NOVEL NEXT “General, I have something to report to you.”
Leng Yuhe smiled at him. “Don’t be nervous. Just say it.”
The soldier swallowed hard and said, “When we were in the villa, Miss Su went to look for you.”
“Really? Then why didn’t I know?”
“Because you were drunk that day…”
Leng Yuhe began to think back. He indeed got heavily drunk one day. It was because he felt so anguished when thinking of Su Ruoqing.
“But when Miss Su came, why didn’t you treat her well? Instead, you asked her to leave alone and she even got severely injured.”
As Leng Yuhe’s voice grew stern, the soldier became more anxious. “General, it wasn’t us who asked Miss Su to leave.”
He then stopped talking, as if he was afraid of something.
Feeling something was wrong, Leng Yuhe said, “No matter what you’re worried about, you have to know if you have the guts to hide something from me…”
Although Leng Yuhe didn’t force him to tell the truth, the soldier had already broken out in a cold sweat.
“It’s… it’s Mr. Bai and Miss Bai.”
Seeing Leng Yuhe just remain silent, the soldier continued to explain.
“Before Miss Su came to look for you, Miss Bai had already been in your room for a long time. We didn’t know what happened after Miss Su entered. About ten minutes later, Miss Bai came out and asked us to catch the assassin.”
The more Leng Yuhe listened, the angrier he became. Looking at his fierce look, the soldier even trembled out of fear.
“Later, we went to your room with Miss Bai. Before we could get there, we saw Miss Su come out with a sullen look. Her feet were injured and she lost a lot of blood.”
Hearing this, Leng Yuhe was distressed. Knowing that Su Ruoqing got injured when she was so close to him, he even wanted to slap himself. It was unforgivable that he didn’t take good care of his beloved girl.
“Please continue.”
“Later, Miss Bai asked us to catch Miss Su. We didn’t dare to follow this order, so we had an argument with Miss Bai. Later, Mr. Bai came after hearing the noise.”
Leng Yuhe raised his eyebrows slightly. “Bai Chongxiu?”
“Yes. Mr. Bai should have known Miss Su. After appeasing Miss Bai, he took Miss Su away. Then he found a military doctor to treat her wounds. He also warned us not to tell others what happened that day.”
Leng Yuhe was confused, for he didn’t understand why Bai Chongxiu did this.
“Why did Bai Chongxiu want to hide this matter from me?” he asked.
The soldier shook his head and said, “Mr. Bai only said that we must keep it a secret. He didn’t tell us why.”
Looking at the soldier’s terrified look, Leng Yuhe believed his words. “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine. Bai Chongxiu doesn’t have the right to punish my subordinates.”
After turning around, he looked at everyone and said, “Remember that you must always be faithful to me. It’s this soldier who saved all of you today. If he hadn’t explained this matter to me, I would have kicked every one of you out of my army.”
After taking a few steps, he came onto the platform. “This kind of thing must never happen again. Do you understand?”
All the soldiers replied loudly in unison, “Yes, General.”
After leaving the army, Leng Yuhe kept thinking about that soldier’s words. Although it was Bai Chongxiu who took Ruoqing away, the main culprit was Bai Peiya.
After thinking it over, Leng Yuhe decided to go to the Presidential Palace to ask her about this whole thing.
Within the Presidential Palace.
Bai Chongxiu was in the study.
“Father, you once said that I couldn’t tell Leng Yuhe about Kato’s existence. But now you took the initiative to tell him and even ask him to continue investigating Kato. Can I ask why?”
“You’re still young. I intend to use this to teach you how to become an excellent leader.”
He patted Bai Chongxiu on the shoulder and said, “I already told you why we should keep Kato’s existence a secret from Leng Yuhe. That was to better protect ourselves and control the situation. Can you guess why I changed my idea and told him?”
After thinking for a while, Bai Chongxiu shook his head. He thought the answer might be that Leng Yuhe was loyal to President Bai, but he wasn’t sure.
“Because Kato appreciates Leng Yuhe. Shen Nan’s previous subordinates wanted to assassinate Leng Yuhe, but Kato sent his men to stop them.”
Sitting in the swivel chair, President Bai lit the cigar in his hand and straightened himself up.
“In terms of Leng Yuhe’s character, after he handles all the matters of the war, he will start to investigate who saved him. At that time, he will find the existence of Kato. If he and Kato appreciate each other, then we will become the ones left behind with no interests.”
Smelling the strong smell of tobacco, Bai Chongxiu seemed to understand his father’s intention.
“Since I told Leng Yuhe this news, he will think that I trust him a lot. With his outstanding ability, he will find out Kato’s ambition for our land. It’s likely that the two of them will become enemies and they will never join forces.”
Bai Chongxiu had to admire his father’s forethought. Although President Bai was hypocritical and scheming, every decision he made was exceptionally ingenious.
“Therefore, my purpose of doing this is still to better protect ourselves and control the whole situation. In that case, we will neither provoke Kato nor lose the support of Leng Yuhe.”
Throwing the half-finished cigar into the ashtray, President Bai stopped explaining.
“Chongxiu, I will teach you all the knowledge and experience I accumulated over the years. You must keep my instructions in mind so that you can batter take my position in the future.”
When they were talking, Bai Peiya suddenly came in and interrupted them.
“Father, brother, why are you here?”
Bai Chongxiu coughed softly and asked, “Peiya, why did you come to the study?”
Bai Peiya walked over and grabbed his arm. “Bro, I want to discuss something with our father today.”
President smiled kindly. “It’s rare for you to have a discussion with me. Your are a very independent-minded girl, for you never ask me for advice before making your decisions.”
“Father, you are exaggerating.” Bai Peiya smiled embarrassedly.
She then continued, “I really came to ask you for help today.”
Bai Chongxiu knew Bai Peiya would rarely ask a favor of someone, even if it was with her own family. Why did she change her attitude today? Was it because…
When he was about to stop her, Bai Peiya had already made a request.
“Father, I… I like Leng Yuhe. I want you to make us engaged.”
That was exactly what Bai Chongxiu was worried about. “Peiya, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“Bro, I’m not talking nonsense. You know I like Leng Yuhe. I’ve liked him since the moment he saved me.”
Seeing their father’s grave face, Bai Chongxiu continued trying to persuade her.
“Stop messing around! Do you know that Leng Yuhe already has a fiancee? She has been living in his mansion for a long time. How could you get engaged to Leng Yuhe?”
Bai Peiya dissatisfied with Bai Chongxiu’s words and put her hands off his arms.
“I still have an opportunity. I’ve already asked someone to investigate the whole thing. Leng Yuhe’s previous fiancee wasn’t Su Ruoqing either. She was just fortunate enough to be admitted by you.”
Bai Chongxiu had to admit that Bai Peiya was a real lady. Even if her words were vitriolic, she still behaved like a well-bred woman.
Bai Chongxiu wanted her to give up this absurd idea, but someone suddenly shouted outside the door.
“President Bai, General Leng is here. He said he wanted to have a chat with Miss Bai and Mr. Bai.”
Bai Peiya raised her eyebrows in surprise. “You see? He’s coming to me.”
Prisident Bai glanced at her indifferently. “Bring General Leng here.”
After Leng Yuhe entered the study, he saw the three of them. He couldn’t help sneering secretly.
“Yuhe, why did you come over at this time? Come and take a seat. It happens that I have some top-grade cigars. You can have a try.”
“It’s very kind of you. I came here to discuss something with Miss Bai and Mr. Bai. Truth be told, I mainly want to talk with Miss Bai.”
After listening to his words, Bai Peiya flushed and kept guessing what he meant.
“General Leng, is there anything I can do for you?” she asked.
Leng Yuhe took a cigarette from President Bai and toyed with it. “Yes. In the suburban villa, I remember that I was drunk one day, right?”
Bai Peiya nodded shyly.
President Bai didn’t want to care about these things, so he said, “Yuhe, I’m an old man, and I get tired from time to time. I want to have a rest, so I won’t be with you anymore. You young people can continue to talk. If it gets too late, you can sleep here.”
With that, he left. Before leaving, he gave Bai Chongxiu a meaningful look.
Leng Yuhe nodded as an answer and continued to ask Bai Peiya.
“Miss Bai, I heard that you once came into my room to take care of me the day I was drunk, right?”
Bai Peiya thought that Leng Yuhe wanted to show thanks to her, and she was somewhat delighted.
“I didn’t take care of you, and…”
Leng Yuhe knew she was about to say the most important thing. So he just stared at her silently.
Bai Chongxiu said at this time, “General Leng, if you are here to express your gratitude, it’s not the right time. Why don’t we get together another day?”
It was obvious that he wanted to drive Leng Yuhe away, but the latter just stood still as if he didn’t understand him.
After hearing Bai Chongxiu’s words, Bai Peiya was a little angry.
“Bro, why did you say this? Since General Leng is here, why do you want to drive him away?”
Bai Chongxiu was rendered speechless. It was out of his expectation that his sister would become an idiot after falling in love with Leng Yuhe.
“Bro, he’s not an outsider. He’ll soon be my fiance. We’ll be a family. Don’t always be so indifferent towards him, okay?”
The two men were surprised to hear Bai Peiya’s words.
“Peiya, what are you talking about? How could he be engaged to you?”
“I’m not talking nonsense. I like him and he likes me too. Why can’t we get engaged?”
Leng Yuhe just remained silent. It seemed that he was about to get close to the truth.
Bai Chongxiu couldn’t put up with his sister’s unreasonable behavior anymore. “Peiya, stop it. What nonsense are you talking about? In terms of your identity, you aren’t supposed to say this.”
“I’m right. Leng Yuhe saved me twice. That day in the villa, he held me tightly in his arms, and he was unwilling to let me go. So he must take a fancy to me.”
Hearing this, Leng Yuhe quickly said, “Yes. Miss Bai is right. However, when I held you that day, did I drink heavily? I am so sorry.”
Bai Peiya smiled at Leng Yuhe. “It’s okay. I don’t know why you drank so much that day. The empty bottles piled up and a few were even broken. If I hadn’t gone there in time, I’m afraid you’d be hurt.”