Chapter 43: Assistant Qiao was tired last night.
Outside the police station, Shen Zhiwei was still wearing the same clothes as seven days ago, but her delicate makeup and former pride were long gone.
Xu Shiran felt sorry for her pale face and red, aggrieved eyes.
He took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders, then pulled her into his arms.
"sorry."
Shen Zhiwei hugged his neck and buried her face in his chest.
Tears soaked Xu Shiran's white shirt.
His scarlet eyes flashed with resentment and hatred.
"Weiwei, let's go home first."
Perhaps because she was locked up in solitary confinement for seven days, Shen Zhiwei seemed to be very dependent on Xu Shiran, her legal husband.
She held tightly to his neck, and Xu Shiran enjoyed his wife's dependence on him.
"Are you hungry? I'll have someone prepare something for you, okay?"
Shen Zhiwei shook her head: "I'm not hungry, I want to sleep."
The driver took them back to the villa where Xu Shiran and Shen Zhiwei lived after their marriage.
Xu Shiran's phone kept ringing, but Shen Zhiwei wouldn't let him leave.
From showering in the bathroom to lying in bed in the bedroom, Shen Zhiwei clung to him.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "Brother Shiran, let's have a child."
Shen Zhiwei looked up, knowing full well how to make this man fall for her.
Have a child.
In critical moments, this child will become her lifesaver.
Xu Shiran left home for the company only after Shen Zhiwei fell asleep.
The Shen family went to the Xu family's old villa early in the morning, where Fang Yiqiu was questioned by her in-laws.
The evidence Xu Si posted online was based on a report filed under his real name.
Fang Yiqiu was eating breakfast when she heard the news: "Heh, that's not my biological son, I can't control him."
"When we arranged this marriage, you gave my son a daughter who had been ruined by someone else, and I haven't even sought justice from you yet."
Upon hearing her daughter say such things, Shen's mother smashed her dining table in a fit of anger.
"What good is your son? He's a bastard too."
"We agreed that my daughter would marry Xu Si'an, so why did it turn out to be Xu Shiran? Don't you know the answer?"
Xu Shiran is Fang Yiqiu's bottom line; she will not allow anyone to speak ill of her son.
Just when Xu Shiran was at her wit's end, she received a phone call saying that the two mothers were fighting each other at home.
He then left the entire conference room and went back to the Xu family's old villa.
"Mom, that's enough."
"Have you guys had enough?"
Xu Shiran smashed the phone in his hand to pieces on the ground.
Fang Yiqiu and Shen's mother were also frightened by his sudden temper.
Xu Shiran has always been gentle in nature.
He never uttered a harsh word or showed any temper.
"Mom, can you please stop causing me trouble?" Xu Shiran felt utterly helpless.
He turned to Shen's mother and said, "Mom, I've already had the lawyer negotiate Dad's bail. You've seen the company's situation now; it's confirmed. It's either remedy or compensation, but either way, Shen's Group faces the risk of bankruptcy."
Mother Shen grabbed Xu Shiran's arm: "Shiran, the Shen family can't go bankrupt. What will happen to Weiwei if the Shen family goes bankrupt?"
"Weiwei is my wife, and the Shen family will not affect her."
“Xu Si’an has no intention of letting the Shen family have an easy time, so I have to make plans for both possibilities.”
Mother Shen quickly agreed: "I'll have Xiao Zhao go back to the company to oversee things."
Hearing this person's name made Xu Shiran even more annoyed.
"Mom, Shen Zhao is a doctor. I'll have someone handle the company matters."
Mother Shen agreed with Xu Shiran: "Okay, I'll listen to you, Mom will listen to you."
Xu Si'an, who had just caused a huge mess, was propping his head up with one hand and looking at the sleeping person.
When Qiao Xu opened her eyes, she was so frightened that her heart almost stopped.
"Are you sick in the head?"
Xu Si'an kissed her eyes: "Good morning, wife."
"What time is it? Why are you still here?"
Xu Si'an got out of bed and went to the dressing room to get pajamas for her to put on: "Baby, I knelt until dawn before I went to sleep. I did a lot of work and was punished. It's not too much to skip work for a morning, is it?"
Qiao Xu put on a bathrobe and got out of bed.
Before her feet even touched the ground, he picked her up and carried her into the bathroom.
Xu Si'an filled her water bottle, helped her brush her teeth, and wash her face.
Their relationship seemed to have returned to how they were in college.
but--
We need to ignore the dense red peach blossoms on Qiao Xu's neck.
"What about me? Should I skip work with you?"
"Of course not, you're on paid leave."
"Assistant Qiao was exhausted from being served by the boss last night, so he'll get double pay."
Qiao Xu was starving and didn't have time to chat with him.
I changed my clothes and got out of bed.
Aunt Wang has already prepared lunch.
Qiao Xu saw the information online while browsing the news.
Xu Si'an was wearing a dark blue suit with a misty blue shirt underneath, unusually without a tie.
"Shen family, did you do this?"
Xu Si'an pulled out a chair and sat down, pouring her a bowl of soup: "What did I do?"
“They did all of these things themselves.”
“I didn’t hold a knife to their throats and make them do these heinous things.”
Qiao Xu was speechless: "Then you don't need to report it by your real name, as if you're afraid others won't know it was you who did it."
Xu Si'an fed her, saying, "I was really afraid they wouldn't know."
"I'm petty and I always seek revenge."
"One at a time."
"No rush."
After finishing her meal, Qiao Xu couldn't find any business attire in the dressing room, so she could only take one of his bespoke shirts and a long skirt.
It's my neck...
I applied two layers of concealer.
Xu Si'an, with his sharp eyes, could still see a trace of the mark; this color difference was a bit like burying one's head in the sand.
But...
She was wearing her own black shirt; what should she do if she wanted to tear it off?
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and drive, we'll miss the afternoon meeting."
Xu Si'an chuckled softly and silently sent a message to Song Jia before driving off.
"Qiaoqiao, try to go out with me as much as possible during this time."
"Why?"
Qiao Xu didn't want to be with him.
It's too conspicuous.
"The Shen family can't do anything to me, but they might try to harm you. They'll only have some reservations if you're with me."
His words made Qiao Xu's heart leap into her throat.
"Xu Si'an, is it too late for me to pretend I don't know you?"
Xu Si'an grasped her hand resting on her lap: "It's too late, there's no going back. If you run again, I'll lock you up."
"Eight times every night."
Qiao Xu pulled her hand away from his: "Be careful not to die suddenly."
Xu Si'an raised an eyebrow and chuckled: "Dying on your body isn't so bad, it should be a happy death."
"Aren't you afraid I'll be scared to death?"
When they arrived at the company, Xu Si'an led Qiao Xu into his office.
"What's up? We're in a meeting."
On Xu Si'an's table was a box. She opened it and found a light blue printed silk scarf.
He picked it up and tied it around her neck, making a very three-dimensional bow.
Qiao Xu used to have to tie many of her clothes and skirts in knots.
To make it look better, I specifically asked Xu Si'an to learn it.
"That's great, honey, you deserve a reward."
Qiao Xu stepped on his leather shoe: "Didn't you cause this mess yourself?"
"The meeting is in session, Mr. Xu."
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