[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please":3,"chapter-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-44":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Rich by Doing as You Please",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1120612,1451,"Chapter 44: Be a Little More Assertive, Could I Even Refuse?","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>Most people at the company still didn’t know he already owned a sports car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the reaction would probably be even more over-the-top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never thought about deliberately hiding the fact that he was rich, nor had he ever planned on deliberately flexing on everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some flexing was fine, because making the other person miserable was satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some flexing was off-limits, because the target might be a reflection of his former self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone was admiring his \"extraordinary masterpiece,\" his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only then returned his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun saw the familiar name, got up, and walked to the breakroom to answer. \"Hello? What’s up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the line, Huang Mengyao asked angrily, \"What’s going on? I received a court summons today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said lightly, \"Weren’t you the one who told me to sue you? So I found a lawyer and sued you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Huang Mengyao was stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun sneered, \"I suggest you start scraping the money together. Not one cent less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your dreams. I’m not giving you a single cent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Mengyao said furiously, \"You think you’re the only one who can find a lawyer? I can find one too. We’ll see about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, fine. Keep up that tough act!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said coldly, \"I hope you’re not crying and begging me when the time comes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Huang Mengyao’s current situation like the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her supposed best friend, Wang Qing, would occasionally send him updates about her, trying to curry favor with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Wang Qing’s messages, this Zhang Wentao guy Huang Mengyao was with was no good—a total scumbag who had a wife and son at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Huang Mengyao had become the other woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but the guy had also scammed 100,000 from her by claiming he was short on cash for a business investment and promising high returns, but he actually took the money to gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qing knew about this too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of telling Huang Mengyao, she sent a message and told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a great best friend, stabbing her in the back like that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A woman like that... even if I were interested in her later, I’d only ever use her as a tool. I’d never keep her around.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if he really did win the lawsuit and the court ordered her to return the betrothal gift money, Huang Mengyao probably wouldn’t have the money to pay him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he had asked Lawyer Luo that day what would happen if the other party couldn’t pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Xu Yun turned around and saw Su Mu standing right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped, a little exasperated. \"Sister Su, are you part cat or something? You always like to sneak up on people without a sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were just too focused on your call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu smiled and asked, \"Still about the lawsuit with your ex-girlfriend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun replied, \"I’ve already filed the suit. The summons has been sent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu reassured him, \"With the capabilities of a top-tier firm, this shouldn’t be a problem. You should be able to get it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. Even if I don’t win this time, I’ll just keep hiring other lawyers to sue her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said, \"I’ll make her life a living hell. It’s not like I’m short on cash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Su Mu was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun asked, \"Sister Su, you didn’t come looking for me just to ask about my ex, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu said, \"I just wanted to ask if you’re satisfied with the new female intern today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s alright, I guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun poured himself a glass of water and said quietly as he drank, \"But these days, you’re the only one I have eyes for, Sister Su. I can’t see the beauty in any other woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be serious. We’re in the public breakroom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu glanced around and said, \"As if there isn’t enough gossip about me at the company already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re so far away, no one can hear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his water, Xu Yun remembered something important. \"Right, Sister Su, I wanted to ask you something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The company just landed a big project, right? The one for the Pechoin new product launch event.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said, \"Manager Li dumped that project on me. He wants me to handle it and present it at the meeting when the boss gets back next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A huge project like that, and he gave it all to you? Are you kidding me? How could you possibly do it alone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu frowned. \"He’s deliberately trying to mess with you. You can just refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said, \"What I want to ask is, if I manage to pull off this massive project all by myself, and the results are good, do you think your cousin will give me a promotion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He probably would. I can have a discreet word with him about it, too. Your skills are already quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu looked at Xu Yun and said, \"But the question is, can you really pull it off alone? This isn’t a matter of skill, but of time and energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you worry about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun smiled. \"As long as there’s a chance for a promotion, that’s all that matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so keen on getting promoted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu asked curiously, \"It’s not like you need the extra salary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because if I get promoted, I’ll have my own private office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said seriously, \"Then it won’t matter if I go to your office or you come to mine. Once we close the door, things will be much more convenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Su Mu was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Other people want promotions for their dreams, for a better future.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But him? He wants a promotion just so he can flirt with me more easily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s Xu Yun for you, always thinking differently from everyone else.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he wants to tease me, does it have to be at the office? I have plenty of time for him to mess around with me after work.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he were a bit more assertive, could I really refuse?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hasn’t my attitude in the office these past two days made it obvious enough?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He can be so smart, but sometimes he’s dense as a block of wood!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a woman, she would never say something like that out loud. What kind of person would that make her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So shameless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had already accepted this ambiguous relationship with Xu Yun in her heart, some things were better left unsaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you say them out loud, the feeling changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she quite liked and enjoyed this unconventional dynamic and relationship with Xu Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t interfere in each other’s lives, yet they could bring surprise and excitement to one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Yun left the breakroom, he truly had no idea what was going through Su Mu’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, the mature and dignified Manager Su might let him tease her occasionally, but that was just part of their fun, within an acceptable range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to take things a step further, he really didn’t dare to try before he was certain of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t willing to deliberately suck up to her, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Be a simp when I was broke, and still be a simp now that I’m rich?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No way. Absolutely not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it wasn’t like he was lacking for female company. There was no need to get hung up on Su Mu alone; it would be a thankless effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, teasing her at the office once in a while was enough to add a little spice to his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some flowers are beautiful, but you don’t necessarily have to pick them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at them and smelling them once in a while is nice too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if their relationship could naturally progress to a deeper level of \"interaction,\" he would be more than willing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>",1362,"2026-06-03T11:41:56.865Z","2026-06-03T11:42:07.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","3ff322645a9ee715f543aca9fe85c9f80e4012cef1753ccdaf0a015c4a0b7d0f","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-45","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-43",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-cover.jpg"]