He had no romantic inclinations and felt nothing special about snowy days, so he was about to look away after a glance when his gaze suddenly sharpened slightly and settled on a spot in the street.
The street was secluded to begin with, lined on both sides with towering plane trees. Both the buildings and the street had a distinctly European feel. There were usually only a few pedestrians and hardly any cars.
And here, in this very place, a figure appeared whom he would never have expected to see—Ye Feifei.
She was carrying a bag in one hand and talking on the phone with the other, her brows tightly furrowed. She seemed to be arguing with the person on the other end.
Upon seeing her, Bai Le naturally looked across at Xi Yan, only to meet his gaze the moment he turned. He couldn't help starting in fright.
When he looked back, he suddenly saw several girls charging aggressively toward Ye Feifei. The one in front grabbed Ye Feifei by the hair and slapped her hard across the face, while another was in charge of taking pictures.
It had happened so suddenly, but Ye Feifei was hardly about to back down. Before long, the two were locked in a brawl.
Bai Le stared in astonishment. After collecting himself, he waited for Xi Yan to react, but Xi Yan simply lowered his head and took another sip of coffee, perfectly calm and composed. Instead, Bai Le felt a little awkward and cleared his throat a few times.
After hesitating for a moment, he got up and headed downstairs.
Xi Yan watched his retreating figure without blinking, his expression dark.
The author has something to say: Bai Le: You're setting me up!
Xi Yan looked at Secretary Xing: ?
Secretary Xing: "Didn't you tell me to just arrange some scandal to get on the trending searches...?"
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Chapter 14
Wu Hua was surprised to see him get up, but then he realized what was going on and clicked his tongue several times as he watched him leave.
"True enough, Lele's reached that age too."
Xi Yan looked at him and narrowed his eyes slightly. "What age?"
"The age to get married, of course. It'd be good for him to settle down soon. Otherwise, he'll never grow up."
Wu Hua went on, "Besides, the kid isn't such a bastard anymore. He's learned to care about people, so maybe it really could work out."
Xi Yan said mildly, "You seem to know him well."
"Of course. We hang out together all the time. If I had to describe how I feel about him, it's probably a father's love for his son."
A spoon clinked crisply against the side of a cup. Xi Yan laced his fingers together on his knees and paid Wu Hua no further attention, turning instead to stare intently out the window.
As soon as Bai Le got downstairs, he saw the two sides tangled in a fierce fight. Although Ye Feifei was up against several opponents, she wasn't at a disadvantage in the slightest. She had even scratched the face of the girl leading them.
He hurried forward to separate the girls. Sure enough, it had been a fierce fight: everyone's hair was disheveled, and they all looked a mess.
Bai Le was panting with exhaustion. Looking at the scene before him, he kept thinking how terrifying women were.
Seeing that she couldn't get the upper hand even with so many people on her side, the girl in the lead furiously pulled out her phone and shouted a few times at the person on the other end, who seemed to be her boyfriend. Then she told Ye Feifei, "Just you wait," and left with the others.
"Ow—"
Ye Feifei cried out in pain, then smoothed down her disheveled hair and picked up the bag she had set aside during the commotion. It bore the logo of a famous luxury brand.
"Are you all right?"
Ye Feifei shook her head. Bai Le saw something that seemed to move inside the bag and leaned over to look. Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "What's in there?"
Ye Feifei opened the bag to show him. There was a piece of clothing inside, and she moved it aside to reveal two kittens underneath.
"I found them while I was out shopping. Their mother is probably gone. There was another little one, but it was already dead, so I didn't take it with me."
Bai Le looked at him with a complicated expression. It seemed that even the female lead of a parallel world still had some things in common with the original.
Ye Feifei looked at him and returned to the subject. "President Bai, you saved me again."
Bai Le said, "What are you doing here?"
"I was supposed to have a meal here with someone, but it looks like I've been stood up. And that person has a girlfriend, but lied and said he was single."
After saying that, Ye Feifei winked at Bai Le. "I'd only say these things in front of you. I quite like you."
Bai Le froze at her words. Once they sank in, he couldn't help panicking. No way. She can't mean it the way I think she does, can she? Am I the male lead, meant to end up with her?
As soon as the thought occurred to him, Bai Le hurriedly looked up. Sure enough, his eyes met Xi Yan's dark ones. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked away.
As he agonized over how to turn Ye Feifei down, she seemed to know what he was thinking. Holding back a laugh, she explained, "It's not what you think. You're a good person, but I won't fall in love with anyone. There's something I like more than love."
"What?"
"Money." Ye Feifei looked perfectly at ease. "There's nothing embarrassing about liking money. What I have with men is just a transaction. One cares about looks, the other about money. We each get what we need."
Bai Le was stunned by her words and didn't know what to say.
"Then you don't like Fourth Master Xi either?"
Ye Feifei looked a little surprised and shook her head in denial. "How could I?"
After hearing her answer, Bai Le was filled with mixed feelings. It really was different from the original story he had read. The male and female leads wouldn't end up together.
"Thank you for today, President Bai. Let's meet again when we have the chance."
Ye Feifei smiled at the stunned Bai Le and raised a hand to pat his shoulder, trying to bring him back to his senses.
But then she suddenly felt an icy, snakelike gaze fixed on her, sending a creeping chill through her whole body.