Chapter 353: The Situation Got Out Of Control And Qiao Rou Went Crazy!
“I repeat, Rou Rou has nothing to do with this! If you continue to spout nonsense, I’ll sue you for defamation!” Old Madam Qiao’s voice was sharp.
Upon hearing this, the reporters were enraged.
“I knew it! Qiao Rou is a mistress and framed Qiao Xi. Now, she’s even using someone else’s money. She’s done so many horrendous things, yet she can’t admit to any of it?”
“Children who cry have sweets to eat, but you can’t keep repeating mistakes. Don’t think that by just shedding a few tears everything will be over!”
Old Madam Qiao’s face alternated between red and white.
The reporters were filled with righteous indignation. “Qiao Rou maligned Qiao Xi, yet all of you instantly determined that it was Qiao Xi’s fault and even asked her to clear Qiao Rou’s name. What kind of education is your Qiao family imposing on your children?! Not only do you not dote on the legitimate eldest daughter but you even dote on a scourge and a jinx!”
“Because of the shameless mistress, the first wife died without reason and her only daughter was abused! President Qiao, don’t blame me for not reminding you. For treating a scourge like a treasure, the Qiao family will be defeated by her sooner or later!”
Then, the crowd threw a plastic bag at Qiao Rou.
Smack! It hit Qiao Rou’s head and a strong stench instantly spread out.
Qiao Rou froze for a few seconds and then screamed, “Ah!!!”
The plastic bag was filled with stinky tofu and it hit Qiao Rou right on the head. The stinky tofu slowly fell down her hair.
After someone made the first move, everyone else became furious as well. They splashed milk tea and mineral water at her for as long as they could.
Qiao Rou screamed, while Old Madam Qiao quickly pulled her into the police station.
She sobbed uncontrollably. “Why?! Why are they doing this to me? I’m innocent…”
The stench filled the air, and the police covered their mouths in disdain.
Qiao Rou was innocent? Who would believe her?
Did she think that by changing the evidence, the others wouldn’t know the truth? There was no way one could hide the truth!
Qiao Rou looked at the stinky tofu stuck to her body and screamed crazily, “Quick! Quickly call Black Tide! Didn’t she say that everything would be settled? Why are there still people looking for trouble with me?”
As soon as they got home, they hurriedly called Black Tide.
After they got through to Black Tide, Qiao Rou’s voice could be heard. “Black Tide! Didn’t you say that everything would be settled? We gave you the shares you wanted, so why did things turn out like this?”
Black Tide replied indifferently, “Miss Qiao Rou, my job was to help you change the evidence and successfully release you from the police station. As for whether others believe you or not, I can’t control that. After all, your vicious and wretched image has already left a deep impression on everyone. You can’t control other people’s thoughts, and I don’t have that ability either.”
Qiao Rou slammed the phone on the floor and shouted, “Useless! Get lost! Get lost!”
Just then, the assistant walked in nervously. “President Qiao, all of Miss Qiao’s contracts and endorsements have been canceled. The company’s projects have been suspended as well. Many projects have been taken away by the Li family.
“The eldest daughter of the Li family posted on Weibo, saying that… back then, Miss Qiao Rou smashed her favorite toy and made Qiao Rou take the blame. She knows about this and will definitely not let… Miss Qiao Rou off.”
Qiao Rou suddenly picked up the cup on the table and smashed it on the floor. She then stepped on the broken phone.
Why? Why was the whole world going against her?!
It was all because of that b*tch!
She wouldn’t give up just like that. Sooner or later, she would kill Qiao Xi to vent the hatred in her heart.
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In Moling Corporation.
The shareholders were gathered together, and their eyes were filled with anger. Now, everyone knew that Gu Moling had secretly transferred 40 million, so these people were all dissatisfied with him.
“Xi Xi was the one who founded the company. After she left, the company lost more than half of its orders. It’s all thanks to Xi Xi that the company has what it has today!”
“Some people really have no self-awareness. They couldn’t possibly think that they’re very formidable, right? They abandoned an outstanding woman like Xi Xi and actually chose a piece of trash. They’re truly blind!”
Gu Moling’s expression was ugly, but he did not dare flare up.. He lowered his eyes dispiritedly.
Chapter 354: I Thought You Were Crazy!
“President Gu, we’re all shareholders of the company. I’ll make it clear to you today. Either you invite Xi Xi back and let her take charge of the company, or we’d rather lose money by choosing to sell our shares. We’re all ready to quit!”
Everyone echoed, “Gu Moling! Qiao Rou caused the company to lose 300 million yuan of assets. How are you going to compensate us?”
Gu Moling’s face was covered in stubble, and his mind was in a mess.
Ever since he got together with Rou Rou, everything had changed.
Rou Rou said that she was not targeting Xi Xi, but everything she did was to harm Xi Xi. Could it be that he had really misjudged her?
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Longwan Residential.
After Qiao Xi hung up the phone, the butler walked over. “Madam, the president said that President Li is holding a birthday banquet tonight. He asked if you would like to come along?”
Qiao Xi asked, “Don’t we usually receive an invitation for this sort of thing? Why did you only tell me now?”
The butler quickly explained, “The president knows that you had a conflict with Miss Li previously, so… he didn’t tell you. If you don’t want to go, I’ll go tell the president now.”
So that was how it was!
Qiao Xi remembered that she didn’t have any conflict with Miss Li at that time. It was only because Qiao Rou wanted her to take the blame that Miss Li attacked her. She actually didn’t hate Miss Li.
However, she didn’t expect that Gu Zheng would reject the Li family’s invitation because of this matter. Although Gu Zheng was an indifferent person and didn’t care about social interactions, Old Master Li was a famous businessman in Li City, after all. If he rejected, it would give the Lu family a chance to sow discord between the two parties.
Seeing that she did not reply, the butler thought that she was in a dilemma. Hence, he comforted her by saying, “Madam, don’t think too much. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to go. The president doesn’t care about the Li family at all.”
At this moment, Qiao Xi’s phone rang. It was an unknown number.
After Qiao Xi answered the call, an unfamiliar female voice sounded out from the other side. “Is this Qiao Xi?”
Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment. She didn’t seem to recognize this person. “I am. Who is this?”
“Li Xing’er.” She went straight to the point. “Can you come to my grandfather’s birthday party tonight? I have something to say to you.”
Qiao Xi was slightly surprised.
Miss Li was the one who pushed her back then. Why was she inviting her now?
Qiao Xi couldn’t help but be curious and agreed to Miss Li’s request. She turned to the butler and said, “Tell Gu Zheng that I’ll go.”
Gu Zheng wasn’t the slightest bit surprised. After he finished his work, he invited a professional makeup team to help Qiao Xi dress up.
Qiao Xi’s skin was good to begin with, and light makeup was enough to show off her beauty.
Gu Zheng asked, “Are you sure you want to go?”
“Miss Li called to invite me over, so how could I not show her some respect?”
After Qiao Xi finished speaking, her face was full of confusion. “Why do you think Miss Li invited me? What happened before was that Qiao Rou set me up and pushed the blame to me in front of everyone, so I was punished by the Li family. It has already been so many years since this small matter of ours happened. Moreover, we don’t have much interaction, so it feels a little strange.”
“Don’t be afraid. No matter what happens, I’ll always be by your side.” Gu Zheng’s voice was calm.
Qiao Xi wasn’t afraid, and she only felt curious.
She put on her gown, and the birthday banquet would start in two hours. She stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself.
Gu Zheng looked up. “Mrs. Gu, you seem to have been looking at yourself in the mirror for a long time. Is there anything wrong with the gown?”
Qiao Xi chuckled. “There’s nothing wrong. It’s too perfect.”
Gu Zheng smirked. “I thought you were crazy!”
Qiao Xi: “…”
This bastard really had a sharp tongue. He ruined her good mood.
Gu Zheng took a sip of tea. His Adam’s apple moved, and his eyes darkened. “This is not good. Change it.”
Qiao Xi had a puzzled expression as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was simply too beautiful!
“There’s nothing wrong with it! The gown’s pretty good!”
Gu Zheng frowned and said hoarsely, “It’s not good.”
Qiao Xi was furious when she heard this. “What do you mean it’s not good? This gown of mine is just right. It’s very light, low-profile, and doesn’t lose its essence. Don’t cause trouble for no reason!”
She was an internationally renowned designer. How could the clothes she chose not look good? Gu Zheng was doubting her professional standards!