If they really succeeded, would the Si Family still be the Si Family?
It would just be an empty shell!
And the problem was, they were doing it under such a righteous banner. They were the ones pushing for the Si Family to be readmitted by the Federation. And on the surface, Fang Ze really couldn't support such a large family structure for long. So if they came to "help," "cooperate," or "borrow" a bit, wasn't that reasonable?
'Indeed, those who play politics are really ruthless!' Fang Ze silently cursed those noble families plotting against the Si Family's assets, then also pondered on how to solve this predicament...
And perhaps sensing the change in Fang Ze's emotions, Bai Zhi looked at him proudly, then said with a light smile, "You don't need to worry too much. Wait a couple of days and talk to Lady Jin. Maybe she has some ideas?"
Fang Ze had seen through everything long ago and muttered, "What ideas can she have? At most, she'd give me some promises, have me marry you, and have a baby. To depend on the Bai Family, right?"
"After all, depending on someone is just depending. It's better to rely on someone you know well, find someone pretty, someone you have feelings for, definitely better than those daughters from other families whom you've never even met."
When Bai Zhi heard Fang Ze's blunt words, her face immediately turned crimson! She stomped her foot on Fang Ze fiercely, saying, "What do you mean 'have a baby with you'? I'm willing! I'm not even willing! Lady Jin and the others aren't those kinds of people!"
"Sss!" Fang Ze jumped around in pain and teasingly said to Bai Zhi, "Wanna bet?"
Bai Zhi couldn't stand being provoked. Seeing that look in Fang Ze's eyes, she immediately looked back at him and said, "Bet then! What are we betting on?"
Fang Ze, "A bet on a baby. If I win, you'll have one for me. If you win, I'll have one for you."
The blush on Bai Zhi's face deepened. She kicked Fang Ze again and then, holding back her shyness, ran upstairs.
Sensing the kick coming this time, Fang Ze managed to dodge. Watching Bai Zhi's fleeing figure, he clicked his tongue twice and shook his head, "Such a big girl can't take a joke."
Following the path of Bai Zhi's "escape," Fang Ze made his way to the fourth floor. Even before reaching the director's office, he saw Bai Zhi chatting with Bai Ling and Little You at the entrance.
Seeing Bai Ling, Fang Ze's eyes lit up. He touched the Space Folding Bag he was carrying, then his face broke into a smile.
Approaching the office door, after chatting briefly and sending Little You away, Fang Ze led the two women into the office.
Once inside the office, Fang Ze closed the door behind him and then took out two gift boxes that looked identical from his Space Folding Bag.
Afterward, Fang Ze placed the two boxes on the table and smilingly said to Bai Ling, "Bai Ling. Do you still remember the 1.6 million Lini I owe you?"
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Ling hadn't even reacted yet, but Bai Zhi was already looking at them in surprise, clearly not expecting that the two had made such a big gamble without her knowing.
Bai Ling didn't notice Bai Zhi's expression. Her big eyes looked at the two boxes on the table and she cutely nodded, "Remember, remember."
Fang Ze smilingly said, "I just so happen to have money now. I'm paying you back now."
"But well, just paying back is kind of boring. Let's make it interesting."
As he spoke, he patted the two boxes on the table and continued, "Now, there are two boxes on the table. One contains 1.6 million Lini. The other contains 1.8 million Lini."
"Which means one of them only has the principal you lent me. And the other one contains the principal plus the interest I promised you."
If it were someone else, hearing that they could directly take the principal+interest but now have to choose, most would either be angry and interrogate, or just break off the deal right there.
But Bai Ling borrowing money, getting back the principal would be good enough. So, she didn't care much and started biting her finger, looking at the left box, then at the right.
Momentarily, she looked at Fang Ze with a pleading look, puckered her lips, and blinked, "Fang Ze~ give me a hint~~"
Fang Ze, holding back his laughter, shook his head.
Bai Ling involuntarily sought help from Bai Zhi again.
Bai Zhi gave her a helpless look, then whispered, "Why are you looking at me? I don't have x-ray vision. Try using your ability."
Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Bai Ling said with a pitiful face, "I've already tried. But both sides are colorful lights, can't make out any difference at all."
After speaking, probably unsure herself, she simply put her hands on her hips and started a blind guess, "Fang, Ze, is, a, big, bad, egg!"
With each word she bounced, her finger also hopped between the two boxes. Finally, her finger landed on the right box!
Having made her choice, Bai Ling pointed at that box, saying, "This one then!"
Fang Ze looked at her with a smile, "Not changing your mind?"
A sentence made Bai Ling start chewing her finger again in indecision.
In a moment, she assertively said, "No changing, no changing! This one it is!"
Fang Ze smilingly went over and opened the right box.
Inside the box lay a cheque, quietly resting there, marked [1.8 million Lini]!
"Congratulations, you guessed right."
Seeing the cheque, Bai Ling suddenly jumped up in joy, "Yay! I guessed right! I'm really the luckiest Bai Ling ever!"