The words made the stars in Tong Yao’s eyes multiply.
Bai Xi said calmly, "Lawyer Shen has helped me so much today that if anyone is to treat, it should be me treating Lawyer Shen. We can discuss matters of the Bai Group during the meal…"
Upon hearing this, Shen Cheng's gaze softened. "Alright."
Although it was still a meal, the meaning of it had changed dramatically at this moment.
Seeing this, Tong Yao’s face crumpled.
Little Xi hadn't changed a bit in all these years, so clueless. Was this just about a meal? This was a blatant hint, a prelude to romance!
No, she had to help her. "Um, Xi'er, seeing how repulsive Zhou Wen and that white lotus looked today, I didn't eat much, just had a little wine. Why don't you take me along, how about it?"
Bai Xi, sensing what she was up to from her unusually excited eyes, was about to ask, when Tong Yao stepped forward and said, "Lawyer Shen, aren't you going to open the passenger door for Xi'er to get in? I'm starving!"
With that, she pushed Bai Xi towards the passenger seat.
Bai Xi finally understood what Tong Yao was thinking.
After all these years, besides judging by looks, her habit of playing matchmaker hadn't changed. It seemed she would have to have a good talk with her after this meal.
Shen Cheng, being very perceptive, opened the passenger door, carefully shielding the car roof to prevent Bai Xi from hitting her head.
After Bai Xi was seated, Tong Yao, satisfied, sat in the back seat herself, looking at the two in front with a smile, her eyes full of joy.
She had been blind before, setting Xi'er up with bad luck in romance. This time, this match was definitely a good one.
On the sixteenth floor of the hospital, Han Mo witnessed all of this. A cold light glinted from his metallic eyeglass, and the corner of his lips curved slightly, carrying a hint of desolation. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his lips, the bright red tinged with a faint dark green.
He raised his slender fingers and gently wiped away the blood from his lips, murmuring, "Han Mo, you promised you would only watch from afar."
Houston Grand Hotel, Presidential Suite.
Bai Xi flicked Tong Yao’s forehead lightly with her finger. "Wake up."
Tong Yao mumbled, turned over, and continued to sleep. "What time is it? Let me sleep a bit longer, my dear Xi'er."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "You're drooling, a lot."
Startled awake, Tong Yao instinctively reached up to wipe her face, finding nothing. She was scared awake and then looked at Bai Xi with a resentful expression. "Xi'er, why are you messing with me!"
She was speechless. She had intended to help them with their date, but unexpectedly, these two had been talking endlessly about the complicated financial flows of the Bai Group and the tedious Chinese legal clauses.
She had to admit, it was more soporific than a lecture from a teacher!
Moreover, she seemed to have slept quite soundly. She couldn't remember how she got from the private room to this suite.
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow. "You messed with me first."
Tong Yao immediately understood. "Wasn't I just trying to help you find a new good match?"
Bai Xi pressed her temples with her hand. "I don't want a man."
Tong Yao instinctively lowered her head, looking at her silk lingerie that had already been changed. She hugged herself defensively in shock. "Xi'er, I'm a die-hard straight woman. We can be friends, but I didn't have any intentions of developing feelings beyond that."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Nor do I want a woman."
Tong Yao’s almond eyes widened, looking at her incredulously. "You don't like humans?"
Bai Xi pressed her temples again. "Tong Xiaoxiao, stop joking. You know what I mean."
Tong Yao's exaggerated expression finally returned to normal. She looked at Bai Xi's face, her eyes full of concern. "Xi'er, there is genuine affection between people."
That's right, she had done it deliberately, wanting to help her relax.
She was genuinely happy to see Xi'er again, but she noticed that Xi'er's eyes had become much colder. Even when she smiled, it often didn't reach her eyes.
She must have suffered a lot over the years, having seen the fickleness of human nature.
Bai Xi smiled, a rare spark of brightness in her eyes. "Tong Xiaoxiao, aren't you overthinking it? We haven't lost all hope in human relationships. I just feel that when it comes to emotions, it's better to be alone than to settle for less."
Tong Yao began to ponder this statement in her mind, but before she could fully grasp it, Bai Xi spoke again. "Tong Xiaoxiao, are there any good all-inclusive interior design stores in M City?"
Although the hotel was nice, it couldn't compare to the comfort of home.
However, the Bai family home had been occupied by Bai Qian and his family for too long, and everything inside was filled with an aura that made her dislike it. It would be better to replace everything and redecorate. She also wanted to restore the rooms where her parents and brother used to live.
Hearing this, Tong Yao forgot about the slightly brain-racking relationship issues she had been contemplating and immediately said, "Yes! I'll take you to see them right now!"
With that, she finally got out of bed.
At that moment, the butterfly-shaped earring on Bai Xi's ear lit up slightly.
Tong Yao was a little surprised. "Xi'er, the diamond on your earring is lighting up on its own!"
Bai Xi looked up. "This is a communicator, just made to look like this. I'm going to take a call. You go get dressed first."
Tong Yao looked at the high-tech communicator and nodded, then went to the hotel's cloakroom to get dressed.
Bai Xi walked to the brightly lit floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the scenery of M City, and casually pressed the earring. "What is it?"
Shen Mingxun's voice came from the butterfly earring. "Bai Shen, Young Master Zhao Minghan has found your treatment and has sent people to surround the Bai family villa, threatening to blow it up if you don't appear within half an hour."
Bai Xi's gaze deepened slightly, and a bloodthirsty smile curved her lips. "It seems he didn't understand my gentle warning that day."
Hearing her voice, Shen Mingxun knew Bai Xi's mood had been ruined. He put on a schadenfreude expression on the other end of the phone. "Zhao Minghan has really spared no expense today. He's brought quite a few people, clearly intending to challenge Bai Shen. Do you need me to bring people to teach him a lesson right away?"
He was very afraid when Bai Shen was angry.
But he was happy to see Bai Shen angry at others. After all, watching Bai Shen punish those who were blind to their own good was a mood-lifting experience. Moreover, only in this way did he have a chance to show off and "claim credit" in front of Bai Shen.
Bai Xi said calmly, "Are you happy that the Bai family is surrounded?"
Shen Mingxun, caught in his awkwardness, especially when he heard the slightly chilling voice, immediately explained, "No, no, no, how dare I? I just want to help Bai Shen."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "I have a mission for you."
Shen Mingxun immediately replied, "Yes!"
Bai Xi stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and said a few words casually before hanging up the communicator on the butterfly earring, her eyes cold and calm.
Some people were simply foolish. She had clearly shown them a way to survive, yet they insisted on seeking death.
... Then they couldn't blame her!