Chapter 163: Such a Friendship, Better Without It

Bai Shuruo smiled and said, "I feel... that marrying the same person in every lifetime is quite dull. Who knows, maybe I won't get married in my next life."

Han Yangting took his hand out and pointed to the tooth marks on the web between his thumb and index finger, saying, "Then what about this? You said before that if there is an afterlife, you would find me based on this, and we would be husband and wife again then."

"Then... let's talk about the afterlife in the afterlife," Bai Shuruo laughed dryly. "We might meet again in the next life, but we won't necessarily be husband and wife. We could even be sisters."

Han Yangting smiled.

Bai Shuruo did not see that his smile contained bitterness.

……

Based on the subsidiaries under the Bai Silver banner, Bai Shuruo thought of several similar company names.

At work, she handed these company names to Meng Ze and said to him, "During this time, register these companies for me. Do it as quickly as possible."

Meng Ze looked at these company names and asked Bai Shuruo, "Isn't this what the second uncle of the Han Family used to play with? Why are you using this kind of tactic too?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Although it is the same method, he is him, and I am me. Just because he couldn't accomplish it doesn't mean I can't."

She was full of confidence.

Meng Ze looked at Bai Shuruo, seemingly unwilling to help her, his expression very twisted.

Bai Shuruo asked, "What, are you afraid?"

Meng Ze said, "Let me state my position first. First, I truly do not care about the wealth of the Han Family; the reason I am doing things for you is only because you are my friend. Second, from the perspective of a friend, I still want to remind you that you are playing with fire. Most men in this world prioritize their careers. You can ruin him, but you cannot ruin his career. Once he discovers this, not only will the bond of husband and wife be severed, but he might also send you to prison."

Bai Shuruo sneered.

She had long since stopped caring about such things.

Whenever she thought of the torment her father suffered in the three years before he died, she could not help but blame him.

What is the bond of husband and wife worth?

And what does going to prison count for?

At worst, both sides will suffer.

"Meng Ze, if you are afraid, you can withdraw. I can handle these matters just as well without you. I only hope you won't report me to the Han Family. Based on my understanding of the Han Family, even if you told them, it would only count as you seeking credit; they won't be grateful to you, and they certainly won't let you enter the genealogy because of it."

Meng Ze scoffed and then said, "Forget it, I'll go do it. I'm at least a bit more reliable; I wouldn't be at ease if you found someone else."

Meng Ze was about to turn and go handle the matter, but Bai Shuruo called out to him, "Meng Ze!"

"Are there any other instructions, Bai Vice President?"

Bai Shuruo looked at him and said, "Meng Ze, thank you. I don't have anyone else in Beishi; you are the only one I can trust."

Meng Ze smiled: "Don't be so polite, aren't we friends?"

"Then thank you for treating me as a friend," Bai Shuruo said.

……

The former Bai Shuruo did not like socializing, but now, as long as there was a social event, she participated actively.

Han Yangting had no choice but to take her along.

Before events, Bai Shuruo would always dress up actively, making herself look extremely dazzling.

"Brother Han, do I look good?"

Before entering the banquet hall, Bai Shuruo asked Han Yangting.

Han Yangting looked her up and down. She was wearing a blue evening gown with small sequins that wrapped her figure into an S-shape. Her hair was combed back, making her look quite noble. She had bright red lips, a thin necklace around her fair neck, and held a small gold bag in her hand.

Such a Bai Shuruo was undoubtedly shining.

"Ruoruo is always so beautiful at any time," Han Yangting said.

Thus, when Bai Shuruo took his arm and entered the event venue, many people cast envious gazes at them.

"President Han's wife is becoming more and more beautiful."

"It seems her temperament has changed too."

"Does she look like those 'darkened' female leads in TV dramas?"

"……"

After entering the venue, Bai Shuruo left Han Yangting behind after a short while and began chatting freely with people she knew and didn't know.

Tonight, Meng Siyu was also there.

Meng Siyu was a second-generation wealthy heir, shouldering the mission of revitalizing the family business. Any event in Beishi that was worth attending would have her there.

Meng Siyu was originally chatting with a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was from Europe and wanted to expand his business in our country. How could Meng Siyu let such an opportunity go?

Bai Shuruo had just finished chatting with someone and now, seeing Meng Siyu, she first observed from where she stood for a while.

Before coming to the event, she had specifically analyzed and researched every person at the banquet and knew the preferences of this European man.

After a while, she walked over gracefully and first toasted Meng Siyu, "Sister Siyu, we meet again."

Meng Siyu glanced at Bai Shuruo and said, "Hello, Ruoruo, but I'm currently discussing serious business with David. I'll find you in a bit."

From Meng Siyu's eyes, Bai Shuruo knew that she only regarded her as a little sister, someone who had come to join the fun with her husband.

But Bai Shuruo turned around and clinked glasses with David, then got straight to the point: "David, I heard you like our country's Face-Changing. I quite like it too; this is our national quintessence, after all. You really are a person of taste."

David was a bit surprised: "You even know about this?"

"I've heard a little about it, but why do you like Face-Changing?"

"Because it's interesting. First, the masks are interesting, all colorful, and then the process of changing faces—it's truly caught off guard; you don't even see it clearly before it's changed."

"I know a master who can do Face-Changing. He is very skilled. I'll introduce you another day and let him teach you a few tricks. When you return to your country, you can perform it for your little friends; they will definitely be very interested."

"……"

The two of them chatted and hit it off.

Meng Siyu signaled to Bai Shuruo several times, but Bai Shuruo acted as if she didn't see it and only chatted with David.

Seeing them go from chatting about Face-Changing to the weather in Europe, and then to business, Meng Siyu couldn't help but get angry.

This Bai Shuruo was actually here to steal business.

It just so happened that Han Yangting was nearby, and Meng Siyu couldn't help but walk over and say, "Yangting, you're something else, snatching business right out from under me."

Han Yangting said, "Who is trying to snatch business from you?"

Meng Siyu pointed at Bai Shuruo: "That David over there is someone I had been talking to since early on, and he was cornered by your little darling wife."

Han Yangting looked at Bai Shuruo, who was speaking eloquently, and a complex smile appeared on his face; this smile contained appreciation, but also helplessness, as he saw her growth, yet within this growth, there was a hint of stubbornness.

Han Yangting said to Meng Siyu, "In the business world, how can it be called snatching? Last time, when Ruoruo was discussing business with someone from Southeast Asia, didn't you lure them away too? You still have the nerve to complain?"

"Yangting, our friendship of over twenty years—I didn't expect that once you married a wife, you would forget it all completely."

Han Yangting swirled the wine glass in his hand and added, "That's right, it is precisely because we have a friendship of over twenty years that you know quite a few of my secrets, and you even told my wife my secrets; such a friendship, I'd rather do without."

Meng Siyu's expression changed drastically: "Yangting, you..."