Jiang Yiyi, dressed in a red dress with long, wavy black hair, possessed a stunning beauty. Yet, her words were anything but pleasant. Her gaze swept over Wen Bai from head to toe, filled with hostility.
Her red lips curled slightly, and she demanded, "Where is he?"
Who else could it be if not the male lead, to be sought out here?
"He went to buy medicine."
After speaking, Wen Bai slowly walked to the sofa and sat down. He felt dizzy.
Had the wound on this body's head truly become inflamed?
Seeing Wen Bai sit down so naturally, as if he owned the place while she was the guest, Jiang Yiyi's anger surged from the depths of her heart. "He's not picky about anyone. Before we even broke up, he brought someone back."
It wasn't that she was overthinking. Jiang Yiyi had been with Yu Yang for several years. It took him a year before he finally brought her home, and only after her repeated requests. A while ago, she had argued with Yu Yang and, in a fit of anger, proposed a breakup. She had expected Yu Yang to coax her, but to her surprise, Yu Yang hadn't contacted her since.
She thought about it and decided to come and see. As for men, if you don't offer a way out, she'd create one herself.
Who would have thought that the moment she opened the door, she'd see a rather good-looking man, and more importantly, this man was alone in Yu Yang's apartment looking so vulnerable!
While this would be normal for anyone else, when it came to Yu Yang, she couldn't help but feel their relationship was not simple. Yu Yang wasn't the type to let just anyone stay in his home, unless that person was very important to him.
Wen Bai completely ignored what the woman at the door was saying. He truly felt unwell; this sensation was unfamiliar, something he hadn't experienced in a long time.
001's voice in his ear, exceptionally clear, pulled him back. "Host, this is the male lead's ex-girlfriend, Jiang Yiyi. She has a brother named Jiang Dalei, who is a crucial helper in the emotional development between the male and female leads. Jiang Dalei's kidnapping of the female lead directly propelled the male and female leads' relationship forward. You humans have a saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. She can be won over."
Wen Bai's mind suddenly cleared. He looked seriously at the woman in front of him and then glanced behind her. No one.
Jiang Yiyi didn't close the door after entering. She confronted Wen Bai, looking down at him on the sofa, allowing him to scrutinize her. She even tossed her hair, confident that she could outperform anyone, male or female.
A sound of hurried footsteps echoed, and a burly man rushed in. Upon seeing Wen Bai, his expression conveyed extreme dissatisfaction.
"Yiyi, your brother is telling you, you only like guys who look good? He looks so weak, where's the manliness? I say you did well breaking up! You should find someone strong and caring like your brother, someone who can truly protect you. Stop this nonsense and come back with me!"
Jiang Yiyi rolled her eyes at her brother. "How could I possibly like someone like him? This is my love rival!"
The man's face changed color, turning red with anger. "Your boyfriend is seeing men now?!"
Wen Bai, lacking manliness and being mistaken for Yu Yang's lover, looked at the people in front of him with a complex expression. He genuinely didn't understand how these two siblings had linked him with Yu Yang in such a messy entanglement.
He felt it was necessary to explain: "I don't know Yu Yang well."
Jiang Yiyi: "Heh, arguing? And you even called out his name? I used to be like that when I argued. So, tell me why you're in his house, and alone at that."
Wen Bai felt the person in front of him had a problem with their brain and was impossible to communicate with. He chose to shut up and stop talking.
He had encountered similar NPC characters in his previous worlds, those with a single-track mind who, once they've decided on something, wouldn't question it no matter how illogical, only to focus on completing the plot their role required. Nothing else mattered.
Jiang Dalei's emotions had swung wildly tonight. From extreme dissatisfaction upon seeing Wen Bai, to relief upon discovering it wasn't his sister's crush, and then to finding out his sister's boyfriend was now seeing men, only anger piled up in his heart, the fire burning hotter. No matter what, his sister shouldn't have to stoop to fighting another man for her boyfriend, right? And now he saw Wen Bai ignoring his sister.
Jiang Dalei suddenly lunged forward, grabbed Wen Bai by the collar, and lifted him like a chicken. "Yiyi is talking to you, didn't you hear me!"
Wen Bai's head throbbed from being shaken. He said expressionlessly, "Let go."
Jiang Dalei felt this person was provoking him. He decided to teach this man with a pretty face a lesson. They say you shouldn't hit someone's face, but he intended to leave some marks on this pretty boy's handsome face, so he'd see how he could still be arrogant.
His fist dangled in front of Wen Bai's face. He pulled his elbow back, preparing to exert force, and a punch was about to land on Wen Bai's face. Wen Bai's gaze flickered to the doorway; he didn't move.
At the moment the punch was about to hit Wen Bai's face, its momentum was intercepted by a slender hand.
Jiang Dalei felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand and instinctively let go.
Su Ying, politely yet resolutely, gently pushed Jiang Dalei back, creating distance between Wen Bai and the man. He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and looked up, asking with a gentle tone, "What are you two doing? Bullying my patient?"
Jiang Yiyi shouted, "If you snatch someone's boyfriend, you should be prepared for them to come confront you."
Su Ying paused, tilting his head slightly. "You snatched her boyfriend?"
Wen Bai shook his head. "I don't know her."
"Then do you have a boyfriend?"
Wen Bai shook his head.
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
Wen Bai: "No."
Su Ying, satisfied, handed the medicine in his hand to Wen Bai and picked up the water on the table. "Once a day, one pill each time."
Wen Bai took it and slowly swallowed.
Su Ying turned to face Jiang Yiyi. The gaze behind his glasses was deep. "You heard that, there seems to be some misunderstanding here. Miss, who are you?"
Jiang Yiyi looked at the man in front of her, who seemed gentle, but for some reason, her hair stood on end. She finally regained a sliver of rationality. "Yu Yang's girlfriend. We haven't broken up yet."
"If Miss is referring to Mr. Yu, I was invited today to help Mr. Yu look at some documents. This gentleman is my friend; I brought him along because he was injured. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Yu yourself."
Su Ying glanced towards the door.
Jiang Yiyi looked at Su Ying's gaze towards the door. At first, she rejoiced, thinking Yu Yang had finally returned. However, upon seeing another woman standing beside Yu Yang, her expression darkened, especially since that woman was wearing Yu Yang's jacket.
"So, she's the one who snatched you away?!" Jiang Yiyi concluded, using an NPC's logic.
At the same moment, the system's voice boomed in Wen Bai's ear: "The male and female leads have met. That is the female lead. Although the plot has been altered, the main storyline still exists, and this time it's because of you that they met."
Everything that followed was dramatic. Jiang Yiyi rushed forward, intending to grab the jacket Yu Yang had on Lin Shuangshuang.
As soon as her hand grasped it, Yu Yang restrained her wrist. "Stop making a scene."
"Are you breaking up with me because of her, and even resorting to violence because of her?"
Yu Yang rubbed his temples. "Don't be unreasonable. This has nothing to do with her."