Feng Yuting never imagined Lin Muci would react this way.
He stood up, his expression grim.
Did Ling Qianhe drug her?
Otherwise, how could the girl opposite have fallen for his charm and refused to listen to reason?
"You have no idea what price you'll have to pay!"
Lin Muci looked dazed and listless.
How could she not know? She understood perfectly well what price she would have to pay!
*Wuwu,* he had carried her to the bed.
He certainly wouldn't let her go.
But could she say such things to Feng Yuting?
Feng Yuting was practically going insane.
Could she even speak carefully?
She simply shut her mouth. Just then, Miss Shi, who had gone to order, returned. Seeing the awkward and strange atmosphere between the two, she assumed Feng Yuting wasn't a fan.
"I ordered a star grouper. And Australian lobster, plus the finest wagyu beef."
"Xiao Ci, it's our first meeting, I'm afraid I haven't hosted you adequately."
"I called in a favor from Sister He to meet with you, Xiao Ci, mainly to ask you about the renowned designer Zi Mu."
She shyly looked at Feng Yuting.
"I'm getting engaged and I want to contact that designer."
"Design an engagement gown for me."
Lin Muci's mood was complicated.
It wasn't that she didn't want to design a dress for her—but she understood clearly.
Feng Yuting was definitely not sincerely getting engaged to Miss Shi.
He was definitely using Miss Shi as a tool!
Speaking of which, it was all Ling Qianhe's fault.
Why did he have to push others into a pit of fire?
Lin Muci frowned, while Miss Shi looked at Lin Muci with sparkling eyes and proactively explained.
"I fell in love with my fiancé at a business banquet a long time ago. But my family really wanted to accept the invitation from Mrs. Ling of the Ling Corporation and have me interact more with Ling Qianhe."
"Others might not know Ling Qianhe's identity, but I do. His elder brother had an accident, so he's likely the heir to the Ling Corporation."
"The Ling family is complicated, and I don't have deep feelings for Ling Qianhe, so I really wanted to refuse, but my family was pressuring me..."
"Just then, I saw my fiancé, Feng Yuting, so I confessed to him. I didn't expect him to actually not refuse me!"
Her eyes shone brightly.
"This way, I won't have to enter into an arranged marriage with Ling Qianhe!"
She seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Xiao Ci, can I ask you something? Is there something going on between you and Ling Qianhe?"
When she said this, her eyes shone brighter than a light bulb.
"To be honest, I'm a fan of your CP! I watched *Fang Fei Jue Dai* five times in the cinema! Your new movie trailer also looks angsty, but you've collaborated so many times, and each time there's more spark. Are you and Ling Qianhe a couple?"
Her gaze was fervent as she looked at Lin Muci.
"If it's inconvenient for you to say, Xiao Ci, you don't have to. I know you celebrities have your difficulties."
Feng Yuting snorted coldly from the side.
He had no idea his "fiancée" was actually a fan of Lin Muci and Ling Qianhe's CP!
He felt like he had been tricked by Ling Qianhe.
Ling Qianhe had exchanged Ling Corporation shares with him.
He asked him to agree to the girl's confession first.
But—
Why did he feel like Ling Qianhe had dug a huge pit for him to jump into?
Lin Muci felt Feng Yuting's cold gaze on her, and she became defiant.
"If it is..."
"Let's say so."
"He is a special person to me."
Miss Shi was so excited she was about to cry.
"Really?"
"He's that good?"
Lin Muci nodded, and she hummed in affirmation.
"Yes. He is..."
She was clearly searching for the right words in her mind.
"He is someone who holds great significance to me."
Miss Shi rested her chin on her hand.
"Then, in your next drama, will it be sweet?"
Lin Muci thought for a moment.
"There will be angsty parts... and of course, there might be sweet parts too."
She added in her heart. It would be the kind where the audience has to search for sugar in the broken glass!
However, Miss Shi clearly didn't mind at all. She happily listened to Lin Muci talk, while Feng Yuting, who had initially felt in control of the situation, had completely become an outsider.
His face turned as dark as a pot bottom.
After the meal was over.
Miss Shi had originally offered to drive Lin Muci home.
As they walked downstairs, she suddenly became excited.
"Is that..."
"Brother Qianhe's car?"
Ling Qianhe had driven over.
In front of the hotel, the black car was particularly conspicuous, and Feng Yuting found it increasingly jarring, wishing he could punch it.
Ling Qianhe got out of the car.
He looked at Lin Muci.
"Did you have a good time today?"
"Did you have a pleasant chat with her?"
These simple two sentences made it clear that their relationship was definitely not ordinary.
Miss Shi's hands trembled with excitement.
"Ling Qianhe, I..."
Ling Qianhe looked at Miss Shi, nodded slightly, but his expression became colder.
He knew the lady opposite came from a wealthy real estate family and was the woman Mrs. Ling had originally intended to set him up with for an arranged marriage. Mrs. Ling, unwilling to give up, was trying to gain an advantage at the shareholders' meeting this way.
But how could Ling Qianhe fulfill her wish?
Since Miss Shi herself admired Feng Yuting long ago.
That's why he had approached Feng Yuting.
Was it considered...
Solving two problems at once?
...
He picked Lin Muci up and put her in the car. Lin Muci turned her head and glared at him, furiously complaining.
"Miss Shi is a very nice person. How could you push her towards Feng Yuting? What if Feng Yuting bullies her and makes her sad and upset?"
Ling Qianhe expertly turned the steering wheel, a faint smile gracing his lips.
"Oh? You still have the mind to worry about others?"
"Then how about I marry Miss Shi?"
Lin Muci glared at him.
"Isn't there a better solution? Feng Yuting is not a good person at all!"
Ling Qianhe said calmly.
"If I hadn't said anything, wouldn't Miss Shi have gone to Feng Yuting herself?"
"Feng Yuting is a CEO worth hundreds of billions. He's very popular among rich heiresses. Rumor has it he was abandoned by his fiancée years ago, which is why he's still unmarried."
"Furthermore, his fiancée was from an ordinary background. After she abandoned him and disappeared, he never married another woman. People naturally see him through a filter of deep affection."
"Most wealthy heiresses would jump at the chance to get involved with him."
"This Miss Shi wanted an opportunity."
"I gave it to her. Should this still be considered my fault?"
He wasn't truly being kind!
He was just solving his own troubles.
That's why he did it.
Lin Muci continued to glare at him, while Ling Qianhe stopped the car, leaned towards her, and suddenly cornered her in the car, giving her a "wall slam"!
"If it weren't for me, did you really intend to marry Feng Yuting back then?"
It was better for Ling Qianhe not to ask.
As soon as he asked, Lin Muci immediately felt guilty!
Then...
Feng Yuting was originally the protagonist. He was the legitimate male lead, and you were the villain!