"My grandfather is still resting. Please sit down and have a cup of tea to take a break." Evelyn greeted and then took the initiative to make tea for Tony. However, a hint of loneliness flashed in her eyes.
After she and Tony broke up, they had seldom contacted each other. It was only at the class reunion last month that she learned that she had misunderstood Tony back then. She regretted it deeply in her heart. In fact, she hadn't been able to let go of this relationship over the years.
But now it was all too late. She had just heard the news that the Thomson family and the Sulokov family were getting engaged.
Tony didn't think much about it and just focused on watching Evelyn make tea. Her movements of making tea were extremely elegant, as if it wasn't making tea but a beautiful art performance. Coupled with her evening dress that matched perfectly, it was even more pleasing to the eye.
[Tsk tsk, she's so charming even when making tea. Sophia doesn't deserve to be called the most beautiful woman in Milan at all. In my opinion, Evelyn is the most beautiful woman in Milan!]
[Look at her temperament and the movements of making tea. Sophia is far inferior to her. She always has a straight face, and I didn't even provoke her.]
[Engagement? What engagement? Sooner or later, I have to find a way to break off this stupid marriage.]
As Tony's complaints rang out, Evelyn's hand suddenly trembled, and her movements became chaotic. She almost dropped the teacup on the ground. She widened her eyes and looked at Tony in disbelief. There was no mistake. These must be Tony's inner thoughts! Although the guy didn't open his mouth to speak, she could hear it clearly.
"Are you okay?" Seeing that Evelyn suddenly made a mistake, Tony casually asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Evelyn shook her head, but her heart was excited. It seemed that she could hear his inner thoughts? And he actually thought that she was the most beautiful? Humph, this guy clearly hadn't let go of her in his heart all these years, yet he still went around chasing after Sophia, pretending to be affectionate.
She was happy in her heart and deliberately asked, "I heard that you got engaged to Sophia today? Then congratulations. You finally got what you wanted."
"Ah? Well... It's a long story. Anyway, getting married is impossible." Tony would rather die than admit this.
[Get married? It's all because Sophia is making a fuss!]
[That woman is crazy. She has someone else in her heart but still deliberately uses me as a shield and acts.]
[Alas, I don't know what the author was thinking. It was just a small misunderstanding with my ex-girlfriend. Wouldn't it be okay to just explain it clearly? The protagonist has no trouble building his harem, but why is it so difficult for me, a villain, to have a relationship?]
Hearing these complaints, Evelyn became even happier. However, she didn't quite understand what Tony said about "the author" and "villain" for the moment.
She held the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Tony, and then deliberately sat down next to him and said softly, "What's going on with you two? Are you having relationship problems?"
"We have no feelings for each other. We're just ordinary friends. Why are you asking this?" Tony sensed something unusual and frowned slightly. As a "villain" who knew the way to survive well, he understood that the best way to survive in this strange plot was to stay away from these female leads, whether it was the first female lead or the ninety-ninth.
His tone was a bit cold, but his inner thoughts revealed his true feelings.
[Oh my, why are you sitting so close all of a sudden? Your legs are almost touching mine.]
[She smells so nice. This must be her natural body fragrance.]
[Her legs are so white. Bah bah bah, this dress is really... Well, forget it. It just looks nice.]
Evelyn was both happy and shy in her heart. This guy had never praised her like this even when they were in a relationship before. With a playful smile on her lips, she moved her face closer and said gently, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to apologize to you. I misunderstood you about what happened back then."
"It doesn't matter. I don't care anymore. Besides, why are you sitting so close?" Tony deliberately put on an unhappy look and said.
[I've already put on a sour face. Can't you be a bit more sensible and move away? Don't you have any reserve as a female lead in a cool novel?]
[But on closer inspection, you're really cute. Your skin is so good.]
[Your eyes are so beautiful, and your figure and temperament are impeccable. Just don't come any closer. I really can't handle it!]
Evelyn tried hard to hold back and didn't let herself laugh out loud. This guy, he said he didn't want it, but his body was quite honest. This contrast was rather interesting.
"Why are you so fierce to me? You're my first love. Can't I just get close to you?" Evelyn bit her lip, looking aggrieved, and hugged Tony's arm.
"Keep your distance. We're just friends now." Tony's face darkened, and he quickly pulled his arm back, saying coldly.
"It's been so many years since we broke up. You're still playing these tricks. I don't like Sophia, and I won't take you back either."
[Damn it! Why are you like this? It was okay that you bumped into me just now, but now you're hugging my arm. Isn't this being unreasonable?]
[Please be normal, okay? This doesn't match your character setting. Aren't you supposed to keep all men except Yegor at arm's length?]
[But seriously, I'm so envious of my arm. It would be even better if you could hug my head. Hehe, that feeling must be great.]
Evelyn couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. Her laughter stunned Tony. She was indeed good-looking, but this woman was really strange today! He had already been so unfriendly to her, yet she wasn't even angry?
In those cool novels, the female leads only had eyes for the male lead. They ignored all men except the male lead and treated them like air. Since he had treated her like this, she should have turned around and left, never contacted him again, or even held a grudge against him.
Only in this way could he avoid Yegor, the guy with the protagonist's halo, and survive well. Anyway, in this strange cool novel world, the first principle to survive was never to compete with the protagonist for women! As long as he could save his life, with his own conditions, would he still be afraid of not having women in the future?
"What are you laughing at?" Tony asked with a straight face and moved his body to the side, trying to create some distance. He was really a bit afraid of this woman. Sophia had been abnormal enough today, and he didn't expect Evelyn to also become so strange.
"I remembered something happy." Evelyn answered with a charming smile.
[Damn it! Forget it. If I can't afford to offend you, I can at least hide from you. I'll go hide in the bathroom for a while. Is that okay?]
Tony decided to take the initiative. Since he couldn't afford to offend her, it wouldn't be wrong to stay away, right? He was just about to get up and slip away when Evelyn preempted him and stood up first.
She stood up and walked a couple of steps, then suddenly exclaimed and stumbled, having a flat fall.
[Haha, as expected of you. The classic flat fall that female leads in cool novels must have.]
Tony, who was watching beside, was immediately amused.
A sly look flashed across Evelyn's face. She groaned in pain, rubbed her ankle, and looked at Tony pitifully, saying, "Oh, I've fallen. Aren't you going to help me up?"
Tony originally wanted to refuse, but then he thought that if he was too indifferent and offended her deeply, making her hold a grudge against him, what should he do? Women could be very petty, not to mention that he was her ex-boyfriend, which was a rather sensitive identity. If she got together with Yegor in the future and spoke ill of him in Yegor's ear, wouldn't that create hatred for him?
So, he had no choice but to walk over with a cold face and reached out to pull Evelyn up from the ground.
As soon as Evelyn stood up, she staggered and threw herself directly into Tony's arms.
Tony just wanted to shout "Damn it!" in his heart. The development of the plot didn't seem right! As a "villain," how could he have such treatment?
[Calm down. This must be a sugar-coated bullet. Be careful.]
[She's going to be a woman in Yegor's harem. Hurry up and help her stand steadily and then slip away.]
Evelyn, who was lying in Tony's arms, couldn't help but feel a bit angry after hearing these inner thoughts. A woman in Yegor's harem? Humph, who was Yegor? Did he deserve to have her in his harem?
She looked at Tony with a aggrieved look, her eyes red, on the verge of crying, and said, "Tony, I think I sprained my ankle. It hurts when I walk.