Strike Back, Proud Goddess! Chapter 438
Advertisement
Chapter 438: Her Heart Ached for Him
Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
Although Tang Xi made every set of clothes with herself as the model, she never thought of walking the runway with these clothes on. However, she might be able to do that with the identity of the president of the Empire Group, Tang Xi.
She couldn’t connect Tang Xi and Xiao Rou. Otherwise, people may doubt why Tang Xi transferred her properties to Xiao Rou, and… she wanted people to gradually forget Tang Xi who had already perished, so she had to carefully think about whether she should show up in The Queen’s fashion show with the identity of Tang Xi.
On the way back to the hotel, Tang Xi remained silent. Qiao Liang knew she was worrying about the model that would wear the last featured dress, so he didn’t speak to her but began to read emails with his laptop.
Just as Chu Ling said, he was very busy. Sometimes, he was so busy that he almost wanted to clone himself. However, he still tried to make time to accompany her, to make up to her for his past mistake.
Tang Xi had wanted to ask Qiao Liang for his opinion, but when she saw Qiao Liang was busy doing his job, she recalled what Chu Ling just said and didn’t disturb him. Then she decided not to think about the model thing anymore, and rested her chin on her hand and watched Qiao Liang working.
Chu Ling said he was very busy, which reminded her. Now she remembered he often got up at midnight… even Jing said that Qiao Liang didn’t even sleep when she was not around. Qiao Liang was a workaholic who hardly took rest and would keep working consecutively for dozens of hours. Common people may not be able to bear his workload.
Advertisement
With this in mind, Tang Xi gazed at Qiao Liang’s face only to find he had two big dark circles… She felt her heart ache for him…
Now she just wanted to ask him to go to sleep as soon as possible, but then she told herself that no, you can’t do this. If you stop Qiao Liang from working now, he will stay up late to finish his work after you fall asleep this night. So she just gazed at him with loving eyes.
Noticing her gaze, Qiao Liang said in a low voice, “I’ll finish this soon. Play on your own…”
The corner of Tang Xi’s eyes twitched. Play on her own? She was not a kid, okay? She took a glance at his laptop’s screen only to find his email box was full of unread emails. She said with a smile, “Okay, I won’t disturb you. I want to sleep for a while. Wake me up when we arrive at the hotel. I’ve been sleepy since I was woken up by Director Ning.”
Qiao Liang grunted in response, rubbed at her hair and then continued to do his job.
Along the way, Tang Xi listened to the sound of Qiao Liang typing on the keyboard; it was like listening to a music piece that was composed by him and she found this sound to be very pleasant. She didn’t fall asleep, so when the car arrived at the hotel, she jumped up and got out of the car. Seeing her movement, Qiao Liang raised his eyebrows. Tang Xi held the car door and blinked at him. “Come on, get out of the car.”
Qiao Liang snapped shut the computer and got out of the car. Tang Xi smiled at him, took his arm and walked towards the hotel.
“Qiao Liang!”
Advertisement
The two of them had only just walked two steps when Xiao Jing and Ning Yan, who had also just arrived at the hotel,spotted them. They called Qiao Liang’s name and the latter raised his eyebrows and turned around, saying, “You came back really fast.”
Ning Yan laughed, walked up to him and patted his shoulder. “That’s because your men worked efficiently! I have to say I admire your men’s abilities.”
Qiao Liang looked at the hand on his shoulder and took a cold glance at Ning Yan who drew back his hand awkwardly and pretended to be doing stretching exercises as he said, “Those people have confessed and we’ve released the evidence that we got from the two women on social media. Now the stupid netizens are apologizing to me, and of course, also to our little fairy.”
Tang Xi smiled. “Thanks, Director Ning.”
Ning Yan waved and said, “You should thank your boyfriend. If it hadn’t been him, this matter wouldn’t have been able to be solved so easily. It would take me at least a week to solve it. Then your fashion show would be ruined. Now we have proven we are innocent and the netizens know we were set up. Soon they will dig out who is behind this plot. I have faith in the netizens who can be really efficient sometimes, although they can also be really stupid sometimes.”
The corner of Tang Xi’s eyes twitched. She turned her eyes to Ning Yan. “Director Ning, not all netizens were fooled by those guys. As far as I know, many netizens have been believing you are innocent.”
“But there are also many keyboard warriors!” Ning Yan said coldly, “Those who have been believing I’m innocent are all my cute little fans, understood?”
Tang Xi, “…” Okay, you’re right.
Xiao Jing walked up to Tang Xi and asked her, “How was the show field?”
Although Xiao Jing had made it clear that he went to Paris in order to accompany his sister and be on vacation, Qiao Liang still ordered him to make an inspection tour to the Qiao’s International Group’s branch office in Paris after Xiao Jing only stayed in the hotel for two days. Therefore he didn’t have time to see Tang Xi’s show field…
He felt a bit guilty.
Thinking of the stage that was almost perfect as laid out by Chu Ling, Tang Xi smiled. “It’s awesome! It’s almost perfect. You will be startled when you see the stage. At least I haven’t seen any brand’s show field being so creative.”
Xiao Jing nodded, rubbed at Tang Xi’s hair and took a look at Qiao Liang. “Let’s go to have lunch together?”
They went to the dining hall of the hotel, and randomly ordered some dishes. Xiao Jing chatted with Qiao Liang casually and reported to him about the performance of their branch office in Paris, while Ning Yan was talking about the promotion clip to Tang Xi. Tang Xi logged in The Queen’s Microblog account only to find the latest post she released had been forwarded over sixty thousand times. She said with a smile, “Director Ning, you’re really influential in the entertainment circle. My latest post has been forwarded over sixty thousand times. It seems that The Queen is going to make a hit.”
Ning Yan gave a smug smile. “Sure, I’m very influential in this circle. Otherwise, my movies wouldn’t be so popular. That’s because of my great box office appeal.”
Tang Xi smiled and didn’t speak. Ning Yan had box office appeal indeed, but the key was that his movies were of good quality.
Advertisement
- In Serial108 Chapters
The Saintess and the Villainess (GL)
When Anne finds herself suddenly reborn as the Saintess, the main character of the novel she had been reading just before she died, she has no interest in fulfilling her original role as the heroine. Instead, she devotes herself to saving her favorite character, the villainous Lady Corvina, from her terrible fate. But she'll need Lady Corvina's help to do so. Can the two work together to change their lives, and their nation, for the better? Or will the pull of the "original novel" prove to be too strong? Cover art by Kat Noel, @caeldori on Twitter
8 347 - In Serial9 Chapters
Ha'suru Lab Life!
Some say that it was lonely at the top. These two interns begged to disagree. For the first time in years, there were two medical science interns that stood at the top of the prestigious Ha’suru National Hospital. And they hated it. Alexa Fuse was the homegrown prodigy. Kaiba Quivers was the foreigner with great skill bred from hard work. They headed their class of interns. They commanded the previously dormant intern committee. Everyday led to constant opposition. Ideals differed. Endless clashes. Two minds. One singular goal: To be the only top intern in this entire institution! And their daily lives spiraled into scheming towards one-upping the other. It was only a matter of time before someone caved in... For only one could claim victory. Whatever it took, they fought for the top! Story: Doji (me) Cover art: ig @themawt.arcision
8 114 - In Serial60 Chapters
Regrets {Complete ✔️}
What happens when Akash falls in love with khushi but hurt her heart without having thought ?What will happen when he will confess ? Will she give him a second chance ? What will happen when they will confess their past ?let's begin this exciting story betwEen a billionaire egoistic man who looks like a Greek god and a middle class sweet girl who doesn't trust easily ❤️This is my first story so if u don't like it keep it with urself only and don't copy anything . In this story all the characters are fictional . But I can relate them with my friends. Also english isn't my first language so there will be a lot of mistakes. For them I m sorry. I m very frequent about my updated . And I will complete it asap . Also I have thought about my second plot . So let's just pray 🙏It will also contain harsh language so if u don't feel comfortable just leave it.Read and vote ✨
8 256 - In Serial54 Chapters
TDWU: His Property | ✔︎
"You know I can read your thoughts right?" He asked me smirking. He licked the part on my neck where his bite mark was, causing me to jump. A shiver ran through my body, and I moaned out loud, shocking myself. He chuckled as my eyes widened and he kissed my neck, biting it a little. "You're so...submissive when I touch you, but I guess you can't help it huh?" He asked, whispering against my ear. "This is what happens when I drink your blood...it feels so good right?"He turned my head slightly and pressed his lips against mine, "If you want to live...You and I will have to become one...I'd be giving you a share of my neverending life-span, and so basically, you'll be mine.""Forever." He added.~ This book might be a bit disturbing I guess for some people but, just warning you beforehand. 🖤 read the tags I don't know... You should expect it from the title alone but...I guess one people really don't. Anyways.Please read! I'd appreciate it really!! I hope its worth your time and that you won't put it down till you finish.🖤Seth Out🖤
8 404 - In Serial56 Chapters
[First Draft] Crystals (girlxgirl) (studentxteacher) (lesbian story)
Lilly's family are different from other people's. They each have a crystal which controls who they fall in love with. They have two years, from their eighteenth birthday to their twentieth, to find this 'soul mate'. Lilly's big brother Harry died because he didn't find his in time and Lilly is petrified that the same will happen to her so when she finds hers on the first day she is beyond relieved. There's just one small problem. She's a woman. (WARNING: This story is simply the first draft and mostly written by a fourteen/ fifteen-year-old me. It isn't the best!)
8 207 - In Serial20 Chapters
Tori Jameson is an independent, considerably badass girl who is also the daughter of the CEO of Jameson Inc. When the US #1 company becomes threatened by a younger, more educated, highly popular and violent individual. Reid Weston- head of the American Mafia- spoke to Mr. Jameson, completely fine with an arranged marriage to his daughter so the man doesn't loose his company to Reid. In reality, Reid wanted a wife to look good in his parents eyes as he was head of the US mafia.Little does Reid know, his beautiful beloved Victoria would make him flustered and oddly submissive. How will this... mafia leader whose secretly submissive thing work?
8 197

