Xiang Yiling in his arms rolled over.

"What, Yi Bai wants to make up with Xiang Qi again? What am I supposed to do?" Xiang Yiling pouted, her temper flaring up again.

Wen Yibai didn't speak. He gently stroked her fox-like eyes, his gaze filled with an inscrutable infatuation.

"Those eyes are truly beautiful..."

It's just that without that person's stubbornness and aloofness, and lacking that indomitable spirit, it always feels a bit off.

Xiang Yiling snorted coldly.

"Don't think I won't be angry just because you complimented me on my looks. Let me tell you, I won't give up. I'm going to snatch you away from Xiang Qi!"

"Besides, she's got lofty ambitions and is racking her brains to climb up to Murong Xiao's high branch. Do you think she'd even look at you?"

Wen Yibai, who was getting dressed, suddenly paused and calmly looked at Xiang Yiling.

Then he smiled.

"Murong Xiao..."

As he slowly chewed on the name, Wen Yibai's eyes grew colder. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been trapped abroad for so long, and in the end, he could only return through his friend's connections.

What exactly is his relationship with Xiang Jin?

At the class reunion, he said Xiang Jin was his woman, but Xiang Yiling said that Xiang Jin had only married a poor man from the village.

But if there's no connection, why would he stand up for Xiang Jin?

However, one thing is certain: they definitely know each other, and their relationship is quite close.

"What's wrong? Why are you mentioning Murong Xiao?" Xiang Yiling asked coquettishly.

"It's nothing. I just thought that if you really want to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Murong family, why not just ask Xiang Jin? Why go through all this trouble?"

"Xiang Jin? She doesn't know Murong Xiao!"

"Besides, Murong Xiao doesn't even look down on Xiang Qi, how could he possibly look up to her? A slut who's been to prison, a lowly person who's been thrown into a stinking ditch to rot and stink, does she even deserve to know Murong Xiao?" Xiang Yiling sneered coldly, her eyes full of contempt.

Wen Yibai's eyes instantly turned cold.

He pointed to the door: "Get out."

Xiang Yiling was stunned, then gently clung to him, asking, "What's wrong, Yibai? Did I say something wrong?"

"Get out! Right now, get out of here!"

Xiang Yiling was both cowardly and angry.

But she didn't dare to argue with him, so she could only swallow her anger, pick up her bag, and leave the office in a huff.

…………

After leaving the Wens Group, Xu Jianshen did not bring Xiang Jin back to the company.

The car turned and headed to a restaurant.

The restaurant had a high-class atmosphere and a greater sense of privacy than ordinary restaurants. Xu Jianshen seemed to know the place well, so he must be a regular customer.

"Eat first, don't think about unhappy things." Xiang Jin hadn't spoken since she came out, so Xu Jianshen couldn't help but speak up and poured her a glass of water.

"No need, I can do it myself." Xiang Jin quickly took the kettle.

She carefully observed her surroundings.

She didn't know if there were paparazzi around, but having dinner with a movie star in broad daylight was bound to make her panic.

"Don't worry, this is a shop owned by a friend, it's very safe." As if sensing Xiang Jin's concerns, Xu Jianshen smiled.

"Does Mr. Xu come here often?"

"Of course, with a few friends."

Xu Jianshen called the waiter to take their order when Xiang Jin's phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the caller ID, took her phone, and walked to a secluded corner.

Press the answer button.

"Why did it take you so long to answer the phone? What were you doing?" Murong Xiao frowned slightly on the other end, looking somewhat tired.

"I just met with a client and we're having dinner out now. Didn't you say we were having a private meeting? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

This caught her completely off guard.

"We'll be locked down starting tomorrow. I just finished taking care of some things today."

"Then you should go back to sleep."

On the other end of the video call, Murong Xiao was in an office building, with the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him completely dark; it was still late at night there.

Murong Xiao scoffed lightly: "What, worried about me?"

Xiang Jin retorted seriously, "...No way!"

"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words." Someone started threatening and intimidating again.

Xiang Jin: "..."

"Then you should rest well. I... I'll wait for you to come back." She turned her head away, her ears turning slightly red.

"Yes, be good at home."

Xiang Jin: "...I've always been very well-behaved."

The man curled his lips into a smile, gazing into those dark, bright fox eyes, his expression becoming somewhat enigmatic.

"Xiang Jin".

At this moment, Xu Jianshen came over with a plate of fruit cakes: "I've been looking for you for ages. Turns out you're here. I had the chef here make these specially. They're the best in the restaurant. Try them."

A pale yellow fruit cake was stuffed straight into Xiang Jin's mouth.

Xiang Jin didn't know whether to spit it out or chew it, so she finally gritted her teeth and swallowed it...

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"It's...delicious." Xiang Jin stared blankly.

Seeing her adorable, bewildered expression, Xu Jianshen chuckled: "Look at you, you're so old and you still spill food while eating, just like a little kid..."

A warm fingertip suddenly reached out and wiped away the crumbs from Xiang Jin's lips.

Xiang Jin subconsciously took two steps back, trying to avoid his hand, but unfortunately she didn't succeed...

A chilly wind suddenly blew in from the other end of the video call...

"Xu Jianshen, were you discussing the project with him?" Murong Xiao's voice dropped several decibels, and his oppressive aura made Xiang Jin feel suffocated even through the screen.

"Yes...yes."

Xiang Jin, wearing Bluetooth earphones, looked up at Xu Jianshen.

Fortunately, she wore headphones today, otherwise Xu Jianshen would have heard her and Murong Xiao's conversation and their relationship would have been exposed.

On the other end of the phone, the cold wind blew even more fiercely.

Xiang Jin felt like she was about to be swept away...

"Wait a minute, there's something dirty in my hair."

Xu Jianshen moved closer to Xiang Jin again, and before she could react, he suddenly held her head, patiently removed the things from her hair, and then rubbed Xiang Jin's head.

"Okay, it's clean now." He said with a slightly indulgent tone.

Xiang Jin: "..."

She couldn't bear to look at the other end of the video anymore; she couldn't.

She roughly guessed what Murong Xiao was going to say, and instinctively panicked, quickly ending the call.

After thinking about it, I realized something was wrong, so I turned off my phone.

"What, are you done with the call?" Xu Jianshen asked.

"Yeah, it's over." Xiang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, his back drenched in cold sweat...

"Fruit cake, would you like to try some more?"

This time, Xu Jianshen didn't feed her directly; instead, he handed her a fork.

"No need, let's go back and eat. After we eat, we need to get back to work. There are still a lot of things to take care of." Xiang Jin turned and walked back.

Xu Jianshen raised an eyebrow: "OK. What boss wouldn't like such a hardworking employee, right?"

Xiang Jin stopped in his tracks.

She looked at Xu Jianshen.

Xu Jianshen just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Perhaps she was overthinking it... How could someone as outstanding as the movie star deliberately tease her? Xiang Jin patted her head and quickly pulled herself back to reality.