Chapter 408: Chapter 408: The Devil Beside Me

Zhong Yuqian's every little movement now filled Ye Xi with an overwhelming sense of horror and dread.

She could never have imagined that beneath Zhong Yuqian's outstanding appearance lay such a venomous heart.

"Why did you refuse me when I wanted to marry you so much?" Ye Xi couldn't figure it out.

Back then, all it would have taken was his agreement, and they'd have been husband and wife.

Zhong Yuqian smiled, "If I married you just because you said to, how could I make you believe in me? I needed time to show my capabilities, so that no one would think I ascended by nepotism. That way, the people at the company would respect me."

"You've been planning from the start!" The colder Ye Xi's heart grew, the more she wondered exactly when he had harbored malicious intentions.