CHAPTER 871: CHAPTER 853: HUO FENG STERNLY WARNS YE XI! (PART 2)

Of course, Huo Feng had no idea about what was happening with You Xinran or her thoughts.

The movie starts at 7:45 PM and runs for 120 minutes, ending at 9:45 PM.

After calculating, once the movie is over and Huo Feng has dropped Pu Sangzhi and Ye Xi off at a nearby hotel, it should be around 10:00 PM when he leaves.

In Huo Feng’s mind, there’s a plan; anyway, he’ll sneak back after midnight when Ye Xi is off guard and slip into Pu Sangzhi’s room!

...

In a movie night with three people, there’s always one person who will find themselves amidst an unusually quiet atmosphere.

Tonight, Ye Xi could be said to be left out, without a hint of joy throughout.

In the theater, Pu Sangzhi sat between Ye Xi and Huo Feng.

She and Ye Xi were both the kind of people who watched movies quietly, immersing themselves in the story.

If it were just her and Ye Xi watching the movie, maintaining silence throughout wouldn’t feel odd.

But, unexpectedly, there’s Huo Feng, who loves talking during movies...

Because Huo Feng kept talking with Pu Sangzhi the entire time, leading to her chatting with him occasionally, hardly uttering a word to Ye Xi.

This situation almost felt like ignoring Ye Xi.

Ye Xi himself perceived it.

He noticed his redundancy but had no objections, simply watched the movie quietly, trying his best to lose himself in the plot.

Fortunately, the movie was there for him.

After enduring the movie, Huo Feng finally escorted the two to the hotel.

The hotel was one of the budget hotels in Sanlitun; Huo Feng booked two rooms, and when reporting at the front desk, they were placed in rooms that were not adjacent, but at least on the same floor.

Huo Feng handed Ye Xi a room key card, while holding another one in his hand, saying, "I’ll accompany you two upstairs first. Once Sangzhi is settled, I’ll leave."

Ye Xi replied, "No need. If you have pressing matters, you can go ahead. Now that we’re here, Sangzhi and I can go up by ourselves."

"No problem, I have to ensure Sangzhi gets to her room. Only once she’s settled, I’ll feel at ease to leave, so a few minutes more won’t hurt. Let’s go, let’s go~" Huo Feng waved.

Thus, Huo Feng accompanied Ye Xi and Pu Sangzhi to their rooms.

First, they arrived at Ye Xi’s room because it was closer to the elevator. Seeing Ye Xi enter his room, Huo Feng then escorted Pu Sangzhi to hers.

However, Ye Xi merely glanced around his room and ended up tagging along like a haunting shadow.

Originally, Huo Feng wanted to get cozy with Pu Sangzhi in the room, but with Ye Xi being the third wheel, nothing could be done!

Pu Sangzhi was also speechless towards the both of them.

She wanted to say that she didn’t need anyone to escort her, she could have come over herself.

But eventually, both of them followed along...

Pu Sangzhi expressed that she felt flattered by all of this!

The room was quite nice, a king-size bed, not too cheap, and looked clean and tidy.

"I’ve arrived. Can you guys leave now?" Sangzhi asked the two still lingering at the door.

Ye Xi intended to chat with her alone, but before he could speak, he was swiftly intercepted by Huo Feng, who wrapped an arm around his shoulder and said, "Well, we’ll take off then. Get some rest, if you can’t sleep, call me, and I’ll sing you a lullaby."

Pu Sangzhi curled her lips into a smile, "No need. Just go."

Huo Feng also waved with a smile, "See you tomorrow, dear."

Sangzhi replied, "See you tomorrow. You too, Brother Ye Xi."

Ye Xi acknowledged, "Hmm."

"Let’s go, bro, I’ll walk you to your room. Since we’re on the same path~" Huo Feng patted Ye Xi’s shoulder, speaking as if they were very familiar.

Ye Xi couldn’t refuse Huo Feng, and could only reluctantly reply, "Hmm."

Thus, Ye Xi and Huo Feng left the room.

As soon as they entered the hallway, Huo Feng immediately dropped his intentionally feigned smile, withdrawing the arm from Ye Xi’s shoulders, and straightened to tuck his hands in his pockets, slightly tilting his chin upward, suddenly uttering, "I’ll give you some respect as a bro; today, I’ve shown you plenty of face. I think you probably understand my meaning now, right?"

Ye Xi seemed caught off guard by Huo Feng’s sudden change of attitude.

He noticed the colder tone in Huo Feng’s voice, instinctively glancing towards Huo Feng...

Failing to avoid Huo Feng’s disdainful gaze...

Ye Xi murmured in slight surprise, "What do you mean?"

"You’re smart; I prefer not to spell things out."

Huo Feng’s stare met Ye Xi’s head on without any intention to evade, "Sangzhi and I are solid, we’re good. I will end up with her; she’s bound to marry me. I hope you recognize this."

Ye Xi had long known that Huo Feng was hinting at this throughout the night.

He understood.

He acknowledged it internally.

Yet, he hadn’t anticipated that after pretending the entire night, Huo Feng would let his true colors show at the last moment?

Could it be, Huo Feng was merely posturing for Sangzhi, that his good attitude was solely for show in front of her?

And when it comes to Ye Xi, Huo Feng wasn’t even considering putting on any pretense?

Ye Xi couldn’t help but take a deep breath, covertly clenching his fist beside him while silently reminding himself not to become nervous, "Huo Feng, you might have misunderstood me."

"Misunderstandings don’t matter."

Facing Ye Xi, Huo Feng curved his lips slightly, "I simply want to tell you, how I am with Sangzhi, how we are together, it’s between us. You’re not her real brother, so there’s no reason for you to meddle. The more you meddle, the more I’ll misunderstand you. If you don’t want me to misunderstand, please behave accordingly moving forward!"

With the last sentence, Huo Feng’s tone naturally intensified, practically imposing upon Ye Xi!

Ye Xi’s face slightly paled, fortunately, the walk wasn’t long...

They spoke just a few words before reaching Ye Xi’s room.

And just as Ye Xi found himself with no response to Huo Feng, he obtained the path to salvation, directly pulling out his room card, swiping the door, entering silently to lock himself in.

The fluidity of the movement was seamless!

Huo Feng watched him enter, observed the door shut tightly, saw inside, the man whom Pu Sangzhi had a crush on, defeat him completely...

For Huo Feng, it was a liberating sensation!

Today, Huo Feng couldn’t be more candid with Ye Xi.

He didn’t believe for a second that after such blatant disregard, Ye Xi would still interfere in Pu Sangzhi’s affairs with him!

Indeed, if he dared to interfere, it would simply mean he was shameless.

Afterward, Huo Feng proceeded to leave.

He planned to meet up with some classmates from the society and stealthily return to Pu Sangzhi’s room around midnight.

Unexpectedly, shortly after Huo Feng’s departure, Ye Xi’s room door opened.

Ye Xi came out as well...

...

Huo Feng infuriated Ye Xi.

Tonight, Huo Feng had delivered too many warnings and disrespect to Ye Xi, finally breaking Ye Xi down with his last provocative remarks!

Although Ye Xi initially dodged back into his room, before long, his anger simmered into a boiling point!

In the end, his rage led him directly out of the room.

Ye Xi refused to stay there.

By this hour, returning to school might be impractical. Yet, he’d rather book a room elsewhere than stay here and endure being annoyed!

Infuriated, Ye Xi left the hotel, coincidentally catching sight of Huo Feng’s departing silhouette.

Initially meant to hail a cab and head anywhere for distraction, Ye Xi, at the crucial moment, found himself unwittingly following Huo Feng’s trail...

Ye Xi wanted to see if Huo Feng really had some meetup or gathering going on, also curious who Huo Feng’s friends might be, important enough to leave Sangzhi alone at the hotel?

Thus, Ye Xi unknowingly followed Huo Feng, engaging in a behavior even he considered absurd!

...

On another side, You Xinran and her classmates were singing karaoke in Sanlitun’s KTV.

The group had been singing for about two hours...

With Huo Feng’s persistent absence, You Xinran’s father, You Pang, felt he couldn’t wait any longer.

You Xinran had wanted to introduce Huo Feng to her father; tonight, she had been delaying, stretching things for over two hours...

In the end, You Pang set a deadline; if Huo Feng didn’t show by 10 PM, he would leave.

He wanted to return home and rest...

Unable to change his mind, You Xinran hoped that Huo Feng would arrive by 10 PM.

In the end, Huo Feng hadn’t arrived by 10 PM.

You Xinran couldn’t hold back You Pang and had to send him off with a disappointed expression.

On the way, the father and daughter chatted, You Xinran still speaking positively about Huo Feng, hoping to prevent her father from forming a negative view of him.

You Pang held no unfavorable impressions of Huo Feng, only calling it a matter of missed opportunity!

Thus, while talking, the father-daughter duo reached the KTV lobby.

As it happened, just then, Huo Feng arrived...