activa-t Chapter 40 Huo Duidui is online! Making his love rival question his existence.
Chapter 40 Huo Duidui is online! Making his love rival question his existence.
The Huo family and Yunteng Technology had a collaboration, and it was He Xu who received Xie Youan at that time.
Huo Sili followed He Xu's fingertip and his dark eyes suddenly darkened.
The next second, the cigarette butt was stubbed out hard in the ceramic ashtray, and Horstley pushed open the door and strode out of the car.
Before leaving, he instructed He Xu: "Wash the car."
He Xu readily agreed.
Upstairs, Jiang Qin was seated on the living room sofa by Su Lejia, with two remote controls on the warm-toned coffee table in front of her.
"The left side is the living room air conditioner; adjust the temperature to whatever makes you comfortable," Su Lejia explained to her.
Then he picked up the longer one on the right.
"This is the TV on the right. I know you don't usually watch TV, but since it's my birthday today, you have to listen to me a little, relax, and pick something you like to watch."
Jiang Qin looked at Su Lejia, who was staring longingly at the kitchen; her mind was clearly elsewhere.
"Didn't you want to eat the longevity noodles I made?"
Two seconds later, Jiang Qin spoke up, her tone tinged with a hint of bitterness, "What, Zhou Junxuan went inside, so I can't cook for you anymore?"
Su Lejia blushed slightly and exclaimed, "Oh dear!" Jiang Qin smiled at Su Lejia but didn't say anything more.
Seeing that her best friend was being cared for, she was naturally happy, and she only said it to tease her.
After all, Jiang Qin could also see that Su Lejia seemed to be afraid that seeing Huo Sili again at the villa would affect her mood.
After we entered the house, I stayed with her, offering her water and fruit, and showing her the cute little ornaments we had recently added to the house. I was clearly trying to take care of her feelings.
"Alright, it's your birthday today, you don't need to take care of me here. I'm fine. Go keep Zhou Junxuan company, you two haven't seen each other for quite a few days, have you?" Jiang Qin said.
Zhou Junxuan went on a business trip to the south for more than half a month some time ago. Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan got together after the college entrance examination, and their relationship has been very stable ever since.
As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and needless to say, Su Lejia must miss Zhou Junxuan very much.
However, Su Lejia is a proud and arrogant person when it comes to love. Jiang Qin coaxed her a few times before she "reluctantly" agreed, "Okay, okay, then I'll go and keep him company."
After saying that, he got up and went into the kitchen.
Upon seeing Su Lejia enter, Xie Youan, who was inside, was clearly quite perceptive. He gave Su Lejia a gentle smile and then spoke.
"You two stay here, I'll go out and buy some drinks. What do you like to drink?"
Zhou Junxuan wanted to say no—he and Xie Youan were buddies he met in a high school club. They had a good relationship back then, but they hadn't seen each other for many years, and their last face-to-face meeting was yesterday.
That's right, it was yesterday that Xie You'an's mysterious boss came to inspect the lower-level positions.
He then realized that his current boss was actually his good friend from high school.
The current disparity in their status puts some pressure on him, making him even more reluctant to owe Xie You'an a favor.
Before Zhou Junxuan could say anything, Su Lejia generously thanked him and named a few drinks.
Then she said to Xie Youan in a roundabout way, "Mr. Xie, well, Qinqin and I both hate the smell of alcohol. Today is my birthday, and I don't want to smell that. Please don't buy any alcohol."
Xie Youan quickly smiled and agreed, "No problem, I don't usually drink, I'll listen to Miss Su."
Seeing this, Zhou Junxuan could only thank him and remind Xie Youan to remember to take the key card from the entryway cabinet when leaving.
Xie Youan agreed and came out of the kitchen, but instead of leaving immediately, he naturally walked towards Jiang Qin.
"I'm going out to buy some drinks. Jiang Qin, what do you like to drink? Room temperature or iced?"
"Huh?" Su Lejia told Jiang Qin to watch TV, and probably because she rarely watches TV, Jiang Qin actually found something she liked and became quite engrossed in it, not hearing what Xie Youan said.
"Sorry, I was so engrossed in watching. What did you say?"
Xie Youan smiled gently, showing no displeasure, and quickly repeated himself.
Jiang Qin replied quickly this time, "Orange juice, room temperature is fine, thank you."
Jiang Qin overturned her previous assumptions. At this moment, she truly regarded Xie You'an as a good friend. When she spoke, Jiang Qin's tone was relaxed and natural, almost like when she was with someone close to her.
Xie Youan's smile involuntarily widened. "No need to be polite..."
However, at that moment, there was a knock on the front door.
An uninvited guest arrived at the door.
Due to childhood trauma, Jiang Qin is extremely sensitive to knocking sounds, and she naturally heard those two sounds.
She paused the video and glanced towards the kitchen; the glass door was closed.
Zhou Junxuan was cooking inside, and the range hood was making a lot of noise. Su Lejia was helping him out.
"I'll go take a look."
Jiang Qin didn't hesitate for long and got up immediately.
She had been here a few times and was quite familiar with the neighbors. "It's probably that neighbor lady who came to give Lele a gift."
A neighbor had previously received help from Su Lejia and, out of gratitude, would send Su Lejia gifts on her birthday and during holidays, usually during the daytime.
Jiang Qin naturally felt that it should be the other person. That aunt also knew her and Zhou Junxuan. If she suddenly saw Xie Youan, she would probably overthink it.
Rumors can be deadly; it's always good to be careful.
Next, Xie You'an was here for the first time.
It would be rather inconsiderate to have guests entertain guests.
Thinking this, Jiang Qin went to open the door, but as soon as she opened it, she regretted it.
I regret trusting the apartment's security too much!
What happened to the rule that you need to show your ID to enter the apartment?
Who is this person? In broad daylight, with their ID card registered, they still dare to trespass on private property? Are they crazy?
Jiang Qin was startled.
Just as she realized what was happening and was about to press down on the door, Xie You'an quickly stepped in front of her from behind, saying, "I'll do it."
But it was too late; Horst's large, bony hand gripped the door panel.
The veins on the back of his hand were bulging, and with a single push of his arm, the door not only didn't close, but actually opened a little more.
Jiang Qin subconsciously reached for her phone to call the police, but the next second, the face of the person outside appeared, and Jiang Qin was stunned.
Upon seeing who was outside the door, Xie You'an raised an eyebrow slightly. "President Huo?"
Huo Sili's gaze passed over Xie You'an and landed on Jiang Qin. Jiang Qin's expression clearly turned ugly, and she turned and walked inside.
Huo Sili's eyes dimmed slightly, but when he turned to Xie You'an, his gaze turned extremely cold.
"What, Mr. Xie, are you still holding back? Are you determined to oppose me?"
Just as Xie Youan was about to say something, Huo Sili lightly interrupted him.
"Does Yunteng have the resources to do this?"
Xie Youan's expression changed slightly.
Horst's gaze was fixed on him, his tone indifferent.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, she and I are a legally married couple. If you know what's good for you, get out of the way."
After saying that, Horstley placed his other hand on the door and pushed it with a little force.
Xie You'an's pupils suddenly contracted as he watched himself take half a step back, his face filled with disbelief.
Huo Sili easily pushed open the door and strode inside, bumping into Xie Youan on the shoulder.
He turned around, his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised, revealing a rare cold and arrogant expression, his voice uttering each word slowly and deliberately.
"It's troublesome for President Xie to learn how to steal someone else's wife like a male mistress. He should practice first."