Before Qiao Xi could speak, Aunt Liu bluntly stated the truth: "Miss Qiao Yuan, you clearly fell down by accident. Madam's hand did not touch you."

Aunt Liu had witnessed everything that had just happened, and she didn't forget to say to Qi Jincheng, "Young Master, I saw it all. I can testify for Madam."

Qiao Xi smiled knowingly at Aunt Liu, feeling a surge of gratitude.

If we're talking about her past life in this family, Aunt Liu was the only one who truly cared for her. Everyone else would call her "Madam" on the surface, but secretly they all hated her.

But you can't blame them; in her past life, even Joey herself hated her.

"You're talking nonsense," Qiao Yuan retorted desperately. "You're framing me without even seeing anything."

Then, she turned to Qi Jincheng, sobbing and pleading, "Brother-in-law, I'm in so much pain, can you help me up?"

"No." Qiao Xi refused her directly. "How dare you touch my husband's hands."

Even if Qiao Xi didn't stop him, Qi Jincheng wouldn't have helped her up.

Qiao Xi took two steps forward, looked her up and down at her ugly state, and said with a sneer, "Besides, I already pushed you down, so why would I help you up?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yuan emotionally complained to Qi Jincheng, "Brother-in-law, you heard it all, my sister pushed me on purpose."

"Yes," Qiao Xi readily admitted.

At the same time, the smile on her face slowly froze at the corner of her mouth, replaced by a solemn killing intent, "How come you didn't fall to your death?"

These words shocked everyone present, but no one felt offended; on the contrary, they were quite pleased.

An outsider dared to come here and slander their wife. Even if Qiao Xi didn't teach her a lesson, someone else would naturally do it for her.

Qiao Yuan was speechless for a moment. She looked at Qiao Xi in disbelief. This was not the stupid woman she knew at all. What had happened? How could she change so suddenly?

As one of the managers of Fuyuan, Aunt Liu still couldn't resist asking, "Young master, madam, should we call an ambulance?"

"Sigh..." Qiao Xi suddenly sighed heavily and said, "I can't let her die here and dirty my place."

Aunt Liu immediately understood and said, "I'll go call an ambulance right away."

Qiao Xi then added, "I just don't want her to die here, I didn't say she couldn't die outside."

Aunt Liu was momentarily at a loss, waiting for Qiao Xi's next instructions.

Qiao Xi glanced out the window and said calmly, "Throw it out."

Seeing that no one complied, Qi Jincheng glanced at them coldly and said in a low voice, "Do you want Madam to say it a second time?"

Upon hearing this, the servants immediately complied.

Qiao Yuan never expected things to turn out this way. She shouted, "Sister, you can't do this to me!"

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, save me!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Qiao Xi saw that her luggage was still there and instructed the maid again, "Throw this out too."

In this life, Qiao Yuan didn't even have the chance to say that she wanted to live here.

But now the whole world is peaceful.

What Qiao Xi didn't know was that the servants were now looking at her with new respect. Before she arrived, they had heard some things about her, saying that she was weak and easily bullied, a pretty face but a hollow shell, and so on.

But now, those rumors have been dispelled. The woman in front of them, Qiao Xi, is their true wife—cool, sassy, ​​and beautiful.

Qi Jincheng looked at Qiao Xi with more appreciation. Her performance today was too unexpected for him. She didn't even need his help. It seems that his wife is much more capable than he thought. The information he found about her needs to be corrected and supplemented.

As for what happened between her and Lu Mingxuan, as long as they don't see each other again, he can pretend nothing happened.

The servants quickly dispersed to get back to work, and Qiao Xi returned to Qi Jincheng's side, hugged his neck, and smiled beautifully.

"Madam's way of treating guests is quite special," Qi Jincheng praised her without reservation.

Qiao Xi always felt that his praise wasn't entirely genuine. "Honey, you're not angry, are you?"

Qi Jincheng's hand naturally wrapped around her waist, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. "At home, Madam, do whatever makes you happy."

It's rare to see Qi Jincheng smile, no matter when or where; even in her past life, Qiao Xi had almost never seen him smile.

What impressed her most was when she gave him the bookmark, he smiled happily, like a child.

In this life, however, she has not yet given him a bookmark. The bookmark was merely a casual gift to thank him for his help to the Qiao family, without any sincerity whatsoever.

She originally intended to give that bookmark to Lu Mingxuan, but somehow she ended up giving it to Qi Jincheng instead.

Thinking about that incident, Qiao Xi wanted to slap herself hard across the face.

Just as Qiao Xi was lost in thought, Qi Jincheng suddenly picked her up and carried her all the way back to her room, placing her on the bed.

He maintained his bent-over posture, gently pinching Qiao Xi's chin, scrutinizing her with a dangerous glint in his eyes, and warning her in his alluring and sexy voice, "While with me, you're still thinking about other men?"

"No." Qiao Xi quickly shook her head in denial, but she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

Although she now only feels hatred towards Lu Mingxuan, she really shouldn't think of him, and he doesn't deserve her to think of him!

Qi Jincheng tightened his grip on her chin slightly, forcing her to look him in the eye, and said resolutely, "I want you to remember that you are now my woman, Qi Jincheng's woman. As long as I'm alive, don't even think about running away or leaving."

"Pah, pah, pah." Qiao Xi frowned and said to him very seriously, "What do you mean by die? Our A Jin will definitely live to be a hundred years old."

As she spoke, she patted her chest earnestly and said, "If any disaster strikes, come at me. I'll shield you and protect you. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll kill them!"

Qi Jincheng suddenly released his grip on her chin, his deep gaze filled with a complex emotion that made it impossible to discern what he was thinking.

After a moment of eye contact, Qiao Xi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qi Jincheng's hand suddenly touched her cheek again, his gaze fixed firmly on her, and he said to her, word by word from the depths of his heart, "In this life, I will never let you down."

No woman had ever told him that she would protect him. To others, it might seem presumptuous, but he liked her presumption and her boldness.

Qiao Xi knew he meant what he said. Although he hadn't said such things to her in her past life, he proved it with his actions!

"Are you still going to the company?" Qiao Xi suddenly asked.