The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Yao Yingxi looked up and saw Bai Tingsheng standing in front of her. Because she had been drinking, her mind was a little sluggish for a moment.

Yao Yingxi slowly opened her lips: "No."

Bai Tingsheng chuckled and sat down next to her: "It feels like you've been spending a lot of time with the boss, and your personality is starting to resemble his."

Yao Yingxi tilted her head, rested her elbow on the table, and held his head in her hand, looking at him with a puzzled expression: "Hmm?"

Perhaps because he had been drinking, Bai Tingsheng always felt that Yao Yingxi was looking at him with a dazed expression.

Bai Tingsheng smiled, a slight upturn to his lips: "Cold personality."

Yao Yingxi lowered her hand, looked ahead, and smiled without saying a word.

Bai Tingsheng looked at Yao Yingxi, who had closed her eyes, probably because she was sleepy, and murmured, "You're still not like her."

Yao Yingxi opened her eyes and turned to look at Bai Tingsheng: "Mr. Bai, are you talking about me?"

Her eyes were clear now; she had heard too many things like that lately.

Bai Tingsheng was completely taken aback when Yao Yingxi woke up. He was speechless for a moment before quickly realizing what she meant: "Yes, Miss Yao is very beautiful. There must be very few people who look as beautiful as you or resemble you."

He quickly tried to cover it up.

Although Bai Tingsheng said that, Yao Yingxi knew that what Bai Tingsheng meant was not that.

She didn't expose him, but her doubts grew stronger, like a net that everyone could see and know, except for herself.

Seeing Yao Yingxi deep in thought, Bai Tingsheng stood up from beside her and said, "I'm going to have some fun first, Miss Yao. Won't you come with me?"

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "No need."

Bai Tingsheng turned around, secretly clutching the tall glass in his hand, almost letting slip what he had said.

Yao Yingxi watched his figure, got up from the chair, turned around and walked towards the banyan tree.

There was a large banyan tree inside the villa, and the soft light shone on it, so no one went there, and it was very quiet.

Yao Yingxi stood under the tree, took out her phone, and dialed a number.

When Xi Yuanchen turned his head to look at Yao Yingxi, he realized she was gone.

"Brother Yuanchen."

Seeing that his attention was not on the game he was playing, Ye Xiaoya called out to him softly.

Xi Yuanchen turned around, his expression indifferent, his voice cold: "You guys play first."

After saying that, he turned and left the table.

Ye Xiaoya called out, but Xi Yuanchen seemed not to hear her and continued walking forward.

Her gaze remained fixed on Xi Yuanchen until she saw him walk towards Yao Yingxi, her eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.

"Ye Xiaoya, what are you looking at?"

Bai Tingsheng walked to her side, followed her gaze and saw her looking at Xi Yuanchen, so he deliberately asked a question.

Ye Xiaoya snapped out of her daze, smiled sweetly, and shook her head: "No."

Bai Tingsheng smiled and said, "Then let's continue. You were asking the boss to help you drink the whole time."

Ye Xiaoya glanced in Xi Yuanchen's direction, a faint smile on her lips, and turned back to continue playing with the others.

"What did you talk about with Tingsheng just now?"

Yao Yingxi, who had just hung up the phone, was startled when she heard Xi Yuanchen's voice. She turned around and saw Xi Yuanchen standing in front of her, and her heart skipped a beat.

Yao Yingxi tried her best to calm herself down and tentatively asked Xi Yuanchen, "Mr. Xi, when did you arrive?"

She was worried that Xi Yuanchen would overhear what she said on the phone.

Xi Yuanchen frowned in displeasure: "What?"

Yao Yingxi gritted her teeth and continued, "Mr. Xi, what brings you here?"

"Looking for you."

Yao Yingxi fell silent, a small sense of happiness welling up inside her. Judging from Xi Yuanchen's expression, he probably hadn't heard what she said.

What were you and Tingsheng talking about just now?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xi Yuanchen continued to ask.

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "Didn't you say anything?"

Xi Yuanchen stared at her, his voice cold and his expression stern: "My buddy, don't get too close."

Upon hearing this warning, Yao Yingxi lowered her eyes, nodded, and gave a soft "hmm".

A faint, bitter smile appeared on her lips. Xi Yuanchen was probably worried that she was getting too close to his friends, and that people would gossip when they parted ways.

"Let's go."

Yao Yingxi raised her eyes, composed herself, and followed behind Xi Yuanchen.

Xi Yuanchen frowned as he watched her walk silently behind him, and deliberately slowed his pace to walk alongside her shoulder to shoulder.

Yao Yingxi gazed ahead, lost in thought, completely unaware that Xi Yuanchen was shoulder to shoulder with her.

Fang Qing and Ye Xiaoya both looked over, trembling with anger.

"Is Yuan Chen going for a walk with Miss Yao?"

Qin Ming saw the two of them walking over and asked them a question.

Fang Qing and Ye Xiaoya's attention was also drawn to it.

Yao Yingxi looked up and, when she inadvertently caught Ye Xiaoya and Fang Qing's gazes, paused, realizing why those two had said those things today.

"Miss Yao, would you like to come and play? Truth or Dare."

Yuan Xi was punished by drinking three cups of wine. When he saw Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen, he greeted them.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "No need, you guys have fun."

Qin Ming egged them on: "Miss Yao, you can have some fun and find out Yuan Chen's secrets."

Yao Yingxi still shook her head and refused.

The two had no choice but to give up.

Yao Yingxi walked to the table where she had been sitting and sat down, with Xi Yuanchen following her.

Yao Yingxi looked up at Xi Yuanchen in front of her: "Mr. Xi, why don't you go over there?"

Xi Yuanchen glanced at her coldly: "Is something on your mind?"

Yao Yingxi paused, shook her head, and chuckled softly, "What could possibly happen to me?"

His tone was deliberately lighthearted.

Xi Yuanchen didn't say anything more.

Yao Yingxi heard someone ask Ye Xiaoya, "Truth or Dare?"

Ye Xiaoya's lips trembled, making her look pitiful.

"Quick, quick, truth or dare?"

Ye Xiaoya gritted her teeth: "The truth."

Bai Tingsheng asked with a smile, "Is there anyone you like here?"

Ye Xiaoya was stunned for several seconds, then shook her head: "No."

The tone was firm.

"Punishment drink, punishment drink."

Bai Tingsheng shouted.

"why?"

Ye Xiaoya was unconvinced.

Bai Tingsheng chuckled: "You know that."

If your words fail to convince others, you will be punished with a drink.

Yuan Xi laughed and chimed in, "That's right, that's right. There are so many handsome guys here, and since there isn't a single one you like, of course you have to drink the penalty shot."

Ye Xiaoya willingly tilted her head back and drank three glasses of wine, then pretended to be dizzy.

Xi Yuanchen frowned slightly. Yao Yingxi glanced at Ye Xiaoya, and finally her gaze fell on Xi Yuanchen.

"Come again, come again."

Qin Ming said, "Well done, Xiaoya."

The group continued spinning the wine bottle, and finally their banter landed on Meng Yao.

Yuan Xi quickly asked, "How old were you when you started dating?"

Meng Yao laughed angrily and threw a pack of tissues at him: "You've been single for over twenty years, and you're asking me when I started dating? How would I know? The government doesn't give me any."

Qin Ming chimed in, nudging her with his shoulder: "Exactly, instead of asking those pointless questions, we should be asking when Miss Meng had a one-night stand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Yao was so angry that she wanted to smash a wine bottle over his head: "Qin Ming, are you fucking mocking me?"

She was an innocent young girl, and these old scoundrels...

Qin Ming laughed loudly.

Yao Yingxi looked at them with some envy.

The game continued, and Ye Xiaoya spun the wine bottle until it stopped in front of her.

Yuan Xi asked, "Truth or Dare?"