Su Chaoxi had just returned to the Xie family's home when her cell phone started ringing.
'You made me see a flower bloom in the dry desert~ You made me want to write a love song for you every day~'
Su Chaoxi felt like she was about to explode in an instant!
She quickly hung up the phone.
But it was too late.
This was the exclusive ringtone for Xie Tianchen.
Xie Tianyin knew it, Xie Xunzhi knew it too!
Indeed, the smile on Xie Xunzhi's face disappeared in an instant.
Her small lips were tightly pursed as she looked towards Xie Tianyin.
The agitation that Xie Tianyin had just managed to suppress flared up once again.
He put down Xie Xunzhi and said in a soft voice, "Xunxun, take your sister to play."
Little Mimi, unaware of the undercurrents among the adults, clung to Su Chaoxi's neck and refused to let go.
In the end, Su Chaoxi had to put her down, kissed her gently, and soothed her, "Mimi be good, go play with brother, Mommy will sleep with you later."
Only then did Mimi unwillingly let her brother pull her away.
No sooner had the children entered the door than the ringtone sounded once again.
Xie Tianyin's eyes darkened fiercely as he dragged Su Chaoxi towards the bedroom.
Su Chaoxi was thrown onto the bed roughly, as Xie Tianyin, already in a frenzy, tugged at his tie and stood by the bed issuing commands, "Answer it!"
The man was very tall.
Nearly one meter ninety in height, he blocked the light coming in from the window.
The shadow fell over her body, oppressively dark.
Suffocating.
Su Chaoxi picked up the phone and after taking a deep breath, answered the call, "Hello?"
"Chaoxi." Xie Tianchen's voice carried its usual tenderness.
But this tenderness now made Su Chaoxi feel almost sick!
Xie Tianyin noticed her hand holding the phone was veined and clenched, her knuckles slightly whitening.
Xie Tianyin's eyes grew even darker as he leaned over and snatched the phone from her, turning on the loudspeaker.
Without receiving a response, Xie Tianchen continued gently, "You come to see me, and you don't tell me in advance? Is it because Xie Tianyin, that guy, is deliberately forcing you to come see my blind date?"
Without waiting for Su Chaoxi to respond, Xie Tianchen went on, "I knew this guy was up to no good!"
"I was unwilling to come to today's blind date, but Dad forced me to come. It must be Xie Tianyin's arrangement!
"He just can't stand seeing me devoted only to you and wants to create misunderstandings between us!"
Xie Tianchen, as if he had suffered a huge injustice, roared angrily, "Chaoxi, rest assured, I will take everything from Xie Tianyin, I will win you back!"
Finally, Su Chaoxi found an opening to interject, "Xie Tianchen."
By full name.
This form of address had never been used before!
Xie Tianchen was stunned, "Chaoxi..."
"Firstly, I went to the restaurant today just to take the kids out to eat—your blind date has nothing to do with me."
"Secondly, Xie Tianyin probably doesn't have the time to care about who you have blind dates with."
"Lastly... just a few dishes and you're like this? And you're going to take everything from Xie Tianyin?"
Su Chaoxi snorted, "What have you ever been able to take from him since you were a child? Even I couldn't be kept by you!"
Xie Tianchen couldn't believe his ears, "Su Chaoxi!"
"Enough," Su Chaoxi said sternly, "you claim you love me, right? If you really want what's best for me, you should stay away from your elder brother's wife instead of continuing this entanglement."
"Or are you saying your professed love is just to ruin the relationship between me and my husband?"
My husband.
Those simple words made Xie Tianyin's emotions surge once again.
She had never acknowledged his status before.
Could she now say it so naturally?
Xie Tianchen was left speechless by the questioning.
Su Chaoxi decisively said, "That's it. I'm going to block your number. From now on, please show some self-respect!"
As she finished speaking, she hung up.
In front of Xie Tianyin, Su Chaoxi blocked all of Xie Tianchen's contact information.
Only then did she look up at the man before her, explaining, "I really didn't know he was there today, and I had no idea he was there for a blind date. If I had known, I would not have gone; it's such bad luck."
Xie Tianyin scoffed lowly, raising his hand to pinch her chin, "Let me guess, how many times have you rehearsed this scenario?"
Su Chaoxi winced in pain, frowning deeply.
As she tried to struggle free, the man's grip grew even stronger.
"Playing it so real, what are you up to this time?"
Xie Tianyin's speech slowed, drawing closer to her, "Money? Power? A project? Or have you become so shameless that you're setting your sights on the children?"
Enduring the pain, Su Chaoxi said, "None of that, let me go!"
"I warn you, if you dare to target the children..."
"Ah!" Su Chaoxi's jaw was pinched hard.
She cried out in pain, tears welling up.
Finally, Xie Tianyin let go, his voice calm but cruel, "If you do, I'll kill you."