Bai Junhao shrugged, letting out a light sigh, "Yao, she is not a pawn in your game of life, not a piece for your amusement. If you cannot give her a future, let her go while it’s still brief. I think she would be grateful for it."

Beitang Yao did not come here after setting aside his work to listen to Bai Junhao’s nonsense. He reached out to remove Bai Junhao’s hand from his shoulder, his tone growing colder, "Junhao, when have you ever seen me treat women as a game in life?"

"Then... then what do you mean?" Bai Junhao was caught off guard. In the moment Beitang Yao brushed his hand away, he lost his footing, his body swaying slightly, but Beitang Yao’s words were ambiguous.

"Do not lightly speculate about my thoughts. How I treat her is my business. This is my final warning: don’t try to interfere with her life. How her life will be in the future is for me to decide, I do not need you pointing fingers here." Beitang Yao tossed the documents he held onto Bai Junhao, turning to leave the mayor’s office.

Bai Junhao watched Beitang Yao’s indifferent silhouette, his heart trembled. The sinister gleam in Beitang Yao’s eyes was like a sharp icicle, piercing deeply into his heart.

The Beitang Family is no simple family. Would Xia Qingqian be able to withstand those rushing undercurrents once she entered? From the day of Yao’s mother’s death, it was clear how eerie the Beitang Family was. Yao’s mother was not Beitang Zhen Ting’s love; their marriage was built on interests. As for the women around Beitang Zhen Ting, they were countless, with four residing in the castle alone.

On the day Yao’s mother had her accident, he also conducted an investigation. The car she was driving had a brake failure, which had always been fine. Why would the brakes fail on that specific day? When he finally told Beitang Yao, surprisingly, Yao said to let the matter sink.

That was his mother, how could he not think of her? She died unjustly; it must have been someone within the family who wanted to kill her, which led to the car accident.

If Yao let this matter sink, then if anything happens to Xia Qingqian in the castle, would Beitang Yao stand by her side, shielding her from harm?

Bai Junhao shook his head, watching Beitang Yao’s distant figure. A feeling of unease rose within him, a worry for Xia Qingqian. How could a weak girl withstand those storms?

He lowered his gaze to the documents in his hand and when he flipped to the last page, he fell into deep thought. Mu Liubing frequently visited various entertainment venues and would travel abroad under the guise of tourism for long periods.

"Please help me gather detailed information on Mu Liubing, as well as everything he’s done abroad recently!" Bai Junhao dialed the internal line for the intelligence department; he needed more precise answers.

The efficiency of the intelligence department staff was high. Roughly ten minutes later, news came in.

The report found that Mu Liubing had met with some people in the United Kingdom, but it was impossible to trace whom he met with. However, Mu Liubing had returned one week earlier than expected.

Just as the intelligence department finished reporting, the office door was pushed open, accompanied by the voice of a female secretary attempting to stop someone: "Mr. Du, please wait, the Mayor..."

The secretary hadn’t finished speaking when Du Ziheng had already entered the mayor’s office, and Mayor Bai motioned to the female secretary, who then nodded and stepped out.