Chapter 476: The Underworld’s Fake Heiress Rises to Archery Champion (29)

Chapter 476 Fake Mafia Princess's Comeback: Archery Champion (29)

No one expected that Chi Che's affection would be the one Su Nan exposed!

"Really! Brother Chi's into you."

In a hurry to defend his good friend, Su Nan added, "This isn't Brother Chi's first time liking someone, so I... thought I'd give things a nudge."

Unfortunately.

This push went a bit sideways, right in front of his rival.

After Su Nan's explanation, the group's atmosphere instantly turned awkward.

Only the spacey Tang Yi inexplicably ended up siding with Su Nan at that moment.

Tang Yi declared confidently, "Heh heh, I could tell all along!"

"Brother Chi likes my sister."

"My sister is hot and badass—it's totally normal to like her!"

Hearing Tang Yi's matter-of-fact words, Young Master Chi was so nervous he didn’t know what to do with his hands!

It was all too sudden.

The feelings that had just been bottled up were now so easily laid out in the open?

Amid the wave of awkwardness, Chi Che was still trying desperately to steady his racing heart.

But at that moment, Tang Qing looked up again and asked, "Oh? You like me?"

He froze!

The heartbeat he had been trying to calm suddenly raced wildly!

The next second!

Young Master Chi’s coughs came in rapid succession, the blush on his face completely out of control, spreading all the way from the back of his ears.

"I..."

Damn it!

The words he needed to say were the simplest thing.

But at this moment, each word weighed a ton, and he couldn’t get them out!

Zhuang Yangqiu had been looking uncomfortable for a while. Before Chi Che could muster the courage to speak, he abruptly popped open a can of soda.

The sound of the fizzy drink opening cut through the tension, and Zhuang Yangqiu deliberately changed the subject, "What's everyone drinking?"

"Tang Yi, want a Coke?"

Tang Yi, the unwitting pawn, suddenly called upon, replied instinctively, "Anything's fine."

Zhuang Yangqiu: "Okay."

"With or without ice?"

Just as the topic was about to be diverted!

Young Master Chi, who hadn't spoken for a while, seemed to steel himself and stood up abruptly!

"I like you!"

Four words, clear and resounding!

The truth he'd been wrestling with for so long!

Chi Che's eyes blazed with intensity as he looked earnestly at Tang Qing and repeated, "Tang Qing, what they said is true. I like you."

Along with Chi Che's words, the system simultaneously announced his affection value:

"Detected fluctuation in Chi Che's affection value. Current affection value: 59 points."

Under the moonlight in the courtyard, Tang Qing sat right before him.

Behind her was a courtyard full of blue hydrangeas, bathed in soft blue-purple light, yet only Tang Qing's gaze cut through clearly.

Her normally bold and expressive eyes now held a hint of a smile as she drawled, "Alright."

"I heard you. You like me."

Without committing, Tang Qing remained seated by the grill, her movements steady and orderly as she basted the skewers with oil again.

Only the hint of a smile faintly revealed her good mood.

And it was precisely that subtle curve.

Zhuang Yangqiu, sitting nearby, was thrown off balance.

While opening another can of soda, he accidentally caught his finger on the pull tab!

The cut on his fingertip was rather deep, and blood welled up immediately.

"Whoa, Zhuang-ge, you're bleeding!"

Tang Yi noticed and exclaimed in alarm, "Brother Zhuang, are you okay?"

This was the celebrated hands of a young pianist!

Tang Yi was frantic and began searching everywhere for a Band-Aid.

In all the commotion, Zhuang Yangqiu held his injured finger, his gaze drifted helplessly toward Tang Qing.

He got none of the reaction he'd hoped for.

Not so much as a glance of concern.

This wasn't how it was supposed to be...

Even though he was injured.

She still wouldn't even look at him...

This realization left Zhuang Yangqiu completely crushed.

What should have been an insignificant wound now seemed to twist into gut-wrenching pain!

The hand wasn't badly hurt.

Zhuang Yangqiu, however, seemed to be in a bad mood. As the true owner of the villa, he seemed out of place in the gathering of five.

Sitting in the corner, by the end of the gathering, Zhuang Yangqiu had managed to get himself drunk!

Tang Yi was astonished. Counting the empty beer cans nearby, she said in disbelief, "I didn’t even notice—how did Zhuang Yangqiu drink so much by himself?"

Tang Yi waved her hand in front of Zhuang Yangqiu’s eyes several times.

Zhuang Yangqiu was truly passed out, showing no reaction at all.

"Sister, what should we do?"

"Should we take Zhuang Yangqiu to the guest room to rest?"

Lady Boss, standing nearby, glanced calmly at the beer bottles and said flatly, "If you want to take him, be my guest."

"I’m going to the kitchen."

It wasn’t Tang Yi’s imagination—her Lady Boss was indeed rather cold toward Zhuang Yangqiu, her ex-fiancé.

Pinching her nose, Tang Yi didn’t dare comment further on Lady Boss’s complicated feelings. Instead, she called Chi Che over to help lift the drunken Zhuang Yangqiu.

As they stood up, there was some commotion.

The drunk man might have mistaken who was in front of him. He opened his eyes slightly, revealing an unseen vulnerability, and whispered softly:

"I’m sorry."

"Tang Qing… I regret it…"

Chi eldest young master, who had been supporting Zhuang Yangqiu, clearly heard the latter part.

He let out a cold snort!

He pulled his hand away suddenly!

If Tang Yi hadn’t grabbed him in time,

Zhuang Yangqiu would have been thrown to the ground by Chi Che!

"Brother Chi!"

"You can’t just drop him like that!"

Struggling under Zhuang Yangqiu's weight, Tang Yi could barely keep her balance.

Yikes, men’s jealousy is truly terrifying!

If she hadn’t reacted quickly just now, Zhuang Yangqiu would have been slammed onto the floor by Brother Chi.

Chi Che’s apology was completely perfunctory. "Sorry. My hand slipped."

"Su Nan! Come over and help support Zhuang Yangqiu. I can’t hold him up."

What a load of crap about not being able to hold him up!

The first time I met Brother Chi was in a combat class, and Chi Che was fighting so fiercely.

Indeed, Lady Boss's charm is just that powerful. These two are essentially love rivals. After Brother Chi confessed, he doesn't even bother pretending his feelings anymore...

That night, just before Tang Qing went to sleep, she received a message from Chi Che:

"When will I get to know your answer?"

The system was amused and came through, "See? Chi eldest young master is still hung up on it."

"He confessed today, and you didn't give him a response."

Hehehe, Tang Qing really knows how to play this, keeping the young master hooked like this. Late at night, he's so anxious he can't sleep at all!

Before Tang Qing could reply to the young master's WeChat message, the message in the chat box was suddenly pulled back by Chi Che!

Pretending nothing happened, he just said to Tang Qing again, "Good night."

Feeling nervous for the first time, the usually bold and reckless Chi eldest young master, while waiting for an answer, suddenly became afraid of hearing a result he didn't want to hear...

Liking someone is heart-pounding.

At this moment, the system timely reported: "Detected Chi Che's affection value has increased. Current affection value: 64 points."

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"Whoo! My Chi eldest young master has made such a heartfelt confession!"