Chapter 629: Confusion (36)
"……Um."
In the darkness, my neck felt like it was being bitten. Like a playful cub, the soft touch and slight pain spread across my neck.
but……
The heavy aura that enveloped him seemed to emanate a presence that made him instinctively feel a little daunted. It was like being enveloped, tightly encircled and completely imprisoned in a certain place.
“…Chiu.”
As if tasting it, the voice that fell into Qiao Xi's ear was filled with unrestrained passion and eagerness.
As if to show his presence, he left some blushing low gasps in the kiss.
Something seems to be moving around?
Warm, soft, and delicate, like the touch of fingers.
When it was about to touch the insurmountable area, Qiao Xi's consciousness quickly returned and he suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes.
What I noticed was that she had her hands on her sides, and like a cheetah gazing at its prey with its eyes narrowed, she exuded a dangerous aura.
When he noticed that she had woken up, he showed a brilliant smile as pure and bright as a teenager's.
"Ah, finally woke up, good morning."
A cheerful and joyful voice came from the front. When Qiao Xi noticed Yu Zhi, who was pressing on her, smiling unconsciously and playing with her hair, she felt her eyes go dark.
I feel dizzy.
Why are you here so early in the morning?
"...What time is it?" Qiao Xi's lips trembled, her voice was a little weak, and she sounded powerless.
The sky outside the window is bright.
The sun was shining brightly, but I couldn't tell the exact time.
"Um—about ten o'clock, or closer to noon?"
Yu Zhi said this while stroking his chin. He then put his arm around Qiao Xi's waist, lay back down beside the girl, and held her in his arms.
"There's still time, let's be affectionate for a while."
As he said this, his hands seemed to become restless again.
Qiao Xi could sense that his remaining desire was showing signs of being rekindled. Before the fire spread and burned herself, she decisively slapped away Yu Zhi's hand around her waist.
"Shut up, you haven't told me yet, how do you know where my room is."
Yu Zhi, who was pushed away by her, was not angry, but just hugged her tighter as if he was angry, muttering in dissatisfaction.
"For things like this, we can find out by just using some tricks."
He didn't explain it clearly, but Qiao Xi could understand it. He probably used some dishonorable means. This kind of thing was normal in the already sick environment they were in.
Yu Zhi himself has been stalked by many illegitimate fans.
He received passionate love letters, but also threats if he didn't stay with the other person. There were also those who sent unlucky things to his temporary residence.
Or there may be female fans with delusions and mental illnesses who think they have been abandoned by him.
This situation happens quite often.
Basically, every celebrity or entertainer has encountered this, and the more famous they are, the more harassment they will receive.
Like him.
As the lead dancer of a top boy band that is extremely popular both at home and abroad, before he even returned to China, some radical fans had already followed him abroad and wanted to take the same flight back with him.
But unfortunately.
Yu Zhi took a private plane.
He solved the problem directly at the root, and his first stop was the Yu family. He was surrounded by people from the Yu family, so he was completely blocked from receiving any news.
Those fans who got fake schedule information.
The person he was chasing was just a substitute temporarily found by the company to distract him.
Being fully protected by the Yu family.
Yu Zhi lives a much easier life than other people. He has no worries in this regard at all and can naturally move around freely.
After all, those people are a threat to him.
It has been handled by the Yu family, and they have filed lawsuits and won all the cases.
We still have to continue filming today.
Yu Zhi still wanted to stay in bed, with no intention of getting up. Qiao Xi pinched his cheek and said, "Don't waste your time with me. Don't let you drag down the progress of the entire crew."
He is the male lead.
He has a lot of scenes, plays an important role, and appears very frequently.
Absence will delay progress.
"I take it you're just worried about the new guy in your company?"
Yu Zhi, whose cheek was pinched by Qiao Xi, finally sat up slowly and looked at Qiao Xi with interest. Qiao Xi had already gotten out of bed and was putting on her clothes with her back to him.
Quickly tidy up your appearance.
Qiao Xi glanced sideways and found that he was staring at her intently. Noticing the dark color in his eyes, the woman immediately frowned.
I thought it was over yesterday and went to take a shower.
As a result, this person brought her substitute a few more times, but it was not over yet.
Qiao Xi also knew Yu Zhi's ability to cause trouble.
Therefore, she decisively left the room before the other party had another attack.
The door was closed again and Qiao Xi disappeared.
Yu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, curling his lips in boredom. He lowered his eyes and looked at himself, thinking that it would probably be okay to leave it alone for the time being, so he simply didn't pay any attention to it.
At least for now.
He didn't want Qiao Xi to hate him.
The people who were cleaning the manor came to work and were surprised to see the owner of the manor, which was a rare occurrence.
"Good morning, Miss. Breakfast is ready."
"Okay, and prepare an extra one, since we have guests."
"OK."
The person who followed her instructions left, apparently to contact the chef to confirm preparations.
Every day’s breakfast is based on a nutritional diet that has been prepared in advance.
While Qiao Xi was not at home.
They would not use the kitchen, and only when Qiao Xi came back, they would see the car parked in the manor and make corresponding preparations.
While Qiao Xi was enjoying her breakfast.
The cell phone she placed aside also vibrated at this moment.
Will send her a message.
Apart from Wei Xinghe who reported work matters to her as usual every day, there was no one else.
However.
When Qiao Xi picked up her phone and saw the name of the person who sent the message, she became a little confused.
Jiang Jingze.
It was this person again. She had ignored him, but he was still so persistent.
As of now.
Jiang Jingze's competitiveness among these people was very weak, and he posed no threat to Qiao Xi.
so.
She lowered Jiang Jingze's priority again and again, until it finally became that this person was dispensable to her regardless of whether he was there or not.
Plus.
The other party didn't cause any trouble, so after observing him for a while, Qiao Xi stopped paying attention to him.
There's no need to waste time on him.
She was cold and distant.
She never expected that this guy would start to show his affection to her for no reason.
(Jiang Jingze: I saw that popular show. I see you were on it too.)
(Jiang Jingze: I didn’t expect you to be a big boss. What a surprise, haha)
Two messages came.
Qiao Xi glanced at him and ignored him, continuing to eat breakfast.
On the other side, Jiang Jingze's heart was burning with excitement as he eagerly waited for Qiao Xi's reply.
He himself doesn't watch those variety shows at all.
He just felt that this kind of hilarious TV was too noisy, and he wasn't one to like celebrity entertainment. Furthermore, the show was primarily aimed at female viewers.
therefore.
All the people on camera are male celebrities.
Jiang Jingze was even less likely to be interested. What was so interesting about watching a bunch of sissy guys struggling with their hands?
He is a straight man.
Naturally, he looked down upon these effeminate men who put on makeup, and Jiang Jingze felt nothing but disdain.
But the terms that became trending searches made him very concerned.
There are titles like "The boss of one of the largest entertainment companies is actually a young, white, rich and beautiful woman with a beauty that can captivate all men."
Originally, Jiang Jingze was just casually watching to kill time.
Who knows.
After clicking in and seeing the pictures in this hot topic, he was completely stunned.
In the screenshots taken by netizens.
The young, white, rich and beautiful woman who appeared in the program and caused a lot of discussion was actually the familiar face that he wanted to see but could not see.
It's a pity.
He had wanted to go to the other party's company to pick him up, partly to confirm whether Xi Xi was the nominal boss of the two companies.
Now see that girl on the show.
Such doubts were naturally dispelled.
Without waiting for Qiao Xi's reply, Jiang Jingze stared at his phone screen and began to get impatient.
Think about it.
He continued to send it.
(Jiang Jingze: Oh, girl, when can we rank up together again? You haven't been online for a long time.)
I thought the other party would not reply.
He was about to put down his phone, but at this moment, the phone vibrated and a new message alert sounded.
Jiang Jingze shuddered and quickly picked up his phone to check.
(Xi Xi: I’m busy with work, so I probably don’t have time to play games. Could you please delete my contact? It feels like it’s always been like this, and I’m really embarrassed.)
Through words.
It seemed that I could see that the girl looked embarrassed.
What kind of mood was she in when she typed these words and sent them to him?
Jiang Jingze couldn't imagine it, but he clearly received a signal that the other party wanted to cut ties with him and stop contacting him.
How can this be?
Jiang Jingze quickly panicked, feeling a surge of unease and a sense of foreboding. If he simply sat there, waiting for death, he'd likely miss his chance and never see this person again.
Thinking so.
He quickly organized his words to reply.
(Jiang Jingze: No, don't worry about such a small thing. You're the boss after all, so it's normal to be busy. But you need to relax once in a while. I know a great place. I'll pick you up after get off work.)
Before Qiao Xi could answer.
He struck while the iron was hot and spoke again in a half-joking manner.
(Jiang Jingze: You've rejected me so many times before. If you reject me again this time, it will be a huge blow to me.)
Now that things have come to this.
It seems that finding reasons and excuses to refuse again seems a bit too much and doesn't give the other person face. One should be more tactful in life.
therefore.
Qiao Xi looked at the message Jiang Jingze sent her, thinking that the other party didn't seem to have any ill will towards her at the moment, but she couldn't be so obvious as to say that she wanted to just get rid of this sticky piece of candy.
So she replied and agreed.
On the other side, Jiang Jingze finally felt relieved after receiving a positive answer.
The two of them made an appointment.
Qiao Xi was concentrating on replying to the message on her phone. Yu Zhi, who was yawning and lazily walking out in slippers, suddenly appeared and passed behind Qiao Xi. He glanced at her inadvertently and noticed that the girl was replying to the message enthusiastically.
"Eh—so busy this morning."
Whether intentional or not, the boy's long, lazy voice seemed to be tinged with a hint of laughter.
Yu Zhi stopped behind Qiao Xi, then leaned forward slightly, leaned over from behind the girl, and glanced at the chat interface on her mobile phone.
Jiang Jingze was chatting with her.
They shared some things in daily life, which seemed quite interesting, and a smile appeared on Qiao Xi's face from time to time.
But her expression caught Yu Zhi's attention.
That's the expression you'd show when flirting with a man, and it makes people feel a little angry and uncomfortable for no reason.
Perhaps it was because his appearance was too sudden that Qiao Xi, who was immersed in her own world, came back to her senses when she heard his voice.
The girl’s first reaction is to turn off the phone screen.
This action also made Yu Zhi's slightly narrowed eyes gradually turn cold.
"You're here? Your breakfast is just ready."
Qiao Xi gestured to Yu Zhi to sit opposite her. The more nonchalant and frivolous she acted, the more it irritated Yu Zhi.
"Hmm? I want to eat you more than breakfast right now."
The man behind Qiao Xi stretched out his big hand and pinched her cheek. Qiao Xi was forced to turn her head and look into Yu Zhi's eyes. At this moment, she saw the anger in the other's eyes under the cold smile.
...angry again.
Qiao Xi pursed her lips and looked away: "What? Do you still want to interfere with my freedom? With what identity do you interfere?"
Between them.
To put it bluntly, their relationship was strictly one of bedfellows. Anything more than that? For both of them, it seemed a bit too ridiculous and unrealistic.
"I heard from the people your family hired that the Xi family is urging you to find a fiancé."
Yu Zhi said this while pinching her cheek with a smile.
"What does it have to do with you? You can't do it. The Xi family has conditions. You are the son of the old man of the Yu family." Qiao Xi glanced at him.
When her father's secretary called her earlier, she mentioned not only Yan Liang but also Yu Zhi. As long as Yu Zhi was still the second son of the Yu family, it was impossible. Even if Yu Zhi himself didn't recognize him, it was enough for the Yu family to recognize this bloodline.
So, there is no chance for her and Yu Zhi to succeed.
At this point, Yu Zhi understood. So the boy let go of her and nodded in sudden realization: "I understand. The Xi family wants someone whose social status can't be too high, but also not too low. And they also need to marry into the family, right?"
"yes."
Qiao Xi sighed slightly, looking a little distressed. The girl seemed to be worried about this matter.
Yu Zhi didn't think there was anything strange about it.
His brother married his fiancée two years ago, and as the heir to the family business, this matter really needed to be brought forward. Moreover, if Qiao Xi was to be in charge of the Xi family in the future, then now was the time to make a decision.
"Why not just pick one at random?"
Yu Zhi said this indifferently, moved his breakfast over, pulled out a chair and sat down next to Qiao Xi.
He can't do it, and Yan Liang probably can't do it even more.
Since neither of them can do it and no one can get it, he feels comfortable and doesn't care who Qiao Xi chooses.
Anyway, marriage is just a formality for them, and life will continue as usual.
"I can't get along with someone like you. I don't want to waste other people's lives. Some people yearn for love and will rush into it. If you're with someone you don't love, your life will be so lonely. It's just a waste of both of your time. So, I don't want to delay others."
Qiao Xi lowered her eyes and spoke softly. She also poked the chicken breast on her plate and started eating.
"I didn't realize you still have this kind of pursuit."
Yu Zhi looked at her with some surprise. He had thought that Qiao Xi must be almost broken after going through so much.
But I didn't expect that she still retained some kindness in her nature.
Someone like him who didn't care would probably not empathize with Qiao Xi. Yu Zhi certainly couldn't understand this approach. This was just a business task.
But if that's the case.
That's easy.
"Come to think of it that way, I do have a suitable candidate. It's just a matter of getting an errand, and he has the same request. Can you guys make do with him?"
Yu Zhi propped up his face and looked sideways at Qiao Xi, playfully poking the cherry tomato off the girl's plate with his fork.
"But you can't have too much to do with him, or I'll get jealous."
"Who is it?" Qiao Xi asked curiously, decisively ignoring his next sentence.
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