Dark Tide

Facing the underlying meaning in Ruan Qi's words, Ye Shuang merely gave a faint smile. "President Chen and I grew up together, so perhaps I'm just more trusted."

Ignoring the change in Ruan Qi's expression, Ye Shuang gently wrapped his arm around Chen Qin's waist and said to her, "Let's go get something to eat first."

Chen Qin wasn't actually hungry, but since Ye Shuang suggested it, she smiled and replied, "Sure."

"Mr. Ruan, we'll be taking our leave now. Let's get together when we have time."

"Hehe, alright," Ruan Qi said, with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

Watching Ye Shuang and Chen Qin walk away, Ruan Qi lowered his eyes slightly. He placed the champagne glass in his hand onto a nearby table, making a faint clinking sound.

When Ye Shuang and Chen Qin returned to their seats, they realized that Alice was surprisingly there as well.

"Alice, Bobo, long time no see. I didn't expect you two to attend the banquet." Seeing them, Ye Shuang smiled in mild surprise.

"I just happened to be free, happened to be in Haizhu City, and happened to not know what to eat tonight, that's all." Alice tilted her chin up, her little expression resembling the sassy white cat from Tom and Jerry.

Just then, a waiter brought over two plates of seafood. Ye Shuang asked, "It's already so late, are there still dishes that haven't been served?"

"No, we ordered extra," Bai Yuyou said. "It wasn't enough to eat."

"They've already polished off seven or eight plates." Alice crossed her arms. She really hadn't expected Bai Yuyou and the others to be such big eaters; a single plate of king crab was usually enough for a young girl's appetite.

"It is a bit much," Zhi Xia and the others said, looking a little embarrassed.

"Having a good appetite is a blessing, eat as much as you like." Chen Qin didn't mind at all. Instead, she said, "As long as you enjoy the food, then this banquet of mine won't have gone to waste."

"Two more plates," the two Fishes sitting across from them spoke up.

"Alright."

After the banquet ended without any drama, Ye Shuang drove the girls home. The two Fishes also drove their mini car into the traffic. Today, they hadn't driven separately, but were sharing a blue mini car.

"Your damn tenderness~"

Music played in the car. An Shiyu was driving, while Chao Yiyu sat beside her, wearing earphones and playing on her phone.

"I'm so full," Chao Yiyu remarked. While looking at her phone, she didn't forget to scratch her butt. "Mhm, soft."

"It wasn't fun at all. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone." An Shiyu rested her cheek on one hand and held the steering wheel with the other. The dapples of light from outside the car window fell on her face, making her look a bit lonely.

"After all, Uncle has been busy. Like I said, he definitely won't take the initiative to sleep with you. We still need to enforce it forcefully," Chao Yiyu said, shaking her head.

"There was a little accident last time."

"True, our luck was a bit bad," Chao Yiyu said, then added as if realizing something, "Our luck seems to have always been bad."

"Maybe."

"Hm?" Just then, Chao Yiyu inadvertently glanced at the back seat and seemed to sense something.

"Find a place to pull over."

"Why? Do you need to use the bathroom?"

"No."

The mini car quickly pulled over to the side of the road. Chao Yiyu slipped into the back seat, fumbled around the seats for a moment, and finally pulled out a small black device.

Both Fishes were very familiar with the item, so the moment she saw the device, An Shiyu didn't say anything and just glanced at Chao Yiyu.

Chao Yiyu simply tossed the device in her hand, turning it over and over in her palm to inspect it.

At this moment, only the sound of singing filled the car.

Chao Yiyu signaled An Shiyu to keep driving, while she placed the device into a small box.

After doing all this, she finally spoke, "When was this put in here?"

"Dunno," An Shiyu shook her head, though she was also pondering.

After just a few seconds of simple thought, the two of them coincidentally thought of the exact same person.

"..."

"That gorilla? Is he suspecting us or has he found us out?" An Shiyu said. She did remember Bobo leaving for a period of time, but she never expected he went to do something like this.

"We're exposed either way." Chao Yiyu didn't look panicked at all. Instead, she seemed somewhat intrigued.

"Why don't we go over and take a look? We can slip him something in advance. He can't possibly fight us while having explosive diarrhea, right?"

"Who knows if that would even work on a monster like him." An Shiyu had no interest, as she had no reason to do so. Her failure last time had almost cost her her bracelet.

"Eh—aren't we supposed to be looking for evidence?" Chao Yiyu dragged out her voice.

"Now that we're exposed, he definitely won't give you the chance."

"True. Then how should we handle this?"

"Up to you."

...

Meanwhile, in a luxury room at a hotel elsewhere, the sound of a showerhead could be heard from the bathroom. A tall figure stood quietly by the door.

He was wearing a single earpiece, as if listening to something.

A moment later, a voice came from the bathroom, "Bobo, I forgot to grab my pajamas!"

"Right away, Lady Alice." Bobo took a pair of pajamas from the suitcase and brought them over. Shortly after, Alice walked out, towel-drying her wet golden hair. Her cheeks were flush pink. She patted barefoot across the floor. Seeing the earpiece on Bobo's ear, she grew a little curious.

"What are you listening to?"

"Just music," Bobo replied.

"Let me listen." Alice reached out her hand.

"It's not very good, My Lady."

"I don't care, let me listen, right now." Alice put one hand on her hip and said, "Hurry up, hurry up. Do you have some secret you're hiding from me?"

Bobo's expression paused for a moment, but he still took off the earpiece.

The next second, with a crack, the earpiece in his fingers was crushed and snapped into pieces.

"Ah?" Alice looked at it.

"My apologies, My Lady. The quality might have been a bit poor, so it broke," Bobo said.

"Alright then." Alice didn't take it to heart. She plopped down on the edge of the bed and ordered Bobo to blow-dry her hair. "Come here."

"Yes, My Lady."

Alice played on her phone, enjoying Bobo drying her hair.

After a while, she suddenly lifted her head as if remembering something. "Do we have no plans recently? Can I go over to Ye Shuang's place?"

"Alice, I do not recommend you go there."

"Why?" Alice was puzzled.

"Could it be that you like Mr. Ye Shuang?" Bobo asked in a single sentence.

"What? Of course not. Who said I like him? We're a generation apart." Alice huffed, though her fingers twirled her hair. "A friend, I just treat him as a friend... No, not even a friend, just a chair. A mere chair, that's all."

Bobo was deep in thought, but he didn't say anything more. He just silently continued to blow-dry Alice's hair.