The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

At 10 p.m. M time, Liang Pingyin woke up from a nap, saw the messages on her phone, and then sat down at her computer to open her email.

Seeing the information above, I gripped the mouse tightly.

It looked as if he wanted to crush the mouse.

Her face was grim, she gritted her teeth, and stared at some of the photos with bloodshot eyes.

Cloud City.

Yao Yingxi got up at 10 a.m. Her back ached and she had no interest in making breakfast. But since the delivery drivers were on holiday during the Chinese New Year, she had no choice but to give up ordering takeout and went into the kitchen to open the refrigerator.

Seeing a bag of glutinous rice balls I'd bought haphazardly yesterday in the refrigerator, I took them out, boiled water, and put them in, along with goji berries and red dates.

Only after the glutinous rice balls are cooked should you add the raw egg and rock sugar.

Eating glutinous rice balls is a custom for people in the south, but she didn't know what she was thinking yesterday, so she just bought a bag on a whim.

Meanwhile, after Xi Yuanchen woke up, he was working out in the gym and seemed unaware that Yao Yingxi had woken up.

Once the glutinous rice balls were cooked, Yao Yingxi knocked on the gym door.

The apartment building always had a gym, but Yao Yingxi hadn't seen Xi Yuanchen come there many times, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

I only found out that she was doing a big clean-up that day.

Xi Yuanchen was shirtless and wearing casual pants. He was lying on a machine doing ab crunches, holding two dumbbells in his hand.

"Mr. Xi, I've cooked some glutinous rice balls."

Xi Yuanchen nodded. Yao Yingxi came out of the gym, closed the door, went to the kitchen, cut a plate of fruit, and made two bowls of glutinous rice balls, placing them on the table.

Xi Yuanchen also happened to come out of the gym.

For some reason, Yao Yingxi felt a little annoyed. Although she didn't expect Xi Yuanchen to go into the kitchen, it really didn't matter where this young master went; he was always being waited on.

Xi Yuanchen hadn't even sat down when his phone rang.

He glanced down at the number on the screen, his expression turning sour, and turned to walk into the study.

Yao Yingxi knew his phone was ringing and saw him walk into the study, so she assumed it was business that he didn't want her to hear.

"what's up?"

His tone was somewhat cold.

"You were in such a hurry to go back last night, was it because you wanted to spend the New Year with that woman?"

Xi Zhishen's voice on the phone was cold and accusatory. He was rushing back home for the New Year; it wasn't just for fun.

"I don't care if you've had your fun or not, break up with this woman right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless towards her."

Xi Yuanchen's face grew even darker: "This is my business, and I know what I'm doing."

"You'd better use your discretion wisely, or the Liang family will warn me that Pingyin is already investigating this woman."

Xi Yuanchen replied coldly, "Hmm."

After hanging up the phone, Xi Yuanchen stared at the road outside the floor-to-ceiling window, feeling increasingly agitated.

Yao Yingxi sat in the chair, and seeing that he hadn't come out yet, she hesitated whether to go in or not, wondering if she would disturb him.

The study door opened, and Xi Yuanchen's face turned grim.

Yao Yingxi's heart skipped a beat, and the words she was about to say instantly stuck in her throat.

"Mr. Xi, I've cooked some glutinous rice balls."

She whispered something, trying to break the silence.

Xi Yuanchen gave a faint "hmm" and sat down in the chair.

Seeing his pale face, Yao Yingxi remained silent and dared not utter a sound, and of course, she had no appetite to eat.

When you love someone, their happiness makes you happy, and their unhappiness makes you unhappy.

Halfway through her meal, Yao Yingxi shoveled the glutinous rice ball from her spoon into her mouth, chewed it for a while, and then swallowed it.

She sat up straight, looked at Xi Yuanchen, and tentatively asked, "Mr. Xi, have you been busy with work these past few days?"

Normally, Yao Yingxi always knew the rules and wouldn't ask about his work. So when she suddenly asked, Xi Yuanchen looked up at her and said, "We're on holiday during the Spring Festival."

Yao Yingxi spoke up again: "Is there anything you need to take care of?"

Xi Yuanchen frowned and asked unhappily, "What do you want to say?"

Yao Yingxi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I want to go to Jiangcheng for fun. If you don't have anything to do or take care of, Mr. Xi, could you come with me?"

Upon hearing this and seeing Yao Yingxi's slightly expectant eyes, Xi Yuanchen agreed without hesitation, for some reason: "Okay."

"I had someone book the plane tickets and hotel."

As he spoke, Xi Yuanchen took out his phone to call Anan.

Yao Yingxi quickly stood up and grabbed his hand holding the phone: "Mr. Xi, let's drive there. It's the Spring Festival now, and Jiangcheng is quite deserted."

She had visited Jiangcheng a few years ago, so she knew what the situation was like there now. Although she hadn't been back in recent years, things shouldn't have changed much, and there shouldn't be any traffic jams, otherwise it would have made the news.

Xi Yuanchen stopped playing music on his phone and put it down. "You've made a plan?"

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "I didn't plan it. I just decided to go there on the spur of the moment. Jiangcheng has many attractions, and the scenery along the way is quite nice. It would be better to drive there."

If you have a car, you can put all your luggage in the car. Jiangcheng is a big city, so when two people go to any attraction, they don't have to feel restricted by their luggage. They can rent a homestay in a nearby tourist area.

Xi Yuanchen thought that he didn't have much to do these past few days, and of course, if he didn't go out, Yao Yingxi wouldn't go out either.

So I nodded in agreement.

After the two finished breakfast, Yao Yingxi went to the dressing room to pack their clothes.

All her clothes were purchased by clothing brand stores at Xi Yuanchen's request, as were Xi Yuanchen's. Although he usually wore suits, there were also quite a few casual clothes in the dressing room.

Not knowing how many days the two would be gone, Yao Yingxi packed three sets of clothes and a jacket for each person in a small suitcase, along with a pair of sneakers for each person, and dragged them out of the locker room.

Xi Yuanchen was sitting on the sofa deep in thought when he heard a sound. He then came to his senses and saw Yao Yingxi wearing jeans and boots, with a long trench coat and a belt around her waist.

Casual yet stylish, it inexplicably lifted my spirits a bit.

The two went out. Yao Yingxi sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt, while Xi Yuanchen put his suitcase in the back seat.

The car he was driving was a black SUV. The interior was spacious, and the back was spotless. It was obvious that this was the car that Xi Yuanchen often drove when he went out.

Xi Yuanchen got into the car and fastened his seatbelt. Yao Yingxi took out the potato chips from her bag.

She prepared a lot of food because it was a road trip. Although she had done some brief research earlier, she was worried that Xi Yuanchen wouldn't be used to the food in the convenience stores along the way, so she prepared some food herself.

Fortunately, the interior is spacious, and the back has been modified to include a dining table, a microwave oven, and a small car refrigerator.

So I'm not afraid that the food I make will taste bad or be cold.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at the potato chips in Yao Yingxi's hand, his brows furrowing in displeasure as he looked at her.

Yao Yingxi was confused and thought she disliked the smell of potato chips, so she muttered softly, "Potato chips don't smell."

Even though she said that, she still put the potato chips back in her bag.

Yao Yingxi had no idea that her expression just now was exactly like that of a child being disliked by their parents.

Looking at her like that, Xi Yuanchen felt a strange stirring in his heart.