After dinner, Xiaocai Tang took the initiative to clear away the dishes and prepare to wash them.

Just then, Lu Zhe slammed his hand on the table: "I've made up my mind!"

Tang Qi and Xue Xiaodie looked at him simultaneously.

Lu Zhe continued, "I think the work uniform that Xiao Cai Tang prepared for me today is very nice. Anyway, I have some extra money now, so I'm going out to buy some clothes."

Xue Xiaodie asked, "Should we go to a physical store?"

Lu Zhe nodded.

Tang Qi was also a little curious: "Didn't you always shop online before?"

Xue Xiaodie added, "Yes, and online stores offer much better value for money. Haven't you always thought so?"

Lu Zhe explained, "But you can't try on clothes before ordering from an online store. If the clothes are very precise in size, they won't look as good."

Tang Qi: "But when I bought you clothes, even though it wasn't online, I didn't make you try them on."

Lu Zhe: "..."

Seeing this, Xue Xiaodie couldn't help but laugh: "Actually, you just have some extra money and want to experience the feeling of going to the mall and having a good time, right?"

Lu Zhe nodded: "Actually, my first thought was to change my phone and computer. But my phone is fine, and I don't need to use a laptop anytime soon, so there's really no need to buy any electronic products."

Xue Xiaodie: "Then go have some fun!"

Lu Zhe: "There's a shopping mall downstairs. I'll go browse around. I should be back in a short while."

Xue Xiaodie: "Okay, Little Rainbow is waiting for you to come back so we can play games together."

Lu Zhe smiled, waved, and walked out of the living room. Two seconds later, the sound of the door opening and closing was heard, and he was gone.

Tang Qi pouted and said, "Don't talk about me, I still have to wash the dishes, while some people go out and have fun..."

Xue Xiaodie: "How about I take a shower?"

"Alright, I already told you I was here, you can continue drawing."

As she spoke, Tang Qi had already cleared away the dishes and chopsticks, taken them to the kitchen, and started washing them.

However, Xue Xiaodie did not bury herself in the drawing board, but went into the kitchen and came up behind the young lady.

"Little Rainbow Candy, did you buy the clothes Lu Zhe is wearing today?"

Tang Qi turned around and said, "Yes, you don't think it's okay?"

Xue Xiaodie smiled and said, "I think it looks great. But why did you suddenly decide to buy him clothes?"

The reason why is that Xia Xiaobing bought him clothes first, which inevitably makes people feel a sense of crisis.

However, Tang Qi didn't want to reveal her true thoughts, so she said, "Isn't it normal for me to want to buy him clothes? Besides, he helped me with my school registration today, so as his assistant, he should have a handsome uniform..."

Xue Xiaodie suddenly realized: "Oh, so he took the day off today to help you with your school enrollment procedures!"

Tang Qi was momentarily speechless.

Trying to cover up one thing only revealed another. This made Little Rainbow wonder if she was really bad at lying.

Xue Xiaodie added, "But anyway, I'm on your side. There's no need to hide anything from me. So, is your buying clothes for Lu Zhe related to President Xia?"

Tang Qi was shocked: "How did you know!"

Xue Xiaodie smiled and stuck out her tongue: "Isn't it easy to guess? Anyway, I've already withdrawn, so if you do anything unusual, wouldn't that mean you've been provoked by President Xia?"

Tang Qi thought about it and realized that there was really no way to refute this statement.

So the young lady sighed, "Alright then, I'll tell you. It's really not a big deal. It's just that I found out President Xia bought him clothes, so..."

“Wait,” Xue Xiaodie interrupted, “how did you find out?”

Tang Qi: "I once saw that his wardrobe wasn't closed properly, so I opened it and took a peek, and I found a lot of new clothes. Those clothes were all brand-name, the kind he never buys before. Suddenly having them like that, if they weren't bought for him by President Xia, then were they gifts from you?"

Xue Xiaodie shook her head and smiled: "Of course it has nothing to do with me. But, Little Rainbow Candy, you've actually learned to deduce, that's good."

Tang Qi: "Don't treat me like an idiot!"

Xue Xiaodie thought for a moment and then said, "Hurry up and wash the dishes. After you're done, take me over and let's see his wardrobe."

Tang Qi: "You want to see those new clothes too?"

Xue Xiaodie nodded and said, "That's right, I was thinking... never mind, we'll find out later."

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A dozen minutes later, Tang Qi finished washing the dishes and went to Lu Zhe's bedroom with Xue Xiaodie.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Tang Qi hesitated as she opened the wardrobe door.

Xue Xiaodie scoffed, "You've already peeked once, what's there to be conflicted about?"

"But I didn't peek on purpose, I just noticed it by accident... Hey, where are those clothes?"

Tang Qi was halfway through her sentence when she realized that her new clothes in the closet were missing, which surprised her.

Xue Xiaodie, however, smiled confidently and said, "As expected, just as I thought."

Tang Qi stared at her and asked, "What do you mean, 'I knew it was true'?"

Xue Xiaodie: "Do you know what money laundering is?"

Tang Qi: "Money laundering... Why are you bringing this up? My family runs a legitimate business!"

Xue Xiaodie smiled and waved her hand: "I wasn't talking about your family, I was just using an analogy. The reason money laundering is necessary is because some money is hard to explain, so we need to find a pretext to launder the money that can't be seen in the light of day. I majored in accounting, so I know a little bit about it. Some people use dirty money to buy antiques and artworks, and then sell them to others. What they get in return is clean money that can be made public."

Tang Qi: "So what are you trying to say?"

Xue Xiaodie's smile suddenly vanished, becoming faint yet meaningful: "I want to say, if you were Lu Zhe, and you had a set of clothes given to you by President Xia, what would you do if you didn't wear them, President Xia would blame you; if you did wear them, your girlfriend at home would ask you where the clothes came from?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Qi's pupils shrank: "Take the clothes out and say you bought them yourself!"

Xue Xiaodie nodded slowly: "That's right. If others are laundering money, then this kind of operation is like washing clothes."

Tang Qi thought about it carefully, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it made sense.

To complete this so-called 'laundry' task, Lu Zhe only needed to find an opportunity to secretly take the clothes that President Xia had given him outside, then take the clothes out for a stroll and come back, and everything would be fine.

Tang Qi couldn't help but ask, "Then what should I do? Should I expose him?"

Xue Xiaodie said leisurely, "Why expose him? What good would it do you?"

Tang Qi murmured, "It seems like there's no benefit, and it might even make him dislike me, but..."

Xue Xiaodie: "But you feel a little unwilling, right? It's okay. Anyway, you already have the advantage of taking the first step. If you act more tolerant and considerate than President Xia, then if you were Lu Zhe, who do you think he would like more?"

Tang Qi took a deep breath: "Of course it's me!"

Xue Xiaodie smiled and clapped.

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