Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: She Rides Me, What’s Your Brilliant Idea? Chapter 178: Chapter 178: She Rides Me, What’s Your Brilliant Idea? Two o’clock in the afternoon.

The largest horse riding club in Haicheng.

Besides equestrian performances, there were also horse auctions. The horse that belonged to Huo Xingzhou had been obtained at one such auction, and wealthy people enjoyed gathering in the suburbs for this kind of excitement.

Horse racing was thrilling, and sometimes they themselves would participate in the races, placing bets.

A flashy Maserati stopped at the entrance.

Shu Xue stepped out of the car wearing casual clothes and yawned lazily as she got out. She didn’t want to come, but Zhou Yu had repeatedly invited her. This stray dog he had picked up, was quite good at nagging.

Zhou Yu closed the car door and walked up to her, wrapping his arm around her waist, “Don’t worry, Huo Er and Qiao Xi won’t come to a place like this. The company secretary told me that Huo Er even went to work today. Besides, we’re just going to ride horses on the grass, not going where it’s crowded.”

Shu Xue said irritably, “Let’s keep our distance, just in case we run into someone familiar, we’ll say we are just ordinary friends.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Yu seemed easy to talk to, coaxing her.

As they were speaking, Shu Xue suddenly pulled him against the car door and kissed him.

A Rolls Royce whizzed past them. Zhou Yun was caught up in the woman’s initiative but was kicked by Shu Xue’s high heel.

“Ow…” he cried out in pain.

Shu Xue was furious, “Did you see what that was?”

Zhou Yu followed her gaze and saw the familiar license plate of the Rolls Royce. In the distance, Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi were getting out of the car, one after another.

“Sorry baby, I didn’t expect them to come,” he said.

Zhou Yu pulled her aside stealthily, seemingly unnoticed by Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi.

Shu Xue snorted coldly.

“Let’s go to the horse field, they’re probably heading to see the indoor equestrian performance. I’ll show you an amazing place, Lovers’ Slope.” Zhou Yu indeed had a hidden agenda.

Bored at home, eager for an escape.

Shu Xue, still annoyed, hesitated. She hoped Qiao Xi wouldn’t find out, to avoid ruining her image in Qiao Xi’s eyes.

Another entry.

Driver Old Chen closed the car door reverently and said, “Young Master, Young Madam. I’ll go park the car, let me know when you’re done.”

“Mm.”

Huo Xingzhou took Qiao Xi’s hand and walked inside, while Qiao Xi curiously observed the layout of the horse field.

The vast grassland featured some people galloping on horses, each beginner accompanied by an instructor.

He felt as though he had just seen a familiar figure, but a careful look revealed nothing.

They continued past the stables, which were clean and tidy, with healthy horses eating hay gracefully.

A flash of admiration crossed Qiao Xi’s eyes.

Passing the stables, they reached a large indoor equestrian performance venue, filled with bursts of noise.

Further inside were the club’s lounge and changing rooms, and even a teatime restaurant prepared.

This club operated on a membership basis, with annual fees starting at two hundred thousand, and up to one million per annum depending on the membership tier.

“Let’s first check out the equestrian performance.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Xi looked up smilingly as she spoke.

They entered the indoor equestrian performance venue through a special passageway and were seated in the front row VIP seats by the staff. The soft leather sofa sank under them, a small cart beside them stocked with tea and snacks.

“The pastries here are quite good, should suit your taste,” Huo Xingzhou said indifferently. He knew that Qiao Xi liked sweets that weren’t too rich, and she couldn’t help squinting her eyes when she ate food she liked.

Just like a cat.

“Mm-hmm.”

Qiao Xi nodded.

As Huo Xingzhou was about to explain the features and rules of horse racing to her, several voices sounded nearby.

“Huo Er!”

“Huo Er, you’re here too?”

Qiao Xi looked around and saw many familiar young faces. The last time at the Fuchun Garden party, they had urged her and Huo Xingzhou to drink cross-cupped wine.

There were also two people sitting at the very edge, Xiang Huai and Xu Xingluo.

Xiang Huai swept over her with a cold gaze, his disgust unmistakable. Xu Xingluo was as cold as ice, always maintaining her elegant socialite demeanor.

“Huo Er, what a coincidence, today we came with Brother Xiang Huai to watch the horse racing show.”

“Stop trying to gilt your face. Brother Xiang Huai clearly came to distract Sister Xingluo,
what do you count for?”

They all laughed and joked, smoothing things over. They could neither afford to offend Huo Xingzhou nor Xiang Huai. The Xiang family was very reputable in the Imperial Capital and could rival the Huo Family of Haicheng.

Xiang Huai waved to a staff member, “Get me another seat, I want to sit over there.”

He pointed to a seat next to Huo Xingzhou and said.

“Alright, Young Master Xiang.”

Onlookers assumed that Xiang Huai and Huo Xingzhou were on good terms, not realizing the complexities between them.

The staff rearranged Xiang Huai’s seat next to Huo Xingzhou, and Xu Xingluo also moved alongside. The group of young men behind them also requested to switch seats, clustering together as if forming a group.

Qiao Xi shifted slightly, feeling a bit constrained.

Huo Xingzhou’s fingers, with joints lightly covered in calluses, brushed the back of Qiao Xi’s hand as a sign of reassurance.

Qiao Xi glanced at him, feeling somewhat more at ease.

“Huo Er, did you bring Sister-in-law to watch the horse racing show? I didn’t think you would also be willing to indulge in some romance for a girl.”

“You two have such a good relationship.”

They complimented them a few times.

The corners of Huo Xingzhou’s mouth dropped slightly, a trace of a smile flickered in his eyes, “She likes horse riding.”

Qiao Xi’s ears reddened.

She hadn’t ridden any of the horses here before, only…Only last night she had been tricked into riding several times.

But these people didn’t know.

“Likes horse riding? What kind of horses would a country girl ride? Wouldn’t it just be the country mules? Some people just can’t tell the difference between a mule and a horse, and just to highlight their own status, they insist they are riding horses.”

Xiang Huai’s cold, hard features were very aggressive, and his hair was meticulously combed up without a strand out of place.

His words were harsh, and his tone was disdainful.

Contempt for Qiao Xi was clearly written all over his face.

Xu Xingluo’s lips curled slightly, sarcasm hiding in her eyes.

A country girl wanting to blend into their aristocratic circle? Xiang Huai was the first to disagree.

“Doctor Qiao, this is not your clinic. Come on, tell us what breed of horse did you ride? Was it a thoroughbred or an Orlov trotter? Or perhaps a coldblood horse or an Andalusian horse?”

Xiang Huai pressed on, maintaining his haughty aristocratic demeanor, as he insultingly used his money-backed knowledge to humiliate Qiao Xi.

Others didn’t dare mediate, finding themselves in a difficult position.

They all knew well that Xiang Huai was standing up for Xu Xingluo.

Having recently returned from a trip to the Imperial Capital, Xiang Huai heard that Xu Xingluo had been humiliated quite a bit. He brought his beloved to the racetrack for a diversion, only to encounter Huo Xingzhou and his wife.

“Doctor Qiao, do you have nothing to say? Don’t pretend in front of us. What kind of horse could you possibly ride!”

Xiang Huai sneered coldly, his face carrying a biting sarcasm.

Qiao Xi bit her lip, remaining silent.

She hadn’t expected that an offhand remark would trigger so many grievances from Xiang Huai. He had switched seats just to pick a quarrel.

She truly didn’t recognize those horses.

Huo Xingzhou looked at him, his eyes glinting with a fine chill, though his expression was nonchalantly casual.

He tapped on the armrest of his chair and his chillness slowly spread, “She rides the same ‘kind’ of horse as I do. Do you have any high opinions on that?”