Chapter Three: Threatening Me with My Own Car?

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Su Zijin was a freshman in the law department this year, and Xu Ye had no way to contact her.

The only way to find her was through the attendance register at the freshman orientation desk.

But the moment he arrived at the law department’s orientation station, someone nearby sneered, “Well, well, if it isn’t Xu the lapdog.”

“What? Here to find Campus Belle Xu?”

“Too bad she isn’t here. Why don’t you call Pei, the campus heartthrob, and ask him?”

The words instantly drew countless eyes, all turning toward Xu Ye.

“So he really is Xu the lapdog. I’ve only ever seen him on the campus forum before. This is my first time seeing him in person.”

“He’s actually pretty handsome. Couldn’t he do anything else? Why insist on being someone’s dog?”

“Please. Do you even know who his master is? She’s the eldest daughter of the Xu family!”

“The Xu family has assets worth over three hundred billion. So what if he’s merely the son of the campus belle’s maid? If you were in his shoes, wouldn’t you agree?”

“That’s true, but he’s still far too spineless. I heard that the last time he angered Miss Xu, he actually knelt in front of everyone in the lecture hall and begged for forgiveness.”

“No wonder he’s qualified to be Campus Belle Xu’s dog. Shameless and loyal to the death—that’s his specialty. Unlike us, who are only fit to be human.”

“Hahahahaha…”

Xu Ye remained silent. These were the bitter fruits he himself had planted in his previous life. There was nothing he could deny, and he had no right to defend himself.

But that would never happen again. As he had said before, from this moment onward, everything he had lost would be reclaimed, bit by bit.

Taking a deep breath, he ignored the onlookers’ mocking remarks and said to the person in charge of the law department’s orientation desk, “I’d like to see your attendance register.”

The leader of the orientation team frowned. After hesitating for a moment, however, he handed over the register lying on the table.

Strictly speaking, this was not permitted. It involved matters of privacy.

But whose man was Xu Ye?

Xu Ruowei’s.

He could not possibly be looking through the new students’ attendance register for no reason. There was only one explanation.

This was Xu Ruowei’s request.

And if it was the request of the great campus belle Xu, then even asking for his life would be acceptable, let alone handing over a mere attendance register.

Xu Ye understood this perfectly, but he could not be bothered to explain. He took the register and skimmed through it rapidly.

Yet after searching it three times, he still found no sign of Su Zijin’s name.

Clearly, she had not arrived on campus yet.

Looking at the register in his hands, Xu Ye felt somewhat disappointed, but he quickly recovered.

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It did not matter. She had merely not arrived yet; it was not as though she would never come.

Xu Ye simply waited nearby, determined to meet Su Zijin no matter what that day.

Just then, Xu Ruowei appeared from somewhere and, without a word, dragged him to an empty area.

“Xu Ye, what was that about just now?”

“What have I done to offend you today? Why did you treat me like that, even humiliating me in public?”

She was trying to seize the initiative—and she was genuinely angry as well.

The Xu Ye of the past had never dared talk back to her. On the contrary, no matter how much she insulted or tormented him, he behaved like a dog, fawning over her and doing everything he could to please her.

Yet today, he had actually dared to treat her that way. It was completely outrageous.

Xu Ye flung her hand away without the slightest courtesy.

To be honest, the woman was truly beautiful. Otherwise, in his previous life, he would never have loved her so deeply that he was willing to cast aside even his dignity.

But in this life, he had finally seen through her true nature. She was rotten on the inside—rotten to the bone.

“First, if you have something to say, then say it. Stop grabbing at me. It makes me sick.”

“Second, are we even that close?”

“Don’t forget who you are. You’re nothing more than the daughter of an ordinary maid in my family.”

“I acted out this charade with you for four years, and you actually started believing your own performance? Do you think you’re the eldest daughter of the Xu family and that I, Xu Ye, am your servant?”

“You want me to show you respect? Who do you think you are?”

“Do you even deserve it?”

“You—”

Hearing Xu Ye raise his voice so loudly, Xu Ruowei nearly went pale with fright.

That damned bastard—was he trying to expose her?

That was something she absolutely could not accept. She stamped her foot hard, and her eyes immediately grew moist.

“Xu Ye, is this how you love me?”

This was her second favorite tactic. In the past, Xu Ye would certainly have softened on the spot, admitted unconditionally that he was in the wrong, and begged for her forgiveness without discussing the facts.

But did he still look like someone who would indulge her?

“You’re trying to manipulate me again, aren’t you?”

Xu Ruowei’s heart sank, but on the surface she deliberately put on an aggrieved and bewildered expression. “What do you mean, manipulate you?”

“Enough. Stop pretending. The more you act like this, the sicker you make me.”

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With that, he shoved her aside and strode straight toward the law department’s orientation station.

Damn it, she had already wasted so much of his time. If she caused him to miss his meeting with Su Zijin, he would make her pay.

“Xu Ye! Don’t push me too far!”

“You keep making a scene again and again just because I was the one who lowered my pride and came to you!”

“Learn when to stop. You’re being far too cruel!”

“I haven’t even done anything to you. What gives you the right to treat me like this?”

“Is it because you’re the eldest son of the Xu family? Do you think having money makes you so great?”

“I’m warning you—if you continue being unreasonable and throwing tantrums, I won’t let you ride home in my car this afternoon!”

They say that when a person is rendered speechless, the only thing left to do is laugh. Xu Ye had never believed it before, but now he did.

“Your car?”

“Are you sure about that?”

That was his car!

In his previous life, Xu Ye had lent her several sports cars in order to lavish her with attention and help establish her identity as a wealthy heiress.

But now, they had somehow become hers, while he was treated as though riding in his own car was a favor granted by Xu Ruowei.

“You really have been acting for so long that you’ve lost yourself in the role.”

“You’re threatening me with my own car?”

“Fine. From this moment on, I’m taking back every car I own. You’re not driving a single one of them!”

And not just the cars. Everything he had ever given her—even the smallest coin—she would return it all.

Yet to Xu Ruowei, his words struck like a bolt of thunder, leaving her utterly stunned.

She had never imagined that Xu Ye could still be so ungrateful and unreasonable.

“Xu Ye! What exactly are you trying to do?”

“If you keep acting like this, believe me, I really, truly will never speak to you again!”

She planted both hands on her hips and repeated the word “truly” twice, emphasizing that she was genuinely angry.

That damned, wretched sycophant. She must have been too lenient with him lately, allowing him to overstep again and again, pressing his luck farther each time.

This time, she had to make him understand: if he continued behaving so recklessly, the consequences would be truly severe.