The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

When Yao Yingxi arrived at school, many people stared at her. It wasn't because any news had come out, but because Yao Yingxi's eyes were so swollen, it was obvious she had been crying, and crying for a long time.

Several people pointed and whispered, and Yao Yingxi was the subject of discussion on the school forum all morning.

Some say that Xi Yuanchen found out about Yao Yingxi's relationship with Xiu Yan, and that's why they broke up.

Some people say that Xi Yuanchen got tired of Yao Yingxi and broke up with her.

After all, rumors have been circulating in high society recently that Yao Yingxi and Xi Yuanchen have broken up, and that Xi Yuanchen has been seen entering and leaving restaurants with a woman who resembles Yao Yingxi.

Some GP employees even came out and said that the woman came to pick up Xi Yuanchen after get off work.

Min Yue saw the school forum and got so angry that she grabbed her computer and started arguing with everyone, saying they were talking nonsense, couldn't stand seeing others do well, and were jealous of Yao Yingxi, etc.

Min Yue arrived at Yao Yingxi's classroom door before the last class of the morning had even ended.

Yao Yingxi didn't notice her at first, and listened to the professor's lecture absentmindedly, occasionally drifting off into thought. When the professor saw that her eyes were swollen, he could only swallow the words he wanted to say to Yao Yingxi.

The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. After finishing the last question, the professor packed up his things and said, "You are all adults now, so I don't need to lecture you with too many words of advice and reasoning. I hope that you will not be distracted in my class, and even more so, that you will not be distracted by matters of the heart."

"Because when you become powerful in the future, good people will naturally wait for you."

Yao Yingxi shuddered, and most of the students in the classroom turned their attention to her. Everyone could tell that Yao Yingxi was upset today, and the professor had pointed it out so deliberately—who else would he be talking about but Yao Yingxi?

Yao Yingxi lowered her eyes and packed her things.

After watching the professor leave, Min Yue saw Yao Yingxi still slowly packing her things, her face still somewhat pale, so she frowned and walked in.

"Yingxi," she called out.

Yao Yingxi slowly raised her head and saw Min Yue standing in front of her. She was stunned for a moment: "Why did you come here?" Her voice was very hoarse because she had been crying for too long. It sounded like she was tearing her throat when she spoke.

"I came to see you." Min Yue felt sad when she saw Yao Yingxi like this. "Are you ready? Let's go out to eat today."

"That's about it." Yao Yingxi lowered her head and continued packing her things before getting up from the table.

As the two walked out of the classroom, a group of classmates stared at them, all wondering when Yao Yingxi had gotten together with a senior.

"Did you break up with that Xi Yuanchen?" As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, Min Yue cautiously looked at Yao Yingxi and asked.

Yao Yingxi paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "No, where did you hear that from?"

"Really not?"

Yao Yingxi shook her head firmly: "No, don't listen to people's nonsense."

"Then why are you crying? What happened?" Min Yue really wanted to ask a more pointed question, but when she saw Yao Yingxi's expression and remembered that their friendship wasn't very deep in Yao Yingxi's eyes, she could only swallow her words.

"Aren't we going to eat? To the school cafeteria or somewhere else?" Yao Yingxi smiled and changed the subject. She didn't know how to answer Min Yue's question. What if she had misunderstood Xi Yuanchen and was just overthinking things, causing her to be so upset? What if Min Yue then had a bad impression of Xi Yuanchen?

Min Yue glanced at her: "I know a Chinese restaurant that serves good food."

When the two of them went there, Min Yue drove her own car, while the bodyguard followed at a distance.

Min Yue had been paying attention to Yao Yingxi's emotions the whole way, so she didn't notice or know that Yao Yingxi had bodyguards following her.

The two arrived at a Chinese restaurant. As they entered, Yao Yingxi saw Xi Yuanchen following a woman into a private room. The woman went in first, followed by Xi Yuanchen. At first, Yao Yingxi thought she was seeing things.

But when Xi Yuanchen finally went inside, he turned his head and looked elsewhere.

Yao Yingxi didn't know if he had seen her, but she could see him very clearly.

She stood frozen in shock, all the words of comfort she had given herself shattering into ice. Caught off guard, her eyes gradually reddened.

Min Yue, who was walking ahead, took several steps but did not see Yao Yingxi approaching. She turned her head and saw Yao Yingxi with red eyes, as if she had seen something and was frozen in shock.

She looked around, saw no one unusual, turned and walked up to Yao Yingxi, asking, "What's wrong?"

Yao Yingxi stared blankly at Min Yue in front of her, tears streaming down her face. "Min Yue, let's go eat somewhere else, okay?" She didn't want Xi Yuanchen to see her, so she could deceive herself and comfort herself that Xi Yuanchen hadn't found someone else and no longer liked her, as her classmates had been whispering.

Seeing that her face was pale, Min Yue hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I have another place, I'll take you there."

Yao Yingxi felt as if a huge stone was pressing down on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe every second she spent in this Chinese restaurant.

Back in the car, Min Yue looked at Yao Yingxi with concern, wanting to ask her something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

The two remained silent the entire way. Ye Xiaoya gazed out the window, tears welling up in her eyes uncontrollably. Not wanting Min Yue to see, she pretended to keep looking out the window.

But how could Min Yue, who was sitting next to her, not see it? As soon as they came out of the restaurant, she sensed that something was wrong with Yao Yingxi. Recalling the rumors on the forum when she attended the banquet, she could guess seven or eight parts of the story.

Although Yao Yingxi said that she had not broken up with Xi Yuanchen, Min Yue still found it hard to believe.

"No matter what happens, you still have me as your friend. Although my family is not as good as the Xi family, as your friend, I can do everything I can to help you."

"If a man makes you cry or sad, it means he has stopped loving you. If someone loves you, he won't make you sad. Although this sounds like a Mary Sue story, there is some truth to it."

Yao Yingxi remained silent, her mind blank. She didn't know what to do. Should she ask Xi Yuanchen or not? Perhaps by choosing silence, could they go back to how things were before?

Min Yue wasn't sure if Yao Yingxi had heard her or not, and she continued talking.

Even after finishing her meal at the restaurant, Yao Yingxi didn't have much of an appetite and ate very little. Occasionally, tears would fall down her face while she was eating.

Min Yue sighed and remained silent.

"Ring ring ring..." A cell phone rang, breaking the oppressive atmosphere.

Yao Yingxi's mind was a little slow; it took her about three rings before she reacted.

Min Yue's gaze remained fixed on her, looking at her with great concern.

Yao Yingxi saw Xiu Yan's name displayed on the screen and hung up. She turned her phone over, picked up some food, and started eating.

"Yingxi, our school said that all freshmen would be on exchange programs. Did your professors tell you about that?" Min Yue asked, trying to start a conversation.

Yao Yingxi paused for a moment, then looked up at Min Yue: "I did say that."

"Your grades are good. Have you ever thought about going abroad as an exchange student?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi was stunned.

I had thought about going abroad before, but after I got together with Xi Yuanchen, I stopped thinking about it because I thought there was a problem in my relationship with Xi Yuanchen.

just now……