Chapter 48: As Long as You’re Happy

He was even happier than if he had earned the money himself.

For him, whether or not he made money depended on whether the person he liked was happy. Because for him,

The happiness of the one he liked outweighed everything.

As far as he was concerned, such trifling amounts of money were nothing to him. What he truly hoped for was that the person he liked could be happy. That was his only wish.

Even though he was starting a business, he didn’t find the process boring at all. On the contrary, he thoroughly enjoyed it.

Because to him, as long as the person he liked was happy, no matter what he did, it was utter indulgence for him.

If anything went wrong, he would take responsibility himself.

That was his optimal choice.

“It’s fine, you just go ahead and do what you want. 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.

Lin Guanqi instantly felt as if his own happiness in life was being completely taken care of by him.

So, even if this whole thing didn’t work out, to him, it would still count as happiness.

“Wow, are you some domineering CEO? Why are you talking so bossy?”

Bai Ningbing had never lied.

So, of course, everything he said was true.

“Mm, you could see it that way, since I am actually the CEO of a corporation, so what you’re saying isn’t wrong.”

Is this shamelessness? Or is it actually being open?

But if you call it shameless, what he’s saying is true, but if you call it being honest, then he’s being straightforward about it.

“So if I listen to you, does that mean from now on I have someone backing me up?”

“What’s with that question mark of yours?”

Bai Ningbing’s expression turned a bit confused. Could it be that he himself—was the type to go back on his word?

He actually blurted out a question.

Is this for real?

He was at least the CEO of a publicly listed company.

Could it be that what he said was so untrustworthy?

To be honest, Bai Ningbing even felt that his own credibility had taken a hit here, and if he kept hanging out with him, wouldn’t even his own employees start doubting him?

He could already imagine it: even being doubted directly by his own staff wouldn’t be surprising at that point.

“I suspect that just by hanging around with you, my IQ is going to drop. Is this some kind of intelligence-reducing aura all of you have?”

“Hey, don’t you think that’s a bit rude! And if you talk behind my back, I could let it go, but saying it to my face—isn’t that just a bit too much?”

Never seen someone so shameless.

“Aiya, I slipped up, but really, if you do get into trouble, I can cover for you—just as long as it’s nothing illegal!”

Bai Ningbing said, because he knew—even if you’re wealthy, if you break the law, there’s no saving you.

But aside from that, whether it was losing money in business or a failed investment, he could handle all of that.

“Don’t worry, how could I possibly do anything illegal? Look at me—don’t I look like a model citizen? How could I do anything unlawful? You’re just randomly doubting people!”

Whether that was random or not, who knew? But he really did look the part.

But, to avoid making her angry, of course he couldn’t say the truth. And he didn’t mean anything by it anyway, so of course that wasn’t something to say out loud. Otherwise, if she got mad and ignored him, then there’d be nothing left to say.

“Mm, of course I trust you, so you don’t need to worry about it. It’s mainly because I’m afraid you might cross a line. If you do, and I don’t notice, I’d really feel guilty.”

As if he were that kind of person.

“All right, all right, whatever you say is right. But if you’re saying this, does that mean you think I’m going to do something?”

“Aiya, how could that be? That’s just your imagination—I’ve never thought that way. You must be too tired.”

Lin Guanqi thought Bai Ningbing might have realized something, but it seemed he was just saying things casually.

As long as her secret wasn’t discovered, Lin Guanqi honestly didn’t care if anything else came out. After all, crossing into a parallel world was her biggest secret; besides that, there was nothing else.

“Oh, all right then. I thought you wanted to call me out for something bad I did. Since that’s not the case, I’ll forgive you. But, I’m still confused—why are you asking all these questions out of nowhere? You never used to before. Did someone possess you? Tell me, I’ll go get revenge for you!”

Lin Guanqi said this mostly to ease the awkward atmosphere, so that he would know she didn’t mean anything by it. She just wanted to smooth things over, in case he didn’t know how to respond.

Yes, thinking like that, she really was a good person!

“Hmm, have you been reading too many sci-fi novels? Who actually gets possessed in real life? I think you’re just too suspicious. Or maybe you have something else on your mind? Even if there were ever a rift between us, I’d apologize first. So you really don’t need to worry about that, all right?”

The words Bai Ningbing said—anyone would be charmed on the spot, since those aren’t words an ordinary person could say.

“Wow, if everything you’re saying is from the heart, then I’m honestly moved. But how do you know I’ll fail at starting a business? You’re always saying you’ll back me up—do you have that little faith in me?”

No, it wasn’t unfounded, because he knew the lovely one before him had never had any business experience in her previous life, and she was still missing some memories now. Wasn’t this a joke?

Besides, with no memories at all, trying to make a leap forward now was pretty much a recipe for failure. For him, failure wasn’t scary—what was scary was being unable to pick himself up from failure.

That was what he was afraid of, which is why he kept nagging over and over.

“Aiya, relax, I know what you’re worried about. But don’t worry, even if I do fail, I won’t wallow in sadness. Just trust me!”

Of course, even with those words, he still couldn’t quite let go. That’s why Bai Ningbing could be so nagging, but it was because this was the person he liked, so of course he worried.

“All right, if you run into any trouble, you have to tell me in advance. That way, I can be prepared to help you, understand?”

“Aiya, you can really rest assured, I’d never do something I wasn’t confident in. Can you relax now?”

Bai Ningbing really was the type to look back every three steps, afraid that something might go wrong.

But thankfully, everything was developing within what he could handle.