Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 514

Xia Andai looked at Ye Yuning with an expression of exasperated disappointment. "Even now, you’re still worried about those worldly possessions?"

"That’s not it~!" Ye Yuning protested. Are these just any worldly possessions? If I suddenly disappeared, the studio definitely couldn’t continue to operate, right? So many people draw their salaries from me, and people like Wang Jin simply can’t afford to lose their jobs. Am I not harming a whole group of people this way?

"At such a critical moment, you still have time to worry about others?" Xia Andai continued, exasperated. "Why can’t you ever learn your lesson?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuning stiffened, her face paling instantly. She looked at Xia Andai, knowing exactly what she meant. "Are you saying," she choked out, "that if you were in that kind of situation, you’d just stand by and do nothing?!"

"Oh, Ningning, calm down," Yan Jun interjected gently. "Andai is just concerned about you. She hopes that when you face problems, you’ll think of yourself first."

Ye Yuning huffed and turned her head away, clearly angry.

Yan Jun, nursing a headache, turned to Xia Andai. "Isn’t there any other way you can help?"

"What other way?" Xia Andai retorted, raising an eyebrow.

"For instance, could your father step in or something?" Yan Jun suggested. "I remember your dad has a good relationship with Old Master Xiao."

Xia Andai fell silent.

Hearing this, Ye Yuning immediately turned to Xia Andai, her eyes sparkling with hope.

However, Xia Andai merely snorted. "The relationship might be good, but it’s not good enough for him to accept the ridiculous situation of his prospective granddaughter-in-law becoming his daughter-in-law, is it?"

Ye Yuning was speechless. Yan Jun, too, was at a loss for words.

At these words, Ye Yuning’s face instantly turned ashen. "But I didn’t marry Xiao Shuo, did I?" she retorted, her voice tight.

"But you were his fiancée for several years, and everyone in Upper City knows it. That alone makes you a laughingstock," Xia Andai stated bluntly.

"Alright, that’s enough!" Yan Jun quickly interrupted. If they continued, the two of them would undoubtedly start arguing.

Thinking back to those years Ye Yuning was Xiao Shuo’s fiancée, wasn’t she a complete joke? Though she was Xiao Shuo’s fiancée, she could never control him. Xiao Shuo spent his days flitting between nightclubs, and any woman with even the slightest connection to him dared to provoke Ye Yuning. To put it bluntly, Ye Yuning’s current short temper was forged by all the frustration from those years. She didn’t care about Xiao Shuo himself, but she deeply resented the trouble he brought her!

"Once this gets out, everyone will think you’re trying to get revenge on Xiao Shuo—including the Xiao Family and your current husband," Xia Andai stated bluntly. This made Ye Yuning even more aware of the gravity of the situation, confirming her initial instincts had been correct.

"So, what now? Is running my only option?" Ye Yuning asked, her voice small.

"Besides running, there is one other path!" Xia Andai declared.

"What is it?"

"Confront Xiao Qiye head-on and see if he still has any lingering feelings for you. However, from my assessment, that’s highly unlikely!"

Ye Yuning and Yan Jun exchanged a look. No, definitely not. Judging by the tactics attributed to him online, it was clear he was no saint. So, after considering everything, running seemed to be the only option left.

After years of bickering with Xia Andai, Ye Yuning now looked at her pitifully. "Can’t you really help me, just this once? Maybe ask your father to step in..."

Before she could finish, Xia Andai shot her an icy glare.

Ye Yuning trailed off. Alright, I knew it was no use!

"Regardless, you need to stay calm for now and not give anything away when you’re around him."

"I know," Ye Yuning pouted, looking completely deflated.

They discussed for a while longer. Eventually, Xia Andai and Yan Jun had a working dinner with Ye Yuning at the studio before leaving.

After leaving Manlang, Yan Jun looked at Xia Andai, troubled. "Is running really her only option?"

"She can’t truly escape, even if she tries," Xia Andai stated flatly.

"Huh? Then why..." Yan Jun began, confused.

"This matter of hers can’t be hidden for long. The longer it’s concealed, the more uncontrollable the situation will become when it finally comes to light."

"Huh? So what should we do now?" Every word Xia Andai said now seemed to baffle Yan Jun. She said Yuning couldn’t escape, so why did she just spend all that time encouraging her to run? It made absolutely no sense.

Xia Andai closed her eyes briefly, then stamped her foot in exasperation. "That idiot."

Yan Jun blinked. Idiot? This situation was completely unavoidable, wasn’t it? If Ye Yuning wasn’t considered particularly clever, then what about Xiao Qiye? He was fooled by her too. So, it seemed neither of them was particularly astute.

"Then why did you tell her to run?" Yan Jun persisted, still completely baffled by Xia Andai’s earlier advice.

"If she doesn’t run, what then? Should she go and confess to Xiao Qiye herself?" Xia Andai retorted. "That would put her in an even more passive position!"

"You mean, you want Xiao Qiye to investigate why she ran? So he’ll conclude she didn’t deceive him intentionally?"

"What else could it be?" Xia Andai snapped, getting into the car. Yan Jun quickly got in beside her.

Xia Andai started the car. "Tell Tang Xi that the two of you need to start helping Yuning plan her escape immediately." With Yuning’s mindset, always unable to let go of this or that, she’d definitely never manage to leave on her own.

"Oh! And what will you be doing?" Yan Jun asked. He looked at Xia Andai, puzzled. He had a nagging feeling Xia Andai was up to something. Was this really going to end well?

When asked what she would do, Xia Andai gave a mysterious smile. "Me? Of course, I’m going to help her..."

Yan Jun stared at her. Why do I get the feeling it’s not that simple?