Chapter 1158 - 1158 1135 Extra Story Seventeen (17)_2

Chapter 1158: 1135, Extra Story Seventeen (17)_2 Chapter 1158: 1135, Extra Story Seventeen (17)_2 The most important thing was that she couldn’t get used to depending on him, or she feared she might really fall for him, and then she wouldn’t be able to leave with grace.

“Idiot.”

He arched his finger and knocked on her forehead, then took her slender waist with both hands, lifting her up to sit on the wash basin.

“Don’t move, just sit still.”

He pulled over a towel nearby, turned on the tap, and the cold water washed over the towel, which he then wrung out slightly before covering her slightly swollen cheeks.

Hiss.

The cold towel against her cheeks felt cool and refreshing, Xi An’an tugged at the corner of her lip, still feeling a numb pain.

Under the orange light, the man’s chiseled face became even more three-dimensional, those dark, lake-deep eyes as if concealing the stars of the galaxy, causing one to fall into them if not careful.

Thinking of Xu Ran’s words, Xi An’an concealed the complex emotions in her eyes, leaned back to avoid his hands, “Thank you, I can do it myself.”

Quan Tianqi’s hand froze in the air, his eyes darkened, and after a moment, he handed her the towel and then walked out without a word.

Xi An’an gripped the towel tightly, watching his retreating back, her mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Was he angry?

By the time Xi An’an came out, the room was already empty.

“Quan Tianqi?” She looked around the room and called out tentatively.

The only response was an eerie silence.

Assured that he had left, a trace of loss flickered through Xi An’an’s eyes.

“Knock, knock, knock—”

The sound of knocking came three times and then stopped.

Xi An’an opened the door and was slightly surprised to see the person at the door.

“Who are you?”

“Miss Xi, hello. Our Mr. Quan sent me to deliver something to you.” The man smiled faintly and handed her the little bag he was holding.

Xi An’an took the bag with curiosity while the man continued, “I’ve delivered the item, so I’ll be leaving now.”

After closing the door, Xi An’an couldn’t wait to open the bag.

A light fragrance wafted to her nose as she reached in and picked up a small green jar from the bag—it was clearly a jar of ointment.

She rummaged through the bag, but apart from the ointment, there was nothing else, not even a small note.

She clutched the little green jar, the light in her eyes dispersed, leaving a hazy impression that masked her emotions.

…

The incident at the hotel where she received ten slaps was far from over.

Before the evening, Xi Yuan received news that JK International had cut off all cooperation with Xi Group, and with this news, numerous corporations, sensing the shift, began to find reasons to terminate their cooperation with Xi Group.

In Beijing, it was well known that offending JK International was tantamount to a death wish.

Xi Yuan was incredibly busy, calling JK International only to get the same response every time: Quan Tianqi was not in the office.

While he hadn’t resolved this side of things, the group was thrown into disarray; the termination of contracts with JK International and several other corporations led to the group’s share prices plummeting, and now the directors of the group were causing an uproar.

“Dad, how are things going?” Xi Yu asked with swollen cheeks, her speech unclear. She didn’t dare speak loudly now since raising her voice would pull at her wounds, causing a painfully cold sweat.

Xi Yuan slammed down his phone, his face terribly grim, “Quan Tianqi is ruthless—cutting off our cooperation like that, and now he’s out buying up shares from other shareholders too.”

“What?” Xi Yu cried shrilly.

“Dad, you can’t let his plot succeed, or our Xi Family will be finished.”

Xi Yuan glared at her furiously, his face turning ashen as he scolded, “If it weren’t for your trouble with Xi An’an, Quan Tianqi wouldn’t have targeted the Xi Family. Xi Yu, when will you grow some brains and stop making such foolish mistakes.”

“Dad, I…” Faced with the wrath in Xi Yuan’s eyes, Xi Yu didn’t dare retort and gradually fell silent.

“You caused this mess, now you have to beg Xi An’an to persuade Quan Tianqi to back off, or our Xi Family is doomed,” Xi Yuan said.

“No, I won’t, I absolutely won’t beg that damn girl Xi An’an.” Xi Yu rejected his suggestion without a second thought. She had always looked down on the misfortune-bringing Xi An’an; apologizing to a jinx would ruin her reputation.

“You have no say in this matter. If you still want to be the proud Second Miss of the Xi Family, you must listen to me,” Xi Yuan pulled her abruptly, ordering her in a cold voice.

“Do you hear me?”

His ominous gaze frightened her, and Xi Yu nodded in panic, and Xi Yuan released her, “Tomorrow morning, go apologize to Xi An’an, no matter what she says, just take it.”

“Yes,” Xi Yu replied reluctantly, her heart filled with loathing for Xi An’an.

News of the Xi Family’s troubles spread throughout the city and soon reached Xi An’an’s ears.

Xi An’an asked, “Sister Xu, are you serious?”

Xu Ran nodded, her smile schadenfreudic, “The news is all over the place, just look it up online and you’ll see it. The Xi Family has really hit a snag this time; let’s see if Xi Yu and the others dare to bully the weak again.”

Hearing this, Xi An’an couldn’t help but picture the man’s defined face. Was he really angry yesterday?

“An’an, that Quan Tianqi is being overly nice to you, isn’t he? This doesn’t seem like just a simple friendship,” Xu Ran hinted meaningfully.

Xi An’an glanced at the phone on the table, her eyes flashing with an expectation she hadn’t noticed, “Don’t overthink it, Sister Xu.”

“Alright, I won’t overthink it, but make sure you can keep yourself from doing so,” Xu Ran replied.

“Let’s go, Sister Xu, we should hurry up to the dress rehearsal, we can’t delay the show,” Xi An’an didn’t want to talk about it anymore, standing up and speaking.

Xu Ran, seeing through her thoughts, conveniently agreed.

When they reached the venue for the performance, just as they were about to start the dress rehearsal, an uninvited guest arrived.