If he loses Qiao Xi, all his efforts over the years will have been in vain!

Qiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat; she hadn't expected Qiao Xi to tell him about this!

Now that he knew, she couldn't remain silent. She explained innocently, "I don't know how she got hold of the hotel surveillance footage, but she saw us..."

"Shut up!" Lu Mingxuan didn't want to listen anymore.

He didn't want to be tied to Qiao Yuan. Who was she? He had no feelings for her. His goal was Qiao Xi. Only by winning Qiao Xi's heart could he gain a foothold in the capital!

Seeing that he was so agitated, Qiao Yuan gently comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, Mingxuan, I will explain everything to my sister."

"How are you going to explain this to her!" Lu Mingxuan no longer believed her.

Qiao Yuan casually replied, "Nothing happened between us. The reason you and I were at the hotel was to discuss how to save her."

Although Lu Mingxuan didn't believe it, he couldn't think of any other way for the time being. "Would she believe it?"

"She definitely will," Qiao Yuan said firmly. "She loves you so much, doesn't she?"

Yes, he believed that Qiao Xi loved him, and if it was just because of this misunderstanding, he could definitely explain it to her.

At the temporary parking lot by the roadside near the school, Qi Jincheng glanced at the snack box placed on the back seat, then checked the time, waiting for Qiao Xi to come out of the school so he could pick her up and take her to the old house.

This was the first time he had brought her to school since they got married, making it special.

He had just picked up his phone when he received a message, followed by several more.

He didn't even bother to add a note to the person who sent the message, but he knew who it was just by looking at the content of her message.

Brother-in-law, my sister is with Mingxuan, but I don't know what they're talking about.

I'll keep an eye on things for you, don't worry.

Qi Jincheng glanced at the first two messages; this wasn't the first time he'd received similar 'complaints'.

But the third message was a video, and after hesitating, he clicked on it anyway.

The video is indeed of Qiao Xi and Lu Mingxuan together. They are probably talking about something, but there is no sound in the video.

Whenever Lu Mingxuan's name is mentioned, Qi Jincheng feels a surge of anger. Not to mention seeing him in person, he's with Xi'er now!

However, Xi'er seemed to intentionally keep her distance from him, and the last scene showed Lu Mingxuan grabbing Xi'er's wrist!

Qi Jincheng absolutely could not tolerate such contact!

Qi Jincheng gripped his phone tightly in his hand, his knuckles cracking, and just as he looked up, he saw Qiao Xi walking back along the road.

After calming his anger slightly, he checked that no one was around, then got out of the car and followed them.

He originally wanted to text Qiao Xi to ask if she was done, but he didn't expect it to be over so quickly. But why was she walking this way? Judging from her posture, she was going to go home.

Or perhaps she wants to go somewhere else?

Qi Jincheng glanced behind her to see if Lu Mingxuan was following, but he didn't see him. He also noticed that Qiao Xi's coat wasn't on her; she was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt.

He immediately took off his coat and hurried two steps to put it on her from behind.

Qiao Xi suddenly jolted, turned around and saw Qi Jincheng. Her heart warmed instantly, "Husband?"

Qi Jincheng asked her intentionally, "Xi'er, are you planning to walk home?"

Qiao Xi, ignoring his question, asked him with a surprised look, "Why are you here?"

"How could I not pick you up on the first day of school?" Qi Jincheng's face clearly said, "Of course."

It's only been a little over two hours since she entered the school gates, but it takes more than an hour to get from the school to the Dihua Group. So, a round trip would take more than two hours, and therefore he…

Qiao Xi, still a bit slow on the uptake, asked, "Didn't you just arrive at the company before coming here?"

"I didn't go to the company." Qi Jincheng picked up the box of pastries he was carrying. "I went and bought you some pastries."

Qiao Xi looked at the box of pastries in his hand, and a warm feeling instantly washed over her, especially after what she had just gone through. This box of pastries, and the person who delivered them, meant she was incredibly fortunate.

Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Qi Jincheng asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Xi, fighting back her tears, hugged Qi Jincheng and said with heartfelt joy, "I'm so touched I don't know what to say."

Qi Jincheng gently pushed her away, put his arm around her, and said tenderly, "Let's go home."

"Okay!" Qiao Xi nodded vigorously. Looking at Qi Jincheng, who was dressed in thin clothes, she wanted to give him back his coat, but she knew he wouldn't take it. The best thing to do was to get in the car quickly. "Hurry up and go back, or you'll catch a cold."

After getting into the car, Qiao Xi took off Qi Jincheng's coat, folded it neatly, and carefully placed it on her lap.

Qi Jincheng clearly remembered that Qiao Xi was wearing a coat when she left home in the morning, but the coat disappeared after she left school.

"Xi'er isn't wearing a coat, is she deliberately trying to catch a cold so she won't go to school?" Qi Jincheng joked with her.

After realizing what she meant, Qiao Xi immediately chimed in, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? This way we can avoid seeing some annoying people."

"An eyesore?" Qi Jincheng frowned, which reminded him of Lu Mingxuan!

But how could he possibly be someone who gets in Qiao Xiyan's way?

Qiao Xi didn't want to mention that kind of person at this time; it would be too unpleasant. "Let's not talk about it."

"What's wrong? Has someone bullied our Xi'er?" Qi Jincheng's expression became noticeably more serious. If anyone dared to bully his Xi'er, he would definitely not let them get away with it.

"No." Qiao Xi immediately shook her head. In order not to worry Qi Jincheng, she felt there was no need to hide that matter from him. The reason she didn't want to talk about it was that she didn't want that name to pollute his ears.

She then said calmly, "If someone gets my clothes dirty, I just throw them away. I can't let Ah Jin's hands get dirty."

Qi Jincheng couldn't help but recall that video. When he saw the last scene, Qiao Xi was still wearing her coat, but Lu Mingxuan was holding her wrist, or more accurately, her cuff.

So when she said her clothes got dirty, she meant that Lu Mingxuan grabbed her wrist, which caused it?

He knew Qiao Yuan's character well; she must have intentionally cut that part out, or simply not filmed it at all!

With this in mind, Qi Jincheng's previously hesitant heart was completely at ease.

However, still not entirely at ease, he tentatively asked her, "Xi'er, did you meet your friends today?"