Chapter 380: Chapter 380

Ye Ling didn’t think much of it, but looking at Shen Bin’s expression, which was as cold and hard as usual, Ye Ling could tell that he was angry. Bai Hehua had always been smart and couldn’t possibly offend Shen Bin, especially knowing Shen Bin’s true identity. So, this matter seemed a bit strange.

Bai Hehua followed Shen Bin out, her heart racing. She wasn’t oblivious and could clearly see that Shen Bin’s tone wasn’t friendly. Before she had a chance to ask, she already saw Lin Tao standing a little way off, wringing his hands. There was no need to say more. Bai Hehua understood, her face turned pale, and she slowed her steps following Shen Bin. If Shen Bin hadn’t noticed and stopped ahead, turning back to stare at her, Bai Hehua would have found an excuse to slip away first.

"Let’s talk inside the tent," Shen Bin withdrew his gaze from Bai Hehua and went into the tent first. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fıre·net

Lin Tao, seeing Shen Bin had brought Bai Hehua, sneered and followed inside. Bai Hehua gritted her teeth; things had come to this point, and even if everything came out, she wouldn’t marry someone like Lin Tao. Otherwise, thinking of her mother’s life, it would be her own future, and she wouldn’t choose such a life.

Inside the tent, even though it blocked the cold from outside, Bai Hehua couldn’t feel any warmth. She took the initiative, "Lin Tao, how long are you going to persist? I’ve told you it’s impossible for us. Even if I can’t work here, I won’t marry you."

Seeing Shen Bin’s displeased expression, Bai Hehua knew he had probably known for a long time. She straightforwardly continued, "Your family is fixated on me because of my current job, right? If I didn’t have a job, would your family still be interested in me? Let me tell you, even if your family were interested, I wouldn’t marry. Just give up."

Lin Tao had been quite smug. He had inquired about Shen Bin, but hearing that Shen Bin was still single made him puzzled. Hints that Shen Bin was the son of a leader just led to ridicule from others. That’s when he realized he had fallen for Bai Hehua’s trick. After further inquiries, he found out Bai Hehua was training here. He angrily came looking for her, not expecting to be stopped. He wasn’t allowed to find anyone, leading to a commotion. That’s when Shen Bin was alarmed and came over. Lin Tao directly asked if he was Shen Bin after hearing someone call him Minister Shen. After getting confirmation, he couldn’t hold back and directly asked about his relationship with Bai Hehua.

The answer was exactly what Lin Tao wanted to hear. Yet, he wasn’t dumb and spilled everything Bai Hehua had said to him, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Shen Bin was even angrier, instructing him to wait there while he urgently went to find Bai Hehua, leading to this confrontation in the tent now.

Lin Tao had initially planned to seize the opportunity to threaten Bai Hehua well, but he didn’t expect Bai Hehua to beat him to it and say such words, leaving him no face. "Bai Hehua, I only thought of marrying you because you’ve been my child. Wasn’t it for your own good? You should ask around how many girls who have been someone’s child can marry well? I have a proper job; how am I not a match for you? My family hasn’t even despised you for coming from the countryside. So what if you have a job? You don’t know if you’ll be dismissed later."

Seeing Bai Hehua’s face grow paler, Lin Tao only felt pleased. "You’ve been my child and then turned around to date Minister Shen. A woman with such thoughts, if it weren’t for Minister Shen being smart enough not to want you, he’d have picked up a piece of trash, wouldn’t he? And now you put on an air of integrity, huh, even if you threw yourself at me, I wouldn’t want you."

"You think I came all the way here to pursue you? You’re thinking too highly of yourself. I came to confront you because you treated me like a fool. Just so you know, whether you and Minister Shen are together or not, I won’t want you. Not the other way round. It’s you who should forget that hope. I’m curious to see what kind of good family you’ll marry into."

Anger spewed out with those words, and Lin Tao felt satisfied, spitting at Bai Hehua as he left the tent with one final word, "Trash."

Infuriated to the point her body trembled, Bai Hehua was too weak to retort. Moreover, what Lin Tao said was true. Bai Hehua knew rebutting would be pointless; she couldn’t outtalk Lin Tao. Now with quiet in the tent, Bai Hehua forcefully pushed down her tears and raised her head to look at Shen Bin.