Peach-Orange! – Chapter 473 – The Showdown

Looking at this frivolous, grinning man, Su Tao instinctively frowned. “I don’t think there’s anyone else here who knows me. Please leave.”

There had been a conflict before, so of course, she didn’t like this younger brother of Ye Liang.

Besides, the man who sent Ye Er here was probably just another guy trying to secretly get a look at her Xiaocheng.

People like this should be stuffed into a refrigerator, then put on the same shelf as Ye Liang!

Facing her cold stare, Ye Er wasn’t angered. He just said slowly, “Although we’ve had a minor conflict, I bear no hostility. In fact, I should thank you for getting my dear older brother killed, giving me a chance to compete for the family inheritance rights.

“As for the previous small misunderstanding, you understand, I had to at least put on a show of wanting to avenge my big brother to placate my family. But look, haven’t I left you alone these past few months?”

Ye Er spoke very sincerely and placed this rose on the counter between them.

He turned and pointed towards a man sitting alone in a distant corner, dressed in a somewhat strange suit. “I’m just the messenger. It’s that guy in the suit wearing a hat. He said his surname is also Su.”

“Surname Su?”

These last words piqued both Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao’s interest.

The surname Su isn’t some rare surname; plenty of people in the same world share it.

But during such a sensitive time, could this person surnamed Su be related to that War Hero father?

And he specifically sought out Su Tao.

It has to be said, Ye Er’s message made both girls suspicious.

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Su Tao looked back at Chi Xiaocheng, her eyes carrying a hint of seeking opinion.

Chi Xiaocheng rubbed her chin, then nodded to Su Tao.

Only then did the young woman turn her gaze back to Ye Er. “You’d better not be lying to me!”

Ye Er shrugged. “I can’t exactly make a move against you at this banquet. Believe me or not, it’s up to you. Also, a word of advice: showing such hostility to everyone will only cause trouble for Dongfang Yang.

“You’ve received his favor, yet can’t provide an equivalent return. Then don’t keep making enemies and causing trouble for him.”

After saying this, Ye Er turned and walked back towards the dance floor.

These brief words left Su Tao completely unable to retort.

After all, she had always been troubling Dongfang Yang.

Even though, in many instances, she also viewed Dongfang Yang as an “enemy.”

Chi Xiaocheng looked at Su Tao with concern. “Tao-Tao, don’t overthink it. This Ye Er is trying to drive a wedge between us and Dongfang Yang. He’s Ye Liang’s younger brother; how could he possibly be genuinely well-intentioned?”

Su Tao let out a breath and nodded lightly. “I understand. But what he said isn’t wrong. Perhaps I’m not as perfect as I appear on the surface.”

“Tao-Tao is already perfect in my eyes.”

Faced with this comfort, Su Tao’s expression softened considerably.

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She knew she had many flaws.

And Chi Xiaocheng praising her like this was probably just because she loved her so much.

“Then I’ll go see who Ye Er mentioned, the one who invited me over for a chat. If he shares my surname, he might be related to my father.”

Chi Xiaocheng nodded obediently. “Mhmm, go ahead, Tao-Tao. I’ll wait here for you to come back.”

After agreeing, Su Tao also stood up, straightened her suit, and walked towards the crowd on the other side.

She soon disappeared from Chi Xiaocheng’s sight.

But Chi Xiaocheng didn’t get up. She just stared thoughtfully at the rose that had been offered.

She actually knew that the person calling Su Tao over, the one surnamed Su, most likely had nothing to do with her father. In all likelihood, it was a pretext by Ye Er to get her away.

After all, when she entered the banquet hall, she didn’t see any emotion point generated, meaning these people were all minor cannon fodder who appeared in the original work.

Among the large crowd, there was notably no one surnamed Su.

If it really was related to Su Tao’s father, or if Su Dingtian himself had secretly returned to the country, it was impossible that he wouldn’t generate emotional value.

She waited a little while. Sure enough, Ye Er, who had originally gone into the dance floor, returned after Su Tao left.

With that same grinning, flashy smile, he came to Chi Xiaocheng’s side and tried to sit on the nearby sofa.

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Immediately, the girl turned her head.

Her orange-red vertical pupils glared. Ye Er’s frivolous smile stiffened momentarily.

Then he composed himself. “You two are really, one after another, so boring.”

“So, what did you want to tell me after sending Tao-Tao away?” Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t be bothered with small talk.

“Courteous before forceful.”

Ye Er said faintly, turning his head to look in the direction of the Head Maid, Song Liyin. “You should know that one has sights on you, right? My personal speculation is that young lady has some intentions towards you, or perhaps towards Su Tao.”

“So what?” Chi Xiaocheng raised an eyebrow, surprised that Ye Er was here to deliver a warning.

Ye Er said, “So I’m being used as a pawn. The Head Maid ordered me to use force, without alerting the Jiuzhou City authorities, to capture you by any means necessary. Do you understand what that would entail?”

Chi Xiaocheng took a light breath. “You’re not tricking me?”

“Do you think I need to scare you for no reason? Looking for trouble?” Ye Er rolled his eyes at Chi Xiaocheng. “Last time you were ambushed, with sniper rifles and grenades used, that was Chu Lingfeng acting on his own.

“If I truly acted according to the Head Maid’s instructions, and targeted you with my full effort, the process and the result would not be as simple as Chu Lingfeng’s brainless operation.”

What Ye Er said wasn’t a threat, but a very blunt fact.

She and Su Tao were in the open.

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The other side, even though informing her here, was still operating in the dark.

Even with the protection of Dongfang Yang and Si Chen, you can’t possibly never leave the house, right?

And when you go out, will you be surrounded by a large group of professional bodyguards like some important personage?

Ye Er looked back at Chi Xiaocheng. “They offered conditions I can’t refuse. And I also know I’m being used as a pawn. Before those unfriendly things happen, before we become irreconcilable, I think we can still talk.”

After listening to him, even Chi Xiaocheng had to admit.

Ye Er’s words sounded very sincere.

As for credibility… she chose to believe him.

This guy clearly didn’t want that kind of conflict.

So Chi Xiaoceng followed up by asking, “So then, how do you want to talk to me? With your capabilities, Ye Er, wouldn’t it be simpler to not tell me and just capture me from the shadows?”

Chi Xiaocheng set a trap.

But Ye Er had no intention of stepping into it. “Mutual probing is so pointless. My older brother was more capable than me, just more arrogant, and perhaps not as smart. Didn’t you still get him killed?

“There are no permanent enemies in the world. It’s that simple. And in a way, I’m still relaying a message for that Head Maid. It’s just that the method is different.”

Ye Er narrowed his eyes. “So now, while Su Tao hasn’t returned, can we talk properly now?”