Chapter 369 The Mistress Comes Knocking
As soon as she finished speaking, a woman dressed in a flamboyant manner appeared outside the door. The maid hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, this woman is making a big fuss about her relationship with the master. I'm worried that outsiders will overhear, so..."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia's expression hardened slightly, and she instantly understood.
They live in a high-end villa area, and the people who pass by are all wealthy and influential, belonging to the same social circle. It would be truly appalling if this got out.
Thinking of this, Ji Xia nodded slightly, her lips pressed tightly together, and she said softly, "No visitors allowed. All visitors are prohibited from entering or leaving."
Upon hearing this, the maid nodded repeatedly in agreement, then turned around and went out to clear the area outside from the workers, so as to prevent anyone from overhearing and giving others something to gossip about.
Before leaving, he gave the woman a meaningful look, his eyes full of astonishment.
The room was instantly left with only three people facing off. Song Yuqing stood aside with a smile on her lips, looking like she was watching a show.
Seeing this, Ji Xia's face darkened, and she said in a cold voice with a mocking tone, "What? The main character has arrived, and you're going to stand on the sidelines and join in the fun?"
Song Yuqing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that Ji Xia would not doubt the person's identity at all and would directly admit it, clearly taking her words to heart.
She's only here to make an appearance and take the opportunity to ridicule her.
Now that the goal has been achieved, the next step, to put it bluntly, is to uncover the secrets of the wealthy family. My only purpose here is to annoy her and watch the show; I have no real role to play.
He then shrugged slightly, a hint of mockery flashing across his face. He exchanged a glance with the woman beside him, and the two nodded to each other before turning and leaving.
After Song Yuqing left, the woman began to look around at the villa's decorations, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
He then turned to look at Ji Xia, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips. Raising an eyebrow slightly, he slowly asked, "You are Ji Xia?"
His tone was full of disdain, as if he didn't take her seriously at all.
Hearing her tone and the intimate way she addressed Cheng Shuyuan, Ji Xia felt a chill run down her spine. She then replied coldly, "That's right, what's your name?"
The woman glanced at her newly done nails as if by accident, and replied in a deep voice, "Zhang Qianyu, I only came here to let you know."
"Move out of here as soon as possible, or everyone will be unhappy when Shuyuan kicks you out."
As Ji Xia listened to her arrogant words, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she suddenly chuckled, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
Seeing her suddenly laugh, Zhang Qianyu looked puzzled, then coldly questioned, "What are you laughing at?"
Ji Xia lowered her eyes slightly, slowly shook her head, and replied in a soft voice, "I thought that the one who could conquer Cheng Shuyuan was some kind of powerful and high-level character, but I didn't expect it to be someone as simple-minded and physically strong as you."
"What? In today's society, mistresses who take over wives still dare to be so brazen?"
As he spoke, he paused slightly, gave her a cold look from head to toe, and then scoffed, "So she's just a big-breasted, brainless woman. I never thought Cheng Shuyuan's taste was limited to this."
Seeing the sarcasm in her words, Zhang Qianyu's expression changed abruptly, a sinister look appearing between her brows. She spoke sharply, "What did you say?!"
"Can't you understand human language?" Facing her anger, Ji Xia didn't care at all and coldly retorted, "When you're trying to seduce a married man, please do your homework first. And you even told me to leave? What a joke!"
"The villa is under the Ji family's name. Even if Cheng Shuyuan came in person, he wouldn't dare say such a thing! You'd better get out of here now, lest you dirty my land."
His words were full of sarcasm, and his eyes were filled with disgust as he looked at her, as if she were a filthy, sinful creature.
As Zhang Qianyu listened to her words, her expression grew increasingly cold. She wanted to retort but was startled by her imposing manner.
After calming down a bit, she said, "So what? You've been at home since you got married. Isn't everything you have now the result of Shuyuan's hard work?"
Ji Xia never expected that she would one day argue with someone about this. Her eyes suddenly turned cold, and a chill emanated from her face. She lowered her eyes to look at the coffee table, her expression inscrutable.
Seeing this, Zhang Qianyu spoke again, coldly mocking, "A hen that doesn't lay eggs, occupying the title of Mrs. Cheng without any merit, how dare you?!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia suddenly looked up at her, a fierce glint in her eyes: "Who told you such a thing?"
Zhang Qianyu paused, somewhat intimidated by her aura, but still mustered her courage and said, "Is there any need to say it? Everyone knows it."
"Even Shuyuan's mother has many complaints about you, how dare you still linger here?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia immediately understood. No wonder Cheng's mother had suddenly come to the door; it turned out she had planned this all along.
First, show yourself kindness to lower your guard, then try to scheme against yourself as before, find fault with yourself, so as to lure the mistress to your door.
But she never imagined that she could be so shameless!
He owed his reputation entirely to her, yet she now uses it as a point of condemnation to ridicule and discuss with those who come after.
How ironic!
Ji Xia's gaze suddenly darkened as she looked at Zhang Qianyu with a serious expression, her thin lips parting slightly: "What do you think Cheng Shuyuan has that status of his now?"
“His family has been workers for three generations. If it weren’t for my family’s help, he would just be a low-level employee now. How could he have become the president?!”
"You really think he has any ability? He's just been promoted by the Ji family, who pulled strings and built a foundation for him!"
"What kind of person are you? How dare you spout such nonsense in front of me!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a cold, mocking voice rang out from outside the door: "So what?"
Ji Xia and Zhang Qianyu looked up at the same time and saw Cheng's mother with a furrowed brow as she slowly approached.
Cheng Shuyuan followed behind, a hint of coldness flashing across his face.
Seeing the servants cautiously approaching outside the door, the Ji family felt a sense of helplessness. No matter how much she instructed them, Cheng Shuyuan was present, and as the masters, they naturally couldn't stop them.
She then waved slightly, and the maid, seeing that she was not angry, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.
Seeing them approach, Zhang Qianyu quickly put on a wronged expression and said softly, "Auntie, Shuyuan, you've come..."
Cheng's mother patted her hand gently and comforted her, "It's alright, I'm here, no one will dare to bully you!"
As she spoke, she stared intently at Ji Xia, as if she were a complete villain.
Ji Xia coldly watched the three of them standing together, enjoying themselves, as if she were the one who had broken up someone else's family.
Then, his brows drooped slightly, and he suddenly let out a disdainful sneer.
Seeing her sitting on the sofa, Cheng Shuyuan's eyes flashed with a strange light. He then turned to look at Zhang Qianyu and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"
"I..." Zhang Qian hesitated, glancing at Ji Xia from time to time, as if she were afraid of her.
Then he said in a low voice, "Recently, someone has been guarding my door, and I'm very scared. It turns out it was Mrs. Cheng who sent people to force me to come here..."
As she spoke, her voice was full of grievance, and she spoke cautiously.
Ji Xia listened to her words, her eyes narrowing slightly as she carefully examined her. She hadn't expected that this woman, who acted like a brainless pushover in front of her, would be such an innocent little rabbit in front of Cheng Shuyuan. Turns out, she was a complete sly fox!
She trusted Cheng Shuyuan completely, and even though he was often away from home, she never thought of sending anyone to investigate him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited for the mistress to come to his door and mock him. He never expected to be betrayed by her. How ironic!
Cheng Shuyuan gleaned some information from her hesitant words. He knew the bodyguards' methods and knew they would never be respectful. In addition, he had just overheard Ji Xia's aggressive behavior when he came in.
Without seeking confirmation, he turned to Ji Xia with displeasure and asked in a deep voice, "Is what she said true?"
Ji Xia turned to look at him seriously, her eyes filled with disgust. She didn't respond, but coldly retorted, "So what if it is? Do you think you can take revenge on me for something like this?"
"Ji Xia!" Cheng Shuyuan suddenly shouted, his brows furrowed.
"What? You're unhappy about talking about her?" Ji Xia's eyes narrowed slightly, then she slowly stood up, walked towards him, and spoke disdainfully.
"Cheng Shuyuan, don't forget how you got to where you are today. How dare you talk to me like that?!"
Her tone was full of contempt, but calm, without the violence that comes with anger and embarrassment.
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