The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

"Keep your distance, stay close to the boss, and don't let him spot you." At this moment, Yao Yingxi was sitting in the back seat, looking at the car driving in front, which belonged to Xi Yuanchen.

The male bodyguard was quite puzzled, since it was the first time he had seen Yao Yingxi with Xi Yuanchen.

Has the boss changed his mind?

But when he thought of how good Xi Yuanchen was to Yao Yingxi, he felt it was impossible.

"She's speeding up, faster." Yao Yingxi's eyes were fixed on Xi Yuanchen's car in front. She hadn't noticed who was driving or if there was anyone else in the car.

"Boss, there seems to be a car following us." He spotted a car in the distance. He sped up, and the car sped up too. He slowed down, and the car slowed down too. Although the distance was quite far, he still managed to spot it.

Xi Yuanchen had already seen the car and knew it was driven by a bodyguard. Hearing Anan's words, Yao Yingxi's face flashed into his mind, and he smiled: "Keep driving, pretend you didn't see anything." It seemed that he had been too busy these past few days, making Yao Yingxi uneasy and insecure; otherwise, she wouldn't have done something so childish as to follow him.

Thinking of this, Xi Yuanchen sighed.

As the car pulled up to the company, Yao Yingxi saw Xi Yuanchen get out of the car and enter the building from afar. Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Was she being paranoid? Was Xi Yuanchen having an affair with me? It's just that GP has been really busy lately.

Thinking of this, Yao Yingxi took out her phone, wanting to call Xi Yuanchen, but her eyes were fixed on the name on the screen, and she didn't press the call button in the end.

"Turn around and go back." The bodyguard saw Yao Yingxi take out her phone and then put it back. The two exchanged a glance and turned the car around to go back.

Classes continued until noon when Zhong Enming said, "We'll just have half a day today, you can go back and get some rest." Yao Yingxi wasn't in good spirits all morning and often spaced out.

He thought that Yao Yingxi was under too much pressure because she had just arrived at the new school and was learning new things, which was why she wasn't sleeping well.

Yao Yingxi paused for a moment, then asked, "Tom, what's wrong?"

Zhong Enming looked at her and said, "Is the pressure at the new school too much? If you can't do well, then don't go. Don't force yourself."

He thought that with Xi Yuanchen's abilities, he didn't need Yao Yingxi to work so hard, nor did he want Yao Yingxi to force herself.

Zhong Enming was worried that Yao Yingxi wouldn't be able to study finance, since it was something she had never been exposed to before.

Yao Yingxi paused for a moment, then shook her head: "No, things at school went very well, and I don't feel any pressure. I probably didn't sleep well last night. Sorry, Tom."

Zhong Enming looked at her with concern: "Is that really the case?"

Yao Yingxi nodded: "Yeah, don't worry, it's really nothing. I probably just didn't sleep well last night."

“Alright, let’s go out for lunch, then you can go back and rest. Tell me about any interesting things that happened at school.” Zhong Enming tidied up his desk and added, “Let’s see if anyone has found any love rivals for Yuan Chen at school.” He smiled at Yao Yingxi.

With her outstanding features and temperament, she should have many suitors at school.

Unlike other places, most of the people who enter Yuncheng Business School are either rich or powerful. Some spoiled brats are thrown in by their parents to learn something and inherit the family business.

Yao Yingxi was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Okay."

……

"Has Yuanchen been very busy lately?" Zhong Enming asked as he and Yao Yingxi ate lunch facing each other in the Western restaurant.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi looked up at him.

Zhong Enming continued, "I heard that the Liang family went bankrupt and Liang Pingyin's family has disappeared. If Yuan Chen wants to take this opportunity to get revenge for you, the Liang family will definitely get involved."

When Yao Yingxi recalled a scene from a TV drama where someone was driven to desperation by bankruptcy and jumped off a building, her breath caught in her throat, and she quickly shook her head: "He didn't interfere in the Liang family's affairs. I asked him before, and he said it wasn't necessary."

Although Liang Pingyin faked a miscarriage to frame her, she got her comeuppance. She didn't want Xi Yuanchen to get involved and force the Liang family to their deaths.

Seeing Yao Yingxi's agitated reaction, Zhong Enming paused and chuckled, "Really? That's not like Yuanchen at all. But the Liang family would go bankrupt even without our intervention."

"The Liang family had been experiencing a shortage of funds long before. Because Liang Pingyin and Yuan Chen were engaged, major banks provided loans to them. Although the Zhao family invested, they withdrew their investment shortly afterward. The Liang family's newly launched project was paralyzed due to a shortage of funds. In addition, Liang Pingyin's scandal has also raised questions about the Liang family's reputation. It is said that the major banks did not pursue debt collection when Liang Pingyin and Yuan Chen broke off their engagement because of their marriage alliance with the Zhao family."

“Now that the Zhao family has dissolved the engagement, those banks are panicking,” Zhong Enming said, cutting a piece of steak and putting it in his mouth.

Yao Yingxi frowned slightly, but quickly concealed it, nodding, "There's nothing we can do about it, Liang Pingyin will have to bear the consequences."

Zhong Enming's lips curled into a sarcastic smile: "When the Liang family pushed Liang Pingyin to Yuan Chen, they thought that Liang Pingyin would gain power through her son and swallow up the Xi family. But they didn't expect to lose more than they gained. They not only failed to gain anything, but also ruined the Liang family. It's ironic no matter how you look at it."

Yao Yingxi remained silent.

Zhong Enming changed the subject and asked Yao Yingxi, "Have you made any new friends at school?" Having known Yao Yingxi for so long, he didn't seem to have seen her have any female friends.

"Yes, there is a senior, but she's about my age." That person is Min Yue. They've gotten to know each other quite a bit, and these past few days Min Yue has been coming to see Yao Yingxi at noon, and the two of them have lunch together.

Gradually, Yao Yingxi's relationship with her improved a lot.

"Really? What about your male friends?" A shrewd glint flashed in Zhong Enming's eyes as he looked at Yao Yingxi with a smile on his lips.

"If I tell you, will you go back and tell Yuanchen?" Yao Yingxi asked instead of answering.

She's not stupid; how could she not see through Zhong Enming's seemingly indifferent and gossipy nature?

Zhong Enming held up three fingers: "I swear, tell me, and I will absolutely not tell."

Yao Yingxi lowered her head, cut a piece of steak, and put it in her mouth: "No."

“Really? I don’t believe it,” Zhong Enming said again.

Yao Yingxi looked up at him and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. No boys like me."

“What you’re saying, those people are either blind or you’re lying.” Zhong Enming joked, “If you weren’t my buddy’s girlfriend, to be honest, I’d really like to pursue you.” He smiled and said, “Taking you out would make me look good. What man doesn’t like having a beautiful girlfriend or wife?”

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Yuanchen if you say that?" Yao Yingxi teased.

Thinking of Xi Yuanchen's cold face, Zhong Enming felt a chill run down her spine: "No way, I can't stand your boyfriend's sub-zero face."

Yao Yingxi smiled but didn't say anything.

After the meal, Zhong Enming knew that Yao Yingxi was always accompanied by bodyguards, so he didn't say anything about seeing her off.

Of course, she also thought she went back to GP to find Xi Yuanchen, but she didn't want to be forced to watch their lovey-dovey moments.

"I'm going back now. You get some rest. I won't be giving you the day off tomorrow like I did today."

Yao Yingxi nodded. After watching Zhong Enming leave, Yao Yingxi did not follow the bodyguard, but walked along the roadside.

She doesn't want to go back now, nor does she want to go to see Xi Yuanchen.