Chapter 5: Living Together
Gu Zheng’s identity had indeed exceeded Qiao Xi’s expectations. She had just arrived in Li City not long ago. Although she knew that the people in Li Cheng could not be provoked, she never thought that the man she chanced upon would have such an identity, which resulted in a big blunder.
After a short period of silence, Qiao Xi composed herself and pressed on her phone a few times.
The matter regarding Qiao Rou’s miscarriage would not end just because she said a few harsh words. The Qiao family would still take action in the future, and…
Qiao Xi smirked. She did not believe that Qiao Rou was really pregnant.
The children of the Gu family were worth much more than the shares of Qiao Corporation. Qiao Rou, who was such a calculative woman, definitely understood this.
Qiao Xi was busy with her own matters, and Gu Zheng was not an idle person either. The two of them silently sat in the back seat and dealt with their own matters.
The chauffeur quietly observed through the rearview mirror and realized that even though they were strangers, they surprisingly made quite a good match…
The chauffeur shook his head in amusement. He was actually thinking that this bold woman was compatible with his young master? He must be crazy.
The journey was silent as the car steadily drove into the underground garage. Qiao Xi yawned, picked up her bag, and slowly followed behind Gu Zheng after getting down from the car.
She was thinking about how she could taste Gu Zheng’s fingertip again…
Ding.
The fingerprint lock opened, but Gu Zheng did not enter. He raised his chin at Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi, “???”
Gu Zheng said, “Record your fingerprint.”
“Oh.”
After entering, Gu Zheng brought Qiao Xi along to briefly tour around the villa. Qiao Xi’s mind was elsewhere the entire time, and it was unknown what she was thinking.
Gu Zheng laughed in anger.
Sweeping a glance at the obviously absent-minded Qiao Xi, Gu Zheng turned around and brought her up to the third floor.
Compared to the first and second floors, the third floor was more spacious and bright. Other than the gym, there was only one room on the third floor.
Just then, Gu Zheng suddenly asked, “How about you stay in this room?”
Qiao Xi roughly swept her gaze over it. The room was very large, and there was also a balcony. The black and gray decorations did not seem depressing. It just gave others an imposing feeling.
However…
There was a man’s jacket on the chair in the room, a man’s watch on the bedside table, and a finance book on the table not far away.
“This is your room? I’m staying with you?”
“Why? You’re not willing? Don’t forget that we’ve already registered our marriage. How can newlyweds sleep in separate rooms?”
Qiao Xi was stunned for a second.
Immediately after, she suddenly grabbed Gu Zheng’s hand and brought it to her mouth.
Gu Zheng was shocked by her actions and reflexively wanted to withdraw his hand. Qiao Xi suddenly looked up and said, “Why are you hiding? Isn’t it normal for newlyweds to kiss?”
This whole time, she had been thinking about how she could taste Gu Zheng’s fingers again. She forgot that they had already registered their marriage, which meant she could touch him openly!
Before Gu Zheng could answer, Qiao Xi had already stretched out the tip of her tongue to lick his fingertip.
Naturally, one’s tongue was different from one’s lips. The touch of a pair of lips was warm and soft, while the touch of a tongue was moist.
The instant Qiao Xi’s tongue touched his fingertip, Gu Zheng’s entire body went numb!
At that instant, it was as if an electric current had burst out from the point of contact between the tip of her tongue and his fingertip. It went all the way to the top of his head and spread all over his body!
Qiao Xi was now sure that Gu Zheng’s fingertip was really sweet!
She held Gu Zheng’s hand and kept caressing it. She did not have much of an expression on her face, but her clear eyes were shockingly bright. One look and one could tell that she was in a very good mood.
She was indeed in a good mood, but Gu Zheng was in a terrible mood.
He had only suggested Qiao Xi stay in the same room with him to tease her, yet in the end, his plan backfired on him.
Gu Zheng pulled his hand back with a little force and told her to do as she pleased before rushing downstairs.
Qiao Xi leaned against the railing and watched him enter the study on the second floor with dissatisfied eyes before retracting her gaze and entering the master bedroom.
…
It was unknown whether it was because he was busy with work or he wanted to avoid Qiao Xi, Gu Zheng stayed in the study the entire afternoon.
At five in the evening, Qiao Xi rubbed her growling stomach and walked downstairs.
At the same time, the villa’s door opened from the outside with a beep. A middle-aged woman with a graceful figure wearing a black suit walked in. She was about three meters away from Qiao Xi.
She scrutinized Qiao Xi from head to toe. Then, she raised her chin and said disdainfully, “Although I don’t know how you got into this villa, I’ll give you three seconds to get out. Don’t make me repeat myself.”
How many times had she been threatened by now?
Qiao Xi silently wondered if she looked as though she was easy to bully…
When the middle-aged woman appeared, the maids in the villa hesitated to go forward. When the middle-aged woman noticed them, she glared at them and ordered sternly, “What are you standing there for?! You don’t even care if a strange woman has barged into the villa? Why is Young Master even paying you, then?!”
Chapter 6: Easy To Feed
A servant went forward with some hesitation. “Housekeeper Liu, it’s not that we don’t care but Young Master was the one who brought this woman back… Young Master said she’s the young madam…”
“Young Madam?”
Liu Lin laughed sarcastically. “How is she the young madam? I order you to throw this woman out!”
Three years ago, there was a crazy woman who broke into the villa when they were not paying attention and tried to do something to Gu Zheng. After that, the security system of this villa was upgraded and outsiders could not break in at all.
Qiao Xi looked at the woman thoughtfully. “If I’m not wrong, this villa should be using the third-generation Skynet Security System. The security here is comparable to that of the Pentagon. The possibility of outsiders breaking in is almost zero. All of you have been recorded into the facial recognition system to ensure that you can enter and exit freely, but that’s all. You don’t have the authority to bring others in.”
The third-generation Skynet Security System had been upgraded twice. Only one person could control the system. In other words, apart from Gu Zheng, no one else had the authority to bring strangers into the villa.
Rubbing her stomach, Qiao Xi went to the table and poured herself a glass of water. “I can sense that you’re hostile toward me. Although I don’t know why, I can make a few simple logical deductions.”
“Your attitude and how you treat the servants prove that you hold a high position in this villa. At the same time, you’ve been enjoying everything that you have now.
“When a person has a lot of things, they’ll naturally become greedy. There has never been a mistress in this villa. You, the housekeeper, have been in charge of everything, including the flowers in the vase of the dining room today, the incense burning in the study, dinner, and so on… Thinking of yourself as the mistress, you enjoy the feeling of everyone listening to your orders and being in command of everything.
“Because you know very well that it’s impossible for strangers to enter this villa without Gu Zheng’s permission, you felt threatened the moment you saw me and couldn’t wait to expel me from your territory, right?”
From the moment she entered the villa, Qiao Xi had a strange feeling.
The entire villa had been decorated too deliberately. Other than Gu Zheng’s room, all the other spaces were like display walls, secretly and obscurely displaying someone’s possessiveness.
At first, she thought that it was Gu Zheng’s strange hobby. However, after seeing Liu Lin, everything became clear.
“No, you’re talking nonsense!”
Liu Lin looked ferocious as the truth had been exposed. “You eloquent woman, watch how I tear your mouth off!”
Her sharp nails suddenly clawed at Qiao Xi’s face.
“Tsk.”
Qiao Xi raised her eyebrows. She was careless when Gu Moling slapped her earlier. If she was slapped by Liu Lin this time, where would she put her dignity?
When Liu Lin’s palm was about to land on Qiao Xi’s face, no one saw Qiao Xi’s movements clearly but they saw a shadow flash past. The next moment, a muffled groan sounded in the air.
After taking another look, it seemed that Qiao Xi had already twisted Liu Lin’s arm behind her back, forcing her to kneel on the floor.
Qiao Xi controlled Liu Lin with one hand and said expressionlessly, “Don’t hit people in the face. Didn’t your mother teach you?”
At the same time, deep laughter came from the second floor.
“Rumor has it that Miss Qiao’s body is weak to the extent that you’d fall when the wind blew. It seems that rumors can’t be trusted.”
“You said it yourself that they’re rumors.” Qiao Xi looked up and met Gu Zheng’s eyes.
“Young Master, Young Master, save me!” Liu Lin screamed desperately when she saw Gu Zheng, taking him as her savior.
Gu Zheng chuckled. “Save you? No way.”
How could a housekeeper be more important than his legally married wife?
Gu Zheng waved his hand and signaled the servants to take Liu Lin away.
After Liu Lin was dragged away, Gu Zheng glanced at the cup of water in Qiao Xi’s hand and asked, “What are you doing downstairs?”
“I’m hungry.”
Qiao Xi narrowed her eyes as her gaze swept past Gu Zheng’s finger. She suddenly asked, “Do you want a kiss?”
She had clearly said the most intimate and embarrassing words, yet Qiao Xi’s expression did not change in the slightest. Her eyes made others vaguely perceive…
Gu Zheng stared at her for a long time. A malicious smile gradually blossomed on his handsome face. “No rush, we have plenty of time.”
When he finished speaking, Qiao Xi did not react. However, the servants all had strange expressions on their faces, while a few of the younger ones were even blushing.
Glancing at the clock on the wall, Gu Zheng said, “I’ll get the kitchen to prepare dinner now. Do you have any foods that you don’t like?”
Qiao Xi shook her head.
Everything she ate was bitter, so she had no concerns about this.
Gu Zheng nodded. “You’ll be easy to feed, then.”