The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

For several days in a row, Xi Yuanchen stayed in his apartment.

In the early morning, spring sunlight climbs up the window, sneaking through the gaps in the curtains and casting its rays on the floor like a child stealing a treat.

Yao Yingxi opened her eyes groggily and lay in bed for several seconds before getting up.

For the past few days, she has been getting up, washing up, and then going to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Xi Yuanchen.

These days, Xi Yuanchen has been staying in his apartment and hasn't been very busy. In addition, he has been eating regular meals, and his stomach has gotten much better.

Yao Yingxi chopped all the minced meat in the refrigerator into small pieces with a knife, thinking that this would make the meat more tender and flavorful. Fortunately, the soundproofing in the house was good, otherwise the sound of chopping meat would have woken Xi Yuanchen.

The minced meat porridge cooked quickly. Yao Yingxi added an egg at the end of the porridge, cracked it into a bowl, and sprinkled some chopped green onions on top.

She placed the porridge on the table and was about to walk into the bedroom when she saw Xi Yuanchen come out of the bedroom.

Yao Yingxi smiled and said, "Good morning, Mr. Xi."

Xi Yuanchen replied, "Good morning."

He walked to the dining table and saw the pale yellow porridge sprinkled with green scallions, which inexplicably reminded him of the dish of cucumber stir-fried with eggs.

Yao Yingxi followed behind Xi Yuanchen, unaware of what he was thinking.

The two sat facing each other at the dining table, eating porridge.

These past few days, Yao Yingxi has been cooking all sorts of different kinds of porridge every morning.

"After you finish breakfast, tidy up and come out with me."

After Xi Yuanchen finished speaking, he scooped a spoonful of porridge into his mouth. The delicious minced meat and egg stimulated his taste buds.

For a moment, Xi Yuanchen felt that the delicacies prepared by those five-star chefs outside were not as delicious as a meal that Yao Yingxi cooked for him at home.

Yao Yingxi paused, her hand holding the spoon still, and looked up at Xi Yuanchen with a puzzled expression: "Where are we going? What do we need to prepare?"

Xi Yuanchen's seemingly random statement left her wondering if the two of them were going to a banquet or something else.

Xi Yuanchen took another sip of porridge, put it in his mouth, and said calmly, "Just prepare some warm clothes."

Yao Yingxi nodded.

After finishing breakfast, she went to the dressing room to organize the clothes she and Xi Yuanchen were wearing in the dead of winter, and also prepared some light clothes for her computer.

Xi Yuanchen sat on the sofa, watching Yao Yingxi push out a small black suitcase.

He got up from the sofa. "All done?"

Yao Yingxi didn't know where he was going, nor did she know what clothes he would need according to his instructions, so she told him what she had packed: "I only took clothes, I don't know if that will be enough."

"That's enough. We can send you anything else we need when we get there."

After Xi Yuanchen finished speaking, he reached out and took the suitcase from Yao Yingxi's hand.

He walked ahead, and Yao Yingxi, who was behind him, remembered something and hurriedly went into the kitchen.

She went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out some food, and then filled her thermos with hot water.

Xi Yuanchen opened the door and realized there was no one standing behind him. He turned around, his brows furrowing slightly, looking somewhat displeased.

A short while later, he saw Yao Yingxi come out carrying a canvas bag and some things.

Yao Yingxi walked to Xi Yuanchen's side. Just as Xi Yuanchen was about to take the things from her, Yao Yingxi shook her head: "I'll keep these."

It contained some toast and fruit; it was very light, so she could carry it herself.

Xi Yuanchen didn't insist. The two of them left the apartment and went to Xi Yuanchen's private garage to get the car.

Yao Yingxi followed behind Xi Yuanchen. Xi Yuanchen lowered his eyes and pressed the key in his hand, causing the black Porsche headlights to flash.

Xi Yuanchen opened the trunk and put the suitcase in, while Yao Yingxi opened the passenger door.

The two got into the car, fastened their seatbelts, and Xi Yuanchen drove away.

The car slowly drove eastward. Yao Yingxi looked out the window and saw that the car had already left Yuncheng. She glanced at Xi Yuanchen.

Xi Yuanchen subconsciously looked at her, and as if possessed, reached out and stroked Yao Yingxi's hair: "Yingcheng."

Yingcheng is located north of Yuncheng, surrounded by mountains and the sea, and has a very famous snow-capped mountain.

Xi Yuanchen had been driving for about two hours when suddenly an SUV blocked his way.

Yao Yingxi instinctively picked up her phone, but Xi Yuanchen stopped her with his hand, his eyes fixed ahead.

A man got out of the SUV. He looked a bit like Li Zhi, but Yao Yingxi had seen him before and knew that he and Li Zhi were brothers.

Li Yong got out of the car with a cold expression, and Xi Yuanchen unbuckled his seatbelt.

Yao Yingxi wanted to get out too, but Xi Yuanchen grabbed her hand as she was about to unbuckle her seatbelt: "Wait in the car."

Yao Yingxi hesitated for a moment before nodding and letting go of her hand.

"Mr. Xi, please be careful."

With Li Zhi in Xi Yuanchen's hands, it wasn't hard to guess Li Yong's purpose in stopping the car. Therefore, Yao Yingxi was worried that he would do the same as Li Zhi and send people to attack them.

But Yao Yingxi looked around and saw only Li Yong, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Xi Yuanchen got out of the car, his face indifferent.

"Mr. Xi, it's really hard to get an appointment with you. I want to see you, but I have to stand here blocking my way."

His words carried a hint of self-deprecation.

Xi Yuanchen looked at him: "After all, the GP is so big."

The implication is that I'm too busy with work to see anyone.

Li Yong wasn't angry: "President Xi should know why I'm here today."

Xi Yuanchen's expression turned sharp, a glint of coldness flashing in his eyes: "That's your problem."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen walked towards the car.

Li Zhi won't send him back. That cancerous tumor is now a cripple, so it doesn't matter whether he's sent back or not.

Li Yong might do something for his brother, but who is Xi Yuanchen? Would he be afraid?

Seeing that Xi Yuanchen was about to leave, Li Yong quickly stepped forward and said, "President Xi."

Xi Yuanchen turned back: "If you want people, you can."

Li Yong was taken aback for a few seconds when he saw Xi Yuanchen suddenly become so agreeable.

"Go to the police station to ask for it."

Li Yong was stunned for a moment, then he said, "President Xi, our Li family can compensate Miss Yao, but can you please let my brother go?"

Xi Yuanchen scoffed, "Compensation? What compensation will your Li family offer?"

He looked at Li Yong with a cold glint in his eyes.

Li Yong hesitated for a moment, but no sound came out.

He couldn't see clearly what that woman meant to Xi Yuanchen. So, if he was too lenient with this compensation, Xi Yuanchen might take advantage of him even more; if he was too harsh, they would suffer even more.

"What kind of compensation does Mr. Xi want?"

Xi Yuanchen sneered: "Li Zhi's fate."

Hearing this, Li Yong was shocked for a few seconds, his eyes red with anger: "That woman is not as worthwhile as my brother's life."

To kill Li Zhi, that woman was nothing more than a lowly orphan.

"She's nothing more than a pet you keep on the side, Xi Yuanchen. Don't go too far, Xi Yuanchen."

Yao Yingxi happened to roll down the car window to see what Xi Yuanchen said that made Li Yong's expression so ferocious, and she happened to hear those words.

She froze, her expression blank. The word "pet" is one thing when you say it, but it's quite another when others perceive it.

Yao Yingxi stared at Xi Yuanchen, eager to hear his answer.

But she was also afraid that Xi Yuanchen would say something that would make her even more upset.

She quickly rolled up the car window, isolating herself inside, her expression somber.