Chapter 85

Chapter 85 Anger And Fear

「Did my ears deceive me…?」

Xu Xingxing stuttered in disbelief, "Y-You… what did you just say?"

Jun Haoxuan shoved his hands into his pockets and asserted impatiently, "I said Xia can have whatever she desires. No one is to get in her way. Now, as for you… Correct me if I'm wrong, but were you speaking ill of her?"

Despite Jun Haoxuan's good looks, his chiseled features twisted into a sharp, distasteful frown. A dangerous aura emitted from him as if he was taunting Xu Xingxing for her reckless complaints. In response, Xu Xingxing shuddered even more.

She panicked. 「How could this happen…?

I came here to tell them that Xia had mistreated me. So why is Young Master Jun looking at me like I'm the villain in this story?」

On the other hand, He Yiting remained kneeling on the ground. Her face had paled to a ghostly white that was full of regret.

「Why did I think that following Xu Xingxing here would benefit me? I should have just gone for tea with the others!

What the hell was I thinking—sleeping with Young Master Ye? I can't even think about it after witnessing how scary he is. No ordinary person can look at him without getting chills; I can't stop shaking after looking at his dark eyes.」

He Yiting was on the verge of tears. Compared to her, Xu Xingxing had more mental resilience and quickly got over her fear. Xu Xingxing then took a gamble by placing all her hopes on Ye Sijue to react accordingly.

"Young Master Ye…" Xu Xingxing mewled with a small panicky voice, "I-I'm not speaking ill of Xia… I'm telling the truth because I worry for you. Your secretary's arrogance is disgracing your reputation. For your sake, you should do something about him…"

Ye Sijue's lips pressed into a thin line as he glowered at Xu Xingxing.

「Who does she think Xia is? I may not know Xia very well, but I don't believe a single word that spews out of Xu Xingxing's foul mouth.

I would have asked the maids to escort Xu Xingxing out by now if she wasn't Ranfeng's fiancée.」

Ye Sijue bit down his irritation while uttering a tart reply, "Let me spell it out for you, Ms. Xu. I don't appreciate you meddling with the affairs of my personal secretary."

He had unknowingly said personal secretary as opposed to Mu Xia, which he initially intended to say.

All color drained from Xu Xingxing's face.

"I…" she opened her mouth, but the words never came as her mind went blank.

Never in a million years could she have predicted this to happen. 「Great! That one is biased to the countryside bumpkin for no damn reason, while this guy wholeheartedly trusts his secretary. Why isn't anyone on my side?」

Regret festered in Xu Xingxing's chest.

「Damn it all! I should have just hired some men to beat Xia into a pulp!」

Anger and fear battled inside Xu Xingxing like waves crashing against each other. She couldn't comprehend how things ended up this way. Curses filled her mind as she had never been this humiliated in her life.

Just as Xu Xingxing was frantically searching for an excuse, she suddenly noticed Qin Ranfeng from the corner of her eye.

Hope swelled in her chest. 「I've still got Ranfeng! Surely he'll take my side?」

"Y-Young Master Qin?" Xu Xingxing flashed a set of teary, puppy dog eyes. Then she resumed with a small voice, "I didn't know Young Master Jun and Xia were friends… I'm so sorry. I won't ever get in her way when she's shopping again. Please don't be mad at me…"

Xu Xingxing was extremely skilled when it came to putting on a pitiful act.

Her shivering pretense was so believable that Qin Ranfeng caved in.

「Xu Xingxing is still my wife nominally. Plus, if what Xu Xingxing says is true, then she technically didn't do anything wrong. There's no need to kick her out in such a humiliating manner.

If anything, my fiancée is the victim in this situation. She had to surrender the clothes while shopping because someone else wanted them. Then she came here to rant and seek assurance from my friends, but they're kicking her out instead. This humiliation will also affect my reputation since I haven't called off the marriage contract.」

Qin Ranfeng's expression softened. He cast a look at Jun Haoxuan and Ye Sijue before saying, "Come on, guys. Let's drop this…"

Right then, the Jun family's butler came rushing in. "Eldest Young Master Jun, there are two guests outside. They're asking to borrow one of your cars."

Jun Haoxuan was already in a foul mood but grew frustrated at the news of more guests, who also wanted to borrow his car. He barked out, "Who is it this time?

The butler threw a nervous look at Ye Sijue and said, "It's Young Master Ye's secretary, Mr. Xue."