He was even happier about this than making money himself.
For him, whether he earned money or not depended on whether the person he liked was happy. Because, to him—
The happiness of the one he liked outweighed everything else.
He didn’t care about such trivial things as money; what mattered most to him was that the person he liked could be happy. That was his only wish.
Although he was starting a business, he didn’t find the process boring at all. In fact, he thoroughly enjoyed it.
Because as long as the one he liked was happy, it didn’t matter what he did—it was an endless indulgence for him.
If anything happened, he would take responsibility.
That was his best choice.
“No worries, just go ahead and do it. If anything happens, I’ll take care of it. As long as it’s something that makes you happy, you can do anything you want.”
Bai Ningbing said.
In that instant, Lin Guanqi felt as if his happiness in life had been taken under Bai Ningbing’s wing.
So even if he didn’t go through with this matter, it was already happiness enough for him.
“Wow, are you some overbearing CEO? Why do you sound so domineering?”
Bai Ningbing had always been someone who never lied.
So whatever he said, it was definitely the truth.
“Mm, you can think of it that way, since I am the president of a corporation. So what you said isn’t exactly wrong.”
Was this shamelessness? Or was it being forthright?
But if you said he was shameless, he was just speaking the truth; if you said he was forthright, then yes, he was being candid.
“So listening to you, does that mean from now on, someone has my back too?”
“What’s with that questioning tone?”
Bai Ningbing’s face showed some confusion. Was he really that kind of person—someone whose word couldn’t be trusted?
And yet, a question like that slipped out.
Is that appropriate?
After all, he was the president of a listed company.
Was what he said really that unreliable?
To be honest, even Bai Ningbing felt that his credibility was being questioned here. If he kept hanging out with Lin Guanqi, wouldn’t his own employees start doubting him someday?
He could already imagine, if he ended up getting doubted by his own employees, he wouldn’t be surprised at all.
“I suspect just hanging out with you is lowering my IQ. Is that your so-called ‘IQ-reducing aura’?”
“Hey, isn’t that a bit rude? I mean, it’s one thing to talk behind my back, but to say it to my face—isn’t that a little unfair?”
He had never met anyone so shameless.
“Aiya, it just slipped out. But honestly, if you ever get in trouble, I can take the fall for you—as long as it’s nothing illegal!”
Bai Ningbing said, because he knew: no matter how rich you were, if you broke the law, there was no way out.
But aside from that—whether it was losing money in business or failed investments—he could handle it all.
“Don’t worry, how could I ever do anything illegal? Just look at me—don’t I give off the vibe of an honest person? How could I possibly do anything against the law? You’re really doubting the wrong person!”
Was it really suspicion? Well, who could say. But looking at Lin Guanqi, he did kind of look the part.
But, to avoid making her angry, of course he couldn’t just speak his mind. And he didn’t mean it anyway, so of course he couldn’t say that out loud. Otherwise, if she got angry and ignored him, there’d be nothing left to say.
“Mm, of course I believe you, so you don’t have to worry about it. I just don’t want you to cross the line by accident. If you did and I didn’t stop you, I’d feel really guilty.”
He made it sound like she was that kind of person.
“Alright, alright, you win. But hearing you say all this, do you think something’s going to happen to me?”
“Aiya, how could that be? You’re just imagining things. I’ve never thought that way—it must be that you’re tired.”
Lin Guanqi had thought Bai Ningbing might have noticed something, but now it seemed he was just talking casually.
As long as her secret wasn’t discovered, Lin Guanqi honestly didn’t mind if anything else got dug up. After all, to her, traveling through a parallel world was her biggest secret. Other than that, she had nothing to hide.
“Oh, well then. I thought you were trying to accuse me of something. Since that’s not the case, I forgive you. But I am a little curious—why did you suddenly bring all this up? You never used to act this way before. Did someone possess you or something? Tell me, and I’ll go get revenge for you!”
Lin Guanqi didn’t want the atmosphere to get too awkward, so the real reason for that line was to make sure he understood there was no hidden meaning—just to lighten the mood in case he got stuck for a response.
Hmm, thinking like this, she really was a good person!
“Hey, have you been reading too many sci-fi novels? In real life, nobody gets possessed! I think you’re just too suspicious. Or is there something else on your mind? Even if there were any misunderstandings between us, I’d always be the first to apologize, so you really don’t have to worry, understand?”
Anyone would swoon after hearing Bai Ningbing’s words—after all, not just anyone could say something like that.
“Wow, if you really mean all that, I’m truly touched. But how do you know I’m going to fail at my startup? You’re always talking about taking responsibility for me—do you really have that little faith in me?”
No, it wasn’t out of nowhere—because he knew the girl in front of him had no business experience in her previous life, and now she’d even lost some memories. Wasn’t this all a bit of a joke?
Plus, right now she was totally clueless. Trying to climb the ladder now was just setting up for failure. But for him, failure wasn’t the scary part—it was not being able to pick herself back up afterwards that was truly terrifying.
That was what he feared most, which was why he kept repeating himself.
“Aiya, don’t worry. I know what you’re worried about, but trust me—even if I fail, I won’t get lost in sadness. Relax!”
Of course, even after she said that, he still couldn’t help worrying. That was why Bai Ningbing seemed so naggy, but since it was someone he liked, he couldn’t help being concerned.
“Alright. If anything gets tough, you have to tell me ahead of time. That way, I can be ready to help you, understand?”
“Aiya, relax. I would never do something I’m not confident about. Can you relax now?”
Bai Ningbing really was the type to look back every few steps, always afraid something might go wrong.
But fortunately, everything was still developing within the range he could accept.