The farce ended like this, and Jiang Peipei was taken away by He Wenzheng. Bai Rui had already watched the show and wanted to leave but he was stopped by Feng Yuzheng in the room.

Bai Rui looked at Feng Yuzheng, who had bruises on his face, and didn’t quite understand why the male lead, who used to ignore Feng Ruiran in the past, would ask him to stay.

And there was also Feng Yuzheng himself who didn’t understand why he stopped him. In the past, he never cared about such things. But today, when he was caught by Bai Rui, for some reason, Feng Yuzheng felt embarrassed.

“Big brother, is something wrong?”

Bai Rui waited for a long time, but the other party didn’t speak.

He raised an eyebrow and asked with some confusion, “Could it be that you blame me for being rude to that young lady and scaring her off?”

For a moment, Feng Yuzheng was in a trance as he looked at Bai Rui’s smooth and perfect profile. When he heard what he said, he immediately became serious and scolded.

“What nonsense! She’s just a woman who crawled into my bed; it’s not a big deal.”

Bai Rui nodded in agreement with Feng Yuzheng’s words.

Feng Yuzheng looked fixedly at Bai Rui’s face, then he pursed his lips, and explained.

“Ruiran, big brother just drank a little more alcohol, actually…”

Before Feng Yuzheng could finish speaking, Bai Rui laughed and lightly responded.

“Big brother, I understand. We’re all adults; you don’t need to explain this to me! By the way, I’ll go find the person in charge to get you new clothes and medicine for your injuries.”

Bai Rui saw that Feng Yuzheng had nothing important to say, so he finished speaking and used a simple excuse to leave the room. Staying in a room where the male and female leads had just been intimate made Bai Rui a bit uncomfortable.

Feng Yuzheng looked at Bai Rui’s hurried departure and an indescribable feeling weighed heavily in his heart. Feng Ruiran didn’t care when he saw him with a woman; Feng Yuzheng couldn’t tell whether he was relieved or depressed.

Bai Rui didn’t care about Feng Yuzheng’s opinions. After informing the person in charge of the cruise ship, he returned home early and leisurely analysed today’s scene; the heroine had changed from a little white rabbit who was accidentally eaten clean after drinking to a scheming woman who climbed into bed and was also caught by the affectionate second male lead.

Now both the male lead and the second male lead didn’t have a good impression of the female lead. He didn’t know what kind of storms Jiang Peipei could stir up now. However, this was far from enough. Bai Rui lay in bed, squinting his eyes in a good mood as he looked at the moonlight outside.

“The game has just begun.”

The next day, Feng Yuzheng returned home, and Feng Yan immediately went to ask about the port cooperation. Although the contract had been obtained, the specific measures couldn’t be taken without the Xiao family’s consent.

Feng Yuzheng dealt with Wang Sheng for a long time yesterday but didn’t get any substantial benefits, which caused dissatisfaction in Feng Yan, but he placed all the blame on Bai Rui.

Facing Feng Yan’s cold face, Bai Rui seemed to be unaware of it and ate the food on the table with peace of mind.

Seeing Bai Rui’s appearance, Feng Yan angrily slammed the table and exclaimed.

“Eat, eat, you only know how to eat! Didn’t you go with Yuzheng yesterday? How did you handle things?”

Bai Rui looked at the overturned soup bowl next to Feng Yan and raised an eyebrow, showing an innocent expression as he responded.

“Father, you’re really blaming me. I spoke on behalf of my elder brother yesterday, but Xiao Zhan entrusted this matter to his secretary. After all, port cooperation is not a small matter, and his subordinates are also cautious.”

Upon hearing Bai Rui’s words, Feng Yuzheng turned to Feng Yan.

“Yes, we are still discussing this matter, and there is indeed no need to rush.”

Feng Yan softened his attitude a little after hearing Feng Yuzheng’s opinion, then he patiently listened as Bai Rui continued to speak.

“Father, don’t worry; I have already secured the opportunity to intern at the Xiao company, and Xiao Zhan has also said that he will arrange some work for me. When the time comes, I will work diligently under Xiao Zhan’s supervision, and any projects I manage with good resources will cooperate with our Feng family.”

Upon hearing Bai Rui’s words, Feng Yan’s expression improved significantly, but his tone carried a hint of command.

“It’s indeed a good thing that you can enter the Xiao company, but it’s best to restrain your bad habits and please Xiao Zhan obediently. Don’t worry; no matter what, you are also my son, and I will never mistreat you.”

Bai Rui nodded and stopped speaking as he looked at Feng Yan’s expression of joy. Last night, he had already obtained precise business information with the help of Lao Hei. The port was an important part of the Xiao family, so even if Xiao Zhan really agreed, Bai Rui would definitely not let the Feng family get a share of the pie.

Feng Yan arrogantly ordered Bai Rui to go to the Xiao family to benefit the Feng family; he really didn’t know where he got such confidence.

The kidnapping case in the previous plot was caused by Liu Xue after finding out that Xiao Zhan was planning to hand over the Xiao family to the original owner, and her target was actually the original owner.

It was even possible that Jiang Peipei was fueling the situation inside, and perhaps Feng Yan was also aware of this matter. As for the death of the original owner, whether it was considered an accident or not, it was still caused by them.

“What a greedy bunch of people. Let them lose everything.”

Bai Rui expressionlessly sentenced the family to death. Lao Hei, in his sea of consciousness, straightened his feathers and felt that compared to the world before, Xiao Rui’s plan was already lenient. He just hoped that this mission could be completed smoothly.

On the day agreed upon with Xiao Zhan, Secretary Wang Sheng arrived at the Feng family early to pick up Bai Rui from the company. Liu Xue was particularly enthusiastic when she saw Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng was Xiao Zhan’s right-hand man, and his status was naturally incomparable. Sending Wang Sheng to pick up Bai Rui also showed the importance that Xiao Zhan attached to him.

Bai Rui didn’t dress up specifically, only wearing a white shirt and light-colored suit pants; he looked simple and neat. Wang Sheng smiled and brought Bai Rui to Xiao Zhan’s office, then left to focus on his own affairs.

Bai Rui waited for Xiao Zhan while observing the decoration of the entire office, which appeared to have a very cold style. There were no extra objects or any plant decorations. It fit someone like Xiao Zhan, who seemed rigid and uninteresting.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Zhan came in with a stack of documents. When he saw Bai Rui, Xiao Zhan directly gave him the documents.

Bai Rui was even more surprised as he flipped through the documents. These projects were clearly carefully selected, and it was best for practicing. And some of them already involved the core industries of the Xiao family. It seemed that Xiao Zhan wasn’t hiding anything and sincerely wanted to teach him and hand over the Xiao family step by step to him.

“Take a look at these documents first, and I’ll teach you what to do later.”

Bai Rui nodded, feeling a little complicated because of Xiao Zhan’s approach.

Xiao Zhan sat back at his desk and worked for a while. He looked up and saw the young man sitting on the sofa carefully reading documents and felt particularly pleased.

Xiao Zhan had a strong sense of territory and disliked being disturbed. Usually, he was the only one in this office, but inexplicably, when Xiao Ran was by his side, he didn’t have such troubles and instead felt particularly comfortable.

Subconsciously staring at the other person for a while, Xiao Zhan finally stood up and sat next to Bai Rui.

“How’s it going? Can you understand it?”

Bai Rui nodded and shared his thoughts with Xiao Zhan based on the content of the document. Xiao Zhan was greatly surprised and amazed by Bai Rui’s sensitivity. Some of his ideas didn’t seem like he was encountering these things for the first time.

However, he had no doubts about him and instead felt very satisfied. In his thoughts, he proudly concluded that he was indeed a child of the Xiao family. Even if he wasn’t raised in the Xiao family, he was still a good one.

Xiao Zhan and Bai Rui exchanged opinions as time went by. The two had the same views when it came to the project, making Bai Rui feel a sense of appreciation towards him. Xiao Zhan looked at the young man opposite him; his head was lowered, his eyelashes casted a shadow, and his light-colored lips curved into a happy arc.

He didn’t know when, but this rebellious child had already grown up, and it seemed that he had also developed unexpected brilliance. If Sister Ling knew, she would probably feel relieved.

“Xiao Ran, I recently received a proposal for port cooperation from the Feng family, and I think it’s okay. I’ll have the people below arrange it.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Rui lifted his head and shook his head at Xiao Zhan.

“The Xiao family doesn’t need to cooperate with them.”

“Oh?”

Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Rui. Bai Rui smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

“Because I don’t want to make things cheap for the Feng family. The port is a piece of fat, and I can give it to everyone but the Feng family.”

“Why?”

Although Xiao Zhan was pleased with Bai Rui’s words, he still had some doubts. After all, in normal times, Bai Rui wouldn’t say such things. Usually, he would fight for the interests of the Feng family.

Bai Rui’s smile remained unchanged as he continued speaking.

“Xiao Zhan, don’t you know the reason better than me? You can rest assured that I now know the essence of that family; they’re just a group of greedy worms.”

As Bai Rui spoke, he took out the port contract that had been prepared long ago. The original owner had struggled to get it from Xiao Zhan, but because he wanted to use this project to prove himself, he refused to hand it over no matter how Feng Yan asked.

Xiao Zhan didn’t respond; instead, he pushed it back to Bai Rui.

“Since it was given to you, it’s yours. I’ll leave this project to you. If you don’t want to give it to the Feng family, let’s do it ourselves.”

Bai Rui gave Xiao Zhan a fixed glance, and a warm current swept through his heart. He smiled and nodded in response.

“Thank you, Xiao Zhan!”

Xiao Zhan looked at Bai Rui’s shining eyes, then he reached out and touched his face. 

He shook his head and added, “No need to thank me! Everything in the Xiao family is yours!”

Perhaps realizing that his movements were too ambiguous, Xiao Zhan rubbed Bai Rui’s hand and froze for a moment. Then he coughed lightly and withdrew it, but missed the smile that flashed in Bai Rui’s eyes.

Bai Rui noticed Xiao Zhan’s embarrassment but seemed oblivious as he continued speaking.

“Besides the Feng family, there are many other suitable partners. I think the He family is a good choice!”