8 Chapter 8 Paper Tiger

t situation, she had no choice but to join in today’s chaos. She lowered her head halfway and mechanically followed Liyi, not knowing what to say.Fortunately, there was Xin Siyong enthusiastically cha...Chapter 8: Paper Tiger

Yan Luoxi, seeing that she could not escape her fate, dragged out the sound and said, "Yes, Li... Sir..."

"You keep talking! If you don't say something sensible, I'll strangle you!" Li An's face twisted猙獰ly; he was like a devil compared to his previous princely demeanor.

Of course, Yan Luoxi wouldn't dare call Li An "Sir Li," so she gave him a dazzling smile and said in an ingratiating manner, "Mr. Li, it's time for porridge!"

"You silly girl!" Li An shot her a glance and then turned to the few beauties around him with a warm and brilliant smile.

Under the company of the beautiful ladies, Li An began to drink his porridge in a noble posture. But as soon as the porridge touched his mouth, he spat it out rudely and shouted at Yan Luoxi angrily: "What kind of porridge did you buy What does this taste like"

"What's wrong" Yan Luoxi tasted it herself and blinked her big innocent eyes. "It doesn't have much flavor, just similar to the porridge in our school cafeteria!"

"Just like your school cafeteria's porridge!" Li An cried out indignantly; he was born into a wealthy family and had always enjoyed luxurious living conditions from childhood. When did he ever drink such odd-tasting porridge He fully believed that Yan Luoxi was deliberately getting back at him.

Using his undamaged hand, Li An pointed to Yan Luoxi's head, his face once again twisted with anger and fury: "These past few years, you haven't grown taller but developed a belly full of cunning tricks, trying to scheme against me..."

Yan Luoxi was scolded by Li An until she felt humiliated, and several nurses hurriedly tried to calm down the angry angel in their eyes. At this moment, a group of high-ranking managers from Li An's company entered with flowers and fruits to visit him.

Upon seeing these well-dressed figures who seemed imposing and were bowing before Li An obediently, the nurses' eyes gleamed with envy. Oh my, this young man is extraordinary!

Not only is he extraordinarily handsome, but he's also rumored to be a successful young CEO.

Dear high-earning, good-looking bachelor, you've finally settled among us; our chances have arrived!

Seeing many familiar faces among them, Yan Luoxi hurriedly ducked into the bathroom. However, with her sharp eyes, the PR department manager still recognized who she was from her silhouette.

The moment she entered the bathroom, Wu Tiantian followed in, sympathetically looking at the disheveled Yan Luoxi after being scolded by Li An and said, "Miss Yan, why don't you wash up and change your clothes" Then she handed over a bag of clothes.

Yan Luoxi had no bad impression of Wu Tiantian. This girl had bright eyes and charming teeth; most importantly, she didn't have the arrogance typical of an heiress. Seizing the opportunity when Wu Tiantian was smiling at her, Yan Luoxi quickly asked, "Miss Wu, could I borrow your phone for a moment Mine broke yesterday, and since I didn't come home last night, my two friends don’t know where I’ve been!"

Wu Tiantian kindly nodded in agreement and handed her the phone. She then thoughtfully left to give Yan Luoxi some personal space.

Yan Luoxi didn't know if Ye Yufan had cooled down yet, so she dared not call her first. Instead, she called Ye Zixin to gauge the situation.

Ye Xinxin was at work when she heard Yan Luoxi's voice and immediately mimicked a high-pitched tone, calling out: "You rascal, where did you go last night Yu Fan waited all night for you. We were worried sick about you; why didn't you call us"

"I... I encountered some robbers on the way yesterday!" Yan Luoxi, in a moment of quick thinking, fabricated a story amidst Ye Xinxin’s murmurs, "My phone and bag were stolen. I sustained minor injuries and spent the night at the hospital, so I couldn't call you guys."

On the other end of the line, Ye Xinxin's sympathy overflowed as she kept asking about Yan Luoxi's condition. It was only after a while that Yan Luoxi found an opportunity to interrupt her ceaseless concern and urgently asked: "What about Yu Fan How is she now Is she still angry with me"

"When you left initially, she had calmed down somewhat. But seeing as you didn't return all night and even refused to call us, she started to doubt again. This morning, she was extremely upset and hasn’t come into the office," Ye Xinxin shared some gossip with Yan Luoxi, "Luoxi, we've been classmates for four years and friends for four years too; I really don't want to see you two become enemies!"

"Neither do I!" Yan Luoxi lamented as she pounded her chest and feet, blaming Li An for causing this situation. "What about Yu Fan Since she didn’t go to work, where could she have gone"

“I don't know either. She probably went back to the dormitory to sleep; she stayed up all night waiting for you last night."

Filled with guilt and heartache, Yan Luoxi hung up Ye Xinxin’s call and summoned her courage to dial He Yufan's number.

The phone rang several times but nobody picked it up. Yan Luoxi persisted in calling repeatedly until the line went dead; she assumed that He Yufan was asleep and too annoyed by an unfamiliar number to answer.

Thinking Ye Xinxin would explain her situation to He Yufan, Yan Luoxi heaved a small sigh of relief. She took a shower and pulled out the clothes Wu Tiantian had bought for her from her pocket.

Wow, as expected of a rich kid; such generosity!

Wu Tiantian bought two dresses and two sets of casual clothes for Yan Luoxi. Each piece was unique in style and exquisite in cut, clearly high-end items worth a fortune.

Yan Luoxi happily put on one of the sky blue dresses and admired herself in front of the mirror, her earlier frustration from being scolded by Li An greatly alleviated.

With her monthly salary, she couldn't afford even one such piece of clothing. For a few days' service to Li An, she received four sets of clothes, equivalent to four months’ worth of wages; too good a deal to complain about any mistreatment!

Yan Luoxi comforted herself once more and peeked through the door's crack before seeing that everyone in the company had left. Only then did she walk out.

Li An looked at Yan Luoxi coming out of the bathroom, a hint of admiration in his eyes. He then said somewhat irritably, "I thought you'd flushed yourself down the drain!" Earlier, he had strained to turn his neck and look towards the bathroom several times. After asking Wu Tiantian, knowing that this was on the eighth floor and Yan Luoxi couldn't escape by jumping out of a window, he hadn’t sent anyone after her.

His domineering attitude made it hard not to ignore him, but Yan Luoxi bypassed him and approached Wu Tiantian. She tugged at her clothes and said, "Thank you." Quietly, she slipped the phone into Wu Tiantian's hand without daring to show Li An that she had borrowed a phone.

"You snobbish thing! With your benefactor here, I am the one who bought you new clothes. You should thank me," said Li An, most frustrated by Yan Luoxi’s disregard for him.

"Yes, I do thank you, thank you for buying me these new clothes." Yan Luoxi made a silly face at Li An; he was now just a paper tiger who could bark all he wanted but couldn’t harm her.es, all because Gù Xiǎoběi said dishes cooked in big pots tasted better than those prepared elsewhere.Inside the kitchen, everything was polished and clean, but there were still large stoves that used...