CEO's Ugly Flash-Marriage Wife Hides So Many Identities
Chapter 46: Seize the Opportunity when Vulnerable

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Seize the Opportunity when Vulnerable

"He doesn’t need my company," Qiao Rui said indifferently.

"That’s why elder sister took the opportunity to step in," Qiao Yufei said irritably, "Are you always this foolish?"

"No way, I’m smart, how could I be foolish?" Qiao Rui responded with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

She didn’t consider herself foolish, but to others, it might sound like she was overestimating herself, truly foolish yet thinking otherwise.

Qiao Rui could also discern everyone’s thoughts.

For example, Qiao Yufei’s mood right now must be very complicated. After the snub she received at the Pei Family’s, and how Pei Liyan treated her last time, she might have given up hope.

Now, seeing Qiao Xiang throwing herself in the fray, she didn’t want Qiao Xiang to reap any benefits.

Thus, Qiao Yufei was reminding herself here, hoping she could secure Pei Liyan and not let Qiao Xiang find an opening.

But Qiao Rui thought that the Qiao Family women seemed smart but were actually quite foolish.

Instead of trying to win a man’s heart, it’s better to be oneself.

Why should a beautiful girl have to win a man’s heart?

At least, she had never thought so before.

Besides, a man like Pei Liyan, could just any woman win him over?

One might end up disastrously defeated, let alone win his heart.

Qiao Yufei immediately warned her earnestly when she heard Qiao Rui talking this way, "Don’t give me that frivolous smile. I’m telling you, if Pei Liyan dumps you, you’ll be the one crying."

"The second sister is right," Qiao Rui smiled. "I also think I’ll be pitiful later, he will definitely dump me."

"So you try your best to make him not dump you."

"Second sister, I’m not a great beauty, trying hard won’t help."

"That doesn’t mean someone else should take your place," Qiao Yufei seriously warned. "At least while you are still Mrs. Pei, you must seize this opportunity."

Qiao Rui just found Qiao Yufei quite amusing. She was the first to clash with her before, and now, just a few days later, she had switched sides.

How quickly the tables had turned.

"Thank you for the reminder, second sister," Qiao Rui said with a genuine smile.

Qiao Yufei gave her a look. "Don’t thank me, just pay attention."

Qiao Rui nodded, earnest and devout like a primary school student, "Okay, I’ll try my best."

Qiao Yufei was finally satisfied and urged, "Quickly go inside and stay with your husband, do you hear me?"

"Oh, okay." Qiao Rui muttered to herself, really no peace at all.

She hurried into the house.

Just then, she happened to see Pei Liyan and Qiao Xiang coming down the stairs together.

At the doorway, she looked up and saw the two of them.

Pei Liyan frowned when he saw her.

Elder Qiao was still sitting on the couch.

"Qiao Rui, where were you going?" Pei Liyan asked from the stairs.

His words immediately became the focal point of the room.

And Qiao Rui was included in that focus too.

"Oh, I, just went out for a bit!" Qiao Rui had to tough it out.

"Did you tell Elder Qiao what I asked you to tell him?" Pei Liyan asked further, his voice steady, audible to everyone.

"I did," Qiao Rui said.

Elder Qiao also spoke up, "Liyan, you mean the room arrangements? That was our Qiao Family’s oversight."

"If the Qiao Family can’t even manage this little thing, what if it were something big? Surely even worse," Pei Liyan spoke coldly, clearly displeased.

Elder Qiao paused, pursing his lips, "Liyan is right, I accept your criticism."

Pei Liyan said no more and walked down the stairs, not caring about Qiao Xiang beside him.

He walked directly to Qiao Rui, grabbed her wrist at once, and pulled her toward where they had been before.

Everyone was stunned, all eyes complex as they looked at them.

This situation seemed to catch everyone off guard, no one expected Pei Liyan to publicly hold Qiao Rui’s hand.

Did he choose Qiao Rui because two people had the same name?

That didn’t make sense.

The man’s hand, gripping her wrist tightly, where their skin touched felt like electric currents, burning hot, spreading to her limbs.

Qiao Rui felt a bit embarrassed, instinctively looking up.

Qiao Xiang had also walked to her previous seat and was just about to sit down.

Pei Liyan spoke, "I’m sorry, Qiao Xiang, but you should sit somewhere else. It’s more appropriate for Qiao Rui to sit beside me."

In an instant, Qiao Xiang felt like she had been electrocuted.

Pei Liyan was embarrassing her in public.

This scene also made Elder Qiao frown slightly.

He didn’t speak, only watched.

Qiao Rui also glanced at Qiao Xiang, seeing her face turn pale with embarrassment.

She instinctively looked toward Pei Liyan.

The man’s eyes held a warning, and Qiao Rui dared not speak.

In the next second, the man pressed Qiao Rui down onto the couch, sitting beside her himself.

While Qiao Xiang stood beside them, like an extraneous person.

The three of them looked very odd together.

Country bumpkin Qiao Rui and Pei Liyan simply did not match, sitting together as if a master was accompanied by a lowly maid, while Qiao Xiang seemed the proper match, yet was not favored by the man.

Seeing this, Qiao Yufei spoke, "Big sister, since the sixth sister and Mr. Pei are married, they should sit together. You shouldn’t crowd around there."

Upon her words, Qiao Xiang turned her head to look at her, eyes warning.

Qiao Yufei smiled, pretending not to see.

At this time, Elder Qiao spoke, "Everyone go about your own business. Liyan and Qiao Rui can stay and have lunch with me."

It was clear what the elder meant. Everyone should go about their own business, except Qiao Rui and Pei Liyan who could stay for lunch.

Qiao Xiang subconsciously looked at Elder Qiao.

Elder Qiao said, "Qiao Xiang, you go busy yourself too."

Qiao Xiang paused, feeling aggrieved, but still responded, "Yes, Grandfather!"

So, it was just Elder Qiao himself who hosted Pei Liyan and Qiao Rui for lunch.

The meal was quite lavish.

Elder Qiao looked towards Pei Liyan and Qiao Rui several times, observing the two.

Pei Liyan’s face was calm, having seen all these already, he faced the elder without any visible reaction.

Finally, the elder brought up the matter of the 500 million.

"Liyan, about that project I mentioned yesterday, the one needing a 500 million investment, what have you thought about it?"

Pei Liyan smiled slightly, "Grandfather, as Qiao Rui said, we can’t invest in the Qiao Family, we should keep our finances separate among relatives."

Elder Qiao’s face darkened instantly, somewhat angry, and he looked displeasedly at Qiao Rui. "Qiao Rui, did you say this?"

Qiao Rui knew Pei Liyan wouldn’t really stand up for her. Now the truth was out. First, he gave her a date to taste, and then when he hit her later, it wouldn’t feel so painful.

Such a cunning man.

"Grandfather, I said it," Qiao Rui confessed. "Mr. Pei is also poor, he can’t come up with 500 million. He was embarrassed to tell you, so I’ll tell you instead."