Jiang Zhe looked with disgust at the man following behind Yu Wan.
Their entire group looked down on Xie Mingyan from the bottom of their hearts—an illegitimate child. If it weren’t for that previous accident, what right did he have to stand by Sister Wan’s side?
“Yeah, Yu Wan, we’re here to have fun. Bringing an illegitimate child along just ruins the mood,” the person next to him laughed arrogantly, his tone flippant.
After all, he had connections with Xie Shiyuan. So what if Yu Wan was the Young Mistress of the Yu Family? She still had to curry favor with him.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhe frowned. He couldn’t stand this person at all, but because he occasionally could get information about Xie Shiyuan, even Sister Wanwan sometimes had to tolerate him.
Jiang Zhe clenched his fists tightly. If it weren’t for Sister Wan’s sake, he would have beaten the crap out of him long ago.
Seeing the situation turning sour, someone nearby quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Sister Wan, why did you bring him along?”
“Or is this Sister Wan’s new way of tormenting people?”
Noticing that Yu Wan didn’t refute his words, the man’s sense of superiority grew even stronger. He pointed at Xie Mingyan behind Yu Wan.
“Hey, you, come pour me a drink,” he said, crossing his legs and leaning back on the sofa, acting high and mighty as if ordering a waiter.
Since Yu Wan always hated Xie Mingyan and enjoyed humiliating him, he might as well do it for her first.
Immersed in his own superiority, he completely failed to notice the cold, sharp glint of frost that flashed in the dark eyes of the man across from him.
“Shut up,” a cold voice snapped.
Yu Wan looked down at him with a condescending gaze, her beautiful eyes glinting with coldness. “Since when is my person someone you can order around?”
With that, she lifted her foot and kicked hard at the man’s knee, instantly knocking his crossed legs down.
“Ah!” The man let out a howl of pain. “Yu Wan, have you lost your mind?”
Yu Wan had held nothing back—she had used all her strength. The pain made him grimace, but he still managed to threaten her.
“You actually kicked me for an illegitimate child? Don’t ever expect to know Xie Shiyuan’s whereabouts again!”
Yu Wan’s crimson lips curled into a faint smile. “What a coincidence. I don’t want to know anyway.”
After saying that, she waved her hand behind her, and two bodyguards immediately appeared at her side.
Yu Wan pointed casually at the man and said in an utterly nonchalant tone, “This person is an eyesore. Make him disappear.”
“Yes, Young Mistress,” the bodyguards replied, their movements swift and decisive as they immediately dragged him out.
The man was still cursing and shouting. Yu Wan said, “He’s noisy.”
The bodyguards instantly stuffed something into his cursing mouth.
Yu Wan nodded with great satisfaction and called out to the two bodyguards who were walking away, “Your bonuses will be doubled when we get back.”
The bodyguards’ eyes lit up. “Thank you, Young Mistress!”
With that, they moved even faster.
After this incident, the room finally fell silent.
“Get up. Can’t you see Sister Wan is still standing?” Jiang Zhe kicked the person next to him.
That person hurriedly scrambled to his feet, even using his hand to wipe the seat clean, acting like an obsequious lackey.
Of course—those who understand the times are true heroes. It was obvious who was in charge here.
That idiot earlier didn’t know his place, but that didn’t mean the rest of them were equally clueless.
The Yu Family was second to none in the entire Jiangcheng. Even though Yu Wan was a love brain who acted like a simp, that didn’t mean anyone could mess with her.
“Sister Wan, please sit, please sit.”
Yu Wan didn’t show the slightest courtesy, stepping directly to the head seat. Just as she was about to sit down, her movements suddenly paused.
Everyone immediately straightened their postures upon seeing this, exchanging glances with one another.
What happened? Why did the Young Mistress stop?
Had they done something again to displease the Young Mistress?
What if she suddenly lost her temper?
Each of them was mentally running through countless scenarios.
Even Jiang Zhe was baffled. He was about to speak: “Wan Jie, what…” but before he could finish the word “happened,”
Yu Wan turned around and looked at someone not far away, her beautiful brows furrowed with dissatisfaction.
She pointed at Xie Mingyan: “You…”
Everyone: Ohhh, so it’s Xie Mingyan who upset Wan Jie. Then it’s fine.
“Come closer. Why are you standing so far away?”
Yu Wan beckoned to him as if calling a puppy.
“Didn’t I tell you not to stay more than three meters away from me?”
Damn it, being so far away made this annoying countdown start again.
Beep beep beep, so noisy! It’s like urging someone to their death!
Seeing that Xie Mingyan hadn’t moved, Yu Wan even glared at him twice, urging: “Are you deaf? Hurry up!”
Under everyone’s astonished gazes, Xie Mingyan stepped forward.
Yu Wan said to Jiang Zhe: “Move aside. Let him come over.”
Jiang Zhe: “???”
Completely bewildered.
Wait, was he not awake today? Otherwise, how could he be hallucinating?
Wan Jie actually allowed Xie Mingyan to get so close to her?!
Didn’t she always hate this illegitimate child the most?
Was this some kind of ghostly phenomenon?
“Too slow. Are you a turtle?” Yu Wan was very dissatisfied with his speed. She reached out, grabbed Xie Mingyan’s arm, and pulled him over before sitting down.
Turning her head, she saw the countdown on her wrist beginning to increase. Yu Wan, who had been about to let go, paused.
The thin summer clothes couldn’t block the warmth of their skin at all.
The moment Yu Wan touched him, Xie Mingyan’s body trembled with excitement. The sensation on his skin was infinitely amplified, as if every nerve ending felt the contact, clamoring for more.
Yu Wan felt the stiffness of the man’s muscles under her palm and thought his finicky mysophobia was acting up again.
“It’s your honor that I’m willing to touch you. Whether you like it or not, you have to endure it,” Yu Wan said rather unreasonably.
If he hadn’t been so far away from her earlier, that damned countdown wouldn’t have continued. So now, even if he had mysophobia, she had to hold onto him to make up for the time she had just lost.
Thinking this, Yu Wan tightened her grip. After all, he wasn’t the villainous big shot now and couldn’t resist her.
Xie Mingyan looked at the hand holding his arm—slender and long, like jade, with fingertips tinged a faint pink.
Every time he had an episode before, Xie Mingyan had endured it through sheer force. He detested physical contact with others; it only made him feel nauseated.
But now, the warm sensation源源不断地透过衣服从皮肤上传来,一层层激荡涌现,仿佛它知道主人平时对自己的压制。
之前一遍遍压制的累积,在今天虞晚的触碰中彻底的爆发。
如同久旱逢甘霖一般,而现在渴望已久的身体终于等来了滋润它的源泉。
兴奋到肌肉都在抖动。
虞晚察觉到掌心下的肌肉抖动,疑惑的看向他。
The man’s lips were pressed into a tight line, his eyes dark and unfathomable. Even his temples were beaded with fine droplets of sweat, as if he were enduring something with extreme restraint.
Seriously? Was his mysophobia this severe?
She had merely touched him—yet he acted as though it were a matter of life and death.
Fine, she wouldn’t torment him further.
At least the countdown she had lost earlier was now restored.
With what felt like immense mercy, Young Mistress Yu released him.
Yu Wan’s hand had just loosened its grip on his arm when, in the next instant, it was seized abruptly.
Chapter 3: My Person
Jiang Zhe looked with disgust at the man following behind Yu Wan.
Their group looked down on Xie Mingyan from the bottom of their hearts. An illegitimate child. If it weren’t for that accident before, what right did he have to stand by Sister Wan’s side?
“That’s right, Yu Wan. We’re here to have fun. Bringing an illegitimate child along is such a buzzkill.” The person beside them laughed arrogantly, his tone frivolous.
Anyway, he had connections with Xie Shiyuan. So what if Yu Wan was the Young Mistress of the Yu Family? She still had to curry favor with him all the same.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhe frowned. He couldn’t stand this person one bit, but because he could occasionally get news about Xie Shiyuan, even Sister Wanwan sometimes had to put up with him.
Jiang Zhe’s fists clenched. If it weren’t for Sister Wan’s sake, he would have beaten the crap out of him long ago.
Seeing the situation, the people nearby quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Sister Wan, why did you bring him?”
“Or is this a new way of tormenting people that Sister Wan has thought of?”
Seeing that Yu Wan didn’t refute his words, the man’s sense of superiority grew even stronger. He pointed a finger at Xie Mingyan, who was behind Yu Wan.
“Hey, you. Come over here and pour me a drink.” Leaning back on the sofa with his legs crossed, he spoke to Xie Mingyan in a high-and-mighty tone, as if ordering a waiter.
Doesn’t Yu Wan always hate Xie Mingyan and love to humiliate him? Perfect, he would just order him around for her first.
Immersed in his self-superiority, he completely failed to notice the flash of cold intent in the dark eyes of the man opposite him.
“Shut up,” a cold voice snapped.
Yu Wan looked down at him, her beautiful eyes filled with a frosty chill. “Since when was it your turn to order my person around?”
With that, she lifted her foot and kicked him viciously in the knee, instantly forcing his crossed legs down.
“Ah!” The man let out a wail. “Yu Wan, are you crazy!”
Yu Wan’s kick had held nothing back, using her full strength. The man grimaced in pain, but he didn’t forget to threaten her.
“You actually kicked me for an illegitimate child! You can forget about ever finding out Xie Shiyuan’s whereabouts again!”
Yu Wan’s crimson lips curled slightly. “What a coincidence. I don’t want to know either.”
After speaking, she waved a hand behind her, and two bodyguards immediately appeared.
Yu Wan pointed at the man and said in an incredibly casual tone, “This person is an eyesore. Make him disappear.”
“Yes, Young Mistress.” The bodyguards’ movements were incredibly swift and decisive as they immediately began to drag the man out.
The man was still cursing nonstop. Yu Wan said, “Noisy.”
A bodyguard instantly stuffed something into that cursing mouth.
Yu Wan nodded in great satisfaction and called out to the two bodyguards who were on their way out, “Your bonuses will be doubled when you get back.”
The bodyguards’ eyes lit up. “Thank you, Young Mistress!”
With that, their movements became even faster.
After that scene, the room finally quieted down.
“Get up. Can’t you see my Sister Wan is still standing?” Jiang Zhe kicked the person next to him.
That person scrambled to his feet and even wiped the seat with his hand, acting like a total sycophant.
Duh. A wise man submits to the circumstances. It was obvious who called the shots here.
Just because that idiot just now couldn’t read the room didn’t mean they couldn’t either.
The Yu Family was second to none in all of Jiangcheng. It was just a pity that Yu Wan was a love-brained simp, but that didn’t mean just anyone could walk all over her.
“Sister Wan, please sit, please sit.”
Without any politeness, Yu Wan walked to the main seat. Just as she was about to sit, her movement suddenly paused.
At this, everyone immediately sat up straight, looking at one another.
What was wrong? Why did the Young Mistress stop?
Did they do something to displease the Young Mistress again?
What should they do if the Young Mistress suddenly flew into a rage?
A hundred different scenarios played out in each of their minds.
Even Jiang Zhe was baffled. He was just about to ask, “Sister Wan, what’s…” before the word “wrong” could leave his mouth.
Yu Wan turned to look at the person not far away, her beautiful brows furrowed in displeasure.
She pointed at Xie Mingyan. “You…”
Everyone thought: Oh, oh, oh, it’s Xie Mingyan who made Sister Wan unhappy. Then we’re fine.
“Come stand closer. What are you doing so far away?”
Yu Wan beckoned to him as if coaxing a puppy.
“Didn’t I tell you not to be more than three meters away from me?”
Damn it, he was so far away that this stupid countdown had started again.
Beep, beep, beep. It was so noisy, like a call from the grim reaper!
Seeing that Xie Mingyan didn’t move, Yu Wan even glared at him twice, urging, “Are you deaf? Hurry up!”
Under everyone’s jaw-dropped gazes, Xie Mingyan walked over.
Yu Wan spoke to Jiang Zhe, “Move. Let him come over.”
Jiang Zhe: “???”
He was completely bewildered.
No, was he not fully awake today? Otherwise, how could he be hallucinating?
Sister Wan was actually letting Xie Mingyan get so close to her?!
Didn’t she always hate this illegitimate child the most?
Was he seeing a ghost?
“So slow. Are you a turtle?” Yu Wan was very dissatisfied with his speed. She reached out, grabbed Xie Mingyan’s arm, pulled him over, and sat down.
Turning her head, she saw the countdown on her wrist begin to rise. The hand she was about to release paused.
The thin summer clothes did nothing to block the warmth of their skin.
The moment Yu Wan touched him, Xie Mingyan’s body began to tremble with excitement. The sensation on his skin was infinitely magnified, as if every nerve ending could feel the touch, clamoring for more.
Yu Wan noticed the muscles under her palm tense up and assumed his fussy mysophobia was acting up again.
“It’s your honor that I’m willing to touch you. You’ll endure it even if you don’t want to,” Yu Wan said rather unreasonably.
If he hadn’t been so far away from her just now, that damn countdown wouldn’t have continued. So even if he had mysophobia, she had to hold onto him now to make up for the time she had just lost.
With that thought, Yu Wan’s grip tightened. In any case, he wasn’t the villainous boss yet; he couldn’t resist her.
Xie Mingyan looked at the hand gripping his arm. It was slender and long, like jade-green scallions, the fingertips a delicate shade of pink.
Every time his condition had flared up before, Xie Mingyan had gritted his teeth and endured it. He loathed physical contact with others; it only made him feel disgusted.
But now, a steady stream of warmth was being transmitted through his clothes, surging in layer after layer, as if it knew how its master usually suppressed it.
The accumulated suppression from before erupted completely today with Yu Wan’s touch.
It was like a long-awaited rain after a drought, and now his yearning body had finally found the spring that would nourish it.
He was so excited that his muscles were trembling.
Yu Wan felt the muscles under her palm tremble and looked at him in confusion.
The man’s lips were pressed into a straight line, his eyes unfathomably deep, and his forehead was even covered in a dense layer of fine sweat, as if he were enduring something to the extreme.
No, was it really that serious? Was his mysophobia this severe?
She had only touched him. Was it like a life-or-death matter?
Forget it. She wouldn’t make things difficult for him.
Besides, the little bit of time she had lost on the countdown had been made up.
Young Mistress Yu magnanimously decided to let him off.
Yu Wan’s palm released its grip on his arm. The next second, her hand was seized in a tight grasp.