Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Qingsang.”
“How about today?” Su Qingsang nodded as she spoke with a serious expression on her face. “How about today? It’s rare that we’re both free –”
The more she spoke, the more outrageous she became. Huo Jinyao pulled Su Qingsang’s hand away, and while she was still talking, he flipped her over and pressed her under him.
“Huo Jinyao.”
Su Qingsang’s small body was no match for him alright? He pressed her under him in an instant.
The sofa was very spacious, and even though Su Qingsang was lying on it, there was still a very wide space left.
“You’re getting excited, aren’t you?” Huo Jinyao narrowed his eyes at her. There was a hidden danger in his eyes.
“How come it’s me getting excited? Aren’t I fulfilling you?”
Su Qingsang placed a hand on his chest and looked at his face. “Shouldn’t you be grateful towards me?”
Since she wasn’t going to work and didn’t plan to go out, Su Qingsang was wearing a casual outfit. Because she was lying down, her snow-white collarbone was exposed.
Huo Jinyao’s adam’s apple bobbed up and down a few times. “Grateful to you?”
“Mm-hmm.” Su Qingsang didn’t realize the danger and nodded pointedly.
“Mm. Yes, I should be grateful to you.” As Huo Jinyao spoke, he lowered his head and kissed Su Qingsang’s lips.
She widened her eyes and looked at his enlarged face.
“Mm-hmm.” You broke the rules.
Huo Jinyao had a faint smile on his face, but his big hands moved around Su Qingsang’s body unceremoniously.
Su Qingsang’s breathing quickened. She still hadn’t settled the score with him. This person was really…
With great difficulty, Huo Jinyao gently stepped away from her body. She gritted her teeth.
“Huo Jinyao, you broke the rules.”
“I’m thanking you.” As Huo Jinyao spoke, his hands had already reached into the hem of her clothes. “I’m thanking you with my own hands.”
“You –”
Su Qingsang’s voice was blocked by him again. She could no longer say the rest of her words.
Su Qingsang laid on the bed motionlessly. The living room outside was a mess. She wanted to clean up, but she didn’t have any strength left.
Looking at the time, she saw that it had been almost two hours since she finished her breakfast.
Then, she looked at Huo Jinyao. He looked refreshed, as if he hadn’t been affected by the intense exercise just now.
She gritted her teeth and felt that it was unfair. Speaking of which, he was the one who had contributed more, but why was she the one who was more tired?
She turned over, but she felt that even such a simple action made her waist ache.
She couldn’t help but glare at Huo Jinyao again. He had already come out of the bathroom. His hair was slightly wet and he appeared full of energy. He didn’t seem to be affected at all.
“Tired?” Huo Jinyao sat down by the bed. Su Qingsang rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Upon seeing that he had lowered his head and was about to kiss her again, she quickly put her hands in front of his chest.
“Don’t come.”
If he came again, she would definitely die by his hands. Huo Jinyao kissed her on the lips.
“Okay. You rest for a while. I’ll get someone to send lunch over.”
Aunt Yu didn’t come over to cook lunch at noon. She usually didn’t come over on Saturday nights. After all, most of the time, they would go to the Huo family’s old residence.
As if she thought of something, Su Qingsang blinked, and she immediately remembered.
However, her waist ached and she fell backward.
Huo Jinyao held her down and asked, “Honey, what are you doing?”
“The sofa outside is so messy. Don’t you want to clean it up?”
Su Qingsang panicked. If someone came over later and saw it, it would be really embarrassing.
Huo Jinyao froze for a moment. Was it messy?
“You.” Su Qingsang poked his chest, and there was a faint mock anger on her face. “Go clean it up.”
“Honey, just let Auntie Yu do it.”
“I don’t want to.” She didn’t want Auntie Yu to know that they were messing around in the living room outside. It would be so embarrassing.
“Are you going or not? If you’re not going, I’m going.”
“Do you still have the strength? “It wasn’t that he looked down on her, but she looked half-dead. How could she still have the strength to clean it up?
“Huo Jinyao.” Su Qingsang was furious. Who caused her exhaustion? She had yet to settle the score with him.
“Who was the one who caused my exhaustion?”
Huo Jinyao looked a little embarrassed and fell silent. Su Qingsang poked his chest. “Who was the one who caused me to become like this?”
Who was the one who ignored her pleas and wanted to do it again? Was it not enough for her to do it again?
So be it. She had to use such a heaven-defying posture. How could she not be tired?
“It was me.”
“You actually know it’s you?” Su Qingsang grabbed his hand and tried to pinch it hard, but she realized that she couldn’t move it. Instead, her hand hurt, so she had no choice but to withdraw her hand.
“Aren’t you thinking about your ex-girlfriend? Go and torture her.”
With a teasing look in his eyes, Huo Jinyao twitched his nose and moved closer to Su Qingsang,
“Do you smell a strong sour smell?”
“No.”
“No?” Huo Jinyao moved closer to her face again. “I do smell it. It’s so sour. This room is about to be flooded with vinegar.”
“Is that so?” Su Qingsang pushed his face away. “Since the room is about to be flooded, why don’t you move to another place? For example, your dear classmate/ex-girlfriend’s villa? There must not be such a strong sour smell over there?”
“I was wrong.” Huo Jinyao surrendered. He leaned over and kissed Su Qingsang on the cheek. “Honey, I was wrong.”
Upon seeing that Su Qingsang turned her face away from him, he reached out and pulled her face back.
“Honey, you know very well that Qi Xiwei and I are really innocent. Nothing happened.”
“I don’t know. I don’t follow you every day. How would I know what you two do when I’m not around where I can’t see? Right?”
Since Su Qingsang was unmoved, Huo Jinyao leaned over and kissed her on the lips again. “Ever since I married you, in my eyes, all other women are invisible.”
Su Qingsang avoided his kiss. She was going to get even with him, but now she was being tortured by him. She was a little annoyed.
“Yeah, invisible but can also be held in your arms.”
“Honey…” Huo Jinyao held her body in his arms again. He pressed his forehead against hers and said, “Honey, I was wrong this time. I’ll stay away from her next time. I won’t help her no matter what. Let someone else do it, okay?”
“Screw you.” Even he himself didn’t believe what he just said. She wasn’t that petty either.
“I didn’t ask you not to help her. You can help her if you want to. Otherwise, I’ll be the villain.”
“My wife is so kind, sl how can she be the villain? Even if she’s the villain, she’s still the most beautiful villain in the world.”
“Sweet talk.”
“Sweet talk is only for you. Wife –”
“Don’t call me.”S u Qingsang’s voice was a little hoarse. Speaking of which, she originally wanted to settle the score with him. How did it turn into sex?
“Go, go, go.” Su Qingsang pushed him away. “I want to rest. Go tidy up the living room.”
Upon seeing that he didn’t move, she glared at him. “If you don’t tidy up, I’ll let you sleep on the sofa tonight.”
“You don’t have to be so ruthless, do you?”
“Ruthless? Then you can sleep there for a month.”
“Honey –”
“Speaking of which, that is a good idea.” Su Qingsang nodded repeatedly as she spoke. “If you hug another woman in the future, I’ll let you sleep on the sofa. For every hug, you will sleep on the sofa for a month.”
Huo Jinyao’s face fell. “Honey, are you serious?”
“Very serious. So, Mr. Huo, can you go tidy up the sofa outside now?”
“Yes, I’ll go right away.” Huo Jinyao stood up and went to tidy up the living room bitterly.
Su Qingsang looked at his back and the corners of her lips suddenly curled up. She actually wanted to see how Huo Jinyao cleaning up the room would look like.
But forget it. There would always be the chance next time. Su Qingsang yawned and rolled over. Feeling sleepy, she went back to sleep.
..
Su Qingsang had to go to work the next day. When she woke up in the morning, Huo Jinyao was beside her. “I’ll drive you.”
He was the one who picked her up yesterday, so she didn’t drive home.
Su Qingsang didn’t object. She rested for the entire night and felt much better.
After getting into Huo Jinyao’s car, she suddenly leaned over to take a look at him after fastening her seat belt.
“Are you taking me to the hospital so you can visit Qi Xiwei at the same time?”
“Honey.” It was the first time Huo Jinyao knew that Su Qingsang could be so petty.
“It’s okay, go ahead. I don’t object. In fact, I’m going to visit her later.”
Su Qingsang was indeed jealous yesterday, and she was indeed feeling a little uncomfortable. However, after she calmed down, she didn’t really take this matter to heart.
With Qi Xiwei in that state, it was normal for Huo Jinyao to visit Qi Xiwei. It was understandable.
“Honey.” Huo Jinyao stopped starting the car and looked at her warily. “You’re not going to let me sleep on the sofa after I go to visit her, are you?”
When he met Su Qingsang’s eyes, Huo Jinyao was the first to lower his head. “Honey, I was wrong.”
“Okay.” Su Qingsang couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. He had been saying “I was wrong” repeatedly over the past two days.
People who didn’t know would think that she was all that intimidating. In reality, although he was apologizing, in his heart, he might not even think that he was wrong.
“I’m not that petty. She’s in a special situation right now. It’s only right that you go and see her.”
Without the slightest hint of reluctance or displeasure, Su Qingsang’s expression was very serious.
Huo Jinyao knew that she was just joking, so he reached out and rubbed her hair.
“My wife is the best.”
Flattery could get you anywhere. Su Qingsang didn’t know how to react as she glanced at him.
“Alright, drive your car.”
The two of them went to the hospital together. Su Qingsang first went to the office to change into her white coat. She had to go to the ward for ward rounds later anyway, so she wasn’t in a hurry to see Qi Xiwei.
After telling her, Huo Jinyao went to the ward to see Qi Xiwei.
Perhaps because she had vented all her emotions yesterday, Qi Xiwei looked much better today than she did yesterday.
When she saw Huo Jinyao, she even glanced behind him.
“Where’s Qingsang?”
“She’s at work. She’ll come over later.”
Qi Xiwei smiled. “Sorry for the trouble.”
Huo Jinyao shook his head and looked around the ward. Xiao Jiang wasn’t there. The two bodyguards he had hired earlier were very dutiful and stood guard outside.
“Where’s Xiao Jiang?”
“She went to prepare breakfast for me. I was supposed to go to the cafeteria to eat, but she insisted that the cafeteria’s food wasn’t nutritious and went home to make soup for me.”
“It was my negligence.” Huo Jinyao had never taken care of a pregnant woman before, so he didn’t know what to say. “I’ll get someone to arrange a food deliverer for you later.”
“No need.” Qi Xiwei shook her head. “You’ve already taken good care of me. There’s nothing wrong with me eating in the cafeteria.”
Huo Jinyao didn’t argue with her. He would just ask Yang Wenchang to make arrangements later anyway.
Qi Xiwei knew that Huo Jinyao was a man of his word, and she didn’t want to argue with him.
“Jinyao, it’s good that you’re here today. I just happen to have something that I need your help with.”
“What?”
“Help me take care of the poor child’s funeral.”
Qi Xiwei thought of the poor child and gave a wry smile.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have troubled you with such a thing, but my body is very weak now. It’s hard for me to even go to the bathroom.”
When she saw the worry in Huo Jinyao’s eyes, the corners of her mouth twitched.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m really fine. I’m just too weak. Qingsang should know about my condition too. I just need to rest and get well.”
Huo Jinyao’s brows furrowed slightly, and he looked very serious.
“I don’t mind. Leave this to me. I’ll take care of it for you.”
“Thank you, Jinyao.”
Although Qi Xiwei sounded weak, her expression and her entire being were filled with determination.
“Although I don’t want to trouble you after returning to China, I always seem to be causing trouble for you.”
The reason she had given the proposal to Su Peizhen was also because she didn’t want Huo Jinyao to see her pale, weak, and overly haggard appearance.
Who knew that after going around for a while, he would still find out about it. She had troubled him so much again.
“We’re friends. Saying that it would be troublesome to me is treating me like an outsider.”
Qi xiwei nodded and no longer declined.
“I’m very relieved to leave this matter in your hands. I only have one request. My mother is buried at Xishan Cemetery. If possible, let that poor child accompany my mother.”
After returning, she went to visit her mother once and didn’t mention anything about Lian Jin. She wanted her mother to rest peace in heaven.
“Okay.”
Huo Jinyao was a man of action. In addition, it was already Sunday. He called Yang Wenchang and asked him to make arrangements for the crematorium and the cemetery.
All of this wasn’t too difficult. With the money, he would be able to settle it immediately.
After he made the contact, Yang Wenchang was on his way. A car came from the crematorium and sent the child directly there.
However, when Huo Jinyao went to the morgue, he was told that the child had disappeared.
Huo Jinyao was very shocked. The child was still there yesterday. He didn’t go to Qi Xiwei to tell her about it first, but went to Su Qingsang instead.
“What did you say? The child is missing?” How was that possible?
“Yes.” Huo Jinyao didn’t understand what was wrong.
Su Qingsang glanced at him. They were in the hospital. In a place like the mortuary, there would be strange legends from time to time, but they had never heard of losing a body.
“Wait a minute, I’ll go with you to take a look.”
It was Sunday, and only one doctor was on duty inside.
The doctor’s surname was Gu. Su Qingsang questioned him for a long time, but doctor Gu only said that he didn’t see anything.
That was too strange. This mortuary wasn’t just some random place. How could a baby’s body disappear just like that?
“Doctor Su, I only started work this morning. If you want to know, why don’t you ask Doctor Xie, who was on duty before? Or go check the surveillance cameras?”
Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao looked at each other. They could see each other’s guesses from each other’s eyes.
In order to confirm, Su Qingsang went to the security office again. She pulled up the surveillance footage.
Sure enough, they saw it through the surveillance footage. Early this morning, before the hospital went to work, Lian Jin visited Qi Xiwei in the ward first.
At that time, Qi Xiwei was sleeping. Then, Lian Jin went to the medical office. In the end, he went to the morgue and took the child away.
The doctor on duty this morning wasn’t Doctor Gu, but Doctor Xie. So, Doctor Gu didn’t know either.
When Su Qingsang saw this, she took out her phone and pulled up the contact list of all the doctors in the hospital, then called Doctor Xie.
Doctor Xie had an impression of this matter. After all, not many people came to claim bodies early in the morning, let alone claim the body of a dead baby.
“Doctor Su, that child was taken away from my hands by that gentleman. However, he had the formalities. He said that he was the child’s father and showed us the relevant documents.”
Su Qingsang hung up the phone and glanced at Huo Jinyao.
Qi Xiwei and Lian Jin were still married. Lian Jin was also Qi Xiwei’s husband and the child’s father.
If he wanted to take the child away, Qi Xiwei could do nothing about it.
“Is… is he crazy?” Su Qingsang couldn’t figure out what was going on. The child was already dead. What was Lian Jin trying to do?
Huo Jinyao didn’t say a word. He glanced at Su Qingsang. Su Qingsang thought of Qi Xiwei’s pale face.
“How do you think we should tell her about this?”
Huo Jinyao also had a headache. “I’ll find Lian Jin first.”
“Will it work? He might not even hand over the child. What do you think he wants to do with the child?”
To be honest, even though Su Qingsang had seen many strange things in the hospital, the current situation made her hair stand on end.
After all, it wasn’t a living child, but a dead one. What exactly was Lian Jin trying to do?
“I don’t know.” Huo Jinyao had a vague idea, but he wasn’t sure.
“Don’t tell Qi Xiwei about this for now.”
Su Qingsang’s words made Huo Jinyao frown. “She’ll find out sooner or later.”
“Of course she’ll find out. But her body is so weak now. If she finds out that Lian Jin took her child away, and she doesn’t know what he’s up to. if she gets too agitated or gets too emotional, it won’t be good for her body’s recovery.”
Su Qingsang didn’t intend to lie to Qi Xiwei. However, she could hide it from her out of kindness. “Use this time to find Lian Jin and ask him to hand over the child.”
Huo Jinyao thought about it and didn’t object. Su Qingsang’s words made sense. Qi Xiwei wasn’t in a good state right now, so she should have some good rest.
“It’s best if we can find the child, but what if we can’t?”
What if he found Lian Jin and refused to hand over the child? Legally speaking, he did have the right to dispose of the child’s body and take care of the child’s funeral.
“We’ll talk about it after a month.”
Qi Xiwei hadn’t had her stitches removed yet. Even if her stitches were removed, she would have to go through at least a month of postpartum confinement.
“If there’s anything, we’ll talk about it after she’s out of labor.”
“Okay.” Huo Jinyao nodded. He looked at Su Qingsang and suddenly reached out to give her a hug.
“Honey, thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. I’m just doing my job as a doctor. It’s not because of you.”
Su Qingsang’s words made Huo Jinyao laugh. He caressed her hair lovingly.
“Yes. You’re a good doctor.” And a good wife.
Sure enough, Huo Jinyao didn’t tell Qi Xiwei about the baby. When he went to the hospital to see her the next day, he only said that he had taken care of the matter.
Meanwhile, he tried to contact Lian Jin to find out what he wanted to do.
Huo Jinyao searched for a few days, but couldn’t find Lian Jin. This was really strange. There was actually someone he couldn’t find.
He kept this matter a secret, and Qi Xiwei didn’t know at all. The child she thought was properly buried had already been taken away by Lian Jin.
A week later, Qi Xiwei’s stitches were removed. She could go back to her home to rest.
Initially, Huo Jinyao had arranged for her to go to a maternity center for a month, but now that she didn’t have a child to take care of, he sent her back to the villa.
He and Su Qingsang sent her back together. Now, Huo Jinyao didn’t dare to send Qi Xiwei back alone.
If he came to see Qi Xiwei, or if he had anything to tell Qi Xiwei, he would drag Su Qingsang along.
Su Qingsang couldn’t help but laugh when she saw how nervous he was. She knew that he was trying to wave the white flag towards her, which meant that there was nothing between him and Qi Xiwei.
Even if he didn’t do it, Su Qingsang wouldn’t really be angry or do anything to him.
After sending Qi Xiwei back to the villa, he asked Xiao Jiang and the new cook that Huo Jinyao found to take good care of Qi Xiwei.
Only then did Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang get up to leave. However, just as they were about to leave, Qi Xiwei suddenly called out to him.
“Jinyao, take me to see that child sometime.”
Huo Jinyao was taken aback for a moment before he glanced at Su Qingsang.
Su Qingsang caught his gaze and turned to face Qi Xiwei.
“Xiwei, you haven’t finished postpartum confinement yet. You can see the child anytime you want. You can go and see him after you’ve finished postpartum confinement.”
“Okay.” Qi Xiwei’s face finally became less pale after resting for the past few days. “I just want to see him. In fact, with my mother accompanying him, I believe he’ll be fine.”
People were strange. They might not believe in the afterlife when all was well.
However, after their loved ones passed away, they wished that afterlife really existed. At least, it was a form of psychological comfort.
As she exited Qi Xiwei’s villa, Su Qingsang glanced behind her.
“You still haven’t found Lian Jin?”
“No.” Huo Jinyao felt a headache coming on. “He knows how to hide.”
Actually, Lian Jin was also from Rong City. He was very familiar with Rong City. In such a big city with a population of more than 20 million, it wasn’t difficult to hide.
Hide? Su Qingsang seemed to have thought of something.
“Do you think it’s possible that he’s not hiding?”
“Hmm?” If he’s not hiding, then why can’t he be found?
“That’s what I think. After all, he’s his child. Is it possible that he found a place by himself and has already arranged for the child’s funeral?”
