After dropping off Li Jinshu, Xu Yun planned to go see Song Xiaowei and tell her to get ready to move into Ning Qian’s house.

As for Li Jinshu, Xu Yun decided he would buy her a new house.

As for his car, he planned to give her the Bentley Continental to drive when he went away on a trip.

He’d just buy himself a new one.

No matter how nice a car was, you’d get tired of driving the same one all the time.

Besides, with so many amazing cars in the world, he had to try them all to have no regrets.

He was halfway there when he suddenly got a call from Yan Can, who said he’d just run into his sister-in-law at a small tavern.

Xu Yun was completely baffled.

He asked instinctively, "Which sister-in-law?"

"Uh..."

’Brother Xu really has too many of them,’ Yan Can thought.

He answered, "The one you dropped off at the TV station. It looks like a work party. You want to come over?"

"Yeah, send me the address."

Xu Yun had been on his way to see her anyway, but he hadn’t expected her to be out with her colleagues.

He’d almost gone to her school dorm and come up empty-handed.

Following the address Yan Can sent, Xu Yun arrived at a stylish little tavern.

"Brother Xu, over here!" Yan Can had already stepped outside and immediately waved him over the moment he saw Xu Yun walk in.

Xu Yun walked over. Inside the private room, he saw a woman sitting with Yan Can.

She was wearing makeup and stylish clothes. She was pretty enough, but for some reason, she looked familiar.

"Brother Xu, this is my new girlfriend, Xu Yizhen."

After the introduction, Yan Can said to the woman, "Honey, say hi to Brother Xu."

"Hi, Brother Xu."

"Hello there."

Xu Yun smiled and asked, "Have we met somewhere before?"

Yan Can, looking a little awkward, cut in. "Brother Xu, she’s the female lead in two of your company’s short dramas."

Xu Yun was speechless.

’Holy crap. Well, I’ll be damned.’

’I brought you in to invest and make money, not to sleep with my lead actress!’

Yan Can’s words also gave Xu Yizhen, who was sitting right there, some extra information.

’This young, handsome man who shares my last name might actually be my boss!’

Indeed, Xu Yizhen had already been signed by Liang Yan.

She was the very first actress signed to the new media company Liang Yan had founded.

The company was set to specialize in short dramas, with the possibility of expanding into television series and films later on.

’My boss... isn’t she supposed to be a woman?’

From the moment she was scouted at school for the short drama, to signing the contract, to her first project becoming a viral hit, she still had never met her actual boss.

The only person she had met was one of the company’s agents.

After her first drama became a hit, the company immediately decided to strike while the iron was hot and began filming her second one.

Yan Can, being one of the drama’s investors and therefore one of the "bosses," had visited the set and fallen for her at first sight.

He was generous on set, often treating the cast and crew to meals after a day’s shoot. That, combined with his status as one of the bosses, was a powerful advantage.

Soon enough, Yan Can won Xu Yizhen over.

She was able to go on a date with Yan Can today because her latest short drama had already wrapped filming and was just waiting to be distributed.

But not long into their date, she was surprised when Yan Can suddenly pulled out his phone and summoned the man now sitting before them.

From Yan Can’s tone, she could tell he held this man in high regard.

Xu Yun said, "Dating is fine, but don’t let it interfere with business."

"Of course, I get that."

Remembering why he’d called, Yan Can said, "Brother Xu, your girl is in the private room right next to ours. There’s just a screen separating us. You want to go over and say hi?"

"No need."

Xu Yun shook his head. "It’s a work party. What would I do there? I just came over to chat with you for a bit."

Yan Can was silent.

’Bro, do you even believe that yourself?’

’But hey, if the man says no, then no it is.’

Xu Yun remembered his earlier encounter with Xi Wei and said, "Let me ask you something."

"What is it, Brother Xu?"

"Xino’s brother... what do you think of him?"

Yan Can thought for a moment before answering. "Among our circle, he’s a very capable guy, especially when it comes to business acumen.

Of course, he’s a step below you, Brother Xu."

"Alright, enough with the ass-kissing."

Xu Yun replied, "I know my own limits."

"Brother Xu, why are you asking about him all of a sudden?"

Yan Can asked, confused, "Did you two get into a fight? Is it because of Nuomi?"

"No, don’t jump to conclusions."

"Brother Xu, let me give you a heads-up."

Yan Can said, "Don’t be fooled by Xi Wei. He might seem approachable and easygoing, but deep down, he’s incredibly arrogant. There are very few people he actually respects.

If you get on his bad side, he’s ruthless and shows no mercy."

Xu Yun was silent.

"Also, he absolutely dotes on his little sister, Nuomi."

Yan Can lowered his voice. "One time, at a bar, some arrogant rich kid who didn’t know his place got drunk and tried to hit on Nuomi. Guess what happened?"

"What?"

"I heard he got one of his hands broken that very night and was tossed into a dumpster."

Yan Can said, still a little shaken by the memory, "And that’s not all. In the period that followed, his family’s businesses in Jiangcheng were hit hard from every direction.

A lot of their storefronts were shut down by the authorities after being reported for violations, forcing their family to pull out of the market entirely."

"He has that much influence?"

"What do you think? Everyone in the know speculates it was his doing."

Yan Can continued, "But to get the authorities involved like that, his old man must have given the go-ahead."

Xu Yun frowned upon hearing this.

’Looks like sleeping with Xino has really landed me in a heap of trouble!’