After getting back into the car, Ji Xiaoyun took the initiative to ask Bai Jin what she wanted to eat.
“Hmm… I’m new here and not familiar with these restaurants. You can just pick one. A place that suits your taste probably won’t be bad.”
Bai Jin acted calm on the surface, but inside her feelings for Ji Xiaoyun were heating up again.
Earlier at the Ji family residence, she had felt unbearably uncomfortable — on one side was Ji’s mother’s sarcasm and ridicule, and on the other was Su An’an’s hypocritical act. She felt like ants were crawling all over her.
She had originally planned to find an excuse to leave alone, but unexpectedly, Ji Xiaoyun left the old mansion with her. That move had secretly touched her heart.
She didn’t know that Ji Xiaoyun could hear her thoughts, but she could clearly feel that every time she was in trouble, it was always this man who stood up to protect her.
“Since you won’t choose, I’ll pick a place for you.”
Ji Xiaoyun then brought Bai Jin to a restaurant he often visited.
Not only did he carefully order dishes that suited her taste, but throughout the meal he kept putting food into her bowl. This made Bai Jin feel moved all over again.
【Ahh… I feel like I’m completely falling for him. This devoted second male lead character is really hard not to like!】
【He’s not only handsome, but also gentle and considerate… no wonder even Su An’an, that green-tea bitch, couldn’t let him go.】
【Who would’ve thought that after transmigrating into a novel, I’d get to experience a domineering CEO pampering his wife first-hand? I almost don’t want to go back to the real world anymore!】
This was the first time Ji Xiaoyun heard her praise him so much in her heart.
The irritation Su An’an had caused earlier instantly vanished, and his movements became even gentler.
Perhaps the atmosphere was too warm and overwhelming, because halfway through the meal, Bai Jin suddenly felt she couldn’t take it anymore. She made an excuse to go to the restroom and stepped outside.
When she reached the bathroom entrance, she suddenly noticed a man lying unconscious on the floor.
On top of him sat a provocatively dressed, heavily made-up woman, who was leaning over his face, kissing and nibbling while muttering nonsense.
Bai Jin immediately recognized him —
It was Gu Zhan, the male lead of the novel!
Heavens… how could Gu Zhan be here? Wasn’t he supposed to be Su An’an’s loyal bodyguard? Why was he messing around with a strange woman in front of a restroom?
Although she felt nothing special toward this male lead, Bai Jin quickly realized that Gu Zhan must have been drugged or passed out, which was why the woman was taking advantage of him.
After all, he was the richest young master in the book — and also ridiculously handsome, even more so than Ji Xiaoyun.
With that kind of background and looks, it was inevitable that scheming women would target him.
This kind of woman specialized in getting rich men drunk, creating a “one-night stand,” and then using a pregnancy to extort money.
Even though this was the first time Bai Jin had seen someone even more handsome than Ji Xiaoyun, she surprisingly didn’t feel attracted at all.
Maybe because she had already read the entire novel — due to certain traits in Gu Zhan’s character, she simply couldn’t develop any interest in him.
Still, she couldn’t just stand there and let a shameless woman take advantage of him.
So she suddenly shouted loudly:
“Brother Gu Zhan! Why are you here? I’ve been looking everywhere for you!”
She rushed over, then glared viciously at the woman.
“Who are you? Why are you sitting on top of Brother Gu Zhan? Are you trying to—”
Hearing that someone recognized Gu Zhan, the woman panicked, quickly got up, and fled in her high heels.
Now Bai Jin stared at the unconscious Gu Zhan on the floor — completely stunned.
She had chased the woman away, but she couldn’t just leave him here like this.
If another woman came along, he would still end up in a scandal.
Since she had already started helping, she might as well go all the way.
After great effort, she managed to pull the dead-drunk Gu Zhan to his feet.
To avoid attention, she decided to leave through the back door.
After all, Gu Zhan was a major public figure in the novel. If paparazzi caught her leaving with him from the front entrance, it would explode into another headline.
Besides, she was currently “Ji Xiaoyun’s rumored girlfriend.” If he misunderstood her relationship with Gu Zhan, she might not even survive to the end of the story.
So Bai Jin helped Gu Zhan out through the back door.
Meanwhile, poor Ji Xiaoyun was still sitting at the table, waiting patiently.
As time passed and Bai Jin didn’t return, he began to feel uneasy.
Half an hour went by. Still no sign of her.
The restaurant was getting emptier, and his worry grew.
He stood up and went to the restroom to look for her — but she was nowhere to be found.
Suspicious, he went straight to the front desk to ask a waiter.
That’s when he learned that Bai Jin had already left through the back door — and she had been supporting a drunk man when she left.
That damned woman…
She said she came to eat with him, yet secretly ran off with another man?
The more Ji Xiaoyun thought about it, the angrier he became.
He was the young master of the Ji family — rich, powerful, and handsome. Ever since he could hear Bai Jin’s thoughts, he had saved her countless times.
Yet she not only failed to appreciate him — she even tricked him?
Who was that drunk man?
Many faces flashed through his mind — and finally landed on Gu Zhan.
Right… whenever Bai Jin mentioned Gu Zhan before, she had always sounded excited…
Could it be…
Ji Xiaoyun felt as if struck by lightning.
Was he really destined to be the tragic second male lead no matter what?
A misunderstanding quietly took root in his heart.
On the other side, Bai Jin, completely unaware of this, took a taxi and sent Gu Zhan back to the Gu family villa.
When she stepped out of the car, she was stunned by the luxurious mansion before her.
Wow! This really is the top wealthy family in the novel — this place is ridiculously extravagant!
She sighed inwardly.
By now Gu Zhan had sobered up a little, making it easier for her to support him.
To make sure nothing else happened to him, she decided to walk him inside.
She sat down in the massive living room to rest for a moment.
Suddenly, the front door opened.
Bai Jin turned around —
And saw Su An’an walking in!