Chapter 121: 121. Chapter 121: Targeted by the Male Lead

121. Chapter 121: Targeted by the Male Lead

Luo Xixi noticed that Yan Yu's mood had turned gloomy and depressed again. She didn't know how it happened; even just her speaking could make this person's mood fluctuate so much. Logically, it shouldn't be like this; he wasn't on his period or anything.

But she hadn't come specifically to this birthday banquet to make Yan Yu angry. She thought for a moment, then stared at him and said, "You haven't contacted me for days. Is your anger still not gone?"

"Do you care whether my anger is gone or not?"

Yan Yu asked coldly.

"Of course I care!"

Luo Xixi said, "If I didn't care, why would I have come here specifically to wait for you? Isn't it because I wanted to see you?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Luo Xixi's words, a flash of light crossed Yan Yu's eyes. A hint of a smile returned to his gaze, and he teased, "I thought you came for the sake of an arranged marriage with the young master of the Sheng Family. So it was actually because of me?"

"Why would I want an arranged marriage with him? We don't even know each other. I just wanted to make up with you, that's why I came here specially."

Luo Xixi didn't act coy; she went straight for a direct approach.

As expected.

After hearing Luo Xixi's words, Yan Yu's smile grew even brighter. He leaned his body against the railing, rested his hands on it, stared at Luo Xixi, and said in a leisurely voice, "I hadn't realized it, but I'm actually this important in your heart."

"You were always important."

Because she couldn't talk about topics like transmigrating into a book, Luo Xixi could only say tactfully, "You are someone I cherish very much."

After all, Qiyuan was someone Luo Xixi had known for a long time in her previous life. Back then, they had a huge argument over the "dirty thing." Later, after she separated from the "dirty thing," she died in a car accident before she could see Qiyuan again. Now that she could actually see this person again in the Book World, she was naturally very happy, and she also hoped she could make up for her past regrets and be friends with Qiyuan once more.

Yan Yu saw that Luo Xixi's attitude was exceptionally earnest; it was from the bottom of her heart.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he couldn't help but laugh, saying, "So I'm still someone you cherish very much. Since you've said as much, if I still don't let go of my anger, wouldn't that make me look very petty?"

Hearing Yan Yu say this, Luo Xixi muttered to herself:

【Aren't you already quite petty? I never noticed before that you were such a small-minded person.】

!

Yan Yu's eyes flashed. Suddenly, as if venting his frustration, he reached out and ruffled Luo Xixi's hair. Luo Xixi let out a strange cry on the spot, "What are you doing? I spent time styling my hair today! You've messed it all up!"

"I did it precisely to mess it up!"

To think she called him small-minded!

Luo Xixi: "!!!"

Is this person childish or what!

Just as Luo Xixi and Yan Yu were bantering.

A commotion broke out in the main hall.

Luo Xixi was puzzled: "What's the situation?"

She walked to the boundary between the balcony and the hall, then poked her head in to look. As a result, she saw that Sheng Tinglan and Luo Shiqing had arrived at some point. Sheng Tinglan's arrival immediately drew the attention of the entire room, while Sheng Laoyezi looked furious; his face had turned gloomy, and his whole body was trembling with rage.

Luo Shiqing, on the other hand, had a pitiful appearance, following by Sheng Tinglan's side; anyone who saw her would involuntarily feel their protective instincts triggered.

【Damn it! Why is the male lead, that god-forsaken man, here too?】

Luo Xixi was shocked in her heart.

The Baby System came online and replied: 【Host, the male lead's plot is revenge; he wants to completely annex the Sheng Family. Do you want to fill in the male lead's background story here?】

【No need, I'm not interested at all.】

Luo Xixi coldly refused.

Anyway, they were all just characters written into existence; she didn't care about them at all.

However, because she had impulsively tried to kill Sheng Tinglan last time but failed, and even exposed the fact that she had a system in front of him, Luo Xixi definitely couldn't meet Sheng Tinglan.

What to do?

Should she just slip away?

"Xixi, why don't you leave first? As for your parents, I'll go talk to them in a moment."

Unexpectedly, before Luo Xixi could even say she wanted to leave, Yan Yu was even more anxious than her. The man's expression was grave; he looked at Sheng Tinglan as if facing a formidable enemy.

Luo Xixi understood, too. After all, the male lead was all-powerful, and the people he sent had beaten Yan Yu like that; naturally, he didn't want to go head-to-head with him again.

"Alright, then I'll leave first..."

Luo Xixi didn't argue with Yan Yu. She looked at the balcony and said, "Then I'll just jump down from the balcony; I won't use the main entrance."

Otherwise, it would be bad if Sheng Tinglan discovered her.

But Yan Yu frowned again. His gaze swept over Luo Xixi, and he said, "You're wearing a dress; how can you jump down from the balcony? Wouldn't you just be exposing yourself?"

"This..."

Luo Xixi immediately looked at her own outfit.

Because she was here to attend a birthday banquet, she was wearing a formal dress. Who knew she would run into the male lead, that god-forsaken guy? And be forced to jump off a balcony! If she had known this earlier, she would have worn pants!

Yan Yu definitely didn't want Luo Xixi to be exposed. He thought for a moment and said, "It's fine, let's just stay on the balcony for now. Wait until they leave, then you can go. Their main purpose in coming this time is to provoke and establish authority. The Sheng Family won't tolerate them, and they'll drive them away soon."

"Alright."

Luo Xixi nodded again.

And inside the hall.

Just as Yan Yu expected, Sheng Laoyezi indeed began to issue an eviction order to Sheng Tinglan. He saw him with a livid face, saying, "Get out. Today is my birthday banquet. No matter what grievances you have, come another day. Today, get out of here!"

"Heh."

Following the plot, Sheng Tinglan sneered at the old man and said, "What? Are you that afraid of having your ugly deeds exposed in front of everyone? The things your Sheng Family did to my mother? If you were so afraid, why did you do it in the first place?"

"Enough!"

At this moment.

The eldest son of the Sheng Family, Sheng Tinghao, walked over, his face gloomy as he said to Sheng Tinglan, "Didn't Dad tell you to come another day? Today is a joyous occasion; I won't allow you to be insolent. Please leave immediately!"

"What if I don't leave?"

Sheng Tinglan narrowed his eyes; as soon as his voice fell, two rows of bodyguards suddenly walked in from outside, immediately taking control of the scene.

The guests were startled by this display and didn't dare to let out a single breath.

"Sheng Tinglan, what do you think you're doing?!"

Seeing those aggressive bodyguards, Sheng Tinghao flew into a rage at Sheng Tinglan.

"Heh..."

Sheng Tinglan let out a cold laugh, preparing to announce in public how the Sheng Family had harmed his mother to seize the family fortune; however, before Sheng Tinglan could speak, the corner of his eye suddenly caught something.

Then, his head immediately turned to look in the direction of the balcony.

"Oh my god!!!"

Seeing Sheng Tinglan's head turning toward their side, Luo Xixi was startled and hurriedly hid behind Yan Yu, saying, "What's going on? Why do I feel like the male lead has discovered me? He isn't going to come settle scores with me right now, is he?"

Luo Xixi worried that Sheng Tinglan intended to settle everything today, wiping out both the Sheng Family and the Luo Family at once.

After all, the male lead had to act according to the script, but a system carrier didn't have to; who knew what kind of crazy moves that person might pull?

"..."

Yan Yu did not answer Luo Xixi's question.

His expression was grave as he shielded Luo Xixi tightly behind him, once again showing a look of facing a formidable enemy.

And as the saying goes, what you fear comes to pass; Luo Xixi was secretly hoping Sheng Tinglan wouldn't discover her, but she found that Sheng Tinglan didn't even care about the people from the Sheng Family anymore—he turned his body toward the balcony, then strode forward with his long legs, heading straight toward the balcony.

Seeing this.

Luo Xixi was greatly alarmed.

She hurriedly tugged at Yan Yu and said, "Oh my god! This person is really walking toward us; Yan Yu, should I just jump off the balcony?"