Beast Taming: the More the Better

"Dong San, hurry up and get him out of here. I don't want to see you guys right now. Also, don't let Father call me; I don't want to take his calls. If he really wants Tianyun's shares, I'll give them to him. But my things... they're not so easy to take."

"This... Yes, Miss."

Dong San left with a stunned Dong Mutian in tow.

Lin Lei also smiled, "Miss Dong, you don't have to be so sad. It's not worth it for family members like that. Alright, I'll head down first."

Dong Muyun forced a smile, "Mm, I'll see you out."

Su Ping, evidently perceptive, said, "No need, I'll take Uncle Lin down."

Finally, the reception room was empty save for Dong Muyun. The visage of this Queen Dong underwent a sudden transformation. She stood up, her expression filled with satisfaction as she approached the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down upon the people awaiting below.

No longer was there any trace of the sadness or hurt from before. A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

What a pity. Dong Muyun only regretted that she didn't have a glass of red wine at this moment. Otherwise, she really would have liked to taste it.

She seemed to shed an enormous burden instantly. Observing Dong Mutian dejectedly following Dong San out of the building, she softly murmured, "The light boat has passed through ten thousand layers of mountains."

"What ten thousand layers of mountains?" Su Ping's voice came from behind her.

Dong Muyun turned around, "Didn't you go to see Chief Lin out?"

"Chief Lin asked me to come and comfort you." Su Ping shrugged. "What are you standing here for? You're not thinking of summoning Yunning to kill Dong Mutian, are you? That's unnecessary, and besides, he's still your elder brother..."

Looking at Su Ping before her, Dong Muyun actually revealed a smile, "Do you think I'm troubled?"

Su Ping raised an eyebrow, "Not troubled? Stop pretending. There's no one else here. If you need to vent, you can use my shoulder."

Su Ping had been an orphan in his previous life and had Su Anyong in this one, so he treasured familial affection deeply. To him, family ties were one of the greatest bonds. Thus, he might find the squabbles of wealthy families amusing. However, seeing Dong Muyun verbally abused and relentlessly pressured by her own elder brother genuinely saddened him.

"Pah! Brat, who are you calling 'bro'?" Although Dong Muyun feigned annoyance, the smile never left her lips. "I'm fine, Su Ping. Don't be so naive in the future. Haven't you ever heard? The more beautiful a woman is, the more deceptive she is! A beautiful woman's lies and tears are the most effective weapons."

Su Ping had certainly heard this, but he cast a doubtful look at her. "So I guess that means you wouldn't deceive anyone, huh?"

Dong Muyun was taken aback, then slapped him on the head, "I can see that your observation skills and your Cultivation talent are inversely proportional. Also, you've lost your sports car."

"No, wait... I was just joking. You're the most beautiful, alright? And what did you deceive anyone about? Don't tell me you just toyed with emotions?"

"I've deceived you!"

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it slowly..." Dong Muyun trailed off.

Su Ping was speechless. Damn, cryptic people are infuriating!

「...」

Dong Mutian's expression turned extremely ugly. He never expected such an outcome from a situation he thought was in the bag.

That kid wasn't Dong Muyun's kept man? And not only that, he had such a powerful background? How old was that kid? An honorary Major in the Legion? Even personally recognized by General Zhao?

And this time, Lin Lei had personally come to show his support—the very man who had co-founded the company with Dong Muyun. With such influential connections, Dong Mutian somewhat understood why Dong Muyun had been so solicitous before. This had led him to believe the kid was her kept man.

Thinking of this, Dong Mutian finally said, "Dong San, find out what's going on with this Su Ping."

Dong San really wanted to retort. Are you only thinking of investigating now? What's the damn point anymore? What were you doing before? But faced with this young master, what could he say? He could only prepare to agree.

However, just as they were stepping out the main entrance, a voice suddenly called out.

"Su Ping?! You're Xiao Ping's friend, huh?"

Dong Mutian's brows furrowed. He almost flinched just hearing the name. He looked up to see who had spoken. An old man was leading them, followed by more than a dozen people. This time, Dong Mutian genuinely didn't dare to act arrogantly any longer.

Before he could reply, the old man before him said with a beaming smile, "I was just about to call Xiao Ping. Now it seems I won't need to trouble him to come out and greet us. My friend, where is Su Ping?"

When the old man came closer, Dong Mutian suddenly felt he looked familiar, but he couldn't recall where exactly he had seen him. He just found him familiar. Still, he said, "In the building behind, on the sixth floor. But you can't go up without an ID card..."

"Heh, thanks for the reminder. Much appreciated." The old man chuckled, thanked Dong Mutian, and then headed inside.

"Teacher, we have to get an explanation from this kid when we go up!" someone with the old man spoke up.

"Indeed, hahaha! He told us all, but didn't say a word to you, Teacher! He clearly doesn't respect you as the Vice Chairman, haha!"

"You little rascals, stop trying to stir up trouble! Can the bond I share with Su Ping be undermined by youngsters like you?"

The laughter gradually faded away.

Dong Mutian, however, didn't move. He turned his head doubtfully to look at the group. The leading old man seemed to sense his gaze, turned his head, smiled, and nodded at him.

Dong Mutian blinked. He stopped walking and directly took out his phone, searching for something online.

Vice Chairman? In Dragon Nation, this title was undoubtedly significant everywhere.

Soon, he found a face on his phone identical to that of the old man. Then, Dong Mutian stared at the name and position on the screen as if he had seen a ghost.