Chapter 202: The Adulterous Couple Wants Money
After giving Xie Zheng a good beating, Bai Zhi hummed a song as she returned to the clinic.
Lu Ye was unaware that his partner had stood up for him. Now that he had met up with Ye Qingbai, Ye Qingbai started complaining about Xie Zheng.
"Brother Ye, what deep-seated grudge do you have against Xie Zheng? What was wrong with him last night?"
Ye Qingbai still stubbornly believes that Xie Zheng only lost control of his emotions when Lu Ye confessed to Bai Zhi because he liked his cousin and saw Lu Ye as a rival in love.
Lu Ye refused to answer his question, saying, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Go do your job."
He got straight into the car. Ye Qingbai didn't get the answer he wanted, shook his head in disappointment, and went to drive.
"Brother Ye, shall we go straight to the restaurant?" Ye Qingbai asked.
Lu Ye nodded, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant and check on the situation first."
Ye Qingbai drove to the restaurant, and Lu Ye said that the two of them had to eat there today.
Otherwise, constantly running back and forth without eating will arouse suspicion from others.
Ye Qingbai lent Lu Ye the money yesterday to buy a ring.
I only have zero tickets in my pocket right now.
Lu Ye patted his pocket; he had thirty yuan left over from buying things yesterday.
The two of them pooled their money, and Lu Ye said, "That's enough, let's go in and order two fewer dishes."
When ordering food, Ye Qingbai asked the waiter if Ye Tiandong was there. The waiter coolly replied that the boss's whereabouts were not her concern.
So after they finished their meal, the two went to find Manager Cui again.
As luck would have it, when they arrived at Manager Cui's office upstairs, Li Li was there.
It seems like they're asking Supervisor Cui for money.
“My brother Dong told me before he went on a business trip that I should come and collect the money from you.”
Li Li was fairly polite to Supervisor Cui.
"How much do you need?" Manager Cui asked, a professional smile always on his face.
A look of hesitation crossed Li Li's face. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "I'll give you a thousand. You know I don't have a mother-in-law, and Dong Ge doesn't have any other family members. I want to take advantage of my current health to buy some things for the children."
Fearing that Manager Cui wouldn't believe her, Li Li added, "This is my first child with Dong Ge. I want to give him the best of everything."
"good."
Supervisor Cui didn't ask any further questions and readily agreed. He then planned to go to the finance department to get the money for Li Li.
She looked up and saw Lu Ye and Ye Qingbai standing at the door.
"Mr. Ye, are you here to see our boss?" Manager Cui asked with a smile.
Ye Qingbai glanced at Li Li with a low gaze and nodded, "Yes, I need to see my uncle about something."
Manager Cui replied, "Unfortunately, our boss is away on a business trip and may not be back for several days."
"A business trip?" Ye Qingbai and Lu Ye looked slightly surprised upon hearing her words.
Ye Tiandong actually went on a business trip at this critical juncture; he's really carefree.
What was that person thinking?
Does he really have to unconditionally trust this woman and choose to be a cuckold, raising someone else's child?
Li Li turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Lu Ye and Ye Qingbai standing there. A look of panic flashed across her face.
Soon, her expression returned to normal, and she looked at them sweetly, asking, "Qingbai, Xiaolu, what brings you here?"
The two men had no feelings for this fickle woman, but since they hadn't yet broken the ice, they still needed to maintain a facade of propriety.
Ye Qingbai replied, "We came to the restaurant for dinner but didn't see my uncle, so we came over to ask Manager Cui if my uncle is here."
Li Li said with a warm smile, "Your uncle is away on a business trip; he's not at the restaurant."
"What do you need him for?" Li Li immediately adopted the demeanor of a business owner. "Telling him to me is the same thing."
Lu Ye spoke up, "It's nothing, we're heading back to Nancheng, just wanted to say goodbye to our uncle."
Upon hearing this, Li Li's eyes flickered slightly, and she tentatively asked, "Back to Nancheng? Xiao Lu, are you and Xiao Zhi going back?"
Lu Ye nodded, "Yes. My maternal grandfather will also be there; we'll go back to Nancheng together."
Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, Li Li breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
Bai Zhi, that woman, is finally leaving.
"Since my uncle isn't here, we'll be leaving now."
As Lu Ye and Ye Qingbai were about to take their leave, Manager Cui said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, gentlemen. I'll take Mrs. Ye to the finance department to get the money, and then I'll come back and have something to discuss with you."
Manager Cui added with a smile, "Young Master Ye, it's about our restaurant's procurement. I'd like to inquire about how to source our goods from your pig farm."
"good."
Ye Qingbai and Lu Ye had no choice but to wait.
Supervisor Cui took Li Li to the finance department to get the money, and soon returned alone.
Manager Cui didn't mention the purchase of goods. Instead, he looked at the two of them with a solemn expression and said, "Our boss left in a hurry this time. Before he left, he specifically told me that if you come to see him, you must tell him that we should wait until he returns to discuss anything. Please be patient."
"Oh." Lu Ye met Manager Cui's gaze, his expression meaningful.
Manager Cui then looked at Ye Qingbai and spoke again.
"Young Master Ye, please help me schedule a time with your farm manager, Mr. Ye, so we can go to the pig farm for an inspection before making a decision."
The only thing Manager Cui mentioned when he asked about consulting on purchasing was this one sentence.
Ye Qingbai also understood.
The first sentence is the key point.
He replied, "Okay."
As the two left Manager Cui's office, Ye Qingbai said, "Brother Ye, what does my uncle mean? Is he afraid we'll act impulsively and expose Li Li?"
"They were probably afraid of alerting the enemy."
As the two left the restaurant, Lu Ye's gaze swept in a certain direction.
Then, he pulled Ye Qingbai aside, and the two of them slipped to the corner of the wall.
Li Li and Li Bin were standing face to face at the street corner diagonally opposite the restaurant.
"Sure enough, that bastard is waiting outside."
Ye Qingbai gritted his teeth in hatred, "They knew my uncle wasn't here, so they deliberately came to the restaurant to take money. They're trying to bankrupt the restaurant!"
"No, I have to remind Manager Cui to stop giving this woman money in the future."
Ye Qingbai was so agitated that he went berserk, but Lu Ye pulled him back, saying, "Calm down."
“Manager Cui isn’t stupid. She keeps accounts of how much money Li Li took.”
Lu Ye's intuition told him that Manager Cui was no ordinary person.
She probably discovered the shady dealings between Li Li and Li Bin even before they did.
Last time, she deliberately let Ye Qingbai witness Li Li and Li Bin together, and through Ye Qingbai's words, she planted a seed of suspicion in Ye Tiandong.
"Let's follow carefully."
Lu Ye asked, "Did you bring the camera?"
Ye Qingbai replied, "In the car."
"Go get it from the car," Lu Ye said. "Let's not drive."
The streets here are full of bicycles and motorcycles, but buses are the most common type of vehicle.
There are cars, but you can count them on your fingers.
To avoid making them too conspicuous, Lu Ye suggested following them on foot.
Upon hearing that Lu Ye was going to walk, Ye Qingbai sighed in frustration, "I should have just ridden my dad's old motorcycle over."
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