Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her

Chapter 471

The evening was supposed to be her and Xiao Linye’s time alone; she couldn’t let Ling Yan waste it. Besides, I have to go home tonight for the dinner my husband is making!Ling Yan said, "Then I’ll come to Shanyu Pavilion to find you tonight."

Her tone! It’s as if she knows I only eat meals made by Xiao Linye! Ye Yuning could hardly stand it anymore!

"If you dare set foot in Shanyu Pavilion, I won’t let this go," she retorted.

Is Ling Yan trying to steal Xiao Linye from me? she wondered. Remembering Ye Tong’s outrageous stunts when she returned to the Ye family... It’s not impossible. The first thing she did upon returning was to snatch Xiao Shuo! So, are these two fundamentally the same kind of person? Thinking of Ling Yan’s relentless determination at school makes my head ache!

"Hmph, getting worked up over a man?" Ling Yan taunted.

"Are you having lunch or not?" Ye Yuning didn’t want to waste any more words on her.

Seeing her insistence, Ling Yan finally compromised. "Alright, noon it is. As you wish."

Ye Yuning snorted and hung up the phone directly. Then she casually found a nearby restaurant on her phone and sent the location to Ling Yan. The worse their relationship was, the more perfunctory she acted now.

Just after she had done all this, Xiao Linye’s call came in. "When you finish work at noon, should I take you to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor?" he asked.

"Traditional Chinese medicine?" Ye Yuning echoed, shocked.

Xiao Linye continued, "You mentioned feeling like your hormones are out of balance, didn’t you? I’ve booked a very good specialist for you."

Ye Yuning was speechless. A bittersweet feeling welled up inside her. Does he really have to be this good to me? With Xiao Linye like this, I increasingly don’t know how I’ll face life after he finds out my true identity. I’m so afraid of facing that conflict.

She took a breath and said, "How about tomorrow? I’m a bit busy around noon today."

"Health can’t wait!" Xiao Linye insisted. In his view, nothing was more important than her health. Besides, he never expected her to excel at the work in that studio anyway.

Seeing Xiao Linye’s insistence, Ye Yuning asked, "Then how about the afternoon? Would that be okay?"

"Alright, I’ll come pick you up earlier in the afternoon."

"Around four o’clock? Will the doctor have left by then?"

"He won’t have left. I’ll head your way at four."

"Okay."

After hanging up Xiao Linye’s call, Ye Yuning’s heart still felt warm. Ever since I was little, whenever I got sick, I either went to the hospital by myself or just toughed it out. This is the first time someone has cared for me like this, even offering to take me to the hospital. Thinking of Xiao Linye’s recent tenderness towards her, her heart filled with a poignant ache.

Tang Xi’s call came through. She was worried Ling Yan might cause trouble for Ye Yuning, as the two had always been at odds.

Ye Yuning’s voice sounded dejected over the phone. "Xixi."

"What’s wrong? Did Ling Yan really bully you?" Hearing Ye Yuning’s tone, Tang Xi grew anxious.

"No," Ye Yuning replied.

"Then what’s the matter?"

"What on earth am I supposed to do?" It was the first time Ye Yuning had felt so confused about her feelings. Or rather, I’ve never taken any relationship this seriously before. When I was engaged to Xiao Shuo, all I thought about was how to get rid of him! When I married Xiao Linye, it was just a casual decision to escape a difficult situation! I never expected things to turn out like this. He’s so good to me, endlessly good... And from my usual conversations with Xiao Linye, I can tell that the impression he got of me from Seventh Master Xiao wasn’t good either. Not just bad, but terrible! Just thinking about this makes my head throb.

Tang Xi, thinking she was still talking about Ling Yan, asked, "What mischief is she up to this time?"

"It’s not her!" Ye Yuning exclaimed. Ling Yan’s issues aren’t significant enough for me to dwell on.

"Then what is it?" Tang Xi pressed.

"My husband!" Ye Yuning muttered.

Hearing it was about her husband, Tang Xi became anxious. "What about your husband? Did he discover your identity?"

"No, not that," Ye Yuning denied.

"Then what’s bothering you?"

"Isn’t he bound to find out sooner or later?" Ye Yuning said, her voice troubled. "I think it’s better to confess. If this goes on, I’ll always be on edge, worrying about losing him. I keep thinking it’s better to confess; otherwise, it always feels like there’s something between us."

Hearing her talk about confessing, Tang Xi immediately interjected, "You mustn’t be foolish! Not every man can withstand such a test. With your past reputation, no amount of true affection could survive it!"

Ye Yuning was taken aback. Hearing Tang Xi speak so urgently, Ye Yuning’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

"Was my reputation really that bad?" Ye Yuning asked.

"Work-wise, it wasn’t bad," Tang Xi explained. "But your personal reputation... the Ye family completely ruined it."

Ye Yuning had no response.

Tang Xi continued, "Especially since your husband is still working at the Xiao Corporation, and Xiao Shuo is there too."

"And he also knows Qin Jinchuan!" Ye Yuning added.

After hearing that, Tang Xi was even more shocked and speechless. "Then you definitely can’t confess now..." What an absolute chaotic mess this is, she thought. Her own husband knows the man she almost married, and works in the same company as her ex-fiancé—they must see each other all the time.

After Tang Xi’s words, Ye Yuning also felt that her past reputation truly seemed terrible.

"So, we just continue like this?" Ye Yuning asked, conflicted.

"That’s no solution!" Tang Xi declared. After all, secrets can’t be hidden forever.

"You’re right! It’s no solution," Ye Yuning agreed.

"Then let’s just take it one step at a time," Tang Xi advised. "But whatever you do, don’t just confess recklessly. A reckless confession will only hurt you!"

Having Tang Xi say that, Ye Yuning didn’t dare to casually consider confessing anymore. But deep down, I’m really so frustrated.