The Billionaire's Hidden Affection

The phone call came the next morning.

Yan Xixi was still freshening up when her phone rang.

She didn’t rush to answer; she continued washing her face and brushing her teeth.

The call stopped for a moment, then rang again.

She hesitated before answering, and Wan Donglin’s voice was extremely weary: "Silly girl... are you awake?"

"Washing my face."

"Haha, I had a bit of a situation last night, so I didn’t manage to call you..."

She just listened quietly.

"The last battle was critical... couldn’t stop the whole day... so tired. Once this busy period is over, we must go on a proper vacation..."

She wanted to ask about "Chuchu," but swallowed the words before they came out.

Is he really busy?

If this "busyness" included taking Chuchu somewhere, then he really was busy — that task was done quite decisively.

She remained silent.

He spoke several times, and she was still silent, only occasionally replying with "Uh-huh."

"Oh, yesterday I dropped Chuchu off on the way... she had a minor illness and was hospitalized, and her mom was very anxious. I went to see her on the way, and this little girl insisted that I take her..."

"Why did you go to see her on the way?"

"Actually, it wasn’t on the way; her father specifically called me."

"She likes you!"

This was a statement, not a question.

He laughed heartily: "Yes, that’s what the little girl said too. But, I just take it as childishness. Girls her age can idolize male stars to the point of life and death, but such feelings come and go, no need to pay it any mind. Besides, I’m almost 20 years older than her; I consider her not just a younger sister but of the next generation..."

Yan Xixi laughed too, clearly relieved, "Be careful not to attract the attention of a girl whose romantic feelings are awakening; they can be quite stubborn sometimes..."

"Silly girl, jealous?"

"Can’t I be jealous?"

"It’s my honor then."

"Hey, I’m afraid Old Zhang might fancy you and forcibly make you his Prince Consort, what would you do then?"

"Old Zhang isn’t that foolish."

"Why?"

"He truly loves his daughter, pampered and spoiled, definitely wants to find someone who will pamper and spoil this little girl equally."

"You don’t pamper her? If not, then why would you specifically pick her up? Are you that free?"

"Haha, I was really stopping by, okay? Besides, not only did Old Zhang call, her mother also called me specifically, so I couldn’t refuse."

Yan Xixi suddenly asked: "Qiongyao wrote a novel, don’t know if you’ve read it..."

He wondered, why bring up Aunt Qiongyao now?

And besides, how could he remember Qiongyao’s novels???

"Aunt Qiongyao has a novel about an exceptionally frail girl, weak and sickly, never seeing the sun. But her pitiful and delicate beauty slowly attracted the male protagonist, and so, he abandoned the female protagonist and fell in love with this girl instead..."

A frail, sickly girl; a Lin Daiyu type, pampered and isolated, untouched by worldly concerns, because she might faint at any moment, everyone in the world indulges her and cherishes her... the male protagonist thus pities and cherishes her and soon dumps the female lead.

"Then what?"

"Then? Of course, they shamelessly get together, and from then on, live happily ever after..."

Wan Donglin laughed heartily.

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