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In the end, Ye Bai gave up on this somewhat tempting idea.

There was nothing he could do; Shen Lu was glaring at him angrily, making it difficult for him to make a move.

Last time, this little traitor betrayed him by saying he was going to sneak into the woods. Now that he's trying to read her palm again, Qin Wanqing will definitely not let him off the hook.

Ye Bai wasn't afraid of anything else, but he absolutely couldn't accept angering his sugar daddy and running out of money.

Besides, he can't spend other people's money he earns, so it doesn't really make much sense.

She has a youthful appearance, is very talkative, and is also good at reading people and leading the conversation.

Even though it was their first meeting, they were still able to have a pleasant conversation.

There was no awkwardness at all; in fact, it gave people a feeling of instant familiarity.

Especially when speaking, Tong Yan's beautiful eyes would habitually curve into crescent shapes, looking at you so clearly that it gave people a misleading impression of admiration.

Ye Bai initially found that this look seemed somewhat familiar, but later realized that he sometimes saw it in Shen Lu, this little girl.

The standard for a little fangirl.

Unfortunately, he had never seen a photo of the online friend "Little Fan Girl" whom he had "blocked," and the phone number of the girl with the childlike face was also incorrect.

Otherwise, he might even suspect that the "little fangirl" was actually the child-faced girl in front of him.

The feeling I had while chatting with these two people was surprisingly similar.

They were all people who felt like they had met too late, experiencing a heartfelt joy and satisfaction.

Soon, Ye Bai learned Tong Yan's identity; she was actually a famous domestic host, no wonder she was so good at communicating with others.

Tong Yan's trip to Jingzhou wasn't to visit Qin Wanqing, but rather because she had been transferred here for work...

After chatting for almost an hour, Ye Bai checked the time and asked Shen Lu to take Tong Yan to the guest room to take a bath and rest. He then began to prepare the medicinal herbs to be decocted for Old Madam Qin that evening.

Although the fates of Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang set a precedent, and the bad guys in the Qin family should be more restrained, Ye Bai still didn't trust others to handle these matters and had to do it himself.

……

"I came in a hurry this time and didn't have time to prepare a gift, but I think this bracelet suits your style quite well..."

Inside the guest room, Tong Yan smiled and took out a warm and lustrous jade bracelet from her exquisite LV handbag, then put it on Shen Lu's wrist.

"Hmm, it's really nice. Such a beautiful wrist deserves a bracelet like this."

Tong Yan looked at it over and over again, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Miss Tong, this gift is too precious, I cannot accept it..."

Shen Lu also liked the bracelet very much, but in the end she was reluctant to take it off and wanted to return it to Tong Yan.

One of the rules in the Qin family's upbringing is that they cannot accept gifts from strangers.

Although Shen Lu has never been very bright, she has always remembered these things very clearly and never goes against them.

"Don't worry, your young lady and I are best friends. The things I give you are no different from the things she gives you."

"How about this, I'll call your young lady and have her tell you personally that it's okay to accept it?"

Tong Yan couldn't help but laugh and took out her phone.

"...Alright, thank you then, Miss Tong."

Shen Lu thought about it and decided it was best not to disturb her young mistress.

Anyway, she can just ask the other party when the young lady comes back tonight.

If the saleswoman says it's not suitable, she can return it later.

"That's more like it! By the way, I heard from Wanqing that your new son-in-law is a Taoist practitioner?"

Tong Yan nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly asked a question.

"Yes."

Shen Lu nodded vigorously.

At least the son-in-law has been married for more than a week, so she knows some of the information.

"Do you know where he cultivates Taoism? I heard... in some nameless mountain?"

A strange light flashed in her youthful, beautiful eyes, and she asked again with a smile.

……

"Qingqing, I missed you so much!"

"Yan Yan, I miss you too..."

When Qin Wanqing returned in the evening, she and Tong Yan naturally had a passionate encounter.

They hugged and embraced, shouted and jumped, leaving Ye Bai speechless with astonishment.

He really didn't expect that the usually aloof and arrogant Queen Qin would have such a warm side.

It seems that best friends are indeed as extraordinary as the rumors suggest.

"This bracelet is quite pretty, where did you get it?"

Ye Bai withdrew his gaze and turned to see Shen Lu looking at the jade bracelet that had appeared on her wrist, grinning foolishly.

"It was a gift from Miss Tong. Don't you think it's beautiful, sir?"

Shen Lu said with a delighted expression.

For a girl her age, receiving gifts from others is the happiest thing.

Especially, the kind that's very beautiful.

"...This host is quite knowledgeable!"

Ye Bai was somewhat surprised. Shen Lu didn't know anything about jade, but he could tell at a glance that this bracelet was worth at least six figures.

It's not even a six-figure number yet.

It's not too strange for a host to have such a thing, but it's a bit unusual for him to just casually give it away as a gift.

Since a friend had come from afar, and was a close confidante of Miss Qin, the banquet was naturally prepared to be extremely lavish.

Even the matriarch of the Qin family, who was recuperating, made an appearance, showing the child-faced man the utmost respect.

However, from the conversation between Old Madam Qin and Tong Yan, Ye Bai began to realize that Tong Yan's background must also be quite extraordinary.

Even the grandfather with the youthful appearance knew Old Madam Qin.

She is very likely a daughter of a wealthy family, which could explain her lavish spending.

Qin Wanqing was clearly genuinely happy for Tong Yan's arrival. She, who usually doesn't drink alcohol, even made an exception and drank a few more glasses.

As it turned out, Tong Yan was fine, but she was a bit tipsy and ended up being taken back to her room to rest by Shen Lu.

Ye Bai didn't drink, partly because it was a friendly occasion between his girlfriends, and as a grown man, he felt it wasn't appropriate to get involved.

On the other hand, he wasn't very interested in drinking, and he also had to prepare medicine at night.

Judging from his appearance, he couldn't count on Shen Lu for the first half of the night.

Under Qin Wanqing's urging, the little girl drank several cups, her face flushed, looking even more adorable, clearly a little tipsy.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Bai didn't bother to rest and went to the back hall.

As soon as he started decocting the medicine, a familiar aroma wafted into his nose.

Ye Bai turned around and saw that Tong Yan had come here. He looked at the medicine pot with curiosity and asked, "You also know medicine?"

As expected of a close friend, her questioning tone was remarkably similar to Qin Wanqing's.

"Yes, you want to see me for treatment? Your symptoms must be getting worse, right?"

Ye Bai smiled and nodded.

"You...you know I'm sick?"

Her youthful face changed instantly; she covered her mouth and gasped in surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

Looking at Ye Bai, it was as if he were looking at a monster!

Her illness has always been her greatest secret.

Even her family and her best friend Qin Wanqing were completely unaware of it.

Unexpectedly, the son-in-law of the Qin family saw through it at a glance.

"It's truly rare to see a virgin like her suffering from 'sex addiction'..."

Ye Bai twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

"You...you really knew!"

Her youthful face instantly flushed red, and she felt so embarrassed and annoyed that she wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.