Part 2
“If he accuses us falsely, we can recount the entire revision process and conceptualization in front of netizens as witnesses. Even if he takes the stuff, he only takes the result.” Bai He narrowed his eyes, a rare ruthlessness in his gaze. “Asking him to stand up and explain in front of tens of thousands of people—I bet he wouldn’t dare.”
Mu Lin and Shen Hao felt a chill down their spines after hearing this. The Bai He they usually saw was very gentle. They didn’t expect Bai He to have such a sharp side.
“This is the main reason I asked you guys here today. If it really comes to that step, you might need to appear on camera.” Bai He softened his expression and smiled gently. “This matter has to wait until Tiandi enters open beta. Zhang Yao shouldn’t dare to make any moves during this time.”
“We’ll definitely support you! Appearing on camera or whatever! I’m not afraid at all!” Mu Lin put her hands on her hips and tilted her head up.
“Right! Let’s take him down!” Shen Hao slammed his fist on the sofa again.
Bai He smiled gently. This method was a trump card. He actually didn’t want to use his livestream account, after all, it wasn’t a gaming livestream; they weren’t in the same lane.
It was just a last resort.
He had to think of a way during this time, maybe tell the fans first.
While Bai He was thinking, the phone in his hand vibrated slightly.
He thought it was Qin Yao, but when he picked it up, he found it was Zhang Yao.
Zhang Yao: [Where are you? Let’s meet?]
Bai He’s gaze darkened. He placed the phone on the table. “He wants to meet.”
Mu Lin saw the chat and instantly exploded. “My god, he still wants to meet?! If he dares to come, I dare to hit him!”
Shen Hao was relatively calm. “What does Senior Brother plan to do?”
Bai He pondered. “Let him come. Let’s hear what he has to say.”
Sending the location, within ten minutes, the coffee shop door was pushed open.
Zhang Yao appeared in the coffee shop. He was tall to begin with, and his aura wasn’t weak. Wearing a black down jacket, his eyes were very dark.
Spotting the three sitting not far away, Zhang Yao paused first, then approached unhurriedly.
“All here?”
“Yeah, all here.” Mu Lin scoffed. “Don’t know what some people are thinking, still having the face to come find us.”
Zhang Yao remained unmoved. He stared at Bai He. “I want to talk to Bai He alone for a few minutes.”
“You’re pushing your luck?!” Mu Lin was about to stand up, but Shen Hao held her back, looking at Bai He’s eyes. “Senior Sister, let’s go over to the side first.”
“Why—” Seeing Bai He nod to her, Mu Lin suppressed her anger. “Fine, fine.” Saying that, she glared at Zhang Yao again and walked unwillingly to the side.
The distance wasn’t close; they couldn’t hear what they were talking about over there. Zhang Yao sat opposite Bai He, not beating around the bush, and said bluntly, “You know Qin Yao, so you must have gotten to know Guan Jiayu through him, right?”
Bai He remained silent, his face calm.
Zhang Yao leaned back on the sofa, his fingers tapping lightly on the table. His arrogant face seemed to be gathering something. After a while, he sat up straight again, lowered his voice, and looked directly at Bai He. “I’m Guan Jiayu’s half-brother.”
Then he sneered self-deprecatingly. “To put it bluntly, I’m his alpha father’s illegitimate son.”
Bai He’s face remained impassive, but he was indeed surprised inwardly for a moment.
He remembered the original novel mentioning that Guan Jiayu had a half-brother. Even in the middle of the story, that brother was only briefly described, not even mentioned by name. He didn’t expect it to be Zhang Yao.
Appearing at this time, could Zhang Yao’s existence cause some sensation in the second half of the original novel?
Bai He’s suspicion grew heavier.
Recently, he always felt that he hadn’t escaped the plot. Although nothing major had happened, he inexplicably felt like he was sinking deeper and deeper.
The ominous premonition grew stronger. Bai He couldn’t predict what would happen in the future.
“You know, illegitimate children can’t be brought into the open. The Guan family looks down on me entirely.” Zhang Yao sneered. “They wouldn’t even give me the surname Guan. And I’m not that lowly to lick their faces and curry favor.”
He leaned back into the sofa again, looking Bai He up and down with a half-smile. “I didn’t expect Qin Yao to like your type.”
Bai He’s eyes grew a few degrees colder.
“Hey, Bai He.” Zhang Yao leaned forward, his gaze obscure. “I sent that thing to Qin Yao, clearly helping your boyfriend. Everyone knows Guan Jiayu and Qin Yao, these two alphas, fight fiercely. Don’t you want your boyfriend to win a little easier?”
Bai He stared coldly at Zhang Yao. “I only know that you, a person who did nothing, casually used the fruits of our labor.”
“What relationship you have with Guan Jiayu is none of my business.” Bai He narrowed his eyes. “Qin Yao doesn’t need your flattery. He can win without these tricks. You just want to use Qin Yao to crush Guan Jiayu, then rightfully gain the favor of the Guan family. You don’t genuinely want to go to FREE, nor do you genuinely want to help Qin Yao.”
A flash of annoyance crossed Zhang Yao’s face. “Guan Jiayu got an omega from the Bai family pregnant. You know about this, right?”
Bai He remained silent.
“Bai family. If not you, then it’s your brother.” Zhang Yao leaned against the sofa, his tone no longer like a negotiation. “Everyone in the circle knows about this, including Guan Jiayu himself. He got an omega pregnant who can’t compare to the Guan family at all. Now it’s causing a huge uproar. The Guan family won’t accept that omega at all, but Guan Jiayu is a devoted lover.”
“As for your brother, that omega felt he was dragging Guan Jiayu down and sneaked away. No one has found him. Guan Jiayu is going crazy. He’s a spent force now. Even if I don’t use the Tiandi chess piece, Guan Jiayu will soon be overthrown by other competitors in the family. Guan Jiayu’s father won’t sit still and wait for death. I will return to the Guan family sooner or later. I am their last card.”
Zhang Yao’s voice was quite smug. “Don’t you want me and Qin Yao to establish a good relationship now? Later, when I win the top position in the Guan family, the Qin family can join forces with me. Then who else can deal with us?”
“Bai He, weigh it yourself. This is also an opportunity for Qin Yao to firmly establish himself in this circle!”
When Zhang Yao said this sentence, the ruthlessness in his eyes couldn’t be hidden at all. He seemed to want to see through Bai He.
After listening to Zhang Yao, Bai He frowned tightly.
Guan Jiayu is the protagonist gong (top/attacker). He won’t be brought down by Zhang Yao. If he stumbles here with Zhang Yao, according to the nature of the original novel and Guan Jiayu’s character, this protagonist gong will definitely take revenge on Zhang Yao later. Therefore, Qin Yao absolutely cannot have contact with Zhang Yao.
Bai He was worried about one thing.
He wasn’t sure if he was still trapped in the plot, nor was he sure if Qin Yao would also be trapped in the plot in the later part of the story.
Bai He didn’t want anything to happen to Qin Yao.
But the recent situation made Bai He constantly feel strange.
Previously, he stayed away from Bai Lu and Guan Jiayu, but no matter what, he still got involved with plot-related characters. He vaguely felt that everything was developing in an unknown direction.
There were too many uncertain factors in the future.
The original owner’s ending was death.
Bai He didn’t die at the specified time. What about later?
And Qin Yao? Will something happen to Qin Yao in the later text?
Bai He dared not think carefully. He couldn’t let that kind of thing happen to him and Qin Yao.
“Those are just your fantasies. You are currently nothing but a stray dog that can’t even enter the Guan family.” Bai He bluntly pierced through, his eyes containing ruthlessness. “Zhang Yao, you are only for your own benefit. Don’t target Qin Yao, or I won’t be polite to you.”
Bai He’s words made Zhang Yao sneer. Since he failed to win over Bai He today, he stopped pretending. “Bai He, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. We’ll see.”
Throwing a sentence at Bai He, he turned and left. Shen Hao and Mu Lin, who were watching from a distance, immediately ran over.
Mu Lin spat at the air, then turned to look at Bai He worriedly. “He didn’t do anything to you, did he?”
Bai He shook his head, burying his eyes. He didn’t say a word, his heart sinking to the bottom.
If Zhang Yao targeted Qin Yao and triggered the plot to develop chaotically, what should he do?
Bai He clenched his fists. He had nothing to worry about if he died; he had died once anyway.
But Qin Yao couldn’t.
Qin Yao’s ending couldn’t be death, nor could he fall because of the plot direction.
Suddenly, the phone held in Bai He’s hand vibrated, pulling him out of his lost thoughts. He lowered his eyes to look at the screen. The two characters “Qin Yao” were jumping on the interface, as if full of vitality.
Bai He suddenly felt a sourness in his heart.
What was he thinking just now? He had clearly decided to live well in this world.
Talking about death or not, he couldn’t, and didn’t want to. Bai He gripped the phone tightly, his mood incredibly complicated.
He didn’t want to leave here, didn’t want to leave Qin Yao.
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