Chapter 295: Chapter 293: Scram! Don’t Touch Me!

Pei Huai’s gaze scanned over Xia Wenyan, and his demeanor immediately became gentler towards Avril, “I’m a friend of Xia Wenyan, but I must say I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl by his side before.”

“…”

Xia Wenyan gave Pei Huai a look, his eyes nearly rolling all the way back in annoyance.

How had he never noticed how slick Pei Huai was with words before?

And calling her a beautiful girl?

Pah!

She wasn’t even as good-looking as him!

Hmph!

The more Xia Wenyan thought about it, the angrier he got, and he took a seat at the table, beginning to eat the appetizer dessert.

Previously, when she was with him, she always called him Yanyan, but now that she’d met this woman, she resorted to calling him Xia Wenyan, huh!

Pei Huai, well played!

Avril was blooming with joy from Pei Huai’s compliment, not paying any attention to Xia Wenyan beside her.

As she was about to shower Pei Huai with attention, she realized that Xia Wenyan had started eating the dessert in front of her.

Her eyebrows furrowed, “Xia Wenyan, that dessert was mine.”

Xia Wenyan didn’t even look up, his voice was cool, “You say it’s yours, call it by its name, and see if it responds.”

Saying so, he poked another piece and stuffed it into his mouth in frustration, “Girls are always trying to maintain their figures, right? You should eat fewer sweets to avoid getting fat.”

Seeing this, Pei Huai pushed the dessert in front of him towards Avril, “Eat mine.”

Xia Wenyan loved sweets, and he usually indulged him, so his serving was always meant for Xia Wenyan.

Under these circumstances, he probably wouldn’t want it.

It was better to give the dessert to Avril, saving her the effort of fighting over Xia Wenyan’s share, or rather, he didn’t want to see the two of them sharing a dessert.

It was too unpleasant to watch.

Avril’s cheeks flushed, and she looked at Pei Huai with evident admiration and shyness.

This set Xia Wenyan off completely, and he slammed his fork down on the table, “If you two want to eat, eat together, I’m done serving you!”

Pei Huai had never seen Xia Wenyan lose his temper like this, and almost instinctively grabbed his arm, looking at him nervously, “Yan…”

“Get lost! Don’t touch me!” Before Pei Huai could say anything, Xia Wenyan shook off his hand.

His mind was practically exploding; he was devoid of any capacity for rational thought, let alone having a proper conversation with Pei Huai.

It never crossed his mind that Pei Huai would take a liking to Avril, and act so clingy in front of him.

Right now, he felt like beating the hell out of this disgusting couple!

Pah! Pei Huai, that lousy jerk!

Xia Wenyan was just feeling angry, never reflecting on why he had labeled Pei Huai as a scumbag.

With his departure, the atmosphere around the dining table changed drastically.

Seeing this, An Ying, who was sitting beside Pei Huai, immediately said in a low voice, “Master, I’ll go check on Young Master Xia.”

Pei Huai nodded gently and waved his hand to An Ying.

Xia Wenyan didn’t want to see him now, so he could only have An Ying first send someone to protect his safety, and everything else would have to wait.

After An Ying had left, only Pei Huai and Avril remained at the dining table.

Originally, when Xia Wenyan left, Avril was startled too; she had thought Pei Huai would chase after Xia Wenyan, leaving her and that glasses-wearing man.

Unexpectedly, Pei Huai had actually stayed behind to keep her company. Could that mean this man was interested in her?

Avril’s cheeks went slightly red as her gaze sized up Pei Huai, and she reassured him, “Pei Huai, brother, don’t worry about it. Xia Wenyan has always had that bad temper; just ignore him. He’ll calm down in a bit.”

Pei Huai’s eyelids drooped, and he put on a forced smile to cope with Avril, “No matter what you say, he’s still your boyfriend. Isn’t this a bit inappropriate? Aren’t you going to coax him?”

Avril shrugged her shoulders, disdain flashing in her eyes, “He’s not my boyfriend. My parents only asked me to come to China for blind dates. They didn’t say I had to stick with anyone specific. Besides… the type I like is totally different from Xia Wenyan.”

As she spoke, her eyes roamed purposefully over Pei Huai’s form.

Pei Huai’s expression visibly relaxed compared to before, and the smile on his lips became a few degrees more genuine.

“So… what if Xia Wenyan likes you?” Pei Huai asked tentatively as he looked at Avril. “Would you be willing to get along with him?”

Without a second thought, Avril shook her head, “Definitely not. Like I said, he’s not my type. I like…”

“I’ll find someone to send Miss Avril back. I’d worry about you being out on your own.” Pei Huai stood up, his gaze towards Avril still warm and gentle.

Her intended refusal was swallowed back inside.

After all, it was also her first time meeting Pei Huai. Being too forward might leave a bad impression.

Avril stood up to follow Pei Huai, intending to ask for his contact information, but then she saw him suddenly make a phone call.

She wanted to say something more but never got the chance, and like that, she was confusedly sent away by Pei Huai’s assistant.

Sitting in the car on the way back, Avril felt more and more regretful. When she returned to the hotel, she simply gave Xia Wenyan a call.

At that time, Xia Wenyan was already driving to Lu Zhaozhao’s film set.

Just as he was about to share a good rant with his adorable sister, he received a call from Avril.

He hung up with impatience.

Lu Zhaozhao silently glanced at Xia Wenyan, her little hands holding the dessert cake Xia Wenyan had brought her.

She arched her eyebrows in confusion, “Why are you so angry? Who upset you? I’ll go hit them!”

“I wouldn’t want my precious sister getting mixed up with that kind of woman,” Xia Wenyan blurted out almost without thinking.

Avril had the typical European height, tall and sturdy, compared to Lu Zhaozhao’s petite frame; it was almost like a Samoyed versus a Pomeranian.

He certainly didn’t want his precious sister to be at a disadvantage.

Lu Zhaozhao’s brows furrowed slightly in surprise. She thought it was about Pei Huai, but it turned out to be because of a woman.

Just as she was figuring out how to subtly inquire more, she heard Xia Wenyan complaining like beans spilling out of a bamboo tube.

“Zhaozhao, you don’t know, back when our family was abroad, Avril would come stay at our place for a few days every year. I thought I wouldn’t see her again after returning to China, but who knew she’d even follow me back here? It’s so annoying!”

“That woman is so spoiled, always acting like a queen, expecting everyone to fawn over her! At the slightest provocation, she’s ordering people around. I’m not her father, I don’t need to indulge her temper tantrums!”

“She doesn’t even look at herself! Humph! She’s not even as good-looking as me. All she does is prance around seductively all day! It makes me wonder if some people are just blind!”

“Uh…”

Listening to Xia Wenyan’s complaints, Lu Zhaozhao felt something was slightly off, but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

She had a feeling that Xia Wen’s grudge against Avril was not just because she visited the Xia Family…