Helping My Ex-Wife Find Love Every Day - Chapter 46

After driving Yao Xiang Yi away, Qiu Qing Shi’s mood plummeted. Arguing is inherently a battle that harms both sides, let alone when it is between a married couple.

Fortunately, Yao Xiang Yi spoiled her and avoided a head-on conflict, otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to resolve the situation.

But she had a limit.

Three strikes and you’re out. If she had genuinely injured Yao Xiang Yi this time, the crown of the most distinguished socialite would have been completely lost. However, ultimately, it was her own soft-heartedness that allowed Yao Xiang Yi to always manipulate her.

Others always thought she was capricious and spoiled, but she alone knew that, from childhood to adulthood, Yao Xiang Yi was always the one who secured the ultimate victory.

She was the perfect example of someone being spoiled and becoming arrogant.

No, she was wanton, completely lawless!

She even went and acknowledged Bai Meng Zhao as her sister.

Scumbag!

The world’s most colossal scumbag!

She held an inherent hostility toward Bai Meng Zhao. Upon seeing her, her adrenaline surged, her muscles tensed, and she entered a state of battle readiness.

She had told Yao Xiang Yi these words clearly, reminding her to stay away from Bai Meng Zhao, yet Yao Xiang Yi still went behind her back, actively trying to garner attention from her. Did she think Qiu Qing Shi’s words were just wind passing by her ears? Or had Qiu Qing Shi’s importance diminished in Yao Xiang Yi’s heart?

Now it was even worse, claiming she knew Bai Meng Zhao from childhood.

That’s too much!

Qiu Qing Shi was so angry that her internal organs ached simultaneously. Sourness lodged in her chest, unable to be swallowed or spat out. She paced back and forth in the living room with her hands on her hips, attempting to use this clumsy method to dispel her anger.

The result? A complete waste of time—it was useless!

She tossed her weapon aside and flopped onto the bed, inhaling and exhaling, repeating the process.

Her mind began to uncontrollably miss Yao Xiang Yi…

This was a daily ritual for her. Once she was idle, this is what happened, because Yao Xiang Yi was deeply rooted in her heart, sprouted when she was young, and had now grown into a towering tree.

Yao Xiang Yi filled her heart and eyes entirely.

Without her phone and wallet, where would Yao Xiang Yi spend the night? Would she come home? How would she get back? Could she contact the driver to pick her up? Or…

Qiu Qing Shi vigorously rubbed her face.

She muttered, “She’s an adult. She can spend the night wherever she likes. It’s not like she’ll get lost!”

Finally, she hardened her heart: So what if she gets lost! I don’t care!

Her long hair was still wet, sticking coolly to her neck, which was uncomfortable. She shivered, pulled open the bedside drawer, found the hairdryer, and went to the bathroom to dry her hair.

The warm air blew out from the nozzle, warming her scalp. The ends of her hair gathered into water-beaded strands, wetting her palms.

But she didn’t notice. The light spirit in her eyes slowly disappeared into nothingness, as if the color had drained away.

She was thinking about Yao Xiang Yi again!

Qiu Qing Shi stomped her foot, chanting like a self-hypnotizing turtle: “I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care…”

A few seconds later, her pretty face collapsed. Wuwuwu, I do care! I care very much!

What if Yao Xiang Yi is hungry and has no money for food? What if she catches a cold because her clothes are wet? What if she runs into a female fan with malicious intent toward her?

Qiu Qing Shi’s imagination soared freely at this moment, conjuring up “One Hundred and Eight Ways CEO Yao Wanders When Homeless,” each one a major drama.

She surrendered.

She ran to the wardrobe, casually selected a set of Yao Xiang Yi’s athletic jacket to wear. The top had a soft, floppy hood, which she pulled over her head, covering her beautiful eyes and brows. The bottom was a pair of shorts, a five-point design, leaving her well-proportioned, long, fair legs exposed, shimmering enticingly.

Qiu Qing Shi was anxious and didn’t bother to check the mirror. She opened the door and hurried down the corridor lined with soft carpet.

The elevator, however, did not understand her feelings at the moment. It opened and closed slowly, stopping once, twice, and thrice during its descent to pick up new passengers.

Qiu Qing Shi’s inner thought: Freaking out, freaking out!

But outwardly, she was unmoved, even carrying a habitual air of cold detachment, still the aloof little princess admired by all.

“Ding—”

The elevator chimed.

It had reached the first floor.

Qiu Qing Shi used her long legs to step out first. She searched round and round in the bustling, splendid lobby, but failed to see Yao Xiang Yi.

Did she really leave?

Hmph, she has quite the temper! Leaving just like that, without even giving her a chance to reconcile!

Her dark eyes rolled, and an idea came to her—

She took off the hood, revealing her delicate face. She rested her elbows on the marble counter of the front desk, and her red lips curved into a mesmerizing smile. She asked the receptionist softly, “Excuse me, did you see my wife?”

The receptionist: “!!!!!”

Ahhhh! Qiu Qing Shi! It’s the living Qiu Qing Shi!!

She’s talking to me! She’s smiling at me!!

Qiu Qing Shi was used to the receptionist’s reaction. She tapped the marble counter with her fingers, repeating the question.

The smile remained clear.

The receptionist was so happy she nearly fainted, but she was an excellent employee, well-trained and familiar with the staff handbook. She scored A+ in the monthly staff reviews.

She could withstand a fire, an earthquake, or a major explosion, and she could endure this unexpected joy as well.

She heavily thumped her chest twice, forcing her heart rate to stay between sixty and one hundred beats per minute.

She raised a standard eight-tooth smile: “Hello, how may I help you?”

Qiu Qing Shi asked a third time, “Did you see my wife?”

“Yes, I did. She was sitting behind the screen in the lounge area reading the newspaper earlier.” The receptionist raised a hand, gesturing toward her left-rear.

Qiu Qing Shi followed the gesture with her eyes. Through the thin gauze on the screen, she vaguely saw that the lounge area was… empty.

Qiu Qing Shi: “And now? Has she left?”

The receptionist: “A lady came and took her away.”

A lady?

Qiu Qing Shi briefly let her mind wander, then guessed it might be Qin Chun. She pulled out her phone contacts and called Qin Chun.

After three rings, the call was answered.

Qin Chun stammered out of excitement: “Ma… Ma’am.”

Qiu Qing Shi held the phone tightly to her ear, listening carefully to the sounds on Qin Chun’s end: “Is CEO Yao next to you?”

Qin Chun: “No, she isn’t.”

“Where are you?”

“I’m at home, Ma’am.”

So, the person who picked up Yao Xiang Yi was not Qin Chun.

That left only Chi Gu Yuan or Tang Si Li. Since both were public figures, the receptionist should recognize them.

Qiu Qing Shi then asked the receptionist, “Was the person who picked her up Miss Chi Gu Yuan or Miss Tang Si Li?”

The receptionist said sheepishly, “I apologize, Actress Qiu. The lady was wearing a mask, so I couldn’t see her face, but she had highly recognizable wine-red hair.”

Wine-red hair?

Undoubtedly, it was Chi Gu Yuan.

Qiu Qing Shi finally felt relieved. She thanked the receptionist, put her hood back on, and returned to room 2022 the way she came.

The lights in the room were bright.

The two large thermos containers were still on the dining table, holding the food she had meticulously prepared for Yao Xiang Yi. It had been thoroughly cold since noon.

The sight annoyed Qiu Qing Shi, and bubbles of resentment began to pop out again.

Hmph. She picked up the thermos containers and rushed into the kitchen. She twisted off the lids and dumped the contents entirely.

I will never cook for Yao Xiang Yi again. That scumbag doesn’t deserve food. She can go eat the northwest wind!

Also, next time she kicked Yao Xiang Yi out, she must make her take her phone so she could message and curse her at any time. Otherwise, her anger had nowhere to vent and would suffocate her.

Furthermore, she was puffed up like a pufferfish with anger, hurting her heart and liver, while Yao Xiang Yi was completely oblivious, continuing to frolic happily with her friends. This made Qiu Qing Shi, by comparison, look utterly miserable.

Why should she be the only one bearing all the pain!

The phone in her pants pocket vibrated several times.

Qiu Qing Shi placed the thermos containers on the counter, washed her hands, and pulled out her phone to check.

It was several voice messages from Tao Zi.

Qiu Qing Shi tapped to play them.

Tao Zi: [Sister, has CEO Yao’s Weibo been hacked? The support group is intensely discussing going to help report it.]

What did Yao Xiang Yi do?

Tao Zi: [We guess it was stolen by the Blind Date CP fans, using CEO Yao’s account to shower you with flowery compliments on your super topic. The compliments are too cheesy; CEO Yao will probably flip out if she sees them.]

She really wanted to tell Tao Zi that Yao Xiang Yi was very good at complimenting people and spent every day in Bai Meng Zhao’s fan group calling her ‘Sister.’

Tao Zi’s second voice message finished playing, and the third one automatically started.

[The hacker even said, “I want to be your woman forever,” ugh, that disgusted me. Sister, are you with CEO Yao? Ask her what she thinks. Does she need PR to handle this? If the hacker keeps this up, it’ll hit the trending searches.]

Qiu Qing Shi subtly lowered her brows. She had a hunch that Yao Xiang Yi was not hacked. She exited the current interface and opened Weibo.

Sure enough, she saw the fans, the CP fans, and netizens competing to repost the nine-panel screenshots, which, when opened, were full of Yao Xiang Yi’s flowery compliments.

The comments section was full of people calling it sweet.

Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!

Where is the sweetness?!

Yao Xiang Yi had complimented Bai Meng Zhao with every single one of those compliments!

It was like a new dress: she first gave it to Bai Meng Zhao. Thinking it looked good on her, she was too lazy to choose an extra style and simply turned around and gave Qiu Qing Shi an identical one, saving time and effort.

A textbook case of perfunctory behavior.

She unilaterally declared that she would no longer be Yao Xiang Yi’s darling.

She logged into her main account, Unfollow, Unfollow, Unfollow!!

With this, she successfully ignited a minor drama in the boring summer night.

Fans: “?????”

CP Fans: “!!!!!”

Netizens across the country: Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Su Ti La was furious. She had worked like a dog all day and finally lay down on her comfortable large bed, applying an expensive sleeping mask, ready for a date with the Duke of Zhou (sleep). Qiu Qing Shi suddenly pulled such a stunt, and a massive one at that.

She sent a WeChat message—

Tiramisu: [My Ancestor, did you argue with CEO Yao?]

Tiramisu: [Self-soothing.jpg]

InvincibleCutieQiu: [Who is CEO Yao? I don’t know her.]

Tiramisu: […]

Tiramisu: [She’s your Boss.]

InvincibleCutieQiu: [I don’t have a Boss. I am a lonely goose.]

Tiramisu: [Fine, she’s your former Boss. She posted an update, saying she bought you a luxury yacht and a private jet.]

Tiramisu: [Congratulations, you have made your former Boss spend another three hundred million.]

InvincibleCutieQiu: [!!!]

Qiu Qing Shi eagerly skipped back to Weibo, found her sole Special Follow, and checked Yao Xiang Yi’s latest update.

It’s true!

My Boss really bought them for me!

The yacht was a RIVA, known as the Rolls-Royce of the sea. The jet was a Bombardier, her favorite brand.

This led to envious curses from netizens nationwide.

Qiu Qing Shi inexplicably became very happy.

Marrying Yao Xiang Yi meant she would forever stand at the peak of life; she couldn’t even take a break and step down.

What should I do? She suddenly wanted to continue being the Boss’s darling.

Without a second thought, she used her main account to follow Yao Xiang Yi back.

She posted a message: [Haha, I accidentally slipped my hand and unfollowed. Good night, everyone.]

Netizens: ??????????

Accidentally liking something is common, accidentally forwarding something happens, but accidentally unfollowing? Is that something a person can do!!

Unless you deliberately opened the follow list!

Are you trying to fool a three-year-old!

The fans were also completely baffled. What does this mean? Was CEO Yao not hacked? Did she just happen to have nothing to do after eating a late-night snack and come to shower Sister with compliments?

Why did Qiu Qing Shi unfollow her while she was complimenting her…

The logic was strange; it was as if they missed some crucial information.

Su Ti La admired Qiu Qing Shi’s speed in changing her mind.

Tiramisu: [Didn’t you say you wouldn’t acknowledge CEO Yao as your Boss?]

InvincibleCutieQiu: [My Boss will forever be my Boss.]