Seeing that Dongfang Mei accepted his rose, Ye Xiaofeng thought he had succeeded and said with a smile, "Miss Dongfang, I'd like to invite you to dinner. I hope you'll do me the honor. I've already booked a hotel, and we can go straight there."
"Are you trying to pursue me?" Dongfang Mei asked with a smile.
"Yes!"
Ye Xiaofeng nodded quickly. "I've liked you from the first moment I saw you! If we could be together, I'd be willing to live thirty years less."
Dongfang Mei let out a chuckle and laughed.
Ye Xiaofeng appeared somewhat embarrassed.
Jiang Yi, standing by the window, couldn't help but smile.
Dongfang Mei was deliberately toying with Ye Xiaofeng.
Dongfang Mei was the eldest daughter of the Dongfang family, and her standards were higher than any other woman's. How could she possibly fancy a nobody like Ye Xiaofeng?
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you!"
Dongfang Mei smiled slightly. "I'm already your brother-in-law's woman!"
"How is that possible? He's my brother-in-law. How could you be with him?" Ye Xiaofeng's face was full of bitterness.
"You should be able to tell even if I don't say anything! I've been living with Jiang Yi recently. When an unmarried man and woman live together, do I need to explain the relationship?"
Dongfang Mei smiled slightly. "Young Master Ye, you should hurry back! If Jiang Yi sees you, he'll definitely be angry, and I don't want him to be angry."
Ye Xiaofeng wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Finally, Ye Xiaofeng, too embarrassed to stay, left the villa in a hurry.
Jiang Yi, standing by the window, was speechless.
Dongfang Mei had actually dragged him into this.
She even claimed to be his woman.
He had no relationship with her whatsoever.
"As the esteemed eldest daughter of the Dongfang family, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed for saying such a thing?" Jiang Yi spoke to Jiang Yi in the courtyard.
"In the entire Jiang Province, who would dare to laugh?"
Before Dongfang Mei finished speaking, she smiled alluringly.
"Besides, I'm telling the truth. No man has ever touched me. You're the first. Since you touched me, I am naturally your woman."
"You can't just say such things. I've never touched you!" Jiang Yi said quickly.
"You're a grown man. You don't even admit what you've done!"
Dongfang Mei looked at Jiang Yi. "When you drove back yesterday, didn't you hold me? Now you deny it. I don't care, you have to take responsibility for me."
Hearing this, Jiang Yi's face turned dark.
Dongfang Mei was clearly trying to cling to him.
Yesterday, she had clearly thrown herself into his arms. Did that have anything to do with him?
Besides, even if he had held her for a moment, what was the big deal? Did holding someone mean he had to marry her?
Jiang Yi didn't want to deal with her. He closed the curtains and returned to his room.
Seeing Jiang Yi's expression, Dongfang Mei let out a chuckle.
A text message arrived on Dongfang Mei's phone.
Dongfang Mei glanced at it and walked directly out of the villa.
"Young Lady..."
The butler of the Dongfang family emerged from the woods and said to Dongfang Mei with a solemn expression, "I've put in a lot of effort to find out some information about Jiang Yi."
The butler continued, "Jiang Yi came to Jiangcheng a few years ago. After arriving in Jiangcheng, he met Ye Yanran and married into the Ye family. Later, he divorced Ye Yanran and was kicked out of the Ye family."
"I know all this. Tell me something I don't know!" Dongfang Mei said.
"Jiang Yi came to Jiangcheng with his parents. He also has a sister. The year they arrived in Nancheng, his parents and sister were in a car accident and all died. This was not an ordinary car accident. The relevant authorities have been investigating, but there are no clues so far," the butler said.
"I see. He must be seeking revenge, which is why he's looking for that assassin organization."
Dongfang Mei finished speaking and looked at the butler. "Have you investigated anything about him before he came to Jiangcheng?"
"Nothing has been found! Not only Jiang Yi, but also his parents and sister's past are all blank. Their family seems to have appeared out of nowhere!" the butler said.
Dongfang Mei's eyebrows furrowed.
"You should hurry back to the capital with me! Those people from the assassin organization will surely appear again," the butler said with concern.
"I have no intention of going back!" Dongfang Mei said.
The butler was stunned.
"Young Lady, why do you insist on staying in Jiangcheng? Do you know how worried your family is about you?" the butler said with a helpless expression.
"I've fallen for Jiang Yi!" Dongfang Mei said.
"This..."
The butler's face was filled with helplessness.
"Young Lady, you are the future heir of the Dongfang family, with a distinguished status. Jiang Yi is merely a good-for-nothing that even the Ye family disdains. He is not worthy of you!"
The butler quickly tried to persuade her. "There is no possibility between you and him. You are not from the same world."
"You're wrong, Jiang Yi is not a good-for-nothing," Dongfang Mei said with a smile.
"Even if he has great abilities, he is not worthy of you, the Young Lady. Moreover, the Master and Madam will not agree to your being together," the butler persuaded.
"It's too early to say this!"
Dongfang Mei revealed a playful expression.
"With my help, he will one day command everyone's respect. Don't concern yourself with this matter!"
"Young Lady..." the butler wanted to say more.
"From now on, this matter is not to be mentioned again."
Dongfang Mei's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said, "Also, you are not allowed to cause trouble for Jiang Yi. Anyone who causes him trouble will not be forgiven by me. Don't blame me for falling out with him."
Seeing that Dongfang Mei was getting a little angry, the butler had no choice but to leave.
"What are you doing here?"
A voice came from behind.
Dongfang Mei turned around and saw Jiang Yi. She smiled and said, "I was feeling a bit bored staying in the villa, so I came out for a walk. Do you need something?"
Jiang Yi was somewhat speechless.
Dongfang Mei was truly good at pretending.
He had clearly seen someone talking to her earlier, and now she denied it.
Jiang Yi didn't intend to question her. He didn't have the time or inclination to bother with her affairs.
He let her stay in the villa only to help him find that assassin organization. Other matters were none of his concern.
"I want to eat the food you cook. Go buy groceries and cook," Dongfang Mei said to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi ignored Dongfang Mei and turned to walk back into the villa.
He was not her servant.
She could dream if she thought she could boss him around.
Seeing that Jiang Yi was ignoring her, Dongfang Mei was not angry and followed Jiang Yi back into the villa.
At this moment, inside the Ye family villa.
Ye Yanran was sitting on the sofa in the living room, her face etched with worry.
Ye's father and Ye Xiaofeng were also present.
"Yanran, has something happened at the company? Your appearance makes us very worried. If there's anything, tell us, and we'll find a solution together," Mother Ye asked.