The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

After the group finished eating, it was already 1:10 PM. Yao Yingxi was about to pack up the insulated food containers when Xi Yuanchen stopped her and kicked Zhong Enming's calf: "Go, pack up."

Zhong Enming stared wide-eyed, his expression one of astonishment: "What?"

Yao Yingxi smiled, got up from the sofa, and tidied up the thermos on the table: "I'll pour you a glass of milk."

It's after get off work hours now, and there aren't many people outside the studio, mostly just sleeping, so Tom can't ask his assistant to prepare anything for a few people.

"I'd like a cup of coffee," Zhong Enming said, leaning back on the single sofa with his eyes closed after finishing his meal.

Xi Yuanchen kicked him again: "Go by yourself."

Zhong Enming waved his hand: "Don't be so stingy. Although she's your girlfriend, she's also my student. What's wrong with me calling her my student?"

Yao Yingxi smiled, raised an eyebrow at Xi Yuanchen, straightened up with the insulated food container in her hand, and walked towards the door.

She took the insulated box to the tea room to wash it and set it aside. Then she put coffee beans in the coffee machine to make coffee for Zhong Enming.

Because it would take some time, Yao Yingxi didn't rush to take the milk out of the refrigerator and pour it into a cup for Xi Yuanchen. Instead, she leaned against the refrigerator, facing the coffee machine.

Thinking about the points Zhong Enming had just mentioned.

"Ring..." A piano melody suddenly rang out on the phone. Yao Yingxi snapped out of her reverie, took her phone out of her coat, and saw an unfamiliar number on the screen. Yao Yingxi frowned, vaguely sensing that it might be Liang Pingyin calling.

She hesitated for a moment before answering the call: "Hello..."

"Yao Yingxi." Just as Yao Yingxi thought, who else but Liang Pingyin would call her from an unknown number?

She doesn't have many friends; she keeps a contact name for everyone she knows.

"Miss Liang, have you rested well?" Yao Yingxi knew about her discharge from the hospital, and hearing the strong and resolute voice coming from the phone, she asked in return.

Although she deliberately fell down the stairs, Liang Pingyin did indeed miscarry.

"How dare you say that if it weren't for you, my child wouldn't exist? Yao Yingxi, you already have Xi Yuanchen, so why, why are you treating me like this?" At this moment, Liang Pingyin stood at the hospital entrance, surrounded by people, including reporters.

Liang Yuansheng is currently undergoing emergency treatment. She came downstairs to buy lunch and vaguely saw reporters. Unwilling to give up, she called Yao Yingxi. Her first intention was to test whether Yao Yingxi had any evidence that she deliberately fell. Her second intention was to take advantage of the fact that the reporters overheard her and create some news.

Anyway, only Yao Yingxi could hear herself speaking, but the reporter could hear what the two of them were talking about.

No matter what Yao Yingxi says, the reporters will only infer the conversation from her words, and then...

The more Liang Pingyin thought about it, the more smug she felt, as if she had won against Yao Yingxi.

"Liang Pingyin, how did you lose your child? Do I need to remind you again?" Yao Yingxi's voice turned cold; she didn't like taking the blame. It was just the two of them talking; why was Liang Pingyin pretending?

"So many people saw it, and you still try to deny it." Liang Pingyin's voice choked as she said this, her eyes reddened, and tears welled up as she turned around.

The reporter who was not far from her was surprised that Liang Pingyin would turn around. He was stunned for a few seconds, then pretended to be a passerby and walked by. But not far away, he deliberately took out his phone and pretended to be talking on the phone.

In terms of timing, she was only recording audio; by taking out her phone, she could record Liang Pingyin's voice more clearly.

Hearing Liang Pingyin's voice on the phone, Yao Yingxi frowned. When had Liang Pingyin ever cried in front of her? If she was crying, could it be that she was taking it too seriously, and her mind was already obsessed with the idea that she was the one who pushed her, causing her to be emotionally unstable and revealing this side of herself?

"Make excuses? If that makes you feel better or more at ease, Miss Liang, then go ahead and think that way. But there's no need to tell me. I've always believed that the truth will prevail. If I didn't do it, I won't admit it." With that, Yao Yingxi hung up the phone.

When Yao Yingxi heard what Yao Yingxi said, the corners of her mouth turned up. The innocent are innocent, but there must be evidence. With so many people watching, she didn't believe that Yao Yingxi could turn a blind eye to this matter.

Liang Pingyin was returning with food when the doctor came out of the emergency room: "The patient's emotions are very unstable, and her blood pressure is high, which has led to shock. It's best to avoid stimulating the patient during this period."

Liu Xin nodded through her tears, "Okay, thank you, doctor, thank you." At this critical moment, if anything were to happen to Liang Yuansheng, the Liang family would be truly finished.

The doctor nodded, and the group left. A short while later, Liang Yuansheng was wheeled out of the emergency room. His face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would have mistaken him for someone who had stopped breathing.

With red eyes, Liu Xin followed the nurse into the ward she had just been in.

The nurse gave a few instructions and then left. Liang Pingyin placed the food she had bought on the table: "Mom, have some."

Liu Xin looked up at her and said, "Go back to the company these next few days, and don't let your dad see you and get agitated again."

Liang Pingyin hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Alright then, Mom, please take good care of Dad."

She had her own obsessions, but she wouldn't tell Liang Yuansheng. Liang Yuansheng was annoyed by her, and she also disliked him, feeling that he didn't help her and even scolded her. The Zhao family heard those words and didn't change Yao Yingxi's mind.

The more Liang Pingyin thought about it, the more unwilling and angry she became, and she even started to feel disgusted with Liang Yuansheng.

She left the ward but did not return to Haicheng; instead, she stayed in Yuncheng.

Yao Yingxi brought the milk and coffee back to Zhong Enming's office, where the two were talking.

"Your coffee." Yao Yingxi placed the coffee in front of Zhong Enming, and then placed a glass of milk in front of Xi Yuanchen.

Zhong Enming was surprised to see the milk in Xi Yuanchen's hand: "Don't you dislike drinking milk?" Looking at Xi Yuanchen in a suit and tie, holding a glass of milk, it all seemed out of place.

He thought he had misheard Yao Yingxi saying she was going to pour milk for Xi Yuanchen, but he was surprised.

Yao Yingxi said, "He has a bad stomach, so he can't drink too much coffee."

Zhong Enming laughed out loud, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes: "It's rare, it's rare that Yuanchen listens to you." He had been corrected by Xi Yuanchen several times earlier, and finally joked: "I'm not gay, what's the difference between you calling me that and calling me lover?" This sentence completely changed Zhong Enming's habit of calling him by his own name.

There's nothing he can do; he's a straight man, and what he's thinking about is a fair, soft, beautiful body, not a burly, tanned man with the same organs as him.

Yao Yingxi glanced at Xi Yuanchen, and Xi Yuanchen also turned his head to look at her. The two looked at each other, as if exchanging glances across the distance.

Zhong Enming covered his eyes, inwardly cursing Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen.

He learned his lesson and, having suffered a few losses at the hands of Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen, refrained from making any more jokes.