Chapter 222
Chapter 222 Wrong Move Felix was rendered speechless. “If that’s the case, Mr. Tristan, what’s the point of continuing this conversation?” Sophie asked. Sophie’s words made sense to Felix. Why am I bringing this upon myself? Wouldn’t it be nice if I stayed in the office and enjoyed the air conditioning? Why did I have to come here to torture myself? Sophie got to her feet and was about to pick up the tray to return it when Tristan stopped her. He was never going to let her do that. “Just leave it to Felix. He’ll handle it. There’s no need for you to do it.” With that, Tristan handed Felix both their trays.
Felix was befuddled. Did I say yes? Did I say I’d return their trays? He keeps getting on my nerves! How dare he keep bullying me? “What’s wrong? Do you have a problem with it? Don’t worry. I’ll definitely listen to you if you tell me about it.” “Really?” Felix was even more doubtful of Tristan. He was never going to believe the latter’s words. “Let’s hear it.” Tristan smirked. Noting his expression, Felix shot to his feet. Forget it. Why should I? I’m nothing in the presence of Sophie. What’s the point of talking about rights? I don’t have them. I don’t have them at all. Silently, Felix picked up the trays and returned them. Oh, well. I should say nothing and just do my tasks. “Mr. Tristan, don’t you think you’re bullying him too much?” Sophie asked. Felix looks quite pitiful. “You think so, too? I’ll go easier on him next time, then.” Nathan was thoroughly speechless. He quietly returned the trays to their designated spot. What on earth? This is ridiculous.
How could they do this to me? Alas, he could only seethe in silence. When he had returned from putting back the trays, he said immediately, “All right. I’ll get going since I’ve still got some work to do.” “Are you sure you’re going to leave just like that?” “Why not? Do I look like a masochist? Why would I make myself suffer by watching you two publicly displaying your affection for one another?” “All right. If you want to leave so much, then I shall not stop you. I wonder if Ysabelle will be bored when she comes later in the afternoon.” “What? Really? Are you pulling my leg?” The cafeteria’s floor was a little slippery. Before the employee could even start cleaning, Tristan grabbed Sophie’s waist to prevent her from falling. “I’m fine, Mr. Tristan. Besides, I don’t think this is appropriate when there are so many
employees from your company in this cafeteria.” “There’s nothing inappropriate about this,” Tristan said. He did not think it was a big deal when he was finally showing his affection for her.
“Mr. Tristan, I know you’re really nice to me. Anyway, I’m going to Quadfield for a business trip in a few days. Can I bring Ysabelle along with me?” Felix asked. Tristan raised his brow. This man is starting to forget his place just because I’m treating him a little nicer. “Felix, Ysabelle is still very young. Don’t you think you’re going a little too far?” “But Sophie’s younger than Ysabelle,” Felix could not help but mumble. Sophie feigned ignorance at those words. In all seriousness, Tristan was a gentlemanly person. Even if she was alone with him, the most he would do were giving her hugs and kisses. “Excuse me. I’m not the same as you. I’ve gotten her parent’s approval. What about you? Have you done the same?” Tristan refuted. He was someone approved by Josiah. “Fine. You win!” Felix snapped. It was not going to be easy for Felix to date Ysabelle. After all, they had a huge age gap between them. Felix felt a little depressed. Suddenly, Sophie, who had been silent the entire time, spoke.
“Felix, I believe you’ll succeed.” Her encouragement cheered Felix up. “That’s right. I’ll definitely make it,” said Felix. How could I give up when I haven’t started pursuing her? Soon, the trio returned to Tristan’s office. When Felix saw Sophie playing a game on her phone, he quickly hurried over. “You play this game, too?” asked Felix. He occasionally played the game when he was feeling bored. In fact, his rank was quite high. “Let’s have a match,” Felix suggested, taking a seat in front of her. “Sure.” Hearing her agreement, Felix instantly formed a group, added her as a friend, and also added her into the group. “I’ve got to warn you. I won’t go easy on you. Don’t cry when you lose, okay?” Felix said, chuckling. Sophie was utterly baffled by his words. Where on earth did he get that confidence from? I play this game seriously, too. “Don’t worry. I won’t cry. Just make sure you don’t.” Felix took a deep breath and pulled himself together. I’m going to win one round today, no matter what. She’s going to lose! Right then, Tristan walked over to Sophie. “Trash him however you want,” he said. He knew Sophie was quite skilled since he had watched her playing games before. “Don’t cross the line, Mr. Tristan. Haven’t you seen my ranking? I’ve been playing this game for some time. Tsk. I wanted to go
easy on Sophie. Now that you two have said so, I guess I’ll be letting you down if I don’t bully Sophie.” “So you want to bully her, eh?
That really depends on if you have what it takes. What’s the use of just building castles in the air?” Tristan said disdainfully. “Very well. You are very brave. Since you’ve said so, I won’t be going easy, then. Otherwise, I’ll be letting your expectations down.” “Cut the cr*ap. Just start already,” said Sophie, pressing the start button. Felix was on full alert, waiting with bated breath. However, the game had just started, but he looked as though he was already losing. “Pfft. How ambitious of you to want to bully Sophie with that skill of yours.” Tristan could not be bothered to continue watching. After all, it was clear who was going to win. There was nothing fun about watching it. Sure enough, Felix lost terribly in the first match, while Sophie won it easily. “Sophie, you must’ve purchased game credits, right? I’ve never bought any with my account. There’s nothing to be proud of about winning this round if you’ve bought game credits,” Felix commented. That must be the only reason she won. Otherwise, how could Sophie play so well without purchasing game credits?
“Purchasing game credits? Do you think I have the money to do that?” Felix refused to accept her answer. “Are you even human, Sophie? You must be an alien, aren’t you?” Felix asked seriously. Hearing that, Sophie stared at him as if he was a lunatic. What’s wrong with him? Tristan, on the other hand, could not help but laugh out loud. “Oh, please forgive him. He’s never encountered such a strong opponent. In fact, it’s his first time losing so terribly. It’s only normal for him to go a little crazy.” Felix was utterly upset. This couple is too united. I am not a match against them. Urgh, I can’t even win against them in arguments. Oh, this is so sad. “Is Ysabelle really coming?” he asked.
Truth was, he was waiting there just to meet Ysabelle. “I’m not sure. Why don’t you give her a call and ask her about it? You can leave if you have matters to deal with. I don’t think there’ll be anyone asking you to stay.” Those words left Felix speechless. Forget it. I’ll bear with this for the sake of Ysabelle. “Let’s have another match. I must’ve played the wrong move just now.” “Are you sure?” Sophie asked.
She had already exited the game and put down her phone. Both of them were on totally different levels. “I’m sure. Come on. I don’t believe I can’t win. I’m going to make you lose terribly this time.”
Chapter 223 Password “Felix, who do you wanna beat, huh? You’re really daring. How dare you lay your hands on our Sophie!” Ysabelle heard Felix’s voice the moment she reached the door and rushed in at once. When Felix saw his beloved, he quickly said with a pitiful expression, “Ysabelle, you’re finally here! Before you came, the two of them kept bullying me. It was really bad that there was no one on my side.
Do you know how helpless I felt?” “Oh,” Ysabelle replied as she put down her bag and walked toward Sophie. Standing behind the woman, she continued, “Sophie, feel free to torture him. Don’t hold back yeah!” Felix was speechless when he heard that. She had blatantly ignored his plea for sympathy. It was as if she had not heard anything he had just said. The man sighed and said, “Why is my life so miserable? No one listens to me, and no one wants to help me.” Felix was wallowing in self-pity and started feeling more and more miserable as he spoke. “You…” Ysabelle was completely speechless after hearing the man’s words and did not know what to say to him. “Let’s start now!” Since Felix was so keen on playing, Sophie decided to grant his wish and make him lose everything he had. Felix had the upper hand at the start of the game. Feeling pleased, he said smugly, “Ysabelle, you’re my lucky star indeed! My luck has started to pick up ever since you got here.” Ysabelle could not help but glare at him. It’s just a game. What has his luck got to do with me! “Sophie, you can do it!
Look at how smug he is. You need to show him your prowess and make him beg for mercy.” What’s there to be smug about? Sophie replied with an okay sign and said, “Don’t worry. He won’t be laughing for long.” Ysabelle was utterly mesmerized by the look in Sophie’s eyes when she said that. “Sophie, you’re so cool! You’re totally my fantasy!” Felix was slightly infuriated when he saw that Ysabelle was behaving just like a teenage girl who was talking to her idol. “Ysabelle, she’s a woman.” Felix could not help but remind Ysabelle. He had no doubts that if he had not spoken up, Ysabelle would really end up
falling in love with Sophie. Although the man could not deny that Sophie was indeed very charming, he was not pleased that the woman he liked was also falling for her charm.
“So what? Are you discriminating against homosexuals?” Ysabelle asked without worrying that she would be judged. “No. Why would I?” Felix was at an utter loss for words. Since anything he said seemed to be wrong, he decided to keep quiet. Felix ended up losing the game miserably after being distracted. There was simply nothing he could do to turn the situation around. With that, he tossed his phone aside. His beloved had finally arrived, but she ended up becoming Sophie’s ally instead. Previously, it was two against one, and it ended up becoming three against one. Is this really my fate? Why is it so miserable! “Are you willing to admit defeat now? If not, we can always go for another round.” Sophie was confident that she would be able to crush Felix no matter how many games they played. Felix fell on the couch and pretended to faint. He did not feel like speaking as he needed to reflect on his life and find out why he was such a failure! Ysabelle could not help but laugh in amusement at the man’s reaction. She grabbed a toothpick and took a piece of fruit for Felix. “Here, have some fruits. Don’t be too disheartened. Losing a few games to Sophie isn’t that embarrassing.” “All right then!” Felix sat up and had some fruits with Ysabelle. Seeing that the man had perked up, Ysabelle returned to sit next to Sophie. “Sophie, how can you be so amazing!
You’re as good as those professional players!” Although Ysabelle was not a gamer, her deskmate enjoyed playing games and would watch gaming streams whenever she had free time. As such Ysabelle knew a bit about games. “I’m just average!” Sophie replied humbly. She did not think that playing games well was a big deal. “You should have some fruits too!” Ysabelle passed Sophie a piece of fruit. Instead of taking it over from Ysabelle, Sophie ate it from the woman’s hand directly. Seeing that, Felix was no longer able to remain calm. What was that??? “I want you to feed me too,” Felix said to Ysabelle. Ysabelle was speechless. “Well, it’s up to you whether you want to eat it or not!” Ysabelle chose to ignore the man’s request. There was no way she was going to feed him. “Ysabelle, I didn’t know you’re someone who would show favoritism!” Felix continued eating the fruits. I need to be
strong. I can take care of myself! After hanging out for a while, Tristan and Felix went to attend a meeting, leaving Sophie and Ysabelle in the office. Ysabelle started watching the videos on singing tutorials that Sophie had sent her, while Sophie turned on Tristan’s computer.
However, Tristan’s computer was password-protected. “What’s wrong?” Noticing Sophie’s inaction, Ysabelle walked toward the woman and saw the login screen. “Oh, it’s password-protected! Try Uncle Tristan’s birthday? 1XXXXX,” Ysabelle guessed. “Never mind! I don’t have to use the computer. Or I can borrow one from the secretaries instead.” Since Tristan added a password to his laptop, it was probably because he did not want others to use it. As such, Sophie decided to forget about it. “What are you afraid of? It’s just a computer. If you ask for it, Uncle Tristan would gladly give you his life!” Seeing that Sophie did not reply, Ysabelle continued, “I’m serious. Trust me!” Ysabelle proceeded to type in Tristan’s birthday in the password box. However, it was not the correct password. As Ysabelle’s password was her birthday, she had assumed that it would be the same for everyone else! How is this possible! “Let’s try my birthday instead!” Ysabelle suggested, thinking that it was possible, given that Tristan used to treat her pretty well. However, it was still the wrong password. “Could his password be your birthday instead? That would be so romantic!” “Soph, let’s try your birthday!” Ysabelle said expectantly, feeling pretty sure that they would finally get it right! “Let’s just forget it! I can just use my phone.” Sophie had promised The Wheelers that she would write them a song. As she was feeling rather bored and happened to have some inspiration, she thought of penning something down. However, since she did not have access to a computer, she decided to write it another day instead as it wasn’t urgent.
“It wouldn’t hurt for us to try!” Ysabelle entered Sophie’s password, but it was still incorrect. Ysabelle was overwhelmed with awkwardness when she saw that, and she even had the urge to chop her hands off that instant. That was such a stupid idea! It’s so awkward now! “Ummm… Soph, Uncle Tristan is someone who doesn’t think like us! So, it doesn’t matter if his password isn’t your birthday.”
“It’s fine. I’m not that narcissistic!” Initially, Sophie wasn’t curious but she was really interested to know what Tristan’s password was at that moment. However, she couldn’t hack into Tristan’s computer when Ysabelle was still around as that would seem too insolent!
