As they were talking, Chen Qingqing came to Chu Nian's side and reached out to grab Chu Nian's arm affectionately, but Chu Nian dodged her.
Chen Qingqing's hand froze in mid-air, a little embarrassed. She then lowered it, pointed to the sofa next to her, and said, "Sit down!" She then asked her secretary to make a cup of coffee according to Bai Nian's taste.
She said, "Niannian, I've actually been wanting to find a chance to explain to you..."
Chu Nian gave a mocking sneer. In fact, it had been more than a week since Bai Nian caught Chen Qingqing and Li Feibai hugging. Apart from Chen Qingqing explaining the general situation on the spot when they were caught, she hadn't made a single phone call to Bai Nian in that time.
Chu Nian felt as if she, like Li Feibai, was waiting to receive news of Bai Nian's death!
Chu Nian laughed without any attempt to hide it, and Chen Qingqing couldn't possibly have missed it. But she only paused for a moment before continuing, "But Fei Bai said that I should give you some time to calm down, and we can talk again once you've calmed down and are more receptive to what others have to say."
Chu Nian nodded and said, "What he said makes some sense." If it weren't for Li Feibai's series of arrangements, others might have agreed with Li Feibai's statement.
Chen Qingqing quickly recounted the whole story, reiterating that she and Li Feibai were just friends, not lovers, and that Li Feibai was simply comforting her after a family emergency that day. Her explanation remained largely unchanged.
She was probably telling the truth. But... ha!
Chu Nian sneered and said, "He was comforting you, and while he was comforting you, the two of you ended up hugging each other!"
Chen Qingqing felt awkward for a moment, then quickly said, "He just wanted to lean on my shoulder; neither of us had any romantic feelings for him."
Chu Nian: "But Li Feibai has already broken up with me, and he even gave me a property in Jingting Apartment. He also said that he would give me a breakup fee of ten million after raising the money."
Chen Qingqing exclaimed in shock, "My God, what are you saying? Where did he get so much money? Our company's cash flow is only a little over five million right now..."
"Anyway, he was the one who proposed the breakup, and I've already agreed to it." Chu Nian said, then laughed again. "How strange, your focus is actually on money. Shouldn't it be on the fact that we're breaking up?!"
Chen Qingqing felt awkward again, but it was fleeting. She said, "You two can't really break up."
Chu Nian said, "If a real breakup is impossible, there won't be a breakup fee. So why are you so worried about that ten million? It's like you're taking ten million out of your own pocket to give to me. It seems you really think of yourself as the boss's wife of this company." After saying that, she couldn't help but find it funny and laughed again.
Chen Qingqing said helplessly, "Niannian, I'm just stating the facts. Our company really doesn't have that much money..."
Chu Nian: "This is a private matter between Li Feibai and me. Li Feibai can't take company money! Besides, this was Li Feibai's own proposed breakup condition. Since he made such a condition, he must be able to come up with that much money!"
Chu Nian's purpose in visiting was simply to introduce Lin Jingting to Chen Qingqing; she had no other intentions. The fact that they were talking about this topic was merely because Chen Qingqing brought it up as soon as she saw her. Chu Nian hadn't come with any intention of arguing with Chen Qingqing about it.
However, Li Feibai had already learned of her arrival and rushed over.
She and Chen Qingqing were having a casual conversation when the office door was suddenly flung open from the outside, and Li Feibai rushed in, yelling, "Bai Nian, what's wrong with you? Didn't I promise you a breakup fee of ten million? I also gave you a valuable property. Why are you still making a scene?"
Chu Nian looked at him with great amusement.
It has to be said that this gentleman was comparable to the school heartthrob in his class. He was very handsome, and with his tall stature, he naturally became the dream lover of many girls.
Now, having built his own successful business from scratch, he is full of confidence and possesses a more mature and charming aura compared to the naive boy he was in school.
Unfortunately, he was a complete scumbag, which made a mature and rational woman like Chu Nian completely uninterested.
Chen Qingqing quickly stood up and said, "Feibai, you misunderstood. Niannian was just chatting with me..." Although the atmosphere of the chat was a bit strange, it could still be considered a chat!
Her face revealed a mix of unspeakable helplessness and bitterness, which made Li Feibai feel even more aggrieved. He then yelled at Chu Nian, "Nian Nian, isn't that enough money you've already taken? You can't be too greedy."
Chu Nian leaned back with a smile, casually resting on the sofa back, and said, "How much did I take? It seems I haven't seen a single penny of the ten million you mentioned."
As for that property you mentioned, haha, you know perfectly well how much you paid for it, and you also know why it was so cheap, right?
Hearing the implication in her words, Li Feibai seemed to know the secret of the Jingting Apartment. Shocked, he also felt a little guilty and said somewhat stiffly, "What do you mean? I don't understand!"
Chu Nian stood up and smiled, "Whether you understand or not, you know it in your heart. The main reason I came here today is to bring him here to familiarize himself with the place."
"Him?" Li Feibai asked in surprise, "Who?"
Chu Nian walked up to him, smiled meaningfully, and said, "What do you think?" Then she turned and walked towards the door.
Li Feibai felt a chill run down his spine. He vaguely sensed that the person Chu Nian was talking about was likely the vengeful ghost from the haunted house in Jingting Apartment.
Although he had never heard of the vengeful ghost leaving the haunted house, he knew that the ghost would travel between several different haunted houses in the Jingting Apartments. This also meant that the vengeful ghost could leave the house where Bai Nian lived.
Even though he was terrified, he still mustered his courage and chased after her, because he knew that Bai Nian loved him to death and would definitely not want anything to happen to him.
As for why Bai Nian didn't die after living in that haunted house, but instead seemed like a completely different person, living a vibrant life and even coming out to provoke him, he didn't have the mind to think about it right now.
"Niannian, wait a moment..." Li Feibai said as he caught up and reached out to grab Chu Nian's arm.
Before Li Feibai could even touch Chu Nian's hair, he felt a surge of electricity from her arm, which made him shudder and cause him to instinctively pull his hand back.
He stared in shock at Chu Nian, who had already left the office.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Nian had disappeared, and he suspected that this Nian Nian was actually a ghost.
This thought made him break out in a cold sweat.
Chen Qingqing walked over and noticed that his forehead was covered in sweat. She asked in surprise, "Feibai, what's wrong?"
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