Chapter 56

When Xiao Bing returned home in the evening, Su Xiaoxiao was studying in her room. Xiao Bing glanced at his watch; it was already past midnight. This Su Xiaoxiao had really started to catch up on her studies, so diligently and seriously.

Clearing his throat, he knocked on the door. After getting Su Xiaoxiao's permission, Xiao Bing entered and came to stand behind her. Curiously, he glanced at the workbook she was writing in and said with a smile, "College shouldn't be that busy, right? It's already midnight, you should get some rest."

"Um, my family has no connections. After graduation, I have to find a job on my own. The more I learn, the more of an advantage I'll have over others."

This girl's personality is so much like her sister's. Although one is cold and the other is warm, they are both so competitive.

Suddenly, Su Xiaoxiao stopped writing, stood up, and pressed her face to Xiao Bing's chest, sniffing hard. Then, with a look of suspicion in her eyes, she asked, "Did you go to the Ye family for dinner tonight?"

"Yes," Xiao Bing replied, "Old Mr. Ye specially set up a dinner to thank me."

"Then whose perfume is on you?" Su Xiaoxiao said with a cold laugh, "I don't remember Ye Zi having this kind of perfume."

Xiao Bing picked up his clothes and sniffed them. A pleasant smell. He suddenly remembered that he had hugged a flirtatious beauty earlier, and that woman had a strong, pungent perfume. How could he explain this? He couldn't say that he had to teach a woman a lesson, so he first molested her, right?

Seeing Xiao Bing speechless, Su Xiaoxiao's face suddenly changed. She pushed him toward the door and said loudly, "You dirty man, don't come into my room... No wonder you came back so late. I thought you were with Ye Zi, but it turns out you were out partying. I never thought you would be such a man."

"Hey, hey, it's not like that... It's not what you think."

But Su Xiaoxiao ignored him, pushing him out of the room and slamming the door shut.

Xiao Bing sighed helplessly. This was just a case of being right but unable to explain it. Do you think I'm the kind of man without taste? But this little girl is making a big fuss over nothing. Even if I did something, she doesn't need to get so worked up over it, especially since she and Ye Zi aren't that close...

Xiao Bing took a shower and returned to his room. It was already midnight when he lay down. He took out his phone and thought of Ye Zi's cute and playful face, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. He sent a text message: "Baby, good night."

The text message had just been sent, and it was not even two minutes later when Xiao Bing turned off the room light and was about to go to sleep. His phone rang, and he quickly got up to answer it.

"Brother Bing, are you still awake so late?" Ye Zi's voice was sweet, and Xiao Bing's heart softened.

"Yes, I was just about to go to sleep, but I suddenly wanted to send you a text message."

"Hmph, I thought you didn't love me anymore. Who said you would call me every night before going to bed? After you came home today, you didn't even send me a text message."

Xiao Bing laughed bitterly, "It's not what you think. Something happened today."

"Something happened? What happened?" Ye Zi suddenly felt a tightness in her heart. She realized how important Xiao Bing was to her. Although they hadn't been together for long, from the moment they met, when Xiao Bing saved her and took her to enjoy freedom, she had already fallen for him.

Xiao Bing briefly recounted what had happened that night. After listening carefully, Ye Zi suddenly laughed, "Brother Bing, you really care for women."

Xiao Bing cleared his throat, "I was just helping someone in need."

"Lending her 100,000 yuan is also helping someone in need? Hmm... For a woman you've only met once and spoken to a few times, you can lend her money so easily. Brother Bing, you really are a man with a sense of justice."

Xiao Bing's face turned red with embarrassment. Although he didn't want to admit it, if Julia were just an ugly woman, he might not have gone to her house so late, lent her money, and even accompanied her to the casino to fight with the other party. Damn, men are all scum, they can't resist beautiful women.

But Ye Zi didn't want to make things difficult for Xiao Bing. In fact, she came from a wealthy family and had seen too many playboys. Compared to those men, Xiao Bing was much purer. At least that's how she saw it. Those men wouldn't be so nervous about holding a girl's hand or hesitating to kiss her. Ye Zi still remembered Xiao Bing's shy appearance clearly.

Ye Zi laughed, "Alright, don't be nervous. But you said the boss of the casino is North King? Are you sure?"

"Sure," Xiao Bing asked, "Who is this North King?"

Ye Zi's voice became serious, "Then you're in trouble. The entire Jiangcheng is divided into four areas: East, South, West, and North. These four areas are controlled by the Four Great Kings. East King Huajian, South King Jingang, West King Shejun, and North King Mudan. You've offended North King Mudan, one of the Four Great Kings."

Xiao Bing laughed, "This Mudan sounds like a woman, right?"

"She is a woman, but she is more terrifying than any man. Two years ago, a shocking case occurred in Jiangcheng. In one night, the eyes of fifteen men were gouged out. It is said that these fifteen men all had one thing in common: they either kept mistresses or had mistresses outside. This case shocked the provincial police, but it was never solved. However, it was said that North King Mudan was behind it, though there was no evidence."

Xiao Bing took a deep breath. Even with his temperament, he couldn't help but feel a chill. Mudan is so ruthless.

Ye Zi said, "In short, you need to be careful. If it doesn't work out, come to my house again tomorrow..."

"Hmm?"

Ye Zi paused for a moment and then said, "My family owes you a great favor. Let my father help you. Although North King is ruthless, she will still give my father some face. Although he is not sentimental, he is extremely lustful, but he has a lot of influence in Jiangcheng. Anyone must give him some face."

Xiao Bing laughed, "How can you talk about your father like that?"

"He is like that! He started from nothing and became the richest man in Jiangcheng in just a few decades, and one of the richest men in the country. Do you think he achieved this just by using legitimate means? Although Mudan is ruthless, she relies on force, and the number of people she can harm is limited. My father, however... He can easily make a competing company go bankrupt, make a rival CEO jump to his death, and make the employees of a rival company lose everything... He doesn't use a knife, but he kills more ruthlessly." Ye Zi's voice was agitated as she spoke, and she was still panting, as if she had a hard time calming down.

Xiao Bing had to admit that Ye Zi was right. Even though he hadn't experienced it, he could imagine how dark the business world could be.

"Business has its darkness, and war has its cruelty," Xiao Bing sighed. "What you said might be true, but everything he does is what a businessman must face, just like in war, if you don't kill others, they will kill you."

"That's why, what's the difference... It's understandable to treat outsiders, but what about family? My mother's body was still warm when he brought his mistress into the house, and even before my mother died, he already had this woman outside!"

A family's affairs are hard to judge, and Xiao Bing had nothing to say, only sighing.

"Let's not talk about this. That's why I said, compared to Mudan, who knows who has killed more people. Although he is ruthless to his family, he has a certain status in Jiangcheng. The underworld must give him some face. If he is willing to help you, Mudan won't dare to say anything."

Xiao Bing said, "Forget it... I'll handle this myself."

"Brother Bing, you..."

Xiao Bing said gently, "Silly girl, do you want your family to think that Brother Bing is useless?"

"I'm not... I don't mean that."

"I know you're worried about me, but I also want to prove to you that I can give you a sense of security. If I can't even protect myself, how can I protect you, Ye Zi?"

Ye Zi was moved by Xiao Bing's words and finally gave up, nodding affectionately.

Xiao Bing laughed, "Ye Zi, sometimes your voice makes me lose myself..."

"Brother Bing."

"Yes?"

"I need to be careful."

"What...?"

"You're becoming less honest and more romantic."

"..."

The two of them chatted on the phone until after midnight, and then reluctantly went to bed.

The next morning, Xiao Bing got up early. Thinking about how he had made Su Xiaoxiao angry the night before, he decided to get up early to make breakfast to calm down the moody little girl. After a busy morning, it was almost time for Su Xiaoxiao to go to school, but she still hadn't come out of her room. Xiao Bing became worried. Could she have a relapse of her cold and fallen ill again?

Sure enough, when Xiao Bing knocked on the door, there was no response. He turned the doorknob and rushed in. The room was empty, and on the bedpost hung a large piece of paper that read: "Big pervert, I went out for breakfast. Su Xiaoxiao."

Xiao Bing took down the paper, touched his nose, and smiled bitterly, muttering, "This stubborn little girl..."

At that moment, Su Xiaoxiao was already sitting at her desk, flipping through a book. Imagining Xiao Bing's helpless face after waiting for her all morning and receiving only the note, she suddenly laughed, and her anger gradually subsided.

A girl next to her nudged Su Xiaoxiao and asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, nothing."

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