My Ex-husband Asked Me to Remarry Him Every Day
Chapter 130: I Won’t Take Advantage of You

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: I Won’t Take Advantage of You

"What are you doing?"

Qiao Xi felt all her hairs stand on end.

Such an aggressive Boss Shen was like a lion that had lain in wait for a long time, revealing itself in front of its prey and biting the neck of the prey that no longer had any chance of escape.

Shen Dang’s dark eyes were profound, and one hand was propped against the wall beside Qiao Xi.

This posture formed a semi-encirclement, trapping her between his embrace and the wall.

Qiao Xi looked down at her hand, which he had grabbed, tried to shake it off, and didn’t succeed, "What on earth do you want? If you’ve got something to say, just say it, don’t get physical!"

Shen Dang gave her a sense of immense oppression.

Qiao Xi’s heart trembled a bit.

Shen Dang looked at her quivering lashes, his voice much lower and with a mix of helplessness and annoyance, "Teacher Qiao, don’t you have another room? Can I pay you rent for it? I won’t take advantage of you."

His lowered voice carried a pitiful plea that softened Qiao Xi’s heart.

Yet his gaze was so intense it seemed as if it could burn a hole in her skin.

Qiao Xi felt as if she were being roasted on a fire, more flustered than before, but still retained a bit of rationality.

She turned her head, refusing to look at him, her small face exuding a cold hue, "No! I don’t need the money!"

In the subconscious, people tend to avoid dangerous things.

To her, Shen Dang now was just like a hazardous item.

"Really not okay?" Shen Dang patiently asked a second time, his gaze glued to her face.

He found her evasive look somewhat amusing, but he couldn’t laugh at this moment.

Qiao Xi gave a light hum in response, "Really not."

Shen Dang stared at her for a dozen seconds.

The two fell into silence together.

Just as the deadlock continued, Shen Dang suddenly let go of Qiao Xi’s hand.

"Fine."

Shen Dang stepped back a few steps.

The oppressive air around her also retreated.

Qiao Xi kept her head down, only seeing his glossy leather shoes gradually leave her field of vision, marking a clear distance between them.

It was supposed to be a safe distance, but Qiao Xi was not feeling good inside.

An overwhelming sense of emptiness took over her, and it weighed heavily in some part of her heart.

Shen Dang, however, was watching her, uttering each word deliberately, "I will leave later, don’t worry, go to sleep."

His voice was calm, containing a hint of gentleness, the fierceness in his eyes had disappeared, as if he had once again reverted to his usual indifferent and laid-back self.

"Mm."

Before her legs grew weak, Qiao Xi hurried back to her bedroom and shut the door.

She leaned against the door panel, trying to sort out her thoughts, realizing she couldn’t quite get them in order, but she didn’t want to face the person outside either.

It was already late, but when Qiao Xi lay on her bed, she tossed and turned.

Even with a door between them, Shen Dang’s presence felt weak, almost nonexistent, but she kept thinking about him.

It was so annoying.

Qiao Xi kicked irritably and then covered her head with the blanket.

She didn’t know how much time had passed when she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening and closing outside.

Qiao Xi thought to herself that Shen Dang must have left.

A few minutes later, Qiao Xi opened the bedroom door to see that the living room was empty, as if the person from just now had never existed.

For some reason, Qiao Xi felt an emptiness in her chest, unable to identify the feeling.

She couldn’t describe it, only felt an even deeper loneliness surrounding her.

Qiao Xi closed the door again and lay back down on the bed.

She didn’t know when she fell asleep but had a dream that night.

—She dreamed that she and Shen Dang had gone their separate ways and become complete strangers.

When she awoke, a tremendous sense of loss and confusion enveloped her.

For the next half a month, Qiao Xi shuttled back and forth between the drama set and hotel, and during that time, she truly cut off all contact with Shen Dang.

Life seemed to go back to its previously stagnant state, without a single whisper from Boss Shen.

However, Su Tutu still noticed something off about her, despite her unruffled demeanor.

If pressed to say what was different, she couldn’t articulate it, but it just felt off.

They had known each other for so long, and she had never been like this.

During lunchtime, Su Tutu locked the door of the break room.

Su Tutu leaned in slightly, both hands pressing on Qiao Xi’s shoulders, her big eyes as if trying to peer from Qiao Xi’s phoenix eyes straight into her soul.

"Xixi, tell me, has something happened?"

"Ah?" Qiao Xi lifted her eyelids and saw Su Tutu gazing at her seriously.

She paused, then asked with a puzzled tilt of her head, "What’s happening?"

She smiled lightly at Su Tutu, "Your question is a bit strange."

Su Tutu leaned back in her chair, scrutinizing her, "I think you’re the strange one, your change hasn’t escaped my keen eyes!"

Qiao Xi was caught off guard, replying nonchalantly, "Well... then you really are a descendant of Sun Wukong."

"Still able to crack a cold joke, it seems you’re still on the edge of normality."

Su Tutu pointed two fingers at her own eyes, then at Qiao Xi’s.

"Spill it, I want the truth."

"The truth about what?" Qiao Xi’s smile carried a touch of helplessness, "I’ve already told you there’s nothing wrong, you’re just overthinking it."

Su Tutu chose to trust her sixth sense, "No, something is definitely off with you!"

Worrying for a sister was a big responsibility, she had to figure it out!

Qiao Xi: "..."

Who exactly is off?

Qiao Xi’s lips twitched as she perfunctorily said, "Let’s eat, let’s eat, stop talking now."

Making no sense at all.

"Dammit!" Su Tutu burst out with a curse of exquisite traditional charm, standing up abruptly, "I’ve got it!"

Qiao Xi was nearly startled by her, she lifted her eyes slightly and said lazily, "Got what?"

"You’ve been especially dedicated to your acting these days, acting as if that’s all there is in your life, so pure and uninterested in anything else!"

Right, pure and disinterested, ordinarily very reserved except when vivid in character.

Qiao Xi was silent for a few seconds, "Is there something wrong with that?"

Su Tutu stroked her chin, pondering, "It’s very wrong, extremely wrong. You haven’t had any contact with Boss Shen!"

She spent a lot of time with Qiao Xi every day, never once seeing Boss Shen call her.

That was also true.

Clearly, before coming to Jiang City, Boss Shen had even driven her here.

Qiao Xi stated matter-of-factly, "It’s normal not to have contact, we’re divorced, you know that."

Su Tutu chuckled, "Considering your situation, what difference does it make to you whether you’re married or divorced?"

Qiao Xi earnestly thought about it.

"...It seems there’s no difference."

After marriage, they could go two years without contact, later due to their families’ connection they had to play along with each other for show, and after the divorce, she still had to continue pretending with Shen Dang for her grandfather’s sake.

Essentially, there was no difference indeed.

"Maybe you haven’t realized, but you often seem to be lost in thought these days."

"Really?"

Su Tutu crossed her arms, determined to get to the bottom of it, "Tell me, what’s really going on between you and Boss Shen?"

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