Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

Lin Shi's doubts deepened. He turned to the manager beside him, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Where's Xia Ye? Wasn't she just here?"

The manager shrugged and said, "I don't know either. I was just watching your competition here. How come you disappeared when I went down to give you an award?"

Seeing that the manager also looked confused, Lin Shi sighed:

"It's okay, I'll make a call and ask. They probably can't go there anyway."

As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket and skillfully dialed Xia Ye's number.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

"The number you dialed is currently busy..."

After hearing the notification tone, Lin Shi immediately chose to hang up the phone.

He explained to the curious manager, "She's on the phone; there might be other things going on. Let's talk to her later."

The manager nodded, no longer dwelling on Xia Ye's whereabouts. After all, the young lady liked to wander off, and since everyone on Mount Akina was one of their own, there wouldn't be any problems.

Looking at the trophy in Ye Cheng's hand, which was quite heavy even for an ordinary adult, she lifted it lightly with one hand. Suddenly, a new idea came to mind.

"Mr. Lin, Ms. Ye, would you be interested in being a commentator for the main competition?"

Lin Shi seemed somewhat indifferent, after all, his knowledge of racing was more than enough to make him an excellent racing commentator.

Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng's eyes lit up, and she jumped out from behind Lin Shi, excitedly saying:

"real?"

.........

Meanwhile, inside a black luxury car in the parking lot of Mount Akina, Natsuno was calling for help after Ye Cheng's incredible hug.

"Sis, help me!!!"

Ye Cheng never did anything so daring in her past life; they'd always been just friends. This is the butterfly effect, isn't it? *sobs*

A cheerful yet steady female voice came from the other end of the phone, carrying a hint of boldness:

"What's wrong, Ono? Weren't you at the racetrack? What happened?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Natsuno quickly brought the phone closer to his ear and spoke rapidly:

"It's not my problem. It's a friend of mine. A friend of mine is in a lot of trouble and doesn't know what to do."

The phone paused for a second, then a slightly teasing voice said:

"Oh, friend~ What happened to your friend?"

Xia Ye ignored her sister's teasing and quickly summarized the cause and course of events in her mind:

"I have a friend who has fallen for a guy. But that guy is really popular. There are several other guys who like him too."

"Originally, everyone liked their own thing and didn't know anything about the other side. But now that friend of mine has done something a little outrageous."

"The result was that, without realizing it, we broke through that thin layer of paper."

"Those girls are all very assertive, and their families are influential. I feel like a fight is about to break out, the kind that could really kill people."

"What should I do, sis? Help me!"

Xia Yan listened in silence for a moment. She instantly realized her sister had pulled off a mess that was now beyond repair. She was even trying to cover it up with the excuse of being a friend. But at least say "Save my friend" instead of "Save me" at the end!

But thinking of Natsuno's pitiful, tearful appearance, I smiled.

Because she's her older sister. She still needs help. But there's too little information right now, and I can't offer any more solutions. So I continued to ask:

"Don't panic. What does that man do for a living, and where does he live?"

"It was handed to me by a girl. Another girl slipped it to me."

Natsuno blurted it out without even thinking.

"what?"

Xia Yan, filled with doubt, took the phone away from her ear and looked at the caller ID again. Yes, it wasn't an online novel; it was Xia Ye.

A girl who likes boys would try to get them into the company of another girl who likes boys? Is that something a normal person would do?

What? You've encountered even more outrageous things? Never mind then.

She put the phone back to her ear, her tone carrying a hint of confirmation:

"So, if a girl wants to get the guy back, and the guy won't give it to her, their families might end up fighting, right?"

"Yes, yes, although there are other people, this is the main battlefield."

Xia Yan held her phone further away and looked at the caller ID again:

There are other people, but this "others" definitely doesn't include his own sister.

Five, a five-pointed star? My goodness. This guy is really something.

Before she could continue to wonder, Xia Ye's coquettish voice kept coming through the phone:

"Sis, what should I do? Sis~~"

Xia Yan thought for a moment, then immediately gave a reply, her voice steady and unwavering:

"The current situation is that the man works in a company run by one person, and has no connection with the other three people."

"Then why don't you just set up a group, win over the guy who's not on the main battlefield, have the four of you invest together, and let the guy start his own company?"

"All four of them own shares, and all four are his superiors. Everyone is satisfied."

Upon hearing this, Natsuno's eyes lit up instantly. He slapped his forehead, exclaiming, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that?"

"Yeah, it has to be you. I'm off to organize a get-together. Bye-bye, sister, mua. Love you!"

He quickly ended the call after saying that.

After thinking for a moment through his phone's contacts, he dialed Liu Ruyan's number directly.

They were already starting to figure out how to persuade Shen Zhixiao and Su Ningshuang to agree.

As for whether Liu Ruyan agrees or not.

joke!

Liu Ruyan will definitely agree! After all, she's the one lagging behind the most right now, and if they don't join forces, she won't even be able to work as a support worker in the future.

The call was quickly connected, and a seductive female voice, tinged with impatience, came through the receiver:

"Feed".

Xia Ye cleared his throat and composed himself. After all, he was the one leading the effort, so he needed to project the image of an elder brother.

"Ruyan, where are you?"

Liu Ruyan sat in the back seat of the car, looking at the phone in her hand, not understanding what she wanted to do, and didn't want to answer directly:

"What's up?"

Just as he was speaking, a car next to him honked its horn, and Natsuno caught the sound the instant it traveled.

"Oh my god, Ruyan, you're not on your way to Mount Akina, are you?"

Seeing that Xia Ye had guessed her thoughts, Liu Ruyan stopped hiding her intentions and spoke frankly:

"Yes, I'm going to find Lin Shi."

Then, in a tone as if about to hang up, he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Is there something you need?"

Hearing Liu Ruyan's extremely impatient tone, Xia Ye first silently apologized in his heart:

Like smoke, like smoke. Don't blame me. I didn't want to either, but if you really come, the stage will have to be torn into eight pieces.

I'll definitely be playing then. But if the result is the same again, I'm not sure if I can "get back to life" again.

Then he took a deep breath, hoping Liu Ruyan was mentally prepared. He spoke in a casual and leisurely tone:

"So, your unrequited love, aren't you going to contact him anymore?"

After speaking, he immediately moved the phone away from his ear to prevent ear damage.

Sure enough, the next second, Liu Ruyan's exasperated voice came through the receiver:

"You son of a bitch. You son of a bitch, I used your connections to send him abroad, and you're pretending you didn't know anything about it."

"I've said it so many times, I've never, ever liked him."

After waiting for Liu Ruyan's voice to soften slightly, Xia Ye leaned close to her ear and delivered a fatal blow:

"I don't know, who knows?"

After speaking, he immediately moved the phone away from his ear to prevent ear damage.

"Xia Ye!" Liu Ruyan's voice suddenly rose again, tinged with grievance and anger. "What exactly do you want? What do you mean by 'who knows'? I'm going to find out which bastard sent me that white moonlight!"

As Xia Ye listened to Liu Ruyan's voice, he felt a deep sense of remorse.

Ruyan, my dear sister. I'm so sorry, please bear with it. I'll let you have the first sip of soup after I finish eating the meat.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Time continued to tick away amidst Liu Ruyan's angry outbursts and Xia Ye's repentance.

After waiting for quite a while, Liu Ruyan calmed down a bit and asked in a composed tone:

"What do you want to do?"