Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 657

Seeing Xiao Linye’s silence, Kang Xuan said anxiously, "Butler Zhong just called, looking for you."

Hearing Butler Zhong’s name, Xiao Linye’s eyes, already icy, turned utterly frigid.

Before he could speak, Kang Xuan continued, "Miss Qi also called, saying she couldn’t find you."

Xiao Linye had left Upper City abruptly.

Now, many people there still didn’t know he was no longer in Upper City.

Of course, Kang Xuan hadn’t mentioned this when he took the calls.

Xiao Linye’s breathing grew heavy. "Call Butler Zhong. Tell him to handle the wedding."

"Huh?" Kang Xuan exclaimed, aghast.

He knew that when Xiao Linye left Upper City, his wedding with Qi Mulan was already impossible. But if this news was relayed back now, wouldn’t it throw things there into chaos once again? Thinking about Old Master Xiao’s attitude towards Ye Yuning, Kang Xuan couldn’t help but worry...

Xiao Linye gave him an icy glance. "Is there a problem?"

Kang Xuan shook his head. "No, no problem!"

Though he said that, he felt the problem was indeed enormous. Gu Xingli and Ling Yan were constantly pestering the Old Master; if news of the wedding’s abrupt change reached them at this time... Kang Xuan shivered, imagining the sheer explosiveness of the scene.

「...」

Xiao Linye returned to the hospital room.

Ye Yuning, drifting in and out of consciousness, was trapped in a feverish torment.

In her deep sleep, she had unknowingly bitten down hard on her lip.

Xiao Linye approached, tenderly pinching her small face. "Be good, don’t bite. Relax."

His voice seemed to possess Magic Power.

In her dazed state, Ye Yuning gradually began to relax.

Watching her peaceful sleeping face, Xiao Linye’s eyes filled with heartache.

At eight in the evening, Ye Yuning woke up again.

Tang Xi had arrived by then. Looking at Ye Yuning, she still felt a lingering trepidation.

Ye Yuning glanced towards the door of the hospital room, then her gaze returned to Tang Xi, who was peeling an apple. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Tang Xi said, "The doctor said you need to eat more fruit and drink plenty of water, so I didn’t make you any soup."

Ye Yuning watched her silently, saying nothing.

Tang Xi raised an eyebrow. "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Why did he come?" Ye Yuning asked.

When she’d woken up that afternoon, she had thought she was dreaming. She hadn’t expected Xiao Linye to actually be here.

Speaking of Xiao Linye, Tang Xi exclaimed, "Oh my, you have no idea! It was so lucky he was there last night; otherwise, who knows what might have happened."

Ye Yuning said nothing.

Hearing this, the corners of Ye Yuning’s mouth twitched.

Tang Xi met her gaze, momentarily unsure how to respond. "Don’t look at me like that. As for what’s between you two, let him tell you himself."

Ye Yuning frowned, not quite understanding what Tang Xi meant.

Seeing Ye Yuning’s clueless expression, Tang Xi blurted out, "The child... it’s his. He already knows."

Ye Yuning stared blankly.

At these words, her mind seemed to explode with a loud buzz. Her pupils constricted uncontrollably.

She stared at Tang Xi, breathless, her mind blanking for a moment.

Tang Xi explained, "Last night, not long after you went to that social engagement, Xiao Linye arrived. He then spoke with Qin Jinchuan for a long time."

Ye Yuning listened in silence, her tired eyes stinging slightly. Tang Xi couldn’t decipher her thoughts.

Sighing, Tang Xi added, "In any case, things between you two are getting more and more complicated."

And they had no idea what Xiao Linye’s sudden appearance here signified.

Nobody knew what would happen next.

Ye Yuning’s mind was in turmoil.

The child is Xiao Linye’s, and now he knows... He knows. So, what will he do?

She gasped, looking at Tang Xi.

"Eat your apple!" Tang Xi urged.

The situation between Ye Yuning and Xiao Linye was too chaotic; Tang Xi had no desire to get involved.

But how could Ye Yuning possibly eat right now? She simply watched Tang Xi, her gaze unwavering.

"What are you looking at?" Tang Xi asked.

"Xi Xi, I was really scared last night!"

Tang Xi fell silent.

Hearing this, Tang Xi’s hand, holding the fruit knife, paused, and her expression stiffened slightly.

This was the first time in all their years as best friends that she had heard Ye Yuning utter the word ’afraid.’

Before Tang Xi could speak, Ye Yuning continued, "I’ve never been afraid before, no matter what situation I faced."

Tang Xi knew this. Ye Yuning had faced dangerous situations before; even back in high school, when she’d encountered thugs in a dark alley—a terrifying enough scene, surely—she had single-handedly broken the bones of two of them! Although many powerful figures were involved last night, there were only two men in the private room. Logically, Ye Yuning should have disdained such a scene. Yet now, she said she was scared...

Tang Xi sighed. "It’s because you have a child now. That’s how women are. Before having children, they fear nothing, not even death. But once you have a child, it’s different."

At these words, Ye Yuning’s pupils constricted.

Tang Xi continued, "When you decided to keep this child, I told you you’d face many challenges. For a child in a single-parent family, you are their only pillar of support."

"Often, money alone can’t solve everything."

The further she spoke, the more Tang Xi’s voice was tinged with a poignant sorrow.

Tang Xi could see it clearly: after Xiao Linye had suddenly left her, Ye Yuning had been working herself to the bone to earn money; she was simply trying to ensure her child’s future was secure.

But last night’s incident had driven home the stark reality to Ye Yuning that she herself could not afford any mishap.

"If you’re already reacting this way while the child is still in your womb," Tang Xi said, "once that child comes into this world, you will truly feel what it means to be afraid."

Ye Yuning’s breath caught violently, and her pupils seemed to shatter from the shock.