This is a story of a marriage of convenience between complete strangers, where the powerful party eventually yields and "eats their words" (ends up loving it). It features a gentle beauty a...
Chapter 13 He is pursuing you
The man in front of him was tall and lean, with deep pupils behind his cold glasses. His face was expressionless, and his aura was extremely oppressive.
Chen Xiao is not a newcomer who just graduated. Having been immersed in the workplace for several years, he certainly knows that this natural temperament of a superior is not formed overnight.
Xu Qingwu did not lie.
She is married, and her husband doesn't seem to be an ordinary person.
Chen Xiao knew that there was a huge gap in their status, so he had no intention of going up to start a conversation. He nodded to Cen Xihuai and left with regret.
"He's pursuing you."
Familiar declarative sentences.
Xu Qingwu nodded.
In fact, if Cen Xihuai hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have solved the problem herself.
"He had been sending me flowers before, but he didn't believe me when I lied about having a boyfriend."
"I just told him that I'm married, but he still doesn't believe it."
"So I invited him to our wedding in three months."
Cen Xihuai looked puzzled. Why did these words sound familiar?
Xu Qingwu raised a slightly smug smile: "Using formulas to solve problems is faster~"
Cen Xihuai remembered that Xu Qingwu had learned the words he used to reject his former marriage proposal.
Xu Qingwu looked down at the time on her phone and quickly said goodbye to Cen Xihuai: "It's time! I haven't bought the life-saving water yet, I'm leaving first!"
Cen Xihuai watched her go to the coffee shop.
I greeted several male colleagues on the way.
It was not difficult for Cen Xihuai to draw the conclusion that his new wife was quite likable, especially among men.
Cen Xihuai called Yao Wei and asked if there were any good quality diamonds at the recent auction.
The original wedding ring was made of a rare sapphire, but judging from Xu Qingwu's reaction to the gift given to her on a business trip, she didn't seem to like it very much.
So the wedding ring is put on hold for now, and I’m still waiting for a center diamond.
…
Chen Xiao's pursuit lasted for two months. He was passionate and persistent.
Xu Qingwu suddenly had an idea and came up with Cen Xihuai's method of rejection.
It’s simple and efficient indeed.
Before Cen Xihuai's earth-shaking cry of "wife" came out, Chen Xiao had already wished her a happy wedding and prepared to leave.
Xu Qingwu ordered a matcha latte in advance through the mini program and received the food quickly. She took it to the office.
When I was about to get off work, I received a message from Cen Xihuai on my phone.
CXH: [The car is parked in the usual place.]
Xu Qingwu replied with a "good" word.
As soon as the clock pointed to half past five, Xu Qingwu picked up her bag and left. She found a familiar car, ran over, opened the door, and got in.
The person who came to pick her up was not Cen Xihuai, but Ding Cheng.
Xu Qingwu was only slightly surprised, but quickly recovered. Cen Xihuai was so busy at work that he had no time to come in person. However, because she was Mrs. Cen, he sent someone to pick her up as a sign of respect.
"Madam, Mr. Cen asked me to pick you up from get off work in the future."
"OK, thanks."
It’s good not to have to worry about being late for a taxi, Xu Qingwu thought, and suddenly felt a little stuffy in the car, so she lowered the window a little to let the wind in.
Cen Yue called her: "Qingwu, are you off work?"
"Well, getting ready to go home."
"Don't reply. I got three invitations to the auction. Let's go together."
Xu Qingwu was not interested: "I don't want to buy anything."
"But I want to buy it! I want to make that bastard Qi Yan bleed a lot of money!"
"Are you guys fighting again?"
"Yes, anyway, come over soon and I'll send you the address."
Cen Yue hung up the phone, and Xu Qingwu gave Ding Cheng the address of the auction. She wanted to tell Cen Xihuai that she would be home later, but then she thought that her schedule was not that important, and if Cen Xihuai wanted to know, Ding Cheng would report to him, so she gave up.
During the rush hour after get off work, the route on the map had begun to turn orange and red. When Xu Qingwu arrived, Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao had already reunited.
Xu Qingwu asked, "Weren't you all fine yesterday? Why are you arguing again?"
Cen Yue had just finished complaining to Xia Xiaoxiao, and then she started talking to Xu Qingwu again, tears welling up in her eyes.
Most of the time, Cen Yue and Qi Yan quarreled because of Qi Yan’s non-blood-related sister Wen Jiajia.
Wen Jiajia is the daughter of Qi's father's army leader. During an operation, the army leader died while trying to save Qi's father. Wen Jiajia's mother died early and there were no other relatives in the family, so Qi's father decided to adopt Wen Jiajia.
Wen Jiajia has bad intentions towards Qi Yan and always does small things behind his back without making a sound, but Cen Yue can't find any real evidence against her. Qi Yan thinks that he and his sister are innocent and always thinks that Cen Yue is just throwing a tantrum. Especially now that Wen Jiajia got married half a month ago, Qi Yan feels that Cen Yue is being unreasonable.
"Qi Yan wanted to hold a wedding for Wen Jiajia, but I didn't allow it. Half of his money is mine. Why should that little bitch Wen Jiajia get a free ride? You don't know. Qi Yan actually yelled at me and said I was crazy!"
Xia Xiaoxiao said honestly: "I know, you just told me."
"You're annoying!" Cen Yue was amused by her words. Tears welled up in her eyes and she wiped them away. "I'm so annoyed. I've been wanting to cry a lot lately."
Xu Qingwu took out a tissue from her bag and gently wiped her clean: "Have you had a good talk with Qi Yan?"
"He thinks I'm targeting Wen Jiajia, and I get angry after just a few words with him."
"Let's not talk about these unhappy things. Just open your mouth. Qi Gou will pay for tonight's consumption!"
Cen Yue entered the venue holding one person in each hand.
The three of them didn't expect to meet Wen Jiajia and Qin Rou here.
Wen Jiajia and Qin Rou met here by chance. They were college classmates and walked together when they met.
Qin Rou has a good relationship with Shen Qian, and like Shen Qian, she can't stand Xu Qingwu.
Wen Jiajia wanted to pretend not to see it, but Qin Rou took her arm and walked towards Xu Qingwu and the others.
Before they could do anything bad, Cen Yue took the initiative.
She looked down at Wen Jiajia, who was shorter than her, with a haughty look on her face: "Are you dumb? Can't you call for help?"
Xu Qingwu and Xia Xiaoxiao squeezed her in tacit coordination and said, "Sister, this is a bit like bullying."
Wen Jiajia had to continue pretending, not daring to openly provoke Cen Yue. She smiled sweetly at them, "Sister Yueyue, Sister Xiaoxiao, Sister Qingwu."
Cen Yue raised her eyebrows proudly at Xu Qingwu and Xia Xiaoxiao. She didn't care what others thought of her. As long as Wen Jiajia was unhappy, she was happy.
Qin Rou interrupted: "Hey, isn't this Qianqian's beggar sister Xu Qingwu?"
Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Qingwu together. Cen Yue asked quietly, "Is the Shen family bankrupt? Or is our family bankrupt?"
Xu Qingwu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Qin Rou was filled with indignation: "Why is your old man so poor when he cheated Qianqian for the necklace?"
Cen Yue was confused: "Old man? Who? My uncle?"
Xu Qingwu nodded innocently.
"Didn't your parents teach you not to take someone else's love?" Qin Rou saw Xu Qingwu's face turn cold and said complacently, "Oh, sorry, I forgot you don't have parents."
Before Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao could react, Xu Qingwu had already frowned and slapped them quickly and fiercely.
Without any strength, Qin Rou's face instantly had a red slap mark.
"You dare to hit me?! I'm going to tell my dad..."
Before Qin Rou finished speaking, she received another hard slap on her fair left cheek, which formed the traditional Chinese aesthetic of symmetrical beauty.
Qin Rou looked at the man who hit her in disbelief and shouted, "Dad!"
"You unfilial daughter, you are such a disgrace!"
Qin Zhenghu bowed ninety degrees to Cen Xihuai and said politely, "Boss Cen, I will definitely discipline this little beast when I get back. Please don't bother with her."
Cen Xihuai said calmly, "Boss Qin, there's no need to sign the contract tomorrow."
"Mr. Cen, I'm so sorry. My daughter didn't know that Miss Xu was going to marry you."
Qin Rou only then realized that the person Xu Qingwu was marrying was someone that even his father couldn’t afford to offend, not an old man at all, and she was tricked to death by Shen Qian!
"No matter who you are, you can't offend the other person's parents, what do you think?"
"Yes, yes, you are right. It is my fault for not teaching my daughter well. Please be merciful."
Cen Xihuai's voice was cold: "I'm not the one you should apologize to."
Qin Zhenghu pressed Qin Rou's neck and apologized to Xu Qingwu. Qin Rou said sorry reluctantly, but Xu Qingwu did not forgive her.
Her parents are her bottom line, she is not that saintly.
Qin Rou and his daughter were asked to leave.
The farce ended and everyone's eyes were focused here. Cen Xihuai walked towards Xu Qingwu through the crowd.
He stood beside her, supporting her and giving her the confidence not to be offended by anyone.
Xu Qingwu asked in a low voice: "Why are you here?"
Cen Xihuai looked at her with a gentle gaze: "The wedding ring is still missing a main diamond."