"And definitely not—belittle you."
"..."
Qi Sui didn't answer.
She didn't know how to answer.
Compared to her superior being the other man who intruded into her marriage, it seemed easier to believe that she had made a mistake.
But what about those chat records?
Those subtle flirtations?
LEO indeed isn't that kind of person.
But does Qi Sui really know this person?
Why would a completely unfamiliar man, even a cross-level superior, show favor to a small employee like her?
What interactions did they have?
Worked on projects together? Eaten together? Gone on business trips together?
But can that alone make someone like her?
Qi Sui was far from that arrogant.
"Don't you believe me?" Xiang Yu asked.
Qi Sui: "..."
"I can't believe you based solely on your words."
"Then," Xiang Yu let go, smoothed the creases on his collar, and stood up, almost blocking all the light in front of Qi Sui. "I will prove my innocence."
Qi Sui shot him a glance, completely losing the strength to argue with him.
If Xiang Yu wasn't the one, then Qian Jin's affair was still within a controllable range.
Xiang Yu lowered his eyes, staring at the long scar on Qi Sui's hand, his expression unreadable.
"Are you going to take revenge on him?"
"Revenge?" Qi Sui sneered. "I'm not interested in watching him be sweet with another man, nor do I want to use such disgusting means to take revenge on anyone. The failure of my marriage is my own failure to see clearly, my own misfortune in meeting the wrong person. I can still live freely, but Qian Jin, he will sooner or later crawl out of the workplace in a mess."
Qian Jin wasn't from this city. Relying on his salary to support himself and his family, plus paying for his rent and daily expenses in the city, would only be robbing Peter to pay Paul. In the past, with Qi Sui as the fool, it was easy and pleasant, and he had time to fool around with his lover. But after marriage, it wouldn't be so good.
"So I said, Qi Sui, your moral sense is just too high."
Xiang Yu's voice was low, as if each word was melted in his mouth before being spat out, light and uncommonly intimate.
He stared at Qi Sui's cold face, feeling it both familiar and unfamiliar. The Qi Sui from university had deeply attracted him with such a distinctive attitude back when he had to go to the hospital every few days.
"My moral sense is too high?" Qi Sui took a deep breath. "What would you do if you saw your wife flirting with another man?"
"Is that morality? That's called being ashamed!"
"Men liking men isn't rare, is it? If he's gay, fine, but he hid it from me for six years. Even a fool would have figured it out by now. Should I wait until they flirt in front of me, then loudly announce, 'Servant here, let me serve you tea and water'?"
"Ha, that would be called high moral sense."
Xiang Yu was silent.
Qi Sui warned him: "If you lied to me, you're dead. I'll spread the news throughout the entire company."
Xiang Yu was startled by her words, then said after a moment: "That's discrimination."
"Sorry, your suspicion hasn't been completely cleared yet."
Xiang Yu nodded. "Then I'll create evidence to clear my suspicion."
"What evidence? I won't do anything illegal," Qi Sui looked up.
But the man gently took her hand and placed it on his swollen cheek, his voice sticky and a little disgusting.
"He had an affair. You have one too."
"Let me firmly earn the title of homewrecker."
Sometimes, Qi Sui really felt she couldn't understand Xiang Yu's thought process.
Objectively speaking, at work, in the company, he was someone with absolute authority. Having worked long hours with excellent skills, becoming a vice president early in such a large company showed his abilities were no fluke.
But sometimes, how could she never understand what he said?
"You already cursed me, grabbing me and calling me despicable, and called me a bitch on the phone. If I don't do anything, I'd be taking the blame for nothing."
Qi Sui couldn't refute.
"You can do nothing. No one is forcing you."
Xiang Yu: "Then I'd be maximizing my loss. That's very uneconomical for me."
"Then I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm about to get divorced soon. You can't even be a homewrecker anymore."
"Oh?" Xiang Yu put on a serious face. "Then I'd better hurry. I still have a month to compete."
"After your divorce, I can smoothly upgrade from homewrecker to boyfriend."