Chapter 89: Work a Little Harder, Tricking Her into Five Kids in Three Years Is No Problem
"Let go of your greasy hand!"
At first, Lin Yibai wanted to shout loudly, but once she opened the door and walked in, she saw there were just too many people. Luckily, with Xia Changyu's comforting words, she didn’t feel too nervous anymore.
There wasn’t much to say about the meeting itself.
It was mainly an internal project to try something new.
The PowerPoint and data report that Lin Yibai prepared were really impressive, and Xia Changyu’s team all agreed with her ideas.
She was even given her own desk, which made her breathe a big sigh of relief. “Good thing! I thought I was going to get a hard time. But everyone’s actually really easy to talk to!”
Well… how easy people are to talk to—
Wasn’t that just because of Xia Changyu’s words?
When the boss makes a decision, even if the staff aren’t happy, what can they do? They can’t really say no.
Lin Yibai turned on her computer.
Then she stretched with a big yawn and said with a smile on her face, “Sure, I’m working for that annoying love rival, but it still counts as building experience, right?”
At this point, it wasn’t even about liking or hating her rival anymore. Lin Yibai just wanted to prove her own ability.
From morning, she had been busy working.
She was so focused and serious that Xia Changyu couldn’t help but shake his head. What if she pushes herself too hard and gets sick?
By the evening, many computers were still on, but most of the people in the office had already left.
Lin Yibai, however, was still going strong, struggling to come up with a good topic for a short video project.
Until Xia Changyu came back and saw her still working. His face showed he wasn’t happy. He walked up and said, “Baiyi, are you crazy? You’ve been working at least 12 hours straight!”
Lin Yibai didn’t care. She kept working and said, “Just give me a little longer.”
Xia Changyu got more upset. “The money you’re making belongs to someone else, but your health is your own. As your personal boss, I’m telling you right now, go home.”
Lin Yibai replied, “Just a bit longer, really.”
Xia Changyu said, “Can you please listen to me, just this once?”
When Lin Yibai heard that, she raised her pretty eyebrows, leaned back in her chair, smiled a little, and wagged her finger. “You’re asking me with that tone again? Let me tell you, that trick doesn’t work on me anymore. Hmph!”
That weakness? I’m already immune to it.
Xia Changyu was now both frustrated and worried.
He understood that Lin Yibai was working so hard because she was in charge of the whole project. But he still felt sorry for her.
But fine, if asking nicely doesn’t work anymore, then he just won’t ask.
Instead, he grabbed her little hand, the one she had been wagging her finger with. Her hand was small and soft.
Lin Yibai was shocked and yelled, “Hey, what are you doing?!”
Xia Changyu calmly replied, “You’re going home.”
Lin Yibai tried to pull her hand away, tried several times… but failed. Finally, she gave a small pout and said, “Then what?”
Xia Changyu said, “Then I’ll take you out to eat.”
Lin Yibai turned her face away with a snort. “I already ordered a rice bowl. No need.”
Xia Changyu was surprised. “You already ordered dinner?”
Sure enough, a few minutes later, the delivery guy arrived with a bowl of rice topped with shredded pork in garlic sauce. So, his plan to take her out to a nice dinner had failed?
But hey, opportunities don’t just fall from the sky.
You have to make them yourself.
That rice bowl meal was taken by Xia Changyu, and then he pulled Lin Yibai’s hand and started walking outside with her again.
Lin Yibai made a little sound of protest and said seriously, “Hey hey hey! Don’t go too far! If you keep this up, I’m going to get really mad!”
But… it didn’t seem to work.
The two of them had already made it downstairs and were walking through the campus area.
Xia Changyu looked a little guilty and sighed. “Actually, it’s my fault. I gave you such a big project but didn’t give you any helpers.”
“Hmph.” When Lin Yibai heard this, she raised an eyebrow and pouted. “Didn’t expect you to care about that. I guess you do have a little conscience left.”
“Yeah… I really didn’t think it through.”
“That’s right, you didn’t think it through.”
“So now we…” Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt a gentle force pulling away from his hand. Lin Yibai spoke up first, “Whatever we’re doing next, can you at least let go of my hand first?”
Only then did Xia Changyu realize, from the moment they left the business building until now, he had still been holding her hand!
So… should he let go?
If he were a true gentleman, he probably would.
But this time?
Just as he was loosening his grip a little, he suddenly held her hand tighter again and quickly said, “Oh no! I think I just saw some of my friends, so I can’t let go of your hand right now.”
“What?” Lin Yibai looked confused. “What does your friend have to do with whether you let go of my hand or not?”
“You know me. Ever since I broke up with Gu Xiaoxue, my friends have been making fun of me all the time.” He paused, then added, “And, Lin Baiyi, you don’t want to see me get laughed at again, right?”
“So what are you saying?”
“Can you help me out?”
“You mean…” Lin Yibai scratched her head, now looking a bit unsure. “You want me to pretend to be your new girlfriend to help you save face?”
“You’re so smart.”
“Of course I am. I’m naturally clever.”
“So, Lin Baiyi, you know what to do now, right? Do I need to give you a lesson in acting?”
“Bullcrap.” Lin Yibai glared fiercely at her annoying rival and said, “With my smarts, why would I need you to teach me how to act? Just follow my lead later.”
With that, she tried a few more times to pull her hand free.
This time, Xia Changyu finally let go. But right after that, she grabbed his hand back.
It was a soft and gentle hold.
That small, kind action from the girl made Xia Changyu feel a wave of guilt.
Because only he knew, it was all a lie. There were no friends. He made it all up.
He just didn’t expect that after using Lin Yibai’s kindness like this, she would be so easy to trick, making five children in three years seem like it wouldn't even be a problem.
Ah—no, wait, it’s not that she’s easy to trick, Xia Changyu corrected himself.
She’s just too kind... If it weren’t for him, why would she even go along with something like this?”
She really was kind-hearted. She didn’t want to see a guy being made fun of by his roommates, so she agreed to act as his fake girlfriend for now.
But, was it possible?
Because Lin Yibai was a guy before too, maybe that’s why she knew exactly how annoying those so-called “good brothers” can be. Maybe that’s why she agreed to help?
She said, “So, where are your so-called ‘good brothers’?”
“Because I’m ready to go show off right in front of them.”