Chapter 8

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The man’s smile faded, as if it had never been there. “Tell Grandmother I have some business to attend to for the time being,” he said flatly. “It’s not convenient for me to show my face. And remind Grandmother not to tell anyone about my return, including the Li family.”

Xiao Qi replied, “Yes, Boss. I’ll inform Old Madam.” After a pause, he said, “There’s one more thing, Boss. I’ve already sent Moonlight out of City W. The matter involving Viper has also been dealt with. The mission progress has been reported to the higher-ups.”

“Okay, I understand,” the man replied calmly. He picked up the document beside him and read it seriously. He had been in a coma for three years. A lot had happened in between. He needed to make up for it as soon as possible. Three years ago, he was seriously injured and fell into a coma when he went on a mission. He had been overseas for treatment. He was probably desperate. The Li family had found a so-called expert. The expert said that if they wanted Li Ruixu to wake up, they had to find a woman who met the requirements. In the end, they found that the two daughters of the Xia family matched the requirements. The Li family first thought highly of Xia Zhixi. She had a good reputation in the circle. She was gentle, kind, and beautiful. She was also the most favored daughter of the Xia family. No matter how they looked at her, she was the most suitable candidate. However, she already had someone in her heart. According to the Xia family, she was already engaged to the young master of the Yin family in private. The Li family did not want to force her either. In the end, they could only agree to let Xia Chenxing into the family.

Li Ruixu couldn’t help but sigh. He had only been awake for a week and returned to W City for three days. Who would have thought that he would coincidentally bump into his wife, whom he had never met, while on a mission at the banquet? Thinking of that bright and interesting woman, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

… .

Xia Chenxing slept for a full twelve hours before she woke up. She slept contentedly, squinting and stretching, feeling extremely comfortable. She ordered a delivery service at the hotel and turned on her phone as she ate. The moment she turned it on, all kinds of notifications flooded her phone.

Some were missed calls and messages from Du Yangyang, and of course, Xia Zhiguang. She ignored Xia Zhiguang and clicked on her best friend’s message.

Du Yangyang: [Hurry up and open the link to see if this photo is real. On account of our good relationship, remember to give me first-hand news. My promotion, raise, and year-end bonus are all dependent on you!]

Three pitiful emojis were added.

Curious and puzzled, Xia Chenxing clicked on the link, but the thing in front of her almost gave her a heart attack on the spot. The headline of the news was: The Young Madam of the Li family cheated on her husband!

Not only was there a paragraph of nonsense under the title, but there was also a picture attached. That picture was actually of Boss Zhao wanting to rape her that day and hugging her.

Xia Chenxing felt nauseous when she saw this. She couldn’t even eat. Were they all blind to say that she had cheated with this fatty? Couldn’t they see her struggling expression in the photo? Just as she was gritting her teeth in anger, the phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was the number of the Li family’s old residence. What a turnaround. She was about to reject the call when her hand trembled and she picked it up.

Xia Chenxing was speechless. She wanted to slap herself, but the call had already been picked up. She could only brace herself and pick up the phone. “Hello…”

A high-pitched roar immediately came from the other end of the phone, so loud that Xia Chenxing was almost deafened. She could only hold the phone half a wall away. Even so, she could hear the voice clearly which showed how loud it was.

“Xia Chenxing, where are you? Hurry up and go home. The Li family is in chaos because of you, yet you still dare to turn off your phone!” Old Madam Li scolded angrily.

Seeing that the other party was no longer roaring, Xia Chenxing finally dared to put her ear close to the speaker and said guiltily, “Grandmother, calm down first. It’s bad for your health to be angry. The news is all fake. Think about it, I’m the young mistress of the Li family. Even if I cheat, I can’t find someone like Boss Zhao. No matter what, I have to be compatible with him. What do you think?”

“You brat, you really want to cheat?” Old Madam Li said angrily, but her voice was clearly much softer than before.

“No, no, no. How could that be? I was just saying it casually. You can’t take it seriously!” Xia Chenxing quickly explained. She turned to look at the clock on the wall and said, “How about this, Grandmother? Wait for me. I’ll go back now and explain to you in person.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you to come back,” Old Madam Li said solemnly.