Ch38 - Refusing to give up on their sinister schemes (1/2)
3.15 – Refusing to give up on their sinister schemes
translator: xiin
editor: alamerysl
When Xue Ling woke up the next day, it was already afternoon. He vaguely remembered that today was the day he was supposed to join the film crew, but after looking at the time, he guessed that Bai Hao must have requested for leave for him, so he turned over and planned to go back to sleep.
Only to be stopped by Bai Hao.
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Bai Hao opened the door just in time to see Xue Ling turning over, presenting him with the back of his tousled head.
he man who had eaten his fill last night was in a great mood, and even had a smile on his face. It was like sun shining down on the top of an iceberg and thawing the ice – amazing. “Yueyue, get up and eat first.”
Xue Ling turned back again and glanced at the man.
It was his first time. Although the man had gone a little overboard, his movements had been particularly gentle. Xue Ling didn’t know how long Bai Hao had been secretly studying ways to make sure he wasn’t injured, but it was effective; Xue Ling only felt tired and lethargic, but there was no fever or any other effects.
Bai Hao pushed over the housekeeper’s cart with his meal, and said to Xue Ling: “I gave most of the staff in the villa the next to days off, leaving very few people. They are not allowed to go up to the second floor, so you can stay in my room as you like.”
Xue Ling was not as shy as Bai Hao believed. Even if there were people, he would still be lying here in Bai Hao’s room. What could others say? Those servants were not stupid; if they gossiped about their employers, the best result would be losing their jobs. If they were unlucky, they wouldn’t even be able to stay in this city anymore.
Xue Ling sat up slowly. He was wearing pajamas that Bai Hao had given him, and when paired with those sleep-dazed eyes, he looked extremely lovely.
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Xue Ling looked like he wanted to leave the bed and use the washroom, so Bai Hao picked him up and carried him over.
He did not struggle, but rather commanded the man and ordered him to deposit him in the bathroom before kicking him out in a flash.
Bai Hao was not bothered by Xue Ling’s little morning tantrum; the more finicky Xue Ling was, the happier he was as he catered to him with his heart and soul. When Xue Ling called him over, Bai Hao went in and carried him out again.
Xue Ling rolled around on the bed in his pajamas before finally getting up to eat breakfast. He asked Bai Hao, who was massaging him as he ate: “What are you going to do with Lin Yi?”
Bai Hao’s hands paused. His expression was unruffled, but his voice was was sinister as he said: “Compared to you and Sun Jianan, what Lin Yi cares about the most is the Lin family business.”
Xue Ling nodded as though this was expected. Lin Yi’s statement that ‘his father threatened him to return home’ was related to the Lin family businesses. After all, Lin family was the basis from which he could stand where he was now, able to afford Sun Jianan and pursue Bai Yue. Luckily, Lin Yi was this world’s son of fate, and he was full of good fortune; Lin family was also very famous and noble in Hai City.
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Lin Yi’s father was a local tyrant who made a fortune in real estate. Lin Yi could be considered a rich second generation, but he did very well in the upwards moving circle of Hai City, and Lin Yi’s family business were all profitable, so he had the capital to do so.
What Bai Hao wanted to do was to destroy his capital.
Xue Ling had not come into contact with business in this life, and only wanted to be a good second young master who played around in the entertainment circle. So, he did not interfere in this matter except to ask curiously, “Don’t Bai family and Lin family have partnerships?”
“Our domains do not overlap.” Bai Hao explained briefly.
Bai family was a centuries-old family in Hai City. Old Master Bai’s branch of the family was a prominent branch, but it was not the main branch. The strongest part of the Bain family was in the capital, and their core was not based in business, but in politics. Bai Hao’s main industry was in culture, such as the entertainment circles, fiction websites, newspapers and publishing houses. To sum it up, he had many large businesses. It might seem that the potential for profit in these industries was not very high, but in fact, the industry was now flourishing and was especially profitable. In addition, by making investment in movies and other cultural media, they were relying on the growing market of spiritual civilization. There was no overlap with Lin family’s real estate.
And because Bai family was a centuries-old family in Hai City, everyone would also be willing to give them some face if they wanted to make a move.
It was not that easy to crush a new family group, but Xue Ling believed in Bai Hao and no longer asked him what he intended to do. He would just wait for Lin Yi to be pulled down, and then consider how to deal with Sun Jianan.
Xue Ling rested for a day, then abandoned the Bai Hao that was all kinds of unwilling in order to join the crew for shooting. He was gone for more than a month, and Bai Hao became more and more irritable, his means for dealing with the Lin family also becoming more and more tyrannical and vicious.
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At first, Lin family thought it was only a minor problem. They never thought that the minor problem would then spread out and finally affect the whole group.
Lin Yi was suddenly worked to the bone, and had no time to worry about the Bai Yue that he had not yet successfully pursued, or the Sun Jianan that he had ‘broken up’ with. He had a clear distinction between career and love, and obviously understood that he would be nothing without money.
But Bai Hao wanted to destroy him, and he even specifically vented with Old Master Bai so that the old man would notify several other families in advance. So this matter was absolutely not something that Lin Yi could easily weather through.
Normally speaking, as the protagonist blessed with luck, Lin Yi should always be able to pass through smoothly when he met any difficulties, just like how Sun Jianan was never barred from getting a spot in a movie. But this time, his luck was particularly bad. Several enterprises that had planned to partner with him had minor difficulties and pulled out, the problems within his own company were still unresolved, a residential complex that had completed construction and had already begun to be placed on the market suddenly had issues – the new apartment owners contacted the media and were making a giant ruckus online every day. Lin Yi was busy all day long and it was only when he finally managed with difficulty to get some time to himself that he realized that someone must be out to get him.
Thinking back carefully on what had happened during this period, he started looking towards the Bai family. Bai Hao knew that Lin Yi had cottoned on to who had been pulling strings behind his back, and so he stopped with the secretive movements and began a direct assault on the Lin family.
Lin Yi’s face was a black as carbon. His father asked around for a good while before finally learning why Bai family had started causing trouble for them seemingly out of nowhere. This matter had gotten so big, but it was originally his own son that had provoked the Bai family’s second young master. His face was black with anger as he found Lin Yi and scolded him severely..
He had always ignored it when Lin Yi played with his little boy toy – as long as he left him a grandson it would be fine. But now, he went and provoked the Bai family, and it was even their second young master! Why didn’t he take a good look at whose child that was! Was Bai Yue someone that Lin Yi could sleep with just because he wanted to?!