When Qiao Xi returned to the company, Su Xiaoke immediately came over.
She mysteriously pointed upstairs and lowered her voice.
"Upstairs is an ice mountain."
Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment.
That man was always moody; who had stepped on his tail this time?
Su Xiaoke's gaze suddenly fell on her wrist, and she abruptly grabbed her hand.
"This bracelet! The 'My Star Has You' that second-generation rich guy gave you! You're wearing it? Are you going to accept him?"
Qiao Xi was stunned again.
"What are you talking about."
She swung her wrist, and the stars with small diamonds were very eye-catching under the light.
"Cheng Cheng gave this to me, it's a best friend bracelet. It was my birthday yesterday, so I put it on specifically."
As she spoke, she casually opened the drawer of the desk.
Indeed, another exquisite gift box lay quietly on top.
"Shang Xu's gift is here; I plan to find an opportunity to return it to him."
Su Xiaoke exaggeratedly patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
"You scared me to death! I thought you were ignoring a high-quality man like President Shang to choose a playboy!"
She suddenly leaned closer to Qiao Xi.
"Be honest, did you and President Shang know each other before?"
Qin Yue, who was nearby, also came over with a water cup.
"Don't deny it! If it was just a normal superior-subordinate relationship, would President Shang have spent over a billion yesterday to get revenge for you? Don't lie to us, confess and you'll be treated leniently!"
Su Xiaoke chimed in, "We guessed all night last night, our brain cells almost died."
Qiao Xi looked at their burning passion for gossip and thought for a moment.
In any case, this matter wouldn't be a secret forever.
She decided to be direct: "I hope you won't tell anyone."
"President Shang is my ex-husband."
"Ah!"
Qin Yue suddenly exclaimed, her water cup wobbling. She lowered her voice, her eyes wide.
"The... the ex-partner who wasn't harmonious...?"
Su Xiaoke's scream was even more piercing.
"How could President Shang be impotent? Look at that physique! That face! Oh my god! Xi Xi, you actually possessed this man!"
Qiao Xi's eyes darkened, and her tone softened.
"He cheated."
"Impossible!" Qin Yue immediately retorted, looking incredulous. "President Shang has an excellent reputation abroad, known for being chaste and not close to women, without a single scandalous rumor!"
Su Xiaoke added even more emphatically, "If my ex-boyfriend were President Shang, even if he cheated, I'd kneel before him and reflect on whether I wasn't satisfying him enough!"
This was truly explosive gossip, and the two women wore complex expressions of "hooked."
Qiao Xi rolled her eyes at her. "Heh, anyway, it wasn't my fault."
Su Xiaoke immediately put on a mischievous, gossipy smile.
"Then, after President Shang picked you up last night, did any sparks fly?"
She emphasized the word "fly" particularly heavily.
Qiao Xi, with her back to them, shrugged indifferently.
"No... he's impotent."
At the corner of the stairs, Shang Beichen's tall figure stopped.
His hand, tucked into his suit pocket, clenched into a fist, and his deep eyes seemed about to spew fire.
Heh, he's impotent.
How long had it been since he'd taught her a lesson, making her forget the "pain" of crying and begging for mercy?
Su Xiaoke and Qin Yue's expressions suddenly froze, and their bodies instantly straightened.
The two looked at Qiao Xi with horror, frantically winking at her.
Qin Yue reacted the fastest and loudly added.
"A man as handsome and capable as President Shang being our superior is truly fortunate!"
Qiao Xi also sensed the atmosphere was wrong and casually added.
"Yes."
She agilely turned around.
The three women looked in unison at the man with a grim expression at the top of the stairs, then all bowed ninety degrees.
"Good morning, President Shang."
These three bows almost sent him away on the spot.
"Secretary Qiao, come up with me."
Shang Beichen said lightly, turned, and walked towards the stairs.
His suit was sharp, and his broad shoulders and narrow waist outlined lines of great strength as he moved.
Qiao Xi picked up her tablet and quickly followed.
In the office.
Shang Beichen didn't sit; he leaned against the desk, his deep eyes fixed on her.
His gaze was like a black panther that had locked onto its prey, ready to pounce at any moment and snap the target's throat.
A sense of oppression washed over her, making Qiao Xi's scalp tingle.
"Ahem, President Shang, I'll report today's schedule to you." She spoke, trying to break the deadly silence.
Shang Beichen stood up straight.
He was tall, and with each step he took, the shadow he cast almost completely enveloped her.
"Secretary Qiao, you came back this early to spread rumors about me?"
He stopped in front of her, his deep voice laced with ice. "Who gave you the courage?"
Qiao Xi's heart skipped a beat; he had indeed overheard.
She raised her eyes, meeting his furious gaze, and retorted stubbornly, "President Shang, eavesdropping is not a good habit."
Shang Beichen's gaze could freeze a person to death.
He pulled at the corner of his mouth, the arc icy. "Regarding 'impotence,' I can slowly verify that with you later."
"But cheating?"
"I can no longer tolerate this kind of rumor."
"Who cheated? Explain it to me clearly!"
Years of grievances surged up in Qiao Xi, and she retorted forcefully, "If it could be explained clearly, would we have divorced back then?"
"You said you didn't love me anymore and that I was poor!" He was angered, and he grabbed her wrist, his scalding heat burning her skin.
"Qiao Xi, you threw me away! You gave up before I achieved success!"
His eyes were bloodshot, and every word was squeezed through his teeth.
"Therefore, you are not worthy of anything I have today." Shang Beichen's anger made him speak without thinking.
"Heh, I'm not worthy, and I don't care." She threw out a sentence.
"Don't care?" Shang Beichen suddenly laughed, a mocking smile.
"If you don't care, why would you accept Shang Xu's two million in compensation?"
"If you don't care, why would you wear the bracelet he gave you?"
"If you don't care, why would your eyes light up when you look at that little stone on the ice cream?"
He spoke word by word, throwing her dignity to the ground, crushing it with the tip of his shoe, and then trampling on it fiercely.
"Why pretend to be so pure in front of me?"
After speaking, Shang Beichen gave a forceful tug.
The bracelet on her wrist was forcibly broken by him, thrown heavily against the wall, and the small diamonds on it exploded, scattering everywhere.
"What are you doing!" Qiao Xi cried out, "Shang Beichen, what right do you have to smash my things?"
Seeing her pained expression, Shang Beichen's anger burned even hotter. He kicked the broken chain into a corner.
"Try picking it up."
Qiao Xi forcefully shook off his hand, her eyes instantly reddening.
"Shang Beichen, you're a bastard!"
"Since you dislike me so much, fire me now!"
Shang Beichen sneered, "Fire you? Dream on."
"Get out!"
Qiao Xi bit her lower lip. She picked up the shattered bracelet and walked out of the office.
This man's temper changed faster than flipping a book.
All the accumulated feelings of warmth and joy from before instantly turned to ashes...
At noon, Shang Beichen had a dinner engagement, and he directly took Secretary Qin with him.
He decided to give Qiao Xi the cold shoulder; he had been too good to her, and she might be getting confused about who was in charge.
Because the bracelet was inexplicably broken by that man, Qiao Xi was in a bad mood and didn't go to the restaurant for lunch.
She called Xia Cheng, and after two attempts, she finally got through.
"What's wrong? Why are you panting so much?" Qiao Xi heard the abnormality on the other end.
"I'm at the boxing gym. I have a tough fight tonight, so I'm training first. I can't talk now." Xia Cheng said, then threw her phone aside.
She was wearing a martial arts uniform and was taking on three tall men.
"Come at me all at once." Xia Cheng was sweating profusely, her eyes showing a ruthless killing intent.
The three junior brothers exchanged glances and lunged at her, but they couldn't get close. Her punches and kicks were fierce and precise. In a short while, all three junior brothers were kicked off the stage.
As expected of the flower of Sanda, beautiful and fierce.
A sturdy man jumped onto the stage and smiled, "Junior Sister, are you being sought for revenge? Do you want your senior brothers to help?"
"Stop the nonsense." She snorted coldly and directly attacked the man's lower body.
"Junior Sister, do you want me to be unable to have children? That's so vicious?" Zhuang Shicheng defended and dodged, indeed, girls change a lot; she wasn't this fierce when she was little.
Xia Cheng curled her lips; being unable to have children wasn't impossible...
In the evening, Xia Cheng changed into a beautiful, sexy red dress and put on high heels to attend the appointment.
At the city's most luxurious six-star hotel, Shen Xiran had booked a presidential suite.
She reached out and pressed the doorbell. The door opened, revealing Shen Xiran's handsome face.
Xia Cheng's attire made his eyes light up; she was very beautiful.
"Very punctual." He pulled her into the room and closed the door with a "bang."
The man was domineering, and his powerful force pressed her against the wall. He lowered his head to kiss her...
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