Chapter 28. Qin Banruo Never Considers Herself Inferior to Anyone

This is gonna be the death of me!

Ye Chen shuddered, his mind racing with countless thoughts.

By his reckoning, Qin Banruo had pursued him for two years. She had waited patiently for him to get divorced, only for him to turn around and marry Bai Xiyan shortly after. At this point, she must have been seething with resentment.

If he wanted to avoid an explosion today, the only way was to methodically dismantle her anger before she could fully unleash it.

Strike while the iron is hot—then weaken it, then exhaust it.

Dealing with women required military tactics too!

Ye Chen glanced toward the kitchen, then suddenly straightened his expression.

“Banruo, how’s the task I assigned you coming along?”

Instantly, Qin Banruo froze, her rising momentum faltering.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Chen pressed further: “You should know what Hanhai Energy is working on. The progress of your work will determine the launch of the graphene supercapacitor—a revolutionary product. You absolutely cannot drop the ball on this!”

Qin Banruo pressed her lips together, her expression turning serious. She sat up straight and responded solemnly:

“President Ye, rest assured. I’ve already followed your instructions and listed this property with an agency. However, selling a luxury home like this will take time. That said, I’ll do my best to handle the shares of your other companies within three days.”

“This way, the second tranche of 200 million can be deposited into Hanhai Energy. The funds from both the investment firm and your personal account will allow you to increase your stake in Hanhai slightly through Banlan Investment. Zhou Qiao and Mai Jia’s dividend shares will be marginally reduced.”

Ye Chen nodded indifferently. “Got it.”

In reality, whether it was Hanhai Energy, Unicorn Automobiles, or Banlan Investment, they were all companies he had founded and wholly owned. The others were just past investments—selling them off didn’t bother him.

“Alright, I trust you. Just wanted to remind you.”

Qin Banruo bit her lower lip, slightly touched by his trust. But she quickly suppressed the emotion.

“Good. Now that business is settled, it’s time for you to give me an explanation!”

“Why? Three months after your divorce, you kept rejecting me—only to quietly marry your sister-in-law?!”

“Or are you just like all the other men, chasing cheap thrills?”

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched.

Damn it.

Sure, it was thrilling—but as an upright man, how could that be his reason?!

His eyes darted as he considered his response. Without a word, he suddenly stood up.

“Want to know the reason?”

Qin Banruo paused, then nodded firmly. “Of course! Why else would I come all this way?”

Ye Chen gestured for her to follow. “Then come with me.”

He led her to the kitchen door and pointed at Bai Xiyan, who was busy cooking.

“This is the reason.”

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Qin Banruo stared at Bai Xiyan’s back, then turned to Ye Chen, confused.

Ye Chen sat back on the sofa and said calmly:

“You know why Bai Xiyi and I divorced, right?”

“She was too proud. She couldn’t give me the warmth of a family.”

“But Xiyan can. Look at her—busy cooking. Could you ever guess she graduated from Fudan and studied at Harvard Law?”

Qin Banruo’s brows furrowed, her expression turning fierce.

“But I can do all that too! I can cook, do laundry, play games with you—hell, I can even have your children!”

“So why? Why choose your sister-in-law over me?”

Holy shit?

She can cook and do laundry?

Damn, I messed up!

Ye Chen sighed helplessly, his tone melancholic.

“But… I genuinely didn’t know. Maybe it was just fate.”

“Banruo, you’re truly amazing. I admit there were moments I was moved by you.”

“But now, as you can see, I’m remarried—to exactly the kind of woman I wanted.”

“So… don’t wait for me. Fate plays cruel tricks. There’s nothing anyone can do.”

His expression was full of regret and sorrow.

Lowering his head, Ye Chen peeked at Qin Banruo from the corner of his eye, a smug gleam in his gaze.

Heh. Let’s see if you fall for this.

But then—

Qin Banruo suddenly laughed.

“Heh—”

“So this is your explanation?”

Ye Chen froze.

When he looked up, he met a pair of fiercely determined eyes.

The next second—

Qin Banruo stepped forward, bent down, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“President Ye, I’m very dissatisfied with this explanation.”

Ye Chen stiffened.

“Then what do you want?”

Qin Banruo narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

“I want you to divorce her and marry me. Will you agree?”

Ye Chen immediately shook his head.

No way in hell!

He had only been married for a few days. If he dared to divorce now, his in-laws would hunt him down with knives.

Qin Banruo smirked.

“See? What I want, you can’t give me. So don’t ask—just watch what I do.”

At that moment, the aggression in her eyes reached an unprecedented intensity.

Ye Chen grew wary and tried to push her away—

But she moved first.

Suddenly, her lips crashed against his.

A few seconds later—

“Mmph!”

Ye Chen grunted.

When they separated, a trace of blood marked the corner of his mouth.

“Tch—!”

“Are you insane?!”

Qin Banruo stood up, sat beside him, and crossed her legs.

With a playful smile, she said:

“Consider this interest on what you owe me. I’ll collect the principal slowly.”

Ye Chen: “…”

He sighed.

“Why must you do this?”

Qin Banruo’s face was full of defiance.

“Because I refuse to accept it!”

“In this life, I, Qin Banruo, have never considered myself inferior to any woman! In talent, I surpass your ex-wife Bai Xiyi and am no less than Bai Xiyan!”

“In beauty, in figure—I’m their equal in every way! So why, after chasing you so hard, did you still ignore me?!”

“I won’t accept this!”