In the daytime, the sun was still shining in the capital, but in the evening, it suddenly rained heavily.

As soon as Xia Li got up and closed the window in the room, he received a message from Qi Du.

The content of the message is brief, the address of a café, and a simple and clear sentence

Meet here at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 】

Xia Li looked at the message sent by Qi Du on the screen, and his first reaction was that he had read it wrong.

She walked to the edge of the bed and sat down with her phone, rubbed her eyes, and looked down at the phone in her hand again.

It wasn't until she confirmed that the message was indeed from Qi Du's account that she sent a question mark with some surprise.

recalled the last meeting with Qi Du, which was traced back to Qi Yu's birthday banquet a few months ago.

That was the first official meeting between her and Qi Du, and it was the only one she had seen so far.

Qi Du on the other side of the screen only replied half an hour later.

Qi Du: [?] 】

Qi Du: [Something.] 】

Xia Li, who had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower, saw the message from Qi Du, although he was curious about what would make Qi Du find him, but Xia Li knew that there were some things that might not be in a hurry to ask.

She didn't care about her still wet fingertips, and typed two words directly on the screen of her mobile phone

- [Okay.] 】

The next day.

When Xia Li came to the café as agreed, Qi Du was already sitting on the window seat in the corner.

Xia Li, who was standing at the door, slowly tightened his hand holding the bag a little, looked at the direction where Qi Du was, pursed his lower lip before slowly walking towards him.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, Qi Du withdrew his gaze from the scenery outside the window.

He slowly turned his head to look at Xia Li, who was walking towards him, and with a faint expression, he handed the coffee in front of him to his lips and took a sip.

"Sit."

When Xia Li walked in front of him, he sat on the chair casually and raised his chin towards Xia Li.

Xia Li answered, pulled open the chair opposite Qi Du and sat down.

"Qi Du, you came to me ......"

Before Xia Li could finish his words, he was interrupted by a man in casual clothes in front of him.

"That's right, there's a party next weekend."

Qi Du said straight to the point: "My parents said that you must participate as my female companion, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

"I do."

Xia Li didn't hesitate, she spoke up the moment Qi Du's words fell.

For her, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will want to grasp it.

The waiter in the café put a cup of hot latte on the table in front of Xia Li and whispered, "Please use it slowly."

Xia Li's gaze slowly moved away from Qi Du's body and landed on the latte art of the coffee.

"Got it figured?"

Xia Li nodded: "I think about it." ”

Qi Du's fingertips slowly rubbed the rim of the cup, and looked at Xia Li with a bit of mockery in his eyes: "You really don't pick." ”

The man's sarcastic words reached Xia Li's ears along with the soothing English song in the café, and the fingertips of her fingers on her lap curled up slightly until they clenched into fists.

She is not stupid, and naturally she can hear the mockery in the man's words.

But she had no way to refute it, and she didn't dare to refute it.

All she could do was endure.

Only by following Qi Du and allowing Qi Du to fulfill the marriage contract with him can the Xia family come back to life.

The man in front of him stood up: "Since you have thought about it, then I will come to pick you up next Saturday, remember to prepare a dress that looks good." ”

Xia Li whispered hello.

Qi Du stopped again as he walked past her.

He looked sideways at Xia Li, who was sitting, and put one hand in his pocket:

"Also, it's just my parents' intention to let you join me at the banquet, don't think about it."

Xia Li pursed her lips and nodded:

"I know."

Of course, she knew that it was Qi Yu and Su Lina's meaning.

Otherwise, according to Qi Du's temperament, he would not have come to her on purpose.

He could have taken Su Cheng with him to the banquet on Saturday.

It's just that Qi Du's words were directly made clear just now, just to tell her not to think that a mere banquet means that he is willing to fulfill the marriage contract left by Old Man Qi with her, and also to remind her not to be amorous.

After Qi Du left, Xia Li sat in his position for a long time.

It wasn't until the latte in front of her ran out of heat that she retracted her thoughts and let out a long sigh, picked up her bag and walked out of the café.

Xia Li, who was drawing a design draft at night, was interrupted by a phone call from Chu Shishi.

"Li Li, have you seen the hot search on Weibo?"

Xia Li stopped what he was doing: "I haven't seen it yet, what's wrong?" ”

Chu Shishi on the other end of the phone was a little anxious: "Something happened, you were photographed meeting Qi Du in the café today." ”

Xia Li hurriedly put down the pen in his hand, clicked on Weibo, and saw that Qi Du's name was directly hung in the top three.

#齐渡苏程#

#齐渡出轨#

#神秘女子齐渡#

The moment he saw these entries, Xia Li's breath stagnated.

She clicked on the entry with a slight tremor in her fingertips, and the first blog post that appeared was a side photo of her and Qi Du in the café.

Fortunately, the person who secretly took this photo did not take a clear picture of her face.

"Don't melt!"

On the other side, Su Cheng, who was bombarded with green emojis in the comment area, was angrily knocking off the hand of the makeup artist who was helping her with makeup.

Su Cheng angrily walked out of the dressing room with his mobile phone, stood in the corridor and dialed Qi Du's phone.

She made several calls in a row before she was answered by the man.

"Qi Du, what's going on with the hot search? Are you carrying me behind my back to another woman......."

Before Su Cheng finished speaking, he heard a faint female voice on the other end of the phone.

Before she could listen carefully, Qi Du's voice came into her ears: "Cheng Cheng, don't mess around." ”

"No, Qi Du, you explain to me what is going on!"

"Qi Du! Qi Du! ”

The phone was hung up by the man.

Su Cheng looked at the page that was hung up on the screen, gritted his teeth and clicked on the picture that was secretly taken in the café again.

She enlarged Xia Li's figure, and then only heard a slight "click", and the enlarged picture was saved by her screenshot.

Su Cheng clicked on the assistant's WeChat and sent the screenshot over.

Immediately after that, she also sent a voice:

"Help me find out who this woman really is."

-

This time, Qi Du didn't release her pigeons.

On Saturday night, Qidu's black Porsche stopped in front of the most luxurious hotel in Beijing.

The doorman who stood at the door and was responsible for answering the car door opened the door neatly.

Xia Li stood beside Qi Du a little crampedly, and his eyes fell on the revolving door of the hotel.

"What are you doing?" Qi Du's slightly impatient voice came from his ears.

Xia Li came back to his senses, and the Porsche behind him had already left.

She turned her head to look at the side face of the man beside her, although Qi Du did not look bad, but in Xia Li's opinion, compared to the Mr. Xie she met in Hong Kong City, he was still slightly inferior.

When it came to Xie Yin, Xia Li suddenly thought of the umbrella that he had returned to Xie Yin in Qizhou, and he didn't know if it had been taken back by Xie Yin now.

Xia Li's thoughts, which had finally come back to his senses, slowly drifted away again.

"Xia Li."

Qi Du turned his head to meet Xia Li's gaze, his brows furrowed, and his eyes were full of impatience:

"Take my hand."

Hearing this, Xia Li lowered her eyes and looked at Qi Du's already bent arm, she pursed her lips slightly and raised her hand to hold the man's arm.

The fingertips inadvertently touched the soft fabric of the suit and curled up slightly.

"Nervous?"

Qi Du seemed to see through Xia Li's thoughts, and asked as the two stepped into the revolving crystal door side by side.

Xia Li replied quietly: "A little." ”

In the past, Xia Li rarely participated in banquet activities.

But she knows that the banquet in Vanity Fair will not be looked down upon if she is really strong enough.

And now the status of the Xia family is far less than before, and it is inevitable to be ridiculed.

It's just that without the protection of his parents present, Xia Li, who is alone, is a little worried about how he will face the ridicule of some people.

"There's nothing to be nervous about," Qi Du said lightly, "It's not a grand banquet, it's just a big guy from Hong Kong City." ”

"The big guy in Port City?"

For some reason, when he heard the word "Hong Kong City", the first thing that came to Xia Li's mind was Xie Yin.

But the next second, she denied the idea in her head.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world.....

"He has been a key figure in driving the economy of the port city and the capital over the years. He is a big man who can be regarded as a leader in the business district of Hong Kong City. At present, he has invested in many projects in Beijing, and even this hotel is the funds he allocated at the beginning......"

Xia Li was listening attentively, but Qi Du's voice suddenly stopped.

She turned her head to look at Qi Du suspiciously, but only heard him snort softly:

"Forget it, I told you that you don't understand anyway."

“.......”

Qi Du took Xia Li to step into the VIP elevator.

The interior of the elevator is complemented by golden moldings and mirrored doors.

The spacious elevator was very quiet, and Xia Li looked up at the rising numbers on the elevator screen, but his heart became more and more nervous and worried.

People always feel scared and nervous when faced with unknown situations.

The same is true for Xia Li, as a person who rarely interacts with people, she has already made up a lot of scenes in her mind during the time when the elevator is rising, and she has even prepared a draft for what she wants to say.

The number on the screen stayed at the number 66, and then the elevator door slowly opened.

When Xia Li stepped out of the elevator, even his legs were slightly weak.

She pretended to be calm and followed Qi Du's steps to the door of the private room.

Qi Du's voice sounded a little helpless:

"Don't be nervous."

Xia Li took a deep breath and tried to calm his nervousness: "I'm not nervous......"

It's quiet in the hallway, and the thick doors of the private rooms are well insulated.

As the waiter slowly pushed open the huge private room door in front of her, the scene in the private room slowly appeared in Xia Li's eyes, and the noisy conversation inside poured into her ears at once.

The sound of the waiter opening the door made everyone in the private room quiet down, and they all fell on the two of them.

Xia Li noticed that the man sitting on the main seat didn't even raise his eyelids.

In the bright light, the man sat quietly in the main seat, wearing a crisp black blazer, slightly revealing the meticulously buttoned shirt collar inside.

Xie Yin reached for the metal cigarette lighter on the table.

He didn't look at them, just lowered his eyes slightly, and his bony fingers opened the metal cigarette lighter in his hand to light the cigarette in his mouth.

The end of the cigarette lit up with a scarlet light, and the man's half-closed cold eyebrows blurred in the blue-white smoke that slowly rose from his fingertips.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the smoke.

In the midst of the smoke, the man leaned lazily on the back of the chair behind him, and casually raised his eyes to look at the person standing outside the door of the private room.

Through the blue-white smoke rising from the curling clouds, Xia Li's gaze met the deep eyes of the man sitting in the main seat.

The eyes are facing each other.

The moment she recognized the man, her heart skipped a beat in vain.