Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 157 - 106: Role Reversal, Now It’s Her Turn to Fawn Over Me (Please Subscribe, Monthly Pass Requested)_3
"Damn you, Li Yuan! What do you take me for? Did you think I was only with you for your money?"
As Bai Weixi spoke, large teardrops began to fall from her eyes. She clutched the blanket, buried her head in the covers, and began to sob uncontrollably.
Li Yuan frowned slightly. Stop pretending. Do you think I don’t know what you’re really like?
But seeing her crying so hard, he still walked over to her side and tried to pull her into his arms.
To his surprise, Bai Weixi’s reaction was extreme. She shoved him away and cried, "Don’t touch me, Li Yuan! So in your heart, I’m just some materialistic girl."
Li Yuan quickly apologized. "Bai, you misunderstood. Think about it. You’re so beautiful and you have such an outstanding boyfriend. If you don’t dress yourself up nicely, people will definitely say behind my back that I don’t dote on you. Besides, you’ve already called me your husband. It’s only natural for the husband to earn money and the wife to spend it. Giving you my bank card so you can spend my money is perfectly reasonable. Don’t you think so?"
Bai Weixi continued to cry nonstop, leaving Li Yuan completely speechless. This isn’t how the script was supposed to go.
In his version of events, she should have happily accepted the credit card the moment he offered it. Then, Li Yuan could have told her to take the card and go shopping to distract herself, while he could go meet Little Fish with a clear conscience...
After crying for a good while, Bai Weixi finally stared at Li Yuan, her eyes red and swollen. Her tone was incredibly stiff as she said, "Li Yuan, I don’t want your money. If you think I’m that kind of gold-digging girl, you’re dead wrong."
Li Yuan found the whole situation absurd. Did the green tea from his past life suddenly have a change of heart in this one? Or was her act just too good, all performance and pretense? He didn’t really care, though. After all, he’d already claimed his ’first blood,’ satisfying a regret that had spanned two lifetimes. Who cares what she does now?
"You really don’t want it? If you don’t take it, I might just spend the money on other girls, you know?"
Hearing this, Bai Weixi glared at him and huffed. "Damn you, Li Yuan! If you dare find another girl behind my back, I’ll... I’ll kill myself for you to see!"
As if, Li Yuan thought, not believing her for a second. Outwardly, however, he continued to placate her, pulling her into a hug and gently tapping her on the nose. "Alright, alright. If you don’t want it, then forget it. I was just doing this because I dote on you."
Bai Weixi buried her head in his chest, her sobs softening. "Li Yuan," she whimpered, "in this lifetime, you can only love me."
"Yes, yes, of course I’ll only love you," Li Yuan said, glancing at the time. It was already nine o’clock. If he didn’t leave soon, he was sure another call from Little Fish would come through.
"Bai, I really do have something to do. I have to go now."
Bai Weixi clung to his arm, looking at him pitifully. "Honey, can you please not go? Stay with me. I’m scared."
Li Yuan felt helpless but still gently patted her head, consoling her softly. "I really do have something important to do. You stay here for now. You can call Wang Yuchen to come keep you company, and you two can go for a walk around the area. Bai, you need to be good, okay? I like a sensible girl."
Only then did Bai Weixi reluctantly let go of his arm. Her beautiful eyes, shimmering with tears, were locked on him.
"Honey, I’ll wait here for you to come back."
Li Yuan quickly nodded. "Mhm, wait for me to come back and get you."
At that, Bai Weixi’s tears turned into a smile. "Okay, honey. Go do what you need to do. I’ll be a good girl and wait for you to come back."
"That’s a good girl. I’m leaving now, okay?" Li Yuan gave her a kiss on the forehead, casually tossed the bank card onto the bedside table, and said one last thing before he left. "The bank card’s PIN is the last six digits of your birthday."
Without waiting for her reaction, he quickly rushed out the door.
***
Just as he stepped out of the elevator, his phone rang again. Li Yuan glanced at the screen; just as he’d expected, it was Little Fish.
"Xia Hua, where are you? It’s already nine-thirty."
A chill ran down Li Yuan’s spine. That was too damn close, he thought. He quickly adopted a gentle tone. "Little Fish, I’m on my way now. I’ll be there soon, just wait a little bit longer, okay?"
"Okay, Xia Hua. I’m waiting for you at the school’s west gate."
***
Emerald Mansion was quite close to Jiang Zhiyu’s school. Li Yuan hailed a taxi, and it only took him ten minutes to reach the west gate. After getting out of the taxi, he immediately called Jiang Zhiyu.
"Little Fish, I’m at the west gate. Where are you?"
Jiang Zhiyu answered the call after just a few seconds.
"Xia Hua, you’re finally here! I’m under the plane tree next to the west gate. I can see you already!"
After he hung up, a clear voice called out to him.
"Xia Hua, over here!"
Li Yuan followed the sound of the voice, his gaze sweeping past the crowds and traffic to find Little Fish.
Today, Jiang Zhiyu wasn’t wearing her usual traditional attire. Instead, she had on a chic, off-white jacket paired with cropped dress pants, giving her the air of a sophisticated urban goddess...
Li Yuan walked up to greet her.
"Little Fish, long time no see."
