The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

The next morning, before Yao Yingxi was fully awake, she noticed that her throat was burning dry and very uncomfortable.

She opened her eyes, moved slightly, and an arm came across her waist.

Yao Yingxi jolted awake, and when she turned her head, Xi Yuanchen's handsome face appeared before her.

"Awake?" Xi Yuanchen's eyes were still closed, and his voice sounded sleepy.

Yao Yingxi was naked under the blanket, and she could feel Xi Yuanchen's thumb intentionally or unintentionally rubbing her waist and abdomen.

Last night, after a long night of activity, Yao Yingxi was afraid he would do it again. She raised her hand to stop his hand from moving upwards and spoke, only to find that her voice was incredibly hoarse: "I'm thirsty and want to get some water. Would you like some, Mr. Xi?"

Xi Yuanchen opened his eyes, glanced at her, hummed in agreement, and released his hand from her waist.

Yao Yingxi immediately got up, clutching the blanket, but there were no pajamas around.

Gritting her teeth, Yao Yingxi threw off the covers, quickly went to the wardrobe, grabbed a nightgown, put it on, and almost ran out of the bedroom.

After Yao Yingxi left, Xi Yuanchen sat up in bed, a smile playing on his handsome face.

Yao Yingxi lingered in the kitchen for a while before returning to the bedroom with two glasses of water. She handed the water to Xi Yuanchen, who took it, glanced at the window, and, seeing that it was still dark, asked her, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Yao Yingxi pretended to drink water, then took the cup away from her lips upon hearing this: "I'm not going to sleep."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen pulled her down into his lap, spilling the remaining half-cup of water she was holding everywhere.

Xi Yuanchen took the cup from her hand, turned over, and pinned her down.

Before Yao Yingxi could even gasp in surprise, Xi Yuanchen had already kissed her lips.

The room is full of charm.

Yao Yingxi slept until after lunchtime before waking up.

She opened her eyes and took a moment to catch her breath before sitting up in bed. While tying her hair, she noticed a sticky note on the bedside table.

It was a small piece of paper with a message from Xi Yuanchen. He told her that he had ordered takeout for lunch and put it in the microwave, so she could get up if she was hungry when she woke up.

After reading it, Yao Yingxi suddenly felt a warmth in a certain part of her heart.

With a smile, Yao Yingxi threw off the covers and got out of bed to wash up.

After washing up, Yao Yingxi went straight to the kitchen after leaving the bedroom.

There were several disposable lunch boxes in the microwave. Yao Yingxi took them out and started eating lunch.

When Xi Yuanchen arrived at the apartment in the afternoon, it was still quite early. Yao Yingxi was in the living room as usual, looking at the documents that Xi Yuanchen had asked her to look at. When she heard the voice and turned around, she was quite surprised to see him.

She quickly stood up: "Mr. Xi."

Xi Yuanchen grunted in acknowledgment, did nothing, walked directly to her, and said, "Come with me to a banquet."

Yao Yingxi stared at him, lost in thought for a moment, then quickly nodded and turned to change her clothes.

Xi Yuanchen pulled her back, took the pen she was still holding from her hand and placed it on the table, then walked out: "No need to change your clothes."

"Don't you need to change your clothes?" Yao Yingxi was pulled forward by Xi Yuanchen, thinking to herself, what kind of banquet doesn't require changing clothes? She was dressed so sloppily, wouldn't she be kicked out?

When Yao Yingxi arrived at the styling studio, she understood.

Just like last time, she was surrounded by three or five people, sitting in front of the mirror. When Yao Yingxi opened her eyes, she had already changed her appearance.

She was still wearing the loose, off-white knit dress she wore at home, with a light gray cardigan over it, but after putting on makeup, her whole demeanor changed.

Yao Yingxi was pulled to her feet by the stylist and pushed in front of Xi Yuanchen, who had already changed into a dark blue suit and exuded an air of nobility. She gave him a smug smile and asked, "Mr. Xi, how is it? Are you satisfied with my work?"

Xi Yuanchen's gaze fell on Yao Yingxi, and Yao Yingxi felt a little nervous, her smile becoming somewhat unnatural.

"First of all..." Xi Yuanchen asked Anan to give the clothes he had prepared to Yao Yingxi. Yao Yingxi took them and was led by a store employee to change her clothes.

"She is my woman, Xi Yuanchen's woman."

As Yao Yingxi walked to the door of the locker room, she heard Xi Yuanchen's words.

Two blushes suddenly appeared on Yao Yingxi's stunningly beautiful face after applying makeup. Ignoring the shop assistant's teasing expression, she quickly went into the dressing room.

Today, Xi Yuanchen chose a pure white, flowing long dress for her that reached her ankles.

It's a very conservative-style long dress, but Yao Yingxi wears it with an elegant and graceful feel, as if she stepped out of a painting.

The moment Xi Yuanchen saw her, her entire being was reflected in his eyes.

Yao Yingxi walked towards him step by step, and Xi Yuanchen smiled.

Tony had been dealing with Xi Yuanchen for almost a year, and he was so surprised that he covered his mouth with his hand.

Yao Yingxi walked to his side in a daze: "Mr. Xi."

"Hmm," Xi Yuanchen responded, took Yao Yingxi's hand, and led her out.

Yao Yingxi didn't know why she was so nervous today; her palms were sweating even in the car. Fortunately, Xi Yuanchen let go of her hand after getting in the car and closed his eyes, pretending to doze off.

The car started moving slowly. Yao Yingxi glanced at Xi Yuanchen, turned her head to look out the window, took a deep breath without making a sound, and gradually relaxed.

About half an hour later, Xi Yuanchen suddenly spoke up: "How many of the financial statements I showed you recently have you looked at?"

Yao Yingxi was staring blankly at the scenery rushing past outside when she heard this and looked at Xi Yuanchen: "There are only twenty pages left to read."

"Hmm." Xi Yuanchen suddenly opened his eyes and stared at her: "So, what did you see?"

During this period, Yao Yingxi tried her best to learn about finance. There was so much information about Hengyuan Group, but Xi Yuanchen only let her look at everything else once. However, the financial statements were the only ones he told her to look at carefully.

Although Yao Yingxi didn't see any major problems, she still noticed something on the surface.

Yao Yingxi thought for a moment before speaking, telling Xi Yuanchen the problem she had noticed.

After listening, Xi Yuanchen smiled and said, "Fortunately, he's not as stupid as I thought."

“A group’s financial statements are actually the most crucial thing. As long as you understand a company’s financial situation, you can know how far the company can go in the future and what areas it can develop.” Xi Yuanchen looked at Yao Yingxi and slowly said, “The statements I’m giving you are the true financial situation of Hengyuan Group in recent years.”

"So Hengyuan Group is actually already operating at full capacity?" Yao Yingxi asked excitedly, looking at Xi Yuanchen and waiting for her answer.

Xi Yuanchen remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Yao Yingxi's words.

“So…” Yao Yingxi opened her mouth, reached out and grabbed Xi Yuanchen’s sleeve, gripping it tightly: “Can I start taking revenge now?”