Chapter 243 I might be away on a business trip for two months

"No matter how the world changes, the fact that you are my mother will never change. You are my only mother. If I don't want you, who else will I have?" Qi Hang coaxed Qi Feiyao in a relaxed tone.

Qi Feiyao's mood improved considerably. She stood up straight, looked up at Qi Hang, and touched his face. "Xiao Hang, you've lost weight."

Qi Hang looked down and saw two gray hairs at Qi Feiyao's temples. He frowned and touched Qi Feiyao's slightly messy hair. "Mom, you should cheer up. The Qi family still has me."

Qi Feiyao's eyes went unfocused, and she murmured, "The Qi family has you, Linlin, and me, but your father is gone! Was I wrong? Why hasn't he come back to find me?"

"Mom!" Qi Lin hugged Qi Feiyao, her eyes brimming with tears. "Wake up! Stop torturing yourself. If you want Dad to come back, go talk to him properly. You used to be so gentle with Dad, why aren't you like that now?"

Qi Feiyao froze. "Do I have to beg him to come back? Do I have to grovel and beg him to come back?"

“It’s not about being subservient,” Qi Lin said anxiously. “It’s just about helping you adjust your mindset. It’s that our family can’t do without Dad, not that Dad can’t do without the Qi family.”

Qi Feiyao seemed lost in thought, her expression shifting from blank to indignant. "It's because he can't live without me, can't live without the Qi family. Why can't I live without him? I have money, I don't lack anything."

"Mom!" Qi Lin was on the verge of collapse. She said these words every day, but her mother just wouldn't listen.

Qi Hang pulled Qi Lin aside and gave her a look, signaling her to stop talking.

Qi Lin was dejected and didn't know what to do.

...

The medicine for Chu Rou was delivered personally by Elder Bai, which caught Chu Rou off guard. Chu Weize was unaware that she was taking Chinese medicine.

Chu Weize knew Old Bai, but Old Bai didn't recognize him. If he wore a mask, Old Bai would know who he was.

Old Master Bai repeatedly reminded Chu Rou of the precautions to take while taking the medicine, "Madam Mo, you must abstain from sexual intercourse while taking the medicine."

"Okay, I got it!" Chu Rou really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

After seeing Old Bai off, Chu Weize called out to Chu Rou, "Rou Rou, are you sick? Why didn't you tell your father?"

"It's nothing serious, just a bit of menstrual cramps. Mo Chi will take her to see Elder Bai and give her some traditional Chinese medicine to regulate her body," Chu Rou explained.

Hearing that it was just about regulating his body, Chu Weize's expression relaxed considerably. "Since you have to abstain from sexual activity while taking the medicine, then let Mo Chi go back to the Mo family to live. It's not very safe for the two of you to live together."

"Huh?" Chu Rou hesitated. "Dad, this isn't a good idea. Mo Chi can't agree to this."

Chu Weize didn't say anything more.

Chu Rou let out a breath; her father's gaze just now had been a little frightening.

She returned to her room, where Mo Chi was on the phone.

When Mo Chi saw Chu Rou return, he quickly hung up the phone. "What's Old Bai doing here?"

"He came personally to deliver the medicine?" Chu Rou asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is the service at Bai Family Medical Clinic really that good? The owner even delivered the medicine himself."

Mo Chi raised an eyebrow. "My mother never received this kind of treatment when she went to see a doctor before."

Chu Rou didn't care much. Thinking of her father's reaction, she said to Mo Chi, "My dad heard Elder Bai say that we should abstain from sexual relations. You have no idea how embarrassed I was. My dad even said that he wanted you to go back to the Mo family to live."

"What?" Mo Chi reacted strongly. "No, I can't sleep well without you at night."

Chu Rou chuckled, "I know, that's why I refused. Now praise me!"

Mo Chi kissed Chu Rou and said, "My wife is amazing!"

That night, after Chu Rou drank the Chinese medicine, Mo Chi dared not cause any more trouble and obediently held Chu Rou as they slept.

The next day, Chu Rou and Mo Chi went to work at the company.

As soon as Mo Chi arrived at the company, Mo Anbang called him up.

Chu Rou went upstairs to her office alone, and there she saw Zhuang Ling in the lobby.

"Zhuang Ling!" Chu Rou stood in surprise in front of Zhuang Ling's workstation.

Zhuang Ling stood up, smiled at Chu Rou, and said, "Sister Chu Rou, I'm back to work."

Chu Rou called Zhuang Ling into her office and pulled her to sit on the sofa. "Zhuang Ling, will you still be working at Mo's in the future?"

Zhuang Ling nodded. "Is that okay? I want to learn more from you."

"Of course, if you're willing." Chu Rou didn't see anything wrong with it, after all, the Mo family and the Song family had different development directions and were not competitors.

"Zhuang Ling, I didn't have a chance to thank you properly the day before yesterday. Without you, it might have been difficult for me to get out."

“Actually, even if I didn’t intervene, Young Master Qi would have sent someone to rescue you,” Zhuang Ling said awkwardly, touching his ear. “I later discovered that Young Master Qi’s bodyguards were following me.”

"Then I should thank you too," Chu Rou patted her hand, "When you went back to the Song family, they didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

Zhuang Ling's smile vanished, and she lowered her eyes. "Fortunately, Dad takes good care of me."

"Sister Chu Rou," Zhuang Ling looked at Chu Rou uneasily, "I'm an illegitimate child, will you look down on me?"

Chu Rou quickly shook her head, "How could that be? I've heard some rumors. Aunt Zhuang and President Song were forced to separate. Even when Aunt Zhuang was going through the most difficult time, she didn't think about going to see President Song. She must have been worried about you before she left, which is why she asked you to go and meet your relatives, right?"

Zhuang Ling's eyes reddened, tears welling up. She closed her eyes and paused for a while before speaking in a sobbing voice, "Yes, my mother left me a letter and a men's watch. I only found out I had a father after reading the letter."

"I wanted to know what kind of person my father was, and I also wanted to know why he and my mother separated. My mother's letter didn't say much, so I took my watch and went to find my father."

“He was shocked to learn of my existence. We did a paternity test that day, and we were indeed father and daughter. After learning that my mother was gone, my father was very sad. He said he had been looking for my mother all along, and he never expected that my mother and I were in City B.”

"It's a pity that Mom never saw Dad, she didn't even see him before she died!"

"I'm in an awkward position right now. I don't know if finding my father was the right thing to do or the wrong thing. I just want to figure out what happened between my parents."

Chu Rou understood Zhuang Ling's desire to see her father very well. She herself had grown up without a father and had a particularly strong longing for paternal love.

“I understand how you feel. The fact that President Song readily accepted you and even held a banquet to introduce you to everyone proves that he genuinely wants to treat you well.”

"If you encounter any difficulties in the Song family, you can come to me or Qi Hang."

"Thank you, Sister Chu Rou!" Zhuang Ling wiped away her tears. "I'm going to work now."

After Zhuang Ling left, Chu Rou began to sigh and lament the relationship between Aunt Zhuang and President Song. One of the most painful things in the world is that two people who clearly love each other cannot be together.

The office door was pushed open, and Mo Chi returned with a sullen face.

Seeing that his expression was off, Chu Rou asked, "Mo Bao, what happened? You look so upset."

Mo Chi threw the documents in his hand onto the table, put his hands on his hips, and said, "I may be away on a business trip for two months."