I briefly explained the situation to Mai Qi. Mai Qiâs mouth curled into an O shape and she couldnât close it for a long time.
I patted her shoulder and sighed, âLooks like Iâve polluted your pure heart. My dear princess, such is the evil of the human world.â
Mai Qi finally closed her mouth and then she said with righteous indignation. âNanxing, we have to stop this. We canât let their evil scheme succeed.â
I looked at Mai Qi. âMy dear princess, donât be naive. These girls do the things willingly. You heard everything earlier.â
âBut that Yu Ying, she didnât sound willing. She just wants to earn extra money, they didnât tell her everything!â
âPlease, sheâs already an adult. Itâs impossible for her to not understand the truth after her friend went into such detail. These girls are not that innocent. Furthermore, how are we supposed to stop them?â
Mai Qi was silent but she was angry.
I looked at her. âMai Qi, are you disappointed in me? Do you think Iâm cold-blooded?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Mai Qi shook her head and she sighed sadly, âNo, I understand what you mean. But that doesnât mean we should just let it happen. We should give these girls a chance. Perhaps theyâll know better if we warn them.â
I sighed, âMai Qi, you are too kind.â
Mai Qi looked at me. âNanxing, are you really going to do nothing?â
I took a sip of the drink, âFirst we need to figure out Jing Ningâs plan and movement.
Mai Qiâs eyes brightened. âNanxing, I knew it!â
I nudged her. âWhat do you know?!â
âI knew you are a good person.â Mai Qi smiled like a child.
I stopped smiling. âMai Qi, Jing Ning is not that bright to come up with a scheme like this.â
The smile on Mai Qiâs face gradually disappeared. She asked weakly, âThis is Ye Qianâs work, isnât it?â I said nothing.
Mai Qi sighed and smiled bitterly. âAnd I was saying these girls were too naive and innocent. Am I not being played like a fool too? Like these girls, they were ready to sell me out and I didnât even realize it.â
I comforted her. âWell, technically they havenât sold you yet because theyâre waiting for a good buyer who can afford you.â
She glared at me, âYou sure have a unique way to console people.â I lowered my voice to laugh.
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It was not that hard to track Jing Ningâs movement. But it was difficult to find out the kind of project he was working on. If I wanted to ruin their plan, the most important thing was to acquire the evidence. My gang of four came in useful for this.
I didnât go home that weekend. I told Jing Tian and went to a nightclub Brother Hu had pinpointed for me. I brought Mai Qi along. I booked a room next to Jing Ningâs booth. Brother Hu had assigned people to set up surveillance in the room next door. I adjusted the program on my computer and we could see everything that was happening next door.
Mai Qi gave me a thumbs up. âNanxing, well done.â
âI didnât do much, Brother Hu and his people did everything. In any case, my dear princess, order what you want, your boss is treating you tonight.â
Mai Qi ordered many things. After all, we were at a nightclub. Furthermore, we were in for a good show so good food was necessary.
âAre you sure you donât want to invite your Professor Jing to join us?â Mai Qi asked as she started the karaoke machine.
âAre you crazy?â I gasped.
Mai Qi smiled. âIt is true that there is kryptonite for everything. Nanxing, you are fearless but one mention of Professor Jing and youâve already surrendered.â
I hit me. âThat is the power of love, you donât have it, so you wonât understand!â
Mai Qi pouted, âOuch, that hurts!â
The two of us joked, waiting for the show to start.
The first to arrive was Ye Qian and Jing Ning. Jing Ning immediately jumped on Ye Qian when they were in the room. Ye Qian was playing hard to get and it only made Jing Ning even more aroused.
After a long kiss, Ye Qian gently pressed Jing Ning back. âThatâs enough! Nanyang is coming, what if she sees us.â
Jing Ning hugged Ye Qian and coaxed her like a child. âSo what? She wouldnât dare to say anything, itâs not her place to say anything either!â Jing Ningâs tone turned up with derision when he mentioned Nanyang.
Ye Qian smiled charmingly and said, âWe still need her on our side, you canât piss her off yet. You have to coax her and keep her on our leash, understand?â
Jing Ning nodded unwillingly and asked for another kiss.
Ye Qian chuckled. âDonât you already have enough from Nanyang? She has even given her body to you already.â