Soon, some constables arrived, arrested four workers, chatted with Young Master Wang for a few words, and then left.
The medicinal cuisine restaurant seemed to have returned to its previous tranquility, but upon closer inspection, everyone appeared quite frightened, even speaking in hushed tones.
Jiang Bai first apologized to all the guests and announced that all dishes would be 20% off today. Then he took Young Master Wang to the backyard.
Young Master Wang reassured her, "After this incident, I'm sure no one will dare to spread rumors anymore."
"Are you really a member of the royal family?" Jiang Bai glanced at him sideways.
Young Master Wang scoffed, "Do you think real royalty would stay in such a small place?"
Seeing that Jiang Bai didn't speak and was still looking at him with suspicion, he explained, "I'm from a distant branch of a branch. In the capital, I'm definitely no big deal, but here I'm good enough."
Jiang Bai nodded, indicating that he accepted the explanation.
She asked, "Do you know who spread this rumor?"
Something unusual must be going on. She's quite popular now, and Zhao Yi has considerable influence in the area. No one would choose to offend them for no reason.
Fortunately, even if the news spread, no one was stupid. Only a few lowly porters dared to spread it.
Young Master Wang said, "Could it be because of Zhao Yi? With him gone, people are bound to be unsettled..."
Jiang Bai stared at him: "Are you sure it's not your side?"
Young Master Wang smiled wryly: "You doubt me? What good would it do me to spread such rumors?"
Jiang Bai said, "But the man was very certain when he said you came to my house that night, and he described it in great detail. That day, besides Zhao Yi and the servants in the house, only you and your two servants knew that you had come."
Young Master Wang said, "It was definitely not me."
He thought for a moment and added, "How about I help you investigate? I do have some connections."
"No need, it's good that it wasn't you." Jiang Bai coldly refused. "If it was a mistake made by someone in my family, Zhao Yi and I can handle it ourselves."
"You don't have to be so dismissive of me, do you?" Young Master Wang said. "Aren't we friends?"
Jiang Bai: "I was just about to bring this up. I think there's no smoke without fire. Since this rumor has spread, it proves that there are some problems in our relationship."
"For the sake of both of our reputations, let's try to see each other less often in the future."
"How much less? You want to kick me out of your shop?" Young Master Wang raised his voice, sounding somewhat angry.
Jiang Bai shook his head: "Of course not. If you want to come and buy things, I can't stop you. It's just that I won't give you any more conveniences in the name of friendship."
“From now on, we’ll just have a normal business owner and customer relationship. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can go to someone else.”
Young Master Wang asked, "You really want to get rid of me that badly?"
“It’s not about getting rid of it, it’s just about getting back on the right track,” Jiang Bai corrected him.
"Did Zhao Yi tell you to do this? Or is there something about me that you're not happy with?" Young Master Wang pressed.
"There's no reason, I just don't want to be that intimate." Jiang Bai was getting really annoyed by this person's persistent pestering.
Young Master Wang curled his lip: "Where are we intimate? I don't think we're intimate."
Jiang Bai sighed, "I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. You can be intimate with other women all you want, but don't do this to me. It makes me uncomfortable."
Seeing her turn to leave, Young Master Wang quickly grabbed her wrist, his tone tinged with a hint of pleading: "Isn't it good to have more friends?"
Jiang Bai quickly shook off his hand and spoke frankly: "I don't lack friends, nor do I need you to be my friend. I don't think you simply want to be friends with me. If my feeling is wrong, then I apologize to you."
"But my point remains the same: you should be friends with men, not put me in an unjust position."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Young Master Wang stood there blankly for a while. When a waiter saw this, he asked, "Sir, are you lost? This is the kitchen, and you can't visit it."
The waiter politely gave him directions, and he left without saying a word.
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When Young Master Wang returned to his rented residence, he sat down and smashed a teacup.
The servant beside him immediately knelt down.
After kneeling for about fifteen minutes, the servant noticed out of the corner of his eye that his young master was still angry, his chest heaving with rage. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Young master, is something going wrong today?"
Young Master Wang spat out his words through gritted teeth, his expression icy: "How could Jiang Bai suspect that I spread the rumors about her? You guys didn't do it cleanly?"
The servant quickly kowtowed again: "We did it absolutely perfectly. We specifically found locals, and the word was passed on from one person to another. We were very careful and cautious."
“No matter how careful you are, Jiang Bai is suspicious now,” Young Master Wang said with a harsh sigh. “She’s going to keep her distance from me now.”
The servant hurriedly said, "This old servant thinks that it is a good thing that Miss Jiang Bai wants to keep her distance from the young master. It means that she no longer treats the young master as a friend, but rather as a charming man who will make Zhao Yi feel threatened."
Speaking of Zhao Yi, Young Master Wang straightened up and narrowed his eyes: "I have a guess. Is it possible that Jiang Bai did this not because she wanted to, but because Zhao Yi forced her?"
"Think about it, when Zhao Yi was still around, I got along with her very well, and Jiang Bai didn't reject me either. But as soon as Zhao Yi left, Jiang Bai wanted to cut ties with me."
"In my opinion, it's because Zhao Yi was by her side before and could keep an eye on her. Now that he has left because of something, and Jiang Bai seems to have fallen for me, Zhao Yi has no choice but to force her to stop seeing me."
The servant beside him chimed in, "This old servant thinks it's very likely."
Young Master Wang nodded, returning to his previous demeanor: "Jiang Bai hasn't divorced Zhao Yi yet. She's only doing this out of consideration for his feelings. She's not sincere."
"Zhao Yi is despicable; he treats Jiang Bai like a plaything."
"I will not give up. Only I can give Jiang Bai happiness."
Seeing the young master's infatuated appearance, the servant sighed silently.
He quietly walked to Young Master Wang's side, his head bowed low, and said in a soft but firm voice, "If Young Master likes Miss Jiang Bai so much, then this old servant will find a way. I will do my utmost to help Young Master win the heart of this beauty."
Young Master Wang was practically itching to see Jiang Bai's beautiful appearance. Hearing this, he nodded in satisfaction and patted the servant's shoulder: "I'll be relying on you from now on."
"This old servant wouldn't dare, I only wish to share the young master's burdens." The servant lowered his head even further.
His face was hidden in the shadows, his expression obscure, giving off a chilling feeling.
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