“Just purely to make the clothing brand famous.” “Make it famous?” Xia Erxi mockingly raised an eyebrow. Was he being treated like a cash cow? “What’s the story with the ring on your hand?” He paused, then asked. “You mean this?” Zhen Yun happily showed him the sparkling diamond ring on her ring finger. “Mm.” “I bought this myself, it’s not even a real diamond ring. What’s wrong? Are you angry?” Zhen Yun blinked her beautiful eyes. Glancing at her, Xia Erxi fell silent. “This wasn’t given by some rich young man, you have to believe me, I only love you.” She smiled sweetly. “…” Love? A woman he’d known for less than three months was saying she loved him? Did she love his money? Or did she love him? “Why did you suddenly go quiet?” This time, Zhen Yun finally sensed something was off. “…To be honest, I don’t like the little tricks you’re playing,” his long fingers interlaced into a tower, Xia Erxi leaned towards her, his beautiful black eyes devoid of any emotion. “Even less do I like how you deliberately mislead public opinion.” This was the first time Zhen Yun had seen such a cold Xia Erxi, she was stunned for a moment, her expression somewhat stiff. “You misunderstood me, I didn’t…” “I don’t want to hear your excuses.” He coldly cut her off. “…Erxi?” Never expecting his attitude to change so drastically, Zhen Yun’s face instantly turned pale.
“I thought the game rules were clear from the beginning. Are you misunderstanding something?” “I—” “From the start, you knew this was a consensual game, didn’t you? Aren’t you taking this too seriously?” “I don’t understand what you mean…” It was hard to believe such cold words were coming from his mouth, and Zhen Yun was shocked, her beautiful eyes wide open.
Was this really Xia Erxi? Where had the gentle and considerate demeanor from the past few days gone? Or—— Was this the true Xia Erxi that she had never seen clearly before? Frowning slightly, as if she were a naughty, disobedient child, Xia Erxi raised an eyebrow and looked down at her. “If I were to spell it out, that wouldn’t be very smart, Miss Lan.”
