The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen did not move or speak, and he suppressed the heat in his body.

The elevator doors opened with a beep, and the two were still embracing. As they didn't sense they were about to exit, and the elevator doors were about to close, Xi Yuanchen finally released Yao Yingxi and pulled her out.

Once in the car, Xi Yuanchen chuckled softly, looking at Yao Yingxi who had fastened her seatbelt, and said helplessly, "What am I going to do? Looking like this, I don't want to take you out."

Yao Yingxi smiled, raised her left hand (which wore the same watch as Xi Yuanchen) to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and a sly glint flashed in her eyes: "So what if they saw it? I'm someone they can't have, right?"

Xi Yuanchen smiled and couldn't help but lean down and kiss her.

Yao Yingxi stared at Xi Yuanchen, her eyes filled with an undisguised smile.

Xi Yuanchen sat up straight, fastened his seatbelt, and started the car.

Halfway there, Xi Yuanchen's phone rang again. He took a moment to take it out and handed it to Yao Yingxi without even looking at it.

Yao Yingxi took the call, saw the note on it, and said to Xi Yuanchen, "It's Tingsheng calling, probably asking if we've gone there yet."

She smiled. Xi Yuanchen nodded: "Okay, you can answer the phone."

Yao Yingxi hummed in response, swiped to answer the call, and then held the phone to her ear.

"Boss, when are you and your wife arriving? I'm so annoyed." Before Yao Yingxi could even speak, Bai Tingsheng couldn't help but complain on the phone.

Yao Yingxi said earnestly, "Mr. Xi and I will be there soon. Please find a place to sit down."

She didn't know why Bai Tingsheng was troubled, so she could only offer this kind of advice.

"Sister-in-law?" Bai Tingsheng asked in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Xi is driving."

"When do you estimate you'll arrive?" Bai Tingsheng asked with a sigh. Although it was an engagement banquet, it was still a social event for adults. Many business deals were sometimes made at such banquets, otherwise he wouldn't be so annoyed.

Because everyone knows that if you climb up to Xi Yuanchen or Bai Tingsheng, or make good connections with them, you won't have to worry too much if problems arise in the business or political world in the future.

Yao Yingxi looked out the car window: "About fifteen minutes."

"Okay." After hanging up the phone, Bai Tingsheng looked up at the sky helplessly. He should have known better than to call Xi Yuanchen to ask when he was coming over. By the time he arrived, the engagement banquet would have already started.

Yao Yingxi put her phone back in Xi Yuanchen's pocket, rested her elbow on the edge of the car window, propped her temples with her palms, and looked at Xi Yuanchen with her head turned to the side.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at her sideways, and seeing that there were no cars ahead, he reached out to touch Yao Yingxi's head.

Yao Yingxi noticed his movement first and quickly reached out to interlock her fingers with his: "Don't rub your hair, it'll make it messy."

Xi Yuanchen smiled, tightened his grip on her intertwined hand for a moment, and then let go.

At this moment, a group of reporters carrying long lenses and short cannons were swarming in front of the Zhao family villa, vying to catch up with the guests who had stopped their cars to attend the engagement banquet.

A black Mercedes pulled up at the entrance, its engine noise subsiding.

There were many luxury cars, but that black Mercedes and its license plate seemed to have a distinctive feature. A group of people subconsciously looked towards the Mercedes, and after belatedly realizing whose license plate and vehicle it belonged to, they quickly ran over.

Within seconds, a group of people surrounded the car.

Yao Yingxi blinked, looking at Xi Yuanchen with some surprise: "They know this is you?"

Every time I attend a banquet with a man, I'm always surrounded by people like this.

Xi Yuanchen unbuckled his seatbelt and was about to open the door to get out when his phone rang.

"Boss, have you arrived yet?" Who else could be calling but Bai Tingsheng?

"Yes, at the door."

"I'm going out now."

After hanging up the phone, Xi Yuanchen put his phone in his pocket, opened the car door, and got out.

As soon as Xi Yuanchen appeared, the reporters swarmed around him like flies to food.

The bodyguards who had been standing behind him quickly got out of the car and stopped the reporter.

"Mr. Xi, are you here to attend Miss Liang's engagement party?" As soon as these words were asked, the reporter quickly stretched out the microphone. If the reporter hadn't stopped him, it probably would have been shoved into Xi Yuanchen's mouth.

Xi Yuanchen remained silent.

One reporter asked, "Mr. Xi, did you come to the engagement banquet alone? Ms. Yao didn't come with you. Did you break up?"

As Yao Yingxi sat in the car, about to open the door, she heard someone ask this question. She smiled faintly and shook her head.

If she hadn't come with Xi Yuanchen today, tomorrow's entertainment headlines would probably be about her and Xi Yuanchen breaking up.

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanchen looked up at the person, his imposing presence radiating authority. His intense gaze caused the person to tremble slightly.

Mr. Xi's gaze just now was truly terrifying, as if he wanted to freeze someone to death.

He ignored the reporter's thoughts, walked around to the other side, and opened the car door.

Yao Yingxi looked up and met her gaze, while Xi Yuanchen looked down at the same time, and the two smiled at each other.

The reporter standing next to Yao Yingxi's car had the clearest view and quickly pressed the shutter, barely daring to breathe, for fear that making too much noise would interrupt such a beautiful scene.

Xi Yuanchen placed his hand on the car door, and Yao Yingxi reached out and placed her palm in his.

White high heels, fair and straight legs, followed by a curvaceous figure stepping out of the car.

The red halter-neck dress revealed delicate collarbones, and a black bow tie adorned her fair swan neck, with a brand logo at the tip.

When Yao Yingxi appeared, the reporters were all taken aback.

She is gentle yet sexy, not in a revealing way, but rather radiating from within with every gesture.

They snapped out of their daze and frantically pressed the shutter button, causing a flurry of flashes.

Xi Yuanchen already attracts attention wherever he goes, and now with Yao Yingxi added to the mix, it's hard to avoid drawing people's attention to them.

When Bai Tingsheng came out, he saw a woman standing next to Xi Yuanchen. They were too far apart, and with reporters surrounding them, he couldn't see her face clearly. He thought Xi Yuanchen had brought someone else with him and was about to go forward.

Xi Yuanchen, who was surrounded, walked out from the group of reporters. As he got closer, Bai Tingsheng blinked and said, "Miss Yao?"

Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi also saw Bai Tingsheng and walked towards him. When they stood in front of him, they heard these words.

Xi Yuanchen smiled.

Bai Tingsheng snapped out of his daze: "Sister-in-law?" he asked again.

"It's me? How did you recognize me?"

Bai Tingsheng nodded: "I really can't recognize you, sister-in-law."

It's not Bai Tingsheng's fault. He rarely attended those banquets with Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi. In his impression, Yao Yingxi, with her gentle and generous temperament, would dress in a similar style. But today, Yao Yingxi in front of him had red lips and a red dress, and her every move exuded a clean and decisive air.

"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful." Even more beautiful than Liang Pingyin today. Of course, he didn't dare say it out loud, because there are too many people to talk about, and if they heard him say that Yao Yingxi dressed up deliberately.

It was all to overshadow Liang Pingyin.

Yao Yingxi lowered her head and smiled.

More and more attention was drawn to Yao Yingxi, and Xi Yuanchen felt a little jealous. He kept a cold expression on his face, which everyone assumed was just Xi Yuanchen's usual expressionless face.

The three entered the villa. Many people had come to attend Liang Pingyin's engagement banquet, and many who had seen her on television saw her in person.

Yao Yingxi sighed, but didn't show it.