Chapter 160: 32.5 billion (1/2)

“How about a bet just between you and me?” Bai Xiaofei inhaled deeply as he spoke, stunning both Fang Ye and Rui Mengqi.

“What’s the bet?” Rui Mengqi was an innocent person. Therefore, she fell for the trick almost immediately. She didn’t seem to be at all guarded against Bai Xiaofei.

“Let’s bet on me winning my bet with your store. If I win, you have to quit your job and come work for me instead. This is a reasonable request, right?”

Aiii, pitiful little missy, I am the only one that can save you. Just agree to it.

“But you’re just a student. Do you even have a place where I can work?”

Again and again, Rui Mengqi had lowered Bai Xiaofei’s opinion of her intelligence. By this point, Bai Xiaofei was already wondering how she had survived the over twenty years of life she had lived through. She actually managed to not get herself kidnapped and sold off by someone!

Unknown to Bai Xiaofei, Rui Mengqi was in fact sold to the Babel Merchant House.

“You don’t have to worry about this. If I say there is a place where you can work, there will be such a place. Moreover, the working conditions won’t be worse than here. Your salary will also be doubled. What do you think?” Bai Xiaofei tossed out the bait. Unfortunately, the bait didn’t seem at all attractive to Rui Mengqi.

Why did it not attract her? Rui Mengqi immediately made the answer known: “I am working here without salary. Double of nothing is still nothing…”

“No salary?” Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye cried out in surprise.

“Yes, I was sold to the Babel Merchant House when I was very young. I have been working for many years to pay off my debt and buy my freedom. Therefore, I am not paid a salary. Only commissions are paid to me, but those have all been spent paying off my debt.” Rui Mengqi spoke forthrightly, and Bai Xiaofei broke out into a cold sweat when he heard her explanation.

She is indeed a kidnap victim…

Bai Xiaofei said, “If that’s the case, I’ll just promise you that your salary won’t be low. You will have enough to no longer need to worry about clothes and food. Will this work?”

He felt like this was already the best he could do for her. This was the very first time he had ever felt that convincing someone – no, communicating with someone – could be so difficult.

“But I’ve already paid enough of my debt to resign tomorrow. The result of your bet will only be known after a few days. Where am I supposed to wait if I don’t leave the academy?” Rui Mengqi thoughtlessly asked.

Bai Xiaofei felt himself going crazy. “What plans do you have, then? Where are you going after leaving?”

“I haven’t considered that. Oh well, I will just see what happens when the time comes.” Rui Mengqi answered without hesitation in an extremely relaxed manner – so relaxed that Bai Xiaofei felt as if she didn’t at all look like a kidnap victim.

Being you, you will definitely get yourself kidnapped again after leaving this place!

“I have a place you can stay. That will be much better than drifting around aimlessly. Think about it. There are many weird people on the continent. With how pretty you are, do you have any idea what the consequences will be if you get kidnapped?”

Bai Xiaofei was being truthful. Rui Mengqi was really pretty. As far as Bai Xiaofei was concerned, her beauty was comparable to even those on the Blossom Rankings. Her beauty coupled with this “odd” characteristic of hers was something few men could resist.

“Fine. I will go look for you after I resign.” Rui Mengqi immediately agreed, and it had taken her less than half a second to make the decision. The speed at which she made her decision caused Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye to wonder if she only had a single brain cell she could use, an extremely simplistic brain cell at that.

But…wasn’t she supposed to agree only after the bet?

Bai Xiaofei smiled helplessly and decided to give up.

Forget it. I can’t treat her as if she’s a normal person…

He said, “Then, help us set up our bet. It’s getting late, and if we return late, we will be skinned alive…”

Talking to Rui Mengqi, Bai Xiaofei had even forgotten the time. There was no helping it, though. This young missy here was truly too weird and intriguing of a person.

“Oh. Are you sure you want to make this bet? I can’t recommend this! Are you sure—”