“Young Master Xia is so domineering! I’ve fallen in love with you instantly!” “Have the guts to not explain! Hahaha!” “…”
A long string of “have the guts to not explain” filled the comments, making Zhang Weide’s temples throb with anger. He wanted to curse these shameless people to death, but since Xia Xianning hadn’t responded further, he was both furious and anxious – Zhang Weide had to admit that he was truly terrified of Xia Xianning’s cold face.
After waiting nervously for a while, Xia Xianning finally replied, again with a brief sentence: “No mistake. I’m telling you to delete your Weibo.”
Zhang Weide: “…”
He shouted “Fuck” and threw his mouse, leaving the room to calm down.
However, before he could leave, Zhang Weide was stopped by his father: “Zhang Weide, where are you going!”
He nervously called out “Dad” as Zhang Cheng’s face turned blue with anger.
Zhang Cheng immediately slapped him: “You’re always causing trouble! Is the Xia family someone you can offend? Why did you provoke Xia Xianning?”
Zhang Weide was slapped hard and dazed for a while before coming back to his senses. Panic replaced his previous anger: “You, how do you know?”
Zhang Cheng took two deep breaths and cursed: “How dare you ask me? I never interfered with your troublemaking, but now you’ve become bold! Several business partners have already called me, asking what grudge you have with Xia Xianning!”
Zhang Weide couldn’t help but respond: “Are their mouths too loose? What business is it of theirs whether we have a grudge or not? They’re meddling too much!”
After saying this, he remembered what just happened, and his face reddened.
Zhang Cheng was so angry he didn’t want to talk to him: “You idiot, don’t you understand? We can’t offend Xia Xianning! This is the first time he’s publicly expressed dissatisfaction with someone online, and you’ve hit the jackpot!
He slapped the table, furious: “He’s trying to test us. If you really have an unresolvable grudge with Xia Xianning, they’ll want to distance themselves from our family early on. What business can we do then? You’ll be left to starve!”
After his father’s harsh scolding, Zhang Weide truly felt the situation was serious, but he still couldn’t understand how he had provoked Xia Xianning.
—He had just criticized a small internet celebrity. What was Luo Yingbai’s background? Surely they weren’t involved?
Zhang Cheng was too lazy to explain further and declared: “I don’t care what happened, but Young Master Xia says to delete the Weibo post, so you’d better delete it quickly, and then publicly apologize for whatever you said!”
His previous rumors with Luo Yingbai were dug up again, with netizens uncovering more cute moments and small details. Combining these little things, they shockingly discovered that these two, who seemed to have vastly different statuses, actually had quite a few intersections.
How could Luo Yingbai, a poor student without background or family connections, be so favored by Young Master Xia?
Was it really just because of his stunning looks?
Is this really an apology? To say that Zhang Weide’s brain isn’t very bright, you say you’ve lost face and apologized, and yet, if you were sincere, this matter might have passed. But instead, lowering your head while still feeling unconvinced and looking for trouble is the most counterproductive approach.
Ah, how I wish I could crawl through the internet cable and see Young Master Xia’s expression.
What no one expected was that Xia Xianning would actually reply again!
This time, it was just three faint words: “You’re not worthy.”
The tone was indifferent. Those who had watched legal interview programs could even imagine Xia Xianning saying this with a cold expression—which was simply awesome!
Xia Xianning and Luo Yingbai had never mentioned each other in public, and their industries and identities seemed to have no intersection. The only thing that could be understood was that this time, Zhang Weide honestly deleted his Weibo and apologized sincerely, then remained quiet for quite some time.
This time, he had truly lost face. Watching his apology Weibo hang on the hot search for many days, filled with mockery, Zhang Weide felt a burning shame and didn’t dare to go out.
Zhang Cheng was originally angry about his son’s mistake, but seeing him depressed for many days, he couldn’t help but soften and consoled him: “You don’t need to be like this. When you’re out mixing, everyone has to pay their dues. The Xia family’s young man has been steady for so many years. Ultimately, for the sake of an actor, he’s made such a big scene—someone will eventually deal with him.”
Zhang Weide, hating Xia Xianning to the bone, heard the hidden meaning in his father’s words and his eyes suddenly brightened. He eagerly asked, “What do you mean? Is someone going to handle him? Who? Tell me quickly and make me happy!”
Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes: “Watch your language in the future. Don’t keep using such vulgar words!”
Seeing Zhang Weide shrink his neck, he continued: “The Xia family has recently taken back an illegitimate child. This is causing chaos. Xia Xianning was already blocking his path, and now he dares to support an actor—isn’t he just handing over evidence?”
He and Luo Zhao had a department gathering tonight, and as the time was almost up, Xia Xianning picked up his car keys and left the office.
Cheng looked apologetic and embarrassed, while Luo Yingbai stared blankly at the empty table, secretly regretting not eating first before coming out. Claiming to treat him to a meal, yet calling him out to starve him – this time, Luo Yingbai could sense the full malice from Cheng Yin.
Cheng Yin was indeed a good deceiver, acting very carefully and cautiously. In this meeting, he first invited Luo Yingbai to an ordinary small restaurant, to the extent that when ordering, Cheng Yin didn’t order anything. Luo Yingbai had come directly after sleeping through lunch and was now almost ready to eat the table.
Cheng Yin finally finished his act and put down the menu, looking ashamed: “I’m really sorry. I said I’d treat you to a meal, but ended up choosing such a place with nothing to offer.”
Luo Yingbai consoled him without sincerity: “Don’t mind it. Last time I went to Qian Yang Dumpling House wanting roast whole lamb, and now restaurant service is too poor.”
Cheng Yin: “…Yingbai ge’s humor is really something, haha.”
Luo Yingbai modestly said: “Just average humor. Shall we just eat casually? Actually, steamed buns dipped in salt aren’t bad.”
Cheng Yin was slightly unnerved by his ambiguous tone, secretly glancing at Luo Yingbai, and thinking he was overthinking it. He laughed and said: “I’m entertaining a distinguished guest, how can we just casually eat? Yingbai ge, shall we change restaurants?”
Luo Yingbai smiled: “Guest follows host’s preference, please.”
If he wasn’t mistaken, Cheng Yin deliberately staged this to change locations and prevent anyone from spying. Therefore, he deduced that someone else would be waiting at their new destination.
Although Luo Yingbai expressed anticipation, he was more eager to fill his stomach first.
They took a taxi eastward for about twenty minutes and stopped outside a large hotel. Luo Yingbai looked at the sign and then glanced at the parking lot, his expression subtly changing.
Cheng Yin looked slightly guilty but tried to maintain composure: “What’s wrong?”
Luo Yingbai said: “Nothing, just thinking we’ve come so far to such a luxurious hotel, it seems overly elaborate and expensive for you.”
Cheng Yin laughed: “Not at all, it’s appropriate, absolutely appropriate.”
