Qiao Zhenbin’s face twisted in anger from her sarcastic comnts, "What’s wrong with joining GK? She’s your sister, you should have taken her along. The Qiao Group is gone, and Nannan understands to earn money in the entertainnt industry to revive our fortunes. What about you? What do you know? You’re no help to the family at all, and now you can’t even do this small favor? Qiao Xi, how could I have fathered such a heartless daughter? How can there be soone like you?"
Qiao Zhenbin was really angry.
This daughter was simply here to claim debts from him!
"I knew it would be like this. I should have strangled you at birth. Why let you live just to anger ?"
Qiao Xi: "..."
Qiao Xi felt a buzzing in her ears, as if she had gone deaf, unable to hear anything, her mind a blank slate.
Yet, Qiao Zhenbin’s last sentence echoed clearly in her mind.
Cruel words are as chilling as winter frost.
Qiao Xi had always thought that words can sotis be more hurtful than knives.
After all, a knife can draw blood, but words wound the heart—not fatally, but enough to make you doubt the world and almost wish for death.
The temperature inside the villa was very comfortable, but Qiao Xi inexplicably felt a chill creeping up from her feet.
Qiao Xi reflected on her childhood days, but she could hardly rember any of it now.
No warmth, no coldness, nothing.
Only the sharp pain of the mont, like a dull knife grinding away, nearly driving one to despair.
Qiao Xi laughed instead, "Since you know I’m heartless, stop humiliating yourself by calling . Whether Qiao Nan enters the entertainnt industry is her business, not mine. I won’t help her, and don’t even think about using to get into the industry, or I will hold you accountable to the end! And please, don’t call anymore!"
After finishing, Qiao Xi hung up the phone and threw the phone on the coffee table.
Her exquisite and delicate face was ice-cold, emanating a trace of chill, completely expressionless, yet horribly ugly.
Her cheeks, flushed from drinking wine, were now utterly pale.
The laughter from earlier in the evening vanished completely due to this call.
Qiao Xi sotis found herself rather ridiculous.
She occasionally didn’t understand the aning of her existence.
"Qiao Nan wants to join GK?"
Shen Dang appeared out of nowhere.
Seeing Qiao Xi like this, he felt an ache in his heart.
Her broken beauty was sothing he wanted to envelop in his embrace.
But Shen Dang restrained himself from moving.
Qiao Xi looked up and t his eyes, then lowered her long lashes again, "Yeah, but I’m not planning to help her."
A trace of moisture in her eyes caught the light.
Shen Dang’s hand rested on her head, gently rubbing, "You don’t need to help. You don’t owe them anything."
Qiao Xi quietly humd in response.
"Having stayed here so long, you probably haven’t explored the area nearby, right? Yingyue Bay has beautiful scenery. Why not go for a walk?"
Qiao Xi seed to have cald down as Shen Dang only saw her shake her head, but he couldn’t see her expression, "You go, I don’t want to."
She withdrew into herself again.
Shen Dang casually said, "How about I carry you out?"
"..."
In the end, Qiao Xi went out with Shen Dang.
She felt incredibly stifled, but she didn’t want to spread this mood to Shen Dang.
It will be okay.
Qiao Xi wouldn’t let a negative mood linger around her.
The two strolled nearby.
The moonlight cast their shadows on the ground.
Shen Dang, holding onto Qiao Xi, suddenly stopped and said, "Look up."
Qiao Xi instinctively looked up and saw the moon above, its pure white light casting a slight chill.
Shen Dang looked at her, "You see why this place is called Yingyue Bay?"
"Because you can see the moon?"
"Follow ."
Shen Dang continued to lead Qiao Xi forward.
Then Qiao Xi saw a large lake.
Just not far behind their villa.
Trees stood densely on both sides of the lake, their shadows layered upon each other, creating a densely inked landscape painting.
Qiao Xi hadn’t known there was a lake here.
The scenery must be beautiful during the day.
"Do you see the moon?"
"Yes."
Qiao Xi saw a moon reflected in the center of the lake, its light rippling softly on the water’s surface.
The ripples arose with the wind, causing small ripples around the moon, which returned to its original shape once calm.
The moonlight was tranquil and intersecting.
Shen Dang’s gaze fell on her face, "The lake reflects the moon, which is why this place is called Yingyue Bay."
"It’s beautiful," Qiao Xi said.
"It’s also beautiful during the day. You can co here for walks when you’re free, and if you don’t want to co alone, I’ll accompany you."
Qiao Xi looked into Shen Dang’s eyes anew.
Was it the night’s gentleness or his eyes that were tender?
Qiao Xi felt as though his gaze hid a pool of spring water, causing her heart to flutter with emotions.
Su Tutu had told her about picking the moon, and there it was, reflected on the lake’s surface not far away, and the man in front of her, radiant like a bright moon, just within her reach, as if she could pluck the moon simply by extending her hand.
Qiao Xi finally understood why so many ladies of Hai City favored Shen Dang.
Picking this moon, isn’t it sothing to be proud of?
Shen Dang’s deep eyes gazed at her, "Shall we be honest with grandfather?"
Qiao Xi hadn’t recovered yet, "Honest about what?"
"Our relationship."
Qiao Xi’s emotions sank, and she couldn’t help but laugh, "You really are... Who does that?"
"There is now."
Qiao Xi took his hand, "I don’t want to look anymore. Let’s go back."
The night in April still carried a bit of a chill.
Qiao Xi didn’t wear a jacket when she left, hugging her arms as she walked back.
Shen Dang knew she was diverting the topic. He didn’t continue and quickly walked up, staying by her side.
"Do you have any work coming up?"
"In a few days, I’ll be going abroad for a comrcial."
"Coincidentally, I’ll also be going abroad on a business trip in a few days."
Qiao Xi couldn’t help but look at him. He was serious yet casual, "Why are you staring at ? Think I’m faking?"
Shen Dang as the company boss, knowing her work schedule isn’t a simple matter.
Is it really such a coincidence?
However, speaking of coincidences reminded Qiao Xi of their first encounter at Su Tutu’s wedding after two years of marriage.
At that ti, Shen Dang had looked at her, lips curled in a semblance of a smile, asking if she was faking.
His casual arrogance was really irritating.
"Is there sothing on you I could hit?"
Qiao Xi purposefully asked like this.
That mory had been evoked by these few words.
Shen Dang naturally rembered too.
What had he responded back then?
Oh, he had asked if she really wanted to hit him, saying she was dreaming.
Actually, by that ti, Shen Dang had almost forgotten what Qiao Xi looked like. If it weren’t for Qiao Xi staring at him a bit longer, he wouldn’t have suddenly rembered that he had a wife in China with whom he had a marriage agreent.
Shen Dang pulled her to a stop.
Qiao Xi lifted her eyelids and looked at him, "What’s up?"
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