Ling Shuya was going crazy because she knew that everyone had misunderstood her now, and no one had any idea what that bastard Ye Xiao had really done!

Ling Shuya looked at Ye Xiao in front of her and was thoroughly defeated. She had finally understood one thing: Ye Xiao's shamelessness was something she could never hope to match; when Ye Xiao acted like a hooligan, she was absolutely powerless to resist!

"Ye Xiao, you will regret this!" Ling Shuya was no longer angry about Ye Xiao grabbing her chest but about how he had made everyone think she had done something inappropriate!

Zhou Yuyan helped Ye Xiao up!

"Shuya, you haven't been driven mad by this guy, have you?" Zhou Yuyan looked at Ye Xiao with a concerned face.

Ling Shuya took a deep breath, then turned to Zhou Yuyan, shook her head, and said, "I'm fine!"

Ye Xiao, on the other hand, stood up with a smile, rubbed his stomach, and said, "I'm a bit hungry. I'll treat everyone today, so don't skimp on my account!"

Everyone didn't say anything more about what had just happened and then went downstairs. Fortunately, Su Yun had a few umbrellas, so the ladies went downstairs, intending to drive directly to You Ran Inn. However, since Ye Xiao's clothes were still soaked, driving now would surely make the car all wet. Su Yun's family only had women's clothes; where would they have men's clothes?

"Is there a place nearby where we can buy clothes? Ye Xiao's clothes are still sopping wet; if this goes on, he'll catch a cold!" Shen Qiuyu was still very concerned about Ye Xiao.

Hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, everyone looked at Ye Xiao and noticed that, although his clothes were no longer dripping, they were indeed still soaked.

"There aren't any good clothing stores nearby!" Su Yun said, "But there seems to be a boutique across from the school, we could check it out!"

"Then let's go there!" Shen Qiuyu said, "We'll just buy a set of clothes to tide us over!"

After deciding, they walked outside under their umbrellas and left the family courtyard. Ye Xiao and the others headed directly to the boutique across from Minghai Academy!

The SM brand might look decent to ordinary people, but to the children of high-ranking officials and nobility, it wasn't much. Even though the boutique was opposite Minghai Academy, its business wasn't doing well at all.

Sometimes, cheapness isn't a good thing!

Because of the sudden downpour today, the already struggling SM boutique had no customers at all. The shop assistants inside looked at the passersby hurrying outside with a sense of helplessness—they really wanted to close up shop and go home. Without a single customer, waiting there felt like torture!

"Manager, why don't we close early today? Look at how hard it's raining; no one is going to come!" a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl said to a woman in her mid-twenties.

That woman was the manager of the SM boutique. Hearing her colleague's words, she immediately said, "That won't do, it's not yet closing time. Let's wait a bit longer."

"Really, what was the head office thinking, opening a branch here? It's just a stare-down every day!"

The shop assistants grumbled, expressing their dissatisfaction with the head office, especially over salary concerns.

Just then, one shop assistant suddenly said to the others, "We have customers!"

Hearing the shop assistant's words, everyone was surprised—who would come at this time? They looked toward the door and were stunned by what they saw.

As girls, they should dislike women who were prettier than them, but what if five pretty women came all at once? That was clearly different. Moreover, the most important thing was that accompanying these five girls, who had an ethereal and fairy-like quality, was a scrawny young man who had no presence and whose clothes seemed to have been soaked in the rain!

"Welcome to SM boutique!" A shop assistant hurriedly came forward to greet the group of one man and five women, her eyes filled with surprise while not forgetting to give the first customary greeting to the customers.

Ye Xiao was somewhat dispirited, his clothes being wet and uncomfortable, but seeing the spirited young girl in front of him, his eyes could not help but shine, and he said with a smile, "Miss, I'm here to buy clothes."

"Okay, what kind of clothing would you like?" the shop assistant's voice was slightly husky, but still very pleasant to hear.

Ye Xiao wanted to chat with the shop assistant for a while, but then he heard Ling Shuya behind him say, "Quit the nonsense, just pick out any set of clothes for him, as long as they fit!"

Hearing Ling Shuya's cold words, the shop assistant was somewhat displeased, but as a service industry worker, biting the bullet was a must. There was no choice but to nod, give Ye Xiao a once-over, and then pick out a set of casual clothing for him in silver-grey.

"We need shoes and socks too!" Ling Shuya saw that the shop assistant had only picked out some clothes and hadn't considered anything to wear on the feet, and immediately spoke up again.

After that, the shop assistant also picked out a pair of sports shoes and socks.

Ling Shuya looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Take the clothes and change into them quickly!"

Ling Shuya's domineering attitude made the shop assistants couldn't help but look at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao, holding the clothes, hurried off to the changing room, and the shop assistants of SM boutique secretly marveled while also speculating whether Ye Xiao was a kept man.

Seeing Ye Xiao enter the dressing room, Ling Shuya immediately turned to the female shop assistant and asked, "How much is it in total?"

"Don't you want to wait for him to try it on before paying?" the shop assistant reminded her, and at the same time, she did not dare to underestimate Ling Shuya, as she was the one paying!

Ling Shuya said, "I think it's quite good. If you don't plan on taking payment, he might just walk out wearing it!"

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, the shop assistant quickly announced the price, and of course, Ling Shuya paid with a card!

When Ye Xiao came out of the dressing room in a new set of clothes, everyone immediately turned their attention to him. Dressed in a silver casual outfit and a pair of white sneakers, he looked very energetic, almost like a different person compared to when he had entered the dressing room!

All the women looked at Ye Xiao, obviously feeling a bright spark seeing him emerge from the dressing room!

"Not bad, not bad. Ye Xiao looks handsome!" Lan Lan said with a smile to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao immediately responded with self-satisfaction, "Haven't I always been handsome?"

At that, everyone was speechless!

Just then, Ling Shuya said, "Let's go."

Ye Xiao originally wanted to chat with the female shop assistant a bit more, at least to get her phone number or something. However, hearing Ling Shuya's words, and with the other girls also leaving, it wouldn't look good for him to stay on his own, so he threw a flirtatious look at the shop assistant before hurrying off!

...

Ye Xiao wasn't scoping out Ling Shuya and the others at Su Yun's house because of their beauty, but rather to estimate whether the car ride would be crowded given their figures. Indeed, Ling Shuya, Su Yun, and everyone else had great figures, and they didn't occupy much space. Although it might be a bit crowded with four people in the backseat, it was an acceptable level of crowdedness for everyone.

When Ye Xiao and the women approached the car, Shen Qiuyu immediately said to Ling Shuya, "Shuya, you sit in the front."

As for Ling Shuya sitting in the passenger seat, naturally, no one opposed. After all, she had been put out today, and everyone knew what sort of person Ye Xiao was. They could be quite certain they didn't believe what Ye Xiao had said at Su Yun's house.

"Eh? Shuya, is this your umbrella?" Zhou Yuyan got into the car and saw a pink umbrella there, immediately asking Ling Shuya with confusion since it wasn't hers.

Ling Shuya turned her head to look and immediately responded, "No, it's not mine. My umbrella isn't pink!"

Zhou Yuyan's suspicions immediately turned towards Ye Xiao. Through the rearview mirror, Ye Xiao could see clearly the suspicion in Zhou Yuyan's eyes. By then, everyone had gotten into the car and, upon hearing Zhou Yuyan's question, all turned their gaze to Ye Xiao. Since this car was usually only occupied by Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan, and it wasn't belonging to Ling Shuya or Zhou Yuyan, it had to be Ye Xiao's!

Ye Xiao, a grown man, having a pink umbrella?

All of a sudden, everyone looked at Ye Xiao with very doubtful eyes.

"This umbrella belongs to Ye Xiao?" Lan Lan looked at Zhou Yuyan, somewhat incredulously.

Zhou Yuyan chuckled and said, "Wow, who would have thought, Ye Xiao is such a... such a sentimental guy!"

This was a loaded statement!

Ye Xiao was no fool; he immediately caught the undercurrent of meaning, but what was it exactly?

"This... um, don't misunderstand, this umbrella isn't mine!" Ye Xiao said a bit awkwardly.

"It's not yours?" Zhou Yuyan teased, "If it's not yours, and it's not mine or Shuya's, did the umbrella somehow make its way into the car by itself? Oh my goodness, don't tell me there is a ghost, and a female one at that!"

Crap!

"This has a reason!" Ye Xiao said, then quickly changed the subject, "Aren't you all hungry? Let's hurry to You Ran Inn."

"Heh, trying to change the subject? Looks like you're not going to explain," Zhou Yuyan said, "Alright then, it's okay if you don't tell us. Everybody, don't overthink it; this umbrella might not be as complicated as you all think!"

But now, without Ye Xiao revealing the reason, how could everyone not speculate? People are always curious about the unknown!

So after Zhou Yuyan made her remark, everyone turned their attention to Ye Xiao again, their seriousness tinged with suspicion.

At that moment, Ling Shuya looked coldly at Ye Xiao and said, "Have you been bringing some unclean woman into this car? These past few days, you have been going out alone!"

Ling Shuya hit the nail on the head with that comment, a question the others hadn't dared to ask. But Ling Shuya had asked it!

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