Chapter 118 Crisis (2)
Chapter 118 Crisis (2)
She was able to think this way, or rather, to a large extent, she believed in Chi Moqing. His kindness and gentleness towards her gave her no reason to believe he would betray her.
"You made me sad, so I'm punishing you by making you cook," Yan Zuozuo said, rarely acting coquettishly.
"Okay, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you now." His wife was truly extraordinary. On the way back, he had worried that she might point at the video and argue with him, loudly questioning him. But now, to his surprise, she trusted him so much. He hugged her, and all his unease and worry vanished, but he felt even more heartache for her.
Regardless of the circumstances, this incident has hurt his wife. He will not let either Cai Qingqing off the hook, nor will he let the websites that condone these fake videos get away with it!
Seeing Yan Zuozuo follow Chi Moqing downstairs, and seeing her back to her usual gentle and graceful self, Wang Ma felt relieved. Chi Moqing told her to go home, saying he would be spending the day with Yan Zuozuo, and Wang Ma left happily.
Chi Moqing was cooking in the kitchen, while Yan Zuozuo was drinking milk in the living room. Watching his busy figure, she felt a sense of peace. It was no wonder she couldn't believe that such a doting and loving man would cheat on her.
Just as she was contemptuous of herself for being so easily bribed, the doorbell rang. She dragged her clumsy body to open the door and saw Fu Zixin rushing in. She must have been worried about Yan Zuozuo. As soon as she entered, she grabbed Yan Zuozuo and looked her over from left to right, saying with concern, "Are you alright? Don't force a smile. Tell me what's bothering you. If it's serious, I'll grab a kitchen knife and chop that bastard up."
Yan Zuozuo felt embarrassed and shook her head helplessly, "I'm really fine. But you, instead of working properly, why did you take leave again?"
Seeing that she seemed to be really alright, Fu Zixin breathed a sigh of relief and muttered softly, "I didn't need to ask for leave. The president himself brought me here."
Yan Zuozuo suddenly realized, and looked towards the door, "Where is he?"
"I chased him away." Fu Zixin said nonchalantly. Hearing a noise in the kitchen, she peeked out and was surprised to see Chi Moqing. She frowned, her earlier fierceness vanished, and she pulled Yan Zuozuo aside to ask in a low voice, "Did he explain things to you?"
Yan Zuozuo nodded: "He did go to the hospital, but the person in the restroom wasn't him."
"You believe that so easily?" Fu Zixin stared at Yan Zuozuo, wondering if she was really that gullible.
“It’s me and him who are living this life together. I know his character better than anyone else, and I know how good he has been to me all this time. So I trust him, and I believe he won’t betray me or our family.” She glanced at Chi Moqing, who was busy in the kitchen, and said firmly.
Seeing her like this, Fu Zixin didn't say anything more. She also hoped that what was circulating online was fake, and she wanted her friend to be happy more than anyone else. She hugged her, and the sight of them through her two big pregnant bellies was somewhat comical.
Chi Moqing brought out lunch and saw Fu Zixin coming over. He greeted her with a smile, "Miss Fu."
Fu Zixin nodded to him, then looked at Yan Zuozuo who was smiling, and finally said, "Since everything's alright, I'll go back now." As she walked out, she couldn't help but turn back to look at Chi Moqing, "You better really haven't betrayed Zuozuo. If you dare to bully him, I don't care what kind of big CEO you are, I won't let you off the hook!"
Chi Moqing smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Fu Zixin glared at Yan Zuozuo with exasperation. Yan Zuozuo guiltily touched her nose. "Okay, I'm really fine. Call Su Kang quickly. Your belly is big enough; I'm worried about you."
"Okay." Fu Zixin left the house escorted by Yan Zuozuo. Before she could even take out her phone, she saw Su Kang standing outside the car waiting for her. She was taken aback. "Didn't I tell you to go first?"
Su Kang smiled, put his arm around her waist, and said, "I'm worried about you."
"Tch, are you afraid I'll get into a fight?" She rolled her eyes and muttered to herself, but still got into the car with Su Kang.
Yan Zuozuo watched them interact affectionately, waved, and watched them disappear.
Chi Moqing carried her home, having prepared lunch for her and handing her chopsticks to start eating. Having just received his assurance, Yan Zuozuo seemed to have let go of her worries, and her appetite was particularly good. Chi Moqing took a tissue to wipe her mouth and said affectionately, "Eat slowly."
Yan Zuozuo chuckled and picked up the bowl to drink the soup.
“The person in the restroom wasn’t me,” Chi Moqing began to explain, “but I did accompany Cai Qingqing to the hospital.”
Yan Zuozuo put down her bowl, staring intently at him, quietly waiting for him to continue. Chi Moqing held her hand and slowly began to speak.
Yesterday, when he was leaving get off work, he received a call from the provincial government saying that an economic symposium was to be held on short notice, so he had no choice but to rush over. When he got there, he realized he had forgotten his phone and didn't think to go back for it until the symposium was over.
When he arrived at the company, he saw Cai Qingqing waiting for him outside. He ignored her and prepared to go home with his phone. But Cai Qingqing persisted, following him into his office and even trying to undress to seduce him.
He threw her out in disgust, and Cai Qingqing, enraged, shouted, "Chi Moqing, what do you mean by this? You've ruined my family, and you still want to humiliate me like this?"
Chi Moqing grabbed his phone and headed outside, but Cai Qingqing rushed forward and grabbed him. He forcefully shook her off, his face darkening, and said, "You brought this humiliation upon yourself; you have no one else to blame!"
Cai Qingqing looked hurt and aggrieved at him. "Fine, you can treat me like this, but my mother has been good to you, hasn't she? She even treats you like her own son. She's in the hospital now, shouldn't you go see her?"
Chi Moqing frowned, remembering how kind Madam Cai had been to him, and that he really should visit her since she was hospitalized after suffering such a blow. So he said, "I'll make time to go, but if I don't have any other time, I'll be going now."
But Cai Qingqing persisted, tears streaming down her face as she grabbed his hand and said, "When is 'another day'? My mother has cancer and is thinking of you constantly. And this is how you treat her? Chi Moqing, do you have any conscience at all?"
Upon hearing that Madam Cai had cancer, Chi Moqing stiffened, and his expression changed. "When was it discovered?"
"This morning..." Cai Qingqing cried uncontrollably, her thin body trembling, looking utterly pitiful.
However, Chi Moqing was only worried about Madam Cai's condition; he didn't care at all about how heartbroken Cai Qingqing was. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Let's go to the hospital."
Regardless, he needed to first understand Madam Cai's condition and discuss a treatment plan with the doctor as soon as possible. Cai Yaren was ungrateful and intended to harm them, but Madam Cai was innocent after all. Moreover, Madam Cai had always been good to him, and now that the Cai family was in ruins, he had an obligation to help her.
Unexpectedly, Cai Qingqing twisted her ankle as soon as she got out of the car at the hospital. No matter how much Chi Moqing disliked her, he couldn't just leave her there, so he had to help her inside. But before he could even help her to see a doctor about her foot injury, she said she wanted to go to the restroom. He impatiently helped her to the restroom and then went to borrow a wheelchair.
When he returned with the wheelchair, Cai Qingqing had already left. He found it strange, but because he was eager to understand Madam Cai's condition, he didn't think much of it. He first went to ask the doctor, who said that in the early stages of cancer, the chances of a cure were high as long as the cancer cells were removed.
He then contacted domestic and international experts in this field, demanding the best treatment for Madam Cai. This whole ordeal meant it was almost midnight. He went to Madam Cai's ward; she was already asleep, but Cai Qingqing seemed perfectly fine.
He looked at her feet: "Are you alright?"
Cai Qingqing shrugged: "It's nothing serious. Where did you go just now?" As she spoke, she moved closer to him and lunged to kiss him, but Chi Moqing pushed her away with disgust, saying coldly, "I've contacted the doctor and will find the best team to perform the surgery on your mother. Take good care of her." After saying that, he turned to leave.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Cai Qingqing suddenly exclaimed from behind him. She was fine just a moment ago, but now she had fallen to the ground.
Chi Moqing stood not far from her, looking at her coldly, and then called to the nurse next to him, "This young lady has injured her ankle, please help take her to get checked."
The nurse glanced at the two curiously; she had assumed they were a couple, but it turned out they weren't. It was a real shame that such a handsome man and beautiful woman weren't together. Finally, urged by Chi Moqing, she went to help Cai Qingqing with her examination. But Cai Qingqing pushed the nurse away and angrily yelled at Chi Moqing, "I'm already like this, would it kill you to pity me?"
Chi Moqing sneered and left without looking back. Cai Qingqing was about to go and pester him again when she heard Chi Moqing say coldly, "If you don't want your messy past exposed, you'd better stop now!"
Cai Qingqing paused, glared at him hatefully, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Chi Moqing, you'll regret treating me like this!"
Chi Moqing ignored her and left. The nurse finally understood: the handsome man didn't like this shrewish woman. However, if she were a man, she wouldn't like this kind of woman either; she was simply unbearable.
Noticing the nurse's disdainful look, Cai Qingqing yelled at her, "What are you looking at? Don't you have work to do?"
The nurse was startled, pursed her lips, and quickly left, thinking to herself: Serves her right that nobody likes her.
After leaving the hospital, Chi Moqing hurried home. It was around 1 a.m., but his car broke down again on the way. He called a repair shop and spent the whole night running around, finally arriving home at 4 a.m.
Yan Zuozuo was stunned. She opened her mouth, then muttered under her breath, "So it really is true that when you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems?"
"..." Chi Moqing's lips twitched. This reaction was too... bizarre. He smiled helplessly and reached out to pull her into his arms. "As long as you believe in me, it's not too bad luck."
Yan Zuozuo chuckled, but soon her face fell with worry. "Won't this kind of thing, which has escalated to this point, affect you and the company?"
Chi Moqing touched her little face: "Don't worry, I'll handle it."
Yan Zuozuo sighed, "What good does Cai Qingqing do by ruining you like this? Doesn't she ruin herself too? Even if she doesn't consider herself, Madam Cai is still in the hospital. Is it really worth it?" Of course, such a coincidence couldn't really be a coincidence. It seems that Cai Qingqing really went to great lengths to ruin Chi Moqing.
“She’s always been this kind of person, so I’m not surprised at all that she would do something like this. I was too careless and actually fell for her trap.” If this is Cai Qingqing’s revenge, even if it ruins his reputation and causes the Chi family to collapse, what will she gain? He simply cannot understand this woman’s way of thinking.
Yan Zuozuo shook her head, genuinely feeling sorry for Cai Qingqing. Chi Moqing, however, smiled and said, "Don't think about it. It's not worth getting upset over someone like that. Try to stay home as much as possible lately, so you don't get harassed by those reporters."
Yan Zuozuo nodded: "You be careful too."
Just as the two were enjoying their intimate moment, Chi Moqing's phone rang. It was his assistant calling, saying that although the video had been deleted, someone had doxxed Cai Qingqing and dug up their past. Now, not only was the entire S City in an uproar, but the whole country was buzzing with excitement. Because of this incident, Chi's stock price was affected and continued to decline.
The whole thing developed so fast that it caught everyone off guard. There were insults, people watching the spectacle, and people condemning and criticizing online. In short, the whole incident has exceeded expectations and is difficult to control.
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