Chapter 242
"Wu Xingqing, are you alright?" Luo Fei\'s awkward voice came from outside the blanket.
Wu Xingqing played ostrich under the covers for quite a while before finally mumbling, "I\'m sorry."
If she had pulled down the blanket, she would have seen Luo Fei\'s equally flushed face. "Ahem, this wasn\'t your fault, you don\'t need to apologize. It was all because Tang Yu drugged you."
"Thank you for saving me," Wu Xingqing said, hastily pulling down the blanket, trying to act as if nothing had happened.
However, when their eyes met, they both remembered what had just happened, especially with the wound on Luo Fei\'s lip where Wu Xingqing had bitten him.
In an instant, one ducked back under the covers while the other turned away, frantically fumbling with various documents to place them on the bedside table.
"Ahem, regarding Tang Yu\'s crimes, I have evidence of him purchasing the drugs, and I can be a witness to this incident. However, to fully convict him, we\'ll need the video footage from this camera as evidence. So the decision is yours. It\'s just a matter of the severity of the charges. If you want to destroy the video, I completely understand."
After all, it was a female victim\'s dignity at stake, and her wishes had to be respected.
Wu Xingqing emerged from under the covers again, her face pale and her gaze heavy, "I want to press charges against him. I\'m willing to provide any evidence necessary. I want him to receive the punishment he deserves."
As she spoke, Wu Xingqing couldn\'t help but hug herself, trembling all over.
Luo Fei frowned and stepped forward to pat her shoulder, "Don\'t be afraid, I\'ll be with you through this."
The two victims would work together to bring this beast to justice.
"Thank..." Wu Xingqing looked up, but their eyes met again, and both timidly looked away.
After that, the Wu family rushed over upon hearing the news and worked with Luo Fei to handle the case.
A few days later, news came that Tang Yu had been sentenced and would be deported after serving his time. He might face additional charges abroad, but prison time was certain.
A week later, the turmoil in the Luo family gradually settled down.
With no further news from Luo Fei and Wu Xingqing\'s side, Ji Fei lost interest in following the drama.
At this time, Ji Fei was carrying some desserts made by Qin\'s Mom to the Qin Corporation for Qin Xian.
Of course, she wasn\'t concerned about the gossip she\'d heard from Qin\'s Mom and Qin Yan about a beautiful business partner aggressively pursuing Qin Xian, nor was she there to assert any authority as the legitimate wife. She was just a tiny bit curious and wanted to see what the fuss was about.
Sure enough, as soon as she arrived at the company, the receptionists looked at her differently, their exchanged glances full of gossip. However, they were respectful towards Ji Fei, without their previous disdain.
When she reached outside Qin Xian\'s office, passing by the president\'s office, the assistants saw her and looked awkward, their eyes constantly darting towards the office inside, speaking volumes without words.
Ji Fei thought: Oh, so the homewrecker is inside? Talk about perfect timing.
Ji Fei, being proper, asked the executive assistant to announce her.
The assistant was surprised, "The President has instructed that Madam can enter freely at any time, under any circumstances."
Ji Fei blinked, her face warming slightly. As she approached the office door and was about to knock, she heard voices from inside.
"I\'ve delegated the task of entertaining your team to the director. I have dinner with my wife every evening and can\'t attend social functions. If you feel this shows disrespect to your team, we can cancel the cooperation."
"President Qin, someone as clever as you surely understands my meaning. In your position, there\'s no need to be so rigid." It was a woman\'s voice, with a seductive undertone.
"Haven\'t you noticed what\'s in this office since you entered?"
"Just for show."
Ji Fei was confused by what she was hearing.
[What are they talking about?]
There was a pause inside, but the woman couldn\'t help continuing, "President Qin, I truly admire you, and I\'m not asking for any official status, I just want..."
"Then let me be direct: no woman in this world compares to my wife. I only want my wife, and I\'m not interested in other women, so don\'t waste your effort."
[Oh my, what\'s he saying? Hehe... Seems like I\'ve completely bewitched this guy.]
Inside the office, the usually ice-cold Qin Xian suddenly broke into a smile, a hint of blush crossing his face, stunning the woman before him.
Qin Xian ignored her now, after all, it was rare for his wife to visit, making today special.
Qin Xian stood up and walked past the woman towards the door.
"By the way, regarding your project, I\'ll notify your company to assign a different person in charge. Qin Corporation can cooperate with you, but only if you\'re not involved in the project."
The woman\'s face changed dramatically. Failed seduction was one thing, but such rejection was unexpected. What kind of man was he!
Little did she know that Qin Xian was extremely careful about everything concerning Ji Fei. Since Ji Fei had witnessed this, he naturally had to make a clean break, lest his wife harbor even the slightest doubt.
As Ji Fei was marveling at this CEO\'s behavior, the door suddenly opened, and she, who had been leaning against it eavesdropping, lost her balance and fell forward.
She could have steadied herself, but someone was too eager and embraced her directly, making it look like Ji Fei had deliberately fallen into Qin Xian\'s arms.
A gentle laugh echoed.
"What brings you here?"
The low voice vibrating through his chest made Ji Fei\'s heart skip a beat.
"Mom asked me to bring you some desserts," Ji Fei said.
Qin Xian released Ji Fei and led her into the office.
Ji Fei noticed the woman – quite a sexy beauty – but didn\'t greet her.
The woman had already investigated Ji Fei\'s identity and knew what she looked like, but seeing her in person, she was stunned to find that Ji Fei was even more beautiful than in photos. The previously confident beauty was struck by Ji Fei\'s casual beauty.
Combined with Qin Xian\'s ruthless dismissal, she could only leave in defeat.
By now, Ji Fei had lost interest in the woman because she was shocked by this office she hadn\'t visited in a while.
Many places that used to display famous paintings now showcased her celebrity photoshoots, making it look more like a talent manager\'s office.
She finally understood what they had been talking about earlier.
In this presidential office full of her posters, she felt too embarrassed to look anywhere.
[When other staff members come in and see all this... ah, I can\'t even imagine.]
Qin Xian knew what Ji Fei was looking at but tried to act casual, taking the desserts and leading her to the sofa, though his ears were red.
This wasn\'t just for show – Qin Xian simply wanted to see Ji Fei whenever he looked up. After all, the Qin Corporation\'s artist department and Ji Fei\'s own studio were full of his wife\'s posters, so why shouldn\'t his office have them too?
If possible, he\'d want Ji Fei to accompany him to work, but... Ji Fei wouldn\'t agree to that, so this was the next best thing.
It also made Ji Fei\'s status clear to everyone.
Unable to read Qin Xian\'s thoughts, Ji Fei pretended to ignore the posters to avoid embarrassing herself by asking about them.
"Try Mom\'s cooking," Ji Fei said.
Qin Xian opened the box, looked at the golden-brown desserts inside, and fell silent.
"You remember that our mom is a kitchen disaster, right?"
Ji Fei chuckled, "Don\'t worry, others have already tested it for poison. It\'s rare for her to succeed, that\'s why I brought it."
[Dad and Qin Xi were fine, otherwise I wouldn\'t risk giving it to Qin Xian. Having the CEO rushed to the hospital for food poisoning would be quite the joke.]
Qin Xian contentedly started eating, pleased that his wife cared about him.
Though it didn\'t taste good, they couldn\'t waste Qin\'s Mom\'s effort, so they finished it together and took a photo to report back to her.
Meanwhile, Qin\'s Mom had already learned through Qin\'s Father\'s sources that the homewrecker had been completely driven away, putting her mind at ease.
After eating, Ji Fei didn\'t think about leaving, and Qin Xian naturally wouldn\'t ask her to, as he was happy to have Ji Fei keep him company for a while longer. So it turned into Ji Fei playing with her phone while Qin Xian worked.
Shortly after, Qin Xian\'s phone rang.
Seeing it was Qi Li, he put it on speaker.
"Hey Qin, are you free tonight? I\'m planning a pool party, you and Ji Fei should come together. Location is at XX Club."
Qin Xian was taken aback. He usually didn\'t participate in such activities, so Qi Li and others never invited him. Why was today so strange?
"Are you coming or not? Everyone else is coming. Well, whatever, it\'s fine if you don\'t come, as long as Ji Fei comes," Qi Li said impatiently.
Qin Xian frowned slightly, feeling that Qi Li had an ulterior motive. Although he wanted to refuse, it was rare to have a chance to be with Ji Fei today, and it could have been a private date, but now...
"I\'ll ask Ji Fei."
Qin Xian still respected Ji Fei\'s opinion, so he turned to look at her.
Ji Fei blinked, realizing she hadn\'t attended anything like this since she came here.
[A pool party, everyone in swimsuits? That means handsome guys and beautiful girls, what a visual feast!]
Qin Xian\'s eyebrow twitched when he heard that excited tone.
Sure enough, he saw Ji Fei\'s lips curve into a smile, and at this moment, Qin Xian really wanted to refuse.
[Qin Xian in a swimsuit... hehe, I want to see that. Maybe I can even get a chance to feel those eight-pack abs in the pool! A gorgeous man all wet...]
Qin Xian\'s face started heating up, while the person on the phone was still urging them.
"Do... do you want to go?" Qin Xian\'s gaze wavered.
"Yes!" Ji Fei immediately replied.
Qin Xian coughed and responded to Qi Li.
After the call ended, Ji Fei dragged Qin Xian to the mall to buy swimsuits.
Meanwhile, Qi Li was still urgently notifying others, hastily organizing something of party scale. Because his behavior was so strange, everyone in the friend group found Qi Li\'s actions odd, but Qi Li was too busy to care.
Someone tagged Qin Xian and Ji Fei, wondering if they were really going.
Seeing everyone\'s curiosity about why Qi Li suddenly called for a party, Ji Fei decided to investigate.
One look was enough to make her speechless.
[Unbelievable! Just because Han Ziyu keeps ignoring him, he thinks she\'s playing hard to get too much, so he\'s planning to give her a chance. He found out Han Ziyu would be covering a shift for a friend at this club today, so he immediately arranged this party to casually appear in front of Han Ziyu, holding other women, making her sad and upset, then give her another chance to come back to him... what a drama queen.]
[The reason he wants me there is because he knows Han Ziyu will definitely come greet me when she sees me. Using me as a tool, huh?]
Aliali: 6720f5142bffb2b7bc4c0987Hearing these thoughts, Qin Xian also understood, but felt somewhat exasperated. Would Qi Li only wake up after being humiliated?
[But it\'s going to be interesting to watch.] Ji Fei smiled excitedly.
She casually picked up a swimsuit.
Suddenly Qin Xian coughed, "You want to choose this one?"
The swimsuit in Ji Fei\'s hand was practically a bikini. She blinked, having not looked carefully before, and turned to ask, "Do you have any recommendations?"
She had never attended such gatherings, so naturally didn\'t know what level of coverage was appropriate.
But then she saw Qin Xian\'s eyes turn toward what looked like elementary school-style swimsuits...
"Hey, Qin Xian, your taste is terrible. Don\'t tell me you\'re planning to recommend that style to your wife."
Suddenly, a woman\'s voice came from the doorway.
They turned to look and saw an elegantly dressed woman standing at the entrance with a smile.