"Miss Ye, do you remember what I said to you last night?" Xiao Ying looked at her and said gently, "Actually, as long as you don't always go against our young master, he is quite easy to get along with."
"It's not that I want to oppose him," Ye Qingci shook her head helplessly, "it's that I can't give him what he wants!"
"What does that matter?" Xiao Ying raised an eyebrow slightly, "As long as our young master wants it, whether you are willing or not, he can get it. Why must you provoke him over and over again?"
"What do you expect me to do?" Ye Qingci said somewhat angrily, "Bow and scrape to him, take whatever he dishes out? Sorry, he is your young master, not mine. I have no obligation to follow his commands!"
Xiao Ying shook his head, "Miss Ye seems fragile and delicate, but your nature is really stubborn."
"Yes, I have a terrible temper," Ye Qingci said self-mockingly, curling her lip, "I don't know what good luck I've stumbled upon, to be noticed by your family's young master. I really want to ask you, where did I go wrong? Why doesn't Jian Shichu bother someone else and insist on entangling with me? Tell me, what did I do wrong? If I change it, won't that be enough?"
"Perhaps it's because you're different," Xiao Ying smiled lightly, "You are not ordinary at all. Ordinary women, upon seeing our young master, would have thrown themselves at him eagerly, doing all they can to make our young master keep them by his side. Only you, you treat him like a viper, shy away from him as if nothing could be worse. Our young master, perhaps, is attracted to exactly this quality in you."
"Really?" Ye Qingci pondered, "You mean... as long as I act like those other women, he will lose interest in me and let me go?"
"I don't know," Xiao Ying chuckled, "but Miss Ye can try, maybe it will work!"
Ye Qingci hesitated, then finally nodded, "Alright, I'll try. Thank you, Brother Xiao!"
"You're welcome! I'll be going out then!" Xiao Ying nodded at Ye Qingci and then turned to leave the dining room.
In the living room, Xiao Wei, who had overheard their entire conversation, gave Xiao Ying, passing him by, a thumbs up in admiration.
Know what the highest level of tricking someone is?
Just like what their eldest is doing!
Tricking someone and yet the person is still overflowing with thanks, it's just brilliant!
Jian Shichu, having finished his phone call, returned to see Ye Qingci already seated at the dining table, eating obediently.
Jian Shichu was very pleased, sat down beside Ye Qingci, "Is the food to your liking? If it doesn't suit your taste, just tell the kitchen and they'll make something else for you."
"It's delicious!" Ye Qingci nodded earnestly, racking her brains, trying to think of how to act like the other women.
Pounce on Jian Shichu right now?
No, no, no!
She really couldn't do it!
The thing she was least good at was acting; she feared she might throw up if she tried to keep it up.
Her brows furrowed tightly as she strained her mind, considering how to act sticky and clingy like those women who fawned over Jian Shichu.
Seeing her eat with such a furrowed brow, Jian Shichu took his chopsticks and picked up a bite from her plate, "Is it that bad? You are eating as if you've been wronged deeply."
Watching him so casually take a half-eaten dish from her plate and put it in his own mouth, Ye Qingci's eyes widened in shock.
What happened to the germaphobia?
Wasn't it rumored that the more handsome and bad-tempered Seventh Master Jian was, the more severe his germaphobia would be?
Jian Shichu chewed a few times, savored the taste, and swallowed the food, "Although it's not as delicious as the ones you make, it's passable. If you don't like it, I'll replace them now!"
"No need, I was just thinking about something. The food is quite good," Ye Qingci hurriedly shook her head.
She did not want to cause someone to lose their job over her situation.
Everyone in Yun City knew that the Jian family paid exorbitantly, so despite Jian Shichu's bad temper, countless people were eager to get into the Jian household.
People die for wealth, as birds die for food; it can't be helped.
"Thinking about something," Jian Shichu asked with interest, "What are you thinking about?"
"I..." Ye Qingci's eyes lit up, "I want to go shopping!"
Yes!
Go shopping!
She suddenly remembered why women liked to cling to Jian Shichu.
Isn't it because he's handsome and rich?
Men don't like gold diggers, and they dislike women who only like them for their money even more.
She'll drag Jian Shichu to go shopping soon and force him to buy things.
Then, Jian Shichu would think she's no different from those gold diggers and will surely start to hate her!
As long as he can grow to hate her, she can leave him smoothly!
She was thrilled with her brilliant plan to escape.
"Okay!" Seeing the excitement in Ye Qingci's eyes, Jian Shichu felt as if someone had injected adrenaline into his heart, filling him with power.
Ever since he met Ye Qingci, her expressions had always been anger, hatred, sorrow, despair.
This was the first time her eyes shone with joy and excitement, shining brighter and more enchantingly than diamonds.
Jian Shichu's heart pounded fiercely, and he grabbed Ye Qingci's wrist in one sudden motion, "Are you full? We can go now!... Never mind, let's not eat, you can buy whatever you want when we are out!"