Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Leniency for Confession, Severity for Resistance

It must have been Bo Tingshen who told her. What else did Bo Tingshen say to her, and what did he do? What did Xiao Yezi offer him in exchange for him to fund Zero Degree?

These questions plagued him all the way. The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, the more he thought about it, the more anger he felt, wishing he could fly directly to her side and ask for clarity.

At the Imperial Capital International Airport, Ye Xian arrived all wrapped up like a rice dumpling to pick up Ye Shaowen. As soon as Ye Shaowen saw her, he joyfully waved his hands, but Ye Xian didn’t even glance at him and walked straight toward the car.

“Eh? Xiao Yezi, what’s wrong?”

Ye Shaowen followed her to the car, where Ye Xian leaned against the car door, slightly closed her eyes, and rested, ignoring him.

Ye Shaowen said, “Are you really mad? Just because you got up a bit earlier? Look, you’re even throwing a tantrum. Aren’t you happy to pick up your elder brother?”

“Hmph.”

Ye Xian hummed softly, “Keep pretending.”

“…” Ye Shaowen, “Pretending? What am I pretending?”

“Confess to get leniency, resist to face strictness, just admit it already.”

Ye Xian wasn’t fully awake yet. Her voice had a granny-like tone and lacked any deterrence, which stumped Ye Shaowen, who couldn’t restrain himself any longer. “Xiao Yezi, what exactly did Bo Tingshen tell you? What did he do? He didn’t… hurt you, right?”

He was inspecting her body all over, lifting her arms now and then, looking at her neck. Ye Xian clicked her tongue and pushed him away, “Older Brother, I really misjudged you. Not only do you refuse to confess, but you also have the gall to accuse first.”

“A villain?!” Ye Shaowen looked hurt, “Xiao Yezi, has Bo Tingshen brainwashed you? You can’t trust that beast in human clothing. How could I be the villain? What exactly has he told you to make you misunderstand me like this?”

“Yo~”

She didn’t expect her elder brother to act so well; he might even be better suited to be an actor than her.

Ye Xian squinted her eyes and scrutinized him, “I ask, you answer.”

Ye Shaowen: “…Okay.”

“These past few days, you’ve been busy. Is it because BHS is suppressing Zero Degree? BHS and Zero Degree were cooperating well, why suddenly suppress Zero Degree?”

“This…” Ye Shaowen intended to sharply criticize Bo Tingshen’s character, but seeing his little sister like this, unsure of how much she knew, he chose to answer conservatively, “These are all business matters; you wouldn’t understand if I told you.”

“Ha~”

Ye Xian chuckled lightly, “You don’t want to say it, so I’ll say it for you. It’s because you took advantage of my pollen allergy to send Bo Tingshen your suit, also attaching a note, deliberately making him misunderstand our relationship, which is why he got mad, blacklisted me, and suppressed you!”

“These…”

Ye Shaowen frowned, “You knew?”

Sure enough, that scoundrel Bo Tingshen showed the note to Xiao Yezi!

Ye Xian couldn’t believe he confessed so readily without even arguing. She sat up straight, looking at him, “Older Brother, why would you do this? You know how much I care about resources and my acting career, yet you watched as I was blacklisted and didn’t tell me the truth.”

Ye Shaowen questioned her back, “Shouldn’t you be asking Bo Tingshen why, if you and I had an improper relationship, he would blacklist you? He is the CEO of the Bo Consortium after all. How could he be so concerned about a minor issue…”

“Because I assured him before that you and I had no improper relationship. He hates being lied to the most. Moreover, that note you wrote made it seem as if he had designs on me, which is utterly absurd!”