Ye Yuning had just arrived at the office when a message from Xiao Linye came through, simply stating a few words, "Arrived at the office? Did you eat your breakfast?"
Looking at the message, Ye Yuning couldn't help but be stunned. She hadn't expected Xiao Linye to ask if she had eaten her breakfast. She replied, "Yes, I've eaten, thank you!"
Speaking of which, this was the first time since she was young that she had eaten breakfast properly; she had always just grabbed something on the go.
There was no reply from the other end of the phone, yet Ye Yuning unconsciously checked the screen several times.
Instead of a reply from Xiao Linye, what arrived was her furious best friend, Tang Xi.
Tang Xi slammed her bag onto Ye Yuning's office desk, her fury nearly setting the office on fire.
Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow. "Who upset you?"
Was it her phoenix-man husband causing trouble again?
Tang Xi pulled out a chair, sat down, grabbed Ye Yuning's half-finished coffee, and chugged it.
She still sounded furious as she spoke, "The marriage alliance between the Ye Family and the Qin Family—it isn't you, is it?"
Ye Yuning's breath caught! She looked at Tang Xi, somewhat shocked. "How did you know?"
The marriage alliance between the Ye Family and the Qin Family was as tightly guarded a secret as the Xiao Family changing their betrothal partner; the news had been completely suppressed. There had been no reports until now, and Tang Xi had been overseas for the past two months, so it was a surprise she knew!
Seeing that Ye Yuning didn't deny it, Tang Xi's voice grew louder. "How did I know? Hasn't it already been reported?"
"It's all over the headlines! You're really valuable now. The Qin Family gave three hundred million for the betrothal gift!"
So, it had been reported!
This Zheng Cai actually dared to block her path like this! Was she so sure that Ye Yuning wouldn't dare offend the Qin Family?
It was good that the report came out; she'd rather everyone knew about it.
However, Zheng Cai had never mentioned this three hundred million to her. Fine then. They took three hundred million and still expected her to give her shares to Ye Tong?
What an appetite! Weren't they afraid of choking on it?
Seeing Ye Yuning's calm demeanor, Tang Xi became even more agitated. "Even if those two haven't treated you well, you can't be this desperate, right?"
Marrying into the Qin Family for a three hundred million betrothal gift!
Wouldn't that just benefit Zheng Cai and Ye Shilong, those two bastards?
How had they treated Ye Yuning over the years? Others might not know, but Tang Xi certainly did!
A betrothal gift—they actually had the audacity to accept it!
Ye Yuning had already unlocked her phone and opened the relevant report. It mentioned the Ye Family's eldest daughter and the Qin Family's eldest son! Even without pictures or direct names, the headlines had already caused an uproar!
Ye Yuning nodded in satisfaction. "Hmm, the report is well written."
Seeing Ye Yuning's nonchalant smile, Tang Xi's breath grew heavy. She had been worried sick recently, and there were many things Ye Yuning hadn't told her. Therefore, Tang Xi didn't know that the Ye Family had found their biological daughter, nor did she know that Xiao Shuo and Ye Tong had gotten together.
Now, hearing what Ye Yuning said, she became even more anxious. "You're not really going to marry that idiot, are you?"
Who was the eldest son of the Qin Family? A known fool in all of Upper City.
No one had ever seen him, but the name 'Eldest Young Master of the Qin Family' was notorious.
Notorious for being a fool—it was absolutely a pit of fire, wasn't it?
And didn't she still have a marriage agreement with Xiao Shuo, the Third Young Master of the Xiao Family?
Frantic, Tang Xi ran her hands through her hair. "No, we've only been apart for two months! What on earth has happened? Xiao Shuo, did he die?"
Two months. Everything that had happened with her, the Ye Family, and Xiao Shuo had occurred just in these past two months!
At this moment, as Xiao Shuo was mentioned, Ye Yuning curled her lips. "Didn't you always say that bastard Xiao Shuo isn't worthy of me?"
"But you can't marry an idiot, can you?"
Xiao Shuo is a jerk, but at least he's a normal person, right?
Ye Yuning put down her phone. This nonchalant attitude was driving Tang Xi crazy. Especially when Ye Yuning stopped talking, Tang Xi grew so agitated her mouth felt like it was blistering. "What exactly happened between you and Xiao Shuo? And what on earth has gotten into you?"
Marrying an idiot—Tang Xi couldn't accept it!
Seeing Tang Xi so agitated she looked ready to jump, Ye Yuning finally spoke to calm her. "Alright, what's the rush?"
"Actually, this matter..." Ye Yuning had no plans to hide it from Tang Xi. She recounted everything that had happened recently, word by word.
The originally frantic Tang Xi was stunned for the next ten minutes as she listened. On her way to find Ye Yuning, her mind had already been a mess. After hearing everything, it became even more chaotic!
After a long pause, she still couldn't quite sort out her thoughts. Dully, she looked at Ye Yuning. "Their biological daughter came back?"
It was no secret that Ye Yuning was not Zheng Cai's biological daughter. Tang Xi had thought she might have been distressed about something, but she hadn't expected it to be that the Ye Family's biological daughter had been found.
Ye Yuning nodded. "Yes, her name is Ye Tong!"
"And Xiao Shuo got her pregnant? Is he even human?" Tang Xi was struggling to breathe.
Ye Yuning said, "Ye Tong probably seduced him. You know he was never a good person anyway!"
All in all, those two getting together suited her just fine.
So, when she talked about it, she wasn't even a bit angry.
But Tang Xi was still not reassured. "What about the idiot from the Qin Family? What's that all about?"
Speaking of the Qin Family, Ye Yuning smiled like a sly fox. After a moment, she asked Tang Xi, "By custom, shouldn't I be going to send off my dear sister Ye Tong at her wedding tomorrow?"
Tang Xi replied, "Send her off? Aren't you...?"
Isn't she the bride? Wait—!?
Meeting Ye Yuning's cunning gaze, Tang Xi instantly understood. She also breathed a sigh of relief. She knew it; this fox wouldn't just let herself be torn apart by anyone.
Somewhat dazedly, she nodded. "Yes, you should. By rights, the Qin Family should even give you a big red envelope!"
Ye Yuning didn't say anything more, but her lips curved into a smile that looked decidedly malicious.
「The Xiao Building, 38th Floor!」
In the spacious, bright office, Lai Shuo placed a gold-stamped invitation on the desk.
Xiao Linye raised an eyebrow. "What's this?"
Lai Shuo replied, "It's the wedding invitation for the Eldest Young Master of the Qin Family. It was sent directly to the Old Master, and he asked me to give it to you!"
Hearing it was an invitation from the Qin Family, a hint of danger flashed in Xiao Linye's eyes!
Good. They actually dared to send an invitation to the Xiao Family.
He said coldly, "Put it down!"
"The Old Master said you must attend!" Lai Shuo continued to relay the Old Master's words.