Regarding the people from the Xiao family, Ye Yuning really didn’t know what to say anymore.
She snapped, "Why is he waiting for me?"
"He won’t say why when asked, just that he’s waiting in the reception room," Chen Wei said, her voice tinged with frustration. "He won’t say a word, no matter what I ask."
It seemed he wasn’t here to discuss cooperation. This was really infuriating.
Ye Yuning said, "Then just let him wait."
After saying this, she hung up without waiting for Chen Wei to respond.
Nearby, Tang Xi saw her hang up in a bad mood and asked, "Can we still have dinner together?"
"Eat, of course we’ll eat!"
Was she really going to skip a meal just because of Lai Shuo?
Hearing this, Tang Xi laughed!
How long had it been since she and Ye Yuning had a proper meal together? They had originally planned to celebrate Tang Xi’s divorce from Jiang Bo.
The two went to a Thai restaurant together.
Tang Xi passed the menu to Ye Yuning. Ye Yuning said, "I’ll have the lemon chicken feet; you order the rest."
Tang Xi nodded; she knew Ye Yuning’s tastes.
When Ye Yuning returned from the restroom, she saw a call from Xiao Linye.
However, at that moment, neither she nor Tang Xi noticed someone not far from the window, taking photos of them with a mobile phone.
She answered the call, "Hello."
"I’ll pick you up. What do you want for lunch?"
When Ye Yuning heard Xiao Linye offer to pick her up, she quickly said, "I’m having lunch with a friend today, so I won’t be joining you."
Silence fell over the phone line.
After a considerable pause where Xiao Linye said nothing further, Ye Yuning frowned. "Is there anything else?"
Xiao Linye asked, "What kind of friend?"
What did he mean by that? Was he checking up on her?
Although she didn’t want to believe it, Ye Yuning definitely sensed he was asking her to account for her movements.
Seriously, this... "A woman... a woman?" Even though she felt a moment of internal conflict.
But Ye Yuning’s mouth moved faster than her brain. By the time her mind caught up, the words were already out.
She felt a little annoyed. They were still in the getting-to-know-each-other phase; did she really need to be so forthcoming with this man who was her husband only on paper?
Still, Tang Xi *was* a woman. What surprised Ye Yuning was that Xiao Linye was actually asking her to explain herself!
Before she could speak, she heard Xiao Linye on the other end say, "Then have a good time."
With that, he hung up.
She hadn’t misheard. In his last sentence, Xiao Linye’s tone clearly held a hint of relieved pleasure.
So, if she were having a meal with a male friend, would he get jealous?
Seeing her put down the phone, Tang Xi looked at her. "Your husband calling?"
"Feeling the constraints of married life now, huh? Tell me how it feels."
A feeling of lost freedom?
Ye Yuning frowned and shook her head. "I don’t feel uncomfortable at all!"
Hearing this, Tang Xi rolled her eyes at her.
Seeing as the girl was still in the sweet honeymoon phase, Tang Xi decided not to pick on her about it. As long as she didn’t come crying later, that would be fine.
For Ye Yuning and Tang Xi, it was just a normal day out shopping with a friend.
However, someone had anonymously posted about it online under the headline: "Tangguo Emerges from the Low Point of Her Marital Crisis!"
Suddenly, photos of them shopping and dining together flooded the internet.
Tang Xi’s divorce had been kept confidential and never publicly announced, yet now it was exposed.
Undoubtedly, this was the work of someone with malicious intent!
Under the guise of celebrating for her, they had instead exposed her marriage crisis, which couldn’t be publicized at this time.
Simultaneously, people began to dig into the reasons for her marital breakdown.
When Ye Yuning returned to the company, Chen Wei immediately informed her. Ye Yuning glanced at the post, published an hour ago, and her breath hitched.
Pinching her throbbing temples, she said, "Call Andai. Have her handle this."
Xia Andai was Ye Yuning’s university classmate. For a long time at school, their outstanding academic achievements had put them in an intensely competitive rivalry.
However, these two were a classic case of "foes becoming friends." Though their bond wasn’t as ironclad as the one she shared with Tang Xi, whenever one faced an unsolvable problem or needed assistance, they would think of the other.
After graduating, Ye Yuning founded Manlang. Xia Andai, on the other hand, was now the boss of a very large entertainment news agency; her methods and connections were not to be underestimated.
When Ye Yuning first established Manlang, Xia Andai had leveraged her network to provide significant support for her projects.
Chen Wei nodded, "Okay."
Ye Yuning thought for a moment and then said, "Is Lai Shuo still waiting for me?"
"Ah, yes, he’s still waiting!"
Speaking of Lai Shuo, Chen Wei’s expression turned troubled.
She had thought that once they stopped cooperating with the Xiao family, the Xiao family would become deathly silent, just like those previous project partners whose collaborations had been severed! But instead, they were pestering them every few days.
Ye Yuning said, "Let him in."
"Okay." Chen Wei turned and left.
As Chen Wei reached the door, Ye Yuning added, "Tell Andai to hurry."
Knowing Ye Yuning’s concern for Tang Xi, Chen Wei didn’t dare delay.
She brought Lai Shuo in, then immediately went to call Andai.
Compared to yesterday, Lai Shuo maintained a respectful demeanor, regardless of his inner dissatisfaction. However, this respect was heavily laced with a sense of perfunctory formality.
One look was enough for Ye Yuning to see his underlying dissatisfaction. Her tone wasn’t particularly pleasant as she said, "It’s not like I absolutely insisted on this apology from you."
Putting on a face like that, what exactly is he trying to convey?