I Don’t Want To Be A Villain - Chapter 17

An hour and a half later, Tang Mingxi sat in the scenic spot of the Riverside Restaurant as he wished. The Cangjiang River flowed quietly outside the colourful and luxurious financial avenue.

It only took 15 minutes to get from Mingxi No.1 to Riverside Restaurant. The remaining hour and 15 minutes were for Tang Mingxi to procrastinate at home.

The new dishes at Riverside Restaurant were all to Tang Mingxi’s taste, and the presentation was very beautiful.

As soon as the waiter served it, Tang Mingxi’s eyes flickered.

After the long introduction of the dishes, the waiter blushed and said in a low voice, “Sir, is there anything else I can do for you?”

Tang Mingxi thought, there something stuck in this man’s throat? Why is he speaking so low?

The waiter left reluctantly, and Tang Mingxi coughed dryly in a reserved manner.

Then, he took out his phone and took a photo of the food.

He had to take a photo of delicious food and post it on his WeChat Moments!

Ye Heng looked up at him, seemingly puzzled.

But Tang Mingxi was so absorbed in the photo that he didn’t notice him at all.

After the four exquisite photos were photoshopped, Tang Mingxi decisively posted them on his WeChat Moments.

Plastic friends from all over his WeChat Moments liked and immediately commented.

Young Master Chen of Huadi Real Estate: [Where did Second Young Master go?]

Dani from Wanbao Communications: [It looks delicious TT. I want to eat it too!]

Third Young Master of Tai Yi Dairy: [Are you free?]

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In just a minute, Tang Mingxi’s WeChat Moments had dozens of likes and comments.

The WeChat Moments of this group of rich second-generation heirs were all interactive. Those who could hang out with Tang Mingxi were all playboys who liked to go to nightclubs and parties and didn’t have family inheritance rights. Soon, they were chatting with each other in Tang Mingxi’s comments.

Ding dong. Wang Min also liked his post and replied: [You betrayed the revolutionary class.]

Tang Mingxi: [?]

Wang Min’s private message came quickly: [Some people insult their husbands with their sisters on the surface, but in private, they have a sweet time with their husbands. (No worldly desires.jpg)]

Tang Mingxi: [Who’s your sister? Speak properly. I’ll blacklist you.]

Wang Min: [Picture enlarged.jpg]

Wang Min: [Who is this dog man? Who is eating at the same table as our noble princess! (Rage)]

Wang Min took a screenshot of the fourth picture that Tang Mingxi had just posted on his WeChat Moments.

He accidentally put his hand on Ye Heng’s wrist.

Tang Mingxi: […]

Tang Mingxi: [Did you use a microscope?]

Tang Mingxi: [If you have the time, why don’t you apply for a job with the FBI in the United States? (smile)]

Wang Min: [Haha, you feel guilty.]

Wang Min: [Does secretly showing off PDA make you so happy? (I don’t blame you, I’m secretly sad.jpg)]

Tang Mingxi did not feel guilty at first, but Wang Min’s words made it sound as if he was really showing off his love secretly.

He raised his head and glanced at Ye Heng. The other party’s expression was cold as he focused on eating the dishes in front of him.

Feeling Tang Mingxi’s gaze, Ye Heng paused for a moment. There was a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Tang Mingxi was not unfamiliar with this gaze.

Although she had lived peacefully with Ye Heng for the past six months, it didn’t mean that Ye Heng had forgotten the pain that the original owner had inflicted on him.

Tang Mingxi, who had read the original novel, felt that the male lead was best at hiding a knife in a smile, boiling a frog in hot water, and pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, okay?

Thinking of his tragic end, Tang Mingxi suddenly had a heart attack. He absent-mindedly stuffed a few mouthfuls of food into his mouth and couldn’t eat anymore.

He switched the WeChat page from chat to moments. There were more than ten replies on the homepage.

He was stunned for a moment and clicked on the comments.

It turned out that Wang Min had discovered Ye Heng in the fourth picture. She had set the pace in his comments and left a comment: [Does secretly showing off PDA make you so happy?]

In the end, other people also discovered that Ye Heng had appeared in the picture, and had created seven or eight identical comments.

[Does secretly showing off PDA make you so happy?]

[Does secretly showing off PDA make you so happy?]

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Tang Mingxi blocked them one by one expressionlessly.

He was so angry that he didn’t even eat the last dessert.

On Monday afternoon, all the senior executives of the Tang Group had a routine meeting.

During the meeting, they argued openly and secretly for a full hour about whether the development of Qingluo Bay should be handed over to Ye Heng, who had a different surname.

Mingheng’s deputy director and Mr. Yang from the financial department almost fought in the meeting room.

It wasn’t until Tang Yun made the final decision to hand over the development of Qing Luo Bay to Ye Heng that Mr. Yang sat down with a pale face. However, the hatred in his eyes didn’t diminish.

Ye Heng didn’t even raise his head. He just twirled the pen in his hand.

The meeting lasted for four hours. When the holographic projector at the centre of the long table began to heat up slightly, Tang Yun finally announced the end of the meeting.

After the meeting, Tang Yun asked Ye Heng to stay alone.

After dismissing more than ten assistants, only Tang Yun and Ye Heng were left in the office.

“How have you been getting along with Xiao Xi recently?”

“Not bad.”

Tang Yun sat on the chair in the CEO’s office and looked at Ye Heng emotionlessly. “Xiao Xi is my younger brother. I know his personality very well. If he has offended you in any way, you should first reflect on whether it’s your own problem.”

Ye Heng lowered his eyelashes and didn’t speak.

“If grandfather’s last words hadn’t been that you must marry Xiao Xi, I definitely wouldn’t have let him be with you.” Tang Yun frowned slightly. He was extremely dissatisfied with Ye Heng. “Since I can’t change this fact, I can only give you a few words of warning.”

“I don’t care if you have a sweetheart outside. Since you’ve entered the Tang family, you’d better cut off all ties. Also, I don’t care what you’ve encountered in the past. You and Xiao Xi are getting married in a year. Mingheng and Huanyu are now in your hands. I’ll only give you one year. After one year, I don’t want to hear others say behind my back that my younger brother is with a good-for-nothing. ”

Tang Yun sighed. “Don’t worry. You’ll definitely be in charge of the Qingluo Bay project. You don’t have to worry about Tang Youwei’s actions. I’ll take care of them for you.”

There was no emotion in Ye Heng’s eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched. “Thank you.”

A suffocating sense of urgency spread silently in the meeting room.

Tang Yun didn’t like Ye Heng from the bottom of his heart. Based on his many years of experience, Ye Heng was definitely not a good match for Tang Mingxi.

“Also,” Tang Yun said. “Since you’re getting married, you should keep in touch. I heard from Xiao Xi that he doesn’t have your contact information. Remember to add him on WeChat and chat with him more often. Even if Xiao Xi didn’t treat you well in the past, it was because he was young.
His temper is like this. You should give in to him more often. ”

“I will.”

“Mm.” Tang Yun continued. “You should also add more of his friends. It’ll be easier to understand what he likes and dislikes.
I’ll get my assistant to send you his social status. Other than work, the most important thing for you is to make Xiao Xi happy. Do you understand? ”

Ye Heng clenched his fists slightly and then released them.

“Got it.”

He Wenfang moved quickly. Tang Mingxi’s WeChat and his social circle were all packed up and sent to Ye Heng.

He pressed the elevator button as he walked. He casually glanced through it and put it down without much interest.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Director Yang Muhua in the elevator.

He was the senior executive who had strongly opposed Ye Heng being in charge of the development of Qingluo Bay during the weekly meeting.

He was Tang Youwei’s old subordinate. After Huanyu was taken over by Mingheng, he had been secretly opposing Ye Heng.

When he saw the document in Ye Heng’s hand, which clearly stated Tang Mingxi’s favourite things, he couldn’t help but smile contemptuously.

“As expected of Director Ye. He’s willing to go all out in order to climb up the ladder. He even climbed into Second Young Master’s bed.” Yang Muhua said sarcastically. “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become a director.”

A light laugh was heard in the elevator.

Yang Muhua suddenly lowered his voice and said maliciously, “Don’t think that the Qingluo Bay project will fall on your head just like that. You’re just a useless son-in-law who climbed up the ladder. Just wait and see.”

Tang Mingxi’s birthday was at the end of May. It was the same day as the original owner’s.

His birthday party was an annual event. Every year, Tang Yun would invite many business friends and media reporters to attend.

Two weeks before his birthday, Tang Mingxi had been dragged around by the stylist.

Custom-made clothes and shoes, including what to wear in the morning, at noon, and in the afternoon. It was so detailed that he had to change his brooch every half an hour and embellish it with gems.

Tang Mingxi was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

As his birthday approached, gifts from all over flowed into Tang Mingxi No.1. Tang Mingxi was too lazy to count them, so he just threw them into the warehouse.

He thought that he slept late enough, but he didn’t expect Ye Heng to sleep even later than him.

It wasn’t because he was busy with his birthday, but because he heard that there was a problem with the development of Qingluo Bay.

Tang Mingxi tried to recall the original novel. He remembered that the novel spent a lot of time describing the development of Qingluo Bay. He vaguely remembered that there was some important plot…

His memory was limited, so he couldn’t remember it at all.

And it was the male lead’s problem. What did it have to do with him? He was just an innocent rich man who received so many gifts every day.

Three days before his birthday, Tang Mingxi finally finished trying on the last custom-made suit. After sending off the styling team, he drowsily ran to the bathtub and soaked for an hour. When he was about to fall asleep, he slowly dried his body and came out of the bathtub.

When he passed by the study, the lights were still on. He could faintly hear a man’s low voice.

What were they talking about? Did they have to be so quiet?

Tang Mingxi’s curiosity was instantly piqued.

He approached the study and leaned forward slightly. The sound in the study was slightly louder.

He still couldn’t hear clearly, so Tang Mingxi had no choice but to lean closer. Even his eavesdropping posture was perfect. He bent down slightly and focused.

Then, he bumped into a warm human wall.

Ye Heng’s voice came from above him. “What are you doing?”

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An awkward silence filled the air.

Tang Mingxi raised his head and looked at him. After a while, he realised that he couldn’t find an excuse.

Thus, Tang Mingxi sincerely and innocently said, “Can’t you tell? I’m eavesdropping!”