24: Chapter 24 Should I obey or not?

"What do you think, everyone?"

Su Ye stretched and checked his phone; it was already past two in the morning. Looking at his bare wrist, Su Ye realized that perhaps it was time to buy a watch that would display his status.

Li Yi rolled his eyes at Su Ye, yawned, and said, "It's this late, what else can we do? Everyone go back to your own homes, back to your own moms. I'm heading out first."

Li Qing looked at Jiang Bai and Su Ye, shrugged, and pointed at a black Volkswagen not far away, saying, "I'm heading out too. Uncle Yan is personally taking me home."

Then, with a bitter expression, she said to Jiang Bai, "Xiao Bai, I won't be taking you home to stay. Su Ye can take you later. I reckon my dad already knows about today's events, and I have to go back and get scolded."

Su Ye nodded. "Go home and accept your baptism with peace of mind. You can rest assured leaving Jiang Bai to me."

Li Qing nodded. Su Ye was Li Yi's friend, and the impression he had given her just now was very good. A person who was brave enough to stand up for his friends proved that his character couldn't be that bad. Moreover, Li Qing had seen the situation earlier where he was surrounded by lawyers; his status was definitely not simple. Of course, the main point was that tonight, Jiang Bai was clearly very interested in Su Ye, and Li Qing wouldn't be one to break up a budding romance.

Seeing that everyone had left, Su Ye pointed to the car that he had asked Marketing Manager to have someone bring over when they were taken away by the police officers earlier, and said, "Xiao Bai, you have two choices now. One is for me to book a hotel for you, and the second is to go to my place and sleep."

Earlier, Su Ye had heard Li Qing and the others chatting and knew that Jiang Bai was not from Chengdu; she was studying at Chengdu University, and her home was in Mian City.

Upon hearing Su Ye's words, Jiang Bai's little face turned bright red in an instant, and her heart rate suddenly accelerated.

Why was he so blunt?

Should I agree? If I agree, will he think I'm a bad girl?

Seeing Jiang Bai's flushed little face, Su Ye finally realized that his muddled brain hadn't expressed itself clearly.

"What I meant is that I have an extra room. If you think it's okay, you can stay in that extra room for the night."

After thinking about it for a moment, Jiang Bai decided to get to know Su Ye better at close range. Going to see his place was never a bad idea. As for the matter of walking into the lion's den, Jiang Bai felt that Su Ye wouldn't do something like that.

"Let's go to your place. It's too late, and finding a hotel is too much trouble."

"Okay, let's go."

The designated driver, who had been waiting on the side, hurriedly got into the driver's seat, while Su Ye and Jiang Bai got into the vehicle.

After getting into the car, Jiang Bai looked around and asked, "Su Ye, why does this car look different from the Mercedes-Benz I've ridden in before?"

Before Su Ye could speak, the designated driver in the front couldn't wait to say, "Miss, don't insult this car by comparing it to those Mercedes-Benz on the street, okay? This is an AMG GT 63 4MATIC+."

Jiang Bai wasn't annoyed and continued to ask curiously, "What's the difference between this AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ and other Mercedes-Benz cars? I see the logo is the same."

Perhaps it was because a beautiful woman was talking to him, or perhaps because the designated driver was truly a car enthusiast, he said, his voice cracking slightly, "They're all the same? The logo is the same, but this Mercedes-Benz could buy four or five of those ones outside. This AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ costs at least over two million to get on the road, okay? Plus, it has a V8 engine..."

Jiang Bai was stunned. Although her family's financial condition was decent—running a small business with an annual income of 300,000 to 400,000—she still couldn't quite comprehend a car costing two million. Don't look at all the talk about luxury cars online; how many people have actually ridden in a million-dollar luxury car in reality?

Su Ye smiled and said, "Alright, this car is just a means of transportation. It's not that exaggerated."

The designated driver seemed to realize he had been a bit too intense and quieted down, while Jiang Bai was still looking around, trying to see what was so different about this two-million-plus car.

Half an hour later, the car pulled steadily into a parking spot in the underground garage. After receiving the payment, the designated driver quickly took his leave; he still had another order to pick up.

Su Ye brought Jiang Bai back to his home, yawning as he said, "There are new slippers in the shoe cabinet. There are toiletries in the guest bedroom drawer. The blankets and such are all ready; you can just uncover the dust cover and sleep. I'm going back to my room first; I haven't stayed up this late in too long and I'm struggling to keep going."

After saying this, Su Ye walked back to the master bedroom in his slippers. The master bedroom had its own bathroom, so naturally, he didn't need to share with Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai watched Su Ye close the door to the master bedroom. She touched her smooth, egg-like cheek in doubt, then looked down at her chest, which obscured her view of her own toes, genuinely doubting her own charm.

"Hmph."

With a soft huff, Jiang Bai took a pair of pink slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them on.

Meanwhile, Su Ye quickly washed up and lay in bed. It wasn't that he wanted to act like a saint, but Jiang Bai was Li Yi's friend, and it was their first time meeting. If he did something, even if Jiang Bai didn't say anything, it would be hard to explain to Li Yi. Furthermore, Su Ye had no intention of eating the grass by his own nest; the world was so big, why hang himself from a single tree?

Looking at the brand-new notification on the system panel:

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for making actual contact with R7-level connection Yan Zheng. Intelligence information is being issued now...]

[Three days from now, the Gaoxin District Police Station and the Wuhou Police Station will jointly conduct an operation in Wuhou District to arrest a group of drug dealers. However, because one of the drug dealers went out to buy food and spotted plainclothes officers, more than ten drug dealers scattered and fled. During the process of leading the charge to arrest the drug dealers, Yan Zheng will be ambushed by two drug dealers at Xinmalu at one o'clock in the morning and will heroically sacrifice his life.]

Su Ye looked at the intelligence and associated it with seeing Yan Zheng at the Wuhou Police Station today; the two of them must have been discussing this matter. He then set an alarm on his phone and fell into a deep sleep. Things three days from now were still a long way off; there was no need to start planning now.

Thanks to the Perpetual Motion Machine buff, Su Ye, who had only fallen asleep at 3:30 AM, woke up at 9:30 AM full of energy. After washing up casually and eating a reasonably balanced breakfast—making an extra portion for Jiang Bai while he was at it—he put on his fitness gear, sent a message to Jiang Bai, and then set off for the Edir Fitness Club. Once you get used to fitness, it really becomes addictive.

Not long after Su Ye left, Jiang Bai also woke up, though her hair was messy and her eyes were bloodshot. Last night, she had spent half the night thinking about whether she would submit or not if Su Ye sneaked into her room, whether she should resist before submitting, or just submit directly, which left her unable to sleep all night.

Yawning, Jiang Bai saw Su Ye's open bedroom door and the breakfast on the dining table, and a smile couldn't help but tug at the corners of her mouth.