The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

When Bai Tingsheng and the others returned after dinner, they found it somewhat amusing to see Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen talking, one upstairs and the other downstairs.

Yuan Xi joked, "The way you are, boss, is a bit like a courtesan in a brothel, with the boss, the customer, looking up at her beauty from downstairs."

Without thinking, Bai Tingsheng slapped him: "Can't you use a metaphor?"

Upon hearing those words, Xi Yuanchen glanced at Yuan Xi with a cold expression.

Yuan Xi was speechless.

Xi Yuanchen's eyes looked like he wanted to devour someone.

Yao Yingxi gave them a slight smile as a greeting.

Fang Qing called out to Yao Yingxi, "Miss Yao, we're going shopping later, do you want to come?"

Yao Yingxi stopped, turned her head to look at her, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head: "You guys go ahead, I won't go."

She was afraid of feeling awkward, and besides, she didn't know what to buy when she went shopping.

"Miss Yao, please go ahead. There are only a few of us."

Ye Xiaoya called out.

Meng Yao chimed in, "Yes, Miss Yao, why don't you come with us?"

When the three people called out together, Yao Yingxi hesitated.

“I’ve seen Miss Yao here the past two days. Why don’t you go out for a stroll with Meng Yao and the others? Don’t you girls usually like shopping? Why is it different when it comes to Miss Yao?”

Since Bai Tingsheng had already said so, Yao Yingxi couldn't refuse any longer, so she could only nod and say, "Okay, let me know when you go, thank you."

Fang Qing glanced at Ye Xiaoya, and Ye Xiaoya looked over at the same time.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xi Yuanchen opened the bedroom door, where Yao Yingxi was sitting on the balcony reading a book.

Hearing the sound, she looked up and greeted Xi Yuanchen: "Mr. Xi."

Xi Yuanchen said, "Xiaoya and the others are waiting for you downstairs."

Yao Yingxi paused slightly, got up from the chair, put down the book, went to the dressing room to change her clothes, and came out saying, "I'm going down now."

She doesn't like to keep people waiting, so she was a little anxious.

Xi Yuanchen called out to her, "Yao Yingxi."

Yao Yingxi turned her head and looked at him with confusion.

"Buy whatever you want."

Although Yao Yingxi wouldn't refuse to spend his money, Xi Yuanchen felt that she and Xiaoya and the others hadn't spent much time together, and he was afraid that she wouldn't dare to use it later.

Yao Yingxi nodded, smiling, "Okay."

Xi Yuanchen's manner resembled that of a husband urging his wife to be generous in buying things for him.

Yao Yingxi lowered her eyes, smiled bitterly, and shook her head.

She opened the door and went out. Meng Yao and the others were downstairs, and Bai Tingsheng was also sitting on the sofa.

Yao Yingxi smiled slightly: "I'm sorry."

"Sister-in-law, did the eldest brother give you a card?"

Yao Yingxi knew that Bai Tingsheng was calling her, and she looked at Bai Tingsheng with a puzzled expression.

Bai Tingsheng continued, "If the boss didn't give it to you, I'll give you mine, consider it a small gift."

Ye Xiaoya watched all this with jealousy in her eyes.

Yao Yingxi was about to speak.

Xi Yuanchen heard this as he came downstairs.

A slight smirk played on his lips, carrying a hint of wickedness and unreadable emotion: "Are you sure?"

Bai Tingsheng was so frightened by the coldness in his voice that he almost stood up.

"I've met Miss Yao several times, but I haven't given her a gift yet."

Xi Yuanchen said coldly, "If you're going to give a gift, choose a limited edition."

The implication was that Yao Yingxi would pay for everything she spent while shopping with his card.

Bai Tingsheng echoed, "That's for sure."

Fang Qing and Ye Xiaoya witnessed all of this, their hearts filled with resentment.

"Let's go."

Meng Yao spoke up, and the group went outside.

Fang Qing was driving, and Ye Xiaoya was in the passenger seat.

Yao Yingxi and Meng Yao sat in the back seat.

Yao Yingxi was a little worried, after all, the scene of Fang Qing almost hitting her with her car last time was still vivid in her mind.

What if Fang Qing's technique isn't good this time and she crashes into something?

Just as she was lost in thought, the car pulled up in front of a shopping mall in Mingcheng.

Meng Yao opened the car door and got out, followed by Yao Yingxi.

Several people entered the mall.

Ye Xiaoya and Fang Qing seemed very familiar with the place, and they easily found their way to a high-end store.

The sales assistant quickly went up to greet them, and Meng Yao, Ye Xiaoya, and the others tried on the clothes.

One of the sales assistants came up to Yao Yingxi, but Yao Yingxi smiled and declined, saying, "I came with them."

The sales assistant had no choice but to nod.

Ye Xiaoya and Fang Qing tried on clothes for a long time, and when they saw Yao Yingxi sitting down, the corners of their mouths curled up slightly.

Yao Yingxi sat there, looking at the clothes in the shop.

Meng Yao came out and saw Yao Yingxi sitting there. She went up to her and asked, "Miss Yao, won't you give it a try?"

Upon hearing Meng Yao speak up, Fang Qing gritted her teeth, but still wore a smile on her face.

Ye Xiaoya also stepped forward: "Miss Yao, aren't you going to buy it? It's not like you're paying for it anyway."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi felt that Ye Xiaoya was implying that she was being kept by Xi Yuanchen and had no money.

She said nothing.

Meng Yao didn't understand and thought that Ye Xiaoya was saying this because she was afraid Yao Yingxi would be afraid of spending money.

She chimed in, "Miss Yao, if I had Yuan Chen's card, I'd max it out."

Yao Yingxi smiled slightly: "The clothes are available in Yuncheng."

Fang Qing spoke up: "A woman's wardrobe can never have too many clothes. Miss Yao, it's not like it's your money, why are you being so frugal?"

Yao Yingxi realized that this was a sarcastic remark directed at her.

She smiled slightly and said gracefully, "My spring clothes were delivered to me by Mr. Xi before they even went on sale last year, and my summer clothes were also delivered a while ago."

How could Fang Qing and Ye Xiaoya not understand what she was saying?

She was implying that she was Xi Yuanchen's mistress, and that she already had what she needed; it wasn't about saving money, but simply that there was no need to buy it.

Ye Xiaoya and Fang Qing continued trying on clothes, feeling bored.

Yao Yingxi watched for a while, and when she saw that everyone had gone out, she walked to the door and suddenly saw a store selling high-end men's clothing.

She subconsciously wanted to go see it, and of course, she did.

As Yao Yingxi walked to the entrance of the men's clothing store, a sales assistant came up to her, and Yao Yingxi immediately spotted the clothes hanging in the window.

Her eyes were fixed on the casual outfit.

The sales assistant introduced with a light laugh: "This is a limited edition from our brand's new season. You have excellent taste, miss."

Yao Yingxi glanced at it several times. The sales assistant, seeing that her clothes seemed affordable, spoke up again: "Miss, can I take it down for you to see?"

Yao Yingxi was about to nod.

A voice came from behind: "Miss Yao, you're here! You scared us to death!"

Yao Yingxi knew it was Meng Yao without turning her head just by the voice. Because this person's voice didn't carry the subtle sarcasm or coldness that Fang Qing or Ye Xiaoya did.

Yao Yingxi turned around and said apologetically to her, "Excuse me, I saw you were trying on clothes, so I came out to take a look."

Ye Xiaoya noticed the men's clothing in front of Yao Yingxi and asked, "Miss Yao, are you looking to buy clothes for Brother Yuanchen?"

"Ah."

Fang Qing said, "Miss Yao, you'd better not buy it. Yuan Chen doesn't wear these kinds of clothes."

His eyes held a disdainful look, as if these clothes were low-class.

The sales assistant beside her looked slightly angry. Their brand of clothing was high-end and quite expensive. Although this woman looked like a rich girl, she shouldn't be so disdainful of their brand's clothes.

If you don't wear top-tier brands, are you wearing handcrafted items made by top masters?

Yao Yingxi smiled without saying a word, and said to the sales assistant, "Please wrap it up for me, size L."