Strike Back, Proud Goddess! Novels
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Qiao Liang closed his eyes and Tang Xi gently massaged his head, but Qiao Liang still could not sleep well. He frowned as if he saw something terrible in his dream. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Xi, holding her hand tightly.

Tang Xi looked at him sadly and said bitterly, "I'm still here and I'm not leaving. Have good night. When you wake up, let's have some afternoon tea. Or we can go visit Aunt Qiao and have afternoon tea with her. Your home page is perfect for that. That's so beautiful. We can go there.”

Qiao Liang shook his head and closed his eyes again.

Tang Xi lay down with him as she gently leaned "My Darling" and held her head. One of his hands was held by her, while the other patted Qiao Liang's back gently.

This time Qiao Liang did not frown, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he opened them again and looked at her. Tang Xi knew that she still did not want to sleep, but she could not continue like this—she had to sleep. So he put his hand over his eyes and said, “Please sleep. If you sleep, I'll stay here when you wake up. But if not, I'll leave soon.”

Qiao Liang tightened his grip and his voice suddenly became tense as he replied, "No, I won't let you go."

"OK, then sleep, and I will stay with you while you do so," Tang Xi said with a sigh. “I'd be worried if you still haven't slept. If I don't sleep for ten days, aren't you worried about me?"

Qiao Liang did not speak and just looked at him. Tang Xi returned her gaze, but even after a while had passed, Qiao Liang still refused to close his eyes. Tang Xi simply came forward and hugged her tightly. "I beg you," she pleaded with him in a helpless voice. “I'll feel insecure if you don't sleep. Didn't you say that you would always protect me? If you die, who will protect me? Ah Liang, you don't want me to live without you after I finally come back to life, right?”

Qiao Liang felt a pain in his heart. She held onto Tang Xi tightly and closed her eyes. Tang Xi smiled, reached out to hug him and slept in his arms.

He had yet to fully recover and was better off staying in bed to recuperate; however, he was very worried about Qiao Liang yesterday, so he insisted on getting out of the hospital, so he insisted on getting out of the hospital, but he did not expect that he could not start the System. Afterwards, invited by He Wanyi, he hung out with his brothers and friends and then got drunk. When he came home this morning, he was so tired that he fell asleep immediately. But then he received a call from Xiao Jing, who told him that Qiao Liang had not slept for more than 10 days.

Qiao Liang opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping girl in his arms. She leaned over to print a kiss on her forehead and slightly closed her eyes as she muttered, "I'll always be by your side and protect you."

The sleeping girl smiled faintly and placed her face on her chest.

Qiao Liang grabbed the remote control on the bedside table and pressed down on it. The window glass immediately turned black, and the entire room darkened. He pressed the remote control again, and the air gradually cooled down and became less hot.

When Tang Xi woke up later, she saw Qiao Liang was sleeping soundly while carrying him. Just then, a knock was heard on the door of the office room. Qiao Liang frowned hearing that voice. Tang Xi patted her back gently again and whispered, "It's okay. Just sleep."

Qiao Liang fell asleep again while holding Tang Xi's hand.

With her other hand, Tang Xi pulled out her phone and looked at it; time had already shown at 5 p.m. He wanted Qiao Liang to sleep well at night. If he sleeps too long during the day, he may not be able to sleep well at night. At this moment, the waiting room door was knocked again. Tang Xi frowned and looked at Qiao Liang before she got up to open the door.

As the door opened, an anxious voice sounded. "Qiao Liang, you ..." A woman looked at Tang Xi in shock and with a frown, asking, "Who are you?"

“I want to see Qiao Liang. Where's she?" Qin Xinying peered into the waiting room.

Tang Xi frowned and closed the waiting room door, and her voice turned cold as she asked again, "Miss, who allowed you to enter?"

A glint of uneasiness flashed in Qin Xinying's eyes, but soon after she looked at Tang Xi arrogantly as she returned with her own question. “What are you doing sneaking in Qiao Liang's office? Don't you know that you don't deserve to be here?”

Seeing how Qin Xinying had not made any secret of her possessive attitude towards Qiao Liang to him, Tang Xi wondered if she was blind before—she actually kept this woman by her side and let her covet Qiao Liang every day!

Tang Xi casually crossed her arms and looked at Qin Xinying with a smile on her face, saying, "I don't deserve to be here? You mean yours? Hey, miss, have you woken up from a hangover?”

"Miss Xiao ..." At that moment, Little Five came over. When he saw Qin Xinying in the room, he frowned and said coldly, "Miss Qin, why are you here? The President has told you that you are not welcome here!"

“Not welcomed?” Qin Xinying sneered and handed the job notice to Little Five, continuing, "This is a job letter from the costume design department of the Qiao International Group. I'm here to work.”

Little Five looked at Qin Xinying and frowned again. “Miss Qin, this may be a mistake made by the personnel department. We will immediately notify the personnel department to cancel the job. Please go.”

“I am a friend of your president! How can you do this to me ?!” Qin Xinying did not expect that Little Five would not give her face in front of a strange woman. She turned pale as she pointed at Tang Xi and asked, “Who is she?! Why is he in Qiao Liang's office?!”

Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Little Five. The latter touched his nose, looked at Tang Xi and thought to himself: I also want to know who he is. Xiao Rou's? Or maybe Tang Xi? Or maybe not both…

"That's none of your business," Little Five replied after struggling inside for a while. “Since you are an employee of the design department, please go to the design department. Right now our president is on a break and doesn't want to be disturbed. Please go.”

When Qin Xinying heard the word "rest", she remembered that when the woman had just walked out of the break room, her hair was a little messy. Qin Xinying's eyes suddenly turned grim. He narrowed his eyes towards Tang Xi and asked coldly, "Do you know whose girlfriend is the man inside?"

Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Xinying with a smile on her face as she replied, “Oh? Who's her boyfriend?”

“She's Tang Xi's boyfriend, Empire Group's daughter. What do you think will happen to you if you steal her boyfriend?” Qin Xinying continued coldly. “I advise you to be reasonable and leave it as soon as possible. That man is not someone you can touch!”

Tang Xi sneered and leaned against the sofa, looking at Qin Xinying with a hint of disgust in her eyes. He asked, “I can't touch it? You mean you can?”

Qin Xinying's face stiffened and Tang Xi smiled as she continued, "Miss, I can see your possessive attitude towards her in your eyes. Unfortunately, I have already touched Qiao Liang and labeled him as my own. If anyone wants to get it, he should ask me if I agree or not.”