Chapter 14: I've wanted to beat you up for four years.
Qiao Xu smiled but did not answer. However, since this was Xu Si'an's house, she left after two hours.
He has a housekeeper at home, so he probably just asked her to walk the dog so she could see it.
Xu Si'an was not in the company, and Qiao Xu, the president's assistant, didn't have anything to do either.
Aside from helping Xu Si'an process documents and attending some departmental decision-making meetings, she basically had nothing else to do.
She would leave work early every day to spend two hours with Cherry at Xu Si'an's house before leaving.
I originally planned to walk the dog before going home for dinner.
But every time she went there it was mealtime, and Aunt Wang had already prepared the food, so she had to eat at his place.
On Friday, Xu Si'an's flight returned at 8 PM.
When Qiao Xu got off work, she bought some snacks and went to [Yuemao Mansion].
When they arrived at the villa, besides Aunt Wang, there was another woman at home.
Shen Zhiwei.
When Aunt Wang saw Qiao Xu, she quickly helped her get her slippers: "Miss Qiao, you've arrived."
"Yes, Aunt Wang, Mr. Xu's flight is tonight, so I won't be coming over starting tomorrow. These are the pastries I bought for you. Thank you for dinner these past few days."
Shen Zhiwei's expression turned somewhat unpleasant when she heard that Qiao Xu had been there for several days.
But she still had to maintain appearances: "Miss Qiao, it's been a long time."
Qiao Xu said calmly, "Sorry, we're not very familiar with each other."
Cherry ran over and rubbed against Qiao Xu's feet as usual, but Qiao Xu didn't hug her.
Moreover, Shen Zhiwei wasn't really interested in staying here.
"Auntie, I have to go now. Could you please take Cherry out for a walk later?"
Shen Zhiwei sat on the sofa like the lady of the house, looking at Qiao Xu whom she hadn't seen for four years, but unfortunately Qiao Xu didn't seem to care.
As Qiao Xu turned to leave, Shen Zhiwei spoke up: "Miss Qiao, would you like to have a drink of water and chat for a bit?"
Qiao Xu gave a very faint smile: "I don't think my relationship with Miss Shen is one where we can have a casual chat."
"I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Qiao Xu, don't you want to know what Si An has been up to these past few years?"
Qiao Xu stopped in her tracks: "This has nothing to do with me. I stopped having anything to do with him four years ago."
"Miss Shen, rest assured, I, Qiao Xu, would never stoop to being a third party who destroys other people's relationships. My relationship with President Xu is purely professional, and coming here is simply part of my job duties."
After Qiao Xu left, Aunt Wang brought out Cherry's leash and put it on her.
Because she watched Qiao Xu leave, Cherry became a little upset and didn't want to take her along.
Aunt Wang coaxed her for a while before she managed to put the rope on properly.
"Aunt Wang, it's almost lunchtime. You can start cooking. I'll take Cherry out."
"This won't do, Miss Shen. Cherry is shy around strangers; we don't want to hurt you."
Shen Zhiwei pulled the rope over: "Isn't there a rope? It's okay, I'm just wandering around nearby."
Shen Zhiwei had come a few times with Xu's mother before, and Aunt Wang knew that she was a member of the Xu family, so she didn't dare to have too many objections.
When Shen Zhiwei and Xu's mother first came, Shen Zhiwei asked her to call her "Young Madam," but Xu Si'an stopped her.
He said that Shen Zhiwei was not his wife.
As soon as she left the villa, Shen Zhiwei took her dog to the lakeside in the villa area.
"A dog that can't be tamed, what's so good about that woman?"
After leaving the villa, Qiao Xu forgot to remind Aunt Wang that Cherry needed to get her injection the next day.
When she asked the shuttle bus to turn around, she saw Shen Zhiwei leading her dog out.
She even kicked its belly with the tip of her high heels.
Qiao Xu quietly followed; if she remembered correctly, that was the lakeside.
What is Shen Zhiwei up to?
Why bring cherries to the lake?
When Qiao Xu followed her to the lakeside, she saw Shen Zhiwei dragging Cherry to the lakeside steps.
Cherry is afraid of water, and it takes a long time to coax her to take a bath.
Qiao Xu didn't have time to think about anything else and rushed over: "Cherry! Shen Zhiwei, what are you doing?"
Upon hearing the sound, Shen Zhiwei picked up the dog leash and threw it into the water.
With a "splash," Cherry screamed in the water.
Qiao Xu ran and saw Cherry struggling and sinking in the water. She dropped her bag and jumped into the lake.
It's early April, and the lake water is still icy cold.
Fortunately, Qiao Xu could swim, and she quickly hugged Cherry and swam towards the lake.
Shen Zhiwei stood there watching Qiao Xu catch the dog.
"Qiao Xu, you already promised Si An's mother that you would leave him, so why did you show up again?"
Qiao Xu hugged the dog and patted it gently to comfort it, then slapped Shen Zhiwei hard across the face.
"Ah! Qiao Xu, you bitch, how dare you hit me."
When Shen Zhiwei raised her hand to hit back, Qiao Xu grabbed it.
"This slap is for the dog you threw at me."
“Shen Zhiwei, I wanted to hit you four years ago when you were arrogant and humiliated me, and threatened me with my parents to leave Xu Si’an.”
She didn't have time to waste words with her. Cherry was afraid of water and was in a bad mood after falling into it, so she had to go to the vet.
Qiao Xu grabbed the cherries and ran towards Building 4, where she ran into Aunt Wang, who was looking for her dog.
"My goodness, Miss Qiao, you're all soaking wet. What happened to Cherry?"
"Aunt Wang, please call a car for me. Cherry fell into the water and her condition is not good. She needs to see a doctor right away."
Aunt Wang quickly called the villa's management office, and a shuttle bus arrived shortly afterward.
After Xu Si'an got off the plane and turned on his phone, he received a text message from Aunt Wang two hours earlier, saying that Qiao Xu and the dog had fallen into the water.
He rushed to the pet hospital, but only Aunt Wang was there; Cherry needed to stay at the hospital for observation.
Xu Si'an went to check on the dog before seeing Qiao Xu.
Seeing Cherry lying weakly on the bed, her eyes filled with grievance as she looked at him through the glass.
"Aunt Wang, what happened?"
Aunt Wang told Xu Si'an that Shen Zhiwei had gone to the villa and taken the dog out.
He hadn't seen anything else and dared not speak out.
Xu Si'an took out his phone and made a call.
The call was answered instantly: "Xiao An? What made you think of calling me?"
"Brother, can't you control Shen Zhiwei? Does she think she can control me just because she married you?"
"As for Cherry, you can tell her to wait."
Qiao Xu knew that Yingtao was afraid of water, so she couldn't take her to play near the lake.
Xu Shiran said in an unhappy tone: "Xiao An, Weiwei is your sister-in-law."
"As for what you said about her going to the villa, Mom asked her to take something there, including cherries, what cherries."
Xu Si'an hung up the phone and asked the doctor about Cherry's condition. He was relieved after confirming that Cherry was not in any danger.
"Aunt Wang, where is Qiao Xu?"
“Miss Qiao was all wet. I was worried that she would get sick from being soaked in water and then exposed to the cold wind, so I let her go first.”
Xu Si'an thanked her, transferred money to Aunt Wang as a bonus, and then left in a hurry.
Qiao Xu, who lived in the apartment, left only after Yingtao had received treatment.
I was soaked the whole time and was shivering when I got home.
She still felt dizzy and lightheaded after taking a hot shower.
Qiao Xu squatted in front of the coffee table, rummaging through the medicine in the drawer. There were all sorts of medicines, but no cold medicine.
never mind.
She sat on the floor, picked up her phone, and ordered a box of cold medicine.
While waiting for my takeout, afraid of falling asleep, I took out a cigarette from the pack and lit it when the doorbell rang.
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