Chapter 59

She had to find a way… Even if it was the dirtiest way; she had to defeat him.

There was a chill in Pei Qian’s eyes. He patted her icy-cold face before using his utmost cruel voice. He said, “If it wasn’t because you still have some bit of worth left, would your baby still be alive in that tummy of yours?”

How could he not know what this woman was planning? But can she fight him with such tactics?

“Do you love Gu Xi?” Tang Xinru was making a bet right now.

Pei Qian laughed deeply. “Love?”

“Then why didn’t you have sex with her?” Tang Xinru gulped down her saliva and ordered herself to fix her gaze on Pei Qian. “If you have no feelings for her and that you’re only using her as a tool against Qin Mo, then why didn’t you do it with her? Isn’t Gu Xi… beautiful?”

Even if she was not willing to admit, Gu Xi was indeed a very beautiful lady. She had to admit that fact!

Pei Qian narrowed his gaze and strangled Tang Xinru’s neck. “How did you find out?”

Tang Xinru could not make a noise as her body flailed around. She felt so terrible that she was turning purple from the lack of oxygen…

But Pei Qian had no intention of letting her go… instead, he exerted even more strength…

“It happened when… Qin… Mo… Got drunk…” She spouted out a few words as she tried to catch her breath. Her eyes glossed over.

Only then did Pei Qian let her go. As he watched her catching big gulps of air, his gaze turned even colder.

At that moment, he finally understood why Tang Xinru wanted to drug Gu Xi and send her to Mo Shaoting’s bed!

He had to admit this woman was very vicious and subtle!

However, no matter how much she racked her brains to make a scheme, she probably never thought Mo Shaoting would betray her…

Tang Xinru panted and pursed her lips. After a while, she looked up and stared at him in the eye. “Can you tell me how you suddenly popped up at the restaurant?”

She had to know if Mo Shaoting tricked and betrayed her! If he did, it would be dangerous for her to be by his side!

Pei Qian pressed his thin lips into a line. “Did you really think that I would not hire people to protect Gu Xi?”

Tang Xinru was stumped by his words. She then mocked him after she had snapped back to her senses. “Oh right! She is your best weapon to bring Qin Mo down… Now, I feel pity for Gu Xi.”

She stood up by supporting herself on the sofa, and her voice was hoarse as she asked, “Can I leave now, Mr. Pei?”

Pei Qian smirked and Song Yazhan came forward. “Miss Tang, please send yourself out.”

She walked out and heard Pei Qian’s cold voice. “You should know that it’s easy for me to end one person! Before you say and do anything… think about the baby in your stomach.”

Tang Xinru felt shivers over her whole body… She knew he was warning her!

After she left, Song Yazhan’s voice rang. “President, why do you still want to keep her?”

Pei Qian glanced at him. “What do I gain from getting rid of her?”

“But she will harm Miss Gu!” Song Yazhan truthfully exclaimed.

Pei Qian raised a glass of wine from the table and took a sip. He then chuckled. “I don’t care if Gu Xi gets harmed or not. This world is just that cruel. If she falls under Tang Xinru’s trap, that just means she can’t survive…”

‘But didn’t you rush to get medicine for her… Even though you only helped her halfway?’

As though Pei Qian heard Song Yazhan’s thoughts, Pei Qian glanced at him. “I just didn’t want one of my chess pieces to be hurt.”

Yeah! Right! That was just it!

Song Yazhan did not speak despite the indignance in his heart.

His President was getting better in blurting words he did not mean!

He found it strange why his president never took advantage of Gu Xi straight away… It must have been painful to tolerate it. Last night, Manager Gu was drugged, and yet his president could still restrain himself! There couldn’t be any complications in his body, right?

He stole a few glances at him. But just then, Pei Qian threw a cup towards him. “Stop thinking about all that stuff!”

Song Yazhan caught the cup with swift motions and laughed. “I’m just curious!”

Mr. Pei wore a cold look. “Didn’t you hear that curiosity killed the cat?”

…

In the next few days, Gu Xi was troubled with her intimate pictures with Pei Qian!

No matter where she went, the uncles in the corporate world would show their concern to her. “Xiao Xi, when are you going to get married to Pei Qian? When you are giving out wedding gifts, don’t forget about us, the older generation!”

She was helpless and could not rebut their words either. She could only speak in a soft tone. “We are currently dating and have not considered marriage yet.”

That uncle’s face scrunched up before he knowingly said, “There is nothing wrong for youngsters to be more open, but Xiao Xi, I would like to offer you a piece of reminder as a friend of your grandpa. Girls are always on the shorter end of the stick when such things happen, so you must be more careful and whenever possible, marry him…”

Gu Xi could only smile and nod her head.

Initially, she thought that this incident would pass by in a few days, but a week had passed and there were still some reports about it from other newspaper agencies. It was as though they were scared that people would forget about this incident!

Although her full body could not be seen, one could tell from that scene that their kiss was quite intense. Moreover, the picture was taken at a hotel which was enough for others to know what had actually happened!

Gu Xi tore newspapers every day and would almost collapse out of embarrassment…

On the other hand, Lin Yunzhi happily took out the newspapers and read how editors from different newspaper agencies release their outrageous imagination and write about the incident…

Every heading could make one blush red from embarrassment… and Gu Xi could take it no longer!

Lin Yunzhi read out those articles for Gu Xi to hear. She had just finished reading the heading when she stopped to ponder seriously. “Manager Gu, I think our Gu Group should set up a separate department for magazines. Look at these newspapers. It has been a week since your incident with President Pei was exposed, but these magazines are still selling great. Moreover, the sales of such magazines have increased! We should just earn this money ourselves!”

Gu Xi glared at her. “Lin Yunzhi, that’s enough!”

“When we are in the company, please call me Secretary Lin. Also, we are discussing office work, thanks!” Lin Yunzhi reminded her in smiles. When they were alone, she had always liked to tease Gu Xi!

Gu Xi wanted to ignore her, hence she took out her phone and called a magazine agency. On the other end of the call, the person softly revealed, “We are also acting under another person’s orders. He said no one else should pursue this matter.”

Haish. This was what the male lead wanted, and they had money to earn. How could they not write about it?

Now the female lead was questioning them… What kind of situation was this?

At first, Gu Xi was stumped, but she slowly morphed into fury…

‘Pei Qian, that bastard!’

Did he fear that their incident was not being broadcasted enough?

She took her handbag and proceeded out while Lin Yunzhi quickly followed. “Where are you going?”

Gu Xi did not stop her footsteps and her high-heels made clear sounds on the clean floor. “To find Pei Qian!”