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

"From a philosophical and traditional cultural perspective, fate can almost be explained as an inevitability within chance, like an encounter among puzzle pieces, or a cause and effect from a past life, like a flowing bond..."

"Simply put, every encounter between people is a matter of fate. There's the fate of family, the fate of friendship, the fate of love, and so on. Even enemies are a kind of fate, albeit a karmic one..."

Ye Bai snapped out of his daze and quickly offered an explanation.

He wasn't afraid that Qin Shengshui would be furious because he felt he had stolen his daughter-in-law; he was simply afraid that Shen Lu would go back and complain.

The Queen Qin, who has a bad temper and is extremely jealous, has always suspected that there is something going on between him and Han Mengmeng.

Today, Han Mengmeng suddenly said this in public, and if we don't cover it up now, it will really be confirmed.

As for whether he genuinely had no feelings for the Han family's little princess, that's not important, and nobody cares.

"Your son-in-law is really cultured!"

Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Bai's explanation, Shen Lu's previous anger had vanished, replaced by a sparkle in her large eyes that formed a heart shape.

Given her intelligence and education level, she certainly wouldn't understand what he was saying, but she just thought it was very impressive and made a lot of sense.

Han Mengmeng's reaction was much stronger than Shen Lu's; at least she wasn't as infatuated, but her beautiful eyes were equally sparkling, as if she were seeing Ye Bai for the first time.

To be able to explain fate so clearly is something that not everyone can do.

Qin Shengshui, however, not only did not eliminate his hostility, but became even more wary of Ye Bai, and even felt a sense of apprehension.

This adopted son of the Ye family is definitely not as simple as Qin Shengfeng and Qin Xiuzhao said.

He only returned to the Qin family yesterday, and today was only his second encounter with Ye Bai.

Even so, he had already vaguely sensed that the other party was extraordinary.

Fortunately, a cheer rang out at that moment, drawing everyone's attention.

It was Han Anguo, the president of the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, who walked into the banquet hall.

Upon seeing this, Qin Shengshui no longer had time to observe Ye Bai and quickly went to greet him.

The reason Han Anguo agreed to attend the banquet at the Qin family today was entirely because of him, so he naturally couldn't be the slightest bit impolite.

Han Mengmeng also walked over, which finally relieved Ye Bai.

He was completely unfamiliar with Han Anguo, so there was no need for him to go forward to greet him. However, to his surprise, Zhao Jianqiang did not go over either.

"I'm not familiar with Mr. Han, and now that I've withdrawn from the Qin Group's board of directors, there's no need for me to keep trying to curry favor with him."

Seemingly sensing Ye Bai's thoughts, Zhao Jianqiang laughed self-deprecatingly.

Then, before Ye Bai could speak, Zhao Jianqiang adopted the air of a wise and enlightened monk and said, "For our family now, money and fame are nothing but fleeting clouds..."

But before he could finish his attempt to show off his superiority, Ye Bai interrupted him, saying, "Third Aunt has gone."

puff……

Zhao Jianqiang looked towards the door and, sure enough, saw Qin Yuezhu following Han Anguo with a fawning smile and bowing obsequiously.

This caused him to lose his composure immediately, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Ye Bai shook his head. He was starting to understand more and more why Zhao Jianqiang liked to go out and find little vixens.

No man could stand having such a domineering yet foolish wife.

"Ye Bai, let me introduce you. This is my grandfather. Grandpa, this is Ye Bai, whom I've mentioned to you before..."

Just as Ye Bai was about to comfort Zhao Jianqiang, Han Mengmeng's ethereal and melodious voice entered his ears again.

Ye Bai turned around and found Han Mengmeng leading a tall old man to him.

"Hello, Grandpa Han."

Ye Bai looked at the square-faced, vigorous old man who exuded an air of authority and greeted him with a smile.

Han Anguo was around seventy years old, a few years younger than Old Madam Qin, and thus belonged to the same generation. Ye Bai naturally had to address him in the same way.

"good."

Although Han Anguo's face was somewhat aged, his eyes were not as cloudy and swollen as those of other elderly people; on the contrary, they remained very sharp.

After scrutinizing Ye Bai, he only gave this two-word evaluation.

His expression remained unchanged, still very serious.

After exchanging greetings, Han Anguo said, "You young people should chat more; I won't get involved."

With that, Han Anguo turned and left to catch up with Qin Shengshui and the others.

"Ye Bai, don't mind him. That's just how my grandfather is. He doesn't like to hang out with young people. He's the old-fashioned type."

Han Mengmeng explained to Ye Bai, feeling somewhat apologetic.

"What's there to mind?"

Ye Bai smiled and shook his head, then suddenly had an idea and looked at Han Mengmeng, asking, "Didn't you say that Grandpa Han really likes Qin Xiuzhao? He always invites him to your house as a guest?"

In terms of age, Qin Xiuzhao was a few years younger than him, making him a true young man.

"It's not that my grandfather liked Qin Xiuzhao, but that Qin Xiuzhao was good at pandering to his tastes and opportunistic."

Han Mengmeng snorted coldly, revealing a rare expression of disdain.

From this perspective, it's clear that the young princess of the Han family doesn't really like Qin Xiuzhao, the young master of the third branch of the Qin family. No wonder she publicly humiliated Qin Shengshui before.

Thinking of the photo of Han Mengmeng in Qin Xiuzhao's office, Ye Bai could only sigh that in this day and age, being a simp has almost become an industry.

"Ye Bai, this place isn't very interesting. How about you show me around the Qin Family Manor? I've been here a few times, but I've never actually explored the outside..."

Han Mengmeng looked at Ye Bai, her clear and innocent eyes holding a hint of expectation.

"There's not much to do at the Qin Family Manor, but at least there's food here."

Ye Bai took the plate of food that Shen Lu brought him, ate a few bites, and was somewhat disappointed.

Qin Shengfeng's banquet hall was indeed high-class, but the food and drinks were rather poorly prepared.

It's not that the food was bad, but after attending the banquets hosted by the Governor's Mansion and the horse farm owner Zheng Wushuang, Ye Bai's standards for food had been raised.

Especially that time at the horse farm, although the chef's skill level was average, the ingredients were so outstanding that Ye Bai still couldn't forget them even after so long.

Top-quality seafood is loved not only by the wealthy, but also by him.

While Qin Shengfeng's financial resources may not be inferior to Zheng Wushuang's, most of what he prepared today was to cater to Han Anguo's tastes.

To put it bluntly, it's the kind that's more aging.

"Are you worried that my grandfather will transfer his shares to Uncle Qin, thus making it impossible for Qin Wanqing to regain her position as president of the Qin Group?"

"If that's the case, I think maybe I can help you."

Han Mengmeng suddenly said.

"How can you help me? Beg your grandfather not to agree to transfer his shares? Even if he dotes on you, he might not agree to something this important, right?"

Ye Bai shook his head, unconvinced by Han Mengmeng's words.

"What if those shares were actually in my hands?"

Han Mengmeng raised her fair chin and said with an arrogant expression.