Is it wrong for the ice-element CEO to transform into a mischievous water-element girl?

The moment he sensed something was wrong, Young Master Fei turned his head and saw Gu Xiyue, who was seething with rage.

"Xiy... Xiyue. The weather's really nice today," Young Master Fei tried to look out the window, but realized he couldn't see the outside from inside the mall. He could only force a laugh, "Haha! Have you eaten?"

"Have you eaten?!" Gu Xiyue gritted out.

"Fei Yangyao! Do you know how worried I was about you all day? I searched everywhere and finally managed to find out which hospital you were in. I was worried you were injured and how badly, so I skipped work today to come find you. But when I got there, heh! All my worry was for nothing. Someone was here flirting with their sweetheart!"

Gu Xiyue didn't know why she was so angry, but her temper only grew as she spoke.

"Then, after I finally got your number, you didn't even recognize my voice when I called! I! I... Waaah~~~~"

A wave of grievance washed over her.

Perhaps it was because after a whole day of searching, this was the outcome she received.

Perhaps it was because the person she realized cared about her, the one who could give her confidence even when she felt like giving up, had suddenly become indifferent to her.

Perhaps it was the accumulated grievances from her family and the business world, with nowhere to vent, that resurfaced along with old wounds.

All of this had been ignited by the argument with her father earlier today and erupted at this very moment.

This girl, barely twenty years old, suddenly squatted down on the ground, clutching her head and sobbing.

Watching the Ice Element President, consumed by rage, gradually transform into a crying Water Element Girl, Fei Yangyao was stunned.

What happened?

Is this development a bit off?

Aren't you the strongest female lead, always keeping a poker face?

Did you ever cry in the original book?

In the original book, the male and female leads were one cold, one arrogant, and their relationship progressed as rotten as something indescribable. Ye Chen and Gu Xiyue, your entire romantic storyline was pushed forward by me, the male supporting character and villain.

What's going on now? I haven't seen you cold at all these past few days since I arrived; you've been acting like a jealous wife, so full of sorrow you could wring water out of yourself.

No matter what, I need to comfort her first and calm her down.

"Xiyue, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, I promise I'll stand up for you and teach them a lesson. Let's not stay here, okay? You still have an image to maintain."

He tried to persuade her, but she ignored him. He tried every trick in the book, but she responded with indifference.

"..."

It seems a quick resolution won't work; this needs to be a protracted battle. I should clear out the irrelevant people first.

"You all, please close the shop for now and you can leave early. Your salary for this month will be doubled."

Fortunately, there weren't many customers in the shop at the moment, and only the people inside had witnessed that scene. He asked the store manager and the employees to temporarily suspend business.

"And no one is allowed to spread what happened today."

"Understood, Young Master Fei."

Judging by the looks in the employees' eyes, their burning desire for gossip couldn't be extinguished, but there was nothing he could do; he couldn't deal with them right now.

Let them think whatever they want; as long as it doesn't get out, that's fine.

After getting rid of the unnecessary people, he saw Jiang Anran standing motionless and gave her a look, conveying a certain hint.

She ignored him.

"Ahem." He made it more obvious.

"Don't worry, Young Master, my lips are sealed. I won't say a word."

I'm afraid you'll say something? It's you I'm worried about!

Logically speaking, your first meeting after this should have been part of Ye Chen's Asura Field plot, right?

What is this now?

"Young Master, I can't. The contract states that I cannot abandon the Young Master during 'major crises,' and this is quite a major crisis!" The little maid refused earnestly, then switched to a sweet, coquettish tone, "Young Master~ You wouldn't really kick me out, would you~?"

Young Master Fei had to admit, his heart was indeed slightly tickled, just a little, only a tiny bit.

"Ahem, fine then. Don't say anything you shouldn't!"

This was the effect of the contract, absolutely not because he had softened from her pouting!

Forget it, seeing that she wouldn't even move, he'd just pretend she wasn't there.

Too many debts, no fear; too many lice, no itch. Butterfly effects weren't something he should be considering right now; he had to deal with the immediate crisis first.

"Xiyue, it's okay now, there's no one else here. Tell me whatever's bothering you. Who in Nancheng doesn't know I'm your simp?"

Great, this made Gu Xiyue cry even louder.

Seeing this, Fei Yangyao immediately dared not say anything else. Faced with such a scene, he could only sit beside her and gently pat her back with his right hand.

After all, I have to consider Ye Chen, I can't put any blame on him.

According to the original plot, Fei Yangyao and Gu Xiyue never even touched hands.

But then Gu Xiyue looked back, leaned over, and fell into his arms!

Soft fragrance filled his embrace.

Fei Yangyao froze. No! What's going on? If Ye Chen finds out, he'll kill me before I even get a chance to act! My role will be over before it even begins. I might as well find a crooked tree and hang myself. End of filming, right now.

Thinking this, he was so startled he jumped to his feet. At that exact moment, Gu Xiyue fell to the ground...

"You! You still look down on me! Wahhh~~~"

Fortunately, the floor wasn't dirty, but this situation was still problematic.

Looking at Gu Xiyue on the ground, helping her up felt inappropriate, but not helping her up also felt inappropriate.

To help or not to help, that was the big question!

Seeing the awkward standstill, Jiang Anran's eyes darted around, and she miraculously stepped forward to break the tension.

"Miss Gu, as long as you don't reveal what happened today, everything will be easy to handle."

Although she didn't know the full details, she had a pretty good idea through deduction.

The anonymous donation to the nursing home, Supreme Roses.

Despite his bad reputation, he didn't bully the little ones.

His hands and feet were proper when supporting Jiu Yun, and saying he wanted to "devour" her was just him fooling himself.

And then there was the fact that he had helped her so much while pretending to be fierce...

Combining all these facts with his concern about his own "badness," she understood.

For some reason, Young Master's principle was to "pretend to be bad," to tarnish his image and fit the persona of a playboy.

And from Young Master's recent actions and Miss Gu's words, it seemed Young Master also had a "simp" persona?

Then, wasn't the widely rumored "Scoundrel Young Master Fei Yangyao simps for the Iceberg Female CEO" also a fabricated image?

It's fine, then I'll cooperate with Young Master.

No matter what he's trying to do, I'll just help him.

Completely unaware that the little maid, who had been silently observing, had just resolved to become an accomplice, Young Master Fei was utterly confused by her words.

Gu Xiyue was even more clueless: "Huh? What are you talking about?"

Fei Yangyao knew that he hadn't "blackened" yet. As a simp, he was supposed to treat Gu Xiyue well unconditionally. However, he was afraid that if Ye Chen found out about this "crossing the line" behavior, he'd be shot in the back and die, only to be erased by the system with no recourse.

As he helped her up, he gently said to her, "Xiyue, let's not talk about what happened today, okay? It's embarrassing."

"Aren't you a simp? Why do you have so many demands?" Gu Xiyue didn't play along. She looked up, her red-rimmed eyes blinking, appearing quite pitiful for a moment.

"Don't people dote on their dogs in the city like they're ancestors? Since I'm your simp, of course, I should have a few small requests." Fei Yangyao forced a smile.

"Pfft." Gu Xiyue burst out laughing. "Okay, okay. It depends on your performance. If you perform well, I won't say anything. If you perform poorly..."

"What if I perform poorly?"

Her eyes darted around as she said, "I'll say you assaulted me here!"