Quite a few people were paying attention to what was happening here. Bai Ji also got the news firsthand.
Listening to the scar-faced man’s report, Bai Ji frowned deeply, looking somewhat serious.
“Boss Bai, if Miss Gu loses, someone will probably come to take her back tomorrow,” the scar-faced man said in a low voice. He knew what kind of woman Ye Shishi was. Pan Wei was nothing compared to her.
These past few years, while Ye Shishi was away, Pan Wei had gradually started to make a name for himself. Beating Pan Wei didn’t mean anything at all.
Bai Ji knew this too. Ye Shishi might not be good at poetry, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but when it came to underhanded tricks, she could do it all. When she heard that Ye Shishi was back, she had a feeling it was because of Gu Wan’er. And now, with that kind of bet, no matter who lost, they’d end up hurt. Especially Gu Wan’er. She was still too impulsive. She didn’t even leave herself a way out.
“What kind of person is the boyfriend next to Gu Wan’er?” Bai Ji asked curiously.
“His name is Yu Xiaoduo. He’s an employee at the Gu Corporation. I’m not sure how he became Miss Gu’s boyfriend. Tonight, he was also very confrontational with Ye Shishi, showing no fear at all. I believe he’s just someone who doesn’t know any better.”
Bai Ji had her doubts. Gu Wan’er, as the eldest daughter of the Gu family, wouldn’t just casually admit to something like this. And bringing this man to the meeting today meant they were probably quite close.
Besides, no matter how clueless he might be, Gu Wan’er would have reminded him what to be careful about. Daring to provoke even Ye Shishi meant either he was stupid, or he had real skill.
“Get the car ready. We’re going to Haoting.”
“Yes, Boss Bai!”
On the other side, Gu Yuanli also received the latest update.
Hearing about the situation at the scene, Gu Yuanli was also shocked. “What? You’re telling me my sister is going to be someone’s little wife?”
“Yes, that’s what the reports from the scene say,” Gu Xiao said respectfully. Kids these days were playing crazy.
Gu Yuanli wasn’t laughing this time. His face darkened. If she lost, the Gu family’s reputation would be completely ruined. They’d become the butt of everyone’s jokes. He could already picture it: his rivals mocking him, saying his sister was someone’s little wife.
“I don’t care what method you use, Ye Shishi absolutely cannot win!” Gu Yuanli yelled coldly. Infighting within the family was one thing, but they absolutely couldn’t lose face outside. Especially this kind of face they couldn’t afford to lose.
Gu Xiao’s head started to ache. “Second Young Master, what method could I possibly have?”
“If my sister loses, you can go and take the blame!” With that, Gu Yuanli hung up the phone harshly, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. Ye Shishi, if you dare to win, I don’t care who you are. Tomorrow, I’ll bring people and crush your place!
Gu Mingqin also received the news around this time. After listening, he remained very calm, not nearly as agitated as Gu Yuanli.
Growing up in a financial group, his sister had always had things go smoothly for her. In her eyes, everything was bright. Little did she know that the darkness was cleared away by the people around her. If she couldn’t even handle Ye Shishi, then she should just obediently get married.
Back at the scene, Ye Shishi was as calm as the surface of a lake. She finished peeling the last shrimp and put the meat into her sexy red lips. Seeing that there were still so many of the shrimp Yu Xiaoduo ordered left uneaten, what a waste.
After I deal with Gu Wan’er, I’ll teach you the consequences of messing with me. I hope you don’t run away tomorrow.
Just then, Pan Wei came over to Ye Shishi. He hesitated for a while but still decided to say something. Even if it broke the family rules, he just couldn’t stand the smug look on Yu Xiaoduo’s face.
“Sister Ye, you should be careful of Yu Xiaoduo, the one next to Gu Wan’er,” Pan Wei said softly.
Ye Shishi unscrewed a bottle of water and took a sip, asking casually, “Be careful of him? You know him?”
“Just, Sister Ye, being careful won’t hurt. There are some things I’d rather not talk about.” Pan Wei stammered, not wanting to say too much.
But Ye Shishi hated nothing more than people who left things hanging, who didn’t finish what they were saying.
“Do you believe I’d hang you from the back of my car for a ride?” Ye Shishi said in a cold, low voice. You haven’t seen me for a few years and you really think I’ve become easy-going?
Pan Wei knew that look in Ye Shishi’s eyes all too well. Yu Xiaoduo sometimes made threats, but she would actually do it.
“Sister Ye, then you can’t tell anyone, okay? I have the family rules to think about.”
Ye Shishi grunted in agreement. Pan Wei relaxed. Ye Shishi might be domineering and arrogant, but at least she kept her word.
“Sister Ye, have you heard of the Tang family in the Northeast?”
Just as he said that, Ye Shishi’s delicate eyebrows shot up. Of course, she’d heard of them. Even though the Tang family wasn’t a top-tier financial group, their influence was no less than any other. But they kept a low profile usually, and there wasn’t much gossip about them.
“What could he, a guy named Yu, have to do with the Tang family? Is he some illegitimate child?” Ye Shishi was a bit puzzled. Illegitimate children were all too common in financial groups. Especially for some men, they’d be embarrassed to go out if they didn’t have a few lovers.
Pan Wei shook his head and said softly, “Yu Xiaoduo’s mother’s maiden name is Tang. She used to be the eldest daughter of the Tang family, but she was already removed from the family register.”
After hearing this, Ye Shishi looked at Pan Wei intently. Dirty laundry from big families doesn’t get aired out. How does a guy named Pan know so much?
“How do you know all this?”
“Sister Ye, to be honest, my grandmother is also from the Tang family, but she didn’t have a high status there.”
“No wonder your family’s business is so prosperous. So there’s that reason. You sure kept your mouth shut, not bringing up your family background back then.” Ye Shishi said calmly. No wonder Yu Xiaoduo dared to act so recklessly. So he had a background. But I, Ye Shishi, have never been afraid of a man with a background. Especially not you, an outsider with a different last name who was cast out.
Pan Wei smiled sheepishly. “The Tang family rules are strict. If you use their name to cause trouble, they’ll cut off your resources.”
“Tell me about Yu Xiaoduo. How did you meet him? And why was his mother removed from the family register?”
“Sister Ye, this is…”
“If you don’t finish, I’ll send out everything you just told me.”
Pan Wei was speechless. From a certain perspective, Ye Shishi and Yu Xiaoduo were practically the same type of person.
“Actually, I don’t know all that much about Yu Xiaoduo. Besides, our family rarely goes back. Just a few years ago, my grandmother took me to the Tang family, and that’s when I ran into him. I didn’t know him then, plus his last name is Yu, so I got into a conflict with him. Who knew he was just like me, an outsider with a different last name in the Tang family? But his mother is fierce. I was no match for him.”
“I was really angry back then, so I looked into Yu Xiaoduo’s situation. He’s just like you, Sister Ye. People say he started fighting at ten years old. At eleven, he knew how to ambush someone with a sack. At twelve, he dared to break people’s arms and legs. At thirteen, he charged into a den of thugs with a watermelon knife. At fourteen, he broke his youngest uncle’s leg. At fifteen, he made a hundred million from stock trading. They called him the ‘Little Tyrant of Trouble.'”
“But in his sixteenth year, his mother was disowned, and the whole family vanished. I thought they’d gone abroad. I never expected them to settle down here.” After finishing, Pan Wei let out a breath. He always felt the rumors were a bit fake. When he was ten, he was still playing arcade games.
