Chapter 101: The Kind That Cannot Be Pacified

If she dared to agree, he would... be angry with her, the kind of anger that couldn’t be soothed!

Meanwhile—

Although Lu Yiqi hadn’t explicitly said yes, her attitude suggested tacit consent.

Yan Yi’s heart leapt with joy. He slowly opened his arms, moving closer to Lu Yiqi.

Just as he was about to touch her, someone suddenly grabbed the collar of Lu Yiqi’s shirt and forcefully pulled her aside. Lu Yiqi, utterly bewildered, was dragged a few steps away. Turning her head with a confused expression, she looked at Xie Xu and asked, “What are you doing?”

Yan Yi’s attempt was thwarted; he paused in surprise and glanced toward Xie Xu.

Indeed, given this guy’s nature, as long as he was around, there was no way Yan Yi could gain any advantage.

Gritting his teeth silently, Yan Yi said nothing further.

Xie Xu’s face darkened noticeably. Seeing this, Lu Yiqi quickly fell silent.

Why did this man suddenly become so fierce for no reason?

Lu Yiqi didn’t know either; all she understood was that it was best not to provoke him when he was angry.

At that moment, Yan Yi’s phone rang at an inconvenient time.

It was his agent.

“Have you finished saying goodbye? Hurry up, we need to leave.”

Yan Yi glanced covertly at Lu Yiqi, noticing her gaze lingering on Xie Xu. He lowered his eyes and murmured, “Yeah, I’m coming.”

After hanging up, Yan Yi spoke, “Yiqi, Xie Xu, my agent’s urging me to leave. Goodbye.”

Lu Yiqi waved her hand, “Goodbye.”

After a moment of silence from Xie Xu, Lu Yiqi nudged his arm to remind him to say goodbye.

Xie Xu was still annoyed and originally didn’t want to respond to Lu Yiqi.

But thinking that he wouldn’t see Yan Yi from tomorrow onward, his expression softened slightly. With a cool tone, he muttered, “Bye.”

His tone was so sharp that Lu Yiqi almost thought he said “Go away” instead of “Bye.”

Watching Yan Yi’s back as he got into the car, Lu Yiqi let out a gentle sigh.

Then, Xie Xu called her name.

“Hey, Lu Yiqi.”

“Huh?”

They locked eyes for a few seconds before his long eyelashes lowered, and with a chill in his voice, he said, “You’re really bold.”

Lu Yiqi’s heart skipped a beat, unsure of what he meant. She only felt that she might have offended him, so she cautiously asked, “Did I... do something wrong?”

Do something wrong!?

She was almost embraced by that man!

Damn it.

She had never even been held by him; why should any other man be allowed?

Though she said that, upon reflection, she realized she hadn’t really done anything—she just stood there without saying a word.

So it was all Yan Yi’s own self-righteousness?

Good grief.

Forget it. Since that annoying guy has left, she’d let it go this time.

A curve lifted the corner of Xie Xu’s mouth. His right hand casually rested on Lu Yiqi’s shoulder as he spoke in a good mood, “It’s nothing, really. Let’s go home.”

The man who had been so displeased just moments ago was suddenly smiling.

Lu Yiqi felt a strange sensation, even ignoring the hand resting on her shoulder.

...

When Xie Xu got home, he happily opened his phone to share the situation with his close friends.

Xie Xu: I’ve sent my rival packing. Feeling great.

Yan Yi: ???

Xie Xu: He won’t be back for at least three months.

Yan Yi: What did you do, man??

Xie Xu: Just arranged a project to send him away. Believe me, I’ll have that woman wrapped up within three months.