Chapter 1090: Chapter 307: I’ll Accompany Her for You
Little Di quieted down completely after listening, gaining a deeper understanding and entirely different perspective of this quiet girl she’d only met once. Different people have different fates; being born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she not only never had the chance to experience such financial woes but had spent money to the point of numbness, leading to her and a group of dissolute friends seeking thrills, including deliberately crashing into people’s cars, mocking them, and settling it with money.
In contrast, this made her feel very ashamed of some of her previous dissolute behavior and grateful for having met Li Yan, who beat her awake and set her on the right path.
After entering university, the world became broader, and she started becoming independent, no longer wanting to rely on her parents, keeping a low profile about her family background, and staying in dorms like everyone else. Interacting with more ordinary classmates, rather than just friends with similar family backgrounds, taught her more, including her roommate Xiao Xun’s work-study program, which deeply shocked and impressed her. Of course, she wouldn’t look down on Huang Ying’s helpless decisions either.
"For heaven’s sake, as I said, it was a stopgap measure. I initially said that just to scold her into waking up to her situation. Later, when someone approached her with such an offer, and she was hesitating about whether to really marry him, I had no choice but to agree to support her. At the time, I thought I wasn’t after anything from her, just using this reason to help her properly. Once she improved her situation, she could date freely and confidently again. As long as I don’t say anything, and she doesn’t either, no one would know. If she truly married a stranger, while it might not destroy her, once married and with kids, given her personality, it could settle her fate for life."
"Hmph, sounds nice. Could it be you’re hiding something? Helping her now has led you both to being together, hasn’t it? Aren’t you trying to say you’re sacrificing yourself to cheer her up on lonely nights?"
"..." Li Yan listened to her complaints, sensing a hint of jealousy. He didn’t explain further, as long as she could understand Huang Ying, and not unintentionally or intentionally hurt her in their future interactions, it was enough.
"Have nothing to say anymore?"
"Nothing to say anymore."
"Now... hmm hmm, hmm hmm hmm!" Suddenly, Little Di laughed devilishly, as if she’d thought of something advantageous.
"..."
"Now I have leverage over you. If I’m unhappy, I’ll tell Zhang Yurong about this. Let’s see how she deals with you!"
"...!" Li Yan was speechless. What was this? The mistress reporting on the concubine?
"Now I have something to ask, and you better answer honestly." Li Yan’s silence made Little Di smile smugly. "Besides Huang Ying, do you have any other women? Don’t lie, I won’t believe you if you say no!"
"Yes..." Li Yan admitted truthfully.
"Damn it! You dead Li Yan, you actually have others!" Little Di immediately screamed. Despite saying that, deep down, she didn’t want it to be true and hoped he would deny it.
"Weren’t you the one who said you wouldn’t believe me if I said no? If I said no, you’d think I’m lying. So I had to say yes."
"Hmph, anyone else?"
"You know them..."
"Who?!"
"Shinohara Mirai, Matsushima Kui."
"Two Beihai girls?"
"Being handsome and manly is hard to resist. They were attracted to me. Yurong should know about this; she arranged for me to host them with a handsome man scheme. But it’s just a fling; considering cultural backgrounds and distance, long-term development is limited." Li Yan confessed truthfully.
Little Di laughed and scolded: "Shameless! I think it’s the Beihai people using beauty schemes to tempt you, trying to take advantage of your group. But Zhang Yurong is truly something, letting you, a rascal, handle them."
"See, I told the truth, and you didn’t believe me again." Li Yan chuckled.
"Hmph! Anyone else?"
"There are more, let me think... you know them."
"Who else?"
"Like, your teacher Wen Qianyi, with her Hai Fu, your bodyguard Li Jie, and Yue Yao who lives with me. Then there’s everyone’s first love Qiao Huanxuan, and generally speaking, I have no resistance against beauties and beauties have no immunity against me. As for your roommates, Xiao Xun, Xiao Ai, and Lu Min, whether they fancy me is still to be observed, hahaha!"
"You’re dreaming again!" Little Di’s mood lightened up. Despite Li Yan telling the truth, she didn’t believe him at all, thinking he was intentionally naming women she knew just to tease her.
Wen Qianyi had worked with him before; if feelings were to develop, it would have already happened long ago, right? With her charm, even Zhang Yurong might not compete, at most it’s him thinking about her; there’s no way she’d fancy him.
As for Hai Fu, although she hasn’t seen her much, from what she heard from him and Wen Qianyi, it’s known in the company that Hai Fu has the nickname of Master Extinction—an iron-faced authority that everyone fears. How could she possibly spark with him?
Not to mention Li Jie; their acquaintance was entirely because of her. Initially, Li Jie disliked him, and they were more likely to fight. Plus, they’re both surnamed Li!
As for Yue Yao, she has only met her, knows even less, but she knows Yue Yao is Zhang Yurong’s close friend. If they had anything ambiguous, how would Zhang Yurong tolerate it and let her stay at her house? Watching over her under Zhang Yurong’s eye, this one... should be the most trusted, right?
Little Xun, Xiao Ai, and Lu Min, of course, were even more trivial to consider. After some thoughts, the only person who slightly worried Little Di was Qiao Huanxuan.
It’s said first love can’t be forgotten for a lifetime, and although they seem just like old classmates now, who knows what’s in their hearts? Qiao Huanxuan is yet to marry or even have a boyfriend to this day.
Then again, so what if it was first love? Li Yan now not only has a wife but also has her and Huang Ying. This love square is already enough of a headache for him. Qiao Huanxuan is a renowned architect; how could she get involved? Even if she did, it’s likely that it’d just be nostalgic affection tucked away in their hearts; at most... an occasional fling!
When Little Di incredulously accused him of dreaming, Li Yan said earnestly, "Today is Valentine’s Day, and as you know... I can’t ignore Yurong. I have to spend the evening with her, so you’ll have to endure it."
Little Di sighed with a touch of grievance: "I know... I never had high hopes to begin with. Who told her to be the legal wife? Mistresses have no rights."
"..."
Suddenly, she impulsively said, "You’re spending time with Zhang Yurong, so doesn’t the fourth have to spend it alone too? Why don’t I just go keep her company?"
Li Yan felt dizzy: "Even if you two don’t fight, you definitely won’t have any topics to talk about, and it’ll surely be awkward; why bother?"
"Who says we won’t have topics? You’re the topic! It’s settled then; we’ll meet eventually anyway. Didn’t you just mention she’s working at Li Jie’s company now? Haha, I’ll just go find Li Jie, and ’coincidentally’ bump into her! You better not spill the beans!"
Li Yan was speechless. Li Jie is also part of this, isn’t she? If you discuss it in front of her, wouldn’t it get messier still?
However, the nature of their relationship couldn’t stay hidden forever, and everyone would have to face the truth eventually. Since Huang Ying and Little Di already knew, it wouldn’t hurt to let Li Jie know too, so she could process it. (To be continued, for more about what happens next, please log into www.qidian.com. More Chapters await, support the author, support legitimate reading!)
