After being forced into a marriage of convenience, a master of metaphysics manipulates a cold and al

"I don't want anything."

Ye Bai did want to find the Xuanmen secret manual that was likely in the Ye family, but he figured that this idea was impossible to realize.

If the Ye family knew the value of that thing, they wouldn't have used it so easily; otherwise, they might have alerted the enemy.

As for other mundane things, Ye Bai had no interest in them whatsoever.

In particular, it would be useless to ask for it; unless he got it from Qin Wanqing, he couldn't use it at all.

"It's alright, I'll help you get it later, consider it a bride price."

Qin Wanqing smiled faintly, clearly not wanting to miss this opportunity to take advantage of the Ye family.

Originally, the Ye family was determined to offer the Qin family an exorbitant dowry for this marriage.

Its value is at least no less than ten million.

But in the end, Qin Wanqing didn't even see a hair of the dowry, let alone the millions.

The Ye family forced Ye Bai, this unlucky fellow, into the marriage in his place, with the aim of making the Qin family break off the engagement so that everyone could pretend nothing had happened.

In this situation, they still give a dowry of nothing.

But now that the Qin family has accepted the marriage, and Ye Bai has lived in the Qin family for a period of time, Qin Wanqing feels that it is only right for the Ye family to give a bride price.

She certainly didn't lack that little bit of money; her main goal was to vent her anger and, incidentally, to annoy the Ye family.

"...I will give you the dowry for our marriage; the Ye family doesn't need to pay."

Ye Bai shook his head.

Since he no longer wanted to have any further involvement with the Ye family, he naturally wouldn't use a single penny of the Ye family's money.

"Wait until you don't have to make money off me anymore before you say that."

Qin Wanqing rolled her eyes dramatically, her face full of disdain.

That guy who's always trying to take advantage of her dares to be so arrogant.

"...That woman's words are really hurtful."

Ye Bai felt a sudden toothache, but then realized that what Qin Wanqing said seemed to be true.

He couldn't very well take the money he earned from the Queen of Qin and give it to her as a betrothal gift.

Although there is nothing wrong with it in theory, it feels a bit strange.

Is the next step going to be the same old trick of making me sign an IOU?

From then on, he completely sold himself into slavery, working for the Queen of Qin until his death.

Upon realizing this, Ye Bai suddenly shuddered and suddenly discovered that being single before wasn't so bad after all.

Although they were dirt poor, with their pockets emptier than their faces, at least they still had freedom.

But if things continue like this, I'm afraid I won't even have this last bit of freedom left...

Ye Bai began to ponder whether he should simply get a divorce and let this woman truly understand what it means to be a broken jade rather than a whole tile.

Fortunately, Qin Wanqing didn't seem to have any intention of treating him as a long-term servant. She didn't even bother to continue the topic of betrothal gifts, and said indifferently, "You helped me a lot with the matter of the Admiral's birthday gift. To thank you, you can make a reward request. As long as it's not too outrageous, I can fulfill it."

Following yesterday's farcical contest between genuine and counterfeit artifacts at the birthday banquet, the Admiral has made no comment.

However, he carefully examined the original painting that Qin Wanqing had given him for a long time, and even had it hung in his study.

Afterwards, he chatted with Qin Wanqing for a while to learn about the current situation, operation, and plans of the Qin Group.

He also encouraged Qin Wanqing, saying that young people must be energetic and enterprising, and make the Qin Group, the leading industry in Jingzhou, bigger and stronger, thereby driving the development of the entire Jingzhou economy, and so on.

Although the admiral never made any promises from beginning to end, his attitude spoke volumes.

The Admiral's study was not only sparsely populated with people, but also contained very few items.

The fact that the painting "Downhill Stream" given by Qin Wanqing was worthy of being hung in the study already proves the Admiral's fondness for the gift.

Subsequent events further demonstrated that this admiral held Qin Wanqing in high regard, and indeed valued her greatly.

It has made countless people envious, jealous, and resentful for a long time.

The person behind all of this, of course, is Ye Bai.

Without Ye Bai, the painting she bought at great expense would only be the fake that Zhu Daji had snatched away.

The consequences of presenting a counterfeit to a connoisseur like the Admiral are predictable.

Most importantly, without the contrast of Zhu Daji's fake painting, Qin Wanqing's genuine work might not have won the admiral's favor.

Many things become more valuable when compared to others.

If there were no fakes, and only the genuine work given by Qin Wanqing, the Admiral might not have cared much about it.

For others, genuine works by Song Dynasty masters are extremely rare, but in the eyes of a high-ranking official, they might not be so rare.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Ye Bai is undoubtedly a great contributor.

Queen Qin, who always valued clear rewards and punishments, would certainly not pretend to be confused against her conscience.

"This is okay!"

Ye Bai's eyes suddenly lit up; he really hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise.

"Any request is okay?"

Ye Bai looked Qin Wanqing up and down, starting to think about what reward she should get.

Or... should I just ask for money?

Others might not be able to do this, but Ye Bai wouldn't feel any psychological pressure at all.

However, the question of how much money is needed is highly debatable.

Although Queen Qin could be generous at times, she was mostly stingy.

If he asks for too much, he might anger the other party, who could then cancel the reward, leaving Ye Bai with nowhere to turn.

But if he asks for less, he'll have wasted a rare opportunity to be generous, and Ye Bai will definitely cry even more bitterly...

"You surnamed Ye! I'm warning you, don't even think about messing with me! The reward I'm giving you doesn't include myself!"

Seeing Ye Bai's constantly changing expressions and increasingly strange gaze, Qin Wanqing suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she said angrily.

She strongly suspected that this lecherous scumbag wanted to take advantage of her.

I've touched your legs and pinched your hands, what's next?

Should we put our arms around each other's waists, or give each other a kiss?

The thought of that scene sent a shiver down Qin Wanqing's spine, and she dared not think about it any further.

"...You're overthinking it. What would I need you for? You're not as fragrant as RMB!"

Ye Bai pursed his lips, thinking that this girl was becoming more and more prone to wishful thinking.

"I see you don't want the reward anymore, do you?"

Qin Wanqing gritted her teeth in anger, feeling that she shouldn't have been so kind for no reason.

This kind of infuriating guy is already a blessing from heaven to be alive; why would you give him any reward?

"Can I think about it properly?"

Ye Bai's head was starting to ache from thinking, so he decided to wait until he was in bed at night to think about it more slowly.

"Yes, but only within three days. It will be invalid after that."

Qin Wanqing did not refuse and agreed.

Anyway, as long as Ye Bai doesn't lust after her body, it's fine to be a little magnanimous.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Bai returned to his room. As he took a shower and prepared to catch up on his sleep, his peripheral vision suddenly fell on the bookshelf next to him, and his eyes narrowed sharply!

His esoteric texts were still neatly arranged, but two were clearly missing!