Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Ji Zeqiu’s Romance Exposed?

Listening to Lin Xu comforting him with her words, Ji Zeqiu muttered resentfully, “I already know now, everything you said was just to deceive me.”

Last time at home, their mother hadn’t acknowledged in front of Ji Tingyang that her favorite son was him.

As a result, Ji Tingyang later mocked him for being overemotional.

Ji Zeqiu was infuriated.

“Don’t be mad,” Lin Xu said with a gentle smile as she squeezed Ji Zeqiu’s annoyed cheeks with both hands.

Lin Xu’s palms were warm, heating his cheeks soothingly, and Ji Zeqiu’s anger dissipated in an instant.

He suppressed the upward curve of his lips and huffed.

The next moment, a hand encircled Lin Xu’s waist and pulled her away, and she stumbled into a sturdy chest.

He took her back from Ji Zeqiu’s side.

As if declaring sovereignty, Xie Changyan tightened his hold around her body and glanced at Ji Zeqiu indifferently, “What were you talking about?”

Before she knew it, the person beside Lin Xu had changed to Xie Changyan.

Lin Xu inwardly cursed, “Crap.”

She was so engrossed in talking with Ji Zeqiu that she had forgotten to inform Xie Changyan.

Someone’s jealousy seemed casual on the surface but was actually overwhelming behind his calm demeanor.

Caught in the act, Lin Xu chuckled awkwardly, “We weren’t talking about much, how did you get here?”

“What do you think?” Xie Changyan glanced coldly at Lin Xu.

“I’ll be going back in a bit,” Lin Xu muttered softly.

Xie Changyan chuckled meaningfully from his throat, “Guess you must have forgotten already.”

Watching the two of them whispering together, Ji Zeqiu’s usually gentle face froze with a trace of anger in his eyes, and he reached out to pull Lin Xu back.

“Although it is not like outside, there are still quite a few journalists at today’s venue, and as an artist, perhaps it would be better to be more discreet?” Xie Changyan eyed Ji Zeqiu leisurely and reminded, “After all, if rumors get out, the loss will affect more than just the company.”

Recalling a past incident of being secretly photographed, Ji Zeqiu belatedly remembered this and his extending hand froze mid-air.

His icy gaze shot Xie Changyan a look but he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

But the sight of that hand around Lin Xu’s waist seemed particularly irksome no matter how he looked at it.

Unable to approach her, Ji Zeqiu could only pull out his phone, furiously sending Lin Xu messages.

Zeqiu: [Furious.jpg]

Zeqiu: [Mom, stay away from him! You don’t know how many jerks are out there these days, always looking around even while holding a bowl. Of course, except for me.]

Zeqiu: [I am not trying to interfere in your love life, I’m just worried you’re being deceived.]

Zeqiu: [He looks like no good, maybe has a dozen lovers behind your back!]

Watching Ji Zeqiu nearly bursting with frustration as he kept sending her messages, Lin Xu chuckled softly, finally brushing away Xie Changyan’s hand and sitting up straight.@@novelbin@@

Seeing this, Ji Zeqiu snorted twice, and his mood finally began to ease.

Xie Changyan leaned back in his chair, gathered his empty palms, and watched her maintaining a distance from him in front of Ji Zeqiu, a trace of irritation flashing through his eyes.

First it was Ji Tingyang, and now Ji Zeqiu…

He even doubted if he was the last one in her heart.

His original intention was to let Lin Xu meet her idol to please her, but it ended up causing more trouble for himself.

After the anniversary celebration, the atmosphere in the president’s office was ominously tense.

Not many employees could walk out of Xie Changyan’s office with smiles on their faces.

“You look so cold you could almost freeze someone to death. If it were summer, you’d save on air-conditioning costs,” Su Linzhou entered and casually flopped onto the sofa.

Xie Changyan gave him a sidelong glance, “What, has Su’s gone bankrupt? Even saving on air conditioning now?”

“Just a joke, why so tense?” Su Linzhou grinned as he moved closer, “Don’t tell me you and Lin Xu are having issues again?”

Xie Changyan slumped into his chair and irritably tugged at his tie.

“Come on, spill it. What’s the problem? Your strategist here might just solve it for you,” Su Linzhou teased, arching an eyebrow.

Who knew whether he wanted to help solve the problems or just craved some gossip.

“Solve what?” Xie Changyan’s gaze slowly swept over Su Linzhou, “Can you resolve Ji Tingyang, make him divorce?”

Su Linzhou choked, recoiling back with a forced smile, “That one, you’d have to solve yourself.”

He returned to the sofa, steering the conversation back to the project, his main purpose for visiting.

“What do you think? Does this project reorganization have a chance?” Su Linzhou poked at his phone, nonchalantly said.

“Sounds okay. We’ll need to wait for the assessment. You…” Xie Changyan began, suddenly interrupted by Su Linzhou’s curse.

“Damn!”

Su Linzhou, who had been lounging on the sofa, jerked upright, his expression shocked as he stared at his phone.

Xie Changyan glanced over, clueless about what was happening.

“What’s the relationship between Lin Xu and Ji Zeqiu?” Su Linzhou’s look towards Xie Changyan was rather telling.

Mentioning Ji Zeqiu, Xie Changyan remembered the scene from the anniversary night, agitation rising within him again, “She is a fan of Ji Zeqiu.”

“This doesn’t look just like a simple fan and idol relationship,” Su Linzhou frowned at his phone.

“What are you talking about?” Xie Changyan frowned.

“The news on the trending search, haven’t you seen it?” Su Linzhou tossed his phone in front of him.

Many photos of Lin Xu and Ji Zeqiu were posted on the trending posts.

There were photos of them shopping together, visiting film sets, and even from the anniversary where Ji Zeqiu was styling Lin Xu’s hair…

There were even photos of them entering and leaving a villa together, with the caption “Top artists suspected of cohabiting with girlfriend, photos revealed.”

Unlike previous rumors, these photos clearly captured Lin Xu’s face.

As soon as the photos were released, fans on Weibo were in an uproar.

“These photos must be photoshopped, right? They look so fake.”

“Fans above, stop trying to salvage their dignity, these photos couldn’t be more real.”

“Doesn’t Ji Zeqiu have a sister? Maybe the person in the photos is his sister. People these days just start rumors from one photo.”

“That villa’s price was sky-high more than 20 years ago, mostly inhabited by business tycoons. Do you think Ji Zeqiu’s family could afford that? I think he’s not dating a girlfriend but clinging to a sugar daddy. That’s why his recently obtained resources have skyrocketed, there’s the reason.”

People argued relentlessly, pushing the topic to explode onto the trending searches.

#Ji Zeqiu’s Romantic Relationship Exposed, Suspected Cohabitation#

#Romance or Sugar Daddy?#

Xie Changyan’s gaze swept over the content of the post, his breath hitching for a moment.

So she and Ji Zeqiu had known each other for a long time…