Tong Xiaohuai was very naughty when she was a child, but her mother rarely scolded her when she did something wrong.

Once, her mother asked her, "Xiao Huai, do you have any favorite toys lately?"

At that time, she didn't know what her mother meant by asking her that.

"I like little monkeys with long tails and arms and legs!"

She had seen other children wearing long-armed and long-legged monkeys around their necks; they looked very cute.

"Okay! If Xiao Huai tries his best to change this bad habit, Mommy will buy you a little monkey, okay?"

Thus, Tong Xiaohuai learned a lesson from her mother: if you want a child to correct their mistakes, giving appropriate rewards in a different way is often more effective than hitting or scolding them.

This approach works for children, and Tong Xiaohuai thinks that adults can occasionally try her mother's methods as well.

She shared her thoughts with Qin Ming, who gave her a thumbs-up.

"It seems you know far more than your father and I do."

"Uncle Ming, please don't say that. From now on, Brother Li's next move will depend on you."

While it's true that one should not use those they suspect, and trust those they use, appropriate surveillance is still necessary to ensure things stay under control; it just shouldn't be openly discussed.

The two chatted in the office for a while before leaving. By the time Tong Xiaohuai got home, took a shower, and climbed into bed, it was almost midnight.

She tossed her phone onto the bedside table, picked up a book and flipped through it casually, but couldn't concentrate on reading it.

Thinking about everything that happened tonight, it all feels so dramatic.

The phone on the bedside table vibrated twice; it was a message notification.

When she took it and looked at it, just as she had expected, it was Yan Bo.

Apart from Yan Bo, the people around her are more used to using direct methods; if there's anything, they'll just call directly.

Even in the dead of night, it's the same.

"Are you asleep?" The message was only three words long.

Tong Xiaohuai wasn't sure what he meant by sending those three words, so she had no choice but to reply honestly.

"No!"

The phone rang just seconds after the message was sent.

Tong Xiaohuai answered the phone, and Yan Bo's concerned voice immediately came through the receiver, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Tong Xiaohuai answered truthfully, "I'm thinking about some things."

"What? The matter from tonight hasn't been resolved yet?"

Tong Xiaohuai had never told Yan Bo what had happened, and she didn't intend to tell him anything in detail this time either.

"It's resolved, and went relatively smoothly, so you don't need to worry about me."

She would consult him on management or financial matters, but she would never discuss matters concerning the Tong family with an outsider like him.

It wasn't because she didn't trust him, but because, as a friend, she didn't want to drag him into the mess that was the Tong family.

Although she didn't think there was anything wrong with the Tong family, the scions of prominent families in L City always wanted to distance themselves from the Tong family.

Moreover, his elders and brothers are all officials, and she doesn't want to drag him down because of her own affairs.

Yan Bo on the other end of the phone seemed unhappy with her deliberate attempt to distance herself, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.

"I'm glad you're okay. You should go to sleep early! Goodnight!"

Tong Xiaohuai paused for a moment, vaguely sensing his melancholy, but couldn't understand why his emotions had suddenly changed so drastically.

He seemed quite energetic when he first spoke. Could it be that he called just to ask how she was doing and say goodnight?

But why, even through the microphone, did she feel that the air pressure on his end suddenly dropped a lot?

"Yanbo, is something the matter?"

Tong Xiaohuai is not a sensitive person. She has always been carefree and easygoing when interacting with others. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become so familiar with Yan Bo after only a few interactions.

"I'm fine. You must be tired too. Go to sleep early."

After hearing what he said, Tong Xiaohuai didn't press him further, assuming she was just overthinking things. She said goodnight to him and then hung up the phone.

Yanbo, on the other end of the line, tossed the phone onto the bedside, lay down, rested his head on his arm, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

He knew exactly what had happened on Tong Xiaohuai's side from the director.

However, although the director told him the whole story, he advised him not to get involved.

"Third Young Master, you're not one of those people, so you wouldn't understand. They have their own way of doing things, and what we're seeing now may not be the truth."

The director didn't tell Yan Bo that Tong Yunxiang was no ordinary person. Since he dared to entrust such a heavy responsibility of the Tong family to his daughter, then his daughter must be no fool.

The internal strife or conflict within the Tong family is beyond Yan Bo's control, and even the police have neither the right nor the ability to interfere.

Having received the director's advice, Yan Bo should have stopped pursuing the matter.

However, after finishing what he was doing, he couldn't help but send Tong Xiaohuai a probing message.

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded somewhat tired, but other than that, there was no trace of frustration or disappointment.

Yanbo originally wanted to say that even if he couldn't help much, he was still willing to be a listener and hear her express her helplessness or other negative emotions.

However, she said she was fine and told him not to worry.

Admittedly, Yan Bo felt quite frustrated when he heard her words.

Reluctantly and somewhat defiantly, Yanbo hung up the phone and stared blankly at the ceiling for more than ten minutes. In the end, he couldn't resist and called the director again.

"Third Young Master, I already said that they have their own way of handling things. The case has been investigated and found that there were no prohibited items in the KTV. As for the rest, since it involves another case, I cannot say for sure."

The implication is that the KTV is innocent in this incident.

In other words, when Tong Xiaohuai said everything was fine, she wasn't lying to him.

Yan Bo thought that hearing this result would put a huge weight off his heart, and that he could finally get a good night's sleep.

As it turned out, he was wrong.

That night, unusually, he couldn't sleep.

The next morning, he returned to the office with two obvious panda eyes. His capable subordinates looked at him with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Because, in their minds, their young big boss was practically indestructible.

For the past month or so, he has often worked overtime. While others are exhausted, he always seems to be on drugs, full of energy.

"Boss, did you rob a bank last night?"

The secretary brought in the coffee and asked him with concern.

Yan Bo pinched the bridge of his nose and nodded.

"That's right, I went to rob someone last night!"

However, instead of robbing a bank, he went to rob people's hearts.

However, he failed!

It seems that everything he did before was in vain?

Perhaps he needs to change his strategy.