Chapter 15: My wife threw me away

Qiao Xu assumed it was the cold medicine she had ordered that had arrived, and opened the door without looking through the peephole.

She paused, her hand still reaching for the takeout: "Why is it you?"

Qiao Xu's face and lips were a little pale. Xu Si'an's brows were furrowed. He didn't answer her question but pressed the back of his hand against her forehead.

He knew it.

With her delicate constitution, catching a cold during seasonal changes is common, not to mention she's been soaking in icy lake water.

I hadn't seen her feeling unwell during our recent reunion, so I thought her ailment had gotten better.

"Did you throw your brain in the trash?"

"Whatever the weather or temperature, you can't just call security to retrieve the dog; you have to go down there yourself."

Qiao Xu felt dizzy and her mind was a bit foggy from his yelling.

The physical and cardiac discomfort caused her to become inexplicably emotional: "Are you the one who's sick? Coming to your ex-girlfriend's house in the middle of the night to act all weird. Remember to see a vet when you go to pick up your dog."

Xu Si'an was almost driven to despair by her words. He snatched the half cigarette from her fingers, took a puff, and then pressed her shoulders to pull her back.

"If I don't come, I'm afraid I'll have to go give it to my ex-girlfriend next year on this day..."

Xu Si'an suddenly realized what was happening and shut his mouth.

He took off his shoes, opened the shoe cabinet, and saw a pair of black men's slippers inside.

He looked up at Qiao Xu: "Prepared for me?"

Qiao Xu pulled her trench coat tighter around her: "Don't flatter yourself, he's my boyfriend."

"The one who came to your house for dinner last time?"

Qiao Xu knew he was referring to Meng Zhe, and did not deny it.

Xu Si'an closed the shoe cabinet, took off his leather shoes, and stepped onto the floor wearing only socks.

"Aren't you going to wear it?"

"I don't wear other men's things."

Qiao Xu looked at him, who was sitting on the sofa as if they were old friends, and said, "Get up and get out."

Xu Si'an acted as if he hadn't heard him: "Come here and take your medicine."

"No need."

“You caught a cold while saving my dog, so I have to take full responsibility.”

Qiao Xu felt cold, her mind was foggy and she just wanted to sleep; she didn't have the energy to deal with him.

"Put the medicine down and leave."

Xu Si'an's cold face was almost expressionless: "Are you going to come and eat by yourself, or should I hold you down and feed you?"

Qiao Xu knew his scoundrel nature; if she didn't take the medicine in front of him, he would definitely force-feed her.

There was still the hot water she had poured a few minutes earlier on the table. The man opened his palm and handed her a few pills.

Qiao Xu picked it up, threw it into her mouth, and swallowed it whole: "Is it ready yet, President Xu?"

"Drink water."

After drinking half a glass of water, Qiao Xu slammed the glass down on the table: "That's enough."

Xu Si'an took off his suit jacket and tossed it onto the sofa. He then picked up a pack of women's cigarettes from the table, took one out, and lit it.

"Come sit down and let's chat."

Qiao Xu instinctively tried to back away but he pulled her down onto the sofa: "When did you learn to smoke?"

"What's it to you?"

Xu Si'an stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray after taking two puffs: "Okay, let's change the subject. You hit Shen Zhiwei?"

On his way here, he watched the surveillance video sent by the villa area's property management.

Shen Zhiwei threw the dog down into the water, and Qiao Xu jumped in to retrieve it. When they got ashore, Qiao Xu slapped her.

"Mr. Xu, are you here to settle accounts with me on behalf of your wife?"

“If she throws a dog, even if it's someone else's dog, let alone a cherry, I'll still hit it.”

Xu Si'an held her wrist and raised it above his head.

Her trench coat was open, and Qiao Xu had just taken a shower; there was nothing under her pajamas, a position that made her inexplicably ashamed.

"Let go."

Xu Si'an's voice was hoarse as he suppressed the urge to bite her to death: "Shake your head so I can hear if there's any water. My wife has already abandoned me. What are you talking about in your sleep?"

His fingertips lightly traced her jawline: "You're all barbs to me, but at least you'll slap others."

"If I were you, I would kick her into the lake."

Qiao Xu's hands were both held by him, so she could only kick him.

Xu Si'an was very familiar with her every move, and he pressed down on her the moment she lifted her foot.

"Xu Si'an, you're a bastard."

He leaned down, his handsome face close to hers: "I'm a bastard? What did I do?"

"You seduced me, and I didn't say anything."

After saying that, he glanced down at her pajamas...

Qiao Xu's already pale face flushed red: "What exactly do you want?"

"If you want to stand up for your wife, then fight back."

"Hmm..."

Qiao Xu's lip was bitten until it bled, and the man's eyes were filled with ruthlessness: "I told you, she has nothing to do with me, my wife threw me away."

When he said his last words, Xu Si'an was very depressed and let go of her hand.

"Feel sorry."

"Go to the hospital, or have your boyfriend take care of you."

Qiao Xu sat up and zipped up her trench coat: "I'll have him come."

She reluctantly called Meng Zhe.

"Xiao Xu? Is there something you need from your brother?"

Xu Si'an's eyes flashed with even more hostility. Did she call everyone else so intimately?

Qiao Xu coughed awkwardly, "I have a slight fever, could you..."

Meng Zhe's voice sounded much more normal: "At home or in the hospital?"

"Home."

"Coming right away."

After the call ended, Xu Si'an remained seated, looking at her with a cold gaze.

There was a hint of... in his eyes.

Wronged.

"He'll be here soon, you can go now. Thank you for bringing me the medicine."

Qiao Xu couldn't stand his gaze, especially fearing he would go crazy if he saw Meng Zhe.

She knew how possessive Xu Si'an was.

He didn't move, but just kept smoking one cigarette after another until he finished her pack before getting up.

Qiao Xu: ······

ill!

Xu Si'an opened the door just as Meng Zhe came out of the elevator.

He walked up to him, a slight smile playing on his lips. His voice was hoarse from smoking too much: "Do you even know how to be a boyfriend? Do you know it takes her several days to get better from her fever?"

Meng Zhe chuckled: "I know."

They grew up together. He was five years older than Qiao Xu, so how could he not know about her situation?

Xu Si'an's remaining words were stuck in his throat.

Did he know?

So, you've already slept?

Hold!

Qiao Xu, you fucking did a great job.

Meng Zhe knocked on the door, and Qiao Xu opened it to see the man still standing at the elevator entrance.

"I--"

Meng Zhe raised his hand to touch her forehead: "Why do you have a fever again? Did you kick off the covers again in your sleep last night?"

Xu Si'an almost choked on his breath as he stepped into the elevator.

They even knew she liked to kick off the covers while sleeping, so...

We often sleep together.

Qiao Xu said, "Come in."

The door closed, and the man at the elevator entrance left like a zombie.

Meng Zhe noticed some opened cold medicine on the table: "Did he bring this?"

"Um."

The ashtray was piled high with cigarette butts from women's cigarettes. Meng Zhe flicked her forehead: "You have a fever and you're still smoking so much. Do you want me to call your aunt?"

Qiao Xu slumped onto the sofa in disappointment: "He was smoking. I'm fine now. I just asked you to come and save the day."

After tidying up the things on the table, Meng Zhe poured her another cup of hot water: "Okay, I'm your tool."

"How are you? Go to the hospital to get checked out, don't let the fever make you stupid."

Qiao Xu curled up on the sofa, hugging her pillow: "No need, it'll be over in a bit. You can go back now, I'm going to sleep."