Ye Bing kept his head lowered, not daring to look at Bai Jinghong.
“I have a chance for you to line your pockets here. I wonder if you’ll take it?”
Bai Jinghong said flatly.
Ye Bing was stunned. Wasn’t this reversal a bit too extreme?
Just a moment ago, he was about to be destroyed.
“Y-Young Master Bai… y-you… you call the shots!” Ye Bing responded cautiously.
Bai Jinghong smiled faintly. “You handle approvals. Then help me keep an eye on a group called ‘Underworld Win Group’.”
“When the time is ripe, I’ll contact you. Then you just play your usual role—put on that typical arrogant bureaucrat tone you’re so good at. How much you can swallow depends on your own skill!”
“Underworld Win Group?” Ye Bing muttered, then quickly understood.
“Young Master Bai, from now on, this flesh and body of mine, Ye Bing’s, is yours. Whatever you order me to do, I’ll do!”
“Oh? Want to be my dog?” Bai Jinghong asked, almost completely without euphemism.
Ye Bing paused for a moment. “If I am fortunate enough to have that honor!”
“Fine then. Let’s hear a couple of barks. If this young master is in a good mood, then we won’t dwell too much on past matters!”
Ye Bing steeled his heart.
How many people wanted to cling to Bai Jinghong’s coattails but never got the chance?
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, Ye Bing naturally hardened his resolve: “Woof… woof woof… woof woof woof!”
“Hahaha, not bad, very standard!” Bai Jinghong chuckled mockingly. “Aiya, I’m almost feeling sorry for you. You are a Department Director, after all!”
In truth, this sort of thing was considered mild. People licking shoes were everywhere.
“Alright, since you’re so sincere, one more dog doesn’t matter, one less doesn’t either.”
“From now on, serve this young master honestly, and you’ll get your chances.”
“Thank you, Young Master Bai! Thank you, Young Master Bai!” Ye Bing nodded and bowed, indeed looking the part.
Bai Jinghong adjusted his clothes and said calmly, “Since that’s the case, regarding your mistress’s matter, I’ll loosen my grip a little too.”
“Director Ye has his own network and connections. How much you can reduce her sentence depends on you. But I’ll say this upfront: no less than six months!”
Ye Bing wouldn’t dare object.
According to Bai Jinghong’s initial framing, it was three to ten years.
Now, this was truly an enormous act of mercy.
“Thank you, Young Master Bai, for showing leniency!”
Bai Jinghong didn’t pay him any more attention, instead walking back to Qin Chuchu’s side. He took her hand.
“Let’s go. The matter here is settled.”
“Oh, right!” Bai Jinghong added. “The cost of our two outfits here will be settled by that baldy over there.”
“And our old clothes, wrap them up nicely for us.”
The saleswoman didn’t dare refuse and hurriedly nodded.
As they were leaving, Ye Bing still ran over to Qin Chuchu, bowing deeply to express his apology.
Qin Chuchu ignored him.
She was a veteran of the business world, decisive and efficient, certainly no saint.
This baldy had actually tried to drug her; it would be strange if she had any kind expression for him.
As for how Bai Jinghong dealt with him, that wasn’t something she could interfere with.
Ye Bing watched the retreating figures of Bai Jinghong and Qin Chuchu, letting out a long sigh of relief in his heart.
This hurdle had finally been overcome.
In Dragon Sea, there was basically a small unspoken law.
The soft fear the hard, the hard fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear those who don’t value their lives. Those who don’t value their lives are wary of the exceedingly wealthy and influential. The wealthy and influential are wary of those with power.
But those with power fear those with even greater power. And those with even greater power fear Bai Jinghong.
Because Bai Jinghong combined practically all of it: hard, ruthless, life-disregarding, wealthy, influential, and powerful.
Even if Bai Jinghong did something that incurred widespread wrath and resentment, as long as it was within controllable limits, countless people would be happy to clean up his mess.
Yet such a super-prodigal had almost fallen at Fan Ning’er’s feet.
But now, that super-prodigal seemed to be back, and even more terrifying than before!
Ye Bing also felt he’d stepped in dog shit and gotten lucky; he’d come out unscathed.
After paying for Bai Jinghong’s and the others’ clothes, he glanced at his mistress, who was paralyzed on the floor.
“Sigh… go home and explain things to your family. Half a year inside is unavoidable. I’ll arrange things to make it easier for you.”
After finishing, Ye Bing hurried away too, leaving the heavily made-up woman with a face ashen as death.
She never imagined that after years of throwing her weight around by relying on Ye Bing, making countless people bow their heads to her…
Today, she had kicked an iron plate… no, she’d kicked solid diamond!
…
Meanwhile, Bai Jinghong and Qin Chuchu hadn’t left yet, continuing to stroll through the mall.
A small interlude like that couldn’t affect their mood.
“Young Master Bai, that woman just now… will she really be imprisoned for up to ten years?” Qin Chuchu asked quietly.
Bai Jinghong looked at Qin Chuchu. “What? Feeling sorry for her?”
Qin Chuchu didn’t hide it and nodded. “A little bit. She just… she just cursed at me a few times.”
Bai Jinghong stopped walking and turned to face Qin Chuchu.
He naturally understood Qin Chuchu’s feelings.
“I understand you feel some pity for her. But to me, that woman was humiliating you, insulting you!”
“If I let her off, the one who suffers the grievance is you.”
“She’s not even worth a fingernail clipping of yours. How could I let you suffer this grievance?”
“But you don’t need to overthink it. Half a year at most. Let her learn a lesson!”
Upon abruptly hearing these words from Bai Jinghong, a warm current inexplicably flowed through Qin Chuchu’s heart.
Just because she had been insulted, Bai Jinghong went this far to vent her anger.
“Let’s go. I saw a very pretty shop over there just now. I must take you in today.”
With that, Bai Jinghong directly pulled Qin Chuchu’s hand and headed forward.
Originally, Qin Chuchu was still wondering which shop Bai Jinghong was talking about.
But when they arrived, Qin Chuchu nearly died of embarrassment.
Because the place they entered was a cosmetics and lingerie boutique called “Fate & Love.”
Lingerie was too special a thing for a woman; it was something very private.
Only a woman’s boyfriend or husband would come and shop for it together.
But given their situation, Bai Jinghong seemed intent on buying her underwear.
It just felt a bit strange, so she was somewhat ill at ease.
“Sir, hello! Bringing your wife to pick out lingerie?”
Seeing the handsome man and beautiful woman—the man dashing and extraordinary, the woman devastatingly beautiful and radiant—the shop assistant hurried over with warm hospitality.
Bai Jinghong nodded. “Yes, I saw from outside that the lingerie here is very nice. Elegant, not vulgar, yet full of charm. Perfect for my wife!”
Hearing Bai Jinghong call her his wife, Qin Chuchu murmured, “I-I’m not… don’t talk nonsense!”
Bai Jinghong pretended to be baffled. “What? You’re not my wife? Then what are you to me?”
Qin Chuchu blushed all the way down her neck. If she denied it now, what was she supposed to say?
And if she kept denying, what would people here think of her?
After thinking it over, Qin Chuchu decided to let this rascal take advantage.
The two of them had done “that” kind of thing anyway. Saying she was his wife wasn’t entirely made up.
So she hurriedly whispered, “I am… I am your wife!”
“That’s more like it!” Bai Jinghong laughed heartily.
Qin Chuchu, however, subtly pinched him, biting her red lip tightly.
The shop assistant coughed lightly. “You two must be newlyweds, right?”
“Yes!” Bai Jinghong nodded. “So calling her ‘wife’—she’s still a little unused to it!”
“Are you two preparing for your honeymoon?”
Bai Jinghong laughed loudly. “Miss, how do you know everything?”
“We are indeed about to go on a honeymoon trip!”
“So I was planning to bring her to buy some… ‘novelty’ styles. You know, buying these can really spice up the marital bedchamber!”
