Receiving the letter from the person who had just arrived, Xiao Yufan didn’t even look back, directly grabbing Hu Yingluo’s hand and walking outside. Soon, the two disappeared around the corner.
Watching the still somewhat respectful expression on Boss Kebinski’s face, Hu Yingluo’s father finally came back to his senses. He couldn’t figure out why such a well-connected boss would show such deference to a young man.
“Boss Pan, do you know who this young man named Xiao Yufan is? Could it be that you two are acquainted?”
“I don’t know this young man personally, but I do know that he’s someone I absolutely cannot provoke. Old Master Situ instructed me to give you a message: Don’t mock the poverty of youth…”
Boss Kebinski held disdain for Hu Yingluo’s father, who was merely a nouveau riche. To manage a five-star hotel in Beijing, one didn’t need to think hard to realize he must have deep-rooted connections in the city.
Upon hearing this, Hu Yingluo’s father was shaken to his core. The surname Situ was rare to begin with, and anyone in Beijing’s business circles knew exactly what the Situ family represented.
“No wonder he was so arrogant. Seems like I misjudged him. Could this person actually be related to the Situ family? I don’t recall Xiao Yufan being from the Situ family, wasn’t Yingluo’s previous boyfriend from the Situs?”
Muttering inwardly, Hu Yingluo’s father furrowed his brows, gazing toward the direction Xiao Yufan had left in deep thought. Recalling the message he had been told to pass on, a chill crept down his back.
Unaware of what was happening at Kebinski’s, Xiao Yufan, who had already left, felt a simmering anger. The words from Hu Yingluo’s father and stepmother had completely exposed his humble background.
“Are you still angry? What’s with all this temper, big guy? I just didn’t…”
“Just didn’t deceive you, right? Do you think this is fun? I’m not some toy for you rich girls to play with!”
His face slightly cold, Xiao Yufan’s pent-up anger surged. Both Hu Yingluo and Ma Teng had gone too far, hiding so many things from him. That feeling of helplessness made him very annoyed.
“It’s not like I never had time to tell you all this! And I was afraid you’d overthink it, so I ended up like this. I didn’t expect my stepmother to bring it up today!”
Hu Yingluo had never been so humble in her life. She knew she was at fault and naturally couldn’t act too strongly. Plus, she could sense Xiao Yufan’s unusual mood and didn’t want to dwell further on the issue.
“It’s not that you didn’t have time, it’s probably that you never even thought of telling me. Do you see me as a friend, or just as a plaything to amuse you when you’re bored? If you want entertainment, you can find someone else. I’m done playing!”
Xiao Yufan himself didn’t know why his temperament, cultivated over the years, had become so fragile in front of Hu Yingluo. Perhaps, deep in his heart, this little girl had already left her mark…
The two kept a significant distance between them. Hu Yingluo’s pretty face bore a hint of pouting, looking very much like a forsaken wife, drawing sidelong glances from passersby.
“You’ve vented your anger and let out your frustration… Now, are you feeling a bit better?”
After several minutes of silence, Hu Yingluo quickened her pace, catching up with Xiao Yufan. Gently tugging at his coat, she looked very pitiful.
“I…” Xiao Yufan didn’t know what to say for a moment. His inexplicable anger slowly dissipated upon feeling Hu Yingluo’s tenderness. It was all his pride acting up; he didn’t want her to see him in such a wretched state.
“Can I ask you a question…”
Seeing Xiao Yufan finally returning to his normal expression, Hu Yingluo slowly calmed herself, thinking back to the scene when they left the private room, she asked tentatively.
He nodded slightly in agreement. How could Xiao Yufan truly be angry with this girl? He just hated deception the most. Ever since Cheng Ying had left, his sensitive heart had become increasingly fragile.
“How do you know Boss Kebinski, the one who gave you the gift? And what is your relationship with the old master of the Situ family they mentioned…”
“I don’t know that person at all. As for the old master of the Situ family he mentioned, he should be the master I told you about before. After all, my entire knowledge of Feng Shui comes from him!”
Xiao Yufan didn’t want to hide anything, especially since he didn’t think telling Hu Yingluo these things would cause any problems. However, he was increasingly curious about the Situ family. Was that truly the circle he was supposed to belong to? It indeed seemed somewhat mysterious.
“In other words, you are part of the Situ family, or at least have some connection to them…”
Hu Yingluo looked very surprised. She had been striving in Beijing for more than a few years and naturally wasn’t naive about many things. She clearly understood what the Situ family represented in the business world, and she had even had some interactions with them.
“Perhaps, maybe, roughly, probably, I guess there might be some connection…”
Xiao Yufan gave a nonchalant appearance, eyes fixed on his nose and then his heart, seemingly indifferent. In reality, he might have already considered himself part of the so-called Situ family, but he was just unwilling to admit it…
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