Chapter 103: Crazy Dog
The people outside were stunned.
Under the brainwashing of Qiao Zhenguo, Xu Mei, and Qiao Rou, the employees all thought that the Qiao family’s eldest daughter, who returned from the countryside, was a piece of trash. She always caused trouble everywhere and got Qiao Zhenguo and the others to clean up the mess for her. Therefore, when they found out that the people from Meng Corporation wanted to terminate their collaboration with their company because of Qiao Xi, all of them cursed Qiao Xi as a jinx.
What did Song Shiyu mean by that? Qiao Xi was innocent? She was the victim? The eldest daughter of the Meng family did something wrong and was playing the blame game?
If that was the truth… The employees looked at the bodyguards who surrounded Qiao Xi. They remembered that Meng Xingzhou had just said with a righteous expression that he would help the Qiao family teach his daughter a lesson… He failed at raising his own daughter, yet he was helping another family educate theirs?
Meng Xingzhou corrected him with a cold face. “Special Assistant Song, you can’t say that. Qiao Xi ruined our banquet.”
Song Shiyu nodded understandingly. “I get it. That stupid banquet of the Meng family was organized to frame Miss Qiao. It may look like a banquet on the surface, but it’s actually a trap. If your plan failed, you’d say that Miss Qiao ruined your banquet. If your plan succeeded, she’d be sent to prison. In any case, you’re the one taking advantage of her.
“Now that Miss Meng failed to set up and frame Miss Qiao Xi, you’re saying that she ruined your Meng family’s banquet. Hence, you’re forcing Miss Qiao Xi to kneel before you while thinking of sending her overseas. After taking such a big detour, it’s essentially the same. You want to get rid of Miss Qiao Xi, am I right?”
“Special Assistant Song!” Meng Xingzhou could not help but raise his voice. “Please pay attention to your words!”
“Heh.” Song Shiyu chuckled. “What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Are you embarrassed?”
Meng Xingzhou was so angered that he started breathing heavily. Yes, was it wrong for him to think like that? It was Qiao Xi’s fault for shamelessly stealing a position that belonged to his Wan Wan! His daughter was the noblest woman in the world, so she should marry the most outstanding man in the world. She took action to frame Qiao Xi because she thought highly of her, so this shameless woman, Qiao Xi, should obediently be framed!
Wan Wan was never wrong!
The atmosphere was tense.
Qiao Zhenguo watched the confrontation between the two sides and was very anxious. He could not afford to offend either side. Whether it was Meng Xingzhou or Song Shiyu, their small Qiao Corporation could not handle their anger.
Why did Qiao Xi, this jinx, provoke one person after another? How was he going to clean up the mess now?!
Damn it! If he had known that things would turn out this way, he would never have brought Qiao Xi back. He would have just let her die outside!
Qiao Zhenguo gritted his teeth and revealed a flattering smile. “Special Assistant Song, you… You’ve misunderstood. President Meng isn’t here to look for trouble. He’s here to apologize. I’ve already accepted President Meng’s apology on Qiao Xi’s behalf. Moreover, I think that it wasn’t all Miss Meng’s fault this time. If Qiao Xi hadn’t done anything to anger Miss Meng, she wouldn’t have done this to her… So when you entered, it was Qiao Xi who wanted to apologize to President Meng. She said that she was too rash on the day of the banquet and didn’t take into consideration the Meng family’s reputation… We were very harmonious…”
“President Qiao, don’t you know how to think first before spouting lies?” Song Shiyu sneered. Was his boss’ wife someone who would apologize to others? Moreover, the boss’ wife had done nothing wrong in this matter.
“President Qiao, although you’ve lived for a long time and are older than me, you probably haven’t heard of this logic. Mad dogs bite people for no reason,” Song Shiyu said with a smile, “Eldest Miss Meng framed Miss Qiao Xi not because Qiao Xi offended her, but because she herself is a lunatic.”
She was like a mad dog that bit everyone she saw.
“Also, after what happened, you never bothered to learn the truth. You did not ask if your daughter was wronged but listened to others and forced your daughter to apologize. You even watched as others wanted to attack your daughter. President Qiao, you’re such a good father.”
Song Shiyu paused for a moment before he came to a realization. “Oh, I forgot that Miss Qiao Xi, your legitimate daughter, must be a stumbling block for your illegitimate daughter. You can’t wait to get rid of Qiao Xi because you want to inherit Miss Qiao Xi’s mother’s inheritance, right? As long as Miss Qiao Xi is dead, Qiao Corporation will completely belong to you.”
With every word he said, Qiao Zhenguo’s expression turned uglier. At the end of Song Shiyu’s speech, Qiao Zhenguo’s face was livid, but he did not dare retort loudly. Even so, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
Chapter 104: Our Cooperation Ends Here
The employees outside the door were listening to the gossip. When they heard this, they were whispering to each other. The news spread like wildfire in the office. Soon, everyone in the company knew about it.
Xu Mei’s expression changed. She was not a fool. Although she did not know what the Meng and Qiao families had to do with the Gu family, Song Shiyu was defending Qiao Xi with every word he said. Why would he help Qiao Xi?
That made no sense. How could someone like Qiao Xi be related to Song Shiyu?
“Special Assistant Song, you might not know this, but Qiao Xi has a bad character and has done many wrong things. So this time, it must be her fault…”
Song Shiyu’s eyes were calm. “Although I’m not a big shot, I’m not someone just anyone can talk to. Madam Xu, you’re just a lowly mistress. You’d better keep a distance. I don’t want the air around me to be polluted.”
Xu Mei’s face alternated between shades of green and white. The words ‘lowly mistress’ were simply a humiliation.
Song Shiyu took a step back as if Xu Mei was a plague. His actions made Xu Mei break down. She could not even maintain the smile on her face anymore. Qiao Zhenguo had to remind her to calm her down. She should not say anything inappropriate.
Song Shiyu turned to look at Meng Xingzhou. “President Meng, since you didn’t keep your promise, I’m sorry to inform you that the collaboration between President Gu and the Meng family ends here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Xingzhou’s phone rang. It was unknown what the other party on the other end of the line said, but Meng Xingzhou’s expression changed drastically. He glared fiercely at Qiao Xi before leaving in a hurry.
Qiao Zhenguo raised his hand and wanted to stop him, but Meng Xingzhou had no time to care. As he watched Meng Xingzhou leave, Qiao Zhenguo’s body swayed.
The reason why Qin An was here was that he heard that Qiao Zhenguo had called Qiao Xi to come over. He was afraid that their family’s sixth sister would be bullied. He did not expect to meet Song Shiyu downstairs…
Now that everything was settled, he smiled slightly. “President Qiao, forgive me for not agreeing with your attitude when it comes to handling things. Hence, there’s no need for our collaboration to continue.”
Qiao Zhenguo panicked. “President Qin, you—”
Qin An interrupted him. “There’s no need to explain. I have some grudges with the Meng family. This time, you helped the Meng family frame your daughter, making me suspect that if there are any conflicts between me and the Meng family in the future, you’ll not hesitate to help the Meng family deal with me. We’re all businessmen, so benefits are everything. President Qiao, I’ll take my leave first.”
“President Qin, it’s a misunderstanding. This is all a misunderstanding!” Qiao Zhenguo did not expect Qin An to have a grudge with the Meng family. What was going on?! He staggered as he chased after Qin An. Earlier, the Meng family had threatened him that if he did not get Qiao Xi to apologize, they would revoke their important collaboration. Now that the Meng family had lost so much of their dignity, their collaboration was certainly doomed.
Just as the Meng family was in trouble, Qin An wanted to withdraw his investment and cut off all ties with them. Why? Why was all of this happening?! Qiao Zhenguo could not understand. As he watched Qin An walk farther and farther away, Qiao Zhenguo could only blame everything on Qiao Xi.
It was all Qiao Xi’s fault! It was all Qiao Xi’s fault!
If Qiao Xi had just gotten framed by Miss Meng and shouldered the blame during the banquet, there would not be so many terrible things happening now. Xu Mei had the same thoughts as him. Everything started because of Qiao Xi.
When she thought about this, she could not help but look at Qiao Xi.
Ever since Qin An and Song Shiyu appeared, Qiao Xi had been standing there silently. Her face was the same as before, so beautiful that it made others envious. However, for some reason, Xu Mei felt that something was different.
The current Qiao Xi was not someone they could control anymore.
No… How was this possible?! Qiao Xi, this country bumpkin, was deliberately raised to be a good-for-nothing. How could she possibly have the ability to toy everyone around?!
Her impression must be wrong. Qiao Xi was still the same Qiao Xi, the Qiao Xi who was under her control!
After Song Shiyu left with Qiao Xi, Qiao Zhenguo slammed the table in anger. “This damned jinx! She’s a jinx!”
Xu Mei pretended to wipe her tears. “Zhenguo… I’ve been struggling to understand something. You said that Qiao Xi’s reputation in high society is not too good and she has never been liked by others, but why is Special Assistant Song on Qiao Xi’s side this time? And President Qin too. They seem to be quite close to Qiao Xi…”
Qiao Zhenguo slowly calmed down. “Yes, you’re right. We know Qiao Xi’s reputation very well. Song Shiyu and Qin An are both dragons and phoenixes among men, so why would they help Qiao Xi?”