allonlinenovel Chapter 217 Who Would Ask for Trouble?
Chapter 217 Who Would Ask for Trouble?
Ji Chen's last words were undoubtedly a great treasure to Bai's father. With the Ji family willing to lend a hand, the Bai family would definitely be able to overcome the difficulties. His eyes lit up, and he wanted to agree but was afraid of agreeing too quickly and contradicting himself.
Mr. Bai pretended to be reserved and thought for a while before finally nodding, "Okay, I believe you. I hope you can give us an explanation when the time comes."
Ji Chen readily agreed.
Yunzhi curled her lips when she saw Bai's father still gloating over a little bit of profit. "I finally understand why Bai Weiwei is sometimes so stupid. It turns out it's genetic. Bai Weiwei was responsible for 80% of the drugging incident. Now Bai's father is going to lose face all over the internet. I really don't know how the Bai family hasn't gone bankrupt yet with Bai's father's IQ."
Didn't Bai's father ever consider that the medicine might have been bought by Bai Weiwei?
He had considered it; he was gambling that Bai Weiwei wouldn't be so stupid as to require real-name registration when buying medicine.
Knowing the inside story, Cheng Shuyan saw that Yunzhi seemed very interested and whispered a explanation to her.
"They haven't gone bankrupt yet, but they're close. When he first took over the company from Old Master Bai, the Bai family was at its peak. When Old Master Bai was alive, he could direct him. But after Old Master Bai passed away, he was like a headless fly. Because of several major wrong decisions, the Bai family's assets shrank little by little, and now they're almost at the point of declaring bankruptcy."
After hearing this, Yunzhi suddenly realized what was going on.
When Bai's father passes away, he will probably be cursed to death by the ancestors of the Bai family.
As the farce was about to end in a muddle, Yunzhi yawned, a few tears welling up in her eyes. After drinking a few glasses of wine, she was even more sleepy. All she wanted to do now was go back to sleep.
"Just hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon." Cheng Shuyan looked at her with heartache, wanting to put his arm around her waist and let her rest on his shoulder for a while, but he was also afraid that the relationship that the two of them had finally managed to improve would become shaky again because of his offense.
"I'm sorry, I've made everyone..." Ji Ziyang thought the matter was over and was about to apologize and end the birthday banquet when Yu Baisu bit her lip and emphasized again, "It wasn't him, it was definitely not him."
Ji Ziyang was interrupted, and she frowned. "Miss Yu, do you mean the waiter who served you the wine wasn't him?"
"Yes, it wasn't him." Yu Baisu seemed to have gone mad, stubbornly trying to find the waiter who had handed her the wine. She didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with Yunzhi. Her sixth sense told her that the man who had handed her the wine was the link between the two of them.
She was so eager to prove Yunzhi's true colors that she didn't notice the others around her were getting impatient. This misunderstanding had wasted too much of their time, and they only kept quiet because Yu Baisu was the victim.
"Yu Baisu, that's enough. Let's leave it at that." Ye Chengyan was irritated and tried to stop her from digging deeper into the matter in a low voice. When he learned that Yu Baisu hadn't orchestrated this herself and that she was also a victim, he felt a mix of emotions.
Ye Chengyan was merely complicated; he never considered marrying Yu Baisu. Ever since he fell for Yunzhi, the only person he wanted to marry was Yunzhi.
Yu Baisu's eyes reddened, and she looked at Ye Chengyan with a wronged expression, "Ayan, why..." Why didn't you speak up for her and instead spoke up for someone else?
“Miss Yu, we’ve checked the security footage. Although the footage didn’t capture the waiter’s face, his build suggests it was him,” Ji Chen interjected at the opportune moment. He glanced at the waiter sitting on the floor and nudged him with his foot. “Tell me, did you give Miss Yu that drink?”
The waiter looked up, widened his eyes, and carefully examined Yu Baisu before finally nodding in acknowledgment, "It's me."
"You're lying, it wasn't you!" Yu Baisu's eyes widened, and her voice involuntarily rose.
"It really is me, Miss Yu. I remember you took the third cup from the left on my tray." The waiter shrank back as if startled.
Yu Baisu's face paled; she knew the man was right.
But she remembered very clearly that it wasn't him.
Could it be that my memory is faulty?
Yu Baisu stood there stunned for a long time, unable to recover, and even began to doubt herself.
Those around couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Can this matter be put on hold for now? I'm so sleepy."
“Miss Yu must have misremembered. If it wasn’t this waiter who did it, why would he admit it? Wouldn’t that make things worse? He’s not stupid; he’s not just making trouble for himself.”
"However, the waiter also did a good thing by chance. Yu Baisu has been following Ye Chengyan for so many years without getting promoted. Now he may finally get his wish. It's just that Ye Chengyan doesn't seem very happy."
"Who can argue with that? Yu Baisu's family background isn't good, and she can't offer Mr. Ye any help. Now that Mr. Ye is being forced to marry her, of course he's unhappy. If it were anyone else, he would just accept some compensation, but Mrs. Ye is particularly fond of this Miss Yu, so she'll definitely force the two of them to get married."
Her words drew sighs from those around her.
Although these people deliberately lowered their voices when they spoke, with so many people talking, one or two of their words inevitably reached Yu Baisu's ears. Her face turned pale and then red, and she wanted to say that this was not the case, and that this position should have been hers in the first place.
All these years, she's devoted herself to taking care of Ye Chengyan and trying to please Ye Ze, just so she could marry Ye Chengyan, become the president's wife of the Ye Group, and rise to the top again.
Why is she portrayed as a thief in other people's eyes when this position was rightfully hers?
Yu Baisu looked at Ye Chengyan with a pitiful expression, hoping that he would say a word for her. Even if Ye Chengyan defended her at this moment, these people would not dare to say anything more.
When they talk about themselves later, they won't say that they were lucky to be associated with Ye Chengyan.
Ye Chengyan didn't even look at her.
Yu Baisu was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. She almost stormed off in a huff, but thankfully she held back.
Yunzhi naturally noticed the change in Yu Baisu's expression.
The more frustrated Yu Baisu felt, the happier she felt.
The sins committed in the previous life must be repaid in this life.
In her previous life, Yu Baisu was like a thief who stole happiness that didn't belong to her.
After the banquet, Cheng Shuyan finally showed his shamelessness and insisted that Zeng Yunzhi's designated driver have Yunzhi take him home.
As for his car, he'll have someone drive it back tomorrow.
Cheng Shuyan knew that Yunzhi would definitely not agree to ride in his car back, so he could only settle for second best, since the final outcome would be the same anyway.
Yunzhi originally wanted to refuse Cheng Shuyan, but in the end, she softened and agreed after his sob story.