Volume 4 Chapter 11: Which Side Do You Choose?
“I…”
Gao Ye looked uncomfortable. She knew it would be hard to lie to the smart girl in front of her, but…
A catgirl would not give in so easily!
“Whatever girl is around my brother… that has nothing to do with you, right…?”
“Hmm…?”
Gao Ye’s uncooperative attitude made Yi Xiao’s voice turn cold. “What do you mean it has nothing to do with me?! Don’t you know what kind of relationship I have with your brother?”
“What relationship could that be… At most, you were childhood friends. And the kind that already broke up… You’re not even his girlfriend.”
Gao Ye wanted to keep teasing her, but as she spoke, she saw Yi Xiao’s eyes turn red with anger. Gao Ye quickly shut her mouth and stayed silent.
She…
She really could not handle this woman, especially when she lost her temper.
Yi Xiao was a few years older than Gao Ye and her brother. She was the daughter of the Yi family, which had close ties with the Gao family. When they were children, she was like the leader of their little group. Now she was a popular idol.
If people really looked into her family background, many of her fans would be shocked. It was very different from the “pure girl from an ordinary family” image that the media often described. In fact, her real background could even be called…
A mafia princess.
Without that background, how could a normal girl suddenly receive strong financial support and become famous so quickly? When Yi Xiao first debuted, she was still underage. She couldn’t even do a sexy girl group style, so she had to follow a “growing idol” image instead.
The Yi family had changed from gray businesses to more legal ones, but they still ran a security company. Gao Ye clearly remembered the scar on Uncle Yi’s face. She had always been a little afraid of him when she was young.
The Gao and Yi families worked together because both sides benefited. In fact, the parents of both families had a very good relationship. It was said that Gao Ye’s father and Uncle Yi had once risked their lives for each other.
Whether they really did or not, Gao Ye didn’t know. But their friendship definitely added some “life-or-death” excitement to her and her brother’s childhood.
Yi Xiao was not someone with a very gentle personality. Some of Gao Ye’s bad habits were influenced by her. Still, since they had spent so much time together, the three of them used to have a pretty good relationship.
Their fathers even joked about arranging a marriage for them when they were kids. Of course, it was only a joke.
After Yi Xiao became an idol, Gao Ye rarely saw her. At first, they still chatted online sometimes. Later, they completely lost contact. Yi Xiao’s career kept getting better and better. In the beginning, she would message Gao Ye first. But later, even when Gao Ye sent her messages, she would just read them and not reply.
Gao Ye was no longer the little girl who cried when her brother and sister were not around. She did not have very deep feelings for Yi Xiao anymore. She only dealt with her now because of their childhood memories.
If Gao Ye felt this way, her brother felt even more strongly. Gao Liang really disliked it when she mentioned Yi Xiao. If Yi Xiao wanted to come back and cause trouble now, she was already too late.
What Gao Ye said just now was also a hidden message to her, to give up. You are already a big star. Why are you still thinking about my brother?
Although… to be fair, the property her brother might inherit was quite a lot…
But there are still many unknown things. It’s hard to say. There are so many rich directors and famous stars in the entertainment world. Is there really not even one person who can catch your attention, Miss Yi?
Gao Ye could not understand it no matter how much she thought about it. But right now, what worried her most was not this.
It was that Yi Xiao seemed to have her eyes on Sister Lin Lin.
That was not good.
Yi Xiao’s family had power. If she really decided to target Sister Lin Lin, maybe she could not completely control everything, but it would not be hard for her to cause some psychological pressure or trouble.
“If you don’t tell me, I have my own ways to find out. Do you think it’s difficult for me?”
Yi Xiao did not seem to care much about Gao Ye’s attitude. She did not care what position she was putting herself in. What she cared about was whether Gao Ye would answer her.
“Even if you find out, what can you do…?”
Gao Ye lowered her head. She was starting to lose her patience. She sighed, still thinking about how to protect Lin Lin.
It was impossible to completely hide her identity. Lin Lin sat next to her brother in class. Yi Xiao could find out with just one visit to the school.
Anyway… Gao Ye could more or less guess what Yi Xiao was thinking. So she said,
“She’s just a female classmate of my brother. They’re not a couple. There’s no special relationship. Don’t go bother her.”
“Hmm, how interesting~” Yi Xiao sneered and tilted her head. “No special relationship? Then what about the night a few days ago, when I saw the two of them hugging by the roadside?”
“Hug… hugging?”
Gao Ye froze and took a sharp breath. Wait, when did their relationship develop so fast? She didn’t even know about this.
Lin Lin, you little tsundere… you already started hugging?
Did she accidentally slow down their relationship because she kept watching them?
Normally, if she heard this kind of news from someone else, she might even feel happy about it. But not now.
“Uh… well…” Gao Ye found it hard to explain. “Maybe… you know, boys and girls at that age, having a little bit of romantic tension is normal, right? Ahem, there’s nothing wrong with that…”
“Yes, a little romantic tension.” Yi Xiao gave a cold laugh. “That night, I stopped them and pulled A-Liang aside to talk alone. He barely paid attention to me. Looks like once he has someone new, he forgets the old one. Hah.”
“Well, isn’t that normal too? Who told you to go become an idol and then do all that stuff afterward…”
Gao Ye rolled her eyes. How could this be Sister Lin Lin’s fault? Even before Lin Lin appeared, her brother already disliked Yi Xiao very much. Yi Xiao should actually thank Lin Lin. If Lin Lin had not appeared and distracted him, he probably would not even want to hear Yi Xiao’s name right now.
Time can wash away everything.
Even if they were childhood friends, even if they once admired and liked each other as kids… how could that be the same as the shy, young love between a teenage boy and girl now?
“Gao Ye!”
Hearing that, Yi Xiao became angry. Her face turned serious as she looked at Gao Ye.
“I don’t care about that! A-Liang is my childhood friend. Even if I’m not around you right now, that doesn’t mean some outsider woman can step in! Other problems can be solved later. I will fix our relationship in the end. But I will not allow anyone to block my way! Do you understand?”
“Y-you… that’s such selfish logic.”
Gao Ye forced a helpless smile. Are all big stars like this now?
“I don’t care. Selfish? Fine!”
Yi Xiao seemed too emotional to sit still. She suddenly stood up, grabbed Gao Ye’s shoulders, and said directly,
“The important thing is—you. Which side are you on?”