I'm Secretly Married To A Big Shot

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Chapter 325: What Exactly Are You After?

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Gong Zeli was furious. “I’m here for a meal with a friend.”

Shen Rou pursed her lips and then said, “Ze Li, let go of me. It was indeed my fault for misunderstanding Mianmian’s brother. It’s only right that I make an apology onstage.”

Gong Zeli’s eyes were directed to Qiao Mianmian. “Even if you really were in the wrong, wouldn’t a personal apology be enough? Why the need to do it on stage? This isn’t an apology, it’s humiliation.”

“I want to know who suggested you do this.”

Shen Rou glanced at Qiao Mianmian but did not say a word.

“So, it’s you.” Gong Zeli’s gaze hardened as he looked at Qiao Mianmian. He didn’t attempt to hide his despising for her. “I just knew that this woman wasn’t so simple. You were scheming enough to get Ah Si to marry you so quickly, and now you’re here sabotaging our friendship. What exactly are you after?

“Qiao Mianmian, you really think that I don’t dare to touch you just because Ah Si is on your side?”

He’d just said this when Mo Yesi sent a punch to his face.

It was a hard one, sending Gong Zeli to the ground.

“Ah!” Shen Rou shrieked and quickly helped Gong Zeli up. When she saw how swollen his eye was, she looked up at Mo Yesi incredulously. “Ah Si, you actually hit Ze Li? How could you do this?”

Mo Yesi’s eyes went cold as well. “Qiao Mianmian is my wife. If you’re thinking of laying a finger on her, then I’ll have to act first.”

He directed this at Gong Zeli.

Gong Zeli held one hand to his swollen eye as he staggered to his feet.

He was a handsome man.

Charming with some coldness and glamor.

But at this point, he looked rather pathetic.

The rich man’s looks were completely ruined.

Mo Yesi didn’t hold back.

Gong Zeli had disrespected Qiao Mianmian time and again in front of him. When he went overboard with his words this time, Mo Yesi already lost a buddy.

His buddy would never act like such a jerk.

So what if they had a decade-long friendship?

Nobody could bully the precious girl that Mo Yesi himself wouldn’t even hurt a bit.

Not even his closest friends.

Moreover, if Gong Zeli was able to find trouble with Qiao Mianmian even with him around, how badly would he treat her if he wasn’t present?

If he didn’t teach him a lesson, he would only get worse from here on.

Mo Yesi didn’t regret this punch at all. In fact, he wouldn’t mind punching Gong Zeli on the face a few more times to teach him some manners.

Gong Zeli wasn’t any less astonished than Shen Rou.

He was slightly dazed from the sudden punch and only regained his senses after a while.

The pain in his eye reminded him that Mo Yesi really punched him.

The four buddies had known each other since they were young, and he only joined the “Four Man Gang” later. Even so, he’d known Mo Yesi for a full 15 years.

Their 15 years of friendship was a pretty solid one.

They weren’t biological brothers, but they were practically as close as they could be.

They were all boys back then and grew up with fights and arguments. This wasn’t the first time he and Mo Yesi got rough with each other.

But it was different.

This time was different from all the other times.

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Chapter 326: It’s a Warning This Time

All the times they’d gotten physical were out of fun.

But this time, Mo Yesi hit him out of anger.

He’d punched his closest buddy for the sake of that woman he’d married while barely knowing her.

Gong Zeli cupped his swollen eye and slowly looked up.

He looked at Mo Yesi with anger and disappointment, and then shifted his gaze to Qiao Mianmian and smiled.

A cold and sinister smile. “Mo Yesi, you did this to your buddy for this woman?”

Mo Yesi looked at him calmly. “Whatever you did wasn’t something a buddy of mine would do.”

“So, you’re saying you don’t see me as a buddy anymore? You want to sever ties with me?” Gong Zeli asked through clenched teeth.

“This is your choice.” Mo Yesi seemed unfazed. “It’s a warning this time. If this happens again, it won’t be settled so simply.”

Gong Zeli had a look of disbelief. “Our ten-odd years of friendship mean nothing to you?”

“If it wasn’t for these ten-odd years of friendship, do you think you’d still be standing right now?” Mo Yesi sounded calm but cold. “Gong Zeli, this is the last time I’m warning you. You’d better be more respectful to my wife.”

Mo Yesi’s distant expression made it clear to Gong Zeli that he wanted nothing to do with him anymore.

He really didn’t care about their bond at all.

He was completely charmed by Qiao Mianmian.

His buddies and friends meant nothing to him.

Right now, Qiao Mianmian was his everything.

Nobody could say a word about her.

Now that this had come to a close, Gong Zeli’s heart hardened.

His gaze still, and a while later, he suddenly sneered. “Very well. Mo Yesi, I finally f**king understand what it means to value sex over friendship. It actually took me more than ten years to see through you.

“I must’ve been f**king blind to be a buddy to such a heartless person for so many years.

“Fine. Since you don’t think we should remain buddies, then let’s call it off from here.”

“Ze Li, don’t be rash…” Shen Rou hurriedly dissuaded him.

Gong Zeli smirked. “I’m not being rash at all. Rourou, don’t you see, he isn’t the Ah Si we knew anymore. Besides this woman, who else does he even care about?

“We thought that our friendship and bond ran deep with him, but it seems like it means nothing in his eyes. He can give us up anytime.

“He trampled all over your dignity and got violent with me because of this woman. Do you think there’s a need to remain friends with such a person any longer?”

Shen Rou’s eyes were red as tears welled up. She bit her lip silently.

That’s right.

The Mo Yesi now wasn’t the Mo Yesi they knew anymore.

The person he was now felt very foreign to her.

She’d thought of leaving him for good when she was especially angry and upset too.

But, how could she bear to?

He was the man she’d liked for over two decades.

He had long become the most important person in her life. How could she just give him up like that?

Moreover, she was indignant to back out just like that. If she gave up without giving it her best shot, wasn’t she going too easy on Qiao Mianmian?