Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her
Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Chapter 122

Ye Yuning was in a meeting for the Yuntai Mountain project, the sample designs she had previously created displayed on the screen.

Just as she was halfway through her presentation, "Licensed Husband" flashed on the large monitor.

Even though there had been slip-ups like this before, everyone present couldn’t help but inwardly go ’Huh?’ this time. They hadn’t expected their usually prim and proper young boss to be quite so romantic. Looking at that contact name, even the singles in the room could feel the sweetness of her recent days.

Ye Yuning quickly hung up the phone.

"Let’s continue."

On the other end of the line, Xiao Linye’s expression darkened further as he heard the DIT DIT DIT of the disconnected call.

When Lai Shuo turned to enter, he saw a face that looked like it could devour someone.

"Are you alright, sir?" Lai Shuo asked tentatively.

Isn’t it just because the Third Young Master ran off? Does he really need to look so grim over it?

Xiao Linye took a deep breath, suppressed the frustration simmering in his chest, and ultimately said nothing.

He mulled it over and over, still feeling it was unlikely Ye Yuning and Xiao Shuo were involved. Otherwise, how could she have landed Xiao Shuo in the police station? But that bit of a scuffle between them in the office building this morning still made him very uncomfortable.

Thus, Xiao Linye, still fuming, proceeded with the meeting. Even Lai Shuo, who had brought the wrong documents, was thoroughly chewed out.

Lai Shuo felt completely wronged.

Of course, Xiao Shuo was absolutely miserable because of all this.

When Lai Shuo called Xiao Li, his tone was exceptionally harsh. This resulted in Xiao Li issuing a notice prohibiting anyone from lending money to Xiao Shuo.

This not only caused Xiao Shuo to completely lose face in front of his friends but also led to Ye Tong receiving a related warning call.

Receiving Xiao Li’s call, Ye Tong was baffled. "No... I can’t lend him money?"

"You lent him some?"

"He just borrowed ten thousand from me this morning."

"Go and get it back immediately!"

"What?" Ye Tong was shocked.

Get it... get it back? She had just lent it to him, and now she had to go ask Xiao Shuo for it? Given Xiao Shuo’s temper, wouldn’t he fly into a rage with her?

Xiao Li was furious.

No wonder that scoundrel dared to run off from Xiao Co. right after I froze his cards! So that’s why! He actually had nearly ten thousand on him!

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Li said, "Ye Tong, if you still want to be a daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, go get that money back right now."

Ye Tong’s heart clenched at his words. But thinking that this meant Xiao Li wasn’t completely against her marrying Xiao Shuo, she quickly agreed. "Alright, I’ll do it right away."

"If you can’t get it back, you can forget about ever stepping through the Xiao family’s doors!"

This threat made Ye Tong’s hands tremble so much she could barely hold her phone, but she quickly composed herself. Faced with such a harsh tone, she didn’t dare to talk back at all.

She could only respond more respectfully to Xiao Li, "Don’t worry, Uncle, I’ll get it back from him immediately."

"HMPH!"

Xiao Li furiously hung up the phone.

Listening to the dial tone, Ye Tong felt completely numb.

After several minutes of inner turmoil, she couldn’t stop herself from picking up her phone and calling Xiao Shuo.

He answered quickly. "Hello."

"Um... shall we have lunch together?" Ye Tong asked.

She didn’t dare bring up the money directly. She was certain that if she asked for it now, Xiao Shuo definitely wouldn’t answer her calls later. She was now certain Xiao Shuo must be working at Xiao Co., and likely under duress. Otherwise, how could his borrowing a mere thousand yuan from me lead to such severe consequences?

Xiao Shuo replied, "Sure. What do you want to eat?"

He was in a terrible mood and completely missed the hidden meaning in Ye Tong’s tone.

Ye Tong said, "How about the restaurant downstairs from my place? Can you come meet me?"

"Mm, I’ll head over now."

Hearing that Xiao Shuo would come to her immediately, Ye Tong breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, she had to see him in person first before saying anything.

A single phone call from Xiao Shuo had thrown the entire Upper City into an uproar.

Ye Yuning’s meeting lasted until noon, and by then, some tangible progress had finally been made on her project.

「Back in the office.」

She checked her phone. Seeing no calls or messages from Xiao Linye, a sense of unease crept over her.

She knew perfectly well he’d been angry since this morning! She hadn’t answered his call; she wondered if that made him even angrier. But should she call him now? After some thought, she decided to call. He’d taken such good care of her recently; she supposed she could reluctantly try to soothe his temper.

Just as she was about to dial Xiao Linye’s number, Tang Xi’s call came through first.

Caught off guard, Ye Yuning pressed the answer button.

"Baby, lunch together?" Tang Xi’s cheerful and lively voice came through the receiver.

Just hearing Tang Xi’s voice brightened Ye Yuning’s mood considerably.

Ye Yuning replied, "I can’t."

"What’s this? Now that you have a ’poor husband,’ are you really ditching me, your wealthy bestie?"

Ye Yuning was speechless. This woman certainly had a way with words, always so direct and fiery. But Ye Yuning was also relieved that Tang Xi had managed to move on from the shadow of her divorce so quickly.

When Tang Xi brought up her "poor husband," Ye Yuning couldn’t help but sigh. "My ’poor husband’ is angry right now, and it’s giving me a headache."

"What? He’s angry with you? Why? Didn’t you give him enough pocket money?"

Ye Yuning typed: "..."

What an assumption! Did she really think every ’poor husband’ was like Jiang Bo, as revolting as a maggot clinging to your bones?