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Overwhelming Demeanor

บรรณาธิการ: Noodletown Translations

Su Xiqin, who was embraced by the inflated airbag, had no idea how long had passed before she slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the Bentley that had crashed into her car, and she closed her eyes again out of helplessness. 

"I'm still alive?" Suddenly, she heard a low voice from the passenger's seat. 

"Are you okay?" She turned her head to look at Zhang Jing faintly. 

Zhang Jing checked her limbs and stretched a bit. Then, she raised her head in surprise and said, "Everything is intact." 

In reality, when Su Xiqin turned the steering wheel in her direction, she was actually protecting Zhang Jing. 

Su Xiqin sighed out of relief having seen that Zhang Jing was fine. "Let's get out first!" 

After saying that, she released the airbag and pushed the door open to get out, and Zhang Jing quickly followed. 

Su Xiqin stood beside the car as she stared at the three cars that came into "intimate" contact with a blank expression.

Not only did her car crash into the Bentley, but it was also hit by the car behind her. More precisely, her car was sandwiched in between the two, and that was why two loud noises sounded. 

It was her fault for crashing into the Bentley, but the car behind her crashed into her car on purpose since it was chasing after her car too closely before all of this. 

She clenched her fists tightly before releasing them again; she was more than familiar with the car behind her. 

"Su, isn't that the CEO's car behind us?"

Zhang Jing walked beside Su Xiqin, and her eyes widened when she saw the Lamborghini that had "kissed" the rear of Su Xiqin's car. 

Su Xiqin stared coldly at the Lamborghini that was not moving at all. Then, the driver's door opened, and she saw his handsome face, just that it was a bit blurry in her eyes. 

His gaze turned towards her direction, and his loose hair cast a shadow upon his eyes, making it hard to see the emotions within. 

He walked towards Su Xiqin and stopped in front of her. The first two buttons of his white collar shirt were unbuttoned, and a bright red kiss mark was clearly visible on the collar. 

Su Xiqin didn't speak a word. Instead, it was Zhang Jing who stuttered and spoke. 

"President." 

Mo Xigu glanced at Zhang Jing but spoke to Su Xiqin. 

"Do you know how to drive?" 

Zhang Jing didn't know what to say and turned towards Su Xiqin for an answer. 

Su Xiqin curled her lips and said with a cold grin, "I'm not the only one that violated traffic laws, or else you wouldn't have rear-ended my car." Her tone sounded cold even on this blazing street. 

Mo Xigu's expression hardened. "I haven't held you accountable for this yet, but you're already trying to shift the blame? Su Xiqin, you allowed me to see another side of you other than your shameless self." 

Su Xiqin was already numb to his harsh words. She looked at him indifferently and said, "I'll take responsibility for what I'm supposed to, but don't think that I will allow you to shift the blame on me for the ones that I'm not responsible for." 

Having said that firmly, her gaze floated past him and landed on the woman that got out from the passenger's seat. 

The woman was wearing heavy makeup, and she was in a crop top showing her belly button with a mini-skirt wrapped around her long legs; she was a young model that was once quite popular. 

Su Xiqin looked at the woman without an expression, or rather, she was staring at her with dead silence. Mo Xigu saw her calm expression, and it triggered something within him. For the longest time, Su Xiqin always reacted coldly towards his insults no matter how harsh they were, and he always wanted to rip her mask away. Suddenly, he curled his lips as he turned his head towards the woman that walked over. "It's too hot here; didn't I tell you to stay inside?"

His tone of voice was gentle in contrast to how he treated Su Xiqin. Finally, Su Xiqin's expression cracked a little, and she looked hurt. Her nails dug deeply into her palms, and the pain reminded her that this was reality instead of a dream. Mo Xigu had once treated her gently as well. 

That was a long time ago, she thought. He had this deadly gentleness five years ago when he pursued her. At that time, she thought she was the luckiest girl in the world. 

"It's not hot as long as you are beside me." The woman's sweet voice pulled Su Xiqin back from her memories. 

She watched as the woman walked towards Mo Xigu and hooked her arm with his. 

The smile underneath that heavy makeup was as bright and happy as her's during those years. Right now, Mo Xigu was staring back at this woman with deep affection, and they certainly looked like a perfect couple. How ironic.

Maybe Su Xiqin's gaze was too focused, and it caught the woman's attention. The woman froze when she saw her. 

Su Xiqin was beautiful, and it wasn't just her looks but rather her temperament from within that made her even more beautiful. 

Her pale and fair oval face shined a little pink under the sunlight. Although everyone else was soaked from the hot temperature, she remained dry and emitted a cold vibe from all over with seductive beauty. Su Xiqin was in a fitting business attire that accentuated her curves, and her slim long neck was like that of a proud white swan; she was beautiful and noble. 

Su Xiqin's beauty made the woman feel defeated, and the sadness towards Mo Xigu in her clear black eyes made her feel threatened somehow. She turned towards Mo Xigu and realized that he had something different in his eyes when he stared at Su Xiqin, so she spoke up to remind them of her existence anxiously. 

"Gu, she violated traffic laws, so let's call the police!"

"That's true, not only did she violate the traffic laws, she also went against a woman's virtues. Calling the police won't fix the root problems." Mo Xigu stared coldly at Su Xiqin, and his gaze looked as if he could rip her apart. 

Su Xiqin was irritated by what he said about a woman's virtue. He thought that she was at fault? Wasn't all of this caused by him?

Su Xiqin turned her gaze back emotionlessly and turned towards Zhang Jing who was still blanking out. 

"Zhang Jing, you head to the Zhuosheng Corporation first; I'll catch up in a bit."

Zhang Jing, who was still trying to process the information, shook a bit from the sudden instruction and only reacted a few seconds later, nodding in agreement. 

"Okay, I'll head over first." 

Zhang Jing turned back to look at Su Xiqin and Mo Xigu every few steps as she walked away, looking confused.

"Kuang!" A loud noise sounded on the street right after Zhang Jing left, and the three all looked in that direction. 

This man's face looked sculpted with distinct features, and his nose bridge was like an erected mountain range, with his tightly sealed thin lips sitting below.

He had eyes that looked deep and wise, and his raw loose hair covering his forehead cast a shadow into his eyes, making it hard to know what kind of emotions were hidden in them. Under the strong sunlight, they looked like they reflected the light from the depth of the ocean. 

His deep eyes with the chilling aura overwhelmed the people in the area, and his presence shocked everyone there.