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How about we go boating?

Since it was still early, and she was in a great mood, and they happened to be by the river, Tong Yan enthusiastically made the suggestion.

"Don't go!"

Before Qin Wanqing and Shen Lu could speak, Ye Bai was the first to object.

Tong Yan looked puzzled, not understanding why Ye Bai, who was usually very easy to talk to, would refuse so decisively this time.

“He fell into the water last time, so he probably has some psychological trauma.”

Qin Wanqing looked disgusted and mercilessly exposed Ye Bai's embarrassing moments.

"You fell into the water? What happened? Is it serious?"

Tong Yan was taken aback, feeling both amused and worried.

“Miss Tong, you didn’t see it. The young master was in terrible shape that day. He almost sank to the bottom.”

Recalling what happened that day, Shen Lu looked still shaken.

"so serious!"

Tong Yan covered her mouth and let out a gasp.

Qin Wanqing pouted and said, "It's not that bad, it's just that there's a bit too much water in the lake, otherwise our Mr. Ye would have drunk it all in a little while."

"Qin, Wan, Qing!"

Ye Bai gritted his teeth, his face filled with grief and indignation.

He now finally understands what it feels like to be verbally attacked by the Queen of Qin; he really wants to strangle someone.

In the end, Tong Yan gave up the idea of ​​boating and instead took a walk along the river to enjoy the night view.

This will be much safer, and most importantly, the river is shallow near the riverbank.

I don't know how many turtles there are, but they certainly won't drown anyone.

"Oh right, Ye Xuanyuan has come out."

Looking at Tong Yan and Shen Lu taking pictures all the way ahead, Qin Wanqing suddenly said.

"So fast?"

Ye Bai was taken aback.

From the moment Ye Wentian and his wife came to visit, to the moment Yang Guangyao came to deliver gifts, Ye Bai realized that Ye Xuanyuan's matter was no longer a big deal.

As long as the Ye family is willing to offer benefits that will tempt the Zhu family, everything will be fine.

To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a power struggle between wealthy families.

However, Ye Xuanyuan's wicked intentions resulted in him giving the Zhu family a huge handle to use against him.

Of course, this was also because Ye Bai happened to stumble upon it.

Otherwise, if Zhu Daji had been taken advantage of by Ye Xuanyuan that night and a video had been taken, the outcome would have been completely different.

It's not certain who's bleeding.

But Ye Bai was still somewhat surprised that Ye Xuanyuan was released so quickly.

He thought that the eldest son of the Ye family would be detained for at least ten days to half a month.

"Of course it will be soon! The Ye family has donated 500 million this time!"

Qin Wanqing snorted coldly, her beautiful eyes filled with a mixture of mockery and disgust.

To settle things for his troublesome son, he didn't even blink before taking out a huge sum of 500 million yuan!

Could they send their adopted son to a substitute marriage? They didn't even receive a single penny of betrothal gifts!

Such a Ye family is truly despicable.

Of course, the Ye family also gave them a resort this time, under the guise of a bride price.

But everyone knew that it was just a benefit offered by the Ye family in order to persuade Old Madam Qin to intercede on their behalf.

In fact, it has nothing to do with betrothal gifts.

Qin Wanqing had no doubt that if Ye Xuanyuan hadn't gotten into this mess, the Ye family would never have sent the so-called "bride price" to the Qin family.

Unless the Qin family forces them to give it, they might give a hundred or two hundred thousand as a token gesture at most.

Ironically, the Ye family, so hypocritical and ruthless, has an excellent reputation among the elite families of Jingzhou, which is undoubtedly a huge joke.

"Five hundred million..."

Ye Bai's eyes narrowed; he was also somewhat startled.

He knew the Ye family was very wealthy, but he had no idea just how wealthy they were.

The Ye family kept this extremely secret from their adopted son, Ye, and wouldn't reveal a single piece of information to him.

Of course, this is also why Ye Bai never inquired about it.

Otherwise, at least a rough estimate can be made.

"This 500 million isn't fixed assets, it's cash!"

Qin Wanqing snorted again.

Ye Bai remained silent. Although he didn't understand business and finance, he knew that cash and assets were two completely different concepts for a family or a company.

The vast majority of businesses use bank loans to convert those loans into assets.

Then these fixed assets are used as collateral to continue borrowing, thus creating a cycle.

However, the actual amount of cash available for use is never much.

The fact that the Ye family could come up with 500 million yuan in cash at once is indeed astonishing.

Even for the four great families of Jingzhou, achieving this would be quite difficult.

"However, I reckon the Ye family will suffer a major blow, while the Zhu family will make a huge profit!"

"That vixen Zhu Daji only got drugged once and lost nothing, yet she made so much money. She'll probably be even more arrogant in the future."

The more Qin Wanqing thought about it, the more upset she became.

She and Zhu Daji were never on good terms, and they would always fight whenever they met.

Although she usually wins in the end, it's still quite annoying.

Qin Wanqing could foresee that after the Zhu family received such a large sum of money, Zhu Daji would definitely become even more unruly, and would have to come and hang around in front of her from time to time. Just thinking about that scene was disgusting.

"By the way, you really don't plan to let the Zhu family know that you were the one who saved the damsel in distress?"

"Once the Zhu family finds out, they will not only be grateful to you, but Zhu Daji might even offer herself to you, making it a legendary tale in Jingzhou?"

"Zhu Daji, she's one of the three great beauties of Jingzhou, the dream lover of countless men!"

Qin Wanqing glanced at Ye Bai and said sarcastically.

"I'm not interested. You're enough for me."

Ye Bai shook his head without hesitation.

"Haha, you're smart."

Qin Wanqing nodded in satisfaction, but then asked, "Is it enough, or more than enough?"

"..."

Ye Bai was speechless for a moment. He really wanted to say that it was enough, but thinking that he couldn't offend his sugar daddy, he went against his conscience and said, "Of course it's enough."

Capital is the source of all lies and deception in the world.

"Very good, Xiao Yezi, you are much more sensible now than when you first came."

Queen Qin nodded, finally satisfied.

After strolling along the riverbank for over an hour, the three girls reluctantly ended their river cruise.

It's no wonder they were so excited; they're usually so busy with work that they rarely have time to relax like this.

Ye Bai didn't seem to care much about this.

It's not just because he's very free now, but more importantly because he can't swim and has a natural aversion to places with water like rivers, lakes, and seas.

Of course, he would never admit that he had never had this feeling before, and that it only started after he fell into the water last time.

After returning home, the group washed up and went to bed early, and nothing happened that night.

The next morning, while Ye Bai and the others were having breakfast, a pitiful wail suddenly came from outside.

"Wanqing, Xiaobai, you have to save your cousin..."

Amidst the crying, a middle-aged woman stumbled in.

It was none other than Qin Wanqing's eldest aunt, Qin Yuemei.