The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

The deputy director looked in Yao Yingxi's direction with a troubled expression.

Yao Yingxi held Xi Yuanchen's hand tightly: "It's okay, Mr. Xi. I'll go with them. Aren't you going to the company? I'll go by myself. It's just to give a statement."

She stared at Xi Yuanchen, who pursed his chin and remained silent.

Yao Yingxi spoke up again, trying to persuade him: "The innocent are innocent. I didn't do anything. Going with them is no big deal. Don't worry."

Xi Yuanchen frowned.

"If I can't get out, don't I still have you?"

Upon hearing Yao Yingxi's words, the deputy director quickly said, "Ms. Yao, don't worry. It's just a matter of giving a statement. We certainly won't make things difficult for you. We can also take you to President Xi's company later."

Xi Yuanchen gave the deputy director a cold look, and even though the deputy director was over fifty years old, his heart skipped a beat.

He thought to himself, "That look is terrifying; it's like it wants to eat me alive."

Yao Yingxi squeezed Xi Yuanchen's hand tightly: "It's decided then, okay?"

Xi Yuanchen hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Deputy Director, we are having lunch right now. Could you wait a moment?"

The deputy director nodded: "Okay, no problem, Miss Yao." Since Yao Yingxi was able to persuade Xi Yuanchen to go back with them to give a statement, they didn't dare to go too far.

Xi Yuanchen pushed himself away, and the door was still open.

The two returned to the restaurant, and Xi Yuanchen sat down with a grim expression: "You don't have to go back with them to give a statement."

Yao Yingxi smiled nonchalantly, looking into Xi Yuanchen's eyes: "Mr. Xi, do you believe I didn't push Liang Pingyin away?"

"You're not that kind of person."

“But people outside don’t think so. You’ve been preventing me from using my phone or watching TV these past few days. I know you’re trying to keep me from seeing those vulgar words and feeling uncomfortable.”

“I can understand, but Chen, people outside don’t understand.”

"Don't worry about what those outsiders think," Xi Yuanchen said.

Yao Yingxi smiled and said, "I don't care what they say about me. The person I really care about is you."

"I don't want you to be upset about this." She had a faint smile on her face. "Don't worry, I'm just going back with them to investigate and prove that I have a clear conscience."

"I'll be back soon, and I'll come to your company to see you then."

Xi Yuanchen paused for a while before nodding: "You're naturally stubborn, and once you've made up your mind, you almost never go back on it."

Yao Yingxi smiled but did not answer.

I am stubborn, but I can change myself again and again for you. My stubbornness from the past few decades has almost completely disappeared since I met you.

After finishing their meal, Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen came out of the restaurant. She said to the people sitting on the sofa, "I'm going to change my clothes. Please wait a little longer."

The deputy director nodded: "No trouble at all, Miss Yao, please make yourself at home."

Yao Yingxi smiled slightly at him, then went into the dressing room and took out an outfit: a blue off-shoulder cropped top and black flowy casual pants.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at the group of people and followed Yao Yingxi upstairs.

He changed into a suit, and Yao Yingxi changed into her clothes. They then put on some light makeup at the dressing table.

Seeing that she had finished, Xi Yuanchen said, "Come and help me tie my tie."

Yao Yingxi straightened up, turned around, and looked at Xi Yuanchen with a smile in her eyes.

Xi Yuanchen was wearing a black suit with a blue tie, which was similar in color to Yao Yingxi's top. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the two of them were deliberately wearing matching outfits.

Yao Yingxi stood on tiptoe, turned up Xi Yuanchen's shirt collar, wrapped the tie from left to right, and placed it in front.

She looked at herself and Xi Yuanchen in the mirror, her smile deepening.

Xi Yuanchen looked down at Yao Yingxi and saw her expression. He then kissed her cheek.

Feeling the cool touch on her cheek, and remembering the image in the mirror, Yao Yingxi turned around with a smile: "Is this payment for tying the tie?"

Xi Yuanchen smiled and said, "This is a good morning kiss for you."

Yao Yingxi gave him a reproachful look, then bent down to help Xi Yuanchen tie his tie. After she finished, she put her feet down, took a few steps back, and only felt relieved when she saw that she hadn't tied Xi Yuanchen's tie crookedly.

"Alright, let's go, don't keep them waiting too long."

After saying that, Yao Yingxi turned around to get her bag.

Suddenly pulled back by a strong force, and then Xi Yuanchen's lips landed on hers.

Xi Yuanchen didn't give her a deep kiss, just a light one, and smiled as he said to Yao Yingxi, "This is my payment."

Yao Yingxi's smile deepened.

The deputy director waited anxiously in the hall. Fortunately, it was a high floor and there were no other doors, otherwise he would have thought that Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen had gone out through another door.

One of the subordinates in the living room grumbled irritably, "Those two aren't arguing upstairs, are they? They're not going to come up."

The deputy director glared at him: "From now until we get back to the bureau, you shut up and don't say another word."

He was the one who showed his license and interrupted from the doorway.

He was worried that his blockheadedness would enrage Xi Yuanchen, making things difficult for everyone.

The man gave a curt "Oh".

Finally hearing footsteps on the stairs, the deputy director quickly stood up, his eyes eagerly looking upstairs. If it weren't for the fact that this was Xi Yuanchen's place, he would have rushed up.

After much effort, almost straining his neck, he finally saw Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi walking down hand in hand.

What a handsome man and beautiful woman! They seem to outshine all the decorations in the house.

"I'll take the person to your station. You can go now."

The deputy director hesitated.

Xi Yuanchen narrowed his eyes and said, "What? You don't believe me?"

"If I, Xi Yuanchen, don't want to cooperate, there's nothing you can do about it."

"I will be there, Mr. Deputy Director, please don't worry."

After careful consideration, the deputy director nodded in agreement: "Okay, Ms. Yao, Mr. Xi, we'll go ahead and arrange the statement taking. Please come as soon as possible."

There's no need to arrange for a statement, but saying this is to give both sides a way out and avoid making things so awkward.

Yao Yingxi nodded: "Okay."

After the three people left, Yao Yingxi changed into a pair of black flip-flops and was about to follow Xi Yuanchen out.

Xi Yuanchen suddenly grabbed her hand, pulled out a mask from somewhere, and put it on Yao Yingxi's face, leaving only her bright, star-like eyes visible.

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

Yao Yingxi asked, "Where did you get the mask? Do I really need to wear it?"

"I had it delivered yesterday." He looked at Yao Yingxi and said, "You must wear it. You never know when you might run into reporters, so it's safer to wear it."

Although she often brings Yao Yingxi to banquets, she doesn't allow people to take photos of her, and even if they do, they can't post them online. She's worried that some of these photos might slip through the net this time.

Yao Yingxi was never known to the public, but the media reporters who met her knew that she was very beautiful.

I've heard Yao Yingxi is beautiful, but there aren't a single photos of her online.

Besides Liang Pingyin's miscarriage, he was very worried that Yao Yingxi would be photographed and the photos would be uploaded to the internet, which might anger irrational people and cause them to do things to harm Yao Yingxi.