"Hello?"
"Where?"
Shen Ye An's voice sounded low and displeased. Qiao Xi's breathing paused as he said, "It's outside."
"Come to the company now."
She felt a little awkward. "Teacher Shen, today, I …"
"Don't let me say it a second time. Right now, right now."
After hanging up the phone, Li Ran turned around to see Shen Yeyan sitting in the car with an aggressive expression. His face was filled with anger.
He had no choice but to pull over to the side of the road. In the coffee shop, Qiao Xi was still talking to the man opposite him.
Shen Yeyan lowered half of the car's window. His chest rose and fell uncontrollably. He was so angry that he wanted to get off the car and drag her out. His hand was already on the car door. Li Ran turned around and saw that the car door was half open.
He didn't call Qiao Xi and directly sent a message. Qiao Xi happened to see it and thought suspiciously about Li Ran's message, telling her to go to the company right now.
She did not know what happened to Shen Yeyan, but she felt rather anxious. The head of the school, who was extremely apologetic, said that he had something to attend to and would treat her next time.
Although He Xiang was somewhat disappointed, he still spoke politely, "Go and busy yourself. We'll meet again next time when we have time."
"Sorry for troubling you today."
Qiao Xi felt that what she did was too impolite, but she had no choice but to leave for Shen Yeyan.
She carried her bag and apologized several more times before leaving the coffee shop.
He Xiang followed behind and looked at her leaving figure in disappointment. He originally thought that he would be able to eat with Qiao Xi today. He heard that she was still single and had lost such a good opportunity.
After Qiao Xi left the coffee shop, she anxiously stood at the side of the road to hail a taxi. There were not many taxis nearby. Just as she was about to ask for a taxi using her mobile phone, a car suddenly stopped in front of her.
The body of the car was shiny and smooth. He didn't need to look at the license plate to know that it was Shen Ye An's luxury car. Li Ran got off the car window and said, "Miss Qiao, please get in."
She hurriedly opened the back door, and when she got in the car, she saw Shen Yeyan, who had nothing better to do, smiling at her. The anxiety in her heart immediately turned into anger as it accumulated in her chest, seemingly about to burst out.
Shen Yeyan turned a blind eye to her. His black eyes were locked onto her as he said, "Let's have lunch together. We'll treat her in the afternoon."
Qiao Xi snorted coldly. "Since it's afternoon, why are you in such a hurry to get me to the company?"
Shen Ye An clenched his fist and said, "Your time is all mine."
"Mister Shen, our labor contract is too harsh."
"But you signed it."
Qiao Xi's belly was finally filled with anger from his provocation. With a flushed face, she stared at him and said: "I, Qiao Xi might not be able to handle such harsh work. It's better for Mr. Shen to invite someone else."
Seeing her puffed up cheeks and that she was about to get out of the car, Shen Ye An's eyes darkened as well.
"Qiao Xi, who said you were going to treat me? This is how you trick your patients."
"Since Mister Shen also knows that he is my patient, he should obey the doctor's orders and not act on his own."
"I'm already cooperating with you, can't you see?"
Shen Ye An's handsome face darkened. Qiao Xi was no better than him. Li Ran, who was sitting in front of him, felt awkward.
"Since Mister Shen feels that you are cooperating, but from a doctor's perspective, your cooperation is far from enough. I hope that you continue to work hard and that you will have to undergo treatment every day."
Qiao Xi pursed her lips. Right now, she just wanted to treat him as soon as possible before leaving, so she didn't have to look at his expression anymore.
Shen Ye An nodded his head and replied, "Sure, let's go eat now."
Li Ran, who was sitting in front, was about to drive when Qiao Xi suddenly shouted, "I'm afraid I can't do it today. I'm going to apply for leave in the afternoon. You can casually deduct your salary."
After she said that, she pushed the car door open and got off the car. She had already left quickly, leaving Shen Ye An in the car without making a sound. Li Ran didn't dare to drive rashly, much less look behind.
After getting off the car, she did not take a taxi. Instead, she walked along the road for a long time. The hot sun above her head was completely drenched in sweat. She took a deep breath and took a taxi.
He did not return to Shen Yeyan's house in the afternoon. Instead, he returned to his own home. Both his parents went to work, and the only one in his home was Qiao Yang, who was playing games.
Just as she collapsed on the sofa, Qiao Yang stopped playing and came over. He sized her up from top to bottom and pulled at her clothes in disdain. "Sis, you have to pay attention to your appearance when you're by Shen Yeyan's side. You don't have a man like him or any woman by your side. You dress too casually."
Qiao Xi couldn't be bothered with her. She took the pillow and turned her back to him.
"You couldn't have been abandoned by Shen Yeyan, right? With a frown and a bitter face."
Qiao Xi frowned and said coldly, "Can you calm me down?"
"It won't be right for me to say that. It's only been a few days, yet he's been abandoned without any benefits. It's definitely not okay. Even if we break up, we'll have to give him a share of the money."
Qiao Yang was too noisy by her ear. She was about to return to her room when she viciously pulled on him.
"Sis, clear your mind and make use of your last chance to recommend me to Shen Yeyan. Don't forget about this matter."
Qiao Xi pushed her away. "Qiao Yang, I've already helped you once. You're not a child right now. You have to rely on your own hard work in order to get along."
When Qiao Yang saw her mention the last time, he gritted his teeth and roared out in a sharp voice: "Do you still have the face to talk about last time? I went to the audition and you actually let me run errands for the second female. You're just like this, not even giving resources to your own sister."
The more she heard, the more she wanted to laugh, with a sneer hanging on the corner of her mouth: "With a good sister like you, even though Big Sis was sold by you, you still have to count the money for you. Qiao Yang, I won't be involved in any of your matters from now on, don't come over to brush up your presence in front of me."
She had nothing to say to this little sister of hers. If she wasn't afraid that her parents would be hurt after finding out about it, she would have resented not having anything to do with her.
Qiao Xi returned to her room blushing, leaving behind the gloomy-faced Qiao Yang. He glared fiercely in the direction she left in. If he wasn't close to Shen Yeyan, what could he do? If he wasn't toyed with by a man, he would have nothing at all.
She only didn't get the chance now. When her glory reached a new heights in the future, wasn't she just trying to curry favor with her?
Qiao Xi tossed and turned on the bed angrily. Before her anger from arguing with Shen Yeyan had subsided, she had quarreled with Qiao Yang. She was not sleepy at all, and she could not feel her hunger even after not eating lunch.
Remembering that Qiao Yang was at home, she could only stay in her room until the evening before changing into a new set of clothes and having dinner with Xu Yicheng.
It was just past six when Xu Yicheng got off work. She looked at the menu before a message from Li Ran came in.