Jealous?
Xia Baiyi never expected that these two vivid words would suddenly pop out of Su Chirui's mouth. She was completely unable to keep up with the other party's train of thought now.
"Su Chirui! Are you getting a bit too big for your boots lately? Should I teach you a lesson?"
Xia Baiyi sneered at her best friend, raising her hand slightly.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Seeing this, Su Chirui recoiled, quickly grabbed Ye Ming's arm, and said warily, "Baiyi! I'm warning you! It was fine when you bullied me before! But now that my brother is here, no way!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
As she spoke, Su Chirui's big eyes twinkled as she looked at Ye Ming, truly embodying the vulnerability and affection of a younger sister.
Seeing her expression, Ye Ming's heart fluttered, and a strong protective urge instantly welled up within him.
"Chirui! It's alright! With your brother here, no one can bully you!" Ye Ming said softly.
At this moment, Ye Ming didn't even realize that he had fallen into Su Chirui's trap.
"Hmph hmph! Baiyi! See! With my brother here, you can't bully me anymore!"
A smug smile played on Su Chirui's lips as she raised an eyebrow at Xia Baiyi, full of provocation. "Don't think that just because you're my brother's fiancée, you can... *urk*!"
But as she spoke, Su Chirui suddenly stopped, covering her mouth in a panic, as if she had said something she shouldn't have.
Not only her, but even Xia Baiyi next to her was startled and stood up at that sentence. "You little rascal, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"It's over!"
This was the only thought in Su Chirui's mind at the moment.
As expected, Ye Ming was also looking at the two of them in shock, his mouth wide open as if it could swallow an egg:
"Fian... fiancée?"
He was stunned!
It had to be said that the information Ye Ming had received today was quite overwhelming.
First, Ye Qingzhu's appearance!
Then, he encountered remnants of the Primordial Origin!
And now, he inexplicably had a fiancée!
Was it really that stimulating?
He couldn't process it all!
"No... no! Brother! You... you heard wrong, what fiancée? Hahaha, no... no!" Su Chirui waved her hands repeatedly, trying desperately to explain.
But could her stammering tone truly explain anything?
Seeing Ye Ming staring at her so intently, Su Chirui's evasive gaze was incredibly obvious.
Alright! There was nothing left to explain!
"Bai... Baiyi! I... I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
Su Chirui opened her palms and extended them to Xia Baiyi. Gritting her teeth, she stomped her foot and closed her eyes, saying, "I was wrong!"
Her appearance was very much like a little girl who had done something wrong and was being punished by an adult.
Xia Baiyi was indeed quite angry at this moment.
Before they came, she had repeatedly warned Su Chirui to keep her mouth shut and not say anything she shouldn't.
But now, as soon as she reunited with her brother, she had let her instructions go out of her mind in a moment of impulse.
*Slap!*
"Ah! Baiyi! You actually hit me!"
A thud echoed in the air. Su Chirui suddenly opened her eyes, withdrew her slightly red and swollen palms, and looked at Xia Baiyi with her watery eyes, incredulous, feeling extremely wronged.
Su Chirui truly hadn't expected Xia Baiyi to actually hit her.
"Su Chirui! Remember this, we're not done with this!"
Xia Baiyi sneered at Su Chirui, with a hint of gritted teeth in her voice.
"Baiyi! You... you're serious!"
Su Chirui was now truly starting to panic.
So, she quickly turned her head and looked at Ye Ming. Only this brother, whom she had just reunited with, could save her now.
But just as she was about to use her exclusive "little sister" skills again, Ye Ming spoke first:
"Don't! Chirui! Explain things clearly first! Otherwise, I can't help you!"
Ye Ming had seen it clearly; Su Chirui genuinely wanted to use him as a shield!
And the person she needed to shield herself from was that Fairy Baiyi!
This was no laughing matter!
"Brother!"
Su Chirui seemed to have suffered a devastating blow and jumped up. Her dejected expression was as if she had been abandoned: "Fine! I understand!"
"As soon as you found out that this transcendent Fairy Baiyi is your fiancée, you immediately betrayed your sister!"
"Fine! I'm superfluous! I... I'm leaving!"
Su Chirui was decisive and swift. Before Ye Ming could speak, she transformed into a red light and disappeared from the spot.
"This..."
Ye Ming's hand was outstretched in mid-air, his expression priceless.
He was stunned again!
"That damn girl!"
Xia Baiyi looked in the direction Su Chirui had left, wishing she could chase after her and give her a good beating.
Fortunately, she suppressed this feeling for the moment.
As she had said before, this matter was not over!
"Hoo!"
She let out a long breath, finally managing to calm her emotions.
Ye Ming also returned to reality from Su Chirui's series of bizarre actions.
However, with Su Chirui's departure, the atmosphere was inevitably a bit... awkward.
Before, when Ye Ming didn't know about his special relationship with Xia Baiyi, he hadn't felt anything. Now, it was completely different.
He even began to suspect that Su Chirui had done all this deliberately.
"Ask whatever you want to ask!"
Xia Baiyi walked forward, stepping onto the mountain peak, gazing at the distant clouds, her eyes gradually becoming distant and serene.
Behind her, Ye Ming looked at the figure whose back was gently stirred by the breeze, and suddenly felt a sense of trance.
He didn't know if the Xia Baiyi who had sat with them earlier was her true form, or if this current ethereal and fairy-like appearance was the true Xia Baiyi.
"Was what Chirui said earlier true?"
This sentence seemed like a question, but it carried a tone of certainty.
It seemed unnecessary to ask.
But Ye Ming still spoke.
"It's true!"
Xia Baiyi said indifferently.
Perhaps, Xia Baiyi's direct answer was what he truly desired.
Was it unexpected?
Of course, it was!
But upon reflection, it wasn't that surprising.
After all, he knew almost nothing about the arrangements of that family.
Therefore, it was within reason.
"This engagement was arranged by the elders of the Su and Xia families before you and I were born."
Xia Baiyi turned around slightly, her gaze meeting Ye Ming's. "So, you don't need to worry about it!"
Don't worry about it!
Upon hearing these four words, Ye Ming's expression did not show much fluctuation.
Because deep down, he did not consider himself to be a member of that family.
Since that was the case, did he need to care about the arrangements of that family?
"Then! What about you?"