Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 293 - 294: You Will Pay the Price for Provoking Me

Chapter 293: Chapter 294: You Will Pay the Price for Provoking Me

Miao Qingqing and Song Xiaoru walked past Song Xiaodong and Su Yao, merely glancing at them casually before moving on, heading, it seemed, towards the restroom.

Touching her chest, Su Yao let out a sigh and said, "Dongzi, did you feel that?"

"Feel what?" Song Xiaodong looked at Su Yao, puzzled.

"A CEO’s aura, didn’t you feel a strong pressure coming at you? Didn’t you feel her gaze so intense that you couldn’t look her in the eye? Didn’t you feel like it was hard to breathe in her presence?"

"Not really," Song Xiaodong didn’t feel any of that at all.

"You really didn’t feel it... oh, I know why, you never pursue personal improvement, so whether she’s a CEO or not, it doesn’t matter to you. You just think about your own little life, so you wouldn’t feel anything."

"Seems like it," Song Xiaodong grinned, Miao Qingqing’s aura indeed seemed stronger than before, but he felt no need to be afraid of her.

Especially now that he knew Miao Qingqing was the same person from two years ago and that she now had feelings for him, there was nothing to feel guilty about in her presence.

Su Yao shook her head and said, "Dongzi, I really don’t know what to say about you; it’s such a waste of your childhood talent."

"Nothing can be done about that."

After a while, Miao Qingqing and Song Xiaoru came back. Su Yao tensed up once again, while Song Xiaodong remained as casual and relaxed as ever. This made Su Yao somewhat disdainful of Song Xiaodong, yet envious of his easy-going nature. If only she could have that kind of attitude, she might approach Miao Qingqing.

But with her current mindset, if she did approach, Miao Qingqing might acknowledge her presence but would still likely regard her as just a minor employee.

As Miao Qingqing approached where Song Xiaodong and the others were, she suddenly gasped as if she stumbled over something, then staggered towards Song Xiaodong.

Song Xiaodong was sweating. He had just secretly texted Song Xiaoru to pretend they didn’t know each other, but when Miao Qingqing saw him sitting with Su Yao, she obviously wanted to investigate. Now, she had even resorted to this ploy. This glamorous chairman seemed not to be very sharp-minded, at least not emotionally.

Song Xiaodong quickly reached out and supported Miao Qingqing by her waist.

"Thank you, otherwise I would have fallen," Miao Qingqing half leaned into Song Xiaodong’s arms, glared at him, and pinched him on the sly.

That look from Miao Qingqing suddenly made Song Xiaodong realize her jealousy, noticeably different from her attitude towards him two years ago.

In front of Su Yao, Song Xiaodong could only say cheerfully, "No need to be polite, helping such a beautiful lady like you, that’s my luck indeed."

Miao Qingqing stood up and said, "Since that’s the case, let me buy you both a cup of coffee."

"No need to be so formal," Song Xiaodong laughed as he refused.

"How can that be? If I fell, it would ruin my image. Let me buy you coffee as a small token of my gratitude. Oh, why don’t we all have some coffee and chat a bit?"

Song Xiaodong’s face darkened, Miao Qingqing was strong in other areas, but her emotional intelligence was clearly lacking. The excuses she came up with were just so substandard.

Su Yao was completely dumbfounded. She racked her brains to get close to Miao Qingqing, yet Song Xiaodong had easily managed to approach her. Seeing Song Xiaodong about to refuse, Su Yao quickly started making frantic eye signals at him.

Song Xiaodong felt somewhat helpless and could only say, "Alright, let’s chat together then."

Song Xiaoru found it amusing and chose not to interject. She directly sat down in the spot Su Yao had vacated and sat next to her.

Song Xiaodong saw Miao Qingqing standing next to him and had no choice but to give up his seat so she could sit beside him.

"What’s going on here?" Miao Qingqing looked towards Su Yao.

Su Yao’s heart inexplicably tightened, and she hurriedly said, "We were high school classmates and are good friends."

Miao Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "I thought you two were a couple."

"No, no, Chairman Miao, you misunderstood. He has a girlfriend, and she even looks a lot like you. When I first saw you, I thought you were his girlfriend. Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to be abrupt. Someone as sophisticated as you could never be his girlfriend."

Miao Qingqing could clearly hear the underlying tone in Su Yao’s words belittling Song Xiaodong and almost burst out laughing, but she only had a faint smile on her face. She turned to Song Xiaodong and asked, "Does your girlfriend really look like me?"

Song Xiaodong read the teasing in Miao Qingqing’s eyes. This girl dared to tease him, so how could he just let her have her way?

He grabbed Miao Qingqing’s hand and said, "Qingqing, so you’ve turned out to be a chairperson. I only found out about your status today; you’ve hidden it from me for so long. Why put me through this, huh? If I knew you were this rich, why would I go through any hardships? You could just give me a billion or two to play with."

Su Yao, seeing Song Xiaodong grab Miao Qingqing’s hand, felt her heart jump to her throat. As she listened more to what Song Xiaodong was saying, her face grew even darker. This guy was really trying to drive someone mad with his words.

"Song Xiaodong, let go of her now!" Su Yao scolded angrily, then turned to Miao Qingqing with a forced smile and said, "Chairman Miao, please don’t mind him. My classmate mistook you; his girlfriend just shares your name and somewhat resembles you, but the difference is quite significant."

Miao Qingqing immediately struggled to wrench her hand free, saying, "Hey, let go of me. You’ve mistaken me for someone else. If you keep this up, I’m going to call the police."

"No way, Qingqing, I’ve decided. You are the perfect goddess in my heart. That other Qingqing is too poor. I’ve decided to break up with her. From now on, you’re my girlfriend." As he spoke, Song Xiaodong even moved his face closer to Miao Qingqing’s to kiss her.

Su Yao, terrified, yelled urgently, "Song Xiaodong, stop it, are you crazy?"

Miao Qingqing, also embarrassed by Song Xiaodong’s actions, promptly pushed him away and fiercely pinched his thigh from the underside, saying, "Do you want to die?"

The inside of Song Xiaodong’s thigh was pinched precisely at a sensitive spot, which made him wince in pain, saying, "I surrender, I surrender."

"Hmm, that’ll teach you to talk nonsense." After glaring at Song Xiaodong, Miao Qingqing stood up and said, "Sister Xiaoru, let’s just go for coffee by ourselves."

Watching the two who had just sat down leave after less than five minutes, Su Yao was completely baffled. What on earth was going on here?