"Hearing this, Shen Xi shot up from her chair. "Are you threatening me?"
Qin Si Ye slowly raised his head, his voice chilling, "Why do you always avoid this issue? Is there some unspeakable secret inside?"
"Why do you keep harping on this issue?"
"Because I want to know."
"Your relationship back then was fake, and you only knew each other for a little over a month. Anyway, the child isn't yours, so is there a need to know so many details?"
"We lived under the same roof back then, how do you know nothing happened?" Qin Si Ye's lips curved into a knowing smile.
Shen Xi shot him a look. Did she not know? Who would know better than her, the person involved?
"I don't care what happened between you two back then. In any case, you won't get an answer to this question from me."
For some reason, the more he pushed, the less Shen Xi wanted to tell him the truth.
"Fine. Then we'll see. Even if you don't tell me, I can find out the truth. However, if I find out myself, I won't be selling the villa."
With that, Qin Si Ye stood up, one hand in his pocket, his face dark. He strode out of the room decisively.
Shen Xi's face flushed red. She stood there blankly for a long time before walking out of the private room.
As soon as she reached the courtyard, Jian Fan greeted her. "Sister Xi, how did the talk go?"
"It didn't go well." Shen Xi's expression was grim as she continued walking forward. "Go to the front desk and settle the bill."
Jian Fan didn't dare to ask further. After speaking a few words at the front desk, he returned.
"The front desk said the bill has already been settled by someone."
Shen Xi paused for a moment before saying, "Let's go then."
On the other side, not long after Qin Si Ye started the car, his phone rang.
"Si Ye, how did the talk go?" Fu Ji Heng's voice came from the other end of the line.
"It fell apart," Qin Si Ye said with a wry smile.
"Fell apart? How could that be? I thought since you and Dr. Shen knew each other, this would be a sure thing. Was the price you asked for too high, and she disagreed?" Fu Ji Heng was puzzled.
Qin Si Ye replied, "No. It's not about the price."
That woman was not short of money at all and even seemed determined to get it.
"Then what was the reason?" Fu Ji Heng pressed.
Back then, when he asked him to help bid for the Yin family villa, he had been a little confused.
Later, he learned from Gu Lin that Qin Si Ye had a fake and subtle boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with the Yin family daughter.
But that Yin Xi had been missing for many years. Now that someone wanted to buy the house, it was almost time to let it go.
After a long silence, knowing that Qin Si Ye was in a bad mood, Fu Ji Heng said, "Let's go for a drink. Phantom Bar, Gu Lin is here too."
"Okay," Qin Si Ye replied without hesitation.
In the private room of Phantom Bar, Qin Si Ye pushed the door open and saw Fu Ji Heng and Gu Lin chatting.
Several bottles of red wine were placed in front of them, as if waiting for him.
"Si Ye, come over and sit. I specifically asked someone to send a few bottles of your favorite red wine when I heard you were coming.
It's been a long time since the three of us got together. Let's drink freely today." Gu Lin straightened up and smiled as soon as he saw him.
Fu Ji Heng picked up a prepared wine glass, poured him a drink himself, and handed it to him.
Qin Si Ye took it, sat on the sofa, raised the glass, and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he reached for the wine bottle.
But Gu Lin snatched it away. "Si Ye, you can't drink like this. This is alcohol, not a drink."
"Didn't you ask me to come for a drink? What? Are you reluctant now?" Qin Si Ye looked at him with dark eyes.
"No, Si Ye, you know that's not what I meant," Gu Lin quickly explained.
Fu Ji Heng raised an eyebrow slightly and advised, "Gu Lin, forget it, let him drink. He's in a bad mood today. Come on, Si Ye, I'll join you."