The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 457: You Brought This on Yourself _1

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: You Brought This on Yourself _1

At this moment, Xia Qingtian was socialising, accepting every drink offered to her.

In just a short while, Bo Jingyan saw that Xia Qingtian had already downed three glasses of alcohol. Before he arrived, he had no clue how much she had already drunk.

His brows furrowed deeply as he strode over to Xia Qingtian.

He swiftly grasped Xia Qingtian’s hand that was about to lift another glass, took away her drink, and coldly said to the man across her, who clearly harboured ill intentions, "She can’t drink. How about I accompany you for this glass of wine?"

The man recognized Bo Jingyan’s identity instantly, not daring to let him drink on his behalf.

"No, no, no..." He said, hastily and humbly leaving the scene.

Only then did Bo Jingyan turn his gaze towards Xia Qingtian.

Upon seeing Xia Qingtian up close, even the usually cool-headed man experienced an accelerated heart rate and a surge of nervousness.

His throat bobbed slightly as he finally uttered a sentence, "Long time no see."

Upon seeing him, Xia Qingtian also felt a great upheaval within herself.

However, she quickly remembered that Bo Jingyan had come with Shi Qian, and at the start of the banquet, she had seen him leave with Shi Qian.

The fire in her heart was instantly extinguished.

"Mmm." Xia Qingtian broke free from his grip, her attitude remaining cool as she nodded lightly, "Did you come to me because there’s news of my father?"

Bo Jingyan refuted, "No."

He had already sent people abroad to search for Xia Guohua’s whereabouts, but he hadn’t received any news yet.

Xia Qingtian showed a polite smile, "Mr. Bo, is there anything else you need to discuss with me?"

"No." Bo Jingyan fell silent for a moment, shaking his head.

He didn’t have anything pressing to discuss with Xia Qingtian, he simply longed to be close to her. As for what he wanted to say after approaching her, he hadn’t thought it through yet.

"My artists are over there, I’m going to accompany them now, excuse me." Xia Qingtian concealed all her emotions and turned to leave.

She didn’t want to grovel before Bo Jingyan, who had forgotten her and was even intending to start a new relationship. She also didn’t want to live such a lowly life.

Finally meeting him only to have her leave again, Bo Jingyan could no longer suppress his emotions within his heart. Once again, he grabbed her hand, unwilling to let her go.

Xia Qingtian’s departing footsteps came to a halt.

She slightly turned her head to glance at the hand that was clasping her arm. It’s vein-marked, slender, and strong fingers made her voice falter, "Let go."

Bo Jingyan not only didn’t let go, but held on even tighter.

His throat bobbed quickly, his hoarse voice rasping out two words, "Don’t go."

Xia Qingtian only needed to recall how Mrs. Bo had declared to the camera that they would get engaged, the sight of him arriving hand in hand with Shi Qian and then leaving, to feel as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

If she didn’t leave, what should she stay for?

To watch the man she deeply loved get engaged to another woman? To watch him harmoniously and lovingly interact with another woman?

Thinking about this, Xia Qingtian emotionlessly raised her hand to pry Bo Jingyan’s hand loose, one finger at a time.

But his hand was as unyielding as steel, impossible to break free from.

Xia Qingtian seemed to be motivated by competitiveness and stubbornly refused to give up.

While the two were at a deadlock, just then...

"Qingtian, are you okay? Do you need my help?" Huo Qilin, who had been socializing nearby, noticed the situation and promptly put down his wine glass, hurrying over to Xia Qingtian’s side.

"I’m fine." Xia Qingtian pressed her lips together, not wanting him to confront Bo Jingyan, "You can go back to your own business. I can manage this on my own."

Bo Jingyan was retributive by nature, no one who offended him ended well. She didn’t want to involve Huo Qilin in her own affairs.

In the past, due to her impulsiveness, she didn’t clarify their relationship when Bo Jingyan misunderstood it. She deeply regretted it afterwards, even though Bo Jingyan hadn’t done anything to him.

Now that she was clear-headed, she realized involving Huo Qilin further not only disregarded her feelings with Bo Jingyan but was also unfair to Huo Qilin.

Especially when he hadn’t done anything.

"Are you sure you don’t need my help?" Huo Qilin was still worried.

"Yes, I don’t!" Xia Qingtian confirmed with a nod.

Although Huo Qilin was still worried, he understood that she didn’t want him to meddle. He respected all her decisions and left.

Xia Qingtian stood still, watching him leave, when suddenly...

She felt a wave of excruciating pain coming from her arm, as if he was going to crush the hand she could move freely. Snapping back to reality, she cried out in pain.

"It hurts!"

Sensing that her attention had finally been diverted back to him, Bo Jingyan’s restless heart was soothed slightly.

For some unknown reason, he found it unbearable when Xia Qingtian was clearly before him, yet her gaze and attention were on another man.

The pain in her arm lessened, and Xia Qingtian no longer wished to tangle with Bo Jingyan here.

Controlling her agitation, she asked once again, "Mr. Bo, if there’s anything you need to address, then speak up. If not, let go of me. Don’t keep holding onto me. I have other plans tonight."

At this moment, Bo Jingyan was painfully aware of her repulsion towards him.

Upon realizing this, he felt like he had swallowed a bitter pill, his heart filled with bitterness.

Subconsciously, he felt that his relationship with Xia Qingtian shouldn’t be like this. He didn’t want Xia Qingtian to repel or hate him.

In the end, he let go of Xia Qingtian’s hand.

Once she was free, Xia Qingtian didn’t want to remain alone and headed towards Cheng Bingbing.

Cheng Bingbing was swapping the trophy she had just won with Huo Qilin.

Upon seeing Xia Qingtian, Huo Qilin immediately put down the trophy, looking her up and down, "Qingtian, did Mr. Bo give you a hard time just now?"

As a member of the Huo Family, he was well-informed, knowing already that Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan had proceeded to the Civil Affairs Bureau to file for divorce.

They only had to wait through a thirty-day cool-off period before they could pick up their divorce certificate.

By then, these two would have no connections left.

So he was worried, worried that they would part bitterly, worried that Bo Jingyan would cause trouble for her.

"No." Xia Qingtian shook her head, forcibly cheering up, "Let’s go. I’ll introduce you to some investors, you’ll have lots of opportunities to work with them in the future."

And so, she began to socialize with Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin.

Today, both Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin had won awards, attracting a lot of interest. In social interactions, many people wanted to drink with them.

Most of these people were senior members of the same industry, making it difficult to refuse.