jdhmnovel Chapter 428 Sincerity
Chapter 428 Sincerity
Chapter 428 Sincerity
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?"
Li Chenxu repeated Bai Ye's words, his smile deepening, but his eyes, as black as inkstones, looked at Bai Ye with deep mockery and disdain. From birth, he was destined to be different from others.
He has always been in a superior position, and even now, in front of Bai Ye, he still acts superior.
He looked at Bai Ye with that same gaze and continued, "I know you like Mu Xiaoyu, but the person she likes has always been me. If I hadn't been with Bai Luo, you would never have been able to have her, right?"
Bai Ye remained silent with a somber expression. During their previous interactions, they had disliked each other intensely. However, back then, no matter what Li Chenxu said, Bai Ye had managed to remain calm.
However, he has now lost control.
The source of the loss of control was Mu Xiaoyu.
Seeing Bai Ye's reaction, a sinister glint flashed in Li Chenxu's eyes, but he concealed it very well. In addition, Bai Ye's emotions were not as calm as usual, so no one noticed.
"Bai Ye, let me be frank. You disagree with me being with Bai Luo, perhaps because you're afraid of damaging the Bai family's reputation. But I think you know better than I do about rumors. No matter how big or how nasty the rumors are, they will fade away with time. But once Bai Luo and I are together, the benefits to the Bai family will be far more than what you see on the surface."
At this moment, Li Chenxu pretended to know nothing, and on the surface, he still believed that Bai Ye was on the same side as him.
As expected, Bai Yezi's expression subtly changed when he heard Li Chenxu's words. He didn't speak, but silently observed Li Chenxu, his eyes filled with contemplation.
Li Chenxu let Bai Ye scrutinize him. He was already prepared and didn't have any unrealistic expectations that Bai Ye would agree right now. However, he still had to put on a good show and not let Bai Ye have any doubts after he had put in so much effort.
Otherwise, if Bai Ye becomes suspicious of Mu Xiaoyu, all his current efforts will be in vain.
Neither of them spoke again, and time seemed to stand still for them. After an unknown amount of time, Bai Ye suddenly laughed, looking at Li Chenxu with a hint of mockery, and said, "Li Chenxu, what kind of person do you take me for?"
“You’re right. If Bai Luo really gets together with you, the benefits to the Bai family will be far greater than we previously thought, and it will be easier for me to pursue Miss Mu. Unfortunately, none of this is what I want. Especially regarding Miss Mu, I don’t think this is a good thing for me. After all, I really like her and only want to see her happy, not like this.”
As a fellow man, Li Chenxu could clearly discern whether Bai Ye's words were true or false when it came to matters of the heart.
That's why Li Chenxu looked at Bai Ye with a rare hint of surprise.
If Li Chenxu is not mistaken, everything Bai Ye is saying now is true.
Previously, Li Chenxu knew that Bai Ye liked Mu Xiaoyu, but after learning about what Bai Ye had done, Li Chenxu began to doubt whether Bai Ye's feelings for Mu Xiaoyu were genuine. Or, to be more precise, deep down, he no longer believed in Bai Ye's feelings for Mu Xiaoyu.
But now, my previous thoughts have wavered.
At this moment, Li Chenxu couldn't even quite figure out what Bai Ye's feelings for Mu Xiaoyu really were.
For a moment, Li Chenxu remained silent. His mind was filled with images of Bai Ye and Mu Xiaoyu together.
Li Chenxu believed in Mu Xiaoyu's feelings for him, so he hadn't worried much about whether Mu Xiaoyu would fall for someone else after their divorce. It's just that sometimes she couldn't control her feelings.
But now, he's starting to worry.
Putting aside what Bai Ye and the Bai family did to the Li family and him in the past, just talking about Bai Ye as a person, he is an extremely outstanding man.
If such an outstanding man's feelings for Mu Xiaoyu are genuine, then perhaps Mu Xiaoyu would initially firmly reject him, but what about afterwards? Li Chenxu lacked confidence.
"I've said all I need to say, and I don't want to say anything more. If Mr. Li has nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Bai Ye gave Li Chenxu a cold look, then turned and left.
This time, Li Chenxu did not stop Bai Ye, but after Bai Ye left, he looked at Bai Ye with a thoughtful expression.
Mu Xiaoyu returned home more than half an hour later. Actually, she hadn't done anything special today, just had a simple meal with Bai Ye, but it felt like she had done something strenuous, leaving her feeling uncomfortable all over.
After getting home, she took a bath and then planned to go to sleep.
But just as she got into bed, Li Chenxu called.
Upon seeing the name Li Chenxu, Mu Xiaoyu hung up the phone almost without hesitation. She knew her feelings for Li Chenxu all too well. She still liked him and had finally made up her mind to forget him, but he kept appearing in front of her every now and then.
Li Chenxu used to be such a busy person that he didn't spend much time with her outside of work.
But now he seems like a lazy bum, as if he has a lot more free time since the divorce.
With that thought in mind, Mu Xiaoyu was even less inclined to answer Li Chenxu's call.
But Li Chenxu seemed to have taken the wrong medicine; Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't answer her first call, but he kept calling her. Because of work, Mu Xiaoyu couldn't turn off her phone, so that the film crew and the comic book company could contact her at any time.
This time, however, Mu Xiaoyu simply couldn't stand Li Chenxu anymore and turned off her phone.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the end of it. The phone stopped ringing, but a little while later, the doorbell downstairs rang again.
Mu Xiaoyu was exhausted today and extremely annoyed by the doorbell. She threw on some clothes and went downstairs to open the door. She was almost certain that the person knocking was Li Chenxu, so she didn't even check the security camera downstairs and just opened the door.
So, the moment she opened the door, and was knocked unconscious by a hard knock on the head, she realized she had been careless…