My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 236 - 234: Provocation

Chapter 236: 234: Provocation
Due to the large crowd, the cake had long been surrounded three layers deep. Yun Xi had originally dragged Ye Lingran with her to squeeze in, but just moments after they got in, a tall figure suddenly barged in, causing Ye Lingran to stagger and be pushed out of the crowd.
The high heels she was wearing twisted to the side, and her ankle throbbing with waves of pain. Losing her balance, she fell backward. As Ye Lingran widened her eyes in surprise and reached out to grab something, a warm, strong hand firmly supported her waist, and she fell into a solid embrace, which helped her regain her balance.
Ye Lingran was stunned for a moment and instinctively looked back to see a handsome, gentle face reflected in her beautiful apricot eyes, her heart rippling with waves like a pebble dropped in calm water that wouldn’t settle for a long time.
Clearly, when she came this morning, she was determined not to let her mind wander about this matter, yet now her heart was fluttering.
If that’s the case, she would rather take this fall, at least it would be more straightforward. That piercing, stabbing heartache couldn’t possibly be compared to mere physical pain, could it?
In fact, she didn’t know when she started noticing Yun Qi, nor when she began feeling something for him. Despite their limited interaction and contact, recently, whenever he looked over, her heart would involuntarily quicken, a sensation she found quite uncomfortable, fully aware that this was a bad omen.
"Are you okay?" Yun Qi looked at her and gently inquired, noticing that her weight was still on him, so he didn’t withdraw his hand from her waist, only loosening his grip somewhat.
Ye Lingran finally snapped back to reality, quickly shook her head with a smile, and retreated from his embrace: "I’m fine, thank you."
Yun Qi also withdrew his hand at the right moment: "Where’s Yun Xi?"
"Oh, she’s in there!" Ye Lingran smiled faintly, turning her head to look at the crowd.
Following her gaze, Yun Qi also started to laugh: "There’s food prepared over there. If you’re hungry, go ahead and eat first. That girl Yun Xi with the cake won’t be coming out anytime soon. She’ll only show herself after she’s had enough to eat and drink."
"Alright." Ye Lingran tried hard to suppress the feelings that were climbing up from her heart, making her expression as normal as possible: "What about you? Aren’t you going over?"
After asking, Ye Lingran regretted it, suddenly feeling like she wanted to give herself a slap. Why couldn’t her mouth hold back?
"You go ahead. I have to discuss something with Charles."
Charles is the executive CEO of this fashion show. He hadn’t appeared in the past two days because he had an unavoidable business trip. Today is the last day of the show, so as the CEO, he naturally had to show up, which is also a sign of respect for fashion week and the partners.
At the beginning of the banquet, Charles made a speech on stage. Ye Lingran also knew that there would definitely be areas for future collaboration between Charles and the Yun Group, so they were having a discussion now, which was normal.
Watching Yun Qi leave, Ye Lingran turned to go, but as soon as she took a step, a sharp pain struck her ankle, stopping her abruptly, and her expression turned painful.
Looking around, the entire venue was filled with the soothing melody of piano music, yet she couldn’t find anyone to help her.
When she and Yun Xi got separated in the crowd after being bumped, Yun Xi initially wanted to come back, but after seeing her brother support her, she was reassured and focused her attention completely on the cake.
Ye Lingran stood there for quite a while to collect herself, taking a deep breath before slowly moving toward the refreshments area. What should have taken less than a minute to walk now took her over two minutes, walking slowly step by step.
In such a grand setting, it wasn’t appropriate for her to do anything untoward. She picked up some food with a plate from the long table and took a glass of orange juice before settling on a nearby sofa.
There were also many high society socialites and celebrities from the film industry among the guests at today’s banquet, making it even more prestigious and grand than the previous days.
Ye Lingran placed her items on the table, yet had no appetite at all. She bowed her head and looked at her ankle, letting out a breath.
Today, she wore a pair of ankle boots with a heel of only five centimeters, but the heel was very sharp and thin. Although with Yun Qi’s support she didn’t fall when bumped, her foot still twisted when she leaned back.