The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

When Yao Yingxi came out of the bath, Xi Yuanchen had already gone swimming in the hot spring and returned, his hair and body still wet.

Yao Yingxi was a little worried, so she quickly found a bathrobe and went up to Xi Yuanchen: "Mr. Xi, be careful not to catch a cold."

Xi Yuanchen took her bathrobe and put it on. He walked towards the bathroom, and when he reached the door, he remembered something and said to Yao Yingxi, "If you're hungry, you can ask the front desk to get you something to eat."

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "No, Mr. Xi."

She was indeed a little hungry, but didn't want to go through all that trouble.

Xi Yuanchen didn't say anything more and went into the bathroom.

Yao Yingxi sat on the tatami mat and picked up her laptop to watch videos of figure skating.

Fifteen minutes later, Xi Yuanchen emerged from the bathroom. He was wearing loungewear, his hair was wet, and water was dripping from the ends of his hair. He walked out with steady steps.

He sat down next to Yao Yingxi, who looked up and asked, "Are you done?"

Xi Yuanchen glanced at the computer screen with his head slightly bent, and Yao Yingxi explained with a smile, "I want to see how to ski."

Xi Yuanchen picked up her computer and typed a few words on it—"Skiing Tutorial".

"look at this."

"it is good."

"We'll watch it when we have time. Let's go eat first, then come back to pack our things, take a nap, and go to the beach this afternoon."

Xi Yuanchen got up from the tatami and gave instructions.

Yao Yingxi nodded, closed her laptop, got up from the tatami mat, walked to the wardrobe, picked out a pair of jeans to wear with a T-shirt.

Xi Yuanchen was tying his tie in front of the mirror in the room when he saw Yao Yingxi come out. He waved her over and said, "Come here."

Yao Yingxi didn't know what he wanted to do, but obediently walked over and asked, "What...?"

Without saying a word, Xi Yuanchen handed her a tie: "Help me tie this."

Yao Yingxi squeezed the expensive tie in her hand and nodded.

Xi Yuanchen was about a head taller than her. Yao Yingxi stood on tiptoe, holding the tie in both hands to turn up his shirt collar. After putting the tie on, she stood directly in front of him.

Xi Yuanchen's chin brushed against Yao Yingxi's hair, intentionally or unintentionally.

When Xi Yuanchen touched it, he was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect the hair to be so soft, and it felt even softer when he touched it.

The faint scent of grass and trees emanating from Xi Yuanchen filled her nostrils. Yao Yingxi secretly raised her eyes, looked at Xi Yuanchen's Adam's apple, and swallowed.

After Yao Yingxi finished tying her tie, she was about to step out of Xi Yuanchen's arms when Xi Yuanchen reached out and grabbed her waist, his hand cupping the back of her head.

Yao Yingxi tilted her head slightly and gently placed a kiss on her lips.

Xi Yuanchen's nimble tongue invaded her mouth, stirring it around inside before withdrawing.

A silver line appeared when they parted. Yao Yingxi's face flushed slightly, not from shyness, but from feeling a bit breathless.

"Let's go."

Xi Yuanchen walked to the hanging clothes rack, picked up his coat, put it on, and spoke to Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi paused for a few seconds, then nodded, suddenly remembering that Xi Yuanchen was wearing a suit today.

She turned her head and asked, "Mr. Xi, are you busy later?"

Xi Yuanchen asked, puzzled, "Hmm?"

Yao Yingxi hesitated for a few seconds before speaking: "Why are you wearing a suit today?"

She hadn't packed Xi Yuanchen's suitcase in her suitcase for the trip; it must have been Xi Yuanchen's there, or perhaps he had someone bring it to her while she was showering.

Xi Yuanchen replied, "I have a business deal to discuss later."

Yao Yingxi nodded, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

Xi Yuanchen usually doesn't tell her his whereabouts, and sometimes he even warns her not to overstep her bounds, but this time he did, so he must have really fallen for her.

"Do I need to go?"

"what ever."

"Then I'll go. I'm not familiar with your friend, so it's not appropriate for me to stay there."

Xi Yuanchen said, "Those people just happened to know I was here, so they came at the right time. You don't need to be very familiar with them, just be with Tingsheng."

Hearing this, Yao Yingxi nodded. So that's how it is. She had thought Xi Yuanchen was very familiar with those people; otherwise, they wouldn't have spoken to him in such a familiar tone.

I didn't expect we weren't familiar with each other, but thinking about it carefully, it's clear that Xi Yuanchen didn't talk to those people much during this time, except for Bai Tingsheng.

Upon exiting the room, they saw Bai Tingsheng standing with his back to the screen, dressed in a black suit, seemingly waiting for them.

Bai Tingsheng looked up and saw Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen come out. He threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground and stomped on it: "Boss, can't you move faster?"

Xi Yuanchen gave him a cold glance: "You can go first by yourself."

Bai Tingsheng chuckled: "Let's forget about it. I'm not that familiar with those people. After not seeing them for several years, they're still the same."

Xi Yuanchen comes here regularly, skiing once a year. So those other people probably know about Xi Yuanchen's habit, and since they are somewhat familiar with him, they also came along.

Xi Yuanchen did not speak, and Yao Yingxi stood behind him.

Bai Tingsheng chuckled and teased, "Miss Yao, what were you and the boss doing in the room just now?"

When Bai Tingsheng asked her, Yao Yingxi was taken aback: "N-nothing...nothing?"

"Really?"

Bai Tingsheng clearly didn't believe him.

Xi Yuanchen raised his cold eyes slightly to look at him: "You've learned quite a bit about gossip these past few years."

The implication was that he was being nosy.

Bai Tingsheng was wronged; he only wanted to prevent the atmosphere from becoming too quiet.

Yao Yingxi glanced at Bai Tingsheng with a slight smile. Feeling annoyed for being nosy, Bai Tingsheng changed the subject, asking, "We're going to talk business with the Ning family later. Will you take Miss Yao with you?"

Xi Yuanchen said, "Go."

"Ah."

Yao Yingxi wasn't familiar with those people, and although they were polite to her on the surface, their tone and manner were distant, making it awkward for her to stay there.

The group walked into the private room, where Yuan Xi and his friends were already waiting.

"Yuanchen, Tingsheng, you two are late again."

Yuan Xi said. Qin Ming chimed in, "Then you'll have to drink a penalty shot."

Yao Yingxi frowned slightly. Xi Yuanchen had a bad stomach, and after exercising, his stomach should be empty. If he were to talk and drink alcohol, it would definitely irritate his stomach.

Xi Yuanchen pulled out a chair, Yao Yingxi sat down, and Bai Tingsheng sat next to Xi Yuanchen this time.

As soon as they sat down, Yuan Xi and the others poured a glass of red wine and placed it in front of Xi Yuanchen and Bai Tingsheng: "A penalty drink."

Fang Qing clapped her hands: "That's right."

Bai Tingsheng looked at the glass of red wine in front of him, his brows furrowing slightly, but he didn't want to expose them or give those people face. He squeezed the glass, waiting to drink it later.

Yao Yingxi whispered to Xi Yuanchen, "Mr. Xi, you have a bad stomach."

Xi Yuanchen remained silent.

Yao Yingxi reached out and took the wine glass in front of Xi Yuanchen: "Mr. Xi has a bad stomach, may I drink it for him?"

Those people were surprised when Yao Yingxi reached out and took the wine glass from Xi Yuanchen, and they were stunned when they heard her say those words.

Meng Yao spoke up: "It was just a joke, Miss Yao, you don't need to take it seriously. We just came down from the mountain and our stomachs are empty, so let's just forget about it."

After saying that, she turned to Qin Ming and the others and said reproachfully, "You guys love to make a fuss about drinking. Yuan Chen wasn't late this time. We just arrived early."

If Yao Yingxi were to drink this wine on behalf of Xi Yuanchen, it wouldn't be a casual joke between acquaintances, but a serious matter.

Bai Tingsheng's lips curled slightly as he gave Yao Yingxi a meaningful look.