After the mother was reborn, she was deeply involved in the battle for favor between her sons

Xie Changyan could not deny that Ji Tingyang's words did pierce his chest like a thorn, leaving a scar.

Every time I think of the man in the photo, the thorn in his chest feels a little deeper.

The aura around Xie Changyan was filled with coldness. The employees in the company all sounded the alarm. Everyone was on edge and no one dared to cause trouble at this time.

Only one person.

"Is A Yan in there?" Lin Xu came over.

When the special assistant saw her, it was as if he saw light, and he nodded his head frantically, "Yes, yes, yes, Miss Lin, please go in quickly."

He knew that Mr. Xie was dating Miss Lin, and he also knew that every time Mr. Xie saw Miss Lin, his mood would change from gloomy to cheerful.

I couldn't wait for Lin Xu's arrival.

"By the way, if it's convenient for you, could you also bring this document to Mr. Xie?" The special assistant handed the document in his hand to Lin Xu.

Lin Xu smiled. She didn't expect that she could only help deliver documents when she was at Ji's company, but she would also help deliver documents after she came to Xie's company. "Okay."

She pushed the door open and was greeted by a gust of cold air, which made her shiver.

When Xie Changyan heard the noise, he looked up, and when he saw Lin Xu, a hint of complex emotions flashed across his eyes.

The next moment, he suppressed the coldness in his body.

"Why are you here?" Xie Changyan put down the pen in his hand.

"Maybe it's because someone called me and said the fire here is very serious and asked me to come and put out the fire." Lin Xu smiled.

She stepped forward, looking at his clear eyes with a hint of concern, "Did Ji Tingyang say anything to you last night?"

Lin Xu didn't understand why Ji Tingyang, who was so well-behaved and cute when he was a child, became so seriously crooked when he grew up.

Not only is his personality and his mouth very poisonous, but even Ji Zeqiu often cannot win an argument with him and is often defeated by him. Eight out of ten times, he gets so angry that his hair explodes.

Last night she lay by the window and listened for a while, but heard nothing and had no idea what Ji Tingyang said to Xie Changyan.

"He did say a lot," said Xie Changyan.

"Don't take his words seriously. A lot of what he says is just nonsense." Lin Xu comforted him.

"Even the word 'stand-in' is just nonsense?" Xie Changyan suddenly raised his eyes to look at her.

Lin Xu was puzzled, "What substitute?"

"He said you don't like me and I'm just someone's substitute." Xie Changyan stood up and pushed her to the wall, leaving her with no way to retreat.

He looked down at her, exuding a soul-stirring aura. His fingertips gently lifted her chin, his deep eyes gradually darkening, "Is this also fake?"

substitute?

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

Recalling what Ji Tingyang had said to her before - "Just use him as a substitute for fun..."

I didn't expect that he would say the same thing to Xie Changyan.

No wonder Xie Changyan has been acting weird lately. He must have been holding this sentence in his heart for a long time.

Lin Xu was a little amused and helpless for a moment.

"Why don't you speak?" Xie Changyan's aura became increasingly cold.

"Would you believe me if I said no?"

"Yeah." Xie Changyan's fingertips gently stroked her chin, his eyes close to her with seriousness, "I believe everything you say."

"You're not a stand-in."

"Who is that Ji Yanli?"

"How do you know?" Lin Xu was surprised.

Did Ji Tingyang tell him?

"...You would shout this name at me when you were drunk." Having said that, Xie Changyan exerted a little force with his hands, and his fair skin was instantly pinched red.

Lin Xu frowned in pain, and a wave of shock surged in her heart again.

Is it her fault?

"He, I..." Lin Xu stuttered, his eyes flickering, his mind working rapidly.

Tell Xie Changyan that Ji Yanli is him?

Not only is there no evidence, but you might also be considered a psychopath.

Just make up an excuse?

But what should I write? Friends? Relatives?

Lin Xu frowned and thought for a long time. Perhaps Xie Changyan was impatient to wait, so he lifted her chin and asked, "First love?"

"…Bad, almost."

"How did you break up? Where is he now?" With every question Xie Changyan asked, he felt more depressed.

"He... is dead." Lin Xu paused.

He is now a changed man and has forgotten himself.

This situation is probably almost like death.

Xie Changyan was stunned for a moment; this answer was somewhat unexpected to him.

It seemed that I understood why she was always obsessed with that man.

It's better to die.

He was the only one left with her.

But inexplicably, he suddenly remembered a sentence that Su Linzhou had teased him before - "No matter how you compare a living person, he can never compare to a dead person."

The living will lose their passion and edges in life, while the dead will become more perfect in the filter of memory.

Xie Changyan's eyes flashed with annoyance, and his brows were filled with gloom. "So that's why you use me as his substitute?"

"I said you're not a stand-in." Lin Xu glared at him.

She knew that everything he said about believing in her was a lie.

"You..." Just as Xie Changyan was about to speak, Lin Xu suddenly pulled his tie, stood on tiptoes and kissed him, blocking his mouth from speaking.

Xie Changyan paused, then closed his eyes for a moment, and tightened his hold on her waist, almost trying to melt her into his arms.

All the restlessness and anxiety in my heart faded away in this passionate kiss.

I don’t know how long it took.

Xie Changyan regained his previous relaxed and leisurely attitude from the gloomy mood of impending storm, sitting in his office chair looking at the documents on his computer.

Occasionally he would glance absentmindedly at Lin Xu lying on the sofa.

After reading a document intermittently, Xie Changyan looked at the sofa again.

He bumped into her smiling eyes. She was clearly looking at him, but deep in her eyes there was a feeling of nostalgia, as if she was looking through her at someone else.

The thorn in my chest seemed to have grown back again, and it hurt a little more.

Xie Changyan's expression suddenly turned cold. He quickly walked to Lin Xu and grabbed her chin. "Who are you looking at?"

Are you looking at him?

Still missing that seasonal feast?

"Of course I'm looking at you. What's wrong?" Lin Xu reached out and smoothed down a strand of his hair that was sticking up. She smiled and said, "There's a strand of hair sticking up here."

Xie Changyan's hands froze, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress the emotions in his heart.

"...You can only look at me." He pressed his forehead against hers, and his deep voice sounded in her ears, more like a threat, "If you have the guts to use me as a substitute, I will never let you go."

Lin Xu seemed to be very interested, "Why can't you forgive me?"

She is obviously a person who only keeps the pain in his heart, dares not ask her anything, and even wants to be a third party for love, so how can he not forgive her?