Chapter 325: Love Me Again (2/3)
At the entrance, the waiter stopped the two and asked if they had reserved a room.
Ye Xin said directly, "Private Room No. 3 on the second floor."
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately said, "Sorry, the guests for Room No. 3 have already arrived. Did you make any other reservations?"
"I'm here to find them," Ye Xin replied coldly.
The waiter shook his head, "Sorry, ma'am, you are not on the list, so we cannot let you disturb our guests."
A cold glint flashed in Ye Xin's beautiful eyes as she stared at the waiter and asked, "I'll ask you one more time, are you sure you won't let me in?"
"Sorry..." The waiter just started to explain when Ye Xin turned and walked toward the door.
Wei Xueqing frowned and said to the waiter, "What gives you the right to stop me from going in!"
Ye Xin added from the side, "Qingqing, don't argue with them."
After speaking, Ye Xin took out her phone and said, "Help investigate Blue Maple Coffee, check if there are any loopholes. If there are any, send someone immediately to shut them down. I want this place closed in five minutes!"
Having said that, Ye Xin hung up the phone, stood quietly to the side, and stared at the waiter.
The waiter also heard Ye Xin's words and couldn't help but feel a pang of fear.
No matter how stunningly beautiful this woman standing in front of him was, with a face that could cause kingdoms to fall, her icy gaze sent shivers down his spine, extinguishing any other thoughts.
It was the first time Wei Xueqing had seen Ye Xin like this, as cold as a block of ice, projecting a chill that made one shiver from a distance, causing her teeth to chatter involuntarily...
After a while, several cars from the business association arrived.
The waiter was dumbfounded at the sight.
What's going on?
They just appeared like that!
He glanced at Ye Xin, who remained indifferent, realizing that this time, he may have kicked a steel plate!
Immediately, the waiter quickly used the walkie-talkie and said, "We can't hold them, they are here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a few staff members came in.
Wei Xueqing looked at Ye Xin in surprise, finding that Ye Xin seemed completely unfazed by their arrival.
Could it be that these people were really called here by Ye Xin?
Wei Xueqing knew Ye Xin's identity was mysterious, but she hadn't expected her influence to be so immense.
She just said within five minutes, and it had been only about three minutes now, hadn't it?
And how long would it take from investigation to communication, and then to staff departure?
Three minutes, how could it be possible!
But... these people were right in front of them.
Think about the energy required to achieve such efficiency. It had to be significant!
It was only a few minutes before the general manager came out, telling the staff to leave and that the shop would be temporarily closed today.
Only then did Ye Xin head towards the entrance.
This time, no one dared to stop her.
Wei Xueqing followed closely, realizing that Ye Xin's aura was far stronger than her own as a female CEO!
...
Upstairs.
Sun Xiaoting awaited Yang Chen's response expectantly, her hand clutching the clasp on her back.
Yang Chen hesitated for a moment.
After thinking, he said, "I'm afraid some words might hurt you if I say them."
Hearing this, Sun Xiaoting froze, a trace of disappointment flashing in her eyes.
Such a beginning could only mean one kind of ending.
Although Yang Chen hesitated, he decided to speak his purpose for coming today.
When the time comes, one must act; otherwise, one suffers chaos.
"Tingting, you also said that we're all children from poor backgrounds and can't compare with others. But I believe that such poverty and difficult conditions are the wealth bestowed upon us by heaven, which makes us stronger, more courageous, and more able to face the difficulties now and those we may face in the future. When I was in the Guard, whenever I was about to collapse, I thought of you, of Yanyan, of the dean. So, each time, I held on and persisted."
"But when it comes to feelings, to be honest, I had them. I can only say I had them, but I'm not sure what they were; vague and indistinct. There was a difference between protecting you and protecting Yanyan, but not much. If you want me to say, I can only say this feeling is familial, it's friendship, it's definitely not love! And this feeling was there before; it was there when I came back and wanted to find you."
"But you didn't!" Sun Xiaoting, hearing Yang Chen's words, couldn't help but shed tears, her heart overwhelmed by sadness, her chest feeling like it was being filled with water, suffocating her to the point of collapse. "If you did, you wouldn't have married someone else as soon as you returned! You didn't even invite me to your wedding! Is this sibling affection? Is this family? No! It's not even friendship! How could you treat me like this? Was it only your contributions to our relationship, and not mine?"
Seeing Sun Xiaoting in such anguish, Yang Chen shook his head slightly and sighed, "No, giving is never just giving; it's always reciprocal. Even when you give a dime to a beggar on the street, it's reciprocal. You give money, and the beggar gives you satisfaction, that's how it is."
"I don't need your lectures!" Sun Xiaoting shouted.
Yang Chen sighed and stared at Sun Xiaoting, "The reason I said there was something earlier is that it was before I saw you in the hospital, before you said those words, but after you said them and with your subsequent behavior, I understood that the Sun Xiaoting from the orphanage is gone. You're no longer you. So I say it used to be there, but now... it's gone. It's not because I've changed, it's because you've changed... you've destroyed everything, do you understand?"
"I destroyed everything?" Sun Xiaoting looked at Yang Chen in disbelief, laughing self-mockingly.
"Ha! I destroyed everything?"
"Haha! Was it really me who destroyed it?"
Sun Xiaoting murmured to herself, then looked at Yang Chen and asked, "Do you mean I destroyed this feeling?"
Yang Chen took a deep breath and said blandly, "It's friendship."
"Friendship?" Sun Xiaoting could hardly believe her ears.
It went from familial love to being downgraded to friendship.
"Yang Chen, are you really this heartless?" Sun Xiaoting looked at Yang Chen with resentment.
Yang Chen shook his head, "It's not about being heartless, it's about clarifying things, so we don't get tangled up, especially since I'm already married and no longer at the age to enjoy ambiguous relationships."
"But I like you!" Sun Xiaoting looked at Yang Chen, making one last appeal, "I love you, Yang Chen, can you love me again?"
"No!" Yang Chen said firmly, "We never had any love; where would the love come from? Even if there were feelings, it was because I saw you as a sister! And the way you are now, you're nothing like you were before!"
Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Sun Xiaoting's eyes. Since that was the case, she wouldn't regret her actions.
Sun Xiaoting stared at Yang Chen, pitifully saying, "But I love you, Yang Chen, and I'm willing to give everything to you."
With that, Sun Xiaoting unbuttoned the clasp on her back.
This outfit was originally tightly fastened, and the moment the clasp was undone, her chest almost burst open, and it immediately fell away.
Yang Chen was startled and quickly reached out to stop it, but it was too late; he only managed to grab a bra pad.
At that moment, the door was pushed open with a bang, and two people appeared at the door.