Chapter 43 Her boyfriend's ex-wife?

Su Xiao didn't know what her relationship with Xu Bozhou was.

His body temperature was so hot that her heart couldn't help but rise and fall with him.

It was the same when he first returned to the Xu family.

He held her in his arms, begging her to look at him a few more times.

She was young then, and her heart was completely devoted to this person. She believed that when he came back, they could be together again.

It's a pity.

In the end, all I got was his betrayal.

Su Xiao sighed and broke free from his embrace.

"It's almost time, Mr. Xu should catch his flight."

Her voice turned cold and flat.

Xu Bozhou stiffened, then looked up at her with his fox-like eyes, finally replying with just a "okay".

He got up, put on his coat, and slowly went out the door.

Su Xiao looked at the barely touched rice on the table, picked up her chopsticks again, and took a bite of fish.

She clearly remembered that the fish was delicious, but after chewing a couple of times, all she could taste was bitterness.

Su Xiao raised her hand and touched her cheek.

It's wet.

It wasn't the fish and meat that were bitter; it was her heart that was bitter.

How could she not suffer? Her sincerity, time and time again, only earned her apologies.

What's the point of her asking for so many apologies? It would have been better if we had never met in the first place.

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The next morning, Su Xiao had just stepped into the office.

With a loud "bang," colorful ribbons flew out of the cannon barrel.

Then came Qin Yun's sly smile: "Congratulations to our Team Leader Su on your first victory!"

As she spoke, two male colleagues from the design department immediately jumped out from behind her, holding a banner and rushing towards Su Xiao.

The banner boldly proclaimed "Long Live the Team Leader!" in regular script.

Su Xiao sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. With Xu Bozhou gone, these people were truly lawless.

"They're already popping champagne halfway through the exhibition before it's even officially on display?"

"Winning the bid is definitely something to celebrate."

Qin Yun pouted. Her features were bright and beautiful, and she had a unique charm when she acted coquettishly.

"Come quick, I've prepared a cake for you."

She took Su Xiao's arm and walked to the table.

The beautiful cream cake was decorated with her favorite gardenias, the fondant flowers were so lifelike, it was clear that she had put a lot of thought into choosing them.

Seeing everyone laughing happily, Su Xiao couldn't help but feel happy too.

Winning the West Coast project is a significant achievement for her.

Lin Xi took out a custom-made candle from her bag, inserted it into the cake, and lit it.

"You can blow out the candles now."

"Let's all brag together. Winning the bid is the result of everyone's hard work."

Although initially only Lin Xi was cooperating with her, more and more people joined in.

It also gave her different inspirations and directions.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to come up with another solution in such a short time.

The ideas submitted in the initial bid were the most conservative ones. As a curatorial genius highly praised in the industry, how could she only have that much ability?

Xia Zhi underestimated her too much.

The candle was blown out, and thin smoke slowly climbed up the wick.

"I'm sorry, team leader."

It's unclear who started it, but these men, who always had their heads held high, all lowered their heads at that moment.

“When you first came, we were not very friendly.”

"I'm sorry, I underestimated you."

"sorry……"

"Alright, Lin Xi, cut the cake. Everyone else, go back to work."

Su Xiao smiled, patted Lin Xi on the shoulder, and turned to sit back down.

She hadn't originally planned to say anything about forgiving.

When she first arrived, they spread rumors about her and caused a strike, but she didn't make things difficult for them, did she?

There's no need to be so sincere about work.

Moreover, she now has even tougher battles to fight.

The West Coast project plan will not be easy to implement.

With the budget kept low, she'll have to personally visit the market in a couple of days to compare construction costs.

The design drawings also need to be redone; there are just too many things to do.

Qin Yu is already using the Xuan paper she sent him to repaint Qin Lao's painting.

She can only use one hand now, and patching large canvases is still too much of a strain for her.

If it weren't for Yan Mingshen, she could have recovered much faster.

Su Xiao now feels a lump in her throat whenever she thinks of that name.

I wish I could devote all my energy to my work.

Su Xiao didn't touch the fish for a single minute at her workstation until she got off work.

She sent the plan she had compiled that day to Qin Yun's email, briefly explained tomorrow's work, and then left with her bag.

She has an appointment with the renovation team at the villa today.

That area had already been meticulously prepared by Yan Mingshen.

But she wanted to convert it into a studio, and the bedroom's decor wasn't her style.

When we arrived at the villa in the Second Ring Road area, the designer was already waiting at the door.

She was a girl of average height, with her hair pulled back, and she looked quite capable.

"Miss Su."

"Okay, let's go in and take a look."

Su Xiao locked the car, but saw that the designer looked troubled.

"What's wrong?"

“A young lady has already gone in, and she brought quite a few people with her, look…”

The designer adjusted her glasses. Although she had confirmed the property rights before accepting the order, the other party's attire and demeanor didn't seem like someone she could afford to offend.

Su Xiao frowned. Who else but Xia Zhi could freely come and go from Yan Mingshen's property?

But Yan Mingshen, didn't he tell her? The house was already transferred to his name.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Su Xiao wanted to see what kind of trouble Xia Zhi was up to at her house.

As soon as you push open the door, you can hear loud music coming from inside.

Su Xiao has been here twice. The living room has white walls, which isn't really suitable for hosting a party.

Yan Mingshen used it for temporary guest receptions in the past, and kept it very clean.

But now the living room is covered with colorful, cheap balloons, and the cream cake that fell on the floor has been crushed into puddles of black mud, making it incredibly dirty and messy.

"Who gave you permission to have a party in my house?"

Su Xiao turned off the stereo by the door, and the room fell silent instantly.

Xia Zhi, standing in the middle, turned cold. She pushed through the crowd and walked up to Su Xiao like a proud white swan.

"Who else could it be but Ming Shen, of course?"

She laughed defiantly: "So what if he's willing to let me humiliate him?"

"This house is now in my name, what do you think?"

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow, guessing that Yan Mingshen had no intention of telling Xia Zhi about his compensation to her.

It's okay, she doesn't mind saying it for him.

"How do you think the trending topics were taken down back then?"

"Impossible, I think you're just jealous."

Xia Zhi's hand holding the wine glass turned slightly white, then she smiled as if she had figured something out.

"Su Xiao, are you happy now that you've ruined all my plans? I'm not going to let you have your way."

She then turned the stereo back on and shouted loudly.

"It's okay, everyone keep having fun. My boyfriend's ex-wife is acting crazy."