Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 2295: Chapter 99: Mo Ziye, Are You Burning Bridges Before You’ve Even Crossed Them?

Shi Xi’s attempt to clear her name lasted several days.

Shi Dongping even righteously declared that once the slanderer was identified, they would pursue legal responsibility to the end.

Just when nearly the entire internet believed she was truly wronged and slandered, an explosive piece of news once again shocked everyone.

That day, a headline entertainment news piece with two spreads and three photos flooded the internet.

But that’s a story for later.

At least for now, Shi Xi was triumphant.

At ten in the morning.

Shi Xi arrived at Haochen accompanied by her agent.

At that moment, Qin Qingqing happened to be stepping out of the elevator, her head down reviewing design drafts.

She didn’t see Shi Xi immediately, it was Shi Xi who called out to her, prompting her to lift her head from the drafts and look at Shi Xi two steps away.

“Qin Qingqing.”

Qin Qingqing blinked, noticing the hatred on Shi Xi’s face.

That gritted-teeth utterance came from her mouth.

Thinking about the examples she saw this morning regarding her whitewashing, claiming her charity work from her teens, visiting orphanages regularly.

And speaking highly of her treatment of newcomers, her pure and innocent love life like a blank sheet of paper.

Even insinuating that it was Qin Qingqing who spread rumors to break her and Mo Ziye up…

“You’re here to terminate the contract, right? Brother Ziyi is in the office.” Qin Qingqing’s casual words were Shi Xi’s biggest insult.

She was so furious her eyes were almost red.

However, when her gaze swept over the ring on Qin Qingqing’s finger, Shi Xi’s hatred deepened.

“Did… did Ziyi give you this ring?”

Qin Qingqing chuckled lowly, gently stroking the diamond on the ring with her fingers.

The next moment, a deep voice shattered Shi Xi’s jealousy-laden eyes with a touch of shock, “Qingqing, I love you.”

“Qin Qingqing, didn’t you say you and Ziyi had nothing to do with each other before?”

“There wasn’t anything before.”

“You deliberately caused Ziyi and me to break up, you bitch.” Here, if not for Haochen, Shi Xi really wanted to slap Qin Qingqing hard, to shatter her smug, blinding smile.

Qin Qingqing’s smile remained unchanged, her voice tinged with coldness and mockery, “Shi Xi, that term suits you best; do you not even know whether a man likes you? The moment Brother Ziyi dropped you, you rushed back to the Imperial City to snatch a man from your cousin and, failing that, returned to G City. Did you think hiring a bunch of internet trolls and fabricating some fake stuff to clear your name would really erase the truth that you were pregnant and of poor character? See, you’ve been exposed again now.”

“Qin Qingqing, you won’t be arrogant for much longer.”

Shi Xi was trembling with rage.

But now was not the time to deal with Qin Qingqing.

She clenched her fists, enduring the provocation.

Qin Qingqing raised her eyebrows indifferently, “The one who won’t be arrogant for much longer is probably you.”

“…”

“Good dogs don’t block the way, move aside.”

Passing by Shi Xi, Qin Qingqing inadvertently bumped into her.

Shi Xi, in her high heels and glaring with hatred, wobbled from the impact but was steadied by her agent before she could fall.

She shouted angrily, “Qin Qingqing.”

Qin Qingqing ignored her and walked away.

Watching Qin Qingqing’s departing back, Shi Xi secretly vowed in her heart, “Qin Qingqing, don’t be pleased, one day, not only will Mo Ziye be mine, but the entire Haochen will belong to the Shi Family, and when that day comes, I will make you kneel and beg me.”

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An hour later, Shi Xi left Haochen in anger.

Although she tried hard to clear her name, Mo Ziye still terminated the contract with her.

Neither Shi Dongliang nor the president could change Mo Ziye’s decision, which left Shi Xi grinding her teeth in hatred, but helpless.

Standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, Qin Qingqing watched Shi Xi’s car drive away, behind her, Mo Ziye’s deep and gentle voice rang out, “Qingqing, come here.”

“Brother Ziyi, Shi Xi’s gone.”

Qin Qingqing walked over to Mo Ziye’s desk.

He gestured for her to come behind the desk.

Qin Qingqing smiled and went over, letting him pull her onto his lap, “Don’t waste time on irrelevant people.”

“I always feel like she won’t let this go easily.”

Encircled on his lap, Qin Qingqing’s expression faltered, her watery eyes revealing a trace of worry.

As Shi Xi left just now, her eyes were filled with hatred.

Mo Ziye scoffed coldly, “Shi Dongping wants to swallow Haochen; Shi Xi is probably thinking that once the Shi Family takes over Haochen, she can get her revenge.”

“Shi Dongping wants to swallow Haochen?”

“Yes, but it’s just a pipe dream of his.”

From the day Shi Xi approached him, Mo Ziye knew Shi Dongping’s target was Haochen.

Shi Xi was nothing more than a honey trap.

Eventually losing patience waiting for Qin Qingqing to return to the country on her own, he accepted Shi Xi’s pursuit to lure Qingqing back.

Qin Qingqing’s lips lightly pressed together as she looked at Mo Ziye’s firm brows, thinking of Shi Dongping and the entire Shi Family’s current power.

Her brows involuntarily furrowed gently.

As the saying goes, business doesn’t fight with politics, let alone with a family entrenched in military and politics like the Shi Family.

Her Brother Ziyi, though capable, was ultimately just a businessman, unlike Shi Dongping.

“Qingqing, don’t worry, I won’t let Shi Dongping succeed in his schemes.”

“But the Shi Family today is not what it used to be, Brother Ziyi, you must be careful.”

Qin Qingqing gently reminded.

Mo Ziye’s lips curved into a warm smile, “Don’t you trust your Brother Ziyi anymore?”

“I trust you.”

The phone on the desk rang, and Mo Ziye freed a hand to pick it up.

Seeing the caller ID, Qin Qingqing blinked, slightly surprised, “Why is Ye Zhan calling you?”

Mo Ziye smiled calmly.

Releasing the arm wrapped around her waist, “Good news.”

Qin Qingqing, instead of leaving, stayed seated on his lap, watching him answer the call.

Mo Ziye didn’t push her away.

One arm loosely around her, the other holding the phone, “Hello.”

He enabled the speakerphone.

Ye Zhan’s voice, with a hint of firmness, came through, “It’s all clear, and I’ve sent some photos to your email.”

“Alright, thank you.”

Mo Ziye’s smile deepened.

Ye Zhan’s efficiency was quite commendable.

The other day, he asked him to investigate the identity of the man who got Shi Xi pregnant back then.

He didn’t expect Ye Zhan to find out so quickly.

“No need to thank me, just fulfill what you promised me.”

Ye Zhan’s tone wasn’t too pleasant.

Mo Ziye, that man who doesn’t keep his word.

He helped uncover Shi Xi’s dirt, yet Mo Ziye wouldn’t help him with Shi Zhen.

“Haha, I never promised you that; you’re not that young anymore, and given your limited interactions with women, you should be secretly pleased when one likes you instead of complaining.”

“Mo Ziye, are you burning the bridge after crossing the river?”

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[Darlings, the updates will resume tonight.]