Chapter 9
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"Cao Cao, you're here, ah." Youyan was startled, her words coming out in stutters.
Lin Ziyan had initially intended to greet Xu Qing, but upon seeing Youyan, he was taken aback, subtly glancing towards Gu Ye Bai.
The latter gave him a faint look with a hint of warning in his eyes.
Lin Ziyan felt his heart skip a beat; Gu Ye Bai was too cunning, and the only person he had ever truly loved was betrayed by none other than Youyan, Youyan, who broke her promise.
Back then, everyone thought these two, with such different personalities, would never come together, but they did. Witnessing their past, it seemed nothing could split them apart, yet in the end, they parted ways.
Well, well, working under him, it's best not to provoke the boss.
So he smiled at Youyan, saying, "Isn't this Youyan?"
Xu Qing shot him a glare, mimicking his tone, "Isn't this speaking from the heart?"
Lin Ziyan made a fierce face at her, then turned back to Youyan with a full smile.
But when Youyan didn't respond for a long time, he twitched his cheek in frustration and sent her another flirtatious look.
Youyan held back for a while, not disappointing his expectation, and managed, "Senior, where are you flourishing nowadays?"
Lin Ziyan was taken aback, then burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, and playfully patted Youyan's shoulder. She flinched, and the juice in her hand tilted at a 45-degree angle, splashing precisely onto a junior standing next to Lin Ziyan.
The junior screamed and jumped aside, but not before getting stained, glaring angrily at Youyan. Then, remembering Lin Ziyan was the real culprit, she shot him a look but chose to ignore his minor faux pas due to his charming, wealthy persona, continuing to glare at Youyan instead. After all, she was seen as Gu Ye Bai's ex, the public enemy.
(Youyan, in tears: Hey hey >_< — You've got the relationship wrong, I was the one who left him.)
Several juniors exchanged looks and collectively stepped back, drawing a line between themselves and Youyan.
Youyan glanced at Lin Ziyan with a resentful look.
Great, now she was the center of attention again. Initially, when people saw that there was no deep-seated animosity, the crowd's interest in the drama had waned by half, but now it was reignited. Even Gu Ye Bai cast a fleeting glance their way.
Youyan's heart shook, and she clenched her hand hidden beside her.
"Senior Lin, Senior Xu, what are you doing over there? Come join us, we're going to play a little game soon." A crisp voice came from beside Zhou Huaian.
With this call, before Lin Ziyan and Xu Qing could respond, many had already hurried over. The two exchanged a look; it was Chu Ke.
Lin Ziyan shrugged, "What kind of game?"
"Who knows what tricks this little girl has up her sleeve," Xu Qing said indifferently.
The lights flickered, bewildering the eyes. Xu Qing didn't know that this game would bring him closer to her once more.
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