Although Mu Yingying had felt the same way, being with the person she liked made it a reality, immersing her in sweetness. Even if she realized something, she pretended not to know.

After all, not being good enough for the person you like is a very distressing and heartbreaking thing.

"I'll tell you when I have the chance; now is not the time."

Xia Che swirled the wine in his glass, took a small sip, and the rich aroma of the wine burst in his mouth, leaving him with an unforgettable aftertaste.

To deal with a villain like Li Junyang, you have to strike him squarely where it hurts, kill him, and leave him no chance of recovery.

Otherwise, Xia Che would rather do nothing, just because it would alert the enemy.

Li Junyang is no fool; any slight movement that catches his attention can have serious consequences.

He needs to get involved in Mu Yingying's affairs, but now is not the time.

"oh?"

Mu Yingying blinked, completely bewildered.

What kind of riddle are we talking about?

...

"Ding-dong—"

The elevator arrived on the first floor. Li Junyang hurriedly stepped out with a gloomy face, opened the door, took out his phone, and quickly dialed a number.

"Mr. Xing?"

Li Junyang looked up at the full-length mirror in the corridor. His reflection showed a face so dark it was almost as if water could be wrung out of it. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "I need to mobilize the Xing family's action team to help me kill someone."

“A person who is very likely related to the eldest son of the Xia family that you have been looking for…”

After hanging up the phone, Li Junyang expressionlessly put his phone away and straightened his collar in front of the mirror.

Suddenly, a confident smile appeared on his face.

"...Everyone in Jiang City knows that the Xing family is almost going mad in their search for that young master of the Xia family, preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free... And since you happen to have the surname Xia, even if the Xing family discovers that you are not Xia after you die, it will be too late."

"I only provided information, I didn't say that the information was necessarily accurate. Even if Xing Zhicheng blames me, he will praise me for being too concerned about the Xing family's affairs."

"Xia Che, Xia Che... let's see how you escape this time!"

Li Junyang became ruthless.

If he could barely tolerate Xia Che before, now, seeing Qing Ning and Xia Che so intimately, the string of reason in his mind snapped instantly.

Whether it was out of jealousy or for some other reason, Li Junyang didn't know, and he was too lazy to think about it.

There was one thing he was absolutely certain of: if Xia Che didn't die, he would be stuck with this fishbone in his throat for the rest of his life, unable to swallow it.

Today is a perfect opportunity.

It was Qingning who organized the event; he was just a guest at the banquet. As for the guest Qingning invited dying at her banquet... at least, it had nothing to do with him.

In order to kill Xia Che, Li Junyang did not hesitate to tell a big lie, forcibly linking this poor boy whom he hated to the mysterious eldest son of the Xia family.

Unexpectedly, the more you try to figure it out, the more reasonable it seems. It's probably because Xia Che, that blond-haired bastard, is born to take the blame.

"You died because of the young master of the Xia family, so you died a worthwhile death. After all, you were just a poor loser who couldn't be brought to the table. Being mistaken for the young master of the Xia family before you died is something you can brag about to other ghosts after you die."

Li Junyang looked at himself in the mirror and smiled coldly, then turned around and stepped back into the elevator.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, the smile on his face lost its coldness and returned to warmth, becoming gentle.

He was so confident that he never imagined, even if he racked his brains, that he would actually find the mysterious young master of the Xia family by sheer coincidence.

One person solved the problem that had troubled the Xing family for so long.

This also completely exposed Xia Che's pretense.

Life is truly unpredictable.

...

"Tch... You just love keeping girls in suspense. Do you enjoy teasing girls like this?"

Mu Yingying rolled her eyes. She had been asking Xia Che for a long time, but he always had an annoying expression on his face and refused to tell her why she and Li Junyang were not from the same world.

That despicable guy...

How exactly did you fall for him?

If it weren't for keeping it a secret for her best friend, Mu Yingying would have told Xia Che everything!

"It cannot be spoken, it cannot be spoken."

Xia Che shook his head mysteriously, then put a seafood pie into his mouth.

To be honest, the pastries at Qing Ning's housewarming party were really delicious. Although the banquet hadn't officially started yet, Xia Che was already half full just from eating these pastries.

"I don't know where I bought it, but this seafood pie is really delicious..."

Xia Che picked up a napkin and wiped his hands, still feeling unsatisfied.

"You're doing this again! You've repeated those three words over three thousand times, watch out or I'll tell you!"

Mu Yingying screamed in anger, but even she didn't realize that Xia Che's cheeky personality made it easy for him to get closer to others.

At least, Mu Yingying doesn't feel any distance between herself and Xia Che now. After a conversation, they truly feel like friends.

"Be careful, tell me to be careful? That's a grammatically incorrect sentence, isn't it?"

Xia Che pondered for a while before realizing that this "carelessness" was not the same as the other kind of carelessness. Just as he was about to tease her, he suddenly saw Mu Yingying jumping up and down, about to bump into the waiter behind her. He quickly reminded her, "Mu Yingying, be careful!"

"You rascal, you're always finding a chance to make fun of me..."

Mu Yingying thought Xia Che was playing pranks again. Frustrated, she suddenly felt herself bump into something and her body fell uncontrollably to the side.

Ouch!

Mu Yingying gasped, lay on her side on the ground, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Excuse me, miss! Are you alright?"

The waiter was startled and quickly put down the tray in his hand, squatting down somewhat helplessly.

"I'm fine..."

Mu Yingying forced a smile, but the sharp pain in her ankle made her furrow her brow.

She touched her ankle and then saw a high heel lying next to her. She realized that she had never worn high heels before and had broken the heel in her panic, which was why she had fallen.

"You go ahead and get busy, it's alright."

Xia Che noticed the situation and patted the waiter on the shoulder. Seeing that the waiter was pale with fright, he waved him away.

After all, it wasn't the other person's fault; Mu Yingying bumped into someone first.

"I...I'll go get the first-aid kit!"

Although the waiter was nervous, he didn't panic and quickly got up and walked towards a certain place.

"You've never worn high heels before?"

After Xia Che did a quick check and confirmed that it was just a sprained ankle, he felt much relieved. Then he looked at Mu Yingying with a strange expression.