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"Zhao Wuyai did this likely at the behest of Zhao Yanwang. There's an old city renovation project in the city, and the Zhao family is very interested in it..."

After their usual banter, Qin Wanqing began to analyze the situation.

The Zhao family made their fortune in real estate. Although this highly profitable business is not as booming as it was a few years ago, their habit of acquiring land remains unchanged.

The reason why Cao Yuanhu took away the land that the Ye family wanted to buy was actually the Zhao family's idea.

From this perspective, Ye Xuanyuan's idea of ​​asking Zhao Wuyai to intervene and mediate with Cao Yuanhu was incredibly foolish.

Putting everything else aside, in terms of intelligence, Ye Xuanyuan is definitely among the least intelligent of the wealthy young masters in Jingzhou, the kind that everyone else would crush.

However, there is one force that the Zhao family cannot bypass if they want to use this opportunity to acquire land.

It wasn't the Governor's Office, but the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce may seem to have little power on the surface, but that is not actually the case.

In Jingzhou, any project exceeding 10 billion yuan requires approval from the Chamber of Commerce.

Otherwise, it would be illegal.

This regulation was formulated by the Governor's Office, and its purpose was, of course, to limit the unlimited expansion of powerful families.

The expansion of wealthy families will boost the economy, accelerate urban development, and increase residents' income—all of which are certainly good things.

However, there must be a limit; otherwise, if it gets out of control, it will become a malignant tumor.

It is necessary to put a tight rein on it.

The Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce undertakes this responsibility.

Therefore, for the Zhao family's land acquisition, obtaining government approval alone was not enough; the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce also needed to stamp and approve it.

In other words, it requires the approval of Han Anguo, the president of the chamber of commerce.

Given this important premise, Zhao Wuyai's purpose in pursuing Han Mengmeng is self-evident.

Ye Bai may not have access to these inside stories, but he can't hide them from Qin Wanqing.

"Then why didn't Han Mengmeng refuse?"

Ye Bai had long guessed that Zhao Wuyai's sudden whim was not a sudden lapse of judgment, but rather a genuine affection for the Han family's little princess, so he was not surprised by the news.

He was just wondering why, given Han Mengmeng's personality, she wouldn't have acted this way, even if she hadn't slapped him, when faced with the harassment from someone like Zhao Wuyai.

If the Han family needed something from the Zhao family, that would be fine, but now it's the Zhao family that wants the Han family's help!

"How would I know? Maybe that little girl really has fallen for Zhao Wuyai."

Qin Wanqing snorted coldly and said indifferently, "Love is something that no one can predict. It's not impossible for two peas in a pod to fall in love."

Although Qin Wanqing coveted the 10% stake in the Qin Group held by Han Mengmeng, she never felt any affection for this girl who was no less capable than herself in any way.

This is normal. It's actually very unlikely that two exceptionally talented people would appreciate each other; more likely, they would dislike each other.

"You...you even understand love?"

Ye Bai was shocked; he truly didn't know where Queen Qin's confidence came from.

"Nonsense, if I didn't understand, would a scumbag like you who likes to philander everywhere understand?"

Qin Wanqing blushed slightly and glared at Ye Bai.

"...I fucking scumbag you! Come on, tell me straight today, who exactly did I scumbag? I'm not even interested in you, let alone anyone else!"

Ye Bai curled his lip; this woman's favorite thing to do was to slander people's innocence out of thin air.

"Heh, do I need to remind you of all the shady things you've done? And if you're not interested in me, why do you keep touching my thigh? Last time you even deliberately created a coincidence to kiss me?"

"You've taken advantage of everything, and yet you're here crying foul. You're not even as good as those scumbags! At least they admit to doing bad things, but you're the opposite—you always take advantage and then deny everything!"

Qin Wanqing gritted her teeth, feeling both ashamed and angry whenever she thought about what this guy had done to her.

"Sis, you're absolutely right! That scumbag surnamed Ye loves doing this kind of thing! Let me tell you, if I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have been ruined by him too..."

Qin Shuang rushed in while shouting, joining the chorus of condemnation against Ye the scumbag.

Fortunately, Qin Wanqing knew what kind of person her sister was and didn't believe Ye Bai could be so beastly. Instead, she asked curiously, "Why did you come back so quickly?"

Qin Shuang said dejectedly, "My mom isn't home, I don't know where she went, and I can't get through to her on the phone..."

Although Chen Jingmei usually doesn't care about Qin Shuang and even tells her not to come home often, she is still her own mother, and Qin Shuang misses her very much.

You can imagine how frustrating it was to run home excitedly only to find nothing there.

"He probably had to leave at the last minute for some reason."

Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing exchanged a glance and offered words of comfort.

The second wife of the Qin family has been going out much more frequently lately, which is highly unusual.

In the past, Chen Jingmei would only go out once a month at most.

Most of the time, he spends chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall.

Ye Bai had reason to suspect that Chen Jingmei had gone to see Sun Yibiao again.

Whether it can be found is still unknown.

Since his defeat at the hands of Jiang Nuai, where he was outmaneuvered and killed, Sun Yibiao will likely become even more cautious.

It's a pity that Qin Wanqing refused to send someone to secretly monitor Chen Jingmei; otherwise, it might have been an opportunity to find Sun Yibiao and Zhong Erbin.

These two scoundrels from the Xuanmen sect have vanished without a trace since they killed Li Changlin, the deputy director of the logistics department, at the medical school.

Interrupted by Qin Shuang, Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing's bickering had to come to a temporary halt.

Before going to the back hall to feed the cats, Ye Bai thought for a moment and said to Qin Wanqing, "By the way, you really have to praise Xiao Shuang. That girl is amazing now. She organized a martial arts contest to find a husband at school, and the response was incredibly enthusiastic..."

"That's not the case!"

Upon hearing the first two sentences, Qin Shuang felt quite proud and puffed out her small chest.

But upon hearing the rest, her face instantly turned green.

"Qin Shuang! You're getting more and more unreliable! Haven't I given you a good beating in a while?"

Qin Wanqing roared angrily, her pretty face covered with frost.

"Sister, let me explain... Pshaw! No, let me explain... Ah~"

A piercing scream quickly followed, and Ye Bai, who was almost at the back hall, finally felt completely refreshed.

How dare this little brat yell at him? Does she really think he can't handle her?

Hmm, who can we ask to deal with Queen Qin? Or should we go to the Old Madam and file a complaint against her?

Ye Bai smacked his lips, pondering the feasibility of this matter.

"Meow meow meow~"

Ye Bai had just poured cat food into the bowl when the little black cat came running over in a low voice and rubbed against Ye Bai's hand.

Ye Bai petted the cat a couple of times, and was about to tell the little guy to eat when he saw the black cat suddenly bite his trouser leg, then run two steps forward, stop, turn its head to look at him, and continue to meow.

"You... want me to come with you?"

Ye Bai's heart suddenly stirred.