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

"Eat, eat, eat! Eat your mother's head!"

Chen Tingting's fiery temper flared up immediately, and she nearly poked her finger into Wang Wei's nostril.

"You usually seem pretty clever, but now your brain's completely stuffed with intestines?"

Li Jiaxin also looked disappointed and frustrated:

"I've practically fed you a free meal; you're practically ready to chew it up and swallow it whole."

"You're still thinking about eating that lousy hot pot?"

Lin Xiaoshuang and Zhang Qian also joined in.

"Exactly," Lin Xiaoshuang said, speechless. "If you go with her, you can eat whatever you want, right?"

Zhang Qian seconded:

"If you lose this ready-made wealth, don't try to complain about being poor in front of us later."

Wang Wei's face flushed red as he listened, and he forced himself to mutter in a low voice:

"Sisters-in-law, Mrs. Su is rich and powerful, how could she possibly be interested in someone like me? I still have some self-awareness."

After saying that, he secretly glanced at Su Mei.

Upon seeing this, Wang Wei froze on the spot.

Hearing the outrageous things the young women said, Su Mei didn't even utter a single rebuttal.

Instead, her eyes sparkled as she gazed at Wang Wei's face with a smile.

At this moment, Bai Li straightened the hem of her trench coat and stepped forward.

My brother always complains about wanting to be a kept man, but today, when the opportunity was practically in his mouth, he backed down.

Given the current situation, we still need the eldest brother to give us a push.

"Alright, stop standing in the wind at the gate."

Bai Li, with a steady voice, smoothly smoothed things over:

"I just ordered some barbecue and crayfish for delivery, it'll be here soon, let's eat here. Everyone's tired today."

After saying that, he put his hands in his pockets, glanced at Wang Wei out of the corner of his eye, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

The unspoken understanding between best friends of several years is all contained in this one look.

Although Wang Wei is usually timid, he is definitely not really stupid.

Brother Li is deliberately creating an opportunity for people to stay!

Wang Wei took two deep breaths to suppress his awkwardness, then shuffled over to Su Mei and brazenly began to speak:

"Mrs. Su, why don't you eat something here too?"

Wang Wei pointed to the rest area:

"After soaking in cold water for so long, I need some hot barbecue to fill my stomach. After all..."

He paused, his tone becoming hesitant:

"After all, we just went through that situation..."

Su Mei, being a shrewd woman, noticed that Wang Wei wanted to ask what had happened to her earlier, but was too embarrassed to ask.

She saw through it but didn't say anything. She pulled the blanket around her shoulders and walked over to sit on the sofa.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and the delivery guy brought in four large bags of steaming hot late-night snacks.

Chen Tingting and the other girls cheered and quickly unpacked the packages, filling the entire coffee table.

Several people sat around on the carpet.

Bai Li sat with four spirited young women.

Su Mei sat opposite Wang Wei, holding a cup of warm water.

Halfway through the meal, Su Mei spoke up:

"Sigh... about what happened just now."

Su Mei lowered her eyes, looking at the steam rising from the cup, her tone tinged with bitterness.

"My ex-husband and child were both in a car accident three years ago." Su Mei ran her fingertips along the rim of the glass. "They're all gone."

"All the assets he left behind, the companies, and those storefronts, naturally fell on my shoulders, this weak woman."

Su Mei gave a wry smile and shook her head:

"Having money without a foundation is the original sin. Naturally, there are people with ulterior motives who covet the real gold and silver in my hands."

"Every few days someone causes trouble, sets traps when negotiating contracts. Today's incident is probably a new group of people who couldn't wait any longer and wanted to kill me."

She raised her head, her gaze sweeping across the large apartment before finally settling on Bai Li.

"The place where we were discussing business today happens to be very close to here," Su Mei said.

"Luckily, when I knew I had been infected, I still had the strength to run to this area..."

"You're quite clever." Bai Li leaned back against the sofa. "You know where to hide safely when something happens."

That's a very insightful point.

Ping County is neither too big nor too small. If a woman is truly being chased to the point of desperation, she could easily ask any passerby for help.

But she just happened to come here.

This clearly shows that even if the person who set her up catches up, she can use Bai Li's background to resolve the aftermath.

Su Mei's face flashed with embarrassment when her thoughts were exposed on the spot.

She put down her water glass and, somewhat embarrassed, clutched the edge of the blanket.

"Um......"

Su Mei's voice lowered:

"You are the owner of Villa Number One. I did indeed use a little trick..."

"Because I know that anyone who can live there must have no issues with their qualifications or character. If those scumbags come after us, they'll never dare to cause trouble here."

Bai Li looked at the soaking wet woman in front of him.

He does have some brains, but in the business world, without them, you'd be taken advantage of long ago.

Although her original intention was to use herself, it inadvertently facilitated her contact with Wang Wei.

Bai Li considered it a favor to his brother, and didn't bother to argue about such a harmless scheme.

"Have you found out who the enemy is?" Bai Li wiped her hands with a wet wipe and casually asked, "Do you need any help afterward?"

These words were spoken.

Just moments ago, Su Mei had appeared pitiful, weak, and helpless.

His entire demeanor changed abruptly.

The eyes, still red from the drug residue, no longer held the timidity of before; instead, a ruthless and decisive glint appeared.

"unnecessary."

Su Mei placed the water glass on the table with a crisp sound.

She straightened her back, brushed aside the stray hairs obscuring her eyes with her long, slender fingers, and gave a cold snort:

"Just a bunch of low-level thugs. I was careless today, that's why I suffered in silence."

A cold laugh escaped Su Mei's lips:

"These bastards really think they're so great."

"If I don't skin them alive, these bastards will really think I, Su Mei, am some kind of pushover!"

After delivering these harsh words, Su Mei shifted her gaze from Bai Li to Wang Wei.

Wang Wei was still holding the shrimp meat in his hands, completely absorbed in listening to the story.

Su Mei giggled, her laughter soft and sweet, like a man-eating demon.

She stretched out her hand, which had red manicured nails, and placed it directly on the back of Wang Wei's hand.

Su Mei brought her face closer, her warm breath brushing against Wang Wei's flushed cheeks.

"I just didn't expect this..."

Su Mei's voice was sticky and mushy:

"The chubby kid who was begging to be taken care of last time we met, is now..."

She gently traced circles on the back of Wang Wei's hand with her fingers, her eyes gleaming with seductive allure.

"That's really reliable."

"Such a well-behaved man." Su Mei's red lips parted slightly, her breath sweet as orchids:

"Let me..."

"I'm starting to feel tempted."