CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: WHO FELL IN LOVE FIRST

EDITOR: HENYEE TRANSLATIONS

Ye Ningwan sat in Zhan Hanjue’s arms, looking panicked.

Of course she knew what she was doing, and she knew what would happen next if she nodded.

"Get down."

Zhan Hanjue loosened his grip, stood up, and let Ye Ningwan fall to the ground.

"I haven’t answered yet." Ye Ningwan said urgently.

Zhan Hanjue sneered coldly: "You don’t need to answer, I already know your answer."

"I didn’t say I wouldn’t cooperate." Ye Ningwan muttered softly.

"But you’re not willing. Ye Ningwan, one day, I’ll make you willingly lie in my arms." Zhan Hanjue looked down at her.

Ye Ningwan: "..."

Her eyes shifted, she smiled and said, "Alright, how about we make a bet? See who can make the other fall in love first. The one who falls for the other first must unconditionally obey the other. Do you dare to bet?"

"What if you’re just saying that but don’t mean it?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Ye Ningwan got up from the ground: "This is easy to handle. I’ve heard your company developed a new smart wristband that can measure heart rate. When the heart rate reaches a certain level, it will automatically alert. You and I are healthy, young people without heart problems, other than getting excited, our heart rates shouldn’t accelerate much."

"Chen Tan, bring two smart wristbands, get the couple style." Zhan Hanjue immediately called Chen Tan to have him deliver them.

Chen Tan quickly brought the smart wristbands over.

"Help us connect them." Zhan Hanjue ordered.

Chen Tan paused for a moment, then promptly entered their information and linked the two wristbands together.

"If the other person is in trouble, the other one’s wristband will automatically alert. Besides automatic alerts, it also has positioning, voice, and several other functions." Chen Tan explained the functions of the wristbands after connecting them.

"So advanced?" Ye Ningwan marveled.

Chen Tan smiled and said, "This is our company’s latest developed smart couple wristbands, highly popular among couples. Moreover, it has a special feature: a pair of couple wristbands can only be locked to one couple, and cannot be connected to other wristbands."

"So if couples break up, this pair of wristbands becomes useless? Can’t even give it to someone else, your company’s developers are really clever, this way you can sell many more."

Chen Tan chuckled: "From a sales perspective, that’s indeed the case. But from a couple’s angle, it’s also a good chance to show true commitment to each other."

"The photo was found by Chen Tan, if there are any issues you can ask him." Zhan Hanjue said.

After saying that, he left.

Ye Ningwan was surprised, not expecting him to tell her about the photo so quickly.

She thought he would wait until he lost the bet to tell her.

"Madam, what would you like to ask?" Chen Tan inquired.

Ye Ningwan said: "It’s about the photo, can you find the person who took the photo? I want to see him."

Chen Tan nodded: "I’ll arrange it right away."

Ye Ningwan sighed in relief, feeling grateful towards Zhan Hanjue.

Soon, Chen Tan arranged a time for Ye Ningwan to meet the photographer.

The person was named Wang Xiaohu, originally a reporter, but later he was fired from the newspaper for misconduct. He inadvertently captured a series of photos of a wealthy person’s infidelity, and after being discovered, was given hush money. Since then, it was like discovering a new continent, focusing on tracking wealthy individuals.

But over a decade ago, he finally offended a bigshot, got beaten up severely, and had his leg broken.

Since then, he didn’t dare to track and photograph the wealthy anymore, instead becoming a paparazzo.

At that time, paparazzi were just emerging, so he was among the first to try it out, earning a small fortune.

Now he doesn’t follow people directly, mainly directing a few subordinates.

Chen Tan used some method to get him to comply obediently.

Upon seeing Ye Ningwan, he was first stunned, then greeted her respectfully.

"Please sit, I have some questions to ask you." Ye Ningwan said.

Wang Xiaohu sat down.

He didn’t dare to look up at Ye Ningwan, but Ye Ningwan’s appearance made him unable to resist stealing glances, making him look shifty-eyed.

Ye Ningwan said: "If you want to look, just look openly! Otherwise, you seem very sleazy."

Wang Xiaohu was embarrassed, raised his head, and explained with an awkward smile: "Madam, I don’t mean anything else. It’s just that your look...very much resembles a lady I photographed before, so I couldn’t help but look a few times."

"Is it the one in this photo?" Ye Ningwan took out the photo to show him.

Wang Xiaohu glanced at it, immediately nodded: "Yes, it’s this Ye Madam. She’s truly beautiful, prettier than many female celebrities I’ve photographed."

"Let me ask you, was there really something between them?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Wang Xiaohu hastily shook his head: "I can’t be sure, I just took the photos. Previously, there was some gossip about Lin Ruifu having an affair, so I followed him around. Followed for a few days, it was originally about another woman, but unexpectedly I saw him with Ye Madam, so I just snapped a few shots."

"Have you ever used these photos to blackmail anyone?"

Wang Xiaohu nodded: "Initially, I went to ask Lin Furui for money, he got scared seeing the photos of another woman. Quickly transferred money and bought all the photos. However, then I showed him this photo and asked for more money, he looked at it and sneered, refused to give me any money, and told me to give the photo to his wife. I couldn’t understand his reaction, scared half to death from the earlier photos, but indifferent to this one."

"So, did you give the photo to his wife?"

"I did, he was so arrogant back then, I got angry and sent the photo to his wife. At the time, I wanted to see if she’d pay up. Unexpectedly, she did and even asked me to keep this secret at all costs. This couple’s really funny, but later I heard that this Ye Madam died in a car accident, really unfortunate, being so beautiful." Wang Xiaohu sighed and shook his head.

Ye Ningwan’s eyes deepened.

So, Mrs. Lin knew about this photo too.

When she saw her husband holding her best friend’s hand, what was she feeling at the time?

Ye Ningwan sneered coldly, closed her eyes briefly, and some truths were slowly surfacing.

She thought she might be guessing some of the truth.

"Does this photo still have negatives?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Wang Xiaohu shook his head: "No, not long after, my place got ransacked. Many negatives and photos were destroyed, I had my leg broken too, this photo, though, I kept an extra one because I thought it was shot too well. The lighting, backdrop, especially Ye Madam, tsk tsk tsk, all beautiful beyond replication. If she hadn’t died, I would’ve considered submitting it to a photography contest, surely it’d win. Back then, I printed an extra and kept it in my wallet, thus preserved it, else, even this would be gone."

"I understand, don’t tell anyone about our conversation today. Let today’s discussion rot in your stomach. If I find out you spread rumors outside, consider carefully the consequences of offending the Zhan Family." Ye Ningwan coldly threatened.