Along the way, the two remained silent. Xu Youxiang gazed at the passing lights outside the window, lost in thought.
Xia Yu also looked out the window for a while, but soon lost interest and turned his head to look at Xu Youxiang.
Compared to the lights, Xu Youxiang was much more pleasing to the eye.
Especially after it had completely darkened outside, the lights from outside reflected on her face, creating a somewhat hazy effect.
“Why are you staring at me?” Xu Youxiang noticed Xia Yu’s gaze and shot him a fierce look.
Her voice indeed carried a sharp edge, but her expression didn’t evoke any fear.
An Siyao was 1.6 meters tall, which was normal for an eighteen-year-old girl, but Xu Youxiang, already twenty-one, was barely 1.5 meters tall, appearing completely like a child. Combined with her baby face, her fierceness seemed more like playful teasing.
Xia Yu reached out and gently pinched Xu Youxiang’s cheek.
“What are you doing? Let go of me, you pervert!” Xu Youxiang struggled.
The driver in front kept his eyes fixed on the road, not daring to glance back. If not for the need to hear the car horn, he would have definitely covered his ears.
In those female-oriented novels, the servants who knew too much often ended up badly.
Once they made any mistake and were caught by outsiders, the masters would mercilessly eliminate them.
However, there were also benefits to knowing more; those who knew more were often more valued and could rise quickly.
By letting his mind wander, the driver successfully distracted himself.
After enduring three hours, the driver finally reached the villa and exhaled in relief, immediately opening the car door for Xia Yu.
At this time, Yu Ningmeng, who had received Xia Yu’s text message, was pushing a wheelchair at the gate, waiting for them.
Still puzzled about why her niece needed a wheelchair, she saw Xia Yu carrying a woman out of the car.
“Stop moving your hands around!” Xu Youxiang tapped Xia Yu’s head.
“You’re the one moving around!” Xia Yu defended himself.
“Hmph.” Xu Youxiang, realizing she was at fault, turned her head away.
Knowing this was his habit, Xu Youxiang didn’t dwell on it. Xia Yu placed her onto the wheelchair.
“Miss, who is she?” Yu Ningmeng asked, puzzled by Xu Youxiang.
When there were outsiders, she always addressed An Siyao as Miss.
“My father’s illegitimate daughter.”
“What?” Yu Ningmeng was shocked.
Xia Yu, satisfied with having startled her, explained, “I’m kidding.”
“Don’t joke like that! You’ll scare someone to death!” Yu Ningmeng patted her chest and sighed in relief.
She reached out to push Xu Youxiang’s wheelchair, but Xu dodged slightly by maneuvering the wheelchair herself.
“I’ll do it.” Xia Yu grabbed the handles of the wheelchair and pushed Xu Youxiang toward the villa.
Along the way, Xu Youxiang observed her surroundings. Her expression remained calm, but her heart was in turmoil.
Although she already knew An Siyao’s family was wealthy, she hadn’t expected them to be this rich. This was Yaoguang City, where every inch of land was valuable. Having such a massive villa here was something ordinary people couldn’t even dream of.
She sighed again. No wonder that guy liked An Siyao. If she were in his place, choosing between a poor girl and a rich heiress, she would make the same choice too.
Wait, what did that guy liking a rich heiress have to do with her?
She pressed her forehead, shaking away this strange comparison from her mind.
After entering the villa, she sighed in relief. The rich were still ordinary people, and the interior wasn’t overly luxurious.
What she didn’t realize was that nowadays, extravagance often came cheap, while understated luxury was expensive.
For example, a colorful glowing keyboard might cost just a few dozen yuan, while a plain, bulky Cherry keyboard with a four-digit price tag was far more expensive.
“You’ll be staying right next to me,” Xia Yu told Xu Youxiang. “A maid will take care of you. Just let her know if you need anything.”
The maid assigned to Xu Youxiang had been approved by An Siyao.
Bringing Xu Youxiang here had also been An Siyao’s suggestion.
An Siyao’s idea was to interact with him using two bodies while still being able to see him anytime.
Xia Yu didn’t hide this from her. She had learned that Xia Yu planned to study programming next. For his studies, Xia Yu would often visit Xu Youxiang.
Now, even if Xia Yu studied at Xu Youxiang’s place, it wouldn’t feel like he had left her.
After settling Xu Youxiang and arranging for the maid to look after her, Xia Yu was just about to return to his room and ask the maid to prepare some snacks when Luo Yali came over.
Like Yu Ningmeng, Luo Yali first asked about Xu Youxiang’s identity.
“My father’s illegitimate daughter,” Xia Yu replied.
“What?” Luo Yali was greatly surprised.
Her reaction was the same as Yu Ningmeng’s—shock without much anger.
Yu Ningmeng had no particular connection to An Tianfeng and already had a poor impression of him, so she was only shocked, not angry. But Luo Yali, as An Tianfeng’s current wife, reacting the same way was intriguing.
It seemed that An Tianfeng and she truly had no deep feelings.
This wasn’t Xia Yu’s concern; he just found it somewhat amusing.
“Just kidding. She’s my business partner,” Xia Yu said.
“Business partner?” A tremor passed through Luo Yali’s heart.
What kind of business were they involved in together?
She couldn’t help but scrutinize Xu Youxiang.
Except for being a bit too cute and unable to walk, she didn’t seem particularly unusual.
Afraid to press Xia Yu for details, she returned to her room to ponder further.
Meanwhile, after hearing Xia Yu introduce her as his business partner, Xu Youxiang felt relieved but also slightly disappointed.
She felt relieved because she now had a relatively equal and appropriate identity.
Without such a proper identity, the maids in the villa might not say anything openly, but they would definitely gossip behind her back. It was only human nature.
She felt slightly disappointed because, along the way, she had expected Xia Yu to introduce her as his girlfriend, as he had jokingly mentioned the last time he used her body.
Of course, Xia Yu wouldn’t do that. He had said it as a joke last time, not expecting it to be taken seriously, and Xu Youxiang hadn’t seemed to mind.
After Luo Yali left, Xia Yu introduced the maid to Xu Youxiang and then returned to his room and logged out of the game.
Back in his own body, he stretched and picked up the notebook on his desk for a glance.
The notebook contained records of important matters.
This was something Xia Yu had Xia Yu’s AI assistant write down, since their memories weren’t shared and important things might be forgotten.
The handwriting in the notebook was even neater than his own.
Two things were noted: one was a phone call from Xia Dongyang, which the AI hadn’t answered; the other was a call from Yan Wei, which also went unanswered.
Taking out his phone, Xia Yu didn’t bother calling Xia Dongyang back. The man probably just wanted money from him.
As for Yan Wei’s call, he didn’t need to return it either. The girl had messaged him, saying she brought cookies to Youxue’s house but found no one home.
Xia Yu replied:
“We’re at my mom’s with Youxue.”
He thought for a moment. He was sure Youxue had already told Yan Li about staying at Kong Hanyue’s place and proudly shared many photos. Yan Li probably still held a grudge over the previous incident and hadn’t told Yan Wei.
Smiling, he had just put down his phone when Yan Wei replied.
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