The entertainment forum and the media networks all talked about the article. They wanted to hear Xu Jia Li"s answer about the rumor. Lan Meixu received a lot of calls and messages since the netizens were adamant to hear Xu Jia Li"s explanation."Xiao Li, I guess you shouldn"t go out alone now. Qi Xenjin"s fans are looking for you. Your house in downtown Beijing is full of reporters and fans. It seems like what happened with Qi Xenjin is repeating."
"You don"t have to worry, Meixu-jie. I already know what to do."
"But Qi Xenjin"s fans are getting ruthless. Just be safe. Don"t go out alone."
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After hanging up the phone, Xu Jia Li faced Jian Ran, she was inside her room in Evergreen Hot Spring and Resort when Jian Ran came knocking on her door.
"Miss Xu, I promise that I have nothing to do with the article about you on Weibo."
"Why would I believe you?"
"It"s Tang Xie, Miss Xu. Believe me. I"m innocent."
Xu Jia Li couldn"t help but sneer inside as she gazed at Jian Ran. She couldn"t believe how she easily abandoned Tang Xie. She already did a background check for Jian Ran and Tang Xie. What she found out didn"t even surprise her at all.
A person who could easily abandon her friends was nothing but a jar with hole. You can give everything but it would just flow out. How could she trust someone like her?
"Really? But what would be Tang Xie"s motive in doing that?"
"Miss Xu, I told you, it"s Tang Xie who posted those pictures on Weibo. She"s very jealous of you. She"s afraid that Miss Lulu would have the same fate like Miss Qi under your hands."
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"Are you sure, you"re alright?" Si Weimin couldn"t help but feel worried upon hearing about the news. However, he didn"t want to act without asking her about it. He trusted in her ability to handle things on her own. He knew more than anyone else that Xu Jia Li was capable of handling her own business.
"Don"t worry, honey. Why would I be afraid when I know that the handsome CEO of Si International got my back?"
Si Weimin stifled a laugh upon hearing Xu Jia Li. He suddenly felt the urge to hug her, "That"s the best thing I heard today."
"Are you swooning, Mr. Arrogant Si?"
He couldn"t control the laughter when he saw Xu Jia Li"s expression on the screen. She was flickering her eyelashes as if seducing him, "Don"t seduce me, Ms. Vicious- Tongue Xu. You might regret it."
"Ha ha ha! Okay. I"ll hang up now."
"I miss you, love."
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Evergreen Hot Spring and Resort
Xu Jia Li emerged out of the bathroom with a towel on her hair. She wore a light blue robe that had laces on the edge. She heard her phone vibrated. Before she could get it, she heard a knock on her door.
"Linqin, can you please look who"s there outside?" Xu Jia Li shouted from her room.
Hearing no response, she took her phone and saw a message from Shen Linqin.
Shen Linqin: Li-jie, I will go home tonight since Manager Lan asked to meet me tonight. I took a cab and left your car on the parking. I was about to tell you but you were on the bathroom.
She dialed Shen Linqin"s number to make sure that she came home safe but she wasn"t answering.
She shook her head as she called Lan Meixu instead, disregarding the knocks on the door. She looked at the clock on her bedside table and saw that it was already twelve in the midnight. She didn"t notice at all that she spent an hour and a half in the bathroom.
The knocks continued but she was already cautious and didn"t want to open it carelessly.
"Xiao Li, what"s wrong?"
"I just want to make sure that Linqin arrived home safe. She isn"t answering my call."
"Oh, yeah. Don"t worry about her, Xiao Li. I dropped her home after the task I asked her to do. She might be asleep already."
"I"m glad to hear that, Meixu-jie."
After the call ended, she walked towards the door and looked at the door cam. Her frown turned into a huge smile when she saw Si Weimin standing outside. She excitedly opened the door and said, "What brought you here, Mr. Arrogant Si?"
Instead of answering, Si Weimin grinned and entered inside. Once he closed the door, he immediately held Xu Jia Li"s waist and pulled her closer to him, "Happy to see me?"
Xu Jia Li laughed as she landed a peck on Si Weimin"s lips, "Very."
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Si Weimin"s eyes glittered with life. They were shining so brightly like the stars in the night as he gazed at Xu Jia Li. He missed her so much that he couldn"t let the day pa.s.sed that he didn"t see her.
After talking to Ru Tengfei about the new hide out, he immediately drove to Evergreen Hot Spring and Resort. Although there was not any news about Thomas and the people behind the escape of the scarred man, he was not losing hope that they would uncover the truth.
Even the news about Xu Jia Li was nothing compared to the danger that the scarred man might bring them.
"What brought you here, honey? It"s already late."
Instead of answering Xu Jia Li"s question, he pulled her even closer before he kissed her deeply – pouring all his love to the kiss.
After the kiss, Si Weimin said, "Does that answer your question, Miss. Vicious- Tongue Xu?"
"Not quite," Xu Jia Li chuckled.
Si Weimin leaned closer until there was only an inch gap on them before he said, with a husky voice like music to the ears. It was full of dangerous seduction and intimate possession, "How about we go inside your bedroom and give you a satisfying answer?"
"What?! Y-you! You"re a pervert!" Xu Jia Li hit his shoulder before she pushed him away.
He laughed so hard that his tummy ached from seeing her embarra.s.s expression. He really enjoyed seeing her face that was as red as tomatoes and her eyes that flickered with bashfulness. Her breathing was heavy which made Si Weimin laughed even harder.
"I thought you want a better answer?"
"S-stop! Hmph!"
Seeing Xu Jia Li about to go, he stopped her while laughing, "I"m just kidding. I just missed you so much."