Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her

Chapter 408

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Ye Yuning stamped her foot on the ground in frustration, her ankle throbbing with pain from the injury she sustained while chasing those people.Butler Zhong approached her, holding a pair of hotel-style slippers in his hand.

"Miss Ye," he said, "money and possessions are external things. Why would you risk your life for a bag?"

Ye Yuning: "..."

Hearing this, her breathing grew heavy!

She glared fiercely at Butler Zhong, then glanced at the car parked on the road behind him.

So, he had seen everything that just happened?

"You saw everything just now?" Ye Yuning’s tone was harsh.

Butler Zhong nodded. "Yes, I saw it all."

Ye Yuning: "..."

Already furious, Butler Zhong’s words made her so agitated she felt like she was losing her bearings.

He saw it, watched her being robbed, and did nothing.

Is this the inherent flaw of the Xiao family?

One worse than the other! Either they’re playboys, or they stand by and watch someone get robbed without lifting a finger.

How did I ever get mixed up with such a family?

...

Meanwhile, Qin Jinchuan was in Xiao Linye’s office.

After taking a call, he was all smiles, obviously in a good mood. He put down his cup and looked at Xiao Linye. "Shall we go for some Jianghu cuisine for lunch?"

Xiao Linye raised an eyebrow at him. "You seem quite pleased?"

Qin Jinchuan beamed. "Of course."

Xiao Linye said, "It’s rare to see you happy when you’re involved with the Ye family’s foster daughter."

He recalled his own collaboration with Manlang, which had been an almost daily source of frustration.

Qin Jinchuan also knew how vexing Xiao Linye’s prior dealings with Manlang had been.

He sneered, "That’s because you’re too kindhearted. To deal with women like her, you’ve got to be shameless!"

Xiao Linye: "..."

He didn’t say anything, just gave him a cool, sidelong glance.

Kindhearted, huh?

Regarding their collaboration, the Xiao Corporation hadn’t yielded an inch, yet what had been the outcome?

"Did you manage to get one over on her today?" Xiao Linye asked.

In his view, Qin Jinchuan could only be this elated if he had managed to get one over on that woman.

Qin Jinchuan said, "That recording of hers from Huijian, I’ve already stolen it! No, snatched it!"

"Snatched?" Xiao Linye looked at him in shock.

He couldn’t believe his ears.

So, this was his shameless method?

Looked at that way, he really was quite shameless!

Qin Jinchuan nodded. "Yes, snatched! I couldn’t find it when I tried to steal it, so I figured it was on her person."

Xiao Linye: "..."

So, when an attempt to steal it failed, he’d resorted to outright robbery!

Not a bad method at all; quite the maneuver.

"Aren’t you worried about her taking revenge?"

That woman was cunning and smart.

For something like this to happen in their supposedly harmonious society, she was bound to become suspicious.

But when it came to revenge, Qin Jinchuan sneered, "Without that thing, could I possibly be afraid of her retaliation?"

As long as it wasn’t something overtly incriminating, there was no need to worry.

Xiao Linye asked, "So, do you plan to keep messing with her?"

"How could you say such a thing? After all, she was almost my wife. I’m not that heartless."

He said he wouldn’t be heartless.

Yet today, he had people rob her. If she were faint-hearted, she might be too scared to leave the house for three days.

"I just want her to be a bit more compliant, not so resistant to me."

He spoke these words with particular gentleness.

But in his heart, Xiao Linye still assessed him: shameless!

「It was time to get off work.」

Xiao Linye and Qin Jinchuan left the office together. In the elevator, they bumped into Xiao Shuo, who was also in a good mood today.

Seeing Xiao Linye, Xiao Shuo didn’t have his usual timid manner but cheerfully called out, "Uncle Seven."

Xiao Linye simply nodded in acknowledgment.

When Qin Jinchuan saw Xiao Shuo, however, his mood soured a bit.

Their respective histories with Ye Yuning made the dynamic between him and Xiao Shuo somewhat awkward.

One was her ex-fiancé, and the other, the man she almost married... an ex-husband? Close enough, I suppose.

Xiao Shuo didn’t recognize Qin Jinchuan at first; after all, Qin Jinchuan had rarely appeared in public during the time he was thought to be a fool.

Unfortunately, Xiao Linye introduced him at that moment, "This is the Eldest Young Master of the Qin family. You should call him Uncle Qin."

Xiao Shuo: "..." The Qin family’s fool?

Qin Jinchuan asked, "Do I look that old?"

Xiao Shuo’s breathing hitched. He doesn’t look like a fool, does he?

Lately, he had been working at the company and had hardly paid attention to rumors about the Qin family.

Or perhaps he’d heard a snippet here and there, but because Qin Jinchuan had played the fool for so long, any rumors he’d encountered were completely muddled.

Xiao Linye gave Qin Jinchuan a sidelong look. "If he calls you brother, then he’ll have to call me uncle!"

Qin Jinchuan: "..." Is he trying to pull rank on me too?

「After getting into the car.」

Xiao Linye sent a message to Ye Yuning.

At that moment, Ye Yuning was mentally heaping all sorts of curses on Butler Zhong.

Butler Zhong insisted she get into the car to go to the Xiao family, to which she snapped, "Go where? I’m not going!"

I was just robbed, and these people just stood by and watched. Now they expect me to go to the Xiao family?

Ye Yuning huffed angrily and turned to leave.

Seeing her attitude, Butler Zhong frowned. "Miss Ye!"

"You watched as I was robbed? The Xiao family is truly something else!" Ye Yuning turned back and snapped furiously.

Even if Butler Zhong looked a bit old, wasn’t there also a driver in the car?

Besides, anyone who could be a driver for the Xiao family must have some skills, right?

The more she thought about it, the angrier Ye Yuning felt!