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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary ):
-向以茉( Xiàng yǐ mò)- Xiang Yi Mo, the female lead
– 纪衡宇( jì héng yǔ)- Ji Heng Yu, the chairman of Ji Company
– 秦楚( Qín chǔ)- Qin Chu, the female lead’s childhood friend and the male lead of the original novel
– 齐嫣( qí yān)- Qi Yan, the female lead of the original novel and Qin Chu’s girlfriend
– 尚诚集团( shàng chéng jí tuán )- Shangcheng Group, the company owned by the Qin family.
– 方可欣( fāng kě xīn)- Fang Ke Xin, Qi Yan’s best friend.
In fact, Ji Heng Yu didn’t hate Xiang Yi Mo.
In Ji Heng Yu’s impression, Xiang Yi Mo had always been the obedient little girl who didn’t make himself feel uncomfortable even when they were in close contact.
What Xiang Yi Mo didn’t know was that, for a gynophobic Ji Heng Yu, this zero was far higher than the negative value he had for most women, except for his deceased mother.
Therefore, Ji Heng Yi was notorious for not being around women in the business world. Rather than concealing this fact, it was better to say that he avoided women like the plague.
If he was physically close with any woman, he had to endure physical and psychological discomfort, let alone being touched by one.
He would mostly be so repulsed that he would puke.
Although Ji Heng Yu’s gynophobia symptoms would be reduced with younger girls because they were slightly different from women, this discomfort was merely reduced.
Ji Heng Yu used to see little Xiang Yi Mo brought by Qin Chu even though he couldn’t be in the same room as her.
But regardless of whether they were standing, walking or sitting, he was always the farthest from Xiang Yi Mo.
He tried to avoid everything that could trigger his symptoms.
However, over time, Ji Heng Yu found out that even if he didn’t deliberately distance himself from the little girl, the little girl wouldn’t come near him.
This knowledge allowed Ji Heng Yu to meet Xiang Yi Mo in the subsequent meetings. He didn’t have to be wary of Xiang Yi Mo’s presence, making him feel relieved.
Subconsciously, he gradually became accustomed to Xiang Yi Mo to the point of being unguarded.
And because of this imperceptible influence on his habits, Ji Heng Yu did not realise that he had acquiesced to the existence of Xiang Yi Mo in his world. The strong rejection of the opposite sex from the bottom of his heart had long since disappeared only for Xiang Yi Mo’s case.
Unknowingly, no one noticed.
The staged performance was targeted at Xiang Yi Mo.
Ji Heng Yu thought, ‘Recently, I have heard Qin Chu complain about Xiang Yi Mo, saying how Xiang Yi Mo bullies his current girlfriend.
I don’t know if Xiang Yi Mo was a bully or not. The only thing I know is that Xiang Yi Mo is being bullied!
And so what if Xiang Yi Mo “bullied” some people?
Outsiders may not know of this fact. However, the people in their circle know that the little girl is set to become the young madam of the Qin family long ago, even though the Qin family and the Xiang family have not begun the formal engagement process.
Xiang Yi Mo has liked Qin Chu ever since she was young. At this time, Qin Chu suddenly has a girlfriend?
How can a normal person put up with this?
The fact that Xiang Yi Mo didn’t expose this matter to the Qin family already shows how kind the little girl, Xiang Yi Mo, is.
As he thought of this, the air around him became colder.
His deep eyes fixed on Xiang Yi Mo. He saw a pair of black eyes swam with tears, her hands hanging at the side squeezed tightly and slightly trembling.
But she bit her lips and smothered her breath.
Ji Heng Yu’s eyes turned icy in a flash.
Everything is good about the little girl, but there are a few bad points.
She’s too well-behaved, and she likes Qin Chu too much.
Ji Heng Yu couldn’t stand to see Xiang Yi Mo getting bullied. He slowly approached her silently.
In the corner of her eyes, Xiang Yi Mo glanced at the not-so-indifferent Ji Heng Yu. The corner of her mouth instantly raised, and an imperceptible light flashed past in the bottom of her black and white eyes.
She plastered a stubborn and arrogant image to protect herself, giving people a kind of storm that was sweeping towards her. She was alone and frail, someone who obviously couldn’t withstand the storm. However, she was not afraid to break bones or defy the storm.
She coldly glanced at Fang Ke Xin.
Her mouth didn’t even lift one bit, and she ignored her as if she didn’t hear anything. Then, she went past them…
When Fang Ke Xin saw this kind of gesture, she felt that Xiang Yi Mo was acting so high and mighty that she considered everyone else beneath her. Xiang Yi Mo had a “this commoner, don’t come close to this princess” look, making her so furious that her teeth itched.
Therefore, when Xiang Yi Mo was about to pass by, she intentionally walked close to her and stretched out her foot to trip her.
She wanted to see her make a fool of herself and make her crown fall off.
Xiang Yi Mo noticed these small movements by Fang Ke Xin.
Just then, she saw Ji Heng Yu getting closer and closer. At that instant, she decided to take advantage of the situation.
So she walked and suddenly tripped over someone.
The petite figure stumbled, and her whole body fell toward Ji Heng Yu.