Romance

Xu Yi sighed. “I know. In comparison, you don’t like me as much as you liked An Xin. So, if I were dead…”

Ye Shaotang’s face darkened into a terrifying shade. “Xu Yi, do you not understand human words? I said, there’s no point in questions like that. I won’t allow you to talk about this ever again. If not, don’t blame me for not having a good complexion when talking with you. I don’t like it when people talk about things like that. Ye Shaotang is not afraid of anything, but the only thing he doesn’t want to see is someone who has been separated in life and death.”

There were not a lot of members in the An Family. The staff of the funeral parlor were the ones maintaining order at the funeral. 

They did not know the relationship between Xu Yi and An Xin. They just treated her as a normal guest. After mourning, the guests were asked to move to the lounge to offer their condolences and pa

Ye Shaotang’s face turned grim. “Who said I’m concerned? Don’t forget, we have to keep up the image that the public has for us when we’re outside.”

There was a flash of disappointment in Xu Yi’s eyes. She said stubbornly, “Hmph, for a second there I thought you cared about me. I didn’t think that your concern for me would also turn out to be fake. Ye Shaotang, when can you stop acting and be true to me?”

Ye Shaotang peered at Xu Yi calmly. He did not intend to answer Xu Yi’s question. Rather, he looked at Xu Yi profoundly. “Do you need me to seek revenge for you from that jerk who bullied you just now?”

Xu Yi scoffed and rolled her eyes at Ye Shaotang. “Seek revenge? Are you kidding? Do I need other people to help me deal with my own matters? Can’t I seek vengeance for myself? Do I look so weak? Do you see me as a coward?”

Ye Shaotang watched Xu Yi grudgingly as Xu Yi rattled off like a machine gun. He shook his head and said deeply, “You don’t look like a coward to me. Instead, you look like a majestic and brave rooster. I don’t think a normal man would be able to defeat you. So, you should be fine taking on Feng Ziwei, right?”

Xu Yi reached out her hand and poked Ye Shaotang in the chest. She wanted to reason with Ye Shaotang, but she remembered that there were a lot of people watching them even though they have been pretending to be madly in love with each other.

They could not help that there were a lot of eyes watching them. It was not their fault that their features were so good looking that they stood out so easily from the crowd. 

When she noticed someone looking at them, Xu Yi’s finger on Ye Shaotang’s chest froze. There was a hint of surprise in her face when she said, “Aiya, darling. What happened? Why do you have dust here? Why are you so careless?”

Ye Shaotang lowered his head and smirked. “Really? Dust? Then I’ll have to ask Lil Yi to dust it off for me.”

Soon enough, someone came over and said to Ye Shaotang with envy on their face, “Young Master Ye and Madam Ye’s relationship is so good. It’s so admirable.”

Ye Shaotang and Xu Yi could not help but be courteous with them. However, they lost sight of Feng Ziwei that bastard after entertaining the guests.

Xu Yi scoffed at Ye Shaotang unhappily, “What happened? How is he gone? We were just talking for a little while.”

Ye Shaotang lifted his chin in a cheery smile. “What do you mean gone? I saw them going that way.”

“Them?”

Xu Yi noticed the flaw in Ye Shaotang’s sentence. She knitted her eyebrows together and had a realization. She said angrily, “Is that cheating couple in cahoots again? They are so shameless!”

Ye Shaotang looked at Xu Yi grudgingly as she walked swiftly toward the direction that Feng Ziwei was last seen at. Naturally, he was feeling worried, so he chased after her in a hurry. His eyebrows were furrowed. He was afraid that Xu Yi would be at a disadvantage.

There were only two of them after all.

Ye Shaotang comforted himself that he only cared about Xu Yi because it would ruin his image if Xu Yi suffered a loss. That was why he rushed over so quickly.

What surprised Xu Yi was that she did not come across Feng Ziwei after chasing them. Rather, she saw Han Wei who was flirtatiously walking about. One of her hands was tidying her clothes while another was applying lipstick.

“How unfortunate. Why do I keep running into you?”

Han Wei glared at Xu Yi in disgust. It was like she was looking at her enemy.

Xu Yi scoffed. “Yeah, it’s pretty unfortunate to run into you. But Han Wei, I’m curious. Did An Xin come back to visit you these few nights?”

Han Wei quickly grabbed the lipstick in her hand and looked behind her with a terrified look on her face. She turned around and pressed her back against the wall. She flew into a rage from the humiliation and said to Xu Yi, “Xu Yi, what are you trying to do? Even if An Xin came back, she would visit you first as you two are best friends. She might feel lonely in the underworld, so she may just bring you along with her.”

Xu Yi walked forward and looked at Han Wei’s pale face. Without shifting her gaze,she said, “Even if that’s the case, I wouldn’t be afraid like you. You become so pale and stunned after hearing An Xin’s name. As the saying goes, a clear conscience sleeps even through thunder. Looking at you, I’m sure you’ve done a lot of bad things considering how afraid you are.”

There was an ominous glint in Han Wei’s eyes. “Xu Yi, don’t be so arrogant. Don’t think that I won’t touch you just because you have Ye Shaotang’s protection.”

Xu Yi laughed menacingly. “Why? What would the situation be if I didn’t have Ye Shaotang’s protection? Han Wei, would you hire an assassin to kill me like how they do in the movies?”

While Xu Yi was walking forward, Han Wei was walking backward. She did not dare to look Xu Yi in the eye. She thought that this Xu Yi was too terrifying.

“Go away. I don’t want to see you. Today is An Xin’s funeral. If you want to create trouble, then I’ll just ask the security to escort you out.”

Han Wei felt that no matter what, she was on a more commanding height of morality. Xu Yi would need to ponder for a bit before doing anything.

However, Han Wei did not expect that when she was making painstaking efforts to plot against Xu Yi, Xu Yi was also plotting against her. 

When Xu Yi heard Han Wei saying that, she said calmly to Han Wei, “What an awe-inspiring presence! Perhaps I would be intimidated by you if I didn’t come prepared. Han Wei, do you really think you can hide all the nasty things you’ve done forever?”

Han Wei’s face was unsightly. She said in a stern voice, “What do you know? What are you babbling about? What do you mean by nasty things? Xu Yi, I know you’ve always been smart. Do you think creating a diversion now would work? An Xin is already dead. The thing I’ve been planning for a long time will finally come true. I know you’re unhappy and you’re jealous. I also know that you guys look down on me when I got together with An Xin’s father. But what can you do? I still got what I wanted. And you… hehe. Xu Yi, I heard that Ye Shaotang does not treat you as well as you make it seem to be. Don’t force yourself. If one day you can’t hold on anymore, you can come and beg your old friend to help you. I’ll lend a helping hand.”

Xu Yi chuckled coldly and said, “Han Wei, you’re really arrogant. I just don’t know if An Guoqiang will still treat you like a gem if he knew what his wife who’s 20 years younger than him did behind his back.”

Xu Yi’s eyes brightened. Ye Shaotang was so ruthless.

She had to think for a while before understanding what he meant by ‘brings much glory to our humble abode’.

Now, Ye Shaotang went as far as to say what he had in mind. It was an indirect slap in An Guoqiang’s face once more.

An Guoqiang’s expression changed. Looking at how Ye Shaotang casually protected Xu Yi, he understood that Ye Shaotang needed to protect her. 

Even though An Guoqiang was suspecting why the media were saying that they were not getting along, it did appear that they were in perfect harmony.

If it was in private, An Guoqiang’s face would have been extremely dark.

However, Ye Shaotang handled the situation too perfectly, so An Guoqiang did not have any reasons to go off. He could only shrug casually. “Hahaha, Young Master Ye and his wife are so in love. I’m so envious.” 

Xu Yi said slowly, “We can’t compare to 

Xu Yi sighed. “I know. In comparison, you don’t like me as much as you liked An Xin. So, if I were dead…”

Ye Shaotang’s face darkened into a terrifying shade. “Xu Yi, do you not understand human words? I said, there’s no point in questions like that. I won’t allow you to talk about this ever again. If not, don’t blame me for not having a good complexion when talking with you. I don’t like it when people talk about things like that. Ye Shaotang is not afraid of anything, but the only thing he doesn’t want to see is someone who has been separated in life and death.”

There were not a lot of members in the An Family. The staff of the funeral parlor were the ones maintaining order at the funeral. 

They did not know the relationship between Xu Yi and An Xin. They just treated her as a normal guest. After mourning, the guests were asked to move to the lounge to offer their condolences and pay their last respects.

Xu Yi had something else in mind, so she did not take the staff’s ignorance 

Chapter 23 Ex-Boyfriend Feng Ziwei