Published at 15th of December 2024 11:00 am

Chapter 312: The Mountain Rain is Coming, The Wind Fills The Building

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After delegating responsibilities to Xu Yixue, Xu Fan instructed Li Yueqin to prepare the dining table, as no one had eaten yet. Both Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning, after a day of overloading work, seemed quite hungry.

Xu Fan could only hint so much to Xu Yixue. Although she didn’t seem too keen to ask for Xu Fan’s help and was somewhat skeptical that he could provide any, Xu Fan at least had said all that needed to be said; the rest was up to Xu Yixue to decide.

Dinner tonight was quick because Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning were preoccupied with the company’s affairs. Within a mere ten minutes or so, they hastily finished their meal, bid Tongtong goodbye, and plunged back into their rooms to scrutinize the company’s significant plans, not stepping out again.

As for Xu Fan’s stay, Xu Yixue didn’t express any objections, as if it had become an unspoken agreement that he could live there by default.

Seeing that Xu Yixue was too busy to play with her, Tongtong wasn’t upset; after all, her dad was there. She clung to Xu Fan, being spoon-fed and acting coy, taking well over forty minutes to finish dinner.

Afterwards, Li Yueqin cleaned up the dining table in a hurry and greeted Xu Fan before she left work for home. Xu Fan, having bathed Tongtong and ushered the little girl into the bedroom, urged her to get ready for bed.

But Tongtong definitely wouldn’t just go to sleep obediently – this was a habit indulged by Xu Yixue. If she didn’t listen to a story, she couldn’t fall asleep at all.

Now Xu Yixue had her hands full with the company’s major affairs and no longer needed to put forth the effort of childcare, which left Xu Fan to bear the brunt. Although in the Cultivation World he could easily strike down gods and Buddhas, when it came to storytelling, he was somewhat at a loss.

“Where did we leave off last time…” Xu Fan asked during a bout of head-scratching, his tone somewhat conciliatory.

“Dad, you’re so silly. Last time, you got to the part where the Five-Direction Heavenly Emperor had just learned to refine medicine and saved a little snake,” giggled Tongtong, looking at Xu Fan.

Lacking any good stories to tell, Xu Fan had turned his own cultivation journey into an audiobook, reciting it to Tongtong before bed.

However, his own experiences were too lengthy, and in the current story, Xu Fan’s past life had not even left Earth. In gaming terms, he was still a complete newbie who hadn’t even left the starter village, far from the terrifying future Five-Direction Heavenly Emperor who would shake the Cultivation World.

But the little snake that story’s Xu Fan saved was no ordinary creature. It carried the bloodline of the Holy Beasts, descendants of a True Dragon. It was with this little snake that Xu Fan eventually discovered the “Five Spirits Sky Absorbing Technique,” which then helped him subdue five Primordial Divine Beasts, and quickly set him on the fast track of cultivation, soaring to prominence in the Cultivation World.

As he continued reciting, Tongtong slowly drifted off to sleep. Observing that Tongtong was sound asleep, Xu Fan quickly set up a Tranquilizing Formation around her and turned to head to Xu Yixue’s room, continuing his own cultivation.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning got up in a hurry. It was unusual for Ye Xiaoning not to cook, as it was already Monday. Xinghai Media was facing an onslaught of blows from its rivals, and whether it could withstand the assaults was dependent on Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning’s performance today.

Although immersed in his cultivation, Xu Fan immediately noticed when Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning got up.

Especially since Ye Xiaoning hadn’t cooked today, she just packed her things, preparing to head out with Xu Yixue.

Just as the two of them were about to open the door, the door to Xu Yixue’s room, which originally belonged to her, was gently pushed open by Xu Fan.

“I’ll drive you, your car is still at the company,” Xu Fan said blandly as he opened the door, looking at Xu Yixue.

“Okay,” Xu Yixue nodded without demur.

Xu Fan, as he hadn’t slept but simply stayed up cultivating, didn’t need to change his clothes. Moreover, his physical constitution was no longer that of an ordinary person, devoid of any metabolic waste, so there was no need for him to freshen up; he was ready to leave as soon as he got up.

Xu Fan went to the underground garage to fetch the car and drove Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning to the front of Xinghai Media in less than fifteen minutes, moving as swiftly as the wind.

Although it was the morning rush hour, Xu Fan saw the anxiety in Xu Yixue’s brows, so the car was almost drifting as it sped along the road. This showed Xu Yixue that Xu Fan, besides his medical and martial arts skills, possessed yet another skill with full marks—driving mastery.

Along the way, Xu Fan also stopped in front of a breakfast shop to buy breakfast for four, handing two portions to Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning before driving off, disappearing from their sight.

“Xiao Ning, we’re about to face a test soon, are you confident?” Xu Yixue asked Ye Xiaoning as they walked into the company.

“Don’t worry, Sister Yixue, I haven’t been staying up all night for nothing these past two days. Now, my senior brother and I have already devised all the contingency plans. We will ensure that our stock price won’t suffer a major crash today. However, if Heishui Corporation releases any significant negative news, we’ll need a strong network to manage it; otherwise, relying on the stock market alone won’t be enough to stop the slide—our country’s investors are like reeds blowing in the wind, unreliable,” Ye Xiaoning said confidently, patting her chest.

“Alright, just focus on watching the stock market. I’ll take care of the rest,” Xu Yixue nodded.

Xu Yixue had already discovered the traces of Heishui Corporation investigating Xinghai Media the previous day. Because the company had indeed engaged in some regulatory violations in the past, Xu Yixue had been busy the last couple of days trying to clean up the company’s past messes. However, the evidence already in Heishui Corporation’s possession was irremovable, leaving her no choice but to counter it with strong connections and methods.

Although Xu Yixue told Ye Xiaoning she would take care of everything, in reality, she didn’t have any confidence at all.

But as the head of Xinghai Media, Xu Yixue needed to maintain a steady and unruffled heart regardless of how bad the situation got. Only if she remained calm could she stabilize the situation and instill confidence in others.

“It’s seven in the morning now. I estimate that in another two hours, our opponents will start taking action against us. Xiao Ning, take your classmates and monitor the market. I will talk to the insiders in the industry to probe the winds and see if the unfavourable news about us is about to break,” Xu Yixue assigned Ye Xiaoning her task, then picked up the phone to inquire about Heishui Corporation’s moves with well-informed industry insiders.

Having inquired from two industry insiders and not receiving the expected news, Xu Yixue rubbed her head in thought and dug out an overseas number from her phone.

“Don’t let me down!” Xu Yixue uttered softly and dialed the foreign number.

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