Chapter 710

• Li Pengzhan drew a deep breath. “If my hunch is right, she got close to Qingqing on purpose—pretending to be her friend while digging into me behind the scenes.”
• Behind the desk, Bai Jiyu lounged back in his chair, legs crossed and propped on the desktop, rocking them now and then. One elbow rested on the armrest, the back of his hand propping his chin as he stared off, looking pensive.
• He stayed quiet for a long time. The silence rattled Li Pengzhan, who blurted, a bit frantic, “Mr. Bai, I would never lie to you.”