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"This guy is the second young master of the Governor's Mansion?"

Ye Bai also became interested and carefully examined Cao Yuanhu.

To be honest, he had heard of this sycophant for quite some time.

After all, Shen Lu kept nagging him that among the son-in-law's three rivals, the second young master Cao posed the greatest threat.

It's not because he's particularly outstanding, but mainly because he has a good father.

But Ye Bai had never had the chance to meet the other party before, and this was the first time he had seen him today.

After taking a few glances, Ye Bai remarked that although his silly Lulu wasn't very bright, she was quite good at judging people.

If Cao Yuanhu were to take off his flashy designer clothes and be thrown onto the street, he would be even more of an ordinary passerby than anyone else.

Not only is she average-looking, but she also has a very poor demeanor.

He had a buzz cut, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and always glared at people, giving off a fierce and menacing look.

If you didn't know him, you would never recognize that this was actually the governor's salary; you would just think he was a gangster.

"Li Fengyun, what do you mean? Does this Yuntian Club belong to your Li family? I'm in Jingzhou, where can't I go?"

Cao Yuanhu snorted disdainfully, then looked around the room while laughing slyly, "Let me see who in Jingzhou still hangs out with a good-for-nothing like you!"

"Tsk tsk, isn't this the Xie brothers who always cry and make a fuss? You two are still playing with Li Fengyun, why don't you do something serious?"

"Hey, Boss Zheng's here too! Why didn't you let me know you were coming to Yuntian Club? It's been ages since we last got together! Let's have a good drink later!"

When Cao Yuanhu saw the Xie brothers, he also looked at them with disdain, clearly not taking them seriously.

However, upon seeing Zheng Wushuang, his attitude became enthusiastic, and he even showed a little bit of respect.

Without a doubt, in the eyes of this second young master of the governor's mansion, Li Fengyun and the Xie brothers were not worth mentioning, and only Zheng Wushuang was a person worth considering.

"Huh? Who's this kid? I've never seen him before. Is he from out of town?"

Finally, Cao Yuanhu's gaze fell on Ye Bai, and after a few glances, he froze on the spot.

They all grew up in Jingzhou. Before taking over the governor's office, the Cao family had already become one of the most powerful families.

Therefore, Cao Yuanhu knows almost all of the younger generation of the wealthy families in Jingzhou, if not all of them.

At least, it won't look unfamiliar.

But Ye Bai was certain that he had never seen the other person before.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have no recollection of it at all.

Fortunately, Ye Bai's attire was quite expensive, so Cao Yuanhu didn't mistake him for an ordinary person, but rather thought he was a wealthy young man from out of town.

"Cao Lao Er, you... don't recognize him?"

Li Fengyun, who was originally prepared to engage in a verbal battle with Cao Yuanhu, instantly swallowed the curse words that were about to come out of his mouth and asked with a strange expression.

As a proper simp, he's not even a decent person to the rival who stole his goddess. His simp skills are really lacking, far inferior to his brother's!

No... Pshaw! I'm not a simp!

Just as Li Fengyun was feeling somewhat smug, he couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

Unconsciously putting yourself in the role of a simp is definitely a problem that needs to be addressed!

Fortunately, he has now found the "medicine".

Why should I get to know him? Is he that amazing?

Cao Yuanhu snorted coldly, but didn't mind Li Fengyun's way of addressing him.

If someone calls him that, he'll definitely fly into a rage on the spot.

But he was already immune to the nicknames of Li Fengyun and others that he had used since childhood.

"Well, what do you think? This is a real man who can tame the Queen of Qin. Isn't that amazing?"

Xie Bu Nao laughed loudly and made faces at the side.

"Wanqing?"

Cao Yuanhu was taken aback, then realized something, his face instantly turning ferocious as he gritted his teeth and said, "You brat, you're that adopted son of the Ye family?"

Without a doubt, although he had never met Ye Bai before, it did not stop him from hating him to the bone.

This is quite similar to the situation of another sycophant, Zhao Wuyai.

Li Fengyun was the only exception among the three sycophants. Although he also disliked Ye Bai, he was far from hating him.

"Cao Lao Er, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Ye Bai smiled and nodded.

Actually, he didn't have much ill feelings towards these three little sycophants at first. After all, they were all young men with surging hormones, and it wasn't shameful for them to have spent a period of groveling before goddesses.

Of course, this is all on the premise that these puppies don't bother you.

Li Fengyun was sensible, so things are still going well, and everyone has even become friends.

Zhao Wuyai, however, refused to believe in superstition and is still lying in the hospital.

As for Cao Yuanhu's choice, Ye Bai is not yet clear.

But before things completely fall apart, Ye Bai still prefers everyone to get along peacefully.

After all, harmony brings wealth.

"...Who the hell are you calling Cao Lao Er! Do you think we're that close?"

Cao Yuanhu rolled his eyes in anger; he never expected Ye Bai to be such a social butterfly.

Upon seeing this rival with connections to the governor's mansion, she was not afraid at all, and even greeted him with a smile.

"Actually, I don't think I'm enemies with you three sycophants. Because even if I didn't marry Qin Wanqing, you wouldn't dare to, would you?"

Faced with Cao Yuanhu's arrogant attitude, Ye Bai was not annoyed, but patiently explained the reasons to him.

Then, Ye Bai looked at Li Fengyun and asked again, "Am I right?"

"...That makes some sense."

Li Fengyun didn't know what Ye Bai was planning, but since he had been asked, he couldn't very well not answer.

After all, he was on Ye Bai's side, while Cao Yuanhu was his enemy.

Of course, most importantly, what Ye Bai said was indeed correct.

If those three sycophants had the guts to marry Qin Wanqing, Ye Xuanyuan wouldn't even have a chance.

Neither the Governor's Mansion nor the two powerful families can compare to the Ye family.

Without the marriage alliance between the Qin and Ye families, there would naturally be no subsequent incident where Ye Bai was unwittingly forced into a marriage in place of another.

Although Cao Yuanhu acted domineeringly and tyrannically, he was not without brains, and he also felt that Ye Bai's words made some sense.

"So, in a sense, I am the one who saved the three of you, taking your place to be cursed!"

"It's one thing for you not to be grateful to me, but you always seem to want to kill me whenever you see me. Isn't that a bit too ungrateful?"

Ye Bai looked aggrieved and angry, and became more and more agitated as he spoke.

Li Fengyun and Cao Yuanhu were increasingly bewildered as they listened, and eventually they looked at each other in confusion.

Ye Bai's words sounded plausible, but upon closer examination, they gave off a feeling of being hypocritical after getting a good deal.

"Alright, now that we've cleared up the conflict, let's still be good buddies! I'll drink this first as a sign of respect!"

Before the two guys could react, Ye Bai picked up his wine glass, clinked it with theirs, and then downed it in one gulp.

After finishing the drink, he turned the cup upside down to show that he hadn't left a drop.

Seeing this, Li Fengyun and Cao Yuanhu could only follow along in a daze, completely unaware of what Ye Bai was really up to.

"Okay, that's settled then. I have something to do. You guys continue and have fun."

Ye Bai put down his wine glass, smiled and nodded at everyone, then turned and left.