Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 368 International Students (Two Chapters Combined)

Xia Yiyi's counterattack was direct and decisive.

Seeing that Bai Ling and the others were still trying to deepen Ximen Lang's connection with the world of Beijing and strengthen his identification with it.

They left themselves no room to maneuver, and no loopholes to exploit!
Xia Yiyi, who was already extremely dissatisfied with Bai Ling monopolizing Ximen Lang, and now found it even more unacceptable, was no longer embarrassed at all.
He just blurted out a sentence.

"Sister Ling, there's something I need to tell you. My relationship with A Lang was accidentally discovered by my uncle and aunt. They are very satisfied with me and are extremely eager for A Lang and me to get married as soon as possible."

"So, although I feel a little embarrassed and sorry for you, you know, I simply cannot resist your wishes, and I would never be foolish enough to refuse."

"So, I'm really sorry. This time, I might really have to apologize to you."

Ximen Lang and Bai Ling were having a pleasant conversation when Xia Yiyi suddenly said something like that.

It's no exaggeration to say that Ximen Lang was completely dumbfounded, and Bai Ling was utterly bewildered.

He stared blankly at Xia Yi for a long time, going over her words in his mind again and again.

Realizing something was wrong, Bai Ling finally came to her senses and said in disbelief.

"Sorry to me? Feeling embarrassed? Yi Yi, we're best friends, you know how close Ah Lang and I are! And you're telling me this! What are you thinking?!"

What do you want to do?
"Isn't it obvious? My uncle and aunt like me and want me to become the Ximen family's daughter-in-law. I am also very willing to become the Ximen family's daughter-in-law and carry on the Ximen family line!"

"That shouldn't be hard to understand, right, Sister Bai Ling? You're a smart person; you should be able to understand and sympathize with my difficulties. As for our close sisterly relationship..."

"Of course we're best sisters! I'll argue with anyone who says otherwise! We could even follow the ancients and become sworn sisters right now! But the problem is... we're not just best sisters, we're also rivals!"

"Since we're rivals, of course I... Of course, there's another crucial point: even if Ah Lang and I get married, we can still be best friends! As long as you're magnanimous."

"Yi-yi, do you know what kind of person I hate the most? I hate people who know nothing but come up to advise others to be more magnanimous! Because they don't know what I've been through."

"Snap, he stabbed you, the blood hasn't even been wiped clean yet. He's just standing there saying it's nothing, you need to be brave! Tell me, are you scared? Do you hate him? Seriously, you really need to stay away from people like that, lest you get caught in the crossfire when she gets struck by lightning!"

The aggressive counterattack made Xia Yiyi look at Bai Ling with new respect.

But something still felt off, Xia Yi asked in return.

"But I'm different from those people. I know what you've been through."

"So! You're even more hateful than them!"

With a single flourish, Xia Yiyi was rendered speechless.

Bai Ling, her face as cold as frost, was truly angered by Xia Yiyi's shamelessness.

"Yiyi, I don't think I've done anything wrong to you, have I? Ask yourself honestly, haven't I been good enough to you? Haven't I been tolerant enough? If it were someone else in my shoes, they would have made a huge scene with you by now! Saying I'd tear you apart would be an understatement!"

"But what about me? I'm even willing to share my man with you, snap, I'll cut him in half and give you half! Doesn't that show how generous I am?! Just the other day I was helping you think of ways to get that guy as soon as possible!"

"And how have you repaid me? Greed knows no bounds! Is this how you repay me? Is this a real-life version of the farmer and the snake? The farmer and the wolf? Don't you think you've gone too far?!"

Indeed, if this were truly just a normal male-female relationship, purely a matter of feelings, without any other entanglements...
To be able to do this much, Bai Ling is truly exceptionally generous!
But the problem is, that's not the case!
Besides the peculiar bond between them, they each represent the interests of a world!

That really is hard to say!
Of course, the core issue is still unfairness!

Where is it unfair?
The distribution is unfair!
"Yes, I admit, you did cut him in half, snap, and gave me half. But the problem is, the knife was aimed at you. You had already asserted your dominance and achieved actual control before you pretended to give me a little bit!"

"Even after all this, you're still not satisfied! You're still trying every possible way to shift the blade towards me! If you can do something like this, then what do I have to be embarrassed about? Of course I won't hold back!"

This is a genuine expression of their dissatisfaction!
It wasn't just his long-suppressed dissatisfaction with Bai Ling's unequal distribution of wealth, but also his strong resentment towards Bai Ling's insatiable greed and her attempt to take more than her share!

In fact, in the eyes of Xia Yiyi and others in later generations, Ximen Lang should have belonged entirely to her!

It's just that Bai Ling and the others got a good deal, so I had no choice but to share some with them.

But what happened? Just because he met Ximen Lang a few days earlier, Ximen Lang suppressed him at every turn, causing him to constantly run into obstacles and suffer setbacks.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to swallow his anger, and he could not accept Bai Ling's almost condescending attitude.

Therefore, seeing that Bai Ling had gone too far and was not satisfied with her greed, Xia Yiyi gave her the strongest counterattack!

But this puts Ximen Lang in a very difficult position.

The two started arguing as they were talking.

In fact, if it weren't for the screen blocking their view, they wouldn't even be able to touch each other.

It's not impossible that a full-blown brawl could break out right in front of you!
And this thing that keeps threatening to split itself in half—how creepy!
She was genuinely afraid that the two of them would get really angry, leaving her caught in the middle, feeling like she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Ximen Lang quickly tried to persuade him, but he was at a loss for what to do.

She then advised Bai Ling to calm down quickly, not to take it to heart, and not to stoop to Xia Yiyi's level.

He then told Xia Yiyi to stop talking and not to continue, lest things get out of hand.

He's finished keeping Ximen Lang busy.

But it was still completely useless.

Having no other choice, Ximen Lang could only seize the opportunity to ask his question.

"Yi-yi, although my parents accidentally found out about us, and they are indeed quite satisfied with you, it's only been a few days, and we've only met once. It shouldn't be enough to start talking about marriage, right?"

Seeing that Ximen Lang was so naive, still not realizing the crux of the problem.

Xia Yiyi was speechless.

“How could we have only met once? My uncle and aunt have been waiting for this for so long, and it was not easy for them to find such a good daughter-in-law as me. It was also not easy for me to gain their approval.”

"Of course, we should seize the time and make the most of this opportunity. We should stay in touch as closely as possible and deepen our understanding of each other as much as we can!" "We've had such a wonderful time chatting these past two days. Just how satisfied are you two with me? How could we have met you after only one meeting?"

"But last time my mom called my cell phone. You don't have their contact information. How did you get in touch with them and chat so enthusiastically?"

Seeing that Ximen Lang was still agonizing over this.

Xia Yiyi immediately replied.

"You don't really think that your uncle and aunt were promoted or transferred because they were appreciated by their superiors, do you?"

"Not being appreciated? That's..."

"Nonsense! Of course, I used my family connections to help my parents get promoted and transferred to different positions!"

I felt that saying it like that would easily leave a bad impression, especially in front of Bai Ling.

Xia Yiyi quickly added another sentence.

"Of course, the main reason is that my parents have worked diligently for twenty years and done their jobs very well. Both morally and logically, they have met the conditions for promotion and transfer. So, in reality, it doesn't have much to do with me."

Bai Ling looked at her sideways with utter contempt and disdain!
Xia Yiyi remained calm and composed, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

He even took the time to reply to Bai Ling with a look that said, "We're all in the same boat, you're not much better off than me."

Then he continued the conversation from where he left off.

“I even know where my parents work, and who works there. So, finding a few more people to get their contact information shouldn't be difficult at all.”

Ximen Lang was so speechless that he didn't utter a sound.

Xia Yiyi, standing on the side of the two elders and on the moral high ground, began to criticize Ximen Lang for his unethical behavior.

"You're something else! You've built such a huge fortune, yet you don't even think about improving your parents' working conditions and making them more comfortable. I have to do it all. What can I say to you?!"

A series of shifts in perspective allowed Ximen Lang, who valued family the most, to be completely under his thumb.

Although he said
"It's not that I don't want to! I just started making money, and I immediately transferred ten million to them! Now, it's worth hundreds of millions! But they just won't listen to me, what can I do?"

In her heart, she felt extremely grateful to Xia Yi.

It was clear that Ximen Lang was completely under Xia Yiyi's smooth combo, almost to the point of being crushed.

Seeing this, Bai Ling, anxious, quickly interrupted.

"But you know my relationship with Ah Lang, we're getting married soon. How can you interfere like this? How can you be so shameless?"

"Of course I'm embarrassed! I've been saying all along that I'm sorry to you!"

Although she said she was sorry, she didn't show any embarrassment on her face and directly interrupted Bai Ling's reprimand.

After dragging things out for so long, Xia Yiyi finally revealed her true intentions.

"But the problem is that you get married over there, receive a big award certificate, and then have a wedding banquet, and that's it. It has nothing to do with us!"

"That means that, legally speaking, A Lang is still single! Being single means having the right to pursue happiness! Of course, I can have a proper wedding with him here! With the blessings of our parents, we can happily become husband and wife, holding hands and growing old together!"

"Of course, you can also come to us directly and tell your parents the truth, lay it all out with them! Don't worry, as long as you lay it out, I definitely won't say a word, I'll immediately put away all my little schemes and be my mistress in peace! But would you do that? Could you do that? Would you dare to do that?"

Three questions in a row left Bai Ling speechless.

As Xia Yiyi said, because the two of them are from completely different worlds, she cannot, dares not, and naturally would not do such a thing.

so.
"It's not that I'm greedy, it's just that you've left me with a loophole. It's perfect! Using this to test cadres, which cadre can withstand such a test? Even if you were in this situation, wouldn't you be tempted?"

"So, Sister Bai Ling, you really need to understand me for a moment, understand my difficulties, understand my hardships. Be a truly good older sister, and be more generous."

"Just like before, you knew about my relationship with Ah Lang, but you still acted like a victor and invited me to your wedding! I'll definitely save this wedding drink for you, so you can drink to your heart's content!"

He exhaled a strong breath, releasing all the pent-up frustration and unhappiness that had accumulated over the past month!

It was truly a triumphant moment, so satisfying!
However, he also offended Bai Ling quite a bit, causing their relationship to plummet to a freezing point.

This is not what Xia Yiyi wants.

So, after having a good time, Xia Yiyi quickly started saying nice things and began to repair the relationship between the two of them, and even between the two worlds.

"Alright, stop with that sour face. I didn't give you the cold shoulder when you treated me like that before. Why are you so upset with me? That's not how an older sister should behave!"

"Think of it on the bright side. At least with me here watching over things, with my reputation standing here, he can't flirt around here, right? You should at least admit that, shouldn't you?"

After saying that, she gave an example of the nurse who had angered Ximen Lang a lot before, but who clearly had some feelings for him after the misunderstanding was cleared up.

He spoke directly to the facts, discussing with Bai Ling the extraordinary attraction and unparalleled competitiveness of super-rich bachelors to the opposite sex in later generations.

This finally calmed Bai Ling down a bit, and she wasn't as angry as before.

Then they hit you with a stick, and then gave you a sweet date.

Xia Yiyi offered a subtle reminder.

"Of course, I fully understand your difficulties and the challenges you face. Therefore, in the upcoming series of transactions, we will make some appropriate concessions, adjust the preferential treatment for you, and even offer some special conditions that you would never expect!"

As for what exactly these unexpected special conditions were...
Just kidding, Xia Yiyi would never openly tell Bai Ling this in front of Ximen Lang.

However, Bai Ling easily recognized the three words by reading Xia Yiyi's lip movements.

即.
"International students!"

(End of this chapter)