Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 369 She's better than me!
"International student? Are you sure those last three words she said were 'international student'?"

In the world of Beijing, it was discovered that the unexpected special condition Xia Yiyi mentioned was related to international students.

Luo was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

It's a mixture of hoping it's true and fearing it isn't.

Lao Luo quickly sought confirmation from Bai Ling a second time.

"Is she really talking about international students? Are you sure you didn't misread it?"

Seeing that Lao Luo was actually questioning his professional abilities!
Bai Ling had a video call with Xia Yiyi that almost made her lose her temper. She was so angry that she didn't care about superiors or subordinates, or whether it was appropriate for her to criticize Lao Luo like that.

Bai Ling, who just wanted to vent her pent-up emotions as soon as possible, retorted directly.

"Old Luo, you can question my character, but you absolutely cannot doubt my professional competence! I'm a distinguished graduate of Moscow Central University, majoring in intelligence! Do you know the prestige of those words: Moscow Central University, intelligence major, distinguished graduate?!"

"It's okay if you don't know, I'll tell you! Moscow Central University is on par with Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge! Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Russia was in such a state, it still firmly holds its place among the world's top 100 universities!" (The prototype is Moscow State University, which is now ranked 94th. It is indeed an exceptionally good school, equivalent to Tsinghua and Peking University in our country!)
"Intelligence studies was one of the most popular, important, and also the most difficult majors to get into during World War II! As for outstanding graduates... needless to say! I still have all the certificates and awards I received during my studies!"

As she spoke, to Lao Luo's astonishment, Bai Ling took out a thick stack of certificates and a dazzling array of prizes from the bookshelf behind her.

He continued, slapping each item in front of Lao Luo one by one.

"Can this prove it?! Can this plus this prove my status as an outstanding graduate?!"

This startled Lao Luo, who quickly waved his hand.

"No need to take anything out anymore! Bai Ling, your excellence is beyond doubt, and the organization fully recognizes that! So you don't need to, and don't need to, go to any more trouble to prove your excellence with these things!"

But he hadn't finished speaking yet.

Suddenly.
boom!
Bai Ling interrupted her directly.

"Then why are you asking these redundant questions?! I've already said I have an intelligence background, I'm a professional. Lip reading is an important tool for gathering intelligence, I've definitely received training in this area and mastered the skills, so why are you asking again and again?!"

Luo was completely dumbfounded by Bai Ling's outburst, utterly bewildered as to how to deal with her furious outburst.

Bai Ling was really angry at Xia Yiyi's words, and in the end she couldn't hold back and accidentally blurted out what was on her mind.

"Since I'm already so outstanding, and I've already made concessions to this extent, why does Xia Yiyi insist on going against me and competing with me?! Why?!"

As expected, the reason Bai Ling was so angry was ultimately because of this.

Old Luo was just racking his brains to persuade Bai Ling not to get so angry, lest she ruin her health, and that they should discuss things together.

That's right, it's Hao Pingchuan again, and he's starting to exert his strength once more.

"Do you think it's possible that Xia Yiyi is also very outstanding, and in terms of excellence, she's no less outstanding than you? Otherwise, you can't explain why they would send her to contact Brother Lang instead of choosing someone else."

Enraged, Bai Ling's dagger-like gaze locked onto the clueless Hao Pingchuan.

So frightened was Hao Pingchuan that he immediately raised his hands in surrender.

But he continued, "Even if you're angry, I still have to say it. Bai Ling, what Ren Yi said does make some sense. To be honest, Lang Ge really is one of them."

"The fact that we can maintain the initiative and always have a slight advantage over them is already a stroke of luck and a huge benefit."

"We can't even give them the slightest chance, we can't allow them to find any loopholes, it's unacceptable no matter where you look at it. If it were us, we wouldn't tolerate it either!"

Of course, there is another crucial point that Hao Pingchuan hesitated to say for a long time, but still didn't dare to say it outright: Bai Ling's attitude towards Xia Yiyi.

Let's set aside the fact that both sides have their own arguments regarding the specific ownership of Ximen Lang's property.

Take Bai Ling's attitude towards Xia Yiyi for example.
We are all daughters of heaven, none of us are inferior to the other in the slightest, and none of us are more noble than the other in the slightest.

Just because you met Ximen Lang a few days earlier than others and got lucky enough to snag a great deal, does that give you the right to look down on him and disregard him?

Even giving Ximen Lang half of his property to others was practically charity!

He appears approachable, but in reality, he exudes contempt and even disdain in every way.

How can this be done?
In fact, the fact that Xia Yiyi has been able to endure until now is far beyond Hao Pingchuan's expectations!
Therefore, at least Hao Pingchuan felt that Xia Yiyi's actions were not particularly wrong.

Hao Pingchuan wasn't the only one who thought Xia Yiyi wasn't too bad.

Lao Luo, who was standing to the side, could actually understand Xia Yiyi's actions very well.

The problem is, even if you really want to persuade them, you can't do it at this critical juncture!
Bai Ling is already angry, and you're just adding fuel to the fire by saying this to her!

He was just about to tell Hao Pingchuan, that good-for-nothing and troublesome guy, to shut his foul mouth and tell Bai Ling not to lower herself to his level.

A sudden remark.
"You're right."

After venting her anger and being lectured by Hao Pingchuan with reason and emotion, Bai Ling finally suppressed her rage and made peace with Xia Yiyi and herself.

Under Lao Luo's worried gaze.

She first waved her hand and offered him a word of comfort.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm not crazy, and I'm not stupid."

Then, Bai Ling sighed.

"I was indeed too selfish and too scared. Because I was so worried about losing Ximen Lang and causing us to miss this opportunity, I subconsciously treated Ximen Lang as my possession, and my mind was full of how to assert my ownership."

"But they forgot that he doesn't just belong to us, he also belongs to them. Their attitude towards Yi Yi is indeed very problematic. It's even reached the point where it's a double standard, where only officials are allowed to set fires while ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps."

"I'd rather leave an opportunity I never need unused empty than let others take it, and I don't want them to take back what rightfully belongs to them. I was definitely being too narrow-minded!"

"On the contrary, Yi Yi was able to tolerate how I treated her before. For the sake of the bigger picture, she never turned against me! At least in this respect, she is better than me!"

(End of this chapter)