Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Done.

Xie Tianyun pulled his daughter behind him.

He stared intently at Bai Li, waiting for her answer.

Bai Li finally realized what was happening.

So the old man had seen all of his and Xie Lingmo's chat history.

No wonder Xie Tianyun had been looking at people like they were robbers ever since he entered.

"Uncle, you've really misunderstood this."

Bai Li pressed his hands down and explained earnestly:

"Lingmo and I are just friends. I'm really not the kind of person you think I am."

Xie Tianyun didn't believe it at all.

Don't give me that!

Xie Tianyun pointed at the three girls standing next to Bai Li, spitting as he spoke:

"You go out with three young girls, and you dare tell me you're a respectable person? You're kidding me!"

These words ignited a powder keg.

The word "backing down" doesn't exist in the dictionary of this "spirited young woman".

"How dare you speak to me like that, old man!"

Lin Xiaoshuang tilted her chin back and said in a crisp voice:

"Whether my older brother is a good person or not is none of your business to judge."

"Besides, even if he's a jerk, we're still willing to be with him. It's none of your business!"

Li Mengmeng also abandoned her usual soft and sweet demeanor, standing ramrod straight despite her small stature:

"That's right. We're so happy every day following Brother Bai Li. Uncle, don't just throw dirty water on others."

Even Jiang Ruyue whispered a sentence:

"Actually... the pile driver isn't a bad guy."

Xie Tianyun rolled his eyes at the three girls' teasing.

He's almost fifty years old and has never seen a young girl so eager to throw herself at him and so self-righteous about it.

Xie Lingmo, hiding behind Xie Tianyun, peeked out with her pink head when she heard the three girls chattering.

Her gaze first fell on Lin Xiaoshuang's signature blond hair.

He recalled something Bai Li had mentioned in a chat.

"You told me you have a girlfriend who's a bit of a 'sex addict'."

Xie Lingmo muttered something, pointing at Lin Xiaoshuang:

"It must be her, right?"

Immediately afterwards, Xie Lingmo looked at Li Mengmeng and Jiang Ruyue.

Having lived at the top of the pyramid since childhood, Xie Lingmo doesn't respect anyone except her family.

Moreover, she still remembered that Bai Li had said she was his only true friend.

How do we explain this now?

They can't all be girlfriends, can they?

So Bai Li was lying when she said she only had one true friend?

Thinking of this, Xie Lingmo felt a pang of jealousy and her tone became harsh.

She raised her hand, pointing her fingertips at Li Mengmeng and Jiang Ruyue.

"Bai Li".

Xie Lingmo tilted her snow-white neck back:

"Can you explain to me... who are these two country bumpkins?"

Country bumpkin.

Li Mengmeng's eyes widened, and she stomped her short legs heavily on the spot.

She was a local tyrant in Ping County; wherever she went, people had to treat her like royalty.

Jiang Ruyue also comes from a family of officials and businessmen, and is someone who is looked up to wherever she goes.

For the first time ever, someone pointed their finger at me and called me a country bumpkin.

If this had happened in Ping County, Li Mengmeng would have already lost her temper and would have rushed over to tear things apart.

But then she thought again, she was here today to help Bai Li negotiate a contract.

If things go wrong, Brother Bai Li will be angry and definitely won't talk to me tonight.

Li Mengmeng clenched her teeth, swallowing her anger.

Jiang Ruyue was also quite angry.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Bai Li stepped forward to clean up the mess.

He couldn't let his woman suffer.

"Lingmo".

Bai Li looked into Xie Lingmo's eyes and spoke frankly and honestly:

I'm not lying to you, you are my only true friend.

Bai Li paused, then reached out and pulled the three girls behind him into his arms:

"And they... are all my girlfriends."

Xie Lingmo was stunned.

She glanced at Bai Li, then at the three girls.

"At the same time..." Xie Lingmo's voice rose:

"He has three girlfriends?!"

"That's not it."

Bai Li scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly and honestly confessed the details:

"Actually... there are six."

Upon hearing this, Xie Tianyun broke down.

Six! Even more impressive than I was back then!

More importantly, this kid not only confessed, but he confessed so confidently!

When Li Mengmeng and Jiang Ruyue heard Bai Li generously acknowledge their identities and even defend them, their anger subsided considerably.

As long as Bai Li provides enough security, they won't care even if the other side is the King of Heaven himself.

The two exchanged a smug look and straightened their backs even more.

At this moment, Xie Lingmo just stared at Bai Li.

If it were a normal person, they would have already thrown a cup of hot tea at them.

But Xie Lingmo currently only wants to be the other person's only true friend.

In particular, Bai Li had told her that good friends should treat each other with honesty.

Bai Li even told me such a private thing as having six girlfriends. He didn't cheat me out of money or feelings. That's true honesty!

This is what true friends are like!

Xie Lingmo understood this point, and even the slightest bit of awkwardness disappeared.

She tilted her head and pondered for two seconds, then spread her hands:

"They're all your girlfriends, that's fine."

She shrugged indifferently.

"All I want is for you to be my true friend; I don't care about anything else."

Everyone in the office breathed a sigh of relief, but each person had a completely different reason for doing so.

Xie Tianyun patted his chest.

As long as my silly daughter isn't brainwashed by this scumbag into dating, and we just remain friends, it's like finding her a companion to talk to and help her with her depression.

Jiang Ruyue and Li Mengmeng were also relieved.

As long as they're not here to steal Bai Li, that's fine.

The villa was already crowded enough; adding a temperamental rich heiress would only increase the pressure of competing for favor.

Wang Wei stood in the corner and witnessed the whole scene from beginning to end.

The fat man was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

He gave Bai Li a thumbs-up as much as he could, his fat piling up on his face.

Awesome, Brother Li!

He tricked that rich girl into letting him touch her legs, and even admitted to having six boyfriends in front of her father.

As it turned out, the young lady wasn't angry at all; in fact, she found the way they got along very comfortable!

What kind of mind control technique is this?!

Wang Wei kept making faces, his facial muscles twitching.

This commotion caught Xie Lingmo's attention.

"Bai Li." Xie Lingmo frowned, pointing at Wang Wei:

"That spherical thing next to you keeps making faces at me. What does it mean? Is it trying to provoke me?"

Wang Wei's lips twitched.

Spherical object?

I'm a man who's over 1.7 meters tall, how did I end up looking like a ball?!

"Alright," Bai Li said, interrupting the farce.

"We've come all the way from Ping County, so let's put aside our reminiscing for now."

Bai Li glanced at his watch:

"Let's talk about cooperation first."

Xie Lingmo nodded repeatedly.

Although she brought Bai Li here today under the pretext of discussing cooperation.

She walked a few steps to her desk in her high heels, opened a drawer, and took out the prepared documents.

Then, she turned around and instantly became decisive and efficient.

"Since we're talking about cooperation, it's a company-to-company deal."

Xie Lingmo looked at Lin Xiaoshuang and the others, her tone returning to its aloofness:

"Could you please ask your girlfriends to go outside and avoid this situation?"

The eldest daughter of the Xie family never showed any courtesy to others.

Just as Lin Xiaoshuang was about to retort, Bai Li raised his chin and gave her a look.

"You guys go to the lounge outside and wait for me."

Although the three girls were very unhappy, they still obediently moved towards the door.

Xie Lingmo turned to Xie Tianyun and directly ordered him to leave:

"Dad, you should go too."

Xie Tianyun was rooted to the spot and simply refused to move.

What a joke.

He's a playboy with six girlfriends on the other side; how could he possibly leave his daughter here?

"Mo'er, how about Dad pours you some tea and listens in for a bit?"

Xie Tianyun swallowed his pride and tried to negotiate.

"Hey, you'd better hurry up and leave!"

Xie Lingmo directly pushed Xie Tianyun's back:

"I'm an adult! I'll handle my own company's business!"

Xie Tianyun was a big guy, and fearing he might hurt his daughter, Xie Lingmo slowly pushed him out the door.

Before stepping out of the doorway, Xie Tian turned his head, his eyes slicing into Bai Li's like blades.

He pointed at Bai Li, mouthing a silent threat:

You better behave yourself, kid!

Bai Li leaned back on the sofa, shrugged, and looked like a law-abiding citizen.

In the end, only Wang Wei remained.

Wang Wei put the script and materials in his hand on the coffee table and moved closer to Bai Li.

"Brother Li, keep it up!"

Wang Wei lowered his voice, his face filled with a resigned and tragic air:

I was hoping to find a good match. Now it seems like that's not going to happen to me.

"I'll never be able to live off a woman in this lifetime, so I'd better stay out here and be prepared to call her 'sister-in-law'."

After saying that, Wang Wei sighed and tactfully slipped out, closing the door behind him.

Only Bai Li and Xie Lingmo remained in the office.

Xie Lingmo's short pink hair shimmered in the sunlight.

She walked to the large boss's chair but did not sit down.

Instead, he leaned back and half-sat on the edge of the desk.

Xie Lingmo patted the small empty space on the table next to her.

"come over."

Xie Lingmo looked at Bai Li, her clear, bright eyes filled with barely suppressed eagerness.

"Sit here. Let's have a proper talk..."

She extended her slender, fair fingers, tapped the documents on the table, and drawled out the last syllable:

"How should this contract be signed?"