Xing Beiyan’s body melted, and he forgot what he initially wanted to say. “No, we didn’t invite her.” “Did you hear that?” Gu Xi boasted proudly while smiling with her eyes squinted at Annie, whose face tensed up. “Hehe, Chief Xing, you’re indeed like what I heard from rumors, you love beauty more than your empire.” Annie suddenly chuckled coldly, then smiled at Gu Xi provokingly. “But I like that. Miss Gu, you should be wary.” “Do I even need to be wary of an unattractive person like you?” Gu Xi looked at her fearlessly without showing any impression of weakness. “Hmph! Let’s see…” Annie uttered with the determination to win, then left although she was not resigned to the outcome. Gu Xi rolled her eyes at the man, who caused this to happen and made her gain an enemy, yet acting like it was none of his business. She complained angrily with an unhappy face, “It’s all your fault, what are you looking at? I’m talking about you — why do you have to be so good-looking? You’re attr
Gu Xi even looked up at Xing Beiyan. Just as he thought that she would blush shyly, she shut her eyes again after taking just one glance at him and continued sleeping soundly. ‘She’s really… Not on her guard at all. ‘Is she that comfortable around me?’ Xing Beiyan raised his eyebrow, and felt that his pride as a man was attacked! He would not go overboard, but would still fight for his well-being. Gu Xi woke up very early the next morning. She simply woke up due to pain. Perhaps because she had cold water yesterday, her stomach was aching very badly. Gu Xi had her period. This was the first thing that came to her mind. After glancing at the man next to her, she pushed the blanket aside and noticed a patch of blood on the bedsheet, so her face reddened due to the embarrassment. ‘Oh no, oh no.’ Gu Xi’s mind went blank, but before she could figure out what to do, Xing Beiyan’s voice was heard coming from above her head. “Is something wrong?” Gu Xi looked up wit
Xing Beiyan also bought brown sugar tea after finding out more information, then he hurried back to the hotel. Gu Xi was still in a daze when she felt something warm on her tummy. She groaned due to the comfort, then opened her eyes. “You’re back.” “Mm, get up and eat something.” Xing Beiyan nodded. Gu Xi looked at him strangely when she noticed the drugs and the brown sugar tea on the table. She really did not expect a CEO, someone who dealt with numerous problems a day, to know so much. That said, she dared not ask him about it. For the rest of the trip, Gu Xi could not do anything because of the cramps, so they mostly stayed in the hotel for two days, and did nothing else apart from eating and shopping. It was quite late at night when they returned to Wan City. Gu Xi used her phone to upload photos from the past few days to Weibo, and added a caption to describe her experience from feeling airsick until the end of her period… Her Weibo account had no anti-fans at
In the end, after Gu Xi entered the elevator, the receptionist turned around and felt uncomfortable as the word “scumbag” was stuck in her throat. ‘Isn’t that her, the CEO’s wife? ‘Why is she dressed like that? ‘Okay, I admit that she looks pretty in that, but it’ll cause misunderstandings! ‘She made me think that Mr. CEO became a playboy, a scumbag. I didn’t think that the husband and wife would dress up formally! ‘That’s an awful trick, okay?’ While the receptionist complained, she dared not say it out loud. Instead, she retrieved her phone to send the exciting news to a group chat: “Attention, attention, the CEO’s mysterious wife appears again!” Female 1: “F*ck! Gather, gather!” Male 3: “The CEO’s wife? Since when the CEO has a wife?” Female 2: “Upstairs*, you’re so outdated, the CEO’s wife appeared twice already, okay!” Receptionist: “Actually, she appeared thrice! I’ve spoken to her, she’s adorable and pretty! I’m proud!” Everyone else: “I’m jealous! Is she o
Gu Xi looked at her then left. ‘Me? Doing all that? ‘Is this possible? ‘It’s not like there aren’t cleaners around, so why should I steal someone else’s job? ‘Besides, I’m not here to do odds and ends for her.’ The secretary’s words went in one of Gu Xi’s ears and out the other. Gu Xi returned to Xing Beiyan’s office to enjoy some fruits. She heard that they were imported cherries, which was why they tasted so delicious. On the other hand, seeing as Gu Xi had left, Li Yanran scoffed and drank her coffee. Since Li Yanran was deep in thoughts, she did not pay attention to her drink, and she spat out the coffee right after taking a mouthful of it. She looked at the coffee in disbelief then stomped out angrily, slamming the door so hard that it was clear that she was very mad. “Gu Xi!” Li Yanran pushed the door to the CEO’s office to see if he was around, and was so furious that her voice was ear-piercing. When she saw Gu Xi eating the fruits on the table, her face twis
Li Yanran opened her mouth but was too afraid to say anything, so she bit her lip in the end and looked at Gu Xi hatefully before running out. “Tsk~” Gu Xi rubbed her chin while looking at Xing Beiyan. “Darling, you really don’t have tender feelings for women.” Although she was making fun of him, her eyes were indifferent. Xing Beiyan somehow felt that she had changed. It was not just her attitude toward him, but her character and something in her bones as well. Gu Xi was pure and naive at times as if she paid no attention to worldly affairs, but could also be unemotional as though she had seen through everything. She was able to deal with provocations with ease now and could disguise her unhappiness very well, without being noticed at all. It seemed like Gu Xi no longer needed Xing Beiyan’s help as she had become well-behaved and sensible, and no longer took extreme measures, as she did in the past, just to leave him. ‘She really changed a lot. ‘When did it begin?’ Xin
The other colleagues were shocked, so they quickly surrounded Li Yanran to comfort her. “Don’t cry, I’ll take a look later to see who that shameless lady is!” “Yes, yes, we’ll teach her a lesson when she comes,” they assured as they were indignant at the injustice. “No, there’s no need to, it’s okay, I must leave anyway. Besides, that lady’s very skilled, and Mr. CEO trusts her a lot. If you say something unpleasant and Mr. CEO finds out, he might think that you’re bullying her. I ended up like this because of that, so I don’t want you to repeat the same mistake,” Li Yanran replied helplessly while shaking her head. After hearing what she said, the others finally understood, and the back of their heads broke out in a cold sweat. ‘Li Yanran is right, we can’t offend that lady because of a sudden impulse. Who knows what her true identity is?’ ‘Li Yanran has been serving the CEO for many years, yet was kicked out because of a few words she said. What are we compared to her?’
“It’s working hours, aren’t you going to work? I’ll be leaving first.” Gu Xi wanted to arrive at the company earlier since it was her first day, but she did not expect it to be such an unhappy day. Seeing that it was quite late, she had to leave to prepare lunch. She had a sickly husband who had gastric, after all. Gu Xi shook her head and sighed, causing Xing Beiyan to look at her strangely. ‘Why is she giving me a look of pity?’ He wondered. Gu Xi recalled something after taking just two steps away. She suddenly turned to fix her gaze on the steaming cup of coffee beside Xing Beiyan, then walked over to ask sternly, “Didn’t I ask you not to drink this anymore?” Xing Beiyan quickly shifted the blame when he saw that she was mad. “It was my secretary who prepared it, I wasn’t aware.” Gu Xi scoffed and mumbled as she turned to walk away, “She’s such a hateful lady.” How was she not hateful? Gu Xi had gone through a lot of trouble to get her husband to drink tea instead t