"Girlfriend?" Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Lingshan beside him, then at Wu Pinliang, whose personality had somehow drastically changed, and immediately said with a smile, "You've got it wrong, we are not boyfriend and girlfriend. But, is this your girlfriend?"

Ye Xiao noticed that the woman beside Wu Pinliang was clearly not the same woman who had been with him at Black Mood before. Could it be that this guy was playing the field? However, that wasn't his concern, so his question was asked quite casually.

However, what he hadn't expected was that this casual remark would cause both Wu Pinliang and the woman's expressions to drastically change.

Wu Pinliang stood there hesitantly, unsure of what to say, while the woman glanced at Ye Xiao and then said to Wu Pinliang, "I've got something else to do, I'll go ahead."

"Lili!" Wu Pinliang called out, but the woman named Lili didn't stop.

Ye Xiao looked at Wu Pinliang very strangely and asked, "What's going on here?"

Wu Pinliang immediately chuckled and said, "Nothing, nothing, um Brother Ye, could we step aside to talk?"

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Is there anything that can't be said here?"

Wu Pinliang glanced around and saw other people nearby, then looked at Zheng Lingshan and said with a smile, "Beautiful lady, I'd like to speak privately with Ye Xiao for a moment. Could you please go to the VIP room with the waiter first?"

Zheng Lingshan looked at Ye Xiao, who slightly nodded. Ye Xiao was also somewhat curious about what this guy wanted to say.

After Zheng Lingshan left, Wu Pinliang led Ye Xiao to a secluded spot with a chuckle and said, "Brother Ye, you're in the wrong here. Aren't you Jiang Miaoke's boyfriend? How come you're suddenly with another woman? That's not very honorable."

"Heh, aren't you doing the same? The woman you were holding at Black Mood wasn't this one either, was she?" Ye Xiao knew that what Wu Pinliang was saying wasn't the point, but he couldn't figure out what Wu Pinliang was actually trying to say. Was he trying to blackmail him? Wasn't this tactic a bit too clumsy?

Wu Pinliang himself didn't know how to start, but suddenly said, "You know Feng Yang, right?"

"Feng Yang?" Ye Xiao recognized the name but couldn't recall where he had heard it. He replied, "It sounds familiar, but I can't remember."

"Can't remember? Let me remind you, in Minghai City," Wu Pinliang said.

Once Wu Pinliang mentioned Minghai City, Ye Xiao immediately remembered. It must be Feng Yang, the racer from Weihang Club; he said doubtfully, "You're reminding me of him? I almost forgot about him. Why, do you know him?"

"He's Feng Hai's brother," Wu Pinliang said seriously.

When Wu Pinliang said this, Ye Xiao was indeed a bit surprised. Although Feng Hai and Feng Yang both had the surname Feng, Ye Xiao hadn't thought they would be related. After all, not everyone with the same surname was related. Besides, the policewoman Feng Jiao from Jinling District Guard Bureau was also surnamed Feng. Could she have a relation to Feng Yang and Feng Hai too?

"So, they're brothers," Ye Xiao pondered and then suddenly looked up at Wu Pinliang and asked, "Why are you telling me this? Aren't you one of Feng Hai's subordinates?"

"I am Feng Hai's subordinate, but I think we can make a deal," Wu Pinliang suddenly said with a smile.

Ye Xiao asked, "A deal? What kind of deal?"

"Feng Hai and Feng Yang are the sons of one of the eight major families in Bird City, the Feng family. Naturally, the Feng family will be under their control in the future. To put it harshly, if you offend both brothers, you're essentially offending the Feng family. The consequences of offending the Feng family can be very severe. You better think it over," Wu Pinliang said.

Hearing Wu Pinliang's words, Ye Xiao showed no surprise, but rather looked at him calmly.

"Since it's a deal, I assume you're not just letting me get the better end of the stick," Ye Xiao said to Wu Pinliang.

Wu Pinliang said, "I don't need anything from you. I just hope you can forget what happened today. So if the Feng family ever wants to take action against you in the future, as long as I know, I will definitely warn you. How does that sound?"

"Today? What happened today?" Ye Xiao was even more confused. Now, Ye Xiao was genuinely befuddled by what Wu Pinliang was saying.

Wu Pinliang said, "I just hope you can pretend you never met me and Lili today, and don't tell anyone. I believe that's in your best interest."

So Wu Pinliang was ultimately talking about the incident with that woman. But what about that woman? Could it be that Wu Pinliang didn't want the woman from Black Mood to know about this, fearing that he would tell the other woman from Black Mood?

If that were the case, Ye Xiao felt he really stood to gain; after all, whom Wu Pinliang was involved with didn't interest him. What interested him most was if Wu Pinliang was willing to be his insider in the Feng family. That would be perfect.

Ye Xiao said to Wu Pinliang with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't tell, as long as you do what you say you'll do. I'm a man of my word, and if you want to be friends with me, I'll naturally want to be friends with you too."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Wu Pinliang immediately felt very happy. If things really went as Ye Xiao had said, Wu Pinliang would be extremely pleased, because as long as no one knew about this, he would still be Wu Pinliang, and he could still live a carefree and joyful life.

"Brother Ye, then it's a deal!" Wu Pinliang said to Ye Xiao, clearly very happy.

Ye Xiao replied, "Of course, ah, I've been talking to you for so long, I suddenly remembered that my friend is probably inside waiting alone. It's definitely not good to keep a girl waiting too long!"

"You're right, Brother Ye, you better hurry over there. I actually have to leave for a bit myself. Oh, and look at me, forgetting everything. Brother Ye, give me your mobile number, if there's any whisper of trouble, I'll text you immediately," Wu Pinliang said.

Ye Xiao said, "It's a hassle."

"Brother Ye, what are you saying, we just agreed we're friends now."

Ye Xiao laughed, "You go ahead if you have to. It looks like your girlfriend isn't too pleased, you should catch up and cheer her up."

Wu Pinliang laughed, then hurried off.

Ye Xiao watched as Wu Pinliang left, his smile growing deeper. The sharp Ye Xiao had already smelled something fishy, and it was all centered around this woman named Lili.

As Ye Xiao prepared to head inside, he suddenly stopped by the cashier, looked at her with a smile, and asked, "Beautiful, is that woman just now President Wu's new girlfriend?"

"New girlfriend? Liu Lili often comes here with President Wu, she should be his girlfriend," the cashier said with a smile. "I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were President Wu's friend."

"That's okay. By the way, is it free today?" Ye Xiao asked the cashier.

Hearing Ye Xiao's question, the cashier chuckled internally, thinking he must be one of President Wu's friends who was broke, and quickly said, "Friends of President Wu definitely get a complimentary meal. If you need anything, our VIP rooms have direct phone lines to the front desk."

"Oh great, thank you." With that, Ye Xiao walked straight into the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant, there were distinctly ordinary and high-level areas, as well as a VIP section.

The most eye-catching was the VIP section, which was on the second floor, and there were only eight VIP rooms in total, four on each side of the high-level and ordinary sections.

Led by a waiter, Ye Xiao arrived at the VIP room where Zheng Lingshan was currently seated.

Upon entering, he found various types of meat ready to be grilled, including beef, lamb, chicken, pork loin, and so on, though in small quantities.

"There doesn't seem to be enough food here," Ye Xiao said, sitting across from Zheng Lingshan, somewhat puzzled.

Zheng Lingshan replied, "The waitstaff said to start with these, and if we need anything, they'll take care of it immediately."

"Oh, that's good then!" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Suddenly, Zheng Lingshan looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao."

At that moment, Ye Xiao was using chopsticks to place a piece of lamb on the grill. Hearing Zheng Lingshan call his name, he immediately looked up and smiled, "What's up?"

"Today was supposed to be my treat, but now..." Zheng Lingshan was clearly a bit uneasy about not being the one to treat him to the meal.

Ye Xiao immediately laughed and said, "Are you out of your mind?"

"What?" Zheng Lingshan didn't expect Ye Xiao to suddenly say that.

Ye Xiao explained, "Why spend your own money when you can eat for free? Are you so rich you don't know what to do with your money? Let me tell you, I only earn two thousand a month. See this coat? A ruthless person made me buy it, and now I'm left with one dollar for the month. I've decided I'm eating until I'm sick today. After all, it's a buffet, so I'll eat as much as I like."

Listening to Ye Xiao's somewhat shameless statement, Zheng Lingshan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Look at you, showing so little promise. But, that cashmere coat does look really nice."

"Really? Does it look good?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile.

Zheng Lingshan affirmed, "It really looks good!"

"So, is it the coat that looks good, or do I?" Ye Xiao continued placing meat on the grill while playfully asking Zheng Lingshan.

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