Jiang Chengcheng's curiosity was genuine. She had long expected Xu Shi to make a move on Dongfang Xiao, but she did not know the details. When she asked Xie Qingyan, the other woman refused to say, hemming and hawing and trying to hide it, which only made Jiang Chengcheng want to see what was really going on.
She was the dignified Empress, after all. She could not be easy to win over, right?
Of course, another important reason was that she wanted to keep cuddling up with Xu Shi. According to the rotation schedule, tonight should have been her turn, but the First Wife could not wait that long. She wished she could cling to Xu Shi every moment of every day.
Anxious, anxious, so anxious.
Naturally, Xu Shi would not refuse such soft, fragrant beauty delivering herself to his door. Not to mention that a brief separation made a reunion feel like newlywed bliss... With such a virtuous wife, should he not reward her properly?
The only one who objected, of course, was Xie Qingyan. Honestly, even with the little empress caught between them, this was one of the few recent opportunities she had to be alone with Xu Shi... And they wanted to steal even this little bit of time? Were they even being reasonable anymore, huh?!
Unfortunately, her objection was invalid. What else could they do? Stop treating her illness?
The priority was to eliminate the Sea God's mental corruption as soon as possible and restore her to her former state. Sulking alone would not solve anything.
Still, she stubbornly refused to ride in the same car as Xu Shi and the other woman. This was Chairwoman Xie's final shred of pride.
"Say, you are not deliberately giving her the cold shoulder, are you?"
Xie Qingyan was