It was the first time Li Si had seen his expression look so frightening, so of course she didn’t dare admit it. She lied, “No, I just accidentally answered it. I didn’t pay attention to who was calling.”
“Really?”
“Really, I… I didn’t answer it on purpose. I just wanted to bring your phone over to you…”
Lu Wenxi said nothing, only stared intently at her face.
Li Si felt less and less sure of herself. She scooted close to him, grabbed his arm, and shook it gently. “I really didn’t do it on purpose. Please don’t be mad at me, okay?”
With that careful, timid look, anyone who saw it wouldn’t have the heart to lose their temper with her.
Of course, Lu Wenxi had never once been angry at Li Si, which was why even when he just slightly put on a stern face, she felt he was furious.
He helplessly pinched her cheek and softened his tone. “I’m not angry. But Sisi, don’t touch my phone from now on.”
Though his tone was as gentle as usual, there was an indescribable sense of pressure in it, and a heavy note of warning.
Like a child who had done something wrong, Li Si answered dejectedly, “Okay…”
[Hahaha, watching the female supporting character get put in her place is so refreshing.]
[She thought she was so special, but she touched the Male Lead’s phone once and got warned. She deserves it!]
[The Male Lead really doesn’t spoil the female supporting character at all!]
[Um… how is this not spoiling her? He didn’t say a single harsh word. I think that’s pretty doting.]
[That’s just on the surface. He only pities her.]
Watching the bullet chat discussion, Li Si was getting confused.
She couldn’t understand why Lu Wenxi would get angry over such a small thing. She had only “accidentally” answered a phone call for him—was that really worth all this?
Or was it really like the bullet chat said, that Lu Wenxi’s kindness toward her was only superficial, and he might actually abandon her at any moment?
No way!!
She had already grown used to her wonderful life now, where everything was handed to her, and she hadn’t enjoyed it enough yet. If she went back to the days when she couldn’t even afford to see a doctor, she wouldn’t be able to stand it!
She had to do something to secure her position.
So she picked up a towel and said ingratiatingly, “Wenxi, how about I dry your hair for you?”
“Sure!”
Feeling her docility and eagerness to please, Lu Wenxi’s irritation slowly settled.
It was just being seen by Yueying, that was all. No big deal.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Si Yueying stared at the disconnected call screen. If it weren’t for the call duration displayed, he would almost have suspected it was a hallucination.
As a young master from a wealthy, prestigious family, Si Yueying had never lacked beautiful women pursuing him. Plenty of gorgeous celebrities from the entertainment industry had wanted to have lunch with him, and he never gave any of them the chance.
No matter how beautiful the person who approached him, he felt nothing. Yet he never expected that there would be someone who made his heart skip a beat.
Who was she?
Why was she holding Lu Wenxi’s phone?
And what was her relationship with Lu Wenxi?
Si Yueying was extremely curious and couldn’t help sending Lu Wenxi another video call.
But it was rejected within seconds of being sent.
Soon, a text message came from Lu Wenxi: [What is it?]
Left with no choice, Si Yueying could only type.
[Why didn’t you answer?]
At that moment, Li Si was blow-drying his hair with the hairdryer. From her angle, she could naturally see that he had rejected the video call, but she didn’t dare look too closely, nor did she dare ask.
[If it’s something, type it out.]
Si Yueying had originally meant to ask whether he was coming to Shen Xingye’s celebration party, but right now he only wanted to figure out who that girl who answered the video call was.
[Where are you? A girl just answered the video call. Is she a friend of yours?]
She definitely wasn’t from their circle, nor a student at Lawinston.
If the school had a stunning beauty like that, she would have been famous long ago.
[Just a passerby. I just took the cat to the vet and left my phone somewhere else. She brought it over for me.]
Lu Wenxi was lying through his teeth. If they found out that the stray cat was actually a person—and a woman at that—it would be very troublesome.
Better to make up an excuse and brush it off!
Unexpectedly, Si Yueying refused to let it go and sent another message.
[Which vet clinic did you go to? Does she work there? Could you get her contact information for me?]
Just seven seconds of looking was enough to spark Si Yueying’s interest in her—a man who had never been interested in women.
This instantly soured Lu Wenxi’s previously relaxed mood to the extreme.
[Just a passerby. Who knows where she’s gone now.]
Just a passerby?
Si Yueying’s feelings were a little complicated.
He was relieved that she had nothing special going on with Lu Wenxi, yet not being able to find her left him feeling disappointed.
It was the first time he’d ever felt this way about a girl—he desperately wanted to know who she was, wanted to see her again.
So, unwilling to give up, he kept asking: “Then which vet clinic did you meet her at? Send me the address.”
If he rushed over right away and wandered around the area, maybe he’d run into her!
Lu Wenxi had thought Si Yueying was only mildly interested, but he hadn’t expected him to be so persistent, and his irritation grew.
This is exactly why I didn’t want to show her to anyone…
So he deliberately picked a vet clinic especially far from Lawinston Academy and sent the address.
Li Si finished packing up the hairdryer and turned around to find Lu Wenxi watching her.
She sat on his lap as usual, arms wrapped around his neck, her nose nuzzling into the crook of his neck.
“You smell so good!”
Lu Wenxi wrapped his arm around her waist in response, pulling her even closer.
Li Si’s waist was very slender and soft—thin, but not the scrawny, skin-and-bones kind of thin. Her chest, in particular, was quite full.
But being held so tightly right now, she was practically squashed flat against Lu Wenxi’s firm chest muscles.
[What is the Male Lead doing? So improper!]
[I’m getting a nosebleed. So hot. I’ll ship Male Lead and the female supporting character for a second.]
[They really look perfect together~]
[People above, don’t be misled. The female supporting character is deliberately seducing him. To the Male Lead, hugging her is no different from hugging a dog.]
[Female Lead, please show up soon. Any later and I’m afraid the Male Lead’s first kiss won’t survive!]
Afraid he might still mind what had happened earlier, Li Si teared up and acted pitiful in a coquettish way, “Wenxi, I really didn’t touch your phone on purpose. Please don’t hate me, okay?”
Lu Wenxi sighed softly, his eyes so tender they could drip with water. Affectionately, he rubbed his nose against hers.
“Silly girl, how could I ever hate you?”
What he hated was the thought of other men coveting her.
Si Yueying, who was coveting Li Si, wanted to drive over immediately once he got the vet clinic’s address.
But doing the math, even running every red light, it would take an hour to get there—the girl would be long gone by then.
At this moment, Tang Yi walked over to him and asked, “Yueying, why did your call take so long? Did you get in touch with Wenxi?”