My Ex-husband Asked Me to Remarry Him Every Day
Chapter 16 Sister-in-law and Brother Dang Are So Affectionate and Entwined

Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Sister-in-law and Brother Dang Are So Affectionate and Entwined

The sound of the dial tone echoed in his ears, and a shadow fell over his eyelashes, making his expression indecipherable.

The phone vibrated, and Bei Bei glanced at it: "Sister Xi, someone’s calling you, four 4s, who is it?"

Shen Dang?

What was Shen Dang calling her for if there was nothing important?

Qiao Xi walked aside to answer the phone: "What’s up?"

"Miss Qiao," Shen Dang leaned lazily against the railing, his long legs slightly bent under him, and a mysterious silhouette cast by the light surrounded him. He started with a smirk, "Aren’t you supposed to pay me an appearance fee?"

Qiao Xi’s brows furrowed slightly: "Boss Shen, are you alright?"

He was acting up again late at night.

It sounded like Shen Dang let out a chuckle, his tone meaningful: "Publicly declaring your love for me? Don’t I get an appearance fee? Otherwise, are you entitled to use my reputation for free?"

Even though he knew she was just trying to appease her fans, he simply didn’t feel like letting her off so easily.

Annoyingly irked.

Qiao Xi: "..."

Honestly, Qiao Xi hadn’t expected Shen Dang to be a man keen on gossip.

She had been sure that Shen Dang paid no attention to entertainment gossip. Yet not only was he into gossip, but now he was also calling her to demand an appearance fee?

Quite a piece of work, this man.

Qiao Xi laughed too, her voice faint and coy: "Boss Shen, you really have a short memory."

Her laughter traveled over the phone, tingling a nerve deep inside him, making him feel all fuzzy and numb.

Shen Dang picked up his brows, interested: "Hmm?"

"We’re in a partnership now, a partnership, Boss Shen surely knows what that means, right?"

The nerve of him to ask for an appearance fee!

So stingy!

Shen Dang looked down at his toes, his perfect jawline radiating a cool and rebellious charm: "So you’re saying I’ve been used by you for nothing?"

"It’s not exactly like that, after all, nobody knows that I was confessing to you, Boss Shen."

It was you who took it personally.

Qiao Xi laughed out of exasperation. This damn man still wanted to take advantage of her!

"So you’re blaming me for not giving you a public title?" he asked nonchalantly, as if suddenly enlightened, "I see, Miss Qiao doesn’t like our current secretive relationship. I understand now."

You understand my ass!

Qiao Xi felt a surge of anger.

The angrier she got, the calmer she became: "No, you’re completely misunderstanding, Boss Shen. Please, don’t overthink it. In the end, we are still going to get divorced; going public would only cause trouble for both of us."

Shen Dang’s voice was deep and seductive, with a light tsk, "Although I agree, those who know about our relationship are laughing at me now."

This was just too much.

Qiao Xi spoke coolly: "Someone dares to laugh at President Shen? Isn’t that digging their own grave?"

Feeling a bit bored, Shen Dang unbuttoned the second button of his shirt, his posture languid: "Mmhmm, just Tang Honghe."

"..." He was clearly looking for trouble. Qiao Xi gritted her teeth: "Just spit it out, what do you want exactly?"

Shen Dang seemed to be pondering deeply: "I’ll tell you when I figure it out."

Qiao Xi abruptly hung up the call with a snap.

What kind of person is this? Seriously sick in the head!

Shen Dang’s thin lips curled into a smirk: "Heh, temper."

When Shen Dang entered the private room, he found that his group of friends looked mysteriously at him, their gazes cast upon him seemed strangely odd.

Shen Dang sat down, kicked his legs out to the side, and leaned back on the sofa lazily: "Speak up if there’s something to say."

It was clear to him that they were holding something back.

Tang Honghe dared not speak up, his eyes flicking to the person opposite him: "Jiashu giegie, you say it."

Qu Jiashu suppressed a glare: "Speak your sister, don’t call randomly."

"Who’s going to say it?" Who would break the tragic news to Brother Dang?

No one responded.

True brothers indeed; when trouble strikes, everyone flies solo.

"Speak up," Shen Dang clicked his tongue, his gaze revealing a hint of impatience, "What’s with all the secrecy?"

Tang Honghe swallowed hard and handed his phone to Shen Dang, cautiously saying, "Your wife is trending again."

Shen Dang’s brows lifted slightly, that’s it?

For someone with Qiao Xi’s status, trending was not a simple matter.

Shen Dang looked down, his attention captured.

"They’re gossiping that your wife is dating a male star." As Tang Honghe saw Shen Dang’s gaze on the phone, he quickly changed his words: "Of course, it must be fake! After all, your wife and Brother Dang are so lovingly entwined. Ah, these worthless marketing accounts just love to make baseless claims. I’ll ask Brother Chao to take down the trending topic."

With a scoff, Shen Dang narrowed his eyes, their peachy shape grew thin, and the pupils turned pitch black, deeper than the night outside.

Sharp as he was, he quickly realized that these photos were taken the last time he went to Sheng Chao’s wedding in the parking lot.

He withdrew his gaze, giving a nod: "Well said. I’m so loving with your sister-in-law, it’s false."

He surveyed everyone, his gaze domineering, his pride sacred and inviolable: "What’s with the looks as if I’ve been cheated on? Am I the kind of person who gets cheated on? Your sister-in-law isn’t that blind."

Shen Dang was amused by his own anger.

Did he really fall short compared to some little male star?

The moment this trending topic came up, Wang Li was baffled as she called Qiao Xi.

"Xixi, what’s the deal with the photos online? Your live broadcast just trended and got great feedback, and now there’s this scandal, and the fans are getting restless."

Qiao Xi was unfazed: "It was probably accidentally taken while attending Tutu’s wedding last time."

"It must be Zhou Junqi’s doing!" Bei Bei was furious, "I knew nothing good comes of being involved with Zhou Junqi. He’s just latched onto Sister Xi. Now, capitalizing on the current heat, releasing those pictures achieves his goal."

Bei Bei scrolled through Weibo and saw some slandering Qiao Xi, clearly the work of haters. But Qiao Xi’s fans weren’t ones to take things lying down; they started arguing with the haters.

Fairy Sister being maligned like this, Bei Bei was livid!

Wang Li frowned, "I’ll contact Zhou Junqi’s management company."

Bei Bei suddenly felt worried, "Sister Xi, your husband doesn’t follow entertainment gossip, does he?"

"He does."

That was unexpected as Shen Dang was supposed to be quite busy.

"Ah?" Shocked.

"It’s fine." Qiao Xi smiled and then saw a new message on WeChat.

[Dumbass Man: ?]

Qiao Xi fiercely jabbed her finger on the screen: [?]

As if he was the only one who could do that.

[Dumbass Man: Do you need my help?]

Qiao Xi could easily imagine Shen Dang on the other side, taking malicious pleasure and being annoying.

She’s the one with the scandal, he must be thrilled, right?

[Qiao Xi: Thanks! No need!]

Who knows if this dumb man might make some transactional conditions again—besides, it’s not like Shen Dang needs to step in, does he?

Has she not had her share of scandals in these three years?

Being too beautiful can sometimes be troublesome too.

[Dumbass Man: Fine.]

Good spirit.

Shen Dang smirked coldly.

Tang Honghe thought Brother Dang was definitely unhappy about his sister-in-law’s scandal and stealthily moved a little further away.

Shen Dang casually picked up the lighter from the table and slowly stood up: "I’m off."

"Brother Dang, domestic violence is illegal, don’t blame your sister-in-law when you get back!"