Unaware of the situation at home, Lin Xiao was still immersed in endless joy. Her lover adored her, her teacher admired her, and her friends envied her. Life was simply too wonderful.
Before Christmas, the school held a grand exhibition of students' work from each year. Lin Xiao's photo was placed in the very center of the huge display board, which was a great honor and recognition.
Yang Xile somehow found out about the news and sent Lin Xiao a congratulatory message, saying that she wanted to invite her and Xiao Yu to a Christmas dinner.
Lin Xiao originally wanted to refuse, but Yang Xile insisted that she attend, because this dinner was also his way of apologizing to Xiao Yu, as he felt very bad about refusing her last time.
When Xiao Yu cried to Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao was busy with his final design assignment and didn't spend much time with her. He felt guilty and agreed to help her.
Yang Xile arrived at Lin Xiao's school gate in a brand-new sports car. It was the same model as the one his father had given him in Beijing, only in a different color.
The students at ESMOD Paris, a prestigious fashion school, all come from wealthy families. However, many students couldn't help but stop and admire the vibrant sapphire blue sports car.
Yang Xile enjoyed Lin Xiao's envious gaze. After parking his car, he swaggered into the school hall and waited for Lin Xiao to finish class.
The students' artwork exhibition was located in the center of the first-floor lobby. Yang Xile looked at each piece one by one and quickly found the photo of the artwork that matched Lin Xiao's name.
Lin Xiao has a French name, but she habitually writes her name in pinyin, and her teacher usually calls her XIAO. In a photograph of a work titled Xiao LIN, Yang Xile saw a familiar face.
He paused for a moment, then carefully examined the surroundings for a while before suddenly pulling out his phone and starting to search for information about Wei Changfeng on Baidu.
That's right! It's this kid! The model posing in the clothes Lin Xiao designed in her homework photos is actually the big star Wei Changfeng!
In addition, there were photos of a blond, blue-eyed male model wearing the same outfit, and the school displayed both sets of photos.
Yang Xile felt as if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret, and was momentarily stunned. He composed himself and began searching for all information and photos about Wei Changfeng on his phone.
I quickly found his previous interviews, in which he said his parents were ordinary primary school teachers. I also quickly saw that he wore the same clothes shown in the pictures when he attended year-end award ceremonies and movie promotion events. These clothes were designed and made stitch by stitch by Lin Xiao himself!
In an instant, Yang Xile connected everything: why Lin Xiao refused to bring her boyfriend to meet him despite his repeated requests; why Lin Xiao's face turned pale when he mentioned that his second sister wanted to keep Wei Changfeng as a gigolo during their last meal at the club; and why Lin Xiao vehemently refuted him when he said there were no decent people in the entertainment industry. All of this became clear today.
Yang Xile felt a surge of anger rising in his chest. It turned out that he had lost to such a pretty boy actor!
He originally thought that the person Lin Xiao liked must be outstanding. Perhaps she couldn't compare to Xiangyu Group in terms of wealth, but in terms of family background and education, she would probably be far superior to him.
Wasn't it said that both parents were teachers? Then the person Lin Xiao was interested in should at least be a promising young talent raised in a scholarly family like a professor at a prestigious university, right?
It turns out that the outstanding boy's parents were just ordinary elementary school teachers, and he himself attended an art school whose undergraduate admission score was 200 points lower than other universities!
The more she thought about it, the more resentful she became. She had actually lost to a third-rate actress. Yes, in the eyes of a wealthy young master like Yang Xile, even the most famous and popular stars were nothing more than third-rate actors, objects of their amusement and playthings, not even worthy of serious interaction. How could they possibly win the favor of the woman he desired?
Yang Xile had intended to leave, and he had already strode to the door when he suddenly stopped.
He thought for a moment, walked back to his car and sat down, then texted Lin Xiao, who was still in class, saying, "Sis, I've arrived. I'm waiting for you at the school gate. Come out after class, and we'll go pick up Xiao Yu together."
Lin Xiao received his text message and quickly replied with an "OK".
Yang Xile sat alone in his car, scrolling through his chat history with Lin Xiao. He hadn't deleted a single message, nor had he changed his phone. In the first few months, the two had been in frequent contact and often joked around.
It was probably after he grabbed Lin Xiao's hand that their contact gradually decreased. This time, on their trip back to France, after he confessed his feelings on the plane and was rejected, they only had sporadic conversations. And it was mostly him sending the messages, with her replying briefly but politely.
Yang Xile covered his forehead with his hand and let out a long sigh. The young master of the prestigious Xiangyu Group, actually lost to an actress when it came to women?! If the people in the second-generation elite circle knew, he would become a laughingstock!
After class, Lin Xiao quickly found Yang Xile's conspicuous sports car at the school gate and immediately recognized it as the same model but a different color as his car in Beijing. As she got into the car, she smiled and asked him, "Looks like you really like this car. Are you planning to buy one of every color and collect them all?"
Yang Xile sat in the driver's seat watching her, his heart churning with mixed feelings.
Lin Xiao, standing before him, smiled radiantly, possessing a delicate and beautiful appearance. In terms of looks, she was no less attractive than his celebrity boyfriend, and the two of them should have looked quite harmonious together. But... but why couldn't he be the one standing next to her?
When Lin Xiao jokingly asked him, he smiled and replied that he was planning to buy a car in one color.
"How much does this car cost?" Lin Xiao had absolutely no interest in cars and knew nothing about them.
"It's more expensive in China, over seven million, but much cheaper abroad."
Lin Xiao swallowed a "goodness." Although they were both from the circle of rich second-generation, the scale of their family assets was still quite different.
Yang Kai, in a moment of joy, gifted the car, worth over seven million yuan, to his son, Yang Xile, who then wanted to collect one of each color. In Lin Xiao's memory, the most expensive watch her father had ever given her was only worth around two million yuan.
Yang Xile didn't say much and drove Lin Xiao to pick up Yu Qingning.
Yu Qingning felt extremely awkward and uneasy when she saw Yang Xile again, but fortunately, Lin Xiao, who was like an older sister to her, was there to help her keep going.
It was the same restaurant Lin Xiao had taken Wei Changfeng to last time, and the slick, China-savvy manager was still standing at the door waiting.
As dusk fell, the Seine began to light up.
Yang Xile ordered the manager to serve many specialty dishes and two bottles of red wine. He told Xiao Yu that he had two things to do that day. The first was to apologize to her, saying that he had failed to appreciate her kindness. The second thing... he started to say, but then stopped.
Yu Qingning, who was originally very nervous, was a little confused by his sudden action. Lin Xiao was also a little curious. Yang Xile was always the kind of person who spoke his mind directly. Why was he hesitant to speak today?
"What's the second thing? Xi Le, just tell us." Both Yu Lin and the other man were intrigued by his deliberately mysterious manner.
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