After Becoming a Spare Tire, I Was Targeted by the Villain and the Male Lead at the Same Time

things he could think of, making sure nothing was left out, before concluding, “That’s all for now… If there’s anything else, I’ll inform you.”

Father Xu nodded and said, “Don’t worry, the Jiang family is already in the wrong in this matter.
Even Grandpa Jiang is willing to swallow his pride and get involved.
I have nothing to worry about.
If he dares to come to my doorstep, I’ll give him a three-day lecture and argue the case properly.”

Xu Chenghao snapped his fingers and said, “That’s the spirit! Alright then, you handle things at home, and I’ll deal with it at the company.”

Father Xu praised: “You’ve grown a lot, you rascal.”

The struggles in the business world never elicit sympathy for the weak; people only befriend the victorious side.
Just like what happened in this project, Jiang Changming, who had just taken up the position not long ago, was completely crushed by Xu Chenghao.
No one would sympathize with Jiang Changming; instead, they would praise Xu Chenghao’s clever tactics and extraordinary abilities.

It was inevitable that there would be endless praise wherever he went, and everyone would envy the Xu family for having such an outstanding successor.
Just the thought of this scene made Father Xu feel comfortable all over, proudly praising, “Well done!”

Xu Chenghao smiled and thought to himself that this was a battle between the main character and the villain; it had nothing to do with him.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xu Chenghao suddenly caught a glimpse of a half-face of a handsome person appearing on the small frame of his video call from the corner of his eye.
The figure was frowning slightly as he looked at the phone.

Xu Chenghao abruptly turned his head and saw Jing Yicheng, who knows when he managed to come up behind him, leaning over and looking at his phone with one hand supporting himself on the back of the chair.

Xu Chenghao was puzzled: “What are you doing?”

In the video, Father Xu and Mother Xu also looked a bit surprised, exchanged glances, and then turned their heads to focus on this newly emerging influential figure known for his unpredictability.

Jing Yicheng: “…”

Surprisingly, he was at a rare loss for words.

“I thought you were on a voice call, sorry.”

Sitting in his seat, he couldn’t hear what Xu Chenghao was saying.
He could only vaguely see the other person talking on the phone.
Before he approached, he thought the other person was making a phone call, but to his surprise, he discovered that it was actually a video call! And it was a call with his parents!

Jing Yicheng felt a bit embarrassed.
He quickly exited the frame and apologized.

Xu Chenghao looked at his reddening ears with a mix of speechlessness and amusement.
He said, “It’s okay.
Is there something you need?”

Jing Yicheng said it was nothing and turned back to his own seat, earnestly focusing on his work.

Xu Chenghao didn’t laugh out loud to give him a face, but his eyes had already curved into crescent shapes.
After managing to suppress his laughter, he coughed lightly and turned his head back to his phone, only to see his parents eagerly gathered around the screen, showing a gossipy expression—exactly the same gossipy face as Li Nian’s!

…Oh my gosh.

Could this expression mean that they misunderstood something???

Xu Chenghao’s expression changed instantly, and he said earnestly, “Just now, that was the person I am cooperating with, President Jing Yicheng.
Currently, we are colleagues.” So please don’t show such an overly speculative expression!

Father Xu managed to restrain himself and nodded earnestly, praising, “Talented, indeed, talented.”

Upon hearing this, Mother Xu also didn’t want to fall behind and praised, “A handsome young man, very good, yes, very good.”

Xu Chenghao twitched his mouth and felt that something was off.
He quickly said, “Alright, I’m quite busy here.
You can go ahead and eat.
I’m hanging up now.”

Without waiting for his parents to say anything else, Xu Chenghao quickly ended the video call, sent a few ambiguous emojis, and then looked up at Jing Yicheng.

Unexpectedly, Jing Yicheng was also looking in his direction.
Their gazes met suddenly, and both of them felt a bit surprised and awkward.
Various emotions mixed together, creating an indescribable and ambiguous feeling.
Neither of them had time to delve into it and quickly averted their eyes, lowering their heads to pretend to be busy.

Xu Chenghao’s mind was initially wandering, but after forcefully reading three lines of text in a folder, he gradually put this incident aside and started working seriously—after all, he had too much to do and no time to indulge in random thoughts.

On the other end of the office area, Jing Yicheng was thinking a lot… From the embarrassment, he accidentally showed in front of Xu’s parents to his current awkward and inexplicably warm reaction.
And now, a purple bubble-like atmosphere permeated the air in his eyes…

Purple bubbles?

Jing Yicheng suddenly snapped back to reality, his gaze scanning the quiet office for a while without finding anything that could be associated with purple bubbles.

His brows furrowed instantly, puzzled about where his recent illusion came from.

Just as he thought it was absurd and was about to give up pondering, Jing Yicheng’s peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of something purple.
He quickly turned his head, only to find that the direction he just glanced at was actually Xu Chenghao?

Why… is he all purple?

The author has something to say: System: Gay King Halo, possessing it, whether you’re in the closet or open about your sexuality, both genders will fall for you in your tailored pants! Don’t want 998; I only want 188! This is a rare opportunity, don’t miss it if you happen to come across it!! [Drumroll]

Xu Chenghao: @#￥%&%￥#@

T/N: Finally! It’s starting~ [Evil laughs]