novelxo Chapter 181
Ye Moxuan glared at her fiercely with his beast-like stare.
Shen Qi shrunk her neck a little, biting her lips, she said firmly, “I won’t change this dress!”
“Don’t tell me that you want to continue strutting around the dinner party in that dress?”
Shen Qi straightened her back and slightly raised her chin, exposing her long fair neck. “Everyone is wearing dresses similar to mine. For what reason are you solely commenting on my dress? Just because you have the assumption that I’m a flirty woman, you will definitely have comments on whatever I wear. If that’s the case, why should I care what you think of me?”
Ye Moxuan frowned.
As Shen Qi said those words, she deliberately loosened her scarf to expose her fair and silky shoulder before turning to leave.
The Second Young Lady is playing with fire! Xiao Su thought.
Ye Moxuan’s aura turned frigid and his fists which were by his sides clenched tightly.
Staring at her slim silhouette, flames danced in Ye Moxuan’s eyes. He heard Xiao Su stutter, “Y-Y-Young Master Ye, are we going to chase after the second young lady?”
“Who gave you the permission to address her as the second young lady?”
Xiao Su gulped anxiously and asked, “D-D-Did I use the wrong title?”
I used to call her as the second young lady and you didn’t get angry at it before this. But now…
“She’s not the second young lady; she’s just a flirty and shameless woman!” Ye Moxuan paused a while and smirked evilly. “Since she wants to show off her body so much, let her be!”
Xiao Su remained silent. I’m afraid that you will gouge out the eyes of those who keep looking at the second young lady.
Xiao Su obviously didn’t have the guts to speak his mind, so he could only keep his thoughts to himself.
Shen Qi went back to her seat and Yan immediately came to her.
“What took you so long in the bathroom? You never picked up my call either.”
Call? Shen Qi quickly took out her phone from her handbag. She tapped the screen only to realize that her phone was switched off.
Oh damn! I’ve forgotten something important! I remember Han Qing asked Su Jiu to send the dinner dress to me. Since my phone was switched off, don’t tell me that Su Jiu…
Thinking of that, Shen Qi quickly asked, “Do you guys have a power bank and cable with you? My phone is dead.”
Yan blinked and replied, “We are here for a dinner party. Who would bring those things along with them?”
“I did.” Han Xueyou put her handbag on the table and took out the power bank and the cable. “Here you go.”
“Xueyou, thank you so much,” Shen Qi quickly connected her phone to the power bank with the cable and it only turned on after it was charged for a while.
Fortunately, her phone came with a fast charging feature. Shen Qi found that there were a lot of missed calls and unread messages once her phone was turned on.
All the missed calls were from Su Jiu except Yan who did call her once.
Sitting beside Shen Qi, Han Xueyou casually took a glance and froze for a moment when she saw a familiar contact among the missed calls. She then asked, “Su Jiu? Isn’t she my brother’s secretary?”
Listening to her question, Shen Qi was stunned for a while and she nodded her head. “Yes.”
Han Xueyou’s heart skipped a beat and she asked, “Why does Secretary Su want to speak with you? She even called you so many times.”
After pondering for a while, Shen Qi thought it would be better for her not to tell Han Xueyou that Han Qing had bought her a dinner dress. Hence, she explained, “I guess she has something to tell me about work from last time.”
“Oh, I see.” When she heard that it was work-related matter, Han Xueyou thought of the fact that his brother’s company had a collaboration with Shen Qi’s company, and only then she felt relieved.
“I’ll call her back.” Shen Qi took the power bank along her and walked out the hall to call Su Jiu.
“Miss Shen.”
“Secretary Su, I’m so sorry. The battery of my phone was dead just now.”
Su Jiu’s laughter could be heard on the other side of the phone. “It’s alright. Initially I was going to send the dress to your company, but you seem to have already dressed up so I stopped calling you.”
“Please help me to express my gratitude to President Han.”
“You’re most welcome.”
“If there is nothing else, I have to go.”
Right after Shen Qi hung up the phone call, Han Xueyou came up to her suddenly and asked, “Express your gratitude to my brother? What did he do?”
Shen Qi’s hand covered her chest in shock as she was startled by Han Xueyou’s sudden appearance.
“Xueyou, you nearly gave me a heart attack!”
Although Han Xueyou was smiling, it was more forced than sincere. “I’m asking you—why did you ask Secretary Su to express your gratitude to my brother? Qi, did you…discuss something with my brother behind my back?”
Listening to her questioning, Shen Qi slightly knitted her brows.
What can we discuss about? I just don’t feel there’s a need to tell you the truth since I didn’t actually receive the dress. But you’re my best friend, and Han Qing is your brother. Should I tell you about the dress? Will it be inappropriate for me to hide this from you?
Whereupon Shen Qi was pondering, Yan came to her.
“What are you two doing here? We’re here to attend the annual dinner party, not to exchange murmurs over here. Let’s go. I’ll take you to the swimming pool to have a look around!” Without giving any chances for the two of them to turn her down, Yan held their hands and walked toward the swimming pool.
The conversation between Shen Qi and Han Xueyou was interrupted by Yan. Han Xueyou felt uneasy deep down in her heart. Han Xueyou always had a bad feeling that Shen Qi would do something bad behind her back just because she was afraid of being found out.
The crystal clear water of the huge swimming pool sparkled under the spotlight. A girl in a pretty white midi dress was playing a piano not far away from the pool. All guests in their suits and dresses were chit-chatting and enjoying themselves by the swimming pool.
The overall atmosphere was very good.
Yan arrived at the edge of the swimming pool and said, “We shall stay here and not go anywhere else. There will be an interesting activity later.”
Interesting activity? Both Shen Qi and Han Xueyou showed a puzzled look on their faces.
“Xueyou, you’re not from our company, and Shen Qi, you’re new to our company, so it’s understandable that you two don’t know about the annual activity we have in our company. There is a men’s swimming contest at our annual dinner every year which Vice President Ye and the other young masters will be joining.”
Shen Qi was puzzled. “So this is the interesting activity that you meant?”
“Of course!” Yan grabbed her hands excitedly. “Vice President Ye has a very fit figure! And it’s not just him; there will be a lot of rich young masters with handsome faces and great figures who will take part in the swimming contest as well. It is like a feast for the eyes, especially to girls like me who like to see handsome guys.”
Shen Qi and Han Xueyou were at a loss for words.
After a few moments, Han Xueyou cupped her chin and asked, “Will Ye Moxuan join the contest too?”
“What?” Yan gaped her eyes wide and rolled her eyes while looking at Han Xueyou. “You’ve got to be kidding me, right?”
“Huh?”
“Everyone knows that Young Master Ye is in a wheelchair, so how can he join the swimming contest?”
Only then did Han Xueyou recall that Ye Moxuan was handicapped.
Perhaps it was because his aura was so strong, so Han Xueyou often forgot the fact that he was disabled.
As they mentioned Ye Moxuan, Shen Qi thought of the fight she had with him outside of the bathroom just now. We have not been on good terms since the beginning. I guess…he might hate me more after tonight.