Yang Xiaoting noticed Ye Fan's slightly uneasy expression, but Ye Fan's voice seemed to have a kind of magic power. She slightly lifted her head to sneak a peek at Ye Fan, but couldn't understand why she felt a recognizable connection with him.

"I... I'll go back first. I'll come again when Yaoyao returns..." Yang Xiaoting was still too nervous, turned, and left the room.

Ye Fan escorted her to the door, watched her leave, and muttered to himself: "The girl is quite nice, but unfortunately, once in the entertainment industry, she will be powerless in the future."

Back in Qin Mengyao's room, Qin Mengyao's phone call came quickly.

"...Fan, I've helped you get Xiaoxiao to come over, why don't you know how to seize the opportunity?" Qin Mengyao complained from the other end of the phone.

"Seize what opportunity?" Ye Fan was baffled.

"Get an autograph from her, and maybe a photo, what else?" Qin Mengyao said, "Fan, you better not have any ideas about Xiaoxiao. She's a big celebrity; her parents are very strict with her. They told her not to date before she graduates college. I don't think you have a chance."

Ye Fan said: "I never planned to have a chance, so what am I worried about? Finish your thing first; I should be leaving too. Your aunt might blame me for leading you astray again."

"Fan, don't leave, you promised to try my cooking!"

Qin Mengyao sounded a bit anxious on the other end of the phone but still couldn't change Ye Fan's mind: "I have something to do, maybe next time."

Ye Fan left Qin Mengyao's room with Lan Jing, closed the door behind him, and headed downstairs. As soon as he reached the third floor, he heard a girl seemingly on the phone with her family: "…I really had something last night; I stayed at a classmate's house... I've already returned to school, don't ask anymore… boo-hoo-hoo..."

It was Yang Xiaoting. Last night, she was coerced into going to Han Group's private villa, almost losing her innocence. She did it all for her family, yet her family didn't understand her and were questioning why she didn't contact them last night.

Ye Fan thought, this should be a girl with strong family values, perhaps entering the entertainment industry was a mistake for her.

"Yang, are you okay?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.

Yang Xiaoting was already somewhat despondent, crying against the wall. Hearing Ye Fan's voice, she had to pretend to be strong. She wiped her tears and said: "I'm fine, you... I'll go back to my room."

After saying this, Yang Xiaoting entered the room absent-mindedly, forgetting to even close the door. Looking at her appearance, Ye Fan was genuinely worried she might do something foolish. Ye Fan said to Lan Jing: "You go downstairs and wait for me, walk around a bit, I'll be down soon."

Lan Jing nodded and said, "Okay." Perhaps Lan Jing also wanted a bit of her own space, so she went downstairs first.

Ye Fan went to the door of Yang Xiaoting's room and heard a voice on the other end of the phone: "…you useless girl, have you been associating with unsavory men outside? Last night your agent, Xiao He, disappeared, and we haven't found her yet. Tell me, where did you and her go?"

"Mom, I really didn't do anything, I just went out to meet friends..." Yang Xiaoting continued to cry.

"What friends? Do I not know how many friends you have around you? Speak quickly, or else I won't recognize you as my daughter!"

Ye Fan entered the room, smilingly said: "Xiaoxiao, was that your mom calling you?"

The words not only left Yang Xiaoting stunned but also the woman on the other end of the call. Yang Xiaoting looked at Ye Fan as if asking, who let you in?

"Xiaoxiao, who is he? Except for those close, even relatives and friends call you Tingting. Why does he call you Xiaoxiao?" Yang Xiaoting's mother questioned.

"I... I..." Yang Xiaoting couldn't answer because Ye Fan's identity was hard to explain.

Ye Fan smiled and said: "Auntie, I'm Xiaoxiao's classmate. She's already back at school, last night a few classmates secretly had a barbecue in a corner of the school, got caught by the school, and were punished to stay overnight. Xiaoxiao didn't mean to turn off her phone."

Yang Xiaoting's mother said: "Young man, stay away from our Xiaoxiao. She's still young, can't date. Tell me your name! I'm going to the school to find you now!"

Ye Fan initially tried to help Yang Xiaoting, but didn't expect her mother's reaction to be so strong, which seemed to backfire.

However, Yang Xiaoting suddenly found her courage and said: "Mom, I'm grown up, I'm an adult now. Who I want to be friends with is none of your business!"

With that, Yang Xiaoting decisively hung up the phone.

Even after hanging up, her mood was still poor, and she leaned against her small bed sobbing. After a while, she realized there was another person in the room.

"You... Fan, Yaoyao calls you this, I will call you the same." Yang Xiaoting said, tears in her eyes, as she looked at Ye Fan, "Thank you for earlier."

Ye Fan, with an apologetic look, said: "I should be the one apologizing, for speaking without understanding your situation, making your mom misunderstand you."

Yang Xiaoting shook her head: "There are many things I can't explain to her... boo-hoo..."

Watching the young girl who sacrifices herself for her family but still can't get family understanding, Ye Fan felt heartbroken for her. He stepped forward and said: "If you don't like it, why choose the entertainment industry?"

Yang Xiaoting shook her head and said: "It wasn't my choice. My family brought me to meet those uncles and aunties early on, wanting me to be a child star, and later... I could only be like this."

"Then you... if you don't like some things, you don't have to do them. Last night... you were quite brave actually." Ye Fan suddenly smiled and said.

"What are you saying?" Yang Xiaoting looked at Ye Fan in astonishment.

Ye Fan's imposing presence approached Yang Xiaoting, just like what happened in the dark room last night. Yang Xiaoting suddenly felt a strong pressure, forcing her to take two steps back. Behind her was her desk, just like last night; she stumbled and was caught by Ye Fan, his breath strikingly familiar.

Ye Fan seemed just as he did yesterday, bringing his head to Yang Xiaoting's ear, whispering: "I won't force you into anything..."

With these words, Yang Xiaoting's body had become completely rigid. The momentary shock left her speechless. She never thought the embodiment of a devil and angel she saw yesterday would appear before her alive today.

"You..." Yang Xiaoting looked at Ye Fan, her feelings were complex at that moment — surprise, conflict, shyness, a desire to escape... but ultimately she was cradled in Ye Fan's arms, and Ye Fan was looking at her face; she had nowhere to hide.

Ye Fan reached out to her face, gently smoothing away a tear. Ye Fan's smile was charming: "Such a little beauty, I almost regret letting you go yesterday."

"You... I..." Yang Xiaoting was already embarrassed beyond measure hearing such revealing words.

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