The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen didn't keep him in suspense or try to test him: "Didn't you Li brothers always think that the piece of land I bought at auction last month belonged to you?"

He smiled slightly and said, "I'm not the kind of person who likes to take the blame. Perfect, I'll make sure this blame is confirmed. You give me that piece of land in the north of the city under the Li Group's name."

“We can discuss the matter of your brother hitting me.”

Li Yong's face stiffened, and he struggled to suppress the urge to kill Xi Yuanchen. That piece of land was worth 300 million; giving it away for free was simply too painful.

"That's negotiable. When will you release my brother, Mr. Xi?"

Xi Yuanchen chuckled: "I'm just discussing this with you. Your brother slashed me, but I can let it go."

His eyes were sharp, and his brows were slightly raised: "But you two brothers scared my people. What do you suggest we do?"

The implication is that Xi Yuanchen's precious child was frightened and needs to be compensated.

Li Yong's expression darkened, but he had no choice but to swallow this loss: "How about this, I'll send President Xi's woman a villa in the suburbs as a way to calm her nerves. I hope President Xi will be magnanimous and forgive her for what she did."

Yao Yingxi was shocked to hear that someone had given her a villa.

She glanced at Xi Yuanchen and found that he wasn't looking at her at all. He didn't even blink at the land and villa that others had given him, as if they were insignificant things.

Xi Yuanchen nodded: "Okay."

Anan opened the door and came in, followed by a waiter carrying dishes.

The waiter brought all the dishes to the table, and Xi Yuanchen, acting as a good lover, served Yao Yingxi some food.

"When will Mr. Xi release my brother?"

Xi Yuanchen paused, his hand holding the food in his chopsticks still. Yao Yingxi put the food in her mouth. Hearing Li Yong's words, she looked up at Xi Yuanchen.

From that day on, after those people were taken away by Secretary Nan, Yao Yingxi never saw them again. Of course, she also forgot about them; if Li Yong hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have remembered them at all.

After chewing the food in his mouth, Xi Yuanchen said slowly, "I'll have someone bring your brother here now."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen gave Anan a wink, and Anan went out to make a phone call.

Li Yong was eager to see Li Zhi. Xi Yuanchen ignored him, and he didn't give up and spoke.

Yao Yingxi put down her chopsticks, and Xi Yuanchen followed suit.

At the same time, the door to the private room opened, and the first person to enter was Anan, followed by two bodyguards who dragged Li Zhi in.

Yao Yingxi saw that Li Zhi's face was like a pig's head, his hands seemed unable to move, and he couldn't even sit still when someone added him to the table.

She was so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled.

Xi Yuanchen got up from his chair, but Yao Yingxi's eyes were fixed on Li Zhi, so she didn't see Xi Yuanchen get up.

Seeing Li Zhi's expression, Li Yong glared at Xi Yuanchen with bloodshot eyes: "Xi Yuanchen, you..."

Xi Yuanchen shrugged: "He deserves what he got for looking like that."

"You overestimate yourself and dare to attack me?"

He gave Li Yong a sharp glance: "I'll have someone collect the land and villa tomorrow."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen walked to Yao Yingxi's side and pulled her up.

Yao Yingxi was startled and instinctively shrank back, as if resisting Xi Yuanchen.

However, the change wasn't significant, so Xi Yuanchen didn't take it to heart.

Li Yong watched Xi Yuanchen leave with a trembling expression, while Anan followed behind with a cold look in her eyes.

Throughout the journey, Yao Yingxi kept looking out the window. Xi Yuanchen glanced at her several times but didn't say anything.

The two arrived at the apartment quickly. Just as Xi Yuanchen was about to open the car door and get out, he took Yao Yingxi's hand.

But whether Yao Yingxi was avoiding him and didn't want to get close or simply didn't notice, she got out of the car on her own.

Xi Yuanchen was somewhat displeased with Yao Yingxi's actions, but he didn't say anything.

The two entered the elevator. Yao Yingxi looked around at the aura of Xi Yuanchen, and when she thought of the pig-headed man in the private room, her body trembled slightly.

Back at the apartment, Yao Yingxi, her face pale, said, "Mr. Xi, I'm going to take a shower now."

Before Xi Yuanchen could see her, she was already out of sight.

Yao Yingxi hurriedly entered the bathroom. She turned on the shower, and warm water flowed out, soaking her entire body from head to toe.

Her mind was in turmoil, filled with images of Xi Yuanchen ruthlessly beating people to a pulp.

Her breathing became more and more rapid.

After Xi Yuanchen finished dealing with his business and instructed Anan, an hour had passed. Seeing that Yao Yingxi was not in the living room, he walked inside.

The bedroom light was off, and if there was no sound of water or light in the bathroom, Xi Yuanchen wouldn't have known that Yao Yingxi hadn't come out of the bathroom.

He walked to the bathroom door and tried to turn the knob to go in, only to find that the door had been locked from the inside.

Listening to the rushing water, Xi Yuanchen couldn't quite describe his feelings. For the first time, he was afraid that Yao Yingxi would drown in the bathtub.

He knocked on the door: "Yao Yingxi, Yao Yingxi."

There was no answer from inside. Yao Yingxi was squatting on the ground, her lips were bloodless, and her eyes were downcast, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Because of the sound of running water, she didn't hear the knocking.

Xi Yuanchen frowned deeply and knocked again. He kicked the door several times, but it wouldn't open.

Yao Yingxi only heard the noise then, got up from the ground and turned off the tap.

The sound of kicking the door was still ringing out. Yao Yingxi looked around and realized that she had rushed in and hadn't grabbed any clothes.

"Mr. Xi, Mr. Xi."

She called out.

Xi Yuanchen, who was outside the door, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her reply.

"Are you done taking a shower?"

Yao Yingxi was stunned for several seconds before answering, "Okay."

She didn't know how long she had been washing; her hands and feet were now wrinkled and pale.

Looking around, I quickly went over to the bathrobe hanging in the bathroom and put it on.

She stood in front of the mirror, feeling a little strange because the space below was empty.

Xi Yuanchen knocked on the door again. Yao Yingxi took a deep breath in front of the mirror before going over to open the door.

Xi Yuanchen frowned slightly when he saw that her hair was wet, and she was wearing a bathrobe with her hair disheveled.

"Blow-dry your hair."

Xi Yuanchen didn't touch her, said something, and walked towards the door.

Yao Yingxi breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Yuanchen came out of the dressing room and saw Yao Yingxi sitting on the sofa with her hair still wet. His brows furrowed more and more as he walked over unhappily: "Yao Yingxi, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this low growl, Yao Yingxi trembled in fright and hurriedly turned her head to look at Xi Yuanchen.

Xi Yuanchen pointed at her: "Go and dry your hair quickly. I don't want to have a sick person lying next to me."

After saying that, he walked straight to the bathroom.

Yao Yingxi was stunned for a long time before she remembered that Xi Yuanchen had an injury on his shoulder and that she might touch the wound while taking a shower.

But thinking about what Xi Yuanchen had done to Li Zhi, she felt very resistant and didn't want to go in and stay with Xi Yuanchen.

She sighed, picked up the hairdryer and finished drying her hair. Just as she put the hairdryer down, she heard the bathroom door open.

She hurriedly left the bedroom.