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

Do you think I'm short of money? Or do you think I'm the kind of woman who's only after money?

Song Fuling stared coldly at Hua Zhenghao, the disgust in her beautiful eyes almost tangible.

The thought of how she had been bewitched today, believing such a scumbag's words, going to the bar to meet him, and almost losing herself to him filled Song Fuling with lingering fear and disgust.

The most ridiculous thing is that Hua Zhenghao actually tried to bribe her with money!

Compared to those who are truly wealthy, her net worth is indeed nothing.

However, among the faculty and staff of the medical school, they are absolutely outstanding.

She owns no fewer than ten properties in Jingzhou alone. Is she short of money?

"Then...then what do you want?"

Hua Zhenghao also knew that his financial resources were far inferior to Song Fuling's, which was the key reason why he always wanted to get her into bed.

Few men wouldn't be attracted to a beautiful and wealthy single woman.

Although being a kept man has a bad reputation, once you've actually done it, you'll know how delicious it is.

Otherwise, why would those young, pretty boys rather abandon their own young and beautiful girlfriends to throw themselves into the arms of older women?

"When you asked me out before, didn't you say you knew his whereabouts? Were you lying to me?"

Song Fuling stared intently at Hua Zhenghao, her expression surprisingly tense at this moment.

"Who is he/she?"

Ye Bai was taken aback and turned to look at Jiang Nuai, only to find that she was also looking at him with a blank expression, equally unaware of what was going on.

"I'm not lying to you, I'm not lying to you!"

Hua Zhenghao shook his head quickly upon hearing this, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "However, I only heard it secondhand. Whether it's true or not, you'll have to judge for yourself."

Song Fuling took a deep breath and said, "You speak!"

At this moment, Ye Bai clearly saw that the beautiful department head's slender, fair hands were now tightly clenched together.

Because of the excessive force, the blood vessels on it were clearly visible.

This made him even more curious about who that "he" or "she" really was.

Is he Song Fuling's ex-husband? Or Song Fuling's child?

He learned from Jiang Nuai that Song Fuling was divorced, but he didn't know if she had any children.

Ye Bai is more inclined to believe the former, because mothers generally don't use the word "he" or "she" to refer to their children.

Similarly, under normal circumstances, this is also how you address your parents.

But if it were her ex-husband, would she be so concerned?

It seems the old saying "Men pity their second wives and women long for their ex-husbands" is true.

Ye Bai couldn't understand it, and he increasingly felt that the relationship between men and women was a complicated and troublesome thing, so it was better to keep his distance.

The happiest time for a man is always when he is both rich and single.

"Hmm, I heard he's still alive, and he even appeared in Jingzhou... about a month ago..."

Hua Zhenghao glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention before speaking in a low voice.

"Still alive? And back in Jingzhou?"

Song Fuling's eyes were glazed over, her expression constantly shifting, and at this moment she looked utterly lost and dejected.

"Can...can I leave now?"

Seeing this, Hua Zhenghao was secretly delighted and quickly pressed his advantage by asking questions.

He knew this information would be useful, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get Song Fuling to come out before.

It should be noted that he has contacted Song Fuling countless times over the years, not just once or twice.

But this is the first time they've come as agreed!

The key to everything lies with that person!

"get out."

Song Fuling waved her hand, seemingly no longer interested in arguing with Hua Zhenghao.

"thanks, thanks!"

Hua Zhenghao breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, ready to make a quick getaway.

Unfortunately, Ye Bai reached out and stopped him again.

"Did I let you go?"

Ye Bai looked at Hua Zhenghao, whose expression had changed, and asked calmly.

"But Director Song isn't going to hold me accountable anymore..."

Hua Zhenghao was both shocked and furious, completely baffled as to why Ye Bai was still harping on him when the person involved didn't seem to care.

"It's Director Song's business if he doesn't pursue the matter. But we should settle our scores now."

Ye Bai grinned, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth.

The dim lighting in the bar made it look quite eerie.

"What...what do you want? I...I can give you money!"

Hua Zhenghao cursed Ye Bai's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind, but he could only bite the bullet and set out his conditions.

Song Fuling did not pursue the matter further, but the fact that he drugged the other party remains undeniable.

If he angers Ye Bai and ultimately chooses to call the police, he will still be in deep trouble.

So even if he disliked Ye Bai, he could only obediently treat him like a king.

They were willing to spend money to avoid disaster.

Song Fuling, that rich woman, is certainly not short of money, so this new teaching assistant must be a poor wretch, right?

Do you think I'm someone who's short of money?

Ye Bai was speechless for a moment, then rolled up his sleeve and waved the gleaming Patek Philippe on his wrist in front of Hua Zhenghao.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be a complete waste of time in the end.

"This watch is really beautiful. I bet even the replicas are cheap."

Hua Zhenghao enjoys collecting antiques, such as agarwood and turquoise.

But I don't wear a watch, and I haven't done any research on this.

Naturally, one cannot distinguish between real and fake, let alone price.

"I don't want money, just give me a reason to let you go."

Ye Bai rolled his eyes in exasperation; the feeling of failing to flaunt his wealth was truly unpleasant.

Hua Zhenghao's face grew increasingly grim. After struggling for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "You don't get along with Lao Du and Vice Principal Li. I can tell you some dirt on them so they won't dare to target you anymore... Is that alright?"

Without a doubt, in order to exonerate himself, Hua Zhenghao was going all out, putting on a show of sacrificing his own life for the sake of others.

"Hmm, tell me about it."

Ye Bai's eyes lit up, and this time he did not refuse.

Du Zhongjing and Li Changhai are both bad people. If Ye Bai could get hold of their weaknesses, it would certainly not be a bad thing.

He had no interest in power struggles within the medical school; he just wanted these annoying guys to stay away from him and not interfere with his regular teaching.

It's impossible to do that with fists, even though he could punch every faculty and staff member in the medical school until they passed out.

Hua Zhenghao was a straightforward person. Since he was going to sell, he didn't intend to put on a good show anymore and began to tell everyone he knew.

They even revealed that Du Zhongjing had an affair with one of his students, which greatly shocked Ye Bai and made him fully understand what it means to judge a book by its cover.

The more outwardly respectable someone appears, the more likely they are to be a scoundrel.

"Wait a minute...you just said that the brothers Li Changhai and Li Changlin recently hosted a grand banquet for a Taoist priest in black robes?"

Soon after, Hua Zhenghao brought up Li Changhai, and Ye Bai finally heard a key point!