Lin Zhiyi stood there in a daze, feeling Bai Zhengxian’s gaze fixed on her.
Under that gaze, her breathing became unconsciously rapid.
But she had promised Gong Chen not to confront the Bai Family head-on.
"President Bai, what’s the matter? Cough cough..."
"Careless, I haven’t picked up my phone yet." Bai Zhengxian pointed to the phone on the ground.
Lin Zhiyi let out a sigh of relief and quickly picked up the phone.
"Thank you, President Bai, I’ll be going now."
Before Bai Zhengxian could speak, she quickly left.
Coughing as she walked, her act had to be convincing.
Only after turning a corner did she stop, exhaling heavily.
"Zhiyi."
Unexpectedly, Gong Chen’s call was still connected.
She raised her phone, "I’m here, I ran into President Bai and that woman, the photos didn’t do justice, I didn’t expect she does look a bit like me in person."
Gong Chen was silent for a moment, "Leave there first."
"Okay."
Lin Zhiyi quickly got a cab and left.
...
Meanwhile.
After they reached the underground parking, the woman noticed Bai Zhengxian was distracted.
With a bit of a coquettish air, she laced her arm through his.
"President Bai, what shall we eat later? You promised to spend the entire day with me, don’t go back to that old hag."
She tried to pull Bai Zhengxian to leave, only to find him standing still, unmoved.
"President Bai..."
As she spoke, she was painfully surprised when Bai Zhengxian pried her fingers off one by one.
He brushed off the wrinkles on his sleeves, looking sternly at the assistant behind him.
The assistant immediately restrained the woman.
"President Bai, how should we handle this?"
"Hand her over to the madam," Bai Zhengxian said, accustomed to it.
"Yes, sir."
The assistant dragged the woman away.
The woman quickly pleaded, "President Bai, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called Mrs. Bai an old hag, please don’t do this to me, I’m begging you."
Bai Zhengxian didn’t even look at her, "What you really shouldn’t have done is run into Lin Zhiyi."
The woman, not knowing who Lin Zhiyi was, froze for a moment before being pulled away by the assistant.
Bai Zhengxian got into the car and left.
Soon after, Yang Jingwei called.
"Husband, why are you so angry?"
"It’s nothing. Is there something up?" Bai Zhengxian asked, looking out the window casually.
"I heard from the assistant that this woman pushed someone, was it..."
"Jingwei." Bai Zhengxian’s tone cooled.
Yang Jingwei paused, then laughed, "I understand, I’ll deal with it. Oh, by the way, the Gong Family has invited us to a family banquet tomorrow."
"Got it, seems the old man is really fond of Ruoshu. Later, I’ll have someone pick out some expensive jewelry for you."
"Hmm."
Just as Bai Zhengxian was about to hang up, he saw an electronic screen outside the car window playing a preview for a variety show.
"Hello everyone, I’m Chu Yin. I’m excited to be on the show and hope to meet a male guest who makes my heart flutter."
Bai Zhengxian immediately called back Yang Jingwei, "Jingwei, find out about that small star called Chu Yin."
"..."
"Jingwei," Bai Zhengxian said impatiently.
"Alright."
On the other end, Yang Jingwei searched for information on Chu Yin on her phone.
Just in time, she came across a video of Chu Yin participating in a variety show.
Her attire made her resemble Lin Zhiyi quite a bit, even her movements were similar.
After watching, Yang Jingwei angrily slammed her phone face-down on the table.
Then, she picked up the tea in front of her and drank half a cup aggressively.
Lin Zhiyi, again!
Buzz buzz—
The phone on the table vibrated.
Yang Jingwei opened the phone, it was photos of jewelry sent by Bai Zhengxian’s assistant.
All were jewelry pieces designed by Bai Ruoshu.
Each gem was an exorbitant purchase made by Bai Zhengxian to quickly propel his daughter to fame.
"Madam, President Bai asked you to choose one."
Ironically, Yang Jingwei had never had the privilege to wear them, this was the first time.
She touched the jewelry photos, letting out a cold laugh.
"I’ve picked one, tell President Bai I’ll take care of what he asked promptly."
"Yes, madam."
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