Living in a small county town, earning a million a year

Chapter 68 Nowadays, why would you need to spend your own money to start a business?

It was another three consecutive days.

Besides writing and playing games, Xu Mu spends his time playing solo matches with Tang Ruobing in a private room at an internet cafe.

Xu Mu truly witnessed the persistence of this ordinary woman.

It seems like her mother has developed a liking for being abused.

They could pick all sorts of heroes, even some whose skills were so difficult to use, to lane against Xu Mu.

The result... was naturally the same; Xu Mu's hammering left him completely disoriented.

July 12th, in a familiar private room at Fengmu Internet Cafe.

Xu Mu simply couldn't take it anymore!
That woman is fucking insane!

Xu Mu felt that now, when they played the game, it wasn't him torturing Tang Ruobing anymore, but rather Tang Ruobing torturing him.

This is hardly a solo performance!
This is clearly torture.

Playing occasionally for a day or two is relaxing for Xu Mu, but playing every day for a day or two, and on the same map... to be honest, it's like going to work for Xu Mu. The worst part is that this work doesn't pay him, and all he gets is a kiss from Tang Ruobing.

Although Tang Ruobing's lips were cool and refreshing, and had the sweet taste of lychee-flavored lip balm.

But, Xu Muzhen didn't even want to kiss anymore.

After winning seven games in a row, Xu Mu chose Sona, wanting to give Tang Ruobing a live lesson.

But unexpectedly, Tang Ruobing chose the city wall!

In this game, Xu Mu simply built AP items; he no longer intended to win.

He just wanted to end this painful ordeal as soon as possible.

"Hahaha! I finally won!"

Tang Ruobing stared wide-eyed as she watched Xu Mu's base explode!
His eyes were full of excitement and surprise.

"Ah!" Xu Mu leaned back on the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief, feeling a great weight lifted off his shoulders. "Finally, I'm fucking free!"

These past few days, Xu Mu has been working incredibly hard, updating 10,000 words a day, while also exercising, watching dramas with Ye Muling, or playing King of Glory together.

Tang Ruobing will be tortured again tonight!

To be honest, Luo Xiaozhu's time management skills aren't as good as Xu Mu's.

Thankfully, we're finally liberated!

"Xu Mu! You piece of trash!"

"Hahahaha!"

Tang Ruobing suddenly stood up, cupped Xu Mu's face, and kissed him.

"I finally won! You piece of trash! Hahahaha!"

"We finally lost!"

Tang Ruobing stood with her hands on her hips, her face full of excitement, completely forgetting that she had just kissed Xu Mu.

"???" Xu Mu touched his kissed lips, staring at Tang Ruobing in shock, and questioned, "No... did you really mess up your brain playing games? Why did you kiss me after you won? Were you trying to take advantage of me on purpose?"

"Pah!" Tang Ruobing finally realized what she meant, her pretty face instantly turning red. "I...I just forgot!"

"No way! You took advantage of me, I want a kiss back!"

Xu Mu stood up and said, very unconvinced.

These past few days, Xu Mu has been passively receiving kisses.

Aside from the sweetness of lychee, there was no other sensation.

What's the difference between this and a kissing machine?
For him, it was clearly a punishment, not a reward.

"No way! Whether I kiss you or you kiss me, you're the one who benefits!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Xu Mu glared angrily and retorted, "You kissed me, so you're taking advantage of me!"

"Do you think I want to kiss you? Hurry up! Pu Xin Nu, you took advantage of me, and I have to get my revenge, otherwise I'll be at a huge disadvantage!"

"???" Tang Ruobing tilted her head and looked at Xu Mu as if she were an idiot.

"You've seemed really happy when you kiss these past few days, haven't you?"

"Which eye of yours saw me happy? My face is full of pain, okay?"

Xu Mu rolled her eyes.

He reached out and wrapped his arms around Tang Ruobing's waist, then kissed her.

And he very forcefully pried open Tang Ruobing's teeth.

The taste of lychee was also sweet in her mouth.

Tang Ruobing had nowhere to escape and was pinned down on the sofa by Xu Mu.

"Don't move!"

Xu Mu squinted as he sized up Tang Ruobing in front of him.

Tang Ruobing's eyes widened.

She tried to push Xu Mu away with both hands.

But for some reason, she felt completely powerless when Xu Mu kissed her.

On the contrary... any slight thought of resistance she had was suppressed by Xu Mu's domineering manner.

Is this what it feels like to be forced to kiss?

Xu Mu didn't want the kiss to last too long, so he let go of Tang Ruobing after about ten seconds.

To be honest, it's not a big deal for A.

Xu Mu still has a trump card up his sleeve!
Seeing Tang Ruobing leaning back on the sofa, panting, her beautiful eyes glazed over, Xu Mu rolled her eyes. "Do you really have masochistic tendencies?"

"Huh?" Tang Ruobing didn't react at first. She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Xu Mu standing there with a pitiful look in her eyes. "Xu Mu, I think I've started to like the feeling of you bullying me. Can you bully me a little more?"

"????"

"Are you a pervert?" Xu Mu's head exploded. "A bet's a bet, I lost today!" "Mom! Tang Ruobing's Mom!"

"Please let me go! How did I bully you? You're the one abusing me!"

After fulfilling his bet, Xu Mu fled in disarray.

Tang Mochen! Old Tang!
What kind of daughter do you have?

Not only is he generally trusting, but he also has masochistic tendencies.

Inside the private room, only Tang Ruobing remained, standing there in a daze.

There was still a trace of glistening saliva from the kiss on her lips.

Do I enjoy being tortured?

"No...no! I just want equal communication."

"..."

She got up and left the internet cafe, looking up at the neon-lit night sky of the small county town.

Her emotions showed no joy after victory, but rather a hollow emptiness.

On the contrary, during those days of being tortured, Tang Ruobing felt a sense of fulfillment in her soul!
"Xu Mu, let's continue tomorrow!"

Tang Ruobing sent Xu Mu a WeChat message.

"Please, let me go!"

Xu Mu quickly replied, typing, "I don't want to see you lately! In the past few days of playing games with you, this is the first time I've felt so disgusted with League of Legends?"

Do you hate games, or do you hate me?

"All."

"Alright, not disturbing each other is the best outcome for both of us! I'll talk to your dad about it later. I tried my best!"

"I really can't carry it."

Xu Mu originally wanted to torment Tang Ruobing, to teach her that games aren't played that way.

But unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn that was beyond my control.

Xu Mu shouldn't be blamed for this.

Once home, Xu Mu didn't even want to open League of Legends; instead, he played Delta Force for a while.

It wasn't until after 11 o'clock that Xu Mu finished showering and rested.

Xu Mu currently has two tasks to complete: the task of falling in love with Tong Wu and the task of pursuing Ye Muling.

Ye Muling's task is extremely difficult... Xu Mu didn't know how the system determined it, so he could only wait patiently until thirty days later and see if he could get the reward on the thirty-first day...

After all, this is a 100 experience point task. If Xu Mu can get 100 experience points, he can directly level up to level 3 without having to complete the other two growth tasks, such as training for 300 days and consistently writing 10,000 words a day for 30 days!
"Sis, have you ever thought about finding a new job?"

"I haven't decided yet!" Upon hearing this, Ye Muling couldn't help but look up at the ceiling, her eyes glazed over, and murmured, "When I'm at work, I think about resting, but when I'm resting, I think about going back to work... To be honest, staying at home every day is quite boring! But you know, there aren't any suitable jobs in Tianji County!"

"Aren't you planning to go back to Ningcheng?"

Xu Mu looked at Ye Muling in front of her.

He noticed that his sister's forehead was a bit high, probably due to years of working overtime and staying up late.

However, it still shines quite a bit.

Moreover, the light shining on her bare face made her skin look less than expected, but she did skincare every night, so her face was still smooth and tender.

"The previous company was already the pinnacle of the entire Ningcheng design industry!"

Ye Muling shook her head and explained, "Changing to another company is just a downward choice, it makes no sense."

"Should we start our own business?"

"Given the current economic climate, you want me to start a business?" Ye Muling turned to look at Xu Mu and asked curiously, "Aren't you just trying to make your sister lose everything? Besides, my customer base is all in Ningcheng. If I start a business in Tianji County, I won't have any customers at all!"

"So what? In this internet age, you can definitely give it a try. Having clients means having opportunities. What if these clients are after your designs, and not your previous company?"

"..." Ye Muling stroked her chin and began to think seriously. "You know what... it really is possible!"

"Ding!"

"System has issued a task!"

"We encouraged and helped Ye Muling establish a design company, and helped the company secure its first order!"

"Reward system: One blind box and 50 experience points!"

"This task is alright." Xu Mu nodded in approval.

This kind of task is not difficult!
For Xu Mu, all he had to do was throw money at it.

All you need to start a company is money.

"Note: Services cannot be provided by the host!"

"You must meet the system requirements!" the system warned. "You can only complete the task through reasonable and legal business operations that comply with the system requirements! And you must complete the task in a reasonable manner."

Xu Mu finally understood: all the tasks issued by the system were bound to him. If he interfered with the task details or used the items given to him by the system to complete the tasks, it wouldn't work...

Moreover, the most frustrating thing is that Xu Mu currently owns three businesses: Kaiyuan Taihe, Yinlun Shares, and Xinrongji. None of them can be sold off; he can only receive dividends...

In other words, Xu Mu only had a little over ten million yuan in cash of his own...

Okay, over ten million should be enough to start a design company.

"Just do it if you want to!"

"Starting a company isn't difficult!" Xu Mu encouraged Ye Muling, "Sis, let's go out and look at some venues tomorrow, and we can rent an office!"

"I have no money! I've invested all my money in your turtle farm, where would I get any more?"

"It's alright, we can find investors," Xu Mu said with a smile. "These days, where are there any business owners who spend their own money to start a business? They all find investors from outside. If they lose money, it's the boss's money that's lost, and if they make money, they can even share in the boss's profits!"

"Is it reasonable?"

(End of this chapter)