Chapter 12: The President Remembers You

  It was over.

  Ye Xian had been in the entertainment industry for years, tangled in all kinds of interpersonal messes—she knew exactly what that handshake meant.

  I remember you.

  You’re screwed.

  She tried to pull her hand back… and realized—it wouldn’t budge!

  “Bro.”

  The tense atmosphere was finally broken by Jiang Wanze. “Dad’s still waiting for us in the room.”

  He gnced at Ye Xian and his brother’s still-csped hands, his expression dark and clearly unwilling to tolerate the presence of this clown for even a second longer.

  Startled, Ye Xian quickly yanked her hand away and focused awkwardly on a nearby champagne gss, eyes darting around for anywhere to nd.

  “…Mm.”

  After a long pause, the man above her finally gave a low reply. Then came the sound of footsteps—Bo Tingxhen and Jiang Wanze disappeared from the banquet hall’s main area.

  Ye Xian let out a long breath.

  Cary narrowed his eyes and looked at her with suspicion. “Ye Xian, that was on purpose, wasn’t it? You held the President’s hand forever!”

  “???” Ye Xian snapped back, “He’s the one who wouldn’t let go, okay?”

  “Please. You really think the President of Bo Group would hold your hand on purpose? What are you, the President of the country?”

  “We don’t have a president.”

  Cary: “…”

  “Hey, let me ask you something,” Ye Xian leaned closer to the others, brushing past Cary, “Is it true President Bo dotes on our captain like crazy?”

  Two years ago, Bo Tingxhen had gone overseas to expand the company’s global market. That was right around the time Ye Xian had disguised herself as a boy and joined the FOR group. So even in the original Ye Xian’s memories, Bo Tingxhen barely existed.

  What she knew about him came only from the novel’s brief mentions.

  “Mhm.” Lin Yan nodded. “You could say the captain wouldn’t have made it this far without President Bo’s support.”

  “How so?”

  Ye Xian’s eyes sparkled with gossip as she nudged Cary aside and leaned in closer to Lin Yan.

  “?”

  Cary looked at his hand like it had been personally insulted. Usually, he was the one doing the rejecting. Since when did Ye Xian dare push him aside?

  So what if you’ve got a makeover? Think you’re a prince now?

  Refusing to back down, Cary scooted closer too.

  Lin Yan wasn’t sure what came over him. Ye Xian had just asked casually, but those clear, glowing eyes—like little moons shining in the night—made it hard for him to say no.

  Besides, the captain’s background wasn’t exactly a secret.

  “Old Mr. Bo originally didn’t accept the captain’s identity. It was only after President Bo vouched for him that the chairman allowed the captain into the Bo family’s home. The Bo family has been a noble cn for three generations, worth billions—they definitely didn’t want any descendants in the entertainment industry. It was only with President Bo’s full support that the captain dared to enter the industry and chase his dream.”

  Ye Xian nodded slowly.

  Exactly like the novel said—though Jiang Wanze only had half of the Bo family’s bloodline, Bo Tingxhen spoiled his little brother to the extreme.

  So then…

  “Would he… retaliate against me for constantly clinging to Jiang Wanze?”

  She blurted out her real concern without thinking.

  “Hahahaha—”

  Cary finally understood why Ye Xian had been acting so weird since the moment the President showed up.

  So you do have some self-awareness.

  “He definitely will! And if the President wants to deal with you, it won’t even count as retaliation. It’d be as easy as squashing an ant. Don’t overestimate yourself—your doomsday has arrived!”

  Cary grinned wickedly, pretending to draw a knife across his throat.

  Ye Xian’s hand trembled slightly around her wine gss. She quickly took a big sip to calm her nerves.

  Having read the novel and knowing Bo Tingxhen’s personality, she understood one thing very clearly:

  Cary… wasn’t joking.