My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 293: Chapter 0293: First Meeting of the Two Beauties_1
 

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She still dressed modestly.

A white T-shirt paired with short denim jeans, sporting casual shoes with her healthy, long white legs visible.

The total cost of her clothes was less than two hundred yuan, but that unique temperament still made her instantly recognizable in a crowd.

Unadorned beauty, natural without the need for embellishment.

Some women, even without any adornment, could easily outshine the many who were all dolled up.

Yang Xiaoqiao was one of those women.

Sometimes, Ye Xiong even thought that Yang Xiaoqiao was more beautiful than Yang Xinyi.

Of course, this was just in terms of appearance.

“Yang Xiaoqiao is coming out!”

Someone exclaimed, and all eyes around quickly turned in that direction.

Ye Xiong knew he couldn’t leave now.

If he turned and walked away, it would cause too much damage to Yang Xiaoqiao’s reputation.

These classmates would either think that Yang Xiaoqiao had lied to them, that they weren’t really cousins, or that she had been played and then dumped by him.

Anyway, if he turned and left, it would be quite damaging to Yang Xiaoqiao’s reputation.

“Xiao Qiao, over here,” Ye Xiong called out, having no other option.

Yang Xiaoqiao usually walked with her eyes straight ahead, but at the sound of her name, she looked up and her eyes brightened when she saw Ye Xiong.

She understood why so many people were talking about her.

So this guy was here.

Yang Xiaoqiao also knew she couldn’t just walk away; otherwise, her previous lie would be exposed.

One lie had to be covered with another, such was the cost of lying.

Yang Xiaoqiao walked over, and Ye Xiong said, “Get in the car, I’ll give you a ride back.”

She nodded and got into the car.

Seeing Ye Xiong greet Yang Xiaoqiao, Tang Ning’s eyes rolled around, clearly pondering something.

Both women got into the car, and amidst the envy, jealousy, and resentment of a crowd of students, Ye Xiong drove away.

Ever since Yang Xiaoqiao had mistaken him for being married the last time, Ye Xiong had let go of any expectations; a girl as proud as Yang Xiaoqiao surely must think of him as an old man – he basically had no hope.

Although he wasn’t married, with Tang Ning calling him “cousin-in-law” left and right, his explanations were futile; it only made others think he had ulterior motives.

“You’ve graduated, haven’t you?” Ye Xiong asked with concern.

Yang Xiaoqiao found that this man had completely changed from before.

In the past, he seemed like a little rogue, flirting with any beautiful girl he saw, which she found extremely distasteful.

But the man before her now was utterly serious, exuding the charm of a mature man, his voice caring yet not overbearing, a world away from his former self.

Maybe she would have felt better if he had shamelessly flirted with her without any regard, but now, for some reason, Yang Xiaoqiao felt like something was stuck in her heart.

“I’m about to graduate and already looking for a job,” Yang Xiaoqiao responded.

“Take your time, no rush. It’s important to find a job that suits you,” Ye Xiong said, then suddenly remembering her father’s situation, asked, “How’s your dad doing? Is his health okay?”

“Much better, he’s already back at work.”

“Good, that’s good,” Ye Xiong said, unsure of what else to say.

Tang Ning was sitting in the back seat, listening to their conversation the whole time.

Suddenly, she laughed and said, “Sister teacher, if you can’t find a job, perhaps you could work for my cousin’s company. Have you heard of Xinyi Group? Yang Xinyi is my cousin. Would you like me to ask my cousin to give you a shout?”

Xinyi Group, that was a major enterprise in Jiangnan City; who wouldn’t recognize it?

Many classmates had sent their resumes to Xinyi Group, but sadly, they didn’t even get the chance for an interview, which showed how rigorous the company’s hiring process was.

As for the name Yang Xinyi, she had heard it countless times; the top beauty and CEO of Jiangnan City, a perfect blend of beauty and brains, a notable personality of Jiangnan and even named one of Guangnan Province’s top ten outstanding youths, a name often mentioned by their finance teacher.

It never occurred to Yang Xiaoqiao that she would be Ye Xiong’s wife.

Thinking of this, her heart felt even sourer.

“No need, I’ll find a job on my own,” Yang Xiaoqiao said.

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“Finding a job on your own is certainly good, but in today’s society, without connections, it’s not easy to find a good job. Although you are a student from a prestigious university, you just graduated and lack experience. I guess there aren’t many large companies willing to hire you, right?” Tang Ning continued.

“Really, I don’t need it.” Yang Xiaoqiao’s voice had changed somewhat.

“Sister Mentor, don’t you want to reconsider? You are friends with my cousin-in-law, and my cousin will definitely take care of you. It’s not impossible for the salary to be over ten thousand a month,” Tang Ning said with a smile.

“Tang Ning, that’s enough!”

Ye Xiong was no fool, and how could he not hear that Tang Ning was mocking Yang Xiaoqiao, deliberately causing her to lose face?

Yang Xiaoqiao’s voice had changed, which showed she was feeling uncomfortable on the inside.

“Xiao Qiao already said she doesn’t need it, so why are you still talking? Being rich is so impressive, huh? Not everyone is born with a Golden Key in their mouth,” Ye Xiong shouted angrily.

Although it wasn’t strange for Tang Ning to protect her cousin, couldn’t she find happiness without building it on someone else’s pain?

He shouldn’t have said anything, but once he did, Yang Xiaoqiao felt even more uncomfortable. Pointing ahead, she said, “Please, just drop me off at the intersection ahead.”

“Weren’t you going home? I’ll take you,” Ye Xiong said.

“I can take the bus back.”

“I will take you home,” Ye Xiong insisted firmly, his voice leaving no room for refusal.

Yang Xiaoqiao did not speak again.

Tang Ning was silenced by Ye Xiong’s shout and felt very uncomfortable.

Her cousin-in-law actually shouted at her for another woman, which had never happened before.

This made her very uncomfortable.

Her cousin-in-law belonged to her cousin, and nobody could take him away. With that thought, she quietly took out her cellphone and sent a sneaky WeChat message.

Soon, Ye Xiong’s phone rang.

Ye Xiong took out his phone and saw it was a call from Yang Xinyi.

“I heard from Tang Ning that you’re almost here. I’m already at the company’s entrance,” Yang Xinyi said from the other end of the line.

Ye Xiong had intended to take Yang Xiaoqiao home and then come back to pick up Yang Xinyi, but going back and forth would take at least half an hour. Tang Ning sending a message to Yang Xinyi in advance was clearly meant to make him look bad.

Now, he had to either drop Yang Xiaoqiao off before picking up Yang Xinyi, or bring Yang Xiaoqiao along to pick up Yang Xinyi.

If so, Yang Xiaoqiao would meet Yang Xinyi.

Ye Xiong turned around and glared fiercely at Tang Ning.

Tang Ning was so scared that she dared not meet his gaze, for his look was too terrifying.

“Tang Ning, you’ve disappointed me.”

After saying that, Ye Xiong then turned to Yang Xiaoqiao, “I’m sorry, Xinyi just got off work, and I was on my way to pick her up. Let me take you home first.”

Yang Xiaoqiao nodded her head.

The two women sat in the back seat, each keeping to one side, with a wide gap between them, obviously disliking each other.

Tang Ning was afraid of Yang Xiaoqiao stealing her cousin-in-law, while Yang Xiaoqiao found her actions despicable. They couldn’t stand each other.

Ye Xiong drove towards Xinyi Group.

He and Yang Xiaoqiao were completely innocent, and they hadn’t done anything shameful. What was there to dodge?

And even if there was something between him and Yang Xiaoqiao, so what?

He wasn’t married to Yang Xinyi.

Thinking this, he felt relieved.

In less than ten minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of Xinyi Group.

Yang Xinyi was already waiting there. Seeing the car coming, she opened the door.

She immediately noticed an exceptionally graceful and beautiful woman inside the car and was momentarily stunned.

“Cousin, this is Yang Xiaoqiao, my senior sister, and also a friend of my cousin-in-law,” Tang Ning introduced.

Yang Xiaoqiao’s name wasn’t new to Yang Xinyi; she had heard it from Tang Ning’s mouth several times.

Tang Ning had mentioned multiple times that there was a girl named Yang Xiaoqiao at Huadu University who was extremely popular, the “civilian school beauty,” and interested in Ye Xiong. Was this the girl right in front of her eyes?

Did Ye Xiong bring her here to pick her up, and what did that mean?

Thinking about this, Yang Xinyi suddenly became tense.