The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen returned from the study at a little past one in the morning, and opened the bedroom door with a tired expression.

The bedroom was pitch black, with only the dim light from the bedside lamp casting a soft glow on the bed. The blankets were bulging, and upon closer inspection, it was clear that Yao Yingxi was lying on her side, with half of her face buried in the pillow.

His vision cleared considerably, as if seeing Yao Yingxi had washed away all his fatigue.

Xi Yuanchen unconsciously walked to the bedside, bent down, kissed Yao Yingxi on the brow, and then stood up straight.

Looking at the person in front of him, Xi Yuanchen unconsciously smiled and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Yao Yingxi, it was just that the time wasn't right yet. He thought that he would give Yao Yingxi a surprise after he had finished everything.

The next day, early in the morning.

When Yao Yingxi got up, Xi Yuanchen was no longer in bed. She washed up and went downstairs. When the housekeeper saw her, she quickly greeted her: "Miss, breakfast is ready. The master wants you to go to class after breakfast. The bodyguard will take you."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi frowned slightly and asked, "What time did you leave, sir?"

The aunt nodded: "When I arrived, my husband was just about to go out, around seven o'clock."

Yao Yingxi nodded.

For two consecutive days, Xi Yuanchen did the same thing: leaving home at seven o'clock in the morning and not returning until ten o'clock at night, then going into his study, busy until who knows what time he finally went to his room to sleep.

Yao Yingxi didn't dare to ask directly, knowing that even if she did, Xi Yuanchen wouldn't tell her.

Thinking of this, she sighed and thought that she would get up early tomorrow morning and casually ask Xi Yuanchen what he had been busy with these past few days when he left.

Is this the end for the Liang family?

But Xi Yuanchen seemed to have said he wouldn't take this opportunity to harm the Liang family. Could it be GP? But if something serious happens to GP, the reporters and media will definitely report it.

What exactly happened? Yao Yingxi tossed and turned in bed, feeling restless and confused. She didn't know how long it took before she finally drifted off to sleep in a daze.

The next day, Yao Yingxi groggily opened her eyes around six o'clock. When she saw that Xi Yuanchen was no longer beside her, her eyes cleared instantly. She sat up in bed and breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound of water in the bathroom. However, her heart was still pounding rapidly because of the shock, as if it was about to jump out of her chest.

Yao Yingxi sat on the edge of the bed, her legs dangling on the floor, wondering how she could casually ask Xi Yuanchen a question.

A moment later, the bathroom door was pushed open from the inside, and Xi Yuanchen came out drying his hair. He was taken aback when he saw Yao Yingxi sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to him before asking, "Why are you up so early?"

During the interrogation, Yao Yingxi turned around and saw Xi Yuanchen dressed casually, drying his hair. She stood up from the bed and asked, "Is the company busy today, Saturday?"

Xi Yuanchen paused, then asked instead of answering, "What's wrong?"

Yao Yingxi looked at him for a while before shaking her head: "No, I was just asking. You never work overtime."

Xi Yuanchen stepped forward and ruffled Yao Yingxi's hair: "The company has a very tricky project recently, but it will be fine after this busy period."

Yao Yingxi didn't believe it. She stared at Xi Yuanchen for a long time before saying, "I'm going to brush my teeth and wash my face."

Xi Yuanchen reached out and pulled her back: "It's a holiday today, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I've had enough sleep," Yao Yingxi said, pulling down Xi Yuanchen's arm from hers before entering the bathroom without looking back.

Xi Yuanchen looked at his hand, which was suspended in mid-air, and silently withdrew it. He stared at the bathroom door for a long while before letting out a breath.

Yao Yingxi looked at herself in the mirror and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

She shook her head, picked up her toothbrush, brushed her teeth, washed her face, put on some light makeup, and then left the bedroom.

As she walked downstairs, she saw Xi Yuanchen talking on the phone on the balcony. Yao Yingxi heard his voice from afar, but she only glanced at the balcony and didn't go over. Instead, she headed towards the kitchen.

The aunt was preparing breakfast for the two of them when she saw Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen get up so early. She was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she assumed that the two of them were going out.

She smiled and asked, "Miss, do you need me to prepare lunch?" Now, when Yao Yingxi is teaching, she basically doesn't need to prepare lunch for the two of them. She usually cooks for dinner. However, her husband rarely comes home for dinner these days, probably because he's busy at the company.

The two of them got up so early today, probably because the husband finished his work and planned to go out with the young lady.

Yao Yingxi was sitting at the dining table, lost in thought, and with the sound of water running in the kitchen, she didn't hear what her aunt was saying.

Seeing that Yao Yingxi looked worried, the aunt frowned but did not ask any questions.

After Xi Yuanchen finished the phone call, he noticed that Yao Yingxi didn't seem to have come downstairs, so he went upstairs, opened the bedroom door, and found it empty. He then came back downstairs.

The aunt was placing breakfast on the table when Yao Yingxi turned her back to her, her hands still motionless, lost in thought.

The aunt greeted Xi Yuanchen, "Sir."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi snapped out of her reverie, looked at the milk in front of her, and remained silent without turning her head.

Xi Yuanchen sat in front of him and noticed she was wearing makeup. He asked with some surprise, "Are you going out today?"

Yao Yingxi looked up at him, her brows furrowing slightly, and nodded: "Mm."

I don't know if Xi Yuanchen forgot or if he didn't care about his own affairs. He said a long time ago that he would go to Zhong Enming's place for classes on Saturday and Sunday.

But now that Xi Yuanchen was asking her a question in return, she felt a little uncomfortable.

During breakfast, neither of them said a word. Yao Yingxi was sulking, and Xi Yuanchen was lost in thought, so he couldn't tell whether Yao Yingxi was happy or not.

Because Yao Yingxi got up early, Xi Yuanchen didn't leave until eight o'clock. After putting on his shoes, he asked Yao Yingxi, "Where are you going? I'll take you there."

Yao Yingxi had just changed her clothes and come out of the dressing room when Xi Yuanchen asked her this. She paused, then shook her head: "No need, you can go by yourself."

Xi Yuanchen nodded: "Okay, I'll go out first. Let's have lunch at the company."

Yao Yingxi refused again: "You're busy, I won't go."

After being refused twice in a row, Xi Yuanchen sensed that Yao Yingxi might be angry, probably angry that he had been too busy to spend time with her these past few days.

He walked back to Yao Yingxi and pulled her into his arms: "Are you angry?"

Yao Yingxi replied sullenly, "No."

Xi Yuanchen's lips curled up slightly: "Sweetie, I'll spend time with you after I'm done with these few days, pick you up from class, and pick you up from get out of class, okay?"

"Whatever." He said in a defiant tone.

Xi Yuanchen gently patted her back, about to speak, when his phone rang. Yao Yingxi felt unhappy and suddenly envied those unreasonable girls.

If it were those girls, they would definitely be so angry that they would smash their phones to pieces when they heard Xi Yuanchen's phone ring.

But she couldn't do it, she just couldn't do it like that.

Because in front of Xi Yuanchen, she always put herself in a lower position than Xi Yuanchen, feeling that she was not good enough for him.

The phone rang. Xi Yuanchen released Yao Yingxi and took out his phone. He said, "I'm leaving now. Anan is here to pick me up."

Yao Yingxi remained silent, watching Xi Yuanchen walk out without turning back, her eyes reddening.

She quickly went over, put on her shoes, and followed him out.