One and Only: Doting CEO's Infinite Love-Chapter 723 - 721: It’s not like I haven’t seen it before

Chapter 723: Chapter 721: It’s not like I haven’t seen it before

Jiang Yixiu’s lips twitched slightly; he knew all too well what they intended to do, nothing more than trying to "force a confrontation."

He walked over with a faint smile, "Mom, what drama are you putting on this time?"

"No drama, since you don’t want that woman to leave, then Luo Yan and I will leave. I don’t want such an unfilial son." Old Madam Jiang seemed gentle, but once her temper flared up, not even ten bulls could hold her back.

Jiang Yixiu glanced at Luo Yan; he was well aware that she must have whispered something to the old lady, otherwise, the old lady wouldn’t be so agitated.

Seeing her eyes dodge his gaze, he knew his guess was probably correct.

He had always thought this girl was pure and kind, but now it seemed that wasn’t entirely the case.

After some thought, it seemed normal, since she had been in such a complicated place as Bao Huan; how pure could she really remain?

"Mom, aren’t you just shortening my life by doing this?" As he spoke, Jiang Yixiu attempted to pick up the luggage, speaking gently, hoping to coax the matter away, but the old lady wasn’t so easy to deal with. She picked up the luggage a step before him and said, "Don’t try this. If that woman doesn’t leave today, Luo Yan and I will go and never return; you do what you must."

Jiang Yixiu: "..."

"I’ll leave, Old Madam, please don’t be angry."

Suddenly, a pale female voice broke the awkward tension.

She looked frail as if she might be blown away by the wind, nothing like the dazzling presence she had in Bao Huan.

Yet Jiang Yixiu inexplicably found her very attractive this way.

When she came, Mu Qingxin hadn’t brought anything; she had been forcibly brought to the Jiang Family by Jiang Yixiu from the police station. Initially unwilling, she thought if she carried the thought of atonement, staying here might be possible, so she silently endured the hardship.

But it turned out she didn’t even have the chance to atone for her sins.

Her wretched life could die, but she had a child in her belly; at least she had to hang on until he was born.

After saying a word, Mu Qingxin directly walked out without the slightest reluctance, her eyes devoid of Jiang Yixiu.

Time seemed to stop instantly, and a few minutes later, Jiang Yixiu suddenly spoke, "Mom, I’ll let her leave, now take your luggage and go back to your room."

"Okay." Old Madam Jiang tossed out a word with some difficulty.

The woman chose to leave on her own, which meant she knew her place.

"Luo Yan, let’s go back! This matter ends here, and no one is allowed to mention Mu Qingxin’s name again. Even if we owed her in a past life, now it’s all paid back."

"..."

Jiang Yixiu felt uneasy inside, the woman’s pale face flashing through his mind repeatedly. Once the old lady and Luo Yan went upstairs, he ran out after them—

Driving out to search, thinking it had only been a few minutes, she couldn’t have gone far. In her frail state, she might pass out by the roadside.

Just as he thought this, he saw a figure slumped on the roadside and immediately slammed the brakes, reversing the car.

Damn it!

He got out of the car, ran to her side, picked her up from the ground, feeling she was as light as if she’d lost ten pounds, "Mu Qingxin, Mu Qingxin, wake up, wake up."

The woman furrowed her brows, her face etched with extreme pain, her lips trembling, feeling cold all over, wanting to speak, but unable to open her mouth.

Jiang Yixiu’s heart ached painfully, and he whispered in a barely audible voice, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here, don’t be afraid."

... 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Mu Qingxin woke up again in the afternoon of the next day, opening her eyes to see the man sitting upright, staring at her.

There was no emotion in that gaze, and if she didn’t recognize his face, she wouldn’t imagine this man was Jiang Yixiu.

"...Thank you." The words seemed incredibly heavy as they left her mouth.

The man crossed his arms, staring at her, "You’re welcome; I just didn’t want someone dying near my doorstep, plus you’re pregnant. Even if I’m a bastard, I know the child is innocent."

These words, like daggers, pierced straight into Mu Qingxin’s heart, twisting inside.

"Ha, thank you, Mr. Jiang, for caring for the child in my womb."

Mu Qingxin smiled coldly and mockingly, making Jiang Yixiu almost want to strangle her.

To suppress this impulse, he decided to take a walk and smoke a cigarette in a secluded place.

Seeing him leave, Mu Qingxin felt her heart finally settle, like a deflated ball lying weakly on the bed, her hand caressing her belly, "Baby, this is your father. He’s a bit hot-tempered, talks a lot, but he’s a really good man."

"It’s because Mommy did something to wrong him that he is harsh on Mommy, so don’t blame him, okay?"

"..."

About ten minutes later, Jiang Yixiu came back in, face stern, "Discharge."

"Discharge?" Mu Qingxin was a bit puzzled, thinking she had fainted by the roadside, it should be serious.

Jiang Yixiu frowned at her, "Why, planning to stay and not leave?"

"That’s not what I meant, I understand—" After speaking, she struggled to get up from the bed, clearly feeling sore all over, weak.

Is it okay for her to be discharged like this?

Would it affect the child?

Jiang Yixiu had initially decided not to soften his heart; after all, the child in her womb was not his, but seeing her struggle, his heartache surged uncontrollably. He bent down and picked her up from the bed, carrying her straight into the bathroom—

Mu Qingxin was wearing a hospital gown; to be discharged, she had to change it first.

But once he brought her in, he stood at the doorway, his large frame blocking the entire entrance.

She turned slightly, "Can you... go out? I need to change clothes."

"It’s not like I haven’t seen it before, why act so coy!" Jiang Yixiu said shamelessly, "Besides, is your body worth a look? Just a big-bellied woman."

Of course, these were insincere words; her body was actually slimmer than before, except for the belly... which was slightly protruding.

Making her look a bit uncoordinated.

So uncoordinated it pained him...

Mu Qingxin knew he definitely wouldn’t leave; he had this temperament, sometimes clingy like a child. She turned around, slowly unbuttoning the hospital gown, and upon undoing two buttons, she heard the man behind her say, "Damn it!"

Next, he flipped her around, her hands swatted away, and he took over, "What are you dawdling for! Acting all precious just because you’re pregnant, needing so long to take off clothes?"

"Do you really think I’m eager to see you!"

Mu Qingxin: "..."

She truly didn’t mean that; she was well aware she wasn’t... appealing now.

Like she suddenly aged five or six years, or even ten.

The man quickly stripped the top from her body, then reached for her waistband.

Mu Qingxin hadn’t felt shy, given they were too familiar with each other’s bodies, but inexplicably... he gave her a hard pinch on the bottom.

Carrying a kind of implication impossible to ignore.