"No!" Huang Tianxiang scrambled toward Lin Mu, clutching his pant leg as she wailed for mercy. "Lord Miao King, I was wrong! I truly know I was wrong! Please, forgive me this one time!"

Where was her image as a powerful businesswoman now? She was just like a dying dog, begging for her life.

Unfortunately, Lin Mu didn't even bat an eye.

"President Qin! President Qin..." Seeing that begging Lin Mu was useless, Huang Tianxiang pinned her last shred of hope on Qin Luoli. We're both women, surely Qin Luoli wouldn't stand by and watch me die.

"President Qin, I'm begging you! Please, plead with the Lord Miao King to spare me this once!" Huang Tianxiang's heart was now flooded with regret and terror.

If only I had known, I never would have targeted the Qin Corporation. Now, not only had she ruined Huang Wei, but she had also doomed herself.

Qin Luoli's voice was cold. "Begging me is useless." Glancing at Lin Mu, she added, "I listen to my husband."

Hearing this, Lin Mu nodded to himself. Qin Luoli really is a woman who has navigated the business world for years. When it's time to be ruthless, she doesn't hesitate for a second. If Qin Luoli had asked him to spare Huang Tianxiang, he would have agreed, of course, but he would have been somewhat disappointed.

"I..." Huang Tianxiang was stunned by Qin Luoli's words. She couldn't believe Qin Luoli could be so merciless. We're both women! Why is she doing this?

But Huang Tianxiang had never considered one thing: when she was preparing to move against the Qin Corporation, she had no intention of sparing Qin Luoli. In fact, she had even planned to force Qin Luoli to be with her nephew, Huang Wei.

"Let's begin." Lin Mu took out his phone and dialed a number. Because of Huang Tianxiang, he had no desire to waste any more time. A week for Qin Luoli to win the bet? Too slow!

As soon as the call went out, all of River City began to move.

Countless enterprise heads and company chairmen received a single order: "The Venerable Master has given the order: Annihilate the Tianxiang Group!"

In an instant, the business partners of the Tianxiang Group transformed into ravenous tigers and began to turn on the company. A deluge of phone calls overwhelmed the Tianxiang Group's landlines, each one carrying the same message: as of now, all cooperation is terminated.

At the same time, news arrived from Southern Sky. The entire region had completely severed ties with the Tianxiang Group. No one was permitted to provide them with so much as a single raw material. The Tianxiang Group had started in cosmetics and had a high demand for raw materials, many of which were extracted from various medicinal herbs. Huang Tianxiang had cooperative agreements with numerous herb merchants in Southern Sky, but because of Lin Mu's single phone call, none dared to resist.

At the Qin Corporation, Wei Yan's phone was ringing off the hook, but he didn't dare answer it. It wasn't until the countless text messages started pouring in that his face turned deathly white with fright.

"President Huang, it's a disaster! Multiple companies have announced they are severing all ties with our Tianxiang Group!"

"President Huang, the material suppliers from Southern Sky have also terminated their cooperation with us!"

"President Huang..."

As the messages flooded in, Wei Yan's panic turned to numbness. When Lin Mu first said he would destroy the Tianxiang Group, Wei Yan had dismissed him as arrogant and full of hot air. But as it all became reality, Wei Yan realized they had hit a steel wall. They had provoked someone they never should have crossed.

As for Huang Tianxiang, after a moment of shock, she suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Qin Luoli, you... you are so cruel!" she shrieked, pointing a trembling finger at Qin Luoli, her face a mask of resentment and disbelief. "This was all your trap! A trap..."

Huang Tianxiang abruptly collapsed, her eyes vacant and lifeless like a dead fish.

Qin Luoli herself was somewhat baffled. She truly had no idea how Lin Mu had accomplished all this.

Lin Mu, however, merely glanced at the half-dead Huang Tianxiang. "Did you think it was over?"

Huang Tianxiang's eyes twitched, but she was unable to speak.

Wei Yan, however, was wailing internally. It's still not over?

Lin Mu offered a faint smile and made another call. "Prepare to acquire the Tianxiang Group."

At these words, Huang Tianxiang jolted upright, staring at Lin Mu as if she had seen a ghost.

"You... PTOO!"

Spraying another mouthful of blood, she fainted completely.

A deep chill washed over Wei Yan. This Lin Mu... he's utterly ruthless! First, he utterly humiliated Huang Tianxiang, then he brought the Tianxiang Group to its knees, and finally, he brazenly moved to acquire it! Without the preceding chaos, Lin Mu might have struggled to succeed. But now, the Tianxiang Group had become a pariah, a target for everyone to attack. With Lin Mu making his move to acquire it, who could possibly stand in his way?

And that wasn't all. The fact that Lin Mu could pull this off proved that he possessed an impossibly terrifying backer.

Wei Yan... regretted everything.

Looking at the people lying on the floor, Lin Mu slowly shook his head and turned to Qin Luoli. "Let's go."

"But what about them...?" Qin Luoli hesitated. This was, after all, the Qin Corporation building.

Lin Mu smiled faintly. "Don't worry. Someone will be by to clean up."

Qin Luoli said no more, simply following Lin Mu out.

"Where are we going?" she asked curiously.

Lin Mu's eyes narrowed into a smile. "To the old residence."

"What?" Qin Luoli exclaimed. "To the Qin Family Old Residence now?"

"Exactly," Lin Mu said. "A week is too long. I don't have time to waste on them."

Qin Luoli was speechless. "But we haven't won yet. Even though the Tianxiang Group has fallen, the Qin Corporation's losses are still there."

In response to her question, Lin Mu simply took her hand and smiled. "Relax. With me here, anything is possible."

Feeling the confidence in his voice, Qin Luoli paused for a moment, then her face broke into a radiant smile.

"Mm. I believe in you!"

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The acquisition of the Tianxiang Group was still in progress as Lin Mu and Qin Luoli arrived at the old residence.

"What's this, Lin Mu? Have you come to admit defeat?"

Just as they stepped inside the Qin Family Old Residence, they ran into Qin Hao and his family, who had rushed over. They had received a call earlier stating that the matter of the bet could be concluded. Qin Hao was ecstatic. In his mind, this had to be Qin Luoli admitting she wasn't capable and preparing to concede defeat. The joy on his face was impossible to conceal as he spoke.

Qin Luoli remained silent. I'll just leave everything to Lin Mu.

"Go on, laugh now," Lin Mu said, patting Qin Hao's shoulder with a warm smile. "You won't have a chance to in a moment."

Seeing that smile, Qin Hao couldn't help but shiver. The psychological trauma Lin Mu had inflicted on him was too great. Though he dared to speak this way now, it was only because he thought he had powerful backing. Yet for some reason, whenever he saw Lin Mu smile like that, he was filled with a sense of dread.

"Young man, a loss is a loss. A man of character accepts the consequences," Qin Hongbo, his father, declared, stepping forward to defend his son. Looking at Lin Mu, he continued, "Besides, we're all family. What's scooped from the pot just ends up in the bowl. Our bones may break, but the sinews still connect us."

He spoke grandiosely, but his eyes were ice-cold as they locked on Lin Mu.

"Uncle is right," Lin Mu said with a wide grin. "If you hadn't said that, I honestly wouldn't have known what to do next."

With that, he led Qin Luoli into the main hall.

"Good. It seems everyone has arrived." Seeing that the Old Madam and the others were mostly present, Lin Mu nodded in satisfaction, took out his phone, and made a call. "Tell them they are all to come to the Qin Family Old Residence and apologize. If anyone dares to refuse, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes, Venerable Master!"

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