The video continued playing, shifting to another scene.
Still at the same bar, Xu Mu had his arm around a heavily made-up woman, arguing furiously with another man.
Suddenly, Xu Mu grabbed a nearby wine bottle and smashed it over the man's head.
The next second, a burly man stepped out from behind Xu Mu, grabbed the bleeding man by the collar, and dragged him outside.
Lu Xueyao recognized that man—he was the same "Brother Biao" Xu Mu had called upon back when he helped her deal with Brother Hu.
"See that? You still want to tell me Xu Mu's a good guy?"
Fang Chu's lips curled slightly as he studied Lu Xueyao's face.
These two video clips had been given to him by the Chai Family.
They were surveillance footage from years ago—when Xu Mu had caused trouble at a bar in Yang City.
Most large bars in Yang City were Chai Family property.
Normally, they wouldn't bother with incidents like this.
But back then, the Feng and Xu families were locked in a fierce business war.
Feng Kang had paid a hefty price to have the Chai Family pull the recordings.
His plan was simple: use Xu Mu—the so-called "useless son"—to smear Xu Shou's reputation.
But before the Chai Family could hand over the recordings, the Xu Family's crisis had already passed.
So Feng Kang never used them. After all, it was just footage of a bar fight—Xu Mu had apologized and paid compensation afterward, and the victims had long forgiven him.
It couldn't cause much real damage.
But to Fang Chu, these videos were a perfect weapon.
Especially with the look in Xu Mu's eyes—ruthless, wild, like a brainless villain.
There was no way a woman like Lu Xueyao could accept that.
"So, Xueyao, what do you have to say now?"
Fang Chu held up his phone, gesturing toward his Ferrari nearby. "I used to have a company in this circle too. Xu Mu's bad reputation is known to everyone."
"Stop slandering Brother Xu!"
Lu Xueyao shook her head violently and started walking away.
"Xueyao! I'm telling you, he's just been pretending this whole time. Once he gets what he wants from you, he'll throw you away!" Fang Chu shouted after her.
But Lu Xueyao didn't even look back.
"Damn it! Hopeless!"
Fang Chu climbed back into his car and immediately sent the videos to Zhao Yingying.
Lu Xueyao, with her solitary and strong-willed nature, would be hard to manipulate.
Zhao Yingying, on the other hand—a model student, kind-hearted and trusting—would be much easier.
Once Zhao Yingying saw Xu Mu's "true face," Li Yun would learn of it too.
If he could win those two women over, losing Lu Xueyao wouldn't matter.
Meanwhile, Xu Mu and Ye Tong were still up late, working on renovations.
When they finally finished, Xu Mu noticed his Fate Points balance—enough for two ten-draws.
He had planned to use it in the morning, but Xu Shou had called him over for business, so he hadn't had the chance.
Now that he was free, he opened the system panel to see what he'd get this time.
The roulette wheel began to spin, lights flickering gently.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 30 Cultivation Points!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 30 Attribute Points!]
Xu Mu smiled slightly. So far, business as usual.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 30 Cultivation Points!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 20 Attribute Points!]
…
After all ten draws, Xu Mu was left speechless—every result was the baseline reward.
Still, he shrugged. It was acceptable. Sometimes, getting the guaranteed prizes was better than random junk.
Just as he was about to start the second ten-draw, Ye Tong suddenly murmured beside him.
"...Husband, I love you so much…"
Her voice was soft as a mosquito's buzz—sleep talking—but in the quiet bedroom, Xu Mu heard it clearly.
[Favorability +30]
Xu Mu looked at the floating text above her head and nearly burst out laughing.
Even in her sleep, she's giving me Favorability Points?
But before he could reach out to gently pat her, new lines appeared before his eyes—dark and glowing faintly.
[Ye Tong's Favorability has reached the limit!]
[Ye Tong has established a connection with the Host!]
[Specific operation details have been integrated into the Host's memory.]
Xu Mu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Ye Tong's Favorability… had maxed out?
He remembered the system's descriptions—so far, only his father, Xu Shou, had been at max from the start.
Reaching the limit meant one thing: this person was willing to do anything for him.
He immediately used the Divine Eye to view her data.
Name: Ye Tong
Identity: Researcher at Xu Pharmaceuticals; Female Protagonist of The Dragon King's Return
Favorability: (Maxed Out)
Fate Level: 8 (out of 10)
Halo: Shared Fortune
Reading it, Xu Mu couldn't help feeling moved.
He'd suspected it already—Ye Tong would be the first person to reach full Favorability.
But now, something else caught his eye—her profile had gained a new attribute.
He examined the "connection" feature the system mentioned—and what he discovered left him utterly stunned.
Good heavens…
He hadn't expected this.
In short, this "connection" meant Xu Mu and the connected person could share abilities.
In other words, every skill Xu Mu drew from the system could be granted to Ye Tong.
His god-tier perception, his heavenly-level cultivation arts, even his "God of Killers" title—she could use them all.
And even minor things, like his chef certification or piano skill.
However, these were transfers, not copies.
If Xu Mu granted Ye Tong his perception ability, for example—he himself would lose access to it until he reclaimed it.
Of course, he held complete control: he could give and retrieve skills freely.
There was one special case—cultivation techniques.
For example, he had given Meng Wanyue the Shadow Kill method, but he himself didn't practice it.
If Meng Wanyue's Favorability ever maxed out, he could instantly use it through her.
He realized something absurd:
Only people whose Favorability reached the system-defined maximum could form such connections.
Since Xu Shou's Favorability had maxed out before the system existed, Xu Mu couldn't link with him.
Finally, each maxed-out person would generate a permanent halo—a special ability tied to their personality, usable by Xu Mu.
Ye Tong's halo was called Shared Fortune (You Fu Tong Xiang).
It perfectly fit her gentle and selfless nature—she had always been someone who never kept blessings to herself.
Xu Mu long-pressed the description to read it fully.
"Holy crap…"
He couldn't help exclaiming. It was incredible.
Truly worthy of being his wife.
Normally, once someone hit max Favorability, they stopped generating new points—like his father, who no longer provided any.
But Ye Tong's Shared Fortune changed that.
According to the description, when Ye Tong was with someone else—say, her sister Ye Yu—and Ye Yu gained +10 Favorability, Ye Tong would share the blessing and also gain +10.
If multiple people were nearby, she would replicate the total Favorability gain from all of them—everyone's goodwill would be "shared fortune."
Simply put, as long as Ye Tong was present, Xu Mu's Favorability gains would double.
And that wasn't even the best part…