Ye Xiao looked at the slightly overweight middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Is there something you need? If not, don't bother me!"

The slightly overweight middle-aged man hadn't expected the young man before him to be so arrogant and immediately asked, "Do you know who I am?"

"I don't care who you are!" Ye Xiao didn't give him any face at all!

The middle-aged man's face filled with coldness, and just at that moment, a teacher from the nearby class came out, hurried over to the middle-aged man, and said in surprise, "Principal Yao, is there a problem?"

Principal Yao?

Ye Xiao looked towards Yao Zhengming!

Li Jianwen had already died—could it be that this man surnamed Yao was the new principal? No wonder he asked if I recognized him!

Since he's the new principal, I naturally have to show him proper respect!

Ye Xiao immediately smiled slightly and said to Yao Zhengming, "So, you're the new principal, Principal Yao. I apologize for my rudeness—please don't take offense, considering my young age!"

At that moment, the teacher noticed Ye Xiao, and although he had heard of Ye Xiao's name, he had hardly ever seen Ye Xiao. So, without caring who was who, he said to Ye Xiao, "Did you just talk back to Principal Yao? What an ignorant kid, apologize to Principal Yao right now!"

"No need, go to the office of academic affairs to receive your punishment," Yao Zhengming said, then snorted and strode forward.

Ye Xiao, hearing what Yao Zhengming said, was suddenly perplexed—did he have any grudge with this Yao Zhengming? Why did he want to punish him right from the start?

Ye Xiao looked at the teacher, and the teacher also looked at Ye Xiao.

"You really are clueless, not even recognizing the new principal. Hurry to the office of academic affairs. If you're late, the punishment will be severe!"

Ye Xiao was not a student of this class, so the teacher spoke very casually to him.

Punishment?

Ye Xiao gave a wry smile and then said to Yao Zhengming, "Principal Yao, you didn't even ask my name—who exactly is supposed to go to the office of academic affairs to receive punishment?"

Yao Zhengming, upon hearing the challenging shout of the student he had just scolded, frowned deeply. Why are there people like this in the world?

Yao Zhengming immediately stopped, turned around, and said coldly, "What's your name?"

"Ye Xiao!" Ye Xiao didn't hide it.

Yao Zhengming, hearing the name Ye Xiao, felt it sounded somewhat familiar, but quickly he remembered.

"You're Ye Xiao?" Yao Zhengming looked Ye Xiao up and down.

Ye Xiao replied, "Yes, I am Ye Xiao."

"The Ye Xiao from Minghai Academy, the friend of Zhan Bo, the legend?" Yao Zhengming confirmed again.

Ye Xiao smiled and corrected, "Not just a guy named Zhan Bo, but the leader of Minghai Academy, Zhan Bo's friend!"

"The leader of Minghai Academy?" Yao Zhengming was somewhat overwhelmed.

Zhan Bo was the leader of Minghai Academy, so what did that make him, the principal of Minghai?

Yao Zhengming snorted and said, "A leader, huh? I'd like to see how much power this so-called leader has to act so high and mighty in the school!"

After saying that, Yao Zhengming turned around and left.

Ye Xiao watched the visibly upset Yao Zhengming leave and couldn't help but smile slightly. Did Yao Zhengming really want to pick a fight with him and Zhan Bo?

A new official does indeed set fires—this guy was definitely aiming to burn me!

However, right now, Ye Xiao wasn't really concerned about whether Yao Zhengming was looking for trouble or not. All he was thinking about was finding Lin Die Ying to ask what exactly had happened at her house.

Lin Die Ying's mother, Li Yinge, was still in a recovery phase, and Ye Xiao had previously considered finding someone to take care of Li Yinge to lessen Lin Die Ying's burden. However, Ye Xiao soon thought that Lin Die Ying was a strong girl and if he helped too eagerly, she might think it was just his charity.

After some thought, Ye Xiao finally decided to call Lin Die Ying.

It didn't take long for the call to be answered.

Clearly already knowing it was Ye Xiao's number, Lin Die Ying immediately spoke upon connecting, "Ye Xiao, is something wrong?"

Ye Xiao immediately laughed with a bit of a carefree chuckle and told Lin Die Ying, "Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lin Die Ying thought he might be upset and quickly said, "No, no, that's not what I meant at all!"

Ye Xiao listened to Lin Dieying's somewhat urgent voice, chuckled softly, and said tenderly, "I haven't seen you in a few days, isn't it because I missed you?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lin Dieying felt a warmth in her heart and immediately felt a bit embarrassed, but still wanted to confirm, "Really… really?"

Ye Xiao said, "Of course it's true. Haven't you missed me at all these past few days? Ah, it seems I am a bit too sentimental!"

"It's not like that, not what you're thinking!" Lin Dieying hurriedly said!

Ye Xiao immediately replied teasingly, "Oh? Then tell me, what is it like? I really want to know if you've missed me or if, instead, you've started thinking about someone else!"

"No!"

"Oh, so there isn't anyone, huh!"

"No, that's not it!" Lin Dieying said a bit anxiously, "I mean, I haven't been thinking about someone else!"

"Then who have you been thinking about?"

"I... I…" Lin Dieying felt somewhat embarrassed. Although they weren't face-to-face, listening to Ye Xiao's gentle voice made it hard for her to speak her mind!

"If you don't say it, then I'll assume you haven't missed me. Ah, Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao, you really are too sentimental... Ah, alright, alright, keep busy, I'll hang up," Ye Xiao said in a somewhat disheartened tone!

Hearing Ye Xiao's words,

Lin Dieying immediately became anxious and quickly said to Ye Xiao, "Don't hang up, don't hang up, I... I've missed you, I just didn't want to disturb you and... and…"

Lin Dieying had deliberately not seen Ye Xiao these past few days because she felt that Ling Shuya currently had their family's gratitude. If she herself expressed her feelings for Ye Xiao, wouldn't that be like competing with Ling Shuya for a boyfriend? That would certainly make people think she was ungrateful, and Lin Dieying felt she absolutely couldn't do that!

Hearing Lin Dieying's words, Ye Xiao could naturally tell the meaning behind them, so he immediately laughed and said, "Dieying, don't think too much, how could I not understand your thoughts? However, I hope you can tell me anything that's on your mind, otherwise I'll feel that I'm not important to you, like how you didn't even call or come see me when you missed me. You know how men can be a bit chauvinistic, so, Dieying, make sure to call me often in the future, okay?"

At that moment, Lin Dieying felt Ye Xiao was truly communicating with her heart to heart. Every word Ye Xiao said, especially the last part about men being a bit chauvinistic, didn't make her angry; instead, she felt that Ye Xiao was a sincere person, someone trustworthy!

"Ye Xiao, I'm sorry, I'll definitely tell you first thing when something comes up!" Lin Dieying's voice was very soft and gentle!

Ye Xiao said, "Then make sure to also tell me any secrets you have, and think of me first if you need help, okay?"

"Mhm, I remember!" Lin Dieying said, "Ye Xiao, you're really nice!"

"Don't praise me, otherwise I'll get proud!" Ye Xiao said!

Lin Dieying instantly felt joyful.

Ye Xiao then said, "Do you have something on today, and you're keeping it from me?"

"This..." Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lin Dieying hesitated a bit!

Ye Xiao said, "If you feel there are some things you don't wish to talk about, well, then leave it!"

Hearing the note of dejection in Ye Xiao's words, Lin Dieying immediately said, "That's not it, I don't have anything; it's just that today my cousin Xuewei called me because she was upset!"

"Xuewei?" Ye Xiao said, "What does Xuewei want with you? Doesn't she know you're in school?"

Lin Dieying said, "Cousin Xuewei always seeks me out when she's troubled. Today she was indeed feeling low, so she called me to have dinner with her. We had some drinks, and she drank quite a bit. She just fell asleep not long ago, and I was worried, so I asked for leave from the teachers this afternoon to look after her!"

Hearing that it was something to do with Han Xuewei, Ye Xiao instantly felt puzzled, but then thought, what could be troubling Han Xuewei now? Shouldn't Han Xuewei and Han Jianjun be focusing on business attacks against Huang Zongyuan's company?

Ye Xiao inquired with curiosity, "What happened exactly? She's alright, isn't she? Do you need my help?"

Lin Dieying gave a bitter smile and said, "You coming won't help; some things she has to endure on her own!"

"Is it about a relationship?" Ye Xiao curiously inquired!

Lin Dieying was incredibly surprised and said, "How did you know?"

When Ye Xiao heard Lin Dieying confirm it, he slightly smiled. Such a beautiful woman as Han Xuewei, and being so young and a CEO too, how could there not be people pursuing her? Although Han Xuewei was always so cold, he believed that even the ice queen must have her tender side!

Moreover, just now, Lin Dieying had said that those issues were ones she had to endure alone, and probably the only thing a woman could handle alone would be matters of the heart!

Ye Xiao said, "I just guessed, but speaking of which, who would dare trouble an ice queen like Han Xuewei?"

"Why would you say that about cousin Xuewei? Actually, cousin Xuewei does have a tender side. She had a boyfriend who was her university classmate. After university, cousin Xuewei joined the Han family's company, while her boyfriend went to the Northern Federation. Things were going well, but then this morning her boyfriend called to break up, saying that... that..."

Ye Xiao, hearing Lin Dieying's words, immediately said, "He's not going to marry someone else, is he?"

"You guessed right again!"

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