264: Chapter 264 Ruan Xingrou's Lifelong Rival (Part 2)

"Jiang Ling and Lin Yu won't be back for a while, let's go inside and talk."

Qin Ge waved his hand, urging the women into the house.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Xu Shiyin sipped a cup of tea as if she were at home. She looked at Cui Yunxuan and muttered suspiciously, "The matter of the evil spirit definitely has nothing to do with Qin Ge. He has no reason to do something so redundant!"

"But according to the information I got from the Old Master, evil spirits are exceptionally rare. Uncle Cui just returned to the Cui Family; how could he suddenly be tainted by an evil spirit? Could it be that someone with ill intentions used some kind of trick?"

"Impossible!" Xiao Ju immediately shook her head. "If our Thunder Dragon Society has any enemies, it's only the Black Python Gang. Now that the Black Python Gang is leaderless and in the middle of an internal conflict, how could they have the mind to target our Thunder Dragon Society's Old President?"

"Furthermore, our Thunder Dragon Society is legal and compliant now. We don't do 'underworld' business anymore; everything goes through the Didi Hitting People APP. I, Xiao Ju, am the legal representative of the APP. Even if those people who were hacked by our gold-tier fighters wanted revenge, they should come for me. How could it involve the Old President?"

Xu Shiyin muttered suspiciously, "Could it really be an accident?"

She glanced at Qin Ge, not out of suspicion, but wanting to hear his opinion.

Qin Ge smiled without saying a word, only gazing quietly at the charming and cold Cui Yunxuan.

"If we're talking about enemies, then there is only the Yun Family of Yun Province." Cui Yunxuan furrowed her brows, her expression very solemn. "Back then, there were rumors that the Black Python Gang had connected with the massive entity that is the Yun Family."

"Originally, I thought it was just a rumor spread by the Black Python Gang. But now that they have collapsed, so many things are happening at this critical juncture."

"And the members of the Black Python Gang who participated in the previous gang fights were all unfamiliar faces I'd never seen before. It is highly likely that the Yun Family has made a move!"

The Yun Family?

Hearing this, Xu Shiyin gasped in shock.

Xiao Ju curled her lips indignantly. "Is the Yun Family that amazing? Even though our Thunder Dragon Society has gone clean, we still have at least a thousand offline members, not to mention the fighters registered on the Didi Hitting People APP. At worst, we'll just spend a fortune to fight the Yun Family to the death!"

"If I can't hack the Yun Family to death, I'll die instead!"

"All you know is hacking people! Can't you gather some intelligence before you start hacking?!" Xu Shiyin rolled her eyes and said irritably, "The Yun Family is the number one Family in Yun Province. Forget your Thunder Dragon Society, even our Xu Family wouldn't dare to offend them recklessly!"

"You have to understand, the Yun Family doesn't just have immense power on the surface; they also have an indescribable, massive background in the shadows!"

"Rumor has it that the current head of the Yun Family married a noble lady from a Hidden Sect. The Yun Family Young Lord is not just a member of the Yun Family, but also a member of a Hidden Sect."

"According to the orders set by the higher-ups, members of Hidden Sects are not allowed to descend the mountain unless absolutely necessary. However, if a member of the Sect is harmed, that constitutes a necessary situation!"

"To move against the Yun Family, one must not only worry about their status on the surface but also consider the Hidden Sect behind them!"

Xiao Ju looked confused. "Hidden Sects?"

Xu Shiyin nodded solemnly. "To put it bluntly, Su Yaoyao, whom you've seen before, is from a Hidden Sect. This time, Jiang Ling is also from a Hidden Sect. And there are hundreds or even thousands of such terrifying existences standing behind the Yun Family, maybe even more terrifying ones!"

"Even the Great Masters of Qingyuan City can't enter a Hidden Sect in their entire lives!"

Xu Shiyin bit her moist lips and glanced toward Qin Ge, looking slightly puzzled. "Logically speaking, with the Yun Family's background, they should know of Qin Ge's existence."

"So the current situation means that even knowing Qin Ge is involved, the Yun Family still wants to stand up for the Black Python Gang?"

One had to know that the Old Master behind Qin Ge was a true titan of the world!

No one could restrain him!

But when things involved the mysterious Hidden Sects, even she became a bit uncertain.

The person she was most familiar with from a Hidden Sect was none other than her grandfather's personal bodyguard, Lin Lao.

He was a middle-aged man whose appearance hadn't changed for decades.

She had never seen Lin Lao fight, but she knew that anyone who dared to try and harm her grandfather had, without exception, died!

"This matter involves too much. Qin Ge, it's best if you don't get involved." Xu Shiyin looked at Qin Ge, gritting her teeth in a difficult position. "It's not that I don't believe in you; I just can't watch things get worse and worse!"

"How about this: I'll ask Lin Lao to step in and have Yunxuan negotiate with the Yun Family to settle this as quietly as possible."

Xu Shiyin looked at Cui Yunxuan and said awkwardly, "This is the only way I know of right now that can protect the Cui Family."

"Once you truly have a falling out, the Cui Family will be like an ant before the Yun Family."

*Exhale—*

Cui Yunxuan let out a long breath, her expression returning to calm as she nodded. "Alright, sorry to trouble you."

She could have asked Qin Ge for help.

But that would be no different from putting Qin Ge on the spot.

That kind of situation would be somewhat ungrateful.

Furthermore, her father was safe and sound now.

The best outcome she could imagine was to apologize and settle the conflict.

"Um..."

Seeing the atmosphere in the living room turn a bit stiff with no one speaking, Xiao Yue finally couldn't help but mutter softly, "Miss Cui, do I count as having saved Old Master Cui?"

Cui Yunxuan turned to look at Xiao Yue beside Qin Ge and nodded with a grateful smile. "Of course you do."

Xiao Yue was a bit shy, biting her lip and saying softly, "I heard that person named Lin Yu say that there's a reward for saving Old Master Cui. Do I get a reward?"

She didn't actually want to be so mercenary.

But she owed Young Master Qin a large sum of silver.

Owing someone money always made her feel very uncomfortable.

She wanted to pay off her debt as quickly as possible!

Cui Yunxuan nodded. "Of course there is."

She looked at Xiao Ju beside her and urged, "Go get the money!"

Before long, Xiao Ju returned carrying a black briefcase. She placed it on the coffee table and looked at Xiao Yue. "There's two million in cash here, and a black card with a monthly limit of one million. For the next year, as long as your monthly spending doesn't exceed one million, there will be no limit!"

Xiao Yue couldn't hide the joy in her eyes as she turned to look at Qin Ge.

"Take it, you earned it," Qin Ge said with a smile. Then, with a slight grin, he added, "Then I won't get involved in the Yun Family matter. However, if there's anything you need help with, just ask."

It had to be said, a Child of Destiny was truly a Child of Destiny.

That kid Chen Yuan, after having a brief fling with the Biochemical Mother Body, needed a rare and expensive medicinal herb to cure the virus in his body.

As luck would have it, he happened to seek refuge with the Yun Family in Yun Province.

And Cui Yunxuan and Xu Shiyin, by pure coincidence, were going to negotiate with the Yun Family.

Wasn't this clearly creating an opportunity for the Child of Destiny and the Daughters of Destiny to meet?

The Yun Family wasn't even the mastermind behind this; they naturally wouldn't be willing to have mud slung at them for no reason.

And that young master of the Yun Family was the Great Villain in Lin Yu's script, with an exceptionally eccentric and violent temper.

Cui Yunxuan and Xu Shiyin were definitely in for a rough time!

Taking this chance to kill three birds with one stone, harvest some wool, and go with the flow—why not?

After a few pleasantries, Qin Ge left.

Sitting in the back seat of the business van, Qin Ge yawned listlessly and instructed Qiao Yingzi, "Keep a close eye on Cui Yunxuan and Xu Shiyin's movements. Actually, I don't trust the others. After we get back, you go and watch them personally!"

Qiao Yingzi nodded. "President Qin, don't worry. I guarantee no one will be able to touch a single hair on Miss Cui or Miss Xu's heads!"

Qin Ge hummed in response and leaned back on the leather seat for a nap.

Seeing that no one was talking anymore, Xiao Yue reached out a finger and gently poked Qin Ge's arm.

Once Qin Ge opened his eyes, she pushed the briefcase in her arms forward, her eyes full of expectation. "Young Master Qin, this is the money to pay you back. I owed you a total of one hundred and fifty-five taels. The money in this box should be enough, right?"

"You want to settle accounts with me?"

With a smirk on his face and a playful glint in his eyes, Qin Ge sized up Xiao Yue sitting beside him. "Have you forgotten your status?"

"Fine, since you want to settle accounts, let's make them crystal clear. Right now, you are a long-term laborer hired by me. Any problem with that?"

Xiao Yue immediately felt something was wrong and shook her head. "No... no problem."

Qin Ge nodded and said persuasively, "Then while you are employed by me, shouldn't you act according to my instructions?"

Xiao Yue nodded heavily. "A hired hand must naturally follow the master's orders."

This was very reasonable!

She used to wash clothes for Squire Wang's Family.

Cleaning the yard, pruning the garden, and such—sometimes, whatever the master ordered, she had to do.

"Then since you are working for me and receiving a salary from me, how can you take another salary from Cui Yunxuan?"

"Are you working for me, or are you working for Cui Yunxuan?"

"Of course I'm working for you, Young Master Qin!" Xiao Yue stared blankly with her large, watery eyes, her gaze revealing a clear sense of innocence. She looked at the briefcase in her hands. "Then the money in this box should be what I earned for you, Young Master Qin. It's your money, not mine?"

*Slap—*

Qiao Yingzi, who was steering with one hand, suddenly slapped her forehead. Looking through the rearview mirror, she sighed in her heart as she looked at Xiao Yue. "Congratulations, you've learned to answer before the question is even finished!"

Qin Ge had a slight smile on his face as he crooked a finger at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue immediately handed the briefcase, along with the black card, to Qin Ge.

"Do you have any more questions?" Qin Ge looked at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue shook her head. "No more questions."

Qin Ge's smile grew even more radiant. "But I have a question! Originally, I planned to ask you for an introduction fee. After all, I introduced this task to you. Taking a bit of a commission is very reasonable, right?"

"However, seeing as you didn't actually get any money, I won't ask you for the commission."

"But when you sent Lin Yu flying, you damaged Cui Yunxuan's house. Although she didn't ask for compensation, she must be dissatisfied in her heart!"

"Because of your actions, Cui Yunxuan is dissatisfied with you, and even with me as your introducer. It has even affected my image in the Cui Family's eyes. Shouldn't you provide some compensation?"

Xiao Yue nodded reluctantly, then said with a bitter face, "But Young Master Qin, I have no money!"

Qin Ge waved his hand. "Just owe it for now. This is quite expensive, so let's say you owe me a total of a thousand taels. Converted to current currency, that's about one million!"

Ugh—

Xiao Yue pouted her little mouth aggrievedly. Her eyes turned red as she looked at Qin Ge and muttered sadly, "Young Master Qin, are you bullying me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Qin Ge rolled his eyes irritably, reached out to stroke Xiao Yue's soft, silk-like black hair, and said with concern, "Business is business; those are the rules. But I'm not forcing you to pay it back right now!"

"Or do you think these past two days haven't been as comfortable as your life before?"

Xiao Yue pouted and shook her head vigorously.

How could that be?

Before, she had nothing to eat or wear, and she had to work and get beaten.

Now, after becoming Young Master Qin's hired hand, she not only had three meals a day but also an exceptionally soft bed to sleep in.

Most importantly, when she talked back, she wouldn't get a beating.

Young Master Qin would even comfort her gently, just like her parents used to comfort her younger brother.

Thinking about it this way,

Xiao Yue suddenly felt that the naughty Young Master Qin who liked to bully her wasn't as bad as she thought...

...

On the other side, in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel where Xiao Yue was staying.

Ruan Xingrou was rummaging through Qin Ge's clothes one by one, bringing each to her nose to sniff. "Nothing."

"Nothing!"

"Still nothing!!"

"None of the clothes have Qin Ge's scent!"

"Who is it!"

"Which devil washed all of Qin Ge's discarded clothes!?"

Ruan Xingrou irritably thrust her hands into her smooth long hair, her eyes wide with a near-manic rage.

She had checked; this presidential suite was booked under Qiao Yingzi's name.

And according to Qin Ge's usual practice when going out, a room booked by Qiao Yingzi should be where Qin Ge was staying.

She had even found Qin Ge's clothes.

This confirmed her hypothesis!

Why?

Which devil was it!?

As soon as Qin Ge left the room, they washed all his discarded clothes so clean that not even a hint of his scent remained!?

Did this devil wash them by hand!?

Just how carefully did she scrub them!?

Ruan Xingrou gritted her teeth in hatred, her resentment unbearable!

She had better not catch that devil, or else don't blame her, Ruan Xingrou, for being ruthless and showing no mercy.

*Beep beep—*

Just then, the sound of the door unlocking came from outside.

Ruan Xingrou, who had been holding it in for who knows how long, instinctively wanted to leave through the window like a giant spider.

But she had returned empty-handed today.

No, that wasn't right; she had seen hope, only to have it trampled out by someone.

It made her whole body feel as if ten thousand ants were biting her, and she simply couldn't move her feet!