Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: No One Can Slander My Person
 

Xu Xingluo’s expression stiffened on her face, and for a moment, she did not react.

Suddenly, she covered her face and began to cry pitifully, “Miss Qiao, where have I offended you? Is it because Brother Xingzhou saved me first, making you unhappy?”

The crowd was also stunned, whispering among themselves as they stared at Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi bit her lip hard, the taste of rust spreading in her mouth.

Xu Xingluo intended to turn the tables, didn’t she? There was no surveillance in the dim light by Qing Lake. The guests would believe whatever she said.

She accused her of pulling her into the water and splashing dirt on her, forcing her to swallow this injustice in silence.

Qiao Xi’s eyes reddened, and she feigned calm as she questioned, “Just now you said it seemed like someone pushed you. At that time, it was only the two of us standing together. Are you implying that I pushed you?”

Xu Xingluo, with tears in her eyes, said, “No, I didn’t mean that.”

Xiang Huai sneered, “The wife of the president of Tianyuan Group, just this low and vulgar, an unbecoming thing. At the slightest disagreement, resorting to violence. You’re afraid that Xingluo’s return will steal Huo Xingzhou from you, aren’t you?”

“After all… everyone present knows who should really be standing by Huo Xingzhou’s side.”

Qiao Xi’s lips were devoid of color, and she held her aching abdomen tightly as she spoke word by word, “I’ll only say this once, I didn’t push her.”

Xiang Huai sarcastically asked, “Do you have any evidence to prove your innocence?”

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Qiao Xi clenched her teeth, her body icy cold.

A dry suit jacket, carrying a chill fragrance, was draped over her drenched body.

Qiao Xi turned her head, Huo Xingzhou’s expression was stern, his hand gripping hers tightly.

He said in a deep voice, “As for what the truth is, all we need to do is to find the most famous forensic scientist in the country, and we will have our answer.”

Qiao Xi looked at him blankly, not understanding whom he really believed.

Did he think she was lying, or did he not believe Xu Xingluo’s words?

Huo Xingzhou immediately had his bodyguards cordon off the scene of the incident, not allowing outsiders to disturb the footprints by the lake, preserving the original traces.

“No one can slander my person with impunity,” Huo Xingzhou warned as he looked at Xiang Huai.

He bent down and picked Qiao Xi up, his white shirt stained with the mud from her body.

His assertive declaration silenced everyone.

Xu Xingluo said weakly, “There’s no need for such a fuss, if Qiao Xi says it wasn’t her, then it wasn’t.”

To prove the innocence of a country girl, he actually wanted to call in a trace expert.

Huo Xingzhou glanced at her coldly and said, “If Qiao Xi had pushed you, that would be intentional harm. Don’t you care?”

Having finished speaking, he carried Qiao Xi away.

Xu Xingluo clutched her chest as an asthmatic attack hit her, and she fainted weakly.

“Xingluo!” Xiang Huai exclaimed in alarm.

The Liu Family’s full moon celebration came to an abrupt and chaotic end.

The guests left with gossip in their bellies, eager to share with their friends.

On the way back.

In the dimly lit Rolls-Royce, Qiao Xi curled up in a corner, her clear eyes covered with a hazy fog as she stared blankly out of the window.

The scene of Huo Xingzhou rescuing Xu Xingluo replayed over and over in her mind.

Xiang Huai said that saving Xu Xingluo was an instinct of Huo Xingzhou.

How deep must one love for such an instinct to be engraved in the heart?

If it weren’t for Xu Xingluo’s car accident, they would have been engaged by now. The man she loved—had he also been so gentle and considerate to someone else?

Had they hugged? Kissed?

Had they been intimately entwined, lost in each other until death?

Tears slid down her cheeks; Qiao Xi dared not cry aloud.

The car slowly approached the small villa, and Qiao Xi was the first to open the door, walking inside unsteadily, clutching her stomach. The suit jacket scattered on the car seat had dark stains and the metallic, bloody scent.

Huo Xingzhou’s expression turned stern as he got out of the car.

In the living room, Aunt Qian came up to them, surprised, and said, “Young Master, how are you and the Young Madam both soaked through? Was the Liu Family’s full moon party a pool party or something?”

Huo Xingzhou was about to go upstairs, but then he changed his mind and turned around to instruct, “Aunt Qian, she fell into the water. See if there are any wounds on her.”

Upon hearing this, Aunt Qian’s expression became grave.

“Alright, I’ll do it immediately.”

After giving the instructions, Huo Xingzhou returned to the master bedroom, took off his drenched clothes, and put on loose pajamas. He frowned as he looked at the list of missed calls on his phone screen and deleted the call history.

He then found Zhou Yu’s number in the address book again and called him.

Zhou Yu answered from a noisy, indulgent club, the sound of blasting music vibrating the eardrum, “Hello, Huo Er.”

“Get me a forensic trace expert to investigate something at the Liu Family’s place,” he said.

When Zhou Yu heard this, he immediately became serious.

“Are you sure you want to look into it? The Liu Family and the Xu Family aren’t pushovers, and this isn’t going to blow up into a big issue.”

“We need to put on a good show.”

Huo Xingzhou had no mood to speak further and hung up after saying his piece. Now, Zhou Yu also lost his mood for enjoying his drinks and worked through the night to act according to Huo Xingzhou’s needs.

Knock knock.

A knock sounded at the door of the master bedroom.

“Come in.”

Aunt Qian came in with a bowl of ginger soup and said, “Young Master, the Young Madam has her period. I made her a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea, and this is the ginger soup I’ve prepared for you.”

“No wounds on her body?” Huo Xingzhou asked again.

“None.”

Observing his demeanor, Aunt Qian asked, “Did you and the Young Madam have a fight? She hardly says anything now and didn’t tell me what happened. She just mentioned that she accidentally fell into the water.”

Aunt Qian guessed that something must have been amiss at the full moon party, and the Xu Family people would have been there too.

“I see,” Huo Xingzhou said indifferently.

“Aren’t you going to check on her?” Aunt Qian was keen to bring the young couple together, giving the Xu Family people no chance.

Huo Xingzhou looked at her and said, “I still have business to take care of.”

Feeling a bit disappointed, Aunt Qian didn’t press on. She picked up the tray and left the room, thinking that she needed to report back to the Young Madam quickly. That little vixen from overseas was back to stir trouble; the family must present a united front.

Huo Xingzhou caressed his fingers, absent-mindedly staring at the minimalist clock on the wall, its hands slowly ticking by.

In the end, he was defeated by himself. Standing up, he opened the door to the master bedroom.

Late at night.

On the large bed in the secondary bedroom.

Qiao Xi’s eyes were tightly shut, with cold sweat beading on her forehead.

She shook violently from the pain, coldness penetrating her abdomen. She dreamt again of that dim and chaotic night on the snow mountain ten years ago, a night of avalanches and turmoil.

The painful menstrual cramps were also a result of the chill she had taken into her body back then, and despite all efforts to recover, they had left a lingering ailment.

On that night, as the snow collapsed, she heard faint calls for help outside the pitch-black ice cave.

Intent on doing a good deed, she saved someone but was trapped on the snow mountain herself. Eventually, she was brought back to the village, her consciousness blurry, and her memories of that night and that young boy became hazy.

Qiao Xi suddenly woke up, her palms ice cold.

She stared blankly with her eyes wide open, gazing at the ceiling. The pounding heartbeat and panic from the nightmare lingered, refusing to subside.

Suddenly.

Footsteps sounded in the corridor outside her door, and the lock on her door made a slight noise.