Strike Back, Proud Goddess!

In response to Little Five’s words, Xiao Jing immediately stood up and the files on the table were knocked to the ground by him. He stared at Little Five in shock as he asked, “He hasn’t slept in more than ten days? What’s wrong with him?!”

A normal person would probably not be able to walk and fall into trance if they refrained from sleeping for three days, but Qiao Liang hadn’t slept for more than ten days. Was he courting death?

“Young Master slept about 3 hours every day while we were on the island because he was worried about Miss Tang. He searched for her with us, so sometimes he even slept for less than three hours and only took a nap…” Little Five looked worried as he spoke. “Then it got worse in at Long Beach. He didn’t sleep at all and even had hallucinations. He couldn’t fall asleep even lying in bed.

“We secretly put sleeping pills in the water he drank, but they didn’t work on Young Master.” Little Five looked solemn as he looked at Xiao Jing. “Young Master wasn’t like this even when he was fighting against Lu Guangxiong five years ago. I’m really worried that his body might break down.”

“His body broke down long ago!” Xiao Jing walked quickly out of his office. No wonder Qiao Liang immediately came to work after a night’s flight; it turned out that he didn’t want to sleep at all. If he continued like this, he would die once he reached his limit!

At this thought, Xiao Jing quickened his pace. He pushed open the office door, following which Qiao Liang looked up at him with a frown and asked flatly, “You’ve finished reading the files?”

Xiao Jing walked up to him with a straight face, and uttered coldly, “I’m afraid you might suddenly die before I finish reading the files!” Qiao Liang didn’t speak. Xiao Jing glared at him and urged, “Go to sleep!”

Ignoring his urging, Qiao Liang replied in an unemotional tone as he continued to read the document before him. “I can’t sleep.”

Xiao Jing looked deeply at Qiao Liang and frowned helplessly. “Are you unwilling or unable to sleep?”

Qiao Liang put down his pen and looked up at Xiao Jing, frowning slightly as he said, “I’m unwilling and unable to sleep.”

Xiao Jing stopped talking. When he didn’t want to sleep, he could not sleep even if he were to lay in bed. But why wouldn’t Qiao Liang sleep? Was it because he feared that Tang Xi would disappear when he woke up?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jing began to feel sorry for Qiao Liang again. If Tang Xi hadn’t become Xiao Rou, would he have been attending Qiao Liang’s memorial service a few days later?

“Is it because of Tang Xi?” Xiao Jing asked, looking deeply at Qiao Liang. “You know she’s still alive now and won’t leave, so you can sleep in peace.”

“It doesn’t work.” Qiao Liang took a look at Xiao Jing before retrieving a small ice box from his drawer and saying hoarsely, “This is her finger. Even though she’s still alive, she’s no longer who she was. It was because of me that she died so miserably, leaving only a finger.”

“That has nothing to do with you!” Xiao Jing shouted. “No one expected that she would have an airplane crash. It was just an accident!”

“It wasn’t an accident!” Qiao Liang retorted seriously. “It wasn’t an accident. It was carefully planned. I’ve had my men investigate! Someone secretly damaged the plane’s fuel tank and engine, which led to that crash. I didn’t protect Xixi well. As soon as I close my eyes, I can see how she was blown into pieces.” Then in a low voice he growled, “How can I sleep in peace with that scene in my mind!”

Xiao Jing froze and then looked at Qiao Liang expressionlessly. He said, “She’s just changed her outer appearance. You don’t have to be so concerned about it. Go to sleep. When you wake up, you’ll find the world is so beautiful.

“You have Tang Xi by your side, and you have us by your side.”

Qiao Liang cast a deep look at Xiao Jing, who was growing increasingly agitated, and gave a smile, saying, “Are you afraid that I’ll die?” Even though he was smiling, his smile looked so sad.

“Yes!” Xiao Jing roared. “I am afraid you will die! So come on, go to sleep!”

“Don’t worry. I won’t die anytime soon.” Qiao Liang bowed his head and continued to process his documents. Xiao Jing was so angry at this that he slammed the door and left. Hearing the slamming sound, Qiao Liang looked up at the door before calling out for his secretary as he continued with his work. “Bring me a cup of coffee.”

When the door opened again, the one who appeared was not the secretary, but Xiao Jing who had just left angrily. Qiao Liang felt a bit impatient and with a frown, he said, “Go to work. I’m busy now.”

Ignoring his words, Xiao Jing came straight over to sit down opposite him. Qiao Liang frowned and the air around him froze as he uttered, “I said go to work. Don’t disturb me!”

The oppressive air made the secretary standing at the door with the coffee afraid to step forward.

Xiao Jing sat there with his legs crossed, looking at Qiao Liang. He said, “As long as you just sit there and look at me for half an hour doing nothing, I’ll immediately go back to work.”

Qiao Liang looked confusedly at Xiao Jing before letting out a snort and saying, “Nuts.” Then he continued to read the documents on his table.

Xiao Jing continued to look at his Patek Philippe watch while humming a lullaby, ignoring Qiao Liang’s glare. Qiao Liang couldn’t bear it anymore and called for Little Five. When Little Five came in, he pointed at Xiao Jing and said flatly, “Throw him out.”

Xiao Jing was furious. “Qiao Liang, I’m doing this for your own good. You’re just a coward who doesn’t dare to sleep because of a woman. What on earth are you capable of?!” Xiao Jing put up a hard struggle as he was being dragged outside by Little Five, scolding Qiao Liang, “Who else do you dare to treat like this except for me? Do you dare to do this to Tang Xi?!”

Qiao Liang suddenly stood up and coldly glanced at Little Five, and the latter responded by immediately releasing Xiao Jing and leaving the office. Qiao Liang approached Xiao Jing step by step. Both of them were 188 cm tall. Although the pressure emitted by Qiao Liang was far more intense compared to Xiao Jing, the latter still looked at Qiao Liang stubbornly and with a snort, he said, “What? What are you gonna do to me?! Do you want a fight?!”

“Xiao Jing, you’d better go back to work while I’m still talking to you patiently.” Qiao Liang’s voice was low as he spoke. “Instead of wasting time on stupid things like putting me to sleep, you’d better go back and sort things out to deal with those people once and for all. I don’t want to see that guy’s men in Qiao’s International Group anymore, understand?”

“Then what have you been up to?” Xiao Jing sneered. “You almost killed yourself for a woman and still haven’t stopped torturing yourself for her even now. Now you want me to do something else to make myself look great? Do you think you really so great?”

Qiao Liang frowned angrily as he retorted, “Say that again!”

Xiao Jing was slightly afraid. It seemed that he had touched Qiao Liang’s sore spot… He looked down at his watch, thinking that if she didn’t get stuck in traffic, she should be here by now!