Chapter 474 Qiao Xi, are you pregnant?
Li Nianqi's cheeks turned red, and she hurriedly picked up the teacup fragments on the ground. Her fingers were cut and bleeding instantly.
"hiss!"
Li Nianqi took a breath in pain.
Old Madam Li quickly shouted, "Don't pick it up. Let the servants clean it up. How can you, a grown-up, burn yourself even while drinking tea? Why don't you go and deal with it quickly?"
"It's okay, I'll just apply some ointment."
Li Nianqi pulled out a small drawer from the coffee table in the living room and applied some ointment. Then she turned around and secretly glanced at Huo Xingzhou. What did he mean by that?
Qiao Xi was twisting a piece of dessert in her hand. She glanced at Li Nianqi suspiciously, noticing her little movement, and then turned to look at Huo Xingzhou.
There was a hint of smile in Huo Xingzhou's eyes. He looked at her calmly and even blinked.
Something is wrong!
How could Li Nianqi get her hand burned for no reason?
Moreover, she was dressed exquisitely today, wearing a string of extremely precious imperial green beads around her neck.
He seemed to be wearing this at the birthday party last night.
Qiao Xi took a bite of the dessert absentmindedly.
She frowned slightly and felt nauseous.
Qiao Xi subconsciously covered her lips: "Ugh."
Old Mrs. Li looked at her, her face filled with surprise and doubt: "Are you... pregnant? This is great news."
Pregnant?
Li Nianqi didn't even bandage the wound, staring at Qiao Xi with anger in her eyes.
How could she still be pregnant with Huo Xingzhou's child!
Huo Xingzhou stood up, took out a tissue, wiped the corners of Qiao Xi's lips and said, "She's not pregnant, the date doesn't match."
Li Nianqi was so jealous that she couldn't help but mutter, "Maybe it belongs to someone else."
Madam Li's face turned pale. "Nianqi, what nonsense are you talking about! Why don't you apologize to Mr. Huo and Qiao Xi right away?"
Old Madam Li boasted that the Li family had good upbringing and proper rules.
But Li Nianqi spoke rudely to Qiao Xi again and again, and seemed to be targeting her.
Li Nianqi pouted, feeling guilty and short of breath: "I...I didn't mean to say it, it just came out of my mouth. I'm sorry..."
Her apology lacked any sincerity.
Qiao Xi's expression was cold. "I'm sick of this dessert. I took a bite and realized it was made from goat's milk and mixed with cheese. It tastes sour and salty, I can't get used to it."
Madam Li quickly explained, "This is goat's milk cheese, a novelty. I wanted to give it to you to try, but I didn't expect you wouldn't be used to the taste."
Li Nianqi curled her lips as if she didn't believe it.
Qiao Xi's face turned even colder, and she was about to speak when Huo Xingzhou held her hand.
The man shook his head slightly to signal her not to speak. Qiao Xi kept her mouth shut but heard Huo Xingzhou speak.
His eyes were like the night, swirling with gloom, unable to dissolve: "Once I can say it was easy, but what about twice?"
His questioning was full of oppression.
Li Nianqi bit her lip and said in a whisper, "How can it be twice..."
Huo Xingzhou sneered, "It just so happened that I heard some rumors at the Guan family's birthday banquet last night.
I heard that after we left, Miss Li said that my wife's first place finish in the needle-testing competition was undeserved. She couldn't even compare to Lu Yingxue by half a finger... Was that what you said?
"I……"
"You still say that she is lacking in moral character. Where is her lacking in character?"
Huo Xingzhou was aggressive and looked indifferent.
Li Nianqi was so embarrassed that her face turned red like a monkey's butt, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Old Madam Li raised her hand and slapped her across the face. "You bastard! How dare you slander Qiao Xi behind her back? Her grandmother saved my life and asked us to take good care of her. How could I raise an ungrateful person like you!"
"grandmother……"
Li Nianqi covered her cheeks and felt even more embarrassed.
Grandma beat her in front of Qiao Xi, trampling on her self-esteem. The evil thoughts in her heart were about to break through the shackles, and she hated Qiao Xi even more.
"Don't call me grandma!"
Madam Li was furious. "Why don't you apologize to Qiao Xi and ask for her forgiveness? I taught you that if you know you're wrong, you must correct it!"
Li Nianqi looked at Qiao Xi with tears in her eyes and blurred vision.
She was even more reluctant!
But her grandmother was very strict, and she was so frightened that she could only grit her teeth and say, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said those words."
She remembered this lesson!
From now on, she will no longer curse, but will just keep it in her heart and bear the grudge silently.
Huo Xingzhou spoke slowly: "Miss Li doesn't seem very convinced."
"I...I'm not dissatisfied."
Li Nianqi retorted weakly.
She didn't expect that Huo Xingzhou was so sensitive to her dissatisfaction.
Huo Xingzhou sneered contemptuously: "Back then, the Liu family was kind to the Li family, and now they have given you a jewelry branch in the imperial capital, hoping that the Li family would help Qiao Xi. But I didn't expect the Li family to slander Qiao Xi behind her back and spread rumors everywhere..."
His sharp eyes swept over Li Nianqi, oppressing her so much that she could hardly raise her head.
With a cold expression, he said, "If I'm not mistaken, that imperial green necklace around your neck is the treasure of the Liu Family Jewelry branch. You really eat in a very... ugly way."
Li Nianqi's face turned alternately pale and blue, and she subconsciously covered the imperial green necklace with her hands, wishing she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
She went to the jewelry store to pick it up just to save face for the birthday party last night.
After she came back, she begged her grandmother in every possible way, and finally Mrs. Li gave the things to her, saying that they would be her dowry in the future.
Huo Xingzhou smiled faintly, clasped Qiao Xi's hand with his fingers, and said in an aggressive tone: "Madam Li, do you think I'm right?"
Huo Xingzhou is not a good man.
Mrs. Li's face flushed red with embarrassment.
Huo Xingzhou's words were very rude, like a heavy slap in her face.
She has always been particular about family education and etiquette, and the thing she feels most guilty about in her life is accepting the Liu family's jewelry branch.
She felt that the safe key in her hand was really hot.
"Asshole! Take off the necklace now!" Old Mrs. Li shouted angrily, and Li Nianqi was frightened.
She almost cried as she took off the imperial green necklace.
Mrs. Li took the necklace and the safe key, handed them to Qiao Xi with both hands, and said, "I am too embarrassed to accept these things. This jewelry store and this imperial green necklace should be returned to their original owner."
Qiao Xi raised her eyes and looked at her, and said softly: "You can give it to the Liu family yourself. We won't stay long, so we'll leave first."
I will never come to the Li family again.
Qiao Xi held Huo Xingzhou's hand tightly and walked out.
Huo Xingzhou paused, turned to look at Old Lady Li, who had a complicated expression on her face, and said, "Before I leave, let me remind you. From the moment I walked in, Miss Li served me tea, water, and cut fruit. She sat next to me and kept peeking at me... When I caught her, she burned her hand out of guilt."
A slight chill appeared on his lips. "I hope Madam Li can discipline the younger generation. I will only have Qiao Xi as my wife in this life. I hope that certain person will not have such wishful thinking."
As soon as these words came out.
Old Mrs. Li was stunned, and Li Nianqi was so scared that her face turned as pale as paper.
Even Qiao Xi was dumbfounded.
Huo Xingzhou meant that Li Nianqi liked him? And she had just made some small moves to seduce him?
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