120: Chapter 120 Undercurrents

"Jiaqi, you have been through too much tonight. There are some things you need to consider carefully. Don't do anything you will regret."

"Alright, get some rest. That is it for tonight. Goodbye."

After saying this, Su Ye slipped out of the room. Deng Jiaqi touched her lips, and a smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

Su Ye sat in the back seat with complex feelings. He was not a eunuch, nor did he want to pretend to be deeply affectionate, but as he said himself, he treated every relationship with great seriousness and absolute sincerity—it was just that his heart was divided into many pieces.

A famous person once said: Don't fail a good girl, and don't waste time on a bad one.

Is Deng Jiaqi a good girl? That is unquestionable; she just lacks a bit of common sense in some aspects.

Facing such a girl, Su Ye didn't want to provoke her casually. He was already quite busy with the three girls by his side. Even if he spent time with one each day, he could only see each of them once every three days. If he added Deng Jiaqi, the time would be even longer. Besides, did Deng Jiaqi really know him? Did she know he had several girlfriends? Could she accept that?

What Su Ye wanted was for her to choose to be with him even while knowing these things, rather than finding out after they were together. That would undoubtedly be a betrayal of their relationship.

This wasn't Su Ye being hypocritical; he just wanted to keep the pure matter of relationships pure.

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Black Pearl. After everyone left or went to seek pleasure, Luo Xi returned to her dormitory, took a shower, and sat on the sofa in the living room wearing only underwear, displaying her beautiful figure. She kept swirling the red wine glass in her hand, watching the bright red liquid clinging to the glass walls.

She took out her phone with her left hand and dialed. A middle-aged man's voice sounded:

"Hello? Didn't I tell you? Don't call me when I'm at home."

Luo Xi curled her lips in disdain. This was the man who had tricked her into bed when she was naive, then used money as chains to bind her. By the time she realized he was married, she was already tightly bound by those chains of money.

"I'm not here to talk about love. Have you forgotten? Today was the cruise auction. Something interesting happened. Do you want to hear about it?"

Just then, a middle-aged woman's voice came from the middle-aged man's side:

"Honey, what are you doing? It's so late and you're still not sleeping? Who are you talking to?"

The middle-aged man quickly said:

"The Black Pearl is holding an auction today. There was a little incident, and they are reporting it to me."

The middle-aged woman complained:

"What could it be that can't wait until tomorrow? Alright, go to sleep early."

"Okay!"

As the footsteps faded away, the middle-aged man said:

"Go ahead, what happened?"

Luo Xi listened the whole time without a flicker of expression on her face, just taking a sip of the red wine in her glass.

She had never thought of competing with the middle-aged woman on the other end of the line. After all, they had decades of history, and she had significant influence behind her. What did she have? Relying on her 36E? Or a pretty face?

How many years can a pretty face last? For people with money and power, this is just a matter that can be solved by spending a little money; it's not worth paying a heavy price for.

"Today, Yu Chen and Chen Ze brought a newcomer named Su Ye. I saw that their relationship seemed unusual, so I went up to test him. He is a little fox. Then, on the cruise ship, Su Ye clashed with Qin Qitian of the Qin Family and even got physical. Qin Qitian was hurt quite badly. There might be a conflict later that could lead to a business battle."

Aside from auctions, a key purpose of the cruise auction is to gather information. Everyone who attends the auction is an elite from Sichuan Province or other provinces. Some things they say unintentionally or many events that occur can be profitable.

When a whale falls, it can feed a large ocean, or let the big sharks in the sea feast.

Just like the upcoming business battle between Su Ye and the Qin Family, no matter which side falls, there is at least billions in 'fat meat' lying there. How much one can eat and how to eat it is up to oneself.

Of course, everyone knows this tacitly. Moreover, except for a few important places like the cockpit and engine room, Black Pearl does not have cameras installed in other areas. It all depends on the receptionists to collect information. If you can't keep your mouth shut, who can you blame?

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to think for a while, then said:

"Alright, I understand. Is there anything else?"

Luo Xi took a sip of red wine, swallowed it, and then said:

"By the way, before Qin Qitian got on the cruise, he intended to invite me to go up and have some fun."

The middle-aged man didn't respond to that but said:

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. As for Qin Qitian's matter, we'll talk after he and that Su Ye are done."

Hearing the busy signal from the other end of the phone, Luo Xi laughed mockingly:

"Heh, men."

Saying they would talk after it was over, Luo Xi would bet that if Su Ye won the business battle, he wouldn't mind kicking him while he was down to get some meat. If the Qin Family won, it would definitely invite retaliation from Yu Chen and Chen Ze, and he could use that as an excuse to tear a piece of flesh off the Qin Family. He wouldn't lose either way.

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Vanke No. 1 Villa, the Qin Family.

At this moment, the lights were bright. Qin Qitian was kneeling on the wool carpet in the living room, head lowered. A man in his fifties sat in front of him.

"Dad, that's what happened."

"Smack!"

Qin Lang's eyes, which had been closed, snapped open, and he slapped Qin Qitian across the face. Instantly, five finger marks appeared on Qin Qitian's left cheek, and Qin Qitian didn't dare to cover it at all.

Qin Lang looked at his son with disappointment and said:

"Do you know what mistake you made tonight?"

Qin Qitian said:

"I shouldn't have stoked the fire, I shouldn't have spoken without thinking, and I shouldn't have triggered a business war just to snatch a woman."

"Smack!"

Another crisp sound.

Qin Lang said hatefully, as if iron wouldn't turn into steel:

"Everything you said is just the surface. I have always taught you to observe. Don't do things you aren't sure of. Did you observe clearly? How long have you been in contact with Liu Yi? How long have you been in their circle? And you were already impatient to show off. That's the first point. Secondly, what did you do to remedy the situation after you spoke without thinking? If I were you, I would have apologized on the spot. Although that would be a bit embarrassing, that person wouldn't be able to use it as an excuse to do anything."

"Third, how many times have I told you? Either don't do it, or do it thoroughly. Since the conflict is a fact, was the first thing you did to come back and discuss it with me? If I were you, the first thing I would do is collect information about the opponent. Now we don't even know what the opponent's situation is, and you come to me to discuss? Discuss what the hell!"

"I should have just wiped you on the wall back then."