CHAPTER 293: CHAPTER 263: I DON’T DISLIKE YOU, I’VE NEVER DISLIKED YOU

And Guo Tong is a prime example among them.

Pretending to be silly and trying to please men, she doesn’t do that.

She knows very well that the more a man is like Yin Shixiu, the more she needs to show her proud side.

She is gambling, and almost certain that Yin Shixiu will keep her.

"I didn’t expect... Miss Guo is so perceptive."

Guo Tong hummed in her heart, there are plenty of things you didn’t expect...

"In that case, then..."

Yin Shixiu raised his hand, making a "please" gesture.

Guo Tong was stunned for a moment. She hadn’t even considered that Yin Shixiu would just let her go like that, so for an instant, she was truly full of confusion.

Seeing that she hadn’t moved, Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but say, "Miss Guo, as the boss of the Yin Family, I might feel that you are not suitable to work in the Yin Family, so... sorry."

Guo Tong’s expression completely froze, her eyes flickered, and she was too embarrassed to say anything for a long time.

"What’s wrong, Miss Guo? Or perhaps... was I too direct again?"

Yin Shixiu laughed, and the touch of mockery in his tone made Guo Tong blush with embarrassment, she pressed her lips tightly together.

Picking up her bag from the chair, "Every word Mr. Yin said today, Guo Tong will remember in her heart."

Yin Shixiu shrugged, uninterested, sipping lightly at the coffee in front of him.

Guo Tong turned to leave, her somewhat flustered figure wobbled a bit on her high heels.

Of course, Yin Shixiu didn’t see any of that, his attention had already shifted to the flower vine frame outside the glass window, under the dazzling lights, the flower scene became surprisingly enchanting.

What a pity his wife went out to play with the little ones; otherwise, bringing her to see this scenery, she would probably have liked it.

Guo Tong had never been treated like this before; for a moment, her heart was so aggrieved that her eyes reddened.

She couldn’t figure out how a beautiful woman like her would face a man who didn’t care at all!

Fancying Su Xiaomeng, that immature little girl, yet unwilling even to look at her!

Is this man called Yin Shixiu blind?!

Just as she was indignantly leaving the cafe, along the small path of the hotel back to her room, at a corner, she bumped into a man’s chest!

"Miss, be careful!"

The man quickly supported Guo Tong, saying.

Guo Tong pushed the man away, looked up, her eyes reddened, and she looked aggrieved, yet her expression was particularly stubborn.

A beautiful woman naturally attracts men’s attention, and now with such an expression that surprises and evokes pity...

Yin Bowen’s heart immediately raced "thump thump thump" a couple of anxious beats.

Accompanying Yin Bowen was also Yin Zijie.

He recognized Guo Tong and quickly said, "Ah, it’s you, Miss Guo!"

"Uncle, do you know this lady?"

Yin Bowen was quick to express his surprise.

"Miss Guo is Su Xiaomeng’s cousin."

Yin Zijie felt a bit embarrassed then, scratched his head, and looked at Guo Tong, "Miss Guo, I’m really sorry for any offense yesterday, it was my misunderstanding. It wasn’t until my brother told me afterwards that I understood... um, my drinking is truly poor, I hope Miss Guo won’t take it to heart."

Guo Tong pursed her lips, said plainly, "It’s okay, I’ve already forgotten. If the two gentlemen have nothing else, I’ll be leaving first."

Saying this, Guo Tong lowered her head to leave.

Yin Bowen suddenly reached out to hold Guo Tong’s arm, "..."

Guo Tong frowned, looking at Yin Bowen with some displeasure.

"Well... my name is Yin Bowen, Xiao Meng is kind of my little aunt, I..."

Guo Tong’s reddened eyes fixed on Yin Bowen for two seconds, she could see through some of his thoughts, despite how he tried to hide them deeply...

"Mr. Yin, I’m going back, please let go of me."

"Miss Guo, I couldn’t intend to offend you, I just saw you look unwell and wanted to ask... did something happen?"

"Thanks for the concern, but it’s none of your business."

Guo Tong’s tone remained cold and proud.

This only made Yin Bowen even more reluctant to let go, and instead of loosening, he tightened his grip.

"Tell me, I..."

"Mr. Yin, could it be you’re attracted to my face?"

Guo Tong snorted, shaking off Yin Bowen’s hand, "The person who bullied me is called Yin Shixiu. If you’re willing to seek justice for me, I wouldn’t mind having a drink with you, Mr. Yin."

Guo Tong clearly saw Yin Bowen’s pupils contract visibly when he heard the name "Yin Shixiu".

Hmph...

She could see at a glance that this man was very timid, with not an ounce of courage.

Throwing off Yin Bowen’s hand, Guo Tong walked forward directly, passing between the two men.

Yin Bowen stood there, staring at Guo Tong’s proud and graceful figure, unable to recover for a long time...

Yin Zijie patted Yin Bowen, "She’s a married woman, Bo Wen brother."

Yin Bowen quickly snapped back, then said hurriedly, "Uncle, what are you thinking! This beautiful woman, which man wouldn’t want to take a couple more looks?"

"If you keep looking, won’t you start thinking about her?"

Yin Zijie is a few years younger than Yin Bowen, but he’s actually a full generation higher in terms of seniority.

Luckily, when they talk, they still address each other like brothers, without any generation gap creating a barrier.

Yin Bowen chuckled dryly, then changed the subject, "Judging from what Miss Guo said... last night, Uncle, did you..."

When it came to this, Yin Zijie really didn’t want to bring it up, but seeing Yin Bowen’s gossipy expression, he simply explained, "You saw it too, the woman’s quite pretty. At yesterday afternoon’s banquet, I chatted with her a bit. She’s got some ideas..."

"And then? And then?"

"And then... I thought she wanted... right? Haha! The problem was I got drunk again, lost track of what I was saying or doing..."

Yin Zijie shrugged, "But women like that, it’s better to have less contact, they’re too serious."

"I don’t think it’s being serious, it’s being stupid!"

Yin Bowen laughed, "She probably doesn’t even know who you are, Uncle! If she could hook you, she’d have nothing to worry about for the rest of her life, right?"

Yin Zijie quickly glanced at Yin Bowen, "Not every woman can be bought with money. It’s better not to touch the untouchable, to avoid harming others and oneself."

Yin Bowen laughed, then agreed.

Though inwardly, he didn’t think much of it.

Not every woman can be bought?

Yin Bowen didn’t see it that way, especially not for Guo Tong who just walked by him...

He unconsciously licked his lips as images of that curvy, alluring figure flashed in his mind.

Su Xiaomeng, along with Ming Lang, Yin Meng, and others, went to watch the local dance and song performance, then prepared to leave.

Yet Shan Minglang dragged them to a rather nice bar.

The resident singer was singing local folk songs, even though the language was incomprehensible to them...

But the passionate and natural tunes, along with the expansive vocal range of the Black ethnic group, added a sense of vastness to the seaside bar.

As soon as Ming Lang got outside, he went wild, competing in drinking games with his brothers.

Su Xiaomeng didn’t want to spoil the fun, joining in for two rounds. After losing two small cups, she quickly distanced herself.

Ming Lang and Yin Meng were both protective of Xiao Meng, seeing her evasively escape after two drinks, they helped her dodge.

Su Xiaomeng leaned on a slightly secluded sofa, feeling a bit dizzy from the alcohol, so she got up and went to the restroom.

During this time, a group of local guys with a thug-like look, dark skin, thick lips, and bright white teeth, jokingly walked in.

Their clothing was quite hip-hop.

Su Xiaomeng just came out of the restroom and bumped into the group of large men blocking the path.

Upon bumping into them, she immediately said, "Sorry!"

As soon as she spoke, she didn’t expect the men to respond with mocking remarks. They spoke in the local Balinese language, which Su Xiaomeng didn’t understand at all.

However, the roving eyes exchanged among these Indians made Su Xiaomeng feel utterly uncomfortable.

She kept her head down, just wanting to quickly return to her seat.

Just as she was about to step forward, the leading Black man grabbed Su Xiaomeng and said in heavily accented English, "Alone? My lady?"

"No, My..."

Su Xiaomeng was just about to speak when a tall, handsome young man walked over through the gap between the Black men’s shoulders.

"What are you doing? We are all waiting for you," Bai Shunyuan spoke loudly on purpose.

Su Xiaomeng didn’t expect Bai Shunyuan to be the one walking over...

After all...

Before she could think further, Bai Shunyuan had already passed through the Blacks, reached out to pull her to his side, and was ready to leave—

"Your boyfriend? Lady?"

Bai Shunyuan’s steps paused, he blinked, then looked at the Black man who spoke, saying slowly, "I am her brother."

"Oh... OK..."

The Blacks had no intention of causing trouble, even though at first upon seeing Su Xiaomeng, they had spoken without restraint. But seeing that she wasn’t alone, they dropped the matter.

Su Xiaomeng was pulled out of the bar by Bai Shunyuan.

The two stood outside, the sea breeze blowing towards them.

Su Xiaomeng glanced at him and said, "They wouldn’t do anything to me, you didn’t have to come over..."

Bai Shunyuan’s heart tightened slightly. He didn’t want to come over, despite his promise to Yin Shixiu to let go of past feelings and get along well with her...

But subconsciously, he still didn’t want much interaction with Su Xiaomeng.

Yet just now...

He didn’t understand why Su Xiaomeng always seemed to easily attract attention.

Indeed... doesn’t she look easy to bully?

The same situation, Bai Shunyuan would never let it happen twice under his watch.

Just that one lesson was already bloody enough for him.

Bai Shunyuan took a light breath, "Even if they wouldn’t do anything to you, I should still come over."