Chapter 1242: They Simply Cannot Afford to Gamble

After finishing, Bai Yufei sighed loudly again: "Sigh, you always say you are Liu Xin'ai's good friend, but in the end, everything Jiang Baobao knows, you don't know. Tsk tsk, what kind of good friend is this? You are just being delusional!"

Bai Yufei was simply sowing discord.

She wanted to make these few good friends turn against each other.

If she could provoke Xu Xiaoxiao into going to find trouble with Qin Yiyan, that would be even better!

In that case, Bai Yufei would just happen to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The more Bai Yufei thought about it, the happier she became.

The curve of her mouth was very relaxed.

But Xu Xiaoxiao's mood at this moment was very bad, and her expression was also very gloomy.

She stared tightly at Bai Yufei's face, her tone grim: "Xin'ai had better be fine, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Do you dare to hit me? My brother is here too!" Bai Yufei was fearless and even raised her chin.

Xu Xiaoxiao said in a gruff voice: "So what if he is here? If I'm pushed too far, I'll beat him up along with you!"

"Hmph, stop talking big! You tomboy!"

Bai Yufei had been provoking Xu Xiaoxiao, hoping that this woman would break down.

Unfortunately...

Xu Xiaoxiao actually turned and walked away.

She went to a corner and called Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao sighed helplessly and explained the sequence of events.

Xu Xiaoxiao... was indeed a bit bothered.

But what she was bothered by was that she had been busy at such a bad time.

Otherwise, she definitely would have discovered the problem and could have helped Liu Xin'ai at least a little!

Taking a long breath, Xu Xiaoxiao muttered: "You should have told me sooner."

"I asked around, you were very busy a while ago, so I didn't want to distract you. But now that we are discussing it together, it's not too late."

Xu Xiaoxiao's gaze had been following a certain figure inside the banquet hall.

She said again: "Indeed, things have already developed to this point,

there is no point in dwelling on the past; let's think carefully about the countermeasures for later!"

Jiang Baobao sensed something and asked: "Do you have some good idea?"

Xu Xiaoxiao actually did!

She was seen coldly curling her lips and saying: "If Qin Yiyan dares to kidnap Liu Qingze, then we will just kidnap his sister! Everyone will have an equal exchange!!"

This method...

Made Jiang Baobao's eyes widen instantly!

She was still lamenting in her heart that this woman really dared to think of anything!

Xu Xiaoxiao must still be in a fit of anger right now; blindly trying to stop her probably wouldn't have any effect.

So Jiang Baobao started to ask indirectly: "How did you suddenly think of asking about Xin'ai?"

"Because... I am attending the banquet with that pair of siblings from the Qin Family!"

When she said this, Xu Xiaoxiao's tone was sinister.

And Jiang Baobao began to rub her temples.

She finally understood why Xu Xiaoxiao's hostility was so heavy.

It turned out someone was provoking her!

To prevent her from being impulsive, Jiang Baobao earnestly advised: "Some thoughts, just think them and let it go; we need to be calm right now!"

"But I can't seem to calm down!"

"But impulsiveness can't solve problems; instead, it will make things blow up!"

"Then let them blow up! Only when Qin Yiyan is backed into a corner will he stop using leverage to threaten Xin'ai! I want to see if that bastard really has the guts to actually kill the hostage!"

"But do you dare to gamble?"

Xu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth to speak.

But she froze, and afterwards, she sighed heavily.

That's right, they... simply couldn't afford to gamble.

Because the stake was a human life!

This result made Xu Xiaoxiao deflate all at once, and she muttered gloomily: "Then we can't let them off lightly either."

Jiang Baobao didn't intend to just let it go like this either,

but right now, they needed to plan carefully.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Baobao said: "Actually, your line of thinking just now was correct. Since Qin Yiyan can have leverage, then we can have it too!"

Jiang Baobao believed that as long as they found leverage on Qin Yiyan, they could counter him.

They didn't need to go on a killing spree to be able to keep each other in check.

And Jiang Baobao's words reminded Xu Xiaoxiao.

Xu Xiaoxiao knew the privacy of the Qin Family and Chi Rong.

Using this as a threat, could Qin Yiyan not obediently listen?

But...

Xu Xiaoxiao frowned; she couldn't get past that hurdle in her heart.

Jiang Baobao did not notice Xu Xiaoxiao's strangeness.

She reminded her: "Continue attending the banquet, and remember, absolutely do not get into a dispute with Bai Yufei. That woman has a vicious mind; if she picks a fight with you, nine times out of ten, it's because she wants to anger you."

"Mm, I know, I have already calmed down."

Xu Xiaoxiao was truly not one to be impulsive.

Now, she would use her brain to show Bai Yufei what she was made of!

After hanging up the phone, a staff member walked to Xu Xiaoxiao's side and invited her to go on stage to share.

After taking a deep breath, Xu Xiaoxiao walked onto the stage with a smile and began to speak eloquently.

Because her words were substantive, the crowd listened very attentively and was won over by Xu Xiaoxiao's talent and poise.

But Qin Yiyan was expressionless.

Because he knew that Liu Xin'ai's escape from home also had a share of Xu Xiaoxiao's "credit"!

Bai Yufei also didn't have much expression, but she purely disliked Xu Xiaoxiao.

Even if Xu Xiaoxiao performed very well, she could still find fault in a grain of sand!

After Xu Xiaoxiao finished sharing the content she had learned at the seminar, according to the procedure, she should have walked off the stage amidst the applause of the crowd.

But she did not.

Instead, she smiled and said, "Just now,

while I was speaking, I noticed that Miss Bai was listening very attentively and frowning from time to time, as if she had quite a few insights. Why doesn't Miss Bai share your insights with everyone?"

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Bai Yufei with a smile.

And Bai Yufei, who had been called out, looked astonished.

Qin Yiyan, standing beside her, said, "Go ahead, Fei'er. This is meant to be an exchange, don't be nervous."

In order not to lose face in front of Qin Yiyan, Bai Yufei had specifically told him that she had just chatted with several industry bigwigs and had many insights.

So now that there was an opportunity, Qin Yiyan hoped she would take the chance to show off.

But in reality...

Bai Yufei knew nothing!

In the end, she bit the bullet and walked onto the stage.

When passing by Xu Xiaoxiao, she even glared fiercely at Xu Xiaoxiao!

Xu Xiaoxiao, however, had a smile on her lips and appeared very composed.

Walking to the microphone, Bai Yufei's palms were already sweaty from nervousness.

Finally, she stammered, "Hello everyone... my view on the future of this industry is... it has great prospects... and... it can benefit humanity."

Bai Yufei hadn't listened to a word Xu Xiaoxiao had just said.

So her speech was very hollow and lacked substance.

Compared to Xu Xiaoxiao, it was simply like heaven and earth!

Moreover, Bai Yufei's poise was terrible.

Her eyes were also shifting.

It just gave people the feeling that her mind was empty.

This made the people below reveal expressions of disapproval one after another.

Some were even shaking their heads.

Because Bai Yufei was standing at the very front, she saw the crowd's reaction.

She even saw... Qin Yiyan frowning too!

This made Bai Yufei wish she could find a hole to crawl into!!

The next second, she flushed red and indignantly accused Xu Xiaoxiao: "Miss Xu has already said so much,

why must you make me say more?"