Chapter 257-258

Chapter 257: Flirting out of the Blue ... Surprised and discombobulated, she turned around quickly, her heart beating wildly. In making that sudden move, she’d hit her back against the counter. Yun Xi raised her head and rolled her eyes at him in an angry manner. “Young Marshal Mu, can you please try not to be so scary?” Mu Feichi noticed her rubbing her lower back and frowned. “What happened? Was it because of me that you bumped into that counter?” Just as he was about to get closer again, Yun Xi reached out and stopped him. “Young Marshal Mu, it is more appropriate to keep a proper distance between men and women. If you get too close to me...” Mu Feichi squinted at her, laughing softly. Then he deliberately stepped forward and got a step closer. Taking advantage of his height, he leaned over her, smiled teasingly, and asked, “You’ll do what?” Frowning seriously, she kicked out at him and said in a warning tone, “I’ll stop being courteous. This kitchen has all kinds of knives, so there are more than enough for me to chop you up with.” “Why are you being so troublesome? Are you going to cut me up and eat me?” Mu Feichi chuckled lightly, then quickly reached out and clasped her wrist, pressing it against the collar of his sweater. “Just let go of me. I’ll let you eat whatever you want and however, you like it. How’s that?” Yun Xi smacked his forehead with her hand. He was acting like an experienced playboy, coming in to flirt with her out of the blue. “Will you please get lost? I’m still trying to cook your dinner here.” She reached out to push him away, but he picked her up and sat her down on the table. “What are you doing?” With her feet wildly kicking the air, Yun Xi aimed one of them at him and kicked him. Mu Feichi clasped her foot quickly and stared down at her. Yun Xi pushed her hands against his chest. This man was standing way too close to her. Glaring at him with her lips tightly pursed, she used her free foot to kick at him again. As if expecting her to make such a move, Mu Feichi moved his hand behind him and caught the other foot too. Then he held her feet in his hands, and she was immediately incapacitated. In terms of reaction speeds, she was no match against him at all. Before she could do anything else, Mu Feichi suddenly tapped her forehead, and a mischievous smirk appeared on his striking face. “Still want to play?” His mellow voice was full of teasing and mirth. Yun Xi continued to glare at him. She thought to herself, who was playing? She kicked out, grit her teeth, and spat out angrily, “My leg is cramping. Let go of me!” Mu Feichi let go, and his dark eyes stared at the little lion who had just thrown a tantrum. He shook his head with a casual smile. He didn’t want this to go any further and bring trouble to himself. He let go, but he didn’t leave the kitchen. Instead, he reached out to her waist and rubbed the area where she had bumped into the counter. As she turned around, she slammed into a cabinet that was behind them. “Would you please stop moving so carelessly? If you really hurt yourself, you won’t be able to go to the banquet tonight.” “...” Upon hearing this threat, the noisy little rascal indeed settled down. “Come upstairs. I want to take you to the study to see something.” “See what?” Obviously hesitant to go anywhere with him, she seemed bewildered. “You’ll find out when you get there.” With that said, not caring whether she wanted him to or not, he reached out and lifted her from the table into his arms. “Mu Feichi, put me down. I can walk.” “If you shout any louder, the housekeeper and all the servants will come over here to watch.” “...” D*mn it! All his threats were so effective. She was an extremely modest girl. She wasn’t so stupid as to actually yell and summon all the people working for him over to watch this spectacle. It didn’t matter how shameless he was. She still had the good sense to protect her dignity. ............ ..................... ............ Chapter 258: A True Gentleman Keeps Silent While Watching a Game of Chess ... When they got to the large study, Yun Xi sat down in Mu Feichi’s executive chair and stared at the three monitors in front of her. 　 　 On the left and right sides of the monitors were stock market information and the latest project-bidding parameters, respectively. In the middle were chat boxes with Qi Yuan and Feng Rui and other data reports that she couldn’t understand. 　 　 Mu Feichi just stood to the side and didn’t speak. Yun Xi glanced at him, but he simply motioned for her to see for herself. 　 　 Yun Xi watched for a while and finally saw the problem. “The bidding amount for this project is a bit on the high side. Although I haven’t done any research, it seems the amount is too high for these two companies. It’s easy to make mistakes in project estimates, and this project is definitely very tempting. However, if there are loopholes, it would be easy for it to be manipulated, and there would be a lot of people making money out of it. It also wouldn’t be surprising if the suppliers ended up cutting corners.” 　 Her voice could be heard on the microphone, so Feng Rui and Qi Yuan heard the same comments as Young Marshal Mu had on the other end. They were both completely surprised so they turned on the camera. 　 　 Sure enough, as soon as they opened their cameras, they saw Yun Xi sitting there. 　 　 When Feng Rui saw Yun Xi, he couldn’t help but say teasingly, “Little Yun Xi, why are you in Young Marshal Mu’s study?” 　 　 Did Young Marshal Mu open a video conference today because this girl felt that time was running out for her? 　 　 This would truly be juicy gossip! 　 　 Qi Yuan didn’t have any time to think about that kind of nonsense and got straight to the point. “The bidding is about to start soon. Do you have any suggestions, girl?” 　 　 Yun Xi stared at the two people on the screen and asked in a bewildered 　 　 way, “What advice do you need? Bidding parameters are dead, while people are alive. The Mu Group will not participate in this bidding anyway, so this time the bidding will be done by the Chen Group and the Han Group. The outcome will depend on which company is more greedy.” 　 　 Based on her understanding of Chen Yichen and Han Yaotian, Chen Yichen would not be interested in anything with the potential to make such a small amount of money, but Han Yaotian, who had just taken the position of vice president, needed to do something to prove his merit, so he would definitely fight for this opportunity. 　 　 “An ancient sage once said that the golden middle way is the desirable middle...” 　 　 Before Qi Yuan even finished speaking, Feng Rui said, “What golden middle way, you either win or you lose. Didn’t Boss already say that he isn’t interested in the Chen Group and Han Group’s project?” 　 　 Upon seeing them argue with each other, Yun Xi laughed teasingly. “Have you guys ever played chess against each other?” 　 　 Feng Rui answered mirthfully, “Chess? I’ve played chess with Boss before, but I’ve never won...” 　 　 “A true gentleman keeps silent while watching a game of chess.” 　 　 As an outsider, she had to be aware of her strengths and weaknesses if she wanted to be the one playing chess. 　 　 When you play chess, the black piece represents yourself and the white piece represents the enemy. If the enemy wants to attack his own weakness, he must know what his own weakness is. 　 　 Feng Rui was taken aback. “If we do nothing, the Han Group will become the biggest beneficiary of this project.” 　 　 Yun Xi tugged at the corners of her mouth mischievously. “Han Yaotian wants to gain a foothold on the board of directors, so he must win this project.” 　 　 Qi Yuan knew that she must have another trick up her sleeve and asked patiently, “Please advise us.” 　 　 “I have nothing to advise you about. The success of this project depends on who Young Marshal Mu wants to profit from it.” 　 　 “What do you mean?” Feng Rui looked astonished. 　 　 Yun Xi smiled and turned to look at the man beside her. “Who do you want to profit?” 　 　 “As you please.” 　 　 Mu Feichi gazed at her with amazement in his shining eyes. His thin lips were raised in a small smile, and it was difficult to hide his good mood at the moment. 　 　 Sure enough, this little rascal he was fond of was truly extraordinary! 　 　 She hadn’t gone through the hardships of the business world, and she didn’t have much experience in this area, but she could handle this cutthroat industry with ease. 　 　 The comments she’d just made seemed unremarkable, but he could already tell that she was wise, mentally mature, and rational. 　 　 At this moment, in his eyes, this little rascal in front of him was like a flower in blossom, brilliantly and vividly unfurling under the sun.