Everyone in the Group is a Main Character, Except Me Who's the Villain

89: Mu Qingxue: Aren’t you still here?Fang Ming had done so much before just to confuse the Lu Family’s line of sight.

His original plan was only to have Ye Nuannuan hold an idle position at Yunlan, with Mu Qingxue helping to look after her occasionally.

The salary would be normal, and he would just give her some extra bonuses privately.

As it turned out... despite his repeated instructions, Mu Qingxue still promoted her to assistant, which made Fang Ming’s layout seem a bit redundant.

While it wasn’t completely useless, Mu Qingxue would most likely be targeted by the Lu Family now.

At this moment, seeing the message sent by Fang Ming, the air in the Yunlan CEO’s office seemed to grow a bit heavy; though the sunlight outside was still brilliant, Mu Qingxue felt a chill at her fingertips.

Yunlan International had been gaining good momentum lately, crushing Qin Xiao’s schemes one after another, and its stock price had doubled.

However, its foundation was not yet particularly solid. If it had to face both the Beijing Lu Family and the local forces of Chengdu at the same time... the pressure would be immense.

And what surprised Mu Qingxue the most was... if Ye Nuannuan was the girl in the news, then wasn’t the person who rescued her Mr. Ming?

Mr. Ming was in Chengdu, yet he actually had the ability to rescue someone from under the thumb of the Beijing Lu Family??

Wouldn’t that mean Mr. Ming’s influence was even more terrifying than she had imagined?

Thinking of this, Mu Qingxue took a deep breath and quickly sat up straight.

[Mu Qingxue]: ”Is that all? I thought it was some huge trouble.”

[Mu Qingxue]: ”It’s fine. This is Chengdu, not Beijing. No matter how long the Lu Family’s reach is, they’ll have to think twice before extending it here. I, Mu Qingxue, haven’t been operating in Chengdu for so many years for nothing.”

Her tone carried the confidence and dominance of a business queen.

Immediately after, the next message popped up, her tone even carrying a bit of playful reliance.

[Mu Qingxue]: ”Besides, even if I really can’t hold out... don’t I still have you? (Wink.jpg)”

”...”

On the other side, Fang Ming, who was slacking off at his workstation in the Qin Group, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth upon seeing this sentence.

”Sister, do you have some misunderstanding about me? I’m just a small fry with a monthly salary of twenty thousand. You’re coming to me when you can’t hold out? What can I help you with?”

Fang Ming muttered in his heart, but he still replied.

[.]: ”I’ll do my best. Remember to keep this matter confidential.”

[Mu Qingxue]: ”Understood!”

...”I still need my own forces...” After replying to the message, Fang Ming leaned back in his chair and murmured in his heart with his eyes closed.

When facing ordinary people, he could borrow the Qin Family’s influence. But when facing the Beijing Lu Family, the Qin Family wouldn’t be stupid enough to lend him their influence, would they?

The Lu Family was a top-tier power in the Beijing Circle. Even if they came to Chengdu, 1,500 kilometers away, they weren’t someone a powerless small fry like Fang Ming could handle.

A person without power or influence has to do everything personally; having trusted subordinates is different.

Whatever needs doing, you just throw it to a subordinate, and with a simple phone call, the matter is handled perfectly.

Unfortunately, starting from scratch is too troublesome, and he didn’t have a protagonist’s fate where he’d meet a benefactor just by tripping. How could it be easy to develop a force under Qin Xiao’s nose?

”If I could deal with Qin Xiao, this reincarnator, then I’d have much more room to operate.”

[Ding!]

[Group member ’Abusive Novels Naive Flower’s’ commissioned task has been completed!]

[Task Name: Harbor for the Drifter]

[Task Reward: lottery guaranteed win card (5 million) *1, random group friends connection card *1. These have been stored in the Chat Group’s exclusive item slot. The host can use them via thought at any time.]

Just as Fang Ming was thinking, a crisp notification sound suddenly echoed in his mind.

“Oh ho, speak of the devil and he shall appear?”

He was just thinking about how to develop his forces, and now it’s here?? He didn’t have time to think too much and quickly immersed his consciousness into his mind.

In the item slot where the system stored the thousand illusions mask, two cards emitting a faint glow floated quietly.

One was golden with complex patterns on the edges and ’5 million’ printed in the center. The other was a deep starry-sky blue with patterns of flowing stars, appearing mysterious and unfathomable.

Fang Ming focused his attention on the two cards, and detailed attribute descriptions immediately surfaced.

[lottery guaranteed win card (Consumable): After use, the host’s next single-entry lottery ticket will definitely win the first prize (4 million RMB after tax).]

[Note: Must be a single entry. Revealing information to others or making repeated purchases will not trigger the effect.]

[random group friends connection card (Consumable): After use, randomly obtain one of the core connections from a Chat Group member’s future growth process.]

[Trigger Condition: The host must stay alone in a crowded outdoor area for a cumulative total of ten hours or more. The connection will naturally appear and intersect with the host.]

[Note: The strength and compatibility of the connection are related to the host’s current abilities and situation. The final hour of the stay cannot be interrupted.]

”Hiss...”

After reading the description, Fang Ming couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

They were all good things. The lottery guaranteed win card was simple and direct—four million in hand. Although it wasn’t world-shaking for him since he had the Black Card, this money was ’clean’ and could be used openly!

And the random group friends connection card?? Besides himself, everyone else in the Chat Group was a protagonist. Using this meant he could directly obtain a protagonist’s future connections??

The value of this thing was much higher than four million!

A big shot the Soldier King met after returning to the country? A high official the Divine Doctor befriended after leaving the mountains? A business partner of Gu Bai’s after his rise? Or even a benefactor Ye Nuannuan might meet in the future?

Any one of them could become his support or information source at a critical moment.

However, how to use it required some skill.

Fang Ming stroked his chin and began to think rapidly.

”There’s no rush for the lottery card. I never buy lottery tickets; if I suddenly go buy one and win five million, it’s too deliberate and could easily cause unnecessary trouble.”

”Hmm... I can buy a few lottery tickets over the next few days for show, and then have a burst of luck to win a week or so later. That would be much more reasonable.”

”The connection card? Although the later this thing is used, the stronger the connection that might appear, but if I’ve already reached a point where I don’t need help anymore, what’s the point of a connection?? So, it’s most suitable to use it now while building a foundation.”

”As for waiting until a new group member arrives next month? That’s completely unnecessary. Putting aside whether the next member will definitely be powerful, even if they are, with a one-in-five chance, it might not even fall on them.”

”Plus, this connection is related to my own abilities and situation, so...”

Thinking of this, Fang Ming no longer hesitated and directly moved his mind.

”Use the [Protagonist Connection Card].”

Buzz!

The starry-sky blue card in his mind instantly turned into countless points of light, merging into his body and disappearing.

”I don’t feel anything. I wonder what kind of benefactor I’ll meet??”

Fang Ming wouldn’t waste time thinking about things he couldn’t control. He pulled his thoughts together, downloaded a ’Daily Lottery’ app, bought ten random entries for the Double Color Ball, and casually posted to his Moments.

Caption: ”Ten random entries. I am the next chosen one.”

Within half an hour of posting, there were several comments.

Wang Meng: ”Brother Ming, if you win, treat me to a foot massage (Rubbing hands.jpg)”

Li Wei: ”Mengzi said you lost a hundred playing billiards yesterday. Are you trying to make it back through the lottery? (Laugh-cry.jpg)”

Chen Qian: ”Rock-paper-scissors, I’ll give you five million if you win, but you go first?? Stop with this unrealistic stuff. (Pout.jpg)”

AAA Building Materials Manager Wang: ”Manager Fang has such elegant interests!”

Feng Jian: ”It’s rare to see you post to Moments. How have you been lately?”

Feng Jian was Fang Ming’s college roommate. They had a decent relationship in school and contacted each other occasionally.

Seeing the inquiry, Fang Ming typed back: ”Same as before, just messing around. How about you??”

After replying, the office’s internal phone suddenly rang.

It was Qin Xiao.

Fang Ming picked up the phone: ”Young Master Qin.”

”Go to the boutique supermarket downstairs, buy some decent fruit, pick out two boxes of nutritional supplements, and come with me to the hospital!”

”Hospital?” Fang Ming was stunned for a moment.

”It’s Zhao Ryulong.”

Qin Xiao seemed to know Fang Ming’s confusion and explained concisely: ”He was beaten into the hospital last night by some delivery boy.”

Fang Ming: ”...”

Why did he sense a scent of cliché melodrama??