Lai Shuo racked his brain but couldn’t figure out the situation and had no choice but to do as Xiao Linye had instructed.
Things were a complete mess over at Tang Xi’s side now.
Upon seeing the related reports, she immediately smashed a cup. "It must be Bai Qiang, that white lotus."
Ever since they had entered the industry, the two of them had never stopped competing for various awards.
Her manager, Ruan Yifan, was originally quite annoyed, but after seeing the related reports, she had started to back off.
She comfortingly looked at Tang Xi. "Although it’s a bit sudden, the Xiao Family and Miss Xia are helping handle it, so the impact isn’t significant."
The Xiao Family and Xia Andai?
Tang Xi pursed her lips tightly. It was expected that Andai would help, but the Xiao Family... In the past, hadn’t they always dropped partners who made a blunder? Their kindness this time was really unexpected.
Ye Yuning, on receiving a call from Tang Xi, said, "Don’t worry, with Andai there, it won’t be a big problem."
"When did Andai return to the country?" Tang Xi asked.
"It must have been a few days ago."
Andai now also had some influence internationally and was always traveling on business. Ye Yuning also hadn’t seen her for quite a while.
"I’ll call her," Tang Xi said. "When she’s free, let’s have a meal together."
"Still eating?" Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow.
Dining with Tang Xi was already making her anxious. She really hoped Xiao Linye hadn’t seen today’s reports. If he had seen her with Tang Xi, it would be very difficult to explain.
Tang Xi almost forgot that Ye Yuning now had a ’poor’ husband, and that Ye Yuning had to be very discreet for a long time because of it.
Thinking of today’s sensation, Tang Xi couldn’t help but ask, "Your ’poor’ husband... he wouldn’t be reading these headlines at work out of boredom, would he?"
At those words, Ye Yuning’s heart went numb.
She was worried about this too! Hopefully, Xiao Linye hadn’t seen it.
Just as Ye Yuning was about to say something else, she heard Tang Xi’s manager’s voice from the other end. Then Tang Xi quickly said, "Oh, I can’t talk anymore. I have something urgent here."
She hurriedly hung up after dropping that line.
Listening to the dial tone, Ye Yuning stood stunned. If Xiao Linye had seen the reports, how would she explain it?
When it was almost time to leave work, she finally regained her composure and asked Chen Wei to go to the underground garage and bring everything from the car trunk upstairs.
Looking at the pile of things in her hands, Chen Wei asked, "So, you’re not driving tonight either?"
"Mhm," Ye Yuning nodded.
Chen Wei was already accustomed to her not driving.
Married women really are different; they get picked up by their husbands every day. This made her, who was usually fearful of marriage, reconsider her views on it, even if just a little.
After work, Xiao Linye called. Chen Wei offered to help Ye Yuning carry her things downstairs, but Ye Yuning declined directly.
She went downstairs carrying bags big and small by herself.
Xiao Linye saw that she had bought so many things and wasn’t surprised, because he had seen it in the reports today.
But when he got out of the car to help her put them in the trunk, he still subconsciously asked, "Why did you buy so much?"
"It’s all for your parents, and for your brothers and sisters."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linye’s eyelid twitched. Had she still not given up on the idea of going to Lingcheng?
But in the next moment, Ye Yuning said, "Regarding what happened last time, even if I don’t go to Lingcheng to apologize in person, I should still send some gifts to make amends. Please find some time to mail these to them."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had thought this girl would insist on going to Lingcheng. Though arranging it wouldn’t be difficult, there were some things he didn’t want to deceive her about. It would be better to return to the Xiao Family home directly when the time was right.
Looking at the numerous bags she bought, a strange feeling passed through Xiao Linye’s heart.
"Did these cost you a lot of your salary?"
He remembered her saying her salary was only eight thousand, yet this pile of gifts must have cost several thousand at the very least. She’d spent over half a month’s salary on this. This girl was really generous.
When asked how much it cost, Ye Yuning smiled, her expression pure and unwavering. "It’s what I should do. It’s worth it, no matter the cost."
Xiao Linye felt a jolt in his heart as he listened to her earnest words.
Perhaps it was because societal prejudices against marriage and the husband’s parents had grown increasingly prevalent over the years. He had witnessed the cold indifference in too many marriages among the wealthy and heard too much about the conflicts in ordinary marriages. Now, hearing Ye Yuning speak with such sincerity, he felt an inexplicable warmth. Was this why people reminisced about decades past? Back then, many emotions were genuine, and people’s intentions were simpler. Xiao Linye had never experienced what those people yearned for, but now... it seemed he was starting to.
Today, to avoid a repeat of yesterday’s incident, Ye Yuning quickly fastened her seatbelt as soon as she got into the car.
Xiao Linye glanced at her, a hint of a smile on his lips. Ye Yuning touched her nose and said, "Remember to mail them."
"Okay," Xiao Linye nodded.
Then he thought for a moment and said, "There’s a hundred thousand in the card I gave you last time; you can spend it as you wish."
A hundred thousand, to spend as she pleased! Listening to him, it sounded like he was talking about his ’hard-earned money.’ How could she dare to spend it freely?
She nodded with a dry laugh. "Don’t worry, I have enough."
Xiao Linye said, "You don’t have to be too frugal. I can support you."
Even though she considered it his ’hard-earned money,’ Ye Yuning’s heart still swelled with joy to hear him say that.