In the grand villa, there was a joyous and harmonious atmosphere. At the start of the dinner party, friends and relatives had gathered together, yet the figure of Bo Tingshen was conspicuously absent.
Out of curiosity, everyone asked about him, and Mr. Bo, remembering that his son had directly gone upstairs the moment he entered the house and hadn’t come down since, asked Wen Yan with confusion, "Wife, has Tingshen eaten?"
"Then why did he go upstairs? And he didn’t look well either."
Wen Yan replied, "He wanted to bully someone, but I stopped him. He didn’t succeed, so he’s not very happy."
Mr. Bo gaped in surprise, as if doubting whether he had heard correctly.
Wen Yan patted his shoulder, "That’s right, this is the good son you have raised, talking business with him all day. I now suspect he has a psychological abnormality, which is somewhat not normal. He takes pleasure in bullying others."
In the bathroom shrouded in mist, steam rose and swirled around.
Bo Tingshen, after finishing his shower, wiped his hair as he walked towards his room. In the dark grey tone of the bedroom, the cell phone on the nightstand suddenly lit up.
The man glanced at it unintentionally and his expression froze.
As soon as the call connected, Ye Xian’s voice came through, full of smiles, "CEO, have you arrived home?"
"Is there something?"
There was a full minute of silence before a dispassionate reply came from the other end, three words.
Hearing his tone, Ye Xian was hundred percent sure he was irritated.
"Nothing much, just a greeting~"
"If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
"Hey, hey, wait!" Ye Xian hurriedly called out, "CEO, Lin Yan called me just now, saying his grandfather agreed to let him stay in show business. This matter... it’s all thanks to you, thank you!"
Bo Tingshen snorted lightly, picking up the gold-threaded phoenix feather coat beside him, "So you still remember who helped you with this, I thought once you used me, you’d throw me away to the winds."
Ye Xian responded, "How could I possibly!"
"How could it not be possible? Isn’t this your usual style? Ye Xian, do you know that I flew back specially from France for... this matter, turning down so many appointments, and this is the attitude you give me? Dismissing me over and over again?"
As he said this, Ye Xian felt even more guilty, "I’m sorry, CEO, it’s just... a special circumstance."
She knew she had already pushed him away several times, but if it weren’t for her brother coming to find her today, she could have gone back to Jiuxi Eighteen Islands to cook for him.
"CEO, have you had dinner?"
"Why not? Isn’t it family reunion night? Could it be... you’re really having a conflict with your family?"
The man gently caressed the fringe on his feather coat and paused. Was that what she thought?
"Really? Then... I’m so sorry, I never considered your feelings."
Ye Xian’s voice grew softer as she spoke, her tone sticky as if she had done something wrong; no wonder he was so strange today. On a festive day, he had her, a mere employee, cook for him. It turned out he didn’t want to go home.
Her mood was so downcast, yet he still helped her fulfill Lin Yan’s wish.
Bo Tingshen: "You really never understand my feelings."
"I’m sorry..." Ye Xian’s guilt peaked, "How about you punish me, CEO? As long as it makes you happy, no matter what the punishment is, I won’t resist!"
"You think you can make me happy?"
Bo Tingshen’s fingers tightened slightly on the fabric of his coat, his eyes dimming a bit.
Ye Xian: "Yes, yes! Make you happy!"
Bo Tingshen: "Cry for me."