The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 498: Negotiation

Chapter 498: Negotiation

Inside the Four Sounds Cafe in the city center—

Mu Xiaoyu sat upright on the small sofa, calmly looking at Ningning sitting opposite her. Today, Ningning was wearing a warm pink long dress, which made her already fair skin appear even more like snow. Her long, jet-black hair was tied up, with a few strands falling loosely around her cheeks. Her hair looked casual yet not messy, but rather very delicate.

She has always been a very beautiful woman; even without elaborate makeup, she is more beautiful than many women.

Now, after deliberately dressing up, she looked so exquisite, as if she had stepped out of a painting. She completely outshone Ningning, who was sitting opposite her and dressed in a rather serious manner.

"What...what do you want with me?"

Ningning was clearly afraid of Mu Xiaoyu. Even though Mu Xiaoyu was alone and looked harmless, Ningning still looked guilty and scared, and even stuttered a little when she spoke.

Mu Xiaoyu did not answer Ningning's question. Upon hearing this, she simply smiled inscrutably. She lowered her eyes to look at the coffee she was stirring in her hand, which looked beautiful but also carried a hint of sharpness.

Looking at Mu Xiaoyu like this, Ningning felt increasingly uncertain and afraid.

Her throat tightened, and just as she was about to speak, Mu Xiaoyu spoke first.

Do you remember what I said to you in the mall last time?

“I remember! Miss Mu! I’ve already kept my distance from Mr. Li. I haven’t done anything. What else do you want to do?”

Ningning was terrified, and her emotions involuntarily became agitated. She raised her voice, attracting the attention of many people around her.

She cared about her image. Take Li Chenxu's situation, for example. He promised her many benefits in exchange for pretending they were together. Even without those benefits, even if they weren't actually together, she felt proud to say Li Chenxu was her boyfriend. So she agreed without hesitation.

But if she had known the outcome would be like this, she would never have agreed.

As a woman herself, she knew Mu Xiaoyu's personality very well. Most of the time, she seemed harmless, even gentle. But the calmer and gentler she appeared, the more terrifying she was when she became ruthless.

Especially last time, she clearly felt Mu Xiaoyu's intense and passionate feelings for Li Chenxu.

That kind of feeling is really terrifying. If she really were Li Chenxu's woman, he might protect her, and Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't be so scary.

The key point is that what happened between her and Li Chenxu was fake. The two of them still love each other and are just having a falling out. If something really happened, Ningning can almost guarantee that Li Chenxu would definitely side with Mu Xiaoyu without hesitation.

Therefore, she simply cannot afford to offend a woman like Mu Xiaoyu!

Seeing Ningning's nervous and frightened appearance, Mu Xiaoyu's smile deepened. She blinked innocently at Ningning and said, "Ningning, if I said I wanted you to leave Li Chenxu, would you be willing? Of course, I won't treat you badly; I'll give you a breakup fee of five million as compensation."

Five million might be a negligible amount for people like Li Chenxu. But for someone like Mu Xiaoyu, who works tirelessly to earn money by drawing comics, it's a considerable sum.

She could tell what someone like Ningning wanted most.

Before meeting Ningning today, she had specifically asked someone to investigate Ningning's family background and identity. It was only slightly better than Mu Xiaoyu's family, but still not considered good compared to most families.

Therefore, Ningning is a typical girl from a poor family who is determined to rise in social status and become a phoenix.

For them, feelings are the least valuable thing; money is the most important.

However, having climbed onto Li Chenxu's high branch, it might not be so easy to get rid of Ningning with five million.

When Mu Xiaoyu proposed this deal, she didn't actually expect Ningning to agree. So before coming, she had prepared a backup plan.

Although legal means might not be the best solution, she couldn't care less about that now. Getting Li Chenxu back by her side was the most important thing.

Just as countless thoughts of dealing with Ningning flashed through Mu Xiaoyu's mind, Ningning suddenly bit her lip and said, "I can leave Mr. Li, but you have to give me eight million."

Eight million is a lot for someone like Ningning, even if Li Chenxu gave her that much money.

Asking for eight million right off the bat is really outrageous.

Mu Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh. Normally, she probably would have already splashed the coffee in front of her onto Ningning's face.

But this time, she didn't. After laughing, she nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I promise you."

"Did you really agree?"

Ningning clearly couldn't believe that Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu hadn't divided any of Li Chenxu's assets when they divorced. This had even made the newspapers at the time, and anyone who knew even a little about their relationship would know about it.

Mu Xiaoyu's income is indeed much higher than most people's, but giving someone eight million at once is probably not an easy thing.

Whether Mu Xiaoyu has that much cash on hand is another matter entirely.

It's truly unbelievable that they agreed so easily now.

Seemingly noticing Ningning's confusion, Mu Xiaoyu smiled contemptuously and said, "Don't be so surprised. The reason I agreed so readily isn't because you're worth eight million, but because I don't want to waste my time on you. You know my phone number, right? Send me your bank card number later, and I'll hand over all eight million to you by tomorrow night. But let me make this clear: you'd better not try anything funny. You'd better keep your promises, or I might do something I never even imagined."

After saying that, Mu Xiaoyu drank her coffee in one gulp and left the coffee shop without giving Ningning any time to react.

Stepping out of the coffee shop, Mu Xiaoyu didn't immediately drive away. Instead, she stood in a sunny spot, tilting her head back to bask in the sunlight.

Her lips were slightly upturned, clearly indicating that she was in a very good mood.

Eight million? She really didn't have that much cash in hand.

The five million she offered was already her limit. But that didn't matter. As long as these troubles could be resolved and her relationship with Li Chenxu could be settled, none of that mattered.

Thinking of this, Mu Xiaoyu's lips curled up even more. She took out her phone and dialed Song Yin's number the next second.