Chapter 10 Your Acting Skill Is Getting Worse

Watching Ye Shaotang leave, Xu Yi suddenly understood that she was not An Xin now. She could not seek justice for Xu Yi as she did before. But should she watch the gentle and kind Xu Yi gradually disappear from everyone’s eyes and memories? An Xi still had her funeral, despite her soul was alive. But what about Xu Yi? Xu Yi’s soul was gone. The person alive now was An Xin. If she did not mention the amiable Xu Yi from time to time, perhaps people would start to forget about her. When she thought about the times they were close to each other, Xu Yi’s tears started to fall uncontrollably. She crouched on the floor and sobbed in silence while hugging her shoulders. Ye Shaotang turned around because he had not heard Xu Yi in a while, wondering what she was up to if she did not leave or make any noises. He did not expect to see Xu Yi crouching on the floor sobbing uncontrollably. Ye Shaotang had seen Xu Yi cried before, but those were silent tears that one would not feel sad for. It was as if she was using her tears as a weapon to force people to comply with her requests. But now, the sadness coming from Xu Yi surprised Ye Shaotang. If there was something that the current Xu Yi was sad about, then it must be because of An Xin. When he thought of his beloved woman lying in the ice-cold morgue, Ye Shaotang’s heart felt like it was in a meat grinder. Watching Xu Yi, he could feel the pain like it was his own. “The dead’s already gone. The people that are alive have to go on. Don’t be too upset.” Ye Shaotang stood in front of Xu Yi unprecedentedly and helped Xu Yi up. There was a hint of sadness in his face. Xu Yi was still immersed in her own emotions. She pushed Ye Shaotang away. Her face was twisted in anger and she said coldly to Ye Shaotang, “Don’t be too sad, huh? Ye Shaotang, do you even have the ability to feel sad? Will you be sad if Xu Yi dies?” Seeing Xu Yi’s eyes red from crying, Ye Shaotang could not register what she asked, but in the very next second, he understood her question and his heartbeat started racing. Has this woman found out about his feelings toward An Xin? Otherwise, she would not have spewed such nonsense. Ye Shaotang felt like someone had pried into his heart for his deepest secret. Feeling the rage and shame bubbling inside him, he burst out to Xu Yin a cold voice, “Are you crazy? Your best friend An Xin is dead. I feel your pain, that’s why I am sad. Why? Is this how you plan to make something out of nothing?” Xu Yi was dumbstruck. That’s right. She was Xu Yi now, not An Xin. Even though An Xin’s soul was alive, Xu Yi’s soul was dead. However, this was a secret that Xu Yi did not dare to say it out loud. Since this was all so strange and she still had a lot of things to do, she could not afford to get herself locked up in the mental hospital like some sort of monster. Other than that, she would not get caught by those sanctimonious researchers so that they could experiment on her. As Xu Yi warned herself to control her emotions, Ye Shaotang looked extremely impatient. His face was dark when he chuckled coldly, “As for your question just now, since you asked, then I will answer you. If you die, I will go out and party for three days and three nights. I will pop champagnes to celebrate. I will not feel sad at all! Are you satisfied with this answer?” Xu Yi was trying to suppress her emotions before, but now, she could not control herself anymore. She roared at Ye Shaotang like a lioness, “Ye Shaotang, how can you say this kind of thing? Are you even human? Do you think you’re fit to be a functioning member of society when you’re acting like this? I feel so disgusted for you. I’m so disgusted!” Ye Shaotang nodded at Xu Yi without any regrets and said, “To be honest, I also feel disgusted for you. Very disgusted. So, I’ll be sleeping in the master bedroom tonight.” Looking at Ye Shaotang’s dashing and elegant figure from behind, Xu Yi wanted so bad to pull him back and argue with him some more. When she finally calmed down, Xu Yi suddenly remembered that there was only one bedroom in this mansion. If Ye Shaotang took the master bedroom, then she…would…have to sleep on the couch? Xu Yi was seething. How could she be wronged like this? Without thinking it through, Xu Yi got up and barged into the bedroom, just in time to see Ye Shaotang in the midst of removing his last piece of clothing. “Ah!” Xu Yi screamed and covered her eyes, her expression of panic as she shook her head and shouted, “Flasher, Ye Shaotang, you’re such a flasher!” Ye Shaotang was shocked as well. He immediately grabbed a towel to cover his private parts. He was flushed with agitation and chuckled coldly, “Why? To capture, one must let loose. The harder one tries to conceal a thing, the more it attracts attention. And you're pretending to be innocent? Xu Yi, your acting skills are getting worse.” Xu Yi moved one finger away and saw that Ye Shaotang had already covered himself up. She jumped in rage and could not control herself to reach out and scratch him. “You shameless flasher!” Ye Shaotang grabbed Xu Yi’s wrist with ease and pushed her toward the side of the door. He then trapped her against the wall and mocked, "I'm in my own house, my room, and then a female rogue barged in when I was in the middle of changing my clothes. Xu Yi, what's done is done. You already did this once, do you want to do it again?” An Xin was here to help you last time. That was why I only did it reluctantly. This time, I want to see who will come and help you. If it was the previous Xu Yi, she would go with the flow and start to lower herself to submit to him. Since Ye Shaotang only had a towel around him, she could achieve her goal with one flick of a finger. But now, Xu Yi was not the Xu Yi from before. Even though she could not move her arms, she could still move her legs. “You crazy person, you narcissist. Who wanna do it with you? You should look into the mirror, you look like…” Uh… This was the first time Xu Yi looked at Ye Shaotang in such proximity. She suddenly realized that this frigid bastard actually looked quite handsome. No wonder Xu Yi, being a face-judger, fell completely in love with him at first sight. But now, the Xu Yi was not Xu Yi, even though she noticed that her thoughts from before were a bit immature, she would never admit it. She took in a big breath and looked at Ye Shaotang seriously, “Ye Shaotang, let’s set some rules.” “Again? Didn’t we have this before? I can give you the position of Madam Ye, but don’t even dream about me touching you. You can move freely with the position of Madam Ye, but you can’t touch me as well. You cannot ask me to do something I don’t want to in the name of husband and wife. You can’t rely on your identity nor meddle in my business outside of this house. Xu Yi, don’t tell me you have a bad memory and forgotten everything!”