"That'll settle it then. We will et again in a week." Ye Huizhong leaned his back against the backrest while leisurely blowing his pipe.
"Yes. I'm looking forward to our cooperation." Li Caiyi put out her hand for a handshake.
Ye Huizhong laughed before taking her hand. "You are as cheeky as the other kid. Don't you have any fear at all?"
"I have a lot of fear, but I can't afford to lose to it now."
"Glad to hear that. I don't need a coward as my business partner. My butler will soon co to you with a contract. I believe you will not have any problem with that?"
"Depends on the content of the contract."
Ye Huizhong laughed boisterously. "Smart answer. You may leave if there's nothing you want to discuss anymore."
Li Caiyi wanted to ask him again about Dai Zhiqiang, but she restrained herself. If Dai Zhiqiang didn't want her to find out, he must have had a reason for that. She just had to believe in him.
"Uhm, what should I do with this?" Li Caiyi showed him the pocket watch, but he waved his hand casually.
"Keep it. Take it as the token of our agreent."
Hearing him saying that didn't sound reassuring for so reason. She felt that he would search for her should anything happen to it. Better to keep it with her all the ti.
"I understand. Then we will be taking our leave."
Li Caiyi felt relieved and was about to leave the room when she noticed ng Renshu hadn't moved an inch from his spot. "Brother Renshu?"
Ignoring her call, ng Renshu shot Ye Huizhong a polite yet bold gaze. "Pardon if I sound rude, but Xiaoyi is very dear to . If sothing happens to her, I won't stay still."
Li Caiyi was stunned. Just when everything finally ended on a good note, why did he have to say that and aggravate the situation again?
She nervously glanced at Ye Huizhong, but strangely, the older man didn't look offended but confused. "I know ng and Li families have a long history together, but threatening won't give you anything."
"It counts as a win as long as Xiaoyi is safe." ng Renshu was smiling, but that smile didn't reach his eyes and was very cold.
Ye Huizhong didn't comnt but withdrew his gaze from him. "There is no need for Young Master ng to worry. I have no hobby of bullying little girls."
"Glad to hear that. I believe the Chairman of Ye Group is a trustworthy person. We will stop bothering you now. Please excuse us."
Li Caiyi could only stare at ng Renshu inexplicably while he pushed her gently out of the room.
***
"This place is really great. Especially that lotus pond. Don't you think sothing sacred could co out of that water anyti?"
Li Caiyi was in no mood to talk about the scenery, so she quickly shot him a questioning look. "Why did you do what you did earlier? You are the one who told to speak carefully."
"Because you need to speak carefully, but I don't necessarily have to do that."
In other words, he was trying to say that there was no need for a noble person like him to bow his head to Ye Huizhong, while a peasant like her should be careful if she didn't want to lose her head.
Li Caiyi felt unpleasant but had no words to counter that. Eventually, she gave up on arguing and asked sothing else. "Did you know Ye Huizhong before this?"
"Not personally, but I heard a lot of rumors about him. My father even said that we should be careful around him."
"Yet you speak so boldly towards him."
"It works both ways. I can't carelessly offend him, but he also can't push around as he pleases. Simply put, we are checking out each other's powers."
"Did you know about Ye Wang since our previous life?"
"Yes. Apparently, many people are using their services, and so recomnded them to . However, I was very skeptical and thus never thought of trying it myself. Besides, I don't trust them. If I need to know sothing, I just have to use the ng family's connection."
"No wonder you don't look surprised at all."
Li Caiyi hadn't heard of Ye Huizhong even in her past life. But perhaps that was just proof of how powerful he was.
"As a matter of fact, I was surprised, not because of Ye Huizhong, but so other things."
"What is it?"
ng Renshu looked deep in thought, and she wondered if he was bothered by sothing.
They were walking by the side of the pond when they heard footsteps. The sound got louder and closer, making them simultaneously turn their heads.
"Caiyi! So it's really you!"
"Shenqiang!" Li Caiyi exclaid in a mixture of delight and anxiety.
ng Renshu's aningful gaze deepened upon seeing Dai Shenqiang here.
"Oh? You are not alone today." Dai Shenqiang looked pleasantly surprised to see ng Renshu. "Brother ng, it's been a while. We t once before."
"Yeah, I rember you are Dai Zhiqiang's little brother."
"That's correct. I'm glad you rember . Thank you very much for your help last ti."
Li Caiyi watched their interaction nervously. There was nothing unusual about ng Renshu, but she had a bad feeling.
"But why are you here, Shenqiang?"
"Oh? You haven't heard from Caiyi yet?" Dai Shenqiang glanced briefly at her and wondered why she grimaced like that.
"Is this sothing I need to hear? What about you tell first?"
"Apparently, my brother is working here. I'm currently waiting for him to co back."
"I see. So Dai Zhiqiang is also a part of this group." ng Renshu shifted his gaze to Li Caiyi. His voice was icy, and he had those unsmiling eyes again. "No wonder Ye Huizhong seed very familiar with him."
"Yeah. He is my brother's boss. I heard my brother is his right-hand man or sothing."
Li Caiyi gulped. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles as ng Renshu's gaze beca more intense.
"But why didn't you tell you were coming?" Dai Shenqiang pouted. "If I didn't see you just now, were you planning to leave just like that?"
"No, that's not it." Li Caiyi laughed dryly. "I just wanted to go sightseeing for a bit before coming to check on you."
"Really? I'm so glad. This place is too dreary, but I feel better when you are here."
"How is your father's condition?" Li Caiyi attempted to shift the topic.
"He is still unconscious. The doctor said his condition is stable, but I'm still worried." He answered gloomily.
"That must be hard on you."
ng Renshu suddenly interrupted by clearing his throat. "She is right. But unfortunately, we can't stay for long, because we have a LOT of things to talk about after this. Isn't that right, Xiaoyi?"
Li Caiyi gulped nervously again. "Y-Yes. I guess so?"
"What? You guys are leaving already? Aww, that's too bad."
"Sorry, Shenqiang. We will let you know if we hear sothing about your brother," ng Renshu hugged Li Caiyi's shoulder and squeezed it lightly. "Now, shall we go, Xiaoyi?"
From up close, his smile looked even scarier. "Y-Yes."
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