Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: She Wants to Be Huo Xingzhou’s Mother-in-Law

The customers wandering this floor at the very least belonged to the middle class, with families who had a modest amount of money.

They were not unfamiliar with the name of National Doctor Cheng Han, and there were some who recognized Qiao Xi’s face and knew her identity.

Upon hearing Xu Xingluo speak like that, they all began to chatter among themselves.

“So she really is the disciple of National Doctor Cheng Han.”

“She’s President Huo’s wife and also a doctor at Hai City Hospital.”

“She looks so proper; how could she be so liberal in private? I thought she was a good, virtuous woman, but she’s so flirty!”

In this society, the demands on women were already strict; sometimes even buying sanitary pads invited strange looks from others, let alone products that symbolized sexual pleasure.

Men brazenly sized up Qiao Xi’s figure, whispering among themselves. Lewd and scornful gazes repeatedly scanned over her, while women pointed and made remarks.

A continuous torrent of slut-shaming.

Qiao Xi’s face turned pale, her body tense.

She was thin-skinned and had always been conservative.

Faced with such a scene suddenly, even retorting felt weak.

Xu Xingluo was quite pleased with the scene she created, feigning innocence, she said, “I’m sorry, my hand slipped. Qiao Xi, why would you buy something like this?”

She covered her mouth, hypocritically saying, “I almost forgot, you married Brother Xingzhou by seducing him during his moment of grief. To secure your position as Young Madam Huo, you can only rely on using such means to captivate a man.”

“Seduce your mom!” Huo Sijiao had a fiery temper and cursed loudly.

Xu Xingluo, my brother and sister-in-law have a harmonious marital life; how does it bother you?” she looked around scornfully and jeered, “What you do behind closed doors is even more outrageous! Stop acting like a moral paragon and making sarcastic comments here!”

Huo Sijiao looked down on Xu Xingluo with contempt. “Even if you stripped naked in front of my brother, he wouldn’t be tempted!”

“You…”

Xu Xingluo’s face reddened with anger, and she sarcastically remarked, “I’m not like some people who wear strapless, transparent nightgowns and exhaust all their wiles trying to seduce Brother Xingzhou, acting slutty like a vixen. Still, playing hard to get, insisting that Brother Xingzhou undress them himself.”

A chill ran down Qiao Xi’s back.

How did Xu Xingluo know about their private bedroom matters?

Would Mr. Huo discuss such private matters with Xu Xingluo?

Under the public gaze, Qiao Xi felt as if she had been stripped bare.

“If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart!” Huo Sijiao, a fiery Little Chili, charged at Xu Xingluo, ready to hit her and pulling on her hair.

Tian Tian and Shu Xue joined the fray to break up the fight.

When women fight, it’s all about clawing, scratching, and pulling hair out.

“Stop fighting, Jiaojiao!”

“Stop it, all of you! Xingluo, we’re out in public!” Tian Tian and Shu Xue shouted while trying to break up the fight.

Qiao Xi on the side desperately looked for an opportunity.

She found the right moment, took the long needle pinned to her cuff, and used the Flying Needle technique to prick Xu Xingluo and Huo Sijiao’s arms twice.

Qiao Xi withdrew her hand, threading the Silver Needle back into her cuff to create a natural pleat.

“Stop fighting,” Qiao Xi said, her voice clear and cold.

Xu Xingluo and Huo Sijiao’s arms tingled with a painful numbness, forcing them to stop their movements.

Shen Shiyun, who was watching from a corner, immediately ran over, protecting Xu Xingluo like a mother hen and backhanded Qiao Xi across the face.

A loud slap.

It was exceptionally resounding.

Xu Xingluo and Huo Sijiao both paused, stunned.

Qiao Xi’s face quickly swelled and reddened, and Huo Sijiao, with tearful eyes, angrily demanded, “Who are you to hit someone? Auntie, are you in cahoots with Xu Xingluo?”

Shen Shiyun, gasping for breath and attempting to seem confident while actually being weak, pointed at Qiao Xi and said, “It was her who first used the needle on others, how malicious.”

“Qiao Xi was clearly trying to break up the fight!” Shu Xue spoke out in indignation, “Who do you think you are?”

Shen Shiyun blurted out, “I am…”

“Shut up!”

Xu Xingluo’s voice was sharp and cracked as she forcefully pushed Shen Shiyun aside, “Who do you think you are, meddling in other people’s affairs!”

She was afraid Shen Shiyun’s identity would be exposed—the woman was truly restless!

Shen Shiyun looked hurt, then quickly realized that she must keep their mother-daughter relationship a secret. So, gripping her purse under Xu Xingluo’s disgusted gaze, she prepared to leave.

But she was stopped by two men.

The strong and sturdy driver, Old Chen, grabbed Shen Shiyun’s arm. Beside him stood a young man radiating coldness, his gaze icy.

“Is this President Huo of Tianyuan Group?” someone in the crowd said.

“Huo Xingzhou has arrived!”

The man approached slowly, his complexion even paler and more striking under the lights that shone as bright as day. He stopped in front of Qiao Xi, gently tracing the slap mark on her cheek with his fingertips.

Huo Xingzhou said coldly, “You think you can slap someone and just walk away? It’s not that easy.”

Shen Shiyun’s body trembled, Xu Guangyao had advised her to stay indoors. She was to especially avoid noble families, lest she give herself away.

In the past, she had been a nanny for the Xu family, secretly involved with Xu Guangyao night after night.

Xu Xingluo was conceived during that time.

Those who were on good terms with the Xu family might have seen her.

After so many years, she wondered if those people would still remember her.

Shen Shiyun said meekly, her head bowed and tears in her eyes, “I’m sorry, I made a mistake! I saw a few girls fighting and wanted to break it up.”

Huo Sijiao spoke up indignantly, “Xingluo and I were the ones fighting, and sister-in-law was just standing on the side. You hit me and that’s fine, but why did you hit my sister-in-law!”

“Yeah, what’s your relationship with Xu Xingluo?”

Shu Xue said, holding onto Qiao Xi’s arm.

Shen Shiyun replied softly, her voice laced with tears, “I’m sorry, really sorry! I apologize to all of you. I have no relationship with Miss Xu, I just got carried away and tried to stop the fight.”

All she wanted was for the incident not to escalate and for Huo Xingzhou not to investigate her past.

Huo Xingzhou glanced at her coldly and, taking Qiao Xi’s hand, said, “For a flimsy apology to be exchanged for a slap, would you accept that, Qiao Xi?”

Qiao Xi shook her head.

The man, with his eyes half-lowered, said, “You can deal with it however you like. As long as I’m standing here, no one will dare to touch you.”

Qiao Xi met his piercingly cold gaze, took a deep breath, and turned to stand in front of Shen Shiyun.

She raised her hand and delivered a heavy slap to Shen Shiyun’s face, twisting it to the side.

With an indifferent expression on her lovely face, Qiao Xi said, “We’re even now. You may go.”

Burning with humiliation, Shen Shiyun could only think about getting revenge once she became Huo Xingzhou’s mother-in-law—to settle the score with the wretched girl before her!

“Look, her nose is crooked!” Huo Sijiao, eager for more drama, pointed at Shen Shiyun’s nose.

“It’s really crooked! Looks like her nose is surgically altered!”

Enduring the humiliation, Shen Shiyun covered her nose and fled in a panic.

After she left, Xu Xingluo felt a huge weight lift from her heart. But when she turned and saw how well Huo Xingzhou was treating Qiao Xi, jealousy crept in uncontrollably.

In tears, Xu Xingluo said to Huo Xingzhou, “Brother Xingzhou, I just said a few words, and Jiaojiao wanted to hit me! It was clearly their fault, look at this abominable thing…”

She pointed at the erotic robe on the floor, playing the victim first.

“Mr. Huo…” Qiao Xi started to say, worried he might also feel embarrassed.

The paraphernalia from the bed lay exposed to public view, something few could confront nonchalantly.

Huo Xingzhou bent down, picked up two pieces of negligee thin as cicada wings with his fingers, and casually tossed them into the nearby trash can.

Xu Xingluo caught a glimpse of Qiao Xi’s face, which was filled with smugness and scorn.

Brother Xingzhou would never like such vulgar things!

But what she saw next drained the blood from Xu Xingluo’s face!