The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

As soon as Xi Yuanchen stepped out of the elevator, a group of people turned to look at him. Several CEOs, upon seeing Xi Yuanchen, immediately stepped forward.

No one was surprised or scolded for coming alone without a female companion. They all assumed that since Yao Yingxi had come, Xi Yuanchen might have been delayed by something.

"We thought President Xi wasn't coming today," one of the executives said with a smile as he stepped forward. A waiter carrying drinks walked past Xi Yuanchen, and Anan picked up two glasses. He handed one to Xi Yuanchen and kept the other for himself.

"Secretary Nan," a man in his thirties approached, "It's quite a surprise to see you here. I happen to have something I'd like to discuss with you. Is this a convenient time for you?"

Anan turned to look at Xi Yuanchen, and seeing him formally start a conversation with the CEOs, nodded: "Okay."

“How could President Xi not come? Miss Yao is here too,” another person interjected.

One person saying it might be an admission of wrongdoing, but two people saying it definitely isn't.

If it's plastic surgery? Is it possible to look exactly like Yao Yingxi without any trace?

"Yes, yes, I misspoke," the boss said with a smile.

Another person asked doubtfully, "Are you sure that's Miss Yao? I don't think she looks like her." The group of people were just looking from a distance and didn't go up. He thought that maybe someone just looked like her.

Xi Yuanchen raised his glass, took a sip of wine, and looked down at the swirling dark red liquid. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he looked up with interest.

"Ask President Xi if Miss Yao has come over," said the first person standing in front of Xi Yuanchen, who claimed to have seen Yao Yingxi arrive.

The other two people focused their attention on Xi Yuanchen.

"I didn't come over, but I'd like to see how much that person resembles my girlfriend," he replied casually.

The three people were stunned for a moment, and by the time they came to their senses, Xi Yuanchen had already walked away.

"Miss Yao, Miss Yao." A woman with features somewhat similar to Yao Yingxi walked in front, wearing a green dress. The socialite behind her was taken aback, thinking it was Yao Yingxi calling her name.

The person didn't want to turn around, but out of the corner of their eye, they saw someone walking towards them.

She turned around with a smile on her face, pointing to herself with her index finger: "Excuse me, are you calling me?"

The socialite was about to nod when she saw the person's features up close. They resembled Yao Yingxi, but it wasn't her. She gave a slightly embarrassed laugh and said, "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else."

The man shook his head dismissively: "It's nothing. Tonight, many people mistook me for Miss Yao at this party. I'm curious, do I look a lot like Miss Yao? Is she a socialite or a businesswoman?"

"Hmm, a little." The socialite replied casually. Those who didn't see Yao Yingxi often would mistake her for someone else, but those who were with Yao Yingxi regularly would probably not be mistaken.

The person in front of me probably saw Yao Yingxi's appearance somewhere and had similar plastic surgery.

"Is she coming over tonight? I'd like to get to know her." The woman asked with a smile. She spoke so gently that it was hard to feel any dislike for her. "Or you can tell me when you see her. My name is Ye An'an."

Xi Yuanchen was walking over when he saw two women talking. The woman with her back to him had a figure somewhat similar to Yao Yingxi. He didn't pay any attention to her, but instead looked down and sent a message to Yao Yingxi, asking if she had eaten.

He was startled when he heard that name. He looked up and stared at the source of the voice, at the woman who had just spoken.

The socialite was about to answer her when she looked up and saw Xi Yuanchen walking over. She smiled but not politely said, "You can ask President Xi."

Before the man could answer, the socialite walked past him, nodded to Xi Yuanchen as a greeting.

President Xi?

Ye An'an murmured that name. Hearing footsteps and sensing someone approaching, she turned around and met Xi Yuanchen's eyes. She trembled, her eyes reddened, and she opened her mouth, her nose stinging.

Xi Yuanchen looked up just as the person turned around and looked over. When he met that face, he was so shocked that he forgot to breathe. He stared at Ye An'an in astonishment.

The face he remembered merged with the face standing in front of him now, and he opened his mouth.

Ye An'an was the first to speak: "Brother Yuanchen? Is it really you?" She smiled, tears welling up in her eyes.

Before Xi Yuanchen could answer, she excitedly ran up and hugged his neck, resting her head on his neck: "Is it really you? Yuanchen?"

She was holding Xi Yuanchen, but her hand behind his back was clenched into a fist, and if you looked closely, you would see that her hand was trembling.

Xi Yuanchen reached out and pulled her out of his arms, looking at the face in front of him in disbelief: "You're Ye An'an?"

Ye An'an nodded, opened her mouth, looked at Xi Yuanchen with a wronged expression, and tears fell from her eyes: "Yuanchen, I am Ye An'an, the Ye An'an who has always been with you. What? Don't you recognize me?" Her voice became hoarse at the end of her sentence.

Xi Yuanchen frowned, his heart pounding; he was conflicted.

"You're not..." He began, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say the story of Ye An'an's suicide by jumping into the sea.

“I’m all better, Yuanchen, my leg is all better too.” She stepped forward and took Xi Yuanchen’s arm. “I haven’t come back these past few years because I was doing rehabilitation abroad.”

“When I jumped into the sea, a kind person rescued me and took me to the hospital so the doctor could give me rehabilitation exercises.” She looked at Xi Yuanchen with red eyes: “Are you blaming me for what I did impulsively back then, and for not coming back to see you these past few years?”

She gripped Xi Yuanchen's arm tightly, worried that he wouldn't believe her, and carefully explained, "I've been in the hospital abroad for the past few years, so I haven't been able to come back. Yuanchen, please don't blame me, okay?" Tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at Xi Yuanchen with an innocent and pitiful expression, acting coquettishly.

Xi Yuanchen felt conflicted, but he still managed to pull his arm away from Ye An'an's grasp: "Then why are you here?" After more than four years, seeing Ye An'an again left him completely bewildered, and despite her explanation, he was still very confused.

Anan walked over and saw someone close to Xi Yuanchen. Xi Yuanchen didn't mind and thought it was Yao Yingxi based on the figure. He was about to speak.

Xi Yuanchen and Ye An'an seemed to have heard the sound and turned to look in Anan's direction at the same time.

When Anan saw the woman standing next to Xi Yuanchen, she was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that the person was not Yao Yingxi. She walked over.

"Boss," Anan called out.

Hearing Anan call out like that, Ye Anan turned to Xi Yuanchen and asked, "Is this your employee?"

Xi Yuanchen nodded and gave a faint "hmm," then said, "This is my secretary." Anan came to Yuncheng with Xi Yuanchen. At that time, Ye Anan had also been "missing" for a short time, so she didn't know Anan to be precise.

Anan stood in front of them, not daring to stare at Ye An'an too conspicuously, but found that the more he looked at her, the more he felt that this woman looked... very much like Xi Yuanchen's ex-girlfriend 'Ye An'an'.

When he was investigating the information, he saw a photo of Ye An'an, and she really looked a lot like the woman in front of him.

However, according to the information he investigated, that person had long since died, so how could he possibly still be here?

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that she may have had plastic surgery and was faking it.