A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

He was grinning when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Are you happy?

"happy."

Yang Qi answered subconsciously, but realized his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth and quickly turned around.

Chen Zilu stood less than two steps behind him, hands on her hips, cheeks puffed out.

"This morning," Chen Zilu took a step forward, "what did you promise me?"

Yang Qi was embarrassed. He had confidently declared in the morning that he would not be able to catch the king yellow catfish, but someone else caught it in the afternoon.

She forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and tried to evade the question: "Zilu, Zilu, listen to me! That guy we just hooked, Shirai Ito, the big boss! He gave me... guess how much?"

At this point, Yang Qi paused, then exclaimed excitedly, "355 million! 355 million! Do you think we made a profit or a loss?"

Chen Zilu had been keeping a straight face, with her finger raised, ready to poke his forehead.

Upon hearing the words "3.55 million," her finger froze in mid-air, her cheeks deflated, and she blinked twice.

"How many?"

"Three and a half million."

Yang Qi lowered his voice and leaned closer, nudging her with his elbow, "The transfer record is still there, look if you don't believe me."

He pretended to take out his phone, but Chen Zilu grabbed his wrist and covered her mouth with her other hand.

After a few seconds of silence, he took a breath: "100,000 for 3.55 million?"

"right."

Yang Qi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I'll let you in on a secret, Bai Yiteng. He's a big shot on the same level as President Gu."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zilu's mouth opened into an "O" shape and remained open for a long time.

President Gu, from the Gu family in Beijing; Ye Xuan, from the Ye family in Beijing; now there is another top-level person, Bai Yiteng, who is on the same level as them.

Without even a second thought, the only family comparable to them, and of good quality, is the Bai family of Shangjing.

Once Chen Zilu understood this, her anger was completely extinguished, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head.

He took half a step back, looked Yang Qi up and down, and then reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"OK,"

Chen Zilu's lips curled up, and the smile in the corner of her eye was hard to hide. "Well done. You should try your best tonight too."

After saying that, he raised and lowered his eyelids, giving Yang Qi a wink.

Then, she blew a kiss from two steps away and turned to walk towards the cabin.

Yang Qi was left standing there, bewildered in the wind. He still had a smile on his face, but he seemed to be frozen in place.

Try harder?

Try harder tonight?

After thinking it over and over, he instinctively felt a cool breeze blowing from the water and into his soaked collar, making him shiver.

He looked up and sighed deeply at the pale blue sky above.

"Sigh, I've got to live with this kind of daughter-in-law!"

Just as I was looking up and sighing, my phone suddenly vibrated again.

Yang Qi took it out and saw that the caller ID on the screen read: Gu Shang.

His fingers paused for a moment.

Mr. Gu's call couldn't have come at the perfect time!

No sooner had Shiraito left than the phone rang.

Yang Qi took a breath, not daring to think too much, and clicked the answer button.

He put the receiver to his ear, and his tone instantly switched to warm and enthusiastic.

"Hey, Mr. Gu, what brings you here?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Gu Shang's voice came through, his tone unreadable:

"Boss Yang, business is good! That giant yellow catfish is really something!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qi's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze instinctively drifted to his phone screen.

Gu Shang's name was lit up on the call screen, and I immediately thought of the contract.

The contract clearly states that if any mutated fish appear at the fishing spot, Mr. Gu must be contacted immediately.

But now, that giant yellow catfish has been caught by Shirai Itō, and now he's making phone calls.

They've clearly come to demand an explanation.

"Mr. Gu,"

Yang Qi quickly chimed in, "Well, well, it's really not my fault. Young Master Bai, Bai Yiteng, you know his capabilities. Could I stop him from catching the fish he wants? Besides..."

He paused, organizing his thoughts:

"You know the rules of my fishing spot. They were set up on the day it opened. Whoever catches a fish has the skill to do so. The fish belongs to the angler, and the fishing spot does not intercept fish."

"Young Master Bai is here to fish for real, I can't just kick him out, can I?"

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

Yang Qi's palms were sweaty as he held his phone, and he heard the faint sound of papers turning over on Gu Shang's end.

"This will not be repeated."

Gu Shang spoke up, emphasizing, "I already know about your cooperation with the Bai family. The next thing you need is for me. I won't just take it; I'll use bait."

Yang Qi was taken aback, almost not reacting at first. "You fish too?"

"What," Gu Shang's voice held a hint of amusement, "You're allowed to show off like that, but I'm not allowed to have my fun?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course!"

Yang Qi quickly replied, "President Gu, I'll let you know first when the next mutated fish appears, so you can come and catch it yourself!"

"Hang up."

The call ended.

Yang Qi took the phone away from his ear, and a notification popped up on the screen indicating that the call had ended.

He stared at Gu Shang's name for two seconds, then let out a long breath.

We've finally managed to get away with it. Next one? We'll see about the next one later.

On the top floor of the Gu Group Building in Beijing.

Gu Shang placed his phone on the mahogany desk; the screen was still off.

Leaning back in the large chair, my gaze fell on the huge screen on the opposite wall.

The image freezes on the moment when Shiraito single-handedly hauls up the giant yellow catfish, its body suspended in mid-air, water droplets splashing everywhere. Shiraito's posture of holding the rod with his back to the camera is simply cool.

I picked up the purple clay cup beside me and took a sip of tea.

"The Bai family,"

Gu Shang murmured, "This time, I'm afraid they'll be gloating for quite a while."

He put down the teacup and tapped his fingers twice on the armrest.

Looking at Shiraito's back on the screen, he appeared young, flamboyant, and full of vigor.

I watched for quite a while.

"But, kid, this time, you really do look handsome."

He paused for a moment, then reached out and pressed the intercom button on the table.

"How's the progress?"

"In summary, we can start the trial in 7 days."

"Very well, at that time, I don't want any unexpected events to occur."

Later versions:

"Yes."

The phone hangs up.

Gu Shang turned his gaze back to the screen, a hint of certainty flashing in his eyes: "It won't be long before Tianyu becomes even stronger than that kid Bai..."

Just then, a knock on the door suddenly rang out.

dong dong dong...

Gu Shang flicked his fingertips, instantly switching the screen to a surveillance view.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, revealing a stunningly beautiful figure that, even in a silver-white suit, could not conceal its overwhelming presence.

Time seems to have been exceptionally kind to her, leaving no trace of her beauty and instead radiating a stunning and mature charm.

"Like smoke?"

Gu Shang was somewhat surprised, "Why are you here?"