Tang Xi sensed a chill in Ye Yuning’s tone. Tentatively, she asked, "The Qin Family’s eldest young master, he isn’t looking to take revenge on you, is he?"
"He’s already started his retaliation."
"What? He actually...? No, but this has nothing to do with you, right?!" Tang Xi exclaimed.
Tang Xi had heard about it now. The Qin Family’s eldest young master had been quite busy today. He had taken over the Qin Corporation three days ago, but the news only broke today. But during these three days, everything had been eerily quiet, with very few people aware of the situation.
His methods were ruthless and secretive! If he wanted people to know, they would know, and if he didn’t, the whole of Upper City would remain quiet. Moreover, during these three days, those who had bullied him when he was thought to be a fool seemed to be having a hard time. If such a person wanted to take revenge on Ye Yuning, things would definitely get tough for Yuning...!
"He’s just a madman!" Ye Yuning declared.
"Did he really make a move against you?" Tang Xi asked.
"Could it be fake? Besides, he just extorted 100,000 from me."
"He extorted 100,000 from you? What does that mean?" Tang Xi asked, thoroughly confused. There was quite a lot to process. Could it be that the Qin Family’s eldest young master was so eager to seek revenge on Ye Yuning? However, she had heard that several families that once bullied him were now facing financial ruin. So Ye Yuning was only extorted for 100,000? What did that mean? Was he being that lenient? That didn’t sound like the ruthless person she’d heard about!
Ye Yuning was about to say something more when Xiao Linye’s car arrived. "Alright," she said into the phone, "I won’t talk now. We’ll discuss it over lunch tomorrow."
"Okay," Tang Xi replied. She really wanted to know what exactly was going on.
Ye Yuning hung up. She stood up and walked straight toward Xiao Linye’s car.
Xiao Linye, however, got out of the car. He strode over to her on his long legs and looked her up and down.
Seeing the tense look in his eyes, Ye Yuning was taken aback. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.
"Are you hurt?" Xiao Linye asked.
"What?" Ye Yuning replied.
"Wasn’t there a car accident?" he pressed.
Ye Yuning was bewildered. "...?" A car accident? Who told him that? Could it be that he got wind of the run-in with Qin Jinchuan? Rumors really did have a magical power to transform!
"No, I wasn’t in a car accident," she finally said.
"It was I who scratched someone else’s car," Ye Yuning said quietly.
And, if the rumor had reached Xiao Linye’s ears, had it also mentioned that she had been cursing at someone? At the time, she was too focused on being angry! It never crossed her mind that Xiao Linye might find out about this. The source of this content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁
"You scratched it with your bike?" Xiao Linye asked.
Hearing him ask this, Ye Yuning figured he probably hadn’t heard too much. She instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
"No, it was a mineral water bottle," she replied.
On this matter, she didn’t dare deceive Xiao Linye too much. This man was rather domineering. If she said she scratched it with her bike, he might forbid her from riding one ever again!
"A bottle?" Xiao Linye repeated, arching an eyebrow.
"Yes... yes," Ye Yuning admitted, her voice growing quieter. "I kicked it, and it hit someone’s car."
When Xiao Linye heard that she had kicked a bottle and scratched someone’s car, his expression visibly stiffened for a moment. He looked at Ye Yuning in disbelief!
Ye Yuning felt uneasy under his gaze. "Um, I was just angry at the time. I didn’t do it on purpose," she explained. She tried to explain as much as possible. This way, it wouldn’t be too surprising for Xiao Linye when he heard more details from others tomorrow.
Xiao Linye, however, just smiled and pinched her small nose. "Naughty."
To think she had kicked a bottle and hit someone’s car. But regardless, as long as she wasn’t in a car accident, that was good.
"But don’t do it again next time, understand?" he cautioned. Such mischievous behavior was simply asking for trouble and could easily lead to serious issues. At that point, she probably wouldn’t be able to handle it on her own.
Ye Yuning nodded. "Yes. Let’s go, I’m starving."
"Alright. Just octopus balls?" he asked.
"There’s more. Let’s go; you’ll see when we get there," she said enthusiastically.
Ye Yuning wanted to go to the snack street in Upper City’s Old Town. The street was full of eateries, and she visited almost every month. Whatever her troubles, as long as she was on a street full of delicious food, everything would vanish into thin air.
The aroma of food filled the street, constantly enticing one’s taste buds.
Ye Yuning turned to Xiao Linye. "Have you been here before?"
"...I have!" Xiao Linye replied, a little too quickly.
In truth, he hadn’t, but to admit that he’d been in Upper City for five years without visiting such a famous place seemed rather lame.
Hearing he had been there, Ye Yuning’s eyes immediately sparkled. "You’ve been here? Then do you know of a very famous rice noodle shop?"
"Which one?" he asked, trying to sound casual.
"That one, you know, the really delicious one!" she chirped.
Xiao Linye was speechless. The really delicious one!
Seeing his reaction, Ye Yuning knew he definitely had no idea which one she was talking about.
"Never mind, I’ll take you. You must rarely come here," she said, not suspecting a thing. Holding octopus balls in one hand, she took Xiao Linye’s hand with the other and started walking.
At this moment, Ye Yuning was completely immersed in the world of delicious food. How could she remember that she might have a tough battle ahead of her...!