Chapter 10: Domineering CEO’s Fierce Love

It was an unfamiliar number, yet she had a feeling the caller was Xia Lingyu.

Sure enough, when she answered, Xia Lingyu’s voice came through. The other woman asked, “What were you rushing off to do?”

Whatever I was doing is none of your business. You sure are nosy.

Xiao Luo grumbled internally, but her tone came out perfectly gentle. “There was a gas leak at home. I went back to shut it off.”

Not far away, a small car sat parked, Xia Lingyu in the driver’s seat. Through the window, she could see Xiao Luo strolling leisurely along the side of the road.

Xiao Luo’s immediate lie made her expression darken.

She asked coldly, “So, did you shut off the gas?”

“It’s off.”

Xia Lingyu: “Hmph… you didn’t even bother to come up with a better lie. Do you have neighbors around your house?”

Xiao Luo: “…”

She’d nearly forgotten—there were houses around hers, but no one lived in them. They’d been empty just as long as her own place.

Xia Lingyu pressed on. “What are your neighbors, ghosts?”

Xiao Luo: “…”

It was just a lie. There was no need to dig into it so deeply. She could just admit it.

“Boss~ why so angry? I was only handling some personal matters. It’s not like I committed murder or arson.”

Personal matters?

Xia Lingyu took a deep breath, recalling the scene she had just witnessed: Xiao Luo and a woman wrapped in each other’s arms.

She had seen that woman once before. This was the second time now. And she had personally watched Xiao Luo lead the woman out of the Star Shine Bar.

A voice in her heart told her the relationship between these two was far from simple.

She frowned, thinking. Could it be that Xiao Luo actually liked that woman…

Wait. Xiao Luo… she likes women?!

The thought startled her. Her entire brain plunged into chaos, a tangled mess.

“If there’s nothing else, then I’ll hang up…” Xiao Luo said.

“Wait!” Xia Lingyu cut her off.

“What is it?”

Xia Lingyu thought for a long while, unsure of what to say. Feeling agitated, she finally said, “Forget it. I won’t hold this against you this time. Don’t lie to me again, understand?”

“Understood, Boss~ Boss, you’re so good to me. What would your fiancé do if he found out?”

Hearing that syrupy, provocative tone, Xia Lingyu felt a surge of anger. “Why do you keep bringing him up?”

What did she have besides a fake engagement with Si Nanyan? What could Si Nanyan even do if he found out? They’d long been sick of the sight of each other.

“Does Miss Xia read the news? Your fiancé is in trouble again. Not only is he openly cheating, he’s also coercing underage girls… tsk tsk, who knows how many times he’s cuckolded you…”

“Xiao Luo!” Xia Lingyu was practically sputtering with rage.

She could tell—this woman was deliberately mocking her.

“Don’t be angry, Boss. I’m only saying this for your own good.”

Xia Lingyu sneered. “How is any of that for my good?”

“Being engaged to human trash like that—I feel sorry for you, Boss. He’s not worthy of a woman as wonderful as you… Boss, just kick him to the curb.”

Xia Lingyu paused. Xiao Luo seemed intent on breaking apart her engagement with Si Nanyan. She’d even used the same tactic on both of them.

What was Xiao Luo’s motive?

Could she be trying to steal someone away? Surely she wasn’t trying to poach scum like Si Nanyan. And Xiao Luo seemed to like women…

As Xia Lingyu pondered this, her cheeks flushed slightly.

But then she thought of the woman Xiao Luo had been embracing, and the smile quickly vanished from her face.

If her suspicions were correct—Xiao Luo being intimate with another woman while trying to flirt with her—was this fox spirit trying to two-time?

“I’ll consider breaking off the engagement later. Say no more about it.”

The engagement would be called off sooner or later. She just didn’t want to give Xiao Luo the satisfaction so quickly.

After hanging up, Xia Lingyu sent a message to her assistant, ordering someone to dig into Ji Yao’s background.

Si Nanyan had been invited to the police station for another cup of tea. His offenses this time were serious. No matter how powerful or well-connected he was, he couldn’t easily extract himself.

Thankfully, the girls in the videos had their faces hidden, and their identities couldn’t be confirmed. Who could say whether they were really underage?

So Si Nanyan latched onto this point and refused to let go, insisting those women were definitely not minors and that they had all been willing participants.

He stayed inside a full day without a single drop of water, barely managing to wait for his lawyer to arrive.

Then he was released without charges. The moment he got out, he reverted to his overbearing president’s ruthless ways. His first move was to spend money to suppress trending topics, hire online shills, and deploy hackers to delete all related videos from the internet…

But no matter what he did, most people online had already heard the news. They posted thread after thread cursing him as a despicable human being.

Due to the impact of this incident, their company’s stock price plummeted, evaporating over a billion in an instant.

The major shareholders beat their chests in fury. Having lost so much, they wished him dead. Yet Si Nanyan not only offered no consolation, he actually demanded they figure out how to establish a foundation—donating money and doing good deeds to restore his good name as President…

And so the shareholders grew resentful of his tyranny. Bit by bit, disloyalty took root—but that is a story for another time.

The day Si Nanyan was released, he was busy as hell. Xiao Luo, however, had a very relaxing time.

She ate when she wanted, drank when she wanted, and even registered a burner Weibo account to fan the flames from time to time, slinging mud at President Si Nanyan.

Netizens hated his guts. It had to be said that, in this world, everyone except Si Nanyan had a fairly decent moral compass.

By five in the afternoon, a black sedan pulled up outside her house.

Xiao Luo recognized the driver as the same one who had driven her home last time. He said politely, “Miss Xiao, our young miss sent me to pick you up.”

Only then did Xiao Luo remember she still had a job. She got into the car.

On the way, she asked the driver, “What time does Xia Lingyu usually get off work?”

The driver replied, “The young miss is very dedicated to her work. As far as I know, she generally leaves the office around ten at night.”

“Oh…” Xiao Luo nodded.

For a workaholic like Xia Lingyu to find time to listen to her play the piano—just how much did this woman love art?

Besides, with her fiancé caught up in such a mess, did she really have this much free time?