Chapter 22: President Bo, Big Brother Bo!

  “What?”

  Jiang Wanze clearly hadn’t expected that kind of response.

  Sharp-tongued, sarcastic, and when she looked at him, there wasn’t even a trace of affection in her eyes.

  He wavered for a moment, like he was trying to tell whether it was real or an act.

  But soon, the doubt vanished.

  Someone who had clung to him like a mangy dog for over two years — who had, just a few days ago, gone completely crazy and drugged him — was suddenly saying she wasn’t interested, and even pretending not to care?

  As if he’d buy that.

  Just another tactic, clearly.

  “Good words won’t be said twice,” Ye Xian rolled her eyes, pried his hand off her colr, and straightened her outfit.

  Her bzer was totally messed up thanks to him.

  “You’d better mean what you say,” Jiang Wanze sneered. “Otherwise, I’ve got a mountain of dirt on you. One post and you’ll be bcklisted from the entertainment industry for life.”

  With that, he turned to leave.

  “You won’t.”

  Before he could walk far, Ye Xian called out zily, a cocky, careless smile on her face, like some young, wayward noble.

  Jiang Wanze turned to look at her — and for a moment, he was dazed by that smile.

  “I will.”

  No, you won’t.

  Ye Xian raised an eyebrow, her gaze full of confidence.

  She didn’t bother arguing further. She knew — he wouldn’t, because the original novel never said he did.

  Besides, the female lead Luo Yuwei hadn’t even shown up yet. As long as Ye Xian didn’t harm Luo Yuwei, she wouldn’t cross his bottom line, and he wouldn’t go all out against her.

  Honestly, before he met Luo Yuwei, the male lead’s moral compass was fairly solid.

  But what was odd was — Cheng Jingshu wasn’t even Luo Yuwei. So why did he get so worked up over her humiliation today?

  The novel said Jiang Wanze was only pretending to be close to Cheng Jingshu to appease his family. It was all for show. So could it be... that he felt Ye Xian’s actions had not only embarrassed Cheng Jingshu, but also damaged his standing in Old Master Bo’s eyes?

  Maybe. But what did that have to do with her?

  She was someone who always paid back a grudge.

  Right now, what really mattered was how to get rid of that damn gift. Maybe she should just tear the box apart and toss the contents into the trash?

  With that thought, Ye Xian lifted the lid of the garbage bin.

  But before she could throw it away, a rge, strong hand snatched the box away from her with startling force.

  Startled, Ye Xian looked up.

  A sharply defined, stunningly handsome face came into view.

  Th-The top-tier big boss?!

  “B-Big Brother — no, President Bo!”

  Seeing that face up close, Ye Xian was completely dumbstruck. Her mind bnked out, and she forgot all about grabbing the box back.

  It wasn’t until the man started opening the lid with a bnk expression that she snapped out of it and leapt forward, “No! Don’t open it!”

  She jumped up and down like a yo-yo, but he was just too tall — she couldn’t even reach the corner of the box.

  Top-tier big boss was top-tier in every way, even height — he was taller than male lead Jiang Wanze! How was that even fair?

  No way can I let him open this box. If he saw what was inside, she’d be done for.

  Her image with the big boss was already terrible. If he saw that, she might as well disappear forever.

  “President Bo, please — please give the box back, okay?” Ye Xian saw that jumping wasn’t working, so she steeled herself and tched onto his arm like a stubborn little snake, clinging tightly. “I’m begging you, please give it back~”