"Aunt Liu, bring some more ice over so that our young master Du can wash his mouth."
Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment this time, but still complied, saying, "Yes."
Du Xinyu could hardly believe his ears. What was this woman up to? How could his brother have married such a woman?!
What kind of heiress of a prestigious family in the capital is she? She's clearly a pervert! A sadist at that!
As Du Xinyu pressed the ice cubes that had been brought to the table, his eyes widened in horror.
Qiao Xi would take a step closer to him, and he would take a step back, never giving her a chance to get close to him.
"Please, Young Master Du," Qiao Xi gestured to him in a friendly manner.
Unable to bear the immense psychological pressure, Du Xinyu paced around the table with Qiao Xi, shouting at her while keeping a close watch on her, "I think you've gone mad! Isn't anyone going to do something about this?!"
"I'm my brother's cousin, I advise you not to do anything reckless!"
Qiao Xi suddenly stopped chasing him. Her eyes fell on the bucket of ice on the table. Du Xinyu thought she was going to hurt him, so he took off running, yelling, "Help! Murder!"
Du Xinyu ran all the way to the living room and just saw Aunt Liu opening the door. Then he saw his 'savior'!
He sprinted towards Qi Jincheng, pleading for help as he ran, "Brother, brother, please save me! This woman is insane! She wants to kill me!"
Just as he was about to throw himself into Qi Jincheng's arms, which was something Qiao Xi absolutely did not want to see, and Qi Jincheng did not want to 'accept' him either, she dodged to the side.
Du Xinyu was running too fast and couldn't stop in time, so he clung to the wall like a gecko.
But it's different from a gecko; a gecko can climb, but he...
He remained in that position against the wall for a few seconds, then, as if nothing had happened, he stepped off the wall, steadied himself, and returned to Qi Jincheng's side. His eyes, brimming with tears, he continued to complain, "Brother, she's a lunatic! She forced me to eat ice, she wanted to..."
"Shut up!" Qi Jincheng's icy glare silenced him, and he reminded him in a low, sinister voice, "What should you call her?!"
Du Xinyu's heart skipped a beat in fright. He hadn't expected Qi Jincheng to be so fierce to him, and so suddenly.
Swallowing hard to calm himself down, he mustered his courage and said, "Brother, she's bullying me like this, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
The last word he uttered was cut short, as he met Qi Jincheng's terrifying gaze: "What did you call her?!"
He asked the same question again, and Du Xinyu, no longer daring to ignore it, weakly called out to Qiao Xi, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law."
Despite his immense resentment, he was terrified of Qi Jincheng's appearance. He felt that if he didn't do as he was told, Qi Jincheng would kill him.
Qiao Xi was quite pleased with being called "sister-in-law," but she was even more pleased with Qi Jincheng's favoritism towards her. She naturally snuggled into his arms and asked coquettishly, "Honey, why are you back?"
His sudden return at this time was definitely not a coincidence. It was probably because Aunt Liu was worried that she and Du Xinyu were having a disagreement, so she specially notified him.
One second Qi Jincheng looked fierce and terrifying, but the next second his gaze towards Qiao Xi softened, and even the expression on his face became gentle.
"Is Xi'er alright?" He gently stroked Qiao Xi's face with concern.
Taking advantage of the moment, Qiao Xi hugged him tightly, her dramatic act culminating in a few tears welling up in her eyes. Pointing angrily at Du Xinyu, she pitifully complained to Qi Jincheng, "He said I don't have the demeanor of a president's wife, that I'm vicious, and that I'm a crazy woman..."
Du Xinyu was stunned by this scene. This woman was chasing him just a second ago, and now she's actually...
"Brother, don't listen to her nonsense!" Du Xinyu shouted, unable to contain himself any longer.
Qi Jincheng suddenly shot him a sharp look, demanding, "Did you say it?!"
"I..." Du Xinyu pitifully refuted, he did say those words, but he was definitely not as hateful as this woman said.
Qi Jincheng's warning look left no room for negotiation, and Du Xinyu immediately cowered and promised him, "I'll never dare to do it again."
"Apologize," Qi Jincheng ordered him again in a cold voice.
Du Xinyu was so angry he felt like his dantian was about to explode, but his situation didn't allow him to utter a single 'no'!
Taking a deep breath, he apologized to Qiao Xi with a loud chuckle, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I'll never scold you again."
"Throw it out." Qi Jincheng's command followed immediately.
Du Xinyu was stunned for a moment. Looking at the maid walking towards him, he was almost in tears. "Brother, I've already apologized."
Qiao Xi couldn't bear to see him looking so 'pitiful,' so she helped him out, "Yes, since Young Master Du has apologized, then..."
Halfway through her sentence, her eyes involuntarily drifted to the ice bucket on the table. Qi Jincheng immediately understood and said, "Your sister-in-law went to the trouble of preparing this water for you. Drink it."
He had just heard Du Xinyu tell him that Qiao Xi forced him to eat ice, so this bucket must have been prepared for him as well.
As for the reason why he was forced to eat ice, Qi Jincheng didn't want to know. He treated all those who offended him the same.
Du Xinyu said with trembling lips, "Brother, that's ice."
"Then let's eat," Qi Jincheng said calmly.
Du Xinyu stared wide-eyed at the man in front of him who didn't care about his own cousin's life or death, looking utterly heartbroken. "Brother, eating so much will kill people."
Qi Jincheng seemed to realize that this was inappropriate, and suddenly changed his mind, instructing Aunt Liu, "Aunt Liu, have someone move the ice to the bathroom."
"Okay." Aunt Liu didn't dare to ask any more questions and went with the servants to move the ice.
Du Xinyu didn't know what he wanted to do, but at least he wasn't being forced to eat ice. However, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Qi Jincheng say in an extremely calm tone, "Go take a shower."
Du Xinyu's heart, which hadn't been completely at ease, jumped into his throat again. He felt it couldn't be what he thought. "Brother, what do you mean?"
Qi Jincheng said calmly, "Your sister-in-law has already prepared everything for you, so you have to use it even if you don't want to drink it."
Du Xinyu looked incredulous, on the verge of tears, and asked him for confirmation, "You want me to take an ice water shower?"
Qiao Xi hadn't expected her Ah Jin to be so 'cruel', but it was a good idea, so she played along, saying, "Don't worry, there's plenty."
He managed to hold back the words "you..." before calling her a vicious woman. His eyes welled with tears as he looked at Qiao Xi, trying to soften her heart. "Sister-in-law, do you want me to freeze to death?"
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