Chapter 19

Plus, at this hour, the supermarket was full of people who had come to shop after getting off work, and he felt somewhat out of place among them.

Therefore, when he found Shu Xia in the supermarket, his handsome face seemed to have frozen into a thick layer of ice, the kind of thickness that could freeze a person to death.

He was already cold and aloof, and now he was even colder.

Shu Xia was focused on buying snacks; it was only when she put down a bag of snacks and looked up that she saw Qiao Muting.

"Is there something you need, Mr. Qiao?" she asked.

Why did it feel like he wasn't very happy?

Qiao Muting's eyes were cold and heavy, "Are you done shopping?"

"I'm still shopping. Is there anything you want to eat? These potato chips are a new flavor, do you want some?" Shu Xia was just asking out of politeness.

Qiao Muting didn't even glance at them, saying in a thin, cool tone, "I never eat this kind of junk food."

"These are potato chips produced by a food company under your Qiao Group, right? Does Qiao enjoy bad-mouthing his own products?"

Although Shu Xia had a good temper, that didn't mean she was going to suffer unprovoked misfortune.

Whoever provoked him, he should go find them.

Why come here and give her a cold shoulder?

For the past two days, out of respect for Qiao Nainai, even though she noticed his attitude was problematic, she hadn't held it against him; she had given him enough face.

Qiao Muting's face darkened, his gaze like a sharp blade; after all, he was the person in charge of Qiao Group, and a single look from him could make people tremble with fear.

Shu Xia had lived a second life and had seen people more terrifying than demons or ghosts, but under Qiao Muting's cold and stern gaze, her heart still tightened.

"Nainai wants you to go to the auction house with me. She really likes a piece of jewelry and wants us to help her bid for it," Qiao Muting said coldly.

If it weren't for Nainai's request, he wouldn't have thought of bringing her along; it was just bidding on a piece of jewelry, he could go himself.

The woman before him had a pair of very beautiful eyes; when she smiled, they were clear and bright, shaped like half-moons, gentle and harmless, but when she wasn't smiling and was slightly angry, she looked exactly like a young beast struggling against fate, which could instantly give one the illusion that she had been treated very unfairly.

He felt a sudden urge to... cherish her.

But this thought was extinguished as soon as it arose.

This woman was not only calculating but also very good at putting on an act.

"Fine," Shu Xia agreed; she had no reason to refuse Qiao Nainai's request.

"Your clothes won't do," Qiao Muting's cold gaze revealed pickiness.

He glanced at his wristwatch, "The auction is at seven in the evening, it's not even five yet, there's still time to prepare. I'll have Zhang Tezhu take you somewhere, and I'll wait for you at the auction house."

"Fine, I'll go check out and drop these things off in my car first. You can have Zhang Tezhu wait for me at the parking lot exit."

After Shu Xia finished speaking, she pushed the shopping cart to the checkout counter.

Qiao Muting stood where he was, his cold gaze sweeping over the potato chips on the shelf.

A product under his group?

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Zhang Tezhu had originally intended to drive to pick up Shu Xia, but since Shu Xia said she had driven her own car, he went directly there.

He arrived at the shopping mall parking lot exit and got into Shu Xia's new energy compact car.

At 185 centimeters tall, although he wasn't as tall as his boss, his head hit the roof as soon as he sat inside, making the small car look even smaller.

"Madam, Qiao has so many cars in the garage, why didn't you drive his?"

"My car is more eco-friendly."

That was what Shu Xia said, but in her heart, she was thinking that she and Qiao Muting were in a contract marriage anyway, not a real couple; his things were his, and they had nothing to do with her.