《Mrs. Huo Is Known for Her Predictions of Misfortune》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The warm sunlight shone through the open curtains and onto the bed. The gentle curves of a bulge were visible under the soft blanket. The room was quiet and warm. Suddenly, a calm male voice sounded out of nowhere. ¡°Baby, it¡¯s time to get up. Three, two¡­¡± Before it could continue, the person on the bed immediately sat up. ¡°I¡¯m awake, I¡¯m awake¡­¡± The male voice continued, ¡°Wash up, go for your run, and remember to eat the breakfast on the dining table. After that, it¡¯s free and easy. Don¡¯t forget we¡¯re having lunch together today.¡± Ye Yao stared at the camera on the wall gloomily and nodded with complete despair. ¡°I know, I know¡­¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s spoke again through the camera. ¡°Be good¡­¡± Ye Yao retorted, ¡°Be good¡­ be good, my foot. I hope something falls on you and crushes your skull!¡± He had to be crazy, waking her up so early in the morning! As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, the doll hanging on the wall suddenly fell on her head. ¡°Ouch¡­¡± She threw the toy aside gloomily. Huo Buyu¡¯s sneer could be heard through the camera. ¡°Ha¡­¡± Ye Yao pursed her lips, unable to curse Huo Buyu lest it backfired! Every time she scolded him in silence, she would be the unlucky one in the end! She got out of bed obediently. Otherwise, Huo Buyu would certainly lose his temper again if he saw that she was still in bed. To be honest, she was quite afraid of Huo Buyu. This person was terrifyingly possessive and controlling! She was frightened enough to want to break up with him! She washed up, went for a training run, then ate breakfast. Ye Yao compliantly finished what Huo Buyu had scheduled for her, because the consequence of not doing so was serious. Then, she picked up her bag and left the house. She disliked staying in the villa because there, she would be under the surveillance of that pervert, Huo Buyu, at all times! However, as soon as she stepped out of the door, she received a message from Huo Buyu: [See you at the usual place at 11.30am. Don¡¯t be late.] Ye Yao frowned and deleted the message! Annoying! Very annoying! She headed to the mall for a shopping spree, spending Huo Buyu¡¯s money. Only then did she feel a little better! ¡°Ye Yao¡­¡± Someone called her name from behind. Ye Yao¡¯s body stiffened upon hearing this voice, and her happy mood vanished instantly. She turned around and saw a face that was at once familiar yet foreign. It was Zhou Chen. A smile spread across Zhou Chen¡¯s handsome face when he saw her turning around. He quickly took a few steps forward. ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s really you!¡± He wanted to give her a hug, but Ye Yao stopped him. She smiled but appeared reserved. ¡°Brother-in-law, please conduct yourself with dignity.¡± Zhou Chen¡¯s expression changed instantly. There was anger, guilt, and self-blame¡­ In silence, Ye Yao studied this face that she had been so terribly infatuated with in the past. She was surprised at how calm she was at seeing Zhou Chen again. It seemed getting over someone she used to love deeply wasn¡¯t so difficult after all. Zhou Chen had a pained expression on his face. ¡°Ye Yao, are you still unwilling to forgive me?¡± Three months ago, Ye Yao and Zhou Chen were just getting engaged, but a few days before the engagement, Zhou Chen actually slept with her half-sister, Ye Sui, and it even made news. In order to prevent the matter from escalating and damaging the interests of their families¡¯ businesses, the Zhou family and the Ye family made the decision to turn Ye Yao¡¯s and Zhou Chen¡¯s engagement banquet into the latter¡¯s and Ye Sui¡¯s engagement event instead. As the hardest-hit victim of this matter, not only did Ye Yao lose her fianc¨¦, she was forcefully sent overseas by her father. With her out of the way, Ye Sui and Zhou Chen¡¯s engagement banquet proceeded smoothly. Ye Yao chuckled. ¡°What forgiveness are you talking about? I will never touch trash left behind by others.¡± Zhou Chen panicked when he noticed Ye Yao¡¯s calmness. ¡°Ye Yao¡­ hear me out. I just couldn¡¯t resist the temptation for a moment¡­¡± Couldn¡¯t resist the temptation? To think that he could say that. What kind of man couldn¡¯t even control his own lower body? She must have been blind to have fallen in love with this man! Ye Yao rolled her eyes inwardly. ¡°Zhou Chen¡­¡± Ye Sui, in a white dress, walked daintily towards Zhou Chen with a smile. However, the moment she saw Ye Yao, her pupils constricted. ¡°Ye Yao, what are you doing here!¡± Ye Sui¡¯s expression was filled with disbelief. Hadn¡¯t Ye Yao been sent overseas for good? But why¡­ why was she back, and not only that¡­ she had come to the capital city! Ye Yao took in Ye Sui¡¯s uneasy and incredulous expression with glee. It was interesting. The Ye family would probably find it unbelievable that she had returned? Not only Ye Sui, but even she herself didn¡¯t dare to believe that she was back. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao said, ¡°I¡¯ve been living in the capital city for more than three months now. It¡¯s so surprising to see an old friend back in this city since our parting here.¡± Zhou Chen explained, ¡°After the marriage between the Zhou family and the Ye family, the business grew. Now, it¡¯s been moved to the capital. If you stay in the capital, we¡¯ll have many chances to meet.¡± What a coincidence, Ye Yao thought to herself. She¡¯d been so tightly controlled that she hadn¡¯t been able to leave the capital or settle scores with Zhou Chen and Ye Sui. Now it seemed these two had presented themselves in this city. Ye Sui held Zhou Chen¡¯s arm as if she was declaring her ownership. ¡°Ye Yao, if Dad finds out that you¡¯ve secretly returned, he¡¯ll give you a good hiding.¡± She could not control the anger she was feeling inside. She knew how miserable Ye Yao had been initially, being sent overseas. She had videos sent to her every day so that she could gloat over Ye Yao¡¯s miserable state. However, a week ago, the videos stopped, the other party said that Ye Yao had died from the the torture. Ye Sui believed him and was even very happy. How would she expect to see Ye Yao in the capital today¡­ the living Ye Yao! At this point, Ye Sui realized that she had been deceived! Ye Yao shrugged and looked at the numerous bags of shopping Ye Sui was holding. She smiled. ¡°Have you paid for your things?¡± Ye Sui came from a poor background and she valued money very much. When she heard Ye Yao¡¯s words, she put it across clearly, ¡°Don¡¯t expect me to foot your bill!¡± Although she didn¡¯t know how Ye Yao managed to return, she knew with certainty that Ye Yao didn¡¯t have money. This was because Ye Yao¡¯s assets had all been transferred to her! Ye Yao smiled and casually took out her cell phone. She dialed a number. ¡°Hello, I¡¯d like to report the loss of my bank card. The ending number is four 8¡¯s. The ID number is 225XXXXXXXXX. The message verification code is 573894. Alright, sorry to trouble you. I¡¯ll go to the counter to report it personally later.¡± Ye Sui¡¯s face turned pale. Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°There you go, you don¡¯t have to foot my bill now. Oh right, it appears that now, you won¡¯t be able to foot your own bills either¡­¡± ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Ye Sui gritted her teeth in anger. She never expected Ye Yao to dare report the loss of the bank card! Ever since Ye Yao was sent away, Ye Sui had taken possession of everything she¡¯d left behind. Having taken over too many things, she had forgotten that the bank card she was using now used to belong to Ye Yao! Ye Yao gloated. ¡°Why are you calling my name? I¡¯m not going to settle your bills even if you call my name.¡± Ye Sui was furious. She tugged at Zhou Chen and said coquettishly, ¡°Zhou Chen, look at Ye Yao. She actually reported the loss of her bank card. This is too much¡­¡± Ye Yao held 30% of the shares of the Ye family¡¯s business. The monthly dividends would be transferred to her bank card, and her bank card had always been held by her father, Ye Tianhao. Later on, Ye Sui¡¯s mother married into the Ye family, bringing Ye Sui along with her. This external daughter, Ye Sui, then became pampered like a real daughter, whereas Ye Yao, the real daughter, became a burden. Even everything that originally belonged to her, fell into Ye Sui¡¯s hands. The Ye family and the Zhou family were long-time friends. Zhou Chen knew everything about the Ye family. He frowned and looked at Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re going a little overboard. Your father will punish you when he finds out about this.¡± Ye Yao did not care at all. ¡°If he wishes to punish me, so be it.¡± Her overly nonchalant attitude made Zhou Chen feel extremely uncomfortable. He seemed to have lost the Ye Yao who used to only have eyes for him. When Ye Sui saw Zhou Chen¡¯s expression, she cursed silently. Staring daggers at Ye Yao, she said, ¡°Ye Yao! Zhou Chen is my fianc¨¦ now. Don¡¯t even think about seducing him!¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Do you think everyone likes to snatch what belongs to others, like you?¡± Ye Sui did not believe what she was hearing. Back then, everyone in S City knew how much Ye Yao liked Zhou Chen. Stealing Zhou Chen from Ye Yao was an achievement enough to make Ye Sui proud for the rest of her life. She sized up Ye Yao and realized that she was wearing a big brand. It was something expensive. Her eyes immediately turned red with jealousy. ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re a kept woman? As far as I know, you¡¯re penniless. What you¡¯re wearing costs hundreds of thousands. Where did you get the money? Are you now owned by some old man with a big belly?¡± Moreover, her sharp eyes noticed Ye Yao¡¯s limited edition handbag. Ye Sui had wanted it, but it was too expensive. She had no choice but to lay the idea to rest. How did Ye Yao manage to buy it? Zhou Chen¡¯s pupils constricted. Ye Yao was a good girl and was not one to spend money recklessly, nor did she pursue branded and limited edition accessories. In the past, when he gave her a necklace that cost more than 10,000 yuan, her heart ached for a long time. She chided him for spending recklessly, but now¡­ Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhou Chen was an astute man as well, and could tell at a glance that Ye Yao¡¯s entire get up was costly! Where did she get the money? Could Ye Sui be right that she was a kept woman? Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Chen became furious. How could she be so lacking in self-respect, selling her body for money? Before Ye Yao could even get a word in, she had already been labeled a kept woman. There and then, she was extremely glad that she did not get engaged to Zhou Chen! He was such an idiot! At this point, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was Huo Buyu. The caller ID Ye Yao had assigned Huo Buyu was ¡°Baby¡±, and this was visible to Zhou Chen and Ye Sui when she took out her cell phone. Ye Sui immediately pointed out loudly, ¡°Zhou Chen, look at that¡­ ¡®Baby¡¯¡­ isn¡¯t that disgusting?! I told you so¡­ Ye Yao is an extremely hypocritical woman. Superficially, she seemed to be deeply in love with you, but eventually, she was quick to throw herself into the arms of another man. To think she addresses him so intimately too. The two of them might have already secretly slept together long ago.¡± Ye Yao truly admired Ye Sui¡¯s ability to make up lies, and Zhou Chen, this brainless idiot, believed her nonsense completely. He questioned Ye Yao, ¡°Is this true?¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m an adult. Do I have to report to you whom I¡¯m dating? Who do you think you are? Shouldn¡¯t you mind your own business?¡± Ye Sui took the opportunity to tug at Zhou Chen¡¯s arm and continued, ¡°Hear that, Zhou Chen. She¡¯s admitted that she¡¯s sleeping with another man. Look at her neck. There are hickeys. It¡¯s too disgusting!¡± Zhou Chen looked over. True enough, there were a few faint hickeys on Ye Yao¡¯s fair and slender neck. He immediately clenched his fists. He and Ye Yao were childhood sweethearts. Ever since they started dating, he had respected her very much. The furthest they had gone was hugging and holding hands. Occasionally, he would kiss her forehead and the back of her hand. To think that Ye Yao, whom he could not bear to touch, had actually been tainted by another man! Zhou Chen could not accept it! Infuriated, he said without thinking, ¡°Ye Yao, are you shameless, sleeping with men for money!¡± Ye Yao retorted, ¡°You¡¯re the shameless one, hooking up with Ye Sui when you had a girlfriend. Eventually, you even slept with her and made news with it so that everyone came to know about it. I¡¯m giving you face by not calling you a scumbag and low life form, and yet you criticize me. Who do you think you are?!¡± ¡°And you!¡± After Ye Yao found satisfaction in scolding the man, she turned and pointed at Ye Sui. ¡°You have dirty thoughts. You knew that Zhou Chen and I were getting engaged, yet you seduced him and became the third party. Pair of scumbag and slut! As for me, I¡¯m in a normal relationship. What¡¯s wrong with two consenting adults sleeping with each other? So what if I have hickeys? Our relationship is deep! Unlike you, seducing your future brother-in-law and being proud of that! Bah!¡± In the past, Ye Yao had her pride and did not like to argue with Ye Sui. She didn¡¯t want to be calculative. But now, she realized that there were just some people one should not give in to. Once they gave in, the person would push their luck. Such people should be destroyed once and for all! ¡°Ye Yao! What nonsense are you talking about?! Who are you calling a third party?! Zhou Chen and I are already engaged! The two of us have nothing to hide. What right do you have to criticize me?!¡± Ye Sui threw a tantrum and shouted in the mall. ¡°Everyone, come and take a look. This woman¡¯s name is Ye Yao. She sleeps around and became someone¡¯s lover. She even shamelessly tried to seduce her brother-in-law. Everyone be warned, stay away from her. Otherwise, before you realize it, your boyfriend or husband would have been seduced by her!¡± Ye Sui had grown up in an alley in the city and had always had an unpresentable aura. She had even learned the unreasonable and loud ways of the women in the alley. Although she had scaled the social ladder and became part of a wealthy family with her mother, she did not lose the lowly aura of that city. She¡¯d kick up a big fuss over the smallest thing and everyone would get to hear about it. Ye Yao was calm and composed. She crossed her arms and watched Ye Sui creating a scene. People who were watching the unfolding drama slowly crowded around. Some even took out their cell phones to take photos and videos. Zhou Chen knitted his brow together tightly. He had always been an elite and had received an education fit for the noble. Ye Sui¡¯s unreasonable behavior was absolutely forbidden in the upper-class society. This was what he disliked the most in Ye Sui. He had always felt that she was quite unpresentable. More and more people gathered around. Ye Yao smiled and lamented, ¡°Some people just like to smear others, insisting that the other party is a kept woman when they¡¯re in fact in a proper relationship. Since you like to make such assumptions, sure.¡± She blinked at the crowd and said mischievously, ¡°If everyone is really curious, you can perform an internet search on Ye Sui in S City. I guarantee there will be a surprise.¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Sui turned pale. ¡°Ye Yao, what are you trying to do?!¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Nothing, really. Compared to you, who make unsubstantiated claims that I¡¯m someone¡¯s lover, there¡¯s evidence and photos of what you did.¡± Those who had crowded around were mostly people who enjoyed observing commotions. When they heard Ye Yao¡¯s and Ye Sui¡¯s exchange, they immediately started searching the internet for ¡®Ye Sui from S City¡¯. Just a glance was enough to shock. ¡°Wow, aren¡¯t the photos really explicit? This woman has a rather good figure!¡± ¡°Oh my god, this position¡­ Most people won¡¯t be able to do it, right? I¡¯m going home to try it with my girlfriend!¡± ¡°The woman in this photo is wearing a white dress, right? She¡¯s not bad-looking, and her figure¡­ The dress is roomy. I can¡¯t tell.¡± The men kept eying Ye Sui¡¯s chest, waist, and buttocks, as though they would rip her clothes off in the next second. Ye Sui stomped her feet angrily. ¡°You¡­ you people¡­¡± Back then, Ye Sui had planned to snatch Zhou Chen from Ye Yao, so she had collaborated with reporters to release the photographs. Her intention was to force the Zhou family into switching the engagement partner, and then revoking those photographs. Alas, the matter blew up and she was unable to retrieve those pictures. The images eventually circulated among people. This was a hurdle that Ye Sui had never gotten over. Zhou Chen could not stand the gazes of the surrounding people. He tugged at Ye Sui and said, ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and leave. Are you going to let this go on and on?¡± Ye Sui could not stand how the people around them were seizing her up. She needed her marriage to Zhou Chen to proceed smoothly without causing any more scandals because as it were, Zhou Chen¡¯s parents had already objected to her. Before leaving, Ye Sui glared at Ye Yao fiercely. ¡°I won¡¯t let this matter rest just like that! Just you wait!¡± Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment before walking up to Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao¡­¡± He reached for her hand, however she took a step back and looked at him coldly. ¡°Mr. Zhou Chen, your fianc¨¦e is still waiting for you.¡± Zhou Chen was taken aback by the coldness in Ye Yao¡¯s eyes. He stood rooted to the ground in a daze and watched Ye Yao leave. After taking a few steps, she suddenly halted and turned around¡­ Zhou Chen felt a glimmer of hope again. ¡°Ye Yao¡­¡± But Ye Yao looked past him and her gaze fell on Ye Sui, who was behind him. She said with a smile, ¡°Your high heels are quite high. Be careful not to sprain your ankle.¡± Ye Sui was about to step forward to mouth a curse, but instead staggered and fell to the ground with a loud thud. The crisp sound of a joint dislocating could be heard coming from her ankle. Ye Sui shrieked, ¡°Ye Yao!!!¡± Ye Yao hummed a song as a smile spread across her face. She couldn¡¯t curse Huo Buyu, but her mouth was certainly made for cursing a green tea b*tch like Ye Sui. In the time that she had been so focused on arguing with Ye Sui, Huo Buyu had called her eight times. Eight missed calls! She was dead meat! Her cell phone was still vibrating, and Ye Yao¡¯s hand that was holding it was trembling. ¡°Hello¡­¡± ¡°Why did you only pick up the phone now?¡± Huo Buyu suppressed his anger, sounding as if he might explode in the next moment. Ye Yao broke out in cold sweat. ¡°I¡¯m having diarrhea, I couldn¡¯t possibly pick up a call in the middle of¡­¡± Huo Buyu was silent for three seconds. ¡°You have five minutes to make an appearance, or bear the consequences.¡± Then, he hung up. Ye Yao heaved a sigh of relief, but broke out in cold sweat again at the same time as she ran towards the restaurant where he had made a booking. Fortunately, she was not far from it. In the private room that she ran into sat an arrogant figure. When she saw him, Ye Yao reflexively held her breath. Huo Buyu was the young master of the Huo family in the imperial capital. His father was in charge of the entire business network in the capital while his mother was a socialite. His brother became the youngest president since the founding of the country, and his sister was a big shot in the entertainment industry. With such a family background, Huo Buyu was destined to be the elite among elites. Hence, he was arrogant, paranoid, and domineering. From the moment she met him, she had been imprisoned by him for life because they made a deal. Ye Yao stood at the doorway for a long time, not really wanting to enter further. Huo Buyu waved at her from inside. ¡°Come over here.¡± Ye Yao sighed and walked in slowly. Before she got to Huo Buyu, she was pulled into his embrace and forcefully kissed. Huo Buyu remarked, ¡°I called so many times before you answered. Were you out causing trouble again?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s hair stood on end! Huo Buyu was a very good-looking man. His eyebrows were stiff and slanted towards his temples. His eyes were a bottomless abyss, his thin lips were seductive, and his facial contours prominent. He looked like the most exquisite and perfect masterpiece of the Creator. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The most attractive thing about Huo Buyu was his noble aura. If he had been in the entertainment industry, all the women would have gone crazy over him. Unfortunately¡­ beneath his handsome appearance was a crazy soul. Ye Yao retorted, ¡°How am I causing trouble? I¡¯m very well-behaved.¡± ¡°Well behaved?¡± Huo Buyu sneered and took out his phone to play a video footage. A familiar voice came from the phone. ¡°Everyone, come and take a look. This woman¡¯s name is Ye Yao. She sleeps around and became someone¡¯s lover. She even shamelessly tried to seduce her brother-in-law. Everyone be warned, stay away from her. Otherwise, before you realize it, your boyfriend or husband would have been seduced by her!¡± A trace of confusion flashed across Ye Yao¡¯s eyes. She looked at Huo Buyu¡¯s phone. The screen was showing the scene of her and Ye Sui arguing in the mall. Ye Yao was speechless for a moment before she started explaining, ¡°I really wasn¡¯t causing trouble. She was the one who caused trouble for me. Surely you¡¯re not going to let me be bullied, right? Is my retaliation considered causing trouble? Besides¡­ I was really careful with my words.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s tone gradually became more aggrieved. She had an astounding talent to render others quite speechless. She was blessed with the gift of jinxing. The good words spoken by her may not come true, but the negative remarks certainly would. In other words, she was the legendary jinx. As long as something bad came out of her mouth, it would immediately come true. It was very strange. In the three months since Huo Buyu brought Ye Yao back to the imperial capital, the communication system had broken down three times. The Seventh Ring Road, which never had traffic jams, also became congested. Cars suddenly broke down on the road, and people who were playing with their cell phones with their heads lowered would accidentally walk right into the river¡­ As long as Ye Yao opened her mouth to complain about something, bad luck would befall someone. How could Huo Buyu not adopt a shorter leash when minding a high-risk human like Ye Yao? Normally, he¡¯d be on tenterhooks when letting her out, nervous that she¡¯d carelessly make some remark like ¡°Why hasn¡¯t the world been destroyed?¡±. It could very well happen the next moment. Initially, Huo Buyu didn¡¯t believe in Ye Yao¡¯s ability, but reality had proven it so repeatedly that he had no choice but to believe it. For the sake of the safety of the imperial capital and the thousands of innocent people on the streets, he had to watch over Ye Yao carefully! Huo Buyu pinched Ye Yao¡¯s chin. ¡°If someone dares to bully you, tell me and I¡¯ll help you get rid of them. You don¡¯t have to open your mouth.¡± Ye Yao pouted in dissatisfaction. ¡°But in some situations, it just feels more satisfying to take my own revenge.¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°I can satisfy you right now.¡± Ye Yao was speechless. When she noticed the look of burning desire in Huo Buyu¡¯s eyes, she tactfully fell silent. Huo Buyu, this hooligan! She first met Huo Buyu overseas and had begged him to save her. She had even sworn that she¡¯d never have any thoughts of leaving him or abandoning him, or she¡¯d suffer retribution. Following that, the two of them became lovers. However¡­ after Huo Buyu brought Ye Yao back to the imperial capital, she forgot the oath she had made and more than once, even tried to escape. However, she was always captured by Huo Buyu and taken home. Perhaps it was because she had violated her oath, her jinx function that would cause anyone else¡¯s misfortune did not work on Huo Buyu. As long as she cursed Huo Buyu, the misfortune would fall on her instead. This seemed to be a punishment from the heavens for her escape attempts. For example, soon after she had said this morning that she wished something would fall on Huo Buyu¡¯s head, the toy on the wall had fallen and hit her on her head. Ye Yao quickly changed the topic. ¡°I¡¯m hungry.¡± Huo Buyu hit the service bell, and the waiter began to serve up the dishes. Ye Yao liked the steak here very much. Huo Buyu could bring her here twice a week. Honestly, life with Huo Buyu was a very comfortable one for her, just that the man was a control freak, and it could get unbearable. Suddenly, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was a voice call from her father, Ye Tianhao. Ye Yao picked up the call and put it on speaker as she made a shushing gesture at Huo Buyu. As soon as the voice call was connected, Ye Tianhao¡¯s angry roar blasted through the speaker. ¡°Ye Yao! You actually came back! Who said you¡¯re allowed back?! I¡¯ve spent so much money to send you overseas to study. Instead of studying hard, you¡¯ve actually come back on your own! You¡¯re even fooling around with an old man!¡± Ye Yao said faintly, ¡°And so? What do you want to say?¡± Back then, following that incident involving Ye Sui and Zhou Chen, Ye Tianhao had mercilessly sent her overseas and even took her passport away, leaving her to fend for herself in a foreign land. Ye Yao did not have any expectations for such a father. If he had the cheek to berate her, she¡¯d curse him to death! Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios To elaborate, Ye Yao¡¯s jinxing ability was something that developed only after she had been forcefully sent overseas. It seemed to be a kind of self-protection ability. When she was overseas, she was bullied and tormented every day. And every day, she could only curse those who bullied her. One day, unexpectedly, whoever she cursed became unlucky, and moreover, whatever she cursed came true. If she wished a stomachache on someone, that person would end up with a stomachache all day. If she wished a broken leg on someone, that person would end up with a broken leg even while just walking. And if she wished blistered lips on someone, that person would develop blisters on their lips, and so on. As long as she spoke a curse, it would be extremely effective. After that, no one dared to bully her. Ye Tianhao was still shouting into the phone, ¡°Ye Yao, are you trying to anger me to death?! Why are you so disobedient?! Also, why did you report the loss of your bank card?! Cancel the report right now! Otherwise, get me a new bank card!¡± As Ye Yao continued to cut through her steak, her eyes flashed with a cold glint. Ye Tianhao¡¯s current company belonged to Ye Yao¡¯s maternal grandfather. Before his death, he had willed 30% of the shares to Ye Yao. As Ye Yao was only 12 years old at that time, her guardian, Ye Tianhao, managed her assets. She had a dividend card for the company¡¯s shares, and her monthly income was more than two million yuan. All that time, Ye Tianhao had been spending the money made available by this card. Five years ago, when He He married Ye Tianhao with Ye Sui in tow, he gave the card to He He and Ye Sui. As for Ye Yao¡­ she only had a supplementary card given by Ye Tianhao, which had a usage limit of 5,000 yuan a month. Ye Yao had never spent a single cent of the money in her own dividend card, on the contrary, Ye Sui and He He squandered it recklessly. He He even provided for her excellent relatives. Anyone could spend Ye Yao¡¯s money, except Ye Yao. He He and Ye Sui¡¯s monthly expenses came up to more than a million yuan, but Ye Yao only had a pitiful five thousand yuan a month. This was Ye Tianhao! Her very own father! Ye Yao sneered. ¡°If you can get a new card, do it by all means. Just don¡¯t expect me to do it. Oh right, my dear father, you have to be careful when you use your cell phone. After all, they tend to explode.¡± ¡°Arghhhh¡­¡± Ye Tianhao screamed on the other end of the phone. Ye Yao exclaimed softly and hung up the voice call. She no longer wanted Ye Tianhao as her father. All her miseries in life were given to her by him. Her fianc¨¦ had been stolen by Ye Sui, but he did not blame that girl. Instead, he sent her overseas to suffer. Huo Buyu frowned after Ye Yao hung up. ¡°Ye Yao, I can help you teach someone a lesson. Just don¡¯t use your ability casually.¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°But I enjoy cursing him! Making his phone explode is letting him off easy really.¡± Ye Yao was filled with resentment towards Ye Tianhao. Huo Buyu was angry, but he couldn¡¯t do anything to Ye Yao. After all, it was her mouth. What could he do? Sew up Ye Yao¡¯s mouth? He couldn¡¯t do that. He couldn¡¯t bear to. Ye Yao sent a text message to Huo Buyu. ¡°Help me freeze this bank card completely. No one is to reapply for it. The money in the account may not be moved either. Only deposits are allowed, but no withdrawals.¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Sure, but you are not to use your ability frivolously anymore. Swear it.¡± Ye Yao nodded perfunctorily. ¡°Alright, alright, I swear.¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t know what to say. His head hurt. He had no idea what to do with Ye Yao. The girl was like a wild runaway horse! Huo Buyu massaged his forehead. ¡°Master Gui Yi has gone wandering. I don¡¯t know when he¡¯ll be back. I¡¯ve contacted him. After he returns from his wandering, he¡¯ll take a look at what¡¯s going on with you and if he can remove your jinxing ability.¡± Ye Yao wished she could punch Huo Buyu! She didn¡¯t think that having the ability to jinx things was a bad thing. On the contrary, she could use this ability to protect herself. Of course, Ye Yao did not know how she ended up with this jinxing ability that had come out of nowhere. She was an atheist and did not believe in these strange powers at all. But now, such a thing was happening to her. It was too strange. Ye Yao replied, ¡°If you wish to seek him out, go ahead. Just don¡¯t get in my way.¡± With that, she lowered her head and continued with her video game. Huo Buyu¡¯s head started to hurt again. Ever since he met Ye Yao, his headache had never stopped! After a while, Ye Yao¡¯s phone ran out of battery and powered off. She reached out to Huo Buyu. ¡°Give me your phone.¡± Huo Buyu kept a large amount of confidential business information in his cell phone, but what could he do now that Ye Yao asked him for the device? Of course, he handed it over without hesitation! Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao did not go back to her video game after taking Huo Buyu¡¯s phone. Instead, she browsed randomly. She even went into his WeChat account and realized that his WeChat Moments was empty. Hence, she grabbed the man¡¯s hand and took a photograph of the two of them holding hands. She posted the image on his WeChat Moments with the caption ¡°My little cutie!¡± Almost instantly, more than 30 comments appeared: Gao Qiao: [Am I seeing things? The young master of the Lu family is actually showing off his love?] Shao Xiao: [Hurry up and register me at an ophthalmologist¡¯s clinic. I must have gone blind. I need a doctor! If there¡¯s nothing wrong with my eye, then Huo Buyu¡¯s account must have been hacked!] Xu Zhicheng: [I¡¯m totally defeated. The crown prince is indeed the crown prince!] Qin Jiao: [No, I don¡¯t believe this is real!] Huo Buran: [Awesome, Little Brother! When did you get yourself a girlfriend? Bring her for a visit.] ¡­ Finally, someone by the name of Huo Buqi posted a ¡°like¡± on it. Ye Yao blinked in confusion and realized after a while, that she seemed to have gotten into trouble? This last post from the person named Huo Buqi¡­ If her memory served her, Huo Buyu had an elder brother who was the youngest president, and whose name seemed to be Huo Buqi?! Ye Yao shuddered in fear and scrambled to delete this impulsive post on his Moments when Huo Buyu¡¯s phone suddenly rang. It was a message from Qin Jiao: [I was wrong. It was my fault and I was in the wrong. I apologize to you. I just love you too much and care about you too much. Don¡¯t treat me like this, okay? I swear that I will love you and only you.] Ye Yao read every word of the message and then raised the phone up towards Huo Buyu. ¡°Qin Jiao is actually your ex-girlfriend?!¡± She was so infuriated that her lungs almost exploded! She didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to be so tasteless in the past! Seeing how angry she was, Huo Buyu asked curiously, ¡°Do you have a grudge against Qin Jiao?¡± Ye Yao slammed the table. ¡°Answer my question first!¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Haven¡¯t you already guessed it?¡± Qin Jiao was indeed his ex-girlfriend. Ye Yao turned around and started to walk out. ¡°Scumbag, I want to go home! I don¡¯t wish to see you!¡± She was infuriated now. Qin Jiao was actually Huo Buyu¡¯s ex-girlfriend, and she was Huo Buyu¡¯s current girlfriend. Didn¡¯t that mean she was picking up Qin Jiao¡¯s leftovers? She couldn¡¯t accept it! Huo Buyu was completely stunned. He was a scumbag just because he had an ex-girlfriend? Wasn¡¯t it normal to have an ex? Didn¡¯t she have an ex-fianc¨¦ too? He hadn¡¯t cheated on her during their relationship. How did that make him a scumbag? ¡°Ye Yao, stop right there. Explain to me. How am I a scumbag.¡± Huo Buyu was getting very angry as well. Unfortunately, Ye Yao continued walking away angrily and ignored him! As soon as they got home, Ye Yao headed straight into the bedroom and locked the door. Huo Buyu couldn¡¯t enter, so he could only keep knocking. ¡°Ye Yao, open the door. Make yourself clear!¡± Ye Yao covered her ears. She didn¡¯t want to listen to bullsh*t! At this point, a woman¡¯s voice was heard coming from the front door. ¡°Huo Buyu! Buyu!¡± Huo Buyu frowned. He still had no idea why Ye Yao was angry, but the culprit who had angered Ye Yao, Qin Jiao, had just turned up. As soon as Huo Buyu opened the door, Qin Jiao pounced on him with tears streaming down her face. ¡°Buyu, why did you block my WeChat account and delete it? Do you know that made me very sad? I swear that I won¡¯t do it again and won¡¯t test you with another man. I was with that man for the sole purpose of provoking you. I have nothing to do with him at all. Please believe me, don¡¯t break up with me, okay?¡± Tears streamed down Qin Jiao¡¯s face. She had fallen madly in love with Huo Buyu. Everyone in the imperial capital knew that she had been courting Huo Buyu for many years. It was only until half a year ago that Huo Buyu agreed to give it a try. Qin Jiao had thought that after she started dating Huo Buyu, the two of them would be intimate. But who would have thought that even after becoming her boyfriend, Huo Buyu remained cold to her? He wasn¡¯t even willing to hug or kiss her. This caused her much grief. Hence, she made the fatal move of getting cosy with another man in Huo Buyu¡¯s presence, with the intention of testing the latter and provoking him to arouse his jealousy. However, reality proved her wrong! Not only was Huo Buyu unmoved, he also detested her actions, and broke up with her right there and then! After that, he completely ignored her! No matter how she tried to put in a good word or apologized, Huo Buyu remained indifferent. The only thing that comforted Qin Jiao was that Huo Buyu didn¡¯t have any other women by his side during the time that they had broken up. She thought that she still had a chance to salvage the situation until just now! Huo Buyu had actually posted on his WeChat Moments to show off his new love! Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu was a very private person and would never use platforms like WeChat Moments. To think that he had actually publicly displayed his affections on Moments! The photograph obviously depicted the hands of a man and a woman. Not only that, but he had even commented, ¡°My little cutie!¡± Alarm bells went off in Qin Jiao. She couldn¡¯t care less about being reserved anymore. She had to make Huo Buyu stay! Huo Buyu was hers and no one must snatch him away! Huo Buyu took a step back to distance himself from Qin Jiao. ¡°If you¡¯re done speaking, you may leave.¡± There was nothing between him and this girl to begin with. It had been great tolerance on his part that he didn¡¯t kill her for what she had done. The fact that he was now alive and standing there was his great fortune. Back then, he had almost been killed by Qin Jiao, but Qin Jiao didn¡¯t seem to take it to heart at all. And now she had the cheek to appear before him and claim that she loved him. Qin Jiao was greatly hurt by Huo Buyu¡¯s indifference and her tears fell uncontrollably. She looked at the man pitifully, as if she was bearing great suffering. ¡°Buyu, do you have to do this to me?¡± Huo Buyu couldn¡¯t be bothered with her. They had already broken up, so she shouldn¡¯t be pestering him. ¡°You may leave.¡± Qin Jiao knew that Huo Buyu was indifferent, but she didn¡¯t expect him to be so heartless. Qin Jiao had been pampered since she was young, and everyone around her pandered to her. Coupled with the fact that she was beautiful, she had a long queue of suitors pursuing her. However, she only had feelings for Huo Buyu. After so many years, she had shamelessly hung around Huo Buyu. Wherever Huo Buyu went, she would appear for sure! Everyone said that she loved Huo Buyu so much that she had lost herself. Some people also said that the two were compatible and a match made in heaven, even though she was willing but he couldn¡¯t care less. Huo Buyu never had any feelings for Qin Jiao. Qin Jiao instantly burst into tears. ¡°Huo Buyu, on account of how much I love you, can¡¯t you forgive me? Give me a chance. I¡¯m already begging you. Can¡¯t you forgive me? Do you have to make me kneel down before you?¡± She loved Huo Buyu so much that she had no self-esteem at all. Huo Buyu frowned, looking displeased. ¡°It¡¯s useless even if you kneel down.¡± Qin Jiao said, ¡°Buyu, don¡¯t treat me like this¡­¡± Her knees went weak and she dropped onto the ground, looking at Huo Buyu with tears in her eyes. At this point came the sound of glass shattering behind them. Huo Buyu and Qin Jiao looked up at the same time and saw Ye Yao leaning against the door with a faint smirk on her face. There were shards of broken glass under her feet. Ye Yao really didn¡¯t break the drinking glass on purpose, she had a scare. From inside the room, she had heard some sounds and walked out curiously to take a look. The moment she did so, she saw the scene of Qin Jiao kneeling on the ground. Qin Jiao had always given Ye Yao the impression that she was high and mighty, like a proud little peacock. Hence to see her kneeling before Huo Buyu completely took Ye Yao by surprise! This really frightened Ye Yao! When Huo Buyu saw that Ye Yao had come out, his first reaction was to frown. The moment Qin Jiao saw Ye Yao, she screamed loudly, ¡°Ye Yao!¡± She had a crazed look in her eyes! Ye Yao was in her home pajamas and her hair was unkempt, as if she had just gotten out of bed. To appear in Huo Buyu¡¯s house like this¡­ Qin Jiao instantly thought of Huo Buyu¡¯s WeChat Moments. So the ¡°cutie¡± referred to by Huo Buyu was Ye Yao?! Qin Jiao couldn¡¯t accept it! Huo Buyu could have anyone as a girlfriend, except Ye Yao! Huo Buyu looked at Ye Yao and asked again, ¡°Do you know Qin Jiao?¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Who doesn¡¯t know the eldest daughter of the Qin family?¡± Of course, it was because she had a grudge against Qin Jiao, that it bothered her so much that this girl was Huo Buyu¡¯s ex-girlfriend! Therefore, at the realization that Qin Jiao and Huo Buyu used to be together, she decisively blocked and deleted Qin Jiao from the man¡¯s contact list! Ye Yao stepped over the shards of glass and went up to Huo Buyu to hold his arm affectionately. She smiled at Qin Jiao and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but Huo Buyu is my boyfriend now.¡± With that, she looked at Huo Buyu and pinched his arm hard. ¡°Huo Buyu, I¡¯m your current girlfriend. I¡¯m the only one in your eyes. If I find out that you¡¯re flirting with other women, don¡¯t blame me for what I¡¯d do!¡± Huo Buyu said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯d have the energy to seduce other women when I¡¯m with you?¡± Putting aside the fact that Huo Buyu disdained cheating, he had only realized how troublesome women were, after being together with Ye Yao. Ye Yao alone was a handful for him. If another one came along, he¡¯d probably be left with no time to eat. Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao was stumped. Although Huo Buyu¡¯s answer wasn¡¯t perfect, Ye Yao was very satisfied with it. She planted a kiss on Huo Buyu¡¯s cheek and looked at Qin Jiao. ¡°Qin Jiao, Huo Buyu has already broken up with you. Why are you still pestering him?¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Ye Yao, are you shameless? You have a fianc¨¦, yet you seduced Huo Buyu! Aren¡¯t you despicable?!¡± She turned her eyes towards Huo Buyu. ¡°Buyu, Ye Yao is a two-timer. You must not believe her. She¡¯s with you to take revenge on me because she knows that I love you very much. Moreover, Ye Yao has a fianc¨¦. Her motives aren¡¯t pure. I¡¯m the only one who really loves you¡­¡± Qin Jiao couldn¡¯t accept the fact that Huo Buyu and Ye Yao were together. She absolutely couldn¡¯t accept it! Ye Yao raised her eyebrows. ¡°Qin Jiao, watch your words. It¡¯s illegal to spread rumors. When did I ever have a fianc¨¦? Even if I did, my fianc¨¦ would only ever be Huo Buyu.¡± Qin Jiao was agitated. She suddenly stepped forward and separated Huo Buyu and Ye Yao. Her pretty face now carried a hideous expression. ¡°Ye Yao! How dare you say that you¡¯re not engaged to Zhou Chen? You have a fianc¨¦, yet you¡¯re trying to seduce Huo Buyu. What¡¯s your agenda?! What right do you have to be with Huo Buyu?! Are you even worthy of the high social status of the Huo family ? You¡¯re overestimating yourself!¡± Qin Jiao was enraged and completely eaten by jealousy. Ye Yao fell to the ground after being pushed by Qin Jiao! She was stunned for a moment, then let out an exaggerated cry. She reached out to Huo Buyu and said pitifully, ¡°Huo Buyu, she pushed me. It hurts¡­¡± Wasn¡¯t it just acting fragile? She had seen too much on the television and could do it easily! When Qin Jiao saw Ye Yao¡¯s pretentious act, she was furious. ¡°Ye Yao, stop pretending! I only gave you a gentle push!¡± However, Huo Buyu quickly helped Ye Yao up and pulled her into his arms. Then, he looked at Qin Jiao coldly. ¡°Qin Jiao, you¡¯re interfering too much. Regardless of whether Ye Yao has a fianc¨¦, she can only be mine. It¡¯s not up to you to judge my woman. Please leave now. Otherwise, don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless!¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s words were quite hurtful, but Ye Yao was very happy to hear them. When she saw Qin Jiao¡¯s quivering lips, she felt even more gleeful. Qin Jiao looked at Huo Buyu in disbelief. ¡°Buyu¡­ How could you¡­ How could you treat me like this¡­¡± Huo Buyu picked Ye Yao up . ¡°Are you injured?¡± Ye Yao cried, ¡°I don¡¯t know. It hurts everywhere. Get me a doctor.¡± Huo Buyu immediately carried her into the room. Qin Jiao seemed indignant. She hesitated for a moment before following him. ¡°Huo Buyu, I really didn¡¯t use much strength just now. Ye Yao is just pretending!¡± Alas, as soon as Qin Jiao finished speaking, a leg swung over and kicked her, knocking her to the ground. Huo Buyu retracted his leg and looked at her coldly. ¡°I did warn you to leave quickly.¡± Ye Yao, who was watching on, blinked. Awesome! Qin Jiao was also stunned. She looked at Huo Buyu in disbelief. ¡°You¡­ you actually kicked me?¡± She didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to be so ungentlemanly. He would even hit a woman?! Huo Buyu said, ¡°I¡¯ve warned you. Get lost now, or I¡¯ll get your father to come and get you.¡± Qin Jiao bit her lip and glared at Ye Yao indignantly. ¡°I won¡¯t let this go! Just you wait!¡± After saying that, she got up and left in tears without looking back. Ye Yao shouted at the top of her lungs, ¡°Qin Jiao, slow down. Be careful not to trip over!¡± ¡°Arghhh!¡± As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, Qin Jiao felt as if she had tripped over something. Then, she fell forward with a hard thud. Ye Yao tugged at Huo Buyu¡¯s arm excitedly. ¡°Aiyo, aiyo, what a hard fall. It must hurt, huh? Tsk tsk, so pitiful¡­¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s temples throbbed. ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Ye Yao widened her eyes and retorted, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to be fierce with me! You¡¯re not allowed to chide me either! I¡¯m telling you, every time I see Qin Jiao in the future, I¡¯ll curse her! I want to see her being struck by misfortune!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, she freed herself from Huo Buyu¡¯s arms and flew out like a happy bird. Huo Buyu let out a long sigh. He felt that trying to manage Ye Yao was way harder than work. Seeing how excited and happy she was when she cursed others, it was as though she was doing something great when she was obviously doing something bad. How could he correct her ways? Huo Buyu felt that this was an impossible task! Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao ran off happily. When she came to a corner, a stretched out leg suddenly appeared. After Ye Yao dodged it instinctively, she aimed a kick at it. Then, she heard a yell. Ye Yao looked at Qin Jiao, who was kneeling on the ground, and raised an eyebrow. ¡°I knew you hadn¡¯t left. What do you think? Which hurts more? My kick or Huo Buyu¡¯s?¡± Ye Yao wasn¡¯t sure how much force Huo Buyu had used in that kick. In any case, she hadn¡¯t shown any mercy! That kick was to get back at Qin Jiao for the old and new grudges! Qin Jiao¡¯s leg was in pain. Struggling to get up from the ground, she glared at Ye Yao and said, ¡°Leave Huo Buyu now! If you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll torture your mother to death!¡± Ye Yao¡¯s beautiful face was instantly filled with fear. She begged, ¡°No, Qin Jiao, don¡¯t bully my mother. I¡¯m willing to do anything you want me to¡­¡± Seeing this, Qin Jiao¡¯s expression turned arrogant again. She snorted disdainfully. ¡°At least you know what¡¯s good for you! Break up with Huo Buyu now! Say it aloud that you¡¯re not worthy of him!¡± However, in the next second, the expression of the aggrieved and pleading Ye Yao vanished. She looked at Qin Jiao teasingly. ¡°Why? Is this the performance you were hoping most to see? Did you think I¡¯d care about my mother and be at your mercy? Do you think I¡¯m still that innocent and ignorant girl from back then, Qin Jiao?¡± The nature of the relationship between Ye Yao and Qin Jiao was significant. Because Ye Yao¡¯s mother married Qin Jiao¡¯s father, her mother was now Qin Jiao¡¯s stepmother. In other words, the relationship between Ye Yao and Qin Jiao was similar to that between Ye Yao and Ye Sui. They were half-sisters. It was just that Ye Yao was more unfortunate. After her mother married Qin Jiao¡¯s father, she doted on Qin Jiao, the stepdaughter. As long as Qin Jiao wanted something, she would think of ways to give it to her. She would even take something from Ye Yao to give to Qin Jiao. As a stepmother as well, He He would take from Ye Yao to give to her own daughter, Ye Sui, while Ye Yao¡¯s own mother would take from her in order to please Qin Jiao. Therefore, Ye Yao was bullied both ways. Qin Jiao glared fiercely at Ye Yao. ¡°If you won¡¯t do as I say, I¡¯ll make sure your mother leads a miserable life in my house!¡± Ye Yao smirked. ¡°Is that so? What kind of threat is this? Look at my stepmother at home. What would I dare to do to her? I can¡¯t wait to worship her every day. So what would you dare to do to my mother and your stepmother? Moreover, I can¡¯t wait for you to treat my mother badly so that my mother can quickly return to my side and be my mother and no one else¡¯s.¡± Qin Jiao widened her eyes. ¡°What do you mean? You don¡¯t care about your mother anymore?¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°What sort of philosophy is that? It¡¯s parents who take care of their children. Why is it that when it comes to me, it¡¯s the child who needs to take care of her parents? Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t break up with Huo Buyu for sure. I even wish to marry him and have children with him! I¡¯ll anger you to death! Do you remember how you bullied me when you were young? Now, it¡¯s finally pay back time!¡± Many years ago, Qin Jiao¡¯s father went to S City to establish a branch office. He stayed in S City for a year and hooked up with Ye Yao¡¯s mother. From then on, Ye Yao¡¯s mother became Qin Jiao¡¯s stepmother. Qin Jiao was spoiled rotten. She didn¡¯t like her stepmother, nor did she like Ye Yao, whom her stepmother brought along! Every time Qin Jiao caused trouble for Ye Yao, her stepmother would chide Ye Yao, and make her give in to Qin Jiao. During that period of time, Ye Yao almost had depression! Now that she had run into Qin Jiao again, the tide had turned. Ye Yao expected to take back everything that Qin Jiao owed to her. When Qin Jiao heard Ye Yao¡¯s words, she rushed forward like a mad person. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± The moment Qin Jiao pounced on her, Ye Yao shouted in the direction behind her, ¡°Huo Buyu, help¡­¡± As if someone had hit a pause button, Qin Jiao quickly turned around. ¡°No, Huo Buyu, I didn¡¯t hit her¡­¡± There was no one behind her. There was no Huo Buyu! She glared at Ye Yao. ¡°How dare you trick me!¡± Ye Yao crossed her arms. ¡°When did you become so timid? Oh, I forgot. You love Huo Buyu very much, and Huo Buyu loves me very much, so you don¡¯t dare to touch me. If you so much as lay a finger on me, I¡¯ll complain to Huo Buyu and ask him to teach you a lesson!¡± Telling tales was something Qin Jiao would typically do. In the past, her favorite thing to do was complain to Ye Yao¡¯s mother. Then, Ye Yao¡¯s mother would reprimand Ye Yao, and Qin Jiao would smirk by the side. Now, it was finally Ye Yao¡¯s turn to tell tales. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Qin Jiao almost went crazy with anger. ¡°Ye Yao, who do you think you are?! Do you think Huo Buyu will really like you? Who is he and who are you?! You won¡¯t be smug for long! Just watch how I¡¯ll deal with you the day Huo Buyu doesn¡¯t want you anymore!¡± Ye Yao retorted, ¡°Unlike you, who can¡¯t even keep a man by your side, you can keep waiting to see if Huo Buyu will break up with me¡­¡± To put it bluntly, the man that Qin Jiao was so desperately trying to snag was the same man that Ye Yao wanted to shake off. However, from the looks of it, there were advantages to not dumping Huo Buyu. She could use the situation to provoke Qin Jiao! Qin Jiao wished she could rip Ye Yao¡¯s mouth apart! She had always looked down on that girl, but now the wretch was actually dating Huo Buyu! How could she not be angry?! Ever since she was young, the person she hated the most was Ye Yao. When she was young, she often bullied Ye Yao through Ye Yao¡¯s mother! Ye Yao liked to draw and dance, and Qin Jiao would insist on going for lessons too. After that, she demanded of Ye Yao¡¯s mother to pull Ye Yao out of the classes! Therefore, she would take whatever Ye Yao liked for herself! As a result, Ye Yao would pursue her passions in secret so that Qin Jiao wouldn¡¯t know about it. That period was also the darkest period in Ye Yao¡¯s life. That was why Ye Yao was so angry when she saw Qin Jiao in the capital and realized that Qin Jiao was Huo Buyu¡¯s ex-girlfriend! However, when she realized how submissive Qin Jiao was towards Huo Buyu, her anger vanished. What was this? The tables had turned! Ye Yao said in a faint tone, ¡°I came to the imperial capital this time to reclaim my mother, so by all means, punish her when you get home. Pick on her and make her dislike the atmosphere at home. That way, she¡¯ll come back to me willingly.¡± Qin Jiao was very angry, but she didn¡¯t know how to refute the girl. She just felt that anything she did would be wrong. Not only that, but her entire body was in pain, and her knees felt like they were about to break. She had never been so miserable all her life! Qin Jiao glared at Ye Yao fiercely. ¡°You¡¯ll pay for this, I guarantee!¡± Then, she held her knees and limped out. Ye Yao wanted to laugh when he saw how miserable the arrogant eldest daughter of the Qin family was. She returned to the house happily. Huo Buyu was reading through some documents on the sofa. When he saw that she had returned, he waved at her. Ye Yao obediently walked over and leaned against his shoulder. She even bit his neck. ¡°Scumbag!¡± She was still angry about Huo Buyu being Qin Jiao¡¯s ex-boyfriend! Huo Buyu was already very used to being bitten for no reason. He pulled Ye Yao away from his body and into his arms. He pinched her nose and asked, ¡°Now, can you tell me about the conflict between you and Qin Jiao?¡± Ye Yao puffed up her cheeks. ¡°Qin Jiao¡¯s father kidnapped my mother!¡± Huo Buyu was stunned for a moment. He searched his mind for an image of Qin Jiao¡¯s stepmother and shook his head. ¡°There¡¯s no resemblance between the two of you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s good that I don¡¯t look like her,¡± Ye Yao muttered. She clung on to Huo Buyu and wheedled. ¡°I used to live such a miserable life. Dad didn¡¯t dote on me, and Mom didn¡¯t love me. Anyone could bully me, and they didn¡¯t allow me to resist. I had to endure everything in silence. Dad would say that I was in the wrong, and Mom would say that I shouldn¡¯t have done this or that. I felt that I couldn¡¯t do anything right.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s heart ached, but he said stubbornly, ¡°With your temper, who would dare to bully you?¡± ¡°You! You bully me every day!¡± Ye Yao pinched Huo Buyu¡¯s face. ¡°You bully me every day. You control me so strictly. I want to protest!¡± ¡°Objection is invalid.¡± Huo Buyu knocked Ye Yao on the head. ¡°A few times today, you said things you shouldn¡¯t have. Reflect on that!¡± Huo Buyu was actually taking care of Ye Yao for her own good. Her ability was too mysterious. If she were to be discovered, someone might take her away to be studied. Ye Yao glared at Huo Buyu. ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll reflect in isolation! You¡¯re not allowed to come in!¡± Huo Buyu was almost immune to Ye Yao¡¯s temper. He didn¡¯t know why the young lady had such a short temper. He turned on the room¡¯s surveillance camera to see what Ye Yao was doing. He didn¡¯t want her to harm her own health by being so angry. And in the end?! She was lying on the bed and playing video games happily! Huo Buyu was exasperated, but seeing Ye Yao¡¯s slender body curled up on the bed and playing video games happily, he felt very calm. As long as the girl was in his line of sight, he felt very at ease. Ye Yao was really angry, however, the way she vented her anger was different from others. She vented her anger by causing destruction in the video game! Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao stayed in her room for a long time playing video games. Then, she suddenly opened the door and went downstairs. She threw her cell phone at Huo Buyu and demanded, ¡°Deal with it!¡± Huo Buyu picked up Ye Yao¡¯s phone and saw that a person with the name ¡°Madam Yang¡± had been sending her messages. After sending a series of three photographs, there was a text message: ¡°Ye Yao, what did you do? Qin Jiao said that you hit her. This is her injury report and the indictment of her case against you.¡± The injury report stated that Qin Jiao had a concussion, two broken ribs, and some minor wounds. Qin Jiao wanted to sue Ye Yao for intentional harm, based on the injuries she had sustained! At the time that Qin Jiao left the scene, she only had some superficial wounds. Although she was used to being pampered, she couldn¡¯t possibly have the mindset to frame someone, right? Broken ribs and concussion? That was ridiculous. Qin Jiao was obviously exaggerating! After reading the report, Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. Then, he picked up his own cell phone and pressed a few buttons. After a moment, Ye Yao received a video on her phone. Ye Yao forwarded the video to Madam Yang: [Let Qin Jiao sue. I¡¯ll provide her with evidence.] The video provided by Huo Buyu was the video of him kicking Qin Jiao, including the video of Qin Jiao falling as she walked. Huo Buyu had surveillance cameras installed all over his property. It was impossible to frame someone here. After sending the video, Ye Yao looked at Huo Buyu and asked, ¡°If Qin Jiao sues you, will you go to jail?¡± If Huo Buyu went to jail, wouldn¡¯t she be free? Just the thought of it made her happy. The man snorted. Even if Qin Jiao had a hundred lives, she wouldn¡¯t dare to sue him. Madam Yang replied: [Qin Jiao said you kicked her. How do you explain that?] Ye Yao: [I¡¯ve already sent you the evidence, but you insist that I kicked her. How should I explain then? I have to admit it just because Qin Jiao slandered me? Why don¡¯t I sue her too, for slandering!] Madam Yang: [What are you saying? She¡¯s your younger sister. You have to give in to her. Qin Jiao said that you¡¯re dating Huo Buyu. How can you be with Huo Buyu? Do you know how much Qin Jiao likes him? He¡¯s your sister¡¯s man. Are you going to vie with your little sister for his man?] Ye Yao: [Didn¡¯t my sister Ye Sui take my ex-fiance away from me? Did you seek Ye Sui out at that time? Did you tell her not to snatch her sister¡¯s fianc¨¦? I¡¯m with Huo Buyu because he loves me, and I love him too. Huo Buyu and Qin Jiao have already broken up. If she interferes in my relationship with Huo Buyu again, she¡¯ll be a third party! Mom, please have some decency. You should know who¡¯s right and who¡¯s wrong.] Huo Buyu watched Ye Yao as she chatted. When Ye Yao said that she loved him, his expression gradually softened. However, when she mentioned her ¡°fianc¨¦¡±, his expression turned cold. Fianc¨¦? That was her ex-fianc¨¦! The girl is asking to be taught a lesson! Madam Yang: [Sigh! Ye Yao, please understand Qin Jiao. She lost her mother when she was young. It¡¯s heart-wrenching, this child. Can¡¯t you give in and let her have Huo Buyu?] Ye Yao: [But I lost my mother too. Not only that, I also don¡¯t have a father!] Madam Yang: [¡­] From the moment Yang Ya married Qin Jiao¡¯s father, Ye Yao effectively lost her mother. Yang Ya was only contacting Ye Yao for the sake of Qin Jiao. Ye Yao had grown up and was no longer a teenager who yearned for her parents¡¯ love, However, Yang Ya¡¯s way of doing things upset her! When the girl was young, she was brainwashed by her parents and gave in all the time! Now that she could think on her own, she would give tit for tat! And she would treat her parents the same way! Exasperated, Yang Ya sent a voice message to Ye Yao: [Ye Yao, did you spare a thought for me when you decided to be with Huo Buyu? You may have found your happiness by being with Huo Buyu, but Qin Jiao will keep making trouble for me. This way, my life will be ruined. Can¡¯t you separate from Huo Buyu for my sake?] [No!] Ye Yao rejected her readily: [Back then, you didn¡¯t stay in S City for my sake either. All these years, I¡¯ve never needed you, I took it that you were gone for good. But now, you put up an appearance. The moment you appear, you force me to give up the man I like. In the past, when Qin Jiao was in S City, you made me give up my own mother and the life I liked. And now, you so selfishly expect me to continue giving up everything to fulfill your happiness?] Yang Ya was a woman in love with the idea of being in love. In her eyes, love was her everything. She was willing to get a divorce and abandon her family for the sake of love. She would compromise for love. As long as Qin Jiao made a request, no matter how ridiculous it was, she would satisfy it. She would rather treat a stepdaughter well than pay more attention to her biological daughter. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Ya was especially taken aback by Ye Yao¡¯s words: [Ye Yao, how did you become like this? You used to be very obedient and adorable. You¡¯d do whatever Mommy told you to.] Ye Yao laughed. She could no longer find the old her: [Mom, people change. You¡¯ve been in the imperial capital with Qin Jiao¡¯s father for six years, right? You¡¯ve never been back once in the past six years, nor have you called me to show any concern. What makes you think I¡¯d still be the old me? Or actually¡­ do you still remember what the old me was like?] Before Yang Ya was with Qin Jiao¡¯s father, she was already rather cold towards Ye Yao. After being with Qin Jiao¡¯s father, she became even colder, as if she had never had a daughter like Ye Yao. This was the first time she had contacted Ye Yao in more than six years, and it was for the sake of Qin Jiao. It was pathetic. On the other end, Qin Jiao and Yang Ya looked at each other helplessly. Ye Yao had already grown up. She was no longer the her of the past, and Yang Ya could no longer control her. Yang Ya said to Qin Jiao, ¡°Huo Buyu is too outstanding. Ye Yao won¡¯t be willing to give up. We have to think of another way.¡± Of course Qin Jiao knew that Huo Buyu was outstanding. No woman would give up the opportunity to get close to Huo Buyu. Qin Jiao kicked up a fuss about her injury only because she wanted to scare Ye Yao, but Huo Buyu had admitted to it! How would she dare to sue Huo Buyu? Besides, she couldn¡¯t bear to do it! Qin Jiao glared at Yang Ya. ¡°I¡¯m out of ideas. Hurry up and think of a way! I definitely won¡¯t allow Ye Yao and Huo Buyu to be together!¡± Yang Ya thought for a moment and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t we introduce an outstanding man to Ye Yao and let her decide to leave Huo Buyu herself?¡± Qin Jiao snorted disdainfully. ¡°After she¡¯s met Huo Buyu, which other man would be good enough? Besides, is someone like Ye Yao worthy of an outstanding man?!¡± In her heart, Ye Yao should be married to a beggar! Yang Ya smiled. ¡°Of course I won¡¯t really introduce an outstanding man to Ye Yao. Besides, outstanding men won¡¯t be interested in her. We¡¯re just introducing a man who has been packaged, and trick her into it. I think Gao Qiao is quite suitable.¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s eyes lit up. That¡¯s right. Gao Qiao was a well-known playboy. He was extremely licentious and had had relationships with countless women. Moreover, he had made it known that no woman would be his final destination in this lifetime, women were just playthings to him. But he was good-looking and generous, hence countless women threw themselves at him. Qin Jiao exclaimed, ¡°Alright! Let¡¯s do that. Go ahead and arrange for a meeting with Ye Yao!¡± Yang Ya immediately sent a message to Ye Yao: [Ye Yao, I neglected you previously. It¡¯s all my fault. Since you¡¯re now in the imperial capital, give me a chance to make it up to you, okay? Let¡¯s meet somewhere to eat tomorrow and we can go shopping too. I haven¡¯t seen you in a long time. I miss you so much.] Ye Yao did not believe a word of Yang Ya¡¯s message, but she replied nevertheless: [Okay!] As soon as Ye Yao sent the message, Huo Buyu¡¯s expression turned cold. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to go!¡± He knew that Ye Yao didn¡¯t have a good relationship with her mother, especially now that the girl had grown up and was even bestowed with an extraordinary ability. He was afraid that she¡¯d go around causing trouble. Ye Yao was displeased. ¡°You won¡¯t let me see my mother?¡± The man replied, ¡°Ask your conscience. Do you still acknowledge her as your mother?¡± Ye Yao choked, then turned around and went upstairs. ¡°I¡¯m not talking to you anymore!¡± Huo Buyu was a scumbag! Didn¡¯t he think about how she had been bullied in the past? Now that these people had jumped in to bully her, was it wrong for her to exchange an eye for an eye? Did he expect her to allow herself to be bullied without retaliating? Angry! So angry! The more Ye Yao thought about it, the angrier she became. However, her jinxing ability didn¡¯t work on Huo Buyu¡­ Suddenly, Ye Yao thought of a solution. She lowered her head and muttered, ¡°I¡¯d better not have my period today. Huo Buyu is interested in my body¡­¡± Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Ye Yao felt a pain in her lower abdomen. Then, she quickly ran to the bathroom, humming a song! Her jinxing ability was too excellent! Ever since Ye Yao and Huo Buyu got together, Huo Buyu had wanted intimacy non-stop! If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she had her period and could rest on those days, Huo Buyu would have sent her to her death in bed! Hence, whenever she couldn¡¯t take it anymore, she would curse herself to have her period. Every time that happened, Huo Buyu would be so angry that he would stomp his feet! Hmph hmph! That night, Huo Buyu quietly got into bed and pulled Ye Yao into his arms. His fugitive hands wandered around as his breathing gradually became heavier¡­ Just as he was about to turn over to get onto her, she suddenly stopped him. ¡°No, not today. I¡¯m having my period.¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°Ye Yao, have you been saying things that you shouldn¡¯t again?¡± Ye Yao retorted, ¡°What shouldn¡¯t I be saying? Isn¡¯t it normal for a girl to have her period?¡± Huo Buyu pointed out, ¡°Which girl gets her period four to five times a month?!¡± Seeing Huo Buyu¡¯s angry expression, Ye Yao smiled and turned around. ¡°Then you¡¯ll have to do some self-reflection. Have you been bullying me too much?¡± Huo Buyu was very aggressive in bed and most girls couldn¡¯t accept his strength. What was even more annoying was that after having sex all night, she had to wake up for a morning run the next day! Now that Ye Yao was comfortable, Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t. He stared at his protruding manhood and took a deep breath. He turned over too, so that now the couple had their backs facing each other! He even deliberately snatched the blanket away from her! ¡°Petty!¡± Ye Yao muttered, then started to pull the blanket to herself too! Wasn¡¯t it just a matter of snatching the blanket? Who was afraid of whom?! Unfortunately, her strength was no match for Huo Buyu¡¯s. Seeing that the blanket had been snatched away by Huo Buyu and her thigh was exposed, Ye Yao got angry. She stopped snatching the blanket and lunged at Huo Buyu! Huo Buyu was about to turn around when he saw Ye Yao pounce on him like a little monster. Now, Ye Yao¡¯s hair was disheveled. At first glance, one would have thought she was a female ghost. Huo Buyu reflexively stretched out his leg and kicked her. Ye Yao didn¡¯t expect that the man would dare to kick her. Her lunge was blocked by Huo Buyu¡¯s foot. She leaned back and sat on the bed, swaying twice. She was stunned speechless by his kick. Huo Buyu reacted quickly. ¡°Did that hurt your butt? I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡± Ye Yao yelled, ¡°You did it on purpose!¡± Rubbing her butt, she was so furious that her eyes turned bloodshot. She slipped off the bed. ¡°I¡¯m not sleeping with you anymore!¡± Huo Buyu was about to lift the blanket when he saw Ye Yao hugging the pillow and staring at him fiercely. ¡°If you dare to move, I¡¯ll break up with you!¡± Huo Buyu was stumped. He watched as Ye Yao walked out carrying the pillow and shutting the bedroom door behind her with a bang. He massaged his temples. Seriously¡­ How could he have been frightened by Ye Yao¡¯s disheveled appearance? Obviously, he had seen her looking even worse¡­ He took out his cell phone to check the surveillance footage. When he saw that Ye Yao hadn¡¯t gone out but had moved to the guest room on the first floor to sleep, he heaved a sigh of relief. The next morning, Huo Buyu woke up on time. He first went to the gym, then to the kitchen to make breakfast. Seeing that it was about time, he went to wake Ye Yao up. However, when he opened the door, he was greeted by an empty room, Ye Yao was gone! Meanwhile, Ye Yao was taking a leisurely stroll outside. She was very angry and had decided to run away from home! She didn¡¯t know what was wrong with the weather today. The sun was so hot that it made her dizzy. The pedestrians on the road complained that it was too hot. Ye Yao sighed. ¡°Such good weather. Please don¡¯t let it rain¡­¡± As soon as she finished speaking, it suddenly started drizzling and the air cooled down. The light rain did not last long, just about five minutes or so. The dark clouds in the sky dissipated. The ground that was wet from the rain dried quickly as the water evaporated the moment the sun came out. Ye Yao thought about it. Actually, her jinxing ability was not strong. It would be fulfilled for a short time and then things would recover very quickly. For instance when she had her period last night, there was only light bleeding which was completely gone in the morning. Moreover, not every curse would be fulfilled. For example, situations with too great an impact, like if she were to mention earthquakes, collapse of a bridge, or plane crashes, these would definitely not take place. Her jinxing ability seemed secondary, when it came to the safety of people and properties, her curses would not work, they were only good when meant as harmless jokes or when used to lightly punish people. Ye Yao went to the mall¡¯s gaming hall to play for a while, and then bought a dress. However, when she was making payment, to her embarrassment, she realized her credit line had been frozen! It couldn¡¯t be used! Ye Yao apologized to the cashier and turned to make a call to Huo Buyu. ¡°Huo Buyu! Aren¡¯t you childish? You actually froze my card!¡± Huo Buyu snorted. ¡°Hmph!¡± Other than that, he said nothing else and then hung up the phone! Ye Yao looked at her cell phone with the dead line and said angrily, ¡°Childish! Childish! So childish! I hope you bite your tongue when you¡¯re eating¡­ Ah!¡± Ye Yao covered her mouth as she fell onto the ground, crouching. Biting her tongue hurt so much that tears immediately formed in her eyes. Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao cried. Ever since she had the jinxing ability, she was using it freely on everything. These misfortunes would befall others. Unfortunately, as soon as she cursed Huo Buyu, she would become the victim instead, for some reason. It was particularly strange! At this point, Yang Ya called. ¡°Ye Yao, what would you like to have for lunch?¡± Feeling dejected, Ye Yao replied, ¡°I¡¯m not eating. I didn¡¯t bring any money with me and haven¡¯t paid for a dress I bought. I can¡¯t leave now.¡± Upon hearing this Yang Ya quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t you worry about it. Where exactly are you? I¡¯ll be right there.¡± Ye Yao thought she wasn¡¯t hearing right. Yang Ya actually wanted to foot the bill for her? Were there pigs flying overhead? Yang Ya was like Ye Tianhao, especially petty when it came to money. It was almost impossible to get them to pay for things. Curious whether Yang Ya would really pay for her, she sent the woman her address. Ye Yao said to the cashier, ¡°Hold the dress for now, someone will be here to pay for it in a bit.¡± The cashier nodded, and even brought a chair over. Ye Yao had been a long-time regular customer at their store and would normally spend without hesitation. Naturally, they didn¡¯t have to worry about her not paying up. On the other end, upon ending the conversation, Yang Ya told Qin Jiao what had transpired. Qin Jiao was confused. ¡°Ye Yao doesn¡¯t have the money to foot the bill? How can she have no money to spend if she¡¯s with Huo Buyu? Could it be that they are not together in the first place?¡± The more Qin Jiao thought about it, the happier she got. Although she had been with Huo Buyu only for a short time, the man was very generous with money and had never placed a limit on expenditures. But now Ye Yao had no money to buy a dress? This gave Qin Jiao reason to think that Huo Buyu and Ye Yao weren¡¯t together. They were only pretending, with the intention of provoking her. And because Ye Yao had been so rude to her yesterday, it made Huo Buyu angry that he had blocked Ye Yao¡¯s credit card as a punishment? So it turned out that Huo Buyu had such deep feelings for her! Qin Jiao¡¯s fury immediately subsided when these thoughts came to her. In the meantime, Ye Yao was sitting on the chair playing video games while waiting. Suddenly, a man came up to her. ¡°Ye Yao?¡± The girl took her eyes off the game interface and shifted her gaze to the person in front of her. It was a very cheery and bright looking man. Gao Qiao had an advantage in terms of looks. He was sunny and cheerful, making people feel at ease immediately. Ye Yao nodded, looking dazed. ¡°Yes¡­¡± Gao Qiao smiled and introduced himself, ¡°Hello, my name is Gao Qiao. I¡¯m your blind date.¡± Ye Yao was stumped. Not understanding Gao Qiao¡¯s remark, her head buzzed. ¡°Blind date?¡± The man replied, ¡°Yes, your mother, Yang Ya, informed me to come over. Didn¡¯t you know about it?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s face darkened. She knew it. Yang Ya had ulterior motives for asking her out! The woman clearly knew that she was with Huo Buyu, but she set her up on a blind date nevertheless? She even introduced such a sunny and cheerful man to her. Was she trying to have the man seduce her?! Moreover, she didn¡¯t believe that Yang Ya and Qin Jiao would really introduce her to a good man. Therefore, this man called Gao Qiao must be a wolf in sheep¡¯s clothing! Someone with a good appearance, but extremely filthy inside! Ye Yao stood up. ¡°Alright, since it¡¯s a blind date, pay for my purchase then.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s dress was only twenty to thirty thousand yuan, which was nothing to Gao Qiao. Moreover, he liked Ye Yao¡¯s appearance very much. She probably did not have any makeup on. Her tiny face was fair and clean, and her facial features were exquisite, like a doll. Gao Qiao was able to flirt with any woman he found pleasant looking, it only added another feather to his cap. He made payment and smiled at Ye Yao. ¡°You haven¡¯t eaten yet, right? I know a restaurant with particularly delicious food. I¡¯ll take you there.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s card had been frozen by Huo Buyu. She was still mad at him and didn¡¯t wish to go home. Since Gao Qiao, this spendthrift, had taken the initiative to come knocking on her door, she might as well punish this scumbag on behalf of her fellow female compatriots! ¡°Sure,¡± she replied. The two of them took the escalator downstairs. Suddenly, a scream came from the glass elevator near them. A woman carrying a child had taken a fall. Ye Yao quickly said, ¡°Aiya, will this elevator suddenly stop working? It¡¯s too scary.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, all the elevators in the entire mall stopped. Ye Yao pushed Gao Qiao, who was standing next to her. ¡°What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go down to save her!¡± Gao Qiao reacted and ran off to pry open the elevator door with a few others, pulling the mother and son out. Fortunately, Ye Yao¡¯s jinx worked in time. The mother and son came away only a little shocked. The person-in-charge of the mall also rushed over and said that he wanted to take them to the hospital for a checkup. This big matter was thus easily resolved. Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao stood at the bottom of the escalator and looked at the glass elevator thoughtfully. In fact, she did not completely understand her own ability, but she knew that her jinxing effect could not be maintained for too long. Although she could stop the elevator, she did not know the exact duration. It was just like how she made it rain in the morning, but it was only for five minutes. The rain had stopped even before the road surface got wet. However, more than half an hour had passed since the rescue workers and mall management turned up. The operation of the mall elevators were still suspended. Perhaps the person in charge of the mall realized that there was an accident and turned off all the elevators? That was also a possibility. However, there was another possibility that her curse was still holding up¡­ Therefore, she herself was unclear of how strong her jinxing ability was now. After Gao Qiao was done helping the mother and child, he walked back to Ye Yao. ¡°Did you get a fright just then?¡± He did not think that the elevator had stopped because of Ye Yao, hence he seemed rather normal when facing Ye Yao. Ye Yao nodded. ¡°A little.¡± Gao Qiao expressed his understanding. Girls would definitely get frightened when they encountered such a situation. ¡°Let¡¯s look for a place to sit then? Let¡¯s drink something to calm ourselves down.¡± Ye Yao agreed. ¡°Okay.¡± She was simply going along with what Gao Qiao said. but her mind was still thinking about her jinxing skill. The two of them sat down at a high-end restaurant. After Gao Qiao ordered, he asked Ye Yao, ¡°You look like you¡¯re still of schooling age?¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Design major at the Imperial Capital University.¡± Gao Qiao was pleasantly surprised. ¡°Really? I¡¯m also a student at Imperial Capital University. I¡¯m in my third year. Why haven¡¯t I seen you before? You¡¯re so beautiful. If I¡¯d seen you in school, I definitely won¡¯t forget you.¡± Ye Yao glanced at Gao Qiao. This guy was rather good at flirting! She took a sip of lemonade and asked with a puzzled expression, ¡°What did Madam Yang tell you about me?¡± The man answered, ¡°She said that you¡¯re the daughter of a distant relative of hers, and that you¡¯re not bad a person. She wanted to introduce us.¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°And of course she wouldn¡¯t have told you that I have a boyfriend, right?¡± Distant relative? Wasn¡¯t that so ironic. Turning from mother-and-daughter to distant relatives. Gao Qiao did not expect Ye Yao to be so straightforward, so he had to change his approach. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ll be straightforward with you then. I don¡¯t think I can¡¯t get any girl whom I¡¯m interested in. Besides, I have absolute confidence that your boyfriend can¡¯t compare to me.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s expression instantly became playful! She often played with Huo Buyu¡¯s phone, so she naturally knew about Gao Qiao. He had a good relationship with Huo Buyu and often called and exchanged messages with him. Moreover, Gao Qiao was a very narcissistic man. His WeChat profile picture was of himself. Hence, the moment she saw Gao Qiao, she was taken aback. Ye Yao shook her head. ¡°It¡¯s not about comparison. It¡¯s just that my boyfriend has a bad personality. He¡¯s too domineering. He¡¯s usually very strict with me. He¡¯ll fly into a rage whenever I mention a break up. I¡¯m very afraid of him. How about this? If you can settle my boyfriend, I¡¯ll be with you. How about that?¡± Admittedly, Ye Yao¡¯s intention was that of watching a good show. Gao Qiao was obviously a playboy who had deceived countless young ladies. As for Huo Buyu, she was only just cracking her head over how to punish him! Wasn¡¯t this a solution that came knocking on her door?! ¡°Oh?¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s interest was piqued. ¡°Just from what you¡¯re telling me, I can say for sure that your boyfriend doesn¡¯t love you. If you like someone, you should respect and love her, not bind her to you. Everyone is a free individual, don¡¯t you think?¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Haha, yes, you¡¯re too right!¡± She raised her cup to propose a toast. ¡°Then I wish you the best of luck in dealing with my boyfriend and putting an end to my misery.¡± Gao Qiao said very confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± In fact, a Cassanova like Gao Qiao was a good player, he had a glib tongue. It would have been a pleasant conversation if they didn¡¯t talk about relationships. Ye Yao even agreed to watch a movie with him. In a dark environment like the cinema, it was easy to close the physical distance between them. Gao Qiao did not disappoint. When the movie reached its climax, he reached out for Ye Yao¡¯s hand. Ye Yao sensed that Gao Qiao wanted to hold her hand and muttered softly, ¡°Aiyo, we¡¯re about to hold hands. I wonder if he¡¯d get a cramp in his hand suddenly? That won¡¯t be good.¡± Before Gao Qiao¡¯s hand could come into contact with Ye Yao¡¯s, he felt his fingers convulse. It was so painful that he groaned. Perhaps Gao Qiao¡¯s thoughts were too evil, so not only did his hand cramp, but his entire body went into a spasm! His muffled groan slowly turned into a loud grunt, and everyone in the movie theater turned to look at him. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gao Qiao endured the discomfort in his body and apologized to everyone. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ve been sitting for too long. My legs are cramping.¡± The people in the cinema expressed their understanding. Ye Yao asked with concern, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Does it hurt?¡± Gao Qiao instinctively shivered upon hearing Ye Yao¡¯s voice. There had never been anything wrong with his body, he was in perfect health! But the moment he wanted to touch Ye Yao, his entire body had gone numb suddenly! Gao Qiao looked at Ye Yao warily and asked, ¡°Do you have a taser on you?¡± If she didn¡¯t, why would his body have gone into spasm the moment he touched her? Ye Yao looked confused. ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Seeing that she did not seem to be faking it, Gao Qiao quickly changed the topic. ¡°It¡¯s alright. Just keep watching the movie.¡± He felt that he might be hallucinating from the pain, but half of his body was still numb and he felt very uncomfortable. Ye Yao sat back in his chair and was no longer in the mood to watch the movie. She was thinking about Gao Qiao¡¯s cry of pain. No matter what, Gao Qiao was a big man standing over 1.8 meters tall. How could he have yelled out so miserably? Unless it was too unbearably painful. However, she had only cursed him lightly. It should not have been that serious, right? Admittedly, though, she was only too happy to see Gao Qiao in such a miserable state! When they came out of the cinema, the sky had darkened. The shops by the roadside had all lit up. Ye Yao and Gao Qiao were walking by the roadside. Suddenly, a girl in front shouted, ¡°Robbery!¡± Ye Yao saw a sturdy-looking man wearing a black mask snatching the girl¡¯s backpack and running away. When they heard the shouts of robbery, everyone on the street stood aside. No one dared to stop the man. When Ye Yao noted this situation, she narrowed her eyes and muttered, ¡°Step on a banana peel and fall!¡± The robber did not notice the banana peel under his feet. As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, he stepped on the peel and fell to the ground with a crash. One of his legs, unfortunately, hit a cement kerb by the roadside. The sound of bones fracturing could be heard from afar. Ye Yao was a little surprised. Why was the effect of the jinx so strong this time? Suddenly, a possibility flashed through her mind. She knew that it was not efficacious to say things that were dangerous to humans and innocent people. However, because she had to save someone in the elevator accident today, the effect of her jinx was very long-lasting. Now, she was cursing the robber. Because he was a robber and endangered the safety of passersby, not only did he fall, but he also broke his leg. So¡­ could her jinxing ability distinguish between good and bad? If she would try to jinx people and things under normal circumstances, the effect would be smaller. For example, a fall would be a simple fall, but if she was confronting evil people, the effect would be surprisingly great, like the robber before her now! The more Ye Yao thought about it, the more she felt that this could very well be the case! Gao Qiao shook his head and lamented about how stupid this robber was, slipping on a banana peel! After a while, the police came and took the robber away. At this point, Gao Qiao¡¯s phone rang. He picked it up. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go over first.¡± After hanging up, he said to Ye Yao, ¡°I have a gathering. It¡¯s very fun. Do you want to come with me?¡± Ye Yao didn¡¯t feel like going home to face Huo Buyu¡¯s poker face! How dare he freeze her credit card! She agreed decisively. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go.¡± Gao Qiao drove Ye Yao to the bar. There were already many people there, including Shao Xiao, Xu Zhicheng, and Qin Jiao. When Qin Jiao saw Ye Yao coming with Gao Qiao, a look of disdain spread across her face. How classy was this Ye Yao, going around with a man whom she had met for the first time on a blind date. As Ye Yao and Gao Qiao entered, Qin Jiao pretended not to know them and asked, ¡°Gao Qiao, who¡¯s the beauty beside you? Your girlfriend?¡± Gao Qiao gave Ye Yao an ambiguous look before introducing Ye Yao to everyone. ¡°My girlfriend, Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao greeted everyone with a smile. ¡°Hello, everyone. I¡¯m Ye Yao.¡± Everyone present knew what Gao Qiao was like and his attitude towards women. Even if he said so affectionately now that Ye Yao was his girlfriend, it may not be true the next second. Shao Xiao asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Huo Buyu? Isn¡¯t he coming too? Why isn¡¯t he here yet?¡± Qin Jiao immediately replied excitedly, ¡°Huo Buyu is already on his way here. He¡¯ll be here soon.¡± As she spoke, she even glanced at Ye Yao smugly. Gao Qiao had already introduced Ye Yao to the people here that she was his girlfriend. She was just waiting to see how Ye Yao would clean up the mess when Huo Buyu would arrive later! She didn¡¯t believe that after Huo Buyu found out how promiscuous a woman Ye Yao was, he¡¯d still want the girl! Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Ye Yao heard that Huo Buyu was coming, she was only surprised for a moment. She guessed that Qin Jiao had deliberately organized this gathering at the bar today to get Gao Qiao and Huo Buyu together. Ye Yao felt this was a good thing though. It would be more fun if Huo Buyu came. Ye Yao watched with anticipation as Huo Buyu appeared at the door and walked straight over. ¡°Huo Buyu!¡± Seeing that Huo Buyu had arrived, Qin Jiao immediately shouted excitedly. She ran over and said in anticipation, ¡°Everyone is here. We¡¯re just waiting for you. By the way, Gao Qiao brought his girlfriend. Take a look.¡± When Huo Buyu heard that Gao Qiao had brought a girlfriend, he didn¡¯t react until he looked up at the booth and saw the familiar person beside the man. Furthermore, Gao Qiao had boldly placed his hand on Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder and even introduced her to Huo Buyu warmly. ¡°Buyu, this is my girlfriend, Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao nodded at Huo Buyu and pretended not to know him. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Ye Yao.¡± Huo Buyu was so angry that he almost strangled her to death! She ran away from home without saying a word in the morning, and by evening, she had become Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend? Huo Buyu felt like he had been cuckolded. Had he been too good to Ye Yao recently, causing her to become more and more pretentious?! Pretending not to know him indeed! Well he¡¯d play along then! Huo Buyu looked away coldly and sat down on the sofa. He didn¡¯t even glance at Ye Yao. Gao Qiao explained to Ye Yao, ¡°Don¡¯t take offence. He has a cold personality.¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Uh huh!¡± She especially agreed with these words! He had blocked her credit card, leaving her with no money to spend. She almost starved. He was indeed cold, super cold! Qin Jiao sat beside Huo Buyu. When she saw Huo Buyu and Ye Yao ignoring each other, she was overjoyed. After this evening¡¯s situation, she didn¡¯t believe that Ye Yao could continue to be Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend! For sure, Huo Buyu would kick Ye Yao out of his house! The atmosphere in the bar was very pleasant and Ye Yao was in a rather good mood, although she had a bit too much to drink. After a while, she stood up. ¡°I¡¯m going to the washroom.¡± Then, Qin Jiao stood up as well, announcing, ¡°I¡¯ll get more wine.¡± They left the private room one after another. After Ye Yao left, Huo Buyu looked at Gao Qiao and asked the man, ¡°How did you meet Ye Yao?¡± Gao Qiao smiled. ¡°What an improvement today. You actually remember my girlfriend¡¯s name. Qin Jiao¡¯s mother introduced her to me and said that she¡¯s quite pretty. I¡¯ll never refuse a woman, so I went to meet her.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened slightly. Qin Jiao¡¯s mother, who was also Ye Yao¡¯s mother, Yang Ya? He had observed the conversation between Yang Ya and Ye Yao yesterday. Yang Ya knew that Ye Yao was his girlfriend, yet she introduced a man to her? Furthermore the man was Gao Qiao? For the first time, Huo Buyu despised Gao Qiao. He and Gao Qiao were buddies, so he had never judged Gao Qiao¡¯s attitude towards relationships. However, Gao Qiao was a scumbag. This was an immutable attribute. Yang Ya clearly knew that Gao Qiao was a scumbag, but she introduced him to Ye Yao nevertheless? A mother like Yang Ya¡­ and Qin Jiao¡¯s solicitousness today¡­ Huo Buyu immediately understood what was going on. Gao Qiao looked at Huo Buyu¡¯s silent expression and smiled. ¡°You didn¡¯t used to be interested in these things in the past. Why are you suddenly asking?¡± Huo Buyu looked at Gao Qiao with a burning gaze. ¡°Your girlfriend looks rather submissive. I like her type.¡± Gao Qiao was stunned for a moment, but did not get angry. Instead, he laughed. ¡°No way. Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve fallen for Ye Yao at first sight!¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡± Shao Xiao and Xu Zhicheng laughed aloud when they heard this. ¡°Gao Qiao, Huo Buyu has taken a fancy to your girlfriend. It¡¯s rare for him to ask. What are you going to do about it?¡± Gao Qiao immediately said with a generous wave of his hand, ¡°Of course I¡¯m giving it to him!¡± There was no unwillingness or embarrassment on his face. Shao Xiao and Xu Zhicheng, who were next to him, did not think much of it. Gao Qiao¡¯s attitude towards women was like this. Moreover, it was not as though he desired the girl to such a great extent. Since his buddy had made a request¡­ It was just a woman. Besides, this was only the first meeting between Gao Qiao and Ye Yao, they were not familiar with each other at all. Even if he were interested in her, it was only on account of her looks. He went on this blind date only because Qin Jiao repeatedly insisted. Moreover, before the blind date, Qin Jiao had told Gao Qiao that Ye Yao had fallen out with her family over a man, so she hoped that Gao Qiao would save her and lead her out of her misery. Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hence, Qin Jiao¡¯s words implied that Gao Qiao only needed to seduce Ye Yao so that she would break up with her boyfriend. Now that Huo Buyu was willing to take over the task, Gao Qiao was more than happy to hand it over. As Ye Yao was washing her hands in the washroom, Qin Jiao came up to her. She looked at Ye Yao with disdain. ¡°You¡¯re really capable, seducing Huo Buyu yesterday, and Gao Qiao today. It¡¯s not as though you¡¯re devastatingly beautiful, so why are you so popular with men? You¡¯re just like your mother, the reincarnation of a vixen who seduces men wherever you go.¡± Ye Yao had yet to dry the water droplets on her hand so she flung them onto Qin Jiao¡¯s face, causing the girl to shriek, ¡°What are you doing!¡± ¡°Teaching you a lesson.¡± Ye Yao sneered and sized Qin Jiao up from head to toe. ¡°Qin Jiao, we haven¡¯t seen each other for more than six years, right? Why are your methods still so childish and clumsy? Do you think Huo Buyu doesn¡¯t know about my blind date with Gao Qiao? I¡¯m his girlfriend. Aren¡¯t you slapping Huo Buyu¡¯s face by introducing Gao Qiao to me?¡± ¡°Slapping him in the face?¡± Qin Jiao laughed. ¡°Ye Yao, who do you think you are? Do you think Huo Buyu will be serious about you? I arranged for you to go on a blind date with Gao Qiao, so that Huo Buyu sees your true colors and knows how promiscuous you are. Be prepared to be dumped by Huo Buyu!¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see.¡± Ye Yao smiled and leaned closer to Qin Jiao. ¡°Believe it or not, even if I¡¯m Gao Qiao¡¯s nominal girlfriend now, he won¡¯t mind. He¡¯ll even take me back.¡± Qin Jiao laughed. ¡°Haha, Ye Yao, where do you get this confidence from?¡± ¡°My good looks, of course,¡± Ye Yao replied. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that I¡¯m the reincarnation of a vixen? Qin Jiao, in the past, you liked to snatch things from me. You took away everything I liked. Now, you like Huo Buyu. Are you happy that I¡¯m with him? I¡¯ll marry him at some point and have his child. Does that piss you off? But it¡¯s useless getting angry over it because Huo Buyu doesn¡¯t like you, does he?¡± Qin Jiao snapped, ¡°Impossible! You¡¯re dreaming! Marry Huo Buyu? Dream on!¡± ¡°Whether it¡¯s a dream or not, let¡¯s wait and see.¡± When Ye Yao returned to the private room and walked to Gao Qiao¡¯s side, the man suddenly said to her, ¡°Ye Yao, Huo Buyu has taken a fancy to you. Sit with him then.¡± Ye Yao was speechless. Although she knew that Gao Qiao was a scumbag, she didn¡¯t expect him to be this low! He had only just praised her for being good-looking and acted like he wanted to be with her. But after a trip to the washroom, she had been given to Huo Buyu? She rolled her eyes and suddenly delivered a slap across Gao Qiao¡¯s face and said loudly, ¡°Scumbag!¡± Then, she turned around in tears and sat on Huo Buyu¡¯s lap. She hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips. ¡°Huo Buyu, I¡¯m yours from now on. I will love only you.¡± After saying that, she even looked at Gao Qiao provocatively. Shao Xiao and Xu Zhicheng were stunned. They looked at Ye Yao¡¯s series of actions in disbelief. This girl was awesome. After scolding Gao Qiao, she turned around and threw herself into Huo Buyu¡¯s arms. She even gave him a passionate kiss! Heroine! Gao Qiao was first stunned by the slap, and then by Ye Yao¡¯s series of actions. Seeing her sitting intimately on Huo Buyu¡¯s lap, he was shocked! He and Ye Yao had been together all day and hadn¡¯t even touched each other¡¯s hands, but¡­ Gao Qiao knew that he was no match for Huo Buyu, but was the gap that great? Qin Jiao came back shortly after Ye Yao. As soon as she entered the private room, she saw Ye Yao sitting boldly on Huo Buyu¡¯s lap and kissing him! Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets! She marched up and pulled Ye Yao out of the room. ¡°Ye Yao, are you shameless?! You¡¯re Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend. Why are you still seducing Huo Buyu?! Get lost! Don¡¯t embarrass yourself here!¡± Ye Yao retracted her hand and snorted in disdain. ¡°Qin Jiao, aren¡¯t you being too nosy? Both Gao Qiao and Huo Buyu haven¡¯t spoken a word on it, and yet you, an outsider, are criticizing me. It¡¯s my own business who I¡¯m with. And you should just mind your own business.¡± With that, she sat back down beside Huo Buyu. Huo Buyu wrapped his arm around her waist like he always did as a habit, and glanced at Qin Jiao warningly. ¡°Qin Jiao, don¡¯t be a busybody.¡± ¡°You! You people¡­¡± Qin Jiao saw that everyone present was very calm, as if they didn¡¯t really care about the fact that the girl was Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend one minute, and Huo Buyu¡¯s the next. Instead, they looked at Qin Jiao as if she was a clown, infuriating her so much that her head spun! Chapter 20 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Qin Jiao was angered to the point of tears. Looking rather pitiful, she shot a glance at Huo Buyu. ¡°Buyu, how am I inferior to Ye Yao that you¡¯d rather have her than me?¡± she asked the man. In terms of beauty, she wasn¡¯t inferior to Ye Yao. In terms of family background, she was far ahead of Ye Yao. Moreover, she had known Huo Buyu since she was a child. After so many years of friendship, couldn¡¯t she even compare to Ye Yao? Xu Zhicheng couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. ¡°Qin Jiao, don¡¯t be stubborn. Nothing will ever come out of your relationship with Huo Buyu. If the two of you could be together, you would have been together long ago. There¡¯s no point forcing things if you can¡¯t be together. It¡¯ll only cause trouble for others.¡± The fact was, Qin Jiao had pursued Huo Buyu for many years. Even if she weren¡¯t tired of it, their circle of friends were tired of seeing it play out. Qin Jiao often called Xu Zhicheng, Shao Xiao, and Gao Qiao to ask about Huo Buyu¡¯s whereabouts. Even if Huo Buyu weren¡¯t annoyed by it, they were. No one could stand Qin Jiao¡¯s pestering method of wooing people, let alone Huo Buyu. Qin Jiao felt wronged. ¡°Huo Buyu, I love you. I love you so much. Can¡¯t you give me another chance?¡± ¡°No!¡± Huo Buyu refused without hesitation. ¡°I already have a girlfriend, and I have no intention of cheating on you. Qin Jiao, behave yourself in the future. Don¡¯t make me angry.¡± There were implications in the man¡¯s words. He was most annoyed by women scheming against him behind his back. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he knew both Ye Yao and Gao Qiao well, or if it had been a different man turning up with Ye Yao today and claiming her to be his girlfriend, he would have punched the man in the head. How could another man touch his woman? Tears streamed down Qin Jiao¡¯s face. She felt so aggrieved and that she felt like a joke. In the end, she burst into tears and ran away without looking back. Her actions were exactly the same as the last time at the villa. Ye Yao leaned into Huo Buyu¡¯s arms and groaned. It always the same ending. She was getting a little bored of it. Qin Jiao¡¯s departure made no impact to anyone. Everyone continued to drink and have fun. When it was almost midnight, Huo Buyu suggested. ¡°It¡¯s almost time. Let¡¯s part ways. We¡¯ll meet again another day.¡± The few of them nodded. Everyone had drunk, so they called for valets. Ye Yao went back to Huo Buyu¡¯s residence, which was very close and on the way to Gao Qiao¡¯s home. When they arrived and Gao Qiao was getting out of the car, he patted Huo Buyu¡¯s shoulder, giving the man an ambiguous look. ¡°It seems that you really like this woman. Your attitude towards Ye Yao is very unusual. You¡¯re even bringing her home. This is the first time you¡¯re doing something like that. People like you¡­ are all of you so crazy after falling in love at first sight?¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes at Gao Qiao¡¯s words. Suddenly, she reached out and tapped Gao Qiao on his shoulder. The man turned around. Although he had been slapped by Ye Yao earlier on in the private room, he was not angry at all. He even asked teasingly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you regretting it? Do you realize that I¡¯m better?¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°When we went on a blind date today, didn¡¯t I tell you that I have a boyfriend?¡± Puzzled, Gao Qiao replied, ¡°Yes, why?¡± Ye Yao: ¡°At that time, you even said that my boyfriend wasn¡¯t your match, and that you¡¯d be able to win me over from him?¡± Gao Qiao gave a self-satisfied smile, convinced that his flirting skills had improved. To think that Ye Yao actually believed this. He nodded smugly. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Then, Ye Yao pull Huo Buyu towards herself and said with a grin, ¡°Then let me introduce you again. This is my boyfriend, Huo Buyu.¡± Gao Qiao was stunned for a moment, falling into silence. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I know that the two of you have taken a liking to each other. I was even the one who took the initiative to give you to Huo Buyu. There¡¯s no need for you to repeat yourself. In addition, I¡¯ll tell you bluntly that I¡¯m not interested in you. You won¡¯t be with me for long-term, at most for a week. However, that might not be the case if you were with Huo Buyu. Although he¡¯s my friend, his personality is different from mine. In terms of relationships, he has a much cleaner record.¡± Gao Qiao was straightforward and sincere. Even if he was a scumbag, he made everything clear. Huo Buyu watched on without saying anything. He just took out a cigarette and lit it. When it came to certain things, he did not wish for Gao Qiao to be kept in the dark. Seeing that Huo Buyu was about to smoke, Ye Yao immediately ignored Gao Qiao and rushed up to Huo Buyu. She snatched the cigarette away and threw it on the ground. She even stomped her feet. ¡°How many times have I told you not to smoke? Do you know how harmful second-hand smoke is to me? If I see you smoking again, I¡¯ll curse you!¡± Chapter 21 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°Try cursing me if you dare.¡± What annoyed him most was Ye Yao¡¯s frivolous attitude in exercising her jinxing ability. Ever since she had this capability, it had been impossible to control her. This morning, the sky was clear, but it suddenly started to drizzle. He was sure it was Ye Yao¡¯s doing! Standing there observing, Gao Qiao felt that there was something strange about the interaction between Huo Buyu and Ye Yao. This was the first time the two met. Why did it feel like the two of them were very close? Moreover, Ye Yao actually had the guts to boss Huo Buyu around? And Huo Buyu didn¡¯t seem angry? Emotions surged in Gao Qiao¡¯s heart. Was love at first sight so powerful? Ye Yao continued to accuse Huo Buyu. ¡°Why did you freeze my credit card today? Do you know that I didn¡¯t have the money to pay for the dress that I was buying? It was so awkward. In the end, Gao Qiao paid for it. Hurry up and transfer the money back to him.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression didn¡¯t look too good. ¡°Why can¡¯t you refrain from spending if you don¡¯t have the money?¡± She actually got another man to pay for her dress! Ye Yao got even angrier when she heard this. ¡°I didn¡¯t have a single cent on me. I didn¡¯t even have money to eat! You just want to starve me to death, you bad person!¡± Huo Buyu got angry as well. ¡°I thought you¡¯d come home if I froze your credit line. I waited for you at home all day, but eventually?! You actually went on a blind date! You even became someone else¡¯s girlfriend!¡± Ye Yao was stumped. The more Gao Qiao listened to this, the more he felt that something was amiss. How was this love at first sight? They had known each other for a long time! F*ck, had he been tricked? Only then did Huo Buyu remember that Gao Qiao was still around. He briefly explained to the man what had happened and said at the end, ¡°Stay away from Ye Yao in the future.¡± Ye Yao also reminded Gao Qiao, ¡°Don¡¯t be too much of a scumbag in the future. What if you met a girl you really like? You¡¯ll only lose her because of your scumbag deeds.¡± Huo Buyu shouted, ¡°¡­ Shut up!¡± Only then did Ye Yao realize that she was a jinx, and even though she obviously meant it as a kind reminder, it might unintentionally come true¡­ She felt a little guilty, but when it came to illusory things like relationships, her curses shouldn¡¯t come true, right? Besides, a scumbag like Gao Qiao treated women as toys and relationships as a game. There was no way he¡¯d meet his real love. With this thought in mind, Ye Yao felt relieved. Upon returning to the villa, Huo Buyu, who had been fine, suddenly picked her up and threw her onto the sofa. ¡°Tell me, were you the one who caused the drizzle this morning?¡± Ye Yao lowered her head guiltily, but quickly looked up again and said, ¡°Let me tell you, I seem to have discovered some patterns in my jinxing ability. It¡¯s that when I¡¯m doing good deeds, the effect of the curse lasts for a very long time. I saw an elevator falling today. There was a mother and son inside, and I even met a robber¡­ It seems like the jinxing ability is especially effective on a bad person¡­¡± She solemnly told Huo Buyu about the elevator incident in the mall today, as well as the robbery. Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t in the mood to settle scores with Ye Yao anymore and started contemplating. He had been trying to identify the jinxing pattern for a period of time, but this thing was puzzling and difficult to deal with. The truth was just as Ye Yao had said, not every curse she made would happen. Things that had a huge impact wouldn¡¯t happen. What would more typically come true were the smaller matters, little fights and arguments. Huo Buyu tried to keep Ye Yao under control so that she wouldn¡¯t spout nonsense. Her capability wasn¡¯t allowed in the real world. It was beyond the scope of scientific understanding. Moreover, if some people knew about it, they might start forming ill intentions. Huo Buyu sat down beside Ye Yao with a solemn expression. ¡°I¡¯ve recently investigated your family. Is there a rule on your mother¡¯s side of the family that states ¡®do not speak thoughtlessly¡¯ or ¡®talk less¡¯, something along those lines?¡± Ye Yao was stunned for a moment before shaking her head. ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡± ¡°Then you may wish to ask when you have the chance,¡± Huo Buyu suggested. Ye Yao agreed to this. If the jinxing ability ran in the family, it was better to hear it from the elders than for her to slowly figure it out alone. Huo Buyu thought about what Ye Yao had said to Gao Qiao just before they parted ways. He flicked her forehead angrily. ¡°Be careful what you say in the future. You know your own capability. What if it comes true? Gao Qiao and I grew up together. As buddies, I don¡¯t want him to suffer too much.¡± Ye Yao said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the jinxing ability may not work on something like this. You know that my curses come true sometimes, only when physical objects are involved. Emotions are illusory, it¡¯s impossible for the curses to work on things like that.¡± Chapter 22 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Taking a step back, even if it happened, it would be because Gao Qiao did not start out right, being the scumbag that he was. Ye Yao did not feel any psychological burden. Huo Buyu was not convinced. ¡°Why did it rain in the morning then? That wasn¡¯t considered a physical object, right?¡± Ye Yao was speechless. Why were they back to the topic again? Huo Buyu was so angry that he hit her head. ¡°You, you won¡¯t listen no matter what I say. Speak less, do you hear me?¡± Ye Yao took out her cell phone and started playing video games. ¡°If I didn¡¯t speak, wouldn¡¯t that make me a mute¡­¡± Moreover, if she wanted to understand her jinxing capability, she naturally had to talk more and experiment more. Only then would she be able to figure out how it worked. The video game just started up when a call came in. Ye Yao raised her eyebrows in surprise when she saw the long string of numbers on the screen. She recognized Zhou Chen¡¯s number at a glance. She had given her cell phone number only to Yang Ya because they were meeting up over a meal today. Other than that, she only had Huo Buyu in her contact list. Zhou Chen must have gotten her phone number from Yang Ya. Therefore, these people were all in cahoots. In the time after Ye Yao had fallen in love with Zhou Chen, Yang Ya had never made an appearance. Even when she was about to get engaged and sent Yang Ya a message, Yang Ya only replied that she did not have time, so the woman had no idea that Zhou Chen was her ex-boyfriend. Ye Yao suddenly felt that her miserable life in the past seemed to be made up of a circle of people. Everyone in this circle was doing very well, she was the only one suffering. Ye Yao didn¡¯t answer the call and let her phone continue ringing. The noise caused some disturbance to Huo Buyu, who was reading through some documents. ¡°Who¡¯s calling? Why aren¡¯t you answering?¡± Ye Yao smiled at Huo Buyu and replied, ¡°It¡¯s a call from my ex-boyfriend. May I take it?¡± Huo Buyu immediately placed his document down and snatched the phone from Ye Yao. He picked up the call and put it on speaker. Zhou Chen¡¯s voice could be heard instantly. He sounded pleasantly surprised. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re finally picking up the call. I¡¯m sorry. That matter was my fault. I originally planned to break off the engagement with Ye Sui and look for you. I love you. I love only you. Ye Yao, wait for me. When I¡¯m done here, I¡¯ll elope with you.¡± Ye Yao listened to Zhou Chen¡¯s sweet nothings nonchalantly as she chewed on grapes. Listening to all these words was like listening to a joke. He had already said that he wanted to elope with her, so what was left for him to deal with? Actually, Zhou Chen was an irresponsible man. Whenever he encountered a problem, he would either run away or lie. Obviously, he had cheated on her, but he spoke sweet words and lied to her nevertheless. Scumbag! He was even worse than Gao Qiao! As Huo Buyu listened to Zhou Chen¡¯s passionate confession to his woman, his expression began to freeze over. Ye Yao shrugged innocently, as if to say, ¡°It has nothing to do with me. I didn¡¯t ask you to answer the call.¡± Zhou Chen spoke for a long time and realized that Ye Yao did not respond. ¡°Ye Yao? Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? I want to see you. Can we meet tomorrow? There are some things I want to tell you in person.¡± Huo Buyu said coldly, ¡°What do you want to say to my girlfriend? Zhou Chen, if you dare to harass Ye Yao again, do you believe that I¡¯ll kick you out of the imperial capital?¡± Beep, beep, beep¡­ When Zhou Chen heard the man¡¯s voice, he immediately hung up. Ye Yao laughed aloud. Look at what a coward Zhou Chen was, he didn¡¯t even dare to ask who Huo Buyu was! Huo Buyu was taken aback, obviously. He did not expect Zhou Chen to be so cowardly. The man had just declared that he liked Ye Yao and wanted to elope with her¡­ Huo Buyu remarked, ¡°Are you blind to have fallen for such a thing?¡± Ye Yao was laughing so much that she clutched her abdomen. ¡°Maybe I was really blind in the past. Well, I¡¯m off to bed now.¡± Huo Buyu was speechless. He felt a void, having nowhere to channel his energy now. He was prepared for a ¡®friendly exchange¡¯ with Zhou Chen. He had expected a few harsh words from the man at least, not an outcome like this. Such a man was not his match at all. When Huo Buyu went upstairs, Ye Yao was still awake. She patted the bed beside her and said coquettishly, ¡°I¡¯m not having my period today. You¡­¡± Before she could finish speaking, a black flurry shadow pressed down on her. Ye Yao exclaimed, then every other noise was quickly devoured by Huo Buyu¡­ There was heat and sweat in equal parts. Although Huo Buyu was very fierce when he did this, it was also very satisfying¡­ After it ended, Ye Yao¡¯s forehead was covered in a sprinkling of sweat. With Huo Buyu¡¯s help, she started to breathe normally by and by. Chapter 23 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu felt most satisfied as he put his arms around Ye Yao¡¯s soft body. ¡°School will start in two days. All your personal information has been submitted. Study hard in school and don¡¯t spout nonsense, understand?¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll take note of that.¡± Huo Buyu expressed his nervousness. There were so many people in the school, and a few words from Ye Yao could cause a group of people to suffer. For example, if she were to suddenly say that the soup scalded her tongue while eating, then everyone in the canteen may not be able to escape the fate of being scalded by the soup. For another example, if Ye Yao were to suddenly say that the ground was 60 degrees Celsius under the scorching sun, the pedestrians could very well turn into braised pork. Just the thought of this scene was terrifying. With his arms around the girl, Huo Buyu suggested, ¡°Little cutie, how about let¡¯s not go to school?¡± Ye Yao immediately shouted, ¡°Huo Buyu, you big liar. If you don¡¯t let me go to school, I¡¯ll stay at home every day and put a jinx for perpetual bad weather in the capital!¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Fine, fine, alright. It¡¯s my fault. Go, go to school.¡± Sigh, he didn¡¯t know how Ye Yao ended up having this capability, whether it could be removed, or if his girlfriend would ever go back to being normal? Huo Buyu felt that Ye Yao was like a ticking time bomb that could explode at any time. Ye Yao punched Huo Buyu¡¯s chest angrily. ¡°You¡¯re too much. You keep regarding me as a dangerous person. Is there anything I can actually do? Why are you always worried that I¡¯ll harm others? Do you have any idea that I¡¯ve always been a victim of bullying?!¡± In the past, she had never been loved by either of her parents. No one liked her. Anyone could step all over her, and no one felt sorry for her. Huo Buyu hugged Ye Yao and coaxed her gently. ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t care about you. I care too much about you. Think about it. If someone with some authority finds out that you have such an ability, that you can make things happen with your spoken words, what will they do?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s hair stood on end instantly and her scalp went numb. She did not want to delve further into this topic and turned around to sleep. Huo Buyu shook his head helplessly. He patted her back gently and coaxed her to sleep. The next morning, Ye Yao was woken up by the incessant ringing of her phone. Huo Buyu, who had an excellent biological clock, had yet to wake up when Ye Yao was woken up by the incoming call. She picked up the phone angrily. ¡°Who is it?! It¡¯s so early in the morning. Are you crazy?!¡± ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s Dad¡­¡± the person on the other end of the phone said. Ye Yao was stunned for a moment. She looked at the caller ID on his phone. It seemed to be from her heartless father. That was interesting. In the past, it was always Ye Tianhao who would raise his voice at her. But now that she was shouting at Ye Tianhao, not only did he not berate her, he even lowered his voice. Impossible! The girl asked, ¡°Why are you calling? I¡¯m not awake yet. We¡¯ll talk after I wake up.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t, Ye Yao, don¡¯t hang up.¡± Ye Tianhao shouted anxiously, ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯m calling over an urgent matter. Hurry up and get Dad a new card. I had saved all my money into your card account previously. I need money now for urgent business, but I¡¯m unable to withdraw it.¡± Ye Yao was puzzled. Ye Tianhao deposited money into her bank card account? It was more likely that he¡¯d spend all the money in it! She asked the man, ¡°How much money did you deposit?¡± Ye Tianhao replied, ¡°100 million.¡± Ye Yao exclaimed in surprise. Ye Tianhao actually had 100 million yuan to deposit into her bank card account? This was too unbelievable! Ye Yao thought for a moment and said, ¡°This card of mine earns between 30 to 50 million yuan a year. You¡¯ve spent all the money over the years. Take the money in the bank card account as your compensation to me.¡± It was impossible to return this money to Ye Tianhao. Ye Tianhao shouted, ¡°Ye Yao! You can¡¯t do this. I came to the capital this time to do business and I¡¯m counting on this money for an investment. You have to quickly reapply for a new card. Just take it that I¡¯m begging you.¡± No matter how Ye Yao thought about it, she felt that something was amiss. However, she was not fully awake and her brain was not functioning. ¡°You¡¯ll just have to wait. I¡¯ll call you back when I¡¯m up.¡± With that, she hung up. Huo Buyu had already been woken up, but it was very close to the time he¡¯d normally wake up. He got up and kissed Ye Yao on the cheek. ¡°I¡¯ll make you breakfast.¡± Ye Yao grabbed his hand. ¡°Help me check my bank card account transactions for the last three months. I want details!¡± Huo Buyu patted her tiny face and took out a document from the drawer beside him. He handed it to Ye Yao and said, ¡°Take a look. You might be shocked.¡± Chapter 24 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios This document provided details on all the transactions made on Ye Yao¡¯s bank card. Not only in the past three months, but every transaction over the last five years. Ye Yao didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to even have prepared this. ¡°When did you do this?¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°When you asked me to freeze the bank card, I asked for these at the same time. I felt that they¡¯d come in useful.¡± Ye Yao pursed her lips. Huo Buyu was too meticulous. He was so meticulous, she felt that she¡¯d never be able to escape him. She flipped through the contents of the document and realized that in the past two years, the dividend payouts to her card account had changed from about five million yuan a month to about twenty million yuan. Moreover, at the end of the year, there was a dividend of nearly a hundred million yuan! The girl was stunned! She only had a rough figure, but she didn¡¯t expect the dividends to suddenly increase in the past two years! She quickly went downstairs to look for Huo Buyu, who was making breakfast. ¡°Why is there so much money?¡± Huo Buyu replied as he fried the eggs, ¡°Your uncle is a business genius. He took over your grandfather¡¯s company and business performance soared. Including the year-end dividends, your bank card account sees a deposit of about 300 million yuan every year.¡± Ye Yao subconsciously gulped. Actually, she did not have much concept of money. The bank card account that Ye Tianhao made available to her previously did not hold much money, and she would be scolded if she spent too much. Therefore, the girl started to look for opportunities to earn a living for herself. Her private work paid rather well, so she was almost never short of money. However, the dividend of 300 million a year was too incredible. She did not expect Yang Youwei to be so capable! Speaking of which, Yang Youwei was Ye Yao¡¯s uncle, but he was only two years older than Ye Yao. Since he was a child, Yang Youwei was withdrawn and quiet. She did not expect him to be a business genius. He had increased her share dividends by so much. How amazing! Ye Yao made herself and Huo Buyu a glass of milk each before settling down to study the statement seriously. She realized that about a month ago, a sum of 150 million yuan had been deposited into her account. Not long after, 50 million yuan was transferred out. Now, there was only 100 million yuan in balance. Indeed, all the money that had been accumulated in her account previously had been spent. How impressive. Ye Yao looked at the credit and debit amounts in the statement and suddenly laughed. No wonder Ye Tianhao was so anxious. 100 million. How could such a greedy man like him not be anxious? Ye Yao¡¯s interest was piqued. She began to look at each debit line carefully. She realized that her bank card was used to pay off mortgages and car loans every month. Moreover, there were several houses and cars. However the indicated home and car owners were not her, neither was she familiar with the names of these owners. They were all He He¡¯s relatives. In other words, He He had used her money to buy houses and cars for her maternal family members? Ye Yao did not expect that her money had been used to raise so many people! Huo Buyu served the ham, fried eggs, and sandwiches that he had already made to Ye Yao. Ye Yao said to him, ¡°Help me cancel all the installment payments tied to this bank card.¡± These things weren¡¯t hers, so why should she be paying for them? Of course, she was also waiting to watch a good show. He He had actually used her bank card to finance houses and cars for her relatives. She wondered how they¡¯d react after she canceled the payments. Would they cause trouble for He He? Or would they ask Ye Tianhao for money? Being the miserly man Ye Tianhao was, it was likely that he would not be willing. Of course, if he really loved He He, he could be willing to take on this responsibility. However, he¡¯d have to work very hard from now on. Thinking of that scene, Ye Yao couldn¡¯t help but laugh. While they were eating, Ye Tianhao called again. This time, Ye Yao picked up very quickly and even put him on speaker. Ye Tianhao¡¯s voice was heard over the speaker. ¡°Ye Yao, where are you? I¡¯ll pick you up. Let¡¯s go and apply for a bank card together.¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Since the money was deposited into my bank card account, I definitely won¡¯t give it to you. Why don¡¯t we do this? Take your transfer records and sue me in court.¡± What did he mean by transferring 100 million yuan into her bank card account? Bullsh*t! This money was hers to begin with! Ye Tianhao was really greedy! Ye Tianhao was clearly panicking on the other end of the line. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re my daughter. Why would I sue you in court? Be good. I know I went overboard in the past. Don¡¯t be angry. I¡¯ll make it up to you. This money is very important to me. I want to make an investment and I need this money. Can you apply for the bank card first?¡± Chapter 25 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao¡¯s tone was cheerful and could even be said to be gloating. ¡°No. Since I haven¡¯t used a single cent in this card account, the bank card isn¡¯t important to me. So there¡¯s no need to apply for a new card. As for the money in it, I¡¯ll just leave it. I won¡¯t lose it anyway.¡± Ye Tianhao was so anxious that his forehead broke out in sweat. After Yang Youwei took over the business, he lost his status in the company. Fortunately, he had Ye Yao¡¯s bank card and the Zhou family¡¯s help. Now, he had partnered with the Zhou family to open a company and they were developing the business in the imperial capital. The main source of funding was Ye Yao¡¯s bank card account. Without it, they would not have a source of funding. In the early stages of establishing a company, they would definitely need a large amount of capital, so he had to obtain this bank card! Ye Tianhao said, ¡°Ye Yao, we¡¯re father and daughter. I don¡¯t want things to turn ugly. If we went to court, we¡¯d be a laughing stock. Let¡¯s settle it privately. This money is very important to me. Can you let me have it first? Just take it that you¡¯re lending the money to me.¡± Ye Yao replied, however, ¡°Go ahead and sue me.¡± With that, she hung up. Ye Tianhao didn¡¯t give up and kept calling. Ye Yao was equally stubborn. She didn¡¯t pick up the phone and even smiled in glee as she ate. Huo Buyu lowered his head and continued eating. He didn¡¯t comment on Ye Yao¡¯s actions, nor did he lecture Ye Yao for having a bad attitude. This was because when he first met her overseas, she was in an extremely miserable state. If Ye Tianhao really cared about his daughter, he wouldn¡¯t have done such a heartless thing. If it weren¡¯t for Ye Yao¡¯s ability to jinx things, she might not have survived at all. She would have long become a corpse and been buried in a mass grave. As a father, Ye Tianhao was hypocritical and selfish. He persisted in making calls to Ye Yao for a long time. Eventually, although he stopped calling, he continually sent text messages and used all kinds of excuses to persuade Ye Yao to hand over the bank card. Ye Yao ignored Ye Tianhao. It was a rare rest day from work for Huo Buyu today. The two of them worked out and played chess together. Then, she got busy with her work while Huo Buyu started to read through some documents¡­ When it was almost noon, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang again. This time, it was Yang Ya calling. Ye Yao took the call. ¡°Ye Yao, Mommy misses you. Come out for a meal,¡± Yang Ya said. Ye Yao rejected her. ¡°Forget it. Huo Buyu was very angry when he found out about the blind date you arranged yesterday. I won¡¯t risk eating with you again. If another blind date turns up today, for sure Huo Buyu will think that I¡¯m a promiscuous woman. Madam Yang, I won¡¯t be taking any more of such risks meeting you for meals, I worry about you playing tricks on me.¡± Yang Ya didn¡¯t expect Ye Yao to be so direct. She quickly explained, ¡°I feel very helpless as well, about what happened yesterday. Everything was arranged by Qin Jiao. She didn¡¯t allow me to meet with you. You know that Qin Jiao¡¯s father values Qin Jiao very much and doesn¡¯t want any bad feelings between her and I. I¡­ I had no choice.¡± Ever since Yang Ya married Qin Jiao¡¯s father, everything centered around the father-and-daughter pair. Ye Yao was already used to this. She said nonchalantly, ¡°In that case, let¡¯s keep in touch less in the future. I¡¯m now with the man Qin Jiao loves but can¡¯t get. If she finds out that you¡¯re in contact with me, you may be implicated.¡± Yang Ya quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You don¡¯t have to worry about me. I¡¯m fine here.¡± Ye Yao chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t overthink it. I¡¯m not worried about you. I¡¯m worried that I¡¯ll be harmed by you and Qin Jiao again.¡± Yang Ya was speechless. Ye Yao continued, ¡°You¡¯ve done many ridiculous things for Qin Jiao. Although you¡¯re my mother, I can¡¯t trust you anymore. I like Huo Buyu very much and don¡¯t want to have too much contact with you. You¡¯ll only try and persuade me to break up with Huo Buyu for Qin Jiao¡¯s sake. I don¡¯t want to hear it.¡± Ye Yao did not know what kind of sins she had committed in her previous life to have parents like Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya. Not only did they not care about her at all, they would think of ways to take advantage of her. Fortunately, she was a magnanimous person and didn¡¯t let things bother her too much. She focused on her own life and did not treat Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya as parents. She treated them the way they treated her. That was only fair! Yang Ya hung up the phone and narrowed her eyes in contemplation. Ye Tianhao stood next to her, looking anxious. ¡°How did it go? Did you ask to see her?¡± Yang Ya said in a quiet voice, ¡°She refuses to come out.¡± Chapter 26 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°B*tch!¡± Ye Tianhao punched the sofa, his face contorted with anger. He had begged Ye Yao for a long time this morning, and he had called and sent so many messages, but all of them had been ignored! Yang Ya looked at Ye Tianhao and gradually lost her patience. ¡°What on earth did you do? Didn¡¯t you say that you¡¯d send her overseas for good? Why is she back now?¡± As if it wasn¡¯t bad enough that she was back, she was now with Huo Buyu. The girl was so bold only because she had Huo Buyu to back her! However, Yang Ya didn¡¯t tell Ye Tianhao about Ye Yao and Huo Buyu¡¯s relationship. Given his cowardice, he definitely wouldn¡¯t continue to target Ye Yao if he knew about it. This would not be advantageous for Yang Ya. Ye Tianhao was also very puzzled. ¡°I¡¯m not sure how she managed to return either. After I sent her overseas, I took away her identity card and passport and had her locked up securely. It would¡¯ve been impossible for her to come back! What went wrong!¡± Ye Tianhao had no affection for Ye Yao, he was only interested in her bank card. Ye Yao did not have much money in bank card account initially and Ye Tianhao controlled the Yang family¡¯s business. Later on Yang Youwei managed to gain control of the business and Ye Tianhao lost his status in the company. At that point, the only financial resource the family had was the bank card account. However, Ye Tianhao did not have a good relationship with Ye Yao, and was constantly on guard against her, fearful that she would take back the bank card one day. Hence he wanted to send Ye Yao away for good. This way, he could take possession of the girl¡¯s bank card. Later on, when news about Ye Sui¡¯s and Zhou Chen¡¯s affair broke, Ye Tianhao tricked Ye Yao into going overseas. He had arranged it so that Ye Yao would never return. Unexpectedly, the girl came back! She had even canceled the bank card! More importantly, he had gotten someone to pretend to be Ye Yao, to apply for a new bank card using the bank account booklet. Alas, a PIN number was required for the application, and only Ye Yao could make the request. Ye Tianhao¡¯s head hurt. He had just started up a business and he needed money. He said to Yang Ya in frustration, ¡°I don¡¯t know where Ye Yao is staying or what her situation is. I can¡¯t locate her at all. If you have news of her, remember to tell me.¡± Of course, Yang Ya knew where Ye Yao lived, but she wouldn¡¯t tell Ye Tianhao. Even if she did, he wouldn¡¯t be able to enter. Ye Yao was now Huo Buyu¡¯s woman. The security system around the man¡¯s residence was an excellent one. Even if he said that he was Ye Yao¡¯s father, the security guards wouldn¡¯t let him in. She didn¡¯t understand how Ye Yao could get so lucky as to hook up with Huo Buyu. Yang Ya said to Ye Tianhao, ¡°School will start in a few days. Ye Yao is young and will definitely continue with her studies. I¡¯ll check on the students in the various schools and update you.¡± Ye Tianhao nodded. ¡°We have no other choice.¡± On the other end, Ye Yao was not affected by Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya. She was focused on her own matters. In the afternoon, she received another call from Yang Ya. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯m at the cafe outside Qingshui Bay. Can you come out here to meet up?¡± Ye Yao did not expect Yang Ya to take the initiative to look her up. She rolled her eyes and smiled. ¡°Sure.¡± After a short while, Ye Yao walked out of the district and saw Yang Ya in the cafe opposite the district. ¡°Why are you looking for me so urgently? If you want me to leave Huo Buyu or give up Huo Buyu for Qin Jiao¡¯s sake, say no more.¡± ¡°No.¡± Yang Ya explained anxiously, ¡°Ye Yao, how can you think that way? Do you think your mother is such a person?¡± ¡°Otherwise?¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°You¡¯re Qin Jiao¡¯s mother now, not mine.¡± Yang Ya looked guilty as she held Ye Yao¡¯s hand. ¡°Ye Yao, I know that I¡¯ve let you down all these years and made you suffer.¡± Ye Yao retracted her hand. ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be sorry about. You have a new life and have made that your focus, there¡¯s nothing wrong with that. I can understand.¡± Yang Ya pleaded, ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t be like this. I know you¡¯re just saying these things out of anger¡­¡± ¡°I can¡¯t help it if you think that way.¡± Ye Yao called the waiter over and asked for a latte. Then, she sipped it slowly. Chapter 27 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Ya began, ¡°Ye Yao, your father called me today.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. She knew that Yang Ya wouldn¡¯t come looking for her for no reason! She put down her coffee cup and said unhurriedly, ¡°You¡¯ve been divorced for so long and each have new families now. It¡¯s wrong for my father to contact you. Ignore him if he should contact you again in the future. Otherwise, if Qin Jiao¡¯s father finds out, it¡¯ll be difficult for you to explain.¡± Yang Ya paused. She knew that Ye Yao was changing the topic! She took a deep breath and guided the conversation back on track, saying bluntly, ¡°Your father came looking for me because he wanted to contact you. He said that you wouldn¡¯t pick up his calls, so he contacted me.¡± ¡°Then you¡¯re in the wrong,¡± Ye Yao replied. ¡°Many times when I was younger, I asked your help in the matters between my father and I. You were never there and would not answer my calls. Why would you interfere in the matters between my father and I, now that I¡¯ve grown up? You¡¯re someone else¡¯s wife now. Don¡¯t interfere in our Ye family¡¯s matters, lest you get into trouble. Don¡¯t you agree?¡± Yang Ya was rendered speechless by Ye Yao¡¯s words. She had not seen the girl for so long, and did not expect that the once obedient Ye Yao had actually become a sharp-tongued and thorny person. Ye Yao looked at the woman and reminded her considerately, ¡°I think you should stay out of the Ye family¡¯s matters, for the sake of your current family. You have never cared about the Ye family or me in the past. Don¡¯t suddenly take on the responsibilities of a mother now.¡± Ye Yao no longer had any feelings for Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya. It wasn¡¯t her, but her parents that were heartless! Her good behaviour over the years was worthless in their eyes, and it would only encourage them to further mistreat her. She did not spend a long time overseas, but in that short fortnight she was there, it almost killed her! She had never experienced such a dark moment or encountered such inhumane things. All of this was thanks to Ye Tianhao. If she could still happily call Ye Tianhao her father and forget all the pain, she would not have been able to return from overseas alive. She was able to come back only because she was indignant! There was still anger in her! At this moment, Ye Yao suddenly looked behind Yang Ya and waved with a smile. ¡°Here!¡± Yang Ya turned around in confusion. Then, she saw Gao Qiao walking in and sitting on the seat beside Ye Yao. Gao Qiao greeted Yang Ya, ¡°Madam Yang, long time no see.¡± Yang Ya looked at Ye Yao and Gao Qiao, who were seated opposite her. She felt a little uncomfortable, especially at the way Gao Qiao was looking at her¡­ Ye Yao introduced him to Yang Ya with a smile. ¡°This is Gao Qiao, my friend. Mom, you should know him, right?¡± ¡°Mom?¡± Gao Qiao said with a faint smile, ¡°Madam Yang, you told me that Ye Yao was a distant relative of yours, but you didn¡¯t tell me that she¡¯s your daughter.¡± Ye Yao pretended to be shocked as well. ¡°Mom, did you really tell him that? Am I your distant relative?¡± Without waiting for Yang Ya to speak, Gao Qiao nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. Madam Yang didn¡¯t just say that. She also told me that you have a boyfriend. She said that the other party is ignorant, incompetent, and lacks ambition. He thinks that you have a good background and wishes to gain social standing through you. Hence, he hopes that by pleasing you, you¡¯d pull him out of his rut.¡± Ye Yao gave a thumbs up and said, ¡°Mom, you¡¯re really amazing! You¡¯d do and say anything for Qin Jiao¡¯s sake!¡± Gao Qiao looked at Yang Ya. ¡°Madam Yang, you said that Ye Yao was deceived by a scumbag and asked me to save her. But I only found out yesterday that Ye Yao¡¯s boyfriend is Huo Buyu. Is Huo Buyu an ignorant and incompetent man in your eyes?¡± Yang Ya was rendered speechless by Ye Yao and Gao Qiao¡¯s words. She had never thought that she would be questioned by two children like this. How was she going to explain? She could only sit there awkwardly and say to Ye Yao, ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s all Mom¡¯s fault. Mom was forced to do this¡­¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t care.¡± Hence, after she received Yang Ya¡¯s call, she asked Gao Qiao to come over. It was her intention to embarrass Yang Ya! If she didn¡¯t show Yang Ya what she was capable of, Yang Ya would continue to think that she was as easy to manipulate as before! Gao Qiao was very cooperative as well. ¡°Madam Yang has been married to Uncle Qin for many years, right? It seems that no one in the imperial capital knows that Madam Yang was married in the past and has a daughter.¡± Chapter 28 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Qin Jiao¡¯s father was also a big shot in the capital. His first wife passed away early, leaving behind Qin Jiao as their only daughter. Qin Jiao¡¯s father had an outstanding background, hence even for his second marriage, it would not have been difficult for him to find a young and beautiful woman. Given his status, he¡¯d be made a laughing stock if he found himself a woman who had been married before, and in addition even had children from a previous marriage. Therefore, it became common assumption that Yang Ya had never been married before, and even less so, have a daughter as old as Ye Yao. Yang Ya¡¯s expression turned a little ugly. ¡°This¡­¡± Gao Qiao smiled and continued, ¡°Of course, Madam Yang, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not a talkative person. But neither am I a fool. In any case, one wouldn¡¯t be happy to be made use of. So, Madam Yang, don¡¯t do it again.¡± Although he was smiling, there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. He was also a person of status, but he had been fooled by Yang Ya and Qin Jiao. Yang Ya knew that she had failed this time, so she could only nod. Gao Qiao stood up and said to Ye Yao, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Huo Buyu asked me to come over and take you to lunch.¡± Ye Yao stood up and waved at Yang Ya with a smile. ¡°Well then I¡¯ll take my leave, Mom.¡± After Ye Yao and Gao Qiao left, Yang Ya flung the coffee cup onto the ground angrily. ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Gao Qiao and Ye Yao headed out to pick up Huo Buyu before proceeding to lunch. In the car, he asked curiously, ¡°Is Yang Ya really your biological mother?¡± Ye Yao spread her hands and said, ¡°I hope not.¡± Gao Qiao shook his head. ¡°Then you¡¯re quite pitiful. She didn¡¯t even hesitate to take advantage of you.¡± Ye Yao thought of what Yang Ya had done in the past and smiled. ¡°This is nothing. She has done things that are far worse.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Gao Qiao was extremely surprised. He could not understand the relationship between Ye Yao and Yang Ya. The fact was that there were many complicated relationships within wealthy clans, but these complexities would not happen between parents and their children. Because there were too many branches of the extended family, of course the closest relatives had to stick together. Therefore, although Gao Qiao had some strange relatives in the family, his parents were considerably close to each other. Ye Yao glanced at her watch and said casually, ¡°Why are you driving so slowly? Don¡¯t tell me we¡¯re stuck in a traffic jam and can¡¯t make it to lunch?¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Yao reacted and hurriedly covered her mouth. Oh no! She had complained too much recently and had become used to it. She had forgotten that she was a jinx. If a traffic jam happened, it would delay her meal! This was the bad thing about the ability to jinx things. Sometimes, what she said would come true, and she could even end up being the unlucky one. Gao Qiao shook his head with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re overthinking it. This is not a popular route, there won¡¯t be a traffic jam. I guarantee you.¡± Ye Yao laughed dryly. Compared to Gao Qiao¡¯s personality, she believed in her ability to jinx things more. As expected, after driving for less than 100 meters, it started to jam, because a nearby road had suddenly collapsed. All traffic was redirected to the route that Gao Qiao had taken. It was a small road to begin with, and when so many cars suddenly surged onto it, the traffic came to a standstill. Gao Qiao often took this route. Even during the morning rush hour or the evening rush hour, it had never been congested! This was the first time he¡¯d encountered a traffic jam, and it had to be under the circumstance that he had so boldly made a claim. In order to ease the atmosphere, Gao Qiao joked with Ye Yao, ¡°Are you a jinx? Your words hit the nail right on the head! I¡¯ve been taking this route for at least five years, if not ten. It had never been congested.¡± Ye Yao glared at him. She actually didn¡¯t like others saying that she was a jinx! Because it sounded awful! Although others were only making the remark in jest, the fact was, she was really a jinx! Hmph! Ye Yao was so angry that she ignored Gao Qiao. Having been given a dirty look for no reason, Gao Qiao scratched his head in confusion. About 20 minutes later, Huo Buyu called Ye Yao. ¡°Where are you guys? Why aren¡¯t you here yet?¡± Ye Yao informed him, ¡°We¡¯re stuck in a traffic jam.¡± Huo Buyu fell silent for a moment. ¡°¡­ Have you been speaking without thinking again?¡± Ye Yao said with a tinge of guilt, ¡°I didn¡¯t do it on purpose this time¡­¡± Huo Buyu was at his wit¡¯s end, but he said with exasperation, ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no hurry. Tell Gao Qiao to drive slower and be careful.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Ye Yao hung up the phone and held her chin as she fell into deep thought. Wasn¡¯t this jinxing ability too pathetic? It should only work on others and not on herself! No matter what, this was her skill. How could this skill harm its own master! Ye Yao was peeved! After being stuck in traffic for more than an hour, the road slowly cleared up. When they arrived at the restaurant, Ye Yao got out of the car and was about to walk in when a shrill cry suddenly came from behind. ¡°Ye Yao! Stop right there!¡± Chapter 29 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao turned around. She saw Ye Sui running towards her, looking aggressive and extending a hand to hit her! However, before her hand could come into contact with Ye Yao, Gao Qiao grabbed it. ¡°Who are you, running up to hit someone this way. You¡¯re rather ill-mannered.¡± Ye Sui glared at Gao Qiao fiercely, but when she saw Gao Qiao¡¯s handsome face, jealousy overtook her. She did not expect Ye Yao to hook up with such an outstanding man! Gao Qiao looked wealthy and aristocratic! Ye Sui demanded, ¡°You must be Ye Yao¡¯s sugar daddy, right? Let me remind you that Ye Yao is a shameless woman. She¡¯d even seduced my fianc¨¦e previously. She¡¯s a promiscuous b*tch who will sleep with anyone for money! Be careful that she doesn¡¯t cheat on you!¡± Gao Qiao had seen all sorts of women and knew they could get frighteningly malicious, but this was the first time he¡¯d seen a woman like Ye Sui. He looked at Ye Yao and asked, ¡°How is she related to you? Am I allowed to hit her? She deserves a beating.¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Of course you are, no need to show mercy.¡± Gao Qiao did not observe any rules about not hitting women. Straightaway, he gave Ye Sui a kick in the stomach. Ye Sui fell to the ground and held her abdomen. Her ankle hurt too, it seemed she had twisted it. She looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. ¡°You actually allowed your sugar daddy to hit me?¡± With that, Ye Sui dropped herself onto the ground and wailed. ¡°Oh my god, come and look at this. Someone¡¯s beating up a person here! This woman¡­ she seduced my fiance¨¦ and cheated our family of all our money. When I came to ask for the money back, she even got someone to hit me! What kind of world is this?! How can she be so unreasonable?! Is there anyone who can do something about this?! This is the imperial capital. How can such a thing happen in the imperial capital¡­¡± Ye Sui sat on the ground and started throwing a hissy fit. When Huo Buyu heard the commotion, he came out of the private room and saw Gao Qiao and Ye Yao from afar. He walked to Ye Yao¡¯s side and asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Gao Qiao replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know. This baffling woman rushed over and wanted to hit Ye Yao. She said such awful things that I couldn¡¯t help but kick her.¡± Ye Yao said, looking innocent, ¡°I feel that she¡¯s trying to scam me.¡± When Ye Sui saw Huo Buyu coming out, her eyes widened! Gao Qiao was eye-catching enough, she didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to be even more stunning! Where did Ye Yao meet all these outstanding men? Upon hearing Ye Yao¡¯s words, Ye Sui cried even louder. ¡°What do you mean ¡®scam¡¯! It¡¯s obvious I didn¡¯t do anything! Ye Yao, are you shameless?! You froze my bank card and took the money in the account. Ye Yao, you can¡¯t be doing things like this! Do you still have a conscience?!¡± Every sentence the girl said was filled with indecent vulgarities that were jarring to listen to. Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. He couldn¡¯t be bothered to waste his breath on Ye Sui. He said to the person in charge of the restaurant, ¡°Throw her out. Can anyone just enter this place as they please?¡± Did she really think that he was going to put up with her scolding his girlfriend in his presence? The person in charge immediately came over to chase Ye Sui away. At this point, Zhou Chen and his parents walked over. When they saw Ye Sui being chased away, they hurriedly went forward to protect her. Zhou Chen¡¯s mother, Tang Sumei, stood protectively in front of Ye Sui. ¡°What are you doing? What do you want?¡± Zhou Chen¡¯s gaze immediately fell on Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao¡­¡± When Tang Sumei spotted Ye Yao, she immediately frowned. As soon as Ye Sui saw Tang Sumei, she immediately stood up and threw herself at the woman, sobbing. ¡°Auntie, you have to stand up for me. Ye Yao now has a sugar daddy and even got him to hit me and throw me out!¡± Tang Sumei had never liked Ye Yao. One could even say that she looked upon the girl with disgust. She was angry when she saw Ye Yao. She did not understand why Zhou Chen ever liked the girl, but fortunately, he was no longer with her, but with Ye Sui. The woman sneered in disdain. ¡°A kept woman? Hehe, you¡¯re degrading yourself! Back then, you were so head over heels in love with my son. And that wasn¡¯t too long ago? You¡¯ve already gone to be another man¡¯s lover.¡± When Ye Yao was with Zhou Chen, she had been mocked and ridiculed by Tang Sumei many times. However, because Tang Sumei was Zhou Chen¡¯s mother, she did not want to make things difficult for him, so she tolerated the woman. But now¡­ ¡°I¡¯m degrading myself, you said?¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°What¡¯s so degrading about having a boyfriend? On the other hand, your son cheated on me before the engagement. He¡¯s the real scumbag and low life form!¡± Zhou Chen¡¯s expression turned very ugly. No matter what, he had let Ye Yao down by sleeping with Ye Sui. Chapter 30 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tang Sumei said righteously, ¡°That¡¯s because you don¡¯t have the ability to keep a man by your side!¡± Ye Yao was stunned by Tang Sumei¡¯s perspective. ¡°Your son gives in to lust and you¡¯re blaming a woman for being incapable? Am I supposed to put a chastity belt on him?¡± Tang Sumei shot back, ¡°Ye Yao, do you have any manners?! How can you speak like this?¡± ¡°You¡¯re so shameless and you expect me to speak respectfully to you?¡± Ye Yao replied. Tang Sumei was so angry that her face turned a bright scarlet. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll educate you on behalf of your father today and let you know what kind of attitude you should have when talking to your elders!¡± Tang Sumei was about to lunge at the girl when Zhou Chen¡¯s father, Zhou Jianzhong, pulled her back. He felt that the two men beside Ye Yao looked very familiar. Then, he searched his memory and recalled that they were the young masters of the Gao family and the Huo family. He was taken aback immediately. Ye Yao was flanked by Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao. Zhou Jianzhong couldn¡¯t tell whom Ye Yao was associated with. If she was related to Gao Qiao, given the latter¡¯s reputation as a playboy, he was probably just having some fun with the girl. But even so, as long as Ye Yao was in a relationship with Gao Qiao, he couldn¡¯t afford to offend him. There was another possibility that Zhou Jianzhong didn¡¯t want to think about. That was, if Ye Yao was with Huo Buyu¡­ then he would have to dodge Ye Yao in the future! Zhou Jianzhong was a careful man. He stopped Tang Sumei and shook his head gently. ¡°Don¡¯t be rash. We can¡¯t afford to offend those two men.¡± Tang Sumei did not believe that Ye Yao could hook up with any noteworthy man, but Zhou Jianzhong¡¯s words made her hesitate for a moment. She was a classic example of a person who would bully the weak and fear the strong. The reason why she despised Ye Yao in the past was because the girl had no parents to dote on her and could not bring her any benefits. However, Ye Sui was different. Although Ye Sui was not Ye Tianhao¡¯s biological daughter, Ye Tianhao was willing to spend money on her! Zhou Jianzhong smiled apologetically and said, ¡°Mr. Huo, Mr. Gao, my wife is ignorant and has unintentionally offended you. I hope you won¡¯t be angry. We¡¯re here to have a meal. Harmony brings prosperity. Let¡¯s allow the unhappy matter to rest and not affect everyone¡¯s meal.¡± Zhou Chen looked at Ye Yao with a pained expression. Now, everything Ye Yao said was belittling him and she did not even look at him. In the past, Ye Yao¡¯s heart was filled with him. He regretted it immensely. He should have resisted Ye Sui¡¯s temptation. Now, seeing the men standing next to Ye Yao, he felt very upset. Gao Qiao looked at Zhou Jianzhong and suddenly recalled. ¡°It¡¯s you, Mr. Zhou. I remember that your family¡¯s corporation is bidding for a project belonging to our company¡­¡± Zhou Jianzhong nodded happily. ¡°Yes, yes, yes!¡± Gao Qiao waved his hand and said dismissively, ¡°Then there¡¯s no need for your family to bid. I won¡¯t collaborate with you. Your daughter-in-law has offended me.¡± Zhou Jianzhong held his breath and his face instantly turned pale. He and Ye Tianhao had spent a lot of money on this project and had pulled many strings. This was the first step for them to gain a foothold in the capital. They were just a step away from securing this project¡­ Zhou Jianzhong pleaded, ¡°Mr. Gao, please give me another chance. Our company has spent a lot of effort on this project and we¡¯re doing our best. We¡¯ve already planned all the stages and are just waiting to sign the contract. Our company will definitely not disappoint you.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s gaze gradually turned cold. ¡°I said I¡¯m no longer collaborating. Don¡¯t you understand?¡± Ye Yao gloated as she stood watching. She did not expect Gao Qiao to be such a loyal friend. If Zhou Jianzhong was unable to win this project, he¡¯d be vexed to death, right? Zhou Jianzhong did not expect that just coming here for a meal would result in such serious consequences. In the end, he looked at Ye Sui and said in a quiet voice, ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ve watched you grow up, I¡¯m still your Uncle Zhou. I¡¯ve always treated you well. Ye Sui speaks quickly and lacks steadiness. Your auntie is a hot-headed person as well. If they¡¯ve spoken unpleasant words to you, don¡¯t get angry. I apologize to you. Put in a word for me. This project is very important to me.¡± Ye Yao curled her lips. Zhou Jianzhong did not treat her well or badly. When it came to Zhou Chen¡¯s matter, Zhou Jianzhong himself was neutral but allowed Tang Sumei to stir up all kinds of trouble. Ye Yao did not have much resentment towards Zhou Jianzhong. Moreover, there was no need for Zhou Jianzhong to bear the responsibility for what Ye Sui had done¡­ Ye Yao¡¯s expression gradually softened. She was about to speak to Gao Qiao when Tang Sumei interrupted. Chapter 31 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tang Sumei said to Ye Yao in a commanding tone, ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t use your position to take personal revenge. Let me tell you, if you dare cause us to lose this project, don¡¯t even think about talking to my son in the future! You know very well how unlikable you are!¡± Zhou Jianzhong was shocked. ¡°Tang Sumei!¡± At this point, Ye Yao¡¯s intention of speaking up for Zhou Jianzhong instantly disappeared. She spread her hands. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, your business has nothing to do with me. I¡¯m hungry. I¡¯m going to eat.¡± With that, she turned around and walked towards the restaurant. Zhou Jianzhong observed that Ye Yao seemed to relax a little as she instantly turned to leave. He wanted to slap Tang Sumei right there and then! This woman completely lacked judgment! If this matter didn¡¯t resolve favorably in the end, it would be Tang Sumei¡¯s fault! Moreover, if Huo Buyu were to bar them from this city in the future, that would be the end of them! Zhou Chen immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. ¡°Ye Yao, Ye Yao, don¡¯t leave just yet¡­¡± However, Ye Yao acted as if she did not hear him. Seeing how things were turning out, Ye Sui cursed, ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t you have any shame?! You¡¯re someone¡¯s kept woman, and you¡¯re flaunting it. Let me tell you, if the business collaboration between the two families doesn¡¯t work out, your father will surely not let you off! You b*tch! Jinx! Nothing good happens every time I meet you. Do you know why your father doesn¡¯t like you, your mother doesn¡¯t like you, and even Zhou Chen doesn¡¯t like you? Because you¡¯re so cheap!¡± Zhou Chen was furious when he heard this. ¡°Ye Sui, are you done talking?! Shut up!¡± Why was this woman so stupid? Didn¡¯t she understand the situation?! Even if Ye Yao were Gao Qiao¡¯s kept woman, she was Gao Qiao¡¯s woman still. Wasn¡¯t scolding Ye Yao a slap to Gao Qiao¡¯s face then? Ye Sui was a little afraid of Zhou Chen. After he had spoken, she fell silent and did not dare to say anything else. Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao, on the other hand, had no interest in getting involved with such people either. Huo Buyu instructed the person in charge of the restaurant, ¡°Remember what these people look like. Don¡¯t let them enter here in the future. No matter who brings them here.¡± The person in charge of the restaurant quickly nodded and put Zhou Jianzhong and the others down in the records. Ye Sui said unhappily once Ye Yao, Huo Buyu, and Gao Qiao had disappeared through the door, ¡°So pretentious! Ye Yao is really shameless.¡± She walked to Zhou Chen¡¯s side and said, ¡°Fortunately, you¡¯ve broken up with Ye Yao. Otherwise, I don¡¯t know how many times over she¡¯d have cheated on you.¡± Zhou Chen looked obsessively in the direction where Ye Yao had disappeared. Ye Sui was angry when she noticed this. She even fanned the flames and said, ¡°So be it if they won¡¯t let us in. It¡¯s the restaurant¡¯s loss if they don¡¯t get our patronage. It¡¯s so expensive eating here, who would want to come?¡± Zhou Chen was furious. ¡°Shut up! You idiot! If you want to survive and gain a foothold in the capital, how can you not host banquets? This is the Huo family¡¯s territory. Huo Buyu has personally declared a ban on us. The entire upper-class society in the imperial capital has to watch the Huo family¡¯s movements. Today, Huo Buyu¡¯s words have effectively taken away all our opportunities to interact with upper-class society. Do you not think it¡¯s a serious matter?!¡± Ye Sui instantly fell silent. To her, this was just a restaurant. Who would have thought that things would end up being so serious that they¡¯d be barred from the gatherings of the upper-class society in the future? That must not happen. She had recently gotten to know a few friends who said that they wanted to take her to some of these gatherings of the upper-class society. Wouldn¡¯t it be very embarrassing if all the gatherings were to be held in this restaurant she couldn¡¯t enter? At the thought of this, Ye Sui was instantly anxious. ¡°Then what should we do?¡± She was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears. ¡°Ye Yao is a jinx. Nothing good happens when we see her. Why didn¡¯t she die overseas?!¡± Zhou Jianzhong frowned. He had always looked down on Ye Sui, but his wife, Tang Sumei, liked her. Things have come to this, and all she could do was curse rather than come up with solutions. Tang Sumei had been married to Zhou Jianzhong for more than twenty years. She knew that Zhou Jianzhong was genuinely furious now. She held his hand and said, ¡°Hubby, don¡¯t be angry. I¡¯ve thought about it. Since the cause of this matter is Ye Yao, then once we settle Ye Yao, the other issues can be resolved. Ye Yao likes Zhou Chen so much, as long as the man has a proper chat with her, she will definitely be agreeable.¡± When Ye Sui heard that there was going to be contact between Zhou Chen and Ye Yao, she immediately protested, ¡°Auntie, Ye Yao is a vixen. If you let Zhou Chen interact with her, I¡¯m worried that he will be bewitched by her.¡± Chapter 32 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Sui was not stupid. It had not been easy for her to snatch Zhou Chen from Ye Yao. Zhou Chen was still carrying a torch for Ye Yao. What if the interaction between the two resulted1 in a revival of their relationship? Tang Sumei comforted Ye Sui. ¡°What are you thinking? Ye Yao can forget about being my daughter-in-law in this lifetime. I will only acknowledge you, and no one else, as my daughter-in-law. But now we have to resolve the issue. Don¡¯t worry, Ye Yao has found a powerful backing now. She¡¯s being kept by a powerful man. But once she¡¯s abandoned, just watch how I¡¯ll deal with her! You may have to suffer for the time being. We¡¯ve just arrived at the imperial capital. We can¡¯t be chased out without having achieved anything.¡± Although Ye Sui was most unwilling, what else could she say since Tang Sumei had already spoken? Tang Sumei¡¯s gaze fell on Zhou Chen. ¡°Son, it¡¯s going to be hard on you, to have to interact with Ye Yao for a while more. We¡¯ll need you to tell her that you still love her and want to get back together with her. Entice her and persuade her to remove the restaurant¡¯s ban on us. Once that¡¯s done, you may abandon her.¡± Zhou Chen could barely hide the joy on his face. He grew up pampered and protected by Tang Sumei and Zhou Jianzhong, and did not care about those business matters at all. He was very happy now, since his mother had now asked him to take the initiative in contacting Ye Yao. Furthermore, Ye Sui was unable to intervene. Perhaps, the forbidden fruit is often more desirable. In the past, when Ye Yao belonged to him, he did not have such strong feelings for her. But now, every time he saw Ye Yao, he found himself fantasizing about her and lusting after her¡­ In the restaurant. Gao Qiao patted Huo Buyu¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Today¡¯s meal is on me. Take it as an apology. I was scammed yesterday, and had no idea of this whole situation. Hence let¡¯s leave this episode about the blind date behind us.¡± Although Gao Qiao was a playboy, he was a loyal buddy. Just like how he had given Ye Yao to Huo Buyu without hesitation yesterday, when Huo Buyu indicated his interest in Ye Yao. If it had been someone else making such a suggestion, the man would have gotten into a fight. Huo Buyu put one arm around Ye Yao and punched Gao Qiao with his other hand. ¡°Don¡¯t even mention it. Don¡¯t you think I know you well enough? It¡¯s water under the bridge. Let¡¯s leave it behind us.¡± Gao Qiao laughed upon hearing Huo Buyu¡¯s words, and then turned to Ye Yao. ¡°What was going on back there? From what they were saying, it seems the man standing outside in a daze is your ex-boyfriend?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression instantly darkened. He thought of Zhou Chen, whom he had just met. With just one look, he could see through that man¡¯s nature. Cowardly with no sense of responsibility, running away at the first sign of trouble. That man had no sense of responsibility at all. Huo Buyu did not understand how Ye Yao could have liked such a man. Ye Yao hooked her arm around Huo Buyu¡¯s hand, then clasped her hands together and bowed to Gao Qiao. ¡°Big Brother, please spare me. Let¡¯s never mention this matter again, for even I am disgusted. I was young and blind in the past to have taken a fancy to such a person.¡± Gao Qiao was instantly amused. This was the first time he had seen Huo Buyu being jealous. He could tell that his buddy cared a lot for Ye Yao, so it was very likely that Ye Yao would become his buddy¡¯s wife in the future. Just as the dishes were being served, an alert sounded on Ye Yao¡¯s phone. It was a text message: [Ye Yao, don¡¯t be too smug! Gao Qiao is a famous playboy. It may seem like he dotes on you now, but it won¡¯t be long before he dumps you. Just watch out, I¡¯ll deal with you then!] The message was from an unknown number, but from the tone, it was obvious that it was Ye Sui. Ye Yao rubbed her chin momentarily and realized something. So it appeared that the Zhou family and Ye Sui thought she was with Gao Qiao. Which meant¡­ Qin Jiao didn¡¯t tell them that her boyfriend was Huo Buyu? That was interesting. Shouldn¡¯t Qin Jiao and Yang Ya be in the same boat as the Ye and Zhou families? Why didn¡¯t they share such important information? However, on second thought, Ye Yao realized, whether it was Ye Tianhao, Qin Jiao, or the Zhou family, each of these parties cared only for their own interests. They had no affections for each other, and would only make use of each other. Ye Tianhao was one who would bully the weak and fear the strong. If he knew that her boyfriend was Huo Buyu, would he still dare to target her? Given that scenario, Qin Jiao and Yang Ya would lose a powerful ally. Thinking of this made Ye Yao feel sorry for herself. What kind of family had she been born into? Huo Buyu turned around and happened to see Ye Yao¡¯s phone screen. He took the phone from her after noticing the message. ¡°Who sent this?¡± Chapter 33 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°She was outside just then¡­ my half-sister with completely different parents.¡± ¡°Is she tired of living?¡± As he said this, Huo Buyu replied to Ye Sui: ¡°You have a death wish?¡± After doing all this, he looked at Ye Yao. ¡°How did she know your phone number?¡± Exasperated, Ye Yao replied, ¡°Before yesterday, you were the only one who knew my phone number. However, after I gave my phone number to Yang Ya, it seemed that many people came to know of it.¡± It was obvious that Yang Ya had leaked Ye Yao¡¯s phone number. The more Huo Buyu read the message, the more he felt that something was amiss. ¡°Are these people blind? Can¡¯t they tell I¡¯m your boyfriend!¡± Why did they think that Gao Qiao was Ye Yao¡¯s boyfriend? Wasn¡¯t it obvious from his attitude? Ye Yao stifled her giggles. In fact, Huo Buyu had already made it very obvious. However, the Zhou family and Ye Sui chose to believe what they believed. They would rather believe that Gao Qiao was Ye Yao¡¯s boyfriend because Gao Qiao was a Casanova and treated women like that. They wanted to believe that Ye Yao would be dumped by Gao Qiao in a few days, and it would become possible for them to bully Ye Yao at that point. However if her boyfriend was Huo Buyu, it would be a different story. Huo Buyu was the crown prince of the imperial capital. The Huo family was the elite of the elites in the imperial capital, and the eldest son was the President. Huo Buyu could do whatever he wanted in the imperial capital. Most importantly, he didn¡¯t have a complicated love history. If Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, she might even become Huo Buyu¡¯s wife in the future. He was an existence that the Zhou family and Ye Sui wouldn¡¯t dare to mess around with, and this was the last thing they wanted to see. Instead, they wanted to see Ye Yao in dire straits and bullied by everyone. Ye Yao shared her thoughts with Huo Buyu. Huo Buyu frowned. ¡°What sort of people do you have around you?!¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t like to criticize how others lived their lives, but Ye Yao¡¯s life had really broadened his horizons. Her relatives were all demons and devils! Ye Yao said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Aren¡¯t they at my mercy, now that they¡¯re on your territory?¡± Although she didn¡¯t want to interact with them, these people were trampling all over her. Of course, she wouldn¡¯t be soft-hearted about it. Huo Buyu held Ye Yao¡¯s hand as if he was giving her strength. Ye Yao kissed him on the cheek, and Huo Buyu¡¯s mood slowly improved. Every time they ate, Ye Yao felt that it was good to be with Huo Buyu. Ever since she got together with Huo Buyu, she had tried all kinds of delicacies. Although she came from a good family background, Ye Tianhao had always been very harsh on her. He gave her anything that was edible, so she wasn¡¯t picky about food. However, not long after she got together with Huo Buyu, she became picky because she had tried too many delicious foods. She became critical of anything that wasn¡¯t delicious and rejected it. After lunch, the sky had already darkened. Huo Buyu asked Ye Yao, ¡°Would you like to go home or go for a walk?¡± Rubbing her stomach, the girl said, ¡°Let¡¯s walk for a while to digest our food. I¡¯m too full.¡± Turning to Gao Qiao, Huo Buyu asked, ¡°I¡¯m taking Ye Yao to the mall. How about you?¡± Gao Qiao stretched lazily. ¡°I have nothing to do anyway. Let¡¯s walk together.¡± As they walked from the restaurant to the mall, they passed by a square. The square was filled with fresh flowers. Bright red roses covered the entire area. There were at least tens of thousands of them. Gao Qiao raised an eyebrow. ¡°Aiyo, how generous!¡± In the middle of the square, there was a group of young people dancing to create an atmosphere. In the middle stood a beautiful woman. She shouted loudly, ¡°Yang Youwei, I love you! I want to be your girlfriend! Let¡¯s be together!¡± An aloof-looking man appeared on the LED screen. The two protagonists were not far away. Jiang Jie was holding a large bouquet of roses in her hand. There was a smile on her beautiful face as she looked at Yang Youwei in front of her. This was her 1001st confession. Ye Yao was standing nearby and looking at the two of them. She had seen this scene many times. It was precisely because Jiang Jie was obsessed with her uncle, Yang Youwei, that she and Jiang Jie became best friends. Moreover, she often came up with ideas to help Jiang Jie woo Yang Youwei. Unfortunately, Yang Youwei was a blockhead and had never been moved. Sometimes, Ye Yao could not understand Jiang Jie. What was so great about Yang Youwei? He was simply a fool! She had pursued him for so many years and never once had he given her a response! Yang Youwei said flatly, ¡°I reject.¡± As expected, Ye Yao heard the familiar answer. ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± Jiang Jie, who had been rejected, wasn¡¯t angry. Instead, she looked at Yang Youwei with a grin and persisted. ¡°Why don¡¯t you give me a chance.¡± Chapter 34 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Youwei¡¯s expression did not change. ¡°Unless it snows, I won¡¯t agree to it.¡± Ye Yao muttered as she watched on, ¡°Don¡¯t. I want to shop for a bit more. It¡¯s so dampening to see snow on such a fine day!¡± Huo Buyu was stunned. He wanted to cover Ye Yao¡¯s mouth, but it was too late. As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, a gust of cold wind could be felt. Then, sporadic snowflakes drifted down. It was September, and the weather was still hot. The sudden appearance of the snowflakes frightened everyone! Only Jiang Jie was excited! ¡°Haha! Yang Youwei, look, it¡¯s really snowing! Even the heavens think that you should be with me. Stop holding yourself back and be with me!¡± Jiang Jie spun around excitedly. Yang Youwei looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky and was very surprised. He¡¯d only just made a casual remark and it started to snow. It was too strange. After getting over the excitement, Jiang Jie put her arms around Yang Youwei¡¯s waist and smiled proudly. ¡°This is awesome. You¡¯re my boyfriend now. I love you so much!¡± Yang Youwei frowned deeply, but he had uttered those words and now it was really snowing. He couldn¡¯t possibly take back his words. The snowflakes only fell for about a minute before they ended up on the ground and disappeared. It was as if they had never appeared, but only the people present knew that it wasn¡¯t an illusion. Ye Yao broke free from Huo Buyu¡¯s hand and rushed forward to pat Jiang Jie¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Congratulations, Little Auntie!¡± When Jiang Jie saw Ye Yao, she immediately beamed with joy. ¡°Hahaha, Ye Yao, you¡¯re here too. Are you here to celebrate with me? To celebrate that I finally won over your uncle!¡± Holding Jiang Jie, Ye Yao got excited as well. ¡°That¡¯s right. I consider myself your matchmaker. You have to give me a big red packet!¡± Jiang Jie replied, ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go. Not only will I give you a red packet, I¡¯ll treat you to an all-night KTV session! Jiang Jie held Yang Youwei with one hand and Ye Yao with the other, looking as though she had the entire world. ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Ye Yao said. ¡°My boyfriend and friends are also here.¡± As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, Jiang Jie punched her. ¡°Ye Yao, are you crazy? You¡¯re still with Zhou Chen? Let me tell you, if you don¡¯t break up with him, I¡¯ll disown you as a friend!¡± Jiang Jie was about to go crazy from anger. She had always despised Zhou Chen. Later on, when Ye Yao and Zhou Chen were about to get engaged, the latter actually slept with Ye Sui! Bastard! Scumbag! Ye Yao rolled her eyes. ¡°Do you take me for a fool? My boyfriend is not Zhou Chen, of course. Let me introduce him to you.¡± As she spoke, she waved at Huo Buyu. As for Gao Qiao, who was beside Huo Buyu, she automatically ignored him. When she saw Huo Buyu¡¯s face, she choked. ¡°No way¡­ Ye Yao, your boyfriend is Huo Buyu?¡± Impressive! It had only been a few months since they last met, and Ye Yao had become nothing but impressive! She¡¯d actually managed to woo the number one young master in the imperial capital! Ye Yao smiled and introduced him to Yang Youwei. ¡°Little Uncle, this is my boyfriend, Huo Buyu.¡± Huo Buyu extended his hand out to Yang Youwei. ¡°How do you do, I¡¯m Huo Buyu.¡± Yang Youwei extended his hand as well and introduced himself, ¡°Yang Youwei.¡± Jiang Jie and Ye Yao held hands as they walked in front. Huo Buyu and Yang Youwei followed behind, while Gao Qiao was right behind the group. Gao Qiao¡¯s mind was in a daze. He had just witnessed the miracle of snow in September. Moreover, if he wasn¡¯t wrong, it seemed to have started snowing after Ye Yao made a remark about not snowing. Huo Buyu even wanted to cover her mouth¡­ This was like a fantasy! From the way Huo Buyu and Ye Yao had acted, Gao Qiao did not believe that it was a mere coincidence. Either Gao Qiao had a wild imagination or a strong ability to accept things. He recalled the elevator and the robbing incidents¡­ and the traffic jam today¡­ Occasionally, these things could be considered coincidences, but when taken together, it was hard to ignore¡­ Jiang Jie and Ye Yao were chatting quietly among themselves, and the former could be seen giving Ye Yao a thumbs up. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re really amazing. I admire you! How did you manage to deal with Huo Buyu? How amazing!¡± Jiang Jie¡¯s home was in the imperial capital, but she was studying in S City previously. Her parents were divorced and her mother had custody of her. However, during winter and summer vacations, she¡¯d stay with her father in the imperial capital, so she was very familiar with the city. Ye Yao replied proudly, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because of my charisma!¡± ¡°Stop bragging!¡± Jiang Jie wished she could kick the girl. ¡°If you really had such charisma, how would you have met a scumbag like Zhou Chen and be cheated on by him eventually?!¡± Chapter 35 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao was stumped for a moment. She quickly pressed her palms together. ¡°Mistake, mistake. Can you not mention Zhou Chen? I have a gunpowder barrel behind me.¡± Jiang Jie turned back and glanced at Huo Buyu, who was wearing an icy expression, and shuddered. Ye Yao tugged at her and whispered, ¡°I say, you¡¯re too bold. Aren¡¯t you afraid that your open confessions will affect your career?¡± Jiang Jie was a celebrity, and a popular one at that. A skilled actress, she was beautiful and had a good figure. In character she was rather straightforward and overall a very likable person. Given her huge fan base, now that she had made such an open confession, the media would definitely pick this up. Jiang Jie was nonchalant. ¡°If I can¡¯t continue my career in the entertainment industry, I¡¯ll simply quit. Let Yang Youwei support me. Anyway, he can afford to support me. But Ye Yao, did you see that? Even the heavens are helping me. The gods must think that Yang Youwei and I are a match made in heaven!¡± The thought of it snowing earlier on made Jiang Jie extremely excited. How could it have been so coincidental?! Ye Yao replied, ¡°It wasn¡¯t the heavens helping you. It was your buddy. I was helping you.¡± Jiang Jie grinned and didn¡¯t believe her at all. Nevertheless, she said perfunctorily, ¡°Yes, yes, yes. It must be because you¡¯re here too, so I got lucky!¡± Seeing Jiang Jie¡¯s attitude, Ye Yao refused to admit defeat. ¡°You don¡¯t believe me, right? I¡¯ll show you now!¡± Ye Yao looked around. Just as she was about to speak, a large hand reached over from behind and covered her mouth. Huo Buyu said, ¡°Ye Yao, if you dare to speak nonsense, I¡¯ll make you a mute.¡± He¡¯d already told her not to casually tell others about her ability, but she just wouldn¡¯t take heed! Ye Yao widened her eyes and shook her head. Huo Buyu warned fiercely, ¡°Behave, understand?!¡± Ye Yao looked at him pitifully, indicating that she understood. Only then did Huo Buyu, wearing an icy expression, release her. As soon as Ye Yao was freed, she made a face at Huo Buyu and ran forward with Jiang Jie in tow. Huo Buyu was so angry that his chest heaved. Yang Youwei had been observing Huo Buyu¡¯s attitude towards her. How should he put it¡­ It seemed that he was breathing down her neck a little, but Yang Youwei knew very well what Ye Yao was like. She was capable of causing trouble and infuriating others! However, she was completely herself in the presence of Huo Buyu. Previously, when Ye Yao was with Zhou Chen, he had despised Zhou Chen. At that time, Ye Yao was well-behaved and sensible. Even her smile was fake. A person who had lost herself in love and did not even dare to express her true personality. Was that love? Fortunately, Ye Yao and Zhou Chen¡¯s engagement failed later. On the other hand, Huo Buyu and Ye Yao¡­ Yang Youwei had some understanding of matters relating to the Huo family and knew some things about Huo Buyu. Most importantly, there was no need for a person like Huo Buyu to lie to Ye Yao. There was nothing he could covet from Ye Yao. As long as Huo Buyu gave a word, there¡¯d be girls thousands of times better than Ye Yao lining up to throw themselves at him. Ye Yao held Jiang Jie¡¯s hand and the two of them ran into the KTV pub happily. As Jiang Jie was selecting songs, Ye Yao took out her cell phone and scrolled through the news. As expected, it was on the news. The headline: [Snowflakes As Jiang Jie Made Public Confession. Extravagant!] There were also many live photographs and comments below. Jiang Jie was only 20 years old and was at the peak of her career. Announcing her relationship at this point and being the ¡°chaser¡± in the relationship would have a huge impact on her career. Ye Yao showed Jiang Jie her cell phone. ¡°As expected, the news has already started reporting.¡± Jiang Jie took only a cursory glance and stopped looking. ¡°Let them report whatever they want. As a celebrity, you have to be able to withstand the gossip. My dream isn¡¯t to be a big star. I just want to be Yang Youwei¡¯s wife, your aunt, and then stay at home to take care of my husband and children.¡± She didn¡¯t care if she was a big star or not. Yang Youwei was her only direction in life. Ye Yao liked Jiang Jie¡¯s carefree personality. She was a very open-minded and decisive person who went boldly with the flow of things. Of course, the exception was where Yang Youwei was concerned. The next moment, the three men found themselves sitting in the private room, having their eardrums tortured by Ye Yao¡¯s and Jiang Jie¡¯s crazy singing. After belting out a song, Ye Yao felt that the quality of the microphone was deteriorating. She was furious. ¡°What sort of lousy microphone is this! Terrible quality! This KTV might as well close down!¡± Huo Buyu frowned when he heard Ye Yao¡¯s complaint. He subconsciously glanced at Gao Qiao, who was next to him. Gao Qiao was puzzled by his gaze. Chapter 36 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gao Qiao was the owner of this KTV joint. In that silent moment, there was a sudden commotion at the door. Someone outside the door was heard shrieking, ¡°Arghhh, police! Run!¡± Ye Yao was speechless. She could feel Huo Buyu¡¯s threatening gaze boring through her. The girl found herself on the verge of crying but had no tears. She really didn¡¯t do it on purpose. Gao Qiao was stunned as well. How many times had this happened? He got onto his feet and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go take a look.¡± Before he went out, he glanced at Ye Yao. This was his KTV joint. Since the policemen had turned up, as the boss, he naturally had to go out and assess the situation. All his businesses in the capital were legal and proper ones that operated by the book. Huo Buyu also stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Ye Yao sat on the sofa trembling. Once again, she seemed to have said something she shouldn¡¯t have¡­ Indeed, Huo Buyu had a point in telling her to speak less. Sometimes, her jinxing ability was simply an annoyance. Things would happen just by her uttering a few words, and now she¡¯d even brought the police! How terrifying was that! After Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao left the room, Yang Youwei gestured to Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao, come over here.¡± Ye Yao walked over. ¡°Little Uncle.¡± Jiang Jie walked over as well, and sat down beside Yang Youwei. She even sweetly put her arms around his. Yang Youwei did not stop her and only looked at Ye Yao. ¡°Did you bring about the snow earlier on?¡± Jiang Jie was puzzled by what the man said. What did he mean by her bringing about the snow? Ye Yao frowned upon hearing this. ¡°Little Uncle, how did you know?¡± Yang Youwei sighed and turned to Jiang Jie, ¡°Leave the room for a while. I need to speak alone with Ye Yao.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Jiang Jie replied. She was very well behaved towards Yang Youwei. Of course, whether she was agreeable depended on the situation. If it had been any other girl and not Ye Yao, she would certainly not leave the room! After Jiang Jie had gone out, Yang Youwei said, ¡°It¡¯s said that a thousand years ago, our ancestor was a famous verbal virtuoso. The so-called verbal virtuoso refers to someone who is able to make things happen by verbalizing it. At the peak of development a verbal virtuoso is able to see the future.¡± Ye Yao was stunned. What kind of terrifying ability was this? The man continued, ¡°Later on, our ancestor seemed to have done something wrong and was cursed. Our family¡¯s ability gradually disappeared over the generations. Although our ancestral records stated that some heirs would possess such an ability, it seems that it hasn¡¯t appeared for hundreds of years. I didn¡¯t expect it to fall on you eventually.¡± Ye Yao subconsciously gulped. Yang Youwei asked her, ¡°When did you discover your ability?¡± The girl scratched her head before replying, ¡°The time my father sent me overseas, I seemed to have suddenly developed this ability.¡± The man probed further, ¡°Does Huo Buyu know about it?¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°He does.¡± Yang Youwei was silent for a while before asking, ¡°Tell me about your ability.¡± Ye Yao thought for a moment. ¡°The good things never happen, but bad things do. Then, in bad situations, it works even better. Today, for instance, the snowflakes disappeared after a while. Also, if I were to curse the plane to crash, it won¡¯t crash.¡± The latter was just an analogy Ye Yao used to illustrate her point to Yang Youwei. Yang Youwei was instantly speechless. He finally understood why Huo Buyu seemed to be breathing down her neck! Her ability was so nature-defying yet she was frivolous with her words and actions, even to the point of cursing a plane to crash? This concerned the lives of many people! How could it be treated like child¡¯s play! Yang Youwei replied, ¡°I don¡¯t have full knowledge of this ability of yours. On his deathbed, Grandpa told me to let the next generation know that this ability may never reappear, but it once witnessed the glory of our family.¡± Ye Yao understood. ¡°Since it¡¯s an ability within the family, are there any secrets? For example, when to use it and how to use it?¡± She scratched her head in frustration. ¡°This ability is really a headache sometimes. Sometimes, a casual sentence will be effective. For example, just then¡­¡± She expected that Huo Buyu would probably give her a hiding once she got home! Yang Youwei was helpless as well. At this point, the door of the private room flew open and Huo Buyu walked in. ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s getting late. We should go home.¡± Ye Yao stood up and waved at Yang Youwei. ¡°Uncle, I¡¯ll take my leave then.¡± Yang Youwei nodded. On the way out, Ye Yao gave Jiang Jie a hug and said, ¡°It¡¯s late. I have to get going. Let¡¯s meet up and have some fun again when we next have time.¡± Jiang Jie waved at her. ¡°Alright!¡± As they walked out, Ye Yao stole a glance at Huo Buyu and asked, ¡°Are things alright with Gao Qiao¡¯s KTV?¡± Chapter 37 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu glanced at her indifferently. ¡°A few people were doing drugs in the private room and someone made a report. An investigation is underway now. It has nothing to do with the KTV, but it needs to be closed during the investigation. It can be considered closed.¡± Ye Yao turned red and covered her mouth. She gave Huo Buyu an apologetic look and said softly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t do it on purpose¡­¡± Huo Buyu embraced her and stroked her hair. He sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with you either. Sometimes, I feel that it¡¯s good that you¡¯re so capable, but sometimes, I feel that it¡¯s not a good thing for you to have this ability.¡± With her jinxing ability, she had the ability to protect herself when he wasn¡¯t by her side. Just like the time she was overseas. If he¡¯d gotten there a little later and she didn¡¯t have this ability, she would have been¡­ Ye Yao became a little depressed. No matter what, the closure of Gao Qiao¡¯s KTV had everything to do with her. Moreover, his KTV had always been running a proper business. If she had not opened her mouth, perhaps this wouldn¡¯t have happened. At this point, Gao Qiao walked over and said with a relaxed expression, ¡°Let¡¯s go then, time to go home.¡± Ye Yao looked at him. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°What could possibly happen to me? We just need to be cooperative during the investigation. Young people nowadays really lack perspective. Why do they have to do drugs? Is that something one should mess with? It¡¯s a good thing that someone reported it. I hope they can successfully kick the addiction at the rehabilitation center so that they don¡¯t harm others.¡± Although Gao Qiao was a Casanova, he was a law-abiding citizen. It was a blunder on his KTV¡¯s end that such a thing should happen in a private room, so he took the initiative to apologize to the police. Ye Yao¡¯s mood improved a little, seeing that Gao Qiao did not seem too affected. When he suggested that they had supper together, she enthusiastically volunteered to go and buy the food. After Ye Yao left, Gao Qiao said to Huo Buyu, ¡°Buddy, tell me the truth. Does your girlfriend have some sort of nature-defying ability?¡± Huo Buyu glanced at him and answered, ¡°Other than causing trouble, what other skills would Ye Yao have?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Gao Qiao got a little excited. ¡°You know that I¡¯ve never been stuck in a traffic jam on the route I¡¯ve been taking. Ye Yao merely voiced a complaint today, and then there was a traffic jam. Also, the last time I saw Ye Yao, and incidents like the elevator falling, the robbery¡­ as well as the snowing today, and now the KTV is closed. Whatever she vocalized came to pass. It is a little scary.¡± Huo Buyu glared at him. ¡°Don¡¯t speak nonsense. There¡¯s no such thing!¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t want to continue engaging in this topic, but Gao Qiao appeared to be in high spirits. If Ye Yao really had such a strange ability, it would be too fun! Ye Yao went to the milk tea shop next door to buy milk tea, but at the point of payment, she remembered that Huo Buyu had frozen her credit card! Hence, she sent Huo Buyu a voice message. ¡°Unfreeze my card. I don¡¯t have the money to pay for the milk tea. Why don¡¯t you send me a red packet first?¡± As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from behind. ¡°Let me foot the bill.¡± Ye Yao froze for a moment. Then she saw Zhou Chen quickly scanning the payment code and making payment. At the same time, an alert came through on Ye Yao¡¯s phone. Huo Buyu had sent her money. Ye Yao scanned the payment code again and paid for the drinks. She said to the waiter, ¡°I don¡¯t know him. I¡¯ve made payment now.¡± Zhou Chen looked embarrassed. ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t be like this¡­¡± Ye Yao stood by the side and waited for the milk tea to be ready. Zhou Chen also sat down. ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t be like this. I¡¯ve really learned my lesson. Will you forgive me?¡± Ye Yao did not even look at him. It only disgusted her now to even glance at the man she once loved deeply. Ye Yao said, ¡°Zhou Chen, I don¡¯t think you need to continue to pester me. We¡¯ve already broken up, and you¡¯re engaged to Ye Sui. I also have a boyfriend who loves me.¡± Zhou Chen panicked. ¡°No, we didn¡¯t break up. I don¡¯t agree to breaking up! Ye Yao, I really love you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t disgust me.¡± Ye Yao got impatient. ¡°Zhou Chen, I don¡¯t want to hear you say these things. I don¡¯t like you, and I refuse to be a third party. Since you¡¯re engaged, know your place and don¡¯t make the same mistake again.¡± Back when Zhou Chen was with Ye Yao, he had already hooked up with Ye Sui. Now that he was engaged to Ye Sui, he started to pester Ye Yao again. What sort of peerless scumbag was Zhou Chen? Ye Yao felt that even if she were to forgive Zhou Chen now, Zhou Chen would still hook up with Ye Sui in a few days. If it were not Ye Sui, it would be another woman. This was Zhou Chen¡¯s nature! He was restless! Chapter 38 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhou Chen said with a painful expression, ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s really not my fault. Ye Sui got me drunk and drugged me, that¡¯s how I ended up with her. After the incident, I was very flustered and felt really guilty. I didn¡¯t dare to tell you.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. Initially, Ye Sui might have really used a special method to lure Zhou Chen into bed. But later on, Zhou Chen also enjoyed this excitement. As a result, after the matter was exposed, the Ye family and the Zhou family reacted quickly and sent her overseas in a flash. In other words, the Ye family and the Zhou family had long known about Ye Sui and Zhou Chen. She was the only one who was kept in the dark. Everyone was plotting against her. To Ye Yao, it was normal for Ye Tianhao to do such a shameless thing. All these years, Ye Tianhao had always valued Ye Sui more. Zhou Chen¡¯s parents had never liked her, especially Zhou Chen¡¯s mother, Tang Sumei. However, Zhou Chen was also tacitly agreeing to these things¡­ When she thought of these things, however, Ye Yao was also somewhat glad that she did not end up marrying Zhou Chen. Smiling at Zhou Chen, she said, ¡°It takes two hands to clap. Moreover, your mother likes Ye Sui a lot. You have to treat her better in the future.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like Ye Sui¡­¡± Zhou Chen said anxiously. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Feelings can be nurtured.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯ve always liked only you.¡± Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°What do you want? Do you want me to say that I don¡¯t like you, that my boyfriend is thousands of times better than you, that I don¡¯t want to return to you? I¡¯ve said these words before, right? But you don¡¯t understand human language! Why should I want a rotten ex like you when my current boyfriend is so outstanding? Is my brain damaged?¡± Zhou Chen¡¯s face turned ashen. In fact, he had already thought of this outcome. The Zhou family used to be an elite family in S City and were glorious wherever they went. However, in the capital, they were like anyone else. His sense of superiority had completely disappeared. Zhou Chen did not like the capital. He looked at Ye Yao uncomfortably. ¡°But Ye Yao¡­ we¡¯re truly in love¡­¡± ¡°Oh, then only you are in love. To me, you¡¯re history.¡± At this point, the milk tea was ready. She collected the order and turned to go. Indignant, Zhou Chen ran after her. ¡°Ye Yao, I didn¡¯t expect you to become such a person. You refuse to reconcile with me because you¡¯ve hooked up with a richer man. You¡¯re greedy and materialistic!¡± ¡°Why should I reconcile with you? What reasons do I have? So that you¡¯ll cheat on me again? So that you can be indecisive and drag things out? Or so that your mother can point fingers at me and despise me?¡± Zhou Chen stood there in a daze. Ye Yao¡¯s words were like knives stabbing at his heart. Ye Yao continued walking ahead, her expression icy. She must have been crazy back then to like this scumbag, Zhou Chen. She had even almost lost her life because of him. Zhou Chen would not give up and continued his attempt to stop Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao, you can¡¯t humiliate yourself like this. Who is Gao Qiao? He¡¯s a playboy! I¡¯ve investigated him. He changes his girlfriend ten times a month on average. Don¡¯t be deceived by him! He¡¯s not sincere towards you.¡± The corners of Ye Yao¡¯s mouth twitched. Indeed, this group of brainless people thought Gao Qiao was her boyfriend. For goodness¡¯ sake, she wouldn¡¯t like a playboy like Gao Qiao either! At this point, Gao Qiao, who was waiting for the milk tea, suddenly sneezed. ¡°I think someone is talking bad about me.¡± ¡°Maybe you¡¯ve done too many wicked things,¡± suggested Huo Buyu. Gao Qiao retorted, ¡°I¡¯m a good citizen on all three counts¡­¡± Ye Yao smiled at Zhou Chen. ¡°I can manage my own business. As for you, just mind yourself. Don¡¯t cause me more trouble.¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°There¡¯s a rock under your foot. Be careful not to fall¡­¡± ¡°Arghhh!¡± Before Ye Yao could finish speaking, Zhou Chen stumbled over a rock. It was so painful that his face turned pale. Ye Yao sneered and decided to put a big curse on Zhou Chen. ¡°Zhou Chen, you have to live with a clear conscience. A two-faced person like you is full of lies. Be careful or you¡¯ll encounter ghosts at night!¡± With that, she strode away. Zhou Chen stood rooted to the ground, his face ashen. His big toe had stubbed against a rock, and a sprinkling of cold sweat had broken out across his forehead. By the time Ye Yao returned, food had already been served. As she handed over the milk tea, Huo Buyu asked her, ¡°Why were you gone for so long?¡± ¡°I ran into my ex-boyfriend.¡± Huo Buyu was speechless. ¡°???¡± As was Gao Qiao. ¡°!!!¡± Chapter 39 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu immediately stood up, as if he was ready to take Zhou Chen on! Was he annoying or what? He was an ex-boyfriend, yet he continued to pester her! Was he ignoring the existence of her current boyfriend?! Ye Yao quickly pulled Huo Buyu back. ¡°What are you doing? Do you think he¡¯ll have an easy time in my hands? I¡¯ll handle it myself. You don¡¯t have to do anything.¡± Huo Buyu was instantly relieved to hear this. With Ye Yao¡¯s jinxing ability, Zhou Chen could only become more tragic. ¡°Deal with it yourself? How? By cursing him?¡± Gao Qiao asked Ye Yao curiously. ¡°Ye Yao, are you a witch? Can you kill someone just by saying something?¡± Ye Yao blinked. ¡°Make a guess?¡± Gao Qiao was stumped for a moment. He put down his chopsticks and immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ve got something to attend to. I should get going.¡± Ye Yao and Huo Buyu looked at each other and guessed the reason for Gao Qiao¡¯s sudden departure. He was probably frightened. However, Gao Qiao was in fact heading out to investigate and confirm his guess! As he was heading out, he spotted Zhou Chen driving away, so he drove after the car, eager to see what would happen to Zhou Chen! Huo Buyu asked Ye Yao, ¡°What did you do to Zhou Chen?¡± The girl shrugged and answered, ¡°It probably won¡¯t work. I cursed him to encounter ghosts at night, but how can ghosts exist?¡± She was simply too frustrated and was compelled to curse Zhou Chen. Curses that had to do with life and death probably would not work, neither should curses that had to do with ghosts and such. Huo Buyu also had an understanding of Ye Yao¡¯s abilities. He knew that such illusory curses would not be realized. He did not expect Ye Yao¡¯s curse on Zhou Chen to be this, and was a little disappointed. He shook his head and said, ¡°You should probably reduce the use of your jinxing ability in the future.¡± Ye Yao was displeased and argued, ¡°What jinxing ability? That¡¯s such a horrible term to use. Today, Little Uncle told me that with my ability, I¡¯m probably a verbal virtuoso. Do you know about verbal virtuosos? Little Uncle said that some of our ancestors, at their peak, were able to see the future!¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression suddenly turned solemn. ¡°So your ability is inherited?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so. Little Uncle said that it¡¯s been hundreds of years since someone with such an ability appeared in our family. Moreover, according to him, this trait is likely passed on to a family member in the direct line of descent. I¡¯m not considered to be in the direct line of descent of the Yang family. Even if such a trait appeared, it should have fallen on Little Uncle.¡± Ye Yao did not know much about these things. In fact, it would have been truly odd if she understood metaphysics and such mysteries! Anyway, she had obtained this ability for no reason back then. Sometimes, it was also inexplicably effective. She was confused and could not understand it. Huo Buyu held her hand. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not think about this anymore. Let¡¯s go home.¡± On the way home, Huo Buyu received a call from Gao Qiao. As he was driving, he put the call on speaker. The moment the call was connected, Gao Qiao could be heard shouting excitedly, ¡°Huo Buyu! Guess what I saw when I was trailing Zhou Chen! He had to pass through a quiet road on the way home. I witnessed a lot of joss paper floating down along that road, for some reason. Then, there were two women in long white dresses with disheveled hair. Their tongues were unusually long. They looked like female ghosts right out of the movies! I was scared silly when I saw them!¡± Ye Yao was stumped. Gao Qiao did not leave because he got scared. He left because he wanted to trail Zhou Chen? Why was he on Zhou Chen¡¯s heels? Moreover, what did he mean? Did Zhou Chen encounter ghosts on the way home? Ye Yao clutched her chest and was so frightened that she was unable to speak. Was her jinxing ability so strong that she could even summon ghosts? She panicked, frightened by her own ability. Huo Buyu obviously understood the underlying meaning behind Gao Qiao¡¯s words. He said, ¡°Please continue.¡± Gao Qiao started, ¡°Hahaha, I actually didn¡¯t manage to scare you! Zhou Chen was so scared by the female ghosts that he almost peed his pants. He even abandoned his car and started to run. And because it was dark, he couldn¡¯t see the road clearly and tripped. Then he fainted. Immediately after, a group of people came running out. It turned out that a production team was filming a horror movie here. Zhou Chen had no idea and was just passing by. He thought that he¡¯d seen a ghost and ended up in hospital. Hahaha, this is too fun!¡± What Gao Qiao did not say was that he, too, thought he had seen a ghost. He was so frightened that he shrieked in the car, even though he was some distance away. By the time he drove over, the crew had all come out. Gao Qiao also realized that the crew was filming, not that there was really a ghost. Chapter 40 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios One could only say that this horror film crew was extremely professional. The location they used, including the props and clothes, were particularly realistic. If one were to walk in without knowing what was going on, one would really think that they¡¯d encountered a ghost. When Zhou Chen was carried into the ambulance, his body was still twitching violently, and he looked miserable! Gao Qiao spoke excitedly on the phone. Huo Buyu also knew that the man had thoroughly confirmed Ye Yao¡¯s ability. He hung up the phone and said to Ye Yao, ¡°Stay away from Gao Qiao in the future.¡± Ye Yao pinched her chin as though deep in thought. Ghosts were illusory things and did not exist. However, if they came in the form of actors playing these roles in a movie production, they would be counted as ¡®ghosts¡¯ from that perspective. Therefore, did that mean whatever she verbalized could be achieved in other ways? If so, and if she cursed the plane to crash, did it mean that the plane could crash in other ways, for example, malfunctioning as it descended? Thinking of this, Ye Yao shuddered in fear. After all, her original intention was not to use her ability to harm people or the society. Seeing that Ye Yao was silent, Huo Buyu called out again, ¡°Ye Yao, what are you thinking about?¡± Ye Yao came back to her senses and looked at Huo Buyu in horror. ¡°Huo Buyu, do you think whatever I say will come true?¡± If so, it would be too terrifying! It would mean she had to ensure she didn¡¯t speak frivolously in the future! All along, Ye Yao had felt that her ability wouldn¡¯t cause too much danger, whatever resulted would just be a harmless joke. If she¡¯d known that the damage would be so great, she would have listened to Huo Buyu! At this thought, Ye Yao raised her hand and swore. ¡°Huo Buyu, I¡¯ll do whatever you say from now on. I won¡¯t speak frivolously again.¡± Huo Buyu glanced at her, his face full of disbelief. How did she suddenly become enlightened? Just as Huo Buyu and Ye Yao arrived home, the latter¡¯s phone rang. It was Yang Youwei. ¡°My assistant is outside your villa with something for you. You¡¯ll need to collect it.¡± Ye Yao was puzzled. ¡°Huh? What is it?¡± ¡°Instruction booklet,¡± the man replied. Ye Yao was rather surprised. ¡°¡­ Instruction booklet? What sort of instruction?¡± Yang Youwei said, ¡°I don¡¯t know the details. Take a look for yourself.¡± With that, Yang Youwei hung up. Ye Yao looked at her phone in a daze and said to Huo Buyu, ¡°Little Uncle sent me something. I¡¯ll go collect it.¡± Huo Buyu stopped her. ¡°Go clean up. I¡¯ll collect it for you.¡± Then, he turned around and walked out of the villa. Ye Yao went upstairs to wash up. After a while, Huo Buyu returned with a book in his hand. He handed it to Ye Yao. ¡°Your uncle sent you a book with blank pages.¡± After Huo Buyu collected the item, he had removed the packaging. There was only a book inside, but when he flipped it open, there was not a single word in it. However, when Ye Yao took the book from him, she saw that the pages were filled with text. She looked at Huo Buyu in confusion. ¡°Aren¡¯t these all words? It¡¯s just that they¡¯re all in traditional Chinese. You may not know how to read them, but that¡¯s not to say they are blank pages.¡± Huo Buyu was puzzled. ¡°You¡¯re saying that these pages are filled with text? And they are in traditional Chinese?¡± That wasn¡¯t what he was seeing. All he was seeing were blank pages! Ye Yao couldn¡¯t quite read traditional Chinese characters. After studying it for a while, she vaguely understood it. So it was really an instruction manual! A verbal virtuoso¡¯s instruction manual! Verbal Virtuosity Level 0: Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn¡¯t! Verbal Virtuosity Level 1: Good things never happen but bad things do! Verbal Virtuosity Level 2: It¡¯s effective, but it doesn¡¯t last! Verbal Virtuosity Level 3: It depends on subjective consciousness! Subsequently, there are no other levels. It seemed there were only three levels. Ye Yao made an assessment and felt that she was at Level 2. The instructions were very cryptic and difficult to understand, not only because they were written in traditional characters, but also because they were written in ancient Chinese. Ye Yao could only make out the general meaning. For example, the third level depended on ¡°subjective consciousness¡±. This subjective consciousness should be referring to Ye Yao¡¯s consciousness. For example, if she felt that this person was a bad person, the effect of her words would be enhanced and last a little longer. If she felt that the situation did not exist and it was just something she made up, such as a plane crashing, and if this matter would harm others in reality, then her words would not be efficacious. In the example of when the elevator fell, Ye Yao stopped the elevator. This action was sustained for a very long time because she was anxious to save someone. She was worried about not having enough time and not being able to carry out the rescue. Hence, it was this subjective consciousness that enabled the action to be extended. Chapter 41 - Chapter 41: The Humanized Verbal Virtuosity Technique Chapter 41: The Humanized Verbal Virtuosity Technique Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The instructions also said that Verbal Virtuosity was an ability that benefited everyone. If one said something that one shouldn¡¯t have said to a good person, it wouldn¡¯t come true on a good person. Or, if it came true, it wouldn¡¯t achieve the effect of harm. If one cursed a bad person, the curse would twice as likely come true. This latter explanation put Ye Yao more at ease. This meant that no matter what she said, it would be fine because it wouldn¡¯t have any effect on a good person. Ye Yao did not expect this Verbal Virtuosity Technique to be so humanized. Huo Buyu saw that Ye Yao was engrossed in the wordless manual and was reading it seriously. He quickly gestured for her to stop. ¡°Stop reading.¡± He was afraid that she would be taken for a lunatic if she continued reading. There was clearly not a single word in the book! Ye Yao pushed the man¡¯s hand away impatiently. ¡°What are you doing? I¡¯m studying my Verbal Virtuosity Technique. Huo Buyu, the book says that the Verbal Virtuosity Technique only works on bad people and has no effect on good people.¡± Huo Buyu clutched a handful of his hair anxiously and looked solemnly into Ye Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Ye Yao, I cannot see a single word on the book in your hand.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Ye Yao was dumbfounded. She opened the book and pointed at the words on it. ¡°Can¡¯t you see the words on it?¡± Huo Buyu nodded seriously. ¡°No I can¡¯t.¡± ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Ye Yao quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Yang Youwei. ¡°Uncle, what did you write in the book you gave me?¡± Yang Youwei replied very quickly, ¡°It¡¯s completely blank. Not a word.¡± Ye Yao was taken aback. She opened the book in front of Huo Buyu. ¡°Can¡¯t you see anything? But it¡¯s really full of words. It¡¯s just that the book is written in ancient Chinese. I have to translate the text before I can understand it.¡± She felt that her ability to accept things had become stronger. It was probably because she had obtained the Verbal Virtuosity Technique, so only she could see the contents of this book. In the past, she would definitely be like Huo Buyu and not believe in such nonsense. However, now that all these things had happened to her, she got used to it. Huo Buyu sat beside Ye Yao and watched as she stared at the blank pages of the book. She really looked like a lunatic! Moreover, because he too, sat there watching Ye Yao for so long, he ended up looking like a lunatic as well! Hence, he got up and went upstairs. Ye Yao did not understand everything that was written in the book, mainly because the language was too obscure. She was able to decipher the earlier section, but not the later section. There were some words that she could not see clearly. Then¡­ she suddenly understood. It seemed that she was not at a high enough level, hence could not decipher them. For example, her Verbal Virtuosity Technique should be around level three, so she could see the content before level three. However, it was impossible that there were only three levels to the Verbal Virtuosity Technique. After thinking this through, Ye Yao didn¡¯t persist. In any case, she had already understood from the book that the Verbal Virtuosity Technique was a good thing. It didn¡¯t work on good people, but it was doubly effective on bad people. Moreover, she herself had the ability to discern between good and bad. This was good enough. Then, Ye Yao went upstairs, carefully put the book away, and went to lay in Huo Buyu¡¯s arms. Huo Buyu held her in his arms and touched her face. ¡°What did you see?¡± Ye Yao shook her head. ¡°There are many things that I can¡¯t understand. It seems I¡¯ll only be able to understand more upon improving my ability. This Verbal Virtuosity Technique is actually quite safe. It¡¯s not as scary as you think. At least it won¡¯t harm good people.¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t see the contents of the book, but Ye Yao had no reason to lie to him. If this Verbal Virtuosity Technique was really as Ye Yao had said, he would be much more at ease. Nevertheless, he reminded Ye Yao, ¡°No matter how the Verbal Virtuosity Technique functions, you have to understand that you¡¯re different from ordinary people now. No matter what you do, you have to keep a low profile. You can¡¯t let anyone discover your ability, understand?¡± Ye Yao twitched her lips. ¡°You didn¡¯t say anything when I cursed Zhou Chen.¡± Huo Buyu was speechless. How was this relevant? Zhou Chen was Ye Yao¡¯s ex-boyfriend, her first love. To Ye Yao, Zhou Chen was different, so how could he not be jealous? How could he not be gleeful seeing her curse Zhou Chen? Huo Buyu tapped Ye Yao¡¯s nose helplessly. ¡°Quickly go to sleep. I¡¯ll take you to school tomorrow to register. Study hard from now on and don¡¯t cause trouble for me again.¡± Ye Yao quickly nodded. ¡°Alright, alright. I¡¯ll make sure I study hard.¡± Then, she kissed Huo Buyu on the cheek. She was quite happy to be going back to school. She had been sent overseas during the first semester of her freshman year and hadn¡¯t studied since. Huo Buyu had registered her for the freshman classes now, so she could be considered a repeater.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: Fresher in School Chapter 42: Fresher in School Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The more Ye Yao thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She thought about how she had excelled in her studies since she was young. Life went smoothly. Who would have expected that she¡¯d have to repeat a year at university. It was too depressing! The next day, Huo Buyu took Ye Yao to school to report. The latter¡¯s mood immediately improved as she soaked in the academic atmosphere of the university. Previously, it had been her dream to enroll in Imperial Capital University, but for the sake of Zhou Chen, she had enrolled in S City University. Subsequently, so many things had happened. After all the twists and turns, she did not expect that she was finally enrolled in Imperial Capital University! Ye Yao suddenly felt like this was a dream. Huo Buyu held Ye Yao¡¯s hand and went to report. After filling out her name, she was now considered a student of the Imperial Capital University. Ye Yao was very emotional and excited. She kissed Huo Buyu on the cheek and said, ¡°You know, actually, Imperial Capital University has always been my dream. I had so many regrets that I couldn¡¯t come to this university. I didn¡¯t expect you to make up for what I¡¯ve missed. Huo Buyu, thank you so much.¡± If it weren¡¯t for him, she might never have been able to attend the Imperial Capital University in her lifetime. It was rare for Huo Buyu to see Ye Yao so happy. His expression instantly brightened up. He stroked her head with a doting expression. ¡°Since you like Imperial Capital University so much, you have to study hard.¡± ¡°I will,¡± Ye Yao promised. Huo Buyu said, ¡°Imperial Capital University requires freshmen to stay on campus, but I find this unacceptable, so I didn¡¯t arrange for it. However, you¡¯ll have to participate in the freshmen¡¯s military training. You can¡¯t be exempted from this.¡¯ Ye Yao patted her chest as she said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have no problem with that.¡± A university education without military training was incomplete! Huo Buyu was relieved to see this. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m going to the student union to settle a few matters. Wait for me at the school gate or walk around the school to familiarize yourself.¡± Ye Yao was keen to walk around the campus as well, so she parted ways with Huo Buyu for a short while. As it was the beginning of school term, there were many people on campus. After Ye Yao walked for a short way, a few seniors surrounded her. ¡°Hey, which department are you from? Do you need seniors¡¯ help to move things?¡± This was not Ye Yao¡¯s first time entering the university. She was very familiar with these things. The seniors were very enthusiastic. She smiled and was about to speak when a voice came from behind. ¡°She doesn¡¯t need your help. I¡¯ll do it.¡± Ye Yao turned around and saw Gao Qiao standing behind her. When the seniors saw Gao Qiao, they were all extremely respectful. ¡°Hello, Senior Gao Qiao.¡± Then, they ran away dejectedly. Gao Qiao smiled and walked to Ye Yao¡¯s side. ¡°Is Huo Buyu at ease letting you stroll around the school alone? You¡¯re so beautiful. You¡¯ll become the target of many seniors.¡± Ye Yao was indeed very good-looking. She had a classic oval face, round eyes and small and exquisite facial features. Her skin was fair and very bright even without makeup. Just standing there, she had attracted the attention of many people. Back then, when Gao Qiao and Ye Yao went on a blind date, her beauty was the sole reason he did not leave immediately after the event, but instead was even willing to buy a handbag for her. Ye Yao laughed aloud and pointed at Gao Qiao. ¡°Senior, you look like you¡¯re full of evil tricks as well. Gao Qiao also laughed and winked mischievously at Ye Yao. ¡°I¡¯ll treat you to a glass of fruit juice. Will you do me the honor?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Huo Buyu has asked me to wait for him while he settles some matters. I¡¯ll have a drink while waiting then.¡± Then, Ye Yao left the school with Gao Qiao. This scene was witnessed by two people who were nearby. Qin Jiao clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. Ye Sui¡¯s face was also filled with hatred. She said to Qin Jiao, ¡°Qin Jiao, don¡¯t be angry. That Gao Qiao is famous for being a playboy. Ye Yao won¡¯t be with him for more than a few days. Let her be smug for now, just wait till she¡¯s dumped by Gao Qiao, watch how I¡¯ll deal with her then!¡± Qin Jiao gritted her teeth. ¡°I can¡¯t wait a moment longer! Ye Sui, you were the one who told me that Ye Yao would never return after going overseas. Why is she back now? Were you lying to me? Don¡¯t forget, I was the one who brought you and your mother into the Ye family back then, so that you are now able to enjoy being treated like a young miss of the Ye family. If I can raise you up, I can pull you down!¡± She was not able to accept the fact that Ye Yao had suddenly returned and furthermore become Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. Back then, Ye Yao was a thorn in her flesh, so she had brought He He and Ye Sui into the Ye family to make Ye Yao¡¯s life a deep misery.. She had to ensure Ye Yao suffered eternal damnation! However, after all the planning, not only was Ye Yao unscathed, she had even hooked up with Huo Buyu! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 43 - Chapter 43: I Know Your Secret Chapter 43: I Know Your Secret Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Sui shuddered twice. She had already gotten used to living the life of a young miss all these years. She did not want to return to the past. She said, ¡°Qin Jiao, don¡¯t be angry. I hate Ye Yao more than you do. For sure, I won¡¯t let her have an easy time. I¡¯ll get my mother to carry more tales about Ye Yao to my father. You know that my father has disliked Ye Yao all these years¡­¡± Qin Jiao interrupted her impatiently, ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear this. What I want is for Ye Yao to live a miserable life, but she¡¯s doing very well now! Ye Sui, I really doubt your ability. I¡¯ll give you another chance. Ye Yao no longer has a student status in this country, and she didn¡¯t take the national college entrance examination either. How did she get enrolled into the Imperial Capital University? I¡¯ve already given you some direction. You know what to do, right?¡± Ye Sui immediately understood what Qin Jiao meant and hurriedly nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely get this settled.¡± Qin Jiao snorted coldly. ¡°If you screw up again this time, I¡¯ll ensure you pay for it! I have something to attend to, so I¡¯ve got to go.¡± With that, Qin Jiao turned around like a proud peacock and walked away. When she thought about how she¡¯d be seeing Ye Yao around in school, she felt disgusted! When she left S City back then, she thought that she would never see Ye Yao again. She didn¡¯t expect Ye Yao to reappear before her in this way. As for Ye Sui, Qin Jiao often assigned tasks to her. However, Qin Jiao also did not bother to clarify the girl¡¯s misunderstanding that Ye Yao was Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend. She had her own agenda and didn¡¯t want others to know that Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. This would only increase Ye Yao¡¯s arrogance. At the milk tea shop, Gao Qiao eagerly ordered a cup of milk tea for Ye Yao. Ye Yao took a sip and smiled at him, asking, ¡°Come clean, what do you need my help with?¡± Gao Qiao was unaccountably solicitous and obviously up to no good. He already knew her secret. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have been so anxious to see what eventually happened to Zhou Chen yesterday. Ye Yao thought differently than Huo Buyu in this aspect. She didn¡¯t think that there was a need to hide the matter regarding the Verbal Virtuosity Technique. Anyway, she would use it often in the future, it wouldn¡¯t remain a secret forever. Even before she read the manual, she had never intended to restrain her ability, what more after reading it. If Huo Buyu knew what Ye Yao was thinking, he would probably want to break her neck. Gao Qiao smiled wickedly and said, ¡°Ye Yao, I know your secret.¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°What secret? Stop smiling like that. Be careful that your mouth stays crooked forever.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s smile froze, and he contorted his face. He hurriedly put his palms together and begged Ye Yao for mercy. ¡°Yong Miss, don¡¯t use your ability on me!¡± He had now personally experienced how terrifying Ye Yao¡¯s words were. It was too effective! As soon as she had finished speaking, his mouth had turned crooked! How could there be such a mysterious skill in this world! If he hadn¡¯t seen it with his own eyes and experienced it personally, he¡¯d never have believed it! Ye Yao glanced at him. ¡°I know, but I¡¯m warning you. You¡¯d better not be scheming against me. You have to know that the consequences of me being angered are very serious. Believe me, I¡¯ll ensure that you become¡­¡± Before she could finish speaking, Gao Qiao covered her mouth. ¡°Great-aunt, I¡¯m calling you great-aunt, okay? Don¡¯t spout nonsense. I¡¯m begging you. I swear that I won¡¯t scheme against you. Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn¡¯t dare!¡± Although Ye Yao did not finish her sentence, Gao Qiao knew that the word she was going to say was ¡°impotent.¡± Perhaps to Ye Yao it was just a casual remark, but what if he¡¯d never be able to stiffen up again in the future! At this point, Gao Qiao understood how terrifying Ye Yao was! Ye Yao felt much better given Gao Qiao¡¯s reaction. She waved at him. ¡°Alright, go ahead and say it. What sort of help do you need from me.¡± Gao Qiao had never been so humble and hypocritical. He chuckled and explained, ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m a good person. I don¡¯t need your help. I¡¯m just a little curious about your ability. I want to get closer to you and study this ability.¡± Ye Yao narrowed her eyes. ¡°Really?¡± She did not believe the man¡¯s words. Gao Qiao raised his hand and swore, ¡°I swear it¡¯s true. It can¡¯t get any truer.¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Alright, then if you lie, your hair will all fall off.¡± Gao Qiao subconsciously touched his own head. When he realized that his hair was intact, he heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Now you believe me, right? I¡¯m just curious..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 44 - Chapter 44: Happy Cooperation Chapter 44: Happy Cooperation Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gao Qiao felt that he¡¯d never meet another person as amazing as Ye Yao again. Moreover, her ability was too fun! Gao Qiao was a person who was extremely curious about new things, especially now that he had met someone like Ye Yao, who had a playful personality and fun skills. He was too excited! Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°Then what should I do? Huo Buyu is very strict with me. I¡¯m also very afraid of him. I don¡¯t know much about my ability either. They say practice makes perfect. Since you want to be friends with me and are curious about my ability, why don¡¯t you be my lab rat?¡± Gao Qiao slammed the table. ¡°Don¡¯t use me as a lab rat. Take it that I deeply disagree with Huo Buyu¡¯s act of trying to restrict you! Don¡¯t worry, with me around, I¡¯ll definitely give you room to unleash your skills.¡± Ye Yao extended a hand to Gao Qiao and agreed, ¡°Alright, then we¡¯re partners.¡± Gao Qiao shook her hand. ¡°Happy collaboration!¡± If Huo Buyu knew that Gao Qiao had secretly made such an agreement with Ye Yao, he would probably be furious. Suddenly, the click of a camera shutter was heard. Holding her phone, Qin Jiao walked up to Ye Yao and said mockingly, ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re actually so intimate with another man behind Huo Buyu¡¯s back. If Huo Buyu finds out, will he dump you?¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes and waved at Gao Qiao. ¡°Extend both your hands.¡± Gao Qiao immediately extended his hands. Ye Yao reached out and placed her hands on Gao Qiao¡¯s. Then, she said to Qin Jiao, ¡°Come, take out your phone and take a photo of us. Then, go to Huo Buyu and make a complaint.¡± She felt that Qin Jiao was crazy. Why would she lose the right to shake hands with another man just because she was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend? Besides, there was nothing to hide between her and Gao Jiao. What was wrong with just shaking hands? Gao Qiao also looked at Qin Jiao and said coldly, ¡°Qin Jiao, do you think that there will be trouble if I shake hands with Ye Yao, or do you think that Huo Buyu is so petty that his woman can¡¯t even touch another man¡¯s hand? What kind of society is this now? When you lay naked in bed with another man previously, Huo Buyu didn¡¯t say anything, right?¡± Ye Yao widened her eyes as if she had heard some hot gossip. ¡°What? Qin Jiao lay naked in bed with another man?¡± This was too impressive. She was ashamed of being so far behind. Humiliated by Gao Qiao and Ye Yao, Qin Jiao flew into a rage. She shouted at Gao Qiao, ¡°When did I lie naked in bed with another man? I was¡­¡± ¡°What was it then?¡± Gao Qiao asked. Ye Yao chipped in, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so bold, Qin Jiao. No wonder Huo Buyu didn¡¯t want you anymore. You¡¯re too frivolous, two-timing him.¡± Qin Jiao shrieked and raised her hand to slap Ye Yao. Ye Yao said slowly, ¡°Your hand is cramping.¡± Then, as Qin Jiao raised her hand, she suddenly felt the tendons in her hand tighten. It was so painful that she couldn¡¯t move. Ye Yao covered her mouth and looked at Qin Jiao in disbelief. ¡°Aiyo, don¡¯t tell me your hand is really cramping? Tsk tsk, I think you like to slap people too much. See, now your tendons aren¡¯t functioning.¡± Qin Jiao was curled in a corner, sucking in bouts of cold air. About five minutes later, her cramps slowly eased. She glared at Ye Yao fiercely. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re such a jinx! Nothing good happens every time I meet you! Jinx! You¡¯re so unlucky. Hurry up and leave Huo Buyu. Don¡¯t be a liability to him!¡± Ye Yao raised an eyebrow. ¡°I won¡¯t. I¡¯ll anger you to death.¡± Get her to leave Huo Buyu and give up her seat to Qin Jiao? Dream on! At this point, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was Huo Buyu. She took out her phone. ¡°I¡¯m at the milk tea shop at the school gate.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s voice was calm. ¡°I¡¯ll be right there.¡± When he made the call, Huo Buyu was already at the school gate, so he came to the milk tea shop after a while. When Qin Jiao saw Huo Buyu, she immediately went over to grab his arm. ¡°Huo Buyu, Ye Yao bullied me. She scolded me and hurt my hand.¡± Ye Yao was shocked. Was this woman shameless? How could she lie in front of the person involved? Moreover, the person she was making the complaint to was her boyfriend? Did Qin Jiao take her for dead? Huo Buyu stepped aside before Qin Jiao could touch him. He warned her with a cold expression, ¡°Although Ye Yao is mischievous, she wouldn¡¯t go around bullying others. Even if she did hurt you, it would¡¯ve been because of something you did to make her angry.¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s body swayed as if she couldn¡¯t accept Huo Buyu¡¯s words. She looked at the man hesitantly.. ¡°Huo Buyu, you¡­¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 45 - Chapter 45: But I Love You Chapter 45: But I Love You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao stood up and walked to Huo Buyu¡¯s side. She held his arm intimately. ¡°Qin Jiao, did you hear that? Huo Buyu says that I won¡¯t go around bullying people.¡± Gao Qiao added, ¡°Qin Jiao, stop pestering Huo Buyu. I can¡¯t understand you anymore. You were the one who almost caused Huo Buyu¡¯s death back then. Why do you still so shamelessly pester him now? Isn¡¯t it enough to have harmed him once?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s life had always been smooth-sailing. The only obstacle had been Qin Jiao. He had almost died when he broke up with Qin Jiao previously. After paying such a huge price, he¡¯d be crazy if he reconciled with the woman. If this had happened to himself, he¡¯d have long thrown Qin Jiao thousands of miles away. How could he let her hover around? It was only because of Huo Buyu¡¯s good nature. Qin Jiao¡¯s face turned pale as a sheet. She shook her head as tears streamed down her face. ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t do it on purpose. I really didn¡¯t do it on purpose¡­¡± After that incident, she had also been regretting it every day. If she hadn¡¯t been willful back then and insisted on testing Huo Buyu¡¯s love for her, would they have come to this? Huo Buyu frowned. ¡°That¡¯s all history. Qin Jiao, we¡¯re history too. Don¡¯t pester me anymore.¡± If he had known that Qin Jiao was so difficult to deal with, he wouldn¡¯t have agreed right at the onset to give things a try, even if he was beaten to death. Qin Jiao shouted with tears in her eyes, ¡°But I love you!¡± The commotion here had long attracted the attention of others. Qin Jiao¡¯s loud confession attracted even more attention. Moreover, she looked so pitiful. However, Huo Buyu, Ye Yao, and Gao Qiao all wore icy expressions on their faces. They didn¡¯t look distressed at all. To outsiders, it appeared as if the three of them had ganged up to bully a young lady like Qin Jiao. Ye Yao¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°Qin Jiao, are you shameless? Huo Buyu is my boyfriend. Why are you confessing to him? Can¡¯t wait to be a third party?¡± Then, without waiting for Qin Jiao¡¯s answer, Ye Yao took off with Huo Buyu in tow. Qin Jiao was a lunatic. She had nothing to say to a lunatic! Seeing this, Gao Qiao also left, leaving Qin Jiao alone. She was so angry she was ready to spew blood. Qin Jiao swore, she wasn¡¯t going to let Ye Yao have an easy time! Pulling Huo Buyu behind her, Ye Yao walked a long way before she finally spoke up. ¡°Are all the young ladies from wealthy families in the imperial capital so dramatic? There were so many people around, and she was crying and making a fuss. Shouldn¡¯t a young lady from a wealthy family pay more attention to her own image?¡± In Ye Yao¡¯s eyes, Qin Jiao was like a lunatic. Gao Qiao agreed with Ye Yao. He looked at Huo Buyu. ¡°Think of a resolution. We can¡¯t let Qin Jiao keep doing this, right?¡± Huo Buyu was very annoyed as well. Ye Yao tilted her head and suddenly asked, ¡°Just then it was said that Qin Jiao almost killed you. What was that about?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression froze over and he didn¡¯t answer. Ye Yao turned to ask Gao Qiao, ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me.¡± Gao Qiao was about to speak, but Huo Buyu glared at him. He then scratched his nose and said, ¡°Well¡­ you should ask Huo Buyu yourself. This is his private matter, it¡¯s not for me to say.¡± The corners of Ye Yao¡¯s lips twitched. ¡°Really? You¡¯re forcing me to use some special methods on you, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± Gao Qiao was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. It was quite fun to watch Ye Yao use her jinxing ability on others, but having it happen to himself was another story. He cupped his fist and raised his arms towards Huo Buyu. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Brother!¡± Then, he said to Ye Yao, ¡°Back then, Qin Jiao had a suitor. That suitor was also a lunatic. He was jealous that Huo Buyu could be with Ye Yao, so he rammed his car into Huo Buyu and almost killed him!¡± With that, Gao Qiao got himself ready, then slipped away at high speed. As he ran, he reminded Ye Yao, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to use vour ability on me!¡± Ye Yao blinked and looked at Huo Buyu. ¡°So, when I rescued you the other time, you were seriously injured because of Qin Jiao?¡± Huo Buyu and Ye Yao had known each other before they met overseas. At that time, Ye Yao had come to the imperial capital to visit Jiang Jie. There was a very remote route from S City to the imperial capital. At that time, there was a serious car accident. Ye Yao happened to chance upon it, so she called the police. When she got out of the car, she realized that there was someone trapped in the burning vehicle. Without thinking, she rushed over and pulled him out of the car. This person was Huo Buyu. However, Ye Yao didn¡¯t have a good impression of Huo Buyu after rescuing him, because his family had actually treated her as the perpetrator and had her arrested! Ye Yao had been well behaved all her life, hence this was the first time she had been locked up in a detention center.. She even had to stay there an entire night! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 46 - Chapter 46: Let Me Win the Race Chapter 46: Let Me Win the Race Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Later on, the facts proved that Ye Yao was the brave rescuer who saved Huo Buyu¡¯s life. At that time, the Huo family had retrieved the dashcam video footage, and apologized to Ye Yao after confirming that she was, indeed, innocent. However, Ye Yao was very angry. Anyone would be angry if they were wronged for doing a good deed. She left without saying a word. Subsequently, she was sent overseas. When her life was hanging on a thread, it was Huo Buyu who appeared and rescued her. Then, for some strange reason, the two of them ended up being together. Ye Yao felt that everything that had happened was too mysterious. It seemed that initially, Huo Buyu felt that her ability to jinx things was too strong, so he kept a tight watch over her and wouldn¡¯t let her do anything rash. Gradually he started to treat her as his girlfriend and they even slept together. Ye Yao suddenly felt a little regretful! Back then, she had been too charmed by Huo Buyu¡¯s good looks and lost control of her own emotions. She had been deceived by Huo Buyu so easily! The fact was, Huo Buyu was a very old-fashioned man! Other than his good looks, there was nothing else good about him! If anyone asked, she would say she regretted it! She regretted it so much that her intestines were turning green! Huo Buyu raised his eyebrows when he saw Ye Yao¡¯s expression. ¡°What¡¯s on your mind now?¡± Ye Yao put her palms together. ¡°It¡¯s too annoying for Qin Jiao to pester you like this. I hope someone will appear and teach her a lesson so that she never dares to bother you again.¡± Ye Yao prayed silently for this to come true. Whether she could lead a peaceful life in the future would now depend on this. Huo Buyu snorted. ¡°Might as well help your ex-boyfriend make a wish at the same time. I¡¯m also very annoyed that he keeps pestering you.¡± When Ye Yao thought of Zhou Chen, she could not stop herself from laughing. ¡°He probably won¡¯t be able to pester me for a while. I heard that he¡¯s laid up in the hospital, almost going crazy. This person must have done too many bad things. Otherwise, why would he have such a big reaction?¡± When she thought of Zhou Chen¡¯s fate, she couldn¡¯t help but gloat. He really deserved it! Huo Buyu did not comment. Gao Qiao, who always enjoyed a good show, had already sent him a video that showed Zhou Chen panicking. It was indeed scary, especially if one watched it at night. Huo Buyu stroked Ye Yao¡¯s head. ¡°Behave yourself. Your military training starts tomorrow.¡± Ye Yao nodded solemnly. Huo Buyu was compelled to remind her again, ¡°There are many people around on campus. Don¡¯t spout nonsense, understand?¡± Ye Yao nodded obediently again. Huo Buyu sighed. He swore that if Ye Yao was taking his words seriously, he¡¯d eat sh*t hanging upside down! The next morning, Ye Yao changed into the camouflage uniform distributed by the university and went to school under Huo Buyu¡¯s escort. All the first-year students enrolled in the university were here. There were 50 of them in a team. At first, they were made to run. The four teams ran together. The instructor said that the top four runners could rest under the shade of the trees and would not have to file in for the military formation. Of course, the most important thing was to assess the physical fitness of the students. Ye Yao had been very pampered by Huo Buyu. After running for a while, she couldn¡¯t take it and found herself muttering, ¡°Those who are running in front of me should all lie down before reaching the finishing line, until I¡¯ve run past it.¡± Then¡­ the next scene was nothing short of spectacular! More than 200 students were running together. The girls didn¡¯t have good stamina to begin with. Even with Ye Yao running very hard, she found herself being taken over by one person after another. Looking up, she saw a black mass of people. The boys basically rushed to the front while the girls lagged behind, panting. The instructor stood at the finish line, waiting to record the first four finishers. A few students at the front ran very fast. The instructor was about to record the results when suddenly, the person closest to the finish line slipped and he fell to the ground. He wanted to get up, but the person behind looked as though he did not notice him. With a thud, he fell onto his legs. Then, the third, fourth, and fifth persons¡­ Like dominoes, they fell one by one. The people who witnessed this started raising their phones to take images of the strange scene. At least a hundred people fell between Ye Yao and the finish line. Ye Yao did not stop and ran forward with all her might. Behind her were mostly girls. When Ye Yao finally became the first to cross the finish line, the people behind stopped tripping. Everyone arrived at the finish line safely, and those who fell also arrived at the finish line eventually. The instructor looked at the cohort of 200 and gave the boys a thumbs up. ¡°You have a sense of propriety. You know how to give way to girls. Not bad!¡± It had to be said that this was a beautiful misunderstanding. The instructors didn¡¯t think that it was an accident that more than a hundred people fell at the same time. They only thought that the boys were being gentlemanly and were deliberately giving the girls the opportunity to rest.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 47 - Chapter 47: Caught Chapter 47: Caught Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The boys scratched their heads and were forced to accept the instructor¡¯s praise. In fact, they had no idea what happened. They were not actually injured when they fell. If they had picked themselves up and continued to run, they would have reached the finish line before the girls. However, another person had fallen behind them and bore down on their legs, preventing them from getting up. The scene was extremely tragic. After Ye Yao reached the finish line, she suddenly saw Huo Buyu on the rostrum and her body stiffened. She lowered her head guiltily and didn¡¯t dare to look into his eyes. This feeling of being caught red-handed was too scary! Gao Qiao, who was beside Huo Buyu, gave Ye Yao a thumbs up, as if he was praising her for her cool act! Ye Yao was on the verge of killing the man! Didn¡¯t he notice Huo Buyu¡¯s darkened expression?! Someone posted a video of what happened on the training ground and it received thousands of likes within a few minutes. Teasing remarks flooded the comments section, saying that boys nowadays would do anything to woo girls, they would think up all sorts of moves. The instructors also thought that the boys had gotten together to plan this, so that in the end, four girls could rest. Of course, they didn¡¯t just rest. They had to help buy drinks for their classmates. When Ye Yao heard this, her face fell. If they were going to be given rest, it should be proper rest. Why did they have to be assigned tasks? If she had known this earlier, she wouldn¡¯t have cheated. Furthermore, she had now been caught red-handed by Huo Buyu, and may be punished when she got home! Fortunately, the instructor was humane and got a few boys to help carry the drinks. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Lin Qingning. What¡¯s your name? Don¡¯t you think the run was quite a fun sight, with all the boys in front falling down. It¡¯s so hilarious. I know that university life is interesting, but I didn¡¯t expect it to be so fun.¡± Lin Qingning was one of the four girls who were given rest. She had been running right behind Ye Yao. She was very adorable and had a lively and cheerful personality. She spoke to Ye Yao as soon as she got in. Ye Yao smiled back at her. ¡°I guess. I think it¡¯s very fun too. I won the race for some strange reason. Let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao felt that her Verbal Virtuosity technique seemed to be improving, and she was getting stronger. Lin Qingning remarked, ¡°Ye Yao? What a nice name. By the way, which dormitory are you staying in? I¡¯ll come look for you when I have time.¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°My home is in the capital. I don¡¯t live on campus.¡± At this point, a sharp voice came from behind. ¡°You dare say your home is in the capital? I think you¡¯re a kept woman. You have to go home every night to serve someone!¡± The person who spoke was Ye Sui. She was also representing her team to buy water. Ye Yao stared at her for a moment and suddenly raised her voice. ¡°Everyone, if you have time, try searching for the term ¡®Ye Sui in S City¡¯. There will be a surprise!¡± When Ye Sui heard this, she was instantly furious. ¡°Ye Yao, what exactly are you trying to do?¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°What can I do? I just asked everyone to search your name and get to know you.¡± The two of them were too confrontational. In addition, the military training was actually quite boring. Seeing that there was drama brewing, the students swept out their cell phones one after another. When they saw the results of the search, they were immediately shocked. ¡°Oh my god, it¡¯s so outrageous?!¡± Although Ye Sui¡¯s photo on the Internet had already been blurred, her face was recognizable nevertheless¡­ and there was also her exposed body¡­ Having read this, Lin Qingning curiously asked, ¡°Ye Sui, are you an actress for pornographic videos?¡± Ye Sui¡¯s face turned ashen. ¡°Can you not speak such harsh words! I was framed. I was with my fianc¨¦, but someone maliciously installed a camera in the room. What can I do? I¡¯m the victim!¡± Initially, everyone looked at Ye Sui mockingly. After hearing her explanation, they immediately felt sorry for her. The video of her being intimate with her fianc¨¦ had been posted online. She was too unlucky. At this point, Ye Sui sneered. She looked at Ye Yao and said confidently, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be deceived by Ye Yao. She¡¯s a hypocrite. She obviously doesn¡¯t have student status, but because she hooked up with a young master of the Imperial Capital, she has gained direct entry to the Imperial Capital University. She even sells her body for money and is an escort to two rich second-generation heirs. Ptui! How filthy!¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Spoken like real. Did you see it with your own eyes?¡± ¡°You wish to quibble?¡± Ye Sui said fiercely. ¡°I personally saw you eating with Gao Qiao. You dare say that there¡¯s nothing going on between you and him?¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°What a strange thing to be saying.. What¡¯s wrong with me eating with Gao Qiao? In this era, does a meal together between a man and a woman necessarily point to an improper relationship?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 48 - Chapter 48: He Has a Girlfriend Chapter 48: He Has a Girlfriend Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Sui argued, ¡°You¡¯re not a decent person to begin with. You like to seduce men and stop in your tracks whenever a man is nearby. How can a person like you simply have a meal with Gao Qiao? You want to get close to Gao Qiao, right?¡± It didn¡¯t take an intelligent person to be able to tell that Ye Yao and Ye Sui probably knew each other. Not only did they know each other, they had bad blood between them. They started to expose each other¡¯s shortcomings and revealed each other¡¯s dirty deeds. ¡°Ye Yao.¡± A male voice behind them spoke briskly. Then, everyone turned around and saw a very eye-catching scene. Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao, two tall and well-built men, were approaching. Huo Buyu¡¯s expression was gloomy, but that did not diminish his good looks. Gao Qiao, on the other hand, was smiling like a flower. Although Ye Yao¡¯s classmates were all freshmen, they had some idea of the influential figures in the imperial capital. Huo Buyu was the number one person in the imperial capital, while Gao Qiao came a close second. The sight of the two of them together stunned the classmates. Lin Qingning covered her mouth, star-struck. She had come into close contact with two male idols! She had seen two male idols on her first day of school! With this sort of luck, she should buy a lottery ticket! Gao Qiao came to Ye Yao¡¯s side. ¡°I heard that you had been sent by your instructor to buy drinks? I was worried that it would be too heavy for you, so I¡¯m here to help. How¡¯s that for being a loyal friend?¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve told you to stay away from me.¡± Gao Qiao said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You just said yesterday that we can be good friends, but now you¡¯re telling me to stay away. Are you going to fall out with me so quickly?¡± Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°I have no choice. Someone saw us having a meal together two days ago. Now, she¡¯s telling all our classmates that you¡¯re my sugar daddy. She says that I¡¯m a hypocrite. Such gossip is heartbreaking. So for more comfortable days ahead, I can only keep a distance from you.¡± With that, she pointed at Ye Sui beside her. After hearing Ye Yao¡¯s words, Gao Qiao immediately turned to look at Huo Buyu. Damn. Someone was actually spreading rumors that he was Ye Yao¡¯s sugar daddy. Wasn¡¯t this going to give him an early death? Then, he followed Ye Yao¡¯s gaze and looked at Ye Sui. Gao Qiao instantly flew into a rage. ¡°Are you mentally ill? Which eye of yours saw that I was Ye Yao¡¯s sugar daddy? Ye Yao and I are good friends. If I hear you spouting nonsense outside again, I¡¯ll kill you!¡± Then, Gao Qiao raised her voice and explained to the surrounding students, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t listen to this crazy woman¡¯s nonsense. Ye Yao and I are just friends. Our relationship doesn¡¯t go beyond that of friends. So, I don¡¯t want to hear others spreading rumors about Ye Yao and me.¡± Gao Qiao could appear rather intimidating when he wore a gloomy expression. Moreover, with his status and pride, he wouldn¡¯t hide it if he really had something to do with Ye Yao. If he said he didn¡¯t, it was most likely the truth. The students looked at each other. Ye Sui had just claimed that Ye Yao was Gao Qiao¡¯s kept woman, and Gao Qiao had stepped forward to clarify. In this situation¡­ Even if Gao Qiao and Ye Yao weren¡¯t in a relationship or physical relationship, they were at least good friends! Lin Qingning was the first to speak. ¡°Ye Sui, you were obviously speaking on a personal whim. You saw Ye Yao eating with Gao Qiao and claimed that Ye Yao is Gao Qiao¡¯s kept woman. Isn¡¯t your mind just too filthy.¡± Immediately, everyone started criticizing Ye Sui. Ye Sui was stunned. She subconsciously believed Gao Qiao¡¯s words, but she never expected that Gao Qiao and Ye Yao were just friends. Seeing that everyone was pointing at her and looking at her with disdain, Ye Sui felt ashamed. She stomped her feet and ran off. Seeing that Ye Sui had left, Gao Qiao asked Ye Yao for credit. ¡°Look, I¡¯ve helped you resolve a big problem the moment I arrived. You can¡¯t cut ties with me.¡± Now, it was plain for all to see, Gao Qiao had taken the initiative to be good friends with Ye Yao. Although, no one knew what ability Ye Yao had that made Gao Qiao seek her friendship, it did not stop them from looking at Ye Yao in amazement. Lin Qingning¡¯s blushed. She looked at Huo Buyu, who was standing behind them, and whispered, ¡°Senior Huo Buyu is so good-looking. He must have a girlfriend, right?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s expression changed. Was someone trying to poach her man? Noticing the change in Ye Yao¡¯s expression, Gao Qiao hurriedly inserted himself between Lin Qingning and Huo Buyu , saying to Lin Qingning, ¡°Yes, Huo Buyu does have a girlfriend. He loves his girlfriend very much. Stay away from him.¡¯ Lin Qingning looked a little embarrassed and explained, ¡°I was just asking out of curiosity. I don¡¯t have any other intentions.¡± Gao Qiao nodded. ¡°It¡¯s best that you don¡¯t ¨C now or in the future. Huo Buyu can only belong to his girlfriend.¡± With that, he waved at Ye Yao. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll help you carry the drinks..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 49 - Chapter 49: My Boyfriend Is the Most Handsome Chapter 49: My Boyfriend Is the Most Handsome Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao was walking slowly behind the two men. As she walked, she caught up with Huo Buyu. She whispered, ¡°Um.. Huo Buyu¡¯s expression remained ugly. ¡°You were spouting nonsense again.¡± Ye Yao covered her mouth and looked at Huo Buyu pitifully. ¡°I really didn¡¯t do it on purpose. Sometimes, I can¡¯t control myself. Can you stop being angry at me?¡± Huo Buyu glanced at her and said icily, ¡°You¡¯re like a child trying to avoid responsibility now. You said that you can¡¯t control yourself. What do you mean by that? What was that scene just now? So many people tripping over each other. Ye Yao, what exactly were you trying to do?¡± More than a hundred people were tripping over each other all at once. No one thought too deeply about it. After all, they lived in a modern era. Who would believe in fantasy? However, the scale of the commotion today was too big. Who could guarantee that no one would suspect anything? Ye Yao scratched her head and continued to coax Huo Buyu. ¡°I¡¯ve really realized my mistake. Please forgive me for this once.¡± When Gao Qiao arrived at the supermarket, he bought all the mineral water in the store and got someone to transport it to the field. He turned around and looked at Huo Buyu and Ye Yao behind him. He smiled but didn¡¯t say anything. Lin Qingning also turned around and happened to see Ye Yao acting coquettishly towards Huo Buyu. She was quite sure Gao Qiao had seen this scene too. Recalling how Gao Qiao had glared at her when she had only stepped forward to ask Huo Buyu a question, and seeing how Ye Yao and Huo Buyu seemed so close that Ye Yao even acted coquettishly towards him, Lin Qingning felt very aggrieved. Ye Yao¡¯s actions were clearly much more overboard than hers, but why didn¡¯t Gao Qiao chide Ye Yao?! Lin Qingning felt very indignant. Gao Qiao and Huo Buyu didn¡¯t stay at the field for long. They left after delivering the water. The others continued their military training, while Ye Yao and the rest were allowed to sit on the sideline to rest. Lin Qingning approached Ye Yao and asked mysteriously, ¡°Ye Yao, who are you? You have such a good relationship with Gao Qiao. Is your family very powerful in the capital?¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°I¡¯m not from the capital city. I¡¯m from S City. I have a good relationship with Gao Qiao. Gao Qiao took care of me on account of my boyfriend.¡± Lin Qingning was taken aback. ¡°You have a boyfriend?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Ye Yao answered Immediately, Lin Qingning gave Ye Yao a strange look. Since Ye Yao had a boyfriend and was so close to Huo Buyu, was she intending to pursue Huo Buyu? However, Lin Qingning did not stupidly ask this question. She looked at Ye Yao meaningfully. ¡°Do you think Huo Buyu is more handsome than Gao Qiao?¡± Ye Yao replied without hesitation, ¡°My boyfriend is the most handsome!¡± Lin Qingning was stunned for a moment. She felt puzzled. From the looks of it, Ye Yao seemed to love her boyfriend very much. But since she was so in love with her boyfriend, why was she trying to seduce Huo Buyu? Lin Qingning shook her head and threw this doubt to the back of her mind. She casually chatted with Ye Yao instead. ¡°You actually think that your boyfriend is more handsome than Senior Huo Buyu and Senior Gao Qiao. It seems like you love your boyfriend very much, but I think Senior Huo Buyu is more handsome. He¡¯s tall, aloof, steady, and wealthy. However, it¡¯s a pity. Senior Gao Qiao said that Senior Huo Buyu has a girlfriend whom he loves very much. Being so close to Gao Qiao, you would have met Senior Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, right? What¡¯s she like? Is she very good-looking?¡± Ye Yao was stumped and quite confused. She had made it so obvious. Why hadn¡¯t Lin Qingning figured out that her boyfriend was Huo Buyu? However, she couldn¡¯t take the initiative to tell Lin Qingning that her boyfriend was Huo Buyu. The girl would probably think that she was daydreaming. She could only nod. ¡°Yes, I think Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend is very good. Super good.¡± Of course she had to praise herself. Lin Qingning rested her chin on her hand and fell into deep thought. She had been outstanding in her studies since she was young. She was also considered pretty, and some of her thoughts were very dreamy. She felt that she could marry into a wealthy family and move up the social ladder. She could become the wife of the most powerful man. With this thought in mind, she had always been arrogant. She felt that the men around her were not worthy of her. The only ones who were probably worthy of her were people like Huo Buyu. Hence, she wanted to woo Huo Buyu. Ye Yao could easily tell, at a glance, what was on Lin Qingning¡¯s mind. She shook her head helplessly. What a materialistic society. How could there be so many fairy tales about young girls dreaming of being in love? Even when she was with Huo Buyu, she had never thought that the two of them would last long.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 50 - Chapter 50: I Don’t Want the Shares Chapter 50: I Don¡¯t Want the Shares Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao even thought she wouldn¡¯t be surprised if Huo Buyu suddenly had a fianc¨¦e one day. After all, his life partner had to come from a compatible background. A prince was worthy of a princess. Huo Buyu was a noble prince, but it was a pity that she wasn¡¯t a beautiful princess. At the thought of this, Ye Yao felt a rare sense of melancholy. The morning military training ended very quickly. Finally, Ye Yao arranged to have a meal with Huo Buyu. Just as she walked out of the school gate, a car pulled up in front of her. Ye Tianhao got out of the car and looked at Ye Yao with a smile. ¡°Ye Yao, have you eaten? Daddy will treat you to a meal.¡± Ye Yao raised an eyebrow. It was only the first day of school and Ye Tianhao was already coming after her? She said with a wave of her hand, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten yet. Let¡¯s go then, if you want to give me a treat.¡± Then, she got into Ye Tianhao¡¯s car. However, what Ye Yao did not know was that Lin Qingning was behind them and had recorded this scene with her phone. After getting into the car, Ye Yao sent Huo Buyu a voice message. ¡°I ran into my father and won¡¯t be able to meet you for lunch.¡± Ye Tianhao did not dare to look for Ye Yao these few days. He had heard from Zhou Chen and Ye Sui that Ye Yao had hooked up with Gao Qiao and was his woman. He did not dare to provoke anyone in the Gao family because of their status in the capital. But today, Ye Sui had called him, crying and saying that Ye Yao was not Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend at all. Gao Qiao had said in school that he and Ye Yao were only ordinary friends. The girl also complained that she had been bullied by Ye Yao in school. Hence Ye Tianhao had rushed over immediately. Some things just could not be delayed anymore. After a moment, Huo Buyu replied to Ye Yao: Got it. Ye Tianhao drove Ye Yao to the underground restaurant and selected a good seat. He started, ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s been so long since we last met. You seem to have lost weight. Have you not been eating well?¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°I¡¯m considered fat now. Losing weight was when I was overseas. At that time, I only had one meal every few days.¡± Ye Tianhao felt guilty at her words and hurriedly said, ¡°I know you girls love to look good, but you can¡¯t just think about losing weight. The school I chose for you back then was a very good one. Why didn¡¯t you appreciate it?¡± Ye Yao sneered. Ye Tianhao knew very well what life was like for her overseas, but since he insisted on feigning ignorance, so be it. Anyway, she was very clear on some things. Seeing that Ye Yao was silent and had no intention of pursuing the past, Ye Tianhao quickly struck while the iron was hot. ¡°Ye Yao, did you get another bank card?¡± ¡°No,¡± she replied. Ye Tianhao continued, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you applying for a replacement? I¡¯m still waiting for your bank card. The money in it is very important to me. Hurry up and apply for a replacement, alright?¡± Resting her chin on her hand, Ye Yao looked at Ye Tianhao emotionlessly and said, ¡°Are you going to disown me if I don¡¯t get a replacement bank card?¡± Ye Tianhao¡¯s expression froze. ¡°Why would I do that? You¡¯ll always be Daddy¡¯s good daughter.¡± ¡°Well then¡­¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°I won¡¯t apply for a bank card.¡± ¡°How can that do!¡± Ye Tianhao immediately panicked and he almost pleaded, ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ve just arrived in the imperial capital. It¡¯s not easy to do business here. The funds in the card are really important. Can you bear to see everything I¡¯ve done go to waste? Hurry up and reapply for the bank card. Just take it that I¡¯m begging you, okay?¡± Ye Yao was unmoved. Instead, she called the waiter over and ordered a few dishes. Ye Tianhao had no choice but to wait for Ye Yao to finish eating. When she was finally done, he urged, ¡°We¡¯ll go get a bank card later. Daddy will go with you.¡± Ye Yao smiled at Ye Tianhao and suddenly waved at someone behind him. ¡°Uncle, over here.¡± Ye Tianhao froze and turned around to see Yang Youwei standing behind him. Ye Yao gestured for Yang Youwei to sit down. Then she said, ¡°Uncle, Dad, since the two of you are here, you can be my witness. Uncle has managed the company very well, and I¡¯ve already grown up and can support myself. The shares Grandpa left me previously have never been of any use to me, hence I¡¯m thinking of returning them to Uncle, so that Dad won¡¯t keep urging me to reapply for the bank card.¡± Before Yang Youwei could say anything, Ye Tianhao snapped. ¡°Ye Yao, what nonsense are you spouting! The shares were given to you so they¡¯re yours. How can there be a reason to return them?! If you don¡¯t want this money, I can help you keep it.¡± He was about to go crazy. Previously, the dividends from the shares were nothing much.. It was only two million yuan a month, but now, the company¡¯s annual dividends and other profits were almost three hundred million yuan! This was a huge sum of money! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 51 - Chapter 51: Don’t I Treat You Well Enough? Chapter 51: Don¡¯t I Treat You Well Enough? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao took out the bank card from her wallet and placed it on the table. ¡°Grandpa left this card to me. The company¡¯s share dividends and year-end dividends will be transferred to the account tied to this card. I¡¯ve never used this card myself, but it¡¯s servicing the loan of six houses and seven cars. There are installment payments for many branded bags and jewelry, and I¡¯ve never seen these things myself.¡± Ye Yao looked at Ye Tianhao and asked calmly, ¡°Dad, tell me why I would want to keep this card?¡± Ye Tianhao¡¯s expression froze. All these years, all his expenses, including He He¡¯s expenses and the expenses of He He¡¯s family, were financed by this card. In other words, all of them were spending Ye Yao¡¯s money. Ye Yao¡¯s tone remained indifferent. ¡°When I was in high school, you gave me 1,000 yuan a month for living expenses. After paying for all the food and drinks I consumed in school, I used the remaining money sparingly. At the same time that Ye Sui was squandering my money and I barely had enough to live on, you¡¯d scold me and call me a wastrel.¡± Yang Youwei¡¯s expression became increasingly icy. Back then, Ye Yao¡¯s grandfather had left the shares to Ye Yao because he hoped that Ye Tianhao would treat the girl well on account of the money. However, after squandering the money, Ye Tianhao treated Ye Yao harshly anyway. Ye Tianhao stubbornly insisted, ¡°Am I not giving you 5,000 a month now?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Now that you¡¯re giving me 5,000 yuan every month, you think I should live like this, that I shouldn¡¯t need to have high consumption or too much money. So why would I need these shares then? Since I don¡¯t have high expenditure, what¡¯s wrong with returning the shares to Uncle?¡± ¡°No way!¡± Ye Tianhao objected. ¡°Since your grandfather gave it to you, you should keep it. You can¡¯t return it.¡± ¡°Who was the one keeping it? If I don¡¯t return the shares, who will benefit from it? It¡¯s you and He He. It¡¯s Ye Sui. It¡¯s their relatives. It belongs to everyone except me,¡± Ye Yao retorted. ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Ye Tianhao hollered. Ye Yao waved her hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s useless no matter what you say. I¡¯m a grown up and can differentiate between good and bad. I know that you don¡¯t care about me, so there¡¯s no need for me to spend money to please you. I¡¯d rather not have this money than let you have it.¡± Her words were straightforward enough. Ye Tianhao¡¯s face turned pale as he looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. He didn¡¯t expect the girl to be so ruthless. He said, ¡°Ye Yao, do you know how much I need this bank card? I¡¯m your father. How can you treat me like this?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s precisely because you¡¯re my father that I don¡¯t want to give you the money.¡± If Ye Tianhao hadn¡¯t been so heartless, she wouldn¡¯t have dealt with him like this. Yang Youwei slid the document in front of Ye Tianhao and informed him, ¡°Now, I¡¯m going to revoke the shares held by Ye Yao. You may take a look at the contents of the document. Although Ye Tianhao was considered an elder, he was very nervous when facing Yang Youwei. His fingers trembled as he flipped open the document to look at its contents. Previously, Ye Yao held 30 per cent of the shares. At that time, Yang Youwei was studying overseas. As Ye Yao¡¯s guardian, Ye Tianhao naturally had the right to oversee the assets under her name. Therefore, he became the Executive CEO. Although most major matters had to go through Yang Youwei, who was overseas, Ye Tianhao gained significant benefits as the Executive CEO. He established his own company and redirected the company¡¯s orders to his own company, profiting immensely from such an arrangement. Moreover, he was in cahoots with the finance department to manipulate the books. What Yang Youwei was showing him now was not the shares transfer document at all, but evidence! If these things were sent to the police station, it would be good enough to send him to jail! Ye Tianhao looked at Ye Yao and Yang Youwei, his expression darkening with fury! Seeing that Ye Tianhao was silent, Yang Youwei said icily, ¡°Silence means agreement?¡± Ye Tianhao was furious. Did he have a choice? He had been cornered by two juniors! One of them was even his daughter! Yang Youwei stood up. ¡°Now that the matter has been resolved, I won¡¯t be eating here. I have to go home to accompany my girlfriend.¡± When Ye Yao heard this, she immediately smiled and winked at Yang Youwei. ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re finally enlightened. Be good to Jiang Jie.¡± Yang Youwei knocked Ye Yao on the head. ¡°You¡¯re so naughty.¡± Then, he walked away from the dining table. It didn¡¯t make a difference whether Ye Yao took back her shares or not. Anyway, she had Huo Buyu to support her now. Even if she broke up with Huo Buyu, she still had her uncle. At least it was better than being supported by Ye Tianhao.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 52 - Chapter 52: I’d Rather Donate the Money Than Give It to Chapter 52: I¡¯d Rather Donate the Money Than Give It to You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Yang Youwei left, Ye Yao stood up and looked at Ye Tianhao, saying, ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re not in the mood to eat this meal, right?¡± The man gave his daughter a frosty stare and demanded, ¡°Why did you do this? I am your father!¡± Ye Yao objected, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you ask yourself that? Think about it. How did you treat me even when I was being obedient and easygoing in the past?¡± Ye Tianhao was furious. ¡°Haven¡¯t I treated you well enough?¡± ¡°You did. In fact, so well that I felt that an orphan was better off!¡± As Ye Yao turned around to leave, Ye Tianhao grabbed her. ¡°Yang Youwei revoked the shares, but the money in your bank card is still there. That money is mine. Give it back to me.¡± Ye Yao laughed. Ye Tianhao was still thinking about that sum of money? She took out her phone and clicked on it a few times. Then, she showed the phone screen to Ye Tianhao. ¡°I¡¯ve already donated the money in my bank card to the welfare agency. Look, there¡¯s not a single cent left in it. You can stop thinking about it.¡± The man¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°Ye Yao, what exactly do you think you¡¯re doing?! You¡¯d rather donate all the money than give it to me, right?!¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°You just realized this? Dad, let me remind you. Sooner or later, you¡¯ll be deserted by everyone.¡± After leaving the restaurant, Ye Yao contacted Huo Buyu immediately. ¡°Where are you? I can go over and have dinner with you.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s tone was cold. ¡°I¡¯ve eaten.¡± Throwing a tantrum again? Ye Yao blinked. She should be the one in a bad mood. At this thought, she muttered, ¡°Right now, rainy weather would be the perfect match for my miserable mood.¡± As soon as she had said this, raindrops fell from the clear sky. At the same time, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was Huo Buyu! She beamed with joy at once. ¡°Can we eat together now?¡± Huo Buyu was so angry that his liver hurt. As he looked at the rain outside the window, he wished he could strangle Ye Yao to death. ¡°I¡¯m at the Western restaurant. Come over yourself.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± She picked up her bag and walked happily towards the Western restaurant. Even the thought of Huo Buyu looking most unpleasant did not spoil her good mood. As expected, Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened the moment he saw her. Ye Yao went forward and put her arms around Huo Buyu¡¯s neck, kissing him on the lips. ¡°Darling, I¡¯m starving!¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s mood eased a little from Ye Yao¡¯s kiss, but he looked gloomy nevertheless. ¡°Why are you still alive after saying that you were starving to death?¡± Wasn¡¯t she a verbal virtuoso? Ye Yao rolled his eyes. ¡°If I starve to death, you¡¯ll be left without a wife.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll get a replacement whom I don¡¯t have to worry about so often,¡± Huo Buyu said Ye Yao¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Huo Buyu, what do you mean? Do you want to break up?¡± What did he mean by getting a replacement whom he didn¡¯t have to worry about so often ? Men were indeed fickle! If he dared to replace her, she¡¯d curse him so that he¡¯d be without a girlfriend for the rest of his life! Huo Buyu felt that he must have owed Ye Yao in his previous life so that it was now payback time for him. His face was cold. ¡°I¡¯ve placed an order. Didn¡¯t you say you were hungry? Hurry up and eat then.¡± Ye Yao immediately beamed with joy and sat down. Huo Buyu had already set up his cutlery in advance. Huo Buyu asked, ¡°How was your conversation with your father?¡± ¡°How else could it have gone?¡± Ye Yao mumbled as she ate. ¡°We¡¯ve fallen out.¡± Not only had they fallen out, but she had also cursed him to be abandoned by everyone in the future. He was so ruthless to his own daughter. Ye Tianhao was not worthy of happiness. Huo Buyu had nothing to say about Ye Tianhao. He had never seen such a ruthless father. After eating with Huo Buyu, Ye Yao had to return to school for military training. Because of Gao Qiao¡¯s help in buying and transporting water in the morning, Ye Yao had become famous among the freshmen. No matter where she went, she would receive strange looks. It was uncomfortable to be stared at that way. Ye Yao frowned and asked Lin Qingning, ¡°Is there something on my face?¡± Before Lin Qingning could answer, Ye Sui¡¯s voice floated over. ¡°There¡¯s nothing on your face. You¡¯re just thick-skinned!¡± She walked over, crossed her arms, and looked at Ye Yao. ¡°I¡¯m quite curious. Ye Yao, you didn¡¯t even take the college entrance examination. How did you get into the Imperial Capital University? Did you get in through the back door?¡± Ye Yao looked at Ye Sui and then noticed the people around pointing at her. She came to understand. Imperial Capital University was a famous university. The students who could enter here had excellent results. Moreover, Imperial Capital University was not an institution that took bribes. It was impossible to gain entry using money. Of course, this was not an absolute. If one put an insane amount of money on the table, the university would still open a back door to people such as Ye Sui.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 53 - Chapter 53: Special Enrollment Chapter 53: Special Enrollment Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Sui¡¯s results were far below ideal, but she could enter the Imperial Capital University. Who knew how many transactions had gone on in the background? Ye Yao had not exposed her, and yet she was being exposed by Ye Sui? This world was too strange. Ye Yao crossed her arms and looked at Ye Sui calmly. ¡°So?¡± ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re really shameless,¡± Ye Sui said. ¡°You spent money to get into Imperial Capital University, right? Since you¡¯re on such good terms with Gao Qiao. Did he get you in? Your methods are really impressive.¡± Ye Yao couldn¡¯t be bothered with her. ¡°That¡¯s none of your business.¡± Ye Yao and Ye Sui¡¯s conversation was recorded by someone and posted online. It was fine if someone like Ye Yao, who relied on connections to enter Imperial Capital University, was not discovered, but if found out, she would have to face everyone¡¯s condemnation. The netizens¡¯ comments were very unpleasant. There were remarks that given Ye Yao¡¯s good looks, she must have relied on a man to get a place. Someone even called the principal, Zhou Banzheng, of the Imperial Capital University. The caller was a reporter, and made a live call. The reporter asked, ¡°Principal Zhou, Imperial Capital University has been established for 90 years and has always admitted students based on results. We understand that there¡¯s a female freshman enrolled in your school who did not take the college entrance examination. What are your views on this?¡± On the other end of the phone, Zhou Banzheng said, ¡°I already know about this matter. We will investigate it thoroughly and give everyone an explanation. Imperial Capital University has always been fair and strict. The school focuses on teaching and education. We definitely won¡¯t allow things like enrollment through the back door. If this is true, we will dismiss the student for entry through non-compliant means.¡± The reporter quickly said, ¡°Alright, Principal Zhou. We believe that the school will give the public an explanation.¡± At this point, Zhou Banzheng suddenly asked, ¡°By the way, what¡¯s that student¡¯s name? I¡¯ve only been made aware of such a matter, but no one has told me that student¡¯s name.¡± The reporter hesitated before saying, ¡°I think her name is Ye Yao?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Zhou Banzheng was stunned for a moment. ¡°Ye Yao? She¡¯s a student whom I had specially recruited.¡± Having said this, Zhou Banzheng smiled. ¡°If the person in question is Ye Yao, then I can provide an explanation now. Ye Yao was a student in S City last year. Her score for the college entrance examination last year met our school¡¯s requirements. Moreover, she scored full marks for her Chinese paper. Everyone knows that the Chinese paper in S City is exceptionally difficult. Hence I definitely won¡¯t let go of such a student. However, at that time, she rejected my invitation for some personal reasons. I heard that she went overseas to study. However, she wanted to return to her home country to study this year, so she sent me an email. I agreed, and hence she became a freshman at Imperial Capital University. Ye Yao is an outstanding student. She entered Imperial Capital University without taking the college entrance examination. According to what you said online, the person who got Ye Yao in through the backdoor¡­ might be me?¡± Silence. After a long time, the reporter stammered, ¡°I see. If that¡¯s the case, I think I understand why. After all, you did make a few public comments that it was a pity you hadn¡¯t been able to enrol a certain student from S City. I didn¡¯t think this person you were referring to was Ye Yao. Congratulations then, Principal Zhou for your success. The Chinese paper in S City had reached the highest level of difficulty in history last year. Zhou Banzheng, who was in the literature field, reckoned that 120 out of a possible 150 marks would be the highest score for a student. The truth was similar to what Zhou Banzheng had expected. Last year, when the results of S City¡¯s college entrance examination were released, there were only two candidates who scored more than 110 marks for the Chinese paper. One of them was Ye Yao, who scored a full 150 marks! Even now, Ye Yao¡¯s answer script carrying full marks was sitting in Zhou Banzheng¡¯s drawer. Whether it was the composition or other sections, her answers were incomparably perfect. They were even better than the standard answers. Zhou Banzheng was in the literature field to begin with. No one understood Ye Yao¡¯s talent better than him. Last year, in order to offer Ye Yao a place in the Imperial Capital University, he personally made a trip to S City. Unfortunately, he did not manage to convince Ye Yao. It was only this year that Ye Yao took the initiative to contact him and asked if she could enroll at Imperial Capital University. Zhou Banzheng immediately agreed and applied for special admission for Ye Yao. The matter came to a conclusion. The students who knew the truth looked at Ye Yao with respect. They were all new students who had just taken the college entrance examination this year. They had also tried last year¡¯s questions. S City¡¯s paper was abnormally tough, especially the Chinese paper.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 54 - Chapter 54: Kicked Out Chapter 54: Kicked Out Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was difficult for them to pass the Chinese paper with 90 marks, but Ye Yao had scored a full 150 marks! With such amazing results, it was no wonder Principal Zhou pulled strings for her. Ye Sui¡¯s posture stiffened. She did not expect the truth to be like this. A student who scored full marks last year could be admitted through this year¡¯s special recruitment? Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t make it for the college entrance examination this year, so I could only make an attempt by contacting Principal Zhou. My problem has been resolved. As for you, Ye Sui, I know your situation very well. Your scores are rotten. How did you get into the Imperial Capital University?¡± Then, Ye Yao raised her voice and asked the students who had gathered around, ¡°I wonder if anyone can tell me how many marks Ye Sui scored in the college entrance examination?¡± With Ye Sui¡¯s results, it would be difficult for her to even get into a second-tier school. But now, she was actually enrolled at the Imperial Capital University. This was very intriguing. The students of Imperial Capital University had records, so it was very easy to find out Ye Sui¡¯s score. Ye Sui had scored 310 points out of a possible full 750 points. The admission score for Imperial Capital University was 652 points. Someone exclaimed, ¡°310 points! Ye Sui, how did you get into the Imperial Capital University?¡± ¡°Oh my god, Ye Sui is questioning Ye Yao here. She sounded so confident. I didn¡¯t expect her to be the one who relied on her connections to enter university!¡± ¡°Just then, Principal Zhou said that if he found out about such situations, he¡¯d expel the students and deal with them.¡± ¡°Hahaha, didn¡¯t Ye Sui shoot herself in the foot this time? That¡¯s too funny.¡± Ye Yao pretended to be in disbelief and covered his mouth. ¡°Oh my god, Ye Sui, did you get in through the back door? Oh my god, you¡¯re going to be kicked out of school. Ye Sui¡¯s turned ashen as she looked at Ye Yao, infuriated. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? I got in by proper means!¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°You can¡¯t get into the Imperial Capital University with 310 points.¡± At this point, a message came through the school¡¯s public announcement system. ¡°Freshman Ye Sui, please report to the teaching office.¡± Ye Yao widened his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s over, Ye Sui. You¡¯re really going to be kicked out.¡± Ye Sui turned pale. She did not even have the energy to glare at Ye Yao. Under everyone¡¯s mocking and disdainful gazes, she slowly walked out. This matter had caused an uproar. The possibility of Ye Sui being expelled was very high. After all, Principal Zhou Banzheng had just said that he¡¯d give everyone an explanation. Not long after Ye Sui left, the instructor returned and said to the students, ¡°Continue the military training.¡± Then, they started their daily military posture and games. Lin Qingning gave Ye Yao a thumbs up. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be the expert who scored full marks for the Chinese paper in S City last year. You know, I tried your college entrance examination paper last year. After the trial, a few students with good results cried. And to think we¡¯re the focus class in school, but only a small number of students passed your Chinese paper. I didn¡¯t pass either. This is the first time I¡¯ve failed an examination in my life.¡± It¡¯s said that the paper was a nightmare for all the candidates and dealt a huge psychological blow. Fortunately, the teacher explained later that scoring 80 marks for that paper would be equivalent to scoring 120 marks normally. Only then did everyone feel a little better. At the same time, they were filled with admiration for the person who managed to score full marks for this paper. Moreover, Ye Yao¡¯s answer script was circulating online. Her essay astonished everyone. Hence it was not surprising that she scored full marks. When Lin Qingning was speaking, the surrounding people pricked up their ears. Everyone was an examination candidate. In their third year of high school, examination was the focus. They simulated real college entrance examination questions from various places, especially this toughest Chinese paper in the history of college entrance examinations. Almost every student had done it. No one could believe that Ye Yao could score full marks for such a difficult paper. Ye Yao sighed. ¡°Me too. I remember that when I saw the Chinese paper last year, I was on the verge of tears. I¡¯ve never seen such a difficult paper.¡± She was very humble. If she had said that the paper was very simple for her, it would put many people in a bad mood. Hence she said that she was also on the verge of tears, so everyone felt much better. Lin Qingning gave Ye Yao a thumbs up. ¡°You¡¯re amazing.¡± Ye Yao pressed down the brim of her hat and made no further comments. After last night¡¯s incident with Gao Qiao and today¡¯s matter over the examination, Ye Yao had become one the most popular freshmen.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 55 - Chapter 55: I’ll Fight You to Death Chapter 55: I¡¯ll Fight You to Death Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In an instant, Ye Yao¡¯s name caused an uproar in the Imperial Capital University, as well as the Internet. The matter of Zhou Banzheng opening the back door to the Imperial Capital University because Ye Yao had scored full marks for the Chinese paper caused a flurry of discussions. Some people felt that it was unreasonable, to which others responded that if they had the ability, they could try scoring full marks then. On Ye Yao¡¯s end, the matter came to a closure for now, but things weren¡¯t going so well on Ye Sui¡¯s end. Because of the limelight on Ye Yao, others became very curious about how Ye Sui entered the Imperial Capital University, as well as how the matter was being dealt with. In the end, the results of the investigation showed that her score was indeed insufficient. The Imperial Capital University went with the rules and tried to persuade her to withdraw from the school. If Ye Sui had been smart, she would know where her limits were. But obviously she was brainless. She did not agree with the school¡¯s suggestion for her to drop out. She even claimed that she had spent 10 million yuan to enter the school, and If they were asking her to drop out, they should return the 10 million yuan to her. Ye Sui did not feel any heartache spending 10 million yuan to enter the Imperial Capital University, but the Imperial Capital University did not allow her to continue studying, so they had to return the money to her! She even openly reported the name of the person who had received the money. This time, the matter blew up because the person who had received her money was the vice-principal of the Imperial Capital University. Not only did Ye Sui have to be expelled, but she also implicated the vice-principal and posted the transaction records. The vice-principal was fired. Ye Yao heard everyone discussing Ye Sui¡¯s fate during break time. After all, the school was a small community. If this matter was not handled well, it would damage the school¡¯s reputation. Moreover, Ye Sui was brainless and simply escalated the matter further. There was even a video that started to circulate. She insisted that the vice-principal had taken her money and demanded for the money to be returned. Ye Yao felt that Ye Sui was courting death. The imperial capital was different from S City. S City was a small place. In addition, the Zhou family and the Ye family were considered reputable families in S City. Many people would give them face, but it was different in the imperial capital. The Ye family and the Zhou family were no different from ants in the imperial capital. To become the vice-principal of the Imperial Capital University, one would¡¯ve had considerable background. Wasn¡¯t Ye Sui afraid of attracting trouble? Ye Yao knew that Ye Sui was not very intelligent, but she did not expect the girl to be foolish to this extent. However, this matter had nothing to do with her, so she paid no more attention to it. The military training period passed quickly. On this particular night, Ye Yao was packing up and preparing to leave. However, as she was walking up to the school gate, she heard Ye Sui¡¯s shrill cry. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ll fight you to my death!¡± Ye Yao turned around and saw Ye Sui. The girl was holding something in her hand and was about to throw it at her face. Taken aback, Ye Yao hurriedly said, ¡°It¡¯s slippery. It¡¯s going to land on your face!¡± As soon as she had said this, Ye Sui felt her ankle giving way and she fell back. At the same time, the object in her hand landed on her face. Yellow liquid and brown poop flowed down, and the stench filled the air. The scene was simply indescribable. Ye Yao could not help pinching her nose shut. The others also ran as far away as they could. They were all disgusted by what they were seeing. All the feces had landed on Ye Sui¡¯s face. THe girl opened her mouth and took a breath. It was filled with an indescribable taste. She turned over and immediately retched. Ye Yao moved further away and took out her phone. Unhurriedly, she took a photo of Ye Sui and sent it to Zhou Chen¡¯s parents, Zhou Chen, and He He. Then, she turned around and left without giving a second look to the disheveled Ye Sui on the ground. She wondered if Zhou Chen would be traumatized by Ye Sui¡¯s disgusting scene from now on, whenever he kissed her. When they got home, Ye Yao took a good long bath and took care of her skin. After a while, Huo Buyu returned and even bought her a small piece of cake. At this point, she was sitting on the sofa in her pajamas, playing video games. When she saw Huo Buyu, she immediately took the cake from him with a smile and kissed him. ¡°Thank you, darling.¡± With that, she sat on the sofa and ate the cake. Huo Buyu sat down next to her and stroked her hair. ¡°Did your sister come looking for trouble with you again today?¡± Today¡¯s matter had blown up quite a bit. Even if Huo Buyu isolated himself, there was Gao Qiao, who was nosy and enjoyed following dramatic episodes. He would give Huo Buyu blow-by-blow accounts of all matters relating to Ye Yao, so Huo Buyu knew about it. Ye Yao took a bite of the cake and felt the sweet cream melt in her mouth. She sighed comfortably. ¡°Ye Sui wanted to dig a grave for me, but I didn¡¯t expect her to bury herself in it in the end..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 56 - Chapter 56: You Wouldn’t Be Able to Take It Chapter 56: You Wouldn¡¯t Be Able to Take It Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At the time when Ye Yao had just returned from overseas, she could have made it in time for the college entrance examination. At that point, she didn¡¯t have a student number, and Huo Buyu could have helped her settle this. However, during that period, Ye Yao had been throwing a tantrum with Huo Buyu and didn¡¯t want his help. Hence she had called Zhou Banzheng instead. When Zhou Banzheng went to S City last year, he had left his contact number with her and told her that if she changed her mind, Imperial Capital University would welcome her at any time. This was why she sought Zhou Banzheng for help. She didn¡¯t expect him to agree immediately, and even prepared her student number and admission paperwork. Now, Ye Yao was glad that she hadn¡¯t asked Huo Buyu for help. Otherwise, this matter wouldn¡¯t have been so easily clarified. Huo Buyu frowned. ¡°Ye Sui is despicable in her way of working, you have to be careful.¡¯ Ye Yao was stunned for a moment. She guessed that Huo Buyu had probably found out about Ye Sui splashing feces on her. She shook her head and chuckled. ¡°Have you forgotten? I have an ability. With just a sentence, I can make all of her bad intentions backfire.¡¯ Ye Yao was elated. Although the scene of Ye Sui being splashed with feces was very disgusting, it was also very satisfying! Only someone as disgusting as Ye Sui would think of using feces to sabotage another person. It appeared that living in a wealthy family for five years had done nothing to make Ye Sui a more decent person. At this moment, Huo Buyu narrowed his eyes. ¡°So you admit that you used your ability again today?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s head buzzed as she looked at Huo Buyu in disbelief. Was this person setting a trap for her to fall into? She was rather speechless. ¡°What else could I have done? Should I have stood there and been splashed with feces? Think about it. If I¡¯ve been splashed with feces and urine, would you still want to kiss me, hug me, and sleep with me?¡± Huo Buyu was stumped. Probably not. From this perspective, it didn¡¯t seem to him that there was any issue with Ye Yao using her ability. Noting Huo Buyu¡¯s expression, Ye Yao snorted lightly. See, you wouldn¡¯t be able to take it! Huo Buyu stared at Ye Yao for a moment, but in the end, he admitted defeat. ¡°Forget it. I know I can¡¯t control you. Ye Yao, you can use your ability to protect yourself in the future, just that you mustn¡¯t bring rain for no reason or cause a traffic jam. You must not go against the laws of nature or cause trouble for a group of people. Do you understand?¡± Even Gao Qiao, who was stupid, had guessed that the rain this afternoon had something to do with Ye Yao. Huo Buyu was worried that if this continued, everyone would find out that Ye Yao had a supernatural ability. Ye Yao hurriedly nodded. It seemed that Huo Buyu had finally understood. He knew that it was impossible for her to refrain completely from using her ability. Anyone who had this ability would not be able to stop themselves completely from using it. In the next few days, Ye Yao¡¯s life was exhausting but satisfying. In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday and she could relax. On Friday night, Ye Yao received a call from Jiang Jie. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯m filming on set. Come over and visit for two days.¡± Ye Yao agreed without any hesitation. ¡°Sure. Coincidentally, I¡¯m exhausted from the military training these few days. It would be nice to go out and relax.¡± Jiang Jie laughed heartily. ¡°Sure, sure. My assistant is flying to the capital tomorrow. I¡¯ll get her to pick you up and bring you over.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Ye Yao said. ¡°Remember to prepare some delicious food for me.¡± ¡°I guarantee that you¡¯ll be satisfied!¡± Jiang Jie promised. That night, Ye Yao started to pack her suitcase excitedly in preparation for the trip. Huo Buyu happened to have something to deal with on Saturday and couldn¡¯t accompany her, hence he had to let her go by herself to have some fun with Jiang Jie. Jiang Jie¡¯s production team was in a filming location based in the capital. It was more than two hours¡¯ drive away from the imperial capital. When Ye Yao arrived at the filming location, she happened to see Jiang Jie in the midst of a take. The actress was wearing a pink dress. The accessories on her head that swayed and sparkled made her look exquisite and beautiful. The actress was very good-looking to begin with. It was also because of her good looks that things had gone really well for her ever since she entered the industry. Her beauty, coupled with her unpretentious personality, made her popular with many people. Previously, when she made a public confession, she also publicly admitted on Weibo that Yang Youwei was the man she had liked for many years. She wanted to be with him and have a beautiful baby. She was honest and straightforward, which earned her the support of her fans. Her fans all hoped that she would be happy and get what she wanted. At this moment, Jiang Jie was holding a sword in her hand. There wires attached to her as she flew elegantly through the air. Opposite her was a woman also with wires attached. The woman was in black garments and heavy makeup. She was probably the villain in the drama.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 57 - Chapter 57: All Fall Down Chapter 57: All Fall Down Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao heard Jiang Jie shout, ¡°Qi Ke, you framed me time and time again, and I let you off every time. But now you¡¯ve killed Ah Song. This time, I want you to pay with your blood! ¡± Qi Ke laughed loudly. ¡°Fengxi, as long as it¡¯s something you value, I¡¯ll take it away from you! If you want to blame someone, blame Ah Song for courting death. I asked her to accuse you, but she would rather die than say anything bad about you. Why should I keep such a person?!¡± Jiang Jie¡¯s eyes almost popped out. ¡°Die!¡± At this point, Jiang Jie and the actress who was acting as Qi Ke were both suspended by wire in mid-air. Initially the intention was to use the wires to control the movement of the actresses as they brushed past each other with their swords. But for some reason, the two wires had become entangled. Jiang Jie and Qi Ke were unaware of it as they carried out their moves seriously. Seeing that they were about to stab each other with their swords, the props manager shouted in horror, ¡°Stop! Stop quickly! There¡¯s a problem with the wires! That sword is real. Drop them right away! You might die if you got stabbed! Drop them!¡± When Jiang Jie heard the props manager shouting this, she quickly dropped her sword. This way, even if she were to collide with the actress playing Qi Ke, the latter would not be injured. However, while Jiang Jie dropped her sword, Qi Ke did not. Instead, she pointed the sword straight at Jiang Jie¡¯s chest. The people watching by the side screamed in fear. If this sword stabbed Jiang Jie, the consequences would be unimaginable. Ye Yao was right under the wire, so she had a clear view of the actress playing Qi Ke. After the actress heard the props manager¡¯s shout, not only did she not drop her sword, she even raised it slightly. If Ye Yao¡¯s eyes weren¡¯t playing tricks, her sword was aimed at Jiang Jie¡¯s face! Ye Yao¡¯s expression darkened. Then, she muttered, ¡°Break Qi Ke¡¯s wire!¡± In an instant, Qi Ke¡¯s wire broke as the actress was flying through the air. In her panic, hurting Jiang Jie became secondary as she shouted, ¡°Help!¡± Her body fell freely from a height of five meters to the ground. The sword flipped in the air, and stabbed right into her leg, causing blood to flow. Ye Yao¡¯s expression turned even uglier when she saw such a bloody scene. Going by her Verbal Virtuosity technique, she had only broken the wire. Under normal circumstances, Qi Ke would not have suffered such a serious injury. Of course, the premise of not being seriously injured was that Qi Ke was a kind person and did not have any ill intentions towards others. However, her leg had been pierced by the sword now. This outcome clearly showed that Qi Ke had underlying evil intentions! She did not drop the sword, instead she wanted to take the opportunity to attack Jiang Jie! This scene that happened very suddenly threw the production team into chaos. To a large extent, Jiang Jie was frightened as well. Her face was ashen as she was being taken down from the wire. As for Qi Ke, who was on the ground screaming very loudly, she was taken to the hospital. The series of events took everyone by surprise, and no one could react in time. The director called for a break mainly because he wanted to take a look at Qi Ke¡¯s injuries. They were running very much behind the filming schedule for this movie, and everyone was pushing forward. Qi Ke was one of the female leads, and had a considerable number of screen appearances. If she could not continue filming because of her current injuries, everything that she had done before would be for naught. Most importantly, Qi Ke was injured while on the set, so the director had to consider how to compensate her. It was too much of a headache. Ye Yao walked up to Jiang Jie and helped her up. ¡°Jiang Jie, are you alright?¡± Hearing Ye Yao¡¯s voice, Jiang Jie¡¯s expression softened a little. Actually, Ye Yao understood the state of mind that Jiang Jie was in. The situation just then was indeed very scary. She led Jiang Jie to a chair and sat her down, then uncapped a bottle of mineral water for her. She squatted beside her and asked, ¡°Is there bad blood between you and that actress?¡± Jiang Jie had already recovered a little. She shook her head. ¡°There¡¯s no bad blood. She seems to be quite seriously injured. I didn¡¯t expect the props to go so wrong. That¡¯s too scary.¡± She had no wish to act in period dramas in the future. It was simply fatal! ¡°Is it scary? Is it just that the props are scary?¡± Ye Yao pondered. ¡°Jiang Jie, have you never thought that this is a premeditated episode?¡± Jiang Jie covered Ye Yao¡¯s mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense. The people in the production team are very kind. No one will do such a thing.¡± She had been in the production team for a long time. Everyone got along very well and there was no scheming. ¡°Is that so?¡± Ye Yao¡¯s gaze turned to the busy crew members. Suddenly, her lips curled in a wicked smile.. ¡°If this matter were an evil scheme, then everyone involved in it shall slip and fall!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 58 - Chapter 58: I’m a Jinx Chapter 58: I¡¯m a Jinx Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Ouch!¡± ¡°Aiya!¡± Among the bustling group of people, three slipped and fell. Ye Yao looked at the three affected people and asked Jiang Jie, ¡°Who are they?¡± At that moment, Jiang Jie did not realize what those three people had to do with Ye Yao¡¯s words. She replied, ¡°The director, the props team leader, and Lin Qi¡¯s assistant. Lin Qi is the injured actress.¡± Ye Yao raised an eyebrow. These three people, coupled with the prop failure incident, and Lin Qi herself¡­ this was clearly a plot! As Ye Yao studied the three of them, she continued, ¡°Let the mastermind slip and fall again!¡± ¡°F*ck! What¡¯s going on! Why do I keep slipping on flat ground today!¡± The director cursed as he picked himself up from the ground. The director of this movie was very young, only in his early thirties. He was dressed very fashionably. Ye Yao asked Jiang Jie, ¡°Is there any bad blood between you and this director? He¡¯s deliberately trying to harm you.¡± If Jiang Jie didn¡¯t pay attention the first time Ye Yao spoke, then the second time she spoke, and the further fact that someone had already been injured, she couldn¡¯t afford not to care. She looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. ¡°You¡­ Ye Yao blinked. ¡°Shh, I have a supernatural ability. Whatever I say will come true. If you don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll give you a demonstration.¡± Ye Yao looked at the production team members hustling and bustling around and said, ¡°All fall down!¡± ¡°Ouch!¡± ¡°That hurts!¡± With loud thuds, people around them started falling down. The scene was spectacular. Jiang Jie was dumbfounded. When things finally started to come together in her head, she grabbed Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder and shouted excitedly, ¡°Hurry, Ye Yao, tell me that Yang Youwei and I will be together forever!¡± Ye Yao rolled his eyes. What kind of situation was this? After knowing about her ability, Jiang Jie wasn¡¯t interested in pursuing the sabotage incident. Instead, she asked for blessings for her relationship with Yang Youwei. What was she thinking? Did she like Yang Youwei that much? Moreover, her ability was jinxing, which would only bring on bad things rather than good. Things like blessings¡­ Aiyo, that didn¡¯t seem right. Everything she had said so far appeared to be bad things, she had never said anything good. But perhaps she could make good things happen? ¡°Hurry up, say it,¡± Jiang Jie urged. Ye Yao shook his head. ¡°No way. I¡¯m a jinx. The good things I say don¡¯t come true, but bad things do. What if it backfires.¡¯ Jiang Jie immediately covered Ye Yao¡¯s mouth. ¡°In that case stop talking.¡± She thought that Ye Yao had some heaven-defying ability, but it turned out she was a jinx. This was too harmful. Ye Yao had better not cause them to break up. Ye Yao asked Jiang Jie, ¡°Is there any bad blood between you and this director? He had collaborated with the prop master and Lin Qi to harm you.¡± Jiang Jie¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°This director wanted to sleep with me previously, but I didn¡¯t agree. He would occasionally cause me some trouble during filming.¡± However, with Jiang Jie¡¯s acting skills and ability, there were limited opportunities for the man to find trouble. But, if what had just happened was indeed the director¡¯s plot, then the man was too evil. Upon returning to the powder room, Jiang Jie removed her makeup and washed her face. Her assistant suddenly rushed in. ¡°Jiang Jie, bad news. The wire incident involving you and Lin Qi has been posted online and maliciously edited. Now the edited footage makes it look as though you had severed Lin Qi¡¯s wire with your sword, causing her to tumble to the ground and getting seriously injured.¡± Ye Yao also took out her cell phone and checked Weibo. There was already a video circulating online. The content focused on the production team¡¯s filming today, but it had been maliciously edited. It was edited to the point where Jiang Jie dropped her sword and at the same time cutting the wire attached to Lin Qi. Then, Lin Qi fell from mid air, creating a bloody scene. Many people reposted the video and commented on it. Everyone began to denounce Jiang Jie, saying that she had hurt Lin Qi. However, Jiang Jie¡¯s fans were not to be trifled with. They said that this video looked fake and the two sides started arguing. Jiang Jie looked at the video and pinched her chin, deep in thought. Ye Yao then looked through her cell phone and sent a video to Jiang Jie. ¡°Fortunately, I video recorded the scene. It should be helpful to you.¡± As it was her first time coming to the filming location to watch filming, and furthermore, it was Jiang Jie¡¯s scene, she had immediately taken out her phone to record Jiang Jie, with the intention of sharing it with Yang Youwei. Who¡¯d have expected such a thing to happen? Jiang Jie smiled and tidied herself up. She waved at Ye Yao. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll take you around to have some fun.¡± Ye Yao was stunned. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to explain?¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to explain?¡± Jiang Jie snorted.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 59 - Chapter 59: All Expenses Are On Me Today Chapter 59: All Expenses Are On Me Today Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Noticing Ye Yao¡¯s puzzled expression, Jiang Jie explained to her, ¡°What happened just then circulated online so quickly, and the videos were all edited. What do I need to respond to now? This is the production team¡¯s problem. Let them respond.¡± Nevertheless, Jiang Jie sent the original video to the fan group. There were only five people in Jiang Jie¡¯s fan group, and they were all hardcore fans of hers. One of them was Ye Yao. After Jiang Jie posted the video, she said to the people in the group, ¡°l won¡¯t do anything today. Let¡¯s see how the production team deals with it. If the production team wants to mess with me, then let¡¯s fight them!¡± These hardcore fans had followed Jiang Jie for many years and had never abandoned her. They immediately understood what Jiang Jie meant. Then, they went online to incite the other fans and asked the fans to demand for the production team to come forward to give an explanation. They even tagged the director of the production team. Subsequently, Jiang Jie left things as they were and went out with Ye Yao to have some fun. Of course, given that she was in the limelight now, Jiang Jie put on makeup to disguise herself. They were now in the studio city, surrounded by ancient buildings. There was even a town square that was lined with retailers. It was very fun. The two of them walked hand in hand. Jiang Jie was very curious about Ye Yao¡¯s ability. ¡°So¡­ whatever bad things you say will all come true?¡± ¡°No.¡± Ye Yao shook his head. ¡°I can¡¯t make the Earth explode, for example.¡± With Ye Yao in tow, Jiang Jie went to stand under a lush tree. She pointed at the tree and said to Ye Yao, ¡°Then can you make the leaves fall like snowflakes?¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Alright.¡± Then she ordered, ¡°Let the leaves drift down.¡± After a moment, a cool breeze could be felt, and a large number of leaves fell. It looked as though it was snowing. As Jiang Jie watched, she suddenly thought of something. ¡°When I confessed to Yang Youwei, it suddenly started snowing¡­ ¡°You only just realize?¡± Ye Yao said. Jiang Jie hugged Ye Yao. ¡°You¡¯re really the best! Let¡¯s go. All expenses are on me today! Ye Yao replied, ¡°You used to foot the bill in the past too.¡± Jiang Jie came from a wealthy family and she was the Best Actress. In the past, when Ye Yao went out with her, it was always Jiang Jie who paid. Moreover, Jiang Jie treated Ye Yao very well. Even when they didn¡¯t meet up, she would often send Ye Yao branded skincare products and other gifts. Jiang Jie looked gratified. ¡°Not bad, not bad. I didn¡¯t dote on you for nothing.¡± The two of them held hands happily and went around sightseeing and eating. They visited shops until night time and even went to the bar for a drink before returning to the hotel reluctantly. After taking a shower, Ye Yao lay on the bed and browsed through the content on Weibo. At this point, the discussion about the production team was already like raging fire, but the officials and Jiang Jie had not made any comments to refute the rumors. Only Lin Qi posted a photograph of herself lying on the hospital bed with a cast on her leg. Supposedly she was trying to chalk sympathy points? Lin Qi was the number three female lead chosen by one of the sponsors of this drama. She had always played minor roles and was not very well-known. This time round, she had finally landed a part as the number three lead but in a villain role. Even after the television broadcast, she would not be too well-known. However, now that her name was appearing alongside Jiang Jie¡¯s, she instantly became popular. Scores of people on Weibo felt sorry for her and supported her by attacking Jiang Jie. The situation escalated. Ye Yao asked Jiang Jie curiously, ¡°Are you really not going to make a statement to explain? The situation¡¯s become quite serious. Won¡¯t it affect you?¡± ¡°How could I possibly not explain?¡± Jiang Jie shrugged. ¡°Just not now.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s eyes darted around and she suddenly said with a smile, ¡°Actually, I think you don¡¯t have to worry about it. Let my uncle handle it.¡± ¡°Do I need you to tell me that?¡± Jiang Jie looked at Ye Yao in disdain. ¡°I¡¯ve already spoken to him. You think I so stupid as to not use my boyfriend¡¯s help?¡± Jiang Jie liked Yang Youwei very much. It was the crazy sort of like. Whenever she had free time, she would either call him or go look for him. She would tell Yang Youwei every detail of her daily life. She was a very capable and smart woman, but in front of Yang Youwei, she became a weak woman who needed protection. ¡°You¡­ I think you¡¯re a sucker for romance. You¡¯ll slowly lose yourself in love.¡± Ye Yao said with contempt. As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang. When she saw that the caller ID was Huo Buyu, she quickly picked up the call. ¡°I¡¯m still having fun with Jiang Jie here. I¡¯ll go home tomorrow night..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 60 - Chapter 60: Huo Buyu, I Miss You Chapter 60: Huo Buyu, I Miss You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Umm.¡± Then, he didn¡¯t say anything else. Ye Yao recalled that every time Jiang Jie called Yang Youwei, the first thing she¡¯d say would be, ¡°Yang Youwei, I miss you.¡± Hence, she copied Jiang Jie and said to Huo Buyu, ¡°Huo Buyu, I miss you.¡± ¡°Umm,¡± Huo Buyu replied. Ye Yao frowned. ¡°What do you mean by l umm¡¯? Can¡¯t you say more?¡± When Jiang Jie heard this, she immediately leaned over Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder to listen to their phone conversation. Huo Buyu was silent for a moment on the other end of the line before saying, miss you too.¡± Ye Yao was going to lament about how cold Huo Buyu was, but as soon as he said that, her ears turned red. Then, she said, ¡°I¡¯ll be home as soon as possible. Bye.¡± Then, she hung up happily. Jiang Jie¡¯s expression was filled with envy. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to tell you that he misses you. Yang Youwei wouldn¡¯t be like this.¡± As expected, there¡¯s no comparison. It would only make her angry! Yang Youwei had never told her things like ¡°I miss you¡±, ¡°I like you¡±, or ¡°I love you¡±. He didn¡¯t even say things that showed he cared about her. She felt stifled. Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°I guess it boils down to personality. My uncle¡¯s personality is cold to begin with. You already know that.¡± Jiang Jie nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. I know. I like his coldness. How good is that? He¡¯s cold to women, so I don¡¯t have to worry about him having other women around him. On the other hand, you have to keep a close eye on Huo Buyua He¡¯s a man that every woman in the imperial capital wants to snag. You have many love rivals. If each of them spat into a pool, you could drown in the spit.¡± Ye Yao lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling lazily. ¡°I¡¯m not worried about that. I just didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu¡¯s most loyal suitor to be Qin Jiao. Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s such a coincidence? Jiang Jie was well aware of the feud between Ye Yao and Qin Jiao, but she didnt think that Qin Jiao would be a threat to Ye Yao. ¡°I don¡¯t think Qin Jiao dares to provoke Huo Buyu anymore. A few days ago, I went to a banquet. Huo Buyu¡¯s sister, Huo Buran, warned Qin Jiao in front of many people not to go near Huo Buyu again. It seems that she almost caused Huo Buyu¡¯s death back then, so Huo Buran made it very clear that Qin Jiao and Huo Buyu wouldn¡¯t have any room for further development. You know that Huo Buyu is a very powerful person. Qin Jiao was so frightened that her legs went weak on the spot. She probably won¡¯t dare to pester Huo Buyu anymore.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s mind went blank. She remembered how she had said that she hoped someone would appear to deal with Qin Jiao, so¡­ Alright, her jinxing ability was indeed quite effective. Jiang Jie looked at Ye Yao and smiled gently. ¡°Actually, Qin Jiao is nothing. The real amazing person is Qin Jiao¡¯s cousin, my elder sister, Jiang Yun.¡± Ye Yao widened her eyes in disbelief. ¡°No way! Your elder sister had an affair with Huo Buyu? Oh my god, Huo Buyu has challenged my bottom line time and time again. I only know these two people in the capital, but both had relationships with him?¡± Speaking of Jiang Yun, she was quite something. One time, when Ye Yao¡¯s parents had yet to get a divorce, they had brought her to a concert. The main character of the concert was Jiang Yun. There was a thank-you banquet at night which Ye Yao happened to attend. At that time, she was young and saw Jiang Yun bullying Jiang Jie. She was like a wolf in sheep¡¯s clothing. At that time, she had spoken up and said that Jiang Yun had bullied Jiang Jie. Jiang Yun had a pure temperament and looked especially refined. Even if someone saw her bullying others, they would think that Jiang Yun was simply defending herself, and that Jiang Yun was too good natured. She was like a goddess. Therefore, no one believed what Ye Yao said, and no one believed that Jiang Yun would bully Jiang Jie. This matter did not cause Jiang Yun any harm, but Jiang Yun still hated Ye Yao. At that time, Jiang Yun was only 14 years old. She was so young, but her shrewdness was terrifying. She took revenge on Ye Yao just because Ye Yao had spoken up against her. The young Jiang Yun schemed against Qin Jiao¡¯s father and made him go after Ye Yao¡¯s mother so that Ye Yao became like an orphan. Ye Yao¡¯s years of misfortune started when her mother left. All of this was Jiang Yun¡¯s work. Wasn¡¯t it scary? Ye Yao sneered and curled her lips. ¡°It¡¯s been so many years since we last met. 1 1 m looking forward to sparring with Jiang Yun again.¡± The relationship between Jiang Yun and Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t important. What was important was that she was Huo Buyu¡¯s current girlfriend. When Qin Jiao found out about this, she was furious, let alone Jiang Yun. Ye Yao began to look forward to what would happen next.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 61 - Chapter 61: Meeting A Woman! Chapter 61: Meeting A Woman! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Jie patted Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Remember, look for me if you have trouble fighting her. I¡¯ll be on your side.¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°I offended Jiang Yun because of you. Of course you have to be on my side.¡± The next day, after Ye Yao had lunch with Jiang Jie, she got in the car and headed home. On the way back, she kept scrolling through Weibo. Jiang Jie¡¯s matter had been resolved perfectly, and the director had been changed. As for the number three lead, Lin Qi, there was still some time before she finished filming. But because she was the number three lead, she was not so critical, so the screenwriter killed her character. The complete video that Ye Yao had filmed yesterday was also released. There was nothing to show that Jiang Jie had cut the wire and caused Lin Qi to be injured. Everyone who participated in this matter received a lawyer¡¯s letter, and they were so frightened that they immediately revealed the mastermind. It was the director. Even the props manager said that the director forced him to do this. Lin Qi also conspired to crush Jiang Jie to gain popularity. Yesterday, Lin Qi gained popularity indeed, but today, she was completely left in the cold. Upon her return, Ye Yao went straight to Huo Buyu¡¯s office. Coincidentally, Gao Qiao was there. When Gao Qiao saw Ye Yao, his eyes lit up and he ran up to her. ¡°Ye Yao, I missed you so much. Let¡¯s go and do some harm to society.¡± Gao Qiao placed his hand on Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder, his face full of eagerness. He was smitten by Ye Yao¡¯s jinxing ability and his greatest wish now was to get closer to Ye Yao, hoping to develop the same ability she had. Just as Gao Qiao was about to coax Ye Yao to go out and have some fun, Huo Buyu appeared. He slapped Gao Qiao¡¯s hand away and pulled Ye Yao into his arms. ¡°Stay away from Gao Qiao in the future. He¡¯s not a good person.¡± Gao Qiao was displeased. ¡°Huo Buyu, that¡¯s not right. You¡¯re not the kind of person who would badmouth others in front of them. Besides, I¡¯m your buddy! How can you say that about your own buddy?¡± Seeing the disdain on Gao Qiao¡¯s face, Huo Buyu reminded Ye Yao once more, ¡°Stay away from him in the future. He¡¯s got an evil mind.¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°I know that.¡± ¡°Ye Yao, you can¡¯t listen to Huo Buyu!¡± Gao Qiao shouted angrily. ¡°I don¡¯t have any improper thoughts about you. You can¡¯t ignore me. I¡¯m your best friend!¡± Ye Yao smiled as she leaned into Huo Buyu¡¯s arms. ¡°You have no improper thoughts about me?¡± This question was directed at Gao Qiao, who almost raised his hand to swear. ¡°No, definitely not.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe you,¡± Ye Yao said. ¡°What would it take for you to believe me?¡± the man asked. ¡°Swear it?¡± Ye Yao shot back. Ye Yao and Gao Qiao were like two kindergarten children playing around. Huo Buyu shook his head helplessly. Then, his phone rang. He picked it up. ¡°Hello?¡± The person on the other end said something and Huo Buyu nodded and replied, ¡°Yes, sure. See you later.¡± After hanging up, Huo Buyu said to Ye Yao, ¡°Go have a cup of milk tea with Gao Qiao. Wait for me for a while. I¡¯m going to meet a friend.¡± With that, Huo Buyu stroked Ye Yao¡¯s head and nodded at Gao Qiao before leaving. Ye Yao looked at Huo Buyu¡¯s departing figure and complained unhappily, ¡°What? You just told me to stay away from Gao Qiao. Now, you want me to drink milk tea with Gao Qiao. Isn¡¯t this contradictory?¡± Gao Qiao walked over to her and looked at Huo Buyu¡¯s back view. He said as though he had seen through everything. ¡°I guess Huo Buyu went to see a woman.¡± Ye Yao raised an eyebrow and patted Gao Qiao¡¯s shoulder. ¡°My intuition tells me that you¡¯re right. Let¡¯s go!¡± Then, Ye Yao and Gao Qiao followed behind Huo Buyu. Huo Buyu stepped into a very high-end restaurant and entered the private room. Ye Yao patted Gao Qiao next to her. ¡°Go and book the private room next door.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Gao Qiao moved very quickly. Shortly afterwards, he and Ye Yao were sitting in the private room next door to Huo Buyu. Ye Yao¡¯s face was pressed tight against the wall, but she could not hear what was being said next door. Gao Qiao smiled and shrugged. ¡°This is a high-end venue. The walls are soundproof. I¡¯d be surprised if you hear anything.¡± Ye Yao glared at him. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you say anything just then?!¡± Gao Qiao said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to not use your ability. You can make this wall fall!¡± A trace of surprise flashed across Ye Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Then, she stared at the wall. ¡°The wall. It¡¯s about to collapse.¡± On the other side, Huo Buyu was sitting in the private room, opposite a very beautiful woman. Her long hair was curled into waves, and her makeup was exquisite and perfectly done. Her skin was fair and delicate. She was wearing a white dress and looked like an angel.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 62 - Chapter 62: Collapse Chapter 62: Collapse Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu smiled at her. ¡°When did you get back?¡± ¡°Not long ago.¡± Jiang Yun¡¯s smile was elegant as she rested her chin on her hand, looking rather cute. ¡°Huo Buyu, I heard that you¡¯re dating again?¡± The reason why she said ¡°again¡± was because Huo Buyu had been with Qin Jiao before. ¡°Ummm.¡± Huo Buyu nodded. Jiang Yun smiled and teased, ¡°I thought that after what happened to Qin Jiao, you wouldn¡¯t dare to fall in love again.¡± Back then, the news that Qin Jiao had almost caused Huo Buyu¡¯s death had spread like wildfire in the industry. Everyone knew about it, hence many people were in awe of Qin Jiao. After what had happened, she had the cheek to pester Huo Buyu shamelessly. Which man would want to be with her? Huo Buyu seemed indifferent. ¡°There¡¯s no need to come to that. That matter wasn¡¯t entirely Qin Jiao¡¯s fault. I didn¡¯t blame her.¡± This was the truth. Huo Buyu didn¡¯t blame Qin Jiao. The car accident wasn¡¯t Qin Jiao¡¯s fault either. That man loved Qin Jiao too much, so he placed all his resentment on Huo Buyu and planned the car accident. This matter wasn¡¯t instigated by Qin Jiao, nor did Qin Jiao play a part in it. The only thing Qin Jiao had done wrong was probably because she felt that Huo Buyu didn¡¯t love her, so she tried to provoke him. The man she chose to use for this purpose happened to have an extreme personality. Qin Jiao used him to test Huo Buyu, giving him the false impression that he had a chance with her. Hence, he became even more resentful of Huo Buyu. Jiang Yun looked at Huo Buyu. ¡°You¡¯re very magnanimous. But this is you. I heard that you have a good relationship with your new girlfriend. I would love to meet her.¡± At the mention of Ye Yao, Huo Buyu¡¯s expression softened immediately. He said, ¡°There will be opportunities.¡± Jiang Yun looked intently at Huo Buyu, studying his every little expression. Hence, when she saw the softening of his expression, her eyes flickered. Huo Buyu was a gentleman and wouldn¡¯t keep staring at the woman¡¯s face, so he didn¡¯t see how Jiang Yun¡¯s expression had clouded over. The woman smiled and said, ¡°Huo Buyu, from what I¡¯m seeing, you seem to like your current girlfriend very much. I feel that you¡¯re in a different state of mind than when you were with Qin Jiao. I¡¯m suddenly even more curious about what kind of woman your girlfriend is.¡± A smile appeared on Huo Buyu¡¯s face. ¡°She¡¯s very adorable.¡± Huo Buyu felt that Ye Yao was the cutest when exercising her jinxing ability. The radiance on her face was dazzling, making it difficult for one to take one¡¯s eyes off her. Of course, even if he liked her, he had to control himself. Ye Yao¡¯s personality was too smooth so he couldn¡¯t dote on her too much. Hence, he was always restrained in her presence and would stop her from doing certain things. Ultimately, he just wanted to protect her. The gentleness in Huo Buyu¡¯s expression stabbed at Jiang Yun¡¯s heart. Her pupils suddenly constricted, but she quickly calmed down. She wouldn¡¯t let anyone see through her hypocrisy. She and Huo Buyu had grown up together. She was the sort of girl who would put up a cool and aloof front like a goddess. Her persona was bright and sacred, and Huo Buyu was a very good person. He was very restrained, mature, and steady. Jiang Yun felt that Huo Buyu and her were a match made in heaven. When she found out that Huo Buyu and Qin Jiao were together, Jiang Yun had also treated Huo Buyu to a meal. After that meal, Jiang Yun knew that Huo Buyu and Qin Jiao wouldn¡¯t be together for long. Because Huo Buyu didn¡¯t care about Qin Jiao at all, there was nothing she needed to do. However, things were different now. Whenever Huo Buyu talked about his girlfriend, there was an unbelievable tenderness in his eyes. It was obvious that he really liked her. Jiang Yun kept reminding herself to calm down. She smiled elegantly at Huo Buyu. ¡°I¡¯m suddenly curious if your girlfriend has any special abilities. Otherwise, how could she attract you?¡± Boom! Suddenly, the private room trembled. Jiang Yun was shocked. At the same time, her mind worked at the speed of lightning and she fell into Huo Buyu¡¯s arms subconsciously. When the wall suddenly collapsed, everyone¡¯s first reaction was to assume it was an earthquake. Huo Buyu was no exception. Hence, he grabbed Jiang Yun¡¯s hand to lead her away. However, at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from beside him. ¡°Aiya, Gao Qiao, is there an earthquake? I¡¯m terrified.. Hurry up and carry me away from here!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 63 - Chapter 63: Introducing How You ‘re Related Chapter 63: Introducing How You ¡®re Related Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu¡¯s posture stiffened. It was quiet following the violent tremor. When he heard Ye Yao¡¯s voice again, he instinctively frowned. Upon a closer look, he noticed the wall between his private room and Ye Yao¡¯s private room had collapsed. It was completely unexpected, and obviously Ye Yao¡¯s good work. Look, how lawless was this! How could he not care about this? He had to! Ye Yao looked coldly at Huo Buyu and Jiang Yun, who were embracing each other. Although she said that she wanted Gao Qiao to carry her, she was actually sitting on the chair with her legs crossed, looking like she was watching a show. Gao Qiao stood behind Ye Yao dancing with joy. He was probably elated! Oh my god, is Ye Yao so powerful? Causing a wall to collapse just like that! He had previously thought that Ye Yao¡¯s ability was nothing but harmless jinxing. For example, it had only snowed for a short while. It was normal for there to be a traffic jam. The elevator had malfunctioned and that it had stopped operating was probably a protective mechanism. Robbers run away after robbing, and it was acceptable for them to accidentally trip over. However, the wall collapsed just like that! This was definitely a mystery! At this point, he decided that he had to cling on to Ye Yao tightly! From now on, Ye Yao was a part of his life that he could not afford to offend! ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Huo Buyu gritted his teeth. Ye Yao raised her eyebrows. ¡°Are you still hugging her? You take me for dead?¡± She stepped over the ruins and approached Jiang Yun and Huo Buyu. She smiled and extended her hand to Jiang Yun. ¡°Let me introduce myself. I¡¯m Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, Ye Yao.¡± Jiang Yun¡¯s face was slightly ashen. It seemed she had a scare from the collapse. However, given her good mental fortitude, she didn¡¯t shout or scream. The moment she saw Ye Yao, her eyes flickered. Then, she gently let go of Huo Buyu and shook Ye Yao¡¯s hand. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Jiang Yun.¡± The two of them were distant and polite, as if they had never met before. Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Why? Aren¡¯t you going to introduce how you¡¯re related to Huo Buyu?¡± Jiang Yun chuckled and said, ¡°We¡¯re childhood sweethearts.¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Then I¡¯m relieved. You¡¯ve been childhood sweethearts for so many years without any sparks of romance that I don¡¯t think that¡¯s ever going to happen.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao immediately grabbed his arm and pouted in dissatisfaction. ¡°I just saw that Miss Jiang Yun is too beautiful, so I feel threatened. Can¡¯t I even ask? How can I be at ease if you have meals with other girls behind my back? No way. I have to tie you up and keep watch over you at all times.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s head started to throb. At this point, the manager of the restaurant and a few employees rushed over. They too, were shocked by the collapse of the wall. The manager hurriedly asked, ¡°How are you? Are you injured?¡± Noticing that Huo Buyu was shaking his head, the hotel manager quickly said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry. We¡¯ll take full responsibility for the collapse of the wall. If anyone is injured or feeling uncomfortable, please go to the hospital immediately. We¡¯ll bear all the expenses.¡± Actually, the manager was about to go crazy. Why would the wall collapse? Huo Buyu held Ye Yao¡¯s hand and said to the manager, ¡°No one is injured. I will compensate you for your losses.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± The manager was stunned. This was clearly an accident in their restaurant. Why would they ask the customers to compensate them? He quickly waved his hand. ¡°No need, no need. This is our issue to fix. We will repair it as soon as possible. Please forgive us for the trouble we have caused you.¡± Huo Buyu insisted, ¡°I¡¯ll compensate you if I say so. Send me the bill later.¡± Then, he took Ye Yao¡¯s hand and left. Gao Qiao was laughing uncontrollably by the side. Seeing that Huo Buyu and Ye Yao had left, he said to Jiang Yun, ¡°Did you have dinner with Huo Buyu just then? If you haven¡¯t eaten, I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡± Jiang Yun nodded. ¡°Alright.¡± She needed to calm down now and see if she could get anything out of Gao Qiao. Gao Qiao thought that Huo Buyu had brought Ye Yao home to teach her a lesson, but unexpectedly, he received a call from Huo Buyu asking him to take Jiang Yun to a particular restaurant so that the four of them could have a meal together. On the way to the restaurant, Huo Buyu was terribly displeased. ¡°Ye Yao, you were spouting nonsense again? Don¡¯t you know that it¡¯s very dangerous? What if someone got injured?¡± Ye Yao replied, sounding a little impatient. ¡°Haven¡¯t I told you that my ability won¡¯t pose a threat to people¡¯s lives? Moreover, I didn¡¯t have any bad intentions when I made the wall collapse..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 64 - Chapter 64: Do You Believe It Now? Chapter 64: Do You Believe It Now? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At that time, Ye Yao had simply made the wall collapse, so there were no injuries sustained by anyone. For example, when she was on set yesterday, she saw that Lin Qi had the intention to hurt Jiang Jie, so she shouted in panic. She had hatred for Lin Qi at that time, which was why Lin Qi was injured when she fell. There were two bases on which Lin Qi was injured. One was Ye Yao¡¯s resentment towards her, and the other was the presence of evil intentions on Lin Qi¡¯s part. She wanted to hurt Jiang Jie, which was why her thigh was pierced by the sword. If Lin Qi had not intended to hurt Jiang Jie, or knew nothing about the conspiracy, Ye Yao¡¯s curse would not have affected Lin Qi at all. Ye Yao was getting more and more proficient with her ability. For instance, when the wall in the restaurant collapsed, none of the four people were injured in the slightest. Huo Buyu frowned. ¡°Do you know how much impact it has on the restaurant now that the wall has to be repaired, and the patrons have heard all that commotion? It¡¯s not just about whether someone has been injured.¡± Ye Yao was the one who had caused the wall to collapse, that was why Huo Buyu had insisted on compensating the restaurant. He had to clean up the mess Ye Yao had caused! Ye Yao scratched her head. ¡°Alright, don¡¯t be angry anymore. Besides, you¡¯re not completely faultless this time. If you hadn¡¯t met another girl for lunch and hidden it from me, would I have done something like this? I¡¯m jealous, and I¡¯m jealous because I like you and care about you. If you¡¯re Gao Qiao, you can eat with as many women as you want. I wouldn¡¯t even care.¡± Huo Buyu sighed helplessly. He was always rendered speechless by Ye Yao. He ruffled Ye Yao¡¯s hair and said, ¡°Don¡¯t over-think things. Jiang Yun and I have known each other for many years. We are nothing more than friends.¡± Ye Yao blinked and argued, ¡°You¡¯re not interested in her, but what about her? Is she not interested in you too?¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°Yes, we don¡¯t have any special feelings for each other.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true.¡± Ye Yao shook her head. ¡°I swear on a woman¡¯s intuition that Jiang Yun has feelings for you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible.¡± Huo Buyu subconsciously denied it. He and Jiang Yun were considered close friends. The shared a very comfortable relationship, like old friends. Ye Yao raised an eyebrows. ¡°Why don¡¯t we verify it?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s hair instantly stood on end. Before he could stop her, he heard Ye Yao turn around and look at Jiang Yun, who was a distance behind him. ¡°If Jiang Yun likes Huo Buyu, she¡¯ll slip and fall.¡± ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Huo Buyu wanted to stop her, but it was too late. Jiang Yun, who had always been elegant, suddenly twisted her ankle and fell to the ground. Ye Yao turned around and looked at Huo Buyu provocatively. ¡°Look, now I¡¯ve proven that I¡¯m right, right?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°This might just be a coincidence.¡± ¡°Coincidence¡­¡± Ye Yao smiled like a little devil. ¡°Then let¡¯s have another coincidence. If Jiang Yun likes Huo Buyu, let her fall again.¡± Seeing that Jiang Yun had fallen, Gao Qiao hurriedly went to help her up. Just as he helped her up, Jiang Yun slipped and fell again. Ye Yao looked at Huo Buyu. ¡°What do you think now? Do you still think it¡¯s a coincidence?¡± Huo Buyu fell silent. Ye Yao looked at Jiang Yun, who had fallen twice in a row not far away and had lost her elegant image. She suddenly wondered if everything would have been different if she had the Verbal Virtuosity skill many years ago¡­ Unfortunately, time couldn¡¯t be reversed. Ye Yao sneered. ¡°Huo Buyu, you still don¡¯t believe me, right? Then let Jiang Yun fall three times in a row if she¡¯s interested in you!¡± ¡°Ye Yao!¡± By the time Huo Buyu¡¯s spoke, it was already too late. He watched helplessly as Jiang Yun stood up and fell down again. That was the third time. Ye Yao shrugged at Huo Buyu. ¡°Do you believe me now?¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s eyes were dark and unreadable. In the end, he sighed helplessly. ¡°Forget it. Anyway, I am not the least bit interested in Jiang Yun.¡± He didn¡¯t think that it was a big deal that Jiang Yun liked him. He and Jiang Yun were just friends. Moreover, he had Ye Yao as his girlfriend, so nothing would happen between him and Jiang Yun. There were many women who liked him anyway, not just Jiang Yun. Gao Qiao had watched on as Jiang Yun fell down repeatedly. If he didn¡¯t realize that it was Ye Yao who was causing trouble, he wouldn¡¯t be worthy of being Ye Yao¡¯s number one fan. Hence, he did not help Jiang Yun up and just stood by the side to watch.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: Have We Met Before? Chapter 65: Have We Met Before? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As he watched, Gao Qiao clicked his tongue in wonder. Just how much hatred did Ye Yao have for Jiang Yun? It was just Jiang Yun¡¯s rotten luck to have crossed paths with Ye Yao. With Ye Yao¡¯s ability, she could make her fall all day. Jiang Yun, on the other hand, felt as though she had been possessed today. She got up again. ¡°These high heels really don¡¯t suit me. They felt a little uncomfortable when I bought them.¡± Gao Qiao watched helplessly from the side as Jiang Yun fell again and again. If it were in the past, he would have long shown care and concern to the fairer sex. However, now he was just standing at a distance, hoping that Ye Yao would keep exercising her ability so that he could watch in wonder. After falling a few times in a row, Jiang Yun¡¯s elegance vanished and she looked somewhat disheveled. She walked carefully the rest of the way. When she passed by the mall, she even bought a pair of flats and went to the washroom to tidy up her makeup. Jiang Yun was a woman who cared about maintaining her elegance and beauty at all times, especially in front of Huo Buyu. After tidying herself up, she went to the restaurant to meet up with Huo Buyu. Ye Yao and Huo Buyu sat on one side, while Gao Qiao sat opposite them. He was looking through the menu and introducing it to Ye Yao enthusiastically. ¡°I¡¯ve been to this restaurant a few times and I know what¡¯s good here. Ye Yao, you have to try this.¡± If someone who didn¡¯t know better saw Gao Qiao¡¯s enthusiasm, they¡¯d think that he was courting Ye Yao. However, Jiang Yun now knew that Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. Gao Qiao definitely wouldn¡¯t poach Ye Yao from Huo Buyu. However, the man was indeed too solicitous towards Ye Yao. Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s order everything you¡¯ve recommended.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Gao Qiao excitedly waved the waiter over. Only then did he notice Jiang Yun standing behind them. He stood up and said, ¡°You may sit next to me here. I wish to sit opposite Ye Yao.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Jiang Yun couldn¡¯t ask for more. She took the inside seat and smiled at Huo Buyu, who was now sitting opposite her at the dining table. ¡°Gao Qiao seems very fond of your girlfriend. I could feel his enthusiasm as soon as I approached. Huo Buyu frowned. He didn¡¯t appreciate Gao Qiao¡¯s attentiveness and said, ¡°I¡¯ll get Ye Yao to stay away from him.¡± Gao Qiao had bad intentions towards Ye Yao! No, to be specific, he had bad intentions towards Ye Yao¡¯s ability! Ye Yao turned to look at Jiang Yun. ¡°Miss Jiang, do you remember me? Jiang Yun looked at Ye Yao in confusion. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, have we met before? I don¡¯t remember.¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°I once went to Miss Jiang¡¯s concert and even spoke to you. But that¡¯s true. I¡¯m just a fan, it¡¯s not surprising that Miss Jiang does not remember me. However,.. I¡¯m Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend now. Miss Jiang should remember this, right?¡± Jiang Yun nodded. ¡°Of course I will. I¡¯ve been good friends with Huo Buyu for so many years, but this is the first time he¡¯s officially introduced his girlfriend to me. Of course I¡¯ll remember you.¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Miss Jiang, you have such a good temperament and you speak elegantly. If I were you, I¡¯d definitely woo someone like Huo Buyu. However, I have to thank Miss Jiang for not wooing Huo Buyu. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t stand a chance, right?¡± Jiang Yun¡¯s expression was calm. She smiled and said, ¡°Miss Ye, you must be joking. I¡¯ve known Huo Buyu for many years. We¡¯re purely friends.¡± Ye Yao leaned on Huo Buyu¡¯s shoulder and wheedled. ¡°I guess I¡¯m being petty then. When I saw how beautiful Miss Jiang was and thought that she liked you too, I was a little jealous. But I¡¯m relieved now.¡± Huo Buyu looked down at Ye Yao and rolled his eyes silently. He had successfully allowed Ye Yao to go astray and felt bad towards Jiang Yun. Earlier on, Ye Yao¡¯s curse had caused Jiang Yun to fall miserably. It was obvious that Jiang Yun indeed had designs on him. All these years, he had often eaten and chatted with Jiang Yun. Many people thought that they were a match made in heaven. Even Gao Qiao had asked him if he was interested in Jiang Yun and if he was getting engaged. Many people would even ask Jiang Yun directly, but she would always say that they were good friends and would be good friends for life. Now that he thought about it, Jiang Yun was very shrewd, but Huo Buyu wouldn¡¯t have thought that way in the past. Huo Buyu pinched Ye Yao¡¯s face and said, ¡°Alright, stop fooling around. The dishes recommended by Gao Qiao are all good. You¡¯ll have to eat more later.¡± Ye Yao smiled. She had successfully planted the seed of doubt in Huo Buyu¡¯s heart. Jiang Yun was no longer perfect in Huo Buyu¡¯s eyes. This was her goal.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 66 - Chapter 66: Clear Rejection Chapter 66: Clear Rejection Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Yun suddenly took out two tickets from her bag and handed them to Huo Buyu. ¡°I have a concert in three days. Come with your girlfriend.¡± With that, she took out two more tickets and handed them to Gao Qiao. ¡°These are yours.¡± Huo Buyu put away the tickets politely. ¡°I might not have the time to go. Ye Yao has been undergoing military training recently and is very busy every day. Her studies are the most important thing now.¡± Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment. She could tell that this was Huo Buyu¡¯s rejection. This had never happened before, and it was actually because of Ye Yao. However, she didn¡¯t look unhappy at all. She even echoed, ¡°Of course, Miss Ye¡¯s studies are the most important.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Huo Buyu replied calmly. Previously, he had gotten along well with Jiang Yun because they didn¡¯t had no grievances between them. Back then, his grandfather had asked him to select a girlfriend for himself between Jiang Yun and Qin Jiao. He had chosen Qin Jiao because he felt that his relationship with Jiang Yun was very pure and didn¡¯t wish to spoil the relationship. However, now that he knew how Jiang Yun felt about him, he had a grievance against her. Jiang Yun was too scheming and knew how to hide it. Of course, the most important thing was that Ye Yao was a jealous person, and he didn¡¯t want her to feel insecure, thinking that he would cheat on her. He had a girlfriend now, so he naturally had to keep a distance from other women. Gao Qiao was even more direct. He returned the tickets to Jiang Yun, saying, ¡°You know that I¡¯m just a layman. I¡¯ll only doze off watching your concert, so don¡¯t waste the tickets.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s personality was straightforward to begin with, and he felt that Ye Yao did not like Jiang Yun. He thought if he rejected Jiang Yun now, he¡¯d be able to get closer to Ye Yao. He did not care if he had Jiang Yun as a friend, but there was only one Ye Yao in the world! She was the only one with such a magical ability, so as long as Ye Yao was around, he could give up on his other friends! Jiang Yun lowered her head to drink water, but her gaze swept across to Ye Yao, who was across her. Her gaze suddenly deepened. Huo Buyu really liked Ye Yao and took good care of her at the dining table. There was also Gao Qiao. Because he was interested in Ye Yao¡¯s ability, he was like Ye Yao¡¯s lackey and full of enthusiasm. This scene made Jiang Yun very uncomfortable. In the past, no matter what occasion it was, others would take care of her first. But now, Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao acted like they couldn¡¯t wait to give Ye Yao the entire world. ¡®l¡¯he meal went on for two hours. By the time they were done, the skies were dark. Jiang Yun said to Huo Buyu, ¡°Since we¡¯re going the same way, I¡¯ll come with you.¡± Ye Yao scratched Huo Buyu¡¯s palm. Huo Buyu then said, ¡°We¡¯ll let Gao Qiao send you back. I have to take her to do some shopping.¡± As he spoke, he patted Ye Yao¡¯s head. Ye Yao rubbed his palm approvingly and reminded Gao Qiao, ¡°You must send Miss Jiang home safely.¡± Gao Qiao nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, since you¡¯ve said so, I¡¯ll make sure of that.¡± Huo Buyu couldn¡¯t stand Gao Qiao¡¯s lackey behavior anymore. He kicked him. ¡°Gao Qiao, keep a distance from my little cutie. She has a boyfriend!¡± ¡°I know, I know.¡± Gao Qiao quickly nodded. ¡°I know that you¡¯re Ye Yao¡¯s boyfriend. I¡¯m not trying to steal your woman. I just want to interact more with her and help you protect her. Don¡¯t be so jumpy.¡± Huo Buyu snorted coldly and then headed towards the nearby mall with Ye Yao. Gao Qiao turned to Jiang Yun and said, ¡°Miss Jiang, let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll send you home.¡± Jiang Yun smiled and got into Gao Qiao¡¯s car. In the car, she teased, ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re getting along so well with Ye Yao and do whatever she says. If I weren¡¯t aware that you have no intentions towards Huo Buyu¡¯s woman, I would¡¯ve thought that you liked Ye Yao. She seems to be quite charming. Even your previous girlfriends couldn¡¯t tame you this way, right?¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s was like a lackey when it came to Ye Yao, and got all excited at the mention of her. ¡° l can¡¯t help it. Ye Yao is too cute. I like her so much. I just want to hang around her all the time and have fun together. It makes me super happy.¡± Ye Yao was simply a treasured girl ¨C the sort that was one of a kind! Jiang Yun asked, ¡°Is there anything special about Ye Yao that attracts you then?¡± ¡°No,¡± Gao Qiao said readily. ¡°She¡¯s just rather cute. It¡¯s very relaxing and pleasant to be with her.¡± He was now Ye Yao¡¯s die-hard fan and would never do anything to harm Ye Yao. Therefore, he would never tell anyone about Ye Yao¡¯s ability.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 67 - Chapter 67: Regretting Chapter 67: Regretting Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Yun sat brooding in the car. Having not seen Ye Yao for six years, it was unexpected that the girl had now become Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. Ye Yao held Huo Buyu¡¯s hand as they walked into the mall. She smiled at Huo Buyu. ¡°Why did you refuse to go home with Jiang Yun just now? Huo Buyu pinched Ye Yao¡¯s face till it was contorted. ¡°Do you think my EQ is so low? You think I can¡¯t tell that you don¡¯t like me interacting with Jiang Yun? Since you don¡¯t like it, I¡¯ll just stay away from her in the future.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Wow, 1 didn¡¯t think you¡¯d be so good. I thought I¡¯d have to have a few more arguments with you and play a few more tricks before you¡¯d stay away from her. I didn¡¯t expect you to be enlightened so soon.¡± Huo Buyu tapped Ye Yao¡¯s head angrily. ¡°There¡¯s no need to play so many tricks or throw tantrums with me. You only need to speak your mind. I¡¯m your boyfriend, you only need to tell me what you want me to do.¡± He had never interacted much with girls before, so he couldn¡¯t even begin to guess at what they were thinking. Sometimes, he felt that Ye Yao¡¯s actions were senseless. Just like how she kept finding fault with Jiang Yun today. She claimed that she was jealous, but in a way, it didn¡¯t seem like it. In any case, he had no idea how a girl would behave if she was jealous. Perhaps exactly like Ye Yao. Ye Yao smiled and wrapped her arms around Huo Buyu¡¯s neck. ¡°That¡¯s right. It saves me time. You have to keep a distance from the other girls, understand?¡± Huo Buyu stroked her hair. ¡°Got it. Let¡¯s go. Since we¡¯re already here, let¡¯s buy something. ¡°Sure.¡± Ye Yao headed upstairs straight away with Huo Buyu in tow. Coincidentally, she had been thinking of getting a new bag! Shopping always makes people happy! Of course, the price she had to pay for spending Huo Buyu¡¯s money was to be tormented by Huo Buyu that night. The next morning, Ye Yao had to massage her legs all along the way returning to the military training grounds. Fortunately, the military training was about to end. Whenever Gao Qiao had time, he would come over to buy water for Ye Yao or bring her gifts such as a tiny electric fan. This made Ye Yao very popular in school. Everyone wanted to be friends with Ye Yao. After all, she had a high-profile backer like Gao Qiao. Of course, in the eyes of others, Gao Qiao¡¯s enthusiasm was because he was madly pursuing Ye Yao. Zhou Chen, who was among the crowd, also saw it clearly. Back then, he had been frightened by a ghost and ended up staying in the hospital for a few days. When he found out that Ye Yao had also come to the Imperial Capital University to study, he, who actually didn¡¯t need military training, was compelled to join in anyway. Then, he witnessed how Gao Qiao was solicitous towards Ye Yao. Zhou Chen felt a little upset. In the past, when Ye Yao was with him, she would take the initiative to keep a distance from other boys. She would not even look at the gifts that she received from others and only had eyes for him. But now, she accepted everything Gao Qiao gave her and even smiled at Gao Qiao. In the past, when Ye Yao was with him, he took her for granted and didn¡¯t cherish her. However, now that he was separated from Ye Yao and she had a better man watching over her, Zhou Chen began to regret it. Only then did he realize how good Ye Yao was in the past, especially compared with Ye Sui. He felt that he had been seduced by Ye Sui back then, and must have been possessed to have taken a fancy to that superficial woman. As if it was not bad enough that Ye Sui had been expelled, she created a scene and told the entire world that the vice-principal of the university gave her a place for money. Would the vice-principal of the Imperial Capital University have been an ordinary person? In the past few days, Zhou Chen¡¯s father had repeatedly encountered obstacles in his business dealings. It was Ye Sui who had caused this trouble. Moreover, Zhou Chen had also received a photograph of Ye Sui covered in feces, sent to him by Ye Yao. He was lying on the hospital bed at the time and immediately vomited. The psychological impact was such that now whenever he saw her, the image of her covered in feces would come to mind. Then, it would make him feel like throwing up. Not only that, but his mother had also now developed a grudge against Ye Sui. Furthermore, Ye Sui had fallen out with the Imperial Capital University and could only go to the art university next door. It was only a few hundred meters away from the Imperial Capital University. This made Zhou Chen very unhappy. Ye Sui had already made herself infamous and should really stay away from the general location. However, she had little self awareness, and would come round looking for Zhou Chen on campus every now and then when she had time. Now, everyone in the school knew that Ye Sui had relied on her connections to enter the Imperial Capital University and even got the vice-principal involved. Hence coming round to look for Zhou Chen all the time was nothing more than causing the young man more trouble. Most importantly, going to the art school in the imperial capital cost a lot of money. The Zhou family and the Ye family had moved to the imperial capital to do business. Now that they weren¡¯t able to do business, their expenses were extremely high. Ye Sui not only did nothing to help reduce the burden, she even selfishly chose such an expensive school for herself. Now, whenever Zhou Chen looked at her, he only felt a headache coming on.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 68 - Chapter 68: We’re Getting Engaged Again Chapter 68: We¡¯re Getting Engaged Again Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhou Chen could not help but think back on the time when he was with Ye Yao. Ye Yao was sensible and quiet. She did not argue or quarrel, and never caused trouble for him. Unlike Ye Sui¡­ Whenever he thought of the past, Zhou Chen would kick himself. The military training in the morning ended very quickly. Huo Buyu had matters to attend to today, so Ye Yao went to the school canteen to eat. She sat alone at the dining table. Suddenly, someone sat down opposite her and placed a serving of sweet and sour pork ribs in front of her. It was Zhou Chen. ¡°Ye Yao, I got you your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs.¡± When Ye Yao saw Zhou Chen, who had sat himself opposite her, her hunger immediately vanished and she instantly lost her appetite. She pushed the sweet and sour pork ribs away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t like it anymore.¡± For a moment, Zhou Chen seemed hurt. He looked at Ye Yao sadly and said in a pained tone, ¡°Ye Yao, can¡¯t you forgive me this once? I really do realize my mistake.¡± Ye Yao was a little impatient. ¡°Zhou Chen, do you understand the phrase ¡®let¡¯s part on good terms¡¯? What¡¯s the point of pestering me like this?¡± Zhou Chen did not want to give up. ¡°Ye Yao, I really like you. Back then, I asked you to go overseas first. I said I¡¯d go and look for you after settling things. Why didn¡¯t you wait for me? ¡°Wait for you?¡± Ye Yao looked at Zhou Chen mockingly as if she¡¯d just heard a funny joke. ¡®I l had been overseas for half a year. It wasn¡¯t enough time for you to settle things?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Zhou Chen started. Ye Yao continued, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t spotted me in the capital, would you really have gone overseas to look for me? Were you really able to sort out your matters? Back then, you tricked me into going overseas. To put it bluntly, you were avoiding responsibility. You will never learn to be responsible for your own matters in your life.¡± She had long seen through Zhou Chen. He did not have any sense of responsibility as a man. He kept saying that he would go overseas to look for her. She was sure she¡¯d not live to see that day. ¡°I¡­¡± Zhou Chen did not know how to explain. Indeed, he had not gone to look for Ye Yao in the half a year that she was overseas. In fact, if he had not suddenly spotted her, he would have almost forgotten about her. Why would he go overseas to look for her? But¡­ ¡°I would have gone looking for you. It¡¯s true. I only needed a little more time. Ye Yao, I really do realize my mistake. I¡¯ll cancel the engagement with Ye Sui now. Let¡¯s get engaged again, okay? I really love you,¡± Zhou Chen begged. ¡°Don¡¯t bother.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s tone was impatient. ¡°Zhou Chen, face the reality. I don¡¯t like you anymore. And no longer think highly of you. You¡¯d better stay away from me now. Otherwise, we¡¯ll settle our old and new scores together. Back then you had tricked me into going overseas. I haven¡¯t settled the score with you for that.¡± She had almost died overseas because of Zhou Chen. Ye Yao was about to leave when Zhou Chen grabbed her hand. Ye Yao frowned. ¡°Let go. ¡°I won¡¯t let go,¡± the man said. The two of them started tussling in the canteen, attracting a lot of attention. The crowd watched the pair and started whispering to each other. ¡°Let go!¡± Suddenly, an angry shout came from behind. Then, Gao Qiao rushed over like a whirlwind and punched Zhou Chen in the stomach. Zhou Chen let go of Ye Yao¡¯s hand in pain. Gao Qiao stood in front of Ye Yao and scolded Zhou Chen, ¡°Are you done? Did you forget the warning I gave you last time? And now you¡¯re even pestering Ye Yao in my presence. You must be tired of living.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend was not someone that a scumbag like Zhou Chen should touch casually. Gao Qiao himself had been hanging around Ye Yao for so long, yet he was very polite towards her and would not even touch her. Although Gao Qiao¡¯s love life was rather frivolous, his brotherly relationship with Huo Buyu was real. Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, so he would maintain a good distance and protect Ye Yao at the same time. Zhou Chen wilted when he saw Gao Qiao. He did not dare to resist Gao Qiao at all, but swiftly turned around and left dejectedly. Ye Yao looked at Zhou Chen¡¯s cowardly expression and wished she could punch herself for being so blind back then. Gao Qiao sneered when he saw how spineless Zhou Chen was. Then, he turned around and gave Ye Yao a big smile. ¡°I just ordered a plate of fish and prawns for you. Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you to lunch.¡± Ye Yao had lost her appetite because of Zhou Chen. She shook her head. ¡°I can¡¯t eat. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, my great aunt.¡± Gao Qiao put his palms together. ¡°Actually, I have something to ask of you. Will you do me the honor? Ye Yao glared at him and knew that he would not be solicitous for no reason.. ¡°No, I won¡¯t,¡± she declined If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 69 - Chapter 69: So Much Money Chapter 69: So Much Money Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. Have I treated you well these few days? You only need to say if I have, okay? Just do me a small favor. Moreover, Zhou Chen is such a pest. I promise that from now on, as long as I¡¯m around, I¡¯ll definitely not let him have the chance to pester you.¡± Gao Qiao played the emotional card. Ye Yao snorted. ¡°What is this? Blackmailing?¡± ¡°How is that possible!¡± Gao Qiao exclaimed. ¡°It¡¯s my honor to work for you. This is not a threat, nor is it a deal. This is my request to you. I hope Your Majesty will take pity on me.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s attitude was very obsequious. When he saw Ye Yao¡¯s expression soften, he smiled and cupped his hands. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Great Aunt, do me the great honor of eating with you?¡± Gao Qiao said he had ordered fish and prawns, but when Ye Yao went over, what she saw was simply a full-blown feast! She raised an eyebrow and looked at Gao Qiao. ¡°Tell me, what sort of favor do you want from me? Gao Qiao laughed. ¡°What are you thinking? I just wanted you to eat something delicious.¡± Ye Yao shook her head. ¡°Gao Qiao, if you¡¯re not going to say it, don¡¯t blame me for not doing my part after I¡¯ve eaten all this.¡± Gao Qiao scratched his head and chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s a small matter. I just need you to exercise your ability.¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°Do you think I don¡¯t know that? The question is, what exactly do you want me to jinx? Gao Qiao did not want to keep her in suspense and replied, ¡°I¡¯ve been trying to compete for a project recently, but the opponent is very strong. I want you to jinx him so that he doesn¡¯t win the bid.¡± As long as the other party didn¡¯t win the bid, the project would go to him. Ye Yao frowned. ¡°How much money are you able to earn from this project?¡± Gao Qiao did not hesitate. ¡°Lots and lots of money.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Will you share it with me after it¡¯s done?¡± ¡°Stop fooling around,¡± Gao Qiao said slyly. ¡°It¡¯s not a problem for me to give you a share of the money. The key is that you¡¯re Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. If I give you money, Huo Buyu will beat me to death. Don¡¯t worry. Although I¡¯m not going to give you any money, you only need to give me a call whenever you¡¯re in need. I¡¯ll be right there.¡± It wasn¡¯t that Gao Qiao couldn¡¯t bear to part with the money. The last time he went on a blind date with Ye Yao, he had bought a bag for her. Later, Huo Buyu had returned all the money to him. To Huo Buyu and Gao Qiao, the cost of a bag was loose change. The key was Huo Buyu¡¯s attitude. The man was of the view that his woman could only spend his money, and no one else¡¯s. Hence Gao Qiao did not dare to give Ye Yao money. Ye Yao thought about it and felt that Gao Qiao was right. Besides, Gao Qiao indeed treated her well. Since it was just a favor, she made an ¡°okay¡± gesture and agreed, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll help you with this.¡± Gao Qiao immediately cheered. ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up after the military training ends tonight then. An hour would be enough. I promise I won¡¯t waste your time.¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°I¡¯ll have to tell Huo Buyu first. Otherwise, if he finds out later, he¡¯ll either kill you or me.¡± Gao Qiao was stunned for a moment. Afraid that he¡¯d be stood up, he pulled Ye Yao back and said, ¡°You¡¯ve already promised me. If Huo Buyu doesn¡¯t let you go, you have to think of a way to go, understand?¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can handle Huo Buyu.¡± It was too easy to deal with Huo Buyu. She had many tricks up her sleeve. ¡°Now that the matter is resolved, can I eat?¡± ¡°Go ahead. If it¡¯s not enough, I¡¯ll order more,¡± the man said. After dinner, Ye Yao stepped out to call Huo Buyu. She told him quite directly, ¡°Gao Qiao asked me to do him a favor and attend a bidding event. I¡¯ve agreed.¡± Huo Buyu immediately knew what Gao Qiao was up to and said, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to go.¡± ¡°But I¡¯ve already promised him.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you to reject him.¡± ¡°But I want to go too.¡± Huo Buyu was adamant. ¡°No.¡± Ye Yao got angry. ¡°But I¡¯ve already agreed! I¡¯m only informing you now. You¡¯re not allowed to reject me. Otherwise, I¡¯ll be upset. And when I¡¯m upset, I can¡¯t stand to see others happy, so I¡¯d want to upset other people too.¡± If she was unhappy, she would want to create chaos, the kind of chaos that she couldn¡¯t control. Huo Buyu was speechless. Was this a threat? A blatant threat. He said, ¡°Then send me the address. I¡¯ll go with you.¡± ¡°Okay, love you.¡± After the military training ended at night, Gao Qiao came to pick Ye Yao up. Huo Buyu was in a meeting and would meet up with Ye Yao after that. Ye Yao got into Gao Qiao¡¯s car in plain sight of many people in the school. Zhou Chen, who was following closely behind, saw it clearly. Ye Sui went forward and clung on to Zhou Chen¡¯s arm, sneering in disdain. ¡°Ye Yao is just a woman who clings to the rich and powerful. She even told me that she and Gao Qiao are ordinary friends and have an innocent relationship.. Pfft! They probably had slept with each other long ago!¡¯ If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 70 - Chapter 70: Old Pervert Chapter 70: Old Pervert Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios However, in her heart, Ye Sui had to admit that Ye Yao was quite impressive. She could make Gao Qiao lie for her and to do it so unhesitatingly. At that time, she really believed that ye Yao and Gao Qiao were not in a relationship, but now, it seemed that Gao Qiao¡¯s was trying to pursue Ye Yao without being too obvious. Anyone could tell. Including Zhou Chen, who felt very upset. To be honest, he was indeed very comfortable with Ye Yao in the past, but he was not all that into her. Otherwise, he would not have gotten together with Ye Sui. Now, it was only because he could not have her. In addition, the comparison between Ye Sui and Ye Yao made Zhou Chen feel, all the more, that Ye Yao was better. When he knew that Ye Yao had a suitor like Gao Qiao, he was most indignant and jealous. This was a man¡¯s inferiority complex. If Ye Yao had found a boyfriend that was no match for him, he might not feel this way. Unfortunately, Ye Yao had found a man who was more outstanding than Zhou Chen in all aspects, and on the other hand Zhou Chen was trapped by a woman with no substance, like Ye Sui. He felt even more indignant and sad for himself. Zhou Chen felt disgusted just by looking at Ye Sui. He shook off Ye Sui t s hand and started walking away briskly. ¡°Zhou Chen, don¡¯t walk so quickly. Wait for me.¡± Ye Sui shouted behind Zhou Chen. Ye Sui did not have the ability to find someone better than Zhou Chen now. Moreover, in her opinion, she had snatched Zhou Chen from Ye Yao. She felt that just this alone was enough to put her a notch above Ye Yao for the rest of her life. Unfortunately, Ye Sui did not know that Ye Yao had long ceased to care about Zhou Chen. Gao Qiao brought Ye Yao to the venue of the banquet. He pointed at a man with a beer belly and said, ¡°It¡¯s him. You¡¯re in charge of preventing him from winning the bid.¡± Ye Yao crossed her arms. ¡®Gao Qiao, that shouldn¡¯t be the case. With your status in the capital, it shouldn¡¯t be difficult for you to win a bid, right? Why are you asking for my help?¡± Gao Qiao shook her head. ¡°You don¡¯t understand. The land we¡¯re fighting for today belongs to the Chen family. The Chen family¡¯s style is very strange. They don¡¯t necessarily value money or people, so connections are quite useless. Some people win the bid for no reason. Of course, businessmen still value profit above all else. The more money they give, the higher the chance of winning the bid. And that beer-bellied man¡¯s name is Fatty Wang. As long as he participates in the bidding, the price will be ridiculously high every time, severely disrupting the balance of the bidding. I¡¯m a businessman, so I can¡¯t allow him to keep raising my bids. After all, I¡¯m taking on the project to make money, not do charity.¡± Ye Yao understood. The Chen family owned the land, but this owner would not open back doors, nor did they care about power. Auctions were all based on the price. Fatty Wang had a lot of money, and the price he offered was ridiculously high. Gao Qiao did not want to spend more money and did not know what Fatty Wangs budget was, so he had asked her help to jinx him. Ye Yao looked up as she contemplated the situation, and saw Fatty Wang stopping a beautiful woman. He seemed to be harassing her. Ye Yao was instantly angry. Old pervert! Scumbag! She immediately rushed up and slapped Fatty Wang. ¡°Sir, aren¡¯t you afraid that the worm in your stomach will bite you for teasing a girl in broad daylight?¡± Usually, when Ye Yao jinxed someone, she would only cause minor disturbances. However, when confronting a pervert, she showed no mercy. As soon as she had spoken, Fatty Wang felt a pain in his stomach. It was so painful that his face turned pale. His assistant quickly came over to help him up. ¡°Boss, are you alright?¡± Seeing that his advances had been interrupted, Fatty Wang pointed at Ye Yao angrily. He wanted to say something, but his stomach hurt so much that no words came out. Ye Yao protected the girl and asked with concern, ¡°Are you alright?¡± The girl was very beautiful and seemed frightened. Her eyes were filled with fear. She shook her head gently in response to Ye Yao¡¯s question. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thank you.¡± Fatty Wangs assistant looked at Ye Yao and questioned angrily, ¡°What did you do to my boss?¡± ¡°You ought to be careful with your words.¡± Gao Qiao appeared in time. ¡°Your boss was the one who harassed a girl here, and then developed a stomach ache. given your boss¡¯ condition, you should quickly send him to the hospital.¡± Gao Qiao looked to Ye Yao as if she were a god. Fatty Wang had ended up with a stomach ache just as she said so. If the man ended up going to the hospital now, didn¡¯t that mean he would not be able to participate in the auction? Then he would definitely win.. Ye Yao was indeed his lucky star! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 71 - Chapter 71: This Mouth Is Amazing Chapter 71: This Mouth Is Amazing Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Fatty Wang knew Gao Qiao, and was aware that he was a strong competitor in the auction. He endured the churning in his stomach and said to his assistant, ¡°There¡¯s no need to go to the hospital. Help me sit down by the side.¡± As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Gao Qiao and Ye Yao. He would not let today¡¯s matter go just like that! Gao Qiao wanted to win this bid, but he was not going to let him! As for Ye Yao, once he recovered from this stomach ache, he¡¯d make the girl pay! Gao Qiao saw the look in Fatty Wang¡¯s eyes and whispered to Ye Yao, ¡°Fatty Wang is very petty and will seek revenge over the smallest grievance. You have to be careful. Ye Yao was nonchalant. ¡°A stomach ache is already torturing him to this extent. If he dares to provoke me again, I won¡¯t show mercy.¡± This Fatty Wang was obviously not a good person. She had only jinxed him with a stomach ache, and it had almost killed him. According to the rules of the Verbal Virtuosity Technique, when applied to people with evil intentions, the outcome would be twice as effective. Therefore, this Fatty Wang must be a truly evil person. Gao Qiao thought that it made sense. With Ye Yao¡¯s skills, who would dare to provoke her! A word from her and people would wish they were dead! Ye Yao turned around and looked at the beautiful woman behind her. ¡°Alright, the bad guy has left. You should leave quickly too. In the future, you don¡¯t have to be afraid when you encounter such things. Just kick him in his nether region and he¡¯ll behave.¡± The woman was amused by Ye Yao¡¯s words and nodded. ¡°Thank you. My name is Chen Chuchu.¡± ¡°My name is Ye Yao.¡± Just as Chen Chuchu was about to speak again, Gao Qiao pointed at the door and reminded Ye Yao, ¡°Huo Buyu is here.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s eyes lit up and he said to Chen Chuchu, ¡°My boyfriend is here. I have to go.¡± As Ye Yao walked away and Chen Chuchu looked at the handsome Gao Qiao, her face turned scarlet. ¡°Thank you too¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mention it,¡± Gao Qiao interrupted her. ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything. There¡¯s no need to thank me, and you don¡¯t have to think about devoting yourself to me. I¡¯m not in the mood to date.¡± After saying that, Gao Qiao ran off to look for Ye Yao. He was famous for being a playboy in the past and would never reject any decent looking woman. It was undeniable that Chen Chuchu was very good-looking, gentle, and elegant. Fatty Wang was famous for being a lecher. Being pestered by Fatty Wang only bore testimony to Chen Chuchu¡¯s exquisite looks. However, Gao Qiao was not interested in women now. He was only interested in going after Ye Yao¡¯s skills. Ye Yao ran to Huo Buyu¡¯s side and gave him a bear hug. ¡°Why are you only here now? I missed you so much.¡± Huo Buyu snorted. ¡°You look like you¡¯re having fun. If I had come a little later, you¡¯d have turned this banquet hall into a disaster site.¡± Ye Yao scratched her head awkwardly. ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯m very obedient.¡± ¡°Okav.¡± Huo Buvu stroked her head. ¡°There¡¯s always room for improvement.¡± Gao Qiao ran over and glanced at Huo Buyu guiltily. Then, he tugged at Ye Yao, urging her shamelessly. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to help.¡± Ye Yao nodded. After a while, the owner of the land, Mr. Chen, arrived. Then, the bidding began. The bidding process was very simple. Everyone who participated in the bidding would get an envelope with a number written on it. The bidder would write their bid amount in the envelope and wait for the result. Seeing that Fatty Wang had started to write down the bid amount, Ye Yao said slowly, ¡°Fatty Wang won¡¯t win.¡± Gao Qiao heard Ye Yao¡¯s words, so he immediately reduced the amount he wanted to write down by half. He admired Ye Yao very much, so he firmly believed in her ability. ¡°Ye Yao, hurry up and tell me that I¡¯ll win.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. She was a jinx! It wasn¡¯t like whatever good things she said would come true! But since Gao Qiao had said so, there was no harm in doing an experiment on him? She smiled and nodded at Gao Qiao. ¡°Gao Qiao, you¡¯ll win the bid.¡± Gao Qiao immediately beamed with joy and looked straight ahead, waiting for the bidding results. There weren¡¯t too many people participating in the bidding, only about 20. Hence, Mr. Chen soon went on stage. He said with a smile, ¡°I wish to congratulate Mr. Gao Qiao for winning this bid.¡± Gao Qiao covered his mouth in disbelief. Oh my god, Ye Yao is a god! He had placed a bid at a price that would have been impossible to win. And true enough, he won? At this price, it would be a huge loss for the Chen family! Gao Qiao was stunned. Actually, he was not here to make money today.. He just wanted to see how amazing Ye Yao¡¯s ability was, but he did not expect it to be so effective! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 72 - Chapter 72: Let’s Leave First Chapter 72: Let¡¯s Leave First Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios This time round, Gao Qiao was utterly convinced by Ye Yao! After Mr. Chen announced his new collaborator, Fatty Wang was unhappy and immediately stood up. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Did Gao Qiao make a higher offer? I offered 1.5 billion!¡± The price of this piece of land was 300 million yuan. If they wanted to get this piece of land, 800 million yuan would have been enough. But Fatty Wang actually paid 1.5 billion yuan?! He couldn¡¯t get this piece of land even with 1.5 billion yuan? As soon as Fatty Wang said that, the surrounding people sucked in a breath of cold air. 1.5 billion! Was Fatty Wang even planning to make money? When Gao Qiao heard Fatty Wang¡¯s words, he was extremely smug. He had only offered 400 million yuan, but he had won the bid. Wasn¡¯t this a fantasy? However, given these things were all associated with Ye Yao, it was normal for it to be a fantasy. ¡°I¡¯m not going to let you win this bid.¡± A crisp female voice sounded. Then, Ye Yao saw the beautiful Chen Chuchu getting onto the stage. She circled her arms around Mr. Chen¡¯s arm and said with a sweet smile, ¡°Dad, this Fatty Wang is especially shameless. He even harassed me earlier on and wanted to take advantage of me. We can¡¯t hand the land over to such a person.¡± Gao Qiao was dumbfounded. Chen Chuchu was actually Mr. Chen¡¯s daughter? When Fatty Wang saw that the woman he had just teased was actually Mr. Chen¡¯s daughter, he was also stunned. No wonder the Chen family did not give him any face even after he offered such a high price. He was so angry that he pounded his chest and stomped his feet. He said fiercely to Gao Qiao, ¡°This matter is not over!¡± Then, he stomped away angrily. Mr. Chen held Chen Chuchu¡¯s hand and walked over to Gao Qiao with a smile. ¡°I just heard from Chuchu that you saved her, so I have to thank you. Chuchu is the apple of my eye. I couldn¡¯t bear to let her be bullied at all since she was young. I didn¡¯t expect that Fatty Wang had almost bullied her in my own territory.¡± Chen Chuchu looked at Gao Qiao and smiled like a flower, with a hint of a girl¡¯s shyness. Ye Yao quietly leaned towards Huo Buyu and whispered, ¡°I think Chen Chuchu has taken a fancy to Gao Qiao. I was the one who saved her just now, but she didn¡¯t mention it at all. She only thanked Gao Qiao.¡± It was obvious to all what she was thinking. Huo Buyu tugged Ye Yao behind him and said, ¡°I have another gathering to attend. We need to go now.¡± With that, he hustled Ye Yao away. Gao Qiao had already achieved her goal of bringing Ye Yao here, so there was no need for her to stay. On the way, Huo Buyu contemplated Ye Yao¡¯s ability. If one supposed that her ability was Verbal Virtuosity, indeed, whatever she said was effective. However, what she said was mostly based on evidence. Just like today, Fatty Wang didn¡¯t get that piece of land even with such a high bid, because he had offended Chen Chuchu. Gao Qiao, on the other hand, was able to get the land at such a ridiculous price because she had gained Chen Chuchu¡¯s favor. Ye Yao didn¡¯t seem to have anything to do with this. If Ye Yao wasn¡¯t involved, this outcome would actually have been achieved. Hence, he couldn¡¯t figure out if the foreshadowing and what happened later was the outcome of Ye Yao¡¯s words or if Ye Yao was just acting with the flow of things in the first place. He had a feeling that even without Ye Yao, today¡¯s outcome would still have been achieved. Seeing that Huo Buyu was silent and deep in thought, Ye Yao took the initiative to ask, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Huo Buyu stroked her head gently, his handsome face filled with affection. ¡°I¡¯m thinking about how you got your ability. What¡¯s the basis?¡± Ye Yao pouted in dissatisfaction. ¡°I already said that it¡¯s inherited from the family.¡± Her ancestors had the ability to predict the future as well! Huo Buyu smiled. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not think about it anymore. Hurry up, let¡¯s get in.¡± He had brought Ye Yao to a luxurious hotel. ¡°Today is an elder¡¯s birthday. We need to be present.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Ye Yao nodded. She was dressed casually, but Huo Buyu didn¡¯t seem to mind. She didn¡¯t know if it would be impolite to enter like this. After entering the hotel, Ye Yao realized that this place was extraordinarily big. Moreover, it was Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother¡¯s birthday today. Ye Yao was puzzled. ¡°Why isn¡¯t Gao Qiao here then?¡± Huo Buyu replied, ¡°He should be here once he¡¯s done dealing with things. It¡¯s very obvious why I¡¯ve brought you with me first. Stay away from Gao Qiao in the future.¡± Huo Buyu swore that he wasn¡¯t jealous. Gao Qiao¡¯s curiosity over Ye Yao¡¯s ability had reached its peak. This wasn¡¯t a good sign. Ye Yao covered her mouth and snickered. ¡°Alright, since you don¡¯t like me being close to Gao Qiao, I won¡¯t hang out with him.¡± Huo Buyu and Ye Yao were both outstanding-looking and looked every inch the loving couple. They attracted the attention of many people the moment they entered.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 73 - Chapter 73: Happy Family of Three Chapter 73: Happy Family of Three Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Ya could see everything clearly from the corner. Qin Jiao was standing beside her. The latter gritted her teeth and held Yang Ya¡¯s hand, acting cute. ¡°You have to help me punish Ye Yao.¡± Yang Ya narrowed her eyes. The way Huo Buyu doted on Ye Yao was especially glaring. She poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. Then, she slowly walked towards Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao, you¡¯re here.¡± Ye Yao was a little surprised that she¡¯d take the initiative to strike up a conversation. The woman probably didn¡¯t want anyone to know that she was her daughter, right? Why was she being so brazen? Ye Yao said, ¡°Yes, I came with Huo Buyu.¡± Yang Ya smiled and nodded at Huo Buyu. ¡°Huo Buyu, thank you for taking care of Ye Yao during this period of time.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression was icy. ¡°Ye Yao is my girlfriend. It¡¯s my duty to take care of her. Moreover, she¡¯s very well-behaved.¡± ¡°I¡¯m relieved then,¡± Yang Ya nodded. She continued, ¡°I¡¯ll take Ye Yao away for a while. You won¡¯t mind, right?¡± Huo Buyu looked at Ye Yao questioningly, as though seeking her opinion. Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Sure.¡± Then, she and Yang Ya walked to the side. There was no one around. Yang Ya took out a set of very expensive-looking jewelry from her bag. ¡°Ye Yao, I owe you much all these years. This is the jewelry I bought some time ago. I wish to give it to you.¡± Ye Yao looked at the set of jewelry. The sapphire was shiny and glittery, and looked very expensive. She felt that the world was starting to become a fantasy. Yang Ya was actually giving her such an expensive thing? Ye Yao¡¯s intuition told her that this must be a conspiracy. She tilted her head and said softly, ¡°If she is up to no good, sneeze.¡± Yang Ya sneezed three times in a row. Ye Yao raised an eyebrow. She knew that Yang Ya would not be giving her gifts for no reason. She was even scheming against her very own daughter. How ruthless. However¡­ Ye Yao was not someone to be trifled with now. She looked at the sapphire necklace and smiled. ¡°This looks very expensive. I can¡¯t accept it.¡± Yang Ya looked at Ye Yao with pretend anger. ¡°Why can¡¯t you accept a gift from your mother? I¡¯m giving it to you, so just accept it.¡± Actually, Ye Yao had little affection for Yang Ya. Yang Ya had a restless heart. Before the divorce, Ye Tianhao, as her father, was home to accompany her while Yang Ya was out gallivanting. The woman was never home to spend time with Ye Yao, it was as if she had never treated Ye Yao as her daughter. Yang Ya placed the sapphire on the table and smiled at Ye Yao. ¡°Alright, I have something to attend to. Put away your gift. After the banquet ends, let¡¯s have a good chat.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Ye Yao looked at Yang Ya¡¯s departing figure and revealed a meaningful smile. When she was young, Yang Ya would not bear to part with her money to buy her a cheap toy. And now she¡¯s actually giving her such an expensive gift? Having spotted Huo Buyu in the crowd, Ye Yao walked towards him. Huo Buyu reached out to give her an affectionate rub on the head and asked in a low voice, ¡°What did Yang Ya want?¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Nothing good.¡± ¡°Ye Yao!¡± It was unknown when Gao Qiao had arrived. When he saw Ye Yao, he went running up to her excitedly, cupping his fists. ¡°From today onwards, you¡¯re the person I admire the most. There¡¯s no one else!¡± He felt that it was too magical to have won such a huge project with 400 million yuan. If he had known this, he would have indicated 100 million yuan! Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. He grabbed Gao Qiao¡¯s shoulder and warned, ¡°Stay away from Ye Yao in the future.¡± ¡°No way!¡± Gao Qiao outrightly refused. ¡°Let me tell you, Huo Buyu, even if you put a knife to my neck now, I won¡¯t stay away from Ye Yao!¡± Fortunately, Gao Qiao didn¡¯t have designs on Ye Yao. Otherwise, Huo Buyu would be furious at this sort of blatant pursuit! Huo Buyu also knew Gao Qiao was a person who would not be swayed easily once he set his mind on something. He felt a headache coming on. Gao Qiao shamelessly went up to Ye Yao, saying, ¡°Ye Yao, it¡¯s my grandmother¡¯s birthday today. You don¡¯t have to be restrained. Just treat it as your own home.¡± Ye Yao laughed dryly, but she didn¡¯t say anything because Huo Buyu was next to her. Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother turned 90 today, and almost everyone who was somebody in the imperial capital was here. Ye Yao saw that the Qin family was also here to celebrate the elderly lady¡¯s birthday. Yang Ya was here, with her arms circled around the arm of Qin Jiao¡¯s father, Qin Guodong. She looked like a shy little woman, whose world was filled with Qin Guodong and nothing else. She was like a little woman drowning in love. Ye Yao had never seen Yang Ya like this. Perhaps this was the sort of love she had been chasing after all her life. Qin Jiao was standing next to them and they were like a happy family of three.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 74 - Chapter 74: The Sapphire Is Missing Chapter 74: The Sapphire Is Missing Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios With a charming smile on her face, Qin Jiao said to Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother, ¡°Grandma Gao, I wish you good health and blessed longevity.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother was already 90 years old. She had bright eyes and was healthy. She smiled and nodded. ¡°The lass from the Qin family is getting prettier and sweeter. Whoever marries her in the future will be truly blessed.¡± When Qin Jiao heard this, her expression darkened. Because of her ignorance, she had almost harmed Huo Buyu. The Huo Family would never accept her. Previously, she and Huo Buyu had a chance, but now¡­ Qin Jiao hated that man to the core. What an imbecile. She had only wanted to use him to provoke Huo Buyu. Who¡¯d have expected that in the end, he¡¯d go to the extreme and try to kill Huo Buyu out of jealousy! Huo Buyu almost lost his life in that car accident. He spent more than three months recuperating in the hospital before he fully recovered. The Huo Family had two sons and a daughter. Huo Buyu was the youngest and was doted on by everyone. Everything had been smooth-sailing since he was young. This was the first time in his life that Huo Buyu got into such a serious accident. That the Huo Family didn¡¯t pursue the matter with Qin Jiao was already giving the Qin Family enough face. If Huo Buyu had met with a disastrous ending, the Huo Family would never have let her off. Previously, Qin Jiao had thought that the Huo Family wouldn¡¯t pursue the matter and that it was history. It wasn¡¯t until Huo Buran came to remind her that she realized, this matter hadn¡¯t been forgotten. Just because the Huo Family didn¡¯t pursue the matter didn¡¯t mean that it hadn¡¯t happened. It was also because of this matter, that the relationship between her and Huo Buyu would never come to fruition. With Qin Jiao¡¯s silence, the atmosphere turned solemn. Yang Ya tried to smooth things over. ¡°I know that Old Madam has always liked sapphires. Some time ago, I went to South Africa and came across a set of excellent sapphires. I¡¯m giving it to Old Madam specially as a birthday gift. I hope Old Madam likes it.¡¯ Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother liked sapphires, and there were many sapphires in the house. It was said that because the token of love between her and Gao Qiao¡¯s grandfather was a sapphire, hence she had a special liking for the stone. Many people knew about this. Yang Ya took out her bag and rummaged through it. She suddenly looked shocked. ¡°What¡¯s going on? I just put it in my bag. Why is it suddenly gone?¡± Yang Ya looked flustered and her face turned ashen. Ye Yao was watching from the crowd. When she saw Yang Ya¡¯s expression, she understood at once. That was the trap waiting for her. It was funny¡­ Framing her own daughter like this? Impressive. However, Yang Ya was destined to suffer a double loss today. Having heard Yang Ya¡¯s exclamation, Qin Jiao immediately snapped out of her sadness and emotions. She cooperatively said aloud, ¡°How is that possible? It was your bag just then. I saw it too. How could it suddenly disappear? Did you put it somewhere?¡± Yang Ya replied, ¡°No, I had it with me all the time.¡± Qin Jiao then asked, ¡°Has it been stolen?¡± Yang Ya¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°Impossible. This is my birthday gift to Old Madam Gao. Who would steal it? Besides, my bag has been with me all this time¡­¡± Yang Ya and Qin Jiao¡¯s exchange went back and forth as though this was real. Everyone became nervous. This was a precious item that had been lost! Moreover, it was a birthday gift for Old Madam Gao. It must be of some value. Huo Buyu held Ye Yao¡¯s hand, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. Even though he had never seen such evil scheming, he had already guessed Yang Ya¡¯s plot. Ye Yao held Huo Buyu¡¯s hand and shook her head at him. Suddenly, someone in the crowd cried out, ¡°I just saw Yang Ya with a girl. That girl was holding a sapphire in her hand. It seems to be¡­ her!¡± The voice was very familiar, and the person was pointing at Ye Yao. Ye Yao looked over and saw a familiar face. It was Ye Sui. Ye Yao almost applauded Ye Sui. How impressive was it, to be able to sneak in as a spy on such an occasion. Following Ye Sui¡¯s outcry, everyone¡¯s gaze fell on Ye Yao. Gao Qiao, who was standing by the side, was furious. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about! I invited Ye Yao to this party. What about you? How did you get in? You¡¯re spouting nonsense in front of so many people. Are you crazy?!¡± Now, Ye Yao was Gao Qiao¡¯s goddess. To dare insult Ye Yao in front of him was courting death! Gao Qiao ran straight to his grandmother. ¡°Grandma, don¡¯t listen to their nonsense. Ye Yao is my good friend. Do you think my good friend is a thief?¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother was used to seeing Gao Qiao acting like a scoundrel, but this was the first time he was seen to be so protective of a girl. She suddenly wondered if this girl was Gao Qiao¡¯s girlfriend.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 75 - Chapter 75: Checking the Surveillance Footage Chapter 75: Checking the Surveillance Footage Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu placed his hand on Ye Yao¡¯s shoulder. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Yao pulled away from him so that there was a small distance between them. She shook her head slightly at him, a sly glint in her eyes. Huo Buyu frowned and stopped himself from taking a step towards her. Forget it, let her do whatever she wants today. Anyway, these people brought it upon themselves. With Ye Yao¡¯s ability, anyone who provoked her would be courting death. This was the first time Huo Buyu had let go of Ye Yao so that she could exercise her ability. The fact was, he was angry too. Ye Yao was Yang Ya¡¯s biological daughter. How could she sabotage her own daughter like this? Ye Yao stood up with a smile and said to Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother, ¡°Hello, Grandma Gao. First of all, I want to wish you good health and a happy birthday. As for the sapphire they mentioned, I¡¯m innocent. I don¡¯t deny that Madam Yang Ya had just shown me the sapphire, but I¡¯m just as confused as to why the sapphire is lost. However, since they suspect me, I¡¯m willing to cooperate with the investigation. I believe that the truth will be revealed so that I may prove my innocence.¡± Qin Jiao immediately said, ¡°Since you have nothing to hide, do you dare to let us search your backpack?¡± ¡°Of course I dare.¡± Ye Yao threw her bag to Qin Jiao. Qin Jiao proceeded to pour out the contents of the backpack before everyone. There was a phone, a pen, a notebook, and a handmade flower. There was nothing else. Qin Jiao¡¯s eyes narrowed, and so did Yang Ya¡¯s. They could not believe that the item wasn¡¯t in Ye Yao¡¯s bag. Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Are you done? I don¡¯t have any sapphires, but there should be surveillance cameras here. Gao Qiao, could you check the surveillance footage.¡± Gao Qiao immediately agreed, ¡°Yes, let¡¯s check the surveillance footage.¡± It was very easy to check the surveillance footage. After the surveillance footage was retrieved, Gao Qiao played it in front of everyone, so the scene of Ye Yao and Yang Ya¡¯s interaction could be witnessed. In the scene, Yang Ya took out the sapphire and showed it to Ye Yao. Ye Yao looked at it for a while before returning the sapphire to Yang Ya. Yang Ya placed the sapphire on the table and the two of them chatted. Suddenly, Yang Ya and Ye Yao turned around at the same time, as if they had said something. Then, the two of them went separate ways. The sapphire necklace was left on the table, as if it had been forgotten. When Yang Ya saw this scene, she said to Ye Yao unhappily, ¡°Didn¡¯t I ask you to help me look after it? Why didn¡¯t you take it with you?¡± Ye Yao chuckled. ¡°Madam Yang, you didn¡¯t ask me to help you look after it. You just said in front of all these people that you¡¯ve lost your sapphire, and now you say you had wanted me to look after it. If I had really helped you look after it, I¡¯d never be able to clear my name for stealing.¡± Everyone look at Yang Ya strangely when they heard what she¡¯d said. Yang Ya did say that the sapphire was missing just then, which was why she created such a big scene. But now, she claimed she had asked Ye Yao to watch over it. If that were the case, why didn¡¯t she mention it earlier? Why did she want to search Ye Yao¡¯s backpack? Yang Ya¡¯s expression was ugly. The surveillance footage was still playing. Now, it showed a waitress walking over. When she saw the sapphire, she looked around and picked it up. She swaggered out and never returned. However, as she was leaving, she bumped into someone. This person was Ye Sui. Ye Yao raised her eyebrows when she saw this. ¡°Ye Sui, you just said that you saw me taking the sapphire. Which eye of yours saw it?¡± Ye Sui did not expect to be so unfortunate with the surveillance footage. In fact, she had no idea what had happened. It was Qin Jiao who called her and asked her to come over. She had not expected this. Ye Sui started, ¡°I¡­¡± She was interrupted by Gao Qiao. ¡°What do you have to say now! You were so sure that Ye Yao took the sapphire. You must be in cahoots with that waiter! I just confirmed with the hotel manager that the waitress was hired at the last minute. You and that waitress are in cahoots, right? Quickly hand over the sapphire, or I¡¯ll send you to the police station!¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t me!¡± Ye Sui was instantly anxious. How was she going to face the elite social circle in the future, if she were to be sent to the police station? Hence, she simply confessed everything. ¡°I don¡¯t know anything. I don¡¯t know anything about this! I wasn¡¯t qualified to attend this event in the first place. Qin Jiao asked me to come over and even told me that she wanted to testify against Ye Yao. I only accused Ye Yao because I have a grudge against her. I had no idea what Qin Jiao was up to! That¡¯s all I know. It was Qin Jiao who asked me to do it. There are surveillance cameras outside. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can checkt the surveillance footage..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: Don’t Mess With Me Chapter 76: Don¡¯t Mess With Me Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Everyone¡¯s gaze fell on Qin Jiao after hearing Ye Sui¡¯s words. This was what Ye Sui was like. When confronted with a problem, she would confess everything and tell everyone everything. A person like her didn¡¯t make a good partner-in-crime, because once she was exposed, she would tell all. She was a very selfish person who cared only for herself. Gao Qiao smiled sinisterly. ¡°Is that so? Let me try and recreate the entire story tnen. Madam yang ya probably wanted to nana tne sappmre to ye Yao to watcn over so that she could frame Ye Yao for stealing. However, she didn¡¯t expect Ye Yao to ignore the sapphire, so when you guys were creating a scene over catching the thief, you didn¡¯t manage to find the sapphire in Ye Yao¡¯s possession. Isn¡¯t that true? Madam Yang Ya and Qin Jiao, aren¡¯t you two going too far by playing such tricks at my grandmother¡¯s birthday banquet?¡± ¡°She¡¯s talking nonsense!¡± Qin Jiao panicked. ¡°I don¡¯t know this woman at all! I think she¡¯s in cahoots with that waiter. She¡¯s afraid that we¡¯ll hold her accountable, so she came to bite me back. Hurry! Call the police and get them to take her away!¡± Qin Jiao was infuriated by Ye Sui, being called out by her so easily! Most importantly, Ye Yao did not take the sapphire. Had she sensed it? Impossible! What went wrong?! Qin Guodong was also furious. He called the security guards to take Ye Sui away without listening to any explanation. Ye Sui kept shouting and yelling, obviously she had a rather bad upbringing. She would not stop pointing her finger at Qin Jiao and insisted that Qin Jiao planned all of this. Qin Guodong came to Ye Yao¡¯s side and said, ¡°There might be a misunderstanding. My wife isn¡¯t familiar with you, let alone ask you to keep watch over such an important item. What just happened must be a misunderstanding.¡± Ye Yao smiled upon hearing that. ¡°I know your wife quite well. I knew her when she was someone else¡¯s wife, before she married you. Otherwise, why would she entrust me with such an important gift?¡± When the surrounding guests heard this, they were all shocked. Mrs. Qin was actually married to someone else before? They had never heard about it. No one knew the situation before Yang Ya married Qin Guodong. Now that Ye Yao had said this, everyone was stunned. It would not be easy for Yang Ya to face the people in this social circle in the future. Yang Ya looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. The girl actually said in the presence of all these people, that she had been married to someone else before? Embarrassment and displeasure flashed across Qin Guodong¡¯s face. ¡°I think you must be mistaken. I¡¯m the only husband my wife has ever had.¡± Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Is that so? Since Mr. Qin is so sure, I might really have made a mistake.¡± In the end, Gao Qiao¡¯s grandmother stepped forward to smooth things over. ¡°Alright, alright. I¡¯m going to eat the cake.¡± Gao Qiao hurriedly added, ¡°Grandma, I¡¯ll cut the cake for you.¡± Everyone focused their attention on the cake. As for the matter between Ye Yao and the Qin family, it soon blew over. The banquet ended quickly. Ye Yao and Huo Buyu left the event together. However, just after they had gotten into the car, a furious roar was heard coming from behind. ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Ye Yao turned around and saw Yang Ya walking over in a huff. She raised her hand and wanted to strike Ye Yao, but Huo Buyu stopped her. He said icily, ¡°Mrs. Qin, it¡¯s not appropriate to hit my girlfriend in front of me, right?¡± Yang Ya was so angry that her brain was about to explode. ¡°How is it inappropriate for me to hit my own daughter?! Huo Buyu, don¡¯t be a busybody.¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°So now I¡¯m your daughter again? Madam Yang, even if you want to hit me, you¡¯ll have to see if I¡¯m willing to be hit by you. Believe me, if you slap me once, I¡¯ll return it to you with ten slaps.¡± Yang Ya looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. ¡°Ye Yao, where¡¯s your upbringing? You actually want to hit me? I¡¯m your mother!¡± There was a coldness in Ye Yao¡¯s eyes as she said, ¡°You say that you¡¯re my mother. Ask your own conscience, have you ever taken care of me? Even in the rare instance like today that you are giving me a gift, it was to frame me. It¡¯s just plain rotten luck that I have a mother like you! You¡¯ve never treated me as a daughter, so don¡¯t even use the excuse that you¡¯re my mother. I exposed your previous marriage on purpose today. I¡¯m reminding you, from now on, you¡¯d better pretend not to know me. Otherwise, I won¡¯t show you mercy. I¡¯ll take away everything that you care about and want to protect! Just watch, if you don¡¯t believe me!¡± In a place like the imperial capital, the people of the upper-class society were even harsher. Even if Ye Yao revealed a little of what Yang Ya had done in the past, it would be enough to make the woman an outcast of the upper-class circle.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 77 - Chapter 77: Verbal Virtuosity Level Four! Chapter 77: Verbal Virtuosity Level Four! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It could even have been serious enough to cause Yang Ya to lose Qin Guodong¡¯s favor. After all, men are egoistic. If Yang Ya were to embarrass him, he could throw Yang Ya out, and that would be the end of her so-called love. ¡°You¡­¡± Yang Ya pointed at Ye Yao with a trembling finger. She could not believe that Ye Yao would say such a thing. She remembered that Ye Yao was very obedient in the past and would do as she was told. Why was she now¡­ Ye Yao pulled Huo Buyu along. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± After getting into the car, Ye Yao¡¯s mood was a little down. It was impossible for her to not be affected by being framed by her own mother. She closed her eyes and began to make a wish. ¡°I wish Yang Ya weren¡¯t my biological mother.¡± Ye Yao thought to herself. Didn¡¯t she have an ability in the Verbal Virtuosity Technique? She hoped what she had said would come true! She really didn¡¯t want Yang Ya as her mother! Huo Buyu was driving. When he heard Ye Yao¡¯s words, he didn¡¯t know what to say. In all, whatever Yang Ya had done to Ye Yao previously and this time made Huo Buyu very unhappy. He didn¡¯t expect that family could be so distant. When he got home, Ye Yao took out the wordless book and flipped through it. Verbal Virtuosity Level Four: Blessings Realized. Ye Yao was excited at once. ¡°Huo Buyu! Huo Buyu! My Verbal Virtuosity Technique has reached Level 4! I can give blessings! I¡¯m not just a jinx. My blessings can also come true!¡± She hugged Huo Buyu¡¯s arm excitedly and kissed him on the lips. ¡°I want to wish us a long and happy life with many children and grandchildren!¡± Then, before Huo Buyu could react, she quickly took out her phone and called Jiang Jie. ¡°Jiang Jie, I wish you and my uncle happiness, that you¡¯ll be together forever!¡± After saying that, she hurriedly explained, ¡°I¡¯ve activated the Blessings Technique. The blessing will come true. Quick, thank me!¡± ¡°Ah ah ah ah!¡± Jiang Jie was extremely excited. ¡°Thank you, thank you! My manager just brought me a full set of skincare products and bags from overseas. I don¡¯t want any of them. I¡¯ll pack them all for you!¡± Ye Yao exclaimed, ¡°Okay!¡± Jiang Jie reminded her, ¡°Don¡¯t forget to give me and Yang Youwei more blessings. In the future, everything I have will be yours. I¡¯ll give you whatever money I earn!¡± It was fine as long as Ye Yao kept giving her and Yang Youwei her blessings! Huo Buyu looked at his empty arms and was speechless. He had been quite touched until just then. Now he realized, Ye Yao had obviously activated a new skill and was experimenting on him. After experimenting on him, she went looking for Jiang Jie. That was perfunctory! Too perfunctory! Ye Yao was on the call for a long time. Things between Jiang Jie and Yang Youwei had been developing very smoothly recently. Yang Youwei would even take the initiative to kiss and hug her. Jiang Jie said to Ye Yao excitedly, ¡°Hurry up. Bless Yang Youwei and I so that we¡¯d immediately get intimate in bed.¡± Ye Yao was stunned. ¡°No way? You¡¯ve been with my uncle for so long and you haven¡¯t done it?¡± Was adult dating so pure? Ye Yao couldn¡¯t believe it. Jiang Jie could tell what Ye Yao was implying. She said in disbelief, ¡°No way? Ye Yao, are you saying that you and Huo Buyu have already slept together?¡± That was impossible, right? How long had the two of them been in a relationship? Jiang Jie and Yang Youwei had known each other for so many years. The two of them were so pure that they rarely even held hands. Otherwise, Jiang Jie wouldn¡¯t have spent so much effort thinking of ways to trick Yang Youwei into sleeping with her. Ye Yao laughed. ¡°We¡¯re adults. These things happen quickly.¡± She said it confidently now, but in fact, the first time she slept with Huo Buyu was an accident. She had too much to drink. Seeing that Huo Buyu was so good-looking, she had pounced on him and then it all happened¡­ Jiang Jie was stunned to hear this. Huo Buyu jumped into action so quickly? ¡°No, I¡¯ll have to hurry up and give Yang Youwei a hint. If it really doesn¡¯t work out, I¡¯ll throw myself at him! I don¡¯t believe I can¡¯t get him into bed!¡± Jiang Jie hung up the phone after saying that. She was really anxious. Ye Yao and Huo Buyu had clearly known each other for a much shorter period of time than she had known Yang Youwei, but in the end, they had outpaced her in every way! What¡¯s wrong with Yang Youwei?! He should learn from Huo Buyu¡¯s efficiency! When Ye Yao noticed Jiang Jie hanging up the phone in a hurry, she covered her mouth and giggled. Only then did she realize that there was an additional message on her phone. It was from Ye Sui. Ye Sui: Ye Yao, don¡¯t be smug. Let me tell you, I¡¯ll ensure your reputation goes to the drain! In reply, Ye Yao sent the photo she had taken of Ye Sui covered in feces. Then.. there was no response from Ye Sui. She wondered if Ye Sui had been angered to death.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 78 - Chapter 78: Walking Into A Trap Chapter 78: Walking Into A Trap Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After dealing with Ye Sui, Ye Yao went upstairs. The sound of running water could be heard coming from the master bathroom. Huo Buyu was probably taking a shower. Ye Yao raised her eyebrows and quickly took off her clothes. She opened the bathroom door and announced, ¡°Huo Buyu, let¡¯s take a shower together?¡± After a while, the sound of running water got louder, and the panting of a man and a woman could be heard. Ye Yao knew that Huo Buyu was unhappy, although she didn¡¯t know why. Nevertheless she decided to coax him. Perhaps initially, there were various reasons why Ye Yao had decided to date Huo Buyu, but now, she simply liked Huo Buyu. She might never meet another man like Huo Buyu, who was seemingly strict with her but in reality, indulged her. Therefore, she had to hang on to him! In the next few days, Ye Yao underwent military training. After the military training ended, it was time to select elective courses and join clubs. Huo Buyu suggested that Ye Yao should join a club and choose three elective courses. This was a heavy load, but Ye Yao had been excellent in character and studies since she was young, so it wasn¡¯t too difficult for her. She chose Ancient Poetry Appreciation, Accounting, and Financial Management. As for clubs, Ye Yao chose the Dance Club. She had learned dancing since she was young. Later on, although she could not continue because of Qin Jiao, she still liked dancing. Now that she had the chance to pick up dancing again, of course she would go for it. Just as Ye Yao had completed the particulars form for the dance club, a voice came from behind. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re joining the Dance Club too?¡± Ye Yao raised an eyebrow and turned around. She found herself face to face with Qin Jiao. Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. Before Ye Yao could say anything, the student in charge of filling in the form saw Qin Jiao and immediately shouted happily, ¡°President.¡± Ye Yao did not expect Qin Jiao to be the president of the Dance Club. She smiled at Qin Jiao. ¡°It¡¯s strange. Ever since we were young, we¡¯ve liked the same things.¡± Then, she lowered her voice and whispered in Qin Jiao¡¯s ear, ¡°Including men.¡± Ye Yao had never snatched anything from Qin Jiao, but when it came to men¡­ Qin Jiao seemed to have lost. Huo Buyu alone was worth everything that Qin Jiao had taken away from her previously. A resentful expression appeared on Qin Jiao¡¯s face, but she quickly regained her composure. ¡°Is that so? Then the two of us still have a long way to go. Let¡¯s wait and see.¡± Since Ye Yao had already joined the Dance Club, as the president, she had nothing but opportunities to deal with Ye Yao. There was no way to reconcile the hatred between Qin Jiao and Ye Yao. As long as Qin Jiao appeared, Ye Yao knew that she must be harboring evil intentions. However, Ye Yao was not afraid. Given the level of her skill now, Qin Jiao would only get unlucky if she tried to provoke her. Lin Qingning came with Ye Yao. When she saw Qin Jiao and Ye Yao interacting, she immediately tugged at Ye Yao, saying, ¡°Ye Yao, do you know Qin Jiao? She¡¯s the eldest daughter of the Qin family. She¡¯s the goddess of many boys in school. It¡¯s said that she had even dated Huo Buyu in the past. I don¡¯t know why they broke up. I think it¡¯s a pity. They¡¯re such a good match.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. ¡°Given Huo Buyu¡¯s taste, he won¡¯t be interested in Qin Jiao.¡± Lin Qingning had no idea why Ye Yao suddenly sounded so angry and her tone was so aggressive. When she saw Ye Yao turning around and walking away, she hurriedly ran after her. However, as she approached the school gate, she saw a car stopping in front of Ye Yao. Then, the door opened and two men in black got out. They swiftly pulled Ye Yao into the car without giving any explanation. ¡°Who are you? Let go of me!¡± Ye Yao struggled, but she was forced into the car. This was the school gate. Someone took out their phone to call the police. Lin Qingning also took out her phone, but in the end, she didn¡¯t call the police. After all¡­ it had nothing to do with her, right? Ye Yao was stuffed into the car by the men in black. They tied her hands and gagged her. After a short moment of panic, Ye Yao quickly calmed down. Seeing that Ye Yao was no longer struggling, the man in black released her gag and warned, ¡°Behave yourself.¡± Ye Yao sat there obediently. She was calm and did not panic at all, as she just watched the car making its way forward. She knew this road. If she remembered correctly, the police station seemed to be just ahead. Ye Yao smiled faintly. ¡°The police station is in front. If you drive the car into the police station, you¡¯ll be heading right into trouble.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sudden bang. The car¡¯s tire burst, and the steering wheel lost control. It crashed right into the main gate of the police station, and the car door swung open from the impact. The police on duty noticed that Ye Yao¡¯s hands were bound.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 79 - Chapter 79: Human Trafficker Chapter 79: Human Trafficker Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios There were police officers walking about in the police station. Seeing this situation, they immediately surrounded the car. A police officer asked Ye Yao, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Who are they? What¡¯s your relationship with them?¡± Ye Yao shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. The moment I stepped out of school, I was pushed into the car and kidnapped.¡± ¡°Police, spare us, spare us! We¡¯ve got the wrong person. I was at the school to pick up my sister. She wanted to elope with someone else, so we wanted to bring her home. Because she looks very similar to my sister, we got the wrong person in a hurry. This is a misunderstanding,¡± the man in black explained. The police officer didn¡¯t believe him at all. ¡°It¡¯s such a long distance from the school to here. Haven¡¯t you realized that you¡¯ve got the wrong person?¡± The man in black continued to quibble. ¡°I really got the wrong person.¡± The police ignored the man in black and said to Ye Yao, ¡°Where¡¯s your family? Call them and ask them to come over. This is a vicious kidnapping case, but they insist that they got the wrong person. You¡¯re not injured and don¡¯t have enough evidence. We can¡¯t do anything to them for the time being.¡± The police sighed. One needed evidence to solve a case. There were many coincidences in Ye Yao¡¯s matter, there wasn¡¯t enough evidence to punish those people who kidnapped her. Ye Yao nodded. She understood what the police said, but¡­ one could only say, these people were unlucky to have met her. She smiled and replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Uncle Policeman. They will go to jail.¡± Her words had already sealed their ending. Ye Yao took out her phone and called Huo Buyu. ¡°Huo Buyu, I was kidnapped at the school gate. I¡¯m at the police station now. The police said that there¡¯s no way to categorize it as a kidnapping case. Can you come over now.¡± Huo Buyu was in a meeting. When he heard Ye Yao saying that she had been kidnapped, he stood up and walked out. How could Ye Yao have been kidnapped? When he arrived at the police station, the chief of police saw him and quickly went up to him. ¡°Young Master Huo, what brings you here¡­¡± Huo Buyu said with an icy expression, ¡°I¡¯m here to pick up my girlfriend.¡± Ye Yao was taking a statement. When she heard Huo Buyu¡¯s voice, she quickly shouted, ¡°Huo Buyu, I¡¯m here.¡± Huo Buyu nodded at the police chief and walked to Ye Yao¡¯s side. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡± Ye Yao held Huo Buyu¡¯s hand and said pitifully, ¡°I had just come out of the school gate when these people forcefully pulled me into the car. Later, when I passed by the police station, their tires burst and the car crashed into the police station. That¡¯s how I was saved¡­ Huo Buyu understood Ye Yao¡¯s explanation. The car wouldn¡¯t have had a flat tire for no reason. Moreover, it had crashed right into the police station. It must have been Ye Yao¡¯s doing. The police officer in charge of taking Ye Yao¡¯s statement said to Huo Buyu, ¡°Your girlfriend is very lucky. These people happened to drive right into the police station. Otherwise, your girlfriend would have suffered. We¡¯ve investigated. These people are human traffickers. There are already many cases of missing young girls related to them. We¡¯ve been investigating them for a long time, but we haven¡¯t found any evidence¡­¡± The police officer sighed again. Ye Yao was shocked. ¡°No way? They captured me because they wanted to sell me?¡± She was rather incredulous that she could be sold for money at her age. When Huo Buyu saw Ye Yao¡¯s gaze, he knew that whatever she was thinking would be different from what other ordinary people would think. He flicked her forehead angrily, and then Ye Yao looked at him pitifully. Huo Buyu gently touched the spot. Then, his gaze landed on the human trafficker who was giving his statement not far away, and his expression clouded over. The police chief watched from the side and inexplicably felt that the situation was getting serious. These human traffickers were going to be unlucky. They had actually offended Huo Buyu, whom they couldn¡¯t afford to offend. Huo Buyu said to the police chief, ¡°We can temporarily detain them for investigation. As for the evidence, I¡¯ll send it over soon.¡± Abducting a young girl? Taking Ye Yao away in front of so many students at the school gate? Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t going to let this matter rest! At this moment, a girl with messy hair rushed in. ¡°Police! Police! I want to make a report. I was kidnapped. Boohoo, it took me three days to escape. Save me¡­¡± The girl was in a sorry state. It was obvious that she had suffered inhumane abuse. The policewoman beside her quickly threw a coat over the girl and poured her a cup of hot water. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s fine. This is the police station. You¡¯re safe.. Let¡¯s go through the details slowly¡­¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 80 - Chapter 80: It’s Actually Him Chapter 80: It¡¯s Actually Him Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Under the comfort of the policewoman, the girl gradually calmed down and began to talk about what had happened to her. Ye Yao¡¯s sharp eyes noticed that the few human traffickers who were recording their statements seemed to be trembling. They were trying their best to hide themselves. Ye Yao raised her eyebrow. She was very confident in her jinxing ability! That¡¯s right. Ye Yao went forward to speak to the girl and then pointed at the men. ¡°Do you know them?¡± The girl looked in the direction Ye Yao was pointing. When she saw those people, her pupils constricted and she screamed almost immediately, ¡°It¡¯s them! It¡¯s them! Officers, they kidnapped me. I have evidence! I want to sue them. I want them to go to jail!¡± The girl was especially agitated, and the human trafficker broke out in cold sweat, immediately pointing to the fact that something was amiss. Seeing the inevitability that these people would go to jail, Ye Yao felt that the matter would come to a closure here. However, Huo Buyu didn¡¯t think so. He said, ¡°This isn¡¯t a coincidence. Someone must be behind this.¡± Ye Yao leaned into Huo Buyu¡¯s arms and yawned lazily. ¡°Then let¡¯s wait for the next time he attacks me to catch him.¡± Huo Buyu lowered his head and glanced at Ye Yao. ¡°You¡¯re really generous.¡± He suppressed his anger. This matter could have been serious. If it weren¡¯t for Ye Yao¡¯s Verbal Virtuosity Technique, she might have been kidnapped and sold into the depths of the mountains. At the thought of this possibility, Huo Buyu trembled inside. However, Ye Yao acted as if nothing had happened and wasn¡¯t worried about her own safety at all. How forgiving was she? Ye Yao shrugged, not understanding Huo Buyu¡¯s lingering fear at all. She said faintly, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s very easy to catch the mastermind.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°It¡¯s a little troublesome to investigate.¡± ¡°No, no, no. That¡¯s so simple.¡± Ye Yao took out her phone and placed it on the table. Then, she said, ¡°The person who is trying to harm me will call me now.¡± As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, her phone screen suddenly lit up. It was an incoming call. Actually, Ye Yao was also very curious who would have arranged for her to be kidnapped and sold. It was such a sinister plot. In her heart, she had a few suspects. Hence, when she saw the unfamiliar phone number on the caller ID, she was a little stunned. She picked up the phone in front of Huo Buyu. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao was stunned when he heard this voice. This person was not within her expectations. It was Zhou Jianzhong, Zhou Chen¡¯s father. Back then, when Ye Yao and Zhou Chen were together, Zhou Chen¡¯s mother, Tang Sumei, had tried to break them up. She clearly hated Ye Yao and did not want her to be with Zhou Chen. However, Zhou Chen¡¯s father, Zhou Jianzhong, treated Ye Yao quite well. Occasionally, when Tang Sumei objected to Zhou Chen and Ye Yao, he would speak up, saying that the children will make their own decisions, adults should not interfere too much. Moreover, Zhou Jianzhong had watched Ye Yao grow up and was rather loving towards her. Sometimes, he treated her even better than her own father did. Ye Yao had thought that the person who wanted to harm her might be Qin Jiao, Ye Tianhao, Ye Sui, or even Zhou Chen, but she had never thought that it would be Zhou Jianzhong. She sucked in a deep breath and said to Zhou Jianzhong on the other end of the phone, ¡°Uncle Zhou, what¡¯s wrong? Why are you suddenly calling me?¡± ¡°Sigh.¡± Zhou Jianzhong sighed and said, ¡°Ye Yao, I know I shouldn¡¯t have called you, but Zhou Chen¡¯s feelings for you are too deep. He took sleeping pills at nome last mgnt¡­ Ye Yao was stunned. Zhou Chen took sleeping pills? What was he doing? Was he trying to kill himself? Ye Yao asked, ¡°How is he now? Did he go to the hospital?¡± Zhou Jianzhong replied, ¡°Yes, he had a gastric lavage. Fortunately, I discovered it in time. Otherwise¡­ Sigh¡­ what a sin. I didn¡¯t expect us to end up like this. Ye Yao, Zhou Chen is in a semi-conscious state now. Uncle has no choice. Can you come and see him?¡± Ye Yao was silent for a moment. ¡°Uncle Zhou, when did Zhou Chen take the sleeping pill?¡± Zhou Jianzhong said, ¡°An hour ago.¡± Therefore, Ye Yao thought, the reason why she was kidnapped was not because Zhou Chen had committed suicide by taking sleeping pills. Zhou Jianzhong had planned it way before. Ye Yao had to admit that she had bad sensing. She could not tell who was good to her and who had bad intentions towards her. She sighed. ¡°Uncle Zhou, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital to see Zhou Chen, but our relationship is awkward now. If Ye Sui finds out that I¡¯ve gone to see Zhou Chen, she¡¯ll cause trouble again..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 81 - Chapter 81: It’s Your Fault Chapter 81: It¡¯s Your Fault Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After pausing for a moment, Ye Yao continued, ¡°Moreover, I also have my own life and don¡¯t want to be entangled with the past. Zhou Chen and I have already ended. If I don¡¯t visit him, I won¡¯t give him the wrong idea. Don¡¯t you think so, Uncle Zhou? I don¡¯t wish to be involved in those disputes anymore. Uncle Zhou, I¡¯m sure you understand me?¡± Zhou Jianzhong replied, ¡°I understand, I understand all that. But Ye Yao, Zhou Chen is so weak now. Are you really so ruthless towards him?¡± Ye Yao retorted, ¡°But weren¡¯t all of you ruthless too, when you plotted to send me overseas and left me fending for myself? How could you blame me for being ruthless now?¡± ¡°I knew Ye Yao was a b*tch! Why did you call her! She¡¯s a heartless b*tch!¡± Tang Sumei could be heard cursing on the other end. Ye Yao did not need to listen to Tang Sumei¡¯s words now. In the past, she had endured it because Tang Sumei was her potential mother-in-law. But there was no need to endure it now. Moreover, would Zhou Chen really commit suicide? Did he think he was fooling a three-year-old child? Zhou Chen was such a selfish person, how could he possibly give up his life? Ye Yao hung up the phone and smiled at Huo Buyu. ¡°Look, haven¡¯t we found the mastermind now?¡± Huo Buyu stood there in a daze. Ye Yao¡¯s actions had opened the door to a whole new world for him. Her skill could be used like this? Huo Buyu had never thought that Ye Yao¡¯s jinxing ability could be used like this! He¡¯d even wanted to give her a thumbs up! Huo Buyu asked, ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s really Zhou Jianzhong?¡± Ye Yao replied solemnly, ¡°You can doubt me, but don¡¯t doubt my ability. Therefore, there¡¯s no doubt that Zhou Jianzhong is the one who¡¯s out to harm me!¡± Huo Buyu was a little afraid of Ye Yao¡¯s ability now. No wonder she wasn¡¯t flustered at all after being kidnapped. She was able to exercise this skill perfectly. At the same time, Huo Buyu came to the understanding that Ye Yao had already studied her capability thoroughly. She was able to locate the mastermind with just one command. To think that he was even planning to get someone to investigate the matter thoroughly. Huo Buyu coughed twice and changed the topic. ¡°Um, did your ex-boyfriend really try to kill himself?¡± ¡°Hehe.¡± Ye Yao sneered. ¡°If Zhou Chen can bring himself to commit suicide, then a sow can climb a tree. This family is putting on a show here.¡± At this moment, in the Zhou family. Zhou Jianzhong hung up the phone and looked at the dejected Zhou Chen sitting on the sofa. He sighed. ¡°You heard it too. Ye Yao doesn¡¯t care about you anymore. You have to face reality.¡± Zhou Chen covered his face. He wanted to cry, but he could not. In the past, he did not care so much about Ye Yao, but recently, for some reason, his mind and heart were filled with Ye Yao. He was so regretful that his intestines were turning green. However, no matter how he apologized to Ye Yao, she remained unmoved. Even the ruse of self-injury was unable to earn her sympathy. This made Zhou Chen feel especially defeated. Tang Sumei was furious and kept comforting Zhou Chen. ¡°There¡¯s no reason for you to miss that b*tch, Ye Yao. She has no conscience at all. Zhou Chen, there¡¯s no point liking her. She has climbed up the social ladder and looks down on us Zhou family. She has even caused our family to lose several big orders. She¡¯s a jinx. Anyone who encounters her will be unlucky. Look, she won¡¯t be smug for long. Once she¡¯s been played with and ruined, she¡¯ll be kicked aside¡­¡± Zhou Chen could not stand it anymore. He suddenly stood up and looked at Tang Sumei with bloodshot eyes. ¡°Enough! Back then, Ye Yao and I were doing fine. It was you who picked on me every day, made me neglect Ye Yao, you even drugged me, and got me involved with Ye Sui. If not for you, Ye Yao and I would still be doing fine now. It¡¯s all your fault! Ye Yao doesn¡¯t like me anymore. Are you satisfied? I won¡¯t forgive you!¡± Zhou Chen had gone crazy. Tang Sumei looked at him in disbelief and shouted at him angrily, ¡°You¡¯re blaming me now? Ye Yao is a vixen. I didn¡¯t allow you to be together, for your own good!¡± After saying that, Tang Sumei threw herself into Zhou Jianzhong¡¯s arms aggrievedly and sobbed. ¡°I did all this for Zhou Chen¡¯s sake. What benefits does he reap from being with Ye Yao? Ye Tianhao won¡¯t give anything to Ye Yao. He would rather dote on Ye Sui, who was not his biological daughter, than Ye Yao. What can Zhou Chen gain from being with Ye Yao?¡± To put it bluntly, Tang Sumei just wanted to find a daughter-in-law who was compatible, and would not be a liability, to their family, and could even bring them benefits. Moreover, this daughter-in-law had to be easy to control.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Revenge Chapter 82: Revenge Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhou Jianzhong hugged Tang Sumei and comforted her. ¡°Zhou Chen is currently in a sensitive period. He¡¯ll be fine after this time has passed. He¡¯ll understand you. You have to understand him too.¡± Zhou Jianzhong¡¯s expression was clouded over and unreadable. Ye Yao got lucky this time round. He had been in the business world for so many years and would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Ye Yao was previously a punching bag. Zhou Jianzhong was able to ignore her and even pretend to be kind. But now, Ye Yao¡¯s existence was hindering his development in the capital. Her grudges against Ye Sui and Zhou Chen meant that as long as Ye Yao was still alive, he would not have an easy time. Therefore, Ye Yao had to be eliminated. However, Zhou Jianzhong did not expect those human traffickers to be so stupid as to send her straight into the police station after kidnapping her. He had no idea where Ye Yao got her good luck from. Otherwise, she would have disappeared long ago. Upon returning home, Ye Yao hummed a tune as she went to the bathroom to wash herself clean. Huo Buyu waited for her in bed. When he saw Ye Yao coming out of the bathroom, he patted the bed. Ye Yao walked over obediently. Huo Buyu asked as he went about drying her hair, ¡°I know that Zhou Jianzhong has ill intentions towards you. What are you going to do next?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Ye Yao played with her phone lazily. ¡°Anyway, torturing Zhou Jianzhong is just a matter of saying a few words. There¡¯s no need to think too hard.¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. In the past, he controlled Ye Yao very strictly and didn¡¯t allow her to speak nonsense. However, after this incident, Huo Buyu had become more tolerant because he realized that this capability was Ye Yao¡¯s protective talisman. Of course, the most important reason was that he couldn¡¯t control her at all! Huo Buyu pinched Ye Yao¡¯s face. ¡°From today onwards, I won¡¯t stop you from spouting nonsense, but Ye Yao, you have to know your limits, understand? Don¡¯t implicate innocent people, and don¡¯t just think about having fun. Just like what happened on your first day of military training, it can¡¯t happen again, understand?¡± A large number of people tripped and fell on the field that day, and the video is still being talked about. Ye Yao stuck out her tongue and hugged Huo Buyu coquettishly. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m sorry. I just really wanted to rest, so I didn¡¯t think too much about it.¡± Actually, she regretted it right after it happened. Huo Buyu stroked Ye Yao¡¯s head and felt a little gratified. Although Ye Yao was sometimes unreliable, she was kind. Otherwise, the capability she had would be too terrifying. After Huo Buyu dried Ye Yao¡¯s hair, he kissed her forehead. ¡°I¡¯m going to take a shower. Play some games and wait for me.¡± Ye Yao glared at him. ¡°I¡¯ll be asleep by the time you¡¯re done. Not going to let you touch me!¡± Huo Buyu walked to the bathroom and stopped. He turned around and looked at Ye Yao. ¡°It¡¯s fine. You sleep as you wish, and I¡¯ll do as I wish.¡± ¡°Scumbag!¡± Ye Yao threw a pillow at him angrily. Huo Buyu had already entered the bathroom, so it didn¡¯t hit him at all! Ye Yao lay on the bed in dissatisfaction. She put her palms together and muttered, ¡°Let Zhou Jianzhong have an affair with a powerful woman so that it will turn their family upside down!¡± Zhou Jianzhong had done such a serious thing with no warning and almost had her abducted and sold into the mountains. How could Ye Yao let him off so easily? He was actually not a good man, but he knew how to put up a false front and pretended to love Tang Sumei very much. In fact, in S City, Ye Yao had twice caught him having an affair, and it was not with the same woman. Since Zhou Jianzhong enjoyed putting on an act, she would expose him. When Huo Buyu came out of the shower, he saw that Ye Yao was still playing with her phone on the bed. The girl even gave him a big grin as he was walking out of the bathroom. Huo Buyu felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. To be precise, he felt the chill on someone else¡¯s behalf. As for who the unluckv person was, he had no idea. He only knew that Ye Yao was up to no good again. Huo Buyu got into bed and stared at Ye Yao. ¡°I have a feeling you must have done something bad in the time that I was taking a shower.¡± Ye Yao smiled sweetly. ¡°You guessed right! I¡¯m having my period!¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s expression instantly darkened. He got off the bed and left angrily! This trick again! Angry! Ye Yao chuckled at Huo Buyu¡¯s reaction. She quickly got out of bed, put on her slippers, and ran after him. Then, she put her arms around Huo Buyu¡¯s waist from behind. ¡°Why are you so petty? Can¡¯t you tell that I¡¯m joking with you? You¡¯re always angry.¡± Huo Buyu was much taller than Ye Yao. He turned around and looked at her smiling face. The anger that had built up in his chest suddenly dissipated.. He said helplessly, ¡°Think about it, how many periods do you have in a month?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 83 - Chapter 83: I Don’t Believe I Can’t Control You Chapter 83: I Don¡¯t Believe I Can¡¯t Control You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao scratched her head in embarrassment. At worst, it was 31 times a month. But at the very least, it happened five or six times a month. Maybe seven or eight times? Or maybe eleven or twelve times? Before Ye Yao could reflect further, Huo Buyu continued, ¡°It¡¯s not good for a girl to have her period so frequently.¡± Ye Yao was stunned. Was that why Huo Buyu was angry? Was he worried about her health? Ye Yao covered her mouth and snickered. Just as she was about to coax the man, her phone rang. It was Gao Qiao. As soon as she picked up the call, Gao Qiao¡¯s excited voice came over the phone. ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯m being a really great buddy this time round. When I was attending the gathering just then, I saw your ex-boyfriend¡¯s father. I introduced one of the best women in the circle to him. Rest assured, she¡¯d be more than a handful for him. Since Zhou Chen bullied you, I¡¯ve found someone to bully his father! Am I being a great buddy or what?¡± When Ye Yao saw Huo Buyu¡¯s meaningful smile, she suddenly felt inexplicably guilty. She held her phone and whispered to Gao Qiao, ¡°Keep your voice down. Huo Buyu is next to me.¡± Gao Qiao only reflected on this for a short while before jumping up and down happily. ¡°Oh my god, so you cursed your ex-boyfriend¡¯s father, right? No wonder I kept feeling as though someone was prodding me tonight and compelling me to introduce that top-notch woman to Zhou Jianzhong. You have on idea how strong that sense was. It was as if the heavens wanted me to do this.¡± At this moment, Ye Yao was no longer in the mood to listen to Gao Qiao¡¯s ravings. She hung up the phone and looked at Huo Buyu pitifully. ¡°I didn¡¯t do it. I didn¡¯t do anything at all. It¡¯s all Gao Qiao¡¯s fault.¡± Huo Buyu turned around and left. He had just come downstairs in anger, and now, he stomped back upstairs. He even shut the bedroom door and locked Ye Yao outside. Ye Yao leaned against the door and started knocking on it. ¡°Huo Buyu, open the door. I know I was wrong. Open the door.¡± The man remained unmoved. Ye Yao started to get annoyed and said, ¡°I¡¯m breaking the lock!¡¯ Suddenly, the door creaked and the lock fell off. Ye Yao widened her eyes in shock, and Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened. He pulled Ye Yao into the bedroom and threw her onto the bed. He turned over and bore his weight down on her. ¡°I don¡¯t believe I can¡¯t deal with you.¡± When everything was over, Ye Yao was so spent that she didn¡¯t even want to move a finger. She lay lazily on the bed. Huo Buyu wiped the corners of his lips in satisfaction and looked at Ye Yao, who was finally obedient. He said coldly, ¡°In the future, your allowance will be reduced to 5,000 yuan a month. The repair fee for this door will be deducted from your allowance.¡± Ye Yao expressed her anger! 5,000 yuan. She didn¡¯t like this number at all! In the past, Ye Tianhao had given her 5,000 yuan a month as pocket money. What was the difference between Huo Buyu and Ye Tianhao? She didn¡¯t care about that bit of pocket money. She could earn money herself! But she was annoyed! Extremely annoyed! The more Ye Yao thought about it, the angrier she became. The angrier he became, the more aggrieved she felt. In the end, she lay on the bed and started crying. ¡°Huo Buyu, you¡¯re a bastard. After sleeping with me, you penalize me nevertheless. You will only scold and criticize me every day. Since I¡¯m so flawed in your opinion, let¡¯s break up! I¡¯ll get myself another boyfriend. I¡¯ll run away and never be with you again!¡± She lay on the bed. Her shoulders were bare and there were hickeys on them. She was trembling and she looked very aggrieved. Huo Buyu¡¯s forehead throbbed when he saw this. She was crying and making a scene without any reservation. She was indeed a troublesome woman! She would threaten him with a break up at the drop of a hat. Huo Buyu was about to vomit blood from anger because of Ye Yao! Seeing that Huo Buyu didn¡¯t say a word or comfort her, Ye Yao became even angrier. ¡°Huo Buyu! Get lost! Get off the bed!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Yao suddenly felt the soles of her feet itching, so she reached out to scratch them. At this point, her calf suddenly cramped. Then, her body spun a few times uncontrollably and she rolled off the bed. Ye Yao was stunned from the fall, and Huo Buyu looked at her in a daze. Stumped, the girl got up from the ground, got onto the bed, lay down, and slept! She was infuriated! Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t gentle at all towards her! He didn¡¯t comfort her from the beginning to the end. He didn¡¯t comfort her when she cried or hug her when she fell off the bed! What was the point of keeping such a boyfriend? She wanted a new boyfriend! Ye Yao wrapped herself in the blanket angrily.. She had decided that no matter what Huo Buyu was going to say, she would not forgive him! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 84 - Chapter 84: Goodnight, Baby Chapter 84: Goodnight, Baby Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing that Ye Yao had had enough and wanted to sleep, Huo Buyu gently patted her back through the blanket. ¡°Good girl, go to sleep early.¡± This made Ye Yao even angrier! However, even in her anger, she eventually fell asleep. It was also because she was exhausted.. When Huo Buyu heard Ye Yao¡¯s even breathing, he smiled and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. ¡°Goodnight, baby.¡± And to night was destined to be a sleepless night, especially for Gao Qiao. This night was too exciting. Zhou Jianzhong was the target of Ye Yao¡¯s curse. How could he let Zhou Jianzhong off? Ever since he found out about Ye Yao¡¯s jinxing ability, all that filled his mind and consumed his thoughts was pestering Ye Yao for research. However, Huo Buyu kept stopping him, and he had limited time to see Ye Yao every day. But now, studying Ye Yao and studying Zhou Jianzhong, who was cursed by Ye Yao, had the same effect! Therefore, on this night, Gao Qiao had his eyes on Zhou Jianzhong. Zhou Jianzhong was feeling irritable at home, hence, giving the excuse of having to attend to business entertainment, he went out to relax. The imperial capital was different from S City. It was a place where money could buy happiness. Moreover, everyone was a consenting adult. Tonight, Gao Qiao had introduced him to a vixen-like woman. Zhou Jianzhong felt that his soul was about to be stolen. The next day, when Ye Yao woke up and picked up her phone, he saw dozens of unread WeChat messages. They were all from Gao Qiao. She opened them and was instantly amused. There were both videos and still images. Zhou Jianzhong had gone to a hotel with a woman last night and was interrogated by the police. They were both taken to the police station for investigation. According to Gao Qiao, the police had called Zhou Jianzhong¡¯s family to bail him out. Zhou Jianzhong¡¯s family was naturally Tang Sumei. Tang Sumei knew that her husband, whom she had loved for decades, had actually gone out gallivanting with other women in the middle of the night, and had now been arrested by the police. Such an embarrassing thing made her furious. However, Tang Sumei didn¡¯t go to Zhou Jianzhong to settle the score. Instead, she went to look for Yi Fuli, the woman who was caught with Zhou Jianzhong. She slapped Yi Fuli. Alas, Yi Fuli wasn¡¯t someone to be trifled with. The two of them started fighting at the police station. The scene was rather exciting. The gossip that Gao Qiao shared made Ye Yao very gleeful. The Zhou family was probably in a mess now, right? When she went downstairs, Huo Buyu was making breakfast. Ye Yao was still angry about last night, so she looked rather hostile towards the man. At this point, her phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. She picked it up. It was Qin Jiao. ¡°Meet me at the dance club in half an hour. Don¡¯t be late.¡± Huo Buyu placed the fried egg in front of Ye Yao and gave her a cup of warm milk ¡°Why did Qin Jiao call you?¡¯ Ye Yao picked up the fried egg and stuffed it into her mouth. Imagining that the fried egg was Huo Buyu¡¯s head, she bit into it and replied angrily, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business!¡¯ As she chewed, Ye Yao thought to herself. Qin Jiao had spoken to her in such a commanding tone. Did the girl think that she could order her around just because she was the president of the dance club? For goodness¡¯ sake, participating in the school club came without credits. It was just a way to increase entertainment. She could go or not go. She could even quit. If Qin Jiao thought that she could control her just because she had joined the dance club, that would be too funny! Huo Buyu sighed and handed Ye Yao another piece of bread. ¡°Eat first. I¡¯ll send you to class after you¡¯re done.¡± Ye Yao snorted and ignored Huo Buyu¡¯s flattery. Seeing that Ye Yao was eating obediently, Huo Buyu went upstairs to wash up first. However, he soon heard the roar of a car coming from downstairs. His heart skipped a beat as he saw his limited edition Porsche zoom out. It was Ye Yao. Ye Yao had driven the car away! Huo Buyu hurriedly went downstairs. ¡°Ye Yao! Come back here! Stop!¡¯ Unfortunately, Ye Yao couldn¡¯t hear him at all. Even if she did, she wouldn¡¯t have stopped in time. Huo Buyu was so angry that his chest heaved up and down. He hurriedly took out his car keys and went after her. Ye Yao was quite angry to begin with. She had driven out to anger Huo Buyu, but when she drove Huo Buyu¡¯s precious sports car out and sped along the road, the flashy car attracted much attention, and the anger in her heart melted away. Ye Yao had gotten her driver¡¯s license not long ago, but Huo Buyu had never allowed her to touch the car. She had long been itching to get her hands on it. Now, she was finally driving it! Along the way, the traffic was clear as the car sped along. In order to prevent Huo Buyu from locating the car, Ye Yao found a hidden parking lot near the school and parked the car there.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 85 - Chapter 85: She Didn’t Dare To Say Chapter 85: She Didn¡¯t Dare To Say Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Then, Ye Yao walked into the school alone. However, from afar, she saw Huo Buyu standing at the school gate like a guardian god, seemingly waiting for her. Ye Yao was speechless. She didn¡¯t dare to go over and could only hide in the alley. She took out her phone and called Gao Qiao. ¡°Gao Qiao, quickly think of a way to get rid of Huo Buyu. He¡¯s trying to intercept me at the school gate now. Stop him. Don¡¯t let him come to school today.¡± ¡°Roger, I¡¯ll do it immediately!¡± Gao Qiao was so excited that it was as if he had received an imperial edict. He agreed to help Ye Yao, no questions asked. Ye Yao then went to hide in a milk tea shop. Half an hour later, Huo Buyu was still standing at the same spot. She reckoned that he wouldn¡¯t leave until he¡¯d captured her. After a while, Gao Qiao ran over, panting heavily. He said something to Huo Buyu. Huo Buyu frowned and finally took out his phone. Immediately after, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. She quickly picked up. ¡°Hello?¡± She sounded angelic. The man asked, ¡®Ye Yao, where are you?¡¯ ¡°I¡¯m at the villa. What about you? I drove the car to the corner and hid for a while before going home. Why arent you home?¡± Huo Buyu was a little surprised. ¡°You¡¯re at home?¡± ¡°Uh huh!¡¯ Huo Buyu frowned. ¡°Alright, then tell me. If you lie, Huo Buyu¡¯s tongue will rot.¡± Ye Yao was stumped. This person was so ruthless to himself? When Gao Qiao heard this, he had such a fright that he almost swallowed his fist. Was Huo Buyu so ruthless? He clearly knew Ye Yao¡¯s ability and knew that Ye Yao was lying, and he was making her say something like that? Gao Qiao was full of sympathy. Did this person think himself so favored that he was now fearless? Or did he know that Ye Yao couldn¡¯t bear to curse him with a rotten tongue? Ye Yao was silent for a long time, hence Huo Buyu was sure that she was lying. Moreover, it was likely that she was hiding in some corner and observing him! Huo Buyu was extremely annoyed, but there was an emergency situation in the office, so he had no choice but to leave first. In the end, he could only say to her gently, ¡°Baby, listen to me. You¡¯re not a very proficient driver yet. The performance of that car is too powerful and you won¡¯t be able to control it well. Be a good girl. If you wish to drive, I¡¯ll accompany you to do it after work, okay? Don¡¯t drive alone, it will make me worried, okay?¡± Huo Buyu regretted it. He should have coaxed Ye Yao this way since last night, but he hadnt done it. Now that she had left the house and taken the car with her, he finally panicked. What if something happened to her while she was on the road? Perhaps Huo Buyu was too strict with her usually, so when coaxed her in such a gentle manner, she immediately softened. ¡°Okay, I understand. I wont drive recklessly anymore. I swear that if I drive recklessly, your stomach will hurt.¡± Ye Yao would become rather unprincipled whenever she had to deal with Huo Buyu. If he coaxed her gently enough, she would agree to anything. Upon Ye Yao¡¯s words, Huo Buyu finally relaxed a little. ¡°Alright, be good. When I¡¯m done, we¡¯ll go for a delicious meal. I¡¯ll buy you things and increase your allowance.¡± ¡°Alright. Go and get busy with your work.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s eyes almost popped out. Was this Hua Buyu? Was Huo Buyu this gentle? How scary! After Huo Buyu hung up the phone, Gao Qiao gave him a thumbs up. ¡°Huo Buyu, you¡¯re amazing. You know what Ye Yao is capable of, yet you took the risk. Are you so sure that she can¡¯t bear to see you suffer? Given her rash personality, what would you do if she really cursed you with a rotting tongue?¡¯ Gao Qiao firmly believed in Ye Yao¡¯s ability. If Ye Yao cursed Huo Buyu with a rotting tongue, Huo Buyu¡¯s tongue would rot for sure! Huo Buyu smiled and kept silent. He didn¡¯t explain further to Gao Qiao either, why Ye Yao would never dare utter such a curse, no matter how bad her temper or how rash she was! Of course, he wouldn¡¯t tell Gao Qiao the reason for this. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± With that, Huo Buyu left. It was only after ensuring Huo Buyu had left, that Ye Yao dared to walk into the school. At this point, her phone rang again. It was a message from Lin Qingning. ¡°The dance club has an event at 10 am. Let¡¯s go together.¡± Ye Yao looked at the time. It was already 9-50 am. Qin Jiao had called her at 7-30 am to tell her the group was gathering. However, the dance club¡¯s event was at 10 am. Was it Qin Jiao¡¯s intention to keep her waiting for more than two hours before the rest turned up? Ye Yao smirked. After sending a message to Lin Qingning to confirm the location of the gathering, the two of them walked towards the dance club.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 86 - Chapter 86: Are You Kidding Me? Chapter 86: Are You Kidding Me? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was past 10 am by the time Ye Yao and Lin Qingning turned up. Everyone else had arrived. As they approached the entrance, they ran into Qin Jiao, who had just arrived. When Qin Jiao saw Ye Yao, she widened her eyes in disbelief. ¡°Ye Yao, why are you only here now?!¡± Ye Yao looked at Qin Jiao as if she was looking at an idiot. ¡°It¡¯s only am now. The event starts at 10 am. What¡¯s the problem with me turning up now? Besides, I arrived earlier than you.¡± Ye Yao strode through the door as she said this. A moment ago, she and Qin Jiao were both outside the door. Now that she was inside, she indeed arrived before Qin Jiao. Qin Jiao was so angry that her eyes turned red. ¡°Didn¡¯t I call you this morning and ask you to come here in half an hour? It¡¯s been so long since this morning. What were you doing?¡¯ Ye Yao looked at Qin Jiao in surprise. ¡°When did you call me? I didn¡¯t know about it.¡± Qin Jiao was furious. ¡°I called you at 7-30 am and told you to be here at 8.00 am, but you only just turned up now. You Don¡¯t respect me at all. You have no regard for the Dance Club!¡± Ye Yao pursed her lips. ¡°President Qin Jiao, the Dance Club members gather at 10 am for the event. You called me at 7-30 am and now accuse me for not taking you or the Club seriously. Are you kidding me?¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s temples throbbed with anger. She had deliberately called Ye Yao, to get her to arrive early and wait for the others. Unexpectedly, Ye Yao paid no heed to her at all! Before Qin Jiao came, she was in a very good mood, thinking that she had kept the girl waiting for more than two hours. The thought of that made her gleeful. Alas, Ye Yao did not arrive early! What Qin Jiao didn¡¯t know was that if Lin Qingning had not sent Ye Yao a message asking her to come to the Dance Club, she wouldn¡¯t have planned to be there at all today. Qin Jiao would have been even angrier then. ¡°You¡­ Ye Yao. This is great! Awesome!¡± Qin Jiao pointed at Ye Yao angrily. Ye Yao shrugged and continued walking into the room. She did not care at all if Qin Jiao was angry. Qin Jiao was furious. Lin Qingning nodded a greeting at Qin Jiao and then caught up with Ye Yao. She asked Ye Yao quietly, ¡°Did the president really call you at 7-30 am in the morning?¡± ¡°Uh huh.¡± ¡°Did the president really ask you to come at 8 am?¡± ¡°Uh huh.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you come?¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± Lin Qingning was stumped by Ye Yao¡¯s question. That¡¯s right, why would Ye Yao want to come? The reason she could think of was that Ye Yao had joined the Dance Club, and Qin Jiao was the president of the club. Was it not normal to obey the president? Lin Qingning hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Ye Yao, you might not know this, but Qin Jiao¡¯s family is very powerful in the capital. They¡¯re only slightly inferior to Gao Qiao¡¯s family. If you offend Qin Jiao, I¡¯m afraid she¡¯ll make things difficult for you in the future.¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Hadn¡¯t she already made things difficult for me long ago?¡¯ Didn¡¯t Qin Jiao call so early in the morning just because she wanted to torture her? The reason why Ye Yao had come here with Lin Qingning was to see what Qin Jiao was up to. Anyway, she had nothing better to do. If someone took the initiative to cause trouble, she could use the opportunity to put her Verbal Virtuosity skill to the test. Lin Qingning was speechless. Most of the girls in the dance club were very gentle. Including Qin Jiao herself, there were a total of nine girls who were gathered by Qin Jiao today. Qin Jiao stood at the front and looked at the eight girls below. She first glared fiercely at Ye Yao before saying, ¡°There¡¯s a gathering in the Football Club in three days. It requires a dance between a man and a woman. Someone will come over later for pairing.¡± Upon hearing that they were going to have a social gathering with the Football Club, the girls were eager. ¡°The Football Club? Will Xiang Jingtian come?¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. Even if Xiang Jingtian were to come, he wouldn¡¯t choose you. Our president is here.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. Xiang Jingtian will definitely choose the president. After all, the president is so pretty¡­ ¡°What a pity. Xiang Jingtian is really handsome. But I heard that his girlfriend cheated on him some time ago¡­ ¡°Oh my God, is that true? Who did you hear that from?¡± When Ye Yao heard this, she suddenly said, ¡°Since Xiang Jingtian is single, everyone can be bolder. Perhaps Xiang Jingtian doesn¡¯t like President Qin Jiao and likes people like us? Therefore, everyone, muster your courage and quickly do your makeup..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 87 - Chapter 87: Making a Bet Chapter 87: Making a Bet Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Ye Yao, what nonsense are you saying!¡± An Yangyang had been standing next to Qin Jiao all this time. From the onset, she had sensed that Qin Jiao disliked Ye Yao. Hence when Ye Yao spoke, she used this opportunity to please Qin Jiao and immediately stood up to refute her. An Yangyang glared at Ye Yao. ¡°Do you think you can compete with the president for Senior Xiang Jingtian? Senior Xiang Jingtian is a dragon among men, and you¡¯re an ugly duckling. Senior Xiang Jingtian won¡¯t like you!¡¯ Ye Yao smiled as she turned towards An Yangyang, who looked every inch like Qin Jiao¡¯s lackey. ¡°That¡¯s hard to say. What if President Qin Jiao doesn¡¯t catch Senior Xiang Jingtian¡¯s eye even though she¡¯s as beautiful as a flower? After all, people have different aesthetic standards. The person you think is good-looking might be ugly in the eyes of others. Therefore¡­ everyone has an equal chance.¡± ¡°Hahahaha!¡± An Yangyang mocked Ye Yao right in her face. ¡°From your tone, do you think you¡¯re more capable than the president? You think you¡¯ll be able to catch Senior Xiang Jingtian¡¯s attention? We¡¯re different from you. We know what shame is, unlike you. You actually think that Senior Xiang Jingtian will choose you. Where does that confidence come from?¡± Qin Jiao stood by the side in silence, watching An Yangyang argue with Ye Yao. There were also a few girls standing next to Ye Yao, but they all took a step back Clearly, none of them felt that they could compete with Qin Jiao. Ye Yao raised his chin and looked at An Yangyang. ¡°You¡¯ve said it. I simply wish to compete with Qin Jiao!¡± Qin Jiao clapped. ¡®Ye Yao, I really admire your courage. Coincidentally, I¡¯m also very confident in myself. Why Don¡¯t we make a bet?¡± Ye Yao raised her eyebrow, feeling like the fish had taken the bait. The smile on her lips became even more arrogant. ¡°Alright, what are we betting on?¡± Qin Jiao said, ¡°Let¡¯s bet on who Xiang Jingtian will choose as his female companion! If Xiang Jingtian chooses you, I¡¯ll let you do whatever you want with me. If Xiang Jingtian chooses me, then you have to kiss Zhao Chuang, one of the guys in the soccer team.¡± Ye Yao did not know who this person called Zhao Chuang was, but since Qin Jiao suggested him, she believed that there had to be something extraordinary about him. Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t punish you either. I¡¯ll ask the same of you. If you lose, you¡¯ll have to kiss Zhao Chuang as well.¡± This Zhao Chuang was a shameless scoundrel and a bastard who liked to grope girls. Most importantly, he looked sloppy and dirty. Today¡¯s gathering was specially arranged by Qin Jiao for Ye Yao. She had intended to assign Ye Yao to Zhao Chuang. When the other girls heard Ye Yao and Qin Jiao¡¯s conversation, they wished they could disappear on the spot. Kiss Zhao Chuang? The stakes were too high! Qin Jiao was very confident and said to Ye Yao, ¡°This time, you¡¯ll definitely lose!¡¯ Ye Yao smiled slyly. ¡°I¡¯ve never lost a bet.¡± Qin Jiao really wasn¡¯t looking down on Ye Yao. She had never taken Ye Yao seriously. Qin Jiao had known Xiang Jingtian for many years and they had always been good friends. It was impossible for Xiang Jingtian to abandon her and choose Ye Yao. Qin Jiao said, ¡°When the people from the soccer club come later, I w¡¯ill tell them to choose their female companions. The chosen ones may not reject.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Ye Yao nodded. ¡°But there will also be situations where a person is chosen by many boys, right? If a girl is chosen by many boys, wouldn¡¯t the girl then be entitled to select from among them?¡± Qin Jiao burst out laughing. ¡°Ye Yao, are you thinking that you might be chosen by many boys?¡± Ye Yao was good-looking, but the people here today were all good-looking. They were top-notch in their looks and temperament. Moreover, all of them had taken the pains to dress up and looked exquisite in their makeup. Among these people, only Ye Yao was bare-faced and simply dressed in jeans. Men were all visual animals. Among a bunch of exquisite and beautiful women, who would choose a simple person like Ye Yao? Ye Yao smiled and did not panic at all. After all, she had the Verbal Virtuosity Technique. As for Qin Jiao, hehe.. In just a short time, everyone knew that Qin Jiao and Ye Yao didn¡¯t get along. An Yangyang took a step closer to Qn Jiao and looked at Ye Yao mockingly. ¡°President, where did this Ye Yao come from? Is she crazy? She actually thinks that Senior Xiang Jingtian will choose her. Who does she think she is? She even dares to make a bet with you, President. I¡¯ll take a photo of her kissing Zhao Chuang later and post it on the school¡¯s forum to teach her a lesson she¡¯ll never forget.¡± Qin Jiao raised her chin proudly. ¡°Get your phone ready then. Don¡¯t miss this exciting scene.¡± After the photograph was taken, she¡¯d forward it to Huo Buyu.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 88 - Chapter 88: Take Your Pick Chapter 88: Take Your Pick Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Just as everyone was whispering about the relationship between Qn Jiao and Ye Yao, the door of the Dance Club swung open and the people from the Football Club walked in. Ye Yao counted and saw thirteen boys. As they walked in, Qin Jiao immediately approached the boy at the front. ¡°Jingtian, what took you so long to get here?¡± Ye Yao wasn¡¯t interested in boys other than Huo Buyu, but when she saw Qin Jiao¡¯s enthusiasm, she raised her eyebrows. No wonder Huo Buyu never got back together with her. Just her attitude¡­ On one hand, she kept saying that she loved Huo Buyu so much that she couldn¡¯t get over it, and on the other hand, she seemed to be so close to other boys. If Huo Buyu were Qin Jiao¡¯s boyfriend, he¡¯d likely be cheated on sooner or later. Xiang Jingtian nodded. He didn¡¯t react too affectionately to Qin Jiao¡¯s greeting. The indifference was obvious on his good-looking face. Qin Jiao didn¡¯t care at all. Instead, she introduced excitedly, ¡°Look, I¡¯ve brought in the prettiest girls of our Dance Club here to coordinate with your Football Club. Besides, we¡¯ve already discussed and decided that we¡¯ll give you the chance to choose. So, boys, you can stand beside the girl you want to choose. Zhao Chuang, you have to choose well.¡± Qin Jiao winked at Zhao Chuang and glanced in Ye Yao¡¯s direction, as if hinting to Zhao Chuang. Thirteen people had come from the Football Club. Among them, the ones who would leave people with the deepest impression were probably Xiang Jingtian, who looked very outstanding, and Zhao Chuang, who exuded a wretched aura. When the girls heard Qin Jiao¡¯s words, they all straightened up. Qin Jiao had a smug look on her face. When Ye Yao saw her smile, she tilted his head and said, ¡°Xiang Jingtian will not choose Qin Jiao.¡± As soon as Qin Jiao finished speaking, the other boys had already headed straight for the girl they fancied. To put it bluntly, this kind of social gathering was a disguised blind date. They would collaborate first and then see if there was a chance to develop a relationship. Therefore, the boys¡¯ actions were not ambiguous at all. They immediately stood beside the girl whose appearance appealed to them. The first person the boys eliminated was Qin Jiao. That belonged to their captain, Xiang Jingtian. They wouldn¡¯t fight Xiang Jingtian for her, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to win anyway. The second person they eliminated was Ye Yao. Men are visual animals, and Ye Yao was the only one among the girls who wasn¡¯t dressed up. Even if Ye Yao was naturally beautiful, the boys wouldn¡¯t choose her. Finally, after the selection, everyone stood neatly in lines. Some girls had a boy in front of them, while others had two or three. Two boys stood in front of An Yangyang, and three boys stood in front of Lin Qngning. They were the most popular girls. Then, there was Ye Yao and Qin Jiao. There was no one standing in front of the two of them, and there were still two boys who did not take sides. One was Xiang Jingtian, and the other was Zhao Chuang. There were four of them that could make two pairs. The situation was very clear. At this point, Zhao Chuang walked towards Ye Yao, and a victorious smile had already appeared on Qin Jiao¡¯s face. Immediately, a boy standing in front of An Yangyang suddenly said, ¡°An Yangyang has two boys here. What should we do? How are the two of us going to share her? Are we going to play Scissors, Paper, Stone or are we going to have a fist fight to decide? Or are we going to split such that I have her for the earlier part of the event and then he can have her for the later part of the event? Sigh, that¡¯s not right. Lin Qingning has three boys with her. We cant split that way.¡± As soon as the boy finished speaking, everyone laughed. An Yangyang explained, ¡°Of course not. If there¡¯s a boy standing before a girl, the two of them will feel that they¡¯re a match. If there are two or more boys standing before the girl, it¡¯ll be the girl¡¯s turn to choose of course. Boys who arent chosen won¡¯t have a female companion.¡± After saying that, An Yangyang even blinked cutely. She was still very coquettish when facing boys, and she was humorous and made the boys laugh. At this moment, Zhao Chuang suddenly raised his hand. ¡°Does that mean that if there¡¯s a boy standing in front of a girl, she has to team up with this boy and can¡¯t refuse?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Qin Jiao looked at Ye Yao mockingly. ¡°We¡¯ve already agreed just now that no one, including me, is allowed to reject the choice. If anyone goes back on their word at this point, it just means they¡¯re not sporting enough. They can forget about having an easy time at Imperial Capital University in the future.¡± She looked at Zhao Chuang mockingly. ¡°So, Don¡¯t worry about the choice.¡± Zhao Chuang was facing Ye Yao and it seemed as though he was about to walk towards Ye Yao.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 89 - Chapter 89: Are You Jumping? Chapter 89: Are You Jumping? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Now, Xiang Jingtian was standing right at the back. He seemed to be contemplating. At the beginning, other than greeting Qin Jiao, he seemed to be in a daze and did not look like he was going to choose anyone. After hearing what Qin Jiao had said, he urged Zhao Chuang impatiently, ¡°Hurry up and choose. I¡¯ll take whoever¡¯s left.¡± This sentence sealed Ye Yao¡¯s fate. After Zhao Chuang heard Xiang Jingtian¡¯s words, a wretched smile appeared on his face. ¡°You¡¯ll take whoever¡¯s left? Captain, Don¡¯t trick me. If you end up wanting what I¡¯ve chosen, I won¡¯t stand a chance.¡± Zhao Chuang clearly knew that he had no chance over any of these members of the soccer team. His intentions were very obvious. He just wanted a dance partner and not to be alone in the social gathering. Then, at this point, Ye Yao said, ¡°Zhao Chuang wants to choose Qin Jiao.¡± Xiang Jingtian glanced at Zhao Chuang and said in an unfriendly tone, ¡°Hurry up and choose.¡± A sinister expression appeared on Zhao Chuang¡¯s face. He suddenly turned around and walked up to Qin Jiao. Since Xiang Jingtian had declared that he wouldn¡¯t choose the same girl, why did he have to give up on this goddess Qin Jiao and choose Ye Yao, who didn¡¯t even know how to dress up? Moreover, he had wanted Qin Jiao for such a long time that he was on the verge of becoming obsessed. Qin Jiao looked at Zhao Chuang in disbelief. Her beautiful face turned ashen. ¡°Why are you coming up to me?¡± Just as Qin Jiao was questioning Zhao Chuang, Xiang Jingtian had already walked up to Ye Yao and stood next to her. The situation was very obvious. Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief. Why did Xiang Jingtian choose Ye Yao in the end? Why did Zhao Chuang choose Qin Jiao? The other boys in the soccer team beat their chests and stamped their feet. If they had known that it would be so easy to pair up with Qin Jiao, they would have chosen her too! Zhao Chuang looked at Qin Jiao and smiled. ¡°President Qin Jiao, you just said that no one is to object. You look like you¡¯re going back on your word.¡± Qin Jiao was speechless. She was so angry that her eyes were spitting fire. However, she had said those words herself. How could she take them back? In the end, she could only look at Zhao Chuang fiercely and said as if venting her anger, ¡°I¡¯ll teach you how to dance. Everyone, hurry up and rehearse!¡¯ An Yangyang was completely dumbfounded. When the two boys beside her urged her to choose, she randomly chose one. Lin Qingning also chose a boy. Next, it was time to practice dancing. Because Zhao Chuang was a very obscene person, Qin Jiao almost exploded when she danced with him. The feeling of repulsion was obvious, making the scene very awkward and suffocating. On the other hand, Ye Yao was very relaxed. She enjoyed watching the show. Qin Jiao wanted to challenge her? Dream on! Seeing that Ye Yao wasn¡¯t dancing, Xiang Jingtian immediately became impatient. ¡°Are you going to dance or not? Just say it.¡± Only then did Ye Yao turned to look at Xiang Jingtian. It was no wonder that so many girls were crazy about him. He indeed had the looks, but compared to Huo Buyu, he was still too inferior. Besides, he had a bad temper, so Ye Yao didn¡¯t like him. Ye Yao shrugged and looked apologetic. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t know that this was the Dance Club¡¯s event today. I have a boyfriend. He¡¯s a very jealous man and doesn¡¯t like me to have physical contact with other men, so I can¡¯t participate in this dance.¡± Ye Yao was very principled. When she was with Huo Buyu, she would keep a distance from the other boys. As for Gao Qiao, it was he who approached her unilaterally. Back then, Gao Qiao had wanted to touch her, and she cursed him for it. Xiang Jingtian wasn¡¯t interested in socializing either. He had come to this event for the sake of the other members of the soccer team. He didn¡¯t even look at the girls in the Dance Club, including Ye Yao. However, after Ye Yao said this, he turned to look at her for the first time. He was quite good-looking and dressed simply. He crossed his arms and looked at Ye Yao disdainfully. ¡°You want to use this move to attract my attention? Then I have to congratulate you. You¡¯ve succeeded.¡± His ex-girlfriend ran away with a middle-aged man who could buy her expensive bags and cosmetics. Weren¡¯t all women like this? Whoever had more money to spend on her would win her over. Xiang Jingtian had been wooed by many girls since he was young because he was good-looking. He was from a rich family, but there was a rule in his family. A boy younger than the age of 20 would only be given minimal living expenses, which was only enough for himself. If he wanted more money, he had to earn it himself. That was why Xiang Jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend ran away with a middle-aged man who was old enough to be her father. Because of this, Xiang Jingtian simply fell apart.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 90 - Chapter 90: Here’s 100,000, Accompany Me For A Night Chapter 90: Here¡¯s 100,000, Accompany Me For A Night Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Moreover, there was another reason why Xiang Jingtian didn¡¯t choose Qin Jiao today. The man whom his girlfriend left him for was introduced by Qin Jiao. He hated Qin Jiao. To be precise, he hated all women now. In a month, he would become a young master of the Xiang family and enjoy endless wealth and glory. In the end, his girlfriend of two years ran away with someone else? Haha, what an ironic world. Therefore, when Ye Yao told Xiang Jingtian that she had a boyfriend and had to keep a distance from other men, he found it hard to believe! He didn¡¯t believe that there were any decent women left in this world! ¡°You¡¯re not willing to dance with me?¡± Xiang Jingtian looked at Ye Yao mockingly. ¡°How about I pay you 100,000 yuan, and you accompany me for a night?¡¯ Ye Yao frowned and looked at Xiang Jingtian as if she was looking at a freak Had this person gone crazy from being hankered after by the girls? Xiang Jingtian was an arrogant man. He wanted to humiliate Ye Yao and expose the materialistic side of the girl, so he spoke very loudly. Everyone around heard him and looked at Xiang Jingtian and Ye Yao in disbelief. What was Xiang Jingtian doing? This was his first time seeing Ye Yao, right? He actually said such an explicit thing. Moreover¡­ 100,000 yuan for a night. This was too good a deal wasn¡¯t it! Qin Jiao was dancing with Zhao Chuang. When Zhao Chuang touched her, she was so disgusted that she almost vomited. However, she was delighted when she heard Xiang Jingtian¡¯s words. She wanted to see Xiang Jingtian humiliate Ye Yao like this. Hence, she quickly took out her phone and secretly recorded their conversation. It was her intention to send the clip to Huo Buyu later. Seeing that Ye Yao did not answer, Xiang Jingtian was annoyed and immediately increased the price. ¡°One million!¡¯ The surrounding people gasped. Xiang Jingtian continued, ¡°One million. I¡¯ll only buy you for one night. Or you can name your price. Just name it, I¡¯ll satisfy you.¡± In an instant, everyone looked at Ye Yao differently. They were so envious that they were about to go crazy. There would be girls queuing in line to sleep with Xiang Jingtian for a night, even if no money was involved! However, that wasn¡¯t right. Where did Xiang Jingtian get the money? Ye Yao looked displeased. She had met many men with excellent backgrounds, but this was the first time someone had offered money to sleep with her. She felt that Xiang Jingtian must be sick in the mind and it was a little difficult to navigate the situation. Everyone¡¯s gaze was focused on Ye Yao, waiting to see her reaction. Ye Yao suddenly looked shocked and pointed in Qin Jiao¡¯s direction. ¡°Someone¡¯s kissing!¡± Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction Ye Yao was pointing. Qin Jiao was so engrossed in watching the show that she didn¡¯t notice her dance steps. Her ankle gave way and she fell to the ground. Coincidentally, Zhao Chuang, who was behind her, was brought down by her. Their lips were pressed tightly together the moment they fell to the ground. Ye Yao quickly took out her phone and recorded this scene. Laughing aloud, she turned around and looked at the stunned Xiang Jingtian beside her. She smiled and told him, ¡°Stop acting pathetic just because you¡¯ve been betrayed and abandoned by your ex-girlfriend. It¡¯s not surprising that your ex-girlfriend abandoned you. After all, you¡¯re such a bastard and scumbag. I¡¯m warning you. If this continues, you¡¯ll have erectile dysfunction unless you stop being a bastard and become someone decent.¡± Having said that, Ye Yao walked out of this foul place. The members of the Dance Club were all dumbfounded. Ye Yao and Qin Jiao made a bet that the loser would kiss Zhao Chuang, but in the end, Qin Jiao lost. No one dared to mention this bet. Even if Ye Yao raised it, the others would deny it and say that they had never heard anything about it. However, life can be mysterious. Ultimately, Qin Jiao ended up kissing Zhao Chuang. It was a bizarre scene that could not be described by words. After Qin Jiao came back to her senses, she pushed Zhao Chuang away and truly vomited. She threw up all over Zhao Chuang and even slapped him in anger. Then, she ran away with tears in her eyes. Zhao Chuang was covered in retch, but he didn¡¯t seem to care. Instead, he narrowed his eyes dangerously. As for Xiang Jingtian, he was stunned when Ye Yao said not to look pathetic just because he had been betrayed and abandoned by his ex-girlfriend. By the time he came back to his senses, Ye Yao had already Xiang Jingtian was extremely angry! What right did Ye Yao have to say that about him?! What was even stranger was that after Ye Yao said those words, he felt that a certain function in his body seemed to have disappeared. He inexplicably cowered for a moment. However, this question was quickly thrown to the back of his mind. After Ye Yao left the venue, she received a call from Gao Qiao.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 91 - Chapter 91: Stomach Ache Chapter 91: Stomach Ache Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gao Qiao was full of glee, ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ve done you a huge favor today. If you have spare time, jinx others more often. Then tell me who you¡¯ve jinxed so that I can keep myself entertained.¡± Gao Qiao was entirely focused on this one thing now, and he was not tired of it. Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Sure, I just cursed someone called Xiang Jingtian. I jinxed him so that he¡¯d get erectile dysfunction.¡± ¡°What the f*ck!¡± Gao Qiao got excited. ¡°That¡¯s pretty serious! Poor Xiang Jingtian. But you¡¯ve put an erectile dysfunction curse on him. How am I supposed to verify it?¡± This thing was a little mysterious. Was he going to sacrifice himself to sleep with Xiang Jingtian and check on his physical condition? Of course, this was not impossible, but it was too strange for two men to sleep together. Xiang Jingtian would never agree to sleep with him either. Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°That¡¯s your problem. I¡¯m only responsible for telling you. Alright, I have a call coming in. I¡¯m hanging up.¡± She hung up and looked at the other call on her phone. It was Jiang Jie. Jiang Jie sounded excited. ¡°Baby, you¡¯re too awesome! I¡¯m in the mall. Come quickly. I¡¯ll buy gifts for you. I¡¯ll cover all your expenses today!¡± To Ye Yao, who had been depending on pocket money handed out to her, her favorite thing to hear was someone else footing the bill! She immediately hung up the phone to get ready to meet Jiang Jie. Along the way, she was very excited, but she felt an inexplicable pain in her abdomen. Then, the pain seemed to intensify. Eventually, a sprinkling of sweat broke out across her forehead. Ye Yao hurriedly stopped the car by the roadside, but the pain in her stomach didn¡¯t lessen at all. She broke out in cold sweat from the pain. Only then did she remember that she had promised Huo Buyu that if she drove recklessly, Huo Buyu would have a stomach ache. All the curses that she had placed on Huo Buyu would eventually fall back on her. At this point, she was already in so much pain that she was convulsing. Ye Yao called Huo Buyu with trembling fingers. As soon as the call went through, she started crying. ¡°Boohoo, Huo Buyu, I¡¯m dying¡­¡± When Huo Buyu heard this, he sprang up from his chair. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Baby, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Ye Yao wailed, ¡°I was driving just then. My stomach hurts so much. Come and save me¡­¡± When Huo Buyu heard this, he felt both angry and heartbroken. Why would she never learn?! Ye Yao was still crying on the other end of the line. Huo Buyu had no choice but to say, ¡°Send me your location. I¡¯ll be right there.¡± The girl replied, ¡°Come over quickly.¡± She sent Huo Buyu her location and leaned forward against the steering wheel. Her stomach hurt so much that she could chew through the steering wheel. At this moment, she suddenly felt that the Verbal Virtuosity Technique wasn¡¯t a good thing because every word she said was so effective. If she weren¡¯t careful, she might be the one ending up suffering. However, most of the time, she would speak without thinking. And there were also things she would say without meaning them, she¡¯d not remember having said them afterwards. This was too much. Ye Yao had sabotaged herself today. She was in so much pain. Huo Buyu was very busy at work, but no matter how busy he was, the most important thing to him was to go to Ye Yao. He handed his work to his assistant and hurriedly drove to Ye Yao. When he finally located her, she looked like a fish taken out of the water. She was extremely weak and her face was frighteningly pale. Huo Buyu originally wanted to teach her a lesson, but when he saw the state she was in, his heart ached. He opened the car door and carried Ye Yao in. ¡°Be good, baby. I¡¯m here. How are you? Does it still hurt?¡± His tone was very gentle, unbelievably gentle. Although Huo Buyu was very good to Ye Yao, he was usually harsh with his words. He would warn her sternly not to do this or that. It was rare for him to be so gentle. When Ye Yao smelled the familiar scent of Huo Buyu and heard his tender words, she instantly felt aggrieved. Tears fell from his eyes. ¡°Boohoo, Huo Buyu, I¡¯m in so much pain. I was wrong. I won¡¯t dare to jinx you again. Will you forgive me? Don¡¯t be angry with me.¡± Huo Buyu sighed and gently stroked Ye Yao¡¯s head. ¡°How can I stay angry with you? I forgive you. How is it? Does your stomach still hurt? Shall I take you to the hospital?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital.¡± Ye Yao pushed Huo Buvu¡¯s shoulder awav. Her pale face was regaining its color. ¡°My stomach doesn¡¯t hurt anymore. I made an appointment with Jiang Jie to go shopping.¡± Huo Buyu was speechless. He stared at Ye Yao for a long time.. In the end, he gritted his teeth and asked, ¡°Were you pretending just then?¡± If you were pretending, that was really good acting! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 92 - Chapter 92: I’ll Send You There Chapter 92: I¡¯ll Send You There Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu¡¯s expression changed. He looked at Ye Yao, who had been in so much pain just a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye, she looked like she was completely refreshed. All kinds of guesses came to his mind. Ye Yao was also stunned for a moment. She touched her stomach and found it unbelievable. She had been in so much pain just then, she was sure she was on the verge of death, but why did it stop hurting in an instant? What was going on? She patted her stomach twice with uncertainty. It really didn¡¯t hurt anymore! She immediately beamed with joy. ¡°Huo Buyu, my stomach doesn¡¯t hurt anymore! ¡± Huo Buyu frowned deeply. Ye Yao didn¡¯t seem to be pretending to be in pain. Ye Yao stroked her chin and looked like she was deep in thought. ¡°I think my stomach was hurting because of you, and stopped hurting also because of you. You forgave me, so my stomach didn¡¯t hurt anymore.¡± If that were the case, could it be that all she needed was Huo Buyu¡¯s forgiveness if she made a mistake in the future? Huo Buyu also felt this was the case, but if it were, it was an even bigger headache for him. Given Ye Yao¡¯s forgetful personality, she would definitely make mistakes repeatedly. And when she did, she would only need to act cute and play dumb with him. He felt that his life would be very miserable in the future. Since Ye Yao wasn¡¯t feeling sick anymore, she started to shoo Huo Buyu away. ¡°Alright, alright. You should leave quickly. I¡¯m going to see Jiang Jie. I¡¯ll be home soon.¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t budge. ¡°Are you still insisting on driving?¡± Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°I have no choice. I¡¯ve been delayed for too long. I can¡¯t just keep Jiang Jie waiting.¡± What she meant was that she was in a hurry and had to drive fast. Huo Buyu¡¯s eyebrows twitched. He would never agree to let Ye Yao drive by herself. He pushed Ye Yao to the front passenger seat and sat in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°I¡¯ll send you there.¡± Ye Yao was hoping to drive herself. Moreover, before she drove off, she had said that she¡¯d arrive safely. She trusted her own ability, but after glancing at Huo Buyu, she obediently remained in the front passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. She didn¡¯t wish to provoke Huo Buyu at this time. Besides, she wasn¡¯t sure if her skill would work on herself. After all, cursing herself was ineffective. However, using her skill on Huo Buyu would cause the jinx to fall back on herself, in double-dose, what more! This also led to Ye Yao being very well-behaved when facing Huo Buyu. It wasn¡¯t written in the Verbal Virtuosity manual that there were people who could restrain her skill. Huo Buyu sent Ye Yao to the mall and reminded her, ¡°Call me when you¡¯re ready to go home. I¡¯ll pick you up. Do you hear me?¡± Ye Yao nodded obediently. ¡°Got it.¡± Huo Buyu narrowed his eyes. ¡°Tell me¡­¡± After a pause, he sighed and didn¡¯t continue. He only reminded Ye Yao, ¡°Forget it. Go and play. Remember to call me when you¡¯re done.¡± Initially, he had wanted Ye Yao to utter another curse, but when he thought of the pain she had just suffered, he couldn¡¯t bear to do so. Neither did he wish to pick bones with Ye Yao. Ultimately, if Ye Yao didn¡¯t feel good, he was the one feeling the heartache. He decided to let her do whatever she wanted. When Huo Buyu started speaking, Ye Yao got terribly nervous. She thought that the man was going to make her curse him again. But when she heard the rest of his words, she heaved a sigh of relief and threw herself into the man¡¯s arms to give him a big kiss. ¡°I promise to be good this time. I won¡¯t stay out for long. I¡¯ll call you when I¡¯m done. Trust me.¡± Huo Buyu nodded. Other than believing her, what other choice did he have? He stroked Ye Yao¡¯s head. ¡°Alright, go have fun.¡± Ye Yao rushed to the meeting location. Jiang Jie had been waiting for more than half an hour, but she was in a good mood and did not blame Ye Yao for being late. Upon seeing Ye Yao, Jiang Jie waved excitedly. She was carrying bags and bags of shopping and stuffed them into Ye Yao¡¯s hand. ¡°I bought them when I was waiting for you. See if you like them.¡± Ye Yao looked through the bags briefly. They were all pretty clothes. She looked up at Jiang Jie and blinked. ¡°How solicitous. Let me guess. You slept with Yang Youwei?¡± Jiang Jie¡¯s face flushed a bright red. Then, she sat beside Ye Yao and hugged her. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m so grateful to you. Yang Youwei and I finally have a physical relationship. I¡¯m so excited when I think about it!¡± There was a young girl¡¯s blush and pride on her face. To Jiang Jie, the most important person in her life was Yang Youwei. She yearned to be Yang Youwei¡¯s woman, truly his woman. After Ye Yao had uttered her blessing, Jiang Jie slept with Yang Youwei on the same day and fulfilled her wish.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 93 - Chapter 93: Not Playing Gooseberry Chapter 93: Not Playing Gooseberry Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Next was Jiang Jie¡¯s other wish of marrying Yang Youwei, then having Yang Youwei¡¯s child, and then living happily ever after with Yang Youwei¡­ Anyway, everything in her life was related to Yang Youwei. Ye Yao helplessly pulled herself away from Jiang Jie. Recently, she had come across a saying that the happiest thing for a man was to find a girl whose heart and vision was filled with him. This was a beautiful saying. The current Jiang Jie was the girl whose heart and vision was filled with Yang Youwei. Ye Yao began to envy Yang Youwei. Inevitably, Ye Yao thought of herself and Huo Buyu. What about their relationship? In the time they¡¯d been together, they always had conflicts. She had even wanted to run away in the beginning. She didn¡¯t like Huo Buyu¡¯s stone face, nor did she like how he¡¯d always keep an eye on her. She could talk about what she didn¡¯t like about Huo Buyu for three days and three nights, but because these shortcomings belonged to Huo Buyu, she could accept them. Jiang Jie¡¯s love for Yang Youwei was crazy, passionate, and without any reservation. Anyone who knew Jiang Jie knew that she loved Yang Youwei boldly and openly. In fact, Ye Yao was envious of Jiang Jie. She was envious of such love. Then she thought about her almost secretive relationship with Huo Buyu. Apart from Gao Qiao, not many people knew that they were together. On the contrary¡­ Huo Buyu didn¡¯t seem to have hidden his relationship with her. Why did she feel that her relationship with Huo Buyu should be kept undercover? Ye Yao was very frustrated. She couldn¡¯t take it any longer. Suddenly, she slapped the table and said, ¡°I want the entire world to know that I¡¯m with Huo Buyu!¡± Suddenly, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was a news notification. It said that the young master of the Huo family had a girlfriend and there was even a photograph attached. The image showed Huo Buyu unbuckling Ye Yao¡¯s seatbelt. It showed half of Huo Buyu¡¯s side profile, and her face was obscured by him so she couldn¡¯t be seen clearly. Ye Yao slapped herself. ¡°I take back what I said just then. I don¡¯t want the entire world to know that I¡¯m with Huo Buyu.¡± Admittedly, Ye Yao had a fright. It was just a casual remark. Did it have to make the news headlines? If she didn¡¯t take back her words quickly, Weibo would probably explode later. This was too scary! Ye Yao patted her chest. She finally understood why she and Huo Buyu had been secretive about being in love. It was because being Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend was too attention-catching, and she didn¡¯t want that sort of attention. She was wrong. She shouldn¡¯t have blamed Huo Buyu, because she had asked for all of this. It had nothing to do with Huo Buyu. Huo Buyu had never denied their relationship. It was just that he hadn¡¯t publicized it so openly. Ye Yao took a deep breath and turned on her phone again. Just as she was about to look at the news, the screen suddenly turned black. Then, the push notification for the news disappeared without a trace. Perhaps it had disappeared before most people had a chance to look at it. It was all too mysterious¡­ Ye Yao shook her head and put this matter to the back of her mind as she and Jiang Jie started window shopping in the mall. Just when they were almost done, Jiang Jie received a job so she happily called Yang Youwei, saying, ¡°I¡¯ve just got a job and my assistant isn¡¯t with me. Will you come and pick me up?¡± After Jiang Jie hung up the phone sweetly, she said to Ye Yao, ¡°Yang Youwei is picking me up and sending me to work. I¡¯m going to have to leave you here to find your own way home.¡± Although Jiang Jie and Ye Yao were good friends, when it came to Yang Youwei, she certainly wasn¡¯t going to let Ye Yao play gooseberry! She wanted to enjoy her alone time with Yang Youwei! Ye Yao pursed her lips. Then, she remembered that Huo Buyu seemed to have said that he¡¯d come to pick her up, so she waved at Jiang Jie. ¡°Go ahead. Go and be in love with your Yang Youwei. Don¡¯t worry about me.¡± Jiang Jie grinned and left without looking back. Ye Yao took out her phone and called Huo Buyu. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m done. When are you coming to pick me up?¡± Huo Buyu was still busy and said to Ye Yao, ¡°I¡¯ll get my assistant to bring you to the office. Wait for me for a bit and we¡¯ll go home together.¡± Ye Yao agreed and hung up the phone. She felt a little guilty. It appeared that Huo Buyu had been kept busy only because she had asked Gao Qiao to think of a way to lure Huo Buyu away. But¡­ what exactly had Gao Qiao done? She called Gao Qiao at once.. ¡°Gao Qiao, what did you do to delay Huo Buyu?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 94 - Chapter 94: Help Me Pass This To Huo Buyu Chapter 94: Help Me Pass This To Huo Buyu Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Oh, I hacked one of the company¡¯s program codes. That program is very complicated. It will probably take a few days to recover. What do you think? I¡¯m quite clever, right?¡± Gao Qiao looked like he was asking for praise. ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Ye Yao shouted angrily. ¡°I asked you to lure Huo Buyu away for the time being. I didn¡¯t ask you to exhaust him!¡± Gao Qiao was dumbfounded. So his good intention ended up being a bad thing? The line went dead. Gao Qiao looked at the phone and hurriedly sent a message to Ye Yao: Grandaunt, don¡¯t be angry. I promise I won¡¯t do it again. I¡¯ll go to the office now to stand in for Huo Buyu. Don¡¯t jinx me while I¡¯m looking the other way. I beg you. At this point, Ye Yao¡¯s heart began to ache for Huo Buyu, she also started the process of self-reflection. Ultimately, it was her fault. Huo Buyu had been too strict with her, causing her to be rebellious. She went against him whatever he said, whether he was being reasonable or otherwise. Now she realized the flaw in her attitude. She had caused Huo Buyu a lot of trouble, and in turn that made her unhappy. Moreover, Huo Buyu was a busy man. On top of that he had to worry about her¡­ The fact was, the person who troubled Huo Buyu the most was Ye Yao. Even when he was busy at work, his mind would be wondering if Ye Yao was up to mischief, and if she was exercising her jinxing ability in a casual manner. It was driving him to the edge of sanity. Huo Buyu¡¯s assistant arrived very quickly and brought Ye Yao to the office. The car was parked downstairs. Huo Buyu said that he would come down immediately, so Ye Yao played with her phone while waiting in the car. ¡°Hey, here¡¯s a gift for you.¡± At this point, Ye Yao heard a familiar voice. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Yun, in a dress, chatting enthusiastically with the young lady at the company reception. Ye Yao also noticed that Jiang Yun¡¯s gift to the young lady at the front desk was actually some high-end cosmetics. Ye Yao raised her eyebrows. Jiang Yun was making an effort to pay attention to the receptionist of Huo Buyu¡¯s company? How impressive. The receptionist seemed very happy. She was especially fond of Jiang Yun. Although Jiang Yun didn¡¯t visit often, she¡¯d always bring her expensive and luxurious gifts whenever she did come. Who wouldn¡¯t like free stuff? Then, the receptionist glanced at the car parked at the door and in Ye Yao¡¯s direction. She said to Jiang Yun, ¡°I hear that the person sitting in that car is CEO Huo¡¯s girlfriend, but I think that the girl is inferior to you in every way. I don¡¯t know what CEO Huo is thinking. Why would he like an ugly duckling rather than an elegant person like you, Miss Jiang.¡± Wasn¡¯t the very casual Ye Yao an ugly duckling compared to Jiang Yun, who was always immaculately dressed? Jiang Yun glanced at Ye Yao, who was outside, and said to the receptionist with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. I¡¯m very close to your CEO Huo. We¡¯re like close friends. He has a girlfriend now, and I¡¯ll have a boyfriend in the future. Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend will be angry if you say things like that. Don¡¯t ever utter these words again.¡± Jiang Yun spoke in a nice tone and even reminded the receptionist gently. However, what she had said implied that Ye Yao was very petty and was calculative over such a small matter. The receptionist curled her lips in disdain. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid even if she¡¯s angry. How can such an ordinary person be worthy of CEO Huo? In my opinion, only Miss Jiang is worthy of CEO Huo. The two of you are a match made in heaven. I wonder what CEO Huo is thinking¡­¡¯ ¡°Enough already.¡± Jiang Yun emphasized and patted the receptionist¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I have a set of lipsticks in my car. I¡¯ll bring it to you later. You¡¯re not allowed to say these things again, otherwise I¡¯ll be angry.¡± When the receptionist heard that Jiang Yun was going to give her a lipstick set, she immediately beamed with joy. ¡°Thank you, Miss Jiang.¡± After receiving the benefits from Jiang Yun, she found Ye Yao even more displeasing to the eye. She wasn¡¯t even married to CEO Huo and already, she despised rank and file employees like them. This was unlike Miss Jiang Yun, who was polite to low ranking employees even though she came from such a prestigious background. She was indeed dignified, cultured and well-mannered! Jiang Yun nodded at the receptionist and walked towards the door. When she came up to the car, she looked through the window, smiled and greeted, ¡°Miss Ye, what a coincidence.¡± Ye Yao came out of the car with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s indeed a coincidence, but Miss Jiang plays the cello, right? My boyfriend¡¯s company is a technology company and doesn¡¯t match Miss Jiang¡¯s profession. I wonder what brings Miss Jiang here?¡± Jiang Yun smiled and took out a few tickets. ¡°There¡¯s a grand concert tonight. Huo Buyu¡¯s sister, Huo Buran, asked me to help give these tickets to Huo Buyu. Since Miss Ye is here, I¡¯ll have to trouble Miss Ye to pass them to Huo Buyu. I won¡¯t be going upstairs..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 95 - Chapter 95: Going Upstairs Together Chapter 95: Going Upstairs Together Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Yun was good at taking measured steps, and made it a point to display a cautiousness towards Ye Yao misunderstanding her relationship with Huo Buyu. The receptionist watched on, thinking to herself how Miss Jiang Yun was so understanding and magnanimous, while Ye Yao had no bearing at all and was not presentable, always feeling that any beautiful woman had to be out to seduce CEO Huo. The receptionist increasingly felt that Ye Yao wasn¡¯t worthy of Huo Buyu. Ye Yao looked at the tickets that Jiang Yun was holding and raised her eyebrows. ¡°Huo Buyu¡¯s sister asked you to drop these by? Then you should give them to Huo Buyu yourself. I¡¯m here to see him anyway. Shall we go up together?¡± Jiang Yun nodded. ¡°Sure.¡± Then, Ye Yao brought Jiang Yun into the elevator. The receptionist, who had been watching this by the side, curled her lips in disdain. ¡°How petty. CEO Huo had asked her to wait downstairs. He just doesn¡¯t want her to go up. Now that she sees Miss Jiang Yun here, she wants to go up. What a hypocrite!¡± The employee beside her tugged at the receptionist¡¯s shirt. ¡°Don¡¯t speak so loudly. It¡¯s not good if they hear you.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with what I said?¡± The receptionist scowled. ¡°Miss Jiang Yun has a good family background. She¡¯s magnanimous and gentle. She¡¯s not like the girlfriend the CEO has now. She¡¯s petty. I bet they¡¯ll break up for sure!¡± The receptionist was very dissatisfied with Ye Yao. She made up her mind to help Jiang Yun win CEO Huo over. This was Jiang Yun¡¯s ability to easily win people over. Ye Yao and Jiang Yun walked into the elevator. As the elevator made its way up, Jiang Yun suddenly said, ¡°Ye Yao, I¡¯ve underestimated you. You can actually be with Huo Buyu.¡± Even though her words were rather nasty, she kept an elegant and calm expression. She wore a perpetual smile and looked perfect under all circumstances. Ye Yao leaned lazily against the elevator wall and raised her eyebrows. ¡°Oh look, you¡¯re not pretending not to know me anymore? Jiang Yun looked at Ye Yao with disdain in her eyes. ¡°Do I need to pretend? It¡¯s just like when you and Jiang Jie teamed up to tell on me when we were kids. Among the many people present at the time, did anyone believe the two of you?¡± Jiang Yun had been wearing a fake front for too long, and the image she put on was already deeply ingrained in people¡¯s hearts. Ye Yao smiled. ¡°I don¡¯t know if anyone believed me, but Huo Buyu promised me to keep a distance from you. If I¡¯m not wrong, Huo Buyu has rejected you many times recently, right?¡± Jiang Yun narrowed her eyes. She wouldn¡¯t ask Huo Buyu out frequently. In the past, she would ask him out once every three to five days, or once a week. When she was busy, she would ask him out once a month, or once every three to five months. Recently, she had invited Huo Buyu for three consecutive days, but because of Ye Yao, he had not accepted her invitation. She guessed that Ye Yao was behind this, but she didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to give in to Ye Yao this much. Jiang Yun looked at Ye Yao with a calm expression. ¡°Ye Yao, I wonder if Jiang Jie has told you that ever since I was a child, I would get whatever I wanted. It¡¯s the same for Huo Buyu. Moreover, so what if you¡¯re with Huo Buyu now? I¡¯m not jealous at all. Instead, I¡¯m very happy, because after experiencing being with you, Huo Buyu will think that I¡¯m better.¡± Apart from being a little surprised at the beginning, Jiang Yun was not too emotional about the fact that Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. Huo Buyu was the man she had set her eyes on. Previously, he had also been in ambiguous relationships with many women, including Qin Jiao. To Jiang Yun, this was nothing. She was different from others. She could take her time to snatch whatever she wanted. She could wait for even a decade. Moreover, Jiang Yun looked down on Ye Yao from the bottom of her heart. Almost no one thought that Ye Yao and Huo Buyu could be together for the long term. Ye Yao looked at Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun was very calm and didn¡¯t show any negative emotions at all, so no wonder Jiang Jie said that Qin Jiao was just a small fry. The real amazing person was Jiang Yun. Compared to Jiang Yun, Qin Jiao¡¯s tricks were indeed far from noteworthy. Ye Yao smiled and looked at Jiang Yun. ¡°I have to admit that you grew up in an excellent environment. You can easily get anything you want, but from today onwards, all these privileges will disappear. You said that as long as you like something, you can get it. Then from now on, you will not be able to get anything you like.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s words were very effective. From the moment she finished speaking, all good things fell apart for Jiang Yun, however, at this point, Jiang Yun was unaware of it.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 96 - Chapter 96: 1 Want to Go Chapter 96: 1 Want to Go Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Yun smiled. ¡°Alright, lees wait and see.¡± She did not take Ye Yao¡¯s words to heart at all. In her eyes, Ye Yao was not her match. Soon, the elevator arrived. When the two of them walked out together, those who didn¡¯t know better would think that they were good friends. Huo Buyu happened to be walking towards the landing. When he saw Ye Yao, he naturally revealed a doting smile. He stroked Ye Yao¡¯s hair. ¡°Why did you come up here? Impatient from waiting? Where would you like to eat? I¡¯ll take you.¡± Ye Yao held Huo Buyu¡¯s arm and leaned her head on his shoulder. ¡°I wish I could eat with you too, but Miss Jiang Yun is here. It seems she¡¯s inviting you to some concert. Are you going? Only then did Huo Buyu see Jiang Yun standing by the side. Jiang Yun acted as though she did not notice Ye Yao¡¯s intimate actions towards Huo Buyu. She naturally handed the ticket to Huo Buyu. ¡°I¡¯m here to give you this.¡± Huo Buyu glanced at the tickets and then at Ye Yao¡¯s expressionless face. He shook his head. ¡°I won¡¯t be going. She¡¯s hungry. I¡¯ll take her out to have something to eat.¡± Jiang Yun watched as Ye Yao flaunted her affections in front of her. Not only was she not jealous, she also silently sneered. If Ye Yao was really so confident in Huo Buyu, she wouldn¡¯t have deliberately flaunted her affections to provoke her. To put it bluntly, Ye Yao wasn¡¯t confident in herself. However, Jiang Yun didn¡¯t know that Ye Yao wasn¡¯t deliberately flaunting her affections. This was how she naturally interacted with the man. Jiang Yun wasn¡¯t upset that Huo Buyu had rejected her. She simply put away the tickets. ¡°Alright then.¡± But at this point, Ye Yao reached out and took the tickets. ¡°Don¡¯t, Huo Buyu. Your sister asked Miss Jiang Yun to send these over. You have to go.¡± Huo Buyu hesitated. No matter who gave him the tickets, filling Ye Yao¡¯s stomach was the most important thing on his mind. Ye Yao could tell what Huo Buyu was thinking, so she held his arm and wheedled. ¡°I¡¯m not hungry yet. I¡¯m very curious about the concert. Can you bring me along? Huo Buyu was a little surprised. ¡°You want to go to a concert?¡± Based on Huo Buyu¡¯s understanding of Ye Yao, she wasn¡¯t interested in such things. Now that she suddenly wanted to go, she might be up to something. Ye Yao nodded. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I want to go. Won¡¯t you take me? Huo Buyu couldn¡¯t resist Ye Yao¡¯s coquettishness at all. He clearly was reluctant and didn¡¯t wish to bring Ye Yao to a crowded place, but couldn¡¯t bring himself to reject her. In the end, he could only nod. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll take you, but you have to promise me¡­¡± Ye Yao immediately raised her hand. ¡°I promise I¡¯ll be good!¡± Seeing that she was so excited, Huo Buyu held his forehead helplessly and said to Jiang Yun, ¡°Thank you for coming by. I¡¯ll bring Ye Yao over later. See you at the venue.¡± Jiang Yun had watched as Huo Buyu went from being unwilling to go to being coquettishly persuaded by Ye Yao. Although Huo Buyu looked very unwilling, he didn¡¯t refuse. His lack of a bottom line made Jiang Yun feel a rare sense of crisis. This was because Huo Buyu treated Ye Yao too differently. A girl like Ye Yao wasn¡¯t Huo Buyu¡¯s type at all, and she wasn¡¯t worthy of Huo Buyu¡¯s family background. However, Huo Buyu¡¯s attitude towards her¡­ was too indulgent. He was so indulgent that he had no bottom line. The three of them went downstairs together. Jiang Yun walked in front while Ye Yao followed behind with Huo Buyu. When they reached the lobby downstairs, Jiang Yun stopped and said to the girl at the front desk, ¡°Wait for me. I¡¯ll get you some lipstick.¡± ¡°Miss Jiang Yuri¡­¡± The receptionist was very touched. She thought that Jiang Yun had forgotten, but to her surprise she remembered. Miss Jiang Yun was so concerned about a small fry like her, unlike Ye Yao, who only had CEO Huo at heart and would deliberately display her affections. Jiang Yun said to Huo Buyu, ¡°You guys go ahead. I have something to attend to.¡± Huo Buyu wanted to bring Ye Yao to buy some clothes. The occasion today was different, so they couldn¡¯t dress too casually. He nodded at Jiang Yun. ¡°Stay safe.¡± Then, he lowered his head and tapped Ye Yao¡¯s forehead. ¡°Be good today and don¡¯t cause trouble.¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°I know, I know.¡± After Huo Buyu and Ye Yao left, Jiang Yun¡¯s usually calm expression was filled with great disappointment. She stared in the direction where Huo Buyu and Ye Yao had left) her eyes misty. This scene was witnessed by the receptionist. Jiang Yun¡¯s disappointment only lasted for a moment before she quickly recovered. She turned to the receptionist and smiled. Her entire being was beautiful and illusory, like the clouds in the sky. She could only be seen but not touched.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 97 - Chapter 97: The Greatest Kindness in the World Chapter 97: The Greatest Kindness in the World Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jiang Yun walked out of the building and took out the expensive lipstick set from the car. The company had very strict requirements for the front desk receptionist¡¯s image, so the receptionist knew a lot about cosmetics. She knew at a glance that the lipstick Jiang Yun had given her was from a high-end brand. The receptionist was very grateful. ¡°Miss Jiang Yun, you¡¯re so good-looking and kind. You¡¯ll definitely be treated well by the heavens. Don¡¯t worry, if you need me in the future, just let me know.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Jiang Yun smiled. ¡°Doing your job well and creating benefits for Huo Buyu¡¯s company is the best repayment for me. Huo Buyu is a very important person. I¡¯ll be happy as long as he¡¯s well.¡± The receptionist felt that Jiang Yun was too beautiful and treated Huo Buyu too well. She was just a lowly receptionist in the company, yet Jiang Yun treated her with such sincerity. It was obvious how much Jiang Yun liked Huo Buyu. The receptionist decided that she had to help Jiang Yun! Jiang Yun glanced at the time and said kindly to the receptionist, ¡°I¡¯m going to attend a gathering so I¡¯ll have to go. Work hard.¡± Jiang Yun turned around and left. The moment she turned around, the elegant smile on her face instantly turned evil, and her eyes were filled with disdain. Bribing a low class and hypocritical person like the receptionist with a small favor was easy. Unfortunately, even though the lipstick set was not worth much, it was still a waste to give it to someone like her. Huo Buyu brought Ye Yao to a stylist and bought a gown. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. Ye Yao had a good foundation to start with. Hence just a little makeup was enough to achieve an astonishing effect. When the stylist looked at the end result, he was stunned. ¡°Miss Ye, your facial features are too perfect. When you came, I thought you were wearing light makeup. I was surprised to realize you were actually bare-faced. With your face shape and skin, you can stun everyone with just a little makeup! You must not be lazy and always go bare-faced! This is a waste of nature¡¯s gift!¡± The stylist was upset that Ye Yao didn¡¯t exploit her good foundation. With her looks, she was more than qualified to enter the entertainment industry! Ye Yao looked at herself in the mirror. She usually couldn¡¯t be bothered to dress up, but she had to admit that she was indeed very beautiful after putting on makeup. She had never seen herself styled like this before. She got up excitedly and went to look for Huo Buyu. She held her skirt and spun around in front of him. She asked, ¡°Huo Buyu, do I look good?¡± Huo Buyu looked up at her, his expression unchanged. ¡°Are you done? Lees go then.¡± Ye Yao grabbed him sullenly. ¡°Do I look good? Answer me!¡± Huo Buyu looked at Ye Yao seriously and ran his gaze up and down. Eventually, he asked, ¡°Is this different from your usual self?¡± When the stylist heard Huo Buyu¡¯s answer, he almost vomited blood. How could it not be different? He had worked hard for more than three hours. How could it be the same as usual?! However, Ye Yao blinked and realized what Huo Buyu meant. Her eyes curved into crescents as she hugged his neck and kissed him. Satisfied, she said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go.¡± Then, she held Huo Buyu¡¯s hand and left in satisfaction. The stylist was confused. She felt that Ye Yao¡¯s temper was too good. Even this didn¡¯t make her angry. In the car, Ye Yao continued to be in a happy mood. Although Huo Buyu hadn¡¯t directly praised her for being good-looking, she understood what he meant. In his eyes, she had always been as good-looking and beautiful as now. Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t the kind of person who judged a person¡¯s outer appearance. He wasn¡¯t dating Ye Yao because of her good looks. Of course, it wasn¡¯t because of her personality that he was with her. It could only be said that sometimes, fate was a magical thing. If Huo Buyu had to list Ye Yao¡¯s shortcomings, he could list a hundred with his eyes closed. However, if he had to list her merits, he wouldn¡¯t be able to think of one no matter how hard he racked his brains. Nevertheless, he simply liked Ye Yao. Back then, when Huo Buyu was on the verge of death in a car accident, it was Ye Yao who pulled him out and held his arm. Her anxious voice rang in her ears like an angel¡¯s. She held him and begged, ¡°Please, please hold on a little longer. The ambulance will be here soon. You¡¯ll be fine. You have to hold on. Think about this world and those who care about you. You have to hold on. You have to hold on.¡± It was hard for Huo Buyu to imagine how such a thin and weak girl could risk her life to drag him out of a car that was about to explode. She had even tried her best to encourage him to persevere. There seemed to be a tenacious vitality in her. At that time, Huo Buyu had used all his strength to open his eyes to look at Ye Yao¡¯s dirty little face. However, on that face, he saw the greatest kindness in the world.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 98 - Chapter 98: This Is My Elder Sister Chapter 98: This Is My Elder Sister Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios That glance was the thing that had haunted Huo Buyu¡¯s dreams when he was in a coma for more than a month. After he had recuperated for more than three months and his body had fully recovered, he couldn¡¯t wait to look for her. However, he was a little late. He blamed himself, but fortunately, it wasn¡¯t too late. After Huo Buyu brought Ye Yao back from overseas, she had shown herself to be unreliable, childish, and a troublemaker. However, he knew that she had a kind and passionate soul in her heart, as well as a stubborn determination. He was deeply attracted to her at first sight. Hence, no matter how flawed she was, he was willing to accept her. It could be said that liking Ye Yao was fate¡¯s guidance. Very soon, Ye Yao and Huo Buyu arrived at the concert hall. It was a huge performance hall. Just as they arrived, they saw Gao Qiao walking over, dressed to the nines. The first person Gao Qiao saw was Huo Buyu. When he realized that there was a very beautiful woman beside Huo Buyu, his eyes lit up. He didn¡¯t recognize Ye Yao at all. However, on second thought, no woman other than Ye Yao would appear beside Huo Buyu. Therefore, this beautiful woman must be Ye Yao! Gao Qiao looked at Ye Yao with amazement in her eyes. ¡°Wow, Ye Yao, you were too low-key in the past. You¡¯re so beautiful. You should dress up.¡± Gao Qiao gulped. At a certain moment just then, he felt his little heart pounding. Actually, Ye Yao¡¯s makeup wasn¡¯t anywhere over-the-top. It was probably because Gao Qiao was used to Ye Yao not dressing up most of the time, and now that she was suddenly dressed up for this event, he was stunned. Ye Yao glanced at Gao Qiao and did not speak. He did not care about Ye Yao¡¯s attitude at all, as long as she was willing to acknowledge him. He approached Ye Yao and whispered in her ear, ¡°I¡¯m meeting Xiang Jingtian for a drink tonight.¡± Ye Yao immediately looked at Gao Qiao in shock. She had jinxed Xiang Jingtian for erectile dysfunction! Gao Qiao was even curious about this, to the extent that he had asked the man out for a drink? What was he trying to do? Was he going to personally test Xiang Jingtian¡¯s ability? One look at Ye Yao¡¯s expression and Gao Qiao knew that she had misunderstood. He quickly waved his hand. ¡°It¡¯s not what you think. I¡¯m a normal person. Really. I just want to get him drunk and witness his condition tomorrow morning.¡± A normal man wakes up to a reaction every morning, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t be a man. However, Ye Yao was looking at Gao Qiao with increasing disbelief. ¡°You want to get him drunk.. Tsk tsk, Gao Qiao, you¡¯re so dirty.¡± After saying that, she held Huo Buyu¡¯s hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s stay away from him. It¡¯s too disgusting. I can¡¯t take it.¡± Gao Qiao was speechless. Seeing Ye Yao hustle Huo Buyu away, he was at a loss for words to explain himself! On the other hand, being dragged away by Ye Yao, Huo Buyu¡¯s expression darkened as he asked, ¡°Ye Yao, who did you jinx today?¡± Ye Yao subconsciously shrunk back, as a sense of impending disaster descended upon her. ¡°No, I just jinxed myself.¡± Huo Buyu warned, ¡°I¡¯m giving you another chance. Try again.¡± Ye Yao shrunk back even more as the sense of danger intensified. When she saw someone slowly walking over from behind Huo Buyu, her eyes lit up. ¡°Huo Buyu, your sister is here.¡± Huo Buran stood behind Huo Buyu and smiled. ¡°You¡¯re finally here. You¡¯ve been so busy recently that you haven¡¯t been home to visit.¡± Huo Buran was 1.75 meters tall and was wearing ten-centimeter high heels. She was the boss of an entertainment company. Although the company was not huge and only contracted female celebrities, the value it created was astonishing. In short, Huo Buran was a very smart and powerful person. Everyone from the Huo family seemed to be extraordinary. When Huo Buyu saw Huo Buran, his expression relaxed a little. ¡°Big Sister.¡± Then, he pulled Ye Yao beside him and introduced him to Huo Buran. ¡°This is my girlfriend, Ye Yao. Baby, greet Big Sister.¡± Ye Yao smiled sweetly at Huo Buran. ¡°Hello, Big Sister Buran.¡± Ye Yao had an innocent smile that made her look extremely harmless. Huo Buran glanced at Ye Yao. It wasn¡¯t every day that Huo Buyu would introduce a girl. She took a closer look at Ye Yao. The girl didn¡¯t look annoying, but she seemed familiar. ¡°Have we met before?¡± ¡°Of course we have.¡± Ye Yao smiled and said, ¡°I met Big Sister Buran in the detention center before.¡± Huo Buyu slapped Ye Yao¡¯s head. ¡°Speak properly!¡± Then, he explained to Huo Buran, ¡°It was Ye Yao who saved me when I got into the car accident previously..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 99 - Chapter 99: An Alternative Method of Compensation Chapter 99: An Alternative Method of Compensation Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Ah¡­¡± Huo Buran immediately remembered. Then, she extended a hand towards Ye Yao. ¡°I had failed to make a thorough investigation of the incident at that time and had wronged you. Later on, I wanted to compensate you, but I wasn¡¯t able to locate you. I do apologize for making you wait in the detention center for so long.¡± Huo Buran felt quite guilty at the mention of this incident. Because of Huo Buyu¡¯s accident, she was worried and angry. She felt that Ye Yao was the culprit and had even called the police to have her arrested. Ye Yao had repeatedly claimed that she was innocent. Because there was no evidence, the police could only detain her. Later on, after investigating the car records and confirming that Ye Yao was innocent, they released her. But no matter what, it was a fact that Ye Yao was slandered for doing a good deed. Noting that Huo Buyu and Ye Yao were holding hands, Huo Buran smiled and remarked, ¡°It seems that Huo Buyu has compensated you in another way.¡± As Huo Buyu¡¯s elder sister, she had never seen Huo Buyu being this serious. It seemed that he had fallen for Ye Yao. Ye Yao leaned against Huo Buyu¡¯s shoulder and smiled. Huo Buran returned the smile and said, ¡°It was my intention to compensate you previously, but you left. It¡¯s not too late now. If you need anything, just let me know.¡± Actually, Huo Buran had a good impression of Ye Yao. They owed Ye Yao for what she had done previously. Ye Yao waved her hand and replied, ¡°It¡¯s okay. It was a freak combination of circumstances that saved Huo Buyu. It can be considered our fate. There¡¯s no need to talk about compensation. However, I do have a question for Big Sister Buran.¡± Huo Buran said, ¡°Go ahead.¡± Ye Yao ventured, ¡°I have a friend by the name of Jiang Jie. She¡¯s also in the entertainment industry. I wonder if Big Sister Buran has heard of her? She¡¯s always been keen to join your entertainment company. I wonder if you could give her the opportunity for an interview¡­¡± Huo Buran laughed after hearing this. ¡°Jiang Jie, I know this lass. She has good potential, but I can¡¯t accede to your request.¡± Ye Yao was stunned for a moment, but he did not feel disappointed. She only shrugged. ¡°Alright.¡± Huo Buran was a businesswoman after all, and business people valued benefits. They would make these decisions based on benefits and not people. Huo Buyu frowned and was a little dissatisfied. ¡°Big Sister.¡± Huo Buran glared at Huo Buyu. ¡°It¡¯s not such a big matter, is it? I¡¯m only turning down a request from your girlfriend, and you get this way with me?¡± She had a playful smile on her face. There is a saying, when a woman grows up, she can¡¯t be held back. How was it that in their family, it was the grown up man who couldn¡¯t be held back? Huo Buran smiled and looked at Ye Yao. ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m not acceding to your request, but I had already planned to sign Jiang Jie on. The company is drafting a contract, so even if you hadn¡¯t made this request, I had the intention of signing a contract with Jiang Jie.¡± Huo Buran thought highly of Jiang Jie¡¯s personality and style. If such a person could become famous in the entertainment industry, it would bring her benefits. Ye Yao was instantly excited. She clung to Huo Buyu¡¯s arm and shook it, exclaiming, ¡°Oh my god! If Jiang Jie finds out about this, she¡¯d shriek in excitement!¡± Huo Buran was six years older than Huo Buyu and had always taken good care of him. Now that she saw how close Huo Buyu and Ye Yao were, she was very gratified. At the same time, she was worried, although not overly so. After all, Huo Buyu and Ye Yao were still young. It was fine for the two of them to be in a relationship, who was to say whether it would last. As for the problems at home, there was no need to consider them now. ¡°Big Sister Buran, Huo Buyu, Miss Ye.¡± Jiang Yun walked over and greeted them. When Huo Buran saw Jiang Yun, she smiled. ¡°Jiang Yun, you¡¯re here too.¡± ¡°I was going to come with Huo Buyu, but I was delayed on the way, so I came late.¡± Jiang Yun had changed into a long white dress with a circle of sparkling diamonds around the edge, it was particularly pretty. Everything else aside, Jiang Yun was a beautiful girl with a good temperament. She was the sort that could easily make people feel inferior. However, it was a pity that Ye Yao had never believed in looks since she was young. This was because Yang Ya often deceived her with that beautiful face. She would put on a pitiful expression, as if the entire world owed her. She made Ye Yao sacrifice herself to fulfill her happiness. ¡°Ye Yao.¡± At the very thought of Yang Ya, the woman suddenly appeared. Yang Ya swiftly said to the others, ¡°I¡¯m looking for Ye Yao, please excuse us.¡± With that, Yang Ya went up to Ye Yao and took her hand, however, Ye Yao did not budge as Huo Buyu didn¡¯t let go. The man had an icy expression. After what happened at Grandmother Gao¡¯s birthday banquet last time, he felt that Yang Ya didn¡¯t treat Ye Yao well at all. In fact, the woman had malicious intentions.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 100 - Chapter 100: What Has Become Of You Chapter 100: What Has Become Of You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao shrugged at Yang Ya. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Madam Yang Ya. My boyfriend doesn¡¯t want me to leave. What should I do?¡± Yang Ya¡¯s expression turned a little ugly. She looked at Ye Yao and warned her, ¡°Ye Yao, this is our private matter. I¡¯m sure you¡¯d appreciate speaking with me alone, right?¡± Her threat was too obvious. If others heard it, they would think that there was something fishy between the two of them. Yang Ya thought that Ye Yao hadn¡¯t dared to tell Huo Buyu about their relationship, so she was using it to threaten Huo Buyu. Ye Yao played along. A trace of panic flashed across her face, and she shook off Huo Buyu¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯ll leave with Madam Yang Ya for a while. Wait for me to come back¡± Her tone was flustered, and her expression was obviously put on, to the extent that Huo Buyu made a mental note to possibly enroll her in an acting class because she was so bad at it! However, with Ye Yao like this, Yang Ya probably wouldn¡¯t be able to bully her, so Huo Buyu let go of Ye Yao¡¯s hand. Ye Yao left with Yang Ya. When Jiang Yun saw this, she seemed a little stunned. ¡°Huo Buyu, does Miss Ye Yao know Madam Yang Ya? They seem to have a close relationship. In that case, what happened at Grandmother Gao¡¯s birthday banquet was a misunderstanding?¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t respond. This was Ye Yao¡¯s private matter and it was not for him to speak about it. Huo Buran¡¯s expression darkened. The people in the circle had more or less heard about what happened at Grandmother Gao¡¯s birthday banquet, but it was just a few words along the line that Yang Ya had lost a very expensive necklace and it appeared that it was stolen by a young lady. Eventually, Yang Ya framed that young lady for stealing her necklace. Because the Gao family had kept peace, coupled with the Qin family¡¯s status in the capital and the fact that Ye Yao was relatively unknown, news about this matter didn¡¯t spread as much. However, if the news that Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend were to be exposed, the impact of this matter would be huge. In the end, this matter did not have much of an impact. Everyone felt that with Yang Ya¡¯s status, she would not make things difficult for an unknown young lady. It was probably a misunderstanding. This matter did not affect the Qin family much. However, what Huo Buran didn¡¯t expect was that the two people who were rumored to have been framed seemed to have a very close relationship. Moreover, Huo Buran had also witnessed Ye Yao¡¯s put-on enthusiasm just then. Ye Yao¡¯s personality was very different from what she had imagined. She was very curious about whether Huo Buyu could control such a lively personality. Apart from that, there was also underlying meaning in Jiang Yun¡¯s remark. When Jiang Yun saw that Huo Buyu and Huo Buran didn¡¯t react to her words, she realized that she was getting ahead of herself. The people from the Huo family weren¡¯t gossipy people. Moreover, with Huo Buyu¡¯s personality, he wouldn¡¯t like his girlfriend to become someone else¡¯s topic of conversation. Jiang Yun was also anxious, given that it was only then did she realize that she had said the wrong thing. She only hoped that Huo Buyu and Huo Buran wouldn¡¯t probe further. Now, Ye Yao was taken to the side by Yang Ya. The woman started, ¡°Ye Yao, what¡¯s wrong with you? You¡¯re now grown up and disobedient. Your father is in such a difficult situation now. Why aren¡¯t you helping him? If he hadn¡¯t called me, I wouldn¡¯t have known that you¡¯ve become so heartless.¡± Ye Yao looked around and noted that they were alone. She smiled at Yang Ya. ¡°You¡¯re so wrong to say that. You¡¯re already married to Qin Jiao¡¯s father. You ought to be devoted to him. Why are you concerned over your ex-husband¡¯s matters? If your current husband hears this, what will he think?¡± Yang Ya had been divorced from Ye Tianhao for six years. In these six years, she had never asked how Ye Yao was doing. Now, she was pleading with and reprimanding her because of her ex-husband? Was she in the right mind? Yang Ya did not expect Ye Yao to say this and was instantly embarrassed. ¡°I¡¯m talking about you and your father. No matter what, Ye Tianhao is your father. You can¡¯t be so heartless to him.¡± Ye Yao sneered. ¡°Ye Tianhao is my father, that¡¯s right. We can settle our own matters. You¡¯ve already divorced Ye Tianhao. Ye Tianhao is just an outsider to you. Is it appropriate for you to care so much about an outsider?¡± Yang Ya looked at Ye Yao with disbelief and disappointment on her face. ¡°Ye Yao, why would you say that? I¡¯m so disappointed. That¡¯s your father. You actually address him by his name?¡± Ye Yao was expressionless. Ye Tianhao was not worthy of being a father. Similarly, Yang Ya was not worthy of being her mother. Now, she only needed to ensure her own happiness.. Why should she care about those who did not care about her? If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: Bitten by a Mosquito Chapter 101: Bitten by a Mosquito Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the past, Ye Yao was kind, naive, and never bore grudges. Even if Ye Tianhao was nasty to her and doted on Ye Sui, she was never jealous or angry. She always thought that as long as she did well, Ye Tianhao would notice her eventually. There was also Yang Ya. After she married Qin Guodong, she never came back to see Ye Yao again. However, Ye Yao would send her WeChat messages during festive holidays, to wish her well or ask after her. Sometimes, she would even call her. But Ye Yao never got a response. Her calls would either go unanswered, or Yang Ya would tell her impatiently that she should not call her in the future. Eventually, Ye Yao was sent overseas and encountered unpleasant events. Her kindness and expectations towards Yang Ya and Ye Tianhao slowly disappeared under the grind. She finally realized, so what if they were her biological parents? They did not love her. No matter what she did, they would not love her or give her any attention. Similarly, when she was overseas, she held some hope that Zhou Chen would come for her, but in the end, her hope disappeared. Eventually, Ye Yao completely got over it. Living a happy life became what mattered. She doubly cherished those who cherished her. As for those who didn¡¯t cherish her, she would retaliate against them when she should, she did not care if they were her parents or relatives. Ye Yao paid no attention to whatever Yang Ya said. It made Yang Ya so angry that she was tempted to slap the girl. However she could not because she was under threat from Ye Tianhao. Ye Tianhao had asked her to coax Ye Yao to return the money. Yang Ya put on a look of great suffering and said, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. If I hadn¡¯t left back then, your relationship with your father wouldn¡¯t have become like this. Ye Yao, he¡¯s your biological father. Are you going to watch him fall into the abyss? Are you out to destroy him? Obviously, you¡¯re able to help him now. Why don¡¯t you do it?¡± Ye Yao watched Yang Ya¡¯s performance lazily and suddenly said, ¡°Do you know that half a year ago, he sent me overseas to study?¡± Yang Ya was stunned for a moment. ¡°Your father even sent you overseas to study? I don¡¯t know, but this is a good thing. It¡¯s the dream of many parents to send their children overseas to study. Look, your father still loves you very much, so won¡¯t you help him?¡± Ye Yao looked at Yang Ya¡¯s flawless acting. She said it as though she really didn¡¯t know. Ye Yao smiled. She had the ability to expose her lie. ¡°So you don¡¯t know¡­¡± Ye Yao touched his nose and whispered, ¡°If she knows, she¡¯ll be bitten by a mosquito.¡± ¡°Aiya!¡± Yang Ya suddenly slapped her thigh. ¡°Why are there mosquitoes here? They seem to be quite big. Ye Yao, quickly move aside.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. Her heart, which had little feelings for Yang Ya to begin with, turned even colder. She added, ¡°If she was in cahoots with them, let her face bleed from the mosquito bite.¡± Yang Ya suddenly shouted, ¡°Ah!¡± She slapped her face, and a patch of blood immediately appeared on her fair face. In her palm was a very large mosquito. This made everything clear as crystal for Ye Yao. Yang Ya had been divorced for six years and had never contacted her daughter. However, she contacted her ex-husband, Ye Tianhao, and even played a part in sending her overseas. Ye Yao did not know what she had done to deserve such parents. She felt fortunate that she had been able to come this far in life. Yang Ya was bitten by two mosquitoes in a row, and she was in a terrible mood. She didn¡¯t want to stay here a second longer. ¡°Ye Yao, talk to your uncle and get him to help your father, or ask Huo Buyu. This kind of thing is but a small matter to Huo Buyu, do you know that? No matter what, your father is your father and your support. You have to cherish him.¡± Ye Yao spread her hands. ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t do it.¡± Yang Ya¡¯s head started to hurt. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? That¡¯s your father! Your biological father! Why have you become so heartless? You don¡¯t even want your family anymore?¡± Ye Yao looked at Yang Ya and asked with a bright smile, ¡°If you don¡¯t know that Ye Tianhao sent me overseas, do you know where he sent me?¡± Yang Ya¡¯s face stiffened, but only for a moment. ¡°Where¡­¡± Ye Yao said, ¡°He sent me to the mental hospital and from there, he got his assistant to send me overseas. Once I got off the plane, he took my passport and identity card as well as all my money and bank cards. After that, I was hustled into a vehicle that took me straight to another mental hospital..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 102 - Chapter 102: Mental Hospital Chapter 102: Mental Hospital Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao smiled and continued, ¡°Once, I escaped and ran to the embassy. I called Ye Tianhao and asked him to come and get me. I thought that he must not have been aware that I was sent to the wrong place, but the only person who turned up was a doctor from the mental hospital. The second time I escaped, I asked the embassy to send me back to the country, but the embassy had to verify my identity through my parents. Then, Ye Tianhao told the embassy that I was ill and disobedient, and that he had sent me to the mental hospital for treatment. He didn¡¯t allow me to return home. So, it was deliberate on his part to leave me there. Do you know what life was like in the mental hospital? Now you¡¯re asking me to help him? Why should I?¡± Ye Yao did not want to continue talking about the time she was overseas. Words could not describe her tragic state back then at all. Yang Ya did not expect Ye Yao to tell her what happened overseas. She was instantly speechless. ¡°Impossible. Your father won¡¯t do this. Are you making all this up because you don¡¯t wish to help your father?¡± Ye Yao looked at Yang Ya in amusement. ¡°Do you trust Ye Tianhao that much?¡± Yang Ya said, ¡°Of course. Your father is a very responsible and mature man. He takes good care of women, so I believe him.¡± Ye Yao sneered sarcastically. ¡°That¡¯s right. Since Ye Tianhao is so good, why did you leave him back then? If you act this way, it¡¯s easy for people to misunderstand and think that you still have feelings for him. Don¡¯t forget that you¡¯re now Qin Guodong¡¯s wife and are a person of significant status in the imperial capital. If Ye Tianhao is really in trouble, I think you can help him easily, right? Instead of trying so hard to convince me, why don¡¯t you help him yourself?¡± Yang Ya¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°How can I help him? We¡¯re divorced, I have my own family now. If I help him, what will others think of me?¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Since you¡¯re unwilling to do it yourself, why force me to do it? You¡¯re so loyal to him and you¡¯re not even willing to help him. I¡¯ve already fallen out with him. What reason do I have to help him?¡± On the same note, Ye Yao had also fallen out with Yang Ya at Grandmother Gao¡¯s birthday banquet. Not even a few days had passed, and Yang Ya was making demands of her as if nothing had happened. Ye Yao was finding out for the first time just how shameless Yang Ya was. In the past, when she just could not get Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya to love her, Ye Yao blamed it on herself. She thought that Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya didn¡¯t like her because she wasn¡¯t good enough. So she tried her best to become better. However, it was when she had such a torturous time overseas that she suddenly realized, the problem didn¡¯t lie with her. It was the people around her who were sick. That was why a normal person like her was deemed abnormal! Now that Ye Yao was among people like Jiang Jie, Huo Buyu, and Yang Youwei, she felt more normal than ever. Seeing that Ye Yao could not be reasoned with no matter what, coupled with the fact that she had been bitten by a few mosquitoes, Yang Ya could not hold back her temper and her face turned cold. ¡°So, you¡¯re just unwilling to help, right?¡± Ye Yao maintained her stance. ¡°You¡¯re dreaming if you think I¡¯ll help!¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Yang Ya said without mincing her words, ¡°Back then, a portion of the 30% of the shares your grandfather gave you was mine. You have no right to return my shares to your uncle. I want you to compensate me for the shares I own.¡± Ye Yao chuckled. ¡°Are you kidding me? When Grandpa split the shares, he clearly said that the shares were for me. However, it¡¯s strange. You¡¯re Grandpa¡¯s biological daughter. Why didn¡¯t Grandpa give the shares to you but to me, his granddaughter?¡± Ye Yao initially meant this to be a casual question but then having said it, she was struck by that fact and started to feel that something was indeed amiss. When her grandfather was alive, he treated her very well. He especially doted on her and loved her to the core. In the ignorance of her youth, she would get into fights with Yang Youwei. Her grandfather would always take her side. Even Yang Youwei, his biological son, could not compare to her. Logically speaking, it should have been that Grandpa treated her well because he loved his family and Yang Ya, his daughter. But why didn¡¯t he give the shares to Yang Ya? Ye Yao couldn¡¯t figure it out¡­ Suddenly, a possibility flashed across Ye Yao¡¯s mind and she broke out in cold sweat as she looked at Yang Ya inquisitively. Yang Ya wanted to say something, but when she met Ye Yao¡¯s gaze, a chill ran down her spine.. ¡°What is it? Why are you looking at me like that? What are you up to?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 103 - Chapter 103: Not Her Biological Mother Chapter 103: Not Her Biological Mother Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao asked contemplatively, ¡°You¡¯ve never cared about me since I was young. Not only that, you¡¯d even take advantage of me. Over the years, I¡¯ve sent you many messages, but you¡¯ve never replied. You were even out to sabotage me at Grandmother Gao¡¯s birthday banquet. On top of all that, there were the blind date incidents. All these things you did make you really suspicious.¡± Yang Ya¡¯s brain exploded. ¡°Suspicious¡­ What are you suspecting.. ¡°I suspect¡­¡± Ye Yao narrowed her eyes and continued, ¡°I suspect if you¡¯re really my biological mother¡­¡± Yang Ya¡¯s face instantly turned ashen as she shouted, ¡°Are you crazy? You actually suspect that I¡¯m not your biological mother! You¡¯ve grown up and have a temper now, have you? You don¡¯t acknowledge me as your mother? If you don¡¯t believe me, do you need to do a genetic test?!¡± Ye Yao could tell that there was something wrong in Yang Ya¡¯s expression. She smiled and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need for a genetic test. I have my own way of finding out.¡± With that, Ye Yao turned around and curled her lips gently. ¡°If Yang Ya is not my biological mother, let her be surrounded and bitten by mosquitoes!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Yang Ya was instantly surrounded by mosquitoes. She was so angry that she kept waving her hands to chase them away. ¡°Go away! Go away!¡± When Ye Yao saw this, she was so furious that her lungs almost exploded! So Yang Ya was indeed not her biological mother! All her years of trying to please her, and the hardship she had been through were for nothing? She was so angry that she turned around and left. However, as she thought about it, she was indignant and turned back! Yang Ya was shrieking quietly in the corner. She wondered if there was something wrong with the perfume she was wearing today, but all these mosquitoes coming after her and biting her! She was bitten countless times! At this point, Ye Yao walked over. Yang Ya flung herself on Ye Yao and clung to her, thinking maliciously, ¡°Let the mosquitoes bite Ye Yao!¡± However, the mosquito seemed to know, and did not leave a single trace on Ye Yao¡¯s body. Ye Yao pushed Yang Ya away and wrestled her to the ground. She even kicked her. ¡°Trash!¡± Then, she turned around and left, feeling relieved. If Yang Ya wasn¡¯t her biological mother, then all the compromise she made all these years was nothing. No wonder Yang Ya was so ruthless towards her! Ye Yao was so angry that she almost exploded. She ran to Huo Buyu and circled her arms around his waist. She said in a muffled voice, ¡°Huo Buyu, I feel so aggrieved. ¡± Although she said she felt aggrieved, Ye Yao did not sound aggrieved at all. Instead, her voice was loud and powerful, as if she was looking for a fight. Huo Buran, who was standing by the side, raised her eyebrows. Was she merely acting coquettishly or was she complaining? This personality.. When Jiang Yun saw Ye Yao¡¯s performance and Huo Buran¡¯s expression, she was full of glee. She knew that Huo Buran did not have a good impression of Ye Yao. Huo Buyu rarely saw Ye Yao acting like this. He hurriedly hugged her and comforted her. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did she bully you?¡± Actually, Huo Buyu knew that with the Verbal Virtuosity technique, Ye Yao wouldn¡¯t be bullied by Yang Ya. However, given her behavior, he couldn¡¯t help worrying. ¡°No.¡± Ye Yao buried her head in Huo Buyu¡¯s chest and said in a muffled voice, ¡°I¡¯m suddenly in a bad mood and want a hug.¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t speak further. He hugged her silently and even patted her back from time to time, as if he was coaxing a child. ¡°Cough, cough!¡± Huo Buran, who was at the side, coughed twice. She was sure that Ye Yao was acting coquettish! Huo Buran was a strong woman, so one would never associate the word ¡°coquettish¡± with her. Huo Buyu was raised by Huo Buran, so when the woman saw Ye Yao acting coquettishly with Huo Buyu, and the man promptly responding by consoling her, Huo Buran felt as if the child she had raised had been kidnapped. She had mixed feelings. Huo Buran waved at Huo Buyu. ¡°Alright, coax your girlfriend, I won¡¯t hang around to watch your display of affection.¡± Then, she left. Before she left, she even called out to Jiang Yun. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Don¡¯t you get jealous watching such a loving scene?¡± Huo Buran looked at Jiang Yun with a hint of pity in her eyes. Huo Buran could tell that Jiang Yun liked Huo Buyu, even if she hid it very well. Unfortunately, the girl had used the wrong method from the onset. Huo Buyu was a very stubborn person. The relationship he had set his mind on wouldn¡¯t change easily. Jiang Yun had attempted to get close to Huo Buyu on the pretext that they were good friends. Therefore, Huo Buyu would never change his perception of this relationship. After a long time, Huo Buyu released Ye Yao and kissed her forehead. ¡°Baby, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Ye Yao hugged Huo Buyu¡¯s lean waist and wheedled. ¡°Sob sob, Yang Ya is not my mother. The pain and conflict I went through all those years have come to nothing.. She¡¯s not my biological mother!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 104 - Chapter 104: I’m Really Furious Chapter 104: I¡¯m Really Furious Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At the thought of this, Ye Yao wished she could jinx Yang Ya so that the woman got into a car accident! She felt that she was too stupid in the past. She had never doubted Yang Ya¡¯s identity even when the woman treated her so badly! Huo Buyu was a little surprised. ¡°Did Yang Ya tell you that?¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°I found out from jinxing her!¡± Huo Buyu was speechless. He had to admit that sometimes, a woman¡¯s brain worked differently from a man¡¯s! If he had this skill, he would use it on his work and on matters of greater significance. He would never use it to find out who had harmed him or whether his mother was his biological mother. Therefore¡­ women were too scary! No, cute was the word¡­ They were cute. Huo Buyu could only console himself like this. Ye Yao lay on his chest. ¡°I¡¯m really furious and feel like yelling at someone.¡± At this point, she realized she bore no resemblance to Yang Ya, nor was she like Ye Tianhao. She would not yell at people for no real reason, nor would she easily give up on a relationship, or lack conscience. She did not have any hatred for what she had experienced in the past. She simply ignored those people. Then, when they came knocking on her door, she would no longer put up with them, nor would she compromise. However, she had never actively thought of taking revenge on them. Huo Buyu¡¯s heart ached for Ye Yao. He knew that she had given up a lot for Yang Ya in the past, but she wouldn¡¯t have expected that after all the effort she had put in, Yang Ya wasn¡¯t her biological mother. Huo Buyu hugged Ye Yao. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll treat you well.¡± ¡°Uh huh!¡± Ye Yao nodded. When she first found out about this, she was really furious. Now that she had hugged Huo Buyu, she suddenly felt much better. She was even glad that the woman wasn¡¯t her biological mother. This way, she would no longer need to feel burdened. Jiang Yun, who was not far away, saw how loving Ye Yao and Huo Buyu were. She wasn¡¯t a fool. She finally understood that Ye Yao was special to Huo Buyu. Ye Yao felt better and finally started to settle matters. She pulled Huo Buyu to the side and called Yang Youwei. The call was quickly picked up. ¡°Uncle, do you know that Yang Ya is not my biological mother?¡± Yang Youwei was speechless. ¡°You didn¡¯t know?¡± Yang Youwei finally spoke. ¡°I didn¡¯t know. How did you find out?¡± Ye Yao replied, ¡°By jinxing her.¡± Yang Youwei was stumped. This was also the first time he had heard that the Verbal Virtuosity technique could be used in this manner! Yang Youwei replied, ¡°I didn¡¯t know about this at all. Let me investigate, and then call you back.¡± ¡°Uh huh!¡± Ye Yao said. ¡°Could you check if my biological mother is someone else. I¡¯m definitely a member of your family. After all, I¡¯ve inherited the Verbal Virtuosity ability. The only thing we have to investigate now is whether Yang Ya is a member of your family, whether she was adopted, or if there¡¯s another story behind it. You may need to investigate in detail.¡± Ye Yao did not doubt that she was indeed a member of the Yang family. After all, her grandfather doted on her very much when he was alive. ¡°Yes,¡± Yang Youwei agreed. After Ye Yao hung up the phone, she contemplated for a moment. ¡°If my biological mother is someone else, do you think I can use the Verbal Virtuosity technique to make my mother appear?¡± When Huo Buyu heard this, he placed his palm on Ye Yao¡¯s face and warned her, ¡°Don¡¯t be causing trouble!¡± Given Ye Yao¡¯s current situation, Huo Buyu suspected that something might have happened to her biological mother. Of course, she couldn¡¯t rule out the possibility that her mother was no longer alive. If she spoke rashly, she would end up creating a ghost or a spirit of some kind. It would scare people to death! Actually, Huo Buyu had the same thinking as Ye Yao. There were some things that couldn¡¯t be said carelessly. Although she didn¡¯t believe in those strange powers, her current situation was one that shouldn¡¯t exist in real life! Therefore, who knew if supernatural beings really existed! She was very timid, so forget it. However¡­ there shouldn¡¯t be a problem trying things out? Eventually, Ye Yao couldn¡¯t hold back her curiosity. She looked in the direction of the door. ¡°My mother¡­ Mmm¡­¡± Just as she opened her mouth, Huo Buyu covered it with a darkened expression and dragged her away. She was simply impossible! He had warned her not to do it, but she did it anyway! Ye Yao kept looking in the direction of the door. She said silently what she had tried to say aloud. She yearned and hoped.. Suddenly, her pupils constricted! A pair of slender legs appeared at the doorway indeed! It was a woman¡¯s legs! Sob sob, her mother! It must be her mother! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 105 - Chapter 105: Broken String Chapter 105: Broken String Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios However, in the next moment, Ye Yao¡¯s heart sank. She was initially struggling in Huo Buyu¡¯s arms, but she instantly stopped and allowed Huo Buyu to drag her away. There was indeed a woman at the doorway, but it was none other than the disheveled Yang Ya! Terrifying! Too terrifying! It was so terrifying that she was trembling all over! However, Yang Ya¡¯s current situation was too miserable. Her bunned hair was in a mess, and there were red patches on her face. Even from afar, one could see such a huge mosquito bite. It felt as though she was about to be devoured by mosquitoes. The concert was about to start. Huo Buyu took Ye Yao¡¯s hand and led her to her seat. He gave her a warning look, signaling to her not to speak rashly. Ye Yao did not dare to speak anymore. She had been frightened by Yang Ya, who had just entered. She now completely believed that Yang Ya was not her biological mother. If she spoke again and Yang Ya came, wouldn¡¯t that be too scary? No, absolutely not! However, when Huo Buyu saw Ye Yao in a daze, he found it a little strange. Did she silently lay a curse just then and subsequently saw something? Very soon, the concert started. Tonight¡¯s concert was a very grand one. Only the leads of the various instruments were involved. There was a piano, a cello, a guzheng, and a series of other instruments. Jiang Yun was performing on behalf of the cello. She wore a long black dress that made her look intellectual and elegant against the excellent atmosphere on the stage. A beam of light shone down on her, making her look like a fairy in the darkness. Jiang Yun stood on the stage and glanced in Ye Yao¡¯s direction. There was disdain in her gaze, as if telling Ye Yao: You can only ever look up to me and will never be able to stand in my position. Ye Yao was suddenly infuriated. She hated it when others snubbed her! She said quietly, ¡°I hope your cello strings snap!¡± Huo Buyu glared at her. ¡°Ye Yao!¡± Unfortunately, it was too late. The audience was immersed in the beautiful sound of the cello when suddenly, someone shrieked. It came from Jiang Yun on the stage. The strings of her cello had snapped, emitting a sharp and ear-piercing sound! Moreover, one of the broken strings coincidentally broke the shoulder strap of Jiang Yun¡¯s dress. Her dress instantly fell to reveal her white underwear. This was a shocking scene! Fortunately, Jiang Yun¡¯s underwear was tank-top-style and she was also wearing safety pants. Even if her skirt fell, she wouldn¡¯t be exposed. But even then, this scene was too awkward and terrible. Huo Buyu¡¯s expression instantly darkened. He lost interest in the concert and pulled Ye Yao along as he headed out of the venue! Ye Yao knew that Huo Buyu was really angry. She felt a little guilty and afraid. This was different from what she had intended. She had only laid a curse for Jiang Yun¡¯s cello strings to break so that there would be an interruption in the performance, and the girl would embarrass herself in public. Given Jiang Yun¡¯s ability, even if the cello strings broke, she¡¯d be able to make a graceful exit. However, such a huge accident was never her intention. She seemed to even have caught sight of a red bloodstain on Jiang Yun¡¯s shoulder just then. As Ye Yao was taken away by Huo Buyu, Jiang Yun¡¯s assistant hurriedly went on stage with clothes and ushered Jiang Yun off the stage. Ye Yao didn¡¯t know what happened after that. Huo Buyu pulled Ye Yao along furiously without saying a word, then hustled Ye Yao into the car. The atmosphere in the car was frosty. Ye Yao looked at Huo Buyu cautiously and ventured, ¡°I¡­ I know I was wrong to have done that.. ¡® Huo Buyu didn¡¯t say anything, but his darked expression showed his great displeasure! The man felt that Ye Yao had gone too far this time. It was a public event and everyone who attended the event was a music lover looking forward to an authentic concert. For the sake of today¡¯s performance, many people had worked behind the scenes in preparation, and were greatly anticipating it. Yet, because of Ye Yao¡¯s willfulness, many people¡¯s hard work and efforts had been wasted. This was too much! Seeing that Huo Buyu was still ignoring her, Ye Yao felt a little guilty. She explained, ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect things to turn out like this¡­¡± It was not what she had imagined it to be. Suddenly, Ye Yao felt dizzy, as if there was a fire burning within her. Her entire body was heated up, as if she was being scorched by flames. She felt especially uncomfortable. In an instant, her face turned red. She was dizzy, and her head felt like it weighed a thousand kilograms. When she looked at Huo Buyu, she found she had double vision¡­ Ye Yao said with difficulty, ¡°Huo Buyu¡­ I¡­ I feel so uncomfortable¡­¡± With that, she tilted his head and fainted.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 106 - Chapter 106: Verbal Virtuosity Level Five! Chapter 106: Verbal Virtuosity Level Five! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu glanced towards the passenger seat and became even angrier! Why was she pretending to be sick at a time like this? ¡°Stop pretending. I won¡¯t forgive you easily this time.¡± After saying that, Huo Buyu ignored Ye Yao. However, after waiting for a minute, Ye Yao remained still. At this point, Huo Buyu also noticed her flushed face. He quickly brought the car to a halt and touched Ye Yao¡¯s face. Immediately, he retracted his hand! It was so hot! It felt like it was burning! Huo Buyu had such a fright that he forgot his anger. The only thing on his mind was to send Ye Yao to the hospital as soon as possible! Because her body temperature was too high, he headed straight to the emergency room as soon as he got to the hospital! Two hours later, the doctor came out and informed Huo Buyu that Ye Yao¡¯s fever was abnormally high and that she needed to be kept under close observation till it subsided. He asked what had happened and what could have caused the patient to be running such a high fever. Huo Buyu had no idea what went wrong. She was obviously fine right before the sudden onset of the high fever¡­ This made Huo Buyu wonder if Ye Yao had secretly cursed him again. However, as soon as this thought appeared, he rejected it. Ye Yao was very smart. At most, she would joke about her period. She wouldn¡¯t cast such a serious spell on herself. She was one who took care of her own body. The man was flustered. All he wanted now was for Ye Yao to wake up quickly. Looking at Ye Yao lying quietly on the hospital bed, he felt that it was better for her to be more lively. Even if she kept causing trouble for him, it was better than her lying down in silence, like now. Of course, if Huo Buyu could see the Verbal Virtuosity manual, he would know that Ye Yao had now reached the fifth level of the Verbal Virtuosity technique: Backlash. Ye Yao¡¯s head was dizzy and she could not even lift her fingers. She had a dream that her Verbal Virtuosity skill had reached level five and there was a backlash. The so-called ¡°backlash¡± would take place when she proactively attacked others and caused greater damage to their reputation, finances, and other aspects. Verbal Virtuosity would punish her. The intention of Verbal Virtuosity was for self defense and to help others, not to hurt others. If the latter were the case, she did not deserve having this capability. Ye Yao had originally thought of embarrassing Jiang Yun, but she did not expect things to turn out this way. There was another factor at play, and it was the fact that Jiang Yun was inherently bad. Hence while Ye Yao only wanted to tease her, the outcome was worse than intended, and the consequence more serious. On the other hand, Ye Yao took the initiative to attack. Unfortunately, there were many concert attendees and the hex caused huge financial losses. Hence the girl had to bear the price of the retribution. Ye Yao felt as if her entire body was burning, like she had encountered a fire. Then, when she could not take the heat anymore, her body suddenly turned icy cold. It was as if she had gone from extremely hot weather to extremely cold weather all of a sudden. There was no in-between transition! This time, because it was Ye Yao who took the initiative to attack Jiang Yun, which resulted in serious consequences, she had no escape and had to pay the price. Ye Yao only woke up in a daze after being unconscious for an entire day. As soon as she moved, Huo Buyu helped her up and brought a cup of warm water to her lips. Before she could speak, she grabbed the cup and drank all the water in it. Then, she opened her eyes weakly. Huo Buyu had dark circles under his eyes. He hadn¡¯t slept the entire night and had been watching over the girl. When he saw Ye Yao opening her eyes, he quickly said, ¡°Quick, tell me that you¡¯re healthy and kicking.¡± Ye Yao was amused by his behavior. Then, she shook her head with a bitter smile. ¡°It¡¯s useless. I¡¯m suffering a backlash from the Verbal Virtuosity ability. I¡¯m not really sick.¡± Huo Buyu asked, ¡°Backlash?¡± He didn¡¯t quite understand. Of course, this wasn¡¯t important now. He picked up the porridge on the side table. ¡°I didn¡¯t know when you¡¯d be awake. I got someone to cook porridge and store it in a thermos flask. Have a bite to replenish your strength first.¡± Ye Yao took Huo Buyu¡¯s hand and ate a few mouthfuls of porridge, feeling that she had finally come back to life. Then, she explained to Huo Buyu what the backlash meant. ¡°Because of my words, I caused serious losses to Jiang Yun and the concert that was stopped midway, so I was punished by Verbal Virtuosity. This is the backlash.¡± Huo Buyu was a little surprised after hearing this. Ye Yao added, ¡°Verbal Virtuosity is not a tool for me to hurt others, so there will be a penalty restriction for the user.¡± Huo Buyu didn¡¯t know what to say for a moment. He secretly felt that this was good. It could prevent Ye Yao from mouthing unnecessary words casually. However, when he saw that she was so weak from the punishment, his heart ached and he¡¯d really rather not have any punishment restrictions.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 107 - Chapter 107: Won ‘t Let Her Off Chapter 107: Won ¡®t Let Her Off Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Huo Buyu touched Ye Yao¡¯s frail-looking face. ¡°If I helped you resolve the problem you created, will you recover?¡± He could try his best to minimize the impact of what had happened at the concert, and also compensate Jiang Yun in the meantime. Ye Yao shrank under the blanket and said softly, ¡°I don¡¯t think¡­ it¡¯s possible?¡± She had paid a high price to lay a curse on Jiang Yun, but Huo Buyu now wanted to make it up to Jiang Yun? Wouldn¡¯t she have suffered for nothing? Actually, upon contemplation, she felt that there was nothing wrong with having a backlash. This would help to restrain her so that she wouldn¡¯t get out of control. She too, was worried that she might lose control over herself and become a bad person. She¡¯d no longer be herself then. As for not taking the initiative to attack Jiang Yun, Ye Yao thought to herself, she could do that, but would Jiang Yun let her off? Therefore, she was not in a hurry to deal with Jiang Yun. Huo Buyu had no awareness that his idea would not really work, because it was too late for him to make it up to Jiang Yun now. During this period of time, public opinion had already begun to form. Huo Buyu was worried about Ye Yao¡¯s condition. She was running such a high fever, how could he be in the mood to care about anything else? After Ye Yao woke up, she recovered very quickly. Huo Buyu had turned off her phone. During this period, Gao Qiao had called Ye Yao many times, but Huo Buyu had disconnected those calls. Later on, he was so annoyed by Gao Qiao that he simply turned off her phone. Hence, as soon as the phone was turned on, an avalanche of messages came in. The top one was Gao Qiao¡¯s. I¡¯m not disgusting! I¡¯m not disgusting! I¡¯m not disgusting! Please don¡¯t think I¡¯m disgusting. I¡¯m really not disgusting. I¡¯m actually very adorable! When Ye Yao saw Gao Qiao¡¯s series of messages, she recalled that at the gathering, she had made the remark that Gao Qiao was disgusting. But wasn¡¯t he taking it too seriously? The next message was from Jiang Jie: My darling! Was that you jinxing Jiang Yun? Hahaha, I knew it! Amazing! Baby, you¡¯re really amazing! The last message was from Yang Youwei: I¡¯ve asked my cousin. Yang Ya was adopted by your grandfather. Your mother, however, was his biological daughter. She passed away after giving birth to you. In order to provide you with a healthy environment to grow up in, your grandfather got Yang Ya to foster you. This outcome was not too far from what Ye Yao had guessed. Now, she was very glad that she did not just casually jinx someone. Sigh, what a difficult life she lived. After lamenting to herself, Ye Yao opened Weibo. She didn¡¯t even have to perform a search for Jiang Yun¡¯s name. It was already on the trending searches, complete with photographs. Although Jiang Yun didn¡¯t expose herself, it was such a horrible thing to have happened during such an elegant moment. Most people sympathized with her, but some of them also teased her, saying that her goddess image had been shattered. At this point, Jiang Yun had isolated herself in her room for an entire day. After being ushered off stage, Jiang Yun had gone straight home. Her huge mishap on stage was the most shameful failure that had ever happened to her! Now that the news about her was everywhere, she was furious, but she could not show it. She was not defeated by this incident, however. In fact it might even have given her a chance. Through this episode, she could now do what she had always wanted to do, but never had the opportunity to. She had committed a boo-boo as a cellist, but this incident had given her a huge boost in terms of publicity. She could use this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry. This was the best opportunity! Entering the entertainment industry required a timely opportunity. Now, Jiang Yun was in a miserable state. The entire Internet was watching her make a fool of herself. Some sympathized with her, while others mocked her. The damage she suffered was extraordinary. Jiang Yun had always maintained an intellectual and elegant disposition in the upper-class society, but the scene at the concert was a blow to her image. Even if others knew that she was the one who should be sympathized with) the netizens were unreasonable and simply enjoying the drama. But no matter what, Jiang Yun had now gained fame. She wanted to use this opportunity to get a new lease of life! Jiang Yun¡¯s family was wealthy and had collaborations with big entertainment companies. To find a suitable script for herself was a matter of a snap of the finger.. Hence, at the peak of all this publicity, the announcement was made that she was going to be the female lead of the female drama, ¡°Prosperous Tang Dynasty¡±! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 108 - Chapter 108: Not Signing Her On! Chapter 108: Not Signing Her On! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As soon as this news was released, ¡°Prosperous Tang Dynasty¡± and Jiang Yun became trending topics and even occupied the top places! And this happened around 30 hours after the incident! Within two hours of waking up, Ye Yao was alive and kicking again. She had suffered a backlash from Verbal Virtuosity, and it ended the moment she woke up, so she recovered especially quickly. As soon as Jiang Yun¡¯s matter became a trending topic, she found out about it. Ye Yao narrowed her eyes and sent a message to Jiang Jie: This Jiang Yun is really ruthless! She¡¯s turned this matter around so quickly and even used this opportunity to promote herself! Impressive! Jiang Jie replied very quickly: Such a small matter won¡¯t affect Jiang Yun too much. I¡¯ve long known that you have to take it slow to deal with her. Don¡¯t be rash in the future. It¡¯s not worth sacrificing your own health to jinx her. Jiang Yun was a powerful character, but so was Jiang Jie, having grown up under Jiang Yun¡¯s suppression. But even so, Jiang Jie grew up well and gained a strong foothold in the entertainment industry, hence she was no weakling either. Moreover, she had even signed a contract with Huo Buran¡¯s company, which made her all the more impressive! The two of them chatted for a while, and then subsequently Jiang Yun i s matter was forgotten. In the afternoon, Ye Yao had classes in school. Huo Buyu made soup for her. Seeing that she was gradually recovering, he was relieved. Then, during lunch, Huo Buyu received a call from Jiang Yun. Huo Buyu glanced at Ye Yao, who was drinking her soup with a solemn expression. He then put the phone on speaker mode. ¡°Huo Buyu.¡± Jiang Yun¡¯s voice came from the other end. When Ye Yao heard Jiang Yun¡¯s voice, she immediately put her spoon down and leaned forward, curious about what Jiang Yun would say. Huo Buyu rolled his eyes and gestured for Ye Yao to continue drinking the soup. Then, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s up? On the other end of the phone, Jiang Yun chuckled. ¡°I originally wanted to ask you for help with something, but I hesitated for a long time before calling¡­ I hope you won¡¯t refuse.¡± Ye Yao immediately frowned and glared fiercely at Huo Buyu. Then, she gave him a kick under the table! Her meaning was obvious. As long as you dare to agree, I¡¯ll kick you to death! Then, she even showed Huo Buyu a sinister expression! Huo Buyu looked away from her and spoke into the phone, ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me first what it is.¡± Jiang Yun said unhurriedly, ¡°I¡¯m hoping to sign a contract with your sister¡¯s company.¡± Ye Yao stood up from her chair and walked to the stairs. She raised two fingers to her mouth and muttered, ¡°Huo Buran won¡¯t accept Jiang Yun. She won¡¯t sign her on! She won¡¯t sign her on!¡± Jiang Yun couldn¡¯t hear Ye Yao through the phone, but Huo Buyu could hear her very clearly. So¡­ Jiang Yun should give up on this idea! After all, his little jinx had already spoken! Huo Buyu said to Jiang Yun, ¡°It¡¯s my sister¡¯s company and I have no say so it¡¯s quite useless for me to intervene. You may speak with her directly.¡± With that, he hung up the phone. He wasn¡¯t lying. The company was Huo Buran¡¯s blood, sweat, and tears. It was Huo Buran¡¯s favorite place. Every celebrity who had a contract with the company was carefully handpicked by Huo Buran. Once, her mother had wanted Huo Buran to sign a friend on, but even then, Huo Buran did not agree. So it was useless for Huo Buyu to try. Initially, Jiang Yun and Huo Buran had a good relationship. With a bit of effort, she would have been able to enter Huo Buran¡¯s company. However, now that Ye Yao had just spoken, there was no possibility for Jiang Yun at all. Seeing that Huo Buyu had hung up, Ye Yao ran back and stuck her tongue out at Huo Buyu. ¡°Jiang Yun can forget about signing on with Big Sister Huo Buran¡¯s company for the rest of her life! No way!¡¯ Huo Buyu shook his head, his expression indulgent. ¡°Do you hate Jiang Yun that much?¡± Ye Yao nodded solemnly. ¡°She¡¯s especially annoying!¡± Although she said she hated the girl, the main reason was Jiang Jie. Jiang Yun had only bullied Ye Yao once, and that was to get Qin Jiao¡¯s father to woo Yang Ya and take her away from Ye Yao. But Jiang Yun and Jiang Jie were sisters from the same family, so Jiang Jie was the one who was most often bullied by Jiang Yun! Therefore, Ye Yao was angry on behalf of Jiang Jie. Jiang Jie was her good friend and might even be her aunt in the future, so it was not wrong for her to hate Jiang Yun! ¡°Why do you hate Jiang Yun so much?¡± Huo Buyu asked. Ye Yao replied, ¡°Because she often bullies Jiang Jie!¡¯ The man laughed. ¡°Jiang Jie isn¡¯t much of a pushover..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 109 - Chapter 109: Thank You Chapter 109: Thank You Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios From the looks of it, Ye Yao was the easier person to bully. To be able to hold one¡¯s own place in a big family like the Jiang family, Jiang Jie would have to be a smart person to begin with. Ye Yao, however, was so badly bullied even in a small family like the Ye family¡­ Looking at things, Ye Yao seemed to be the less intelligent person. Ye Yao pursed her lips. ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t care. I just don¡¯t like Jiang Yun, I don¡¯t like you interacting with her, and I don¡¯t like you guys talking on the phone so often!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Huo Buyu was about to say something when his phone rang. Ye Yao grabbed it and glanced at it. It was a message from Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun: Huo Buyu, thank you. The content of this message was ambiguous. If Ye Yao hadn¡¯t heard the exchange between them earlier on and saw this message, she would have mistakenly thought that there was some unspeakable secret between Huo Buyu and Jiang Yun! This was what Jiang Yun was like. She was meticulous in her actions. She knew that if Ye Yao saw this message, she might have a misunderstanding with Huo Buyu. However, to Huo Buyu, it was simply a message from Jiang Yun, a good person who thanked him even though he couldn¡¯t help her. Hence, it made him feel a little guilty. Given this, if Jiang Yun made any requests in the future, Huo Buyu might more likely agree to them. Ye Yao glanced at Huo Buyu angrily and threw the phone to him. Seeing Ye Yao¡¯s angry expression, Huo Buyu smiled. ¡°Since you mind her so much, I¡¯ll just blacklist her, okay?¡± With that, he blacklisted Jiang Yun straightaway. This made Ye Yao happy of course, because Huo Buyu¡¯s movements were swift and he didn¡¯t hesitate at all. It proved that he really didn¡¯t care about Jiang Yun! She was the one being petty. Ye Yao took Huo Buyu¡¯s phone and released Jiang Yun from the blacklist. ¡°There¡¯s no need to blacklist her. How would I be able to keep track of her if you blacklisted her?¡± Huo Buyu looked at Ye Yao helplessly, feeling that at some point he¡¯d truly be led astray by Ye Yao! Moreover¡­ he no longer had a good impression of Jiang Yun. At the concert, Ye Yao had only laid a curse for the strings of her cello to snap, but what happened subsequently was beyond imagination. This alone proved that Jiang Yun wasn¡¯t an innocent person. It should be said that she was a terrifying woman. Otherwise, Ye Yao¡¯s simple curse wouldn¡¯t have resulted in such a dramatic outcome. However¡­ Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t interested in the kind of person Jiang Yun was. He only valued Ye Yao. Ye Yao disliked Jiang Yun so much that she would argue with him whenever Jiang Yun¡¯s name was mentioned. Huo Buyu didn¡¯t wish for his relationship with Ye Yao to be affected by others, so he blacklisted the woman. It had to be said that Huo Buyu¡¯s blacklisting pleased Ye Yao. She gave Huo Buyu a kiss on his cheek and said) ¡°I have class in the afternoon. Why don¡¯t you drive me to school.¡± Huo Buyu asked, ¡°Are you done eating? ¡°Uh huh.¡± The man smiled, reached for his car keys so that he could drive Ye Yao to class. When they passed by the garage, Ye Yao suddenly realized that there was only one car in Huo Buyu¡¯s garage! Ye Yao was speechless. Did he move all the cars away because she had sneaked out with one of them previously? Only a moment ago, she was so touched because Huo Buyu had blacklisted Jiang Yun, but now, this feeling had vanished without a trace. Ye Yao looked at Huo Buyu indignantly. ¡°You were the one who insisted I got a driver¡¯s license! Now that I have it, you won¡¯t even let me drive. What are you thinking? Do you think my driver¡¯s license is just a decorative piece?¡± Huo Buyu glanced at Ye Yao and sneered. Wasn¡¯t she aware of how bad she was at driving? Of course, Ye Yao had no idea. In her own opinion, she was the God of Racing! Therefore, Huo Buyu had no choice but to remove all the cars from the garage, so that Ye Yao did not have a chance to lay her hands on them! Ye Yao was so angry that she ignored Huo Buyu the rest of the journey! When they arrived at the school gate, Ye Yao should have kissed Huo Buyu before leaving. However, she didn¡¯t even glance at the man. She slammed the car door shut and stomped away! Huo Buyu looked at Ye Yao¡¯s departing figure and fell into deep contemplation. Her temper was getting worse¡­ As soon as she arrived at school, Ye Yao received a call from Qin Jiao. ¡°Where are you? Come to the club immediately!¡± Ye Yao smirked. ¡°Are you going to make me wait around for two hours over nothing again? Qin Jiao almost shouted, ¡°Ye Yao! Hurry up. You¡¯re the only one missing. Hurry Ye Yao shrugged. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there right away then..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 110 - Chapter 110: Spending the Night Chapter 110: Spending the Night Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios By the time Ye Yao arrived, there were already many people standing around at the club, including the people from the soccer club. Among them, Xiang Jingtian was looking at her with a sinister gaze. His gaze was like that of a starved wolf that had seen food, and couldn¡¯t wait to devour her alive! Ye Yao, on the other hand, gave Xiang Jingtian a big smile. Given the sinister look in his eyes, it was likely he had become impotent! Tsk tsk, how tragico When Qin Jiao saw Ye Yao, a trace of malice flashed across her eyes. She pointed at Ye Yao and said, ¡°That¡¯s her. The top male dancer today gets to spend the night with her. Her name is Ye Yao.¡± Ye Yao was stumped. Spend the night? Having said this, Qin Jiao whipped out a poster. The poster carried a message saying that Ye Yao would spend the night with the top male dancer today. Ye Yao was stunned. She pointed at the poster and asked Qin Jiao, ¡°What¡¯s this about?¡± Qin Jiao laughed aloud. ¡°Ye Yao, everyone knows that you were kidnapped by a few men at the school gate a few days ago. To be able to stand here in one piece today, you must have done something unspeakable, right? Since you¡¯ve already served other men, whatever that¡¯s written on this poster shouldn¡¯t be difficult for you.¡± Ye Yao was dumbfounded. The others also looked at Ye Yao with contempt. Most importantly, this poster was too much and too insulting! What right did Qin Jiao have to decide what she would and would not do? Who gave her the right? Ye Yao was furious. Moreover, although many people had witnessed her kidnapping a few days ago, news of the incident shouldn¡¯t have spread to this extent? But Ye Yao also understood that while in such situations, people ought to sympathize with the victim, the fact was that often, the victim would be blamed and hurt further. An example was Jiang Yun¡¯s incident. People ought to sympathize with her, but some people on the Internet would use this kind of thing to amuse themselves and attack the victims. The more the victim suffered, the happier these people were. Ye Yao¡¯s expression was cold. She decided that she had to teach Qin Jiao a lesson today. Not only Qin Jiao, but everyone in this room. Ye Yao said unhurriedly, ¡°Someone ought to clarify the incident where I was kidnapped at the school gate.¡± As soon as she had spoken, the door of the dance club swung open and a bespectacled girl ran in. She looked around the crowd and finally looked at Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao? You¡¯re Ye Yao, right?¡± Ye Yao looked at the bespectacled girl and nodded. ¡°I am. What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°I¡¯m Zhang Xiaoyuan, a reporter from the school newspaper. I saw a piece of news about a few human traffickers abducting a girl. However, when the car drove past the police station, the steering wheel actually malfunctioned and the car drove right into the police station. This was a very ironic situation. I received news that the person who was kidnapped at that time was you, and you were saved because of this. So I just wanted to interview you. How were you feeling at that time? Were you nervous or excited? Or did you feel you were fortunate?¡± Zhang Xiaoyuan asked enthusiastically. Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Really? You said you saw me on the news. Do you have a video?¡± ¡°Yes I do!¡± Zhang Xiaoyuan excitedly took out her laptop from her backpack and located the video for Ye Yao. The video quality was clear and it included the scene of Ye Yao getting out of the car under the protection of the police. Ye Yao¡¯s face could be seen clearly. When Ye Yao saw this, she was quite satisfied. She said to Zhang Xiaoyuan, ¡°We were just discussing this incident. Why don¡¯t you show this to the dance club members.¡± Zhang Xiaoyuan was very compliant and immediately turned on the computer screen. Everyone had just been mocking Ye Yao for encountering a mishap and thought she might have been raped by the men during the kidnapping. However, they didn¡¯t expect her to be so lucky that the car that they were in malfunctioned at the entrance of the police station and drove right into the station! How it happened was too mysterious! If that were the case, did it mean that Ye Yao was still chaste? Wasn¡¯t it inappropriate for them to discuss the topic of spending the night with her? At that point, Qin Jiao snorted. ¡°It¡¯s a good 10 minutes from the school to the police station. The men would already have done what they wanted to do. Do you think someone¡¯s body is still clean after being kidnapped?¡± Ye Yao took out her phone and snapped a photograph of the sign that Qin Jiao was holding. Then, she sent it to the school forum and even said to Zhang Xiaoyuan, ¡°You¡¯re a reporter from the school newspaper, right? Then you have to help me expose this nasty deed..¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 111 - Chapter 111: Exposed! Chapter 111: Exposed! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao showed the photo to Zhang Xiaoyuan. ¡°Look, I¡¯m participating in a dance club and the dance club has social activities with the football club. It¡¯s a good thing to promote interaction between school mates, right? But without my knowledge, the president of our dance club has made it known that the top dancer of the football club will get to spend the night with me. This is an insult to me and a violation of my rights.¡± Ye Yao looked at Qin Jiao and everyone in the room. She continued unhurriedly, ¡°Moreover, as a member of the dance club, Qin Jiao has created such an insulting poster without my permission. I reasonably suspect that this isn¡¯t the first time Qin Jiao has done such a thing. Is she taking advantage of the fact that she¡¯s the president of the dance club to carry out an undercover sex trade? The school is an institution of learning and healthy personal development, not a place of vice. Therefore, I would like Zhang Xiaoyuan to publicize this matter, so that everyone in the school knows what kind of organization the dance club is!¡± Everyone present turned ashen after hearing Ye Yao¡¯s words. If the matter were to be exposed, none of them would be able to get away with it. Initially, this was just entertainment for them, watching from the sidelines. But now, it seemed that Ye Yao was unaware of this matter beforehand. Therefore, to put it bluntly, they were collectively forcing Ye Yao into prostitution?! Zhang Xiaoyuan read the content of the poster and listened to what Ye Yao had to say. She did not expect to unearth such big news when she was only here to interview Ye Yao! She immediately expressed her stance. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s my responsibility as a school newspaper reporter to expose such a disgusting matter!¡± After saying that, she quickly put some photographs together and began to post the content. Of course, when she posted the content, she blocked out Ye Yao¡¯s name. Zhang Xiaoyuan said, ¡°There are photographs and a true account of such a shocking and ridiculous incident happening in the school dance club. The president of the dance club, Qin Jiao, socialized with the football club and actually forced a member of the dance club to offer sexual services! It¡¯s terrifying! Too terrifying!¡¯ There were many people in Zhang Xiaoyuan¡¯s circle of friends. Not only did she post it on her Moments, but also on the school¡¯s public account. As she was a school newspaper reporter who had always recorded campus happenings, many people followed her public account. At this point, many people received this message. The photograph she posted was very clear, and all the faces of the dance club and football club members were visible. Seeing that Zhang Xiaoyuan had sent out the photographs, the dance club and football club members panicked. One by one, they began to explain, ¡°It¡¯s none of my business. I¡¯m just here to watch the show.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know anything about this. I have to leave now.¡± ¡°Me too. I had no idea. It¡¯s all Qin Jiao¡¯s doing. She was the one who got us to turn up here. We really don¡¯t know anything.¡± When Qin Jiao saw that everyone was anxious to distance themselves from her, she got anxious and started to panic. She pointed at Ye Yao and said angrily, ¡®Ye Yao! Don¡¯t be unreasonable. When did I force you to prostitute yourself? ! ¡± Qin Jiao had initially intended to intimidate Ye Yao and scare her. It was unexpected that Zhang Xiaoyuan, the school newspaper reporter, should suddenly make an appearance and even expose the matter. Ye Yao looked at the sign that Qin Jiao was holding. ¡°Aren¡¯t you forcing me by doing this? You¡¯re still holding the sign in your hand. Everyone can see clearly what¡¯s on it. You¡¯ve put me up to spend the night with someone without my permission. Isn¡¯t this using force? You, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, have done something bad, and you dare to so boldly deny it?¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s expression changed drastically. What was Ye Yao trying to do by revealing her identity as the eldest daughter of the Qin family at this time?! At this point, there was a commotion at the door. A few minutes after Zhang Xiaoyuan¡¯s post on WeChat Moments and WeChat account, many students turned up to join in the fun. Now, the dance club was filled with people. They were all here to check out what was going on. There were even students who were holding their mobile phones up high to capture the scene for a live broadcast! In the information age, news spread very rapidly. It didn¡¯t take a moment for what was happening in the dance club to spread throughout the campus. At this moment, someone outside was heard exclaiming, ¡°Ah! It¡¯s Huo Buyu! Huo Buyu is here!¡± ¡°Oh my god, even the president of the Student Union has been alerted! I¡¯m afraid this matter won¡¯t rest so easily!¡± ¡°It¡¯s Qin Jiao¡¯s fault this time. How could she make such a deal on campus, especially when the other party is unaware? ¡°It¡¯s indeed too much. Qin Jiao is also a girl, and she¡¯s ruining the reputation of another girl just like this.. She¡¯s bad to the core!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 112 - Chapter 112: Suppressed Anger Chapter 112: Suppressed Anger Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°If Qin Jiao does this, who will dare to join the dance club in the future? This is a den for prostitution! And it¡¯s forced prostitution!¡± ¡°School is a place for learning, not for Qin Jiao to mess around! Even if she¡¯s the eldest daughter of the Qin family, she can¡¯t do that!¡± Huo Buyu walked up with an icy expression. He had received a message from Ye Yao. When he saw the photograph, he almost exploded in anger! How dare Qin Jiao! She knew that Ye Yao was his girlfriend, and she dared to treat her like this? Because of their families¡¯ relationship, Huo Buyu had never taught Qin Jiao a lesson. Even though Qin Jiao had almost caused his death, the relationship and the fact that the car accident was also a result of that man being too extreme, Huo Buyu did not assign too much blame to Qin Jiao. Hence, he had never caused trouble for her. But now, Qin Jiao was targeting Ye Yao and was repeatedly bullying her! This time, Huo Buyu was really angry! The man walked over and stood beside Ye Yao. He looked at Oin Jiao coldly. ¡°The dance club will be closed for three months. Qin Jiao has been removed as the president of the dance club. In addition, on behalf of the student union, I¡¯m requesting for Qin Jiao to take a three- month leave of absence from school and apologize to Ye Yao publicly!¡± Then, he looked at everyone present and emphasized, ¡°On top of this, other than Zhang Xiaoyuan and Ye Yao, everyone present has to write a 10,000-word reflection!¡± Huo Buyu¡¯s words were synonymous with authority in school. The matter was resolved quickly, and the punishment was meted out. No one dared to raise any objection. After Huo Buyu announced his punishment, Qin Jiao¡¯s eyes filled with tears. She bit her lip and said, ¡°Huo Buyu, I accept that you removed me from my position as the president! I accept your order of me taking a three-month leave of absence from school! But you want me to apologize to Ye Yao? It¡¯s impossible! I¡¯d rather die than apologize to Ye Yao!¡± This was Qin Jiao¡¯s last bit of stubbornness! There were tears in her eyes as she looked at Huo Buyu, as if she had suffered endless grievances. Perhaps in the opinion of others, Huo Buyu was standing up for justice. He was on the side of justice, but only Qin Jiao knew that this wasn¡¯t the case. Huo Buyu had come for Ye Yao, and he had even humiliated her in public for Ye Yao¡¯s sake. Whether it was to remove her from her position or taking a three-month leave of absence from school, it was humiliating to Qin Jiao. However, she couldn¡¯t object because Huo Buyu had intervened. As long as Huo Buyu stepped forward, everyone in the school would be on his side. Huo Buyu was such an authoritative person in school and was worshiped by everyone. The man was very angry when he saw how stubborn Qin Jiao was. It seemed that he had been completely wrong to show mercy to her in the past. She wouldn¡¯t realize her own mistakes at all. She wouldn¡¯t even think that she had done anything wrong! Huo Buyu said in a low voice, ¡°Qin Jiao, you have to apologize.¡± ¡°I will not!¡± Qin Jiao screamed as tears streamed down her face. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it! Huo Buyu, even if I die, I won¡¯t apologize to Ye Yao!¡± With that, she pushed through the crowd and ran away crying. Huo Buyu¡¯s face darkened as his anger reached its peak. Then, he suppressed his fury and said gently to Ye Yao, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll get her to apologize to you.¡± Ye Yao nodded subconsciously. Although she often made Huo Buyu angry, she had never seen the man so angry before. At this moment, his eyes were dark and held a suppressed fury, Ye Yao¡¯s scalp went numb. Only then did she realize how tolerant Huo Buyu had been to her in the past. Although he had always been annoyed at her and threatened her angrily, it would resolve and the man would yield just by her acting coy or throwing a small tantrum. However, Huo Buyu wasn¡¯t going to let Qin Jiao off so easily. After Gao Qiao received the news, he hurried over as well. When he saw Huo Buyu obviously suppressing his fury, he stopped in his tracks and knew that Huo Buyu was really angry this timeo He wasn¡¯t even this angry when Qin Jiao almost killed him! But now, he was furious that Qin Jiao had humiliated Ye Yao. This reinforced Gao Qiao¡¯s understanding, once again, that Huo Buyu was serious about Ye Yao. Gao Qiao quickly walked over and said to the surrounding students, ¡°Alright) alright. Everyone, disperse. There¡¯s nothing else to see. Hurry up and leave.¡± When the people from the dance club saw that Gao Qiao had asked them to leave, they disappeared as fast as possible. Huo Buyu¡¯s appearance was too terrifying, and they felt that they were going to be implicated by Qin Jiao! The onlookers also quickly dispersed. Only Lin Qingning glanced in Ye Yao¡¯s direction when she left. She seemed to want to say something but hesitated. In the end, she quickly left as well.. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 113 - Chapter 113: As You Wish Chapter 113: As You Wish Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After everyone left, only Ye Yao, Huo Buyu, and Gao Qiao were left at the dance Gao Qiao came up behind Ye Yao and said softly, ¡°Hurry up and coax your boyfriend. I think he¡¯ll strangle me to death if I went over.¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes and gave him a look that said: If he can strangle you, don¡¯t you think he¡¯d strangle me too? Nevertheless, Ye Yao instinctively went forward and circled her arms around Huo Buyu¡¯s waist. She said coquettishly, ¡°Huo Buyu, thank you for coming to my aid.¡± Huo Buyu returned her hug gently. ¡°I¡¯m sorry you¡¯ve had to suffer this, Baby.¡± His voice was filled with heartache. Ye Yao was touched. It turned out that Huo Buyu was blaming himself for what had happened to her. She shook her head gently in his arms, the light in her eyes danced as she smiled. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Qin Jiao can¡¯t do much to me.¡± Although Ye Yao had always been bullied by Qin Jiao in their childhood, the latter had not been able to gain any advantage in their recent interactions. Ye Yao was no longer the Ye Yao of the past. She was now not someone who could be easily bullied. When Huo Buyu heard Ye Yao¡¯s words, not only did he not feel less guilty, on the contrary, it made him feel worse. ¡°I¡¯ll make Qin Jiao pay the price!¡± This time, he was really angry! Qin Jiao ran out crying. She had never suffered such great grievance! Huo Buyu had personally turned up and punished her in front of so many people! Given Huo Buyu¡¯s prestige in school, life would be very difficult for her in the future. She didn¡¯t expect Huo Buyu to go so far for Ye Yao. In a foul mood, Qin Jiao ordered a few glasses of wine and drank by herself. She hated that man to the core! Why had he been so extreme?! She had only wanted to use him to provoke Huo Buyu, but he almost killed him! He had completely ruined her future with Huo Buyu! If it hadn¡¯t been for that extreme man, how could Ye Yao have had the chance to become Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend?! More than once, Qin Jiao had wanted to dig that extreme man out of his grave and whip his corpse! He was just her pawn. What right did he have to go against her wishes? If it weren¡¯t for him, she would have been Huo Buy¡¯s most cherished woman now. Huo Buyu¡­ Right now, Qin Jiao¡¯s mind was filled with the image of Huo Buyu protecting Ye Yao. She was so jealous that she was about to go crazy. She could only drown herself in alcohol. At this moment, someone came up and sat beside Qin Jiao. ¡°Senior, you can¡¯t drink anymore. You¡¯ve had too much.¡± Qin Jiao was considerably sober at this point. She glanced at Zhao Chuang and snorted coldly. She handed him the wine and ordered another glass herself. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business. Stay away from me!¡± Even just then, she had been hoping that the person who came up to her was Huo Buyu! Hehe, she was so ridiculous! Zhao Chuang saw the unmistakable disdain in Qin Jiao¡¯s expression. He narrowed his eyes, but there was a fawning smile on his face. ¡°Senior, it¡¯s not worthwhile doing this. Given your status and position, there¡¯s no need for you to be angry with Ye Yao. Who does she think she is? She¡¯s just a small ant. If you don¡¯t like her, I have a hundred ways to deal with her, as long as it makes you happy.¡± Qin Jiao despised Zhao Chuang. Besides, she knew very well what Zhao Chuang was thinking. Wasn¡¯t he just trying to curry favor with her? Unfortunately, Zhao Chuang wasn¡¯t worthy. However, Zhao Chuang¡¯s words reminded Qin Jiao of what happened to Huo Buyu previously. Perhaps she could do the same thing again this time, only, the target would be Ye Yao. Using Zhao Chuang to deal with Ye Yao¡­ Qin Jiao smiled sinisterly. She pinched Zhao Chuang¡¯s chin with a smile in her eyes. ¡®Zhao Chuang, I¡¯ll give you a chance. As long as you can make Ye Yao suffer and make me happy, I¡¯ll give you whatever you want. How about that?¡± Smiling as well, Zhao Chuang looked at Qin Jiao like an infatuated fool. ¡°What if I want you, Senior Sister?¡± Qin Jiao felt disgusted, but her smile did not waver. ¡°As you wish.¡± Qin Jiao¡¯s matter continued to be a hot topic in school. After the matter was exposed, it had a huge impact on the dance club. Ye Yao was a member of the dance club, and Qin Jiao was the president of the dance club. Given that Qin Jiao could openly use Ye Yao as a bargaining chip, who knew if such shameful things had happened in the dance club in the past? In addition, Qin Jiao came from a good family. It could be that, in order to get closer to the upper-class society, the girls of the dance club¡­ Gradually, all sorts of speculations surfaced. This time, the members of the dance club were displeased. They only joined the dance club because they loved dancing. In the end, their reputation was affected by everybody¡¯s random guesses, to the extent that anyone who said that they were from the dance club would receive strange looks.. How could they tolerate this? Chapter 114 - Chapter 114: You Jinx! Chapter 114: You Jinx! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The members of the dance club were all very angry. One by one, they came forward to criticize Qin Jiao, saying that Qin Jiao had done a lot of outrageous things after taking charge of the dance club. Whenever there was a performance, Qin Jiao would always be the lead dancer. No one must steal her thunder. Moreover, during the dance practice, Qin Jiao would secretly cause trouble for anyone who danced better than her. In short, the entire dance club was in a mess because of Qin Jiao. The meaning of these people was very clear. There was nothing wrong with the dance club. The problem was Qin Jiao. They even said that Qin Jiao relied on her family background to show off in school and threaten and bribe the members of the dance club. After the matter was exposed, she refused to apologize and said that she had done nothing wrong. Someone even posted a video of Qin Jiao refusing to apologize. In an instant, the Qin family was pushed to the center of attention. Qin Jiao was obviously the one in the wrong. If she refused to apologize, there was something wrong with her attitude. How did such a person enter Beijing University? Everyone wanted Qin Jiao to step out to make a public apology! This matter was so serious that it affected the Qin family¡¯s shares. Hence Ye Yao received another call from Yang Ya. When the girl saw from the caller ID that Yang Ya was calling, she no longer felt burdened like previously. She picked up the call leisurely. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Ye Yao! What¡¯s wrong with you!¡± Yang Ya¡¯s voice came shrilly from the other end. ¡°Why are you provoking Qin Jiao again?! Are you doing this purposely so that I have a hard time?! Do you know that because of you, the Qin family¡¯s shares have lost hundreds of millions?! Tell me, what are you trying to do?! Why is it that every time you appear, nothing good happens! You jinx!¡± Ye Yao¡¯s expression turned cold. In the past, she endured it, thinking that Yang Ya was her mother. Now that Yang Ya was no longer her mother, why should she put up with it? Ye Yao replied, ¡°You¡¯re right. I just don¡¯t want you to have an easy time. You were originally my mother and should have protected my childhood. However, you gave me nothing, but you gave all your love to Qin Jiao, who is not even related to you by blood. That¡¯s why I¡¯m jealous. I¡¯ve gone crazy. I won¡¯t let Qin Jiao have an easy time, and I won¡¯t let you either! It¡¯s just like how I¡¯ve never gotten your love after suffering for so long. Since I can¡¯t have it, I¡¯ll destroy it!¡¯ On the other end of the phone, Yang Ya trembled with anger. ¡°You¡­ you¡¯re so vicious at such a young age! I¡¯m your biological mother! How could you treat me like this? You just don¡¯t want to see me live happily, right?!¡± Ye Yao laughed. ¡°Your so-called happiness is built on my sacrifices.¡± Ye Yao recalled something she had seen on the Internet. There was a child standing by the roadside. Suddenly, an auntie came along and asked for her help, to enter the toilet to see if her child was there. The child ignored her and ran straight to the teacher to tell him that the auntie was a human trafficker. Later on, the teacher called the police. That person was indeed a human trafficker. The teacher asked the little kid why he thought that person was a bad person. The little kid said very solemnly that it was because that person was an adult and she was a child. It was wrong for an adult to ask the little kid for help. After all, an adult should ask an adult for help, not a little kid who knew nothing. In the past, Yang Ya had always asked Ye Yao to give in to Qin Jiao so that she could gain happiness. However, Yang Ya was an adult. Instead of fighting for her happiness herself, she had to ask Ye Yao, a child, for help. She wanted Ye Yao to give up her interests and hobbies to please Qin Jiao. Now that Ye Yao thought back about these things, she felt that Yang Ya was truly shameless! It was too ridiculous that an adult had to seek her own happiness with help from a child. Later on, when she found out that Yang Ya was not her biological mother, Ye Yao understood why Yang Ya could make use of her so thoroughly and ruthlessly! Yang Ya clutched her chest and wished she could jump out of the phone line to beat Ye Yao up! After a long time, she calmed down and said gently, ¡°Ye Yao, I owe you a lot all these years, but I have no choice. The Qin family is a famous family in the capital. In the past, I married your father and gave birth to you. All of this will make me a laughing stock in the capital. Then, the love I want will be gone. Ye Yao, you¡¯ve already sacrificed so much for me. Can¡¯t you do it one more time? I really hope you can help me.¡± Ye Yao played with her fingernails and listened to Yang Ya claiming to be her mother on the other end of the line. It was disgusting.. Chapter 115 - Chapter 115: Hurry Up and Tell Me Chapter 115: Hurry Up and Tell Me Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao said calmly, ¡°Mom, people have to act according to their own abilities. You know that the Qin family is a big family and you know your own status, but you insist on looking for your so-called romance like how a moth gets drawn to the flame. And your so-called love means abandoning your husband and daughter. You live such a twisted life. You keep indulging Qin Jiao and trying to hide your past. Although I¡¯m not highly educated, I know what you¡¯re doing is wrong. Mom, the person you should change is yourself.¡± Yang Ya had no values at all! Seeing that she couldn¡¯t convince Ye Yao, she started to threaten and entice her again, but Ye Yao was unmoved! In the end, Yang Ya got angry. ¡°If I had known, I wouldn¡¯t have given birth to you back then. When you were born, I should have strangled you to death!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t beg you to give birth to me,¡± Ye Yao said coldly. ¡°My personality is worlds apart from yours. I¡¯m not as selfish as you. Sometimes, I even wonder if you¡¯re my biological mother. Of course, if I had a choice, I wouldn¡¯t want to be your daughter either.¡± When Yang Ya heard Ye Yao questioning their mother-daughter relationship, her heart jumped into her throat. When she thought back on Ye Yao¡¯s attitude towards her in recent times, she began to suspect that Ye Yao knew something. Otherwise, how could she have gone from wagging her tail and begging to being so unyielding? But hearing Ye Yao¡¯s last sentence, Yang Ya was much more relieved. Although, the matter remained unresolved. ¡°Ye Yao, don¡¯t go too far. Qin Jiao will definitely not apologize to you. I¡¯ll make the decision on this matter. You can come forward and clarify it yourself. If you¡¯re disobedient, then Ye Yao, just wait for our relationship to be exposed! When the time comes, I¡¯ll stand up as your mother and testify to how vicious my biological daughter is. I don¡¯t think anyone will doubt me, right?¡± When Ye Yao heard this, she laughed aloud. ¡°Sure, if you have what it takes, go ahead! Tell the entire capital that you were married previously and even had a child and that Qin Guodong is your second marriage! Announce this quickly. Because if you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll be the one telling it!¡¯ ¡°How dare you!¡± Yang Ya was furious! She had no blood relations with Ye Yao to begin with. Now that they were maintaining this fake mother-daughter relationship, she¡¯d want to hide this fact even more than Ye Yao! Qin Guodong cared about his reputation. After all, he was a well-known figure in the capital. It didn¡¯t matter if this was his second marriage, but his wife ought to be young and beautiful, otherwise, he¡¯d be criticized! In the upper-class society, all that mattered was reputation. Ye Yao said with a smirk, ¡°Mom, your scheme isn¡¯t useful because you and I both know who will be the most affected once our relationship is exposed. A selfish person like you shouldn¡¯t do such a thing that hurts yourself more than it hurts your enemy, right?¡± Yang Ya gritted her teeth. ¡°Alright! You win! I really regret giving birth to you! Ye Yao, from today onwards, you don¡¯t have me as your mother!¡± After saying that, she hung up angrily! Qin Jiao heard the entire conversation from the beginning to the end. Seeing that Yang Ya had hung up the phone, she said angrily, ¡°What kind of mother are you? You can¡¯t even control your own daughter. Now that she doesn¡¯t agree to clarify, do I really have to apologize to her?¡± Now that what happened in school had affected the Qin family, her father was forcing her to apologize to Ye Yao. He even said that the sooner she did it, the better. Her father¡¯s attitude was very domineering, so she didn¡¯t dare object. She had pinned her hopes on Yang Ya, but she didn¡¯t expect that Yang Ya would fail! This was causing Yang Ya a headache as well, and the woman said helplessly, ¡°When Ye Tianhao sent Ye Yao overseas, it didn¡¯t kill her, but she suffered a great deal. Now that she¡¯s back, she¡¯s simply disregarding her family. Not only is she ruthless towards me, she¡¯s even more ruthless towards Ye Tianhao. We can no longer control her.¡± Ye Yao was no longer the Ye Yao of the past. She wasn¡¯t so easy to manipulate anymore. Now that she had Huo Buyu as her backer, she was strutting around. Qin Jiao was on the verge of a breakdown. ¡°What should we do then? Do you really want me to apologize to Ye Yao? Let me tell you, it¡¯s impossible! Not in this lifetime!¡± Yang Ya¡¯s head hurt. On one hand, there was the arrogant and spoilt Qin Jiao. On the other hand, there was the disobedient Ye Yao. Both ends gave her a headache. ¡°You know too that Ye Yao is not my biological daughter. I have no choice!¡± Yang Ya was able to marry Qin Guodong back then because she was chaste. Qin Guodong knew that she had once married Ye Tianhao, but he did not expect that she was physically intact.. Chapter 116 - Chapter 116: Go to Hell Chapter 116: Go to Hell Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Ya was a good-looking woman. In addition, she even helped Qin Jiao bully Ye Yao later on. Only then did Qin Guodong agree to marry her. Otherwise, given the man¡¯s status, wouldn¡¯t it have been better to marry a young and beautiful woman? There was no need to marry Yang Ya, who had been married before and who came with a child. Qin Jiao was angry now and said to Yang Ya, ¡°I don¡¯t care. You have to think of a way! In any case, you might as well let me die if I have to apologize to Ye Yao!¡± Qin Jiao had always been able to step all over Ye Yao since they were young. In her eyes, Ye Yao was a pathetic little person who could be bullied at will. Even she knew that Ye Yao was not Yang Ya¡¯s biological child. Only Ye Yao was pitifully kept in the dark. All these years, she had been wagging her sorry tail and begging for Yang Ya¡¯s love. But it was simply wishful thinking. Also, Ye Yao had now become Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend. This was also a thorn in Qin Jiao¡¯s heart. Yang Ya was also thinking of a way. When she heard Qin Jiao¡¯s words, she suddenly perked up. ¡°Oh right, I have an idea. Why don¡¯t you die!¡± Qin Jiao jumped up from the sofa. ¡°What are you saying! Believe me, I¡¯ll ask my father to divorce you!¡± How dare the woman suggest that she died? How dare Yang Ya! Yang Ya felt a stab in her heart and felt it turning unusually cold. All these years, as soon as Qin Jiao was displeased, she would make the threat of asking her father to divorce her! As a stepmother, she had no dignity at all. However, she had no choice but to do whatever Qin Jiao wanted! But one day, she would retaliate! Yang Ya quickly comforted Qin Jiao. ¡°It¡¯s not what you think. It¡¯s like this¡­¡± She leaned close to Qin Jiao¡¯s ear and the two of them started discussing in whispers. Qin Jiao was quite angry initially, but after hearing Yang Ya¡¯s idea, she nodded repeatedly and finally smiled. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s do that!¡± Ye Yao didn¡¯t need to take the initiative to find out what Qin Jiao was up to. There were a large number of netizens and students keeping watch. She only needed to wait. If Qin Jiao didn¡¯t come to apologize by the time this matter was dying down, she would only need to utter a few words. She was adamant that Qin Jiao apologized! Let¡¯s see if Qin Jiao was better or her Verbal Virtuosity was better! She¡¯d be damned if she couldn¡¯t deal with that girl! In the afternoon, Ye Yao had to attend class. By the time class ended, it was 5pm. When the bell rang, everyone started to pack up their belongings. Before she could get up on her feet, a bouquet of bright red roses appeared before her. Ye Yao looked up and saw Xiang Jingtian¡¯s stone cold face. She stared at him, a little puzzled. ¡°What do you want?¡± Xiang Jingtian¡¯s voice was cold and emotionless as he declared, ¡°Give me a chance to woo vou.¡± Ye Yao raised her foot and swiftly delivered a kick aimed at him. Xiang Jingtian fell to the ground and was stunned. He looked at Ye Yao in disbelief. ¡°Are you crazy? Why did you kick me?¡± Ye Yao said icily, ¡°We¡¯ve only met twice and haven¡¯t spoken more than five sentences, and you want to woo me? It seems you¡¯ve only just broken up with your ex-girlfriend, right? And you¡¯ve fallen in love with someone else so quickly. Scumbag! You deserve a beating!¡± With that, Ye Yao got her belongings together and left elegantly! The students who had yet to leave the classroom covered their mouths and snickered. Ye Yao was too domineering! In school, good-looking boys always received a lot of preferential treatment. Xiang Jingtian was definitely one of the top ten male idols in school. Therefore, when he said that he wanted to woo Ye Yao, the girls were very jealous. However, when they saw Ye Yao¡¯s reaction, their jealousy vanished! Ye Yao was right. Xiang Jingtian was a scumbag! Xiang Jingtian almost died of anger! The first time he saw Ye Yao, she had hit the nail on the head about him and invoked his hatred. The second time they met, she kicked him to the ground. Xiang Jingtian felt that his charm must be diminishing. Otherwise, why didn¡¯t Ye Yao have any feelings for him? Of course, Xiang Jingtian didn¡¯t have any feelings for Ye Yao either. Although he was dashing looking and there were countless girls wooing him. But of course, he had that unattainable person in his heart. He had been in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend for many years and had never hooked up with any other woman in all that time. He knew that once he had a girlfriend, he had to keep a distance from other girls. Unfortunately¡­ while he was able to resist the temptation of other women, his ex-girlfriend couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of money. She ran off with a rich, middle-aged man. Therefore, Xiang Jingtian felt that whatever people call ¡°love¡± was bullsh*t! He had spent the most innocent years of his life with his ex-girlfriend and had tasted the sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness of love.. Chapter 117 - Chapter 117: Do You Have Money? Chapter 117: Do You Have Money? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Xiang Jingtian sneered, but what happened eventually? Haha, it was all a joke! His girlfriend had left him for almost a month. In a few days, he would be returning to the Xiang family. He originally wanted to give all the good things to his ex-girlfriend, but in the final month, they didn¡¯t make it through. When Xiang Jingtian saw that Ye Yao was about to leave, he looked at her back view angrily and shouted, ¡°You reject me because I don¡¯t have money! You women are all the same! You never choose love, but money!¡± Ye Yao turned around and looked at Xiang Jingtian calmly. She chuckled and said, ¡°Your words are interesting. You say that I despise you for not having money, only because I reject you. If I accept you, does it mean are you my love? If I remember correctly, the first time we met, I told you that I have a boyfriend, but knowing that, you woo me all the same. Are you trying to be a third party?¡± Ye Yao felt that Xiang Jingtian might have suffered a blow and become mentally unstable because his ex-girlfriend ran off with a rich man. That, she could understand. But¡­ to become so shallow and difficult to deal with because of a materialistic woman, or even, to lose one¡¯s moral compass. This person was not worthy of pity! He deserved to suffer! Xiang Jingtian¡¯s face turned ashen. He clenched his fists. Of course he was angry that Ye Yao humiliated him like this! The woman he loved deeply had run off with another man. This was a thorn in his heart, causing him to no longer believe in love. Previously, he really had no interest in dancing with Ye Yao, but before he could reject her, Ye Yao said that she had a boyfriend and wasn¡¯t willing to dance with another man. This was simply stabbing Xiang Jingtian in the heart! Ever since his ex-girlfriend left, he stopped believing that there was such a thing as unyielding love. If there was, it would only be because the woman hadn¡¯t been offered enough money! Xiang Jingtian didn¡¯t believe that Ye Yao was pure. He sneered. ¡°The previous deal is still valid. If you agree, I¡¯ll transfer every cent to your account.¡± Ye Yao felt that Xiang Jingtian was a fool! She had rejected him in a nice manner. For his own sake, he should have stopped! Unfortunately, he had no idea what was good for himself, hence there was really no point in showing mercy. The students did not leave. They wanted to see how the situation would develop. Ye Yao threw her bag on the table and raised her eyebrows at Xiang Jingtian. ¡°What do you mean, ¡®still valid¡¯? I¡¯ve forgotten what the deal was.¡± Ye Yao¡¯s response gave Xiang Jingtian the impression that she had taken the bait, that she ultimately valued money. He said with mocking laughter, ¡°Accompany me for a night and I¡¯ll give you a million!¡± The students around sucked in a breath of cold air! The capital was a prosperous city oozing with materialism. Every inch of land was worth gold. People with money and status abound. However, people like Xiang Jingtian who would spend a million yuan to buy a woman for a night were unquestioningly wealthy! At this point, the students¡¯ thoughts were very simple and straightforward. Xiang Jingtian was certainly handsome and accompanying him for a night was not such a great loss to begin with. To think that on top of that, they would be paid a million yuan. What sort of great luck did Ye Yao have! If it were them, they would definitely and enthusiastically agree. Ye Yao crossed her arms and smiled at Xiang Jingtian. ¡°You really know how to brag. If you had a million yuan for me, your ex-girlfriend wouldn¡¯t have run off with another man.¡± Xiang Jingtian got even angrier. What he hated the most was being reminded that his ex-girlfriend ran off with someone else! And Ye Yao mentioned it repeatedly! How could he not be angry! Everyone had heard about Xiang Jingtian¡¯s girlfriend running off with a rich man. Now that they thought about it, it made sense. Xiang Jingtian was just a poor student. How could he have the money to give Ye Yao? What more a million yuan! Sensing the gazes of the surrounding students, Xiang Jingtian felt that he had been humiliated by Ye Yao! He had to restore his ego! Xiang Jingtian said, ¡°Fine, since you say that I don¡¯t have the money, does that mean that if I am able to fork out a million yuan, you¡¯ll accompany me for a night?¡± Ye Yao waved her hand impatiently. ¡°Show me the money, then we¡¯ll talk.¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Xiang Jingtian gritted his teeth! Then, he took out his phone and made a call. ¡°I¡¯m in the classroom now. Come over here and lend me some money. Hurry up. It¡¯s very important! Please!¡± After Xiang Jingtian hung up the phone, he gave Ye Yao a mocking smile. ¡°My money will be here soon.¡± Everyone could tell that Xiang Jingtian had made the call to borrow money.. But was someone lending him a million yuan, just like that? Who was the other party? Chapter 118 - Chapter 118: Tired of Living Chapter 118: Tired of Living Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ye Yao did not panic at all. She sat there steadily, curious as to whom Xiang Jingtian was borrowing the money from. The others were also curious, so they waited to see. Ten minutes later, a hearty voice was heard, ¡°Jingtian, I can lend you money, but I have a question for you. You must answer me honestly¡­¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s voice could be heard before he appeared. When he finally did, everyone reacted. Xiang Jingtian was borrowing money from Gao Qiao! In that case, he would have a million yuan for sure! After all, a million yuan was nothing to Gao Qiao! As soon as Gao Qiao stepped into the classroom, he felt the gazes of many pairs of eyes on him. It made his hair stand on end! When Xiang Jingtian saw that Gao Qiao had arrived, he immediately went up to him and said, ¡°Hurry up and transfer a million yuan to me. I¡¯ll agree to all terms and conditions.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s eyes lit up at this. ¡°Okay, okay, okay, I¡¯ll transfer it right away!¡± After transferring a million yuan, he¡¯d be able to ask Xiang Jingtian if he had erectile dysfunction! Gao Qiao happily took out his mobile phone and was about to transfer the money when a voice speaking in a lazy drawl was heard. ¡°Gao Qiao, are you really planning to lend him this money? Why don¡¯t you ask Xiang Jingtian what he¡¯s using this money for? After all, this is a huge sum of one million yuan.¡± When Gao Qiao heard Ye Yao¡¯s voice, he shuddered and instantly stopped what he was doing. He looked at Ye Yao and then at Xiang Jingtian. His hand tightened around his phone. Perhaps because he had been hanging out with Ye Yao for some time now, he could recognize that sense of danger. He suddenly looked at Jingtian and asked, ¡°What are you planning to do with this money?¡± Xiang Jingtian was on the verge of snatching the phone from Gao Qiao. ¡°Why do you care so much? Lend me the money first.¡± Gao Qiao reflexively withdrew his phone from the other man¡¯s reach. He had a feeling that he should not be lending this money to Xiang Jingtian, otherwise he¡¯d be unlucky for the rest of his life! Ye Yao got onto her feet unhurriedly and smiled at Gao Qiao. ¡°Xiang Jingtian is borrowing money from you because he wishes to buy me for a night.¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s eyes widened like copper bells. Then, in the next second, he drew his hand back and punched Xiang Jingtian in the face. ¡°F*ck!¡± Xiang Jingtian was knocked to the ground at once by Gao Qiao¡¯s punch. The latter¡¯s fist was rather ruthless. Of course, he did not dare to not be ruthless! Was Xiang Jingtian crazy? Of all people, he had to provoke Ye Yao and almost dragged him down in the process! At this point, he had to make his stand clear. Otherwise, if he were to cause Ye Yao any displeasure, he could be the next person to suffer from erectile dysfunction! He was terrified! Xiang Jingtian had been kicked by Ye Yao previously, and now he was punched by Gao Qiao. He was instantly furious. He picked himself up from the ground and questioned, ¡°Gao Qiao, why did you hit me!¡± ¡°That punch is a light punishment for you!¡± Gao Qiao jumped up and knocked Xiang Jingtian to the ground again. Then, he whispered in his ear, ¡°Xiang Jingtian! Are you crazy? Don¡¯t provoke Ye Yao! Haven¡¯t you learned your lesson from what happened at the dance club today? Did Huo Buyu need to be activated for such trifles? But Huo Buyu made an appearance nevertheless, because Ye Yao is his girlfriend! Now, you¡¯re openly saying that you want to spend a million yuan to buy Ye Yao for a night. And you even want me to lend you the money for it. If you¡¯re courting death, leave me out of it!¡± This Xiang Jingtian was a jinx! Gao Qiao finally understood why Ye Yao had to lay such a ruthless curse on him! He deserved it! Xiang Jingtian was dumbfounded. What? Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend? Thinking about what happened at the dance club today, indeed, the matter wasn¡¯t that serious, and Huo Buyu didn¡¯t need to be present. However, he did turn up and even punished Qin Jiao. If Ye Yao was Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, this would all make sense¡­ If Ye Yao was really Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend¡­ To think that he had spouted nonsense in front of Ye Yao twice in a row and even thought of spending money to buy her for a night? If Huo Buyu found out, wouldn¡¯t he skin him alive? Xiang Jingtian shuddered just thinking about it! He pushed Gao Qiao away and stood in front of Ye Yao. He slapped himself twice. ¡°I¡¯m a bastard. I¡¯m a bastard! Ye Yao, please forgive me!¡± Xiang Jingtian thought that with Huo Buyu¡¯s punishment at the dance club today, he could destroy Qin Jiao effortlessly, in the blink of an eye. In the same manner, he could also destroy him! This was the first time in his life that he had done such a thing to a girl, and he had actually offended someone he couldn¡¯t afford to offend! He had tried to mess with Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend! He was possibly tired of living! Xiang Jingtian knew that if his family found out about what he had done, they would probably kick him out of the house! He could forget about being rich for the rest of his life! Chapter 119 - Chapter 119: Not Hanging Out With Him Chapter 119: Not Hanging Out With Him Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gao Qiao nodded in satisfaction when Xiang Jingtian admitted his mistake. Of course, he understood that Xiang Jingtian was worried about the relationship between Huo Buyu and the Xiang family, but¡­ Ye Yao was the person he should really be afraid of! If he angered his own family, he would at most be without any money. If he angered Huo Buyu, he would at most suffer physically. However, if he provoked Ye Yao, it would be absolute mental torture! And he could very well be struck with all sorts of problems at any point of time! Xiang Jingtian was too young and didn¡¯t understand how terrifying Ye Yao was! Of course, at this moment, Xiang Jingtian did not realize that his erectile dysfunction had something to do with Ye Yao. At this point, the surrounding students almost dropped their jaws! Xiang Jingtian had been so confident just then. Why did he seem so terrified following Gao Qiao¡¯s arrival? Previously, there had been rumors that Ye Yao¡¯s backer was Gao Qiao. From the looks of it, it was true! No wonder Huo Buyu turned up at the dance club today! Other than Gao Qiao, who else could invite Huo Buyu? If it weren¡¯t for Gao Qiao, would Huo Buyu have punished Qin Jiao so severely? It seemed that Ye Yao¡¯s backer was really Gao Qiao. What was their relationship? Seeing that Xiang Jingtian had apologized, Ye Yao did not pursue the matter. She stood up and glanced at him. ¡°Xiang Jingtian, act like a decent human being!¡± Stop being such a scumbag, that sort of behavior is really ugly! Xiang Jingtian felt a lump in his throat. During this period of time, he had really done many shameful things because of what had happened with his ex-girlfriend. He had also started to isolate himself. From the moment his ex-girlfriend left, he felt that the entire world had darkened. He couldn¡¯t understand why, after all the vows they had exchanged and what they had been through together, the relationship failed to withstand the test of money in the end. One month¡­ just one more month. If she had persisted for another month, he would have been able to give her everything she wanted, but¡­ perhaps the world was like this, always imperfect. The conflict today made Xiang Jingtian suddenly understand that it was meaningless for him to do this. There was no way to change the past, but he was stuck in his memories. It would only cause him to suffer increasingly. He was a man, a mature man. He should look to the future. He stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Yao. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for causing you trouble. If you want to hit me to vent your anger, I definitely won¡¯t retaliate.¡± Ye Yao only sneered. She would not hit Xiang Jingtian. After all, she had nothing to do with him. What right did she have to hit him? Ye Yao picked up her bag to leave. Just as Gao Qiao was about to follow, she turned around and smiled at him, then nodded once in the direction of Xiang Jingtian. ¡°Don¡¯t hang out with him in the future.¡± Gao Qiao instantly stood at attention. ¡°Roger!¡± Then, Ye Yao left. After Ye Yao left, Gao Qiao patted Xiang Jingtian¡¯s shoulder helplessly. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯ve wised-up today. Otherwise¡­¡± There was no way to resolve this matter. After all, he had provoked Ye Yao! Ye Yao, who could make Xiang Jingtian suffer by just uttering a few words! Xiang Jingtian lowered his head. ¡°I know I made a mistake¡­¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s expression was full of pity. ¡°Jingtian, you¡¯ll understand in the future, that it¡¯s just a matter of time before you and your ex-girlfriend went separate ways. Some things are good to have, but they don¡¯t last forever. Besides, it might not be a bad thing that she left you when she did. The sooner you see a person for what she is, the sooner you can grow up.¡± Tears welled up in the corners of Xiang Jingtian¡¯s eyes. The Xiang family nurtured their children to be indomitable and independent. When he was with his ex-girlfriend, he would hold several part time jobs to afford gifts for her. When he worked, she would be nearby doing her homework. After he got off work, the two of them would make their way home hand-in-hand. However, the good times of the past no longer existed. Xiang Jingtian seemed to have grown up in an instant. He nodded at Gao Qiao. ¡°I understand.¡± He wanted to be more open-minded. The past was the past. He had to work hard for the future. As for love, it was something that he didn¡¯t wish to think about for the time being. Xiang Jingtian suddenly looked up at Gao Qiao and asked, ¡°By the way, Ye Yao asked you not to hang out with me. Are you going to take that seriously?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Gao Qiao slapped his own head. ¡°The lady boss wants me to stop hanging out with you. Please do me a favor. In the future, when Ye Yao is around, just act like you don¡¯t know me. I thank you in advance!¡± With that, Gao Qiao slipped away! Seeing how Gao Qiao had slipped away so nonchalantly, Xiang Jingtian felt both angry and helpless.. Ye Yao was only Huo Buyu¡¯s girlfriend, not Gao Qiao¡¯s mother! Why did he have to do whatever she said? Chapter 120 - Chapter 120: With Huo Buyu Holding Her Up Chapter 120: With Huo Buyu Holding Her Up Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Xiang Jingtian scratched his head and left after him. Ye Yao slowly walked down the stairs. Her classroom was on the fourth floor and that was not too high to be using the stairs. Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, a large bouquet of roses suddenly appeared before her. Zhao Chuang held the flowers out to Ye Yao, ¡°Ye Yao. I like vou. Give me a chance to pursue you!¡± Ye Yao rolled her eyes. As expected of a soccer team member! Their method of confession seemed to be cast out of the same mold! Did anyone dare to differ? Since the method was the same, then Ye Yao thought there was no need to differ in her response either. She raised her foot and prepared to deliver a kick! However, before Ye Yao could extend her leg, a figure darted out from the side and pushed Zhao Chuang away. ¡°Who do you think you are to dare to woo Ye Yao! Get lost!¡± There was an expression of fury on Zhou Chen¡¯s face. When he passed by Ye Yao¡¯s class just then, he saw Xiang Jingtian confessing to the girl. He felt very upset and was ready to step in. However, Ye Yao rejected Xiang Jingtian very bluntly and there was no need for him to intervene at all. Moreover, Gao Qiao came later on. He did not dare to make his presence known, but he had been trailing Ye Yao. Then, he saw that Zhao Chuang also wanted to woo Ye Yao. It seemed that after Ye Yao broke up with him, she had become really popular. First, she was wooed by Gao Qiao, then by Xiang Jingtian, and now, Zhao Chuang? Was this woman that he dumped such hot property now? Zhou Chen tolerated Gao Qiao and Xiang Jingtian. After all, Gao Qiao had a family background and Xiang Jingtian had good looks, but what did Zhao Chuang have? What right did he have? He was not even worthy of carrying Ye Yao¡¯s shoes! How dare he woo Ye Yao? He ought to take a good look in the mirror! Ye Yao was about to kick Zhao Chuang, but the latter was pushed away by Zhou Chen. By the time Ye Yao saw Zhou Chen, she could not retract her foot in time. Neither did she think of retracting it anyway. Her foot landed squarely on Zhou Chen¡¯s butt! Zhou Chen did not expect Ye Yao to kick him and fell to the ground! When Ye Yao saw this situation, at a quick turn of her mind, she said, ¡°Kiss him!¡± Then, the next moment, Zhou Chen and Zhao Chuang were on top of each other on the ground, as their lips met neatly. Ye Yao immediately covered her eyes. This scene¡­ was too much of an eyesore! Zhao Chuang and Zhou Chen widened their eyes at the same time and quickly pushed each other away. Then, the two of them bent over and retched. Zhou Chen had a weak personality, but he was a real man and a chauvinist. He certainly could not accept kissing a man! Especially in front of Ye Yao! Although Zhao Chuang had a rotten personality and he was not good-looking, he had a clear understanding of himself. He knew that he was not a good person, but he would never have any interest in another man! He only liked women! Ye Yao looked at the two men and suddenly had an evil thought. Why not use her ability to bring Zhou Chen and Zhao Chuang together? Just as she was about to put this thought into action, Gao Qiao¡¯s shocked voice sounded behind her. ¡°F*ck! What are you guys doing?!¡± Gao Qiao was very excited. It was obvious that Ye Yao had done something! On the other hand, Ye Yao was on the verge of laying a curse, but Gao Qiao¡¯s shout stopped her. Ye Yao heaved a sigh of relief. She realized she had been a little impulsive just then. Now that Gao Qiao had interrupted her, she had the chance to calm down. She should not do this. Pairing two men up violated the rules and upset the balance. There was a high chance that she would suffer a backlash! Ye Yao began to reflect on herself. Ever since she had acquired the Verbal Virtuosity technique, she had indeed been willful and unreasonable in some aspects. At the same time, she also understood why Huo Buyu had been controlling and restricting her. If he hadn¡¯t, she would probably have become a villain who took revenge on society! After all, when she was overseas, her body and mind had been severely tortured, to the point that she somewhat hated the world. That was why there had been such a marked change in her after she returned. She had been so ruthless to Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya only because the pain they had inflicted on her was too cruel. But now, Ye Yao understood that she could not indulge herself in hatred. She had to live a better life. That was the best blow to the enemy. Her life had only started to turn for the better after meeting Huo Buyu. With Huo Buyu holding her up, she must not fall! At this thought, Ye Yao immediately felt much more relaxed. When Zhou Chen heard Gao Qiao¡¯s voice, he subconsciously trembled. His status was inferior to Gao Qiao¡¯s, so he did not dare to vie for a woman with the man. However, Zhao Chuang was not afraid. He was a shameless person.. Chapter 121 - Chapter 121: Qin Jiao Commits Suicide Chapter 121: Qin Jiao Commits Suicide Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhao Chuang retched for a while and handed the rose back to Ye Yao. ¡°Ye Yao, I like you very much and want to pursue you. Will you be my girlfriend?¡± ¡°No way!¡± Three voices sounded in unison! They belonged to Zhou Chen, Gao Qiao, and Xiang Jingtian, who had caught up with Gao Qiao. Xiang Jingtian walked up to Zhao Chuang and said frostily, ¡°Zhao Chuang, let me be straight with you. I just confessed to Ye Yao and was rejected. If I had been rejected, do you think Ye Yao would accept you? Don¡¯t waste your effort.¡± ¡°That might not be the case.¡± Zhao Chuang did not give up. ¡°Captain, I admit that you¡¯re superior to me in all aspects, but maybe Ye Yao doesn¡¯t like your type. She may like a man like me!¡± Zhao Chuang¡¯s words weren¡¯t reflective of his confidence, but his arrogance! Gao Qiao laughed disdainfully. Some people simply have a sense of superiority. There were four men here. No matter how one looked at it, Zhao Chuang was the worst and most unpresentable! Ye Yao would have to be blind to choose Zhao Chuang! Besides, Ye Yao¡¯s boyfriend was the famous Huo Buyu! The prince of the imperial capital, Huo Buyu! Where did Zhao Chuang get the idea that Ye Yao would ever choose him? He really knew how to flatter himself! If Huo Buyu knew that a man like Zhao Chuang dared to pursue Ye Yao, he would have kicked Zhao Chuang to the edge of the universe! Ye Yao laughed as well. ¡°Obviously, I¡¯m not blind.¡± Her meaning was clear. She was rejecting Zhao Chuang. Zhao Chuang¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Ye Yao, why do you reject me? Is it because I have no money or family background that you look down on me?¡± Ye Yao glanced at Xiang Jingtian and laughed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your soccer team? You pursue a woman with a bouquet of roses, you share the same line asking a girl for a chance to pursue her, and after being rejected, you claim that others despise you for not having money or a family background. Why are all of you so good at emotional blackmailing? Why don¡¯t you reflect on yourselves after being rejected? Instead, you blame me for being materialistic and looking down on you for not having money? Who taught you to be so unreasonable?¡± Zhao Chuang hadn¡¯t done anything yet, but Xiang Jingtian¡¯s face had turned red. This¡­ seemed to make sense¡­ Gao Qiao listened from the side and felt that Zhao Chuang was really shameless! He said bluntly, ¡°Zhao Chuang, right? In terms of looks, you can¡¯t compare to Xiang Jingtian. In terms of family background, you can¡¯t compare to me. In terms of judgment, you can¡¯t compare to Zhou Chen. But you have the cheek to pursue Ye Yao? Although, I admire your shamelessness. You won¡¯t give up even after being criticized.¡± Seeing that Gao Qiao and the other two were defending Ye Yao, Zhao Chuang clenched his fists in anger. ¡°Love doesn¡¯t differentiate between statuses! Even if I¡¯m not as good as you guys, I like Ye Yao for who she is, and my fondness for her is no less than yours!¡± ¡°Tsk tsk!¡± Gao Qiao laughed. ¡°Love doesn¡¯t differentiate between statuses, but in love, it matters who comes first and who comes later. Etiquette matters, righteousness matters and shame matters! You are shameless, yet you have the cheek to talk about love here? Moreover, Zhao Chuang, let me tell you, Ye Yao is someone I¡¯m protecting. Let me say this. If you pester Ye Yao in the future, believe it or not, I¡¯ll make you regret the day you were born!¡± Gao Qiao was completely disgusted by Zhao Chuang. This person had no self-awareness and wished to pursue Ye Yao! In his dreams! No, not even in his dreams! Zhao Chuang¡¯s expression had turned very ugly. He knew what kind of person Gao Qiao was, hence he did not dare to offend the man. He glared fiercely at Ye Yao. He would not give up. If he couldn¡¯t do it this time, he would think of another way! Zhao Chuang stomped off, and Zhou Chen had secretly slipped away. His cowardice was obvious. Gao Qiao shook his head at Ye Yao. ¡°Your ex-boyfriend is hopeless.¡± How could such a good catch like Ye Yao like a boy like a man like Zhou Chen? How blind must she have been in the past! Ye Yao shrugged. At first, she was quite angry when she saw Zhou Chen, but later on, it seemed like she stopped bothering. Gao Qiao¡¯s phone rang. He picked it up and took a look. ¡°F*ck! Qin Jiao tried to commit suicide! ¡± Ye Yao was stunned. ¡°What?¡± Gao Qiao showed Ye Yao his phone screen. On it was a video of Yang Ya crying at the entrance of the hospital. ¡°Qin Jiao is too pitiful. She was just joking with the members of the dance club. Why do people have to say things about her?! As the president of the dance club, she merely gave feedback to Ye Yao during the rehearsals. She said that her movements were wrong.. Is there a need to take revenge like this? Now, my daughter has been pushed to the edge by all of you! My Jiaojiao, why are you so pitiful?!¡± Chapter 122 - Chapter 122: Preparing to Counterattack Chapter 122: Preparing to Counterattack Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Ya cried miserably in the video! Back then, when she abandoned her husband and daughter, she didn¡¯t even look a fraction as aggrieved! After a while, An Yangyang also appeared on the screen. She said angrily, ¡°Ye Yao is too much! It¡¯s precisely because she didn¡¯t dance well that she held a grudge against the president after the president, Qin Jiao, said a few words to her. I was at the scene at that time. Regarding what has happened, the president was only joking and didn¡¯t mean that. Who would have guessed that Ye Yao would get her good friend from the school newspaper to post that sort of story to insult the president? It was clearly just a small matter, but she insisted that she was forced by the president into prostitution in school! Fake news! She has pushed the president to the center of the storm! Ye Yao is too scheming. She¡¯s too much!¡± Then, the camera panned to the scene of Qin Jiao lying weakly on the hospital bed. Her face was drained of color. Not only that, but Yang Ya also bribed the media and deliberately slandered Ye Yao. They said that Ye Yao was taking revenge on a personal grudge and making a big deal out of a small matter. Now, she had pushed Qin Jiao to the brink of death. They also said that if Qin Jiao died, they wanted Ye Yao to pay with her life! For a moment, the Internet was flooded with comments denouncing Ye Yao. Gao Qiao pointed at Yang Ya in the video and asked Ye Yao, ¡°Is this really your biological mother?¡± Why did it feel like she was a stepmother putting Ye Yao in a disadvantageous position? Ye Yao shrugged when he saw what Yang Ya had done. Noticing the expression on Ye Yao¡¯s face, Gao Qiao said with concern, ¡°Shall I help you settle it?¡± Ye Yao smiled. ¡°Why do you spend so much effort to settle something that I can resolve by uttering a few words?¡± Gao Qiao was stunned for a moment. Then, he came to the realization. ¡°That¡¯s right. Hahaha, I was so angry that I became muddle-headed. I was worried that you won¡¯t know how to deal with it. Now, it seems that I was worrying for nothing. If they dare to mess with you, they should be the unlucky ones.¡± Gao Qiao felt that his brain had short-circuited and he was worrying unnecessarily. Of all people, Ye Yao should be the last to worry about. She was different from others. Her words could achieve the effect of a whole army. At this point, Ye Yao¡¯s phone rang. It was Huo Buyu. She picked it up and greeted sweetly, ¡°Hello, Huo Buyu.¡± The man asked, ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°In school!¡± she answered. ¡°Did anyone give you trouble?¡± ¡°Not so far.¡± ¡°Alright, go home, I¡¯ll settle Qin Jiao¡¯s matter.¡± Ye Yao raised her eyebrows. ¡°How are you going to resolve it? A verbal warning? Or do you want them to remove the video? I won¡¯t be happy for you to punish them lightly! They provoked me repeatedly. I can¡¯t stand it.¡± This time, she had to teach them a lesson! Of course, to Ye Yao, teaching Qin Jiao a lesson was secondary. The key was Yang Ya. Wearing the label of being Ye Yao¡¯s biological mother, she had defamed and framed the girl time and time again. Ye Yao thought that if she continued to put up with it, she¡¯d have inherited her Verbal Virtuosity ability for nothing! This time, Huo Buyu did not bother to be kind. ¡°Alright, you should go home now. I¡¯ll go home too. We¡¯ll discuss it.¡± The most important thing now was to stop Ye Yao from laying curses in a random and casual manner. The last time she had suffered a backlash, it had frightened him so much that now it triggered a stress reaction in him whenever she uttered a word. Although Qin Jiao had made the first move in attacking Ye Yao this time, Huo Buyu had to take into consideration the sort of curse that Ye Yao had laid. He didn¡¯t want her to meet the criteria of a backlash. Ye Yao hung up the phone and said to Gao Qiao, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Will you send me home?¡± Gao Qiao quickly agreed. ¡°Sure, sure!¡± Ye Yao followed Gao Qiao into the car. She did not care about this crisis at all, but just because she did not care did not mean other people did not care. Zhang Xiaoyuan sent an angry message to Ye Yao: These people are too shameless! What do they mean by saying you colluded with me? They can¡¯t distort and discredit the truth like this, right?! Do rich people think that they can discredit the truth just because they have some money? Ye Yao! I support you! No matter what you want to do, as long as you need me, just call me and I¡¯ll be there! I¡¯m really annoyed by the ugliness of these wealthy people!¡± Zhang Xiaoyuan was really angry. She was in her third year of university this year. She had entered the school newspaper team right from the time she started university, and had been a reporter for three years. She treated the job seriously and took great responsibility for every piece of news. She had never distorted or exaggerated the truth. However, An Yangyang actually said in the video that she was colluding with Ye Yao! Colluding like how?! That was the first time she met Ye Yao, okay?! She even claimed that they were good friends! Did she think that just because she was rich, she could speak nonsense about other people¡¯s relationships?! Ye Yao was stunned by what Zhang Xiaoyuan said.. Chapter 123 - Chapter 123: Generosity chapter 123: generosity translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios although zhang xiaoyuan was two years older than ye yao, but because she was only 1.6 meters tall and had a round face, she looked very cute, so sometimes, it felt like she was a younger sister. ye yao quickly replied to her, ¡°don¡¯t worry, i won¡¯t let it go just like that. besides, i don¡¯t believe that qin jiao will commit suicide.¡± zhang xiaoyuan said, ¡°we¡¯re thinking the same thing! i don¡¯t think qin jiao will kill herself either! i¡¯ve decided. i¡¯m going to sneak into the hospital and find out the truth!¡± ¡°yes, yes,¡± ye yao said. ¡°keep me updated about the situation. also, you¡¯ve been a school newspaper reporter for a long time and you would have your own network, right? i¡¯ll let you in on something if you could escalate this matter¡­¡± ye yao sent all the videos she had saved to zhang xiaoyuan. this time round, none of the people in the video would be able to get away scud free! yang ya, qin jiao, and an yangyang¡­ ye yao rubbed her palms together. she was ready to show them what she was made of. gao qiao walked ye yao to the door. then she waved at gao qiao. ¡°i¡¯m going home. you should too. thank you!¡± gao qiao winked at ye yao. ¡°if you do anything to qin jiao, please do let me know!¡± he wanted to know every word of ye yao¡¯s incantation. he wanted to know what would happen to the cursed person! seeing gao qiao¡¯s attitude, ye yao smiled helplessly. ¡°got it.¡± then, gao qiao waved happily at ye yao and drove away, humming a happy tune. huo buyu was waiting for ye yao in the living room when she returned to the villa. he waved at her as she entered the house. ye yao walked over. huo buyu handed her a document. ye yao turned the page curiously, and her eyes lit up! she bent down to kiss huo buyu on the cheek. then, she said with a smile, ¡°it¡¯s not that serious. this document of yours is enough to destroy the qin family. there¡¯s no need to do this.¡± huo buyu¡¯s document could push the qin family to a dead end. but if they fell just like that, everyone would guess that huo buyu had done it. this wasn¡¯t a good thing for huo buyu. ye yao was touched by huo buyu¡¯s intention. she knew that he did this because he cared about her. however, to ye yao, qin jiao was the trouble-causing clown. there was no need for huo buyu to spend so much money on her. besides, she couldn¡¯t bear to let huo buyu be criticized by anyone. she realized that at some point, she had started to care about the man. ye yao circled her arms around huo buyu¡¯s neck and said with a smile, ¡°huo buyu, i love you so much! but there¡¯s no need to resolve this matter with such fanfare. it can be resolved very simply, and on top of that, yang ya and the others will reap what they sow.¡± then, ye yao took out her phone and sent a message to jiang jie. at the same time, she said, ¡°i hope zhang xiaoyuan finds success in obtaining evidence of qin jiao¡¯s fake suicide!¡± two minutes later, jiang jie posted a weibo post: the trending topics on weibo today are quite interesting. are there so many people who would speak up for someone who tries to ruin a girl¡¯s reputation? are there so many people who would protect someone who has done something wrong yet attempts to shirk responsibility by pretending to commit suicide? also, how is it that a certain madam yang is showing so much enthusiasm as a stepmother, yet doesn¡¯t care about her own biological daughter! do you think that my good friend is someone you can so casually bully?¡± after jiang jie sent this message, a weibo post also appeared. it came from zhang xiaoyuan¡¯s weibo. zhang xiaoyuan¡¯s weibo post was a video sent to her by ye yao. it revealed that not only was yang ya married once, but there was also evidence of a child. of course, ye yao did not say that the child was her. previously, at grandmother gao¡¯s birthday banquet, ye yao had mentioned her relationship with yang ya once, as well as the fact that yang ya was remarried. no one cared at the time. this time, zhang xiaoyuan¡¯s weibo outrightly exposed the fact that yang ya had remarried! moreover, after yang ya married into a wealthy family, she completely cut ties with her original family. in order to marry into a wealthy family, she abandoned her husband and child. everyone in the capital had thought that it was yang ya¡¯s first marriage. they didn¡¯t expect someone like qin guodong to marry a woman who had been married before. in the end, all kinds of evidence were laid out before the netizens. in an instant, qin guodong was thoroughly humiliated. many people directly mocked the dignified ceo of the qin group on weibo for marrying a divorcee. for so many years, in order to protect his own dignity, he even acted as though yang ya was a woman who had never been married.. how amazing! Chapter 124 - Chapter 124: Getting Her Pregnant chapter 124: getting her pregnant translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the news of yang ya¡¯s second marriage spread all over the internet. ye yao thought it would drive yang ya mad for sure! while ye yao was gloating over this, yang ya called. ye yao picked up the call. before yang ya even spoke, the girl admitted, ¡°don¡¯t bother asking. yes, i did it. i provided all the evidence online. why? are you surprised? didn¡¯t expect it? isn¡¯t it exciting?¡± yang ya was so furious that her hands and feet trembled. ¡°ye yao! i¡¯m your mother! how dare you do this to me!¡± ¡°you remember that you¡¯re mv mother?¡± ye yao smiled faintly. ¡°when you slandered me in the video, did you stop to think you were doing that to your daughter? if you¡¯re angry just because of this, it¡¯s too much of a temper. there are many other things that will be exposed in due course. judging from your reaction, i suspect that you won¡¯t be able to take it.¡± yang ya was so furious that she broke down and shouted, ¡°ye yao! are you crazy? i¡¯m your mother! what¡¯s in it for you to treat me like this? you heartless person! your conscience has been eaten by a dog!¡± ¡°has my conscience been eaten by a dog?¡± ye yao sneered. ¡°before you say this, why don¡¯t you ask your own conscience. ever since i came to the capital, just how many immoral and shameless things have you done to me? if i remember correctly, i told you from the onset not to provoke and mess with me. why did you ignore my words? you¡¯ve provoked me repeatedly and helped that stepdaughter of yours, qin jiao, to bully me, your biological daughter. do you feel a sense of achievement by doing this?¡± yang ya was really about to go crazy from anger. perhaps it was because ye yao had always put up with the bullying in silence. after arriving in the capital, yang ya thought that ye yao was still the same as before, so she did not take ye yao¡¯s warning seriously at all. although ye yao had retaliated a few times, yang ya still did not believe that the girl would dare to be ruthless because she knew how much ye yao yearned for motherly love! although yang ya could not give ye yao motherly love, she could dangle it like a carrot to lead the girl on! in the past, when ye yao¡¯s grandfather was alive, yang ya was more reserved and did not dare to be too nasty towards ye yao. later on, after old master yang had passed away, the deal between her and the old man naturally ceased, hence the way she treated ye yao worsened. now, ye yao had publicized evidence of her second marriage, causing her such embarrassment in the presence of so many people in the capital! she hated ye yao to the core! moreover, yang ya had been married to qin guodong for so many years and they never had any children of her own. hence, although qin guodong doted on her, yang ya still had no status in the qin family. ¡°ye yao, think about it from another perspective. i¡¯m not having a good time either. i haven¡¯t given qin guodong a son. the qin family looks down on me. i¡¯m not doing well here!¡± yang ya began to play the emotional card with ye yao. however, ye yao didn¡¯t think much of it at all. ¡°it¡¯s good that you don¡¯t have a child. look at how you treat me. you¡¯re not worthy of having a child. even if you have one, it¡¯s a form of harm to the child because the child is only a bargaining chip for you to gain status. moreover, since you¡¯re not doing well, you might as well get a divorce. on one hand, you can¡¯t bear to part with your wealth and glory, while on the other hand you say that you¡¯re not doing well. to put it bluntly, you¡¯re a selfish and cold-blooded person who cares only about yourself. you don¡¯t care about others at all.¡± seeing that ye yao was unmoved, whether by force or gentle persuasion, yang ya became even angrier. ¡°i don¡¯t have a heartless daughter like you! you¡¯re not my daughter! from now on, don¡¯t call me mom!¡± ye yao immediately cheered upon hearing this. ¡°that¡¯s great! all these years, i¡¯ve always suspected that you¡¯re not my biological mother for what you¡¯ve done to me. since you¡¯re saying this now, i¡¯ll take it seriously. in the future, we¡¯ll never contact each other again. don¡¯t call me again!¡± after saying that, ye yao hung up the phone. she was really disgusted by yang ya. she was not her biological mother at all but continued to act as though she were. ye yao could not be bothered to expose her but just watched her performance in silence. she wanted to see how shameless the woman could get! yang ya panicked when ye yao expressed that she was ready to sever ties with her. she was hoping that the girl would solve ye tianhao¡¯s problem! ye yao, on the other hand¡­ was thinking about what yang ya had just said. she had been married to the qin family for six to seven years and had never had a child. didn¡¯t yang ya know that it was precisely because she didn¡¯t have a child that her life could be so stable? if yang ya had a child¡­ ye yao suddenly felt that it was time for some fun.. she pressed her palms together and prayed, ¡°let yang ya get pregnant!¡± Chapter 125 - Chapter 125: Evidence of Fake Suicide chapter 125: evidence of fake suicide translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the corners of huo buyu¡¯s mouth twitched. he was about to say something, but eventually didn¡¯t. qin guodong¡¯s family was very powerful, and he had a powerful background. however, there were also many people who coveted the qin family¡¯s business. this was not confined to the members of the qin family, there were also other corporations. qin guodong had only one child and that was qin jiao. however, qin jiao¡¯s level of intelligence and style of doing things made it unsuitable for her to inherit such vast family assets. all the relatives of the qin family were like prowling tigers. only qin guodong could suppress them. however, while they were under qin guodong¡¯s control now, they knew that the man would not be in power forever. qin jiao was useless. if yang ya got pregnant at this juncture, there would inevitably be a bloodbath in the qin family. hence, ye yao¡¯s blessing¡­ huo buyu shook his head. forget it, let her be. he had figured it out now. he just had to carry out the task of settling the problems caused by ye yao. for example, now, he was observing the shares of the qin corporation and throwing them out when they were at their lowest point. jiang jie had more than 20 million fans on her weibo account. after the fans knew the ins and outs of it all, they were furious! qin jiao had so openly forced a girl to prostitute herself in school, and the victim was actually jiang jie¡¯s good friend! to think that people could speak up for qin jiao in support of the great harm she did? anyone with morals would know that qin jiao was in the wrong! hence, everyone started to attack qin jiao. however, things were not over yet. someone posted a video online. it was a video of qin jiao lying on a hospital bed. her face was so pale that it seemed drained of all its color. there was a bandage around her pale wrist, and it was stained red with blood. suddenly, the door of the ward swung open and an yangyang walked in. she stood in front of qin jiao¡¯s bed and smiled. ¡°qin jiao, it¡¯s done. the reporters have left. as soon as an yangyang finished speaking, qin jiao sat up on the bed with disdain in her expression. ¡°these fools are finally gone. hurry up and bring me some makeup remover. the foundation is so thick that it¡¯s uncomfortable!¡± an yangyang hurried to get qin jiao some makeup remover. qin jiao sat on the bed and started to remove the bandage around her wrist. the bandage was stained with blood, but her wrist was pale and unblemished. qin jiao massaged her wrist and complained, ¡°it¡¯s so tiring to pretend.¡± an yangyang handed the makeup remover to qin jiao. qin jiao removed the foundation from her face. soon, her pale face was rosy once more. an yangyang smiled and said, ¡°don¡¯t worry, we¡¯ve bought over the media and reporters. the internet ghostwriters have also been bribed. now, they¡¯re all unanimously criticizing ye yao. she¡¯ll be caught in this great mess and may not even be able to stay on at imperial capital university eventually.¡± ¡°serves her right!¡± qin jiao leaned back lazily in bed and nibbled at fruits. ¡°i¡¯ve given ye yao enough face. who does she think she is, expecting me to apologize to her? dream on! is she worthy?!¡± an yangyang hurriedly echoed, ¡°that¡¯s right. ye yao should consider her own status. even if she was forced to die, that¡¯s only what she deserved!¡± qin jiao glanced at an yangyang and said, ¡°don¡¯t worry. if you stand up for me, i won¡¯t mistreat you. i¡¯ll give you 200,000 yuan and a set of jewelry as your reward.¡± an yangyang¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°thank you in advance, miss qin!¡± the content of the video ended there. when this video was released, a great commotion broke out on the internet! ¡°f*ck! is this the daughter of a wealthy family? how shameless! for the sake of not getting money, she pretended to commit suicide and bribed the media and reporters. she¡¯s so blatantly rich!¡± ¡°people like that deserve to die!¡± ¡°i¡¯ve never seen such a shameless person!¡± everyone had bad things to say about qin jiao. even if qin jiao spent money to bribe more internet trolls, there was nothing they could do. at this point, no one could change the comments made about qin jiao online. moreover, those who spoke up for qin jiao during this time would be labeled as being paid to do it. most importantly, the video taken on that day was crystal clear. the truth was right before their eyes. it gave the person no chance to explain even if she wanted to! qin jiao¡¯s video had a huge impact on the qin corporation! initially, the qin corporation only lost some money because their stocks fell. as long as qin jiao stepped out and apologized, the qin corporation would have been able to smooth things over with the media. the matter would have been put to rest and they would have been able to earn back the money they had lost very quickly.. however, with qin jiao¡¯s actions, the reputable qin corporation was now ruined! Chapter 126 - Chapter 126: Pregnant, For Real! chapter 126: pregnant, for real! translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the dignified eldest daughter of the qin family actually pretended to commit suicide so that she did not have to apologize? they even slandered ye yao, the victim? was this how a wealthy family operated? in just an hour, the qin corporation¡¯s market value had plunged by more than a billion! ¡®the moment qin guocdong came home and saw qin jiao and yang ya, his expression darkened. ¡°idiots! who said you were allowed to create such a commotion! it was originally a small matter, but now you¡¯ve made a big mess! do you know how much impact the qin corporation has suffered because of the two of you?!¡± qin guodong could no longer control his emotions. he looked so infuriated that it made yang ya and qin jiao even more afraid to speak. qin guodong was wealthy and held a high status. he was swift and decisive, but he was also very chauvinistic. in his opinion, women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and educate the children. he did not allow yang ya to interfere in work matters. hence, yang ya played the role of mrs. qin, she had a monthly allowance, wore expensive jewelry and looked glamorous, but she did not have freedom. to put it bluntly, she did not have her own assets and had no say at home. yang ya¡¯s maternal family, the yang family, produced a genius like yang youwei, so his status in the family kept rising. however, it was of no help to yang ya. at this moment, qin jiao was terrified as well. she knew that she had done something wrong. she didn¡¯t know how the hospital video was leaked. she covered her ears and apologized pitifully. ¡°dad, i know i was wrong, but this matter has nothing to do with me. it was yang ya who suggested that the fake suicide. i only went along with the suggestion¡­¡¯ qin jiao pushed all the blame to yang ya. yang ya panicked when she heard this. ¡°qin jiao, what do you mean? didn¡¯t you say that you wanted to deal with ye yao? you said that you¡¯d never apologize. now that there¡¯s trouble, you¡¯re pushing all the blame to me?¡± qin jiao didn¡¯t want to be outdone. ¡°oh, i see. you did it on purpose! you made me pretend to commit suicide! you were the one who leaked the hospital video, right?¡± yang ya was about to go crazy from anger. qin jiao had been bullied by ye yao and came complaining to her. in order to help qin jiao, she had already embarrassed herself at grandma gao¡¯s birthday banquet. she¡¯d even shamelessly gone to look for ye yao several times just to help qin jiao set up a trap for ye yao. everything she did was for qin jiao. in the past, she had helped qin jiao bully ye yao countless times. she thought that she and qin jiao were allies. who¡¯d have thought that the girl would betray her! yang ya got angry too. ¡°i did come up with the idea, it¡¯s true. but at the end of the day, it¡¯s all because you¡¯re too stupid! you made a boo-boo in the hospital and got caught red-handed. what¡¯s the use of blaming me now?!¡± qin jiao retorted aggressively, ¡°only you and i know that i faked suicide. no one else knew. it must have been you! you¡¯ve always hated me and wanted to harm me! that way, you¡¯d be the sole survivor in our family!¡± yang ya was infuriated by qin jiao¡¯s accusation. ¡°you! you.. ¡°enough!¡± qin guodong interrupted their argument. ¡°all of you, shut up. now, qin jiao, apologize immediately! and you¡­¡± he pointed at yang ya and said, ¡°you¡¯re not allowed to go out for a month. do you think the matter will pass so easily? now, everyone in the world knows that you¡¯re remarried, that i¡¯ve picked up a broken shoe that others don¡¯t want. do you think it¡¯s something for me to be proud of? if you don¡¯t want a divorce, stay at home obediently!¡± yang ya was being targeted by qin jiao and qin guodong. for the first time, she felt that she was not a member of this family at all. she looked at qin guodong with teary eyes. ¡°it¡¯s true that this is my second marriage, but when i was with you, i was clean and chaste. others might not know, but don¡¯t you?¡± qin guodong sneered. ¡°forget it. you know very well whether you¡¯re chaste or otherwise. technology is so advanced now that repairing your hymen is an easy thing. you¡¯ve been married before. who would believe that you¡¯re chaste?¡± yang ya looked at qin guodong in disbelief. the man she loved so deeply was actually saying these things about her? ¡°repair my hymen? so all these years, you¡¯ve been suspicious of me and did not believe me? do you think i¡¯m lying to you?¡± yang ya¡¯s virgin body had been given to qin guodong in exchange for his love for so many years. she thought that qin guodong had feelings for her, but only now did she realize that in qin guodong¡¯s eyes, she was a hypocritical woman! perhaps because she was too angry, yang ya only felt that the world was spinning. the next moment, she fainted.. Chapter 127 - Chapter 127: A Call From Old Master Huo chapter 127: a call from old master huo translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios yang ya was so shocked that she couldn¡¯t accept it. moreover, she felt that qin guodong was going to divorce her. now that they had fallen out, it was a precursor to a divorce, and she couldn¡¯t do anything about it. when yang ya married qin guodong back then, her heart was filled with love. in order to show her sincerity, she even signed a prenuptial agreement with qin guodong. if she divorced qin guodong, she would not get a single cent! she was indignant! she was too indignant! she had sacrificed so much¡­ yang ya was unconscious for an unknown length of time. when she woke up in a daze, she heard qin guodong saying with excitement, ¡°really? she¡¯s really pregnant?¡± then came qin jiao¡¯s voice. ¡°that¡¯s impossible. give it another thorough check.¡± immediately after, the doctor¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°mrs. qin is indeed pregnant. the examination won¡¯t go wrong.¡± qin guodong was very happy. he had been waiting for this child for too long. he was already forty-eight years old this year, but he only had one child, qin jiao. he really doted on qin jiao and was willing to give her anything. however, he subconsciously felt that his family assets had to be inherited by a son. furthermore, qin jiao knew nothing about managing a company, so qin guodong desperately wanted another child. now that yang ya was pregnant, how could he not be happy? yang ya remained rather stunned after coming to. ¡°i¡­am i really pregnant?¡± seeing that yang ya was awake, qin guodong immediately walked over with concern and held her hand. he could not hide his excitement. ¡°yes, we now have our very own baby. you¡¯re amazing. your most important task now is to take good care of the pregnancy. i¡¯ll arrange a nanny and a doctor for you immediately.¡± yang ya was in disbelief. ¡°am i really pregnant?¡± she had been married to qin guodong for seven years. she went for a checkup every month, and always had a pregnancy test kit ready at home. she had looked forward to having a child, but that did not happen¡­ and now, just when she felt that qin guodong was going to divorce her, she was pregnant? qin guodong exclaimed, ¡°it¡¯s true! wifey, don¡¯t cry. it breaks my heart. it was all my fault just then, i shouldn¡¯t have shouted at you. don¡¯t be angry with me.¡± yang ya lay in qin guodong¡¯s arms and sobbed. she was really too excited. qin jiao, who was watching from the side, gritted her teeth. yang ya was pregnant? how was that possible? qin jiao wasn¡¯t a fool. she was born into such a family and instinctively knew to fight for more assets for herself. even if qin guodong didn¡¯t control the qin corporation in the future, as qin guodong¡¯s only child, she would definitely be left with significant assets! however, if qin guodong had other children, especially a boy, it would change things for her. moreover, it would be worse if this child was born from yang ya¡¯s womb! no one must give qin guodong another child! absolutely no one! yang ya¡¯s pregnancy was something beyond imagination. the reason why qin jiao could not accept it was because she had asked the nanny to drug the bird¡¯s nest soup that yang ya frequently drank, with a large amount of contraceptive drug. therefore, it was impossible for yang ya to get pregnant. but now, she was actually pregnant? that made things very tedious. on the other hand, the qin corporation¡¯s shares didn¡¯t rise because of yang ya¡¯s pregnancy. huo buyu added fuel to the fire. when the qin corporation¡¯s shares plummeted, he sold all the shares he held. his actions attracted a call from qin guodong. ¡°huo buyu, what do you mean by selling our company¡¯s shares at this time? this is too unkind.¡± huo buyu was very straightforward. ¡°ye yao is my girlfriend.¡± qin guodong was speechless. after a moment of silence, he said, ¡°okay, i understand. i¡¯ll get qin jiao to apologize.¡± qin guodong glared at qin jiao, who was sitting on the sofa. could it be that qin jiao had been targeting ye yao because of huo buyu?! now that the stocks had been sold, there was no way to salvage the situation. qin guodong hung up the phone and was furious. to think that huo buyu was willing to allow his company to lose almost two billion yuan because of a woman! qin guodong wasn¡¯t going to brush this off easily! hence, he made a call directly to old master huo. huo buyu, who had hung up on qin guodong, very soon received a call from his grandfather. he narrowed his eyes and picked up the phone. ¡°grandpa..¡± Chapter 128 - Chapter 128: Has Verbal Virtuosity Failed? chapter 128: has verbal virtuosity failed? translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao was playing video games but when she heard huo buyu greeting his grandfather over the phone, she immediately leaned over to listen. huo buyu pushed ye yao¡¯s head away with disdain on his face. then, under ye yao¡¯s fawning gaze, he hit the speaker button. old master huo¡¯s mature and deep voice came from the other end of the phone. ¡°huo buyu, i heard that you sold all of your qin corporation shares for the sake of a woman?¡± ye yao looked up in disbelief. she hadn¡¯t heard huo buyu mention this! when did he sell the shares of the qin corporation? why didn¡¯t he tell her, so that at least she could feel touched by it! ye yao grinned and kissed huo buyu on the cheek. then, she made a heart gesture at the man. huo buyu was speechless. he said to old master huo, ¡°grandpa, it¡¯s my girlfriend, not any other women.¡± ¡°nonsense! did i agree?¡± old master huo was furious. ¡°i¡¯ve already said that your girlfriend can only be qin jiao or jiang yun! you chose qin jiao previously. after that incident, it¡¯s already a blessing for the qin family that we decided not to find trouble with them. there¡¯s no longer any possibility between you and qin jiao, so your girlfriend can only be jiang yun now. huo buyu, break up with your current girlfriend immediately!¡± ye yao was stunned to hear what old master huo said. old master huo didn¡¯t like her and was even asking huo buyu to break up with her? ye yao lowered his head and started chanting. ¡°huo buyu¡¯s grandfather likes me and allows me to be with huo buyu.¡± when huo buyu heard ye yao¡¯s words, a smile appeared on his handsome face. ye yao¡¯s verbal virtuosity skill was quite useful at times! as soon as ye yao finished speaking, old master huo¡¯s voice on the other end of the phone changed. ¡°it¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t break up with your current girlfriend¡­¡± ye yao puffed out his chest and gave huo buyu a smug smile that clearly said, ¡°see, aren¡¯t i smart? there¡¯s no one i can¡¯t handle!¡± old master huo then continued, ¡°if you¡¯re unwilling to break up, i¡¯ll help you break up. i¡¯ll give you three days. do as you see fit!¡± with that, the elderly man hung up. ye yao and huo buyu looked at each other. what was going on? verbal virtuosity¡­ wasn¡¯t working? ye yao said awkwardly, ¡°what happened? did verbal virtuosity fail?¡± since her capability came inexplicably, it was only expected that it may fail inexplicably, but¡­ she was already used to having this ability. she didn¡¯t want to lose it! huo buyu was rather stunned as well. he was quite confident in ye yao¡¯s skill. she had used it for so long. it was impossible that it should suddenly disappear, right? but just then, the technique had indeed not worked on his grandfather. huo buyu said in a low voice, ¡°try saying something else.¡± ye yao said, ¡°the chandelier will fall on your head!¡± ¡°you¡¯re crazy!¡± huo buyu reacted quickly. when the chandelier fell from above, he pounced on ye yao without thinking twice! immediately after, the object fell with a clang, squarely onto the spot where ye yao was originally standing. the gorgeous chandelier shattered, and a crystal ball rolled around on the ground. then, it suddenly bounced and hit ye yao on her head. ¡°ouch!¡± ye yao¡¯s eyes instantly flashed with tears. it hurts so much, it hurts so much! when huo buyu saw ye yao crying in pain, he was both angry and amused. he reached out to rub ye yao¡¯s head. ¡°are you stupid? why did you use yourself as an experiment?¡± ye yao said aggrievedly, ¡°my verbal virtuosity is no longer effective¡­¡± after a while, when it no longer hurt, she tilted her head and said, ¡°since my verbal virtuosity is still working, why wasn¡¯t it effective on your grandfather?¡± huo buyu fell into deep thought. what was going on? he couldn¡¯t figure it out either. ye yao stroked her chin. ¡°every time i use my verbal virtuosity on you, i have to bear the result of it. now the verbal virtuosity technique is useless against your grandfather, do you think your family it has to do with some sort of historical relationship between our families? it seems when my verbal virtuosity is directed at someone in your family, it won¡¯t work.¡± ye yao was also starting to be suspicious. for example, some sort of agreement, protection¡­ perhaps their family¡¯s verbal virtuosity ability was used to protect the huo family! huo buyu didn¡¯t know what was going on either. he didn¡¯t believe in the supernatural, but the strangest thing had happened to his girlfriend. huo buyu took out his phone and placed it on the table. he said to ye yao, ¡°get my elder brother to called me.¡± ye yao nodded. ¡°huo buqi will make a call to huo buyu..¡± Chapter 129 - Chapter 129: Future Sister chapter 129: future sister-in-law translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios instantly, the phone rang. from the caller id, they saw it was huo buqi! ye yao bit her hand nervously. ¡°arghhhh, i¡¯m even more confused now. i thought that my verbal virtuosity skill wouldn¡¯t work on the huo family. why is it suddenly so effective again?!¡± what was going on today?! had her verbal virtuosity technique gone crazy? huo buyu sighed helplessly. the reason for ye yao¡¯s strong reaction was because huo buqi was the high and mighty president. however, to huo buyu, huo buqi was just his brother. there was nothing special about his brother calling him. huo buyu picked up the phone. ¡°big brother.¡± huo buqi¡¯s teasing voice came from the other side. ¡°i heard that you got angry because of a woman. amazing.¡± huo buyu¡¯s face turned red. huo buqi probably knew that the qin family had lost a lot of money because he had thrown out all the shares of the qin family. huo buyu admitted lightly, ¡°yes.¡± huo buqi continued, ¡°this matter has blown up somewhat. this woman seems quite special to you. did the old man give you pressure? huo buyu didn¡¯t say anything. huo buqi knew his brother very well. his silence meant that he was right. huo buqi chuckled. ¡°don¡¯t be afraid. someone in our family has to be brave enough to pursue their own love after all. if you run into issues, your elder brother and sister will be here to support you.¡± huo buyu was a little moved. ¡°big brother¡­¡± huo buqi¡¯s voice drifted. ¡°huo buyu, i¡¯ve been feeling regretful all these years, so i¡¯ll do my best to protect you and everything you want. all the best!¡± ¡°uh huh!¡± huo buyu replied. huo buqi continued with a chuckle, ¡°i¡¯ll be home next week. i¡¯m giving you a chance to treat me to a meal, along with my future sister-in-law.¡± huo buyu glanced at ye yao, who was covering her eyes and eavesdropping. he smiled and nodded. ¡°okay.¡± ye yao jumped up from the sofa. ¡°oh my god! the president is actually going to dine with me? i¡¯m so excited!¡± huo buyu was speechless, but he could understand. this was because huo buqi had always been admired by everyone, including himself. his only idol was huo buqi. huo buqi was something of a legend. he became the president at the age of 26, making him the youngest and most promising president. he was a god-like figure. ye yao¡¯s eyes lit up. she was too excited at the idea of dining with a god-like figure like huo buqi! but on second thought, that wasn¡¯t right. she said, ¡°when i try to jinx you, i end up bearing the consequence instead. the verbal virtuosity doesn¡¯t work on your grandfather, but how is it that it¡¯s so effective on your brother?¡± huo buyu shook his head. ¡°i don¡¯t know.¡± he couldn¡¯t explain what was going on. ye yao tilted her head, her thoughts wandering. ¡°by the way, your brother said that he has been regretful. what is he regretful over? huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°nothing.¡± ye yao acutely sensed something and asked, ¡°i¡¯m curious. can¡¯t you tell me? huo buyu stroked ye yao¡¯s head with a faint smile on his face. ¡°we will be fine. we won¡¯t let others break us up.¡± ¡°hung¡± ye yao was puzzled. break did he mean huo buyu¡¯s grandfather didn¡¯t want them to be together? ye yao couldn¡¯t understand why her verbal virtuosity technique didn¡¯t work on huo buyu¡¯s grandfather. ding. her phone alert chimed. gao qiao had sent through a video. the person in the video was qin jiao. qin jiao, who had always claimed that she would never apologize, was apologizing in the video. she had been forced by qin guodong. now, yang ya¡¯s status had skyrocketed. a second ago, qin jiao had added fuel to the fire and slandered her. the next moment, qin jiao had been forced to apologize. hence, yang ya had also caused trouble for qin jiao behind her back, compelling qin guodong to force qin jiao to apologize. in the video, qin jiao¡¯s apology seemed quite sincere. she said that her ego prevented her from apologizing and admitting her mistake previously. that was why she continued to err. now that she understood her mistakes, she was taking the initiative to apologize to ye yao. she even said that in order to make up for her mistake, she would donate 100 million yuan to charity, and hoped that the public would forgive her. because of her sincere attitude and the significant donation, qin jiao was easily forgiven by the public and the matter blew over smoothly. of course, qin jiao had done a very bad thing this time. her attitude and donation aside, the after effects caused by her actions and the opinion others had of her were a different story.. Chapter 130 - Chapter 130: 1 Don ‘t Want to Sleep on the Sofa chapter 130: 1 don ¡®t want to sleep on the sofa translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios huo buyu was also watching the video. after watching it, he asked ye yao, ¡°do you think this is enough?¡± what he meant was that if it wasn¡¯t enough, he¡¯d punish qin jiao further. ye yao smiled. ¡°that¡¯s enough. we can¡¯t really let qin jiao die, right?¡± what happened this time had caused great damage to the qin family. for the time being, the qin family could forget about reviving. besides, her verbal virtuosity ability had not disappeared. in her eyes, qin jiao was like an ant that she could manipulate as she pleased. ye yao sighed. ¡°a hundred million. that¡¯s a lot of money. qin jiao will probably regret it to death.¡± this time, with the money donated by qin jiao, plus the money that huo buyu had caused the qin family to lose, and the ruined reputation of their corporation, the qin family had lost more than three billion yuan all up. huo buyu suddenly said to ye yao, ¡°my grandfather will have many ways to force you to leave me. the first one is to give you a lot of money so that you will leave me, he¡¯d probably offer at least 100 million yuan.¡± ye yao slammed the table. ¡°100 million? you and i are truly in love! 100 million isn¡¯t enough! it has to be more!¡± huo buyu was so angry that he almost spewed blood! more money? to think that ye yao could come up with that sort of answer! he pinched ye yao¡¯s nose hard, causing ye yao to cry out. ¡°ye yao, if you dare to take my grandfather¡¯s money, i¡¯ll make sure you don¡¯t get a single cent of it!¡± with that, huo buyu turned around and stomped off! ye yao was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. did this man treat her as his girlfriend? so ruthless! she was only joking! after huo buyu went upstairs, he made a call. ¡°my chandelier is broken. yes, i have a misbehaving cat that caused the chandelier to come crashing down. i don¡¯t know if other cats are naughty, but mine is rather mischievous. enough already, why are you asking so many questions? hurry up and send someone over!¡± ye yao overheard huo buyu talking on the phone, saying something about a pet cat. she guessed the cat he was talking about was named ye yao, right? immediately, he hung up the phone and the door slammed shut. ye yao massaged her nose. as she recovered from the pain, she realized that huo buyu was angry. hence, she quickly ran upstairs and knocked on the door twice. there was no response. she leaned her head against the door and meowed twice. ¡°huo buyu, meow¡­ meow¡­ meow¡­ your cat would like to enter the room.¡± huo buyu remained silent. ye yao chuckled dryly. ¡°eh¡­ i know i was in the wrong. i was only joking. i won¡¯t accept your grandfather¡¯s money anyway. please open the door? i¡¯m good at coaxing people. give me a chance to coax you? huo buyu¡¯s replied in a most displeased tone, ¡°coax me? you¡¯re probably going to anger me to death! ye yao, don¡¯t doubt your ability. you are completely capable of angering me to death any time!¡± ye yao scratched her cheek in embarrassment. she had indeed infuriated huo buyu a lot recently, but she would never admit to this! she retorted nicely, ¡°no way, when did i anger you? i¡¯ve been so well-behaved.¡± ¡°don¡¯t you even know how to lie?¡± huo buyu said in a huff. ye yao wheedled. ¡°aiyo, huo buyu, just open the door. if you won¡¯t let me in, are you going to make me sleep on the sofa?¡± of course, sleeping on the sofa wasn¡¯t a problem. however, under normal circumstances, wouldn¡¯t it be the man who had to sleep on the sofa? therefore, she certainly wasn¡¯t going to sleep on the sofa! moreover, something like sleeping on the sofa, if it happened once, it could happen a second time. she couldn¡¯t possibly set a precedent! huo buyu didn¡¯t respond. ye yao got angry. she took a step back. ¡°open up!¡¯ bam! the door tilted outwards and fell to the ground. fortunately, ye yao had the presence of mind to stand a little further away. otherwise, it would have crushed her! she looked up happily and saw huo buyu standing at the doorway. his lean arm was stretched out as if he was about to open the door¡­ ye yao¡¯s body stiffened. was huo buyu about to open the door for her? ahhh, why didn¡¯t he respond to her before then? ye yao wore a fawning smile on her face. ¡°would you believe me if i were to say that this door falling has got nothing to do with me?¡± huo buyu could no longer suppress his anger and roared, ¡°i heard everything!¡± ye yao was a little embarrassed. this meant that she had no excuse. she lowered her head and rubbed her fingers. ¡°um¡­ i don¡¯t want to sleep on the sofa.¡± huo buyu was so angry that he almost threw up blood. he took a deep breath. ¡°your pocket money will be deducted for the repair of the chandelier outside, and the door as well.¡± ¡°don¡¯t.¡± ye yao panicked when at the mention of her pocket money being deducted.. Chapter 131 - Chapter 131: Encountering A Burglar chapter 131: encountering a burglar translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao started to apologize. ¡°i really didn¡¯t do it on purpose. you don¡¯t give me much pocket money to begin with. with a deduction, i won¡¯t have money to live on. i will have no choice but to work part-time to earn money. i don¡¯t have any education or skills, so i can only wash dishes. i¡¯m so pitiful¡­¡± she made herself sound pitiful, but huo buyu was unmoved. at this point, there was a knock on the door. ¡°mr. huo, i¡¯m the chandelier repairman. may i enter?¡± huo buyu ignored ye yao. he took her hand and led her to the door. there were a few workers at the door. the leader asked, ¡°did you say your chandelier ¡°yes.¡± huo buyu let the workers in. when they saw the chandelier that had fallen, the workers exclaimed, ¡°that¡¯s pretty serious. is anyone injured?¡± huo buyu said without any change in his expression, ¡°no, there was no one at home when the chandelier fell.¡± the worker heaved a sigh of relief and began to tidy up the fragments on the ground. ¡°that shouldn¡¯t be the case. this is the best chandelier available. moreover, there are workers coming to check on it every three years. the hooks on it can take weights of up to five tons without an issue. how could it suddenly fall?¡± the worker muttered to himself as he cleaned up. ye yao¡¯s hands started to sweat, and she was starting to feel a little embarrassed. when huo buyu noticed this, he snorted. there was nothing wrong with the quality of the chandelier, the problem was with ye yao. even hooks that could take up to five tons of weight would give way with ye yao¡¯s jinx! the problem wasn¡¯t with the light! it was with ye yao! the worker said to huo buyu, ¡°mr. huo, this chandelier is under lifetime servicing from our company. now that it has shattered, we need to send the broken pieces back. but don¡¯t worry, our shop will send another chandelier over for free and install it for you. i hope you¡¯ll be satisfied.¡± huo buyu frowned. ¡°my cat broke this chandelier. it has nothing to do with the quality of your shop¡¯s product. help me clean it up. send a new one over later. i¡¯ll pay for it.¡± the worker looked at huo buyu in disbelief. was there something wrong with these wealthy people? this chandelier cost 30 million yuan. it was decorated with precious crystals and even embedded with gems. now that it was broken, he didn¡¯t want a free replacement but insisted on paying? noticing the worker¡¯s shocked expression, huo buyu continued, ¡°if you wish to compensate, one of the doors upstairs is broken. help me repair it.¡± he didn¡¯t want the 30 million yuan chandelier as compensation, but would rather a door? was the door was made of gold? the worker went upstairs curiously and realized that the door looked like an ordinary one, although it was a good door. but it couldn¡¯t compare to the 30 million yuan chandelier. the worker looked at the broken chandelier downstairs and then at the door lying on the floor upstairs. he asked, ¡°mr. huo, did you encounter a burglar? why don¡¯t¡­ we preserve the scene and call the police? ye yao subconsciously hid behind huo buyu and reached out to poke his lower back. don¡¯t call the police! don¡¯t call the police! huo buyu turned around and held ye yao¡¯s restless hand. then, he said to the worker, ¡°my cat did this. there was no burglar. there¡¯s no need to call the police. are you able to fix this door?¡± the worker examined the fallen door and nodded. ¡°the door is undamaged, but the screws on it are loose. i can just tighten it.¡± then he started working with the other workers, but as he worked, he muttered, ¡°to be able to crash such a valuable chandelier and dismantle a door, what kind of cat is this? it¡¯s not a big monster, is it?¡± huo buyu couldn¡¯t help laughing. what the worker said made perfect sense. it was a big monster! ye yao punched huo buyu¡¯s arm angrily! the door was easy to fix. the workers also cleaned up the remaining chandelier fragments downstairs and left. furthermore, they arranged with huo buyu to return the next day to install the new chandelier. after the workers left, ye yao said unsatisfactorily, ¡°huo buyu, you¡¯re a little too much! the company said you didn¡¯t have to pay, but you insist on doing so, and on the other hand, you¡¯re deducting my pocket money. you¡¯re too evil!¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°this chandelier fell because you jinxed it, yet you expect their company to bear the losses. do you wish to suffer a backlash?¡± if she were to cause harm to someone else¡¯s mental health, state of mind, or finances, ye yao would suffer a backlash. huo buyu¡¯s words made ye yao shudder. she got nervous thinking of the backlash she suffered previously.. Chapter 132 - Chapter 132: Infinite Grudge chapter 132: infinite grudge translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao hurriedly nodded at huo buyu. ¡°yes, yes. you¡¯re indeed meticulous. as expected, you still love me. but that¡¯s not right¡­ how much is this chandelier and door? it won¡¯t cause a backlash, right?¡± ye yao had heard the worker¡¯s complaints as well, but she didn¡¯t know the exact price of this chandelier. huo buyu had said that he would deduct her pocket money, but it wasn¡¯t as if she had a big monthly allowance to begin with! if he deducted a year¡¯s worth of pocket money, it would only amount to 60,000 yuan! 60,000 yuan shouldn¡¯t cause her a backlash, right? huo buyu snorted. although ye yao seemed like a heartless person who spent money extravagantly, she was quite petty in some aspects. for example, she couldn¡¯t bear to pay a 20-yuan membership! huo buyu hustled ye yao to a room downstairs. ¡°we¡¯ll sleep here tonight. behave yourself.¡± ye yao circled her arms around huo buyu¡¯s waist and rubbed her head against it. ¡°huo buyu, don¡¯t be angry anymore. i really won¡¯t take your grandfather¡¯s money. even if you don¡¯t give me pocket money, i won¡¯t take your grandfather¡¯s money.¡± huo buyu asked suspiciously, ¡°really?¡± ¡°really!¡± ye yao assured him. huo buyu probed, ¡°you won¡¯t take my grandfather¡¯s money even if i won¡¯t give you any pocket money?¡± ¡°uh huh, that¡¯s right!¡± ye yao confirmed. huo buyu said, ¡°alright then, from tomorrow onwards, i won¡¯t give you any pocket money.¡± ye yao was stumped. the next morning, ye yao woke up with endless resentment. when huo buyu saw that she was awake, he smiled. ¡°come and have breakfast.¡± ye yao sat down at the dining table with a cold expression and started to pick on things. ¡°why are we having ham, sandwiches, and poached eggs again? i¡¯m tired of eating them. moreover, your poached eggs are scrambled. is this how you take care of your girlfriend? ever since i got together with you, i¡¯ve lost a few pounds!¡± in fact, huo buyu¡¯s poached egg were perfectly done, but ye yao was simply annoyed at him and wanted to find fault! the man was in an exceptionally good mood today. he stroked ye yao¡¯s nose dotingly. ¡°you were 55 kilograms when you met me. now, you¡¯re almost 60 kilograms. you call this skinny?¡± ye yao was so angry that she immediately threw down her fork. ¡°alright! you¡¯re starting to despise me for being fat, right?! i can¡¯t eat this meal anymore. i¡¯m not eating!¡± huo buyu wasn¡¯t angry even though ye yao had been picking on this and that early in the morning. he scooped up the poached egg with his fork and brought it to ye yao¡¯s mouth. he said gently, ¡°be good and have a bite. you won¡¯t have any energy if you don¡¯t eat in the morning.¡± ye yao had made up her mind not to eat the breakfast prepared by huo buyu! however, when she caught a whiff of the aroma of the poached egg, she couldn¡¯t help but open her mouth. then, huo buyu quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly popped the poached egg into it! ye yao widened her eyes and said vaguely, ¡°this doesn¡¯t mean i¡¯m forgiving you. i just don¡¯t wish to waste food!¡± huo buyu was amused by her muffled words. ¡°alright, eat up then and don¡¯t waste food.¡± ye yao bit down on the poached egg in her mouth as if she was chewing up huo buyu¡¯s brain! the moment the poached egg entered her stomach, her appetite was completely aroused. ye yao, who wasn¡¯t very hungry just then, started to eat. after breakfast, huo buyu said to her, ¡°i¡¯ll send you to school.¡± ¡°i¡¯m not going.¡± ye yao was full and sprawled over the table pretending to be dead. helpless, huo buyu went forward and put his arm around the girl¡¯s shoulder. ¡°what¡¯s wrong? ye yao pouted. ¡°i don¡¯t want to go to school. it¡¯s such a hot day and i can¡¯t even afford a cup of milk tea even if i wanted to. why should i go to school!¡± huo buyu understood. after all this throwing of tantrums, it traced down to the pocket money matter. ¡°alright, i¡¯ve sent you a red packet.¡± ye yao¡¯s face lit up. she immediately stood up and held huo buyu¡¯s hand. ¡°let¡¯s go. let¡¯s go to school.¡± ye yao held huo buyu¡¯s hand as she opened the red packet. when she saw that the amount of the red packet was 30 yuan, she was instantly furious. she clung on to the front door and refused to let go. ¡°huo buyu, you bastard! i¡¯m not going to school anymore! i¡¯m not going!¡¯ huo buyu laughed. ¡°what¡¯s wrong now?¡± ye yao bawled. ¡°you gave me only 30 yuan!¡± huo buyu looked confused. ¡°didn¡¯t you say that you can¡¯t afford milk tea? 30 yuan for a cup of milk tea is enough.¡± before huo buyu met ye yao, he didn¡¯t know what milk tea was. later on, he often bought it for ye yao. he also knew about the price of milk tea, which was basically less than 30 yuan. therefore¡­ if ye yao wanted to drink milk tea, he could simply give her 30 yuan.. Chapter 133 - Chapter 133: Little Fairy Needs to Poo Too chapter 133: little fairy needs to poo too translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios after hearing huo buyu¡¯s explanation, ye yao burst into tears. ¡°huo buyu, you¡¯re abusing your girlfriend! you¡¯re a bad person! how can i only drink one cup of milk tea a day?! i need at least one cup in the morning, one in the afternoon, and another in the evening after school! moreover, i need to buy desserts. 30 yuan isn¡¯t enough! it¡¯s not enough!¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. he finally understood that ye yao was simply asking for money! he said, ¡°go to the canteen. the milk tea in the canteen costs seven yuan a cup, and the desserts cost five yuan. it¡¯s enough for you.¡± ye yao had originally thought that huo buyu would soften his heart and give her money after she had a big bawl. moreover, he was so rich! he was tall, rich, and handsome! he was the crown prince! his daily income alone was enough for her to drink milk tea for the rest of her life! why was such a rich man so petty?! ye yao stood up angrily. ¡°huo buyu, you¡¯re too petty! i want to change my boyfriend!¡± with that, she ran out. she was about to blow up in fury! huo buyu grabbed ye yao¡¯s arm with a darkened expression. ¡°two cups of milk tea a day. that¡¯s the maximum. it¡¯s not good for your health to drink too much milk tea. if you insist on drinking milk tea or breaking up with me, i¡¯ll tie you up at home and make sure you can¡¯t go anywhere.¡± ye yao was stumped. in the end, huo buyu gave ye yao another red packet of 30 yuan. when ye yao saw that there was only 60 yuan in her account, she looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh. early in the morning, she challenged huo buyu in terms of wits and courage. she had wheedled and threatened him, but in the end, she had only gotten 60 yuan out of the man? she was so pathetic! when ye yao and huo buyu reached the door, her stomach suddenly hurt. ¡°wait, i need the toilet¡­ huo buyu happened to be going upstairs to get some documents at the same time. about ten minutes later, gao qiao¡¯s voice came from the door. ¡°huo buyu, i¡¯m huo buyu was sitting on the sofa reading his documents. when he saw gao qiao, he nodded. gao qiao sat down on the sofa opposite him and looked around. ¡°where¡¯s ye yao? isn¡¯t she at home? didn¡¯t you send her to school today? you¡¯re too much. if you didn¡¯t have time to send her, you should have called me!¡± huo buyu glanced at gao qiao coldly. ¡°gao qiao, you¡¯re too enthusiastic. ye yao is my girlfriend.¡± ¡°it¡¯s okay!¡± gao qiao waved his hand heartily. ¡°i¡¯m not snatching your girlfriend. i¡¯m magnanimous. let me tell you, if you want me to stay away from ye yao, no way!¡¯ huo buyu was angry and helpless at gao qiao¡¯s insistence on sticking to ye yao. to a certain extent, gao qiao was as shameless as ye yao. huo buyu couldn¡¯t be bothered with him. gao qiao suddenly whispered, ¡°huo buyu, i need to ask your girlfriend for help with something.¡± ¡°i reject,¡± huo buyu said without thinking. gao qiao¡¯s mind was filled with all kinds of bad thoughts. he would lead ye yao astray. besides¡­ ye yao was easily led astray! gao qiao¡¯s hand paused for a moment. then, he said solemnly and unhurriedly, ¡°i¡¯ve been thinking about it for the past few days. can i ask ye yao to help my parents?¡± huo buyu fell silent. gao qiao¡¯s parents¡­ he couldn¡¯t reject them. ¡°ye yao is upstairs. ask her yourself when she comes down.¡± huo buyu¡¯s words meant that he consented. if ye yao¡¯s ability was used to do good deeds, he would not object. he was only afraid that ye yao would be up to no good! gao qiao immediately beamed with joy. ¡°thank you!¡¯ about ten minutes later, footsteps could be heard coming from upstairs. ye yao held the handrail of the stairs, looking exhausted. ¡°i¡¯m about to collapse. i have to eat more vegetables next time, or it won¡¯t be convenient for me to poop¡­¡± huo buyu was expressionless. the look on gao qiao¡¯s face was rather complex. he looked at huo buyu and asked in a low voice, ¡°can you guys talk about such a heavy topic so casually?¡± huo buyu didn¡¯t think much of it. wasn¡¯t eating, drinking, pooping and peeing the most basic functions for a person? ye yao did not notice that gao qiao had come. it was only after he spoke that she realized he was also in the living room. ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°gao qiao, is there something wrong with you? don¡¯t you poop?¡± gao qiao immediately stood up. ¡°of course i do. why wouldn¡¯t i! it¡¯s just that in my heart, you¡¯re a little fairy. how can a little fairy be compared to us ordinary people!¡¯ ye yao sat down beside huo buyu and slumped over his lap. she said weakly, ¡°little fairies have to poop too.¡± gao qiao was speechless. ¡°i was wrong. i beg for forgiveness..¡± Chapter 134 - Chapter 134: I Want Benefits chapter 134: i want benefits translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ¡°you¡¯re forgiven!¡± ye yao waved her hand and did not argue with gao qiao. gao qiao quickly stood up and bowed once to ye yao. ¡°ye yao, i wish to ask you for a favor.¡± gao qiao looked very solemn, and huo buyu was silent. ye yao blinked and asked huo buyu, ¡°what about you? do you agree?¡± huo buyu thought that it was rare for ye yao to ask him for an opinion, and felt rather satisfied that she did it. he nodded slightly. ¡°yes, it¡¯s a good thing if you are able to help gao qiao.¡± ¡°you¡¯ve agreed?¡± ye yao stood up from the sofa in surprise and looked at huo buyu with sparkling eyes. huo buyu nodded seriously. ye yao immediately laughed out loud. then, she made a performance out of telling gao qiao, ¡°since huo buyu has agreed, i¡¯ll help you for sure. however, i can¡¯t help you for nothing. you have to give me some benefits, understand?¡± gao qiao immediately raised his hand. ¡°no problem. let me know what you want, and i¡¯ll satisfy you!¡¯ huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. he knew it. ye yao wouldn¡¯t have agreed so happily for nothing. she even wanted benefits? he shouted with exasperation, ¡°yeyao!¡± ye yao looked at huo buyu with dissatisfaction. ¡°although gao qiao and i are friends, i can¡¯t help him for free. besides, i want to expand my horizons and earn money. otherwise, how will i survive if you keep deducting my pocket money for no reason? gao qiao nodded. ¡°yes, yes, yes. it¡¯s only right to accept benefits!¡± huo buyu stood up immediately and looked down at ye yao. ¡®ye yao, i think you¡¯ve grown bold. you want me to lock you up and seal your mouth, right?¡± she was going around asking for benefits. how had he mistreated her? was she short of food or clothes? he said, ¡°i¡¯ll give you another 30 yuan! no more!¡± ye yao was very angry. ¡°if you won¡¯t allow me to say bad things, then you should reward me appropriately when i say good things. a red packet of 30 yuan is too miserable. you ought to be giving a bigger one, at least 200 yuan!¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression remained stoic. ¡°30 yuan and that¡¯s all. you already have 60 yuan. a cup of milk tea in the morning, a cup of milk tea at noon, and a cup in the evening. you¡¯ll be stuffed!¡± ye yao went crazy. ¡°150 then! no less!¡± huo buyu frowned. ¡°40 yuan, no more.¡± ye yao screamed crazily, ¡°100 yuan! if you dare to bargain again, i¡¯ll quit! it can¡¯t be less than 100 yuan!¡± a smile appeared on huo buyu¡¯s face. ¡°alright, deal.¡± then, he quickly took out his phone and sent ye yao a red packet of 100 yuan, not a single cent more. ye yao looked at the red packet she received and heaved a sigh of relief. she turned to huo buyu resentfully. ¡°are you really a domineering ceo? such a petty man¡­¡± gao qiao¡¯s jaw dropped. huo buyu and ye yao were actually bargaining over dozens of yuan?! moreover, the highest price was only 200 yuan. 200 yuan was an insult to huo buyu¡¯s status! ye yao, on the other hand, was as happy as if she had stumbled upon a fortune after receiving huo buyu¡¯s 100-yuan red packet. she looked at gao qiao happily. ¡°what was it you needed my help with?¡± gao qiao immediately became serious. ¡°my parents have been in conflict for many years. now, neither of them would compromise. i hope you can help them reconcile.¡± ¡°simple.¡± ye yao immediately put his palms together and said sincerely, ¡°may the heavens and earth bless gao qiao¡¯s parents to reconcile and live the rest of their lives happily!¡¯ huo buyu was speechless again. as was gao qiao. after ye yao had happily uttered those words, she opened the 100 yuan red packet that she had received and took another look at it. having seen the money, she kissed her phone. ¡°let¡¯s go. i have to go to school for class!¡± huo buyu and gao qiao were both speechless again. ye yao ran out of the house happily. by the time gao qiao could react, he felt that there was nothing seriously wrong with ye yao¡¯s words apart from the fact that it was just a little exaggerated! but it wasn¡¯t an issue, as long as the intention was right! how could ye yao, the great beauty, be wrong! however¡­ gao qiao patted huo buyu on the shoulder. ¡°huo buyu, i asked ye yao for help, but you actually set the price at 100 yuan. to be honest, i feel very uncomfortable. helping my parents get back together and getting ye yao¡¯s blessings are priceless to me!¡± huo buyu raised his eyebrows.. ¡°what do you mean? Chapter 135 - Chapter 135: Remember to Return the Money chapter 135: remember to return the money translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios gao qiao did not mince his words, ¡°i think you¡¯ve paid her too little!¡± huo buyu said indifferently, ¡°you should have been the one giving the 100 yuan. i helped you with the payment. remember to return it to me.¡± gao qiao looked at huo buyu in shock, as if he was a total stranger. ¡°it¡¯s over, it¡¯s over. you¡¯re no longer the huo buyu i know. the huo buyu i know deals with contracts worth hundreds of millions. when did he become so stingy over 100 yuan?¡± for the first time, gao qiao felt that he no longer knew huo buyu! it was as if in the blink of an eye, the man had turned from being the ceo of the corporation to a vendor selling pancakes by the roadside! he couldn¡¯t accept this change! huo buyu didn¡¯t mind and even emphasized, ¡°remember to return the money. 100 yuan!¡± with that, he ran after ye yao. gao qiao was in disbelief. ¡°huo buyu! you¡¯ve fallen!¡± on the way to school, ye yao¡¯s phone alert went off. she glanced at the screen and saw that it was a message from gao qiao. it was a transfer message with six nines. ¡°1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100,000¡­¡± ye yao was speechless. this was the real ceo! huo buyu, on the other hand, had bargained with her over 30 yuan for half a day! huo buyu was clearly good friends with gao qiao. why was there such a huge difference?! ye yao gritted her teeth and refused to accept it. she returned the money! huo buyu took a glance and happened to see ye yao rejecting gao qiao¡¯s transfer. he smiled and rubbed ye yao¡¯s head. ¡°that¡¯s a good girl.¡± ye yao was so angry that she bared her fangs and brandished her claws at him. she was tempted to ignore him! huo buyu had a gentle smile on his face. ¡°since you¡¯re so obedient today, i¡¯ll give you another 30 yuan later.¡± ye yao shouted angrily, ¡°huo buyu, what¡¯s with you and 30 yuan? i don¡¯t want this number anymore. change it!¡¯ huo buyu subconsciously suggested, ¡°alright, 20 then.¡± ye yao was speechless for a moment. forget it, we¡¯ll stick with 30 yuan then. i quite like the number 30.¡± gao qiao originally thought that ye yao was short of money, which was why she got calculative with huo buyu over a few dozen yuan. however, when ye yao returned the money, he suddenly understood. with huo buyu¡¯s status, and given how much he loved the girl, how could he not give ye yao enough money? moreover, ye yao had her own bottom line. she could argue with huo buyu over a few dozen yuan and even use all kinds of tricks just to get more money from huo buyu. however, the reason why she would do this was because the money belonged to huo buyu, and she was comfortable spending his money. however, when it came to the money given by gao qiao, ye yao returned it without hesitating because from her perspective, she had no relations with the man and didn¡¯t need his money. given ye yao¡¯s ability, she could very well just utter a few words and have someone buy her a cup of milk tea. she didn¡¯t do this. instead, she squabbled with huo buyu. perhaps these little things were what lovers do. huo buyu didn¡¯t have class today. after sending ye yao to school, he said to her, ¡°in any case, cut down on the milk tea, understand?¡± ye yao glared at him and stomped off. actually, ye yao was an average spender. she would only buy things that she needed, and she wouldn¡¯t spend money on things that she didn¡¯t need. huo buyu had previously said that he would give her 5,000 yuan a month as pocket money. this was apart from the things that he would buy her or pay for separately, for instance clothes, bags, shoes, tuition fees, and daily necessities. it was money for her to spend. for instance, she could use 5,000 yuan to buy milk tea. moreover, huo buyu would take ye yao out for a meal every day. even if he was sometimes busy and couldn¡¯t eat with her, he would reserve a table for her. she wouldn¡¯t have to foot the bill after the meal. nevertheless, ye yao was angry. she felt that huo buyu was too stingy with her! as ye yao walked past the school gate, she suddenly heard a furious voice calling out, ¡°ye yao, stop right there!¡± ye yao raised an eyebrow and turned around. she saw ye sui and he wenwen standing there. he wenwen was glaring at ye yao, as if fire was blazing in her eyes. she went forward angrily, extended her arm and slapped ye yao across the face! he wenwen¡¯s aura was aggressive, but ye yao said very calmly, ¡°have a ball fly over and hit her hard.¡± a football flew over from afar and landed squarely on he wenwen¡¯s face.. he wenwen cried out in pain, ¡°arghhh!¡± Chapter 136 - Chapter 136: We’re Even chapter 136: we¡¯re even translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios at that moment, ye yao very clearly saw the hair on he wenwen¡¯s head standing straight up as she fell to the ground. the football hit the ground and rolled around. xiang jingtian stepped on the football and shrugged at ye yao. ¡°this is my repayment to you. we¡¯re even now.¡± he had already thought it through. there were many things in life that were imperfect. people should look to the future. in the past, he had indeed lived a ridiculous life. but he had also paid for his absurdity. now, he was starting anew. during that period of time, ye yao was the person most targeted by xiang jingtian, so he felt that he owed her. this had nothing to do with whether she was huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend. he simply wanted to make it up to her. hence, when he saw that someone was about to hit her, he sent a flying football to return the favor. ye yao nodded and gave xiang jingtian a thumbs up. now that xiang jingtian was behaving like a decent human being, his erectile dysfunction should have disappeared. ye sui quickly went to help he wenwen up. she yelled at xiang jingtian, ¡°are you crazy?! you¡¯re hurting someone on purpose! i¡¯m going to sue you and put you in jail!¡± xiang jingtian played with the football nonchalantly. ¡°go ahead and sue me, but i won¡¯t likely go to jail. at most, i¡¯ll have to pay some medical fees.¡± he wenwen felt that her brain was in a daze. when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly got up from the ground and glared at ye yao. ¡°ye yao, i have to give it to you! seducing one man after another! i wonder why i didn¡¯t realize your ability to seduce men before?! you don¡¯t look so devastatingly beautiful. how is it that so many men like you!¡± ye yao rubbed her chin as she looked at ye sui and he wenwen. she thought for a moment and answered, ¡°i think i¡¯m lucky. after all, i have a good character. once i¡¯m harmed, people will come from everywhere to help me.¡± the words and actions of he wenwen, who was ye sui¡¯s cousin, were carved from the same mold as ye sui¡¯s. speaking of which, ever since he he married ye tianhao, all her relatives became high flyers. ye yao¡¯s bank card earned an average of five million yuan a month. he he had redirected most of this money to her own family, buying a villa for this relative today, and a luxury car for that relative the next day. all her relatives benefited from the money. there is a saying that when one benefits, everyone related to this one person benefits as well. perhaps this was a perfect illustration of the saying. he wenwen¡¯s father was he he¡¯s younger brother, and he was one of the greatest beneficiaries, with a villa in the city center, a villa in the suburbs, several other properties, and several luxury cars. they had suddenly gone from being ordinary citizens to a wealthy family! he wenwen had also gone from an ordinary girl to a wealthy beauty envied by everyone. she sneered at ye yao, ¡°you? why don¡¯t you look at yourself in the mirror! ye yao, i¡¯m here today to tell you that you should hand over the money that belongs to our family. if you don¡¯t, believe it or not, i¡¯ll teach you a lesson!¡± he wenwen was very arrogant and despotic. in the past, she often bullied ye yao and even joined forces with her relatives to bully her, so that ye yao would receive a beating over every little thing. it made ye yao¡¯s life downright miserable. ye yao raised her eyebrows. ¡°oh, you¡¯re here to ask for money?¡± she spread her hands in an animated manner. ¡°i¡¯m sorry, i don¡¯t have money.¡± the relatives in he he¡¯s family were all as anxious as ants on a hot pan. he he had bought more than ten properties and many luxury cars for her relatives. the monthly repayment alone was between 200,000 to 800,000 yuan. previously, this money had been paid directly by ye yao¡¯s bank card. now that the bank card had been frozen and the money inside could not be withdrawn, the bank naturally contacted the owner of the house and car concerned. how could those relatives in he he¡¯s family have any money! moreover, they were used to relying on he he. whenever they were short of money, they would ask he he for it. therefore, he he was the one who financed the loans. however, he he did not have any money now! in the end, she could only look for ye tianhao. as for ye tianhao¡­ he had all along been spending the money in ye yao¡¯s bank card. he did not care who used the bank card because the money in the account could not be cashed out, it could only be spent. in order to fully utilize ye yao, he encouraged he he to spend more. even better if she spent out every single cent every month! previously, his family¡¯s expenses and the expenses of his friends and family were all funded by this bank card. ye tianhao¡¯s family had now moved to the capital, and ye tianhao had spent a great deal of money to start a company. originally, with ye yao¡¯s bank card, they could start a company without any worries. now that they no longer had ye yao¡¯s card, and because of gao qiao and huo buyu, their company was not doing well at all. they were losing a lot of money every day.. Chapter 137 - Chapter 137: Fulfilling the Duty of Maintenance chapter 137: fulfilling the duty of maintenance translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye tianhao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. he had spent almost all his money on the development of the company. now, not to mention that he did not have spare cash to fund he he¡¯s relatives, even if he did, he would not do it! previously, he was giving away ye yao¡¯s money and it didn¡¯t matter. however, he would definitely not give away money that he had worked so hard to earn! furthermore, the loan terms for the houses and cars were easily five, ten, or twenty years. it was unrealistic for him to be forking out hundreds of thousands of yuan every month to repay the mortgage for unrelated people! now, ye tianhao and he he argued at home every day. he he¡¯s relatives were reliant on he he and kept going to her for money. he he did not have any money, so she could only go to ye tianhao. however, ye tianhao did not have money and was also unwilling to squeeze out the money. it could be said that the ye family was in a mess now. he wenwen looked at ye yao angrily. she was so angry that one could almost see smoke rising from her head. ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re too shameless!¡± ¡°me? shameless?¡± ye yao laughed. ¡°let me tell you what it means to be shameless. i am the one who provided everything you have now. yet you have such a bad attitude towards me. this is what i call shameless!¡± ye sui shouted, ¡°ye yao, i¡¯m telling you, you¡¯d better hand over your bank card. otherwise, i won¡¯t let you have it easy! your father won¡¯t have it easy either! aren¡¯t you afraid that others will say that you¡¯re unfilial?¡± ye yao replied solemnly, ¡°i don¡¯t care if i¡¯m deemed filial or otherwise. besides, i can wait for ye tianhao to go bankrupt and need a child to support him. i¡¯ll get him to sue me in court. at that point, i¡¯ll fulfill my support obligation according to the court¡¯s judgment. don¡¯t worry, i¡¯ll definitely fulfill any obligation that i¡¯m under.¡± the support obligations accorded by the court were only to ensure a basic lifestyle. a few thousand yuan a month was the maximum. was this amount of money enough for ye tianhao? it probably wasn¡¯t even enough for his daily expenses! ye yao couldn¡¯t be bothered with ye sui and he wenwen. the two of them had already been driven crazy by money. she said to xiang jingtian, who was standing by the side, ¡°we¡¯re even. don¡¯t bother watching. please leave.¡± xiang jingtian was not a busybody to begin with. he was standing here because he was afraid that ye sui and he wenwen would attack ye yao again. since he had already given aid, he¡¯d naturally be there till aid was no longer needed. ye yao was about to leave when ye sui and he wenwen looked at each other. he wenwen suddenly sat on the ground and cried. ¡°aiyo, everyone, come and take a look. this ye yao is a heartless ingrate. she took our money and won¡¯t return it to us! is there any justice in this world?!¡± ye sui chimed in and threatened ye yao, ¡°ye yao, if you don¡¯t give me the money in that bank card, i¡¯ll come to imperial capital university every day to cause trouble. i don¡¯t mind fighting you to the death. do you believe that i can ensure you have no peace?!¡± ye yao was speechless for a moment. needless to say, it was not beyond ye sui to do such a shameless thing. on ye yao¡¯s side, there were already many people gathering around to watch. after hearing ye sui and he wenwen¡¯s loud wailing, even more people were coming. they were all pointing at ye yao, ye sui, and he wenwen. ye yao blinked and then chuckled. ¡°alright, actually, i¡¯m quite annoyed by your fuss, so i¡¯ve decided to settle it once and for all. he wenwen and ye sui smiled. ye sui said disdainfully, ¡°it should have been so from the onset. hurry up and hand over the money!¡± ye yao laughed. ¡°i¡¯m afraid you¡¯ve misunderstood what i meant about settling this once and for all, right? what i mean is that i¡¯ll be taking back your house, car, and other assets. you have nothing left, so there¡¯s no more trouble.¡± ye sui and he wenwen froze. he wenwen flew into a rage. ¡°what do you mean?! that house and car belong to our family. what right do you have to take them back?!¡± ye yao replied calmly, ¡°you may not be cultured enough. the house and car supposedly owned by your family were bought with my money. the monthly loan was also deducted from my bank card. moreover, when you made payment, it was done without my signature. if i were to go to court to sue you for embezzling my private property, my bank transactions will be the best proof. the house and car that you have will be forcibly confiscated.¡± he wenwen jumped up. ¡°how dare you!¡± ¡°let¡¯s see if i dare.¡± ye yao smiled and said, ¡°i think the two of you should go home quickly and tell your families this news, so that there will be no surprises when you receive my lawyer¡¯s letter. also, let me give you a friendly reminder. you should find a place to stay as soon as possible. otherwise, when the house is taken back, you won¡¯t have a place to stay. how pitiful..¡± Chapter 138 - Chapter 138: Settling Old Scores chapter 138: settling old scores translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao looked at he wenwen with pity. in fact, she had never thought of taking back those houses and cars. after all, the loan for these things could crush he he and ye tianhao. she was happy to make them unhappy. however, now that he wenwen was baring her fangs and brandishing her claws in front of her, she suddenly remembered the old scores with the girl¡­ since that was the case, she decided to settle the old scores properly. when he wenwen heard that ye yao wanted to take back her house, she broke down. ¡°ye yao! don¡¯t even think about it! the property is under my name! don¡¯t even think about taking it back!¡± ye yao smiled indifferently. ¡°even if i don¡¯t take back the house, what¡¯s the use? can you still afford the loan? does he he still have the money to repay the loan for you? or do you think ye tianhao will pay the loan for you?¡± she smiled at ye sui. ¡°if i¡¯m not wrong, your family must be in chaos right now, right?¡± ye sui¡¯s expression immediately turned ferocious. her current life was quite miserable! zhou chen¡¯s family had seen the photographs of her covered in feces. now, the zhou family had an opinion about her. moreover, zhou chen could not forget ye yao and had grown cold towards her. among the zhou family, tang sumei treated her the best, but ever since zhou jianzhong cheated on her and got together with yi fuli, tang sumei had changed. she had become very irritable. her previous image as a noblewoman had disappeared, and she was now a shrew! moreover, zhou chen was extremely annoyed by tang sumei and basically did not want to go home. tang sumei shadowed zhou jianzhong every day and would always catch zhou jianzhong being together with yi fuli. this time, tang sumei was even more irritable. she was even dissatisfied with ye sui, because ye sui was the third party that came between zhou chen and ye yao and ruined their relationship! now, tang sumei felt that yi fuli was also the third party who was waiting to oust her from her status as mrs. zhou! therefore, she was very anxious and irritable every day! on the ye family¡¯s side, ye tianhao¡¯s business was not going well. he he¡¯s relatives were calling he he every day to ask for money to repay their loans. he he did not have money, and ye tianhao would not give her money. he he had no choice but to sell her jewelry, but this was not the solution to the problem! moreover, all these years, ye sui and he he had taken ye yao¡¯s bank card and developed the habit of spending money extravagantly. the so-called friends around them sponged off them and would rely on them to foot the bills for gatherings. in the past, everyone spent ye yao¡¯s money. the family was happy and there was no conflict. ye tianhao even encouraged ye sui and he he to spend money, but now that ye yao had taken her bank card back, problems arose. ye tianhao was a miser. all these years, he he did not have any savings of her own. the company¡¯s money was all earned and held by ye tianhao. he he did not have any money at all, but at that time, she did not think too much about it. ye yao¡¯s bank card was enough for her to spend. in addition, after yang youwei took over the company this year, the bank card account saw a credit of more than 20 million yuan every month. he he became even more extravagant with money. this led to the fact that even though her bank card was gone, he he still had the instinctive urge to spend money. ye sui gritted her teeth and looked at ye yao. ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re really ruthless! just so that we would no longer have access to money, you actually canceled the bank card that would yield a hundred million yuan dividend every year and even returned the shares. you¡¯re hurting yourself! do you really think you¡¯ve won?!¡± ¡°didn¡¯t i win?¡± ye yao blinked. ¡°no matter how much money that bank card account had in it, i had never spent a single cent of it. but you guys have been spending it. now that you suddenly have no access to money, you must be very angry, right?¡± after saying that, ye yao added, ¡°moreover, where the shares are concerned, yang youwei is my biological uncle. i¡¯m only returning the shares to him on paper. do you think he won¡¯t give me the money if i ask him for it?¡± returning the bank card and shares was just so that ye tianhao would stop pestering her. as for money¡­ apart from the fact that ye yao was huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend now, yang youwei would give her as much money as she wanted! ye tianhao had previously given ye yao 5,000 yuan every month, and that included her tuition fees and all her daily necessities. when she needed money, there was never any to spare. however, ye yao had never asked ye tianhao for money. why? it was because yang youwei would transfer a million yuan to her almost every few months. she had a lot of money in her little piggy bank! however, ye yao was not the kind of person who was extravagant. when she bought anything, it would last for a long time. she had only a few sets of summer clothes. it was not that she could not bear to buy them, but she felt that it was unnecessary.. Chapter 139 - Chapter 139: Growing a Brain chapter 139: growing a brain translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao was very particular about practicality when it came to spending money. she did not pursue quality of life for herself, but she often paid attention to charity. when she saw that some children in the villages needed books and education materials, she would donate millions of yuan. when certain places were struck by natural disasters, she would make donations immediately, to help those in need. for instance, previously, she donated 100 million yuan to a charity organization without hesitating. if she did not donate that money, it would merely be a useless number in her bank card. or even worse, ye tianhao would have other thoughts for it. she might as well donate it to those who needed it! ye sui was furious. if not for the fact that there were so many people around and xiang jingtian was watching from the side, she would have rushed forward and torn ye yao¡¯s mouth apart! he wenwen, who was watching by the side, was even angrier. she rushed up to ye yao and reached out to hit her! ye yao was not one who would stand there to be hit. she caught he wenwen¡¯s hand and slapped the girl across her face. he wenwen was sent flying by ye yao¡¯s slap! literally flying! she flew more than ten meters away! then she fell to the ground unconscious! when ye sui saw this, she pounced on he wenwen and shouted, ¡°wenwen! wenwen! are you alright?¡± but no matter how ye sui screamed, he wenwen, who was lying on the ground, didn¡¯t respond at all. ye sui raised her head and looked at ye yao angrily. ¡°ye yao! you¡¯re too much! you know that he wenwen has a heart condition. how could you hit her? if anything happens to her, be prepared to go to jail!¡± ye yao was a little dumbfounded. he wenwen had a heart condition? she didn¡¯t know that. moreover, she had indeed used a lot of strength when she slapped he wenwen just now, but it wouldn¡¯t have been enough to cause a heart attack or knock her unconscious! xiang jingtian¡¯s flying soccer ball earlier on hit much harder than her slap. he wenwen was fine then. why did she now seem to have died after the slap? ye sui began to shout loudly, ¡°everyone, come and take a look! my cousin has a heart condition, but ye yao knocked her out! hurry up and take photos as evidence! help me testify. if anything happens to my cousin, i¡¯ll definitely send ye yao to jail!¡± in broad daylight, ye yao had attacked he wenwen in front of everyone and beaten her unconscious. ye yao was speechless. wasn¡¯t this a blatant scam? the people around took out their phones and quickly snapped photographs of this scene. although he wenwen was the one who attacked first, ye yao had indeed beaten he wenwen unconscious. ye yao knew very well how much force she used. moreover, she had fought with he wenwen countless times in the past. he wenwen was a typical delinquent girl, the kind of delinquent student who would abuse others in school. she was quite good at fighting and wouldn¡¯t be beaten down by ye yao with a slap. moreover, ye yao had also noticed that ye suit s expression was very smug. she reacted almost immediately. it was all a set up! ye yao raised her eyebrows. she hadn¡¯t seen the two girls for a few days and in that time they had grown brains? they actually knew how to scheme? their iq had increased from negative to 120! however, this move was too easy for ye yao. ye yao pretended to be nervous and went forward. ¡°what¡¯s wrong? why is she unconscious?¡± ye sui shouted at ye yao, ¡°i already said that he wenwen has a heart condition! you have the cheek to ask what¡¯s wrong! ye yao, if anything happens to my cousin, i won¡¯t let you off! be prepared to go to jail!¡± ¡°no, no¡­¡± ye yao waved her hands in a panic. ¡°as long as you don¡¯t send me to jail, i¡¯ll do anything you want. let¡¯s settle this privately, okay?¡± ¡°so you know how to be afraid!¡± ye sui snorted. ¡°ye yao, we¡¯re sisters. don¡¯t say that i didn¡¯t give you a chance. 100 million. as long as you give me 100 million, we won¡¯t pursue this matter.¡± ¡°a hundred million?!¡± ye yao shouted in surprise. ¡°you said that if i give you a hundred million, you won¡¯t pursue he wenwen¡¯s matter?!¡± the surrounding people heard ye yao and ye sui¡¯s conversation and were secretly speechless. 100 million?! 100 million just for being slapped?! moreover, he wenwen was the one who started it first. ye yao merely retaliated, perhaps with slightly more force than intended, but they were asking for 100 million?! if one could get money like this, everyone wouldn¡¯t mind being slapped by ye yao! ye yao frowned.. ¡°where would i get so much money? besides, he wenwen was the one who hit me first¡­ Chapter 140 - Chapter 140: There Are Snakes chapter 140: there are snakes translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ¡°no money?¡± ye sui sneered. ¡°if you don¡¯t have money, just be prepared to go to jail! there are so many witnesses here, and they¡¯ve taken photos. don¡¯t even think about shirking responsibility!¡± ¡°i¡¯m not trying to shirk responsibility,¡± ye yao said. ¡°it¡¯s just that i really don¡¯t have 100 million.¡± ¡°if you can¡¯t cough it up, ask your uncle and gao qiao for it! if you don¡¯t have the money, this matter won¡¯t end like this!¡± what ye sui meant was that if ye yao couldn¡¯t cough up 100 million yuan, this matter wouldn¡¯t be put to rest! xiang jingtian saw everything clearly from the side. this was the first time he was seeing women scheming against each other. in the end, he couldn¡¯t help but step in. ¡°alright, i¡¯ll pay 100 million. you can leave now.¡± ye yao was stumped. so was ye sui and everyone else in the crowd. ye sui quickly reacted and snorted. ¡°who are you?! do you have 100 million? do you think you¡¯re a wealthy young master?!¡± ye yao raised her eyebrows. she could recall huo buyu mentioning the strange rule in xiang jingtian¡¯s family. in the capital, the xiang family seemed to be a wealthy family, second only to the huo family, so¡­ xiang jingtian was indeed a young master from a top-tier wealthy family! ye yao pressed her palm against her forehead and suddenly looked at he wenwen. then she shouted, ¡°oh my god, is that a snake crawling on her?¡± everyone turned in the direction that ye yao was talking about and saw a very, very thin snake crawling across the unconscious he wenwen¡¯s chest. ¡°ah ah ah ah ah¡­¡± many people were afraid of slithery animals such as snakes. so when they saw a snake crawling on he wenwen¡¯s body, everyone around screamed. ye sui had her arms around he wenwen. the snake slithered on he wenwen¡¯s chest and occasionally rubbed against ye sui¡¯s arm. ye sui¡¯s face was pale as she jumped ten meters away. ¡°ahhhh!¡± he wenwen, who was pretending to be dead, also distinctly felt something cold crawling across her skin. she opened her eyes and saw a snake flicking its tongue right before her eyes¡­ he wenwen¡¯s hair stood on end! she sprang up immediately and screamed hysterically, ¡°ahhhh!¡± the snake fell to the ground at once, and he wenwen stepped on it desperately. ¡°i¡¯ll stomp you to death! i¡¯ll stomp you to death!¡± ¡°don¡¯t, don¡¯t step on it, don¡¯t step on it. i spent a lot of money to buy it!¡± a middle-aged man ran over and pushed he wenwen away. he picked up the dying snake on the ground that he wenwen had stomped on and placed it on his wrist. then, he let out a long breath. ¡°fortunately, it hasn¡¯t been trampled to death¡­¡± as he spoke, the middle-aged man walked towards a big truck parked by the roadside. everyone was looking at him. then, he lifted the black cloth on the big truck. one could see that it was filled with glass troughs. the glass troughs were full ot snakes, making one¡¯s scalp tingle. the middle-aged man put the snake in and said apologetically to the people around him, ¡°i¡¯m sorry. i¡¯m a farmer. recently, there¡¯s been a problem with the crops and i need to lure the snakes to deal with it. i didn¡¯t expect one to run out accidentally. but don¡¯t worry, this snake isn¡¯t poisonous. i¡¯m really sorry for scaring you!¡± with that, the middle-aged man bowed, put down the black cloth, got into the car, and left. he wenwen only dared to curse after the middle-aged man left. ¡°are you crazy?! you¡¯re driving a truckload of snakes in the city! you scared me to death!¡± the surrounding people were also frightened. there were almost no snakes in the city, and very few people from capital university had seen real snakes. all of them were scared out of their wits. at this point, ye yao spoke. ¡°he wenwen, has your heart condition recovered? since you¡¯re fine, i don¡¯t have to give you this 100 million anymore, right?¡± ye yao smiled at ye sui and he wenwen, her smile lit up her beautiful face. ye sui and he wenwen¡¯s expressions froze. ye yao¡¯s words attracted the attention of the onlookers. he wenwen, who seemed to be dead a minute ago, was now unscathed and she was even scolding people. just like that, she had a heart attack? it had to be a joke! xiang jingtian snorted coldly. ¡°this scamming method is amazing! asking for 100 million outright! you¡¯ve been planning this for a long time, haven¡¯t you?¡± ye sui and he wenwen looked at each other, almost crazy from anger. why was there a snake?! how could there be a snake?! if it hadn¡¯t been for this snake, ye yao would have been at their mercy. they would have gotten the 100 million very quickly! with the money, their family¡¯s problem would be resolved! this snake was really annoying! xiang jingtian¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°shameless people. you¡¯re so young and you¡¯re trying to scam people.. you want 100 million? is your life worth 100 million?¡± Chapter 141 - Chapter 141: I Suggest You Call the Police chapter 141: i suggest you call the police translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ever since xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend ran off with another man for the money, he started to hate materialistic girls. he couldn¡¯t understand what was wrong with them. would having money make them happy? take him for instance, his family was wealthy enough, right? however, there were a bunch of ridiculous rules in his family. he had been raised outside of the family since he was young and couldn¡¯t go back to his own home. his family said that this was a sort of training, but in fact, it was because they were too rich and could do whatever they wanted! an example was in jiao¡¯s incident. it she weren¡¯t the daughter of a wealthy family, that matter wouldn¡¯t have gone on for so long. everyone hated the rich, so they would trample on you when they had the chance. rich people, other than being rich, were targeted everywhere. they weren¡¯t as free as ordinary people. although ordinary people didn¡¯t have much money, they could still live happily, right? ye sui and he wenwen¡¯s expressions were very ugly. they were about to get 100 million, but a snake suddenly appeared.. he wenwen said, ¡°i don¡¯t care. ye yao, you hit me. even if you were to compensate me for mental damage and medical fees, you have to give me 50 million yuan!¡± before ye yao could speak, the people around her exclaimed, ¡°oh my god, is this person crazy?¡± ¡°they¡¯re insane, probably from poverty. i think they¡¯re here to scam money. everyone, stay away from them. don¡¯t be extorted.¡± ¡°call the police. it¡¯s obvious that these two are repeat offenders! they collaborate so seamlessly!¡± the onlookers were furious. at first, he wenwen had pretended to be almost dead and asked for 100 million yuan. now that she had been exposed, she wanted 50 million yuan. would the cost of a slap be 50 million yuan? she really knew how to flatter herself! moreover, she had a really annoying-looking face! ye yao said calmly, ¡°there¡¯s no way i¡¯m giving you 50 million yuan. i suggest that you call the police. then, go to the hospital to have your injuries checked. i¡¯ll compensate you with the hospital charges. how about that?¡± he wenwen¡¯s injury wasn¡¯t serious at all. at most, she¡¯d have to pay a few hundred yuan, certainly not 50 million yuan. ye sui and he wenwen¡¯s families had been worried sick about money recently. they were determined to get some money out of ye yao today, and did not care if they came across shameless or lost their reputation. ye sui said relentlessly, ¡°no, don¡¯t even think about leaving if you don¡¯t pay up! ye sui and he wenwen aggressively stood in front of ye yao, determined not to let her leave. ye yao laughed when she saw this and said nonchalantly, ¡°we¡¯ll get the police to take you away then.¡± as soon as she finished speaking, sirens could be heard. then, four police officers approached and walked up to ye sui and he wenwen. ¡°ms. he wenwen, mr. zhuang is suing you for fraud. please come with us.¡± when he wenwen heard the name ¡°mr. zhuang¡±, her expression immediately changed. ¡°no, no, no. i had a normal transaction with him. i slept with him and he gave me money. that money was what he should have given me, i didn¡¯t scam him!¡± the police officer said in a businesslike manner, ¡°mr. zhuang has already made a police report. madam he wenwen, please cooperate with our investigation.¡± with that, he took he wenwen into the car. when the onlookers saw the police take he wenwen away and heard what he wenwen had said, they felt like their entire perspective on life and the universe had been shattered! she actually said in such a bold manner that she was sleeping with someone and got paid for it? wasn¡¯t that shameful! ye sui stood rooted to the ground until the police car drove away. then, she hurriedly ran to the side of the road to hail a taxi. at the same time, she called he he. after ye sui and he wenwen left, this farce inexplicably drew to a close. however, to ye yao, this was only the beginning, because she had vowed to get back everything that he wenwen had taken from her. ye yao turned around and headed for the school campus. she smiled at xiang jingtian. ¡°thank you.¡± xiang jingtian pursed his lips. when he saw ye sui and he wenwen today, he finally realized how greedy some women were. in the future, he had to keep his eyes open when selecting a girlfriend. at this point, xiang jingtian had completely walked out of the shadow of his ex-girlfriend. after ye yao and xiang jingtian left, the onlookers gradually dispersed. they had finally seen the horror of scamming today. a scammer could easily demand 100 million or 50 million. it was really scary. ye yao and huo buyu arranged to meet at a nearby restaurant after school that night. huo buyu was already there waiting by the time ye yao arrived. when she saw huo buyu, she went up and gave him a big hug.. ¡°i missed you!¡± Chapter 142 - Chapter 142: Fraudster Sisters chapter 142: fraudster sisters translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios huo buyu had a doting expression on his face as he stroked ye yao¡¯s long hair. ¡°i ordered steak for you.¡± it was her favorite food. ye yao grinned. ¡°you¡¯re the best!¡± huo buyu held ye yao¡¯s hand and sat down. ¡°how was school today?¡± ¡°not bad!¡± ye yao had the verbal virtuosity skill now. wherever she went, she was especially magnanimous and confident. no one could bully her. ¡°but¡­¡± ye yao paused for a moment. ¡°ye sui and her cousin, he wenwen, came looking for trouble with me today. they were tortured by me rather badly. i had almost forgotten about this person, he wenwen. you have to do me a favor. help me get back those houses, cars, and all the real estate. you can donate them if you want!¡± of course, she had to ask huo buyu for help when it came to bringing a lawsuit against someone! ye yao¡¯s verbal virtuosity skill was very effective. she could ask the he family to take the initiative to hand over the assets that didn¡¯t belong to them, but ye yao also knew that this was a little unrealistic because the he family was selfish. they valued money more than anything else. it would be impossible for them to take the initiative to hand over the assets. at this point, ye yao had already researched some of the main skills of verbal virtuosity. for example, if she felt that what she said would not work on certain people, then the hex would really not be realized. it was just like a person who lied. she could lie to others, but not herself. if she didn¡¯t believe that her hex would succeed, it would be meaningless to try it. huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. he found out about what had happened at the school gate today because it had caused an uproar on the internet. at the time, ye sui and he wenwen had even asked the onlookers to take photographs and make video recordings. however, they hadn¡¯t expected such a huge turn of events. ye sui and he wenwen had become famous ¡°sisters¡± on the internet, especially ye sui. the matter of her spending money to enter capital university hadn¡¯t even come to a close! now that there was a video of her extorting money, her reputation had long been ruined! huo buyu nodded. ¡°don¡¯t worry, i¡¯ll make sure it happens.¡± ¡°uh huh!¡± ye yao kissed huo buyu on the cheek. she trusted huo buyu very much. if he said he would do it, he¡¯d keep his word. during dinner, huo buyu said, ¡°after dinner, i¡¯ll take you to change your clothes. we¡¯re going to the xiang family residence tonight. xiang jingtian is returning to his family.¡± ¡°pfft!¡± ye yao, who was drinking water, choked when she heard this. ¡°i think the xiang family is very strange. why do they have to hide the identity of their children who have not reached the age of 20? did the family fear that others will have designs on their money? and will resuming his identity now guarantee that no one will be interested in his money?¡± ye yao felt that the people of the xiang family were of unsound mind. xiang jingtian could have made a fine young master, but the family insisted on raising him like an animal in the wild. in the end, his girlfriend ran off with someone else and it almost caused xiang jingtian a mental breakdown and turned him into a lunatic. the xiang family¡¯s method of raising a child was too terrifying! huo buyu rapped ye yao on the head. ¡°you¡¯re not allowed to talk about other people¡¯s family matters. we have our own rules.¡± ye yao made a face. after dinner, ye yao went with huo buyu to select some clothes. then, huo buyu rushed home with ye yao. the xiang family had elite status in the capital, even higher than the qin family¡¯s. moreover, xiang jingtian was the only child of the xiang family. the home-returning ceremony this time was very grand. many people knew that the xiang family had an heir, but the xiang family¡¯s tradition applied. before the child turned 20, all information was kept secret. this official appearance also meant that xiang jingtian would inherit everything owned by the xiang family. by the time ye yao and huo buyu arrived, gao qiao was already waiting at the door. when he saw them coming, he immediately welcomed them warmly with a bright smile. he gave ye yao a thumbs up. when ye yao saw gao qiao and noticed his happy state, she smiled in understanding. ¡°have your parents reconciled?¡± ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re simply a goddess! my parents have been at odds with each other for more than ten years, and they seemed to have cut off all contact with each other. out of the blue, they eventually reconciled today and even expressed their wish to spend the rest of their lives together!¡± gao qiao was excited. he wished he had known ye yao ten years earlier so that he could have grown up in a loving family. ye yao was surprised. ¡°they¡¯ve reconciled so soon? that¡¯s not possible.¡± according to her understanding of verbal virtuosity, they wouldn¡¯t have reconciled for no reason.. Chapter 143 - Chapter 143: Treating You To A Meal chapter 143: treating you to a meal translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios gao qiao immediately recounted what had happened. ¡°my mother had a car accident today. it was very serious. she was in the icu. my father rushed over upon receiving the news. when he saw my mother on the hospital bed, he repented and apologized to her. he even poured his heart out to her¡­¡± ye yao¡¯s forehead twitched. ¡°your mother got into such a serious car accident?¡± was it because of her blessings? ye yao was a little afraid. if the husband and wife reconciled but they were physically hurt, the losses would have been more than they had bargained for! gao qiao hurriedly waved his hand. ¡°no, no. my mother only fainted. she wasn¡¯t badly injured at all!¡± the reason why gao qiao admired ye yao so much was that while his mother¡¯s car accident was very serious and the entire car had been badly damaged, his mother suffered only abrasion on her head. although there was significant bleeding, it was only a very basic external wound! and such a superficial wound caused his mother to pass out. because she had lost a lot of blood, it made the accident scene look very serious. in addition, she had been unconscious all this time¡­ anyone who saw this would think that his mother had no chance of surviving. therefore, gao qiao¡¯s father immediately panicked. all these years, the two of them had refused to compromise over a small misunderstanding. they always felt that the other party should apologize and seek reconciliation. this stalemate had lasted for more than ten years, but now that such a serious car accident had happened, perhaps they would be forever separated, gao qiao¡¯s father could no longer hold back. he admitted his mistake, cried, apologized, and humbly prayed for her survival so that he had a chance to make up for the past ten years. in the end¡­ it turned out that his mother only sustained a superficial wound. but it was such a small boo-boo that allowed gao qiao¡¯s parents to resolve a misunderstanding that had gone on for many years. now, they were very loving. ye yao glared at the overjoyed gao qiao. ¡°can you speak without panting? you scared me to death!¡± especially since huo buyu was still here. if gao qiao¡¯s parents lost an arm or a leg because of her verbal virtuosity, huo buyu would definitely seal her mouth! gao qiao scratched his head in embarrassment, then gave ye yao a thumbs up. ¡°anyway, i¡¯m so grateful to you! please give me a chance to repay your kindness! i¡¯ll treat you to dinner tonight!¡± ye yao rolled her eyes¡­ repaying kindness with a meal! however, other than treating her to a meal, gao qiao really didn¡¯t know how to express his gratitude. if he gave her money, ye yao wouldn¡¯t accept it. on the other hand, would her boyfriend, huo buyu, allow others to give his girlfriend gifts? besides, gao qiao would normally gift women bags, jewelry, and so on. if ye yao ever used anything he gave her, huo buyu would probably chop him to pieces. hence, in the end, he could only treat ye yao to a meal. ¡°okay,¡± huo buyu agreed and entered the banquet venue. at 8pm sharp, the old master of the xiang family introduced the future successor of the xiang family, xiang jingtian, to everyone in a grand manner. xiang jingtian was wearing a handsome suit. he was good-looking to begin with, he looked even more dashing all dressed up today! it was no wonder so many girls in the school were crazy about him. ye yao clicked her tongue. ¡°xiang jingtian¡¯s ex- girlfriend will probably regret it so much that her intestines turn green.¡± gao qiao smiled. ¡°perhaps it wouldn¡¯t have happened, but now that you¡¯ve said that, i¡¯m afraid it may turn purple.¡± after all, gao qiao firmly believed in ye yao¡¯s ability. ye yao shrugged. this was the truth regardless of whether she said anything. after all, xiang jingtian¡¯s ex- girlfriend had left xiang jingtian for money. now that xiang jingtian¡¯s value was rising, how could she not regret it? ye yao looked at huo buyu, who was beside her. ¡°huo buyu, if you didn¡¯t have money, do you think i¡¯d still be with you?¡± huo buyu replied, ¡°you make it sound like i have money for you to spend.¡± ye yao was speechless. that was true! huo buyu was very rich, at least much richer than xiang jingtian. however, he would always bicker with her over a few yuan. so what if he was a billionaire?! it was useless if he didn¡¯t give her any money to spend! at the thought of this, ye yao felt even more resentful. he looked at huo buyu as if he had mistreated her. huo buyu was calm even when confronted by her stare. gao qiao suddenly approached ye yao and whispered in her ear, ¡°curse him! curse him a few more times and he¡¯ll be obedient!¡± with ye yao¡¯s ability, she could hex huo buyu more often so that he¡¯d behave himself. however, ye yao seemed to be reserved in hexing the man, and would rather suffer in silence.. Chapter 144 - Chapter 144: Aren’t You Going To Coax Her? chapter 144: aren¡¯t you going to coax her? translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios gao qiao couldn¡¯t accept this. he concluded that ye yao probably loved huo buyu too much and didn¡¯t want huo buyu to be hurt. as for ye yao, the corners of her lips twitched and she pursed her lips without saying a word. gao qiao only knew how to spout nonsense! if she could take revenge on huo buyu with a hex, would she have waited until now? she would make huo buyu kneel on the ground and sing for her right away! as xiang jingtian¡¯s introduction was coming to an end, everyone started to exchange pleasantries. ye yao waved her hand. ¡°i¡¯m going to the washroom to have some peace.¡± with that, she turned around and left. even a dimwit like gao qiao could tell that ye yao was angry. he asked huo buyu, ¡°aren¡¯t you going to coax her?¡± huo buyu seemed puzzled. ¡°why would i need to do that?¡± gao qiao repeated, ¡°ye yao is angry. aren¡¯t you going to coax her?¡± huo buyu was confused. ¡°when did she start getting angry? gao qiao was speechless. he understood now. huo buyu was the straight man that the netizens were talking about online! how horrifying! he was a little disappointed. ¡°huo buvu, huo buyu! if your iq is 220, your eqis negative! don¡¯t you know that when your girlfriend is angry and you don¡¯t coax her within a specified time, then you won¡¯t have to coax her ever again? as his buddy, gao qiao was worried sick about huo buyu! gao qiao had many girlfriends in the past. usually, as long as he didn¡¯t coax her, their relationship would end. gao qiao didn¡¯t mind of course. in any case, if he lost his current girlfriend, he¡¯d just find himself another one. but, huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend was different! ye yao was different! she was unique! huo buyu didn¡¯t realize that ye yao was angry at all. as for what gao qiao said about coaxing, he didn¡¯t take it to heart. ¡°if i¡¯m not able to coax her, i won¡¯t do it for now.¡± gao qiao was speechless. he was stunned. why hadn¡¯t he realized in the past that huo buyu was a scumbag?! huo buyu had no idea why gao qiao was so anxious. ye yao wasn¡¯t angry at all! and in fact, ye yao wasn¡¯t angry. she wouldn¡¯t be angry with huo buyu for more than a minute. getting angry at him would just be bad for her own health! ye yao left through the side door of the banquet hall and walked towards the washroom. ¡°jing tian, i was wrong. i realize that i was wrong. can you give me another chance? we¡¯ve been together for so many years and have gone through rough times together. i was just confused for a moment. you¡¯re the only person i love!¡± a girl¡¯s crying voice came from the corner. ye yao stopped in her tracks. she didn¡¯t need to think too hard to figure out who it was. xiang jingtian¡¯s tone was cold and determined. ¡°forget it, qiuqiu. we¡¯re already done.¡± qiuqiu persisted, ¡°no, i don¡¯t want to. i love you. can we start over?¡± ¡°no,¡± xiang jingtian replied. qiu qiu retorted, ¡°why! why! why did you hide your identity! if you told me you were the young master of the xiang family, i wouldn¡¯t have left you!¡± xiang jingtian looked at the beautiful chen qiuqiu standing before him. this was once his closest lover, but now, he felt that chen qiuqiu was like a stranger. he could find no sense of familiarity with her. xiang jingtian took out a bank card and placed it in chen qiuqiu¡¯s hand. ¡°there¡¯s 10 million yuan on this card. consider it my compensation to you.¡± ye yao stood outside. when she heard xiang jingtian¡¯s words, she sighed silently. xiang jingtian was a good man! they had already broken up, yet he was paying the breakup fee! under such circumstances, anyone would have thought that xiang jingtian should mock his ex-girlfriend, chen qiuqiu. he should get back at her for running off with a rich man and abandoning him. however, xiang jingtian did not do this. he only calmly said that it was over and gave her ten million yuan as compensation. ye yao sighed. xiang jingtian was too awesome! if this chen qiuqiu had stayed by xiang jingtian¡¯s side for another month and not abandoned him, she¡¯d definitely have moved up the ranks. given xiang jingtian¡¯s personality, he would have been good to her for the rest of their lives. unfortunately for chen qiuqiu, she had gone down the wrong path and would never have the chance to turn back. chen qiuqiu looked at the bank card that had been placed in her hand. xiang jingtian said that there was 10 million yuan in it? she was stunned! her current ¡°boyfriend¡± gave her 100,000 yuan a month as pocket money and usually bought her bags and skincare products. he was considerably generous to her, but no matter how generous he was, he had never given her 10 million yuan! if this had happened in the past, 10 million yuan would be an astronomical figure to chen qiuqiu, but now that she knew xiang jingtian¡¯s net worth, this 10 million yuan might be like a few hundred yuan to him.. for her right now, what could be a better choice than snagging xiang jingtian? Chapter 145 - Chapter 145: Differential Treatment chapter 145: differential treatment translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ¡°i don¡¯t want it!¡± chen qiuqiu returned the money to xiang jingtian. compared to being together with him, this ten million yuan was nothing! ¡®qiuqiu.¡± xiang jingtian sounded very helpless. ¡°it¡¯s already impossible between you and me. don¡¯t pester me anymore.¡± he was a little frustrated. he had seen the real chen qiuqiu clearly now. a while ago, when he went out of his mind, chen qiuqiu wouldn¡¯t come back to him. he begged her and said that he loved her, but what did she do? she snuggled into the arms of a man who was old enough to be her father, and mocked him for being a useless pauper. she even looked at him with disgust. those scenes flashed through his mind like it all happened yesterday. chen qiuqiu had come with her ¡°boyfriend¡± to attend the homecoming banquet for the future heir of the xiang family. previously, when she heard that the xiang family¡¯s child would be raised outside of the family for 20 years, she found it unbelievable. why did an heir have to be like a beggar? however, she also felt that it was fun. if a girl had a discerning eye and dated the heir during his time outside the family, wouldn¡¯t she strike it rich in the future? then, xiang jingtian walked out shrouded in glory. chen qiuqiu¡¯s eyes widened! she regretted it so much that she felt quite ill! chen qiuqiu¡¯s gaze followed xiang jingtian. when she saw him walking out of the venue, she immediately ran after him. ¡°jingtian, don¡¯t be like this. we¡¯ve been in love for so many years. our relationship is very strong. i dream of you every day. i don¡¯t want your money. i only want you¡­¡± ¡°qiuqiu¡­¡± xiang jingtian¡¯s head hurt. previously, he had always spoken to ye yao with disrespect. later on, he understood that given his upbringing, he should not be treating girls so rudely. therefore, when confronted by chen qiuqiu¡¯s persistent pestering, he could not speak harsh words and became very frustrated. chen qiuqiu had grabbed the man by his arm and he couldn¡¯t shake it off. ¡°chen qiuqiu, right? i think you should accept the bank card.¡± ye yao walked up to them and smiled at the entangled couple. she said with a teasing gaze, ¡°miss chen qiuqiu, if you don¡¯t accept this bank card now, and you forgo the ten million, you may end up without a single cent. if i were you, i would use this ten million yuan to live a carefree life.¡± when chen qiuqiu saw ye yao, her expression turned very ugly. ¡°who are you to meddle in other people¡¯s business!¡± ¡°that¡¯s right, i¡¯m a busybody.¡± ye yao chuckled. ¡°i just feel that you are such a shameless person, abandoning your boyfriend for money, and then coming back to pester him for a reconciliation when you find out that he is rich. you¡¯re really thick-skinned! i reckon even the city wall isn¡¯t as thick as your skin!¡± ¡°ye yao¡­¡± when xiang jingtian saw ye yao, there was a hint of embarrassment on his handsome face. he couldn¡¯t feel more awkward, having ye yao witnessed this scene where he was being pestered by his ex-girlfriend, and had trouble getting rid of her. ye yao waved her hand. ¡°xiang jingtian, why are you so vicious to me? you¡¯d hurl all sorts of vulgarities and horrible words at me, but in the presence of your ex-girlfriend, you can¡¯t say a single word? i have a lot of objections to you doing this. am i not a girl as well?¡± ye yao was really upset! the first time xiang jingtian saw her, his words were harsh and unpleasant. now, he was being so gentle to his ex-girlfriend who cheated on him?! this was too biased! xiang jingtian was rather ashamed. he was really too rude to ye yao previously. during that period of time, he was driven to insanity and felt that his world was dark. girls had ulterior motives towards him. at that time, ye yao actually refused to dance with him because he had a boyfriend. it instantly hit his nerves, hence¡­ even now, he was very regretful! however, ye yao was right. there was no longer any possibility between him and chen qiuqiu. there was no need to be entangled. xiang jingtian looked at chen qiuqiu and said) ¡°our paths will never meet again. in the future, my family will select a suitable wife for me. we¡¯re not compatible. this 10 million yuan signifies the end of our relationship. just take it. ¡± tears welled up in chen qiuqiu¡¯s eyes. ¡°no, i once lost myself for money. no matter what, i won¡¯t take this bank card.¡± ye yao quickly reached for the bank card. ¡°what do you mean you don¡¯t want the bank card? i think you just want more, now you¡¯ve realized that xiang jingtian is from a significant background and this mere 10 million yuan is nothing to him.. as long as you get xiang jingtian, you¡¯ll have wealth and glory for the rest of your life, right? is that what you think?¡± Chapter 146 - Chapter 146: Take the Money and Leave chapter 146: take the money and leave translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios humiliated, chen qiuqiu became furious. ¡°you!¡± ye yao continued, ¡°you¡¯re thinking very far ahead, but have you ever thought that although xiang jingtian hasn¡¯t been in the xiang family all these years, his situation will be reported to the xiang family? his family must know that he was in a relationship with you. in addition, xiang jingtian had been in a bad mental state recently, and you¡¯re the culprit behind everything. do you think the xiang family will accept you? how could the xiang family accept that their future heir¡¯s wife had been someone else¡¯s kept woman? this kind of background that can potentially become gossip would never be accepted by a wealthy family. for example, yang ya¡¯s marriage to qin guodong was presented as though it was a first marriage for her. wealthy families cared about their reputation! chen qiuqiu¡¯s thoughts were exposed. she flew into a rage of humiliation. ¡°it¡¯s none of your business! xiang jingtian and i are truly in love. his family will understand me!¡± ¡°aiyo¡­¡± ye yao replied in a sarcastic tone. ¡°true love, did you say? was it true love when you left xiang jingtian for money? your definition of true love is rather unique.¡± ¡°you!¡± chen qiuqiu was furious. she didn¡¯t know who ye yao was and why her words were so harsh! ye yao sneered and placed the bank card back into chen qiuqiu¡¯s hand. ¡°alright, take the money and leave. from now on, you have nothing to do with xiang jingtian. don¡¯t embarrass yourself again.¡± as she spoke, she patted xiang jingtian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°the next time you reject a girl, be more determined. i¡¯ll teach you this time. take it as repayment for the favor you did me at the school gate.¡± with that, ye yao pushed xiang jingtian along and gestured for him to leave quickly. it was better to run away quickly when confronted by such a shameless woman. xiang jingtian also understood ye yao¡¯s intention and immediately slipped away. he really didn¡¯t know how to deal with chen qiuqiu. those beautiful feelings from the past were no longer there, but he couldn¡¯t bring himself to be ruthless to her. however, he was also very annoyed by chen qiuqiu¡¯s pestering, so he had to leave quickly. seeing that xiang jingtian had left, ye yao clapped her hands and walked towards the washroom. when she came out, she saw chen qiuqiu standing at the door and glaring at her fiercely. ye yao pretended not to see her and went to wash her hands. chen qiuqiu said sinisterly, ¡°ye yao, i know you. i¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t poke your nose into other people¡¯s business. don¡¯t think that you can do whatever you want just because you have gao qiao¡¯s protection. gao qiao is just a playboy and has only been interested in you for a few days. you can be ostentatious now, but when gao qiao doesn¡¯t want you anymore, your downfall will be tragic! there are many people waiting to deal with you!¡¯ ¡°is that so?¡± ye yao said casually. ¡°if i can¡¯t rely on gao qiao anymore, i¡¯ll find someone else to rely on. i just realized that xiang jingtian has a good character. if i¡¯m with him, he won¡¯t abandon me in a few days like gao qiao. if i can maintain my loyalty to xiang jingtian, i believe he won¡¯t abandon me.¡± ye yao¡¯s words hit chen qiuqiu¡¯s sore spot. her expression instantly turned ferocious. ¡°ye yao! are you shameless?! the person xiang jingtian loves is me! who do you think you are?! do you think you¡¯re a heartthrob and any man you like will want to be with you! ridiculous!¡± ye yao brushed the water droplets off her hands and looked at chen qiuqiu with a faint smile. ¡°i wonder who¡¯s more laughable, losing a large forest for a little benefit. tsk, tsk, tsk. clearly, if you had held on for another month, the position of madam xiang would have been yours. at that point, you¡¯d have everything. if i were you, i would regret it so much that my intestines would turn green.¡± chen qiuqiu¡¯s expression changed drastically. everything ye yao said seemed to pierce her heart! in the past, she was with xiang jingtian because he was good-looking. later on¡­ she realized that good looks were useless. other than satisfying her vanity at the beginning, it wouldn¡¯t bring her anything. compared to handsomeness, money appealed to her more. chen qiuqiu gritted her teeth and looked at ye yao. ¡°i don¡¯t regret it! i¡¯ve accompanied xiang jingtian for so many years. i know him the best. as long as i give in, he will return to my side!¡± ye yao laughed. ¡°give in? i think you¡¯re as giving as a pile of mud. xiang jingtian won¡¯t change his mind!¡± for the first time, she realized that being brainy was really a good thing. chen qiuqiu wasn¡¯t too brainy so she didn¡¯t have any self-awareness at all.. any ordinary girl wishing to marry into a wealthy family would meet with many obstacles, not to mention the fact that chen qiuqiu had abandoned xiang jingtian and was kept by an old man! but wait¡­ to huo buyu, she herself was considered an ordinary girl too, right? Chapter 147 - Chapter 147: I Can Even Hug Him chapter 147: i can even hug him translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios unknowingly, ye yao¡¯s thoughts started to drift and focus on this problem. huo buyu¡¯s grandfather didn¡¯t seem to like her very much. she was in a terrible situation now! when chen qiuqiu saw ye yao¡¯s thoughtful expression, she thought that she was thinking of ways to woo xiang jingtian. she immediately said disdainfully, ¡°ye yao, xiang jingtian doesn¡¯t like your type. do you think xiang jingtian is gao qiao? as long as it¡¯s a woman who¡¯s a little good looking, he won¡¯t reject her. you¡¯re dreaming if you think you can snag xiang jingtian as your backer.¡± ye yao was puzzled. ¡°how is that dreaming? why don¡¯t you explain clearly.¡± chen qiuqiu¡¯s expression was filled with disdain. ¡°let¡¯s put it this way. you would have heard of the young master of the huo family and the crown prince of the capital, huo buyu, right?¡± ye yao nodded. ¡®yes!¡± not only had she heard of him, she slept with him every night, hugged him, and kissed him. sometimes, when he angered her, she would even kick him. chen qiuqiu continued, ¡°a person like huo buyu is someone beyond your imagination. you don¡¯t even have the right to speak to him! it¡¯s the same with xiang jingtian. you¡¯re from two different worlds! i advise you to give up any intentions on xiang jingtian!¡± ye yao laughed. ¡°you¡¯re right. xiang jingtian has got you pestering him, i won¡¯t join in the fun. however, i still have to thank you. you¡¯ve provided me with a good target, huo buyu. i¡¯ve decided. i¡¯m going to target huo buyu and seduce him!¡± chen qiuqiu looked at ye yao as if she were a moron. ¡°if you even get to speak with huo buyu, i¡¯ll kneel down before you! look at your own status, you dare think about seducing huo buyu!¡¯ ye yao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°really? what if i tell you that not only will i get to speak with him, i can even hug him, would you believe me? ¡°keep dreaming!¡± chen qiuqiu snapped. ¡°you don¡¯t believe me?¡± ye yao shrugged. ¡°then follow me closely. i¡¯ll prove it to you.¡± as she spoke, she walked out. chen qiuqiu followed her without hesitation. chen qiuqiu said, ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re really thick-skinned, thinking that you can hook up with someone like huo buyu. he¡¯s known for keeping a distance from women. do you think you¡¯re a fairy? you¡¯re overestimating yourself!¡± ye yao acted as if she hadn¡¯t heard chen qiuqiu¡¯s words and returned to the banquet hall. huo buyu was the most dazzling person in the crowd. she spotted him at a glance, so she immediately ran over, took out a small notebook from her bag, and brought it to huo buyu. ¡°huo buyu, my admiration for you is as endless as the flow of the river. may i have your autograph, please, please!¡± ye yao tried her best to wink and make eye signals at huo buyu. gao qiao was standing next to huo buyu. when he saw ye yao doing this, he laughed. ¡°ye yao, what are you up to? why do you suddenly need huo buyu¡¯s autograph? he¡¯s not a big star.¡± ye yao pretended to be shy. ¡°i just like huo buyu!¡¯ huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°speak properly.¡± ye yao immediately straightened her posture and pointed at huo buyu. ¡°now! immediately! immediately! give me an autograph! otherwise, gao qiao will bark like a dog until the banquet event ends!¡± gao qiao said, hey, why are you involving me in a matter between the two of you? i¡¯m innocent! ye yao, why didn¡¯t you curse huo buyu instead¡­ woof, woof, woof!¡± gao qiao covered his mouth in shock when he found himself starting to bark. it was too difficult for him. he was too innocent! huo buyu¡¯s expression was ugly. ¡°ye yao!¡± ye yao raised an eyebrow. ¡°are you giving me an autograph or not?¡± gao qiao looked at huo buyu resentfully. he didn¡¯t want to bark like a dog anymore! huo buyu, quickly give ye yao an autograph! huo buyu took the notebook and pen from ye yao and quickly signed his name before handing it back to the girl. ye yao took it with a smile and went forward to hug huo buyu¡¯s waist. ¡°i like you the most!¡± when gao qiao saw that huo buyu had given an autograph, he coughed tentatively as a test. realizing that he was no longer barking, he heaved a sigh of relief and complained aggrievedly, ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re going overboard. huo buyu was the one who provoked you, not me. how can you vent your anger on me? why don¡¯t you hex huo buyu instead!¡± ye yao grinned. ¡°i¡¯m sorry, but i won¡¯t curse huo buyu. i can¡¯t curse myself either. there are only the three of us here, and you¡¯re the only one i can curse¡­ don¡¯t worry, i¡¯m not messing around. huo buyu would have given me an autograph for sure!¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened visibly! after ye yao hugged huo buyu, she turned around and made a victory gesture at chen qiuqiu, who was not far behind her. then, she raised her eyebrows, indicating that the girl should get onto her knees.. Chapter 148 - Chapter 148: Returning to Huo Buyu chapter 148: returning to huo buyu translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios chen qiuqiu¡¯s expression was very ugly. then, she turned around and pretended not to see ye yao and that the wager didn¡¯t happen. there was no way she¡¯d kneel down before ye yao! when ye yao saw that chen qiuqiu was obviously not going to keep her end of the bargain, she snorted. ¡°kneel!¡± chen qiuqiu was in a great confusion. she couldn¡¯t understand why a cold and aloof person like huo buyu would give ye yao an autograph and let her hug him. that was impossible! there must be something wrong with her eyes! how could ye yao have seduced huo buyu?! the more chen qiuqiu thought about it, the more frustrated she became. she couldn¡¯t even focus on walking. then, she accidentally twisted her high heels and staggered forward. she fell to her knees and bent her upper body forward in a kowtow position. ye yao clicked her tongue. she had only asked chen qiuqiu to kneel, but the girl knelt down and kowtowed. moreover, after she got up, she fell to her knees again. such a miserable chain reaction proved that she was by no means a good person. therefore, ye yao did not feel any psychological burden jinxing chen qiuqiu. huo buyu looked in ye yao¡¯s direction and saw chen qiuqiu kneeling. he said coldly, ¡°did you lay a curse on her?¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t.¡± ye yao spread her hands. ¡°we had a wager. she said that if i could talk to you and hug you, she¡¯d kneel down before me. she agreed to it herself.¡± huo buyu finally understood. then he asked, ¡°who is she?¡± ¡°xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend,¡± ye yao answered. gao qiao was shocked. ¡°you know xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend?¡± ¡°how would that be possible!¡± ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°when i went to the washroom just then, i saw her pestering xiang jingtian. only then i figured that she was xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend who cheated on him for money. xiang jingtian is too honest. she was pestering him and he didn¡¯t know how to reject her, so i helped him. it was mainly because xiang jingtian helped me at the school gate today. so i returned his favor. then, his ex-girlfriend didn¡¯t like me and made sarcastic remarks. so i taught her a lesson.¡¯ what kind of lesson was that? it was just a hex! gao qiao thought to himself. however, he wasn¡¯t brave enough to voice it aloud. he did not dare to provoke ye yao for fear of being jinxed. huo buyu knew too, that xiang jingtian had indeed helped ye yao at the school gate today. he felt that ye yao had done the right thing in returning the favor, hence he wouldn¡¯t say she was being nosy. it was almost time for the ball, and everyone started dancing. ye yao extended her hand towards huo buyu, who naturally took it. then, the two of them got onto the dance floor. as for gao qiao, he stood beside the two of them and applauded. it looked rather retarded. in gao qiao¡¯s opinion, as long as ye yao was around, he had to protect her, unless she went to the toilet! moreover, as soon as ye yao left, he would stand by huo buyu¡¯s side, because no matter where ye yao went, she would eventually return to huo buyu¡¯s side! it wasn¡¯t too obvious that ye yao was huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend, so no one could tell. however, anyone with eyes could see that gao qiao was fanatical about ye yao! therefore, even though ye yao and huo buyu were dancing on the dance floor, people didn¡¯t perceive that they were a couple! at best, they thought huo buyu was dancing with ye yao to help gao qiao woo her. gao qiao twirled around ye yao and huo buyu, then looked at ye yao with sparkling eyes. ¡°ye yao, you dance quite well. you don¡¯t look like a child from an ordinary family.¡± ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°my grandfather raised me very strictly. i started learning to draw, dance, and play the piano when i was very young. moreover, i used to be considered a wealthy young lady in s city. it¡¯s equivalent to your family¡¯s position in the capital. my family is not that bad, okay?¡± this person simply didn¡¯t know the right things to say at all! if huo buyu weren¡¯t beside her, she would have jinxed him! huo buyu held ye yao¡¯s hand and wrapped his arm around her waist. this was the first time he knew that ye yao was such a good dancer. no matter his pace, she could easily keep up with him. this was the upbringing ingrained in her. huo buyu was very satisfied. of course, it was not surprising that gao qiao was shocked. after all, ye yao was a lively person, causing trouble and jinxing people wherever she went. as a result, in the eyes of huo buyu and gao qiao, she was simply a naughty child who only knew to cause trouble and jinx people. they didn¡¯t associate her with elegance at all. now that ye yao suddenly behaved elegantly, they were not used to it.. Chapter 149 - Chapter 149: Returning to Huo Buyu chapter 149: returning to huo buyu translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios chen qiuqiu¡¯s expression was very ugly. then, she turned around and pretended not to see ye yao and that the wager didn¡¯t happen. there was no way shed kneel down before ye yao! when ye yao saw that chen qiuqiu was obviously not going to keep her end of the bargain, she snorted. ¡°kneel!¡± chen qiuqiu was in a great confusion. she couldn¡¯t understand why a cold and aloof person like huo buyu would give ye yao an autograph and let her hug him. that was impossible! there must be something wrong with her eyes! how could ye yao have seduced huo buyu?! the more chen qiuqiu thought about it, the more frustrated she became. she couldn¡¯t even focus on walking. then, she accidentally twisted her high heels and staggered forward. she fell to her knees and bent her upper body forward in a kowtow position. ye yao clicked her tongue. she had only asked chen qiuqiu to kneel, but the girl knelt down and kowtowed. moreover, after she got up, she fell to her knees again. such a miserable chain reaction proved that she was by no means a good person. therefore, ye yao did not feel any psychological burden jinxing chen qiuqiu. huo buyu looked in ye yao¡¯s direction and saw chen qiuqiu kneeling. he said coldly, ¡°did you lay a curse on her?¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t.¡± ye yao spread her hands. ¡°we had a wager. she said that if i could talk to you and hug you, she¡¯d kneel down before me. she agreed to it herself.¡± huo buyu finally understood. then he asked, ¡°who is she?¡± ¡°xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend,¡± ye yao answered. gao qiao was shocked. ¡°you know xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend?¡± ¡°how would that be possible!¡± ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°when i went to the washroom just then, i saw her pestering xiang jingtian. only then i figured that she was xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend who cheated on him for money. xiang jingtian is too honest. she was pestering him and he didn¡¯t know how to reject her, so i helped him. it was mainly because xiang jingtian helped me at the school gate today that i returned his favor. then, his ex-girlfriend didn¡¯t like me and made sarcastic remarks, so i taught her a lesson.¡± what kind of lesson was that? it was just a hex! gao qiao thought to himself. however, he wasn¡¯t brave enough to voice it aloud. he did not dare to provoke ye yao for fear of being jinxed. huo buyu knew too, that xiang jingtian had indeed helped ye yao at the school gate today. he felt that ye yao had done the right thing in returning the favor, hence he wouldn¡¯t say she was being nosy. it was almost time for the ball, and everyone started dancing. ye yao extended her hand towards huo buyu, who naturally took it. then, the two of them got onto the dance floor. as for gao qiao, he stood beside the two of them and applauded. it looked rather retarded. in gao qiao¡¯s opinion, as long as ye yao was around, he had to protect her, unless she went to the toilet! moreover, as soon as ye yao left, he would stand by huo buyu¡¯s side, because no matter where ye yao went, she would eventually return to huo buyu i s side! it wasn¡¯t too obvious that ye yao was huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend, so no one could tell. however, anyone with eyes could tell that gao qiao was fanatical about ye yao! therefore, even though ye yao and huo buyu were dancing on the dance floor, people didn¡¯t perceive that they were a couple! at best, they thought huo buyu was dancing with ye yao to help gao qiao woo her. gao qiao twirled around ye yao and huo buyu, then looked at ye yao with sparkling eyes. ¡°ye yao, you dance quite well. you don¡¯t look like a child from an ordinary family.¡± ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°my grandfather raised me very strictly. i started learning to draw, dance, and play the piano when i was very young. moreover, i used to be considered a wealthy young lady in s city. it¡¯s equivalent to your family¡¯s position in the capital. my family is not that bad, okay?¡± this person simply didn¡¯t know the right things to say at all! if huo buyu weren¡¯t beside her, she would have jinxed him! huo buyu held ye yao¡¯s hand and wrapped his arm around her waist. he never knew before this that ye yao was such a good dancer. no matter his pace, she could easily keep up with him. this was the upbringing ingrained in her. huo buyu was very satisfied. of course, it was not surprising that gao qiao was shocked. after all, ye yao was a lively person, causing trouble and jinxing people wherever she went. as a result, in the eyes of huo buyu and gao qiao, she was simply a naughty child who only knew to cause trouble and jinx people. they didn¡¯t associate her with elegance at all. now that ye yao suddenly behaved elegantly, they were not used to it.. Chapter 150 - Chapter 150: May I Invite You To Dance? chapter 150: may i invite you to dance? translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios gao qiao hurriedly apologized. ¡°i was wrong, i was wrong. i was blind. don¡¯t blame me, and don¡¯t curse me.¡± the last sentence was what gao qiao was thinking. being jinxed was too scary. he could turn into a dog just by her saying a few words. he didn¡¯t want to turn into a dog, let alone bark in public. after the song ended, huo buyu and ye yao gave each other an elegant ending bow. then, ye yao said to huo buyu, ¡°i¡¯m thirsty. i¡¯ll go get a drink.¡± with that, she turned around and left. initially, gao qiao had wanted to offer to get it for ye yao, but she was swift and decisive, it gave him no chance to ask. in just two minutes, music started to play again in the banquet hall, and people invited new dance partners to the dance floor. gao qiao and huo buyu stood at the side, waiting for ye yao to return. ¡°mr. huo, may i invite you to a dance?¡± a sweet voice sounded. gao qiao¡¯s scalp tightened. instinctively, he wanted to help ye yao protect huo buyu from other women. however, before he could speak, huo buyu answered coldly, ¡°no.¡± his attitude was firm and his tone was cold. he didn¡¯t even glance at the girl. gao qiao clicked his tongue silently and marveled at huo buyu¡¯s strong survival instinct. he felt that huo buyu knew ye yao¡¯s ability and didn¡¯t dare to mess around with other girls. hence, he even rejected the girl¡¯s invitation to dance. of course, at this point gao qiao had naturally ignored the fact that in the past, before huo buyu was in a relationship with ye yao, he would similarly reject women¡¯s invitations to dance, let alone now that he had a girlfriend. gao qiao looked at the girl who had invited huo buyu and suddenly felt that she looked a little familiar. out of habit, he glanced at the girl¡¯s legs. oh, her knees were bruised! to have injured herself to this extent¡­ wasn¡¯t this xiang jingtian¡¯s ex-girlfriend, who had been begging on her knees? gao qiao was stunned. what was wrong with girls nowadays? she was pestering xiang jingtian just then. how did her target become huo buyu? this girl was quite bold! given huo buyu¡¯s status in the capital, to be honest, he was a clean and decent man. he would coldly reject women who threw themselves at him. after a while, everyone knew that he had no special affection for women. huo buyu¡¯s status alone was enough to intimidate. the fact that he had no special love for women made him unapproachable. but now, he was being approached by such a bold woman? chen qiuqiu bit her lip. on her way here, she had been looking at herself in the mirror for a long time. her makeup was beautifully done today, and her temperament was very good. there were also several men who asked for her contact details. moreover, she thought that she was much better-looking than ye yao! there was no reason for huo buyu to be willing to dance with ye yao and not with her! but now, she had been rejected by huo buyu. she felt very embarrassed because huo buyu¡¯s rejection meant that she was inferior to ye yao! no, she didn¡¯t accept it. how could she be inferior to ye yao! chen qiuqiu bore a faint smile. ¡°mr. huo, i¡¯ve admired you for a long time. i just want to dance with you. aren¡¯t you going to do me the honor? huo buyu¡¯s expression was icy. his gaze didn¡¯t linger on chen qiuqiu¡¯s face for a moment. ¡°i won¡¯t do you the honor.¡± gao qiao laughed and said to chen qiuqiu, ¡°miss, huo buyu said he¡¯s unwilling. he probably isn¡¯t in the mood to dance today. you can tell, right?¡± of course chen qiuqiu could tell! every cell in huo buyu¡¯s body was rejecting her! he wasn¡¯t even willing to look at her! initially, chen qiuqiu didn¡¯t dare to have any designs on a big figure like huo buyu, but she witnessed with her own eyes that even a mediocre person like ye yao managed to get huo buyu¡¯s autograph. she even hugged the man and danced with him. chen qiuqiu started to think that everything she had heard about this man may not be true. perhaps he was actually a very gentle person who treated girls with courtesy, otherwise he would have rejected ye yao. but he didn¡¯t¡­ hence chen qiuqiu was able to muster the courage to invite huo buyu for a dance. as long as the man agreed to dance with her, she would do her best to attract his attention and make him fall in love with her. once she became an item with him, that would be the time she took her revenge on xiang jingtian! in the past, xiang jingtian and her were so close and in love, but just because of a mis-step she took, he wouldn¡¯t even give her a chance to turn things around, and even allow ye yao to insult her.. she hated him to the core! Chapter 151 - Chapter 151: Only One Dance chapter 151: only one dance translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios therefore, chen qiuqiu thought that if she could hook up with huo buyu, she¡¯d be able to hold her head high in front of xiang jingtian! ¡°oh my, the atmosphere here is so strange. what¡¯s wrong?¡± ye yao and xiang jingtian walked up together. when chen qiuqiu saw xiang jingtian and ye yao coming over together, her expression changed slightly. after gao qiao saw ye yao, he told her what had happened. ¡°of course it was awkward. this woman invited huo buyu to dance, but he rejected her twice. she was still there, she seemed indignant¡­¡± chen qiuqiu¡¯s expression changed. she looked at xiang jingtian in panic and wanted to explain. ¡°i¡­¡± chen qiuqiu wished she could tear gao qiao¡¯s mouth apart. she didn¡¯t expect gao qiao to spread the word so quickly and tell everyone what she had done! previously, she had thought that huo buyu and gao qiao were gentlemen. even if they rejected her, they wouldn¡¯t publicize it. however, gao qiao didn¡¯t play by the rules at all! ye yao laughed. ¡°i see. that makes sense. huo buyu is so noble and handsome. any woman would be moved by him. i can¡¯t even control my love for him. i couldn¡¯t help but invite huo buyu for a dance. speaking of which, huo buyu, why didn¡¯t you accept miss chen qiuqiu¡¯s invitation? after all, miss chen qiuqiu is quite good-looking.¡± huo buyu glared at ye yao fiercely. why didn¡¯t he dance with chen qiuqiu? wasn¡¯t it because he already had a girlfriend?! why did she ask when she already knew the answer?! however, he knew that ye yao was being playful now, so he could only play along. ¡°because i only want to dance once today.¡± xiang jingtian and gao qiao knew that when huo buyu said that he only wanted to dance once, he meant that he would only dance with ye yao. therefore, it was impossible for chen qiuqiu to get a chance. as for xiang jingtian, he didn¡¯t have much of a reaction to chen qiuqiu¡¯s dance invitation to huo buyu. he and chen qiuqiu were history. whatever she wanted to do and how she wanted to do it, were her own business. as for her ambitious target, he was very surprised that she dared to have designs on huo buyu. xiang jingtian said to huo buyu and gao qiao, ¡°there¡¯s a private room upstairs. the people there are about our age. shall we go up and have some fun together?¡± huo buyu and gao qiao nodded and left with xiang jingtian. the banquet hall was on the first floor, and the second floor was a private space. the seats were all reserved, and they needed the owner¡¯s permission to go up. ye yao naturally followed huo buyu upstairs. chen qiuqiu felt like she was invisible and was ignored by them. however, she was indignant. she gritted her teeth and followed behind them. however, while no one stopped huo buyu, gao qiao, xiang jingtian, and ye yao when they went upstairs, the bodyguard extended his hand to stop chen qiuqiu when it was her turn. ¡°miss, you can¡¯t go up.¡± chen qiuqiu¡¯s face instantly turned the color of a pig¡¯s liver. all the humiliation and unhappiness she had experienced this evening erupted at this point. ¡°why is she allowed to go up, but not me!¡± she pointed directly at ye yao, and her tone was filled with hatred. why could ye yao enter but she couldn¡¯t? how was she inferior to ye yao! ye yao, huo buyu, and gao qiao didn¡¯t turn around. only xiang jingtian turned around and glanced at chen qiuqiu with unfamiliarity and pity in his eyes. when chen qiuqiu saw xiang jingtian turn around, a look of joy appeared on her face. ¡°jingtian¡­¡± xiang jingtian sighed, shook his head, and turned to go upstairs. chen qiuqiu¡¯s face instantly turned ashen. at this moment, she finally understood that she was nothing in the eyes of these members of the upper-class society. just as she was feeling indignant, someone patted her shoulder. then, qin jiao¡¯s arrogant and domineering voice said to the bodyguard, ¡°this is my friend. i¡¯ll bring her upstairs.¡± the bodyguard hesitated for a moment and then made way for qin jiao. the qin family held a high status in the capital, and the young masters and young ladies who were well-known had the right to bring people upstairs. since qin jiao had spoken, he couldn¡¯t stop her. qin jiao naturally held chen qiuqiu¡¯s hand. ¡°let¡¯s go. i¡¯ll take you upstairs.¡± chen qiuqiu was instantly grateful to qin jiao. this was the greatest kindness she had encountered tonight! ¡°senior sister¡­¡± chen qiuqiu looked at qin jiao gratefully. actually, after knowing that xiang jingtian was the future heir of the xiang family, she was angry with qin jiao for a moment. it was because qin jiao had brought her to see the prosperous upper-class society that she started to become materialistic and ran off with a rich old man. if she had persisted for another month, all the wealth and glory would have been hers. however, at this point, after qin jiao resolved her embarrassment, her resentment towards qin jiao vanished.. Chapter 152 - Chapter 152: Exposing Her True Colors chapter 152: exposing her true colors translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios qin jiao comforted chen qiuqiu. ¡°it¡¯s fine. don¡¯t mind them. some people are just despicable people.¡± the despicable person she was talking about was obviously ye yao. after what happened last time, qin jiao had suffered a great blow. yang ya was pregnant and her status in the family was comparable to a giant panda. at this point, qin jiao was walking on thin ice and did not dare to act rashly. it would be fine if yang ya were to produce a girl, but if she were to bear a male child, the problem would be even more serious. therefore, qin jiao did not dare to cause too much trouble recently, but she was unwilling to let ye yao off just like that. hence, when she saw chen qiuqiu, it was as if she had seen a gun, a weapon that she could use. chen qiuqiu was also aware of what was going on between qin jiao and ye yao. she said to qin jiao, ¡°senior, ye yao is too much. also, why did that bodyguard let ye yao in and not let me in? how am i inferior to ye yao?¡± qin jiao explained patiently, ¡°ye yao has a good relationship with gao qiao. people like us have access to the second floor, but we can all bring our friends. ye yao must have been invited by gao qiao to go up.¡± after saying that, she looked at chen qiuqiu meaningfully. what she was implying was that chen qiuqiu was unaccompanied. only then did chen qiuqiu understand that there was such a rule in high society. she said angrily, ¡°senior, i heard that you and huo buyu are dating. did you see that? today, ye yao had shamelessly invited huo buyu to dance, and huo buyu even agreed. why was that so?! with huo buyu¡¯s status, why did he dance with ye yao? isn¡¯t this lowering his status?¡± qin jiao sneered. of course, the reason why huo buyu would dance with ye yao was because ye yao was his girlfriend! she looked at chen qiuqiu with disdain. not only had she seen huo buyu dancing with ye yao, she had also seen chen qiuqiu shamelessly going up to huo buyu and inviting him to a dance. she had no idea where the girl got her courage from, but qin jiao also realized that not many people knew about huo buyu¡¯s relationship with ye yao. this was because huo buyu hadn¡¯t announced ye yao¡¯s identity publicly. qin jiao understood this very well. after all, there was a big shot in huo buyu¡¯s family. huo buyu wasn¡¯t free to love just anyone he pleased, so he didn¡¯t dare to announce ye yao¡¯s identity. in fact, he was just fooling around with ye yao. qin jiao explained to chen qiuqiu, ¡°that¡¯s because gao qiao has a good relationship with huo buyu. gao qiao has a good relationship with ye yao too, so huo buyu didn¡¯t wish to embarrass gao qiao. after all, they grew up together. look at huo buyu. did he treat ye yao nicely?¡± qin jiao naturally wouldn¡¯t tell chen qiuqiu about the relationship between huo buyu and ye yao. otherwise, chen qiuqiu wouldn¡¯t dare to deal with ye yao. chen qiuqiu was also carefully considering qin jiao¡¯s words. it seemed that when ye yao asked huo buyu why he was only willing to dance with her, huo buyu glared at ye yao fiercely. didn¡¯t this mean that huo buyu hated ye yao very much? but he couldn¡¯t flare up because of gao qiao? chen qiuqiu instantly understood. ¡°i see. but what¡¯s wrong with gao qiao? with his status, he can have any woman he wants. why does he keep pestering ye yao? he even asked huo buyu to dance with ye yao to please her. why is he doing this?¡± qin jiao laughed. ¡°ye yao is very smart in this way. gao qiao¡¯s interest in a woman is always short-lived. if you let him win you over too soon, you¡¯ll be a novelty to him for two to three days at most. therefore, ye yao has been playing hard-to-get with gao qiao, so that she remains unattainable to him. so he¡¯ll keep pestering her. otherwise, with ye yao¡¯s status, what right do you think she has to appear here?¡± qin jiao said meaningfully to chen qiuqiu, ¡°ye yao¡¯s scheming is not something you can imagine. so if you meet her in the future, stay away, understand?¡± ¡°pfft!¡± chen qiuqiu spat inelegantly. ¡°i¡¯m going to expose ye yao¡¯s true colors!¡± ye yao followed huo buyu and gao qiao to the second floor. there were many games and facilities on the second floor, for instance billiards, bowling, and all kinds of facilities, including mahjong tables. there were about 20 to 30 people on the second floor. they were gathered together and chatting. the scene was quite an eye-opener. after all, they were all good looking young talents. ye yao followed huo buyu and gao qiao. as soon as they entered, xu zhicheng walked over and said to gao qiao, ¡°come, come, come. we¡¯re missing one player for mahjong. come and make up the numbers.¡± playing mahjong was one of these people¡¯s pastimes, and gao qiao¡¯s favorite game.. Chapter 153 - Chapter 153: Everyone Enter The Cave! chapter 153: everyone enter the cave! translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios hence, when xu zhicheng invited him, gao qiao rolled up his sleeves and simply said, ¡°let¡¯s go!¡± at this point, he could not even care about ye yao, who was beside him, because ye yao was around every day. as long as he took the effort to wait around, he would be able to meet ye yao. however, it was rare for so many good friends to gather together. even if they managed to get together once or twice a month, that would already be quite an achievement. so gao qiao happily ran off to play mahjong. xiang jingtian also had fun with the others and chatted with them. huo buyu brought ye yao to the billiards table and asked with a smile, ¡°how about a game? in fact, ye yao had never played billiards, but she had seen others play it. hence, at huo buyu¡¯s invitation, she narrowed her eyes. ¡°sure! come on!¡± huo buyu smiled and handed ye yao a cue stick. he pointed at the table and said like a real gentleman, ¡°you first.¡± ye yao raised her eyebrows. ¡°don¡¯t regret it.¡± if he were to let her go first, huo buyu wouldn¡¯t have a chance to have his turn. ye yao posed and said to huo buyu, ¡°i don¡¯t know the rules very well. let¡¯s see who scores more goals. whoever scores more goals will win, how about that?¡± huo buyu nodded. ¡°no problem.¡± ye yao added, ¡°since we¡¯re going to play, let¡¯s make a bet. how about that?¡± huo buyu asked, ¡°what sort of bet?¡± ye yao said outrightly, ¡°not too much. 30 yuan per ball!¡± huo buyu chuckled. ¡°you already don¡¯t have any pocket money for next year. are you ready to lose all your pocket money for the next two years? ye yao looked up arrogantly. ¡°that¡¯s hard to say. i might even win back all my pocket money for this year!¡¯ huo buyu¡¯s interest was piqued. was is possible that ye yao was an expert in billiards? he wanted to see it for himself, so he made a gesture for ye yao to kick-start the game. ye yao smiled sneakily and got into position. then, as she drew back the cue and hit the ball, she said, ¡°all balls, enter the pockets!¡± huo buyu was speechless! ye yao did not use much strength in this shot. those balls rolled on the table at a speed as slow as a snail¡¯s, but at such an amazing speed, one ball, two balls, three balls¡­ it took a full three minutes for all the balls to crawl into the pockets. ye yao laughed out loud. ¡°come, come, come. there are a total of 15 balls. each ball costs 30 yuan. a total of 450 yuan. let¡¯s play another round. at this speed, as long as i play ten more strokes, i can earn 4500 yuan!¡± ye yao was in a daze, and huo buyu¡¯s expression was rather ugly. he had thought that ye yao had some skills, but it turned out that she could only cheat! she was using her jinxing ability! ye yao watched all the billiards balls enter the pockets and danced happily. then, she excitedly went over to set the balls up again. ¡°i intend to earn all my pocket money back today!¡± then, she fired her second stroke. ¡°all balls, enter the pockets!¡± it was ye yao¡¯s first attempt at billiards, so her shot lacked force. it was not enough to break the triangular formation of balls, hence the balls rolled apart slowly. then, they entered the pockets randomly, one after another. it was like forcing a duck onto a perch as the balls slowly crawled into the pockets. huo buyu¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°ye yao!¡± ye yao placed her hands on her hips. ¡°what? are you trying to go back on your word?!¡± huo buyu retorted with a gloomy expression, ¡°you¡¯re the one who¡¯s cheating!¡¯ ¡°i didn¡¯t!¡± ye yao straightened her back. ¡°we agreed to compete to see who pockets more balls. we didn¡¯t state any other conditions, so it¡¯s an honest win. you can¡¯t deny it! if you do, you¡¯d have lost all credibility with me!¡± huo buyu should have known it! since ye yao dared to bet her pocket money, it must not be all that simple! but he was actually completely unguarded when dealing with her! he didn¡¯t expect her to use the verbal virtuosity technique against him at all. it was a mistake! it was too much of a mistake! huo buyu looked at ye yao, livid. ¡°whatever!¡± ye yao knew that huo buyu was angry, but so what? not like he could swallow her alive? besides, she could now openly earn some pocket money. she wouldn¡¯t let go of such a good opportunity! therefore, ye yao continued to fill the rack with a smile and then said, ¡°all balls, enter the pockets!¡± this happened five to six times, even seven or eight times. the balls were shot into the pockets one following another. the surrounding people paid attention to this and observed ye yao¡¯s skills in astonishment. although ye yao¡¯s playing style was not at all orderly or logical, it was very impressive to be able to pocket all the balls in one go! most importantly, all the balls were pocketed seven or eight times in a row.. it was too strange! Chapter 154 - Chapter 154: Come to Battle chapter 154: come to battle translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the onlookers were dumbfounded. however, ye yao knew her limits. after winning 4,500 yuan, she looked at the onlookers and waved her hand. then she grinned at huo buyu and even sighed pretentiously. ¡°it¡¯s lonely at the top. no one can be my match.¡± huo buyu rolled his eyes in anger. there were so many people here and ye yao was using her verbal virtuosity technique so openly, without worrying that someone might find it fishy? however, he was also observing the people around him and realized that they were all clapping and surprised. they seemed to think that ye yao was so capable and did not question other possibilities. for the first time, he felt that he was worrying for nothing. every day, he was worried that ye yao would spout nonsense, afraid that others would realize her ability, afraid that she¡¯d be taken away as an experiment subject. but the fact was that no one around her suspected her at all. even qin jiao, who was watching everything that happened, did not question it. she only felt that ye yao was very strange. perhaps she had done something to the balls, such as placing a magnet in it and deliberately showing off in front of so many people. as for other possibilities, such as verbal virtuosity, it was simply beyond her imagination. ye yao walked to huo buyu¡¯s side and whispered, ¡°remember to transfer the money to me.¡± at this point, gao qiao wailed, ¡°ye yao! heroine ye! come and save me! i¡¯ve lost so much that i¡¯m almost down to my underwear! boohoo!¡± gao qiao rushed out of the crowd and clung on to ye yao¡¯s thigh, crying miserably. he liked to play mahjong because he always had luck. he often defeated the others to the extent that they¡¯d be in tears. however, for some reason today, he was extremely out of luck. he had not won a single game! in the end, gao qiao lost so badly that he had no dignity left in him. she could only ask ye yao for help! xu zhicheng also walked over, looking radiant. it was obvious that lady luck was shining upon him. he looked at the disheveled gao qiao with a smile and said, ¡®gao qiao, it¡¯s not good for you to be like this. usually, whenever luck is in your favor, i don¡¯t run away halfway through just because i¡¯ve been losing. we haven¡¯t even warmed up, why are you running away? hurry up and get on with it. it¡¯s rare that luck is on my side. you can¡¯t stand me up halfway.¡± gao qiao was usually a despicable person. when he was making money, he¡¯d brag about it. now, the tables had finally turned! of course, xu zhicheng would not let go of a good opportunity to take advantage of gao qiao! gao qiao clung tightly to ye yao¡¯s thigh and refused to let go. he shouted at xu zhicheng, ¡°let me tell you, xu zhicheng, don¡¯t be smug. my boss, ye yao, is here. you have to admit defeat when it comes to her luck and skills! i was taught by her. if she takes over, i guarantee that you won¡¯t have a chance of winning!¡± xu zhichengs luck today was extremely good, and he was unhappy when he heard gao qiao¡¯s words. ¡°i don¡¯t believe it. with my luck today, let me tell you, i can defeat anyone!¡± at this moment, xu zhicheng finally understood that one would naturally be smug and want to brag when one¡¯s luck was good! he couldn¡¯t control himself! as for ye yao, what she hated the most was others showing off in her face. she waved her hand. ¡°come on! let¡¯s have a challenge!¡¯ huo buyu had no intention of stopping her. he wanted to see the reactions of the people around him and know if he was worrying unnecessarily. ¡°boss, please take a seat!¡± gao qiao pulled out a chair for ye yao and massaged her shoulders obsequiously. his attitude was extremely flattering. this was because everyone had been watching ye yao play billiards just then. now that she was going to play mahjong, a group of people followed her to watch. xu zhicheng sat opposite ye yao and smiled at her. ¡®gao qiao was sitting in your seat earlier on and had really tough luck. what do you think? would you like to change seats with me?¡± ¡°that¡¯s not necessary,¡± ye yao said indifferently. ¡°i don¡¯t rely on my seat to play mahjong. i rely on myself.¡± xu zhicheng smiled. ye yao¡¯s tone was too arrogant. moreover, xu zhicheng had already forgotten ye yao. the last time gao qiao brought ye yao to a nightclub, huo buyu had asked the man for her, and gao qiao had given her to him. he hadn¡¯t taken this matter to heart and had forgotten about it after that. moreover, he had only met ye yao once before, so it was not surprising that he didn¡¯t remember her. but this time, xu zhicheng wasn¡¯t going to forget her in a hurry. after all, her tone was unbearably arrogant! xu zhicheng started to roll the dice and said to ye yao, ¡°since you don¡¯t wish to change seats, don¡¯t cry if your luck isn¡¯t good later.¡± ye yao didn¡¯t think much of it. ¡°gao qiao¡¯s luck isn¡¯t good, but mine is. moreover, you¡¯ll definitely lose the first game.¡± gao qiao immediately gave ye yao a thumbs up.. ¡°boss is awesome!¡± Chapter 155 - Chapter 155: Who’s Lucky? chapter 155: who¡¯s lucky? translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the surrounding people clicked their tongues silently at gao qiao¡¯s lackey attitude and they started making guesses at ye yao¡¯s identity. the game began. ye yao slowly picked up the tiles. actually, she was not very familiar with mahjong. ¡°3 sticks.¡± xu zhicheng threw down a tile and said to ye yao provocatively, ¡°didn¡¯t you say that you¡¯d win on a tile thrown out by me? here, is this your winning tile?¡± just as xu zhicheng was about to pick up a new tile, ye yao suddenly said, ¡°wait. ¡± xu zhicheng chuckled. ¡°what is it? don¡¯t tell me this is your winning tile?¡± ye yao frowned, then laughed out loud. ¡°yes, i indeed!¡± as she spoke, she revealed her hand. not only did she win, but she won big! gao qiao sucked in a breath of cold air. ¡°you¡¯re indeed the boss! it¡¯s a huge win! awesome! hahaha, you¡¯ve won back all the money i¡¯ve lost tonight in a single game!¡± everyone around the table was dumbfounded by ye yao¡¯s hand. even the onlookers were dumbfounded. in mahjong, this sort of hand was rare! heavens! her luck was too good! ¡°wait a minute¡­¡± xu zhicheng couldn¡¯t believe it. he stared at ye yao¡¯s tiles for a long time and finally confirmed that it was a huge win. his expression instantly turned ugly. gao qiao danced around in joy. ¡°let me tell you, you¡¯d better believe it. ye yao has nothing but good luck! her luck is so good that you¡¯ll doubt your own existence!¡± gao qiao even sometimes wondered if ye yao had used her jinxing ability to snag huo buyu. otherwise, how could she have become huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend? gao qiao was thoroughly convinced. he had always felt that huo buyu¡¯s feelings for her were unexplainable. hence yao must have used her special ability. xu zhicheng pursed his lips. ye yao¡¯s tiles were clearly laid out, so it was useless no matter how much he questioned it. ¡°another game!¡± xu zhicheng pushed the tiles away. ¡°the first round doesn¡¯t count. i won¡¯t let you win the next round.¡± ye yao smiled. ¡°is that so? then i think you¡¯d be able to give me another winning tile for this one.¡± they began to shuffle the tiles. as it was an entertainment game, the mahjong tiles were set up by themselves. this time, after collecting their tiles and playing one round, xu zhicheng collected a new tile and laughed when he looked at it. ¡°to think this tile would come to me. just watch. i¡¯ll definitely win this game!¡± ye yao smiled at xu zhicheng. ¡°is that so? i think you¡¯re about to throw down my winning tile.¡± ¡°i don¡¯t believe that!¡± xu zhicheng threw down a tile. ¡°9 wan!¡± ¡°i won!¡± ye yao was overjoyed. ¡°9 wan indeed!¡± xu zhicheng was incredulous. ¡°you won again?!¡± ye yao shrugged. ¡°that¡¯s right. not like i have a choice. i was lucky.¡± ¡°another game! another game! i don¡¯t believe it.¡± xu zhicheng had seriously come up against ye yao this time. gao qiao was grinning from ear to ear. he had to let ye yao teach xu zhicheng a lesson. otherwise, the man had no idea what true luck was! after that, ye yao kept winning from the tile thrown down by xu zhicheng. gradually, xu zhicheng¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat. gao qiao noted that ye yao repeatedly remarked that she¡¯d get her winning tiles from xu zhicheng, and realized that ye yao did not know how to play mahjong. hence, he reminded the girl appropriately, ¡°in a mahjong game, your winnings double, and you also get money from all the other players, if you drew the winning tile yourself.¡± ye yao glared at gao qiao. ¡°why didn¡¯t you say so earlier! then from now on, i won¡¯t get my winning tiles from others. i¡¯ll just draw them myself!¡± when xu zhicheng heard this, he said angrily, ¡°you think you can draw the winning tile just because you say so!¡¯ ye yao replied, ¡°just watch me. see if i¡¯ll be able to draw my winning tile.¡± a new round began. after collecting their tiles, xu zhicheng threw out a tile. ¡°six wan!¡± the next two people also threw down a 6 wan each. it was ye yao¡¯s turn to draw a tile. she laughed and revealed her hand. ¡°here it is. 6 wan. self-drawn winning tile!¡± the three people at the table looked at each other. xu zhicheng immediately exploded. ¡°you can¡¯t do this. you didn¡¯t take the winning tile when we threw down the 6 wan, but took the one drawn by yourself. this doesn¡¯t count!¡± gao qiao couldn¡¯t take it anymore. ¡°how is it not counted? there¡¯s no rule that you must take a winning tile thrown down by someone else. hurry up and pay up!¡± it didn¡¯t take long for ye yao to win a lot of money. of course, the money she won added up to only a few hundred yuan. although these people were all rich second-generation heirs, the stakes they played were very small. one or two yuan for each game. it was considered significant if they even won or lost about 100 yuan a night. to them, playing mahjong was just to pass time, not to gamble. therefore, no matter how lucky ye yao was, she only won just over 100 yuan. of course, she also won back the money that gao qiao had lost previously.. Chapter 156 - Chapter 156: I Make Him Angry Every Day chapter 156: i make him angry every day translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the onlookers were amazed as well at ye yao¡¯s unbelievably good luck. since she took her seat, she was almost the only one who had been winning. mahjong is about the cards one has on hand. when lady luck visits, one will win no matter what. previously, it was xu zhicheng who was dealt a good hand repeatedly, and now it was ye yao. the three other players at the table were so completely defeated by ye yao and they were on the verge of tears. however, ye yao knew where to draw the line, so she stood up and said to gao qiao, ¡°take over from me. i¡¯m done playing. i have to go home early.¡± gao qiao also felt that this was enough. besides, huo buyu was next to him and kept looking at him with a sinister gaze, it was making him nervous! ye yao stood up and went to the side to look for water to quench her thirst. the impression the people here had of ye yao was that she was lucky. her luck today was also very good, and she was very skilled at playing billiards. after gao qiao played for a while, xu zhicheng¡¯s luck returned. the others started to win games, but gao qiao was as unlucky as before. xu zhicheng started to show off again. it was only when gao qiao lost half of ye yao¡¯s winnings again that he showed his hand and gave up. he went up to ye yao and said, ¡°it¡¯s over. i won the money. let¡¯s go. i¡¯ll treat you and huo buyu to a meal!¡± ye yao nodded. ¡°sure, we were waiting for you.¡± hence, she left with the two men. the three of them were like an iron triangle. after ye yao had finished playing mahjong earlier on, she had gone to sit by the side to play with her phone. although huo buyu was not right next to her, he wasn¡¯t too far from her, but they didn¡¯t look like they were together. ye yao felt that she had been in the limelight too much tonight, and huo buyu must be unhappy, so she didn¡¯t dare to provoke the man. actually, huo buyu had been contemplating and wasn¡¯t really paying attention to ye yao. after getting into the car, huo buyu drove while ye yao sat in the front passenger seat. gao qiao, who was sitting in the back, felt that the atmosphere between the couple wasn¡¯t quite right, so he asked ye yao softly, ¡°did you make huo buyu angry again? ¡°when have i not made him angry?¡± ye yao rolled her eyes. ¡°maybe i¡¯ve been in the limelight too much today and he¡¯s getting angry again.¡± gao qiao didn¡¯t know about the billiards incident and thought that it was only about the mahjong incident. he immediately felt a little guilty. ¡°huo buyu won¡¯t hit you, right?¡± ye yao said, ¡°don¡¯t worry, he can¡¯t bear to.¡± huo buyu wanted to roll his eyes. don¡¯t these two people know how to talk behind his back? also, ye yao had said that he ¡°couldn¡¯t bear to¡± hit her. although that was true, she was embarrassing him by saying this! huo buyu asked, ¡°what are we going to eat?¡± ye yao suggested, ¡°it¡¯s late night. let¡¯s go eat barbecue. i know of a barbecue shop just down the road, around the corner on the left.¡± huo buyu asked gao qiao, ¡°what about you? do you feel like having barbecue?¡± gao qiao said, ¡°i¡¯ll go with whatever ye yao wants!¡± huo buyu pursed his lips. ¡°you¡¯ll have no bright future.¡± unexpectedly, gao qiao shot back, ¡°can one eat a bright future like barbecue meat?¡± gao qiao¡¯s reply made huo buyu instantly want to throw gao qiao out of the car. such a good-for-nothing and so arrogant. so uniquely gao qiao! soon, they arrived at the barbecue shop. ye yao volunteered, ¡°1 know what¡¯s delicious. take a seat. i¡¯ll order!¡± gao qiao instinctively wanted to follow her, but huo buyu held him back. gao qiao felt a chill down her spine it¡¯s over, it¡¯s over. there will be scores to settle later! gao qiao immediately raised his hands. ¡°huo buyu, i know i was wrong. i know you don¡¯t like ye yao being in the limelight. i couldn¡¯t hold it in today. it¡¯s my fault. i promise you that i¡¯ll keep ye yao hidden in the future and not let anyone see her.¡± when huo buyu saw gao qiao¡¯s cowardly look) he was in a daze for a moment. he looked¡­ like ye yao! it seemed that ever since gao qiao started hanging out with ye yao, he had learned all the tricks that ye yao used to fool others! huo buyu said coldly, ¡°i¡¯m not going to settle the score with you today. i¡¯ve got something else to ask you.¡± gao qiao¡¯s voice trembled. ¡± what else is there?¡± huo buyu continued, ¡°back then, how did you sense that there was something different about ye yao and know that she had an ability in the verbal virtuosity technique? gao qiao blurted out almost immediately, ¡°for goodness¡¯ sake, how would i know that ye yao was skilled in the verbal virtuosity technique? i¡¯m not a god and i don¡¯t know how to read minds. although i encountered a few strange things when i was with her, i didn¡¯t think in a fantasy-like way at all, okay? it¡¯s mainly because of you. you kept ye yao from talking and acted so mysteriously, as if you wanted to hide her. you were so careful and i felt that ye yao must have a secret.. after observing her a few times, i realized!¡± Chapter 157 - Chapter 157: No Need To Be So Worried chapter 157: no need to be so worried translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios just like tonight, in the eyes of others, everything ye yao did was just luck. apart from that, no one would think about the verbal virtuosity technique. after all, what was the big deal about playing mahjong? how could it be related to magic? after hearing gao qiao¡¯s words, huo buyu¡¯s expression instantly turned ugly. so, if he hadn¡¯t been so suspicious and made a fuss, gao qiao wouldn¡¯t have discovered ye yao¡¯s ability? gao qiao seemed to have seen through huo buyu¡¯s thoughts. he patted huo buyu¡¯s shoulder and said solemnly, ¡°huo buyu, i know that you¡¯re taking care of ye yao for her own good, but to be honest, based on my understanding of ye yao during this period of time, she¡¯s not a bad person by nature, and she won¡¯t use her ability recklessly. besides, she must have obtained this ability not long ago. she¡¯s just curious and wants to put her skill to the test. it¡¯s really not strange for her to lay a few curses occasionally.¡± like the last time, ye yao casually said that gao qiao¡¯s shop would close down, and that indeed happened. he didn¡¯t blame ye yao at all, because sometimes, people would simply speak before they think. moreover, the end effect of ye yao¡¯s words was not consistent. she wasn¡¯t even sure what the end result would be. huo buyu had always been worried that if ye yao¡¯s ability was discovered by others, someone would harm her or she would face all kinds of dangers in her future life. he admitted that he truly cared about ye yao. sometimes, he would even lose sleep over it! however, he had never expected that being so careful would only serve to attract more attention to ye yao, harming her instead! as an outsider, gao qiao saw things much more clearly than huo buyu. he said, ¡°actually, there¡¯s no need to be so worried. if you continually restrain ye yao, she will only get more confused about whether she should exercise her ability. most of the time, she uses her skill to protect herself. i can tell that the two of you care a lot about each other, but you don¡¯t know how to get along and in the process create tension.¡± gao qiao felt that it was only ye yao who had a big enough heart. had it been any other young lady, huo buyu would have become history, being such a meddlesome boyfriend! ye yao was a good person. even though she was someone who valued and enjoyed having freedom, she accommodated huo buyu¡¯s stubbornness and domineering personality. she was even willing to be controlled by huo buyu. if this wasn¡¯t true love, what was? huo buyu contemplated gao qiao¡¯s words and felt that gao qiao was right. but he also felt that it was right for him to keep watch over ye yao. of course, the prerequisite was that he didn¡¯t have to be so nervous and feel as if he was walking on thin ice. he had observed everyone tonight. from their expressions, he saw that they had no suspicions about ye yao. as long as huo buyu saw that, he understood. this was the era of technology and people no longer believed in supernatural powers, so no one suspected ye yao of having a supernatural ability. there was no need for him to be so uptight. at this thought, huo buyu had clarity for himself. he smiled at gao qiao. ¡°alright, let¡¯s go and eat.¡± for a barbecue meal, it was naturally more interesting to eat by the roadside. ye yao ordered a lot of delicious food and two bottles of wine. huo buyu reminded them, ¡°we have to drive later. let¡¯s not drink today.¡± gao qiao immediately retorted, ¡°you just said that you didn¡¯t want to drive. this is a rare opportunity. let¡¯s have a drink together and call for a valet later.¡± ye yao poured a glass of wine for herself and one for huo buyu. as for gao qiao, she gave him a bottle. ¡°come, come, come. try it. these mutton skewers are delicious!¡± gao qiao and huo buyu had never eaten at roadside stalls. gao qiao would normally go to bars. as for huo buyu, he was a very disciplined person. he would even keep an eye on ye yao¡¯s meals and take the initiative to make sure they are nutritionally balanced. barbecue meals were not for him. however, now that huo buyu wanted to change the way he managed ye yao, he went along with ye yao¡¯s wishes and called a valet. the three of them ate and drank together. the atmosphere was lively and happy. gao qiao accidentally drank too much. ye yao could hold her liquor well, but she felt that this was a good opportunity to act silly. hence, as soon as she got home, she smiled foolishly at huo buyu. but of course, she was good-looking and looked silly on the sofa. it was too adorable. huo buyu couldn¡¯t help reaching out to hold ye yao¡¯s face.. he kissed it and said, ¡°little cutie, did you drink too much?¡± Chapter 158 - Chapter 158: Transfer the Money to Me chapter 158: transfer the money to me translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ¡°no¡­¡± ye yao shook her head gently. ¡°huo buyu¡­¡± her voice was coquettish, and it immediately melted huo buyu. a certain part of his body immediately reacted. huo buyu sat down beside ye yao and caressed her face with his large hand. his deep and dark eyes lit up. ye yao¡¯s shallow breath brushed against his face. ¡°huo buyu¡­ i¡¯d like you to¡­¡± huo buyu had a doting smile on his face. ¡°i¡¯ll do whatever you want.¡± ye yao¡¯s eyes lit up and she said, ¡°i¡¯d like you to transfer the money you lost to me today!¡± the topic changed so suddenly that huo buyu couldn¡¯t react for a moment. when he did, his expression darkened! he was so angry that he pushed ye yao away. the rather good atmosphere was immediately ruined by her words! ye yao rolled around on the sofa before rolling back. she circled her arms around huo buyu¡¯s thigh and continued to act cute. ¡°you¡¯re not allowed to go back on your word. it wasn¡¯t easy for me to win all that money. i¡¯ve been so miserable recently. i don¡¯t have a single cent. i¡¯m impoverished. you have to give me some pocket money.¡± how could one live without money! huo buyu was too ruthless and had confiscated all of ye yao¡¯s bank cards. she had been donating to the red cross society and 100,000 yuan would be deducted from her every month. she wanted to use this to gain sympathy points with huo buyu, but when huo buyu found out, he instead increased her donation to 1 million yuan without her having to pay! when ye yao started acting like this, huo buyu tried to shake her off. however, a money-hungry ye yao was tougher to deal with than a sticky plaster. shake her off? dream on! seeing that he couldn¡¯t shake her off, huo buyu looked at ye yao and sneered. ¡°it wasn¡¯t easy for you to win all that money, you said? you merely moved your ye yao didn¡¯t deny what huo buyu said. she pouted. ¡°but even so, i won it. you can¡¯t deny it. if you do, i won¡¯t believe anything you say in the future. you evil person! hmph!¡± huo buyu was determined. ¡°so be it. i¡¯m not giving it to you.¡± ye yao shouted angrily, ¡°if you don¡¯t give me the money i won, gao qiao will vomit and have diarrhea all night. he¡¯ll have no peace!¡± huo buyu was speechless. at this point, ye yao¡¯s phone rang. it was gao qiao. ye yao picked up the call. gao qiao said in a daze, ¡°ye yao¡­ i threw up¡­ my stomach hurts¡­ call an ambulance¡­ please call an ambulance for me¡­ ye yao shut her eyes. gao qiao was too pitiful! she hung up the phone and looked at huo buyu eagerly. huo buyu¡¯s face was ashen. in the end, he took out his phone and transferred the money to ye yao. ye yao was overjoyed when she received the money. she immediately jumped up and wanted to kiss huo buyu on the cheek. however, huo buyu slapped her away and went upstairs angrily. ye yao shouted from behind, ¡°don¡¯t be angry! you¡¯ve already paid up. gao qiao will definitely be fine!¡± it was also because huo buyu had paid that ye yao decided that she should go upstairs and coax him. ye yao knocked on the door. ¡°huo buyu, open the door!¡± there was no response. ye yao continued, ¡°huo buyu, i¡¯m here to coax you.¡± huo buyu sneered. this scene was familiar! indeed, in the next second. ¡°the door¡­¡± ye yao started. huo buyu said, ¡°the door isn¡¯t locked. if you dare to bring down the door, i¡¯ll throw you out!¡± ye yao rubbed her nose. fortunately, huo buyu had said it in time. otherwise, she would have brought the door down and there would be another bloodbath for sure. ye yao pushed open the door and saw huo buyu lying on the bed with his butt facing her. at this point, she should have gone over carefully to coax him. however, when she saw huo buyu like this, she felt an inexplicable urge to laugh. hence, she rushed forward and hugged huo buyu from the back. she said sweetly, ¡°huo buyu!¡¯ the man ignored her. a sentence suddenly appeared in ye yao¡¯s mind: the angry little cutie is even cuter! she hugged huo buyu and refused to let go. ¡°alright, alright. don¡¯t be angry. i know i was wrong.¡± huo buyu asked in a low voice, ¡°tell me what you did wrong.¡± ye yao said, ¡°i shouldn¡¯t have cursed gao qiao. he¡¯s innocent.¡± ¡°you dare say that.¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression was very ugly. ¡°gao qiao treated you so well. did he provoke you? why did you treat him like this? it was the same at the banquet previously. why did you curse gao qiao?¡± ye yao pursed her lips. ¡°i didn¡¯t want to either. if i were able to curse you without suffering a backlash, i¡¯d have cursed you. the reason why i chose gao qiao was because it would take effect quickly. you witnessed it yourself. when something happens to gao qiao, he¡¯d call me first thing. he asked me to call for an ambulance for him, but he wouldn¡¯t call for an ambulance himself. how effective is that! moreover, when i curse gao qiao, i get a response from you..¡± Chapter 159 - Chapter 159: Non chapter 159: non-stop kisses translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the only link between ye yao and huo buyu¡¯s world was gao qiao. hence, she could only victimize the pitiful gao qiao. huo buyu immediately sat up from the bed with an angry expression. ¡°and you think this is right? why don¡¯t you have the attitude of admitting your mistake at all? you said that you wanted to coax me, but i think you¡¯re here to anger me!¡± ¡°no, no.¡± ye yao quickly hugged his waist and rubbed against it. ¡°i¡¯m just answering you honestly. i¡¯m really here to coax you. i really know my mistake. huo buyu, i promise i won¡¯t do this again. don¡¯t be angry anymore, okay? come, let me kiss you. you won¡¯t be angry anymore after a kiss.¡± having said that, ye yao couldn¡¯t help muttering, ¡°besides, this was your fault in the first place¡­ losing and not taking responsibility for it.¡± if huo buyu had given her the money earlier, gao qiao wouldn¡¯t have suffered such an undeserved calamity. huo buyu would have been easy to coax as long as ye yao said a few nice words. however, when he heard what ye yao said later, he simply ignored her and lay on the bed, unresponsive. he didn¡¯t want to pay attention to her. moreover, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. sooner or later, he would be angered to death by ye yao! huo buyu made up his mind. no matter what ye yao said, he ignored her. eventually, the girl had no choice but to stop coaxing him! she took her pajamas to the bathroom, had a shower and then went to bed! at this point, huo buyu turned over and pressed himself on top of her. then, he kissed her. ye yao turned away angrily. ¡°what are you doing? weren¡¯t you angry? weren¡¯t you ignoring me? in the end, huo buyu sealed ye yao¡¯s mouth with his. the next morning, ye yao woke up to a sore back. she silently chided huo buyu. what happened to being angry?! how could he do that while angry?! that was too much! she was determined to ignore him today! ye yao turned on her phone to look at the time, only to see a message from jiang jie. she quickly got up and tidied herself up before going downstairs. forgetting that she was still angry with huo buyu, she shared with him excitedly, ¡°jiang jie is going to sign the contract with your sisters company at 7pm! i¡¯ll go cheer for her. i¡¯m sure you¡¯re allowing me to do that, right?¡± huo buyu pinched ye yao¡¯s nose dotingly. ¡°have breakfast first. after you¡¯re done, you can decide on your own schedule today.¡± even if huo buyu was angry with ye yao, it was only for a short time. moreover, they had been intimate last night. ye yao kissed huo buyu on the cheek. after breakfast, huo buyu sent ye yao to class. when they arrived, xiang jingtian walked over and tossed ye yao her bag. ¡°you left your backpack at gao qiao¡¯s place yesterday. he couldn¡¯t come today, so he¡¯s asked me to bring it over for you.¡± having drank too much last night, gao qiao ended up hugging ye yao¡¯s backpack and didn¡¯t want to let go. in the end, ye yao had to abandon her backpack. in the morning, xiang jingtian had gone to look for gao qiao. gao qiao¡¯s house was in a mess. he was dizzy from drinking last night and couldn¡¯t get out of bed. when xiang jingtian went to see him, he was still in a daze. hence, he asked xiang jingtian to return the backpack to ye yao. xiang jingtian and ye yao were now friends after a bad start, so he agreed to gao qiao¡¯s request. ye yao despised this backpack. thinking of how gao qiao vomited and had diarrhea on the phone last night, she felt that there was a smell on it now. no, she had to get gao qiao to compensate her for her backpack! ye yao waved at xiang jingtian. ¡°alright, thank you.¡± xiang jingtian nodded and left. after xiang jingtian left, chen qiuqiu came up to ye yao and said sarcastically, ¡°ye yao, you¡¯re quite impressive. you really enjoy seducing men don¡¯t you? ye yao rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. ¡°what do you mean? chen qiuqiu deliberately raised her voice. ¡°what do i mean? i mean you like to hook up with rich people! first, it was gao qiao, now it¡¯s xiang jingtian. ye yao, you just can¡¯t control yourself around rich people, huh? can¡¯t you live without a man? chen qiuqiu¡¯s words were very unpleasant. moreover, everyone in the school knew that ye yao¡¯s relationship with gao qiao was not simple. now that xiang jingtian was so close to ye yao and even publicly helped ye yao yesterday, it gave people the impression that xiang jingtian was interested in ye yao. moreover, xiang jingtian even volunteered to return ye yao¡¯s backpack. no matter how one looked at it, the situation was rather suggestive. ye yao looked at chen qiuqiu and smiled brightly. ¡°i wonder who despised their boyfriend for being poor and ran away with someone old enough to be their father . chen qiuqiu, everyone in the school knows about you, right? i really don¡¯t know how you can have the cheek to criticize me..¡± Chapter 160 - Chapter 160: One chapter 160: one-sided pursuit of ye yao translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao¡¯s words instantly shifted the contradiction to chen qiuqiu. last night, many people knew that the xiang family had announced the heir. they also knew that xiang jingtian was the only heir of the xiang family, and his net worth had soared! at the same time, the news that xiang jingtian had been abandoned by his ex-girlfriend because he was too poor had also spread. chen qiuqiu had run off with a rich man because xiang jingtian had no money. now that xiang jingtian had suddenly become rich, chen qiuqiu would probably regret it if she found out. everyone looked at chen qiuqiu differently now. no matter what, xiang jingtian was much better than the old man that chen qiuqiu had got herself involved with! chen qiuqiu¡¯s face turned red and she scolded ye yao, ¡°ye yao, how much better do you think you are? you cling to whatever men you come across. shameless! i heard that you actually have a boyfriend. you¡¯ve claimed publicly that you have a boyfriend, but gao qiao isn¡¯t your boyfriend. you¡¯re in an ambiguous relationship with him, and you have the cheek to criticize me? when ye yao rejected xiang jingtian previously, it was on the pretext that she had a boyfriend, but now it seemed that wasn¡¯t the case at all! she and gao qiao clearly had an ambiguous relationship! ¡°what you¡¯re saying is very funny. which eye of yours witnessed me having an ambiguous relationship with gao qiao? did i hold hands with him or go on a date with him? or did i have physical contact with him? if anyone has seen me being intimate with gao qiao, i¡¯ll admit what you¡¯ve said is true, but has anyone?¡± ye yao¡¯s words were resolute and decisive. everyone looked at each other. it seemed to be true. although ye yao was often with gao qiao, the two of them kept a physical distance. at most) gao qiao was more fawning, while ye yao was more stand-offish. no matter how they looked at it, gao qiao was the one who was pestering ye yao! this way, how could one say that ye yao was fickle and got entangled with men ? ye yao smiled mockingly at chen qiuqiu and continued, ¡°some people have dirty thoughts. that¡¯s why they think badly of others. isn¡¯t your current outcome the best retribution?¡± she had been in a relationship with xiangjingtian for so many years, and didn¡¯t make it through one more month. however, ye yao was different. in the face of gao qiao¡¯s frantic fawning, she had never been tempted. even when she had the opportunity to get close to and dance with a handsome man like xiang jingtian, she declared that she had a boyfriend and had to keep a distance from the opposite sex. she stayed away from every bit of temptation! if chen qiuqiu had ye yao¡¯s determination back then, she wouldn¡¯t have ended up like this. ¡°you!¡± chen qiuqiu was furious! she could tell that ye yao had a sharp tongue. she sneered. ¡°you say that you have a boyfriend, but we¡¯ve never seen him. who knows if you¡¯re lying? if you have the ability, show us your boyfriend.¡± ¡°are you of sound mind?¡± ye yao retorted impolitely. ¡°what does it have to do with you whether i have a boyfriend or not? why should i show him to you? we all know that you were kept by an old man previously. i am also curious to see how old he is. why don¡¯t you show him to me? i heard that he¡¯s old enough to be your father. i¡¯d like to see how old he is.¡± as soon as ye yao said that, everyone laughed. ye yao was right. she had a boyfriend and rejected all the pursuits of other men. that was enough. why should she be forced to show her boyfriend ? perhaps the two of them were in a long-distance relationship. chen qiuqiu flew into a rage out of humiliation. she was so angry at ye yao that she was on the verge of vomiting blood. she pointed at ye yao several times, but she could not say a word. she felt like a clown. ye yao ignored chen qiuqiu, who had no combat strength, and put her backpack into the desk. at this point, chen qiuqiu¡¯s eyes lit up and she said aggressively, ¡°ye yao! xiang jingtian sent this backpack to you. why was your backpack with xiang jingtian? how do you explain this?¡± ye yao sat down and did not even look at chen qiuqiu. ¡°who do you think you are? do i have to explain to you? what a joke.¡± in chen qiuqiu¡¯s eyes, ye yao looked guilty. how could she miss such a good opportunity? hence, she pressed on. ¡°hahaha, you don¡¯t have an explanation, right? to think you claim that you have a boyfriend and refuse to flirt with other men. your backpack was with xiang jingtian, so don¡¯t try to claim that you have nothing to do with him, you just want to seduce him! b*tch!¡± ye yao¡¯s expression turned cold. she took out her phone and made a call.. Chapter 161 - Chapter 161: Waste Of Effort chapter 161: waste of effort translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the person on the other end of the line picked up quickly. ¡°hello?¡± ye yao smiled at chen qiuqiu before speaking into the phone, ¡°you haven¡¯t gone far, right? come back quickly. your ex-girlfriend saw you passing my backpack to me and has come to find trouble with me. come over and get rid of her, or come back and explain.¡± ¡°i¡¯m not going!¡± xiang jingtian¡¯s tone was full of resistance. ¡°i have nothing to do with her anymore. there¡¯s no need to continue being entangled with her.¡± ye yao explained, ¡°there¡¯s no need for you to get entangled, but she¡¯s pestering me now! why did you return my backpack in the first place? did i even leave it with you? why are you causing so much trouble?!¡± ye yao despised xiang jingtian for being nosy. this infuriated xiang jingtian too. what a waste of effort?! the man replied, ¡°yes, yes, yes! i was being nosy. instead of minding my own business, i went to visit gao qiao in the morning. he had dinner with you and huo buyu last night and was knocked unconscious by you guys. your backpack was found in his car. he thought that you might need it, so he asked me to help return it. ye yao, i was helping out of goodwill. why can¡¯t you appreciate it!?¡± ye yao rebutted, ¡°but your good intentions brought me trouble. when your ex-girlfriend saw you returning my bag, she claimed that there¡¯s something fishy going on between us. now, she¡¯s creating a scene in my classroom!¡± ¡°what fishy business could i have with you?¡± xiang jingtian was so angry that he laughed. ¡°even gao qiao doesn¡¯t dare to poach you from your boyfriend. would i dare to have improper thoughts about you? you think too highly of me!¡± that was huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend. who would dare have improper thoughts about ye yao unless he was tired of living! after saying that, xiang jingtian added, ¡°you¡¯re not my type either.¡± ye yao was hopping mad. ¡°you¡¯ve said your piece. come back quickly. take your ex-girlfriend away. she¡¯s ruining my reputation wherever she goes!¡± ¡°i¡¯m not going!¡± xiang jingtian rejected her outright. ¡°i don¡¯t want to have anything to do with her. i¡¯ve already given her 10 million yuan ascompensation. we¡¯re even. you can settle the matter of her pestering youyourself. i don¡¯t care!¡± with that, he hung up the phone. after the banquet yesterday, chen qiuqiu had cried and made a fuss, talking about many things in the past. she almost annoyed xiang jingtian to death. after that, he threw down his bank card and walked away. why didn¡¯t he know before this, that chen qiuqiu was so difficult to deal with? if xiang jingtian still had any love for chen qiuqiu in the past, it was all gone now. he couldn¡¯t wait to never ever see chen qiuqiu again! xiang jingtian hung up the phone impatiently. from his tone, one could tell that he was impatient with chen qiuqiu. moreover, he had given her 10 million yuan as compensation. everyone gasped. as expected of a wealthy family! paying 10 million yuan as compensation for breaking up. even they wanted to date the man! ye yao put away her phone and looked at chen qiuqiu with a faint smile. ¡°do you know what a b*tch is now? first you cheat on your boyfriend, then you take 10 million yuan as compensation from him. after that you continue to pester your ex-boyfriend. most importantly, you have nothing to do with xiang jingtian now, but you¡¯re standing here questioning my relationship with him. you¡¯re so shameless!¡± ye yao despised chen qiuqiu. yesterday, when she was harassing xiang jingtian, she made it clear that she would not accept the ten million yuan. but now, it seemed she had pocketed the money and was stirring up trouble here. she was too shameless! not only ye yao, but the people standing around looked down on chen qiuqiu because of the way she operated. everyone knew that chen qiuqiu had dumped xiang jingtian for money. now that xiang jingtian was a rich, young master, he even gave chen qiuqiu 10 million yuan as living expenses, for old times¡¯ sake. it was more than generous enough. if it had been any other man, one should be thankful enough that he didn¡¯t take revenge, not to mention anything about compensation! but ultimately, chen qiuqiu did not take the hint and continued pestering xiang jingtian. chen qiuqiu stood there and the people around her looked at her with disdain. they looked at her as if she was trash. chen qiuqiu screamed, ¡°ah! xiang jingtian and i are a couple. it¡¯s none of your business if i accept his money! now, you¡¯re the one who¡¯s entangled with my boyfriend. what¡¯s wrong with me questioning you? if you wish to be a third party, haven¡¯t i, as his girlfriend, got the right to question you?!¡± ye yao was speechless. ¡®your level of shamelessness is unsurpassable. xiang jingtian clearly said that he has nothing to do with you. did you give yourself the position of his girlfriend?¡± ye yao¡¯s words caused a burst of laughter. everyone heard xiang jingtian¡¯s words and sensed his aversion to chen qiuqiu.. Chapter 162 - Chapter 162: Completely Unrelated chapter 162: completely unrelated translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios chen qiuqiu was humiliated and flew into a rage. ¡°xiang jingtian is just angry with me. my long-standing relationship with him can¡¯t be broken off just like that. all these years, i¡¯ve been by his side. i¡¯m still his greatest love. we¡¯ll leave our past misgivings behind eventually and come back together. i believe that he still loves me. do you know how much we love each other? we were each other¡¯s first, be it holding hands, hugging, kissing, or having sex, we accompanied each other through the best times in life!¡± ¡®enough!¡± a furious voice came from outside the classroom. everyone looked up and saw xiang jingtian standing at the door with a livid expression. xiang jingtian didn¡¯t want to come at first, after receiving ye yao¡¯s phone call. however, on second thought, ye yao had suffered an undeserved calamity. he couldn¡¯t leave her to face it alone. however, he didn¡¯t expect to hear those words from chen qiuqiu¡¯s just when he turned up. he was made speechless by her. it was fine if she didn¡¯t talk about their beautiful past, but now that she did, he felt that the past, the so-called beautiful past, had not been beautiful at all. most importantly, he had never slept with chen qiuqiu. he certainly wasn¡¯t going to be responsible for what he had never done! at this point, xiang jingtian truly realized that what ye yao said yesterday was right. if he were to reject someone, he shouldn¡¯t show mercy. otherwise, chen qiuqiu¡¯s nonsense would simply ruin his reputation! xiang jingtian walked up to chen qiuqiu. chen qiuqiu panicked when she saw his familiar but icy face. ¡°jingtian¡­¡± xiang jingtian said coldly, ¡°chen qiuqiu, i¡¯ve already broken up with you. when you pocketed the money yesterday, you promised not to pester me anymore. now, you¡¯re using my name to cause trouble for ye yao and you¡¯re ruining my reputation. do you believe that i can take the legal path and sue you for defamation? chen qiuqiu¡¯s face instantly turned pale. ¡°i¡­¡± ¡°also,¡± xiang jingtian said coldly, ¡°i won¡¯t refute your words about the first time we held hands, hugged, and kissed, those were my first times. but you had a boyfriend before dating me. i don¡¯t know how far the two of you had progressed. also, you said that it was our first time having sex. i¡¯m sorry, i won¡¯t acknowledge this. we were together for so many years, yet i¡¯ve never touched you.¡± he didn¡¯t want to say such personal things, but chen qiuqiu was too shameless. if he didn¡¯t say it, she would be going around spreading lies. xiang jingtian¡¯s words made the surrounding people gasp. so chen qiuqiu had been in a relationship before? then why did she say that it was her first time holding hands, hugging and all that? most importantly, they had been in a relationship for so many years but had never slept together, and chen qiuqiu even said that it was her first time having sex. it was a joke! chen qiuqiu¡¯s face turned pale as a sheet. if she had been humiliated by ye yao previously, then xiang jingtian¡¯s words would not only embarrass her, but strip her of every last dignity she had! chen qiuqiu¡¯s eyes instantly turned red. ¡°jingtian, we¡¯ve been together for so many years. is this how you treat me? are you going to hurt me like this?¡± xiang jingtian was expressionless. ¡°i had tried to preserve your dignity, but you didn¡¯t want that. you¡¯ve said bad things about ye yao and me in front of so many people. what you said happened between you and me didn¡¯t happen. have you considered my dignity? today, in the presence of the many people here, i¡¯m warning you for the last time. don¡¯t pester me from now on. otherwise, you can just forget about the ten million yuan. xiang jingtian¡¯s words were obvious. since chen qiuqiu insisted on pestering him even after pocketing the ten million yuan, he could take back the compensation money. chen qiuqiu¡¯s tears fell like rain. she turned her head aggrievedly and ran away as she cried. if chen qiuqiu had run away like this upon speaking with ye yao, there might have been people who would sympathize with her. but now that things had come this far, no one had any sympathy or pity for chen qiuqiu because she was too shameless! after chen qiuqiu left, xiang jingtian said to ye yao, ¡°i¡¯m sorry to have troubled you.¡± ye yao shrugged and gave xiang jingtian a thumbs up. ¡°you¡¯ve done the right thing. she won¡¯t dare to pester you in the future. the matter has been resolved perfectly. ¡± xiang jingtian chuckled. right, that was good in a way. since he had broken up with chen qiuqiu, he shouldn¡¯t keep getting entangled. moreover, whatever love he had for chen qiuqiu had completely dried up in the past few days, so it was best to cut ties. at this point, the sound of a camera taking pictures suddenly came from the side. then, zhang xiaoyuan¡¯s adorable round face appeared. ¡°the school beau¡¯s performance is not bad.. it¡¯s just in time for the headlines of tomorrow¡¯s school newspaper!¡¯ Chapter 163 - Chapter 163: Stop The Suffering chapter 163: stop the suffering translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios xiang jingtian¡¯s face immediately turned green and he ran towards zhang xiaoyuan. ¡°zhang xiaoyuan! stop right there! if you dare to post it, i¡¯ll break your neck!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going to post it! i¡¯m going to post it!¡± zhang xiaoyuan said as she ran out. ye yao smiled as she witnessed this scene. ¡°it seems xiang jingtian is about to fall in love, but zhang xiaoyuan is not a bad choice, really¡­¡± it was obvious that she was a very cute girl and was quite suitable for xiang jingtian. after school in the afternoon, ye yao first went to the florist to buy a bouquet of flowers before rushing to huo buran¡¯s office. when she arrived, the press conference was almost ready to start. jiang jie¡¯s fans were gathered together, holding a sign that they had prepared in advance with jiang jie¡¯s name written on it. after a while, it was time for the press conference. jiang jie appeared, everyone¡¯s attention was on her. ye yao and the other fans shouted her name crazily. jiang jie saw ye yao at a glance and waved at her. then, she shook hands with the surrounding fans. when she shook ye yao¡¯s hand, she mouthed, ¡°let¡¯s eat at the usual place later.¡± huo buran also came and gave a speech at this press conference. she expressed her good opinion of jiang jie. then, the official signing ceremony began. after the press conference ended, ye yao went to the venue they had agreed on and waited. shortly, jiang jie arrived. ye yao gave her the bouquet of flowers. ¡°congratulations.¡± jiang jie was all smiles. just as they were eating, ye yao¡¯s phone rang. it was a message from yang ya. ¡°ye yao, i have good news for you. mommy is pregnant. you¡¯re going to be an elder sister. are you happy?¡± when ye yao saw this message, her eyes lit up. yang ya was really pregnant? at this time? she quickly replied, ¡°congratulations, i¡¯m finally going to be an elder sister. you must give me a younger brother. this way, your status in the qin family will be stable.¡± yang ya replied, ¡°yes, i¡¯m very happy too. i¡¯m old and it has not been easy for me to get pregnant, so i can¡¯t be agitated or worry too much. i¡¯m not doing much nowadays. i¡¯m just resting at home.¡± ye yao wanted to laugh when she saw yang ya¡¯s message. she knew that she shouldn¡¯t be worrying, so why was she still worried? she didn¡¯t believe that yang ya would contact her for no reason. sure enough, the next moment, yang ya said, ¡°ye yao, your father called me and said that you filed a lawsuit over the flow of funds from your bank card account. now, the bank wants to take back the house belonging to he he¡¯s relative. it¡¯s not right to do this. if their house is taken away, where will those people live? stop pursuing this matter. it doesn¡¯t concern a huge sum of money. your father will be in a difficult position if you do this.¡± ye yao laughed hearing this. was there something wrong with yang ya¡¯s brain? she typed, ¡°yes, i don¡¯t think it¡¯s a matter of money either. now that you¡¯re carrying qin guodong¡¯s child, he must be very generous towards you, right? moreover, you¡¯ve been married to him for so many years. you must have a lot of resources and savings. since you feel so sorry for my father and he he, why don¡¯t you pay to settle their relatives? they¡¯ll definitely be very grateful to you!¡¯ when yang ya saw ye yao¡¯s message, she was so angry that she called. ye yao took the call. yang ya said in a nasty tone, ¡°ye yao, what are you saying? your father and i have our own separate families now. how can i fork out money to help his family? how can you say that?¡± ye yao smiled. ¡°you can even worry about whether the relatives of my ex-fiance¡¯s current wife have a place to live. since you¡¯re so worried, you can take care of them yourself.¡± yang ya was so angry that she raised her voice. ¡°i told you not to pursue the matter and to return the house to them. i didn¡¯t buy them a house! i¡¯m very annoyed too, to have your father complain to me. i¡¯m pregnant!¡± ye yao said, ¡°why should you force me to do something you don¡¯t even want to do? you¡¯re not stupid, but i¡¯m not stupid either. why should i give money to strangers to spend?¡± ¡°what strangers!¡± yang ya said, ¡°they are your stepmothers relatives!¡± ye yao smiled. ¡°in that case, can i look for qin guodong and ask him to buy me a house? or give me some money?¡± ¡°are you crazy? why should qin guodong buy you a house?¡± yang ya asked loudly. ye yao spread her hands. ¡°because he¡¯s my stepfather. my relationship with him is much closer than my relationship with he he¡¯s relatives.¡± yang ya was instantly furious. she did not expect ye yao to be so difficult to deal with. she warned the girl angrily, ¡®ye yao, i¡¯m pregnant now. if you anger me, you¡¯ll lose a younger brother. be good and give them the house. don¡¯t cause trouble anymore.¡± Chapter 164 - Chapter 164: Old Master’s Invitation chapter 164: old master¡¯s invitation translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ¡°i¡¯m glad you remember you¡¯re pregnant now?¡± ye yao sneered. ¡°you¡¯re pregnant with qin guodongs child now, but you¡¯re getting all worried about your ex-husband¡¯s family. if qin guodong finds out, wouldn¡¯t he be angry? this child is very important to you, but it¡¯s more important to qin guodong, right? if your pregnancy were to be affected because you got angry and worried over your ex-husband¡¯s family, do you think qin guodong will let you yang ya shrieked, ¡°you¡¯re cursing me!¡± ye yao said indifferently, ¡°you have more than enough of your own matters to worry about, yet you want to worry about other people¡¯s family matters. you really like to poke your nose into other people¡¯s business. after so many years, nothing has changed at all!¡± on the other end of the line, yang ya was so angry that she exploded. ¡°you! you!¡± ye yao suddenly laughed, then said solemnly, ¡°perhaps i can tell you a secret. actually¡­ qin guodong doesn¡¯t have the ability to get a woman pregnant¡­ his thing isn¡¯t good enough.¡± on the other end, yang ya quickly hung up the phone. she was so frightened that her face turned ashen. qin guodong was impotent? how was that possible?! she quickly calmed down. regardless of whether qin guodong could get a woman pregnant, he probably didn¡¯t know this himself. otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be so happy that she was with child. that¡¯s right. yang ya knew that the child in her womb did not belong to qin guodong, but how did ye yao know about such a private matter? it would be bad if qin guodong found out! on the other end, ye yao giggled when the line went dead. jiang jie looked around and asked ye yao, ¡°qin guodong really can¡¯t get a woman pregnant? how did you know that?¡± ye yao chuckled. ¡°i don¡¯t know. it was just a casual remark.¡± jiang jie was stunned for a moment before she smiled. ¡°that¡¯s impressive!¡± what did she mean by ¡°casual remark¡±? how could a casual remark ever come from that girl¡¯s mouth? whatever she said would become true! she said that qin guodong wouldn¡¯t be able to get a woman pregnant, so that would surely come true! after parting ways with jiang jie, ye yao went home to huo buyu and told him about yang ya¡¯s call. huo buyu frowned. ¡°did you deliberately say that you wanted yang ya to get pregnant before saying that qin guodong is impotent?¡± ye yao shrugged and revealed to huo buyu, ¡°actually, before i made the remark that yang ya was pregnant, i ran into her twice. she was with a man and acted intimately. i saw her at dinner and at the entrance of a hotel. my intuition told me that their relationship wasn¡¯t all that simple. that¡¯s why i said those words later.¡± at that time, ye yao had just arrived at the imperial capital, and yang ya did not know of her presence there. the ye family and the zhou family had not moved there at that time. ye yao saw yang ya with the same man and they looked very intimate, but she did not think too much about it because at that time, she did not think that she¡¯d cross paths with that woman. huo buyu grabbed ye yao¡¯s hand helplessly and placed it in his palm. he said softly, ¡°you¡¯re not allowed to do this in the future. it¡¯s not good. you¡¯ll suffer a backlash.¡± ye yao nodded and circled her arms around huo buyu¡¯s waist. ¡°look at me. i¡¯m fine. i won¡¯t suffer a backlash. i won¡¯t use my skills recklessly in the future. you have to believe me.¡± huo buyu smiled. trust her? no way! the next day, just as huo buyu and ye yao were about to leave, four bodyguards appeared at the door. one of them said respectfully to huo buyu, ¡°young master, the old master wishes to see you.¡± huo buyu¡¯s expression froze for a moment before he said to ye yao, who was behind him, ¡°wait for me at home.¡± when ye yao saw this, she felt like she was about to be offered 100 million yuan. her eyes immediately lit up. ¡°okay, okay!¡± she seemed to see golden money waving at her! when huo buyu saw ye yao¡¯s expression, he instantly knew what she was thinking. he knocked her head angrily. ¡°you¡¯re not allowed to accept it!¡¯ ye yao made a face at him. huo buyu followed the bodyguards leaving ye yao alone in the house. after about ten minutes, an old man with white hair but an upright posture entered. as soon as he entered, ye yao felt as if he was bathed in an immortal aura. it was especially obvious! ye yao¡¯s gaze fell on the jade ring on the old man¡¯s thumb! in an instant, ye yao understood why her skills were useless on huo buyu¡¯s grandfather. it was because he had a spiritual weapon! the jade ring on huo buyu¡¯s grandfather¡¯s finger wasn¡¯t an ordinary jade ring. jade had spiritual energy, so there was a saying in the market: gold is valuable, but jade is priceless. this was the logic.. Chapter 165 - Chapter 165: You Dare Ask For It chapter 165: you dare ask for it translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios the jade on grandpa huo¡¯s ring had a translucent quality, and there was an irregular layer of red in it. it must be the legendary blood jade. as soon as ye yao saw it, she felt refreshed. she even felt that her level of energy was constantly replenished. this jade was specially made for her skills! a look of greed was reflected in ye yao¡¯s eyes. she wanted this piece of jade. she had a feeling that it would be very useful to her. before she met huo buyu¡¯s grandfather, she had wondered why her verbal virtuosity technique seemed useless against the man. now, she understood that he had a spiritual weapon, so verbal virtuosity was useless against him. ye yao¡¯s gaze was fixed on the jade ring on grandfather huo¡¯s hand. even a fool could tell that huo buyu¡¯s grandfather was naturally unhappy when he saw how ignorant ye yao looked. he sat down on the sofa. ¡°do you know who i huo buyu¡¯s grandfather was at least 75 years old. his hair was white, but he was in the pink of health. his eyes were clear, and his voice was strong and bright. it was obvious that he was full of vitality. ye yao nodded. ¡°i know. you¡¯re huo buyu¡¯s grandfather.¡± old master huo sneered. ¡°at least you have some awareness. i¡¯m here today to tell you that i don¡¯t agree to your relationship with huo buyu. break up with him.¡± ye yao was stunned for a moment. at the same time, she felt a pain in her heart. although she had long known about grandfather huo¡¯s attitude, she still felt very sad when she heard these words. when she was with zhou chen, zhou chen¡¯s mother did not like her. it made her sad, but not as sad as she was now. old master huo did not say anything else, but already she was feeling so miserable. obviously, she had fallen in love with huo buyu. ye yao took a deep breath and looked at old master huo. ¡°that¡¯s not possible. i won¡¯t break up with huo buyu.¡± her tone was firm. old master huo smiled and took out a cheque from his pocket. he handed it to ye yao. when ye yao saw the cheque, she was nervous for a moment. 100 million! a big number! at this point, old master huo said, ¡°here¡¯s a million yuan. leave huo buyu.¡± ye yao was speechless. she was hesitating if she should reject 100 million yuan, but when old master huo said 1 million yuan, she almost bit on her tongue! huo buyu, this big liar! he was actually only worth 1 million yuan! what happened to 100 million yuan?! ye yao looked at old master huo and smiled. ¡°old master, you¡¯re really funny. huo buyu and i are truly in love. why would i leave him for a million yuan?¡± if old master huo had given her a hundred million yuan, her brain might have spasmed and she would have had to think carefully about it. however, a million yuan¡­ she wasn¡¯t sure if it was huo buyu or her that he despised. she felt a little stifled. ye yao was initially full of anticipation to see huo buyu¡¯s grandfather. after all, it would give her a chance to see what a 100 million yuan check looked like. however, there was no 100 million yuan check now! she was heartbroken! old master huo chuckled when he saw ye yao¡¯s disappointed expression. ¡°why? you think its too little?¡± ye yao nodded honestly. ¡°it¡¯s indeed too little.¡± compared to huo buyu¡¯s 100 million yuan, it was pitifully little. it wasn¡¯t even enough to fill the gap between her teeth. old master huo looked at ye yao with disdain in his eyes. ¡®you have to know your place. given your identity and status, a million yuan is already a blessing.¡± ye yao frowned. for the first time, she found out that stinginess was an inherited trait! she smiled at old master huo. ¡°old master, the logic is very simple. huo buyu is so rich that the clothes, bags, shoes, cosmetics, and so on he buys for me every month add up to more than a million yuan. a million yuan is indeed too little. even if i¡¯m not from a good family, i do know basic mathematics.¡± old master huo was obviously an old-fashioned and pedantic person. ye yao knew very well that even if she said that she and huo buyu were truly in love, the elderly man would only scoff at her. the scene of begging the elders in television dramas would never happen to her because she knew very well that it was useless. old master huo admired ye yao¡¯s honesty in saying aloud that it was too little money, so he said, ¡°since you think that it¡¯s too little money, name a price.¡± ye yao said, ¡°it definitely can¡¯t be less than 100 million.¡± old master huo smiled. ¡°you¡¯re really daring.. you won¡¯t be able to spend 100 million in your lifetime, right?¡± Chapter 166 - Chapter 166: Stinginess Is Genetic chapter 166: stinginess is genetic translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao gave up. ¡°anyway, i definitely won¡¯t break up with huo buyu for less than 100 million yuan. old master, take your time to think about it.¡± old master huo sneered. ¡°girl, you¡¯re very bold.¡± at this point, the door flew open. huo buyu entered with a darkened expression and walked to ye yao¡¯s side, shielding her behind him. when ye yao saw this, her eyes lit up. this was what a television drama should be like! she immediately hugged huo buyu¡¯s arm and cried, ¡°huo buyu, your grandfather gave me money to leave you. but don¡¯t worry, i rejected him. how could i leave you for money? i didn¡¯t agree!¡¯ old master huo sneered at ye yao¡¯s performance. then, he took out a pen from his pocket. there was a button on it, and he pressed it. ye yao immediately understood. this was a recording pen! the recording pen clearly recorded the scene of ye yao bargaining with old master huo. when huo buyu heard this, his face darkened, and ye yao trembled next to him. she grabbed huo buyu¡¯s arm and begged, ¡°huo buyu, it¡¯s not like that. i only said that on purpose because your grandfather doesn¡¯t like me. even if he were to give me a hundred million yuan, i won¡¯t leave you.¡± huo buyu turned around and glared at ye yao. ¡°you won¡¯t leave me even if i were to give you 100 million yuan?¡± from ye yao¡¯s tone in the recording, she sounded quite disappointed when she first found out that his grandfather was giving her only a million yuan! actually, huo buyu didn¡¯t expect his grandfather to offer one million yuan. he didn¡¯t know if the old master looked down on him or ye yao. it was a little embarrassing for him to be offering her one million yuan. ye yao¡¯s tears fell. then, she let go of huo buyu¡¯s hand in a panic. ¡°i know it¡¯s useless no matter what i say now. you definitely won¡¯t believe me anymore. besides, your grandfather doesn¡¯t like me either. why don¡¯t we stop here? i don¡¯t want a single cent from you!¡¯ with that, ye yao pushed huo buyu away and ran out crying. huo buyu watched her leaving, he wanted to say something but hesitated. old master huo sneered at huo buyu. ¡°look, this is the woman you love. she asked for 100 million yuan. she¡¯s quite ambitious.¡± huo buyu lowered his head and was silent. after a long time, he said, ¡®grandpa, you only offered a million. it¡¯s really too little.¡± old master huo revealed a sly smile. ¡°now, i don¡¯t even have to spend a hundred yuan to help you get rid of an insatiable woman. the next time you go looking for a woman for yourself, keep your eyes open.¡± with that, old master huo stood up and left, shrouded by his domineering aura. if ye yao heard this, she would definitely think that huo buyu¡¯s pettiness must have been genetically inherited! when old master huo reached the door, he stopped and turned to huo buyu. ¡°it doesn¡¯t matter if you fall in love or sleep with a woman, but you should know that your marriage must be well-matched. she must not be a shady woman. stop for the time being. i¡¯ll make arrangements for you.¡± huo buyu didn¡¯t say anything. there was obvious forbearance on his face. after old master huo left, huo buyu immediately took out his phone and called ye yao. ¡°where are you? ye yao was crying on the phone. ¡°we¡¯ve already broken up. why do you care and why do you call me? what do you want me to do? you clearly know that i can¡¯t let go of you, but you continued to give me hope. boohoo¡­¡± huo buyu listened to ye yao¡¯s crying. if he didn¡¯t know that she was a heartless person, he might have really believed her. her acting was quite convincing at times. huo buyu said in a gruff voice, ¡°speak properly!¡¯ ye yao immediately adjusted her tone. ¡°i¡¯m eating with gao qiao!¡± at this moment, ye yao was telling gao qiao that huo buyu¡¯s grandfather had offered her a million yuan to leave huo buyu. gao qiao was puzzled. ¡°couldn¡¯t you have just used the verbal virtuosity technique to get huo buyu¡¯s grandfather to agree to your relationship?¡± ye yao shook her head. she felt that since gao qiao knew about her ability, it was fine to tell him everything. hence, she told gao qiao about how her verbal virtuosity technique did not work on huo buyu¡¯s grandfather. gao qiao was stunned. ¡°is it that powerful? there¡¯s actually a spirit weapon? it can even block your verbal virtuosity technique? ye yao spread her hands, indicating that this was something she just found out. after a while, huo buyu came over and happened to hear them muttering. he said to gao qiao, ¡°it¡¯s not as mysterious as ye yao said. i¡¯ve seen my grandfather¡¯s jade ring. it¡¯s actually a relatively expensive piece of jade. there¡¯s nothing special about it.¡± Chapter 167 - Chapter 167: Huo Buyu Is Getting Engaged chapter 167: huo buyu is getting engaged translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios gao qiao obviously believed ye yao more. huo buyu rolled his eyes. ye yao looked at huo buyu and gao qiao. their reactions to her words were different. from their reactions, she could tell that huo buyu was the calm and steady type, while gao qiao was the carefree type. at this point, gao qiao suddenly said, ¡°by the way, huo buyu, your grandfather¡¯s birthday banquet is in a few days, right?¡± he wanted to say something but hesitated. ye yao keenly sensed something. ¡°what about the birthday banquet?¡± huo buyu raised his eyebrows as well. ¡°gao qiao tends to hear gossip from unofficial sources. speak up, what have you heard?¡± gao qiao glanced at ye yao and didn¡¯t seem to want to say anything. ye yao immediately opened her mouth and was about to lay a curse. when gao qiao saw this, he immediately said, ¡°don¡¯t, i¡¯ll say it, alright? i heard that old master huo is going to announce huo buyu and jiang yun i s engagement at the birthday banquet.¡± ye yao widened her eyes and jumped up from her seat. she looked at huo buyu. ¡°you¡¯re getting engaged to jiang yun?¡± huo buyu had hugged ye yao the moment she jumped up. ¡°what are you thinking? i didn¡¯t even know about this.¡± gao qiao said slowly, ¡°my sources are very reliable. i guess grandpa huo didn¡¯t tell you and planned to announce it on the day of his birthday banquet. this is also very in line with grandpa huo¡¯s domineering and tyrannical personality.¡± huo buyu frowned. indeed, this wasn¡¯t beyond his grandfather. at this point, gao qiao suggested, ¡°why not, don¡¯t attend your grandfather¡¯s birthday banquet?¡± after saying that, he shook his head immediately. ¡°no, it¡¯s outrageous that you don¡¯t even attend your grandfather¡¯s birthday banquet. but what if your grandfather really doesn¡¯t play by the rules and announces your engagement to jiang yun without asking for your opinion? what will ye yao do then?¡± gao qiao was focused on what ye yao, not huo buyu, was going to do. obviously, he was most concerned about ye yao. huo buyu pondered for a while and said, ¡°we¡¯ll have to think of a way.¡± ¡°why would you need to think of a way!¡± ye yao rubbed her palms together. ¡°just bring me to the birthday banquet!¡¯ gao qiao was surprised. ¡°whatever for?¡± ¡°gatecrash!¡± the girl exclaimed. gao qiao asked, ¡°how?¡± ye yao replied, ¡°we¡¯ll talk about it when the time comes!¡± gao qiao was speechless. huo buyu was stumped for a moment. in that case, all the more he couldn¡¯t bring her along! the next day, after huo buyu and ye yao had breakfast, huo buyu sent ye yao to class as usual. he stopped to drop her at the original intersection. however, ye yao suddenly said, ¡°drive forward and stop me at the school gate. i don¡¯t feel like walking today.¡± huo buyu was stunned for a moment before the smile on his face widened. he said gently, ¡°okay.¡± huo buyu drove the car straight to the school gate, and ye yao got out of the car openly. recently, her relationship with huo buyu had been rather out in the open. in addition, now that huo buyu¡¯s grandfather was causing trouble, ye yao felt that it was necessary for her to make her relationship with huo buyu public knowledge! otherwise, she might be labeled as a mistress for no reason! she was clearly his girlfriend! many people in the school recognized huo buyu¡¯s car, so when they saw ye yao getting out of the car, they were stunned. however, they didn¡¯t think too deeply about it. they just thought it was strange. why was ye yao getting out of huo buyu¡¯s car? could it be because of gao qiao again? ye yao waved at huo buyu, who was in the car, and then went to class happily. after ye yao walked away, huo buyu also drove off, as though he was giving her a lift. during class, lin qingning sat beside ye yao and asked curiously, ¡°ye yao, i heard that you came in huo buyu¡¯s car this morning? ye yao nodded. ¡°that¡¯s right. many people saw it, right? i think someone posted the photo on the school forum.¡± lin qingning immediately asked, ¡°why did you come to school in huo buyu¡¯s car? do you know huo buyu very well? to be honest, are you trying to woo huo buyu through gao qiao?¡± ye yao found it funny. ¡°that¡¯s right. you saw through me.¡± lin qingning said, ¡°of course. after all, huo buyu has the status and the looks. no woman can resist him, right?¡± when she said this, lin qingning sounded a little jealous because she also wanted to pursue huo buyu. however, it was difficult for her to run into huo buyu, let alone pursue him. but now, ye yao could pursue huo buyu just because he was related to gao qiao. she felt a little uneasy.. Chapter 168 - Chapter 168: Someone’s Fighting You For The Family Property chapter 168: someone¡¯s fighting you for the family property translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios lin qingning¡¯s tone was rather unpleasant. ¡°ye yao, the gap between you and huo buyu is too big. even with gao qiao as a springboard, it¡¯ll be very difficult for you to woo huo buyu.¡± ye yao was nonchalant. ¡°i don¡¯t think you understand me. there¡¯s nothing i can¡¯t do, as long as i want it enough. it¡¯s just huo buyu. i can handle him easily.¡± lin qingning felt that ye yao was bragging. she sneered. ¡°can you win huo buyu over? i don¡¯t believe it.¡± ye yao replied, ¡°you¡¯ll believe me in two days.¡± after class, ye yao went to buy milk tea. an angry voice came from behind. she immediately could tell that it was qin jiao. the shop assistant handed the milk tea to ye yao. ye yao took a big sip before turning around to look at qin jiao with an innocent smile. ¡°i heard that you¡¯re going to be an elder sister. congratulations.¡± qin jiao¡¯s face turned green. ¡°who¡¯s going to be a sister? your mother is a shameless slut! i don¡¯t even know whose child she¡¯s carrying!¡¯ when ye yao heard this, she felt that qin jiao might have known something. she smiled faintly. ¡°what are you talking about? of course, my mother can only be carrying your father¡¯s child. i heard that children nowadays don¡¯t like their parents having a second child. being old enough, you should be more resistant, right? but thinking about it, my mother is your stepmother after all. if she gives birth to a son, won¡¯t she be fighting with you for the family assets?¡± qin jiao went crazy. ¡°bullsh*t! everything in my house is mine!¡± ye yao smiled. ¡°how is that possible? my mother¡¯s child will be your younger brother. he¡¯s also my younger brother. my younger brother will take a share of your assets. don¡¯t you think i have cause to be happy? i laugh in my dreams just thinking of how more than half of your assets will be taken away by my younger brother.¡± qin jiao was exasperated, but she quickly calmed down and looked at ye yao smugly. ¡°you won¡¯t be smug for long. there¡¯s something you might not know, right? your darling huo buyu is about to get engaged to jiang yun. you¡¯ll lose huo buyu eventually.¡± ye yao narrowed her eyes. this was the second time she was hearing about huo buyu getting engaged to jiang yun. she immediately pretended to be sad. ¡°that won¡¯t happen. i¡¯m huo buyu¡¯s greatest love. he won¡¯t get engaged to anyone else, let alone jiang yun!¡± qin jiao looked at ye yao¡¯s crazy expression and felt very smug. ¡°he won¡¯t? aren¡¯t you too naive? there¡¯s no true love in a truly wealthy family. do you think it¡¯s enough that huo buyu likes you? huo buyu¡¯s grandfather has to like you too. do you know why i was with huo buyu back then? it was because huo buyu¡¯s grandfather said it had to be so! huo buyu has never disobeyed his grandfather¡¯s orders!¡± ye yao was initially quite terrified, but after hearing qin jiao¡¯s words, she was no longer terrified. instead, she heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°i see. to think i was scared to death.¡± qin jiao was rather annoyed by ye yao¡¯s reaction. ¡°huo buyu is getting engaged to jiang yun! you don¡¯t stand a chance! huo buyu will break up with you soon!¡± ¡°that¡¯s not going to happen.¡± ye yao waved her hand. ¡°you weren¡¯t with huo buyu in the end, right? obviously what his grandfather says doesn¡¯t count.¡± qin jiao stomped her feet in anger. ¡°just you wait!¡± time passed quickly. in the blink of an eye, it was the day of old master huo¡¯s banquet. the banquet of the president¡¯s grandfather was naturally very grand. the huo family was a well-known family to begin with. before huo buqi was the president, the huo family was the number one family in the capital. in other words, even if huo buqi weren¡¯t the president, no one could shake the huo family¡¯s status. therefore, many people came to congratulate old master huo. when huo buqi, huo buyu, and ye yao arrived together, they attracted the attention of many people. most of their gazes fell on ye yao. which family¡¯s daughter was this, walking in with huo buyu and huo buqi? when gao qiao saw that ye yao had arrived, he followed behind her and did not dare to get too close. he was afraid that ye yao would not be able to handle what might happen today. when ye yao saw gao qiao, she waved at him, and gao qiao quickened his pace. ye yao patted gao qiao on his shoulder. ¡°what are you doing? let out your aura. look at you. do you think i¡¯ll lose? you have to have confidence in me. all of my charisma is right here!¡± gao qiao really liked ye yao¡¯s personality. no matter what situation she faced, she was always optimistic. he nodded solemnly. ¡°alright! i believe in you!¡¯ then, he turned around and saw a familiar figure entering. he approached ye yao and whispered, ¡°jiang yun has arrived..¡± Chapter 169 - Chapter 169: We’re Engaged chapter 169: we¡¯re engaged translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios ye yao turned around and saw jiang yun appear at the door in a pure white dress. she raised her eyebrows. she had guessed that jiang yun would wear white. jiang yun¡¯s makeup would always be exquisitely and beautifully done, and her pretty face would always look elegant and calm. her gaze fell gently on huo buyu and ye yao. she nodded slightly at ye yao and huo buyu with a flawless expression, but ye yao could still see disdain in her eyes¡­ jiang yun¡¯s disdain for her. everyone at the banquet today knew that huo buyu was getting engaged to jiang yun, and jiang yun naturally knew about it. huo buyu had been kept in the dark previously, but the rumors had been spreading, so he naturally knew about it. everyone felt that the marriage between the huo family and the jiang family was inevitable, and they were happy to see it happen. jiang jie came behind ye yao and said, ¡°although jiang yun looks calm on the surface, she¡¯s actually overjoyed.¡± ye yao shrugged. ¡°it¡¯s fine. she won¡¯t be smug for long.¡± jiang jie asked curiously, ¡°what do you plan to do?¡± ye yao replied, ¡°my plan is¡­ i don¡¯t have a plan!¡¯ jiang jie¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°you¡¯re making a joke at a time like this!¡± ye yao spread her hands. she had no choice. there was too little information and she did not know what the next move would be. she could only take it one step at a time. at this point, huo buyu¡¯s grandfather appeared. as soon as he appeared, thunderous applause sounded in the banquet hall. huo buyu¡¯s grandfather was very healthy. he stood there and looked up with a smile. ¡°thank you for coming. today, i wish to formally introduce my grandson, huo buyu!¡¯ huo buyu walked onto the stage. old master huo looked at huo buyu kindly. ¡°this is my youngest grandson and my pride. today, at my birthday banquet, i wish to make an announcement. today is not only my birthday, but also my grandson huo buyu¡¯s engagement banquet!¡¯ the crowd applauded like thunder. as though on cue, a bright red tigure rushed onto the stage like the wind and threw herself into huo buyu¡¯s arms. huo buyu raised his arms and hugged her, smiling dotingly. ye yao shouted excitedly, ¡°huo buyu, we¡¯re finally getting engaged!¡¯ jiang yun was below. she was originally prepared to lift her skirt and go on stage, but when she saw ye yao rushing up, her expression was very stiff. not only jiang yun, but the entire venue was also shocked when they witnessed ye yao¡¯s sudden appearance. the qin family was also here today. yang ya and qin jiao were both here. after the news of huo buyu¡¯s engagement to jiang yun spread, yang ya was very happy. without huo buyu¡¯s protection, ye yao was nothing. she had come today to see ye yao make a fool of herself. however, when she saw ye yao leaping into huo buyu¡¯s arms on the stage, her smile vanished. jiang jie secretly gave ye yao a thumbs up. gao qiao did the same. old master huo looked at ye yao, who had suddenly rushed up, and his face turned ashen. ¡°who allowed you to come up here!¡± ye yao looked at old master huo in a daze. ¡°didn¡¯t you say that today is huo buyu¡¯s engagement party? i¡¯m huo buyu¡¯s girlfriend. of course, he can only get engaged to me. and of course, i have to come up here and celebrate with him.¡± huo buyu held ye yao¡¯s hand and introduced her gently and solemnly, ¡°this is my girlfriend, ye yao.¡± old master huo was so angry that he didn¡¯t say anything for a long time. after a while, he said in a low voice, ¡°i object! this woman doesn¡¯t deserve to be the granddaughter-in-law of the huo family!¡¯ ye yao patted her belly sadly. ¡°but what should i do? i¡¯m already pregnant with huo buyu¡¯s baby.¡± there were gasps from the crowd. jiang yun clenched her hands and her facial features were contorted. this was the first time in her life she had suffered such a great humiliation! she had not planned to attack ye yao, but now, she and ye yao were irreconcilable! old master huo was shocked by this news. his eyes rolled back and he fainted! old master huo had been all-powerful his entire lifetime and no one could disobey him. this time, he had actually been tricked by ye yao at his own birthday banquet! he had been thoroughly embarrassed! the old man fainted, and the venue went into chaos. everyone rushed to send old master huo to the hospital, and the banquet was a huge mess. in the hospital, huo buqi, huo buran, and ye yao were all outside the emergency room. ye yao leaned on huo buyu¡¯s shoulder and felt a little guilty. ¡°i¡¯m sorry. i didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡± she only wanted to protect their relationship and had never thought of hurting grandpa huo. she was also very worried when grandpa huo suddenly fainted.. Chapter 170 - Chapter 170: Pregnant For Real! chapter 170: pregnant for real! translator: atlas studios editor: atlas studios huo buyu stroked ye yao¡¯s face. ¡°it¡¯s fine. grandpa has always been in good health. he¡¯ll be fine.¡± ye yao clasped her hands together and prayed. ¡°i hope huo buyu¡¯s grandfather is fine. i wish him good health and a long life.¡± there was nothing else she could do. huo buyu ran his hand over her hair. after a while, the doctor came out and informed them that old master huo was fine. ye yao heaved a sigh of relief. huo buyu glanced at huo buqi and huo buran and said, ¡°since grandpa is fine, i¡¯ll take ye yao home first.¡± huo buqi and huo buran did not say anything. in fact, they didn¡¯t have a good relationship with old master huo. even ye yao could tell that it was bad. ye yao followed huo buyu out of the hospital. she stroked her belly saying, ¡°i haven¡¯t eaten anything tonight. my stomach feels a little uncomfortable and i feel like throwing up.¡± huo buyu asked, ¡°shall i take you to have some food first? what would you like to eat?¡± ye yao replied, ¡°i want to eat fish. i¡¯m suddenly craving for fish.¡± huo buyu brought ye yao to the restaurant. this restaurant specialized in fish-based dishes. however, just as they got to the door, ye yao suddenly felt her stomach churning and it was very uncomfortable. she quickly retreated. ¡°no, no. it¡¯s too fishy. i can¡¯t take it anymore.¡± huo buyu, was puzzled. ¡°how is that possible:¡¯ didn¡¯t you like it a lot in the past? why are you so averse to it today?¡± ye yao shook her head. ¡°i don¡¯t know. it seems so sudden¡­¡± as soon as she finished speaking, she paused for a moment. a possibility flashed through her mind. when she went on stage earlier on, did she put her hand on her belly and say something? ye yao was stunned. oh no, oh no, i forgot that i have jinxing ability! if this were to come true¡­ she immediately said to huo buyu, ¡°wait, i¡¯ll go buy something!¡± with that, she turned around and ran off. after a while, she ran back, panting, and held huo buyu¡¯s hand. ¡°lees go home first.¡± huo buyu was dumbfounded as he was pulled along by ye yao. ¡°aren¡¯t you hungry? aren¡¯t you going to eat?¡± ¡°i¡¯ll go home to eat. you can cook for me!¡± she said. huo buyu did not object. ¡°that works too. i¡¯ll make you some soup.¡± after ye yao and huo buyu arrived home, they immediately went upstairs to the bathroom. then¡­ she was stunned. she sat on the toilet bowl holding the pregnancy test kit. she was at a loss. why did she even say that she was pregnant at grandpa huo¡¯s birthday banquet?! great! she had forgotten all about the verbal virtuosity technique! she almost broke down staring at the two lines on the pregnancy test kit! after a while, ye yao took the pregnancy test kit downstairs and went straight to the kitchen. she looked at the man with tears in her eyes. when huo buyu saw her expression, he asked nervously, ¡°what¡¯s wrong? ye yao stuffed the pregnancy test kit into his hands. ¡°huo buyu, i think i¡¯m pregnant.¡± huo buyu¡¯s mind exploded! when he was finally able to react, he hugged ye yao excitedly. ¡°tell me quickly! tell me that you¡¯re pregnant with twins! no, triplets!¡± when ye yao heard this, she covered the man¡¯s mouth in shock. what triplets?! one baby would be enough to scare her to death! after a while, ye yao was much calmer. she turned to huo buyu with a distant look in her eyes. ¡°a pair of twins is enough. forget about triplets. i¡¯m afraid i won¡¯t be able to take it. but¡­ huo buyu, have you thought it through? do you plan to have this child?¡± she simply couldn¡¯t calm down because she hadn¡¯t thought of having a child at such a young age, and she wasn¡¯t prepared to be a mother. huo buyu, gently pulled ye yao into his arms. ¡°don¡¯t worry. i¡¯m here.¡± ye yao suddenly calmed down. that¡¯s right. huo buyu was here. what was she worried about?! if it really didn¡¯t work out, shed let him raise their child! she kissed huo buyu on the cheek and said, ¡°alright, let¡¯s go cook. the baby and i are hungry!¡¯ huo buyu laughed. ¡°okay.¡± he made some soup for ye yao, as well as a few vegetarian dishes. then, he went to get her. ¡°baby, it¡¯s time to eat.¡± ye yao walked over. huo buyu¡¯s cooking was very appetizing, but perhaps because she was pregnant, her stomach felt uncomfortable the moment she smelled the food. ye yao held her chest and sighed helplessly. ¡°it should be a pregnancy reaction. it¡¯s a little uncomfortable.¡± huo buyu stroked ye yao¡¯s hair with heartache. ¡°it¡¯s too late today. i¡¯ll take you to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow. eat less today. you haven¡¯t eaten anything tonight, so your stomach will feel even worse.¡± before going to bed at night, ye yao stroked her belly and said softly, ¡°baby, you will arrive into this world safely..¡±