The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

“I’ll think about it. I think this is a great opportunity.” Min Yue said with a smile, “I wanted to go several times back then, but unfortunately my grades were too bad, so I couldn’t get this opportunity. My family also heard about it and didn’t agree to let me go.”

Actually, her grades weren't that bad, but there were only a limited number of spots available, and her father was also a major shareholder in the school, so naturally, her spot was taken away from Min Yue's.

"Well, I'll take a look then."

Min Yue nodded, saying she would only look at it, but did not say she would consider it.

When Yao Yingxi returned home that afternoon, she received news that Xi Yuanchen was away on a business trip. Of course, it wasn't Xi Yuanchen who called her, but Anan who called to inform her. She didn't know if it was Xi Yuanchen who had called her.

Yao Yingxi hung up the phone, her face even paler. In the end, Yao Yingxi didn't know how she got home.

For three consecutive days, Xi Yuanchen didn't call back even once while he was away on a business trip. It seemed that, as others had said, he had found someone new, and Yao Yingxi, the old one, was no longer worth anything.

At this moment, when Xi Yuanchen returned to the hotel after discussing the project with someone, he was thinking about Yao Yingxi and his future, as well as whether he loved Ye An'an now.

There was a knock on the door. Xi Yuanchen was sitting on the sofa at the time. Hearing the sound, he came back to his senses and said, "Come in."

Anan walked in, holding something in his hand: "Boss, Miss Ye's DNA has been sent to the hospital for testing."

Xi Yuanchen nodded: "Mm."

Anan glanced at him, and seeing that he didn't react, said, "I'll go out first, boss."

Xi Yuanchen remained silent. Anan turned and walked out, her hand already on the doorknob, about to open the door.

Xi Yuanchen's voice sounded from behind: "Wait."

Anan turned around in confusion. Xi Yuanchen looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Boss, is there anything else?"

"An outsider's perspective is clearer. Between Yingxi and An'an, which one do you think is more suitable for me?" Is this a case of grasping at straws or is it the wisdom of an outsider?

Anan paused for a moment before belatedly realizing what Xi Yuanchen meant. He walked back and said, "I've spent more time with Miss Yao than with Miss Ye An'an. If you're going to ask me which one is more suitable for you, boss, regardless of whether I'm biased towards Miss Yao, I think her personality is more suitable for you."

After a pause, Anan continued, "Boss, you don't actually need to ask me this. You already have the answer in your subconscious." Anan stared intently at Xi Yuanchen: "Back when you went to the airport with Miss Yao to chase after her, you had already made your decision. I remember you and Miss Yao had been together for two years. If you were together because of a face, you wouldn't have been angry a few days ago because she went out to dinner with someone else and lied to you. On the contrary, you would have felt relieved because you now have Miss Ye by your side. Wouldn't it be better if you could break up with Miss Yao as soon as possible, and it was her who took the initiative to leave you?"

"Impossible, I won't let her go." Xi Yuanchen blurted out without thinking.

Anan chuckled lightly: "Look, boss, you already have the answer. Think about it carefully, if Miss Ye were with someone who was pursuing her, would you act the same way?"

Xi Yuanchen's answer was a resounding no. At that moment, Ye An'an seemed less important to him than Yao Yingxi.

He thought he would explain things to Ye An'an when he got back.

Anan glanced at Xi Yuanchen and then walked out.

The next day, at the same time, in a private room of a wealthy teahouse in Yuncheng.

“I went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday and someone drew my blood. I don’t know if he knows or if he will do a DNA test.”

"How could you be so careless?" The man sitting opposite Ye An'an had a solemn expression. His eyes, like those of an eagle, were fixed on Ye An'an. His face was imposing without being angry. Ye An'an, sitting in front of him, trembled slightly and felt her heart tighten.

"Sorry, I……"

"Alright, considering your recent good behavior, I'll investigate this matter thoroughly," he said coldly.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Yao Yingxi came out of the school and looked down at her phone. There were still no missed calls from Xi Yuanchen, and her heart sank to the bottom.

"Miss Yao." The bodyguard stepped forward and called out to her. Yao Yingxi came back to her senses, subconsciously looked up, and was stunned when she saw the bodyguard standing in front of her.

"Miss Yao, are you going back, or...?" These past few days, they've been picking Yao Yingxi up from school every day, and they could tell that Yao Yingxi wasn't in good spirits. In addition, the boss hadn't returned either, making them wonder if Yao Yingxi had argued with Xi Yuanchen, which was why she was like this.

"Yingxi." Yao Yingxi was about to get into the car when she heard someone call her name from afar.

She turned around and saw Xiu Yan standing not far away by a black car, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

Yao Yingxi withdrew her hand from the car door and turned around: "Xiuyan, what brings you here?"

"I just got back from an inspection trip and happened to see you."

Yao Yingxi nodded.

Xiu Yan looked at her, his tone becoming cautious: "Ying Xi, I need a favor, could you help me with that?"

Yao Yingxi looked at her in confusion: "Huh? What kind of help?"

“Our company has a collaborative project that I plan to discuss, but my secretary is away on a business trip with my company’s senior management, and my assistant had a minor accident while on the inspection just now. I don’t have an assistant right now, so I’d like you to act as my assistant.”

"Don't worry, there's nothing special about it. You just need to read our company's proposal and follow it. This was originally my assistant's responsibility, but... plans can't keep up with changes, and I don't really trust anyone else. I just happened to be passing by, so I had to ask you for help."

Yao Yingxi hesitated: "I've never done this before, and I don't know anything about it. Could it be... inappropriate?"

"You've been taking classes for a while now and have a basic understanding. Just follow our company's plan."

Yao Yingxi was still hesitating when Xiu Yan sighed, "Never mind then, Yingxi, I'll ask another employee in the company to take a look."

"No, Xiuyan, if you trust me that much, I have no problem negotiating with you, but what if the cooperation doesn't work out..."

"Don't worry, I won't blame you."

Xiu Yan smiled and said, "However, Yingxi, let me remind you, that guest is at the hotel, so we can only go to the hotel. Do you want to tell Xi Yuanchen...?"

Yao Yingxi shook her head: "It's okay, you can come with me. There are other people there, so nothing will happen." Even if she wanted to be with Xi Yuanchen, it would be fine as long as he was there.

Now it seems that Xi Yuanchen has unilaterally stopped paying attention to her and ignoring her. Even if she doesn't say anything, Xi Yuanchen won't care.

Thinking of this, Yao Yingxi smiled bitterly to herself.

Just hang in there, just hang in there a little longer. If there's no future between me and Xi Yuanchen, then... then I'll let go.