A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 177: Testing Again

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Shi Xiao was stunned when he saw Yuan Shu smile.

Ever since he was young, Shi Xiao had seen all sorts of women. He had never been obsessed with women and would never indulge himself. There were rumors in the outside world that Shi Xiao hated women and that as long as a woman came within three steps of him, he would become irritable, so almost no one dared to take the opportunity to approach him on any occasion.

However, only Shi Xiao knew that his attitude wasn’t because he hated women, but because he had never been able to find a woman who was qualified to be by his side.

Everyone admired the powerful, especially a powerful person like Shi Xiao. What he needed wasn’t the admiration of others, but someone who was on par with him. Only when the two of them communicated in the same dimension could they achieve the effect of one plus one equals greater than two.

However, due to Shi Xiao’s identity, personality, and attitude, almost no one was unafraid of him.

Even Shi Xiao’s stepmom was more or less afraid of Shi Xiao.

It was even more impossible for Shi Xiao to like the lazy and vulgar Yuan Shu from two months ago.

However, in the short two months that he had been away, the person in front of him had changed drastically. She became mysterious and aloof. She was clearly very amiable, but the people who interacted with her couldn’t help but feel that she was out of their reach.

Seeing Yuan Shu like this, Shi Xiao finally felt that he had met his match. Regarding Yuan Shu, he had a strong desire to win after suffering a setback. He wanted to see Yuan Shu lose once, but he couldn’t bear to see her lose as well.

Towards Yuan Shu, Shi Xiao’s current emotions were more that of protectiveness.

He stared straight at Yuan Shu. She had already raised her head and was looking at the scenery outside the window. There was a faint smile on her lips.

The sky that had just rained was clear. A ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and shone on the ground, reflecting a layer of golden light on the wet ground.

Yuan Shu smiled gently.

Shi Xiao’s lips curled into a vague smile and he asked the question on his mind ever since he returned. “Yuan Shu, what happened in the two months I was away?”

Yuan Shu was stunned. Then, the smile on her lips disappeared bit by bit, and she returned to her previous indifferent appearance.

She knew that Shi Xiao was asking why she had changed so much, but she still asked despite knowing the answer, “Are you asking what happened at the company? Or what happened at home?”

Shi Xiao looked at her with a serious expression while taking in every subtle change in her expression. “You know what I’m asking.”

Yuan Shu appeared very indifferent, and her tone was even a little cold. She was no longer as calm as before when she spoke to Shi Xiao. In fact, she seemed a little distant. “But I don’t want to say anything.”

Actually, Yuan Shu was already prepared to go all out and resolve this problem completely.

However, she didn’t expect Shi Xiao not to pursue the matter. He only retracted his gaze and sat up straight before looking at the front row and saying, “It’s okay. I’ll wait until you’re willing to say it.”

Yuan Shu stared at his handsome side profile in a daze. Why did he suddenly stop asking? This wasn’t his way of doing things.

The two of them didn’t speak for the rest of the journey until the car stopped in front of the villa. Yuan Shu was about to open the car door and get out when Shi Xiao suddenly asked, “Have you interacted with the Jiang family in the past two months?”

Yuan Shu’s hand was still on the doorknob. After thinking about it carefully, she shook her head. “No, but 1 came into contact with Xu Lang once. That’s all.”

Shi Xiao nodded. “You can go back first. I might have to settle some things in the next two days, so 1 should be leaving early and returning late. Wait for me at home on the day of the ball. I’ll come back to pick you up.”

Yuan Shu nodded, then opened the car door and walked out. After the car door closed, the chauffeur drove out of the villa area again..