The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Even when no one was around, Yao Yingxi sat stiffly.

Xi Yuanchen's lips curled slightly, looking at her with a half-smile. The mist evaporated into water droplets and landed on Xi Yuanchen's eyelashes, which were very long and thick.

Yao Yingxi could feel that when the two of them used to make love, Xi Yuanchen would kiss her neck and her long eyelashes would gently brush against her skin, very lightly and ticklishly.

Xi Yuanchen looked at her silently.

As if possessed, Yao Yingxi suddenly raised her tear-stained hand and touched Xi Yuanchen's eyes. Almost simultaneously, she came to her senses and tried to put her hand down, but Xi Yuanchen grabbed it.

"I told you not to move."

He pinched Yao Yingxi's wrist between his index and middle fingers, his voice low and deep: "What do you want to do?"

Yao Yingxi didn't know what she wanted to do. She just suddenly wanted to touch him, to let his eyelashes gently brush against her palm.

"No...no."

Yao Yingxi was a little nervous. She sat on Xi Yuanchen's lap, their bodies pressed together. She could feel something poking her from below.

Xi Yuanchen couldn't stand this. He held Yao Yingxi's head with his hand, lifted her chin, and kissed her fiercely and urgently.

His tongue roamed freely in Yao Yingxi's mouth, licking her teeth, until she was breathless from the kiss, before Xi Yuanchen moved his tongue to Yao Yingxi's neck.

The hot spring mist created a hazy atmosphere in the air. Yao Yingxi tilted her head slightly, her face flushed, her eyes reddened, and her eyes brimming with spring-like charm. In the misty air, she exuded a bewitching allure, like a beauty from a painting from the last century, mysterious and stunning.

Xi Yuanchen pinched the waist of the person on top of him, sucking on the neck and collarbone again and again.

Yao Yingxi groaned, her sweet and clear voice echoing in the hot spring for a long time.

After soaking in the hot spring, Yao Yingxi was so tired that she could barely open her eyes. Xi Yuanchen, having eaten and drunk his fill, carried her out of the hot spring and then carried her to the bathroom to take a shower before putting her on the bed.

Yao Yingxi woke up at eight o'clock in the evening.

The room was empty. She lay on the bed, with the window to her left. Warm light shone on the floor and onto the plants.

After getting out of bed, Yao Yingxi went to the bathroom to wash her face. When she came out, Xi Yuanchen, who had returned sometime earlier, was sitting on the sofa, reading a book.

Yao Yingxi paused for a few seconds, then walked towards him.

Xi Yuanchen looked up when he heard footsteps and saw that Yao Yingxi had come out from inside.

He got up from the sofa: "Go change your clothes, let's go eat."

Yao Yingxi nodded, walked to the suitcase that had been brought, opened it, and calmly hung up her clothes.

Xi Yuanchen said, "You don't need to wear too many layers."

The resort has heating, so it won't be too cold.

Yao Yingxi nodded and picked out a light green dress from the hanging items. The dress had a simple and elegant design, with a square neckline that revealed her delicate collarbone and the subtle butterfly-shaped shoulder blades on her back.

The irregular hem of the skirt extends to the calf on one side and the thigh on the other, with folds and pleats at the waistline, outlining Yao Yingxi's curvaceous figure.

She took a thin trench coat of the same color from the closet and put on a pair of high heels.

Xi Yuanchen looked at her outfit and went up to take her hand.

The two of them went out of the room and, unlike before, did not have to pass through the courtyard which was unheated and windless. Instead, they turned left and walked to an elevator.

Yao Yingxi looked up and realized that all the floors of the elevators here were built in the Rococo style.

The elevator rang, and Xi Yuanchen followed Yao Yingxi inside. Xi Yuanchen pressed the elevator button for his floor, and the two of them came out shortly afterward.

Xi Yuanchen led Yao Yingxi to a private room and opened the door.

As the two stood at the door, someone teased, "Yuanchen, you're late."

Xi Yuanchen neither agreed nor disagreed, and followed Yao Yingxi inside.

"Come on, come on, drink the penalty wine."

Qin Ming poured red wine into Xi Yuanchen's glass and handed it to him.

Xi Yuanchen remained indifferent, picked up the cup, and downed it in one gulp.

“Miss Yao, Yuan Chen is standing. You don’t need to follow him. We all know it’s his fault that you’re late.”

As Yuan Xi spoke, he gave Yao Yingxi a suggestive look.

Yao Yingxi was taken aback, feigning confusion on her face, but feeling somewhat uneasy inside.

Could it be that my affair with Xi Yuanchen in the hot spring was witnessed?

Xi Yuanchen put down his cup, pulled out a chair for Yao Yingxi, and the two sat down.

"Miss Yao, please take whatever you would like to eat, don't be shy."

Bai Tingsheng spoke politely.

Yao Yingxi smiled slightly and nodded.

Fang Qing chimed in, "Miss Yao, you were brought by Yuan Chen, so you're friends with us. Don't be so polite."

Bai Tingsheng didn't say anything more, feeling that the words sounded familiar.

He grew up with Xi Yuanchen. The people here were just his junior high school classmates, and some of them were together because they came from similar backgrounds, but their relationship wasn't very good.

Xi Yuanchen looked up at Bai Tingsheng: "When did you get back?"

Bai Tingsheng has been in England.

"Two days ago."

Bai Tingsheng picked up his wine glass and swirled it: "Boss, you've changed."

"I haven't seen you so considerate in a long time, no, I've never seen you so considerate before."

Most of the time, he called Xi Yuanchen "boss," and occasionally he would just call him "Yuanchen."

Xi Yuanchen remained silent.

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "What do you mean by changing or not changing? Yuan Chen is still the same, cold-hearted and indifferent."

"Tingsheng, you've been abroad for too long and have forgotten Yuanchen's true colors."

He looked at Bai Tingsheng and said it jokingly.

"That's right. When I was in school, I was scared by Yuan Chen several times."

Fang Qing echoed.

Meng Yao laughed and chimed in, "Only you think Yuan Chen has changed."

Yao Yingxi kept her head down, eating the food Xi Yuanchen had put on her plate, without saying a word.

Bai Tingsheng noticed that Yao Yingxi didn't speak, while the others continued talking to themselves.

To avoid embarrassing Yao Yingxi, Bai Tingsheng casually asked, "What kind of work does Miss Yao do now?"

He sat down next to Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi turned her head to look at him, somewhat embarrassed, and hesitated for a while before answering, "I'm currently unemployed."

Bai Tingsheng was stunned. He thought that Yao Yingxi might also be a dancer, after all, her temperament and figure were suitable for being a dancer.

In addition, Ye An'an is a dancer, so Xi Yuanchen's choice of Yao Yingxi may not only be due to their resemblance, but also because of this.

He was stunned when he heard Yao Yingxi's answer, but quickly recovered and said, "If you don't have any plans to work right now, you can go and learn something."

Yao Yingxi is currently unemployed, probably because Xi Yuanchen is too domineering and doesn't allow her to go out.

Yao Yingxi smiled and nodded: "Yes, I'm going to study a major."

"Have you decided what you want to study?"

Bai Tingsheng continued to ask.

The four people at the table were still talking, intentionally or unintentionally bringing up things from the past.

Because Bai Tingsheng was talking to her, Yao Yingxi didn't feel out of place sitting there.

Xi Yuanchen glanced sideways and saw Yao Yingxi and Bai Tingsheng chatting animatedly. He felt a little annoyed, but he didn't show it. He and Bai Tingsheng had been brothers for decades. It was one thing for him to be annoyed, but he wouldn't hold a grudge against his buddy.