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After David Chiang was sent away, Ye Bai didn't stay long either.

After chatting with Xiang Xinyi for a few minutes, I said goodbye and left.

As soon as he returned to his office at the Qin Group headquarters, Queen Qin began to shout and yell.

"It's over so quickly? Is it because you're not good enough, or is it because David Chiang is not good enough?"

Qin Wanqing sized up Ye Bai with a strange look in her eyes.

"You, surnamed Qin, are always so filthy. Do you just want me to crawl into your bed? Let me tell you, don't even dream about it. I'm not interested in women!"

Ye Bai rolled his eyes in anger. He noticed that as the two became more familiar with each other, Queen Qin was clearly not as reserved as before. She dared to say anything, which made her even more hateful.

"Yes, yes, you are indeed not interested in women, only men!"

Qin Wanqing became even more sarcastic and unsettling.

It was rare for her to find something to provoke Ye Bai, so she naturally couldn't miss it. The angrier she made him, the happier she would be.

"...That mouth of hers is fucking venomous!!"

Ye Bai was speechless after being rebuked, and finally simply stopped talking and sat down in front of the tea table to make himself some tea.

That's how witty banter is; the more heated the exchange, the more interesting it becomes.

But if one person stops talking, then the other person can't keep talking to themselves, that would be boring.

Therefore, Ye Bai felt that the best way to deal with Queen Qin's sharp tongue was to treat her as if she were invisible.

Sure enough, after being left standing there by Ye Bai, Qin Wanqing initially felt a great sense of accomplishment, having finally defeated this scumbag.

However, after discovering that no matter what she said, Ye Bai wouldn't respond and would just sit there pretending not to hear her, Queen Qin instantly felt bored.

Soon after, it was Qin Wanqing's time to get off work.

As soon as they returned to the Qin family manor, a security guard approached Ye Bai and whispered respectfully, "Young Master, the Second Madam left five minutes ago..."

"Well done! Keep it up!"

Ye Bai's eyes lit up, and he smiled as he patted the security guard on the shoulder and praised him.

The replica of the bronze key was already made, so he naturally wanted to hurry up and exchange it for the real one.

However, he couldn't stay in the Qin family manor all the time to keep an eye on Chen Jingmei, so he asked the security guard to help keep an eye on her.

Notify him immediately as soon as he leaves.

It seems that the security guard was quite quick-witted, and Ye Bai was also lucky, as he happened to catch Chen Jingmei leaving the house.

The security guard didn't even have time to call Ye Bai before he saw him.

Back at the old house, Ye Bai didn't even bother to eat. He grabbed Shen Lu and headed straight for Chen Jingmei's Buddhist hall along the path behind the mountain.

The little black cat had led him through this area once, and Ye Bai was now quite familiar with the terrain.

"Young master, young master, what do we need? Are we going to catch bamboo partridges and bamboo rats to eat?"

As soon as they entered the bamboo forest, Shen Lu's big eyes lit up, and tears of excitement streamed from the corners of her mouth.

This little girl is a complete foodie; she likes everything edible.

She had been longing for the bamboo partridges and bamboo rats in the bamboo forest for who knows how long.

The young lady wouldn't let her catch them, so she could only look at them and drool when she had nothing to do.

The little girl couldn't help but be excited at the thought that she might have the chance to taste something delicious today.

Unfortunately, to her great disappointment, Ye Bai did not come to catch the bamboo partridges and bamboo rats.

"Let's go steal the treasure from the Second Madam's Buddhist shrine."

Ye Bai shook his head. He was also craving bamboo chickens and bamboo rats, but at this moment, it was more important to take care of business.

Chen Jingmei rarely goes out and spends most of her time in the Buddhist hall.

Although he's been going out more frequently lately, things might return to normal soon, so Ye Bai must seize the opportunity.

"Stealing the Second Madam's treasures?"

Shen Lu's rosy lips gaped open instantly, completely stunned.

Although she had always known that her son-in-law was audacious and reckless, she never expected him to be this audacious.

He even dares to covet the second wife's treasures. Does the son-in-law think he's going to fly to the heavens?

Just as she was about to object, Ye Bai's next words made her change her mind instantly.

"After we're done, I'll take you to catch bamboo partridges to eat..."

"This must be done! The Second Madam's treasure is you, son-in-law!"

Shen Lu declared confidently.

For a true foodie, moral integrity is clearly less important than delicious food.

Soon, the two sneaked to the Buddhist hall.

Ye Bai asked Shen Lu to keep watch at the villa to prevent Chen Jingmei from suddenly returning and launching a surprise attack.

Although there are security guards at the main gate of the manor, double security is more reliable.

Otherwise, if people think he came to Chen Jingmei's place to steal things, his reputation will be completely ruined.

No matter how much Old Madam Qin loved him, she could not tolerate her granddaughter's husband being a dishonest thief.

After Shen Lu took her place, Ye Bai also easily slipped into the Buddhist hall.

This is because the Buddhist hall is never locked; otherwise, it would have taken Ye Bai quite a bit of effort to install a sturdy security door.

The reason Chen Jingmei hid the items here was probably because she thought no one would believe there were treasures in a Buddhist hall where the door wasn't even locked.

After opening the hidden compartment, Ye Bai didn't rush to do anything, but instead carefully observed it.

Finally, it was confirmed that the small mark he had made was still there, which meant that Chen Jingmei had not opened the hidden compartment or touched anything inside after his last visit.

Then, Ye Bai carefully took out the bronze key wrapped in the parchment.

At the same time, he took out the fake one in his hand and carefully compared the two together.

After a while, Ye Bai couldn't help but give Feng Tianji a thumbs up, a big thumbs up.

This guy must be a master counterfeiter. Even without ever seeing the real thing, the fake he made, based only on photos and descriptions, is still almost identical to the real thing, with no difference whatsoever!

Even Ye Bai's exceptional eyesight couldn't tell the difference.

This means that Chen Jingmei is the same.

Although the second wife has seemed somewhat mysterious lately, she is still just an ordinary person, and her insight is nowhere near that of Ye Bai.

After confirming that there were no problems, Ye Bai put the two counterfeit bronze keys into the hidden compartment, and put the genuine one into his pocket.

Now that we have the key, all that's left is for Feng Tianji to continue deciphering the text on the parchment scroll.

Ye Bai guessed that the origin and usage of this bronze key should be recorded on the parchment scroll.

Otherwise, there would be no need to put these two completely unrelated things together.

After erasing all traces of his presence, Ye Bai left the Buddhist hall.

To his surprise, he didn't see Shen Lu.

Ye Bai went to check the villa area, but there was still no one there.

"Where did this little girl run off to?"

Ye Bai was taken aback and subconsciously guessed that Shen Lu had gone to secretly catch bamboo partridges and bamboo rats.

This possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, she is a little foodie with a sweet tooth.

Although Shen Lu likes to eat, she is still very obedient and well-behaved.

Ye Bai asked her to keep watch, so she couldn't possibly run away on her own.

Left with no other choice, Ye Bai took out his phone and called Shen Lu.

But after hearing the notification tone inside, Ye Bai's brows slowly furrowed.

Shen Lu's phone was unreachable; it was switched off.