After saying that, she entered the residential complex.
Li Hui felt as if struck by lightning, only needing Qiao Xia to get married for the Qiao’s shares to belong to her.
No one had told him this, and if that were the case, why should he marry Qiao Lan?
Why not marry Qiao Xia immediately?
Alone, Qiao Xia couldn’t claim the Qiao’s shares, but with the Li family, she surely could, especially since the Li family was progressing better than the Qiao’s.
Plus, he had a powerful and influential aunt.
Qiao Xia had never mentioned this to him, and the Qiao family hadn’t either.
As long as she got married, Qiao Xia would be able to claim the shares.
The residential area was composed of eleven high-rises, six smaller apartment buildings, and a row of townhouses, forming a high-end seaside community.
Qiao Xia’s parents had left her a sum of cash, and the Qiao Family’s Grandpa, fearing that Qiao Guang might even swallow this money and aware of Grandma Qiao’s partiality towards her younger son, set up a fund for Qiao Xia.
After she turned eighteen, she could draw a monthly sum.
Although it wasn’t a lot, it made her life a bit more comfortable.
Ever since she was young, she cared not for fancy clothes or fine food, but she had high standards for where she lived.
She clenched her teeth and bore the pain of renting a two-bedroom apartment in this complex.
Just as she arrived at the entrance of Building 2, a Bugatti swooshed by, elegantly parking at the space beside her.
Qiao Xia had always liked sports cars.
Her attention was first captured by the car, and then by its license plate.
XA6666.
What a dominating car, what a badass license plate, what a handsome…
man.
The man stepping out of the car was tall and straight as a javelin, with narrow, deep eyes that were sharp yet somber.
His slightly protruding brow bones made his eyes seem particularly deep-set.
Thin lips, a high nose, he was extraordinarily good-looking.
Noble yet graceful, his well-fitted suit enhanced his aloof demeanor, unapproachable, and from the arch of his brows exuded a keep-away coldness.
All in all, in a word, handsome.
The two entered the elevator one after the other.
Qiao Xia pressed for the eleventh floor, and the man stood beside her, steady as Mount Tai, without a glance to the side.
Qiao Xia wondered inwardly if this handsome guy wasn’t going to press his floor.
“What a coincidence.”
“Are you talking to me?” Qiao Xia said, puzzled.
This man’s voice was truly sexy, low and enticing.
“Yes,” the man smiled.
That cold temperament of his, with just a smile, suddenly erupted into a devilishly alluring charm, radiating all around.
That handsomeness and devilish allure seemed tangible, arriving abruptly.
Qiao Xia’s heart skipped a beat.
Wow, this guy’s handsomeness is off the charts.
His smile could mesmerize someone to death, for real!!!
But…
why did she feel that this man looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before?
“I don’t know you.” Handsome as he was, it was a pity his head seemed to be in the clouds.
Such a shame.
“The other night, you threw up all over me.” His smiling face instantly disappeared, as if his smile just moments ago had been Qiao Xia’s illusion.
Qiao Xia: “…”
The elevator reached the eleventh floor, and Qiao Xia, with a stiff face, walked out, not expecting the man to follow.
She vaguely remembered throwing up on a stranger the night before last.
Could it really be him?
“So, let’s talk about compensation,” he said.
Qiao Xia: “Are you sick, stalking me?”
The man’s face hardened, and the surrounding air dropped by thirty degrees instantaneously.
Qiao Xia instinctively stepped back, her heart stopping for a moment.
This guy is freaking intimidating!
He suddenly smiled, like spring water reflecting blossoming pear trees, captivating everyone around.
He could change his expression in a heartbeat, and Qiao Xia had the instant feeling that this man was absolutely a lunatic, not from her world.
“Yes, I’m sick.
Do you have the medicine?”
Qiao Xia: “…”
The man ignored the varied expressions on Qiao Xia’s face, took out a business card, and handed it to her: “Considering we’re neighbors, I’ll give you a 20% discount.
What is your respectable family name, miss?”
“…
Qiao.”
“My name is Mu Liang.” He looked steadily at Qiao Xia.
What would Qiao Xia’s expression be if she knew that he was the one who had saved her last night?
This girl had forgotten everything cleanly.
Probably the medicine was too strong, and she hadn’t seen who it was.
His profound gaze was too earnest, giving off an illusion of deep affection.
A chill ran down Qiao Xia’s spine.
Damn, he really is sick!
She watched, eyes wide, as Mu Liang entered the door next to hers.
Wasn’t there a middle-aged couple living next door?
She had shared an elevator with that couple just yesterday morning.
How had it suddenly become Mu Liang?
Qiao Xia suddenly took out her phone and sent a WeChat message in her friend’s circle.
A lunatic lives next to me, what should I do?
Online waiting, urgent!
Qiao Xia looked down at the business card Mu Liang gave her.
It had only a name and a phone number.
The gold-embossed card was shockingly simple, with nothing else on it.
Rich historical experience tells us, when something is abnormal, there must be demons at play.
Wait, his name, why does it sound so familiar?
Mu Liang…
Her name and his…
she faintly remembered someone reciting a line of poetry.
Qiao trees bring summer coolness, as flowing clouds exhale splendor on the moonlit night.