The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion, but as soon as he finished speaking, Yao Yingxi's palms broke out in a cold sweat.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something to explain, but Xi Yuanchen had already taken her hand and led her to the car.

More than an hour later, they finally returned to the apartment.

Xi Yuanchen didn't say a word the whole way, and Yao Yingxi couldn't figure out what he meant, so she didn't dare to speak up easily.

While changing her shoes, Yao Yingxi finally decided she didn't want to guess Xi Yuanchen's thoughts any longer. She stepped forward, grabbed Xi Yuanchen, and took the initiative: "Mr. Xi, is it a good thing or a bad thing that I've changed?"

Xi Yuanchen was pulled to stand in the center of the living room by her, and he squinted at the person in front of him.

Yao Yingxi gritted her teeth and stared at him. After about two minutes, Xi Yuanchen suddenly raised his hand and hooked his arm around her waist, pulling her close to him.

Yao Yingxi immediately relaxed, reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, looking up at him: "Mr. Xi, you still haven't told me whether I've become better or worse?"

Only one orange light was on in the entryway of the living room, and Yao Yingxi was facing away from that light.

In the darkness, the way she looked up at him was like a captivating ghost, her rosy lips opening and closing like cherries waiting to be picked.

"Okay." Xi Yuanchen lowered his head, his husky voice disappearing as it brushed past her lips, and the temperature in the room suddenly became hot.

…………

Xu Family Villa.

After Yao Yingxi left, Xu Xinya's expression became somewhat dazed.

During dinner with the two families, she didn't hear any of the questions Xiang's parents asked her several times, which displeased the Xiang family. Xu Hengyuan and He Qinfang kept apologizing to her.

When they were about to return home that evening, Xiang's parents asked her to stay at their house, but she declined.

Xu Hengyuan had suffered a lot of setbacks today, and when he got home, his anger, which he had been holding back all day, finally exploded: "Xu Xinya! Listen to me, if you dare to ruin the marriage with the Xiang family, then you will no longer be my daughter, Xu Hengyuan's daughter!"

Ever since learning yesterday afternoon that she was going to get engaged to Xiang Rui, Xu Xinya had been suppressing her emotions.

She actually knew very well what kind of person her father, Xu Hengyuan, was; calling him despicable and shameless wouldn't be an exaggeration. His pity and affection for her over the years were based on the efforts of the mother and daughter, as well as her professional abilities.

Now that his daughter, whom he had discarded like trash, has hooked up with Xi Yuanchen, a capable man with a mysterious background, he naturally begins to feel dissatisfied and disappointed.

Xu Xinya only realized yesterday that to him she was just an item that could be exchanged in business. She felt heartbroken, disappointed, angry, and hateful, but because her life was in his hands, she had no choice but to compromise.

But tonight, when the Xiang family told her to get pregnant with Xiang Rui's child as soon as possible and asked her to stay at their house, she couldn't control her emotions the moment Xu Hengyuan asked her to stay.

Xu Xinya looked at Xu Hengyuan with a sneer: "You think I want to be your daughter? What's so good about being your daughter? Do you even see me as your daughter? I'm just a commodity you can exchange for something of equal value, aren't I?"

"Stop talking! Ya Ya, stop talking!" Standing to the side, He Qinfang watched the father and daughter arguing, and Xu Xinya's words were getting more and more offensive. She hurriedly went up to stop them, but she couldn't stop them at all.

With a loud "smack," Xu Hengyuan slapped Xu Xinya across the face. His features contorted in rage as he glared at her, yelling, "You unfilial son! How dare you talk to me like that! I'll teach you a lesson today!"

As he spoke, Xu Hengyuan slapped Xu Xinya twice more.

Xu Xinya felt dizzy and her ears were ringing, so she couldn't see He Qinfang and Xu Hengyuan arguing.

…………

When Xi Yuanchen carried Yao Yingxi out of the bathroom, she was completely exhausted.

Xi Yuanchen carried her to sit down on the sofa in the bedroom. Yao Yingxi stirred, and Xi Yuanchen looked down at her: "What do you want to do?"

"I'll go cook dinner; we haven't had dinner yet."

Xi Yuanchen pressed her hand down: "Order takeout."

Yao Yingxi was very tired and really didn't want to move, so she nodded. After sitting for a while, her throat was really dry and uncomfortable, so she finally spoke: "Mr. Xi, I want to drink some water. Go get some water."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanchen released her.

Yao Yingxi drank a glass of water in the kitchen before getting another glass.

Xi Yuanchen had already come out of the bedroom and was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, closing his eyes to rest.

Yao Yingxi glanced at him, lost in thought for a few seconds before snapping out of it, walking over and sitting down next to him.

Xi Yuanchen kept his eyes closed and remained motionless. Yao Yingxi brought the bowl to his lips, and he moved his lips but did not refuse.

Yao Yingxi was a little helpless. She fed him water and thought to herself, "What a big shot!"

After finishing her water, Yao Yingxi put the cup on the table, glanced at the wall clock, and felt her eyelids getting heavy.

The two sat there for a while when the doorbell rang. Xi Yuanchen opened his eyes, and Yao Yingxi stood up from beside him to get the takeout.

Xi Yuanchen's phone rang. He glanced at it, got up, and went to the balcony to answer it.

Yao Yingxi brought in the takeout and arranged it all on plates. Xi Yuanchen was still leaning against the balcony smoking, his expression somewhat gloomy.

Yao Yingxi waited in the restaurant for a few minutes and looked out to see that Xi Yuanchen had changed his cigarette again and there was a cigarette butt at his feet.

Without even thinking, she walked out, took the cigarette from Xi Yuanchen's hand, and looked at him, saying, "Mr. Xi, smoking is bad."

"Shall we go eat?"

On a cold winter night, Yao Yingxi looked at Xi Yuanchen and gradually felt that the coldness in his eyes was even colder than the wind.

Yao Yingxi unconsciously clenched her fingers, and the smile on her face became somewhat forced.

She knew she had crossed the line again.

"Yao Yingxi," Xi Yuanchen suddenly spoke, his gaze meeting Yao Yingxi's clear eyes: "Don't fall in love with me."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen strode away from Yao Yingxi.

After a long while, Yao Yingxi finally came to her senses.

She turned around, ignoring the pain in her heart, walked back to the restaurant, sat down opposite Xi Yuanchen, smiled, and said slowly and deliberately, "Mr. Xi, don't worry, I know what happens when you love someone, and I won't repeat the same mistake."

As soon as Yao Yingxi finished speaking, Xi Yuanchen put down his chopsticks with a "snap" and looked at her coldly: "It's good that you know."

The apartment became incredibly quiet. Yao Yingxi stared at the door that Xi Yuanchen had closed, closed her eyes briefly, and turned to go back to her bedroom.