Chapter 146
Those were a pair of aquamarine eyes, resembling blue sapphires. Zhi Yao merely glanced back, but she was instantly transfixed.
She had never seen such beautiful eyes before, like the most exquisite gems in the world.
Perhaps her dazed expression amused the man, as Zhi Yao heard a light chuckle in her ear, "Your eyes are also very lovely."
Zhi Yao: "!!!!!!"
Her golden eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the man behind her.
Yet the man surveyed Zhi Yao up and down several times, before finally raising an eyebrow and saying, "So you are..."
He trailed off, leaving his sentence unfinished.
Was what?
Zhi Yao was instantly piqued with curiosity.
This man was truly strange... just who was he? What was he doing here?
Zhi Yao mused inwardly, but the astonishing events continued to unfold.
"You'll find out who I am soon enough. As for why I'm here..." He deliberately drew out his tone, as if teasing her.
"I'm here for you."
As the words fell, the door in front of them opened.
Before Zhi Yao could recover from her shocked expression, she saw a "familiar face."
He Kaiting.
Ever since the day He Kaiting was driven out of the Pei Family by Pei Chiyao, Zhi Yao had not seen her again.
Occasionally, she would come across He Kaiting's Weibo posts or news about her new dramas.
But she never expected... that He Kaiting would still stubbornly pursue Pei Chiyao!
If Zhi Yao had been too naive before, unaware of He Kaiting's true feelings towards Pei Chiyao, now she understood them all too clearly.
When He Kaiting came out, her eyes were a bit red, who knows what she had experienced inside.
She kept her head lowered, not looking at the man, only addressing him, "Anthony, let's go."
So the man was called Anthony?
Zhi Yao eyed him suspiciously, wondering if this man could read minds!
"I do indeed have the ability to read minds, little fox."
The man pinched Zhi Yao's paw, then set her down on the floor.
Zhi Yao stared at the man called Anthony in shock, as if she had turned to stone on the spot.
And when Anthony called her "little fox," He Kaiting immediately looked up, catching sight of the dazed Zhi Yao standing on the floor.
"It's you?"
She certainly had a deep impression of this vexing fox.
But as if recalling something, the look of disdain and loathing on He Kaiting's face suddenly vanished.
She squatted down and poked Zhi Yao's head, "Hey, you must have fallen out of favor now, right?"
She grinned smugly, "Pei Chiyao has another woman by his side now, does he even have time to bother with you anymore?"
Another woman?!
Hearing this, Zhi Yao's fur bristled in anger as she instantly barked furiously, ready to charge into the office and catch them in the act.
Seeing Zhi Yao's indignant reaction, He Kaiting seemed to find it amusing, laughing uproariously. "You didn't know? Well, it's said that Pei Chiyao has been staying with that woman every day now, when would he have time to return to Jin Gong Palace to see you?"
She grabbed Zhi Yao by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, that woman is far more beautiful than a mere fox like you."
He Kaiting had long realized that this was a fox spirit who could understand human speech.
After being unceremoniously driven out of the Pei Family last time, He Kaiting reflected deeply on where her precious pedigree cat had lost out to this wretched fox spirit. After much thought, she finally realized - it was because the fox could understand humans while her cat could not.
She disliked the woman called Zhi Yao, but compared to this fox, she despised it even more.
Because it made her feel a deep sense of hopelessness and defeat from the bottom of her heart.
Didn't this clearly tell her that she couldn't even match up to a mere beast?
Pei Chiyao treated this beast so tenderly, yet when it came to her, he wouldn't even spare her a glance. This truly pained He Kaiting, as a prideful beauty.
It was all because of this wretched fox spirit! If not for this fox spirit obstructing her and Pei Chiyao, how could Zhi Yao have appeared later? The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, dragging Zhi Yao to an isolated corner.
"Do you want to see what that woman looks like?"
Of course she did!
Zhi Yao nodded her head.
Although Pei Chiyao spent most of his time by her side, there were still brief periods when he was not at the Ling Family residence.
Could it be that Pei Chiyao used those times to accompany another woman?
Just thinking about the possibility made Zhi Yao's heart ache as if a gaping hole had been carved into it, feeling sour, bitter, and painful.
Seeing the little fox's sorrowful expression, He Kaiting felt a twisted sense of pleasure.
She smiled sweetly, "That woman is more beautiful than you, with a better figure. Most importantly, she's human, not a beast. Did you think you could stay by Pei Chiyao's side forever just because you can understand human speech? Let me tell you, you've already fallen out of favor!"
With that, He Kaiting took out her phone from her handbag.
Zhi Yao couldn't see clearly what she was doing on the phone, only that she kept tapping on the screen.
The little fox's golden eyes were already brimming with tears, making everything appear blurred and indistinct.
At that moment, a photo appeared before Zhi Yao's eyes, leaving her stunned in place as she stared at the screen in disbelief, her tears held back.
She looked at He Kaiting in bewilderment, suddenly feeling... that she must be an idiot!
No, she herself must be the real idiot!
Because the photo He Kaiting showed her was of herself.
It turned out that when He Kaiting had been going on about that beautiful woman with a great figure, she was actually talking about Zhi Yao herself!
For a moment, Zhi Yao gave He Kaiting an inscrutable look, wondering if He Kaiting would be furious if she knew the woman she had been praising so highly was actually Zhi Yao?
Although the little girl wanted to see that scene unfold, once He Kaiting found out the truth, given her loathing towards Zhi Yao, she would definitely not let Zhi Yao off easily.
When Zhi Yao realized this, she felt a twinge of regret.
But before she could dwell on it further, a light chuckle came from behind her. Zhi Yao immediately turned around to see that it was Anthony.
In an instant, Zhi Yao's eyes widened...
Oh no, oh no! She had forgotten!
This Anthony had the ability to read minds!
And he knew He Kaiting too, would he tell He Kaiting what she was just thinking?
Wouldn't that expose her true feelings?!
At the thought, Zhi Yao was so nervous that she trembled.
Her Golden eyes stared fixedly at Anthony, terrified that he would reveal her secret to He Kaiting. If that happened... Zhi Yao was truly afraid that He Kaiting would make her life miserable.
Seeing Zhi Yao's cute expression, Anthony couldn't resist leaning down and pinching her ear again, "Little one, do you want to come with me? You really are adorable."
Seeing this, He Kaiting rolled her eyes, "As expected, you men all like fox spirits. What's so great about this wild fox? She can just understand human speech, that's all."
She didn't think there was anything special about that.
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