Chapter 532 - 533: If it’s not you who framed Lou Xi, who else could it be?
"Oh dear, your goddess made headlines with a married man. It seems your goddess isn’t as innocent as you thought." Shen Ruozhuo sat in Xi Siwei’s office.
She was pushed by her parents to discuss the wedding with Xi Siwei today, but regarding the wedding, Xi Siwei has offered no opinions so far.
Due to issues surrounding Lou Xi, Shen Yucheng expressed dissatisfaction towards Shen Ruozhuo, so Shen Ruozhuo didn’t want to defy her parents’ wishes any longer. They urged her to see Xi Siwei, so she had no choice but to come.
But after arriving, Xi Siwei had been busy with work.
Shen Ruozhuo was sitting on the sofa, playing with her phone, when she noticed Jin Xunyang and Lou Xi both trending on live searches on Weibo.
Xi Siwei only looked up from his paperwork when he heard the word "goddess." Shen Ruozhuo had stopped mentioning Lou Xi’s name in front of him, substituting it with "goddess."
How sarcastic, Xi Siwei could clearly hear.
He picked up his phone and saw the news alert.
It wasn’t only Weibo overwhelmed; other websites were reporting Lou Xi and Jin Xunyang’s matter too.
Those headlines were truly disgraceful.
They said Lou Xi tempted a married man, couldn’t bear loneliness... things like that.
Xi Siwei put down his phone, looking coldly at the woman on the sofa.
"Did you arrange this?" Xi Siwei could only think of Shen Ruozhuo, a woman dedicated to ruining Lou Xi.
Shen Ruozhuo’s gaze stiffened; when she spoke, her tone was full of sarcasm, "Is it in your eyes, Mr. Xi, that I, Shen Ruozhuo, only do such shady things?"
Xi Siwei squinted at Shen Ruozhuo, showing a "if you didn’t do it, could I have?" expression.
With a swift motion, Shen Ruozhuo stood up from the sofa.
"I can’t stand Lou Xi doing better than me, but Jin Xunyang is my good friend’s husband. Even if I did find someone to take these photos, I wouldn’t release them out of respect for Jinse!" Shen Ruozhuo’s pale face flushed red with anger, "If I did it, I’d admit it. Don’t force me to admit something I didn’t do!"
Xi Siwei finally spoke, but his scrutinous gaze indicated he absolutely didn’t believe Shen Ruozhuo.
"Words are useless, if you don’t believe me, then forget it." Shen Ruozhuo only now realized Xi Siwei didn’t trust her.
She wanted to laugh, why would Xi Siwei trust her? Didn’t she always present herself as a bad woman in front of him? Why should he believe a bad woman?
Filled with chill, Shen Ruozhuo didn’t want to stay any longer, grabbed her bag, and left Xi Siwei’s office.
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"Let me explain, there’s nothing like that between Jin Xunyang and me. I’ve only met him twice. I wouldn’t like him, much less have an affair with him..." Lou Xi felt as if ten mouths wouldn’t be enough to clarify.
As usual, Qin Mobai wasn’t angry at all.
"I know, all that’s nonsense." Qin Mobai said calmly, "That’s why I say it’s a trivial matter."
Lou Xi’s anxiously raised heart finally settled.
As long as Qin Mobai believed her.
"I thought..."
"I trust you, just like you trust that I won’t have any entanglements with other women. As you said, in marriage, mutual understanding and trust are needed." Qin Mobai, a man with such vast life experience, naturally wouldn’t quarrel with Lou Xi over a minor rumor.
After weathering countless storms, one realizes how hard it is to stay together.
And more important than staying together, is trust.