Super Rich by Doing as You Please

Chapter 286 - 156: This Is the Aftereffect You Told Me About?

’I don’t know how powerful this thing is. I hope I didn’t actually fry him.’

"Well, nothing major. I’m just worried..."

"Worried about what?"

Xu Yun gestured for Su Mu to come a little closer, then whispered something in her ear.

Even Su Mu couldn’t help but blush. She scoffed, "I don’t believe a word of your nonsense."

"It’s true."

Seeing her skeptical look, Xu Yun swore solemnly, "I’m telling the truth. Prisoners who were electrocuted all had this side effect."

"Then what should we do?"

"Of course, it’s not a sure thing."

Xu Yun reached out and pulled Su Mu into his arms, chuckling softly as he said, "Whether there are any side effects or not... I’ll only know after you help me test it."

"Ah..."

A couple of hours later, Su Mu was lying on the bed, exhausted and drenched in sweat.

She glared at Xu Yun, flushed and annoyed, and pouted, "So *this* is the side effect you were talking about?"

"I don’t know why, either."

Xu Yun said with an innocent look on his face, "Other people get weaker after they’re zapped, so how come I got stronger?"

"Then I’ll wait until you’re asleep and zap you again."

"Don’t. I really don’t want to go through that a second time."

Xu Yun scooped Su Mu up from the bed and said, "Come on, I’ll help you take a bath."

"A bath is fine, but you’re not allowed to try anything funny again."

"I can’t promise that. After all, sometimes the little guy doesn’t listen to the boss."

Xu Yun laughed. "I’ll only behave once you’ve made it behave."

Su Mu was left speechless.

They tangled together for a long while in the large bathtub before the floor-to-ceiling windows before finally calming down.

Exhausted, Su Mu soaked in the hot water, leaning against Xu Yun’s body with her eyes closed, so comfortable she was about to fall asleep.

She asked in a low voice, "When did you get back?"

"Around two or three in the afternoon."

"Then why did you wait until the middle of the night to come find me in my room?"

"I was exhausted, so I just passed out. When I woke up, I went out to get something to eat."

Xu Yun answered with a smile, "By the time I got back, it was already this late. I figured you might be scared all by yourself, so I came to keep you company."

"Don’t do that again. It would have been awful if I’d actually hurt you."

"Okay."

Xu Yun stroked her back and said, "But you’re really vigilant. I was being so cautious, yet you still noticed me."

"When you live alone, you can’t afford to sleep too soundly."

Xu Yun comforted her, "It’s okay. I’m here now, so you can sleep peacefully."

"Mmm."

Sure enough, just a moment later, Su Mu truly did fall asleep, still resting on him.

Her breathing was even.

Xu Yun got up, carried her to the bed, and tucked her in. Then, he sat beside her, watching over her.

...

「The next morning.」

Su Mu woke from a sweet dream, feeling refreshed and clear-headed. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Xu Yun beside her.

’This feels so wonderful.’

"You’re awake."

Xu Yun asked with a smile, "How did you sleep last night?"

"I’ve never slept so comfortably."

Su Mu asked, "What time is it now?"

"A little after nine."

Su Mu sat up and gave Xu Yun a good morning kiss.

Then, right in front of him, she casually slipped on a long grey dress over her naked body, got out of bed, and said, "What do you want to eat? I’ll go make you something."

"You."

"In that case, I’ll go make you a sandwich."

Su Mu completely ignored his teasing and said, "We happen to have some toast at home."

"Okay."

Once in the kitchen, Su Mu started making breakfast for Xu Yun.

Xu Yun, with nothing better to do, stood in the doorway watching Su Mu’s alluring silhouette. Suddenly, he was struck by an impulse.

’Morning exercise is good for your health!’

And so, Su Mu was ambushed from behind. She had no choice but to stop cooking and start dealing with Xu Yun.

When their "morning exercise" was over, Su Mu cleaned herself up and the countertop. To prevent being harassed by a certain someone again, she kicked him out and shut the door.

’Otherwise, it would take her until noon just to make breakfast.’

Half an hour later, she came out carrying two sandwiches and saw Xu Yun on the balcony, practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade.

This wasn’t the first time she had seen him practice it.

While they were eating, Su Mu asked curiously, "Is that Tai Chi you practice every morning? It doesn’t really look like it."

"It’s just a Cultivation Technique for fitness and health preservation. A wandering Daoist taught it to me three years ago."

Xu Yun replied, "Its main purpose is strengthening the body and Strengthening Essence and Nourishing the Origin."

"Does it really work?" Su Mu was skeptical.

"Of course it works."

Xu Yun said with a meaningful grin, "Why else do you think I’m so strong?"

Su Mu was speechless.

’She really couldn’t argue with that point. It was true. Xu Yun was terrifyingly strong! At this point, she was starting to suspect he wasn’t practicing some health-preserving Cultivation Technique, but rather the Female Control Skill she’d read about in novels.’

After finishing breakfast, the two of them left for the company together.

Ning Qian, the receptionist, was a little surprised to see Xu Yun. She started to step forward to hug him, but then remembered they were at the company and forced herself to hold back.

"Hello, President Xu."

Ning Qian asked with a smile, "When did you get back?"

"This morning."

Xu Yun lied without batting an eye, right in front of Su Mu. But she didn’t call him out on it, simply saying, "You two can chat. I’m going to my office."

"Okay, President Su."

While Xu Yun was chatting with Ning Qian at the front desk, two new female employees saw them and started whispering. "Qixi, it looks like Ning Qian is really close with the boss, huh?"

These two were new hires who had joined after Qixi and Shiliu, and it was their first time seeing Xu Yun.

"’Close?’ You think he’d pay a receptionist thirty thousand a month if they weren’t close?"

Qixi said, "I heard President Xu hired her himself. She’s not someone we can afford to mess with."

"Sigh."

The other girl lamented, "To think a regular receptionist makes more than we do."

"Don’t be jealous. If you can get President Xu to like you, you can have that salary too."