Chapter 166 Destroyed His Only Luck

With a decisive slap in the face, the servant wisely retreated.

There was a murderous look between the man's brows, and the warmth in his eyes disappeared. "I'll give you one last choice. Will you follow Meng Hongwen or me?"

Hua Mei's shoulders trembled, and she choked with sobs, "Only by following you can I be responsible for you."

"Since you've chosen to follow me, where is my bottom line? Do I need to emphasize it again?"

She still maintained the posture of being beaten, gritted her teeth, and said, "No need."

"I have my own account to settle between me and my teacher. Next time before you cross the line, think about who has provided you with everything you have gained over the years and your family's prosperity and wealth."

Hua Mei closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know whether she was crying for his indifference or for herself.

At this moment, the secretary came in and was stunned when he saw this scene.

Yan Baiqing crushed the cigarette butt and asked, "What's the matter?"

The secretary lowered her head and said, "Ms. Zhang's car will be at the door soon."

"Say I'm not here."

"You should meet him. He said it's about Miss Chen. She seems... quite angry."

After a long while, he waved.

The secretary stepped forward to support Hua Mei, who stood up with her hands covering her face. "You were soft on Chen Qing, but does she have feelings for you?"

Yan Baiqing frowned and looked at her, "What do you want to say?"

"You went to Yindeng Pass to rescue her. Did she really need you, or did she use you to force Wei Yin to achieve her own goals? Mr. Yan, your concern has led you into her trap. Has she ever cared about your situation?" Hua Mei slowly put down her hand, shook off the secretary and took a big step forward.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her back was straight. "Shortly after Chen Qing asked you for help, she immediately took Wei Yin back by a small road. She had the opportunity to contact you, but she tricked you into going through all this trouble. Judging from these little tricks, it's clear that she's used you enough and is still on guard against you."

Yan Baiqing's eyes were filled with shock, but he said nothing.

Hua Mei glanced at the approaching figure outside the window, took a deep breath, and exited through the back door.

Until the servant brought Zhang Yun in, Yan Baiqing closed his eyes and hid the turmoil in that moment.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" He put down his wine glass and buttoned his clothes one by one.

Zhang Yun's eyes slightly avoided, and she pretended to be calm, "You...are drinking in broad daylight?"

"Um."

Her eyes wandered, yet she was attracted. The man adjusted his shirt as if no one was around, covering up his muscular and well-built body.

Yan Baiqing tucked his pants into his waistband, loosened his belt and adjusted it, "Ms. Zhang."

Zhang Yun came back to her senses, "Hmm?"

"Don't look at anything indecent."

She quickly turned aside and said, "It's not that I have to look, it's because you are so disheveled."

"You came to my house unannounced, and I think it's a problem if I'm naked in my own house?" Yan Baiqing laughed and tapped the table. "Bring tea."

Zhang Yun waved her hand casually and sat down on the sofa next to him. "No tea, I'll drink with you."

"Looking to me for a drink in broad daylight?"

"I have something important to do."

She spoke in a serious tone, and the servant brought new wine glasses and bowed before leaving.

The living room was filled with the smell of alcohol and the crisp pine scent of the man. Zhang Yun calmed herself down and said, "In the theater you are in charge of, there was a director named Liu before, right?"

Yan Baiqing hummed, "Did I offend you?"

"He didn't offend me, but Chen Qing did."

Zhang Yun confided everything that had happened in the past few days, leaning back in frustration. "We agreed to hand Wei Yin over to me. I waited for a few days but she disappeared. You actually tricked me. Don't let me see her again."

Yan Baiqing suddenly laughed, "Miss Zhang, what do you want to do by sentencing my subordinates?"

She pursed her lips and muttered something under her breath.

"So angry?" Yan Baiqing reached out to brush away the strands of hair from her ear, picked up the earring and examined it. "The Greater Bay Area recently sent a pair of Australian white pearl earrings, and I kept them for you."

The warmth of his fingers seeped into the skin there. Zhang Yun raised her eyes and asked, "Are you trying to please me on her behalf?"

"Do I need to use someone else to please you?"

Zhang Yun's bones and temper softened instantly, "Did you really save it specially for me?"

Yan Baiqing's smile deepened, "Miss Zhang seems to be skeptical about my feelings."

"Who knows if I hadn't come to you today for this matter, would you still say that the earrings were left for me?"

"If it weren't for this incident, I wouldn't have known that Miss Zhang was willing to go to such lengths for my reputation."

Zhang Yun's cheeks flushed and she didn't say a word.

Yan Baiqing asked the nanny to fetch the jewelry box, walked over to her and leaned over, "Help you put it on?"

She brushed her hair to one side.

The man's nose and lips were so close together that Zhang Yun couldn't help but breathe irregularly. Yan Baiqing had always been graceful, but now it was clearly amiss. The back of his hand brushed the corner of her lips, instantly stirring a surge of emotion in her heart.

"nice."

She met his eyes.

Yan Baiqing didn't stand up. His gaze became lingering due to the alcohol. It seemed as if he was looking at the earrings, or as if he was seeing someone through the earrings.

Zhang Yun held back her gaze, her tone calm, "Mr. Yan's technique is excellent, it doesn't hurt at all. How many women have you used it on? You've gained experience with it."

"Except for my mother, Miss Zhang is the first one." He brushed her nose lightly, "We have to thank Chen Qing for that."

"Thank her for what."

"A blessing in disguise. You lost an army, but I gained the favor of a beautiful woman."

Zhang Yun's heart was trembling violently.

The screen behind the back door completely obscured Hua Mei's figure. She dug her nails into her palms and left silently.

She had deliberately dropped those words before leaving, thinking Yan Baiqing would dislike Chen Qing because of them. He always wore a gentle mask, but in private, his heart was as cruel as Meng Hongwen, and he couldn't tolerate anyone around him plotting against him, but he still helped Chen Qing solve the problem in front of Zhang Yun.

The scorching sun made Huamei dizzy. She slammed the car door and the air conditioning in the car gave her goose bumps.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind. With Yan Baiqing's cunningness, it was not that he was unaware of it in advance, but that he had known Chen Qing's tricks for a long time. His anger just now was just because he thought she had torn the veil and ruined his hope with Chen Qing.