101: Chapter 101 The Great Conquest

The sports car's engine let out a low, melodious roar as it sped off first.

In the spacious car behind, Su Yingxue set the autopilot mode, letting the vehicle automatically follow the sports car in front.

Then, she couldn't wait to huddle together with her sisters.

"Quick, quick, quick! While we have the chance, let's analyze this properly!" Su Yingxue's eyes gleamed as she lowered her voice, as if conducting a top-secret meeting.

"Little Sister Shiyu's outfit today was clearly prepared with great care! It seems she has a really good impression of Husband!" Chen Yuwei analyzed excitedly.

"The key is her attitude. Look at the way she looks at Husband—shy and timid, yet she can't help but keep looking. There's definitely a chance!" Lin Qianxi added to the discussion, her face blushing.

Shen Youqing was more rational: "However, the Qiao Family... they are always a problem. It's fine if Little Sister Shiyu is willing, but will a prestigious Family like the Qiao Family agree..."

"That's why we need to create opportunities for Husband!" Su Yingxue clenched her small fists. "We need to make Little Sister Shiyu so attached to Husband that their feelings are deep enough that even if the Qiao Family objects, it won't matter!"

"Then what exactly should we do?" Zhao Qingyue asked humbly.

"First, we must create more opportunities for the two of them to be alone, just like today!" Su Yingxue began to deploy.

"Second, we must praise Husband more in front of Shiyu, talk more about how good Husband is, and how happy we sisters are together..."

"And also," Wu Qingya added, "we can inadvertently reveal the wonder of Husband's Physique, but don't be too explicit; just pique her curiosity..."

The women became more and more enthusiastic as they discussed.

From tactics to details, from emotional buildup to handling potential resistance from the Family.

It was as if they were planning a precise "Strategy Operation."

Meanwhile, the core target of their discussion—the two people in the fiery red sports car ahead—found themselves in a somewhat subtly quiet atmosphere.

The space inside the sports car was small. Lin Yun's tall frame sat in the passenger seat, and he could clearly smell the faint fragrance of flowers and fruit coming from the girl beside him, mixed with a hint of clean sweetness.

Qiao Shiyu gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, eyes fixed on the road ahead. She was driving countless times more properly than the day before, keeping a steady speed and strictly adhering to traffic rules.

Only her slightly reddened ear tips and the occasional stolen glance betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

Lin Yun wasn't in a hurry to start a conversation, his gaze turning to the dazzling scenery of the prefecture city flashing past outside the window.

Occasionally, he would use his peripheral vision to glance at the nervous and focused little driver beside him, a faint, imperceptible smile playing on his lips.

This... actually didn't seem so bad.

Meanwhile, at Tianshui Martial Arts University, in the office of the Director of the Combat Department.

The secretary delivered the latest briefing to Shen Qingqiu's desk.

"Director, Young Miss Shiyu went out early this morning. After meeting up with Lin Yun and his group, she is now being accompanied by Lin Yun, going around the city... well, sightseeing."

The secretary carefully chose her words, her face showing undisguised worry.

Shen Qingqiu was looking down, reviewing a document. At these words, her pen paused slightly. She raised her head, her cold, clear eyes looking at the secretary: "What is Shiyu's attitude?"

The secretary remembered seeing Qiao Shiyu that morning—her carefully groomed appearance and excited anticipation—and her tone became even more complicated.

"Young Miss Shiyu... she dressed with special care today, wearing her favorite goose-yellow dress and braiding her hair."

"She seems to be in a very good mood. Whenever Lin Yun is mentioned... her eyes light up."

Shen Qingqiu gave a soft "Hmm," lowered her head again, and continued reviewing the document, as if this were just a trivial matter.

The secretary, however, became anxious.

"Director!" She couldn't help but step forward, her tone urgent.

"Young Miss Shiyu is still so young, barely an adult! Her mind is simple, and that Lin Yun..."

"Although he might be a bit special, he comes from a small place like Jiangcheng after all. The gap in status and background is just too great!"

"He... he wouldn't run off with Young Miss Shiyu, would he?"

She had watched Qiao Shiyu grow up and really couldn't bear to see her own cute, naive little princess so easily deceived by a "country boy."

Shen Qingqiu stopped her pen again, leaning back against the comfortable leather chair, and looked calmly at the anxious secretary:

"Do you mean you want me to intervene and warn Lin Yun?"

"Ye... yes!" The secretary nodded quickly. "At least... at least let him know his place. Young Miss Shiyu is not someone he can just..."

"No need." Shen Qingqiu interrupted her, her tone still flat. "Just let nature take its course."

"Let nature take its course?!" The secretary opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "Director! Don't you love Young Miss Shiyu the most? Are you really going to just watch her... watch her potentially be..."

"If she likes it herself," Shen Qingqiu's tone betrayed no waves, "then why not?"

The secretary was choked up, opening her mouth, not knowing how to refute.

That's true. If Young Miss Shiyu truly liked him, what use would it be for outsiders like them to forcibly stop it?

With Young Miss Shiyu's stubborn temper, it might even backfire.

But... but the disparity in status!

A Family like the Qiao Family...

"Surely... it can still be stopped, right?"

The secretary muttered, as if trying to convince herself.

"After all, the other party is just from a small place. If the Qiao Family doesn't agree, there's nothing he can do..."

Shen Qingqiu did not respond to her muttering, instead asking a question that seemed irrelevant:

"What is the attitude of Lin Yun's wives toward Shiyu?"

"Ah?" The secretary was stunned for a moment, not realizing why the topic had jumped here.

Shen Qingqiu patiently repeated, "I am asking, what is the attitude of Lin Yun's wives toward Shiyu's appearance and approach? Rejection? Caution? Or..."

The secretary finally understood and quickly recalled the information she had collected, her expression becoming somewhat strange:

"This... according to the news I gathered and what I observed today... Lin Yun's wives have a very... positive attitude."

"Positive?" Shen Qingqiu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes, positive to the point of... being a bit excessive."

The secretary organized her words.

"Not only do they not reject Young Miss Shiyu, but it seems... they are all trying to play matchmaker."

"The one who asked Young Miss Shiyu out today was his first wife, Su Yingxue."

"And from what I've gathered about Lin Yun's situation in Jiangcheng, this Su Yingxue... her behavior is very unique."

"Oh? How so?" Shen Qingqiu seemed to have some interest.

"When she first married Lin Yun, it was said that a large part of the reason was because she had her eye on the Lin Family's resources, in order to Cultivate martial arts," the secretary said.

"But not long after the marriage, she changed completely."

"Her martial arts Cultivation seems to have been shelved quite a bit, and all day long..."

"She spends all day thinking about how to find more excellent women for Lin Yun to marry and bring home, even more attentive than Lin Yun himself."

"Word in Jiangcheng is that she's practically becoming a professional 'matchmaker'."