Chapter 30: The Suitcase 001
It was her first time in Los Angeles. The airport was huge, and she didn't want to be embarrassed by having to make an announcement to find her.
I finally found a place where I could charge my phone, only to realize that it was turned off and I couldn't scan the code.
She squatted helplessly on the ground.
That feeling of helplessness, frustration, and fear gradually emerged.
"Xu Si'an, why haven't you found me yet?"
After squatting for a while, Qiao Xu decided to ask a staff member to make an announcement for her, which was better than wasting time.
She stood up and bumped into a familiar embrace.
Why are you running around like that?
Xu Si'an didn't search blindly; he had airport staff check the surveillance footage before going to look for the person.
When he saw her squatting on the ground, Xu Si'an felt a sudden pain in his heart.
Qiao Xu lowered her head and said, "We've come to the wrong place."
Xu Si'an pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head: "You fucking scared the hell out of me."
He held her hand and walked towards the airport, muttering to himself, "I can't stand not seeing you for even a minute. I really don't know how you've managed these past four years."
Qiao Xu said in a low voice, "I haven't been abroad in the past four years."
The only time she had ever gone abroad was when she went to Singapore with him; this was her second time.
Seeing her aggrieved look, Xu Si'an couldn't bear to scold her. He took out a power bank from his suit pocket and plugged it in for her.
When she took out her power bank during the security check, he put it in his pocket.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault."
The car had been waiting outside the airport for a long time. Upon seeing Xu Si'an, the passenger in the front seat quickly got out: "This is Joy, my assistant in Los Angeles, and this is Qiao Xu, the general assistant of Xuxing."
Qiao Xu greeted everyone politely before getting into the car, listening to Joy report to Xu Si'an.
"The driver will take you back to your hotel to adjust to the time difference. I'm going to a meeting at the company."
Qiao Xu: "I'll go with you."
Xu Si'an tucked a strand of her hair: "I have a cocktail party to attend tonight. Could you go to the hotel and help me prepare an outfit for the event?"
"And yours too."
Xu Si'an was used to this high-intensity work schedule, so he didn't need to adjust to different time zones.
But Qiao Xu is different.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Qiao Xu learned that Xu Si'an had arranged for a suite to be booked.
They need to stay together during their business trip.
Hotel staff helped Qiao Xu carry her luggage to her room.
Qiao Xu thanked her and took out a charger from her suitcase to plug in her phone.
I contacted Song Jia in China to inquire about Xu Si'an's habits when attending cocktail parties.
There were two suitcases, one black and one white, in the living room.
Qiao Xu put the black one in the larger room.
Qiao Xu was stunned when she opened her suitcase.
On top of it was a box of 001.
It's the brand they used to use, and it's the same style and scent they used to have.
Qiao Xu selectively ignored the box and took out a dark gray suit, a black shirt, and a tie of the same color from her suitcase.
I called and asked someone to take it to be ironed.
She casually closed the suitcase and went to pack her own things.
The business trip will last for a week. The temperature here is a bit warmer than in China, and the clothes Qiaoxu brought are suitable.
She took her makeup bag out of her suitcase.
With three hours to go before the party, she hesitated about whether to take a nap.
My phone, which was charging, rang. It was a message from someone with the contact name [987426].
[I'll adjust to the time difference and wake you up when I get back.]
Qiao Xu replied with a "good".
She took a quick shower, but lay in bed unable to fall asleep.
We slept together four years ago.
All night long.
We didn't stop all night.
Whenever Qiao Xu closes her eyes, all she sees are images of Xu Si'an making love with other women.
My mind is a mess, and my chest feels tight.
However, the cocktail party she had to attend that evening was very important to Xuxing, and as the president's assistant, she couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
After struggling internally for a long time, I finally took out a medicine bottle from my bag, poured out a pill, and swallowed it.
She set an alarm for before the clothes she had sent for ironing were returned.
Under the influence of the medication, Qiao Xu drifted off to sleep, but her sleep was not deep, and she kept having dreams.
An hour and a half later, the hotel room door was opened.
Xu Si'an was carrying the clothes that Qiao Xu had just sent to the dry cleaners.
The alarm clock and doorbell rang, but the person sleeping in the room didn't hear them.
"Qiao Xu?"
Xu Si'an knocked on the door and waited for a while, but Qiao Xu didn't open the door, so he went in by himself.
Seeing the person sleeping on the bed, the panic gradually subsided.
He sat by her bedside and smoothed the furrow in her brow.
Qiao Xu was so well-behaved while asleep that it gave him a bad idea.
Xu Si'an bent down to kiss her lips, but seeing that she was still asleep, he didn't intend to disturb her.
When I stood up, I saw a half-full glass of water and a small square pillbox next to my phone.
What medicine is she taking?
To avoid being discovered, Qiao Xu used small, individually packaged pill boxes without any labels.
Xu Si'an took a pill out of the medicine box, smelled it, and then put it back.
He was very familiar with this taste.
He put the medicine box back in its place and left the room to take a shower.
Not long after he left, Qiao Xu suddenly sat up, breathing rapidly.
After she came to her senses, she picked up her phone and found that the dry cleaner had called and her alarm had gone off half an hour earlier.
"It's over."
She threw off the covers and got out of bed, running to the living room to make a phone call without even putting on her shoes.
Ask the hotel front desk if the dry cleaners left the clothes at the front desk.
The receptionist told her that Mr. Xu had taken it.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Xu knocked on the door and went into another room.
Sure enough, there was a gray suit on the bed, and the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
After leaving the room, Qiao Xu went to wash up and rummaged through her suitcase, only to find a rather formal high-waisted long skirt.
She had just changed her clothes when there was a knock on her door.
Xu Si'an was carrying a shopping bag: "Dress."
He glanced at Qiao Xu's off-the-shoulder, long-sleeved, high-waisted dress.
"Never mind, no need to change it."
The outfit she's wearing is a bit more conservative.
Qiao Xu has a perfect figure, and the dress he had prepared was form-fitting. If Qiao Xu wore it...
Qiao Xu didn't say anything and went back to the bathroom to put on makeup.
Xu Si'an placed the bag on her bed and leaned against the bathroom door to watch him put on makeup.
"Qiao Xu".
"Um?"
He chuckled softly, "The cover in my suitcase is missing."
Qiao Xu's eyeliner trembled, almost ruining her entire makeup.
"I didn't take it."
He stepped into the bathroom and stood behind her: "So, you saw it?"
"I'm not blind."
Xu Si'an: "..."
"You don't know why I brought that thing?"
Qiao Xu put the eyeliner back: "Should I know? Mr. Xu, this is your private matter."
Xu Si'an reached out and put his arm around her waist, turning her around and pinning her against the sink.
In her haste, Qiao Xu swept her makeup bag, scattering its contents all over the floor.
"What have I done this time?"
Qiao Xu tried to pry his hand away: "What is it? Mr. Xu, we are in a superior-subordinate relationship, please keep some proper distance."
"The appropriate distance?"
"Negative distance, huh?"
Why are you suddenly being sarcastic and unfriendly towards me again?
Xu Si'an pinched her chin; her lips, which weren't yet adorned with lipstick, were pink and tender, and he wanted to kiss them.
Then he kissed her.
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