Lifting her face, she wore a hint of smugness.
Let’s see how he still could make that phone call to her brother!
Tang Honghe was truly amused by her.
He stretched out his hand toward her, curling his finger in a come-hither motion: "Hand over the phone!"
Qu Keke shook her head, pressing herself closer to the car door: "Nope, if you want it, come and snatch it!"
Tang Honghe pointed at her from a distance with his index finger and smiled through gritted teeth, "Okay, I’ll take you to the hotel, and you can fend for yourself."
He really shouldn’t have stopped the car just now.
Watching a commotion always comes with a price.
Qu Keke hesitated, "A hotel?"
Hearing her tone, Tang Honghe glanced at her, "What about it? If you don’t go to the hotel, you can sleep under a bridge, that’s the alternative."
Qu Keke begrudgingly said, "... Then let’s do the hotel."
Who would be foolish enough to choose sleeping under a bridge?
Tang Honghe let out a snort of laughter, "Tell me, you didn’t just think I had any designs on you, did you?"
Qu Keke didn’t even get a chance to speak before Tang Honghe casually said, "Relax, I’m not interested in you, you milk-scented little girl."
With a chuckle, Tang Honghe drove away.
Qu Keke was a bit shocked as she pointed to herself, "I..."
She looked at Tang Honghe and suddenly yelled out, "What am I lacking?! Where exactly do I fall short?!"
"Damn, what are you crying for?"
Tang Honghe panicked all of a sudden, pulling out tissues and handing them to her, "Anyone who doesn’t know better would think I’ve bullied you!"
Qu Keke cried uncontrollably, her sobbing voice intermittent as she said, "What am I lacking, after chasing Chen Jiayan for so long, he’s always rejected me, am I really that bad? Why doesn’t he like me?"
Tang Honghe had a lightbulb moment.
So it’s because of his sister-in-law’s brother.
He knew something was off with the madam tonight, and it turned out to be another man behind her tears.
This young lady’s love life could only be described as bumpy.
Tang Honghe didn’t know how to comfort others, so he kept silent and let Qu Keke cry in his car.
To prevent misinterpretation by passersby, Tang Honghe even quietly raised the car’s convertible top.
Qu Keke stopped crying on her own after a while, wiped her face, and with a choking voice said, "Give me a tissue."
Tang Honghe handed her the tissues, taking a quick glance at her before turning his gaze away somewhat speechlessly.
Qu Keke pulled out several tissues and blew her nose, her "fufufu" sounds echoing within the car.
"..." Tang Honghe felt even more disdainful.
"With men, there are plenty of fish in the sea—if one doesn’t work out, just find another one. Why get so upset about it?"
Qu Keke couldn’t be bothered with him; he simply didn’t understand.
Silence pervaded the rest of the ride, and about ten minutes later, the car stopped outside a five-star hotel.
Tang Honghe jerked his chin up, "Get out."
Qu Keke got out of the car and still managed to thank him before he drove away.
Tang Honghe responded lightly, "No need to thank me."
He drove off, only to stop not far away and took out his phone to call Qu Jiashu.
So that was why he said there was no need for thanks.
Qiao Xi was woken up the next day by a series of phone rings.
She grabbed her phone, saw it was just past eight o’clock.
It was a call from Wang Li.
She wouldn’t normally be up this early—Qiao Xi felt a bad premonition and answered the call, Wang Li’s voice came through in a fluster, "Xixi! You’re trending on social media! Your thing with Boss Shen got exposed!"
Early in the morning, Wang Li could barely handle the shock.
Qiao Xi was startled and sat up from her bed, fully awake, "What’s happening?"
Why was she trending with Shen Dang?
Wang Li spoke urgently, "The huge news that Tang Qing mentioned yesterday was about you! Ah, what exactly is going on between you and Boss Shen? If you weren’t planning to go public with your relationship, how could you be photographed?"
"You should ask Boss Shen how to deal with this!"
Wang Li felt their relationship was quite messy.
Qiao Xi calmed down, "Don’t panic, I’m going to check the news online to see what’s going on."
After hanging up, Qiao Xi logged into Weibo, and the topic propelled by marketing accounts shocked her.
[Popular actress Qiao Xi entered a villa with a strange man late at night, leaving only at dawn]
There were pictures as proof.
These were photos of her entering and leaving Yingyue Bay with Shen Dang.
Although the pictures were somewhat blurry, one could completely recognize them through their body shape, the exposed profile, and that distinct aura.
The big scoop from Tang Qing sent the internet into a frenzy.
The name Qiao Xi quickly surged up the trending searches, followed by a ’revelation’ tag.
#QiaoXiDivorce# ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ɴovᴇl(F)ɪre.ɴet
#QiaoXiCoolFairyPersonaCollapse#
Three hot searches followed closely after.
Discussions about her were everywhere online.
Qiao Xi didn’t expect to be secretly photographed with Shen Dang—this was completely unexpected!
She clicked through to the comments section to look, encountering a variety of snide remarks.
[Tsk, Qiao Xi’s public image has collapsed, what cool fairy, all just an act?]
[Real shocker, Qiao Xi cheating within marriage!]
[Is there a possibility that man is the goddess of divine beauty’s husband? But maybe not haha, perhaps even this husband is fake.]
[Female stars just love to play around.]
[Waiting for Qiao Xi’s clarification [dog head emoji]]
[As soon as Tang Qing delivers, you know it’s legit. The two of them entering a villa together, I don’t need to spell out what they did, right?]
[Insider information claims the goddess of divine beauty really plays the field in private, the kind who exploits her beauty, dear readers, savor that.]
Qiao Xi squinted her eyes, a trace of fierceness suddenly flickering within.
She logged out of Weibo and dialed Shen Dang’s number.
Shen Dang’s voice was clear and melodious, "Why are you calling me so early?"
Qiao Xi pursed her lips, her voice cool, "Have you seen today’s news on Weibo?"
Shen Dang asked, "I don’t have Weibo, what’s up?"
Qiao Xi was momentarily at a loss, then said bluntly, "We were photographed by the paparazzi the night before returning to Yingyue Bay."
Shen Dang raised an eyebrow, his tone ambiguous, "Photographed? And then?"
Qiao Xi said coldly, "I don’t want to go public with the fact that we got married and then divorced. I’ll clarify the situation; just back me up."
Qiao Xi did not want the public to pay too much attention to her private life.
If they made it public that her husband was Shen Dang, it was bound to lead to a lot of complications.
Their relationship was already so messy, there was no need to drag it out, a straightforward clarification would suffice.
After all, news would blow over after a little while.
Shen Dang seemed to laugh, "How do you want me to back you up? We did go back to Yingyue Bay together, that can’t be faked, can it?"
Shen Dang wasn’t wearing a mask, he was bound to be recognized, and Qiao Xi knew this could happen.
"We’re bosses and subordinates, and also friends."
Her words set a clear and decisive tone.
Shen Dang’s voice came through, almost laughing but not quite, "Is that all there is to our relationship?"
Qiao Xi was silent for a few seconds, "At any rate, let’s clarify this first; can we talk about other things later?"