The Young Lady is a Bit Unruly [Fragrant Harbor] - Chapter 45 Coming and Going, In and Out...

Chapter 45 Coming and Going, In and Out…

Ye Huaizhang’s foot was injured by a falling stone beam, making walking quite difficult. He pretended to be pitiful, forcing Ye Baoling to support him as they made their way back.

The flat blue brick tunnel ahead was relatively easy to traverse, but the narrow staircase leading up from the ground floor of the Residence of Inheritance and Harmony was particularly challenging—only wide enough for one person. They couldn’t squeeze through side by side, so he went first with her pushing from behind against his buttocks, finally managing to climb to the third floor and return to the cloakroom.

Exhausted, Ye Baoling collapsed directly onto the beanbag sofa.

Ye Huaizhang went to the bedroom to fetch the first aid kit and tend to his wound.

After resting, Ye Baoling thought since she was already here, she might as well go to the study and thoroughly examine the family chronicle.

She found the Ye Qingtang Family Chronicle in the study.

Carrying the fist-thick thread-bound book back to the bedroom, she happened to flip to 1964—the year the original host was born.

Sitting opposite Ye Huaizhang, she read, Look: June 12, 1964. Ye Gumin, wife of Ye Kaimin, eldest son of Ye Qizu of the main branch, gave birth to eldest daughter Ye Baoling. Three ceremonial cannon shots were fired at the ancestral hall.

Ye Huaizhang, who was skillfully wrapping his bandage, turned to look at her. And then?

Nothing else. I just mean my status as the eldest granddaughter of the main branch’s eldest son is much nobler than yours as the eldest grandson of the third concubine branch. I don’t think they even fired cannons when you were born. Ye Baoling deliberately teased him using feudal etiquette.

Ye Huaizhang also laughed. Your main branch controls the ancestral hall and intentionally elevates your own status. If the city hadn’t banned firecrackers, wouldn’t your family have fired nine ceremonial shots for the new baby brother?

Ye Baoling snorted twice. She had no interest in discussing the so-called new brother with him and instead turned to carefully read the pages from 1946.

In 1946, none of the three Ye family branches seemed to have any major events.

The only entry that caught her eye was a record from December 1946:

[December 24, Christmas Eve. The garden’s back hill was renamed Silver Snake Mountain.]

Look at this entry.

Ye Huaizhang had already noticed this record earlier. This appears to be the only information from 1946 that might be related to the blue brick tunnel.

After all, the blue brick tunnel circled behind Silver Snake Mountain before looping back.

Why was it renamed in 1946?

Probably not a coincidence.

Ye Baoling said she wanted to take it to make copies for convenient reference.

Ye Huaizhang: You’re just leaving like that?

Otherwise? I helped you back, and now you’ll escort me back?

Playing house?

He closed the first aid kit and set it aside.

Reaching out, he pulled her into his embrace. Sit up here.

He was below, she above.

Ye Baoling struggled to get up—she was more of a lie-flat type. I have no energy.

I do.

Truly disabled in body but firm in spirit, with astonishing perseverance.

Ye Baoling teased him: Your foot doesn’t hurt now?

Don’t need to use my feet. As long as the waist is good.

Holding her at this angle was just perfect…

With one strong pull, she genuinely lost all strength.

Her nostrils filled with the medicinal scent from when he had treated his wound earlier.

He adjusted their position so she wouldn’t be uncomfortable.

Then he somehow produced a small square packet—apparently he had come prepared.

Help me, he said.

Considering he was injured, Ye Baoling tried to assist him. Too slippery, hard to handle.

When she finally got hold of it, her strength was somewhat rough and uncontrolled.

The stimulation made the veins on his forehead bulge. He wanted to curse.

Ye Baoling, who had always been adept at seizing the initiative, muttered, I told you I couldn’t do it, I don’t know how, but you insisted on making me come.

As soon as the words left her mouth, he channeled the pain into strength.

Both of them were momentarily rendered speechless.

It was like being on a boat tossed about in a typhoon—the winds were fierce, the waves were high, and the cabin was flooded. She could only cling tightly to him.

The sofa in their bedroom wasn’t like the leather one in the hotel last time; it was made of fabric and wouldn’t be easy to clean.

Ye Baoling’s mind was still clear enough to think, If this continues, we’ll have to throw this sofa out.

Ye Huaizhang certainly wouldn’t care about the cost of a sofa, but wouldn’t the elders and servants in the old third residence find out?

Ye Baoling hated having her privacy invaded and becoming the subject of gossip.

Especially by acquaintances.

She quickly stopped him, Wait! Hold on!

What’s wrong?

Leaning on his shoulder, she waited to catch her breath before saying, Lay down a blanket.

Ye Huaizhang got up helplessly. With their combined weight, his limp vanished as he walked, and he even managed to move back and forth, in and out, before pinning her against the wainscoting.

Ye Baoling instinctively thought, This is going to be a collision!

And indeed, it was.

This time, even if it were a flood, it wouldn’t matter.

A single towel would suffice to clean up the aftermath.

Thankfully, tomorrow was Saturday. There was plenty of time to exhaust themselves. When they were finally worn out, he let her sleep before returning.

Afraid of being discovered, Ye Baoling chose to take the blue-brick tunnel back to the old main residence, and Ye Huaizhang escorted her downstairs.

She couldn’t help but complain inwardly: after all that exertion, his foot was healed.

*

Around 8:30, Sister Ping knocked on her door.

Ye Baoling asked groggily, Sister Ping, why are you waking me up so early?

Sister Ping knew her young mistress loved sleeping in and usually wouldn’t disturb her: I didn’t want to either, but today that old fox is bringing her little fox cub home from the hospital. The Old Master is already preparing to go downstairs to welcome them—shouldn’t you go down and take a look?

Though Sister Ping was sharp-tongued in front of her, she knew her limits.

She wouldn’t offend those she shouldn’t, especially Ye Qizu.

Reluctantly, Ye Baoling got up, washed up, and went downstairs. Liang Meiyun also forced a smile as she went out to greet them, and relatives from Third Uncle’s family came to join the commotion.

The garden entrance of the old main residence was packed with people, creating quite the spectacle.

Xing Shu, Xing Shen, and Yin Jie urged everyone to step back a little to avoid frightening the child.

Zheng Junni stepped out of the car and, facing the crowd’s complex smiles, simply nodded and greeted them with a gentle smile, as if this moment were the pinnacle of her life.

After all, when Ye Baolong was born, she had just married into the Ye family and was still seen as a shameless social climber in everyone’s eyes.

Over a decade later, the situation was entirely different.

Ye Qizu’s branch of the family had dwindled, with only two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Of the two grandsons, one was intellectually disabled.

Just as Ye Kaimin, nearly fifty and without a healthy son, was on the verge of losing his inheritance rights, Zheng Junni gave birth to a healthy boy, instantly reversing the situation.

It was easy to imagine the drama that would unfold as the two brothers of the old main residence likely competed for the family fortune—surely more thrilling than any television series.

Once inside, she placed the child in Ye Qizu’s arms.

Looking at his chubby grandson, Ye Qizu happily praised: He looks great! Seems very clever and alert.

Ye Kaimin’s joy went without saying – if asked to kneel down and lick his wife’s backside right now, he’d do it immediately.

Dad, you should give the baby a name.

Did this even need reminding?

The old man had already prepared the name long ago.

Previously, Ye Baolong’s name had been too grand, and the child couldn’t carry such weight, so this time he intentionally kept it modest.

Let’s call him Bao Xian, with the character for virtuous and talented.

Zheng Junni smiled: Bao Xian? That’s a good name.

Much better sounding than Ye Baoshun’s name.

Liang Meiyun kept her head down, playing with her own elbow, unwilling to watch these hypocritical scenes.

Standing nearby observing the commotion, Ye Baoling could almost feel the jealousy radiating from her second aunt-in-law.

The entire weekend, Ye Baoling stayed at the main family house without going out.

Her period had come, and she just wanted to lie down, not going anywhere.

Fortunately, this time her period wasn’t painful.

She didn’t know whether it was because she had been exercising well and her health had improved, or as her grandmother had said, that having marital relations after marriage would make the pain go away.

Anyway, since it didn’t hurt anymore, it could be considered something worth being happy about.

*

Arriving at the company, Ye Baoling first went to Qi Yuxiu’s office in the logistics department to report on her work from the past week.

When Qi Yuxiu heard that Qu Zhengming wanted Ye Baoling to be her right-hand assistant, she paused slightly, then asked Ye Baoling with a somewhat complicated expression: What do you think of Qu Zhengming?

Ye Baoling immediately realized Qi Yuxiu was testing her.

Qi Yuxiu might be afraid that Ye Baoling would get too close to Qu Zhengming and later side with her.

Director Qu seems quite guarded. She asks me to help with tasks, but doesn’t seem to trust me much. More important work, she assigns to others, not me. Ye Baoling didn’t mention her own attitude toward Qu Zhengming, instead shifting blame to Qu Zhengming by saying she didn’t trust her.

This quickly made Qi Yuxiu drop her guard. She smiled and said: Being guarded is only natural. After all, you’re new. She can’t be as open with you as I am. Try to gain her trust as soon as possible. She’s currently overseeing the marketing department, and we definitely can’t let her settle into that position. When the time comes, we might need you to cooperate and act according to circumstances.

It seemed Ye Kaisen and Lin Zhong must be locked in quite a struggle.

Who would ultimately get the marketing director position was still uncertain.

Ye Baoling smiled and nodded in agreement.

Leaving the logistics department, Ye Baoling took her usual route up the stairs to the sixth floor, where she encountered Lu Baohua at the fire door.

Lu Baohua was holding a cup of coffee, having just come from the pantry. He smiled and greeted her: Why do I see you taking the stairs every day?

Ye Baoling smiled: I don’t want to wait for the elevator.

Lu Baohua: I thought you were exercising.

That counts as exercise too.

What do you usually like to do for entertainment?Though inwardly wary of Lu Baohua’s enthusiasm, Ye Baoling didn’t want to appear too repulsed. She just smiled and said: Listening to music, watching TV dramas – I’m quite boring.

Lu Baohua shared his favorite songs with her and asked if she wanted to go to Sister Mei’s concert together?

Having reached her workstation, Ye Baoling smiled and shook her head: Too expensive. I heard good seats cost over a hundred. Let’s forget it.

After saying this, she started talking with Rong Jie and didn’t engage with him further.

After Lu Baohua entered his office, He Jiayi quickly leaned over and whispered gossip, Wow, someone’s got that lovesick look in their eyes—seems quite interested in you.

Rong Jie added, He’s a potential catch, worth considering.

Even Gao Lizhen, unusually breaking from her usual gloom, told Ye Baoling, Manager Lu is a good person…

Ye Baoling resisted rolling her eyes and simply said, Not interested.

Just then, A Xia came with receipts for cleaning supplies for Ye Baoling to sign, which ended the topic.

After Ye Baoling finished signing, A Xia whispered, Miss Gu, there’s something I need to tell you.

What is it?

A Xia wanted to speak outside.

So Ye Baoling followed her to the stairwell corner.

It turned out A Xia had witnessed Lu Baohua’s enthusiasm toward Ye Baoling earlier, and she quietly warned, You should be careful around that Manager Lu.

Ye Baoling quickly asked, Why?

I just heard that recently, during some product department press conference, a blue videotape went missing, and it seems the situation blew up quite a bit.

That did happen, Ye Baoling acknowledged, urging her to continue.

A Xia: Sister Yang, who’s in charge of cleaning the 6th floor, reported something to me a while ago. She saw a man from the product department acting suspiciously—he took a blue case out of someone’s backpack and secretly slipped it under a folder on the desk. She told me about it afterward, thinking it was strange. At the time, I thought it might just be a prank between colleagues and didn’t pay it much mind. But after hearing about the missing blue videotape from the press conference and how big a deal it became, I realized how serious this is. This morning, Sister Yang identified the man who stole the item as Manager Lu.

Although A Xia’s explanation wasn’t perfectly clear, Ye Baoling understood immediately.

On the day of the new product launch, before departure, Lu Baohua had taken the videotape from Gao Lizhen’s backpack and hidden it under a folder on her desk.

This made it seem like Gao Lizhen had been careless and failed to bring the tape to the event.

Of course, Lu Baohua wouldn’t do something so pointless without reason—he had his motives for framing a junior colleague.

This Lu Baohua truly was a hypocrite with terrible character.

A Xia: Miss Gu, you need to watch out for him from now on.

Ye Baoling: I understand, Sister Xia. Thank you for warning me. Please don’t mention this to anyone else for now.

A Xia nodded in agreement and left. Only after she was gone did Ye Baoling return to her workstation.

That same day, the HR department announced that Lu Baohua had been promoted to Product Department Manager, effective immediately.

Everyone congratulated him and made a fuss, and Lu Baohua happily treated everyone to afternoon tea.

Perhaps the promotion gave Lu Baohua a surge of confidence, because at the end of the workday, he actually approached her.

I drove today—let me give you a ride home?

Ye Baoling glanced at him. It’s not on your way, is it?

Lu Baohua: It is. I checked your file—you live on Hyde Old Street, right?

He even looked up her information?

Suppressing her disgust, Ye Baoling said, I’m with my cousin.

Just as they reached the 4th floor, Gu Man’er was waiting for her. Ye Baoling introduced, This is my cousin.

Lu Baohua persisted, My car can fit both of you.

Wang Simin, arriving late, laughed and asked, What about me? Can it fit three?

Lu Baohua looked at these uninvited guests and was about to say there was enough seating, but Ye Baoling directly refused him: We still need to go shopping.

Alright then. Lu Baohua shrugged slightly. Next time.

With that, he went downstairs first.

Gu Man’er complained: Cousin, you really have too many unwanted admirers.

Wang Simin asked curiously: Who else is there?

A rich guy who chased my cousin for several blocks…

Gu Man’er was referring to Gong Jiahua.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they went downstairs.

Ye Baoling didn’t return with them, instead going to her family’s company first.

At noon, she had already withdrawn 200,000 from the bank and given it to Chen Yulan.

Her initial capital was 27 million, with a final settlement of 40.82 million. So she gave Liu Haonan a commission of 138,000 and an additional 40,000 to the trader.

The remaining 20,000-plus, she gave to Chen Yulan as an extra bonus.

Chen Yulan felt she hadn’t done anything and was embarrassed to accept it, but Ye Baoling insisted she take it.

She had used Chen Yulan’s securities account to make money and couldn’t offer nothing in return.

At the same time, she asked Liu Haonan to help open a US stock account. The upcoming stock market crash would be global, and to make big money, she needed to short the US stock market at the right time.

By opening the account early and depositing some US dollars, she could start with small stock purchases first. She couldn’t wait until October to directly short stocks, as that would attract too much attention.

Liu Haonan asked how much US dollars to deposit?

Ye Baoling: I’ve exchanged 100,000 US dollars, ready to use at any time.

100,000 US dollars wasn’t a huge fortune in this era, but it was still considerable.

Liu Haonan indicated he understood what to do next.

*

The day after the announcement of Lu Baohua’s promotion.

Ye Baoling knocked and entered Qu Zhengming’s office. Qu Zhengming had been absent yesterday, and the HR department had announced Lu Baohua’s appointment without informing her first.

At that moment, Qu Zhengming was on the phone with Manager Li from HR: Even if it’s the boss’s appointment, you should notify me first! You weren’t even willing to wait one day – this is overstepping your authority!

After venting his anger, Qu Zhengming directly hung up the phone.

Ye Baoling placed all the work that needed to be completed on her end this week in front of Qu Zhengming, wisely refraining from asking unnecessary questions.

Although Qu Zhengming didn’t show it obviously, Ye Baoling had sensed early on that he had certain reservations about Lu Baohua.

An hour later, the product department held a meeting where Qu Zhengming officially announced Lu Baohua’s promotion.

Lu Baohua has always been very dedicated and responsible in his work. This promotion to manager is an opportunity he earned himself. He came up with the excellent idea of the Bundling System for the marketing department, which led the chairman to personally promote him…

Last time Qu Zhengming praised Lu Baohua, he didn’t mention the Bundling System. This time he revealed it, and Lu Baohua knew he couldn’t hide it anymore. He smiled slightly and appeared composed, seemingly not worried that Ye Baoling would expose in public that the idea wasn’t his.

In his view, even if Ye Baoling had the courage, she had no evidence to prove the idea was hers.

Qu Zhengming continued: In the coming period, I’ll be overseeing both the product department and marketing department. Manager Lu needs to take responsibility for the product department. Also, Gu Baolin is promoted to assistant planner. She will fully assist me in my work, mainly focusing on adjusting the Jasmine Herbal Tea formula. I hope everyone will cooperate as much as possible.

Lu Baohua led the applause.

Colleagues all around congratulated Ye Baoling, with some even playfully urging her and Manager Lu to treat everyone to happy hour!

Before Ye Baoling could refuse, Lu Baohua agreed first.

Ye Baoling was speechless but could only maintain a polite smile.

After the meeting ended, Lu Baohua immediately called Ye Baoling to his office.

She knew he wanted to placate her.

She gathered her materials: I need to use the restroom first, I’ll be right there.

A few minutes later, Ye Baoling knocked and entered Lu Baohua’s office.

Have a seat.

Ye Baoling remained standing: What did you need to see me about, Manager Lu?

Seeing her refusal to sit, Lu Baohua sensed her displeasure and said, What’s on your mind?

What’s on my mind? The bundling proposal was my idea, but now it’s become yours as if I had nothing to do with it. It was rare for Ye Baoling to be so frank about her feelings lately.

Lu Baohua shrugged slightly: I think you might have misunderstood me.

How so?

He attempted to explain: That evening, you suggested I directly propose the Bundling System to Director Liu from the marketing department. You know how chaotic the environment was—some were drinking, others singing—it was impossible to communicate clearly. I’m absolutely certain I never claimed it was my idea. Director Liu didn’t ask either; he just assumed the new proposal was mine. After he reported it to upper management, things ended up this way. Now I’m in a difficult position. If I explain now that the bundling idea wasn’t mine, wouldn’t that make me look fraudulent? I hope you can understand my predicament.

He sounded quite sincere.

If Ye Baoling hadn’t personally heard Lu Baohua tell Director Liu it was his idea, she might have actually believed his nonsense.

Ye Baoling: But I’m very unhappy about this.

Lu Baohua assured her: I’ll definitely find a way to compensate you.

What kind of compensation? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of pursuing me? Her tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

Having vaguely heard Gu Man’er mention some wealthy young man pursuing Gu Baolin yesterday, Lu Baohua decided then that there were plenty of fish in the sea and gave up on the idea. At the same time, he didn’t want to offend her.

After all, she was currently Qu Zhengming’s favorite—he could tell this Miss Gu’s capabilities shouldn’t be underestimated.

He laughed awkwardly: In the future, whatever you need help with, I’ll be duty-bound to assist you.

Who would believe such nonsense?

Having one more friend makes the road wider. Once I’m promoted, I’ll definitely find ways to pull you up. What’s so great about being an assistant planner? I can at least help you become a senior planner! Lu Baohua was quite skilled at painting rosy pictures.

Qi Yuxiu had value worth maintaining a partnership with, but unfortunately, Lu Baohua did not.

Ye Baoling forced a smile: Manager Lu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.

Seeing Ye Baoling’s relatively mild attitude, Lu Baohua guessed she wouldn’t expose him. Even if she did, without evidence no one would believe her—anyone with basic workplace emotional intelligence wouldn’t do such a thing.

He smilingly handed Ye Baoling two tickets: These are two tickets to Sister Mei’s concert. Take a friend with you.

Ye Baoling accepted them without hesitation.

As she opened the office door, she found Qu Zhengming standing outside.

The reason Qu Zhengming was here was because Ye Baoling had asked her to come.

After the meeting, when Lu Baohua asked her to come to his office, Ye Baoling excused herself to use the restroom but actually went to find Qu Zhengming.

Moreover, when closing the door to Lu Baohua’s office, she deliberately left a crack instead of shutting it completely.

Therefore, Qu Zhengming had clearly overheard the entire conversation between Ye Baoling and Lu Baohua just now.

Ye Baoling opened the door slightly. Director Qu!

Hearing the voice, Lu Baohua looked over in surprise. He stood up, his eyes wide with fright.

He called out softly, Director Qu!

Qu Zhengming walked in and demanded, So, the allocation plan was proposed by Gu Baolin and had nothing to do with you?

Lu Baohua smiled awkwardly and tried to change the subject. Director Qu, please have a seat!

Qu Zhengming stood in front of the desk. Answer me.

Only then did Lu Baohua say, I was the one who proposed the plan to Director Liu, but the idea did come from Gu Baolin.

Don’t tell me you had no chance to clarify. Director Liu asked you, I asked you, but you never told us the truth. Lu Baohua, you’re harming me! Qu Zhengming slammed the table in anger.

The door was wide open, and colleagues from the outer office area were all looking in their direction.

Lu Baohua hurriedly went to close the door.

Ye Baoling stood at the doorway, unwilling to leave, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After closing the door, Lu Baohua explained in a low voice, Director Qu, is it really that serious? I’ve been with the company for so many years, my seniority is here. By all rights, I should have been promoted to manager long ago.

Qu Zhengming said, In terms of seniority, Xu Chengping has more than you. If it weren’t for this allocation plan, the chairman wouldn’t even know you exist, let alone make an exception to promote you.

Lu Baohua tried to downplay the situation. I really didn’t think much of it at the time. I thought a small allocation plan wasn’t important. So what should we do now? The higher-ups are fighting so fiercely. If we start fighting among ourselves now, wouldn’t we just be playing into someone else’s hands?

Qu Zhengming hated internal conflicts the most. She did her work dutifully, and while she had no choice but to align with the higher-ups, if a mere manager tried to use this to threaten her, he was sorely mistaken.

She retorted, So if I deal with this promotion opportunity you dishonestly fought for, it becomes an internal conflict?

That’s not what I meant.

Qu Zhengming said, I will report this matter truthfully to the higher-ups, and they will decide how to handle it. Don’t you believe that even without the allocation plan, you could still be promoted to manager? Then be more confident. There’s no need to be so fearful here.

Lu Baohua pleaded, Director Qu…

If Lu Baohua’s promotion appointment were revoked, he could still remain as deputy manager. Even if Director Qu could no longer tolerate him, he could transfer to another department and continue to enjoy his deputy manager benefits.

Ye Baoling did not want to give Lu Baohua this opportunity.

Director Qu, there’s one more thing I’d like to report.

What is it?

During the last new product launch, Gao Lizhen did put the video tape in her backpack. She just never expected that someone in the office would tamper with it, secretly taking the tape out of her backpack and hiding it under a folder on her desk.

Hearing this, Lu Baohua froze completely.

At the time, everyone was in the conference room for the pre-event meeting before departure. The office was clearly empty, so how could Ye Baoling know about this?

Ye Baoling continued, And the person who tampered with it was none other than Manager Lu Baohua himself.

Qu Zhengming looked at Lu Baohua in shock. She knew this man’s character wasn’t great, but she never expected it to be this bad.

Lu Baohua stubbornly denied: I didn’t do it, how could I possibly do such a thing? Gu Baolin, is it just because I didn’t report that minor achievement for you? Why hold such a grudge and deliberately frame me?!

Ye Baoling retorted sharply: Manager Lu, you’ve got the sequence wrong, haven’t you? The incident of swapping the videotape happened first. The matter with the distribution plan came later. Did I use a time machine to go back and frame you?

Lu Baohua desperately tried to calm himself down. You think you can frame me just with your words? Do you have any evidence?

Someone saw you stealing the videotape. I’ll keep this person’s identity confidential for now, but I’ll naturally provide clues during the company’s investigation.

If only one person had seen it, as long as Lu Baohua firmly denied it, there would be nothing the other party could do!

Lu Baohua stubbornly maintained his denial: Why would I steal the videotape? What benefit would I get from the videotape going missing? Why would I need to frame a newcomer like Gao Lizhen?

On the surface, the missing videotape doesn’t seem directly related to you, and you don’t appear to have a motive to frame Gao Lizhen. But Manager Xu is in charge of the new product launch. If the launch fails, wouldn’t you become the ‘fisherman who benefits’ that you mentioned earlier? So, Lu Baohua’s target was never Gao Lizhen, but Xu Chengping.

Xu Chengping and Lu Baohua were both deputy managers, recently competing for the manager position.

Lu Baohua shook his head: You’re twisting right and wrong. You’re trying to collude with someone to falsely accuse me. I never even touched that videotape.

This last statement gave Ye Baoling a quick opportunity to break through.

Ye Baoling asked calmly: Are you sure you didn’t steal it?

I’m one hundred percent sure.

You never even touched that videotape?

I never touched it. Never even looked at it.

Ye Baoling, having successfully trapped him, smiled slightly: Well then, since you’re sure you never touched the videotape, that’s good. Let’s call the police and have them check the fingerprints on the videotape.

Fingerprints?

Lu Baohua, confused by Ye Baoling’s reasoning, instantly fell silent.

In his mind, he hadn’t stolen anything – he had just had a sudden inspiration to hide a videotape. He had never even considered the issue of fingerprints.

And Ye Baoling had never thought that a single witness like the cleaner would be enough to bring down Lu Baohua.

She just wanted to put him in a position where he couldn’t explain himself.

Author’s note: Ye Huaizhang: My wife is quite impressive.

Ye Baoling: Just quite? [Let me see]