When Feng Jiao heard Ye Xiao's words, she immediately glared at him and said, "What on earth did you tell him? It's obvious I find him annoying, yet he keeps pestering me. I'm about to go crazy."

Ye Xiao laughed heartily and said, "Oh, nothing much. It's just, he asked me how to chase girls, so I told him he should learn from the protagonists in novels."

"How so?" Feng Jiao asked, puzzled.

Ye Xiao immediately chuckled and said, "By being shameless, of course."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Feng Jiao couldn't help but relate. Thinking back, that guy was indeed a bit shameless.

"No wonder!" Feng Jiao angrily glared at Ye Xiao and said, "I just knew you must have said something to him. Yesterday, when I returned to the bureau, he kept saying that you couldn't possibly be the suspect. Now I understand why."

Ye Xiao laughed mischievously, gestured with the roast duck in his hand, and said, "Officer Feng, don't be mad. I was just joking around with him. Who knew he'd take it seriously? Come on, let's enjoy some duck to cool off."

"You eat the duck!" Feng Jiao retorted angrily.

Ye Xiao immediately wore a confused look and said, "Officer Feng, I think there's a misunderstanding. I was talking about the roast duck. Could it be that you misunderstood...?"

Feng Jiao's face turned slightly red, then she said to Zheng Lingshan, "Shanshan, don't get too close to this kind of person, it's no good for you. I'm off to work."

With that, Feng Jiao walked straight out of the alley.

Ye Xiao grinned and then looked at Zheng Lingshan.

At this moment, Zheng Lingshan could only smile wryly and said to him, "You're something too. My cousin at the Guard Bureau dislikes two people: one is Zhang Youchen, the other is Gao Bo. It's said that Zhang Youchen left the bureau for disciplinary reasons, and now the most disliked person is Gao Bo. Yet, you're hanging out with Gao Bo."

Ye Xiao said, "When did I hang out with Gao Bo? I just see that Gao Bo isn't a good person, and that's why I acted that way, also to test what kind of woman Feng Jiao is."

Zheng Lingshan raised an eyebrow at Ye Xiao and said, "What kind of person my cousin is has nothing to do with you. Could it be that you're the one eyeing my cousin?"

"Oh, the roast duck is getting a bit cold. Shanshan, let's hurry up. What if your father takes an early nap?" Ye Xiao quickly changed the subject with a smile.

Zheng Lingshan knew Ye Xiao was deliberately changing the topic, gave him a look, and then went home directly.

In no time, they stopped at the gate of a small independent courtyard.

Ye Xiao and Zheng Lingshan walked into the courtyard. It was really small, but having such a courtyard in Jinling District was still quite nice. After all, the Zheng family was pretty poor.

"Jiao Jiao, why are you back again? Did you forget something?" Zheng Senlin was examining an Erguotou bottle, seemingly still containing some Erguotou.

"Uncle Zheng, what are you up to?" Ye Xiao laughed as he said.

Facing Zheng Senlin, Ye Xiao dared not call him father-in-law haphazardly, in case he made Zheng Senlin angry and got into trouble.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's voice, Zheng Senlin turned his head immediately. Upon seeing Ye Xiao, he laughed heartily and said, "Oh, it's you."

Ye Xiao said, "Uncle Zheng hasn't forgotten about me."

"With alcohol around, there's no forgetting," Zheng Senlin chuckled.

Ye Xiao heard Zheng Lingshan's voice, grinned, and said, "I saw some Blue Sky Cloud River at the supermarket outside and bought you two bottles. I also got two roast ducks. How about sharing a drink?"

Upon hearing about the roast duck and Blue Sky Cloud River, a wide grin spread across Zheng Senlin's face.

"Haha, you're quite something, come on in," Zheng Senlin laughed cheerfully.

Ye Xiao grinned, made a funny face at Zheng Lingshan, and then headed straight for the main room.

A simple coffee table, two stools.

Very simple, yet enough to enjoy drinks and conversation.

"Wow, it's been a long time since I've had such good liquor," Zheng Senlin eagerly grabbed a bottle and opened it.

After opening it, he realized there were no cups and immediately said to Zheng Lingshan, "Shanshan, can't you see I'm waiting to drink?"

"I know, I know, drinking, drinking, that's all you know!" Zheng Lingshan grumbled as she walked in, holding some disposable plastic cups.

"My daughter, haha!" Zheng Senlin laughed and grabbed a cup, pouring more than half a glass for himself. He took a sip and said, "Not bad."

"Uncle Zheng, this isn't fair. This drink isn't just for you. I get a share too," Ye Xiao said, as he placed the roast duck on the coffee table.

Zheng Senlin heard Ye Xiao's words, chuckled, and said, "I almost forgot; let me pour you some."

At this moment, Zheng Senlin seemed less like an elder and more like he was talking to a buddy. Zheng Lingshan took a glance at the old and young duo in the main room and was at a loss for words. She didn't even eat the roast duck; she just went straight to the kitchen to cook noodles.

Zheng Senlin seemed oblivious to everything else as long as he has good wine. However, when Zheng Lingshan went to the kitchen to cook noodles, his smile became a bit deeper. He tore off a drumstick from the roast duck, took a big bite, and said, "Alright, let's talk. What are your intentions towards my daughter?"

"Attempt?" Ye Xiao had just taken a swig of Tian Zhi Lan when he heard Zheng Senlin's words. He immediately laughed and said, "Uncle Zheng, you're overthinking it. Do I look like someone with an agenda?"

"I can't see through that, but I do know the saying 'those who offer unsolicited hospitality are either traitors or thieves,'" Zheng Senlin said. "If it's not because of my daughter, then you're here for something else."

Ye Xiao raised his glass and said to Zheng Senlin, "Uncle Zheng, I honestly just wanted to have a drink with you and get to know you better."

"Get to know me better?" Zheng Senlin laughed heartily and said, "Well said, I also dislike people with motives. Let's drink."

Zheng Senlin clinked his glass with Ye Xiao's and actually gulped down the entire glass of liquor straight away. That's what it truly means to drink like it's water.

Ye Xiao also appeared to be capable of drinking, but it was rare to see someone like Zheng Senlin drink liquor like this, especially since Ye Xiao's glass still held at least two and a half ounces of liquor.

"Why aren't you drinking?" Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao smiled, not hesitating any longer, and poured the entire glass into his mouth, swallowing it. That feeling was truly different from drinking cola.

Two to three ounces of liquor instantly entered his stomach, and suddenly, it felt like being burned by fire, a truly fiery sensation. However, Ye Xiao quickly used Nine Yang True Qi to start expelling the alcohol from his body, so there wouldn't be any issues from drinking too much.

Zheng Senlin glanced at Ye Xiao, chuckled lightly, and then said, "Next time when you force out the alcohol, could you not expel it to the side? It's easy to be noticed."

Hearing Zheng Senlin's words, Ye Xiao immediately looked to the side. Indeed, in his rush to expel the alcohol, he hadn't noticed that the ground there was very clean, making any liquid easily detectable.

After glancing to the side, Ye Xiao quickly focused his gaze on Zheng Senlin.

For Zheng Senlin to notice that he was using Inner Strength to expel the alcohol, it was enough to prove that Zheng Senlin was not an ordinary person.

"Uncle Zheng, you are..." Ye Xiao didn't finish his sentence.

Zheng Senlin glanced at Ye Xiao and then quickly looked towards the kitchen. Seeing that Zheng Lingshan wasn't paying attention, he immediately said, "Playing dumb? Last time when we shook hands, you deliberately tried to probe me with True Qi. Did you think you were so clever that nobody would notice?"

Ye Xiao was momentarily stunned at Zheng Senlin's words, clearly surprised that Zheng Senlin had noticed the incident from last time.

"Uncle Zheng, I apologize if I was rude before," Ye Xiao immediately said with a face full of respect towards Zheng Senlin.

Zheng Senlin waved his hand and said, "I didn't take it to heart. Besides, you bought me liquor and meat, which offsets it."

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Last time, I really didn't realize Uncle Zheng was like that."

"Haha, young lad, there's still much you don't know. Alright, today let's eat more meat and drink more liquor. As for anything else, I don't want to say more," Zheng Senlin said.

Listening to Zheng Senlin's words, Ye Xiao felt a bit strange because he sensed that Zheng Senlin seemed to be intentionally keeping him at arm's length. This made Ye Xiao quite puzzled, as if Zheng Senlin was wary of him.

"Uncle Zheng seems to have a bit of a misunderstanding about me!" Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Senlin.

"No misunderstanding!" Zheng Senlin said, "You're overthinking it."

Seeing that Zheng Senlin didn't want to talk, Ye Xiao decided not to press any further.

Just then, Ye Xiao's phone rang.

Ye Xiao took out his phone and glanced at the number displayed. He couldn't help but smile wryly; this person was really persistent.

"Uncle Zheng, I'll take a call," Ye Xiao politely said to Zheng Senlin.

Zheng Senlin didn't even lift his head and just continued gnawing on his meat, saying, "Go ahead."

Ye Xiao answered the call, and Zhang Li immediately said on the other end, "Brother Ye, are... are you busy?"

Ye Xiao said, "What's the matter?"

"It's still about Tulong Company. They just left, and while leaving, they took two iPhone 6s, claiming they're interest payments. And they said they'd be back tonight. What... what should we do?" Zhang Li sounded a bit at a loss.

Ye Xiao sighed and said, "I'll handle it immediately. Don't worry."

"Brother Ye, it's all up to you," Zhang Li pleaded earnestly.

Ye Xiao said, "No problem."

The call ended.

Zheng Senlin suddenly said, "Don't provoke Tulong Company. The forces behind them aren't something you can handle."

Clearly, Zheng Senlin's hearing was also quite sharp; he had overheard Zhang Li's words on the phone.

Ye Xiao turned around, sat down, and said to Zheng Senlin, "I don't want to either, but now I have no choice. Tulong Company is engaging in high-interest loans, and I happened to get involved in this matter, so I have to go visit Tulong Company."

"I already told you, the forces behind Tulong Company are beyond your reach!" Zheng Senlin still didn't lift his head.

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