Chapter 162: Not Only Capable of Hypnosis, But Also Mind Reading

A wave of palpitations surged through the woman's heart. As she gazed at the handsome man's sharply defined, chiseled face, she felt an overwhelming sense of deep affection.

"Beibei..."

Mu Ran's eyes were hazy, her voice soft and low. She was exhausted, having concentrated far too intensely just moments ago while hypnotizing Gu Yan.

"President Gu!"

"Becheng!"

"Big Brother! Gu Yan that bastard just jumped from the building!"

Jumping from the eighteenth floor—he’d have to be a miracle worker to survive!

His flesh and bones would be smashed to a pulp!

Three men pushed the door open and rushed in all at once.

Upon entering the room, they were greeted by the sight of Mu Ran, her clothes half-disheveled, pinned beneath Gu Northcity.

"Get out!"

Gu Northcity's voice was like an icy blade in the dead of winter, chillingly cold and laced with unmistakable killing intent.

Hah! They had completely ruined a good moment!

The three men exchanged glances, then sheepishly prepared to beat a retreat.

An Lan, standing outside the door, let out a cold laugh. "I told you not to go in just now, but you insisted on barging in. Well? What did you see?"

Lin Chong carefully pulled the door shut, scratched his head in exasperation, and offered a sheepish, awkward grin. "We were just excited seeing Gu Yan commit suicide! Who would have expected..."

Who would have expected those two to be in the middle of that in a hospital ward...

Gu Xiao looked entirely unfazed. He was thick-skinned, and besides, he knew his eldest brother had boundaries; his big brother wouldn't actually do anything scandalous in a hospital room.

If they were going to do something, they would at least have locked the door first...

"Hey! It's fine, it's fine. Next time something like this happens, just knock first."

Gu Xiao waved a hand dismissively at Lin Chong, whose face was still flushed, and then lazily strolled over to An Lan, wrapping a long arm around her shoulders. "Baldy, Brother Bai, Lanlan and I have somewhere to be. Say hello to my big brother for me."

Lin Chong grimaced. If Gu Xiao hadn't shoved him from behind, he never would have stumbled right in front of Gu Northcity.

Just a moment ago, he had been standing only an arm's length away from the two people on the bed.

That Gu Xiao!

"Where do you think you're going?"

Shen Mubai threw a punch toward Gu Xiao, only for An Lan to swat it away with a sharp slap.

"Ow, ow, ow, Lanlan, what are you doing? You're so biased toward your man! What's wrong with me hitting him a little?"

Shen Mubai wore a grievance-filled expression as he shook the hand An Lan had just smacked.

An Lan scoffed. "You can't. He's my man—what gives you the right to hit him?"

"Look at my darling, she's always so good to her husband." Gu Xiao beamed with pride, grinning from ear to ear. He tilted his head and planted a kiss squarely on the woman's lips.

Then, casting a provocative glance at Shen Mubai, whose face had turned slightly greenish, Gu Xiao's eyes danced with playful mischief, as if saying: *I have a wife who dotes on me, do you?*

Shen Mubai was so infuriated his jaw nearly unhinged. He watched the retreating figures of Gu Xiao and An Lan when suddenly, something occurred to him.

Shen Mubai spun around, ready to storm back into the hospital ward.

"What are you doing? A young couple is in there having a tender moment, what do you think you're doing?"

Lin Chong grabbed the doorknob, physically blocking the man from entering.

"I'm looking for Mu Ran! Gu Yan is dead! What about my girlfriend?!"

Shen Mubai shoved Lin Chong aside, determined to force his way in.

"Your girlfriend?"

"What does your girlfriend have to do with Gu Yan?"

Lin Chong was baffled. Why was Shen Mubai suddenly acting like he'd taken the wrong medicine?

Could it be that he'd inhaled too much of those perfumes of his?

"No, my girlfriend was hypnotized by Gu Yan!"

Now that Gu Yan was dead, what was going to happen to his girlfriend, Li Li?

She would never be able to love him again for the rest of her life.

"What's all this noise?"

The door swung open.

Gu Northcity walked out of the hospital ward, his arm wrapped around a neatly dressed Mu Ran.

The man's expression was grim and frosty, undoubtedly irritated by the group making a ruckus outside.

"Becheng, I... Gu Yan is dead."

Shen Mubai was stammering incoherently, pointing a trembling finger toward the window and anxiously babbling to Gu Northcity. "Gu Yan is dead, what's going to happen to Li Li?"

Gu Northcity frowned, completely failing to understand what Shen Mubai was rambling about.

"President Shen, what happened to our senior sister?"

Mu Ran leaned against Gu Northcity's chest, her voice drifting lazily as she questioned Shen Mubai. "Was she hypnotized by Gu Yan?"

Shen Mubai clapped his hands together, nodding frantically at the woman with a gaze full of profound helplessness. "Yes, yes! Gu Yan told me he hypnotized Li Li so that she would never be able to love me again."

As his voice trailed off, an air of sorrow and deep regret settled heavily among the group.

Lin Chong shook his head, muttering under his breath, "Another hopeless romantic."

"Shut your mouth, you bald monk."

Shen Mubai turned his head and shot a disdainful glare at Lin Chong, who was clearly enjoying the spectacle.

"Hey, you! I—I am not a monk!"

Lin Chong retorted, pointing an accusatory finger at Shen Mubai, eager to argue further, but stopped short under the piercing gaze Mu Ran cast his way.

"President Shen, exactly what did Gu Yan say?"

"He hypnotized Li Li to make her forget me, so she can never love me again."

Mu Ran gave a light chuckle. "An easy fix. Bring her to see me when you have time."

"See you?"

"See you?"

Shen Mubai and Lin Chong spoke in unison, their identical expressions of skepticism fixed on the cold, supremely confident woman before them.

"She knows how to perform hypnosis, and she knows how to break it."

Gu Northcity wrapped his arm around Mu Ran as they walked away, his tone carrying an unmistakable pride and arrogance.

A woman this brilliant was his lover, his Ranran.

"Beibei, I need to see Li Gang. I haven't handed over the company matters yet."

Gu Northcity lowered his gaze, locking eyes with the woman who tilted her little head up at him, her eyes sparkling brightly. His slender fingers gently tapped the tip of her nose, his voice husky and laced with indulgence. "Alright, I'll go with you, and then I'll take you skiing."

"Deal!"

The pair of lovers walked further and further away.

Lin Chong and Shen Mubai remained standing right where they were.

They stared at each other.

Both pairs of eyes held absolute shock!

Mu Ran had actually learned hypnosis!

What kind of sorcery was this?!

Shock waves reverberated through Lin Chong's mind as he instinctively wondered if Mu Ran had somehow transferred Gu Yan's mind-reading ability over to herself as well.

He shook his shiny, bald head violently, muttering "Impossible, impossible" under his breath.

"What's impossible?" Shen Mubai glanced at the eccentric-acting Lin Chong, entirely failing to comprehend his behavior.

Lin Chong shook his head without a word, grabbed his backpack stuffed with perfumes from the ground, and sprinted after Mu Ran and Gu Northcity.

"Hey, you! Baldy!"

Shen Mubai was perplexed. Why was Lin Chong reacting even more intensely to Mu Ran than he was?

He actually found it completely normal that Mu Ran knew hypnosis.

After all, she was so intelligent; she must master anything instantly. In his heart, he unconditionally believed that his Ranran would definitely be able to lift the hypnosis on Li Li.

...

Gu Northcity, Mu Ran, and Lin Chong arrived at SY.

The employees of SY were both thrilled and nervous to see their CEO and the CEO of Chengxing appear at the company once more.

"President Mu, President Gu..."

"Good day, President Mu."

"Good day, President Gu."

Along the way, everyone greeted the two with utmost reverence.

Lin Chong, basking in their reflected glory right behind the couple, felt like a million bucks.

They reached the elevators.

Mu Ran and Gu Northcity walked inside hand in hand, and Lin Chong happily squeezed in after them.

"Why don't you go check on your security team? What are you coming up here for?"

Mu Ran asked the bald man languidly. "Did you forget your position here at SY?"

Lin Chong's face instantly crumpled into a mask of misery. He had originally planned to go up and meet that "fujoshi" Li Gang.

According to the laws of numerology, a fujoshi like Li Gang was bound to be a hilarious character...

"That's right, she *is* a hilarious character, so you don't need to come up."

Mu Ran's words were laced with amusement.

Lin Chong's sturdy frame shuddered, his scalp tingling with fright. He stared in absolute horror at Mu Ran's cold yet subtly smiling eyes, his mouth twitching a few times. "Mind-reading? Seriously??"

The man pointed a trembling finger toward her body, his hand visibly shaking.

So he hadn't guessed wrong after all! Mu Ran hadn't just learned hypnosis—she had actually inherited Gu Yan's mind-reading ability too!

This was utterly mind-boggling!

Even someone like him who dabbled in metaphysics found this entirely too mystical.

Mu Ran nodded. "Mm, I think it's pretty mystical too."

Lin Chong: "..."

He clapped both hands over his chest, offering a dry, ingratiating smile. "Xiao Ran, I have a lot of deep secrets hidden inside me—could you please *not* read my mind?"

"Very well."

The elevator doors closed.

Lin Chong stroked his wildly hammering heart, took a deep breath, and trudged off toward the security department.

"Ranran, can you control your mind-reading ability properly?"

Gu Northcity worried that this supernatural power might have some adverse effect on Mu Ran's physical well-being.

Mu Ran pressed her face against his muscular arm, her expression shedding its coldness as she wrapped around him like a siren. "I can. So far, there are no side effects, and I feel completely fine."

She was able to control the mind-reading ability effortlessly.

The power had completely integrated into her consciousness, summonable and dismissible at will.

"That's good."

Gu Northcity lowered his head and pressed a kiss to the woman's smooth forehead.

"It would be even better if you kissed me on the lips."

The woman whined playfully, swaying her body with the same alluring, enchanting demeanor she had worn in the hospital room.

Gu Northcity paused for a fraction of a second before realizing: his Ranran hadn't changed at all.

In front of outsiders, she remained as cold, aloof, and haughty as ever, but in front of him, she transformed into a sultry little temptress, endlessly teasing him.

The corners of his lips curved upward in a pleased smile, a hearty laugh rumbling in his chest as it rose and fell.

Gu Northcity lowered his head once more, capturing Mu Ran's pink, crystal-clear cherry lips in a kiss.

He adored the contrast she displayed in front of others versus in front of him.

He relished every single bit of it.