Chapter 17: I'm not promiscuous, and I'm not interested in other women.

"Xu Si'an!!!"

"What? Didn't you tell me to let go?"

Qiao Xu was really angry now, and she struggled to get off his lap.

Was she telling him to let go of this?

She made him let go of his dog paws.

Qiao Xu struggled to leave, the needle in her hand drawing blood.

"Don't move around, you're healing."

"Button it up for me."

Xu Si'an said "oh" again, and then went to lift her clothes.

Qiao Xu was so angry she gritted her teeth: "Don't touch my clothes."

"That's unreasonable of you. Do you think I can close this thing with one hand?"

Someone came into the infusion room, and Xu Si'an put down Qiao Xu's clothes: "I'll fasten them for you in a bit."

Qiao Xu: ······

She took a deep breath: "Xu Si'an, let's talk."

Xu Si'an gently pinched her ear: "What do you mean by talking? I don't talk about anything other than dating."

Qiao Xu pretended not to hear: "Xu Si'an, we've already broken up."

"I've returned the dog to you, okay? Please stop bothering me."

"no."

Xu Si'an lowered his head and kissed her ear again, but Qiao Xu turned her head away.

"I will date, and I will get married in the future."

"Talk to me, settle things with me."

Qiao Xu shook her head: "We broke up, that's a fact."

Xu Si'an's expression suddenly turned cold: "Then let's get back together."

"I will resign."

"Qiao Xu, is it really necessary to do this?"

Every word she uttered about breaking up felt like a sharp blade piercing Xu Si'an's heart.

He was reminded of this reality again and again.

Qiao Xu's voice softened considerably: "Yes, I don't like getting entangled with people I no longer love."

Xu Si'an laughed: "Don't you love me?"

Qiao Xu's chin was pinched by her, forcing his head to tilt back. Looking at him, she could clearly see the tears he was holding back in his eyes.

"You were the one who said you loved me, and you were also the one who said you didn't love me anymore."

"Qiao Xu, you made me love you to death, and then dumped me cruelly. Did you feel good about that?"

Xu Si'an's tears fell onto her cheeks.

Qiao Xu felt a sudden pain in her heart, and her face paled even more.

"Xu Si'an, you should find a woman who is your equal in social standing."

She should be a young lady from a prominent family like Shen Zhiwei, not someone like her, a burden from a small town with no background or family connections.

He released her chin and reached out to fasten her bra.

He put her on the chair with one arm around her waist.

He stood up and said coldly, "I'm not promiscuous, and I have no interest in other women."

Xu Si'an poured a cup of hot water and placed it beside her before leaving.

Just as Qiao Xu was finishing her first IV drip, the medical staff came right on time to replace it with a new one.

"Was that your boyfriend?"

Qiao Xu shook her head: "No, it's my boss."

"Then your boss cares about you a lot."

Qiao Xu felt drowsy while getting the injection, but she didn't dare to fall asleep since no one was around and she didn't have her phone.

He carried her out of the house without taking anything with him.

After a while, Xu Si'an walked over to her with a bag of medicine, sat down, took out his phone from his pocket, opened the WeChat "Jump Jump" game, and placed the phone on her lap.

Then close your eyes.

Qiao Xu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't left?

The IV drip had just finished, and before Qiao Xu could even press the nurse call button, the man beside her had already reached for the call button above her head.

After the nurse removed the needle, I was told to hold it for five minutes.

Xu Si'an held her hand and pressed it against the bandage, then closed his eyes again.

He dropped her off at her apartment and then left.

Qiao Xu's mind was still a bit muddled when she sat on the sofa.

After they finished talking, they didn't exchange another word.

His suit jacket was still on her.

Qiao Xu sat for a while, then got up and went into the kitchen to prepare something to eat.

I haven't eaten much these past two days, my stomach is empty.

After the fever subsided, I started feeling hungry again.

The doorbell rang just as I was boiling water to cook a bowl of noodles.

She opened the door; it was takeout.

"Is this Miss Qiao? Your takeout is here."

Qiao Xu was taken aback: "I didn't order takeout, you must have delivered the wrong thing."

"The address is correct. Is the last four digits of your phone number 0098?"

Qiao Xu nodded, and the deliveryman handed her the bag and left.

The door closed, and Qiao Xu sat at the dining table. She opened the bag and knew who had ordered it.

She sniffed, finished the porridge with red eyes, and then went back to her room to sleep.

I rested at home for two days and didn't have a fever again except for a cough.

Qiao Xu took some time to get her suit dry cleaned and also went to the vet.

After learning that Cherry had been picked up, she went home.

The next day when Qiao Xu went to work, she learned that Xu Si'an had a special assistant.

It was Song Jia, whom she had met before.

"Sister Xu, we'll be colleagues from now on."

Qiao Xu chuckled lightly: "Then I'll tidy up the office for you to use."

She's only temporarily filling in as assistant; she'll definitely leave once a suitable replacement is found. She can't just occupy someone else's position.

Song Jia quickly waved his hand: "No need, no need, my office is next to yours."

Xu Si'an walked out of the office with a blank expression.

He passed Qiao Xu, and the two returned to the state they had been on when they first met again.

It's as if the events and conversation at the hospital that day never happened.

After the morning meeting, Qiao Xu was somewhat surprised by Song Jia's professional abilities.

Compared to Song Jia, she felt she was only suited to be a secretary.

Qiao Xu carried the bag to the president's office.

She stood at the door for a few seconds before knocking.

"Come in." Only after hearing the man's cold, deep voice did she push open the door and enter: "President Xu."

Xu Si'an was on the phone, speaking in English. It was probably about a joint venture project between Xuxing and overseas companies.

He gestured for Qiao Xu to sit down.

She stood by the desk waiting.

Qiao Xu's IELTS score of 8 is already considered very high, while Xu Si'an achieved a perfect score.

Qiao Xu used to say that listening to him speak English was a very enjoyable thing.

A dozen minutes later, Xu Si'an hung up the phone: "What's up?"

His voice was flat, as if they really were just in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"These are your clothes, they've been dry cleaned."

Xu Si'an looked at the computer without looking up at her: "Put it down."

"Mr. Xu."

Xu Si'an looked up and coldly stared at her: "Want to talk about resigning?"

Qiao Xu choked for a moment: "I want to ask, now that I already have Assistant Song, can I go back to the secretary's office?"

Are a special assistant and a general assistant the same?

Qiao Xu was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "Is it different?"

Aren't these two positions the same? Special Assistant to the President, or simply Assistant to the President or Special Assistant.

"He has things to do, and you have things to do."

"If you don't want to continue, just follow the HR department's procedures to submit your resignation application. Once the HR department finds a suitable replacement and takes over the work, you can leave."

Qiao Xu stood there without saying a word, and the office was silent for more than ten seconds.

"Is there anything else?"

"there is none left."

Xu Si'an gave a soft "Mmm": "Go out."

After Qiao Xu turned and left the office, Xu Si'an made a phone call to the director of the human resources department.

"If Qiao Xu submits her resignation, hold it back and let her wait for the process. Don't worry about anything else."