The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen placed his hand on Yao Yingxi's waist, as if declaring his ownership, as if this person belonged to him, and walked past Zhao Zhe with his arm around her.

Yao Yingxi continued to speak with Xi Yuanchen, her voice clear and pleasant.

Zhao Zhe stood there, fantasizing to himself, "How alluring it would be if that voice came out with those soft moans?"

When Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen returned to the private room, Xi Yuanchen reached out and pulled her back. Yao Yingxi was startled, and before she could react, Xi Yuanchen's lips were on hers.

He sucked on Yao Yingxi's lower lip, as if it were a regular pudding or milk jelly.

Yao Yingxi realized what was happening, closed her eyes, and climbed up Xi Yuanchen's back. Xi Yuanchen held her head tightly and put his tongue into her mouth, carefully exploring and savoring it.

When they finally parted, Yao Yingxi looked at Xi Yuanchen, whose eyes were glazed over, and burst out laughing.

Xi Yuanchen reached out and pulled her into his arms. His deep voice, still tinged with emotion, rang in Yao Yingxi's ear: "If you encounter Liang Pingyin and the others in the future, fight them if you need to. Don't hold back. If you can't beat them, come back and call me."

Yao Yingxi smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll call you."

She didn't tell Xi Yuanchen about the hurtful things Liang Pingyin and her mother said, because she was worried that Xi Yuanchen would feel guilty if he knew.

Xi Yuanchen hugged her for a while, then pulled her to the table and sat her down: "Wait a minute, I'll have someone bring over two more servings, they're getting cold."

Yao Yingxi looked at the steak in front of her, smiled and shook her head: "No need, I've already eaten enough and don't want steak. I'll just have some fruit."

"Are you really full?"

"I am full."

She doesn't like Western food, even if the steak is ordered medium-well according to her taste.

The two ate for a while, and Yao Yingxi looked out the window at the dim lights and bright moonlight.

She stood up from the table, her hand involuntarily reaching for the French windows, as if trying to grasp the menstrual flow outside.

Xi Yuanchen sat at the table, looking at the lamplight reflected in Yao Yingxi's eyes. The orange light from the window shone on her cheeks, making her look like an angel who had come from the darkness.

Yao Yingxi turned around and smiled at Xi Yuanchen.

That smile reached Xi Yuanchen's heart, making it throb with joy.

Seeing Xi Yuanchen staring blankly in her direction, Yao Yingxi assumed he was looking out the window. She turned back to look out the window but saw only the night view and nothing that would attract Xi Yuanchen's attention.

Yao Yingxi checked again and again but still found nothing, so she turned around to ask Xi Yuanchen what he was looking at.

She had just turned back when she saw Xi Yuanchen, who had gotten up from the table at some point, and walked up to her. She blinked, somewhat taken aback.

Xi Yuanchen smiled and reached out to hug her.

The dinner ended with an embrace because Xi Yuanchen couldn't resist and wanted to take advantage of Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen went out hand in hand and happened to see Liang Pingyin's family and Zhao Zhe's family coming out of a private room, a total of six people.

"Let's buy some food on our way back." Yao Yingxi didn't take Liang Pingyin and the others to heart, treating them as if they were complete strangers.

"Okay, what do you want to eat? Do you want to go to the supermarket?" Yao Yingxi answered Xi Yuanchen's question.

When Zhao Guoqiang saw Xi Yuanchen walk over, he smiled and extended his hand: "I didn't expect to meet President Xi here."

Xi Yuanchen stopped, extended his hand to shake hands with Zhao Guoqiang, and then parted ways: "I didn't expect to meet Mayor Zhao and his family here. It's really unexpected."

Yao Yingxi suddenly remembered why those people looked familiar; it turned out they were Mayor Zhao and his family from Yuncheng, who had appeared at Liang Pingyin's press conference.

Looking at the man in front of her, whom she usually only saw on TV, Yao Yingxi took another look.

After exchanging a few more polite words with Zhao Guoqiang, Xi Yuanchen led Yao Yingxi past them.

Liang Pingyin and Liu Xin didn't dare to say a word from beginning to end, let alone look at Xi Yuanchen.

Liang Yuansheng noticed that Xi Yuanchen's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he couldn't show it, otherwise, if onlookers saw it, it would become a topic of conversation.

Zhao Guoqiang and Meng Nan naturally wouldn't deliberately make Liang Pingyin's family be polite to Xi Yuanchen. Although they didn't know what Xi Yuanchen had asked the Liang family for, they were clear about the reasons behind the annulment of the engagement.

As Xi Yuanchen led Yao Yingxi past Zhao Zhe, Zhao Zhe turned to look at Yao Yingxi, and Yao Yingxi looked up at him at the same time.

She had almost forgotten that if it weren't for the bodyguards, things wouldn't have turned out this way; she might already be dead by the Zhao family.

Thinking of this, Yao Yingxi turned her head and glanced at the Zhao family again, but unexpectedly met Liang Pingyin's jealous gaze.

Liang Pingyin lowered her head, tightly gripping the strap of her bag. She had known Xi Yuanchen for so many years, and that man had never been to a supermarket. Now, the more she thought about it, the more jealous she became.

"Pingyin, we're leaving now. Do you want to come back with me?" Meng Nan called out several times before asking Liang Pingyin, who had a smile on her face and looked gentle and poised.

Liang Pingyin paused for a moment and shook her head: "No need, Auntie, I'll just go back with my parents."

Zhao Zhe listened without any reaction. He leaned close to Liang Pingyin's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Your ex-fiancé brought his girlfriend over. Judging from the way they were talking just now, they should be living together. That's great."

After a pause, Zhao Zhe added, "Are you jealous? But if it were me, I would also choose a woman like Yao Yingxi. After all, she's beautiful and seems quite virtuous."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhe deliberately licked his lips.

Liang Pingyin's face flushed red as she glared at him through gritted teeth.

Meng Nan teased, "Xiao Zhe, what did you say to Pingyin that made her so shy?"

Zhao Zhe smiled and said, "It's a secret, I won't tell you."

After speaking to Meng Nan, Zhao Zhe said to Liang Yuansheng and Liu Xin, "Uncle and Aunt, let's go."

Liang Yuansheng nodded. The Zhao family wanted to play a good role outside, so of course they would cooperate. In addition, the Liang family needed the Zhao family's help, so naturally they wouldn't refuse to cooperate.

Liang Pingyin was furious. She walked behind the group with her head down. Zhao Zhe and Liang Yuansheng were chatting and laughing, looking like a loving future son-in-law and father-in-law.

As they were about to enter the elevator, Zhao Zhe noticed Liang Pingyin walking behind them with her head down.

Zhao Zhe isn't stupid. He ran into Xi Yuanchen here, face to face. And after hearing Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi being intimate, he's probably filled with envy and jealousy now.

He said to Liang Pingyin's parents, "Uncle and Aunt, you and my parents go down first, we'll wait for the next one." There were only four of them in the elevator, so they could easily wait for Liang Pingyin. But hearing Zhao Zhe's words, everyone assumed that the two of them were trying to build a relationship or that Zhao Zhe had something to say to Liang Pingyin.

"Okay, then you and Pingyin should come down early," Meng Nan instructed.

Zhao Zhe nodded, pressed the elevator button, and watched the elevator doors close before turning around and putting away his smiling expression.