"Mu Feng, if you want Su Nianxue to live, you will leave your designated position first. Only you can come over alone, and you absolutely cannot bring anyone else. Otherwise, I will tear her apart on the spot."
The call came directly to him.
It didn't even give Mu Feng a chance to speak.
A cold glint suddenly flashed in Mu Feng's eyes as he looked at the address sent to his phone.
"Truly fearless. They dare to lay a hand on Nianxue. But since you wish to die, I shall oblige."
His voice was sharp as a knife, and even the driver next to him felt the surrounding temperature drop by more than ten degrees.
Huo Feng immediately said, "This is my dereliction of duty. I should have stayed by Su Nianxue's side. I will go now..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mu Feng's gentle gaze stopped her.
"This has nothing to do with you. I know why Nianxue went there. It was also my oversight before."
"I thought Manager Niu had been scared witless, but I didn't expect him to dare to act again."
"If he wasn't supported by someone behind him, he absolutely wouldn't have had the nerve. It's likely someone wants to target me."
"Or perhaps to target the Su Group."
"The objective is singular: the Su Group now holds the skincare formula."
He had already guessed the situation more or less. Otherwise, he wouldn't have involved Manager Niu in this matter.
Manager Niu had gratuitously transferred all assets of the cultivation base to the Su Group.
Last night, Mu Feng had already sent the documents to Su Nianxue. Even the signed contract had been photocopied and sent to the notary office.
He just needed to go and finalize the handover with Manager Niu, and the cultivation base would then belong to their Su Group.
He never expected that such a thing would happen after Su Nianxue arrived.
The person who called him just now was Manager Niu; that voice was unmistakable.
Huo Feng gritted her teeth and said, "Regardless, this matter is related to me. You entrusted Su Nianxue to me; that was your trust in me."
"And now, because I missed you and wanted to stay by your side, I neglected my duties."
"I will never make such a mistake again. I hope you can give me a chance to atone for my mistake."
Mu Feng gently squeezed Huo Feng's delicate cheek and said lightly, "From now on, you will be employed as the company's secretary. I'll tell Nianxue directly and have her agree to your joining the company."
"You two have met before anyway, and you are very familiar with each other, even more so than I am with you."
"This way, if anything happens, you can look out for each other."
Huo Feng nodded, wanting to say more, but Mu Feng had already signaled the driver to stop the car.
He directly turned the vehicle around and headed in another direction.
Huo Feng watched the car drive away, knowing that Mu Feng's heart must be seething with anger.
She too was filled with indignation, wanting to capture those people right now and slice them into a thousand pieces.
Su Nianxue was equally important in her eyes, as she represented Mu Feng's beloved.
What Mu Feng cared about, she cared about, perhaps out of affection for him.
"I hope you don't die. If you die, then I'll have nowhere to direct my anger. And you have no idea who you've provoked."
The morning sun had just risen, bringing with it a scorching heat.
Especially in the midst of summer, at just past ten o'clock, standing under the sun could make one sweat profusely in minutes.
Inside the cultivation base, many people were busy with their day's work.
However, by the two-story building in the center, a circle of people had gathered. Their gazes were directed outwards, their backs to the building, as they vigilantly scanned their surroundings.
"I wonder who our boss has offended to have so many of us guarding the entrance?"
"And he also said that any stranger approaching must be reported, and people must be blocked from entering. They absolutely cannot be allowed inside."
"Do you think the boss might be messing around inside? I just saw an extremely beautiful woman go into his office."
"It's said to be about the handover of the cultivation base. I feel like the boss might have had some wicked thoughts and lured the person over."
"The woman is incredibly beautiful. I've never seen such a stunning woman before, like a fairy descended from heaven."
Several people were whispering amongst themselves, their words carrying out almost silently.
Their eyes held confusion. They had never seen their Manager Niu look so panicked.
As they were discussing this, their gazes suddenly shifted towards the entrance.
Their voices trailed off as they all alertly watched Mu Feng approach.
They had never seen Mu Feng before and didn't know who he was, but they followed Manager Niu's orders to block him.
The security captain stepped forward and raised his hand, stopping Mu Feng's advance. "Who are you? Why are you intruding upon our cultivation base? This is private property."
"Please leave now. If you have no business here, don't wander in."
Mu Feng said calmly, "Didn't Manager Niu want to see me? I'm here!"
"I want to see what kind of tricks he's planning."
"Now that I'm here, he's hiding. Is he afraid of my retaliation?"
Upon hearing this, the security captain froze for a moment, then quickly reacted. Disbelief filled his eyes.
"You are the person Manager Niu was waiting for?"
Mu Feng didn't speak, merely looking at him calmly.
The security captain immediately took out his walkie-talkie and said, "Manager Niu, the person you were waiting for has arrived. However, he's quite young and doesn't look like those big shots."
"I've blocked him at the entrance. What should I do next? Please instruct me!"
The reply from the walkie-talkie was almost instantaneous.
"Pass the walkie-talkie to him. I need to speak with him."
Mu Feng took the walkie-talkie, his voice calm as he said, "Old Niu, I gave you an opportunity, but you failed to cherish it."
"And the things you've done have made me very angry now."
"You no longer have a chance to escape, so don't even think about it. Nor should you do anything excessive, or you will regret being alive."
A furious voice, teeth gritted, came from the walkie-talkie: "It's all because of you! If you hadn't forcefully tried to acquire my cultivation base, I wouldn't have encountered these troubles."
"And now, I'm at my wit's end, so I had to resort to this."