"Lin Qiang, what’s the meaning of this?!" Huang Hui immediately shot back, her voice laced with anger.

Lin Qiang, however, offered a beaming smile and said placatingly, "Huihui, don’t be nervous. Just let me explain."

"There’s nothing to explain," Huang Hui said, turning to leave.

But Lin Qiang grabbed her wrist and pulled out his phone, threatening, "Don’t forget, I have our entire chat history on my phone, from the day we met to all our flirting."

"That’s bullshit! When did I ever flirt with you?!" Huang Hui fumed. "Let go of me right now, or I’ll report you for assault."

"I don’t know if *I* would call these chats flirtatious, but if I showed them to your boyfriend, what do you think *he’d* call them?" Lin Qiang’s eyes glinted with cunning, like a sly, calculating fox.

Huang Hui’s face flushed red. "You! How could you be like this? What do you want?"

"I just want you to sit down and listen to me for a minute," Lin Qiang explained calmly.

Huang Hui was incredulous. "That’s it?"

"That’s it. Don’t worry, I’m not the type to force people into things," Lin Qiang said, once again taking her by the wrist and leading her toward the sofa.

Wary, Huang Hui pulled her hand away. "I can walk over myself."

Lin Qiang didn’t press the issue.

’After all, a little bitch like this has to be tamed slowly.’

He sat down, looked at Huang Hui, and said, "To be honest, from the first moment I saw you at the dorm social, I was into you."

Huang Hui was stunned by his words. "You... but you have a girlfriend?!"

"I have a girlfriend, and I’m into you. Are those two things mutually exclusive?" Lin Qiang said with a smile.

It was only then that Huang Hui realized what a top-tier scumbag this guy was.

’He already has a girl and he’s still going after another.’

Huang Hui immediately made her position clear. "Forget it. I have a boyfriend, you have a girlfriend. Nothing can ever happen between us."

"You have a boyfriend, and I have a girlfriend. Do those two things have to conflict?"

As he spoke, Lin Qiang took out a brand-new iPhone.

He looked at Huang Hui and said, "Honestly, Chen Kailin is just the girlfriend I’ve been with the longest. No special reason, just that she’s obedient and does whatever I say. That’s the only reason I haven’t dumped her after getting bored."

"But that doesn’t mean she’s my only girlfriend. I like you. I’ve liked you since that dorm social."

Lin Qiang smiled and patted the spot on the sofa next to him. "I think we should have a little chat, get to know each other better."

"You’re sick."

Showing some backbone, Huang Hui cursed at him and turned to leave.

"How about this: stay here and chat with me for ten minutes, and this iPhone is yours," Lin Qiang said calmly.

Sure enough, Huang Hui stopped in her tracks.

She hesitated for a moment, then turned back to Lin Qiang. "Just chat for ten minutes? You won’t... do anything to me during that time, right?"

"Of course not. Don’t worry, I never force anyone to do anything. I don’t like playing dirty tricks. Everything I want, I want it to be voluntary," Lin Qiang said with a smile.

Hearing his words, Huang Hui bit her lip, then finally walked back.

Before she sat down, Huang Hui asked again, "So it’s really just talking for ten minutes? No touching."

"Yes," Lin Qiang nodded.

"And after ten minutes, we have nothing to do with each other. I’ve never met you, I won’t message you, and you won’t come looking for me."

With that said, Huang Hui sat down beside him. Her knees were pressed together and her hands rested on her thighs, looking tense and uneasy.

Seeing this, Lin Qiang leaned in closer, bringing his nose to the nape of her neck and taking a deep sniff.

Huang Hui looked disgusted, but she had no choice but to sit there, ramrod straight.

Lin Qiang then smiled and said, "You smell so good."

"Ha," Huang Hui didn’t know what else to say, managing only a forced, awkward laugh.

Just then, Lin Qiang lightly patted Huang Hui’s thigh. "And your legs are so fair."

"Lin Qiang, you just promised. Just talking, no touching," Huang Hui reminded him.

"Right. Just talking, no touching. I’m just patting your thigh," Lin Qiang said with a shameless grin.

Hearing his brazen words, Huang Hui was about to get up and leave, but Lin Qiang said, "We’re five minutes away from the ten-minute mark. Are you really going to give up now?"

Huang Hui’s mind was in turmoil. She wanted to leave, to escape this scumbag’s harassment. But the iPhone was right there, and she only had five minutes left to get it.

Torn, she ultimately remained seated on the sofa, not moving a muscle.

Seeing that Huang Hui had passed his little obedience test, Lin Qiang grew bolder and slung his right arm around her shoulder. "Don’t worry, just five more minutes and you’ll have a new iPhone. For most working adults, that’s a whole month of hard labor. All you have to do is chat with me, keep me company, and just like Kaelin, you can have whatever you want."

"I don’t want that," Huang Hui said decisively.

"If you don’t want it, then why did you sit back down just now? It proves you still have desires," Lin Qiang chuckled. "Everyone has desires. And when you have them, they need to be satisfied. I’m the man who can satisfy yours."

Just as Lin Qiang leaned in, Huang Hui suddenly stood up. "Alright, time’s up. The phone."

"Look at you, so eager. Relax, I’ll give you what I promised," Lin Qiang said, handing her the iPhone.

After taking the phone, Huang Hui left without a backward glance.

Behind her, Lin Qiang called out unhurriedly, "Think about it. As long as you’re with me, you can have everything Kaelin has."

"Dream on," Huang Hui said angrily, pushing open the door and leaving him with that harsh parting shot.

But Lin Qiang wasn’t worried in the slightest. He leaned back on the sofa and retrieved a phone from an inconspicuous spot nearby.

Watching the video he had just recorded, a malicious smile crept onto his lips.

「Meanwhile.」

Lu Fan returned to Jinling.

Old Luo had prepared an elaborate meal of more than a dozen rich dishes for him.

As he ate, Lu Fan chatted with him about the recent progress in his relationship with Jiang Yixia.

During this time, his assistant, Jiali, approached.

She reported, "Boss, I’ve just looked into that Zhuoyue Limited Company the young master went to."

"Mm, go on."

"It’s basically an accounting agency. Its main business is providing outsourced accounting services for sole proprietors and small to medium-sized enterprises. It seems they’ve scammed quite a few students in the past using this model. They charge them a startup fee and have them handle micro-level finance and tax outsourcing for businesses around campus, but these student ventures fail most of the time."

"After their businesses fail, the boss manipulates them into thinking it’s their own fault, so they just let the matter drop."

After hearing this, Lu Fan nodded. "It seems my son wanted to start a business but ended up walking into a wolf’s den."

At the same time, Chen He also walked over.

He took out a few sets of photos and said, "Boss, we got pictures of the young master’s girlfriend."

"Good." Lu Fan took the photos, studied them for a moment, and nodded in approval. "Not bad, she’s quite pretty. Looks like the kid’s taste is similar to mine."

"Um... Boss, there’s something else. I’m not sure if I should mention it," Chen He hesitated.

Lu Fan waved his hand. "Go ahead, it’s fine."

"After the young master and his girlfriend parted ways, the girl went to a KTV and met another man. They sat close together. Before she left, the man even gave her a phone. Based on their body language, there was some conflict, but also some intimacy." As he spoke, Chen He handed another set of photos to Lu Fan.

The moment Lu Fan saw the photos, his gaze turned sharp.