Chapter Seven: Pretending to be a Boyfriend

Ye Bufan saw that the person who had bumped into him was precisely Qin Chuchu, and he couldn't help but smile, saying, "What, hitting me with your car yesterday wasn't satisfying enough, so now you're using people to hit me?"

As he spoke, he secretly thought, being hit by a person is much more comfortable than being hit by a car; it's so soft and elastic.

Ye Bufan couldn't help but size up Qin Chuchu's shapely figure. This woman looked incredibly slender, yet she certainly didn't lack curves where they mattered.

Especially that area—the size was truly astonishing. The buttons on her chest were practically about to burst, and he wondered if that soft feeling just now had come from there.

Qin Chuchu also hadn't expected to run into Ye Bufan here. After a moment of surprise, she said, "Don't talk so much. This is a Jianghu emergency, help me out."

Ye Bufan asked, slightly taken aback, "Help with what? Do you need to borrow money?"

"Not money. I need to borrow you for a moment. Pretend to be my boyfriend for a little while."

"Pretend to be your boyfriend?" Ye Bufan immediately understood. "Is that person chasing you?"

Qin Chuchu nodded. "His name is Xiang Yuntian. He's been chasing after me this whole time, and it's driving me crazy."

Ye Bufan laughed. "Then just accept him. Although he's not as handsome as me, he's passable."

Qin Chuchu glared at him. "I'm being serious with you. Are you going to help or not?"

"I won't help. I already have a girlfriend."

"You…"

Qin Chuchu's chest rose and fell violently with anger. Usually, the men who chased after her couldn't be driven away, yet this guy acted as if being her boyfriend was a huge disadvantage.

But then, an idea struck her, and she said, "You won't help, huh? I just got back from the traffic police department. I've already reviewed the surveillance footage. The accident yesterday wasn't me hitting you at all; you were staging a crash…"

"I'll help! I won't help others, but I will definitely help you. It's just pretending to be a boyfriend, what's the big deal?"

Ye Bufan immediately agreed. He was indeed in the wrong regarding yesterday's incident, and he felt a slight pang of guilt for causing such significant damage to her car.

A hint of triumph flashed across Qin Chuchu's face, and she said, "Later, you help me drive this fly away, and I won't pursue the crash-staging matter anymore."

Ye Bufan said, "No problem, leave it to me."

While the two of them were talking, Xiang Yuntian noticed them as well and quickly walked over, holding the bouquet of blue enchantress roses.

The surrounding onlookers realized the female protagonist had appeared and stepped back, clearing a path.

"Chu Chu, you're here!" Xiang Yuntian approached Qin Chuchu, holding the roses in his hand, and said very courteously, "These flowers are for you. I wish you a good mood every day."

"My mood was quite good originally, but seeing you ruined it."

Qin Chuchu didn't even glance at the bouquet of blue enchantress roses and said bluntly, "Xiang Yuntian, how many times do I have to tell you? Nothing is possible between us, and besides, I already have a boyfriend."

Xiang Yuntian said, "Chu Chu, stop lying to me. I know your situation perfectly well. You don't have a boyfriend."

"I knew you wouldn't believe me, so I brought him here today." Qin Chuchu grabbed Ye Bufan's arm, and said affectionately, "This is my boyfriend, Ye Bufan."

Xiang Yuntian was stunned for a moment, then carefully sized up Ye Bufan, before revealing a cold, contemptuous sneer.

"Chu Chu, even if you wanted to find someone to impersonate a boyfriend, you should have found someone with a little class. Do you really think I'll believe you, bringing this kind of person?"

Seeing that he was being looked down upon, Ye Bufan said, "What, you look down on me?"

"Does that even need to be asked? If you want others to respect you, you need to have the capability to earn that respect."

Xiang Yuntian looked at him mockingly and said, "Tell me, do you have an eight-figure bank deposit?"

"No!"

Ye Bufan shook his head.

"Then do you have a million-dollar annual salary?"

Ye Bufan said, "I haven't graduated yet."

Xiang Yuntian became even more smug. How could a poor Young man who hadn't even left school compare to him, the Young Master of the Xiang Family?

He said haughtily, "Let me tell you, our Xiang Family is a large enterprise with assets exceeding a hundred million, and I am the sole heir, currently serving as the Group's Vice President. What do you have to compare with me?"

"That's right, there's really no comparison. How can a poor Young man compare to the Young Master of the Xiang Family?"

"The gap is too big. If it were me, I'd also choose Da Shao Xiang…"

"But I think this Young man is quite handsome…"

"He's not going to be a kept man. What good is just being handsome? A man needs to have capability…"

Hearing the surrounding discussions, Qin Chuchu felt a little disheartened. She had only been desperate to grab a shield, forgetting the disparity between the two men. Ye Bufan was still too far beneath Xiang Yuntian.

"Did you see that? That is the new car I gave Chu Chu, worth over 3 million yuan. It's not that I look down on you, but you probably won't earn that much money in your lifetime."

Xiang Yuntian was very satisfied with the effect he had created. Pointing at the roses in his hand, he said, "These are blue enchantress roses specially air-freighted from Europe. Each stem costs 500 yuan, much more expensive than the cheap clothes you're wearing.

A poor Young man like you is simply not qualified to pursue Chu Chu, and you are even less worthy of comparing yourself to me."

At this moment, the surrounding people looked at Ye Bufan with complex expressions—some mockery, some sympathy, and some pity. No one believed that a poor Young man could compete with a rich Da Shao.

Ye Bufan's expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "Are you implying that only rich people are qualified to pursue Chu Chu? Or are you saying that in your eyes, Chu Chu is just a gold digger who only cares about money?"

"I… I… I certainly didn't mean that…"

Xiang Yuntian immediately grew nervous. He pursued Qin Chuchu partly because he desired her beauty, and partly because he wanted to attach himself to the great tree that was the Qin Family.

In other words, Qin Chuchu was the Young Miss of the Qin Family. How could she possibly care about his small amount of money?

To prevent causing Qin Chuchu's displeasure, he quickly explained, "Chu Chu, please don't misunderstand. I truly didn't mean it that way."

Qin Chuchu, however, watched Ye Bufan with great interest. This man's performance was completely unexpected; in just a few words, he had crushed the advantage that Xiang Yuntian was so proud of.

Seeing that Qin Chuchu remained silent, Xiang Yuntian grew even more anxious and spoke again, "Chu Chu, don't listen to his nonsense. My feelings for you are completely sincere.

When I heard about your traffic accident yesterday, I was scared to death. Thankfully, you are fine.

Hearing that your car was badly damaged, I immediately bought you a new one. Money is secondary; what's important is my genuine devotion to you."

"How touching! If someone treated me like that, I would definitely marry him without hesitation…"

"Da Shao Xiang is so generous, spending 3 million yuan right away. If it were me, I would definitely accept…"

"Rich and devoted—good men like this are really hard to find nowadays…"

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Xiang Yuntian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and discreetly signaled to his accomplice planted in the crowd.

Immediately, someone in the crowd shouted, "Say yes to him! Get together… Get together…"

With this atmosphere building up, some of the onlookers also started shouting along.