Chapter 88

As the snow-white petals of the cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Baxueling was the first to slap Zhou Ting. Zhou Ting looked at Baxueling in disbelief, her hand covering the bright red handprint on her cheek, and asked unwillingly, "Xueling, why... why did you..."

After the incident, Baxueling felt a bit regretful. She had always treated Zhao Wanting as a close sister, and when Zhou Ting had insulted Zhao Wanting, she had lost control of her emotions and slapped her.

"We won't be friends anymore, nor will we be good sisters anymore," Baxueling said, her lips slightly pursed, clearly choosing to stand by Zhao Wanting.

Baxueling's slap actually changed Ye Chenfeng's perception of her. He hadn't expected this young lady to have such likable qualities!

Feeling the burning gazes of those present, which were even more painful than the sting on her cheek, Zhou Ting turned and ran downstairs. She didn't stop until she was outside the Yage Hotel, where she threw her handbag to the ground and stomped on it with her high heels, tearing it to shreds.

Taking out a compact mirror from her pocket, Zhou Ting looked at the bright red handprint on her cheek, her eyes filled with intense resentment. She thought to herself, "Baxueling, I, Zhou Ting, will one day make you pay for everything that happened tonight. I will make you kneel before me and apologize."

...

Zhou Ting's departure restored the normalcy to the second-floor hall of the Yage Hotel. Apart from Fang Nanxiang, who had a rough idea of what had happened, everyone else was in the dark. However, the charity gala had to continue, and soon the guests' attention shifted elsewhere, except for the greedy gazes of some wealthy young men who kept scanning Baxueling and Zhao Wanting.

"Master Ye, I'll go with the chairman to greet the guests," Fang Nanxiang said, knowing that he shouldn't meddle in young people's affairs, especially since he was now part of Ye Chenfeng's team.

After Fang Nanxiang left, Ye Chenfeng, Zhao Wanting, and Baxueling looked at each other, the atmosphere becoming quite awkward. Zhao Wanting, her head lowered, said in a soft voice, "I'll go to the restroom."

Ye Chenfeng knew that this incident had hurt Zhao Wanting, but now wasn't the time to explain. He took a glass of red wine from a passing waiter and found a quiet corner to sit down.

Seeing Ye Chenfeng leave without a word, Baxueling was furious. When had she ever been snubbed by a man? Every man in the capital had always greeted her with a smile. Then she remembered the incident at the medical equipment store in the capital and Ye Chenfeng kissing Wuxiaofei in front of her, which made her even more upset.

After much hesitation, she walked over to Ye Chenfeng and sat down next to him, asking, "Did you do this to get my attention? If so, your goal has been achieved, but please leave Wanting alone. She is my good sister."

Ye Chenfeng took a small sip of red wine and casually examined the woman in front of him, then shook his head and said, "Big chest, no brain, big chest, no brain! Your imagination is really wild, but I'm not that bored. Don't assume all men have to revolve around you."

"You, you—" Baxueling was at a loss for words. The Ye Chenfeng in front of her didn't seem like someone with a panic disorder at all.

Could it be that everything Wanting said was true? Was Ye Chenfeng not only a divine doctor but also a skilled martial artist? The thought made even Baxueling laugh. If Ye Chenfeng was really that capable, how did he get the reputation of being a fool in the capital? Perhaps the Ye Chenfeng in front of her had just been cured of his panic disorder.

Gently swaying the wine glass in her hand, Ye Chenfeng said apologetically, "I was wrong earlier. You're just brainless, and your chest has nothing to do with it."

Ye Chenfeng stared intently at Baxueling's chest and continued, "Flat as an airport, flat as an airport!"

This time, Baxueling was really angry. Last time in the capital, Ye Chenfeng had called her a washboard, and now he was calling her an airport. No woman likes to hear such things.

Seeing Ye Chenfeng's calm demeanor and recalling his previous frivolous behavior, Baxueling calmed down. She was sure that he had done all this to get her attention, so she wouldn't fall for it!

After calming herself down, she said, "Ye Chenfeng, about our engagement..."

Before she could finish, Ye Chenfeng interrupted, "Don't worry, there's no affection between us. I'll have my grandfather cancel the engagement. Then no one will mock you for having a fool as your fiancé, and no one will say you're a flower stuck in cow dung."

Mentioning the issue of women made Ye Chenfeng's head ache. He still hadn't resolved the issues with Zhao Wanting and Tang Xin! As for his engagement to Baxueling, he had never taken it seriously from the beginning.

"What did you say? You're willing to cancel the engagement?" Baxueling asked, her beautiful eyes never leaving Ye Chenfeng's face, trying to detect any signs of insincerity. However, she only saw indifference and a lack of concern on his face.

At this moment, Baxueling really couldn't understand what this man was thinking. Hadn't she been thinking about how to end the engagement all along? Why wasn't she happy now?

"Are you so happy that you can't even speak? My greatest strength is self-awareness. I don't deserve the top beauty of the capital!" Ye Chenfeng said calmly, with no hint of inferiority in his tone.

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In the restroom.

Zhao Wanting looked at herself in the mirror, tears continuously sliding down her cheeks. She said in a broken voice, "Why? Why is he Baxueling's fiancé? Does fate really enjoy toying with people?"

Recalling her brief time with Ye Chenfeng and how his appearance had saved the Zhao family from multiple disasters, she realized that at some point, Ye Chenfeng's image had left an indelible mark in her heart.

She remembered the day when she was in her deepest despair, thinking she would be defiled by Wan Kai, and Ye Chenfeng had appeared like a prince in shining armor. In that situation, she had willingly given her first time to Ye Chenfeng. She hadn't planned to make him responsible, but Ye Chenfeng was a man of principle. Now, just as she was looking forward to the future, everything was shattered by this sudden news—Ye Chenfeng was Baxueling's fiancé.