Chapter 296: You’re 23: You’re Just like Your Dad, Good at Acting
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It seemed like Little Youjin knew that his parents were leaving him to go on a vacation. He cried non-stop in Xia Wenna’s arms. Song Yu felt very sorry for him and hurriedly carried him again in her arms.
Once he was in Song Yu arms, Little Youjin stopped crying immediately. Although there were still droplets of tears on his long eyelashes and he still sobbed and sniffled, he became quieter. He put his small hands on the Song Yu’s breast and appeared to be at ease when he was in his mother’s arms. He stared at her with his large and damp eyes – eyes that looked remarkably similar to Song Yu’s large eyes. It seemed like he was reluctant to part with her.
His stare could almost melt Song Yu’s heart. She felt as if she could not walk at all. She tried to get him to stop crying as she wiped his tears away.
“OK, we are not going to make it if we don’t leave now.” Qi Chengzhi walked toward her. He raised his eyebrows and stared suspiciously at his son. Then, he carried him from Song Yu’s arms and passed him to Xia Wenna again.
Everyone in the Qi family encouraged them to go on a honeymoon, and Xia Wenna was not unhappy about it even though it meant that Song Yu would not be able to care for her child.
She understood that the couple had gone through many obstacles that happened continuously, so they did not have the time for a honeymoon. Song Yu also got pregnant not long after her wedding, so it was not convenient for her to move around too much.
Song Yu was very lucky to have conceived a baby boy in her first pregnancy. Xia Wenna was thrilled with the news, and she thought that Song Yu deserved a lot of credit for that too. She was in such a great mood that she was willing to fulfill almost all of Song Yu’s wishes if they were not too excessive.
Furthermore, Xia Wenna had two children of her own. She knew how limited a woman’s life would be after they got pregnant. If a mother wanted to live and enjoy her life in a carefree way, she would have to wait for the next twenty to thirty years.
Her son and daughter-in-law had been married for so long, how could she let them wait for another twenty to thirty years to go on a honeymoon?
Therefore, Xia Wenna also supported their plans to go on a honeymoon. She did not mind it when they asked her to care for Little Youjin while they were on vacation.
Xia Wenna comforted Song Yu as she took Little Youjin from her. “Don’t worry about him, just enjoy your vacation. Qianying and I will take turns to care for him. Don’t you trust us? You have prepared enough milk for him, so he has enough food. You can still call us while you are traveling, right? We will give you updates whenever you call us. Just go, you should be happy when you go on a honeymoon. Don’t be sad to leave.”
When Xia Wenna saw that Little Youjin was on the verge of crying, she immediately asked Aunt Lian for a pacifier. She wanted to put something in his mouth so that he would not cry.
Qi Chengzhi took that opportunity to lead Song Yu away while his son had stopped crying. However, just as they walked out the door, they heard Little Youjin wailed.
Little Youjin was in Xia Wenna’s arms when he decided to stop sucking the pacifier. He opened his mouth, and the pacifier dropped onto the floor. Song Yu felt so sorry for her son, and she wanted to comfort him. However, Qi Chengzhi stopped her and said, “If you continue doing this, we won’t be able to leave for our vacation.”
“…” Song Yu could only turn her head and looked at the house once every few steps as they walked away from it.
“Don’t be so sad to leave him. We’re only gone for a week. We’re going on our honeymoon, and we only get to do this once in our lifetime,” Qi Chengzhi said as he pinched her hand. “Are you choosing your son over your husband?”
“…” Song Yu had never seen a man fought for his wife’s favor with his son like that, so she could only follow Qi Chengzhi into the car speechlessly.
There was really no explanation for that, but about ten minutes after his parents left, Little Youjin suddenly stopped crying. Perhaps he sensed that his parents would not come back for him even if he continued to cry. He blinked his large eyes, and there were tears on his eyelashes. He started to look around his new environment.
“…” Xia Wen was speechless as she stared at the little baby in her arms. “You’re just like your dad, so good at acting.”
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Song Yu and Qi Chengzhi reached the airport slightly later than Cheng Dongge and Qi Chengyue because they spent a long time before they could part with Little Youjin.
After they passed the customs and the security check, they went to the VIP lounge to wait for their flight.
Song Yu was worried about Little Youjin, so after Qi Chengzhi and Cheng Dongge went to get some drinks and fruits for their wives, she called Xia Wenna.
Aunt Lian passed the phone to Xia Wenna. Song Yu felt quite embarrassed as she said, “Mum, how’s Youjin?”
“There’s no need to worry. He had stopped crying around ten minutes after you left. He was just acting in front of you, and that particular behavior is so similar to his dad. He is sleeping soundly now. Your parents will come and look after Youjin in the afternoon, so don’t worry about him,” Xia Wenna said over the phone, “I’ll snap a photo of him and send it to you. He looks so adorable now.”
A few moments after they hung up the phone, Xia Wenna sent a picture of Little Youjin, who slept soundly in the crib. Song Yu looked at it, and it seemed like he was not sad to part with her. Song Yu was relieved, but she was a little disappointed as well.
They had nothing to do while they waited for their flight. Since there was Wi-fi in the VIP lounge, they chatted with each other while they surfed the Internet. They shared some of the interesting things that they had seen on the Internet.
Song Yu watched Gao Jingqiu’s speech from the night before on the news. Gao Jingqiu’s popularity on the Internet had soared after his little speech. The viewers described him as the best husband and the best guy in China, and they also discussed how every woman should get married to a guy like him.
At the same time, the public had started to sympathize with Mu Sisi too. Most of the viewers pitied Mu Sisi and thought that she did not do that on purpose. She was also a victim, and many women found her experience heartbreaking, and they hoped that she could pull herself up as soon as possible.
However, many gossip bloggers had found out about what Mu Sisi had done before, and that included her attempt to seduce Qi Chengzhi and to destroy his marriage with Song Yu. In the end, she failed to do that. The bloggers also shared footage of her when she stripped naked in front of Qi Chengzhi. Some people pitied her, and some thought that she deserved the punishment.
Some people also commented that even though she was confused in her drug-addled mind, she still saw that person as Qi Chengzhi. She kept calling out his name, and she thought that it was him that had sex with her. She refused to forget about him even though he was already married. The discussion mentioned how she did not feel guilty when she mistook that guy for Qi Chengzhi and still catered to his lust. They questioned her personality because of that, and they thought that she did not deserve any sympathy.
Fortunately, many rational and reasonable people commented that even though Mu Sisi had done many despicable things, she still did not deserve to be drugged and raped and to have her nude photos and videos spread around the Internet. She deserved some sympathy, and even though she had acted wrongly before that, it did not mean that she deserved that horrible encounter.
In short, the Internet had different opinions about what Mu Sisi and what had happened to her. However, as usual, there was no end to arguments on the Internet. Song Yu browsed through the comments for a while longer, and then she closed the browser.
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Mu Sisi had been quite furious during those few days. Every time they appeared in public, Gao Jingqiu would instantly put on an act. He pretended to support her and to forgive her so that he could create the impression of a good husband. He had received a lot of praise, and even the stock price for the Gao family’s company surged to its daily limit. MU had also launched their store for quite some time. However, the number of their customers had decreased, presumably because of what had happened to her.
Mu Sisi’s thoughts were on that issue when she heard the doorbell rang. Then she heard Aunt Ge’s voice. “Sir, you’re back.”
Mu Sisi was shocked when she heard that. She stared at the door with annoyance. That guy had not been back for the past few days, so she wondered what brought him home that day.
However, before Gao Jingqiu entered the house, Mu Sisi saw an awkward expression on Aunt Ge’s face. Then Gao Jingqiu walked into the house with another hand on his arm. That hand was attached to a woman who looked to be around twenty-two years old.
That woman acted like she did not see Mu Sisi as she looked around the house uninhibitedly. “So this is your house. Surprisingly, it does not look like you just had your wedding.”
After she said that, she stared at Mu Sisi’s face and pouted with contempt. Then, she averted her gaze and ignored her, as if she taunted her.
“Please wait here, I’ll come back after I take some of my stuff,” Gao Jingqiu said with a gentle voice as he lowered his head.
Just when he was about to leave, that woman pulled him back and pouted. Gao Jingqiu smiled at her and lowered his head to kiss her. Mu Sisi blushed because she was angry that they behaved so rudely in front of her. It was as if they did not see that she was right in front of them!
Mu Sisi dashed toward them without hesitation and pulled that woman away from him immediately. Then, she turned around and said to Gao Jingqiu, “Gao Jingqiu, I don’t care what you do when you’re out there, but don’t you dare bring women back here and show off in front of me!”
“Since when do you have the right to talk here? What can you do if I insist on bringing a woman back to spend the night? Who do you think you are? You’re just a woman who was played thoroughly by a hooligan. Are you not ashamed to challenge me?”
Mu Sisi’s face almost turned purple. She extended her neck and shouted, “Gao Jingqiu, you acted like a good man in public. Aren’t you afraid that someone might shoot a picture of you showing your true colors?”
“So what if that’s the case? Even if I chase after other women, people would understand, and nobody would criticize me.” Gao Jingqiu sneered. “I can’t blame myself for marrying a woman like you, right?”
“You…” Mu Sisi pointed at Gao Jingqiu. She felt that he had utterly humiliated her. “Get lost, both of you get lost! Gao Jingqiu, stop bringing this kind of cheap women back here to disgust me!”
“How could you say that!” That woman was upset. “Let us guess who is the one who had her nude photos and videos taken by someone else. Who is the cheap woman?”
“You’re a shameless woman, how could you act like seducing a married man is the right thing to do? Are you not ashamed to step into this house! Other mistresses do this kind of things sneakily, and you’re the only one who is so shameless!” Mu Sisi said furiously.
“You’re the one to talk! You still went to disturb Qi Chengzhi regularly, even after his wedding. You told him that you love him so much in front of his wife, and you sang your own praises even though what you did was essentially what a mistress would do. You talked like you were doing the right thing at that time. How could you criticize me now?” the woman replied with a scornful expression.
Coincidentally, the woman was at the café below Chengshi when Mu Sisi spoke to Song Yu, and she heard what Mu Sisi had said. Besides, all the staff at Qilin knew about some of the shameless things that she had done. It was mainly because she had gone to Qilin and bumped into Song Yu. The knowledge about things that she had done was widespread among the staff, and they were no longer secrets.
“You…” Mu Sisi had never expected that someone would use her own words to refute her. She stared at the woman who she had never seen before. Mu Sisi trembled in anger when the woman with a low-status background dared to jeer at her.
That woman snorted rudely and said, “At least Jingqiu allow me to come here. Unlike you who went to their house every time without asking for their permission. They had to drive you away every time too. Maybe you were too upset with them and decided to sleep with a random guy that you met? It was not worth doing that. You said that I’m cheap? I have never slept with that kind of wretched man before, or let all the people in our nation watch the process too. I have always dated men who are decent and honorable, and I have never dated strange hooligans. I’m also clean and have never been infected with any diseases.”
Mu Sisi could not bear it whenever people talked about the incident where a hooligan drugged her. She shrieked and raised her hand to slap her. “Who did you say was the one who was infected? You’re a mistress, and you come to our house to provoke me, you shameless woman!”
However, Gao Jingqiu grabbed her wrist before she could hit her. His grip was so strong that Mu Sisi thought that her wrist would break. She lost her strength immediately due to the pain. She almost fell over when Gao Jingqiu pushed her to the back of the sofa.
“Don’t be so shameless. I let you stay here to help you to rebuild your reputation. You should behave yourself and stop acting so arrogant just because you are my legal wife.” Gao Jingqiu stared at Mu Sisi coldly, his eyes filled with disdain. “I’m the one who brought her back here. Do you think you have the right to criticize her? At least she did not embarrass me by having sex with other men randomly, and no one ridiculed me because of her. I always feel like there is a green light floating above my head 1 wherever I walked because of you.”
Gao Jingqiu snorted. “And you still have the nerve to make noise here? It’s good enough that I’m not divorcing you. If you could not bear it any longer, or if you feel unhappy, just divorce me!”
Mu Sisi clenched her teeth furiously, and tears dampened her eyes. She did not dare to propose a divorce because of the conditions in the document that she signed. It was stated that if Gao Jingqiu proposed a divorce first, then he would have to return the four shares of MU that was given to him. Mu Huili did that to protect her interest. Therefore, Gao Jingqiu would never propose a divorce.
It was obvious that he behaved that way because he wanted to provoke Mu Sisi into divorcing him. Mu Huili came up with that idea to protect Mu Sisi’s interest and to safeguard the shares of their family. So, no matter how badly Gao Jingqiu treated her, Mu Sisi would never propose a divorce. So, she had no choice but to tolerate all the things that Gao Jingqiu had done. Even if she suffered, she told herself to bear with it.
As long as Gao Jingqiu did not propose a divorce, then she would be trapped in that marriage and could not go anywhere.
Mu Huili and Mu Huaisheng were shrewd enough to predict that situation. Still, they knew if the document stated that Gao Jingqiu was required to return the shares even if the Mu family proposed a divorce, he would never have signed it.
The Gao family were also worried that they would cut down the trees that gave them shade. After Gao Jingqiu helped Mu Sisi got through the crisis, the Mu family might ask for a divorce, and the Gao family would have gained nothing out of that situation.
Therefore, Mu Huili and Mu Huaisheng had a lengthy discussion with Lawyer Gu and weighed the risks against the benefits before they decided to insert that condition into the document.
However, Mu Sisi did not expect Gao Jingqiu to fall out with her so quickly and treated her so badly.
“Gao Jingqiu, my family used our shares to exchange for your assistance. You did not volunteer to help us, so you have no right to insult me like this! Divorce? I also want to divorce you. It’s better to get rid of you sooner rather than later. As long as you return all the shares to me, I’ll divorce you immediately!” Mu Sisi said furiously.
“Return them to you? All those shares are mine now, and they have nothing to do with you. Let me tell you this. Don’t hope that you can return to your family for the rest of your life. Why should I return the shares to you? Even if I don’t divorce you, I could still fool around. There’s nothing that you can do to me even if I’m providing for many mistresses out there,” Gao Jingqiu said with a sneer. “You can just carry your ‘Mrs. Gao’ title around and live out the rest of your life slowly. You’re like a mad dog. Are you counting on meeting a man who will treat you well? I’m afraid that I would be infected if I were to have sex with you. I feel very disgusted whenever I remember that I had sex with you for those few times. Luckily, I went for a checkup, and I’m not infected with any diseases.”
Mu Sisi blushed furiously because she was ashamed and angry. Gao Jingqiu went so far as to humiliate her in front of that woman. She stared at Mu Sisi with disgust, like she was a filthy person and was infected with some STDs.
“Do you think that I’m happy to be touched by you? Gao Jingqiu, let me tell you, I’m cleaner than all of your mistresses, and I’m much cleaner than this woman!” Mu Sisi darted forward. She wanted to hit Gao Jingqiu, but he managed to shove her off fiercely.
She fell onto the ground, but Gao Jingqiu was not sympathetic at all. He shoved her with all of his strength. Mu Sisi felt pain in her bottom after the fall and also in her arm hit the ground with significant momentum. Mu Sisi’s face turned deathly pale due to the pain.
However, she could not be bothered with her pain as she glared at Gao Jingqiu ferociously.
“If you cannot bear it, just propose a divorce. If you don’t divorce me, I’m telling you now that I’ll never touch you. I can find any woman out there, no? I don’t need to ask you for sex. You’re like a pair of crappy shoes. Qi Chengzhi didn’t want you even when you were a virgin, do you think I’ll want you now that you’re not one anymore?” Gao Jingqiu pointed at Mu Sisi and said rudely, “And stop talking about your shares, those four shares compensation for damaging my reputation and the negative impact on my mind.”
Gao Jingqiu glance at her again, but he looked like he was disgusted at the mere sight of her. He did not say anything further to Mu Sisi and turned around and left with the woman.
“Gao Jingqiu, you’re a bastard!” Mu Sisi was still on the floor as she shrieked. She moved her injured arm to support her weight so that she could get up to chase after Gao Jingqiu. However, she screeched in pain after she moved it.
Gao Jingqiu did not turn back, and he slammed the door shut. Mu Sisi screamed like she had gone crazy. She did not know whether she screamed because of her pain or her anger. She felt as if she could not possibly vent her rage no matter what she did then.
Aunt Ge trembled with fear after she heard her scream. She rushed toward her immediately and asked, “Madam, what’s the matter?”
“My arm, it’s so painful…” Mu Sisi sweated because of the pain. Then she burst into tears.
Aunt Ge tried to support her arm, but Mu Sisi screeched in pain when she touched her. “Ouch! Why did you still touch it even though I told you it is painful!”
“Hmm…” Aunt Ge did not have a better option. “Maybe you could try to get up on your own? You can’t sit on the floor forever. I’ll call for the driver to send you to the hospital for an examination. I’m afraid that you might have a fracture.”
Aunt Ge went to call the driver. Mu Sisi forced herself to get up despite the pain, but she did not dare not to move her painful arm at all.
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Fang Anci was woken by Mu Sisi’s call in the middle of the night. She was still half-awake at that time, and she heard Mu Sisi’s voice as she cursed like a crazy woman on the phone. After she listened to her for a very long time, she finally figured out that Mu Sisi went to the hospital because she fractured her arm. A plaster cast was applied to her arm, and she was on her way back home.
“How did you fracture your arm so suddenly?” asked Fang Anci with a yawn as she sat up on the bed.
