I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Yan Ziming couldn't help but imagine a melodramatic TV series in her mind and burst out laughing.

"Haha...it can't be because of some clichéd plot like forced marriage, right?"

"Unfortunately, this is the most common situation in top-tier wealthy families."

Yan Ziming immediately lost his smile.

"You... are you in this situation?"

"Ah."

Originally, it was just said in a teasing tone, but unexpectedly, she actually guessed it correctly, and Yan Ziming felt like he was struck by lightning.

Mu Mu recounted her past experiences.

As the most talented and stunningly beautiful woman in her family, being born into a wealthy and noble family was her greatest misfortune. She was groomed as a tool for marriage when she was still young and knew nothing.

Finally, by chance, Mu Mu, who had just turned eighteen, learned that she had been engaged without her knowledge, which almost drove her crazy.

After exhausting all her efforts to reach an agreement, the shrewd woman decided to lie low for a while, pretending to compromise, and then quietly leave the Beian Military Administrative Region with Qin Tianhai's connections, heading far away to the Western Sea. She never returned after that.

While being shocked, Yan Ziming couldn't help but feel deep sympathy for Mu Mu's plight.

What were Mu Mu's feelings when she made that decision?

Leaving her family and friends behind, and with only a strength of around level five or six, to live in a completely unfamiliar place like the Western Sea Military Administrative Region—if it were Yan Ziming, she couldn't guarantee she would have the same courage as Mu Mu.

"With your current glorious achievements, your family members must be regretting it to death, right?"

Yan Ziming felt that the Mu family really deserved it. If they had been more tactful back then and taken Mu Mu's feelings into consideration, their family might have produced a ninth-level expert with spatial abilities!

Such a promising company was forced out by its own family members; the family management that made this decision must be furious.

Mu Mu nodded and said:

"Yes, they bowed down and admitted their mistakes to me as soon as I broke through to the eighth level and became famous. But I ignored them. If my parents weren't still there, I would have even taught them a lesson."

"So what does this have to do with you coming to my house?"

"Don't rush, listen to me slowly." Mu Mu waved her hand, signaling Yan Ziming to be quiet.

It turned out that after the Battle of Yongjing, the Mu family watched Mu Mu's active performance on the battlefield on television and regretted their previous decision.

With the passage of time, they just wanted to find an opportunity to ask clearly whether Mu Mu still had any feelings for the Mu family.

So when they learned that Mu Mu had returned to the Beian Military Administrative Region, they immediately sent people to visit her. They treated her with the utmost respect and invited her into the Mu family, hoping to clear up past grievances and persuade her to return to the family.

Chapter Seventeen Invitation

"What did you say?" Yan Ziming asked curiously, knowing that Mu Mu's attitude was most likely related to what she had asked of him.

“I... refuse to return to the family.”

Her voice was slightly bitter; this was a decision she had thought about for a long time before making it.

"So you two have completely broken up?"

"No, not at all. With my parents' pleas, I ultimately chose to forgive them... But there are some people I absolutely cannot forgive, so I didn't return to the family. Isn't it better to live a carefree life on my own?"

The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. Mu Mu's ideal is to live a carefree and unrestrained life like this.

Nothing can restrain her; she has always been this way since childhood, and she will always be this way in the future.

Well, Yan Ziming thought that Mu Mu was more like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, out of control, and always thinking about how to force herself on him.

She only became slightly more restrained recently after learning that Yan Shan was her uncle.

"Hmm... I don't quite understand. All I'm looking for is a simple, ordinary life where I can stay home until I die."

Mu Mu covered her face.

This is just the life of a lazy bum!

You've reached level seven in just five years!

How do people with this kind of lifestyle manage to advance their careers so quickly, like riding a rocket?

"What are you looking at! This is a very noble ideal!" Embarrassed by Mu Mu's disdainful gaze, Yan Ziming said angrily.

"Let's not talk about that for now. What I'm about to say is one of the main reasons I came here." Mu Mu waved her hand to interrupt Yan Ziming, indicating that she had no interest in her laid-back lifestyle.

"One of them? Is there anything else?"

"Of course, I'd like to see if there's a chance I can share a bed with Xiao Momo..."

"roll."

"..."

"You'd better be careful tonight, don't wake up to find a bright red stain on the bed. Anyway..."

Hey, you wouldn't do this too often, would you? Hey—!

Yan Ziming believed that Mu Mu might actually do that. With her mysterious and unpredictable spatial abilities, where couldn't she go? The door was useless to her; it would be easy for Mu Mu to climb into her bed.

"Here's what happened: I reconciled with my family. Although they couldn't persuade me to go back, they still went to great lengths to treat me well and treated me like one of their own."

At this point, Mu Mu gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Our own people? Ha!

They only value their own strength and influence.

A near-ninth-tier powerhouse is the pinnacle of their aristocratic family circle, without exception.

After Mu Mu was invited into the Mu family, all the other wealthy families knew about it within a day and paid close attention to the matter.

The news spread so quickly, naturally because the Mu family was secretly pushing things along.

A near-ninth-tier powerhouse is like a meteorite falling into the ocean, capable of creating a massive upheaval within their circle of powerful families, leaving them no choice but to take it seriously.

When they confirmed that Mu Mu had not returned to the Mu family, they breathed a sigh of relief. If Mu Mu had really returned to the Mu family, then the Mu family would have been the only dominant force in the wealthy circles.

However, Mu Mu did not explicitly state that he had completely broken with the Mu family, which is quite intriguing. It is inevitable that the Mu family's influence will increase significantly because of Mu Mu's presence.

Yan Ziming sighed and lay lazily on the bed, offering words of comfort:

"Don't take it too seriously. That's how wealthy and powerful families are. They put profit first."

"You're right. In the Mu family, the only people I truly care about are my parents and a few close relatives."

Mu Mu felt relieved. She didn't care how they treated her; as long as her family and friends understood her, that was enough.

"Then, they wanted to strike while the iron was hot and push the Mu family's influence to a new level. Coincidentally, it was the Mu family patriarch's 80th birthday, so they invited all the wealthy and powerful families to celebrate on their luxury cruise ship..."

"Wait, wait... wait!" Yan Ziming quickly called out to stop.

"what happened?"

"You mean you're inviting all the wealthy and powerful families?"

"Yes."

"Your husband is one of the big shots in the military, is it really appropriate to make such a big fuss about his 80th birthday?"

The state has extremely strict control over this kind of thing. The number of guests at a wedding banquet is generally not allowed to exceed two hundred. In fact, apart from weddings and funerals, it is forbidden to invite anyone other than immediate family members to participate in any other celebratory event.

Even if that old man is a high-ranking military officer, he can't be so disrespectful of the rules!

"It's fine. It's not his 80th birthday anyway. Besides, do you really think an 80-year-old military bigwig would be like that?"

"Uh..."

Yan Ziming thought about it carefully and realized it made sense. The maximum retirement age stipulated in the military is sixty-five, and there is no such thing as a military leader who is over eighty years old.

"But didn't you say your old man...?"

“The one at the eighth level is my uncle. Although the old man of the Mu family used to be involved in politics, he has been retired for many years.”

"Oh...that's alright then, please continue."

Mu Mu gave her a coquettish look, lay down next to Yan Ziming, and said:

"Since this is an 80th birthday celebration specially organized to expand the influence of the Mu family, I, as one of the main characters, definitely have to make an appearance, so I was invited."

Yan Ziming wanted to say something, but Mu Mu covered his mouth.

"They said I could bring some of my friends, and my parents even said I should find a good family to marry into, and they'd arrange a few blind dates for me..."

"Wait! You don't mean you want me to...be your partner, do you?" Yan Ziming couldn't stay calm anymore; she didn't want to be a shield!

This is a bottomless quagmire; once you get stuck, it's very difficult to get out.

Furthermore, given Mu Mu's personality, she might use this as an excuse to get many important matters done, leaving Yan Ziming with nowhere to turn.

"How could that be? Your thought process is too novel. No matter how much my parents spoil me, they would never let me act so recklessly."

Seeing Yan Ziming's exaggerated reaction, Mu Mu sneered.

"So you want me to attend as your friend?"

Yan Ziming was relieved. As long as she wasn't asked to impersonate her partner, everything was fine.

"Not only that, but when I meet the blind dates that my mom introduced me to, you have to 'appropriately' help me out of awkward situations."

"Given your usual personality, why don't you just flip the table and leave?"