C7

Qi Shan's face paled. His words were filled with ridicule and ruthlessness.

"If the lordmaster knows that you're with this kind of woman, he'd definitely be angered to the point of vomiting blood." Zhao Tianyi chuckled. His gaze faintly fell on Qi Shan's face.

Zhao Family was extremely famous in the Qi City. Even if Zhao Benyuan didn't have any actual authority in the Zhao Family, if he married such a woman who filled a bed, especially if that person's age was similar to his father's, wouldn't he make people laugh?

Zhao Benyuan's face looked a bit awkward. The veins on his forehead were bulging: "Uncle, I..."

Zhao Tianyi walked past him and headed in my direction. My body was curled up in the corner. My body couldn't stop trembling. I wanted to bury my head between my knees.

He frowned, then took off his windbreaker and covered me from head to toe. He bent down and took me in his arms.

My whole body froze, and I began to struggle violently.

"I'll take you home." Her thin lips slightly parted as she spoke in a low voice.

His voice was very soft, but for no reason it made me feel safe. I stopped struggling and holed myself in his embrace.

"For the sake of big brother, I'm not going to argue with you this time. You should know who I am." Zhao Tianyi walked to the door and stared at Zhao Benyuan with his black eyes. He said coldly, "Don't provoke me. You can't bear the consequences."

Zhao Benyuan trembled and his face turned pale.

"Director Zhao, Miss Xia …" When Assistant Lin saw Zhao Tianyi carrying me out, he hurried over to ask.

Zhao Tianyi left without even looking at him.

As we drove slowly, I curled up in the passenger seat. The wide windbreaker enveloped me, and the interior was warm, but I still felt cold, cold to the point that my bones were trembling.

An unfamiliar smell corroded me, cold fingers ran over my body, and the pain of my bones being corroded.

I curled up my body as my teeth chattered uncontrollably. I widened my eyes, not daring to close my eyes for even a moment as I was afraid that the moment I closed my eyes, I would see the most unbearable scene that I didn't want to see.

It was unknown when the car stopped. The car door opened and a pair of slender hands stretched over. I subconsciously dodged. My eyes were filled with fear.

Zhao Tianyi sneered and said in a cold tone, "I have no interest in a woman like you."

I subconsciously stopped resisting and looked at him blankly. In Zhao Tianyi's heart, what kind of woman am I?

"Get out." Zhao Tianyi turned his head and said coldly.

I pursed my lips and got out of the car. Looking up, there were flowers and plants growing in the spacious yard that couldn't be said for sure. It was a luxurious villa. It wasn't my home, it was written everywhere here.

Zhao Tianyi threw him a key and walked in front: "You stay here during the contract period."

"I want to live at home." I lowered my head.

"I don't come often. You can think of this as your home."

My footsteps paused and my heart skipped a beat. I didn't understand what Zhao Tianyi meant. What did he mean by treating this place as my home?

The door was a bright and spacious living room. A leather sofa was placed in the middle of the living room. Through the French windows, one could see the swimming pool in the backyard.

"The kitchen and dining room are on the first floor. There are several guest rooms on the first floor and the master bedroom is on the second floor." Zhao Tianyi pulled on his tie and lazily laid on the sofa as he casually said, "I'll bring your stuff over tomorrow."

"Sorry for the trouble." I stiffly pulled at the corner of my lips as I spoke in a muffled voice.

Zhao Tianyi raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile, "Of course, you are my wife in name."

Under his sharp gaze, I suddenly felt a chill all over my body, and my windbreaker tightened around me.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow." Zhao Tianyi glanced at his watch and got up to leave.

"Where to?" I looked puzzled.

"My father wants to see you." Zhao Tianyi suddenly laughed.

His tie hung loosely around his neck, the corners of his mouth curled up, and there was a fleeting playfulness between his brows, as if he was a child who had succeeded in a prank.

I don't understand why he would reveal such an expression. Just thinking about how I am going to use Zhao Tianyi's wife's identity to go to the Zhao Family, I started to panic a little.

After Zhao Tianyi left, I found a room on the first floor to stay in.

Suddenly, in a strange environment, I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep well. My head felt heavy, and I fell asleep very quickly.

He was awakened by the sound of the doorbell.

"Miss Xia, this is the dress Director Zhao prepared for you." Qi Chen handed over a delicate box.

I took it and stood aside to let him in.

A few men carried boxes into the room and placed them neatly in a corner. Then, they left.

I opened the box. It was a bright red dress, and the cloth felt cool and soft to the touch. I changed my dress and put on my silver high heels.

When he opened the makeup bag to put on some makeup, he saw a red and swollen cheek in the mirror. On one side of the face was a clear fingerprint. The exposed neck and arms were marked with varying degrees of bruises and reds.

Yesterday, I didn't feel much pain. Seeing this miserable state, I was in so much pain that I gasped for breath.

In order to cover up the red swelling on my face, I covered it with a few more layers of powder, barely covering the red swelling on my face.

By the time Zhao Tianyi came to pick me up, it was already evening. I was wearing a long thin dress as I shivered. I quickly walked over and sat in the backseat.

"Cold?" Zhao Tianyi glanced over.

I forced a smile on my face and shook my head.

"Very pretty." He narrowed his eyes at me and spoke sincerely.

I was surprised by his sudden appreciation. He looked over, closed his eyes and dozed off. I opened my mouth and said in a muffled voice, "Thank you."

More than an hour had passed, and finally, it had arrived.

Zhao Tianyi was the first to get off the car. Gentleman pulled me by the hand. The cold wind blew past and my entire body was covered with goosebumps. Even my teeth were trembling.

Twisting his brows slightly, he opened his arms and held me tightly in his arms as he hurried through the door.

There's no one in the living room. I vaguely hear laughter talking. Zhao Tianyi smiled, then pulled my hand as we walked towards the source of the sound.

"Grandfather, Source said that you like the four treasures in the study. I brought this here especially for you, I don't know if you will like it or not." Qi Shan passed it over with a smile.

Elder Zhao glanced at it and then calmly said, "You are considerate." Then he looked at Zhao Benyuan and asked, "When will Tianyi come back?"

Zhao Benyuan had a complicated expression on his face.

"Father."

Elder Zhao and Zhao Benyuan looked towards the direction of the voice. When they saw me standing beside Zhao Tianyi, their eyes widened.

In order to cover up the red and swollen marks on my face, I had deliberately applied a few more layers of foundation. I rarely dressed like this, and now that I was being stared at by several people, I felt uncomfortable all over.

"Who is she?" Elder Zhao asked in surprise.

The smile on Zhao Tianyi's face widened, and he held my hand tighter: "My wife, Xia Zhen."

Zhao Benyuan's face turned ashen. He got up from his seat and shouted, "Little Uncle, how could you do that? You knew she was …"