The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

The car stopped in front of a hotel, and Anan got out and opened the rear left door.

But Xi Yuanchen wasn't in a hurry. He took off his suit jacket and handed it to Yao Yingxi: "Put this on."

After saying that, he unbuttoned his shirt with one hand.

Yao Yingxi reached out and took it, but did not look away. Instead, she watched Xi Yuanchen unbutton his shirt, revealing his Adam's apple and his barely visible collarbone.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at Yao Yingxi, who hurriedly looked away and put on Xi Yuanchen's coat.

The suit jacket she was wearing was very large. Although it didn't look like a child wearing an adult's clothes, it covered everything that needed to be covered.

The two got out of the car, hand in hand.

Upon entering the hotel, the two caused quite a stir and attracted a lot of attention.

Yao Yingxi looked surprisingly good in Xi Yuanchen's coat, both handsome and feminine.

"Mr. Xi, you've arrived."

A man in his forties, accompanied by a woman, approached Xi Yuanchen and waved to greet him.

Xi Yuanchen reached out and shook her hand.

"This must be Miss Ye An'an. She's become even more beautiful over the years."

After shaking hands with Xi Yuanchen, the man noticed Yao Yingxi and smiled as he spoke.

Xi Yuanchen's face darkened, and Yao Yingxi looked embarrassed, her mind filled with doubt.

Ye An'an? This is the name I hear most often while I'm with Xi Yuanchen. Who is she? What's her relationship with Xi Yuanchen?

Yao Yingxi smiled and said, "Hello, I am Yao Yingxi, a friend of President Xi."

Upon hearing this, the man and his wife across from him looked embarrassed: "Excuse me, Ms. Yao."

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

She really wanted to ask who Ye An'an was, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, fearing that she might cross Xi Yuanchen's bottom line if she brought it up.

After that, Yao Yingxi stood next to Xi Yuanchen. Many people came up to toast her, and Yao Yingxi would sometimes take a sip and sometimes lose focus.

"President Xi is so lucky to have such a beautiful woman by his side."

Someone came up and flattered Xi Yuanchen with a graceful manner.

Xi Yuanchen's expression was indifferent.

Yao Yingxi took her hand off Xi Yuanchen's arm and whispered to him, "Mr. Xi, I'm going to the restroom."

Xi Yuanchen nodded, and Yao Yingxi, wearing Xi Yuanchen's clothes and high heels, walked by.

As she entered the restroom, she glanced at her reflection in the mirror as she passed by.

With her exquisite makeup and a men's jacket draped over her shoulders, if she hadn't come with Xi Yuanchen, many would have mistaken her for a newly successful person.

"Bang...bang."

Yao Yingxi entered the cubicle and closed the door. Immediately afterwards, someone from the next cubicle opened the door and came out.

"Did you see the people that President Xi brought?"

"I saw her, she's a pretty girl."

"She is quite pretty, but do you know why President Xi likes her?"

"why?"

Yao Yingxi sat on the toilet, listening to people talking about her and Xi Yuanchen.

She had intended to leave, but upon hearing their last words, she hesitated.

"She looks just like Mr. Xi's ex-girlfriend, otherwise why would someone like Mr. Xi like her?"

The man continued speaking.

Yao Yingxi was shocked and couldn't hear what the people outside were saying.

Does she look like Xi Yuanchen's ex-girlfriend?

Yao Yingxi left the cubicle in a daze. She stood in front of the mirror, staring blankly at her reflection.

Xu Hengyuan had said that she looked like Yao Juan, and that was all she had ever heard of in all these years. She had never heard that she and Xi Yuanchen's girlfriend looked alike.

Who is Xi Yuanchen's girlfriend? Ye An'an?

Because she had been hearing this name a lot lately, Yao Yingxi's mind started to process it.

Yao Yingxi stared at herself in the mirror for a long time before taking a deep breath.

She needs to find an opportunity to ask Mr. Xi.

As Yao Yingxi opened the door and came out of the bathroom, her eyes lowered, she suddenly bumped into someone's shoulder.

She instinctively apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"What are you thinking about?"

A deep voice sounded in her ear. Yao Yingxi looked up and saw Xi Yuanchen standing in front of her with a cold face. She paused for a moment and then called out softly, "Mr. Xi."

"What were you thinking about just now?"

Xi Yuanchen asked again. He'd been in the restroom for so long, head down, not looking where he was going.

Yao Yingxi subconsciously shook her head: "No, I wasn't thinking about anything."

Xi Yuanchen stared at her for several seconds before looking away: "Let's go."

Yao Yingxi put her hand on his arm and linked arms with him.

She glanced sideways at Xi Yuanchen, the words she wanted to ask stuck in her throat, but she swallowed them back and focused her gaze ahead.

As soon as Xi Yuanchen walked out, people surrounded him and started chatting with him as if they had seen a cracked egg.

Yao Yingxi let go of Xi Yuanchen's arm, feeling that there was nothing for her to do, and walked towards the place where the desserts were placed.

She only drank a few sips of wine all night and didn't eat anything. Now she's starving.

Walking to the dining table, Yao Yingxi picked out a few pieces of cake that weren't too sweet and ate them, then drank a few sips of red wine.

After finishing the few things on her plate, Yao Yingxi found some more and picked up a few pieces of banana and dragon fruit.

While Xi Yuanchen was still surrounded by people, Yao Yingxi carried the plate over and said to them in a graceful manner, "Excuse me, Mr. Xi, may I borrow this place for a moment?"

Hearing her speak so boldly to someone and refer to herself as President Xi, he was shocked.

Xi Yuanchen was slightly taken aback.

Those people looked at Yao Yingxi with some disdain, but upon closer inspection, they realized that she was one of the people brought by Xi Yuanchen.

Everyone smiled obsequiously and said, "Miss Yao, please make yourself at home."

Yao Yingxi smiled and pulled Xi Yuanchen out of the crowd. She found a secluded spot that she thought would be inconspicuous and handed the food to Xi Yuanchen, saying, "Mr. Xi, please have something."

Xi Yuanchen frowned when he saw the cake; he hated anything too sweet.

Yao Yingxi could tell what Xi Yuanchen was complaining about just by looking at his expression, so she explained, "The cake wasn't too sweet, I've already eaten some."

As they were talking, Yao Yingxi picked up a piece of cake and fed it to Xi Yuanchen.

Xi Yuanchen hesitated for a moment, then frowned and opened his mouth to chew.

Yao Yingxi watched his actions, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Mr. Xi, don't you think I'm different?"

She tentatively spoke up, wanting to hear what Xi Yuanchen had to say.

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanchen's gaze fell on Yao Yingxi, staring at her until he finished swallowing what was in his mouth. He then looked down at the plate in Yao Yingxi's hand without answering.

Yao Yingxi, somewhat disappointed, picked up another piece of food and put it into Xi Yuanchen's mouth.

After finishing the food on the plate, Xi Yuanchen did not answer Yao Yingxi's question.

Even after the banquet ended and the two got into the car, Yao Yingxi didn't ask any more questions.

As the car pulled up in front of the apartment building, Xi Yuanchen said, "Let's get out."

Yao Yingxi was stunned for a moment, knowing that Xi Yuanchen would not get out of the car with her.

She took off her suit jacket and handed it to Xi Yuanchen: "Mr. Xi, here's your coat. Be careful."

After saying that, she bent down and got out of the car.

Yao Yingxi stood downstairs at the apartment building, watching Xi Yuanchen's car drive away and disappear from her sight before turning around and walking into the apartment.