My CEO Husband Has Some Issues-Chapter 1184: I’m Not Good at Making Friends

Li Shengxiao averted her burning gaze, effortlessly deflected, "I’m used to being alone; I’m not good at making friends!"

——I’m used to being alone; I’m not good at making friends!

Chu Xi’s face was metaphorically slapped again. Li Shengxiao’s words agitated her, making her restless. Her complexion changed erratically, a mixture of pale and flushed, filled with dissatisfaction.

She couldn’t understand why this man was so resistant to her.

Since her arrival in Capital City, her behavior had been flawless. She had clarified upon their first meeting that she had a boyfriend and had proposed collaboration. Now, she had even managed to find Susan. She was puzzled by Li Shengxiao’s stringent defenses against her, sometimes even refusing to put on a facade of civility. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Taking a deep breath to suppress the layers of doubt, Chu Xi tightly gripped her wine glass. "Alright, perhaps I’m being overly sentimental. But since I’m here, and I’ve brought the celebratory wine, Mr. Li, won’t you at least honor me with a drink? It would be quite awkward for me to just leave. After all, I am a lady, and as a lady, shouldn’t I maintain some dignity?"

Her tone was half-joking, showing that she could gracefully handle the situation with poise.

Li Shengxiao, however, hadn’t noticed how she had carried herself. At her words, his brow furrowed once more, clearly impatient with her lingering around.

Even if Chu Xi tried to ignore it, the impatience in his eyes made her breath catch, a mix of shame and anger brewing inside her. She finally steadied herself, but her fingers gripping the glass still whitened slightly.

"Is Mr. Li reluctant to oblige me tonight because he fears I might have drugged the glass?" she preemptively confronted him.

In front of Li Shengxiao, she took a sip of the wine herself and then raised her glass, "I’ll take a sip first, to test it for you."

Chu Xi, definitely a striking beauty, had managed to break through the xenophobic barriers of Mema’s entertainment industry. She had won over mainstream media and public favor precisely because of her unique charm!

Unlike the domestically popular innocent and sweet girls, the international scene always appreciated women with a distinctive, womanly aura.

Although Chu Xi’s figure wasn’t excessively curvaceous as might be preferred in Mema, it was well-proportioned. Rarely, she embodied both the mysterious allure of Eastern women and the mature independence of Western women.

The combination gave her a distinctive charm. Coupled with her exquisite face and exceptional acting skills among her peers, it was no wonder she became the youngest Oscar-winning actress, quickly rising to global fame.

"How about it, if you’re still worried, you could try the glass I just sipped from."

Normally, a gorgeous woman knocking on a door late at night and offering a taste of wine would be quite tempting for a man. However, for Li Shengxiao, not only did he feel no allure from her, but he also felt an increasing annoyance due to her persistence in staying.

After Chu Xi took a sip of the wine and once again offered the glass to him, Li Shengxiao’s eyebrows knitted as he glanced at her wine glass. His perfectly contoured lips parted slightly, "No need."

The man, still in his robe, exuding a naturally distinguished air, moved past her with long strides to the cabinet, retrieved a bottle of brandy, and poured himself a glass. He then returned to face Chu Xi, his handsome countenance forever emitting a cool rejection, his charming voice enticing yet firm, "I don’t like red wine. Brandy, perhaps?"