Chapter 339-340

Chapter 339: Give Her Control over the Fate of an Entire Clan .... After the winter solstice, the weather in Jingdu kept getting colder and colder. Yun Xi cheated Yun Yuanfeng out of 3,000 yuan for her birthday gift in order to buy a phone. Liang Xiuqin fussed about that for a long time. After all, in this era, 3,000 yuan was almost the same amount as the cost of a month’s worth of food. To buy a phone that cost the same amount as one month’s worth of food, in Liang Xiuqin’s view, was unseemly and also would probably be a distraction from her schoolwork. 　 　 But since Yun Yuanfeng had agreed, Liang Xiuqin couldn’t object. When Yun Xi took out the phone that had been given to her by Mu Feichi, her mother felt infuriated. In order to get back at her, Liang Xiuqin deliberately talked about Yun Xi’s grades in front of Yun Yuanfeng and warned her that if her final exam scores dropped, her phone would be confiscated. Yun Yuanfeng was also worried about Yun Xi’s grades. After all, the prestige of the university she ended up going to would affect her ability to get a good job in the future. Yun Xi had repeatedly assured him that her academic performance wouldn’t decline. Only then was she let off the hook. Since Mu Feichi had been injured, he stayed at home. The employees of the Mu Corporation sent the company’s documents to the sentry post every day. Every day, she went up the mountain to help Mu Feichi change his bandages. Listening to the reports from his subordinates, Yun Xi surmised that the cooperation project didn’t seem to be going well at this time. She didn’t know if Mu Feichi was setting a trap for someone or if there was some other reason, but it was rare to see him, the powerful head of a clan, so troubled. The seeming calm before the storm that she felt brewing made her feel nervous. Mu Feichi was still as busy as usual, while Yun Xi attended classes every day and took leaves of absence on the weekend to train in the mountains. 　 　 Any news she heard when she was with him was all news that Mu Feichi wanted her to hear, and anything else was not her affair. ... Looking at the information she was holding at the moment, Yun Xi seemed a little surprised. Suddenly, she looked at Mu Feichi, who seemed as if he hadn’t woken up yet. “The Han family is also involved? This...seems unlikely...?” According to the knowledge that she’d gained from her previous life, the Han family had been involved in many industries and businesses, especially in the world of finance, and was involved at a level above the other three great clans. It was also because of the financial support from the business community that the Han family had been able to firmly establish its position as one of these four most prominent families. When she’d met Han Yaotian back then, it had been the Han family’s golden age. Later, as if Han Yaotian and Han Wanling had been jinxed, for unknown reasons the company’s investment projects had repeatedly failed. And for the sake of her starry-eyed romance, she’d helped Han Yaotian fill in the holes again and again. If the Han family had offended someone and this had led to the failure of future business projects, it would’ve been impossible for her to have been in the company for such a long time without discovering anything. Had the Han family covered up too well, or had she been too foolish and naive? 　 　 From the results of Mu Feichi’s investigations now, it seemed very likely that the Han family had really offended the prominent Mu family. It seemed that she was one step closer to sending the Han family to h*ll! With a nonchalant expression, Mu Feichi opened his eyes a little bit. “The evidence is in front of you, so you have to believe it.” “Then...Young Marshal Mu, what are you going to do?” “This time, since I’ve intervened to deal with this matter personally, I’m afraid that the Han family will be overjoyed.” Yun Xi was stunned, but she quickly grasped the point. “What do you mean? You’re happy even though they’ve offended you? If you had to deal with it yourself, you’d probably have been even more ruthless, so they should be anxious and afraid right now.” “The Han family was probably scammed by someone on this project. At this moment, they’re worried that there is no way to fix this. Hoping to make everything perfect, they have been working overtime recently to fill in all the loopholes, so that when I personally come down to check, I will only see the advantages of the Han family. The Mu family has never paid attention to the Han family, but if we pay attention to the Han family this time, maybe the Han family and the Mu family will have a chance to cooperate. Of course, everything depends on me blindly thinking they have potential, otherwise no matter how well the Han family behaves, it will be pointless.” “Then, if the problem lies with the Han family, can the Han family be directly stripped of its position as one of the four major clans?” “Yes, they can! But currently, the Zhao family isn’t strong enough to balance the other three clans. Also, I’ve said I wouldn’t interfere with the grievances between you and the Han family. I can set up your target for you, and, if you want revenge, you can do it yourself.” Pondering the meaning of Mu Feichi’s words, Yun Xi frowned slightly. “Young Marshal Mu, you mean that you intend to let the Han family off the hook for the time being and deal with them when the timing is right?” “That’s not what I meant, but what you want. It’s up to you.” As if he would really listen to her! Could she make decisions for him? How magnanimous of him to give her control over the fate of an entire clan, as if he wasn’t afraid of her causing trouble. Li Zilan had said that he was a fool, and, sure enough, she was right! ************************ Chapter 340: Only Personally Exacting Vengeance Will Satisfy Her ... Yun Xi didn’t want to let the Han family off the hook so easily. However, if the Han family were toppled now, the power dynamic in Jingdu could be overturned. Moreover, because she had been reborn, she would have changed the trajectory of many things and many people. She was worried that if Jingdu lost the stability of its power dynamic, there would be more unforeseen things happening. She was afraid that she could be caught off guard then. 　 　 After carefully weighing her options, she decided to let the Han family be for the time being. It wasn’t time yet for their downfall. She didn’t want to use Mu Feichi’s power to get rid of the Han family. She wanted to do it herself. Only if she could personally avenge her death in her last life at the hands of Han Yaotian could she satisfy her desire for vengeance. Mu Feichi respected her decision. Although him personally intervening in this matter made it too easy on the Han family, at the same time compromising information about the Han family also fell into Mu Feichi’s hands. Yun Xi had unexpectedly decided to let the Han family off the hook this time, but her decision unknowingly put herself in danger. Early Monday morning, as soon as Yun Xi had arrived at school, she heard Yang Lu talking about the school’s biology league and the biology Olympiad. Classes 1, 2, and 3 were all classes focused on science, and the top students in science were all top students in their grades. Previously, Liang Xinyi had been assigned to the same class as she was probably only because her mother had used some sort of connections to place Liang Xinyi in Class 3. After all, with Liang Xinyi’s grades, it would have been impossible for her to squeeze into Class 3. Yun Xi hadn’t thought about this before, and now that Liang Xinyi had left the school, she didn’t bother to investigate the matter. These competitions held by schools were where most universities went to discover talent. The person who got first place in the Olympiad would be unconditionally admitted to Beijing University. Also, if one won first place in the final International Biology Olympiad, one would be sent to study abroad. 　 　 Studying abroad wasn’t very enticing to Yun Xi. Her target was in this country. Many things could change in a few years and would therefore be out of her control. Therefore, when the biology teacher recommended that she participate, she wasn’t all that interested and agreed in an indifferent manner. However, as soon as she’d agreed, the atmosphere in the class became a little tense. Only then did Yun Xi realize that Zhou Chengzhe, the top student in the grade, and three other students, respectively ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth in the grade, would also compete. Zhao Yumo wasn’t interested in this kind of competition and was too lazy to compete with Zhou Chengzhe. Yun Xi didn’t want to compete with Zhou Chengzhe either. Being in second place in their grade was enough for her. She’d agreed too quickly, but it was too late to change her mind. Her biology teacher had high hopes for her. After all, her biology grades were unrivaled at her grade level, and her understanding of the subject was much better than that of other students. The teacher was hoping that she would come back with an award to make him proud and bring the school honor. Yun Xi thought of Zhou Chengzhe. She wasn’t familiar with his abilities. She couldn’t find the right balance in terms of test scores like Zhao Yumo had. She couldn’t purposely get second place in order to be considerate of Zhou Chengzhe. There were students from other schools involved in the competition, so it was impossible to gauge how it would turn out. 　 　 At lunch, Yun Xi explained what was bothering her to Zhao Yumo. Zhao Yumo told her to show her true strength. It wasn’t important to purposely let Zhou Chengzhe win. After all, since the competitors weren’t all from the same school, perhaps there would be people even more impressive than they were. Yun Xi thought about it for a while and felt that that was the truth, so she became a little less worried. As soon as she returned to the school from lunch, she ran into Han Yaotian, who was waiting outside. Yun Xi didn’t feel happy when she saw him. Last time, they had shamed him so much, yet he was still thick-skinned enough to come to her school. After having seen him act so shamelessly, she couldn’t help but see him in a different light. “Do you need something from me, Director Han?” With a look of impatience, Yun Xi raised her eyebrows slightly as she stopped by him. Han Yaotian chuckled. He didn’t seem bothered about what had happened last time, but seemed very sincere. “Last time, when I invited you to dinner, I didn’t know that you didn’t like Western-style food. My apologies for disappointing you.” The Han family hadn’t been doing well lately. Although he was an illegitimate child, his father still hoped that he could inherit the family business. Therefore, he knew everything about the corporation. Young Marshal Mu had intervened in their joint venture project in order to save it this time, but the Han family was still in a precarious situation. In order to preserve their business, although it might be difficult to approach Young Marshal Mu, this girl who could approach Young Marshal Mu was easy to talk to.