Come on, both of you. Family meeting," Xu Mu said.
The two sisters exchanged looks.
A family meeting? Every time he'd said that before, it had been an excuse for something intimate with Ye Tong.
Now it was together? What did that mean?
Ye Yu felt both nervous and curious. Could her fantasy actually be coming true?
"What's going on?" Ye Tong asked.
"Do you two know about the Dai family?" Xu Mu asked.
At that, both sisters immediately thought of what Mu Qingying had mentioned the day before.
"Yes. My father told me the Dai family is a hidden clan. On the surface, their assets rank first in Jiangbei," Ye Tong said, pulling Ye Yu to sit beside her.
As the eldest daughter of the Ye family, she'd helped manage family affairs from a young age. Her father had long told her stories about hidden clans and ancient martial artists.
That was also why she wasn't overly jealous about Xu Mu being involved with other women—hidden families still upheld ancient traditions where men could have multiple wives.
"Do you know what an ancient martial artist is?" Xu Mu asked.
"Yes. But only hidden families have such people," Ye Tong replied.
Ye Yu stared at her sister, surprised that she knew so much.
"Wife, I can make you one," Xu Mu said seriously.
"What?"
Ye Tong's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Don't worry—I won't have you fighting. You'll just need to protect yourself."
Then he looked at Ye Yu. "And you too, little one. I'll make you an ancient martial artist as well."
"Me too?"
Ye Yu didn't really know what that meant, but it sounded amazing.
"That's right. But I'm not giving you this power for free. You have the temperament for it—even more than your sister. When I'm not around, you'll be the one to protect her."
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Both sisters were deeply moved.
Especially Ye Yu—she knew better than anyone that her sister was too gentle for her own good.
"Alright, each of you take this pill. It's a Marrow-Cleansing Pill—it'll purge the impurities in your body and strengthen your foundation," Xu Mu said, handing one to each. "After you take it, go wash off the filth immediately."
They both nodded.
"Sis! Let's bathe together!" Ye Yu said, grabbing Ye Tong's hand.
"Ahem."
Xu Mu coughed lightly.
Ye Tong instantly understood his meaning. Her cheeks turned pink as she said, "You go on ahead, I'll bathe later."
"Oh, I see how it is—got a man now and forget your little sister," Ye Yu sighed dramatically and headed for the downstairs bath.
"Xiao Yu, wait—let's just go together," Ye Tong called after her.
"Forget it, you stay with your husband," Ye Yu said, turning back.
"I meant the three of us together," Ye Tong said with a smile.
"Ah?"
"Ah?"
Both Xu Mu and Ye Yu froze.
Especially Xu Mu—What the hell did she just say?