Chapter 36

He walked over and sat on the sofa, his straight legs in suit trousers crossed, his gaze sweeping toward Shu Xia again.

Shu Xia sensed that his attitude was somewhat unusual.

Could it be because of what happened today at the Junhao Hotel?

She walked over and sat down opposite Qiao Muting.

Thinking about what happened at the Junhao Hotel today, it had nothing to do with him, right? Could it be that he was afraid others would find out about her relationship with him?

That didn't seem likely either; they had signed an agreement, and she hadn't said a word to him today, so why was he pulling such a long face?

Just as she was thinking about the reason, she saw a contract placed on the coffee table.

Seeing the four characters for "Hidden Marriage Agreement" on it, she was somewhat surprised.

Wasn't this the agreement they had signed on the day they received their marriage certificate?

Seeing that Shu Xia looked somewhat puzzled, Qiao Muting spoke up: "You remember the terms of the agreement, right?"

Although Shu Xia was a bit confused, she still nodded.

When she signed the agreement at the time, she had roughly looked it over; there were no excessive demands, just an emphasis on the hidden marriage and the duration.

"Mr. Qiao, please speak plainly."

Qiao Muting held a cigarette between his fingers, and as the smoke curled, the expression on his face became difficult to read.

Watching Shu Xia's righteous indignation as if she didn't know where she had gone wrong, Qiao Muting let out a scoffing laugh.

"Tell me, how did you and your boyfriend plan this? What do you want to get from me? Before we go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to divorce, I will give you what I can for the sake of Qiao Nainai, but don't appear in front of her again in the future."

Shu Xia frowned, finally understanding why he had such an icy face, "I broke up with Fu Chenyan a long time ago, and I have never thought about getting anything from you. Qiao Nainai has always been very good to me, and I only married you to repay her. Other than that, you can rest assured."

"Broke up?" Listening to Shu Xia's clumsy lie, Qiao Muting opened his phone and threw it in front of her.

On the phone, a young man and woman were embracing in front of a hotel.

Judging from the photo alone, the man loved the woman very much, holding her tightly in his arms like a domineering CEO.

However, after seeing this photo, Shu Xia felt her stomach churning and retching.

The feeling of being held by Fu Chenyan made her sick.

She pressed her lips together, calming her churning emotions, and said with a somewhat stiff, cold composure, "Yes, we broke up."

"You can still hug so lingeringly after breaking up?"

Qiao Muting clearly didn't believe her, his eyes glancing at her coldly.

"If Mr. Qiao looks closely, you will definitely see that he was holding me by force. If the person who took the photo had waited a few more seconds, you would have seen me push him away."

"I remember the terms of the agreement clearly: I will absolutely not have any involvement with other men within three years."

"If you are using this photo to slander me, then I agree to terminate the agreement."

Shu Xia said what was on her mind in one breath.

After saying it, she felt relieved, but she also felt that Qiao Muting's suspicion was reasonable. Seeing his expression turn cold at a speed visible to the naked eye, she took out her phone.

She found the photo she had taken that day at the 4S dealership.

"Fu Chenyan and Lin Miao have already been together in secret for a long time. Not to mention that I no longer have any feelings for Fu Chenyan, just based on this matter alone, it would be impossible for me to have any messy entanglements with him."

Qiao Muting only glanced at the photo before looking away.

However, this did not change his decision.

This kind of chaotic relationship between a man and a woman would eventually lead to entanglements; to avoid it causing trouble in front of Qiao Nainai later, it should be ended now.

"This doesn't prove anything."

Seeing that he was determined and not intending to explain further, Shu Xia felt she had expressed what needed to be said, so she nodded: "Since you insist on terminating the agreement, I have no objections."

Such a straightforward attitude actually made Qiao Muting change his opinion of Shu Xia slightly.