The Crippled Boss Loves Me

726 Let Her Leave

Qiao Xi lowered her head in a daze. It was only then that she realized that she was so distracted that she had forgotten about the broken glass. The glass shards were right under her feet. The soles of her indoor slippers were very thin, and if she stepped on them accidentally, they might have pierced her feet. Fortunately, Shen Hanxing caught her in time. As for Shen Hanxing’s hand that was holding hers, her fingers were long and beautiful. Her pink nails were round and trimmed, and they glowed with a healthy luster. It was a healthy and natural beauty that manicured nails could not create. Her line of sight moved up from her palm to her slender arms, and finally, it reached Shen Hanxing’s radiant face that was difficult to even reflect in paintings.

Qiao Xi felt as if she had been scalded. She immediately retracted her hand and took a step back. Her action caused Shen Hanxing to look at her in surprise. Qiao Xi explained in a panic, “I… I was distracted just now…” Qiao Xi snapped out of her daze and lowered her head again. She was terrible. How could she be so bad? she couldn’t do anything well and was still letting her thoughts run wild at this point of time. In front of the outstanding Shen Hanxing, she was like a clumsy, ugly duckling. What about President Ji? Was he also looking at her? Had he seen her clumsy performance? Did he think that she was a ridiculous piece of trash?

With that thought, Qiao Xi’s eyes reddened again. Why was she always so useless and unable to do anything well? She did not dare to imagine Ji Yan’s expression and her tears fell even more quickly. She wiped her face in a panic and said to Shen Hanxing, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Ji. I’m really sorry…” She could not help but say it in a voice about to cry. She was desperate and inferior. She had high hopes in her heart, but more than that, she was ashamed. She hoped that Ji Yan could understand her carefulness, but she was also afraid that her bit of madness and interior thoughts would be seen through and she would be ridiculed. Such complicated and contradictory feelings in her heart made her feel so miserable that she could not stop her tears. She was terrible, horrible!

“Why are you crying again?” Shen Hanxing was at a loss from Qiao Xi’s crying. “You don’t have to be nervous. It’s just a small matter. I’m just worried that you’ll hurt yourself. I don’t mean to blame you or anything…”

“I’ll go clean this up now.” Qiao Xi wished so badly she could find a hole in the ground to hide in. She was extremely embarrassed and covered her face to get her tools. “Mrs. Ji, I’m fine. I’ll be fine after crying for a while.” Her voice was trembling, and her hands and feet were weak. If she could, she really wanted to curl up into a ball and not reveal anything.

Seeing that Qiao Xi was bawling her eyes out and didn’t seem to want anyone to see her, Shen Hanxing had no choice but to let go of her and let her do her work.

Ji Yan finished the last mouthful of noodles and said lightly, “Leave Qiao Xi to her own devices. Madam, you’ve worked hard all night. Go upstairs and rest.”

“Is it okay like this?” Shen Hanxing said worriedly. Qiao Xi’s emotions seemed amiss. Had she been bullied at the Foundation? Or did something else happen?

“Qiao Xi might feel more uncomfortable with us here.” Ji Yan frowned slightly. He did not care about what Qiao Xi was thinking. The Ji Family was huge and he did not mind her staying here temporarily. He was just impatient with the timing of her appearance and did not like Shen Hanxing to give her too much attention. Other than that, there was not any trace of Qiao Xi left in his heart. He said calmly, “Miss Qiao Xi probably needs some time alone to deal with her own emotions.” She’s already an adult, couldn’t she even handle that bit of emotion? Even if she couldn’t handle it well, she shouldn’t be taking up Madam’s sleeping time. Ji Yan’s eyes darkened and he felt even more dissatisfied.

Shen Hanxing did not notice the change in Ji Yan’s expression. After being convinced by his reasoning, she did not argue further. “That’s true. If Qiao Xi is still like this tomorrow, I’ll go and ask.” Sometimes, too much interference was not a good thing.

Ji Yan walked Shen Hanxing to her door, rubbed the top of her head with his big palm, and said in a seemingly casual tone, “Speaking of which, Qiao Xi has already started working. Isn’t it a little inappropriate for her to continue living in our house?”

“What?” Shen Hanxing was a little surprised and looked up at Ji Yan.

“I’m not chasing Qiao Xi away. It’s just that it’s always a little inconvenient to rely on someone else.” Ji Yan’s face was calm, and it was as if he was saying it casually, “It was fine when she was in trouble at the beginning, but now she’s much better. She’s still a guest here, so she probably doesn’t feel comfortable. Grandma now has Ji Qian and Ji Ning to keep her company, and there are also servants at home to take care of her.” He said gently, “Doesn’t Starry Foundation have staff dormitories? Since Qiao Xi is already employed, wouldn’t it be more suitable for her to move to the dormitory?”