After hanging up Zheng Cai’s call, Ye Tong struggled to suppress her trembling and dialed Xiao Shuo’s number.
But after two attempts, he didn’t pick up.
Only on the third try did a groggy male voice finally co through. "Hello."
He was still sleeping?
She was in this state, and he could still sleep!
Ye Tong’s anger reignited, but she forced herself to remain calm, asking in a restrained voice, "Where are you?"
"At ho," Xiao Shuo replied.
"I’m coming over to see you!"
"Don’t. Don’t co!" As soon as Xiao Shuo heard Ye Tong wanted to visit, he coldly refused.
Ye Tong’s breathing grew heavy again.
She rembered how Xiao Shuo had disappeared after leaving the hospital and hadn’t even picked her up when she was discharged.
And now he didn’t even want her to co see him?
Her restraint had reached its limit. When she spoke, her tone was noticeably colder. "Xiao Shuo, what do you an by this?"
"What do I an? Ye Tong, do you still have the nerve to ask ? Look what your Ye Family has done to us!"
"..." Ye Tong’s breath hitched.
Without waiting for her to speak, Xiao Shuo continued, "Anyway, don’t co now!" His tone was devoid of any warmth and clearly impatient. After saying that, he hung up.
Hearing the dial tone, Ye Tong trembled even more with anger.
Her heart was ablaze with rage, but she had no way to deal with Xiao Shuo.
He had told her not to co, but how could Ye Tong give up so easily? She went directly to Xiao Shuo’s residence.
However, when she saw Xiao Shuo’s swollen face, she was taken aback.
"You, you, what happened to you...?"
Xiao Shuo’s face was still swollen, and seeing Ye Tong only worsened his mood. "Didn’t I tell you not to co?" he snapped.
Ye Tong asked, "What’s going on? How did this happen?"
As she spoke, she reached out to touch Xiao Shuo’s injuries, but he imdiately blocked her hand. "Don’t touch!"
"What exactly happened?"
"What else could it be? It was your Ye Family," Xiao Shuo said, his voice sharp with anger.
The mory of yesterday’s miserable state was unbearable.
He had originally intended to settle scores with Ye Yuning, but after what happened, he subconsciously redirected his anger toward the entire Ye Family.
Ye Tong’s breathing quickened. "Our Ye Family?"
"That shrew! What on earth did your Ye Family adopt?"
By now, Ye Tong completely understood; he was talking about Ye Yuning.
Her breathing beca even more labored.
She looked at Xiao Shuo, acutely aware of the stinging pain on her own face and the piercing ache in her leg.
It had to be said, Ye Yuning was truly a termagant; not only had she attacked her, but she’d also struck Xiao Shuo!
Who gave her the audacity to strike a mber of the Xiao Family?
"You should go back," Xiao Shuo said. He didn’t want to say more and imdiately moved to close the door.
Seeing this, Ye Tong instinctively pushed against the door.
At this mont, ignoring Xiao Shuo’s attempt to keep her out, she managed to say, her voice strained, "I... I need to talk to you about sothing!"
"What is it?" Xiao Shuo asked.
The impatience in his tone was even more evident.
He recalled his father ntioning the rejection of Ye Yuning’s manuscript, a decision that had cost them a significant number of shares. Combined with the incidents involving Huangyin and what had transpired in the office yesterday, he now found himself irritated by the re sight of anyone from the Ye Family.
Including Ye Tong, who stood before him now.
Seeing his impatient expression, Ye Tong grew angrier, though she suppressed it. "The Qin Family visited the Ye Family today," she said.
"Then deal with it. Aren’t your parents ho?!"
Deal with it? How could they deal with it?
Hearing Xiao Shuo’s current tone and his words, Ye Tong’s lips thinned as she stared at him. Resentnt was plain in her eyes.
Xiao Shuo didn’t want to waste any more ti with her, nor could he be bothered to engage. "Alright, I have things to do here. You should go back now," he said dismissively.
With that, he pushed Ye Tong out and SLAM! The door shut in her face.
Ye Tong stared at the closed door, her suppressed anger finally erupting.
She kicked the door fiercely twice. "I’m your fiancée! What do you an, you *still have things to do*?"
What could possibly be more important right now than helping the Ye Family resolve the issue with the Qin Family?
The only response was silence.
Ye Tong’s face gradually paled. She had never imagined Xiao Shuo would treat her this way.
What did their relationship an then?
He had been willing to break off his engagent with Ye Yuning for her sake. What was all that for?
「anwhile, at the Xiao Corporation.」
Xiao Linye was sowhat distracted during the eting.
His mind was preoccupied with Xiao Shuo getting beaten up at Manlang. Considering how fierce that boss was, that young woman must be under a lot of work pressure, right?
"Sir? Sir?" Lai Shuo called out several tis before Xiao Linye snapped back to reality.
Gao Ma’s design was complete and displayed on the projector. He glanced at it briefly, displeased.
It had to be said that while Manlang’s owner might have a short fuse, the design produced showed imnse patience and care. Every detail was ticulously perfected.
At least at first glance, no major flaws could be found.
In comparison, the design on the projection screen was now thoroughly unappealing.
Seeing that he still wasn’t speaking, Lai Shuo asked softly, "What do you think of this?"
"What do *you* think?" Xiao Linye countered without answering.
His tone was clearly unhappy. This cast an oppressive mood over the entire eting room, and Lai Shuo visibly tensed.
Truth be told, he also found Gao Ma’s design unsatisfactory.
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