I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 689: Tug of War

Chapter 689: Chapter 689: Tug of War

Lin Qi was originally rather bored, thinking that this tussle would likely drag on longer, so she lost patience and decided to just wait it out. However, she still hadn’t seen this foolish person come to her and say the words, seemingly suggesting that they expected her to keep her word and release the hostage just like that. It was laughable, as she was never one to break a promise.

She would release the hostage if she wanted to, and wouldn’t if she didn’t. Besides, she was the key to their cooperation with him. If things didn’t go well later, she could always renegotiate. Since the other party spoke like that, she definitely had to respond appropriately. She couldn’t let them think everything she did was wrong, so she said with a smile:

"Don’t worry, I’m all about fairness, openness, and equity in my dealings. If you genuinely release me, I’ll definitely release the hostage. If you even let Mr. Zhang Xu go, why would I keep your number two around? Does he serve any other purpose? Of course not. I just want everyone from my side and this bar to be safe."

Lin Qi said this with a smile, looking innocent and particularly like a female college student. Her words truly made her seem like a kidnapped college student, shocking everyone present. Even Lao Si, who normally disliked women, had a moment of distraction and felt that this woman wouldn’t lie.

So, almost as if possessed, he nodded his head to agree to this trade. Number two, overhearing everything, captured everyone’s reactions and silently cursed them as useless and brain-dead. These people were truly foolish to the extreme, definitely not fit to cooperate with him. Only a smart woman like Miss Lin Qi was worthy to collaborate with him.

The way she easily fooled everyone made him think that cooperating with her in the future would yield twice the results with half the effort. With such skill, how could they not succeed in their endeavors? Number two was already thrilled, eager to leave this place and report to the boss how he had found such an exceptional woman, certain to be richly rewarded by him.

Feeling elated at the thought, number two quietly said to Lin Qi, "See, I can handle this smoothly, so you’ll keep your promise later, right? Don’t you pull any deceptive tricks on me. I really hate being lied to. If you dare to do such a thing,

I guarantee your life will be anything but easy. I’ve left signals everywhere. If anything happens to me here, our boss won’t let anyone off the hook. I can make them obey you and carry out the switch peacefully, but I can also make your life a living hell and destroy this bar with a single word.

I hope you remember what you just said. When it comes to cooperation, it’s all about honesty, mutual collaboration, and trust, right, 007?"

Number two, worried that this girl was too cunning, still felt compelled to caution her, because he didn’t want things to end in disaster. He was intent on a long-term cooperation with this woman and thus decided to reveal a bit of his strength to ensure that would happen, saying it deliberately.

He hoped she would take it to heart, but what good did it do now? Lin Qi had already made up her mind to put everyone behind bars. So what if she faced retaliation? She owned the bar, and she had utter faith that if she was in Shen Dong’s bar, she faced no threat whatsoever. If Shen Dong’s influence wasn’t complex and vast,

it would have been impossible to run such a stable establishment in these chaotic times. Lin Qi was very accurate in her judgment—recognizing that those who caught Shen Dong’s eye certainly possessed strength and charisma. That’s why she was given the black card, a rare exception from the start.

It just showed how much fate played a part in their meeting, drawing them together until now.

Since Zhang Xu had not yet been exchanged, it signified the matter was not yet concluded. For the time being, she had to keep number two placated and prevent him from noticing any flaws, so she said with a smile:

"Rest assured, when have I ever deceived you? I won’t lie. Since we’ve agreed to cooperate, it means genuine cooperation. Proceed with the exchange first; no need for extra talk that might make them suspect you, unwilling to swap with you. As for the latter method, I naturally will have it taken care of. You trust me, don’t you?

You’ve been doubting all this while—I’ve shown my sincerity, and yet you still don’t believe me. If that’s the case, I don’t know what else to do. We agreed on trust as the foundation of our partnership, right?"

After giving these final instructions, number two finally stopped objecting.

He turned to his brothers and said, "Alright, just make the swap already, no more dawdling. If you waste any more time, we’ll run out of it. Haven’t you seen the cops are losing patience? They might soon disregard the Zhang Family’s influence and surround you, and then we’ll be beyond help. Do you understand?

Now’s our chance; go ahead with the exchange. Just pick someone to accompany Zhang Xu over." As number two gave these instructions, he urged them to hurry so he could gauge the woman’s character. After all, he had been holding out for so long, and the wound on his neck was getting worse with the blood continuing to flow. If it dried out,

he’d most certainly be done for. It was best to get back and bandage it quickly. He urged them, desperate not to let the wound deepen—the pain was more than he could bear. With their minds made up, they wouldn’t back down anymore. Whatever was to be done, they’d do boldly.

He pushed Zhang Xu and said, "Well, looks like you got lucky this time. You must be thrilled to be leaving, right? But I’m really curious, after being humiliated by me like this, what do you plan to do when you get back? Want to take revenge? But do you even have that opportunity? Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s quite pitiful."