Qiao Xi made no attempt to hide the disgust and mockery on her face, and coldly said, "Lu Mingxuan, what are you thinking? How could I possibly give away my own things as a surprise to someone else?"

“But you clearly…” Lu Mingxuan’s ingratiating smile froze on his lips. Looking at Qiao Xi’s expression, he suppressed his shame and forced a smile, asking her, “Xiao Xi, I really like that pen. I don’t care about the serial number. Can you get me one?”

Qiao Xi looked at him coldly and said, "A member can only register one pen. You can buy it yourself. The money on that card should be enough to buy that pen."

Lu Mingxuan knew exactly what that card referred to.

She directly asked him for it that day, but he didn't hand over the card in front of so many people, probably thinking she was just saying it casually.

Qiao Xi's original intention was not to get the money back; she considered it as feeding the dog. She just wanted to see his reaction.

Lu Mingxuan looked at Qiao Xi in disbelief. If it was a joke before, is it still a joke now?

Before Lu Mingxuan could react, Qiao Xi continued, "You didn't spend all the money on there, did you?"

"It's okay, it was originally for you. Remember to cancel it when you've spent it all. I'll talk to the bank about it."

Hearing her say that, Lu Mingxuan was completely baffled by her thoughts. "Xiao Xi, what do you mean?"

"The literal meaning." Qiao Xi felt she had made herself clear enough.

At this moment, Lu Mingxuan no longer naively thought that Qiao Xi was joking with him, although he didn't know what had happened to cause such a big change in her.

In that instant, Lu Mingxuan looked at Qiao Xi with hurt eyes again and said with genuine emotion, "Xiao Xi, do you think I'm with you only for your money?"

In his past life, he had used this trick on Qiao Xi with great success, but now Qiao Xi was immune to it. She asked him seriously, "Otherwise what?"

This answer was unexpected for Lu Mingxuan. He was stunned and it took him a while to recover. He didn't give up and continued, "I know you're still angry about that matter."

"It's all my fault. I failed to protect you. I waited for you at the school gate that night, but I never expected..."

"Aren't we at the hotel?" Qiao Xi interrupted him directly.

Lu Mingxuan's heart skipped a beat, and his voice trembled slightly, "What?"

Qiao Xi said calmly, "Qiao Yuan told me that you were waiting for me at the hotel that night."

"Yes." Lu Mingxuan admitted without thinking, "Qiao Yuan later told me that it was not safe at the school gate, so I went to the hotel."

"Why didn't she tell me?" Qiao Xi asked, blinking her eyes with curiosity.

Lu Mingxuan quickly explained to her, "She probably didn't have a chance to tell you."

Qiao Xi smiled and shook her head, not wanting to waste time with him, and bluntly said, "It's not that there's no opportunity, it's that there's no time. How can something like that be easily interrupted halfway through?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Xi's eyes turned cold.

Lu Mingxuan was losing control of his emotions; his eyes and voice were trembling. "Xiaoxi, what are you saying?"

"Qiao Yuan told me everything," Qiao Xi said coldly.

Lu Mingxuan swallowed hard, his expression tense, and asked, "What did she say to you?"

Qiao Xi said calmly, "She said you two are truly in love and told me to stay away from you."

"Impossible." Lu Mingxuan tried his best to explain to her, "Xiao Xi, she was just joking with you. How could I possibly like her?"

Qiao Xi remained calm, making it impossible to tell whether she believed him or not.

Lu Mingxuan anxiously explained to her again, "Xiao Xi, don't believe anything she says. I have only ever loved you. If you don't believe me, I can dig out my heart and show it to you."

"It's too dirty, I don't want to see it." Qiao Xi refused him directly.

Lu Mingxuan grabbed Qiao Xi's wrist, his voice trembling with emotion, and said firmly, "Xiao Xi, Qiao Yuan and I are not what you think. Nothing really happened between us. You have to believe me."

Qiao Xi shook off his hand without hesitation and immediately gave him a chilling warning look, "What business is it of my business who you have with whom?"

As she spoke, Qiao Xi took off the jacket whose cuffs Lu Mingxuan had touched, and threw it into the trash can in front of him with a look of disgust and revulsion, saying, "I feel disgusted that a man other than my husband touches me."

"And another thing," Qiao Xi paused deliberately, then told him without reservation, "I only care whether my husband is sleeping well, eating well, and drinking well every day."

It took Lu Mingxuan a while to come to his senses, but Qiao Xi had already walked away.

He was somewhat afraid to think about what had just happened, and what had led to all of this!

Is this person still the Qiao Xi she knows?

Hiding in the shadows and secretly observing everything, Qiao Yuan filmed them together and sent the video to Qi Jincheng immediately. Of course, she didn't miss a single word of what she was supposed to say.

Although he didn't receive a reply from Qi Jincheng immediately, he knew that once he saw Qiao Xi meeting with Lu Mingxuan, he would definitely not let Qiao Xi get away with it!

She put her phone away and pretended to be passing by as she approached Lu Mingxuan, saying, "Brother Mingxuan."

Upon seeing her, Lu Mingxuan immediately vented all his anger on her, questioning her in a low voice, "What exactly did you say to Xiaoxi?"

Although Qiao Yuan was hiding there peeking, she didn't hear what they were saying, but Lu Mingxuan seemed a little excited a few times.

Did Qiao Xi say something to him?

Qiao Yuan shook her head, feeling wronged, and denied it, saying, "I didn't say anything."

"Did you tell her everything about us?" Lu Mingxuan seemed to have already made up his mind about it.

Sure enough, it was Qiao Xi who said something to him!

Qiao Yuan, knowing full well what was going on, said, "There's nothing between us."

Hearing her say that, Lu Mingxuan's anger did not subside. Qiao Yuan asked him confidently, "Isn't that right?"

If they themselves don't admit it, then who else would say they have a relationship? As long as they deny it, that's fine.

Lu Mingxuan didn't believe her and said fiercely, "She said you told her!"

Qiao Yuan shook her head repeatedly in denial, "Brother Mingxuan, I really didn't say anything."

"How did she know we were at the hotel?" Lu Mingxuan was determined to get to the bottom of it. If he didn't find out, he wouldn't know what to do next!

He had been very careful in maintaining their relationship and didn't want to ruin everything at this crucial moment!