Chapter 227 – Heart like a knife

Book:The Selfish CEO Published:2024-6-2

Originally, full of words wanted to say to her. Wanted to remind her of her identity, wanted to remind her brother is a good man, wanted to remind her …
“Owen is a wonderful man, but I don’t love him! I can’t really love him!” Nabi murmured, her eyes already filled with tears, looking so pitiful that it was heartbreaking.
“Why did you get married in the first place when you obviously didn’t love each other?” Zoey asks, her voice impotent.
“I had no choice. the Xiao Family was down, the Baker family was in charge, and I was just a pawn for my parents. But now I regret it, I don’t want to be a pawn anymore.”
Did my brother also marry her because he had no other choice?
Zoey looked into her teary eyes, “Is it because of Jerry’s current position that you regret it?”
“No! Of course it’s not that! It’s that after seeing him again, it became clearer to me that I love him! Even after all these years apart, even though I’m married now, I still can’t seal that love!” The determination of that love in her eyes made Zoey freeze for a moment.
And then, she smiled bitterly.
Clearly, the brother has lost.
“I’m an outsider in the end and can’t say anything. But I hope you can think things through, and no matter what kind of decision you make, you can discuss it with my brother and respect his decision.”
Nabi Yan looked at Zoey and breathed out, “Zoey, no wonder your brother loves you so much. Do you know why your family rushed him to marry in the first place, and why he agreed?”
“Hmm?” Zoey looked at him curiously.
“You’ll always have the chance to know later.” Nabi Yan only gently dropped this sentence and walked out of the elevator, leaving a confused Zoey .

Back upstairs, Zoey remembered Jerry Xiao’s earlier explanation and knocked on the door.
“Come in!” His voice was clear and cold.
Zoey went in stiffly and saw two empty cups on the low table. It seems that he is really well behaved …
Jerry Xiao leaned himself back on the leather sofa, his long legs folded. When he saw her enter, he closed the file in his hand and narrowed his eyes at her coldly, “Did you do that on purpose?”
Zoey looked at him, “Nabi is indeed my sister-in-law.”
Whether, she reminds or not, it is indisputable.
Jerry Xiao’s eyes paused for a long time on Zoey’s dull little face, complicated and indefinable, causing Zoey to look a little embarrassed. He wanted to say something to break the weird atmosphere, but he heard him change the subject lightly, “That earring, did you take it?”
Zoey was stunned.
The pair of pearl earrings were a gift from her brother when she was 18. One was engraved with ‘L’ and the other with ‘Y’ – taken from her name.
“What earrings?” She played dumb.
Jerry Xiao narrowed his eyes, “The pearl earrings on my bed. I can only think of you when I think of someone who has been to my house and can take it by hand.”
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, his deep pupils suddenly turned sharper, “Is it that you know that earring? Or, do you know where it came from?”
The bottom of the heart, but because of this possibility, and inexplicably overturned.
As if he saw the truth clearly, Zoey’s heart tightened.
The fingers hanging down at his side trembled gently and looked at Jerry Xiao, “I really don’t know what kind of earrings they are. Is that thing … important to the president?”
I know I shouldn’t fantasize about it, but I can’t help but have a hint of anticipation.
Her repeated denials made Jerry Xiao’s heart feel a little lost for no reason. Hearing her ask, she choked for a moment before waving her hand, “It’s not important, just asking. Forget it, go out and do your work, and put away all the cups.”
So, so …
Yourself, and think too much …
Zoey pulled her lips astringently, her shoulders slumped, and only after a long time did she softly spit out, “Then I’ll go out first.”
Bending over, he went to carry the cup of tea. Just before touching the cup, his hand was suddenly clasped.
The temperature was searingly hot, and it came suddenly. The tip of her heart jumped slightly, subconsciously to pull away from the hand, but he held tighter.
“Mr. Xiao?” Looking at him suspiciously, she only saw him frowning, his eyes staring straight at her still slightly red fingers, “Just burned?”
I can’t help but think of the way he treated Nabi just now, Zoey pursed her lips and drew her hand back with some indifference.
Dropping her eyes and no longer looking at him, she only said in a low voice, “It doesn’t matter.”
“Reach over, let me see!” Her cold attitude made Jerry Xiao slightly irritated.
Zoey did not comply, just picked up the cup and turned to leave.
What is she angry about?
Jerry Xiao gave a “hello”, but she had already pulled the door open, leaving only a wisp of her back.
“Damn it!” The door was closed and he stood up, cursing under his breath.
It feels so bad to be ignored by this woman! Such chest tightness!
And that stupid woman, she was obviously burned on her hand, why did she pretend to be fine?
Near the end of the day, Feng came out of the office.
“Secretary Baker, come to my office.”
“Oh.” Zoey got up in a hurry.
Just before entering the office, Feng handed her a package of things.
“Hmm?” She was rather surprised. Looking at the plastic bag, it turned out to be pharmacy packaging.
Afong smiled and explained with a rather meaningful look, “Scalding cream. This is what the president personally went to buy and asked me to pass it on to Miss Baker.”
“…” Zoey was totally dumb there.
Jerry Xiao?
Why did he do it?
“The president seems to treat you particularly differently.”
Zoey laughed bitterly, “It’s quite different.”
In addition to humiliating her is disgusting, naturally it is different.
“Well, it’s almost time to leave work, so Secretary Baker should pack up and go too.”
“I’ll go out first then.” Grabbing the ointment and walking out of the office, staring at the packet of medicine in bewilderment, Zoey had an indescribable feeling.
He took this for himself because he only pulled Nabi away from her at that time and ignored her, so he felt uneasy after reflecting on it?
He also doesn’t seem to be the kind of person who reflects on himself …
Because of his small action, stirred Zoey’s mind quite confused.
When I left work and walked out of the company building, his car happened to be parked at the entrance. The windows were down, he was sitting in the back seat, Zoey could clearly see his well-defined side face from a distance.
KK and his facial features, there is really some similarity!
I wanted to avoid him and just leave. Instead, he suddenly turned his face, and the two men’s eyes, across the air, met.
Stunned for a moment, Zoey walked over to him and greeted him politely and detachedly, “Thank you for the medicine, see you tomorrow.”
Despite the thanks, the tone is still a bit indifferent.
Being so close, Jerry Xiao could almost clearly see the deliberate distancing on her face. Frowning, he grunted in displeasure, “No need to thank me, it’s a company perk! There’s an important meeting tomorrow, and I don’t want to delay the information because of your finger.”
I see. …
I had already thought that it could not be for some reason, but at this moment the heart could not help but ripple with circles of loss. The actual fact is that you can’t be sure that you’re going to be able to get a good deal on your own.
Saying that, and ignoring what else he had to say, Zoey had nodded and turned to walk away.
Looking at that back, Jerry Xiao’s frown grew deeper and deeper.
Is this woman really having a temper tantrum with herself?

Over the weekend, the weather was still nice.
Zoey holding her two children in the supermarket.
“Give me a cake, please.” Zoey carried the birthday cake and put it in the cart. Tomorrow is the fifth birthday of two little things.
“Baby, what do you want as a gift this year?”
“Can I receive everything I want?” Nini’s little face was full of expectation, craning her little neck to look at Zoey.
“Zoey’s not a magician.” KK helplessly rolled his eyes.
“Then people will just want chocolate.” Nini even felt so well satisfied.
“Would chocolate be a little too perfunctory for a birthday present?” Zoey wanted to give her child something better.
Nini cocked her little head and thought seriously for a long time, muttering a sentence, “Nini wants daddy as a birthday present …”
The look, bleak.
“Nini!” KK chortled, his sunken eyes looking at Nini, as if he was complaining that she didn’t know any better.
Nini flattened her little mouth in aggression and glared at KK with red eyes, “Doesn’t KK want a daddy? All the other children have a daddy, why only KK and I don’t have a daddy? I just want a daddy!”
“…” Faced with such a question from Nini, KK wanted to say something, but didn’t say a word. Just lowered his head, his thin fingers pathetically breaking the chips on the shelf.
Of course he wants it too, it’s just that …
Looking at the two children’s gloomy appearance, Zoey’s heart almost twisted into a ball of twine. If she could, she would love to be able to give her children a complete family, but she can’t afford to do that …
“Good Nini, let’s change the gift, okay?” Zoey squatted down, stroked Nini’s gloomy little face, and gently coaxed, “For example, how about a Barbie doll?”
Zoey couldn’t help but get slightly red-eyed because of her heart for her children.
When Nini saw her mommy’s appearance, she knew she had done something wrong. She opened her thin arms to hug Zoey and buried her entire soft body in her arms.
The actual “Zoey” is a very good way to get the most out of your life. The childish, dark voice and understanding words made Zoey’s heart cut like a knife.
KK also came over and said pityingly, “KK doesn’t want daddy either …”
Zoey held her two children firmly in her arms. Maybe she should find a suitable husband for the sake of her children …
At least, it will give the kids a dad.
“Baby, wait for Zoey here, don’t go far, Mommy has to go to the bathroom!” Zoey placed the two children at the supermarket’s service counter and repeatedly instructed them.
Now that the traffickers are so aggressive, and KK and Nini are really inviting, she has to worry about the safety of her two children.
The two children nodded obediently and waited until Zoey went into the bathroom before Nini declared with a leap of faith, “I’m going to get ice cream!”
“You’re not well enough to eat! Zoey just said it!” KK felt a headache for her sister’s submissiveness. She had just promised to do it properly!
Nini’s little nose hummed, “KK is like a little old man, so nagging!”
The proud little princess turned around and headed for the snack area, and KK had no choice but to follow her for fear that Nini would get lost.
The freezer full of ice cream, a wide range of ice cream, to see Nini’s heart blossom.
“I want to eat that!!!” Pointing at the freezer, she yelled excitedly, her little mouth just about drooling. But the freezer was too high, and the two little dons couldn’t reach it no matter how much they stood on their toes.
After several failed attempts, Nini became stubborn. So she didn’t call the supermarket staff, just bent down and moved the empty boxes around her, and stepped on them with her teeth.
KK was watching from the side with his chest clasped.
I don’t know whose genes this little fool has inherited! He’s even more stubborn than a cow!
“KK, got it! I’m great, right?” Nini proudly shook the ice cream in her hand, and her little bottom wiggled a few times along with it, but the stacked boxes under her feet suddenly shook.
“Ah…” the little one exclaimed.