Ling Zeyu became nervous and grabbed Bai Yanfei's hand: "Let me explain. I don't like Bai Yifei. I was confused before. I didn't want to see him."
Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu, who looked flustered, with a puzzled expression. He hadn't thought about it that way, and besides, they weren't in a relationship now, so he had no right to question Ling Zeyu.
Seeing that Bai Yanfei was ignoring him, Ling Zeyu panicked even more. No matter how eloquent he usually was, at this moment he acted like a young man who had just fallen in love and was afraid of being misunderstood by his boyfriend, repeatedly saying that he liked Bai Yanfei, not Bai Yifei.
“I didn’t say you liked him. Besides, this has nothing to do with me.” Bai Yanfei released Ling Zeyu’s hand. “You don’t need to keep emphasizing that you don’t like him. If you don’t like him, then what happened before…”
"I was an idiot before. I was blinded by myself, and I was resentful because I hadn't been able to win him over after chasing him for so long. So I didn't really like him." Ling Zeyu held Bai Yanfei's hand and confessed affectionately, "If I could do it all over again, I would never treat you like this."
Bai Yanfei gave a look of sudden realization: "So the reason you're pursuing me now is because you're not convinced that I've been rejecting you, just like Bai Yifei was back then. Your current feelings are the same as when you were pursuing Bai Yifei."
"No, no, no, that's not it." Ling Zeyu realized that the more he explained, the worse it got. He hadn't expected Bai Yanfei to think in this direction. "I liked you from the beginning. When we got engaged, I saw you instead of Bai Yifei. I thought to myself then that I wouldn't touch you, I wouldn't even look at you, and I didn't even want to give you the wedding. I was thinking of ways to break off the engagement with you every day, but I couldn't control myself. I wanted to get close to you."
"There's no use talking about this now, it's all in the past. Let's go find Zhang Rongrong and Bai Yifei first." Bai Yanfei was afraid to hear what Ling Zeyu was going to say next. He was too afraid that he would soften his heart. He turned around and walked forward.
"No, I haven't finished speaking yet. We'll go find them after I finish." Ling Zeyu, having only said half of what he had been holding back, certainly wouldn't allow Bai Yanfei to leave just like that. "Back then, I couldn't help but want to get close to you. I arranged for you to stay by my side, wanting to see you all the time. That's why I didn't give you a separate office. The office has been vacated for a long time, and I won't let you go there."
"Enough! I don't want to hear it anymore. No matter what you say, it's useless. You liked him back then. You were happy when I imitated Bai Yifei's style of dress and learned his habits. You didn't like me at all." Bai Yanfei couldn't help but shout, and all the things that had happened before resurfaced in his mind.
Chapter 115 I'm just using you
No! I'm not like that.
Bai Yanfei shook off Ling Zeyu's hand: "That's enough, stop following me."
"Listen to me."
At this point, Ling Zeyu was not about to let Bai Yanfei leave so easily. If he didn't explain things clearly now, Bai Yanfei would really leave him.
The goodwill I've painstakingly built up over this period is probably going to turn into a negative number.
"You came along just to see Bai Yifei, didn't you? Otherwise, why didn't you come when I came to the hospital to see my dad before? Why did you have to come this time? What are you trying to say?"
“I was afraid Zhang Rongrong would bully you. I was filming when you came to the hospital before and I didn’t have time, so it’s my fault. Also, I’ve already met Bai Yifei. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him later. I’ve also made it clear to him that I don’t like him, I like you.”
Bai Yanfei pursed his lips and remained silent. Of course he knew all this; Bai Yifei had told him before. But Ling Zeyu's previous attitude towards Bai Yifei was a thorn in his side. Even though he still had feelings for Ling Zeyu, he couldn't help but overthink whenever Bai Yifei was mentioned.
"Calm down first." Ling Zeyu lowered his head and kissed Bai Yanfei's forehead. "Go find Zhang Rongrong after you've calmed down. Getting angry is bad for your health."
"It's none of your business." Bai Yanfei rubbed his forehead hard, glared at Ling Zeyu, turned and left the hospital, heading to the restaurant Zhang Rongrong had mentioned.
Zhang Rongrong and Bai Yifei had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Bai Yanfei walk in, Zhang Rongrong didn't give him a friendly look.
"Now that you're such a big shot, it takes forever to even meet up with you." Zhang Rongrong looked at Bai Yanfei's clothes, her eyes filled with jealousy. Bai Yanfei's clothes were obviously very expensive. After leaving the Bai family, Bai Yanfei was living a very successful life, which made Zhang Rongrong very envious.
"Brother." Bai Yifei greeted respectfully. He saw Ling Zeyu coming in from behind and tugged at Zhang Rongrong's clothes, "Ling Zeyu is here too."
Upon seeing Ling Zeyu, Zhang Rongrong's face instantly broke into a smile.
"President Ling."
"You guys chat, I'll keep Yan Yan company."
"You are now..." Zhang Rongrong asked obsequiously.
Ling Zeyu lifted his eyelids and glanced at Zhang Rongrong: "Didn't Aunt Zhang have something to talk to Yan Yan about? Why did the topic turn to me?"
Zhang Rongrong chuckled awkwardly. She had brought Bai Yifei along and summoned Bai Yanfei today because she wanted Bai Yanfei to return the Bai family business to them. The Bai family business was still in Ling Zeyu's hands, but she had heard rumors about their relationship. She was certain that if Bai Yanfei asked, Ling Zeyu would give the Bai family business to him.
"This is Xiao Fei, President Ling should know him, right?"
"Of course, how could I forget?" Ling Zeyu glanced at Bai Yanfei, who didn't show any expression. He breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed Bai Yanfei wasn't angry.
With Ling Zeyu present, Zhang Rongrong didn't dare to speak her mind. She could only steer the conversation towards Bai Yifei, since everyone present knew that Ling Zeyu had once been very fond of Bai Yifei.
Bai Yanfei became unhappy whenever Bai Yifei and Ling Zeyu's past was mentioned. He remained silent, but Zhang Rongrong kept talking.
“Xiao Fei is back, and Zhen Rong is hospitalized again, so Xiao Fei didn’t have time to catch up with President Ling. That’s something Xiao Fei did wrong.”
"That's true. After all, we're family. It's only right that Xiaofei comes to catch up with his brother-in-law, right? Yan Yan, you haven't seen your brother in a long time either."
Zhang Rongrong's smile was somewhat stiff.
"Mom, I'm already...married."
Bai Yifei's words threw Zhang Rongrong into a panic, and she couldn't even maintain a smile on her face.
"What did you say? You're married?"
Bai Yifei nodded: "They got their marriage certificate abroad and have been married for quite a while. He's coming over tomorrow. He's also brought the best doctor to operate on Dad's illness."
Ling Zeyu was naturally relieved by Bai Yifei's words, as he had been worried that Bai Yanfei would not believe him.
Zhang Rongrong was speechless; she was completely dazed.
"How could you marry someone else abroad... You wouldn't do such a thing, right? You're lying to your mother, aren't you?"
Bai Yifei shook his head: "I'm not joking. Mom, you've been working too hard lately. I think you need to rest for a while. We'll go back first. Brother, you and President Ling should have a good talk."
Bai Yifei left with Zhang Rongrong. Zhang Rongrong still couldn't believe what she had heard, so Bai Yifei decided to find a good place to explain things to her.
"Yan Yan..."
"I should go back now. Thank you for today." Bai Yanfei had his reasons for letting Ling Zeyu come with him; as long as Ling Zeyu was there, Zhang Rongrong wouldn't dare to do anything reckless.
"So you were just using me?" Ling Zeyu blocked Bai Yanfei's path, looking at him with a half-smile. "Using someone and then discarding them, that's not a good idea."
"I gave you a chance to leave, but you didn't leave and insisted on staying. Do you blame me?"
"Of course I don't blame you, I just want payment."
Bai Yanfei calmly stated a fact: "You stayed at my house for one night."
Ling Zeyu: "..."
That doesn't seem wrong, but Ling Zeyu felt that Bai Yanfei had become too sharp-tongued. He didn't mind Bai Yanfei using his identity to do things, but he also didn't want to get nothing out of it. At this rate, when would he ever be able to win Bai Yanfei back?
Where are you going? I'll take you.
"My senior is coming back, I'm going to pick him up."
"It just so happens that Xiuyuan is back too, so I'll go pick him up from the airport."
Ling Zeyu never took Wen Xiuyuan's return seriously. People like them were constantly flying around; whether or not he was picked up at the airport wasn't important. Wen Xiuyuan had mentioned it to him when he came back, saying he hadn't yet dealt with Su Kai, and that the Su family…
Thinking of Su Yang, Ling Zeyu looked at Bai Yanfei. Su Yang hadn't treated Bai Yanfei well before. Although Su Yang had changed his opinion of Bai Yanfei later, he wondered if Bai Yanfei still minded what Su Yang had done in the past.
If Su Kai were to do anything to the Su family, Ling Zeyu was already planning to turn a blind eye out of respect for Bai Yanfei.
What is certain now is that Su Kai has taken over the Su family's branch company. As for whether Su Kai has any other ambitions, no one knows.
"Su Kai... is now the president of a branch of the Su family business. Are you aware of this?"
Bai Yanfei shook his head: "I know a little bit, but my senior has been busy lately. Don't ask me, I won't tell you. If you want to tip off Su Yang, then you can talk to my senior yourself."
“I didn’t want to tell Xiaoyang that I haven’t been in contact with him for a long time, and that I only treat him as a younger brother. He can’t distinguish between family affection and romantic love. The person he likes… isn’t me. He just can’t accept that I suddenly got married. Actually… he likes you quite a bit.”
Bai Yanfei dismissed Ling Zeyu's nonsense, thinking that Su Yang could never possibly like him; Su Yang hated him more than anything.
"It's the weekend, how about we invite Xiaoyang out for dinner tonight?"
Chapter 116 Yan Bao's Mischievous Intentions
“Okay.” Bai Yanfei seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Ling Zeyu with a smile, wanting to see how Ling Zeyu’s good younger brother would defend him.
Bai Yanfei agreed too quickly, and Ling Zeyu was prepared to be rejected, but this move caught him completely off guard.
"You agreed?"
"Isn't it tonight? Why don't you ask him if he's free?" Bai Yanfei asked.
Ling Zeyu found it strange, but he still contacted Su Yang in front of Bai Yanfei, and he even put the call on speakerphone.
"Brother Ling? What's wrong? Calling me at this hour? I'm outside." The background noise from Su Yang's location was incredibly loud. "I'm telling you, don't push your luck! I've come to this godforsaken place, don't be ungrateful!"
"What do you mean, ungrateful? Where are you?"
Su Yang didn't answer. After a while, the noisy sounds from the phone disappeared.
"It's nothing, I had a disagreement with a friend and I'm apologizing to him." Su Yang lowered his voice, "Don't talk, my brother needs to talk to me."
"Who is that person next to you?" Ling Zeyu felt that something was amiss. When did Su Yang end up having such a friend?
"Oh, it's nothing. What did Brother Ling want to see me about?"
"Let's have dinner together tonight."
"Tonight?" Su Yang's voice sounded somewhat troubled. "I'm here..."
"Yan Yan said we haven't seen each other in a long time, so we're having a meal together. There's nothing else to it."
"Oh, I forgot, the senior should be coming too."
Bai Yanfei smiled as he looked at Ling Zeyu. Everyone knew that the Su family disliked Su Kai and thought he was a good-for-nothing. However, Su Kai had now taken over the Su family's branch company and was doing very well, so the Su family's attitude towards him was... subtle.
Ling Zeyu looked at Bai Yanfei with a helpless expression.
"Okay then, you choose a place, I'll be there tonight. I'll talk to you later tonight."
"Why didn't you say that Su Kai was coming too?"
Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu with suspicion: "Aren't we going to pick someone up from the airport later? Wouldn't it be normal to have dinner together then?"
"Yes, let's go."
Ling Zeyu had no idea what Bai Yanfei was up to. After Bai Yanfei left, Su Yang realized that one of the painters he had admired for a long time was Bai Yanfei. He struggled with the decision for a long time, but ultimately found that he still really liked Bai Yanfei's paintings.
After he figured out the truth, he explained to Su Yang that he loved Bai Yanfei and wanted to remarry her.
As a result, Su Yang liked Bai Yanfei even more and said that if Bai Yanfei dared to bully him, he would not let him off the hook.
Therefore, Ling Zeyu was not worried at all that Su Yang would cause trouble in front of Bai Yanfei.
Su Yang even wanted to apologize to Bai Yanfei, as he had gone too far before, but he felt he had no face to see Bai Yanfei, so he just let the matter drag on.
...
Su Kai didn't give Bai Yanfei and Ling Zeyu a friendly look when he saw them at the airport.
"How come you're hooking up with him again? Didn't you say you wouldn't talk to him anymore?" Su Kai said this without trying to hide it from Ling Zeyu; he didn't care about Ling Zeyu's feelings at all.
"This is a long story, I'll tell you when we get back."
"Oh, everyone's here? Let's go eat together." Wen Xiuyuan put his arm around Su Kai's waist after getting off the bus. "We haven't eaten yet, have you guys had dinner?"