The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Yao Yingxi put on all the things that were handed to her before she felt a little warmer.

She was wearing a helmet, a scarf, and a mask covering her mouth and nose, with transparent ski goggles perched on her nose.

After watching her get dressed, Xi Yuanchen also changed into his ski suit.

When the two got out of the car, Yuan Xi's car had already arrived at some point, and he had also changed his clothes.

“Yuanchen, why are you moving so slowly? This isn’t like you at all.”

Qin Ming joked, glancing at the two of them with a furtive look.

Yao Yingxi clenched her hands.

Bai Tingsheng smiled: "Alright, do you think everyone is like you, with that kind of brain?"

Fang Qing rolled her eyes at Qin Ming: "Hurry up and get your skis and ski poles."

Yao Yingxi stood there while Xi Yuanchen went to the back seat of the car to get his skis and ski poles. When he saw that Yao Yingxi's skis were the same length as his, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He walked over and asked, "Who prepared the ski equipment?"

Completely covered up, no one knew what Xi Yuanchen's expression was like at that moment, especially since he was usually very cold and indifferent when he spoke.

So no one noticed that he was in a bad mood.

Fang Qing stepped forward, puzzled: "I prepared it, what's wrong?"

Xi Yuanchen glanced at her: "Ask next time."

Yao Yingxi was a beginner; her skateboard was too long, and her clothes weren't a jumpsuit.

Fang Qing was puzzled.

Bai Tingsheng was carrying three people's skateboards and snowballs.

Yao Yingxi wanted to help, but Bai Tingsheng shook his head and refused: "I can do it myself."

Yao Yingxi had no choice but to withdraw her hand, and the group boarded the cable car.

Looking down from above, everything is covered in a blanket of white snow, appearing very hazy.

“We’ll have a match later. I’ll be in one group with Yuan Chen and Ting Sheng, and Miss Yao, Meng Yao, Qin Ming, and Yuan Xi will be in another group. There will be four of you and three of us. Is that fair?”

Fang Qing made the suggestion with a smile, her eyes scanning everyone present.

Yao Yingxi frowned, wondering if she was overthinking it, but she always felt that Fang Qing had feelings for Xi Yuanchen.

Yuan Xi chimed in, "I agree."

The remaining people remained silent, and Xi Yuanchen spoke up: "We two will stop competing."

Fang Qing's face stiffened.

Yao Yingxi turned to Xi Yuanchen and said, "Mr. Xi, it's okay, you can play. I won't play, I don't know how."

With a score of three to one, it's obvious that Xi Yuanchen is very skilled, or that all of them are very skilled. She didn't want to spoil Xi Yuanchen's interest in coming here to ski.

Fang Qing was astonished: "Huh? You can't do that, Miss Yao?"

Yao Yingxi nodded.

Fang Qing said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know. If I had known you couldn't ski, I wouldn't have prepared the same ski suits as us. These aren't suitable for beginners."

No wonder Xi Yuanchen sounded annoyed that she hadn't asked.

Yuan Xi, Meng Yao, and the other two exchanged meaningful glances with Yao Yingxi and remained silent.

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "It's okay."

"The boss will teach you later."

Bai Tingsheng laughed and said, "He's very capable."

Qin Ming laughed and chimed in, "That's right, they trick us every year."

Yao Yingxi smiled without saying a word, watching everyone's anger and resentment as they spoke of Xi Yuanchen with a hint of pride, and she felt happy too.

Bai Tingsheng laughed and scolded, "You guys are not as skilled as others, so you say that the boss tricked you."

Fang Qing remained silent.

The cable car stopped at the top of the mountain. As soon as the door opened, a gust of cold wind blew in, giving Yao Yingxi goosebumps.

Xi Yuanchen took Yao Yingxi's hand and walked out.

Bai Tingsheng put down his skis and ski poles, and the others began to tie their skis on.

Yao Yingxi didn't know how, and looked at the snowboard in front of her, feeling helpless.

Fang Qing finished with her own things and rowed over towards Yao Yingxi: "Miss Yao, shall I help you?"

Xi Yuanchen squatted down: "Let me do it."

I originally planned to wait for Yao Yingxi to speak before doing it, so I could tease her then.

Yao Yingxi smiled and said to Fang Qing, "Mr. Xi, it's fine if you help me."

Fang Qing, feeling awkward, stood aside and watched as Xi Yuanchen helped Yao Yingxi tie up her skateboard and checked how tight it was.

After the others finished, they were dumbfounded when they saw Xi Yuanchen squat down to help Yao Yingxi.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, feeling the cold wind gently blowing past their ears, they would have wondered if they were dreaming.

Xi Yuanchen tied Yao Yingxi up and then fixed himself before standing up.

"His hand was gripping my elbow."

Yao Yingxi was afraid of falling as soon as she stood up, so she quickly grabbed Xi Yuanchen's arm.

Xi Yuanchen made a splash, and she tightly clasped his hand, holding a snowball in one hand.

"Move a little."

Yao Yingxi dared not move. Xi Yuanchen remained silent. Even though she couldn't see Xi Yuanchen's expression, Yao Yingxi could imagine that he was pursing his lips.

Helpless, she had no choice but to let go of Xi Yuanchen's elbow, take the snow poles in her hands, and forcefully push them across the snow.

"what……"

Yao Yingxi was a little anxious, and accidentally lost her balance, which made her scream in fright.

"Boom..."

Yao Yingxi fell to the ground, her head hitting her helmet hard, causing her to frown in pain.

Xi Yuanchen unfastened his helmet and squatted down with a somewhat nervous expression: "What's wrong?"

Hearing Yao Yingxi's shout, the skiers quickly looked over and saw Xi Yuanchen's expression. They exchanged knowing glances.

Fang Qing looked somewhat displeased, but Meng Yao smiled and said, "Yuan Chen is there, he should be fine. How about we continue and have a match?"

Bai Tingsheng asked in a calm tone, "How do we compete?"

"Whoever slides down the slowest will treat everyone to a trip to the beach tomorrow."

Yuan Xi made a hand gesture.

Meng Yao and Fang Qing said in unison, "No problem."

Yao Yingxi got up from the ground and sat down. She had landed headfirst and then kneeled down. Thanks to the knee pads, her knees and other parts of her body were not injured.

"stand up."

Xi Yuanchen called out coldly, the ground was too cold and her clothes were not very thick.

Yao Yingxi glanced at Xi Yuanchen, then stood up, leaning on her snow stick.

Feeling down, Yao Yingxi was scolded by Xi Yuanchen. She knew he didn't love her, but she still couldn't help feeling sad.

Xi Yuanchen stood in front, holding ski poles in both hands: "Tie the skis to yours. Don't rush. First, use the ski poles to relay the snow on the ground, and your body will automatically slide over."

Yao Yingxi nodded and followed Xi Yuanchen's method, gently applying force. Sure enough, her body slid out automatically. However, she was a little scared, and since it was her first time, she couldn't grasp the technique and lost her balance, falling to the ground again.

This time, she got up as soon as she fell, before Xi Yuanchen could even go over to check on her.

After playing for most of the day, Yao Yingxi had almost mastered the skill, but because she was new to it, she didn't dare to paddle fast and could only take it slowly.

When Yuan Xi and the others returned after the competition, they were chatting and laughing. They saw Xi Yuanchen sitting in the snow, his chin pursed, his eyes fixed on Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi was gliding carefully at this moment.

Qin Ming looked in the direction of Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen and asked the person next to him, "Why do I feel that Yuanchen treats Miss Yao and An'an differently?"

Fang Qing scoffed, "Is that even a question? Who is An'an? Who is Yao Yingxi?"

She felt extremely uncomfortable seeing Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi together; that position used to belong to An'an.

Yao Yingxi can't even ski, so she probably comes from a poor family. How can she compare to Ye An'an?