Nalan Ye-Jue.
The empire's business tycoon. No one knew the extent of his wealth or how far his influence reached.
All they knew was that this man was not to be crossed.
Countless stars were reflected in his eyes. He sat silently in his wheelchair, and the air around him seemed frozen.
After a long while.
His aide cracked the door open and reported cautiously, "Young Master Jue, Little Miss at school..."
"Causing trouble again?" The man's cool voice was terse.
"Ahem. She hit someone, and the parents joined forces to go to the school and demand an explanation. They want the school to expel her..." The aide gave a detailed report.
"Idiot..." the man said coldly.
The aide wiped his sweat. "Yes, Little Miss isn't very bright. She can barely manage a score of sixty on her final exams, and now she's fighting with her classmates. What should we do...?"
The man swept him with a sharp, icy gaze. "Get out!"
The aide trembled. "Young Master Jue, then what should we do about Little Miss...?"
A burst of mocking laughter suddenly came from the suite's sofa. "Lu Bing, you're doing a half-hearted job as a secretary. How dare you bother your master with a woman's affairs? When has your master ever cared about women? He only cares about robots! Robots! How's the Nalan Group's intelligent robot development going? If one day a robot can get into a fight at school and flirt with a girl, now that would be big news worth your master's attention!"
There was actually another man at the far end of the dim suite!
The man wore a white suit and sat on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other, taking a sip of red wine. His carefree smile was the complete opposite of Nalan Ye-Jue's calm, icy demeanor.
Bai Chi.
The young master of the Bai Family, an influential medical family in the Imperial Capital.
Lu Bing didn't dare offend him. "Young Master Bai means...?"
"Little Bingbing, still don't get it? The woman you were talking about is that dumb girl the Nalan Family took in, isn't she? Your young master left her in the countryside and ignored her for all those years. Can't you see what's going on? He's just being cold to her and letting her fend for herself. You really think she's the Nalan Family's child bride, destined to become its matriarch? That ugly gi—"
Bai Chi was earnestly "educating" the clueless secretary, Lu Bing.
Who knew—
He had barely gotten the word "ugly" out—
When Nalan Ye-Jue cut him off with a cold command. "Withdraw her from school!"
The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees all at once!
Lu Bing hesitated. "But..."
The final exams had been a chance. If Little Miss could average sixty across her subjects, she would have the opportunity to keep studying.
Now that the young master wanted her to leave school, it would all be over.
Bai Chi, however, looked rather pleased with himself. "See? I know your Young Master Jue so well! There's no point wasting money on that girl's schooling. She's ugly, and on top of that, she's stupid..."
Who knew—
He hadn't even finished saying "stupid"—
When Nalan Ye-Jue cut him off again.
"Why haven't you gone to do it yet?" Nalan Ye-Jue ordered in his deep voice, unusually using a few extra words. "Take my card to Principal Zhou and use the special procedure."
Lu Bing's eyes lit up. "Yes!"
As he headed out, he glanced at Bai Chi. Young Master Bai, you may be our master's good friend, but... I have to say, you really don't understand him at all.
Bai Chi didn't think so.
He crossed one leg over the other and swirled his glass of wine. "That's the right call! Jue, I knew you wouldn't waste time on women. Come on, let's get back to studying your Nalan Group's robots. The Bai Family Pharmacy wants to reserve the first batch. Give your brother twenty percent off!"
He had already given Nalan Ye-Jue the purchase contract.
But the young master of the Imperial Capital seemed lost in thought. He only gazed at the stars and didn't even look at the contract.
He wouldn't even let Bai Chi call over a pretty waitress to keep him company and help pass the time.
Bored stiff, Bai Chi had been cooped up on the sofa watching several short videos on his phone!
Finally—
Nalan Ye-Jue spoke again, his voice faint...
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