Xu Ye and Zhao Ming arrived at the music conservatory at the same time.

While they were waiting downstairs for the girls to come down, Xu Ye told Zhao Ming what had happened at the company. Zhao Ming heard him out and frowned. "You're sure it was Zheng Bin behind it?"

Xu Ye got out his phone and handed Zhao Ming the photo Qin Zhiwei had just sent.

Zhao Ming looked at it and said coldly, "That piece of garbage. So he's stooping to this kind of thing now. But… why is he going after you?"

Xu Ye smiled. "My guess is Jiaying-jie."

Zhao Ming thought back to the young investors' conference, and shook his head. "If that's it, then this whole business started with me. I'm the one who brought you along that time."

"It's nothing to do with you."

"Leave this one alone. I'll handle it."

"Don't!" Xu Ye stopped him quickly. "Now that we've found the man himself, it's simple. I've never been the sort to take a loss quietly. Watch how I finish him."

Seeing how thoroughly sure of himself Xu Ye looked, Zhao Ming started to worry a little about whether he'd take it too far.

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to turn his own plan back on him. He likes stealing my company's projects, does he? Then I'll let him steal one. Just carry on as though you know nothing about it."

Zhao Ming was about to answer when he saw Zhang Ruowei, Chen Qingqing and the others coming down, so he swallowed it and complained cheerfully instead. "What took you all so long?"

Xu Ye, beside him, was looking at Chen Qingqing. "You look really good today."

It would have been fine without the comparison.

With the comparison, Zhang Ruowei was angry on the spot.

She pulled Zhao Ming's ear and scolded him. "Look at Xu Ye. Now look at you. Can you not learn one good thing off that scumbag?"

Zhao Ming had a grievance he couldn't voice.

…… After dinner, Xu Ye and Chen Qingqing went back to…