"Then don't even think about it. I saw it myself."

If you do a good job for me, I can promise not to tell anyone; otherwise, I can't guarantee anything.

After saying that, he gave Huang Ying a sly smile.

Huang Ying's last glimmer of hope was extinguished in an instant. She couldn't say whether she felt more fortunate or more regretful; in short, her feelings were quite complicated.

Seeing that she didn't speak, He Laosi revealed a confident smile.

"I misspoke earlier. If you don't help me, I can still guarantee something, like making your reputation a hundred times worse than it is now within three days."

Although your reputation isn't good right now, you probably wouldn't want it to get any worse, would you?

He Laosi's words were full of threats, and coupled with his sinister expression, Huang Ying really wanted to tear him apart.

But she had no choice; after all, she couldn't beat them.

However, He Laosi seemed oblivious to her anger, or perhaps he was doing it on purpose, and kept talking:

"After all, a woman your age should be quite eager to find a suitable person to marry and have children, right?"

Moreover, looking at the group of people in your educated youth settlement, some are useless, some are cowardly, and some have been sent to farms. They don't look like they'll be able to return to the city.

Does that mean you'll have to find men nearby from now on? And if your reputation is so bad, guess what kind of people would be willing to date you?...

Huang Ying, unable to bear it any longer, roared:

"Can you please stop talking?! When will this end?"

She felt a little guilty after yelling, but the thought that He Laosi had come to find her with a purpose made her feel much more at ease.

As long as things don't go smoothly, He Laosi shouldn't be so desperate as to expose the whole thing to himself.

Sure enough, her guess was correct.

After Huang Ying finished yelling, He Laosi, though his face was pale, didn't say anything. He just twitched his lips and shut his mouth, not saying anything more hurtful.

After a while, when he felt that Huang Ying's anger should have subsided, Caiyou continued to ask:

"So, Huang Zhiqing, what's your opinion?"

Huang Ying rolled her eyes at him, but she didn't dare to actually refuse He Laosi's suggestion, and not just because she was threatened.

She wanted to protect her secrets and reputation, but she also wanted Zhu Qinghao to really suffer a major setback at her hands.

If she can't have him, then I wish that bitch Qinghao will never have him either!

But she didn't want to let He Laosi off so easily, so after thinking for a moment, she raised her chin at him.

"Then tell me, what benefit will I get from helping you?"

Old He was somewhat bewildered, and asked in disbelief:

"What?"

Huang Ying raised an eyebrow and glanced at him sideways.

"What? You only care about winning the girl's heart for yourself, without considering whether I can benefit from it at all? Do you think that's fair?"

After He Laosi understood, he couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll keep your secret and prevent your reputation from getting worse. Isn't that the benefit I just promised you?"

As someone whose secrets are being used against you, you don't actually think you can negotiate with me on a fair and impartial footing, do you?