Chapter 175 Face Slapped Black

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During Huang Xue's turn, Xia Liu quickly opened his eyes and took a glance. But that single look parched his mouth and tongue. If Huang Xue hadn't turned around, he definitely would have had an eyeful. Yet, he couldn't figure out what Huang Xue was up to. Given what she said earlier about the ancestral tradition, that obviously couldn't be the case. Combined with the phone call she mentioned at noon, it all hung like a dense fog over Xia Liu's heart. He didn't call her out right away, but continued to pretend to be drunk. He actually wanted to see what kind of trick this "fairy" was up to! After Huang Xue faced Xia Liu, she slowly walked towards him. Bending over, her cherry lips gradually neared Xia Liu. In her hand, a camera was at work, ready to snap a photo at the right moment. Click! The picture was taken. She brought the camera in front of her and started to review the images. "This angle isn't good, the lighting isn't enough, my face looks dark in the photos," she muttered. As Huang Xue inspected the photos she had just taken, suddenly a voice sounded in her ear. Huang Xue's pupils contracted sharply as she realized what was happening, and the camera fell into Xia Liu's hands. "Ah! Weren't you drunk?" Huang Xue said, looking at Xia Liu with fright. "Drunk? Stop joking, those few bottles of red wine wouldn't get me drunk, not even if there was a whole case of them." Xia Liu coolly stared at Huang Xue before saying, "If I hadn't been like this, how would I have known what you were up to?" After listening to Xia Liu's explanation, Huang Xue hung her head and remained silent in place. Yes, she had failed. Facing immense pressure, she had no other plan but to resort to this extreme measure. "If I say that the ancestral instruction is real, would you believe me?" After a long silence, Huang Xue weakly spoke. "If I hadn't heard you on the phone this morning, maybe I would believe you, and might slowly accept you, but not now. State your intentions," Xia Liu said. Xia Liu's eyes were sharp as he looked at Huang Xue, who was still without any cover. If she hadn't had an ulterior motive, the sofa certainly would have turned into a bed. Huang Xue wasn't afraid of Xia Liu's gaze either; she slowly picked up the clothes scattered on the floor and put them on in front of him. "My grandfather is seriously ill, and my father has become delirious. I wanted to ask you for help," she said. Having said this, tears streamed down Huang Xue's cheeks. "If that were all, you could have been honest from the start, why wait until now?" Xia Liu felt that things weren't as simple as this woman was making them out to be. If she needed him to treat her relative, she could have simply talked to him about it, even about money, but she hadn't. "When I first arrived, my grandfather's illness wasn't too severe, and my father was still healthy," she said. "Cut to the chase, what is your real purpose? What's the point of taking the photos?" Xia Liu didn't want to hear any more lies. Huang Xue bit her lip hard, her eyes becoming completely red: "Previously, my family invited many doctors to see my grandfather, but doctors who went to treat him died within days after returning, with no apparent cause." "Taking the photos was just in case; if you didn't agree, I would use the photos to threaten you." "Interesting. So you were not straightforward with me because you were worried I might die as well?" "Yes," she admitted. "Why do you care about me?" Xia Liu couldn't tell if she was being truthful or deceitful. Why would she care about him? "Because of the ancestral instruction, if you have seen me, I can only marry you in this lifetime," she said. "Alright, quit the nonsense, it's getting late." Xia Liu waved his hand; he didn't want to talk to this girl anymore. Everything was so muddled, making it impossible to distinguish what was true from what was false. Before leaving, he saw Huang Xue still dumbfounded in place, Xia Liu looked back and said, "I'll act as if today's incident never happened. Don't get any ideas about me, the only person who will suffer is you." The moment he closed the private room door, Xia Liu could clearly hear the sound inside. The fairy cried, even though she tried to cover it up, she still cried audibly. Xia Liu dared not pause; he hurried down the stairs. He was afraid of becoming soft-hearted, and ultimately falling into Huang Xue's trap. Of course, he was not afraid of plots and schemes; he just didn't want the hassle. Also, after learning about Huang Xue's scheming, his heart began to change. Even if Huang Xue was a total charmer, he no longer responded. After leaving the hotel, Xia Liu drove to Osmanthus Village. Only home could bring him peace, and only there he could avoid those plots and schemes. Xia Liu turned off his phone and climbed into bed with Zhang Xiaoxue, at five in the morning, as dawn began to break. Zhang Xiaoxue's phone suddenly rang, and in the dimly lit room, she checked to see the call was from Zhang Qing. Xia Liu woke up too; he signaled Zhang Xiaoxue to ask about the situation. "Sister Zhang, it's almost dawn, aren't you going to sleep?" Zhang Xiaoxue's voice was lazy, deliberately portraying the sense of just waking up from a deep sleep. In fact, she and Xia Liu had only just finished... "Xiaoxue, is Xia Liu at home?" "He's here, take your time Sister Zhang, what happened?" Zhang Xiaoxue instantly became alert upon hearing the anxiety in Zhang Qing's voice. "Xue'er left, I don't know what got into her, she dragged me to drink until now, and I fell asleep on the table. When I woke up, I found she had driven home!" Zhang Qing was extremely anxious; Huang Xue had drunk a lot, and if something happened, she'd feel guilty for a lifetime. "Ah! What's happened?" Zhang Xiaoxue was startled, driving home after drinking so much, Huang Xue was practically acting suicidal. "No idea, quickly have Xia Liu get up and drive around to search." "Brother Xia Liu, Sister Xue'er drove home drunk, you need to go find her, make sure she's okay." Zhang Xiaoxue looked at Xia Liu anxiously. Back when Huang Xue first arrived, Zhang Xiaoxue might have had many opinions. But after spending some time together, she not only dropped her objections, but she also became good sisters with Huang Xue. Now, having become Xia Liu's woman, Zhang Xiaoxue naturally worried a lot for her good sister Huang Xue. "Xiaoxue, are you and Xia Liu sleeping together???" Zhang Qing asked in surprise over the phone. "Sister Zhang, don't worry about that right now, go ask the front desk for more information. Brother Xia Liu is getting up." Zhang Xiaoxue said anxiously. "Okay, I'll go ask for clearer information." After hanging up, Zhang Qing immediately questioned the night-shift staff. "Brother Xia Liu, do you know something?" Zhang Xiaoxue caught up to him as he was heading out the door and asked. Your next chapter is on empire "You don't worry about this for now; I'll go and bring Huang Xue back," Xia Liu said hurriedly as he ran out the door. Hearing that Huang Xue had driven home at this time, Xia Liu's heart was unable to calm down for a long time. Even after he had pointed out some issues, she shouldn't be hurting herself on purpose. If Huang Xue really had an accident, Xia Liu would be deeply troubled. Recalling all that had passed, Huang Xue had never been malicious toward him. And he had to thank her; if it weren't for her, initially, the oysters wouldn't have fetched that price...

Chapter 175 Face Slapped Black

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