The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

It wasn't until after 11 p.m., or even midnight, that Yao Yingxi finally finished her work. She got up from her desk and handed the manuscript to Zhong Enming: "Check it out. If there are any problems, we can revise them later. It's late, so Yuanchen and I will go back and rest first. We have class tomorrow."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xi Yuanchen sitting on the sofa, then turned back and said, "Tom, you've had a hard day."

Zhong Enming smiled and said, "You and Yuanchen should go back as soon as possible."

Yao Yingxi nodded and called out, "Yuanchen, let's go."

Xi Yuanchen looked up and saw Yao Yingxi packing her things, holding her bag. He then got up from the sofa and walked towards Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi came out from behind the desk, and Xi Yuanchen reached out and took the bag and documents from her hand: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something before going back?"

Hearing this, Yao Yingxi turned her head and asked, "Tom, want to go get some late-night snacks together?"

Zhong Enming refused; "No, you guys go ahead, I'm not very hungry yet."

The two walked out of Zhong Enming's office. Yao Yingxi rubbed her shoulders and neck. She had been hunched over her desk for several hours, and now that she looked up, she felt a soreness in her neck and shoulders.

Xi Yuanchen raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, massaging Yao Yingxi's shoulder: "I'll have someone send you a massage chair tomorrow."

Yao Yingxi felt Xi Yuanchen massaging her, and was about to put her hands down when she heard Xi Yuanchen say this. She looked at him in surprise: "Huh?"

Did she hear wrong? Xi Yuanchen said he wanted to buy her a massage chair?

Xi Yuanchen reached out and pressed the elevator button, then pulled his hand back and ruffled Yao Yingxi's hair: "I'll buy you a massage chair, so you can lie down on it whenever you have time."

"Are you kidding me?" Yao Yingxi was still surprised. After all, she was only in her twenties and didn't need a massage chair. Although she often looked down while working and studying, which might affect her cervical spine and back, she didn't need such a big massage chair.

"No joke." The elevator doors slowly opened, and Xi Yuanchen led her in. Yao Yingxi wanted to refuse, "Is this how it's going to be?"

Yao Yingxi had no choice but to shut up.

On the way back to the apartment, Yao Yingxi leaned back in her seat, feeling drowsy.

How could she not be tired? She spends the whole day either shopping or attending classes, and she's already exhausted.

Xi Yuanchen glanced at Yao Yingxi, who was sleeping peacefully, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He raised one hand to stroke Yao Yingxi's hair before lowering it.

Even after arriving at the apartment, Yao Yingxi showed no signs of waking up. Xi Yuanchen parked the car on the side of the road, unbuckled his seatbelt, and called out to her a few times, but Yao Yingxi still did not regain consciousness.

He had no choice but to open the car door, get out, walk around the front of the car, and open the passenger door, afraid that if he unbuckled Yao Yingxi's seatbelt, she would slip and fall without support.

Xi Yuanchen bent down, supporting Yao Yingxi's head with one hand and unbuckling her seatbelt with the other. He gently unbuckled the seatbelt and then slowly lifted Yao Yingxi out of the car.

Suddenly suspended in mid-air, unlike when she was sitting down, Yao Yingxi shifted slightly, but finally leaned against Xi Yuanchen's chest, adjusted to a comfortable position, and continued to sleep.

The bodyguard who had been standing at the door saw Xi Yuanchen carrying Yao Yingxi and quickly stepped forward: "Boss."

"There's something in the car, have a few people come and get it." After dropping Yao Yingxi off at Zhong Enming's studio, he didn't come back, but instead went to deal with Liang Pingyin's matter.

Liang Pingyin has disappeared again, and no one knows where she went. No major hotels have her ID information for checking in.

Worried that Liang Pingyin might suddenly appear like she did today, she continued to have people investigate with some unease.

Two bodyguards, each carrying a handful of things, followed behind Xi Yuanchen, exchanging bewildered glances.

Miss Yao is terrifying, no, women who love to shop are terrifying.

Inside the elevator, perhaps because the air was too stuffy, Yao Yingxi shifted and opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Xi Yuanchen's chin. She was stunned for a few seconds, then looked down and saw that she was suspended in mid-air. Only then did she belatedly realize that she was being held in Xi Yuanchen's arms.

"Why didn't you tell me when we arrived?" Yao Yingxi said calmly, without struggling to get down, since being held was much more comfortable than standing on her own.

Xi Yuanchen looked surprised when he heard her voice: "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Before she could finish speaking, Yao Yingxi noticed the two bodyguards standing behind Xi Yuanchen and hesitated for a moment before struggling to get out of Xi Yuanchen's arms.

Xi Yuanchen was worried that she would fall, so he didn't tease Yao Yingxi. He put her on the ground, and Yao Yingxi stood next to Xi Yuanchen with a slightly red face. She glanced at the male bodyguard behind her, who looked serious and unsmiling as he stared ahead.

The elevator beeped as it arrived. Xi Yuanchen led Yao Yingxi out of the elevator, and the two walked all the way to the apartment door before Yao Yingxi pulled her hand out of Xi Yuanchen's palm and faced the two bodyguards: "Give me the things."

The bodyguard nodded quickly and handed the items over. Xi Yuanchen opened the apartment door, turned around, picked up all the bags the bodyguard handed him, and didn't let Yao Yingxi touch a single one.

Since her home was right behind her, Yao Yingxi didn't let Xi Yuanchen give it to her.

"Thank you." After saying thank you to the bodyguard, Yao Yingxi went into the house with Xi Yuanchen.

"I've put these things in the changing room for you. Go take a shower first, and you can tidy up tomorrow when you have time." As he spoke, Xi Yuanchen walked into the changing room.

Yao Yingxi responded and went upstairs. It was past midnight, so she needed to take a shower and go to bed early.

After coming out of the bathroom, Xi Yuanchen remained seated on the sofa with his phone on the table. Seeing Yao Yingxi emerge from the bathroom, he smiled and stood up from the sofa: "Go to sleep early, don't wait for me."

Yao Yingxi did not answer. She sat down in the spot where Xi Yuanchen had been sitting. The sound of water running in the bathroom came on, and at the same time, Xi Yuanchen's phone rang.

Yao Yingxi glanced in the direction of the bathroom before picking up Xi Yuanchen's phone.

The caller ID showed an international call with no name on it, which made Yao Yingxi worry that it was a business associate of Xi Yuanchen.

She swiped to answer: "I'm sorry, he..." Yao Yingxi said in English, but before she could finish, a girl's trembling voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother Yuanchen, save me, Yuan..." she called out several times before realizing that Yao Yingxi was the one who answered the phone.

Her tone turned harsh: "Where's Yuanchen? Yao Yingxi, give him the phone, I need Yuanchen." Her voice was anxious, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the person on the other end of the line trembling.

Yao Yingxi frowned: "Who are you?" She hadn't seen Ye Xiaoya for several months, and since they weren't familiar with each other, she couldn't recognize whose voice it was.

"Who am I? Yao Yingxi, if it weren't for you, would I be in this godforsaken place, the M country? How come you have such a bad memory, have you forgotten me?" Ye Xiaoya's voice was sharp on the phone, and she said through gritted teeth.

After a long pause, Yao Yingxi asked uncertainly, "Ye Xiaoya?"

"Yes, it's me, Yao Yingxi. I need to find Brother Yuanchen. Give him my phone," Ye Xiaoya said anxiously.

"He's taking a shower now," Yao Yingxi answered truthfully. She was just surprised that Ye Xiaoya had suddenly called Xi Yuanchen so urgently.