Chapter 30: The Duchess Wants Me to Be Her Son-in-Law

After a while of chatting with the Duke, it was getting late and Chen Mu stood up to leave. The Duke was very hospitable and tried hard to persuade Chen Mu to stay overnight, but Chen Mu declined. Chen Mu was not used to staying in other people's houses, and he planned to return to the Midnight Cafeteria for a meal and sleep there.

The Duke was reluctant to part with Chen Mu and asked the Duchess to send him off. The Duchess led Chen Mu downstairs to the main entrance of the mansion. On their way out, Chen Mu thought about it and took out a card from his ring.

The card was entirely black, with specks of dark gold intermingled. Indeed, it was the Black Gold Card from the Decadent Market! After obtaining the Supreme Black Gold Card, Chen Mu, thanks to its privileges, could issue black gold cards to ten people. He had opened one with a hundred million credit limit, as a farewell gift to the Duchess.

Looking at the black gold card in front of her, the Duchess's eyes lit up. She had shopped in the Decadent Market several times and knew how prestigious the black gold card was. In the prime of the Duke's reign, the Duchess couldn't even afford a black gold card and had to use a silver card for shopping.

Together with the Duke, she encountered a mysterious lady who had a black gold card. This lady always acted arrogantly because of her card, which had irritated the Duchess for a long time. However, there was nothing she could do about it. Who knew that black gold cards were so rare and precious? The Duchess had been eyeing the black gold card for a long time but didn't have the strength to obtain one.

Now, as they said goodbye, Chen Mu actually gave her one. This was something she had been looking forward to for a long time. Chen Mu's image in the Duchess's heart reached its peak. Such an obedient young man, so powerful, and so handsome... What a pity he wasn't her son.

However, her daughter had not returned yet. When she did, she would definitely introduce her to Chen Mu.

After leaving the Mystic Museum, Chen Mu saw his driver waiting for him from afar. The driver saw Chen Mu come out and drove the car over, helping him open the door and even using his hand to block the door to prevent Chen Mu's forehead from hitting it.

"Did you take care of the yellow-haired guy?" Chen Mu asked casually.

"Boss, you can rest assured. I will handle it properly. That yellow-haired man will never appear again. He is already dead in the woods," the driver replied.

Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction. After entering the Mystic Museum, the driver had not left and waited outside the museum for ten hours. After dealing with the yellow-haired man, he did not slack off and continued to wait in front of the museum. In the cold forest, the driver was dressed in thin clothes but had no complaints.

He was a good subordinate!

From his spatial ring, Chen Mu took out a wrapped cake and handed it to the driver. "This is the cake from the Duke's dinner party. It tastes quite good. I brought a piece for you to try."

Hearing this, a warm current flowed through the driver's mind. The boss thinks of him and brings him food. How considerate! In the series of concerns from Chen Mu, the driver had completely pledged his allegiance to Chen Mu and vowed to follow him to death. Even if someone offered a higher price to poach him, he would not switch sides.

The driver carefully stowed away the cake, planning to eat it later. He couldn't delay the boss's affairs. "Boss, where do you want to go next?" he asked.

"I'm going back to my school. I'll visit the midnight cafeteria there," Chen Mu replied.

"Alright, boss," the driver agreed.

After leaving the mountain forest, the taxi sped along the road. The driver navigated the winding mountain path with expert skill. Nighttime on the mountain road was eerie and ominous, shrouded in darkness with unknown dangers lurking within the dense forest. A car passed by, heading towards the Mystic Museum. Peering through the window of the car, it could be seen that there were several young men and women inside, their expressions filled with terror and despair.

Undoubtedly, these were new unlucky souls who had been selected to participate in the bizarre tasks at the Mystic Museum. For them, the Mystic Museum was a hellish place! However, for Chen Mu, it felt somewhat cozy. The Duke and the Duchess had treated him well, and the old butler had also been kind to him. As Chen Mu looked out at the scenery passing by the car window, lying in the backseat of the taxi, watching the driver who was driving, he couldn't help but reflect on life.

In the apocalyptic world of the abnormal, the differences between people were so vast!

As the taxi raced through the forest, it soon emerged into familiar city streets. Driving past a bustling night market street, Chen Mu stopped the car and got out, telling the driver to wait in the car.

He walked up to a pancake stand in front of him. Before the apocalypse, Chen Mu used to come to this stand every night after finishing his studies to buy a pancake as a late-night snack. A decade had passed since then, and the pancake stand had only managed to survive for two months after the start of the apocalypse before closing down.

In the apocalyptic world, Chen Mu had often missed the simple pleasures of his previous life and longed to eat another pancake, but he never had the opportunity. Now, having passed by here, Chen Mu bought a pancake and ate it earnestly, bite by bite.

The pedestrian traffic in the night market was much less than usual. The once lively market now had only a few scattered passersby, and half of the stalls were closed. It was evident that the impact of the apocalyptic world was growing larger, and the world was falling into depression. After the decline, fear would set in, followed by chaos and despair...

Now was the last moment of calm before the storm.

Enjoying the gentle evening breeze, Chen Mu finished eating the pancake and returned to the rental car. "Go to the midnight cafeteria," Chen Mu said coldly, revealing a hint of determination.

Because he knew that the peaceful days would never return, and to survive in the apocalyptic world, he had to face challenges one after another. Only by becoming stronger in the challenges could he become the master of the apocalyptic world!

Five minutes later, the taxi entered the school grounds. The lights were still on in the nearby teaching building, indicating that order was still maintained in the school and students were still attending classes. However, what Chen Mu didn't know was that the students in the classrooms no longer had any interest in learning.

The performance of Chen Mu at the midnight cafeteria that night had been spread throughout the class by those girls. Chen Mu's status in the class had become supernatural. Some classmates even speculated that Chen Mu might be some mysterious big shot. Those who had had conflicts with Chen Mu prayed secretly that Chen Mu wouldn't hold a grudge and come after them.