When Bai Qingfeng returned after receiving the phone call, Tan Bei had already fed Lin Zhenzhen most of the porridge.
However, he couldn't worry about that right now. He had just received a call from the company saying that the old financial records for previous projects had been unearthed, and they were now facing a significant audit risk.
"Zhenzhen, I have to go back to the company."
He turned to look at Tan Bei and hesitated before saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you for now."
Lin Zhenzhen's gaze followed his departing figure.
Until a cold voice interrupted her.
"Are you really that reluctant to part with it?"
Lin Zhenzhen: ...That's really not true.
Tan Bei looked at her and asked, unwilling to give up, "What is it about him that makes you like him so much?"
No, no, no, it's all just to make you jealous. You're still the one I care about the most.
However, unable to say it aloud, Lin Zhenzhen could only bite the bullet and make up something.
"Brother Bai is tall and handsome, and he's so good to me. He'll ride horses with me and chat with me. Of course I like him."
That's all?
Lin Zhenzhen felt uneasy under his gaze and nodded emphatically.
Tan Bei paused for a moment, then put the spoon away.
"From now on, I'll accompany you on horseback and chat. Will you like me too?"
Tan Bei was born with exceptionally handsome features, as beautiful as Narcissus by the water. When he gazed at someone, his eyes held a captivating beauty.
Lin Zhenzhen remained silent.
So he continued, "When you encounter danger, the fact that you choose to call me first proves that I am the most trustworthy person in your heart."
“But you didn’t come. It was Brother Bai who saved me.” Lin Zhenzhen looked into his eyes and said, word by word.
Lin Zhenzhen deliberately emphasized that Bai Qingfeng saved her. Although she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed hoping that he would deny it.
Tan Bei paused for a moment, then revealed a gentle smile.
He didn't choose to tell the truth because he had promised the old man that he would keep his identity a secret, and now was not the time to reveal everything.
He gently stroked Lin Zhenzhen's face, caressing it repeatedly.
Lin Zhenzhen was somewhat disappointed that the two were so close together. She could only smell a pleasant soapberry scent that belonged to Tanbei, not the woody fragrance on Zhou Gan.
"Ning Zhen, I don't care how many people have been in your heart."
Bai Qingfeng, or perhaps that name that suddenly appeared...
"As long as you promise me, you will never betray me or leave me in the future."
Tan Bei's fingertips were slightly cool, causing her to unconsciously turn her head away from his continued caresses.
Lin Zhenzhen met his gaze and slowly uttered three words.
"impossible."
Tan Bei's eyes slowly turned cold.
Lin Zhenzhen frowned. "If you say that again, I'll really have Dad kick you out."
Lin Zhenzhen was prepared for the other party to be furious when she said those words.
Unexpectedly, Tan Bei just smiled faintly and said, "Don't say things in anger."
He got up and covered her with the blanket, then patted her head and said, "Be good, I'm leaving now."
[Where the hell is this system?!]
The system popped its head out: [Phew! I'm here, I'm here! The male lead of the five-star mission has such a powerful aura, I didn't even dare to breathe just now.]
How is Baijia Company doing?
[Wait a minute, let me check. Oh, because of tax and audit issues, Bai's is embroiled in a data falsification scandal, and public opinion is overwhelmingly against them, causing the stock price to plummet.]
Lin Zhenzhen didn't expect it to be this serious. Even in the original story, the male lead wouldn't have gone to such lengths to harm the Bai family.
[Because now you've got the female lead's script, and I see the male lead has a new tag: Yandere, and a new progress bar: Darkening Value. Wow, congratulations, host! The male lead's character development has increased, and the progress bar is already halfway through! Amazing! ヽ(???)?(???)?]
Lin Zhenzhen's temples throbbed, and she sensed that Tan Bei's condition was very strange.
Report his current whereabouts to me immediately.
[Okay, let me see. Hmm, the male lead logged into the computer, entered a string of code, and wow! He successfully accessed the Ning family's intranet and opened Ning Xiong's email!]
Lin Zhenzhen's heart tightened.
Oh dear, he got hold of the latest price list for the Ning family's bidding.
In other words, his next target is the Ning family, or rather, Ning Zhen.
Lin Zhenzhen slumped back onto the bed, utterly exhausted: "A madman, and getting madder and madder."
Although she herself was partly responsible for driving him crazy.
Tan Bei did not reappear after that.
Late at night, a faint sound of a door opening was heard.
Lin Zhenzhen turned to the side and immediately opened her eyes.
Ji Leng knelt down in front of her bed with a thud.
"Sister Ningzhen, please forgive me. I really didn't mean to hurt you."
Lin Zhenzhen pressed the light button on the bedside table and looked at her with a blank expression.
Ji Leng is no longer the arrogant and domineering person she once was. Her clothes are tattered, and her hair is a messy tangled mess.
His face was covered in bruises, and he was crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.
Seeing that Lin Zhenzhen didn't speak, she quickly crawled forward on her knees and grabbed her hand.
“I only provided them with the uniforms of the Ning family’s servants. I wasn’t involved in anything else. I’m not the mastermind, and I didn’t intend to kill you. I just wanted them to teach you a lesson.”
Lin Zhenzhen understood what she meant. Ji Leng harbored resentment towards her, which emboldened him to go to the black market, intending to pay someone to teach him a lesson. However, by a twist of fate, he ended up finding the Ning family's enemy.
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