Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 136 Miss Liang, I'll take her back

Duan Yiheng's smile froze, and he took a step back to look at her: "You're moving out?"

"It wasn't convenient for us to live together anyway." Lin Xi's gaze drifted aimlessly into the air. "I'm sorry to have bothered you these past few months."

Duan Yiheng sneered: "To avoid me?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "No, I was planning to move out too, but Grandpa sent me off first, so I just wanted to let you know."

Duan Yiheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Grandpa's will hasn't been issued yet. Aren't you afraid people will talk about it?"

Lin Xi: "I've thought about it. No matter what, people will talk. If I move out after the will is issued, others might still think I'm dissatisfied with the Duan family. It's all the same."

Duan Yiheng: "..."

Lin Xi glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "I...I'm going back first. I didn't take my phone or bag."

Duan Yiheng made way for her.

Lin Xi had just left Duan Yiheng's suite when she felt half of her strength drain away.

She hadn't walked far when Duan Mingxuan and Liang Yutong came out together. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.

"We were just about to look for you." Liang Yutong stepped forward and took her hand. "Where did you go?"

Lin Xi shook her head, and her pearl earring swayed.

Liang Yutong was taken aback. Hadn't she been wearing this?

Duan Mingxuan wasn't as observant as Liang Yutong, and he didn't notice anything. He just stared at Lin Xi nervously: "Xiao Xi, why don't we go inside and get something to eat first?"

Lin Xi nodded.

Lin Xi wasn't surprised that only a few of them remained in the private room.

"Where did you go?" Duan Mingxuan asked Lin Xi, who was eating.

Lin Xi said, "I went to the emergency exit for a while."

"Is something wrong?" Duan Mingxuan pressed.

Seeing Lin Xi lower her head again, Liang Yutong turned and glared at Duan Mingxuan: "Don't ask anymore, let her eat."

Yu Lang gave Duan Mingxuan a look, and Duan Mingxuan had no choice but to suppress his temper and try to appear as gentle as possible: "If you're really not feeling well, I'll take you home after dinner."

He knew, of course, that Lin Xi was just an excuse, but at least it made him look better on the surface.

"No need," Lin Xi said. "Yu Tong and I have something to do, I'll take her car back."

Duan Mingxuan frowned, about to speak, when Yu Lang stopped him, saying, "That's fine too. How about you two stay here, and Mingxuan and I will go first?"

Liang Yutong replied on Lin Xi's behalf, "That works too."

Seeing that Lin Xi didn't even look up, Duan Mingxuan had no choice but to follow Yu Lang away.

“Come on, let’s go for a drink.” Yu Lang patted Duan Mingxuan on the shoulder. “We can drink and chat. You’re confessing your feelings right off the bat. She really can’t handle it. She didn’t even pursue you.”

Duan Mingxuan felt that what he said made sense, and he felt a little better.

After Liang Yutong and the other two left, she immediately touched Lin Xi's pearl earring: "Tell the truth, where did you get it?"

Lin Xi said, "It was given to me by Duan Yiheng."

"He's here?" Liang Yutong was taken aback. "You've been with him the whole time?"

Lin Xi nodded: "I ended things with him yesterday."

Liang Yutong was taken aback: "Why? Don't you like him a lot?"

"It's impossible for us to be together." Lin Xi forced a smile. "In the eyes of outsiders, our relationship will be criticized."

“But you’re not related by blood. You can be with Duan Mingxuan, and you can be with Duan Yiheng too,” Liang Yutong advised. “You clearly like him a lot, how can you bear to let him go?”

"I can't bear to part with him, even if I want to." Lin Xi had long wanted to confide in someone, "He's different from Duan Mingxuan; he's going to take over Yin Fan..."

Lin Xi talked to Liang Yutong for two hours, word by word.

When she came out, Lin Xi's eyes were noticeably swollen.

"Xiao Xi, stop thinking about it, you—"

Before Liang Yutong could finish speaking, she paused, and saw Duan Yiheng standing a few steps away, as if waiting for them.

"Miss Liang, I'll take her back."

Lin Xi was about to refuse when Liang Yutong pushed her around the waist.

The unexpected accident caused Lin Xi to stagger forward, and Duan Yiheng strode forward and caught her in his arms.

Duan Yiheng nodded slightly to Liang Yutong.

"Then I'll go first."

"Liang Yutong".

Lin Xi tried to chase after her, but Duan Yiheng pulled her back.

She looked up helplessly and asked Duan Yiheng, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Duan Yiheng said, "I was about to leave. I was already downstairs when I saw Duan Yiheng and Yu Lang, but I didn't see you, so I came back up."

Lin Xi muttered to herself, "I can ride in Yu Tong's car."

"Why bother?" Duan Yiheng took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "You haven't moved out yet, have you?"

Lin Xi silently followed him into the elevator.

Duan Yiheng drove himself to the meeting today. Just as he opened the passenger door for Lin Xi, his phone rang.

Duan Yiheng closed the car door and stood aside to answer the phone.

Lin Xi couldn't hear the conversation, but she saw Duan Yiheng frowning.

After he got into the car, Lin Xi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Could something have gone wrong at today's meeting?

Duan Yiheng started the car and waited until it slowly drove out of the hotel before saying, "Qin Yang said Chen Jingyi is looking for me."

"..." Lin Xi was stunned. Why come to find Duan Yiheng at this critical moment?

Duan Yiheng glanced at Lin Xi out of the corner of his eye: "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Lin Xi looked at him, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Duan Yiheng said, "Speak your mind."

Lin Xi: "What does she mean by this? On the surface, Zheng Jizhong won, so logically she could continue to stir up trouble with Zheng Jizhong. What does it mean that she suddenly came to you?"

Duan Yiheng smiled casually: "It shows that she is still somewhat clever and has foresight."

Lin Xi: "...She's going to betray her master for personal gain?"

Duan Yiheng: "From what Qin Yang said, that's definitely what she thinks."

Lin Xi: "...Is she stupid? She betrayed Zheng Jizhong, who would dare to use her in the future?"

Duan Yiheng smiled, clearly agreeing with her.

Fifteen minutes later, as the Maybach slowly turned onto the road in the villa area, a person suddenly darted out from the bushes on both sides.

Lin Xi was startled, but before she could warn him, Duan Yiheng had already stepped on the brakes.

After Lin Xi recognized who it was, she instinctively used Duan Yiheng's suit jacket to cover herself and turned her body away.

Chen Jingyi didn't notice Lin Xi in the passenger seat; she was focused on Duan Yiheng.

"Mr. Duan, please give me a chance."

Duan Yiheng turned to look at Lin Xi and rolled down the car window halfway.

Chen Jingyi paused for a moment when she saw the woman in his passenger seat. Duan Yiheng coughed when he saw her staring at him.

Chen Jingyi immediately looked away from the pearl earring.

Duan Yiheng got out of the car and led Chen Jingyi a little further away.

After chatting for only ten minutes or so, Duan Yiheng got into the car.

Lin Xi took off her suit jacket and asked him, "What did you two talk about?"

Duan Yiheng: "What else can we talk about? It's nothing more than the bargaining chips she has."

"You agreed?" Lin Xi asked.

Duan Yiheng sneered: "I plan to pack her up and send her and Zheng Jizhong away together."

Lin Xi: "...Be careful, a cornered dog might do something rash."

Duan Yiheng responded.

Upon entering the villa area, the Maybach entered the Duan family's villa.

The car headlights swept across, illuminating Duan Mingxuan sitting on the steps.

It seems he's waiting for Lin Xi.