Do you think Bai Chen became smarter after transmigrating to this world?
He felt that he was no different from the main characters in the dramas he used to watch in his previous life. The main character was wise and always lucky, and even if he questioned the second point, he couldn't help but feel proud of himself for being wise.
When a wise main character suspected someone, rather than directly judging that person in front of others, they preferred to have a private conversation with that person first. They would look for more evidence first, and they didn't immediately tell everyone that the person was indeed bad. That was what he did with Zhu Ge.
Instead of reprimanding Zhu Ge in front of Ma Qiao, he asked the latter to leave them before speaking privately with the former. Bai Chen felt that he was wise for what he did, and he was secretly praising himself in his heart.