After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

He then asked, "So, you don't truly like Fu Jingyuan, but rather you had no other choice?"

"Undeniably"

Ye Zhuxi did not refute, she said: "At first I did not want to like him, now I am with him more out of pity."

"After all, I used to hate him. If Mu Zichen and Ye Fuyao hadn't betrayed me, I wouldn't have made that choice, let alone had anything to do with Fu Jingyuan."

"Moreover, my second uncle's death was related to him..."

After hearing Ye Zhuxi finish speaking expressionlessly, Miao Xingren smiled.

He looked up at Fu Jingyuan in the shadows and raised an eyebrow at him.

Fu Jingyuan's deep eyes shifted from conflicted to gloomy and then to deathly still, his gaze fixed on Ye Zhuxi.

Finally, his eyes dimmed, he lowered his head and turned to leave!

"no no!"

Realizing what she had said, Ye Zhuxi quickly waved her hand: "These are not the words I wanted to say!"

She didn't know what was wrong with her; she seemed to be controlled by something just now, and she actually said such hurtful things. Fortunately, Fu Jingyuan wasn't there, otherwise she would definitely be sad.

As Miao Xingren watched the man walk away, his mood instantly brightened.

"So what do you want to say?"

"Of course I genuinely like Fu Jingyuan. There's no reason why, I just like him as a person!" Ye Zhuxi said earnestly.

"It's laughable, but if it weren't for Mu Zichen's scheming and Ye Fuyao's meddling in my past life, the person I would have liked would be Fu Jingyuan!"

Ye Zhuxi was not joking. She was not a naturally unruly person. She took the initiative to talk to and comfort the lonely and helpless Miao Xingren, which shows that she was not a bad person.

After returning from the frontier, she was spoiled by her mother, doted on by her uncles, and deliberately provoked by Ye Fuyao, which led her to develop a spoiled and willful personality.

Fu Jingyuan was the first person to be cold to her, disobey her, and pamper her. If someone stirred things up, who else would she bully if not Fu Jingyuan!

Upon hearing this, Miao Xingren's smile froze, and he frowned, his chest heaving with anger.

Therefore, in both her lives, Ye Zhuxi never considered choosing herself!

"are you serious?"

"Indeed, it's more real than real gold!"

"..."

As she spoke, Ye Zhuxi suddenly remembered why she had come here, and hurriedly waved to him, "I have something very important to discuss with Fu Jingyuan! You stay here at the manor for now, and I'll take you to see Father tomorrow. He'll be very happy to see you!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked away quickly.

Only after she disappeared from sight did Miao Xingren's gentle smile vanish, his sinister eyes devoid of warmth, his face horribly pale.

……

Fu Jingyuan stood under the ginkgo tree outside the mansion with a grim face. Every time he recalled Ye Zhuxi's words, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"If it weren't for Mu Zichen's betrayal, I would never have chosen to have anything to do with Fu Jingyuan!"

He wasn't unaware that Ye Zhuxi didn't truly love him, but hearing her say it herself still left him unable to accept it.

"Ye Zhuxi has already said what you wanted to hear, so you can give me the things now!"

Seeing his sad expression, Miao Xingren's smile deepened.

Fu Chenchu ​​caused his family to be destroyed, so why should his son steal the person he loves?

It took Fu Jingyuan a long time to find his voice.

"Were those words Ye Zhuxi's true feelings, and also the secret she had been hiding?"

"You heard it yourself, it was all her own words!"

Miao Xingren was certain that, given Fu Jingyuan's personality, he wouldn't rush up to question him.

He gave Fu Jingyuan a rough account of the situation, but almost nothing of it was true.

"..."

After listening, Fu Jingyuan's eyes were deathly still.

He had always thought that even if Ye Zhuxi didn't truly love him, he wouldn't care. But when he heard these words with his own ears, he still felt sad and his eyes reddened.

The more upset he was, the more comfortable Miao Xingren felt.

Fu Jingyuan lowered his eyes, his deep gaze revealing a chilling coldness.

No wonder Ye Zhuxi suddenly changed her attitude that day. It turns out that everything had a trace, and everything had a reason. If he hadn't been strong enough in his past life, Ye Zhuxi wouldn't have given him a second glance in this life!

After thinking it through, his eyes suddenly turned fierce.

……

It was quite some time later when Ye Zhuxi finally found Fu Jingyuan.

"Big brother, big brother, the scientific expedition results are out! Let's go see them right away!"

Ye Zhuxi walked over happily, grabbed Fu Jingyuan's hand, and was about to leave, but the man didn't move an inch, looking at her coldly.

"What's wrong?" she asked, puzzled.

Fu Jingyuan pursed his lips, waved her hand away without saying a word, and after a long while, spoke in a stiff tone.

"I can walk by myself!"

Ye Zhuxi: "..."

Upon arriving at the announcement location, Ye Zhuxi hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, earnestly searching for Fu Jingyuan's name. However, she looked several times but couldn't find it. The announcement board only listed the second and third place winners, and even the top scorer hadn't been announced!

"how so!"

She turned to look at Fu Jingyuan and saw that his face remained cold and indifferent, his eyes icy. She assumed he was upset because he knew she hadn't done well on the exam. She wanted to squeeze through the crowd to comfort him, but Fu Jingyuan didn't even glance at her and turned away.

"..."

Ye Zhuxi was stunned. In her haste, she was pushed from behind and fell to the ground.

But she was thinking of Fu Jingyuan, so she scrambled to her feet and squeezed out, limping as she shouted at him.

"Brother, I'm still here! Have you forgotten about me?"

Even though she called until her voice was hoarse, Fu Jingyuan didn't turn around to look at her once.

"..."

"Ye Zhuxi!"

Just then, a familiar, cool voice rang out behind her.

Ye Zhuxi turned around and saw Ye Xiaoran sitting in the carriage, lifting the curtain and looking at her.

Thinking of her current disheveled appearance, Ye Zhuxi awkwardly replied, "...Mm."

Ye Xiaoran's gaze slowly moved to her feet, and when he saw that her dress was worn out above her knees, he frowned slightly.

"Is your foot alright?"

Ye Zhuxi chuckled twice: "I just tripped and fell, it's nothing!"

Touched by her anxious yet adorably embarrassed expression, the man chuckled and said, "I have to go to the General's Mansion now, let's go together!"

As he spoke, he gestured to the maid beside him to help Ye Zhuxi into the carriage.

Ye Zhuxi didn't know how to refuse and was helped into the carriage in a daze.

She looked at the handsome man with an extraordinary air about him and carefully observed his eyes.

"Is the Third Prince's eye any better?"

"It's alright, I can see things now!"

Speaking of this, Ye Zhuxi couldn't help but feel a pang of self-reproach.

When she got off the carriage, she saw that Ye Xiaoran hesitated and didn't get off. She immediately understood what was going on, and after thinking for a moment, she reached out to him.

"I'll help you up!"

Ye Xiaoran curled his lips, his smile deepening.

"Thank you!"

In the distance, Miao Xingren watched with great interest as Ye Zhuxi helped Ye Xiaoran down from the carriage, and he smiled slightly.

"Look, anyone is fine with her, it's not just you, Fu Jingyuan, who can get close to her!"