"You rascal ~"
Cocolia pointed at Nangong Yu, who was a bit sheepish, her face showing an expression of having expected it all along.
Scratching his slightly reddened cheek, Nangong Yu spoke without his usual assertiveness for the first time: "Look, aren't Seele and Bronya your favorite children? You wouldn't trust them to outsiders, would you?"
"What you said seems to make sense."
Cocolia's voice made Nangong Yu breathe a sigh of relief. He was about to say something when Cocolia interrupted him: "But, Seele and Bronya are my two favorite children, they are my beloved family and friends!"
So, more money is needed?
Nangong Yu muttered in his heart.
"So, you have to do me a favor."
Hearing this, Nangong Yu relaxed. It was just a favor, as long as she wasn't against it, everything was negotiable!
He quickly pledged his loyalty: "It's just a favor, you don't need to use such a reason at all. How could I not help with your affairs ~"
He spoke with righteous indignation, which made Cocolia raise her eyebrows slightly.
"Is that so?"
"Of course!"
"Then call me 'Mom' first."
"..."
Nangong Yu fell silent. In the orphanage, it seemed only he hadn't called Cocolia 'Mom'. After all, he had been with the still quite young Cocolia since he could remember. Compared to 'Mom', he actually preferred to call her 'Sister'.
But he had just spoken, and looking at Cocolia's expectant expression, Nangong Yu maintained a forced smile on his face.
"Can I call you 'Sister'?"
"No ~"
More than ten years of nurturing grace certainly warranted that title, and having been an orphan in his previous life, he had no qualms about it. But actually saying it out loud still felt very awkward.
Seeing Nangong Yu's conflicted expression, Cocolia finally sighed with a darkened expression, looked at him, and said, "Forget it, no…"
...
In the end, he still called her, and then he was hugged to Cocolia's chest, who was overflowing with maternal affection, and she vigorously rubbed his hair.
"Just this once, just this once!"
Nangong Yu quickly broke free from Cocolia, his face red, and he fled to another sofa, saying to Cocolia.
A hint of regret appeared on her face because of Nangong Yu's escape, but she quickly crossed her shapely legs, resuming her strong woman posture.
"That's really a shame ~"
What is unobtainable is indeed the most precious. Savoring the voice that she had finally managed to coax from her favorite son, Cocolia pursed her lips, regretting that she hadn't recorded it.
"Alright, alright, let's talk business. What do you need me to do?"
He quickly interrupted Cocolia, afraid she would continue to make him call her that.
"Alright, actually, this matter, in some sense, should… not be a bad thing for you?"
She said with some uncertainty, then she crossed her arms, pushing up her full chest that even Seele envied.
"Do you know why I came to the Far East this time?"
"How would I know that?"
Nangong Yu looked at Cocolia in confusion, unsure of what she wanted to say.
She wouldn't ask him to do business negotiations, would she? He didn't know how to do that.
Ignoring Nangong Yu's response, Cocolia continued to speak to herself: "Anti-Entropy's business in America has already reached its peak, and on the Mu Continent, it shares one-third of the market with Destiny and Shencheng Technology. Further progress in both these areas is not something that can be achieved overnight."
"So you set your sights on the Far East?"
"Yes."
Cocolia admitted without hesitation. She looked at Nangong Yu and slowly said, "I am determined to get the position of Anti-Entropy's leader, so I need to have enough achievements to shut those old guys up."
Hearing this, Nangong Yu's spirits lifted.
Good heavens, Cocolia was already close to climbing to the position of leader?
Nangong Yu, who didn't pay much attention to these matters, was naturally a bit surprised. He remembered that the current Anti-Entropy leader was still Welt, the creator of Homu, and Bronya's former idol.
"I remember there's ME Corp here, isn't there?"
Raiden Mei was the eldest daughter of ME Corp. Speaking of which, they were considered family, it was just that Seele and Bronya hadn't really mentioned their identities, and Mei didn't know.
Hearing this, Cocolia shook her head: "It's not enough. ME Corp, in the end, is just a high-tech research institute. The true control of this country's economic lifeline is still in the hands of those prominent families."
Then, she paused: "Moreover, ME Corp doesn't belong to my faction."
"..."
Oh no, will the story then be about ME Corp's president, Leidian Longma, being arrested for economic crimes, followed by Mei being abandoned by everyone?
Then her identity would be exposed, sisters would turn against each other, and finally Seele and Bronya, after much suffering, would pick up Frostmourne, reconcile with Mei, and together resist Cocolia's tyranny…
Cough cough, overthinking, overthinking.
He quickly shook his head to clear his wild thoughts, and Nangong Yu asked: "So? What do you need me to do? You can't be asking me to help you unite those prominent families, can you?"
Cocolia remained noncommittal. She continued: "So I've set my sights on the Moon Capital Group here in the Far East."
"Moon Capital Group?" He seemed to have heard that name before.
"Yes, although it appears to be a group on the surface, it's actually a family that has been continuous for nearly two thousand years. They deeply control the nation's lifelines such as land, railways, and infrastructure. It can be said they are the most suitable partners."
Frowning in thought for a moment, Nangong Yu nodded: "That's indeed quite good, but I feel like I can't really help much."
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to help me contact the Moon Capital Group's executives."
Cocolia waved her hand, then continued: "I've already met their chairman before, and the initial cooperation discussions were quite satisfactory to both sides. However, how to gain their trust and deepen the cooperation is a bit troublesome here."
"Can't we just sign a contract?"
"No."
Shaking her head, Cocolia's expression began to turn a bit strange: "Because of the bloodline passed down through generations here, compared to written contracts, they prefer more private connections."
Hearing this, an ominous premonition appeared in Nangong Yu's heart.
Cocolia suddenly relaxed her body, leaning back against the sofa, turning her gaze to the kitchen door which was still shrouded in shadow, and even deliberately raised her voice, saying joyfully: "So, I've found you a fiancée."
Bang!
The kitchen door was pushed open, and Bronya and Seele fell to the ground like a human pile.