Xu Bangzi listened to Ren Ye's curses without talking back. He merely replied politely, "Young man, could we talk over there? Just you and me? Would that be all right?"
Standing on the dock in the evening breeze, Ren Ye sneered. "You lied just now, so now you want to run?"
"No." Xu Bangzi shook his head, his eyes innocent. "That woman with you fed me poison. How would I dare run?"
"Do you think everyone would still agree to let me talk to you alone?" Ren Ye watched his expression. "If you ran off halfway through our conversation, I'd be neck-deep in shit. They might even think you and I teamed up to stab them in the back."
"...!" Xu Bangzi had no answer.
"If you can't convince me before we walk through the Gao Family's gates, I'll definitely tell Master Gao everything that happened between us and let him judge for himself." Ren Ye's words carried a strong threat, and his reaction mainly stemmed from his complete inability to understand Xu Bangzi's motives.
The night breeze blew. After they stared at each other for a long while, Xu Bangzi slowly nodded. "All right."
As he answered, Butler Liu finished exchanging pleasantries with the Gao Family's people, and everyone hurried toward the Gao Residence on foot.
Walking along a path through stretches of wilderness, Xu Bangzi spoke with a calm expression and a sincere voice. "I was born in Lust Village, an orphan, all alone from childhood with no one to care for me. One winter, I was starving...!"
"Fuck you!" Ren Ye cursed through gritted teeth.
"Why are you swearing at me?"
"The classic winter, the classic orphanage opening, huh? My dad stopped writing plots like yours twenty years ago." Ren Ye's voice was cold. "Just tell me,