The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

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Seeing her mother seemed touched, Yu Xiaodi hurriedly added another thing that Li Yan had said: "Mom, you're well-known in society and very impressive. At times like this, we have to be careful!"

Chen Mingying was a bit surprised that her daughter could say something so insightful. Although slightly exaggerated, it wasn't without reason.

She glanced at Li Yan, still slightly dissatisfied. People of her stature were used to others watching their expressions before speaking or acting. The fact that she didn't lose her temper and scold him when he called her naive was already showing him respect. After carefully listening to his subsequent explanations and her daughter's words, realizing there was some truth in what he said, she decided not to pursue it further.

"Let's talk about this later! I'm really grateful that Mr. Li especially came for Xiaodi. Since it's mealtime, and Xiaodi hasn't eaten properly for days, let's finish the meal before chatting."

Yu Xiaodi, who hadn't had a meal but not because she had not eaten anything, winked at Li Yan.

Li Yan wasn't shy and stayed for the meal, which was well-deserved. Even though Chen Mingying looked down on him a bit, what did it matter? If he didn't stay, Yu Xiaodi would definitely be unhappy. Since he could make the person who liked him happy, why care if someone who didn't like him was unhappy?

Sure enough, Yu Xiaodi immediately jumped over and took his hand: "Let's go, and don't say that you've already eaten!"

"No, I just had a little bit of chocolate, it's not filling at all."

The two had already walked ahead. Seeing Li Yan wink at her, initially thinking he was referring to the chocolate she ate, Yu Xiaodi immediately blushed, dared not look back, twisted his hand, and led him downstairs.

Seeing her daughter's unabashed demeanor, Chen Mingying sighed inwardly again. But thinking about it, last time they were seen being so intimate by herself and Li Jie, what harm was there in just holding hands?

…

When they reached the large living room downstairs, before Yu Xiaodi could take Li Yan to the dining room, someone called her: "Xiaodi!"

Yu Xiaodi, who was in high spirits, heard someone call her and looked over. She saw two of her playmates, who were also children of wealthy families. After falling for Li Yan, aware he didn't like it, she stopped wearing multicolored wigs and smokey makeup and didn't hang out with those friends anymore. Unexpectedly, now that Li Yan was here, they showed up.

Yu Xiaodi touched her nose, using her small hand to shield it, and softly explained to Li Yan next to her: "Old friends, I haven't hung out with them recently. If you don't like it, I'll send them away right away."

"No need, they're your friends. Just don't play those bullying games with them," Li Yan said quietly.

Even among wealthy children, there are differences. Millions and billions are considered wealthy, but the gap is huge. Who is Yu Xiaodi? Her mother is likely the chairperson of at least a billion-dollar enterprise. Among that group back then, many rich kids could hang out with Yu Xiaodi, but those who were qualified to come to the Yu Family as guests, and enter without Yu Xiaodi knowing, obviously had similar status and weren't first-time guests.

For ordinary wealthy kids, not being associated is fine. Driving away those with similar family backgrounds would offend people and cause unnecessary troubles for her.

"Okay." Yu Xiaodi agreed, pulling Li Yan over. "Tian Ci, Wen Qiang, why did you come?"

"Hehe, I heard you were grounded recently, so I brought Wen Qiang to check on you," Tian Ci said gently, with his gaze falling on Li Yan.

"Let me introduce you. This is Li Yan," Yu Xiaodi said while still holding onto Li Yan's hand, with no intention of letting go. She then told Li Yan, "They are friends I grew up with. He's Tian Ci, and he's Wen Qiang…"

When introducing them, she hesitated, probably assuming Li Yan didn't like it and wouldn't be interested in knowing, so she didn't elaborate on their backgrounds.

Standing together, Wen Qiang was obviously the taller and more handsome one, but he just nodded with a friendly smile and said, "Hello." Tian Ci, however, was more sociable, always wearing a warm expression. After the introduction, he immediately stepped forward to shake hands with Li Yan, warmly greeting: "So it's Brother Li, hello, hello… forgive my bluntness, it's the first time hearing your name, so I won't pretend with any formalities, just that… how come you seem a bit familiar?"

Li Yan chuckled: "I didn't expect you to remember me. I remember you too. That time when Xiaodi hit me with her car, among your group that night, you seemed the most normal, the one with the most mature demeanor."

Tian Ci's smile turned awkward and froze. Originally, he just found him a bit familiar, thinking they might have met at some occasion with Yu Xiaodi, not expecting it was that man from such a memorable incident.

At this moment, Li Jie and Chen Mingying also came down. Seeing them, Chen Mingying smiled and said, "Tian Ci and Xiao Qiang are here, I was just upstairs and didn't come out. They didn't give you a hard time, did they?"

"Hello, Aunt Chen!"

"Hello, Aunt Chen! No trouble at all, the security brother doing his duty is something commendable."

Seeing Chen Mingying, both Wen Qiang and Lan Tianci straightened up, greeting her seriously.

Seeing their demeanor, Li Yan sighed inwardly, young masters like them might be a bit arrogant and mischievous, but they are indeed superior to the average person in terms of politeness, upbringing, and insight. And their arrogance might just be a rebellious phase in their growth, like Yu Xiaodi.

After responding to Chen Mingying, when she came over, Lan Tianci immediately whispered to Li Yan with a smile, "So it's Brother Li, thanks for giving me face last time. Brother Li's lessons were very effective, everyone's learned well, especially Xiaodi, who's become a real lady."

Yu Xiaodi laughed coquettishly, "Lan Tianci, don't slander me, okay? I've always been a lady, right, Xiao Qiang can testify?"

Wen Qiang smiled gently, "Hehe, of course, who would dare say you're not a lady?"

While they were talking, Chen Mingying had already come over, and Li Jie, seeing strangers around, just slipped away like a ghost, maintaining her usual low profile.

"Hehe, yes, Xiaodi says she's a lady, even as her mom, I wouldn't dare say she's not." Chen Mingying also joined in the joke, trying to blend in with them. "Tian Ci, Xiao Qiang, I see your parents often, but it's been a long time since I've seen you two."

"Yes," Wen Qiang hurriedly responded.

Lan Tianci smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, you're a busy person, how do us kids even have the chance to see you? We're here to see Xiaodi today, lucky to see you. It's just... Aunt Chen, you've changed!"

"Oh? How have I changed?" Chen Mingying asked with a smile, thinking to herself, I've just decided to change for Xiaodi, could it already be noticed? It's great to hear it from others.

"Don't you know?" Lan Tianci exaggerated with surprise, "Aunt Chen, you've become younger, just like Xiaodi's sister. If it weren't at home, I wouldn't dare recognize you, I'd think you were Xiaodi's cousin."

This remark made everyone laugh. Standing next to him, Wen Qiang felt ashamed, such blatant flattery, just standing next to it makes his face flush. He caught Li Yan's teasing look, and they exchanged knowing smiles.

Despite being blatant, such flattery is always appreciated by women. Chen Mingying is no exception, even if it's not her favorite compliment, she's still pleased, shaking her head with a smile, "Tian Ci sure knows how to talk! In this regard, Xiaodi and Xiao Qiang are far behind him." She's clearly quite impressed with Lan Tianci.

Wen Qiang, who is more composed, felt a bit awkward being overshadowed because he isn't as thick-skinned or smooth-talking as Lan Tianci. But he didn't say anything, just smiled.

But Yu Xiaodi was different. She doesn't care about Wen Qiang's feelings, but she does care about Li Yan's! This eloquent Lan Tianci came in, flattering and winning everyone over, with only him saying nice things while others just listen, making Li Yan seem even harsher by comparison.

With this thought, she immediately acted innocently and laughed, "Hehe... Xiao Qiang and I are thin-skinned, of course, we're no match for Tian Ci."

Wen Qiang is not a pretentious fool, he's better at observing and analyzing, despite having known Yu Xiaodi for many years, he doesn't think she'd undermine Lan Tianci for stealing his spotlight, immediately realizing it's because of Li Yan! He secretly laughed, Tian Ci, you love being the center of attention, but you should watch the occasion. It's one thing to overshadow me, but overshadowing Xiaodi's boyfriend now, won't it irk her?

He wasn't there for the previous incident and didn't know what went down between Li Yan, Yu Xiaodi, and Lan Tianci. Seeing Yu Xiaodi favoring and choosing Li Yan, while Lan Tianci tried to earn points with Chen Mingying, it was none of his business, and he didn't mind being overshadowed by Lan Tianci, enjoying the show.

"Haha! Right, actually I'm just thick-skinned." Lan Tianci wasn't embarrassed either, directly admitting to Yu Xiaodi's implicit jab.

"Hehe, Aunt Chen is an old lady now, talking to you young folks, there's a generation gap. I should step back and let you chat, but we haven't eaten yet, Tian Ci and Xiao Qiang, join us?"

Wen Qiang just wanted to say he'd already eaten, but Lan Tianci had already smiled and agreed, "Opportunities to dine with Xiaodi are plenty, but dining with Aunt Chen is for big shots only, I'm fortunate to be invited, how could I refuse?"

Seeing his eager display, although he didn't show it directly, Li Yan could tell it had something to do with Yu Xiaodi.

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