Chapter 27: Fang Chang is perfectly fine!

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Fang Chang sat on the bed, listening to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.

"I knew there would be a chosen one, and a chosen villain. Wait, buddy, aren't we on the same side?"

"We're both villains, why are you making things difficult for me?"

"Compared to the chosen one, the chosen villain seems even harder to deal with... Maybe I should just run away?"

"Don't get killed before you even figure out your cheat ability!"

Just as Fang Chang was wallowing in self-pity, the sound of running water stopped, and the door opened.

Bai Ling'er, draped in a bath towel, slowly walked out.

Now, she possessed an even more ethereal beauty, like a lotus emerging from water, her snow-white skin still bearing a faint blush.

Her dark hair clung to her face, and her eyes, like autumn water, stared intently at Fang Chang.

"Why are you staring at me like that?"

Fang Chang said irritably, "I already told you, I didn't drug you."

Hearing this, Bai Ling'er continued to stare at Fang Chang, and after a long while, she finally spoke, "My master said that all men are big pigs. It's possible that you drugged me, and then pretended to be a gentleman, so you could make me fall in love with you."

"???"

Fang Chang frowned, looking completely bewildered.

"You can start imagining a whole novel! I'm not that idle! And, you..."

Fang Chang looked Bai Ling'er up and down.

At this moment, Bai Ling'er was wrapped in a bath towel, still wearing wet clothes underneath. Although her figure wasn't clearly visible, she looked somewhat thin.

"You don't need me to go to such lengths."

"You..."

Bai Ling'er felt offended.

Bang!

Just as Bai Ling'er was about to say something, the door was kicked open.

A young man burst in, shouting angrily, "Who dares to hurt my junior sister?!"

"Senior brother!"

Seeing the young man, Bai Ling'er's face lit up with joy, and she ran forward.

The young man, seeing Bai Ling'er's attire, felt a surge of anger. He turned to Fang Chang, who was sitting on the bed, and said, "You dare to... um?"

Before he could finish speaking, the young man froze.

He stared blankly at Fang Chang, seemingly unsure what to say.

Bai Ling'er quickly explained, "Senior brother, it wasn't him. He and I were both..."

The young man ignored Bai Ling'er. He looked at Fang Chang with a complicated expression and said, "We meet again, Fang Chang."

"Prime Minister Ye..."

Fang Chang was equally surprised, not expecting the visitor to be Prime Minister Ye.

If it had been someone else, he might have had to waste time arguing, or even fight. But with Prime Minister Ye, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Because Fang Chang noticed that Prime Minister Ye's favorability rating hadn't decreased at all.

"What are you doing here? What happened?! Someone must have framed you!"

Before Fang Chang could say anything, Bai Ling'er was completely bewildered.

Even if Ye Xiang knew someone, seeing this scene, would they immediately accuse him of framing her?

Fang Chang stood up, his tone tinged with helplessness: "This is a hotel under my Fang family's management. I almost got injured downstairs, so I wanted to come upstairs to rest. I didn't expect to run into a stranger as soon as I got upstairs."

"Before I could say anything, I was knocked unconscious."

"And then... you saw it too, this is what happened."

"A stranger?"

Ye Xiang's expression was grave. He stretched out his hands and began to form hand seals. After a moment, he spoke seriously, "I can't predict who that person was, but judging from the result, Fang Chang, you've definitely been implicated because of me!"

As he said this, Ye Xiang's expression clearly showed a hint of guilt.

"Don't say that!"

Fang Chang stepped forward and patted Ye Xiang's shoulder. "Even if we hit it off immediately, and I considered you a friend, this time it was clearly aimed at me."

"It has nothing to do with you."

The more Fang Chang said this, the more guilty Ye Xiang felt.

Back at the stall, Fang Chang was the only person who trusted him, and even gave him money to save his life!

And today, the other party kidnapped his junior sister and then caused this scene.

What would have happened if he hadn't known Fang Chang and was familiar with his character?

Ye Xiang didn't even need to think; he knew what Ye Xiang would do. A strange, spoiled young master was in a room with his junior sister, who was disheveled and looked aggrieved.

Ye Xiang would probably cripple the young master or kill him on the spot if he saw this!

But from beginning to end, this young master was just a pawn in a scheme.

What Ye Xiang could think of, Fang Chang naturally could too.

So Fang Chang's comforting words were simply to tell him not to worry, because Fang Chang considered him a friend!

They had only met twice today, yet there was such trust?

Ye Xiang considered himself a master fortune teller and face reader, but this was the first time he had encountered someone like this, and his heart trembled even more.

Meanwhile, Fang Chang, seeing Ye Xiang's ever-increasing favorability rating, showed no expression on his face, but inside he was practically bursting with excitement.

After a long silence, Ye Xiang took a deep breath and said seriously, "Fang Chang... you are indeed my friend! I... I owe you twice!"

"Ye Xiang!"

Fang Chang's tone suddenly turned serious.

He looked at Ye Xiang solemnly and said, "I acknowledge you as my friend, yet you say such things. What do you mean by 'you owe me twice'? Do friends have to be so calculating?"

"You mean, if I encounter difficulties twice in the future, you'll help me, and the third time, you'll watch me die, right?"

"If that's the case, then fine, let me tell you, you don't owe me anything now. Take your junior sister and leave this place, and let's pretend we don't know each other!"

"I don't have a friend like you!"

"I...I...I..."

Fang Chang's sudden outburst left Ye Xiang flustered.

He turned to Bai Ling'er in a panic, his eyes pleading for help.

Huh???

Bai Ling'er looked at Ye Xiang in disbelief.

"No, senior brother, what are you two doing here? Should I leave?"

"Senior brother!!!"

Bai Ling'er's voice rose, clearly trying to bring Ye Xiang back to a normal level.

"Shouldn't you be finding out who brought me here? And this Fang Chang, even if you know him, you should ask him, otherwise why would he frame him instead of someone else?"

"What if he's just making empty threats..."

"Junior Sister!"

Before Bai Ling'er could finish speaking, Ye Xiang suddenly interrupted her sternly, "Fang Chang is perfectly fine. Don't say things like that."

With that, Ye Xiang turned to look at Fang Chang.

He spoke apologetically, "Fang Chang, I was wrong about this. Just like you said, you consider me a friend, and naturally, I consider you a friend too."

"From now on, if you encounter any difficulties, no matter what they are, I will definitely protect you!"