The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 611 - 608: Are you breaking up with me? 3_1

In the past, she had been deeply concerned. If that certain someone were to meet with misfortune someday, would he suffer collateral damage? Would he be dragged down as well and fall from grace? Even though they had broken up, she was still on the fence about whether she should talk to him or not. But now, it was best not to flatter herself. It was clear that he was enjoying his current life. When one gains power, their family and close friends reap the benefits. It was good for him, and good for his mother too. Men’s lifelong pursuit is power and wealth, isn’t it?

"Xixi, if all else fails, we should just ask Brother Zhang for help," Xu Xiaoya suggested.

Perhaps life had been too comfortable recently. This sudden blow made Yan Xixi instinctively go on guard. "Xiaoya, don’t ask Zhang Xiang for help just yet."

"Why?"

She calmly replied, "Don’t rush. Yang Wei wouldn’t dare openly trouble us for now. He’s just trying to disgust us occasionally. However, if he really doesn’t know his place, we need to be prepared..."

Xu Xiaoya was worried. "What can we do?"

Yan Xixi replied calmly, "Xiaoya, you’ll have to work a bit harder for a while. Prepare all these items thoroughly, and don’t miss a single one..."

Hearing her instructions, Xu Xiaoya was dumbfounded.

After a moment, she nodded repeatedly. "Okay, I’ll prepare them immediately."

Yan Xixi chuckled and held her back. "Don’t rush. This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two. Let’s go have a celebratory meal first."

The experience at a first-class restaurant was truly different.

The ambiance was incredible. The dishes were not only a feast for the eyes but also tasted superb.

The duo did something unprecedented: they ordered a bottle of red wine and savored every drop.

They sat behind an antique screen. Beside them was a small rockery with plants that had golden, slender leaves and dense patches of four-leaf clovers. At first glance, it seemed as if they were sitting by a little river, where one could simply reach out and scoop up flowers, plants, and swimming fish.

Xu Xiaoya exclaimed repeatedly in amazement, "Xixi, are we being too extravagant? I never even knew such a wonderful place existed."

Yan Xixi simply smiled.

After a few rounds of wine, Yan Xixi went to the restroom.

When she came out, she noticed her makeup had faded a bit. She took out her lipstick to touch it up. Just as she finished applying and pursed her lips, she suddenly saw a man’s face in the mirror.

She was startled and nearly dropped her lipstick.

Huang Xiaojue seemed surprised too; he hadn’t expected to meet her here.

She glanced around; there was no sign of Wan Donglin anywhere.

She nervously stared at the man in the mirror, who stared fixedly back at her.

They stared at each other through the mirror.

How long had it been since they last met? A year? Half a year? Or even longer?

The woman in the mirror wore a high ponytail, her hair jet-black and lustrous. She was in a long-sleeved white dress, her complexion as radiant as peach blossoms, like an ethereal painting hung in some virtual space. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

She was more beautiful now than she had ever been in the decade he had known her.

The atmosphere was too intense. Yan Xixi instinctively clutched her lipstick and turned to leave. As she did, she almost bumped right into his chest.

However, he made no move to step back, remaining perfectly still. In her haste, she took a step back.

A familiar, delicate fragrance reached her nostrils.

The scent of his first love, one he’d known since his youth.

Under the light, her eyes and brows were clear and bright.

How long had he known her? Was she only sixteen back then? Seventeen? Or eighteen? Time seemed to have stopped for her, preserving her at her most vibrant and radiant, her beauty bright and refined.

His heartbeat became chaotic, as if his heart itself was being torn to pieces.