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

Ye Bai didn't actually care whether Qin Wanqing and Wang Teng had a past relationship that was somewhat ambiguous.

Because that's all in the past. Everyone encounters a few jerks when they're young.

But he had a very bad feeling about this young master of the Wang family.

He is not only a hypocrite, but also seems to be hiding some unknown purpose.

He's been back in Jingzhou for so long, yet he deliberately didn't contact Qin Wanqing until today, which is clearly very abnormal.

Of course, even if all of these can be explained by reasons, Wang Teng's fate and appearance are still there.

This kind of thing cannot be faked in the slightest!

So it's no wonder Qin Wanqing was kept in the dark, since she doesn't know physiognomy and can't achieve Ye Bai's level of "seeing through appearances to understand the essence of things".

After a meal that appeared to be relatively harmonious on the surface, Ye Bai and the others said their goodbyes and left.

Wang Teng didn't try to stop her, but simply told Qin Wanqing that they should get together again sometime and invite the other classmates as well.

From this perspective, the eldest son of the Wang family is undoubtedly a master of playing hard to get.

Qin Wanqing didn't argue about paying the bill, but after getting in the car, she found the QR code she had taken a picture of earlier in her phone's photo album and paid the money.

"...Wasn't it said that the guy surnamed Wang was treating?"

Ye Bai was somewhat surprised by Qin Wanqing's actions.

"Yes, yes! Because Brother Wang Teng treated us, I even ate a little more!"

Shen Lu nodded in agreement. She had enjoyed the meal when others treated her, but now that she saw her young mistress spending money, she suddenly felt that the previous food was no longer appealing.

"It's not like we're broke, why would we owe someone a favor? Haven't you heard the saying 'He who eats another's food is bound to do so'?"

Qin Wanqing snorted in annoyance; she was extremely displeased with both of these gluttons.

It wasn't because Ye Bai and Shen Lu could eat a lot, but because these two actually made up stories about being pregnant in front of others, which was really infuriating.

No normal young woman could stand such rumors.

It's already quite merciful that they didn't give these two rumor-mongers a good scolding.

"That was a sugar-coated bullet sent by the enemy; we just peeled off the sugar coating and ate it."

Ye Bai was speaking eloquently, while Shen Lu kept nodding in agreement, looking at her son-in-law with admiration.

She was clumsy with words and dared not argue with the young lady, but the son-in-law was clearly good at it.

"...I'm smearing you with sugar, you're just greedy, and you're shameless!"

Qin Wanqing was so angry that she gritted her teeth and was about to explode when her phone suddenly rang.

"Wanqing, what are you doing? I promised to treat you today..."

Wang Teng's tone didn't show much dissatisfaction, but rather a sense of helplessness.

For scions of wealthy families like them, hundreds of thousands of dollars are essentially no different from the tens of dollars in an ordinary person's pocket, and may even be far less, possibly equivalent to only a few dollars.

Unless an ordinary person is extremely strapped for cash, spending a few dollars is hardly a concern, and naturally, no one will compete for it; it doesn't matter who spends it.

However, Wang Teng felt that Qin Wanqing's actions made her seem like she was deliberately keeping her distance, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

"It's just one meal. I'll definitely make you treat next time."

Qin Wanqing chatted with him for a few minutes with a smile, then hung up the phone and found Ye Bai looking at her with a strange expression.

"...What are you planning to do now?"

Qin Wanqing had a toothache. She was increasingly finding it hard to understand Ye Bai's thought process.

It's not that she's not smart enough, it's just that this person is really too abnormal.

"You seem very wary of Wang Teng? Shouldn't it be a joyful reunion after a long separation, followed by rekindled old feelings and an affair?"

Ye Bai smacked his lips and asked.

He had been observing Qin Wanqing's attitude towards Wang Teng, but found that things seemed to be going in a different direction than he had guessed.

Although Qin Wanqing was happy to see Wang Teng earlier, she was clearly deliberately keeping her distance from him.

The most obvious point is that you shouldn't let the other party treat you.

People who are truly close to you won't care about these things.

"Ye Bai, do you want to die? Do you think I'm some kind of scumbag who flirts with everyone I meet!"

Qin Wanqing couldn't hold back any longer and gritted her teeth as she reached out and pinched Ye Bai's waist hard.

There was no other way; although taking action was very unladylike, she simply couldn't get through to her thoughts otherwise.

What does this guy take her for? He actually thinks she's having an affair with Wang Teng?

She and the eldest son of the Wang family were indeed very good friends. Back then, she had a slight crush on him that was different from others, but it was just a naive feeling from her youth.

Now that she's married, how could she possibly have any other thoughts?

"Fuck!"

Ye Bai jolted in pain and almost jumped up and crashed into the roof of the car.

Today, this woman was noticeably more aggressive than usual, and his already ravaged kidneys were really struggling to take it.

"If you dare to say anything out of line again, I'll strangle you to death!"

Watching Ye Bai gasp for breath and rub his lower back in pain, Qin Wanqing finally felt a little better.

The best way to deal with someone whose mind is a mess is indeed violence.

"Well, since you don't have a crush on Wang Teng, then I have to warn you, there's something fishy about him, be careful when you get close to him..."

After rubbing for a while until the pain finally subsided, Ye Bai thought for a moment and still reminded Qin Wanqing.

Queen Qin had no feelings for Wang Teng, but that didn't mean he felt the same way.

Judging from Wang Teng's emotional reaction at the time, he clearly still had a strong obsession with the Queen of Qin.

"The timing of his return this time was indeed too coincidental."

Qin Wanqing nodded, surprisingly without refutation.

After all, she is the Queen of Jingzhou, not one of those naive and innocent girls.

Hearing Qin Wanqing's words, Ye Bai finally felt relieved and said no more.

If the Queen of Qin were so easy to deal with, she wouldn't have been qualified to sit on the throne for so many years.

Back at the Qin family manor, Little Peach was already fast asleep in the car.

Ye Bai could only carry the little girl to the bed, wipe her face, and put her to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Ye Bai got up early to exercise as usual, but when he returned to his room, he found that he had suddenly received a strange message on his phone.

The message was sent at 1 a.m. yesterday. However, because they were afraid of disturbing Xiao Taozi, Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing had both put their phones on silent, so they didn't notice it because there was no notification sound.

Are you a member of the Xuanmen sect?

The message contained only one sentence, and the phone number was completely unfamiliar; I had never seen it before.

Could it be that we've run into one of those con artists selling tea or grandfathers?

Ye Bai was startled at first, then realized he was probably overthinking things.

Those swindlers at that level probably wouldn't know about the existence of the Xuanmen sect.

But who else could it be besides a scammer?

Ye Bai pondered for a long time, then decided not to waste any more brain cells and simply replied with a single word.

"Yes."