Noticing the danger, Fei Yangyao turned his head and saw the furious Gu Xiyue.
“Xi… Xiyue. The weather’s pretty nice today,” Young Master Fei tried glancing outside, only to realize the mall had no windows, so he let out an awkward laugh, “Haha! Have you eaten?”
“Have you eaten?!” Gu Xiyue growled through gritted teeth.
“Fei Yangyao! Do you know how worried I’ve been about you all day? I searched everywhere, finally found out which hospital you were admitted to. I skipped work just to check on you. And what did I find when I got there? Ha! All that worrying was for nothing—you were here flirting with your little sweetheart!”
Gu Xiyue didn’t even know why she was this angry. But the more she spoke, the more furious she got.
“And after all that, I finally get your number, call you—and you don’t even recognize me! I—I… waaah~~~”
A surge of grievance overwhelmed her.
Maybe it was the day-long search only to end with this disappointment.
Maybe it was suddenly realizing that the one person who had always cared, the one she thought she could still rely on, was now indifferent to her.
Maybe it was the weight of long-held grievances from both family and business that had nowhere to go, and all the old wounds and new pain erupted together.
It had all been ignited during the argument with her father and now exploded at this very moment.
The girl, barely over twenty, suddenly squatted down, hugging her head and sobbing uncontrollably.
Watching the icy CEO melt into a weepy water-type girl, Fei Yangyao was stunned.
What the hell just happened?
Wasn’t this development a bit off?
Weren’t you the strongest female lead—the one who always kept a straight face?
Did you ever cry in the original novel?
In the original novel, the male and female leads were both cold and arrogant. Their romance was so stiff it could barely be called one. All their emotional development was pushed forward by me—the villainous supporting male!
And now? Ever since I showed up, I haven’t seen her act cold at all. She’s like a grieving wife ready to cry a river.
Whatever the case, I’d better calm her down first.
“Xiyue, what’s wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, I’ll stand up for you and teach them a lesson. But not here, okay? You still have an image to maintain.”
He tried to console her. She ignored him. He tried every way possible. She stayed cold.
“…”
Looks like a quick resolution won’t work—time for the long game. First, clear the unrelated people.
“You all, close the shop and take the rest of the day off. Your salary this month will be doubled.”
Luckily, the store wasn’t busy, and only the staff had seen that dramatic scene. Fei Yangyao told the store manager and staff to temporarily close shop.
“Yes, Young Master Fei.”
Judging by the way their eyes sparkled, it was obvious their hearts were burning with gossip, but he had no choice. He couldn’t afford distractions now.
They could think whatever they wanted, as long as they didn’t say anything.
After clearing out the unrelated people, he looked at Jiang Anran, who didn’t move a muscle, and shot her a glance to signal her to leave.
Ignored.
“Ahem ahem.” He coughed, clearly hinting.
“Don’t worry, Young Master. I’m very tight-lipped. I won’t say a word.”
I’m not worried about you talking—I’m worried about you staying!
By logic, your first encounter with Gu Xiyue is supposed to be a chaotic showdown involving Ye Chen! And now you’re casually standing here—what is this supposed to be?
“Young Master, I can’t leave. The contract says I must not abandon you in moments of major crisis. This counts as a major crisis!” The little maid replied seriously, then switched to a sweet, sultry tone, “Young Master~ you’re not going to kick me out, are you~?”
Fei Yangyao admitted, his heartstrings were tugged—just a little, only a tiny bit.
“Ahem, fine. But don’t speak nonsense!”
This is the contract’s fault, not because I got soft!
Fine, she doesn’t seem like she’s leaving anyway. I’ll just pretend she’s not here.
Too many debts to care, too many fleas to itch. Butterfly effects aren’t something I should worry about right now—first solve this crisis in front of me.
“Xiyue, there’s no one else here now. If something’s upsetting you, just tell me. Everyone in South City knows I’m your loyal simp.”
That did it—Gu Xiyue cried even louder.
Fei Yangyao didn’t dare say another word. In the face of this, all he could do was sit beside her, gently patting her back with his right hand.
After all, I have to think about Ye Chen. I can’t let him wear any hats.
According to the original plotline, Fei Yangyao and Gu Xiyue never even held hands.
But then Gu Xiyue turned her head, leaned over, and collapsed into his arms!
Soft fragrance, warm embrace.
Fei Yangyao froze instantly. No way! What’s going on here?! If Ye Chen finds out, he’ll kill me early—I won’t even get a chance to finish my scenes. I might as well find a crooked tree and hang myself now.
The thought scared him so badly that he jerked upright—and Gu Xiyue fell straight to the ground…
“You! You’re disgusted by me?! Waaaah~~~”
Looking at Gu Xiyue sprawled on the floor—should he help her up or not?
Help or don’t help—that is the question!
Just as the scene stiffened, Jiang Anran’s eyes flicked around and she stepped forward to mediate.
“Miss Gu, as long as you don’t talk about what happened today, everything else is easy to handle.”
She didn’t know the full story, but she had figured most of it out by deduction.
Anonymous donation to the Nursing Home—Supreme Rose.
Infamous, yet never bullied Xiaoxiao.
Even when catching A’Jiu, his hands were proper. The threat about “eating her” was just to scare her.
Plus, he’s helped her so much while pretending to be fierce…
All of this, combined with how much he cared about whether he was “bad” or not, she understood.
For some reason, the Young Master’s principle was to “act bad”—to damage his image, to match the role of a spoiled rich heir.
And from both his performance just now and Gu Xiyue’s words, it seemed like the Young Master had a “loyal simp” persona too?
Then those rumors of “Young Master Fei licking the icy CEO’s boots” might have been part of the image as well?
It’s fine. I’ll cooperate with the Young Master.
Whatever he wants to do—I’ll help.
Completely unaware that the quiet maid had just resolved to become his partner in crime, Fei Yangyao was dumbfounded by her words.
Gu Xiyue was even more confused. “Huh? Say what?”
Fei Yangyao also realized that, since he hadn’t turned evil yet, as the loyal simp he had no right to make demands of Gu Xiyue. But he was terrified that if Ye Chen found out about the “crossing the line” behavior today, he’d be deleted by the system on the spot.
While helping her up, he gently said, “Xiyue, don’t tell anyone about today… it’s embarrassing.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be a simp? Why are you making demands now?” Gu Xiyue didn’t respond to the help, raising her head with teary eyes, looking pitiful.
“Don’t people pamper their dogs like royalty these days? I’m your simp, so I should get to make tiny little requests too, right?” Fei Yangyao forced a smile.
“Pfft.” Gu Xiyue was amused. “Fine, fine, I’ll see how you behave. If you perform well, I won’t tell anyone. But if you don’t…”
“If I don’t, what then?”
She blinked and said, “I’ll say you tried to force yourself on me right here!”