Shi Xi sat on the bed, looking at the business card in her hand.
He had actually considered many possibilities.
For example, He Xiangdi lacked martial ethics, and the protagonist, finding him an eyesore, tried to kill him, causing the plot to deviate; similarly, Xiao Wanjun failed to distinguish between momentary emotion and love, refusing to break up with him, causing the plot to deviate...
But to my surprise, nothing went wrong on their end.
On the contrary, Qin Huaixi, because of Xiao Wanjun's rejection, simply lay down and gave up on sleeping.
Shi Xi tapped the business card with a look of exasperation, "Go ahead and sleep with her. Who can sleep with you more?"
"What do we do now with the cold medicine?" Shi Xi asked her colleague.
If he fails to complete the task, not only will his salary be deducted, but the system will also deduct points.
They're in the same boat.
999 replied: "Hmm... In this situation, Shi Xi, you need to personally step in and correct the plot."
After listening to 999's suggestion, Shi Xi pondered for a moment and then agreed.
He flicked the business card and then called Qin Huaixi.
While waiting for the other party to answer, consider how to prevent Qin Huaixi from giving up and instead focus on advancing the storyline.
To his surprise, the call was answered almost instantly: "Hello, Jiang Feng?"
His deep, magnetic voice still carried a hint of sleepiness, as if he had been woken up by a phone ringing.
Shi Xi chuckled and said, "You still have the nerve to sleep?"
"I've already told you what you're thinking." Listen, I know you've been trying to steal my boyfriend.
"So?" Qin Huaixi's tone held a hint of anticipation. "Are you going to tell me your answer now?"
Shi Xi: "...Yes." Why does he sound so strange?
"It's better to talk about this face-to-face. Are you coming to my house or should I go to yours?" As he spoke, a rustling sound came from the phone.
It should be Qin Huaixi getting dressed.
Shi Xi paused for a moment, then said, "...I'll go to your house."
...
Shi Xi was completely bewildered. He had clearly come to assert his dominance over his love rival, so how did he end up at the other person's doorstep?
He pressed the doorbell, waited a few seconds, and Qin Huaixi opened the door.
Tsk, it's the middle of the night, and they're still wearing leather shoes and dressed so neatly.
Seeing that her rival was dressed so formally, it didn't seem like he was going to give up.
Great, it seems like we made the right call!
"Come in, what would you like to drink?" Qin Huaixi walked to the open kitchen counter. "Orange juice, hot milk, or purified water?"
"Pure water is fine," Shi Xi replied, sitting down on the sofa.
Qin Huaixi poured a glass of warm water and handed it to him.
Shi Xi took a sip of water, then looked at Qin Huaixi and said bluntly, "Wan Jun is my lover, and I have never thought of breaking up with him."
LOL, I'm super brave.
I hope that the beautiful lady will give Jiang Sheng a hand later on, considering my indomitable spirit.
"Ha." Qin Huaixi's handsome, noble face turned cold. "You like Xiao Wanjun that much?"
She liked him so much that she couldn't wait to express her deep affection after only having a calm conversation with him, risking offending him and the entire Qin family.
Shi Xi took a sip of water and said, "He's a perfect lover, I can't let him down."
Don't rush to give up. Xiao Wanjun is a perfect person, you absolutely can't miss her!
Qin Huaixi chuckled: "Ha...the perfect lover?"
Listening to his words, Shi Xi felt a cold sweat break out on her back.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Qin Huaixi's attitude made him feel that he didn't like Xiao Wanjun, but rather that he was full of hostility and mockery.
Could it be that Xiao Wanjun rejected him too decisively, hurting Qin Huaixi's fragile young heart?
"Wan Jun has a cold exterior but a warm heart." Shi Xi pondered for a moment, looking at Qin Huaixi's sharply defined jawline, and began to try to make amends for Xiao Wan Jun.
"Actually, he's gentle, kind, good-looking, capable at work, a good cook, has excellent taste, and is very protective of his own."
Ha, which dog doesn't protect its own?
Qin Huaixi frowned. After saying all this, Shi Xi probably thought Xiao Wanjun was the perfect, all-around ideal lover.
When did he go blind?
Which eye of his saw that Xiao Wanjun was cold on the outside but warm and kind on the inside? ... I never expected that Shi Xi, who is quite smart in business, would be so love-obsessed.
He stared at the teeth marks on Shi Xi's neck and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "So good-natured that she'd bite?"
That's pointless of you to bring this up.
"..." Shi Xi was taken aback, and said vaguely, "He bit me by accident. It's only so obvious because my skin is fair."
Qin Huaixi glanced at Shi Xi. He had at least ten layers of romanticized views of Xiao Wanjun. He was hopeless; he wouldn't listen to anything anyone said now.
He only agreed with one point in Shi Xi's statement.
Her skin is indeed very fair.
It wasn't a bloodless, deathly white, but rather a cool-toned, translucent white with a hint of pink.
"If you say so, then so be it." Qin Huaixi's lips curled up, his eyes filled with a determined look as he looked at Shi Xi.
"I don't intend to give up."
As he uttered these words, the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire Mark on the back of his neck emitted a faint light, as if it were weeping blood.
Neither of them noticed.
Shi Xi: "Whatever you say."
That's exactly what I wanted to hear!
"It's getting late, I'll be going now." Shi Xi put down her water glass and walked towards the door.
Qin Huaixi stood up and said, "I'll take you home."
Shi Xi turned her head to look at him.
"What?" Qin Huaixi stepped forward, the two of them almost touching.
He looked into Shi Xi's brownish-yellow eyes, a slight smile unconsciously playing on his lips, and asked softly, "Are you afraid to take me to your house because you're afraid I'll eat you?"
\"Afraid.\"
Shi Xi snorted, a hint of provocation in her eyes, "You think I'm afraid of you?"
He walked to the car first, sat in the passenger seat, looked at Qin Huaixi, and raised his chin: "Get in."
...
Qin Huaixi escorted Shi Xi to the villa entrance.
"Want to make a bet with me? In three months, you'll break up with Xiao Wanjun." Qin Huaixi crossed his arms and looked at Shi Xi with a half-smile, then suddenly let out a low, hoarse chuckle.
"That's too naive, I won't gamble."
Shi Xi shook her head, refusing without even thinking.
Why would you refuse such a great opportunity? 999 was puzzled.
[It's not a rejection, but a sophisticated tug-of-war between adults, igniting his competitive spirit and preventing him from easily giving up.]
Wow, I learned something new!
"Afraid of losing?"
"Using reverse psychology once is enough; it won't work if you do it too often."
"That's because they're afraid of losing," Qin Huaixi said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.
"I'm not afraid."
"Then bet with me."
"Let's gamble."
"Alright, the bet is settled. If you lose, the Qin family will unconditionally support the Jiang family during my reign. If you win... I want that lotus brooch!"
"Are you sure about the brooch Xiao Wanjun is wearing?"
His brown eyes stared at Qin Huaixi with suspicion.
The Qin family's unconditional support and a brooch worth over two million.
The stakes are completely unequal.
"Confirmed." Qin Huaixi nodded, revealing a bright smile.
Shi Xi carefully observed the smile on Qin Huaixi's face and came to a conclusion—
Well, this guy must have taken that brooch as a token of his love.
It seems she really suits his taste.
Coincidentally, Xiao Wanjun also likes it very much.
No wonder you two are a couple.
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