Farm Girl's Manor

Jinxiu Textile, outwardly owned by a magnate from the Fang family, managed to secure a firm foothold in Jing City and claim half of the textile business. But could they have done so without a powerful backer? That backer was none other than the Mu Family, the very people Mo Yan dreaded to see brought to ruin.

Initially, Xiao Ruiyuan had only informed Mo Yan that Jinxiu Textile had a strong support behind it, without disclosing who that supporter was. It was only now that she realized she had unwittingly offended the Mu Family, and given their way of handling things, this matter was unlikely to be resolved easily.

In the side hall of the Mu Family’s residence, Old Master Fang, the head of the Fang family, sat on tenterhooks, anxiously eyeing the door. Since no one from the Mu Family in charge had appeared, his worry intensified, and the sweat on his forehead flowed ceaselessly like a stream, trickling down the creases of his face.

As another quarter of an hour slid by with no one coming, Old Master Fang got so agitated that he couldn’t help but implore the maid standing by, "Please, go in once more and inform Lord Mu Second that the matter is most urgent. Any further delay could lead to disaster."

The maid lifted her eyelids in reluctant compliance and was about to exit the side hall when a man in his prime, dressed in dark red clothes, sauntered over from not far away.

This man was none other than Lord Mu Second, infamous for his predilection for male beauty, who not only drove his first wife to her death but also remarried Fan Meijiao.

"Oh, Lord Mu Second, thank goodness you have arrived," exclaimed Old Master Fang, significantly older than Lord Mu Second, greeting him with the reverence one would show their own father, rushing over to meet him.

"Hmm!"

With an air of disdain, Lord Mu Second gave Old Master Fang a glance and snorted through his nose as a form of greeting.