The butler in the car also recognized it as Lan Jia's, so he immediately slowed down and met up with Lan Jia's sportscar. As the car window rolled down, Man Ni called out to him in surprise, "Young Master."
Lan Jia also called out to him happily, "Man Ni, you're back." Man Ni smiled brilliantly, following that, Man Ni saw the black haired girl sitting on the copilot. Perhaps it was because she had always lived in a bustling metropolis, her aesthetics were already very picky, so in Man Ni's eyes, Ye Xiaoshi could only be considered ordinary.
A hint of disdain immediately appeared in her eyes.
"Alright, see you at lunch." After Lan Jia finished speaking, he stepped on the accelerator and drove forward. Ye Xiaoshi, who had been sitting on the copilot the entire time and did not say a word, was sensitive enough to feel Man Ni's gaze on her, which was filled with scrutiny and disapproval.
After the sportscar drove a hundred meters, Ye Xiaoshi turned her head and asked curiously, "Lan Jia, who is that beautiful young miss!" "Her name is Man Ni, she is the daughter of the butler, Lu Ke, and also a friend that I grew up with. She has been studying abroad for the past few years, I didn't expect her to come back today." Lan Jia explained, following that, he slowed down the car and looked at Ye Xiaoshi nervously, "Don't misunderstand, I only treat her as a sister.
I treat her like a sister. "
However, Ye Xiaoshi was not stupid. It was obvious that the girl liked Lan Jia, and they were of the same age and had grown up together. As the saying goes, opposites attract, and with Lan Jia's outstanding performance, it was not strange for this girl called Man Ni to like him.
Ye Xiaoshi pursed her lips and smiled, "I didn't misunderstand."
At noon, when Lan Jia brought Ye Xiaoshi back, Man Ni had changed into a more sexy and unrestrained set of clothes. She was wearing a white shirt, which was slightly exposed, and her lower body was wearing tight denim shorts, revealing a pair of slender legs. Her wavy blonde hair was draped over her chest.
She stood at the door, happily welcoming Lan Jia who had gotten off the car. Just like before, she walked to Lan Jia's side very intimately, raised her fair and exquisite face, and said with curved eyebrows, "Young Master, long time no see."
"Long time no see." After Lan Jia finished speaking, he introduced Ye Xiaoshi who was beside him to her, "Let me introduce you, this is my fiancee, Xiao Shi."
Man Ni's eyes immediately revealed a smile. "I've heard my father mention her before. Young Master, she's the granddaughter of the foreigner that your grandfather paid a debt of gratitude to, right?"
Man Ni's tone made her feel extremely uncomfortable, as if it was filled with ridicule.
Lan Jia's face also became ugly, he scolded in a low voice: "Man Ni, pay attention to the way you speak."
When Man Ni saw that Lan Jia was angry, she immediately put away her carefree expression and pitifully lowered her eyes, but she did not have any thoughts of apologizing to Ye Xiaoshi.
Ye Xiaoshi said to Lan Jia, "I'm a little tired, I'll go back to my room to rest first."
She spoke in Chinese. Although her English was not bad, she did not want to speak it.
Lan Jia could hear that there was a hint of anger in Ye Xiaoshi's voice. He glared at Man Ni angrily, and said to Ye Xiaoshi: "I'll accompany you up."
Ye Xiaoshi did not reject, and Man Ni, who was at the side, was left out in the cold.
After Lan Jia and Ye Xiaoshi left, Man Ni bit her lips and silently left.
The maids who were watching from behind immediately whispered to each other. It had to be known that they were all servants, but Man Ni had always raised her status. It was probably because her father was the manager of the entire island, and she had grown up together with Lan Jia when she was young.
However, in the eyes of the other servants, Man Ni took herself too seriously. Now, it was rare to see her being scolded in front of Lan Jia, so they still felt a little happy in their hearts.
Ye Xiaoshi sat on the sofa on the second floor. Man Ni's words just now had hurt her self-esteem, causing her to think back. If it wasn't because her grandfather had saved his grandfather back then, if she was just a girl that was completely unfamiliar to him, would Lan Jia like her?
The first time the two of them met, it was already proven that he would definitely not look at her. This made Ye Xiaoshi feel an indescribable bitterness when she thought about it.
Lan Jia walked up the stairs and looked at the girl who was sitting in the corner of the sofa and staring blankly out the window. He sighed softly, Man Ni's tone just now was extremely uncomfortable even to him, let alone her.
"I apologize to you on her behalf." Lan Jia said in a low voice.
Ye Xiaoshi pursed her lips and laughed at herself, "Why do I need you to apologize to me on her behalf? She's not wrong, we've always had a relationship of gratitude. "
A hint of panic flashed across Lan Jia's face. He was most worried that she would think that way.
"No, Little Shi, I won't allow you to say that. The feelings between us started from repaying the debt of gratitude, but now, my feelings for you are real love." Lan Jia anxiously retorted.
"If my grandfather hadn't saved your grandfather back then, if we had returned to our initial meeting, if I wasn't Ye Xiaoshi, would you have liked me?" Ye Xiaoshi raised her head and asked sorrowfully.
Lan Jia was instantly unable to answer, because the first time he saw her, his feelings towards her were indeed not like, but rather disgust.
"Lan Jia, I know you want to repay me, but you don't need to force yourself. I hope that you can choose a woman you like to marry, and not tie your own marriage to me because of gratitude." Ye Xiaoshi took a deep breath and said those words. Her heart was very calm.
Lan Jia was slightly flabbergasted, he anxiously sat beside her and reached out to hold her hand, "The one I like is you, and the one I want to marry is also you. Little Shi, don't think too much about it."
"I will stay here. I won't ask you to marry me immediately. I'll give you time to think about it." After Ye Xiaoshi finished speaking, he pulled his hand away and got up to return to his room.
Lan Jia was immediately stunned. He did not need any time to think about it, he only wanted to marry her.
Lan Jia bit his lips, he felt that he needed to go find Man Ni now, he wanted Man Ni to change her attitude and view towards Ye Xiaoshi from now on, he did not want Man Ni to hurt him again.
After Lan Jia made his decision, he got up and went downstairs. Ye Xiaoshi saw his car drive out from the balcony, and her heart started to ache.
Was he going to find that Man Ni?
Ye Xiaoshi was a little bored staying in the room. She pushed the door open and was about to go downstairs when she heard the two maids discussing something.
One of the maids said, "Young Master has already brought the real Miss Ye back, so why is this painting here?"
"Of course it's because Young Master still loves the previous Miss Ye!"
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