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

Xie Tianyun snorted:

"Stop acting innocent after getting the benefit."

"My Coaster has a lot of interior features. After riding in it, I guarantee you'll never want to go back to those old-fashioned vans."

"However, the car's paperwork is with the company, so it can't be transferred to the owner."

Xie Tianyun straightened his somewhat disheveled tie:

"Just drive away."

After throwing out his chips, Xie Tianyun didn't want to stay there for even a moment longer.

"Lingmo, we've given him the car. Let's go!"

Xie Tianyun reached out and grabbed his daughter's wrist.

In his eyes, the deal was completely done; he had paid to avoid disaster and severed all emotional ties.

But Xie Tianyun's hand reached for nothing.

Xie Lingmo completely ignored her father's instructions.

She darted past Xie Tianyun and ran to Bai Li.

Her short pink hair bounced in the spring sunshine.

Her watery eyes were covered with a layer of moisture, and she looked extremely aggrieved.

"Bai Li..."

Xie Lingmo tilted her head back, her fair face flushed with anxiety.

"You're not playing with me anymore, are you?"

In her logic, Bai Li accepting her father's car meant she had agreed to the condition of never seeing him again.

Bai Li held the car keys and glanced at Xie Tianyun, who was standing behind him, gritting his teeth and ready to devour someone at any moment.

He lowered his head, lowered his voice, and responded sincerely:

"How could that be? If you miss me, just tell me anytime. I'll be there whenever you call."

Upon hearing this guarantee, Xie Lingmo's gloom vanished, and she smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth.

"good!"

Before she finished speaking, Xie Lingmo stretched out her arms, wrapped them around Bai Li's waist, and buried her head in his chest.

The succubus scent emanating from Bai Li reached its peak at this moment.

A tingling, heart-pounding sensation shot up from the base of my spine all the way to the top of my head.

Xie Lingmo's legs went weak, and she only managed to stay upright by holding onto Bai Li.

This touch and smell were like a life-saving remedy for her.

Xie Lingmo parted her cherry lips slightly, her voice as soft as a whisper:

"brother."

She flirted back with sweet words:

"Actually, you smell really good..."

Leaving behind this deadly statement, Xie Lingmo gave Bai Li no time to react.

She loosened her grip, turned around, and ran back to Xie Tianyun's side in a flash.

This both ignited Bai Li's passion and precisely controlled Xie Tianyun's impending outburst:

"Dad, let's go back."

Xie Tianyun was rendered speechless by his daughter's antics.

He glared fiercely at Bai Li one last time, then led his daughter toward the office building.

A gentle breeze carried the sounds of the father and daughter talking intermittently.

"Lingmo, now that you've given him the car, we're even. You're not allowed to hang out with him anymore, unless..."

Xie Tianyun patiently and earnestly established the rules.

Xie Lingmo kicked at the fallen leaves on the road, without even looking up:

"Unless what?"

"Unless his achievements surpass mine, then I will acknowledge that he is qualified to be your friend."

Xie Tianyun presented a seemingly impossible problem that he believed none of the young people in the city could solve.

Xie Lingmo stopped and turned to look at Xie Tianyun:

"Dad, listen to me." Xie Lingmo stated the facts with utmost seriousness:

"He's already surpassed you. Even Uncle Zhao Donghai has to curry favor with him..."

This honest explanation, when it reached Xie Tianyun's ears, became a huge joke.

Xie Tianyun interrupted before the conversation was even over, laughing loudly.

"happy!"

Xie Tianyun shook his head with a laugh:

"Mo'er, how could you even make up such nonsense?"

"I'd believe you if you said he's better than me."

"But I absolutely do not believe he can surpass me."

Xie Lingmo pouted as she looked at her father's confident and prejudiced expression.

Summer insects can't talk about ice.

There's no way to explain it to this old man.

"Never mind. I won't say anything more."

Xie Lingmo withdrew her gaze and continued walking forward.

"You'll understand your father's good intentions later."

Xie Tianyun assumed his daughter was just sulking because her lie had been exposed, and he patted his chest and began to reminisce about the bitter past and sweet present.

The sound of their conversation grew fainter and fainter as their figures receded into the distance, until it disappeared completely.

The curb.

"Come back to reality!"

Lin Xiaoshuang's fair and delicate hands waved wildly in front of Bai Li's eyes:

"Why are you still looking at them when they've already gone so far?!"

Li Mengmeng stood to the side, arms crossed.

"Feeling good now?"

She pouted, her tone sarcastic:

"That pink-haired girl threw herself into my arms. And even said, 'Bro, you smell so good~'. Flat-chested and so cunning, she's really something."

Jiang Ruyue, with her hands in her pockets, also began to mutter:

"No wonder we're brothers, we've been through thick and thin together."

Bai Li ignored the three jealous people, twirled the Coaster car keys on his finger twice, and put them in his pocket.

At this moment, Wang Wei also eagerly came over:

"Brother Li."

Wang Wei rubbed his hands together, his tone extremely sincere:

"You're absolutely awesome."

"Is there a playstyle that... doesn't rely on character modeling, chat skills, or resources?"

Bai Li looked at Wang Wei's expectant face.

"some."

Wang Wei's eyes widened:

"What playing style? Tell me quickly!"

Bai Li reached out and patted Wang Wei on the shoulder, speaking earnestly:

"Elevate your pillow. You'll sleep better."

Wang Wei's expression fell; this was telling him to dream.

Bai Li stopped talking nonsense, clapped his hands, and drew everyone's attention.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Bai Li checked the time:

"Now that we've finished everything in Yuncheng today and even got a free car, let's head straight back."

He turned to look at Wang Wei and began assigning tasks.

"Wang Wei, drive that Panamera back."

"I drive this Coaster."

"Fine. I'll drive you back to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds." Wang Wei muttered a protest:

"Seriously. I've been eating your dog food all day, and now I have to be your driver on the way back."

Bai Li took out his phone and quickly tapped the screen a few times.

"Received payment via WeChat, 50,000 yuan."

Bai Li put away her phone, her tone calm:

"This is your share of the profits from this script collaboration. Take it."

Wang Wei, who was just full of complaints, has completely reversed his attitude.

He stood with his legs together, his back straight, and his right hand raised to his forehead, saluting.

"Yes, sir!"

Wang Wei's voice was loud and clear; his previous resentment had completely vanished.

"My loyalty to Brother Li is as clear as day! Investigate me however you like, I, Wang Wei, am an innocent and loyal servant of Brother Li!"

He patted his chest and guaranteed:

"And I'll be your most loyal driver! I promise to drive you safely to the Heavenly Palace!"

The power of money is that direct.

Bai Li couldn't hold back and kicked Wang Wei in the butt.

"Go to hell."

After dismissing Wang Wei, Bai Li turned around and glanced at Lin Xiaoshuang, Li Mengmeng, and Jiang Ruyue, who were standing in a row.

"Let's go. Let's go back too."

But as soon as he turned around, a small hand grabbed his sleeve.

Bai Li turned around in confusion and saw Jiang Ruyue hesitating to speak:

"What's wrong, Ruyue?"

Jiang Ruyue said blankly, "You have to promise me first that you won't hit me on the head or make me shut up."

"Hesitatingly speaking."

Only after receiving Bai Li's assurance did Jiang Ruyue speak:

"Didn't Wang Wei just say... he's loyal to you, and no matter how you investigate, he's clean?"

At this point, she bit her lip, as if making a decision:

"Actually... I'm an informant, and you need to investigate me thoroughly."