Huo Beixiao subconsciously took a half step back, frowned, and refused Tong Xuejiao's hug, saying, "Comrade Tong Xuejiao, please be mindful of your behavior."
"Pfft!"
Tong Xuejiao was pushed away by Huo Beixiao, but she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she chuckled, "Huo Beixiao, you really are exactly the same as before, so rigid and proper, like an old cadre. How do you expect to find a wife?"
As Tong Xuejiao spoke, she clenched her little fist and punched Huo Beixiao on the shoulder.
Huo Beixiao frowned slightly and dodged the attack.
Tong Xuejiao seemed to have expected this, shrugged, and then pouted, "I wonder which male virtue academy you graduated from."
After saying that, she looked at the sign for the cement factory's staff and family compound. "You live here? I'm not trying to be mean, but you've made quite a bit of money over the years, haven't you? Don't you know how to buy a bigger house and improve your life?"
Living in such a cramped, pigeonhole-like place, you have absolutely no privacy.
Tong Xuejiao looked disgusted and continued talking to Huo Beixiao as if she hadn't even seen Jiang Qiaoqiao.
Huo Beixiao took Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand and politely introduced her to Tong Xuejiao: "Comrade Tong Xuejiao, let me introduce you. This is my lover, Jiang Qiaoqiao."
"Wife, this is my business partner, Comrade Tong Xuejiao."
When Huo Beixiao turned to introduce Tong Xuejiao to Jiang Qiaoqiao, he had a completely open and honest expression.
"Hello, Comrade Tong Xuejiao." Jiang Qiaoqiao extended her hand to Tong Xuejiao in a generous manner.
Tong Xuejiao seemed to have just noticed Jiang Qiaoqiao. She stared at Jiang Qiaoqiao for a moment, then bit her lip in reluctance.
He still took Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand and said, "Hello."
"Comrade Xuejiao, please come inside and have a good chat with Beixiao," Jiang Qiaoqiao suggested.
Tong Xuejiao glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao, then stared at Huo Beixiao with a complicated expression for a while.
Huo Beixiao also spoke up: "It's not easy for you to come all the way from Shanghai. Come on, come inside and sit down. It'll be easier to talk to me in front of my wife if you have something to discuss."
Tong Xuejiao raised an eyebrow at Jiang Qiaoqiao and nodded generously, "Okay."
Tong Xuejiao's outfit was already eye-catching, and as soon as she entered the family compound, she naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
When they saw that Huo Beixiao was walking on either side of Jiang Qiaoqiao instead of walking with her, everyone's gossipy hearts couldn't be contained any longer.
After naturally greeting her neighbors in the yard, Jiang Qiaoqiao returned to her house and closed the door.
She was about to make tea when Huo Beixiao stopped her, saying, "Qiaoqiao, sit down, I'll go."
Tong Xuejiao watched Huo Beixiao's retreating figure as he went to make tea, crossed her legs, and gave Jiang Qiaoqiao a sharp look, scrutinizing her from head to toe. "Do I look familiar to you?"
Jiang Qiaoqiao frowned slightly.
How could she be familiar with her when she saw her?
Tong Xuejiao chuckled lightly, "Don't you think we look quite alike?"
"Have you ever wondered why Huo Beixiao, with such good qualities, is still unmarried at such an advanced age?"
Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Tong Xuejiao quietly.
Huo Beixiao is only twenty-four years old this year. Although it is considered relatively late to get married in this era, it is not related to being old.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Tong Xuejiao gave a confident and charming smile.
"I've been doing business with Huo Beixiao on the black market for ten years now. Back then, you little brat were probably enjoying a life of luxury somewhere!"
"That kid Huo Beixiao hasn't gotten married all these years, he's probably waiting for me to come back. He's probably marrying you because you look somewhat like me, so he's using you as a substitute!"
"Of course, I know that with his moral compass, even if I came back now, he definitely wouldn't take the initiative to ask you for a divorce. But are you willing to spend your whole life with a man who doesn't love you, as a substitute?"
When Tong Xuejiao said these words, she exuded a powerful and imposing aura.
Jiang Qiaoqiao remained calm, looking up to meet her eyes. "I don't think we look alike. Whether I'm a stand-in or not isn't up to you to decide; it's up to Bei Xiao to decide. Why don't we ask Bei Xiao directly later?"
“You…” Tong Xuejiao was clearly surprised that Jiang Qiaoqiao was so bold, and was completely unmoved by her words.
Jiang Qiaoqiao, of course, did not believe her words.
In her past life, she had never heard of Tong Xuejiao from Jiang Yiran, which proved that this person had absolutely no romantic entanglement with Huo Beixiao.
Moreover, Huo Beixiao originally intended to marry Jiang Yiran, but ended up marrying her by mistake. Even if she does resemble her somewhat, it's definitely not because Huo Beixiao wanted to marry a substitute.
Tong Xuejiao was angry for only a moment, and soon sat back down leisurely. "You do have some courage. No wonder he took a liking to you."
Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "I can't compare to Sister Tong."
Tong Xuejiao was dressed in a youthful and beautiful manner, but she also had a mature charm. In addition, she was a sent-down youth who had once been involved in the black market with Huo Beixiao, so she should be at least close to thirty years old.
When Tong Xuejiao heard Jiang Qiaoqiao call her "sister," she was so angry that she was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "This little girl has quite a sharp eye."
"Do you know what kind of business Huo Beixiao is in?" Tong Xuejiao asked again.
Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't say it explicitly, but just smiled and said, "I know what I need to know, so Sister Tong doesn't need to play games with me. Just say what you want to say."
Tong Xuejiao glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao and said directly, "Fine, I'll be blunt. I came here to steal your man. Divorce Huo Beixiao and give him to me."
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