Damn it!
How outrageous!
Xie Qingyan realized that her state of mind really was terribly off lately.
Xu Shi asking her to treat Xia Ke'an had already left her rather displeased. Who would have thought that the bastard also had a taste for the younger type?
She refused to believe that Xu Shi would care this much if it were another man... Yet the moment she saw how close he was with Xia Wuyou too, her blood pressure shot up several more points.
So you weren't letting a single one of them go, were you?
The worst part was that being caught among these people felt uncomfortable too. Xie Qingyan even felt her thoughts becoming a mess, as though I came at the wrong time...
She knew perfectly well that this had nothing to do with Xu Shi's strange ability. No matter how capable that bastard was, there was no way his power could affect her—it was simply that his recent changes had given him an aura compelling enough to make people fall for him.
That had to be part of it. In the past, hearing about Xu Shi ridiculously hosting parties and whatnot would only have made her sneer with disdain. But now, seeing him get a little too close to other girls made her feel indignant. That was the best proof.
This was straying further and further from what she had expected. At her age, Xie Qingyan had been able to firmly control a behemoth like Prism precisely because of her absolute rationality and calm. Emotions rarely swayed her.
That included her relationship with Xu Shi. Even after noticing his changes, all she had wanted was to maintain a good, equal partnership with him. Even their so-called engagement should have been the same—it ought to have been a