"No!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao instinctively denied it.

Then, feeling that she was trying to cover something up, she straightened her face and looked at Huo Beixiao with a serious expression.

"Before we got married, I had only met him once, so there was no real affection between us. If I really said those things, it was probably because he and Jiang Yiran did that kind of thing, and he tried to pin the blame on me, and I couldn't stand it!"

As Jiang Qiaoqiao spoke, she gave a self-deprecating bitter laugh.

Looking at her smile, Huo Beixiao felt a slight, inexplicable pain in his heart, and a deep sense of regret welled up inside him.

I blurted out instinctively, "I'm sorry."

He knew perfectly well that those two years at the Jiang family were a source of pain for her, and he shouldn't have pressed her for an answer.

Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled in relief, "It's okay, it's all in the past, it wasn't a big deal."

The two were speechless for a moment. Huo Beixiao paused and said, "Then you should get some rest. I..."

"Bang bang bang!"

Before Huo Beixiao could finish speaking, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

He quickly went to open the door.

Jiang Qiaoqiao got up and saw a man who looked somewhat familiar, talking anxiously to Huo Beixiao.

Soon, Huo Beixiao returned quickly. "Qiaoqiao, I have to go out for a bit. Take care of yourself. If anything happens, you can ask Xu Yizhou for help."

After giving his instructions, Huo Beixiao strode out.

After he had been gone for a while, Jiang Qiaoqiao suddenly remembered where she had seen the person who had been looking for Huo Beixiao earlier.

After Huo Beixiao bought her home appliances last time, that person brought people to deliver them to her home.

Huo Beixiao had introduced her to the man before; he was his assistant, Zhu Dong, who was in charge of the daily management of the small appliance store.

Zhu Dong's visit to Huo Beixiao so late must mean that something important has happened in Huo Beixiao's business.

Perhaps because she had slept all afternoon, Jiang Qiaoqiao couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Finally, she simply sat up, straightened her clothes, grabbed a flashlight, and went out.

She rode her tricycle all the way to the small appliance store.

The small appliance store was pitch black at night, looking like a monster lurking in the darkness.

Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't have time to be scared. She saw two cars and several motorcycles parked in the small square outside the small appliance store.

These days, cars are a rarity. A car costs at least 200,000 yuan, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

What important person has Huo Beixiao offended?

Although cars and motorcycles were visible, the small appliance store's doors were tightly shut, and there wasn't a single light around. It seemed Huo Beixiao wasn't there.

Jiang Qiaoqiao frowned. If Huo Beixiao wasn't here, she wouldn't know where to look for him.

Just as she calmed down and realized that even if she found Huo Beixiao, she wouldn't be able to help him much, and was about to go back...

Then a figure hurriedly walked towards them.

She instinctively gripped the flashlight in her hand, knowing that this lighting tool could also be a weapon in a pinch.

"Little sister-in-law!"

The newcomer exclaimed in surprise, "You're here to see Brother Xiao?"

Zhu Dong asked.

Jiang Qiaoqiao felt somewhat embarrassed after seeing who it was.

Before she could speak, Zhu Dong quickly said, "Sister-in-law, you've come at the perfect time. I was just about to come and pick you up."

"Pick me up? What happened to Huo Beixiao?" Jiang Qiaoqiao asked subconsciously.

"Sister-in-law, please get in the car first." Zhu Dong respectfully opened the back door of a car and invited Jiang Qiaoqiao to get in.

"Xiao Ge seems to be in a bad mood today. After finishing his business with Boss Lu from Shenzhen, he took some people to a KTV to relax and drank a bit too much."

Jiang Qiaoqiao was a little confused. "He drank too much, why didn't you take him home? Why did you leave him there and come looking for me?"

"Hehe." Zhu Dong chuckled awkwardly, "Isn't it because Brother Xiao got drunk and wouldn't let anyone near him, only talking about you?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao: ...

*

"Get out of my way!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao followed Zhu Dong to Huo Beixiao's private room. She had only taken three steps closer to Huo Beixiao, and before she even touched him, Huo Beixiao waved his hand and said angrily.

Jiang Qiaoqiao took his hand and said, "Huo Beixiao, it's me, Jiang Qiaoqiao. I've come to take you home."

Huo Beixiao's instinctive movement to shake the person off suddenly stopped.

His eyes, which appeared even deeper after drinking, stared intently at Jiang Qiaoqiao for a long while.

The tall man suddenly pouted, like a wronged, abandoned puppy, and pulled Jiang Qiaoqiao into his arms tightly. "Wife, you've finally come to find me."

Jiang Qiaoqiao felt as if her heart had been suddenly gripped by a large hand, and she almost forgot to breathe.

young married woman?

Huo Beixiao calls her wife?

Did he get drunk and see his past life with Jiang Yiran again, so he couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams for a moment?

However, now is not the time to delve into these matters.

She took Huo Beixiao's arm and helped him up. "Huo Beixiao, you're drunk. Come home with me first."

"Okay, let's go home with my wife."

At this moment, Huo Beixiao was incredibly well-behaved. After he finished speaking, he even grinned, revealing eight big white teeth, and chuckled.

Zhu Dong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but turn his face away.

Over the years, he followed Brother Xiao in expanding the business empire little by little. All he saw was Brother Xiao's decisive and uncompromising manner. Even when Brother Xiao was working in the factory, he was a serious and unsmiling technical backbone.

How come the tone has changed so much now that he has a sister-in-law?

Zhu Dong said he couldn't understand.

Jiang Qiaoqiao helped Huo Beixiao into the car and earnestly instructed him, "Lean on me. If you feel unwell or want to vomit later, just tell me. We'll get out of the car to vomit, so as not to get the car dirty."

As soon as Jiang Qiaoqiao finished speaking, she met Huo Beixiao's eyes, which were full of grievance.

"Wife, are you disgusted with me?"

When Jiang Qiaoqiao heard Huo Beixiao say those words in a coquettish tone, she felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her head.

It instantly fried her until she was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

He never dreamed that Huo Beixiao would actually... when he was drunk.

However, when she met Huo Beixiao's eyes, which looked like those of a wronged dog, she quickly cleared her throat and explained in a serious tone.

"That's not what I meant. The main thing is that this car is quite expensive. If you throw up on someone else's car, we'll have to pay them for a car wash. There's no need to waste that money."

"The car isn't expensive!" Huo Beixiao, like a stubborn child, looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with his clear black and white eyes and said defiantly, "If my wife likes it, I'll buy it for you."

Jiang Qiaoqiao: ...

She felt somewhat helpless and was about to go along with Huo Beixiao's words to appease him and prevent him from making a fuss.

Zhu Dong, who was driving, couldn't hold back any longer and cleared his throat to say, "Sister-in-law, this car belongs to Brother Xiao."