newbobooks Chapter 585 Brother's Friend
Chapter 585 Brother's Friend
In the banquet hall of the Ou family mansion, Bai Yixin, with an anxious look on her face, was unable to get through to Wu Ziyao on the phone.
It even caught the attention of Lin Yelin who was standing next to her, and he asked her about her situation, but she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
And when she saw the smile on Lin Yelin's face, she felt that Lin Yelin might have already known about her.
If it was as she guessed, Lin Yelin was asking the question even though he knew the answer, which made people feel chilling.
However, Bai Yixin soon felt that she might be hallucinating because of Wu Ziyao's matter and the pain of her injury, which made her overly sensitive.
So she immediately covered her chest with the screen side of her phone, smiled slightly, and pretended nothing happened.
Then, she looked embarrassed, smiled and shook her head, and explained:
"It's okay, it's just a female classmate of mine.
Yesterday, I went to the New Xilan Luxury Hot Spring Resort with my classmates to take a hot spring bath. Afterwards, I left because my ears were a little sore.
To make up for not being able to play with my friends last night, I invited two of my friends to play there for another day.
I was just worried about them, so I kept calling to check, luckily they replied and thanked me~"
Bai Yixin didn't know why she didn't tell Lin Yelin directly that she had a boyfriend whom she loved very much, and her behavior just now was actually that she was talking on the phone with her boyfriend who had a conflict with her.
At this moment, her explanations seemed as if she was worried that Lin Yelin would misunderstand something.
But she felt that she lied this time simply because she didn't want to expose her relationship problems to outsiders.
At this time, Lin Yelin heard Bai Yixin's explanation, and the smile on his face became more obvious.
Lin Yelin's handsome smile and eyes that seemed to see through everything made Bai Yixin feel guilty.
Bai Yixin forced a smile on her face to make herself look less guilty, and then asked Lin Yelin directly, saying:
"What's wrong? Why are you smiling at me? Don't you believe what I say?"
Lin Yelin looked at Bai Yixin quietly for a few seconds, then said casually and bluntly:
"No, I asked your brother about you before, and he revealed that you got a boyfriend not long ago, a guy he had a crush on for many years.
So...just now I thought you were talking to your boyfriend on the phone, and I was wondering if he was bullying you by not answering your call."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yixin's body froze instantly, and she looked at Lin Yelin with wide eyes.
She thought it was no wonder that when she saw Lin Yelin’s smile earlier, she had that strange feeling of being seen through.
It turned out that Lin Yelin really knew something, and he got to know her through her brother.
Bai Yixin’s focus now is not that Lin Yelin knows that she is in a relationship, but how Lin Yelin knows her brother.
At this moment, she looked at Lin Yelin in surprise, her voice raised a lot, and asked:
"You know my brother?! Why haven't I heard my brother say that he knows anyone from the Lin family, one of the four great families?"
Lin Yelin took a sip of wine and seemed to be thinking about something.
Then, he spoke at a moderate pace, with a hint of surprise in his tone, and said:
"Your brother and I met by chance abroad, and at that time I had never revealed my family background to outsiders.
Some time ago, I learned that my arranged marriage partner was you. After I understood the situation, I realized that my arranged marriage partner was actually my friend's sister."
Hearing this, Bai Yixin felt very surprised, but she remembered that she had always felt that her brother hated her, so she would not contact him.
She didn't blame her brother for not telling him about her acquaintance with Lin Yelin, nor did she blame him for telling Lin Yelin directly that she had a boyfriend.
After all, even when her father briefly introduced Lin Yelin to her, she seemed extremely reluctant to listen.
Moreover, Bai Yixin knew very well that she had resolved a misunderstanding some time ago, so she dared to call her brother to share some of her things.
Therefore, although she was very surprised to know that Lin Yelin and her brother knew each other, she also felt that it was reasonable.
Then, she suddenly became enlightened, took a sip of wine, and looked at Lin Yelin with a much closer look. She smiled and said:
"I see, then we are quite destined to meet each other~"
Lin Yelin nodded slightly, but soon revealed an expression of regret.
He lowered his eyes to stare at the floor, with a hint of sadness in his tone, and said softly:
"It's true that we were destined to meet, but unfortunately, I think I returned home a little late, so we missed each other."
But... even if I had returned to China to meet you before you started dating your boyfriend, you probably wouldn't have given up the boy you've liked for years just for me..."
Hearing this, Bai Yixin looked at the handsome Lin Yelin in front of her, who actually showed such a sad expression because of her.
She seemed to be infected by Lin Yelin's emotions, and she felt a pain in her heart for a moment.
She didn't know whether Lin Yelin said these words because he had fallen in love with her, or if he just felt a little regretful about this marriage.
At this moment, Bai Yixin only knew that the regretful feeling that she shouldn't have was gradually growing stronger after Lin Yelin's words.
Moreover, she didn't want to see such a sad look on Lin Yelin's handsome face, which made her feel distressed.
So, she put down the wine glass in her hand, walked forward a few steps, came to Lin Yelin's side, and asked curiously:
"Why do you feel sorry? Can you accept the marriage arranged by your parents?"
Lin Yelin raised his eyes and looked at Bai Yixin, his eyes filled with an expression he had never shown before, and he said softly:
"I really couldn't accept it before, but after I found out it was you and got to know you, I think there's nothing I can't accept."
Hearing this, Bai Yixin was very sure that Lin Yelin liked her. She looked at Lin Yelin, and a hint of ambiguous tenderness slowly revealed in her eyes.
Then, while comforting Lin Yelin, she secretly expressed her true thoughts and whispered:
“If it were you…if you had met me earlier, maybe I wouldn’t like Ziyao so much.
I feel that you are very outstanding and very handsome, and you are also the young master of the Lin family, one of the four major families.
Actually, I fell in love with you the first time I saw you. This is the first time I have felt this way towards another man besides my boyfriend.
I think I like you too, but I'm sorry... Even though my boyfriend and I have had a conflict, I've loved him for many years after all, and it's impossible for me to break up with him now."
After Lin Yelin expressed his feelings, Bai Yixin also confessed her inner feelings for Lin Yelin.
However, she still loves Wu Ziyao now, and just as Lin Yelin said, it is impossible for her to break up with Wu Ziyao.
But when she thought about Wu Ziyao's attitude towards her, which would become particularly cold from time to time, she didn't say anything too absolute.
When Lin Yelin heard Bai Yixin's words, there was no extra expression on his face, as if he had already expected Bai Yixin's words.
He was not particularly happy because Bai Yixin liked him, nor was he unhappy because Bai Yixin treated him as a backup.
Instead, he advanced and retreated in moderation, raised his hand and touched Bai Yixin's head, and comforted her softly:
"Don't be sad, if he treats you badly and doesn't answer your calls, then don't want him.
Remember what I said before, my handkerchief and I can be yours at any time.
If you also feel it's a pity to cancel our marriage, then it will remain there, just waiting for your final consent."
At this time, Bai Yixin didn't expect that Lin Yelin had such deep feelings for her that he was willing to wait for her to break up with Wu Ziyao.
But she was still somewhat confident in herself, so she didn't think too much about it. She just felt that her love luck was good this year.
So she nodded happily and agreed that her marriage with Lin Yelin could not be cancelled.
Suddenly, Bai Yixin thought that if she nodded now and admitted that it was indeed Wu Ziyao who did not answer her call just now, wouldn’t it be directly admitting that she had lied to Lin Yelin before!
At this moment, she really wanted to maintain a perfect appearance in front of Lin Yelin and didn't want Lin Yelin to think that she was a liar.
So, she wanted to prove that she was not lying and to prove the credibility of her words.
Bai Yixin picked up her phone and showed Lin Yelin the message that Ran Xiaotong sent her, thanking her for paying for her hair.
After Lin Yelin casually glanced at Bai Yixin's phone, his expression seemed as if he believed what Bai Yixin said.