Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her
Chapter 61

Chapter 61: Chapter 61

Seeing Xiao Linye remain silent, Lai Shuo asked, somewhat anxiously, "So what do we do now? Continue to put out bids for suitable studios?"

The terms Manlang proposed this time were completely outrageous! They clearly couldn’t agree to those conditions, not with so many partners involved. If they indulged Manlang from the start, what would stop the other partners from doing the same? So, in Lai Shuo’s view, they absolutely couldn’t indulge this Boss Ye! She might look young, but she was quite shrewd.

Xiao Linye pinched his aching brow. "Let’s wait three days before deciding."

Wait three days? What for? Lai Shuo didn’t quite understand. But since the boss had said so, he naturally couldn’t say much else. If he was willing to wait, then they’d wait.

「In the hotel!」

After looking over the next day’s schedule, Ye Yuning said to Chen Wei, "We’ll head up Gongshan this afternoon."

"This afternoon? There’s simply not enough time!" Chen Wei exclaimed. Gongshan was vast and still under tourism development. Transportation within, needless to say, relied entirely on footwork. Just climbing to the summit would probably take three hours; a round trip was definitely not feasible in the time they had.

When Ye Yuning heard there wasn’t enough time, she thought for a moment and then said, "Then let’s explore the surrounding area this afternoon."

"Yes, that’s what I was thinking too," Chen Wei replied. They would first get to know the surroundings and then inspect the areas requiring planning.

Ye Tong had finally gotten her call through after persistently redialing. Just as Chen Wei left to arrange lunch, Ye Yuning answered.

The moment the call connected, Ye Tong’s voice came through, seething, "Ye Yuning, you really are something. I never realized before that you had it in you to tattle."

"Why don’t you curse like you used to?" Ye Yuning retorted mockingly. Her tone dripped with sarcasm aimed at Ye Tong, a remark that infuriated Ye Tong even more.

Previously, Ye Tong had always been the one to curse Ye Yuning, and she did so quite viciously, whether by phone or text. She had never felt as stifled as she did today! Hearing Ye Yuning’s tone now, Ye Tong was so enraged she felt like she was going to explode. "You—!"

"I’m recording this, you know!" Ye Yuning interjected before Ye Tong could hurl her insult.

At that moment, Ye Tong felt so stifled with rage that her heart nearly burst. Her sharp anger crackled over the line as Ye Tong said through gritted teeth, "Xiao Shuo already broke up with me! So how are you going to demand an explanation from the Xiao Family?"

"Is that so?" Ye Yuning replied. "Well, breaking up doesn’t matter. There’s still the partnership between the Ye Family and the Xiao Family, isn’t there?"

Ye Tong fell silent. Even over the phone, her ragged breathing was audible.

What did it feel like for someone accustomed to acting with impunity towards another to suddenly find themselves constrained? Ye Tong hadn’t truly understood before, but this time, she experienced it fully. Several deep breaths did little to alleviate the crushing weight on her chest.

The purpose of this call had been to question Ye Yuning and, more importantly, to curse her out and vent some steam. And look how that turned out! With the Xiao Family involved, what could she possibly do? Absolutely nothing.

After a long pause, the torrent of curses on the tip of her tongue dwindled to a single, seething sentence: "Ye Yuning, you’re ruthless!"

"Ruthless?" Ye Yuning scoffed. "You call *this* ruthless? Just wait, there are even crueler things in store for you. Better keep those Fast-Acting Heart-Saving Pills handy!"

With that said, Ye Yuning hung up without waiting for Ye Tong’s reaction.

Meanwhile, Ye Tong was at the Ye Family home. Hearing Ye Yuning’s final words, Ye Tong’s rage boiled over. She instinctively opened her mouth to curse again, but before any words could escape, she heard the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the disconnected line. Ye Yuning had already hung up!

"That bitch!" Ye Tong shrieked, slamming her phone down in fury.

Zheng Cailan, her face tight with concern, sat beside her. "What did that little vixen say?"

Although the phone had been on speaker and wasn’t quiet, the conversation had been intermittent, so Zheng Cailan hadn’t heard everything clearly.

Ye Tong was trembling with rage. Closing her eyes for a moment, she spat, "She... she already called off her engagement with Xiao Shuo, yet she still has the gall to rely on the Xiao Family!"

"Does the Xiao Family really have her back?" Zheng Cailan asked, alarmed.

"Is there any doubt?" Ye Tong fumed. "She’s using whatever little talent she has to keep Ashuo’s Seventh Uncle completely wrapped around her finger!" And to think, because of the Nanjia Peak project, Ashuo’s Seventh Uncle actually made his Second Uncle bring Ashuo to personally apologize to Ye Yuning! The nerve of her!

"So you’re saying she’s using the cooperation with the Xiao Family to blackmail them?" Zheng Cailan asked.

"Exactly!" Ye Tong seethed. "Because the Xiao Family renewed their contract with her, now she calls all the shots, doesn’t she?"

The thought made Ye Tong even more furious. Zheng Cailan’s expression darkened as well.

Ye Tong was incensed. Recalling what Xiao Shuo had said to her, she finally burst into tears. "You don’t understand! Ashuo broke up with me! He even used the Ye Family’s cooperation with the Xiao Family to threaten me, forbidding me from ever bothering Ye Yuning again! I never knew that bitch was so scheming!"

Ye Tong grew increasingly agitated as she spoke, completely abandoning any pretense of composure in front of Zheng Cailan. And Zheng Cailan saw nothing wrong with Ye Tong cursing Ye Yuning in such a manner. On the contrary, seeing Ye Tong so distraught and furious, Zheng Cailan’s heart ached for her.