Chapter 82: Lying Even If This Guess...

Even though this guess was unreasonable, Xia Yiqing still couldn't stop her heart from beating wildly for no apparent reason.

She wanted to go back to see him today, but he pushed her back without saying anything too harshly.

If Xia Yiqing had any temper, she would not contact him now.

Forget it, life is not easy. Xia Yiqing smiled and nodded to Ye Qingyan, while she was already planning what to say to Qi Hanmu.

Seeing that Xia Yiqing was a little absent-minded, Ye Qingyan took the initiative to smooth things over, smiling, "Mr. Xia—or should I say, Mrs. Qi, if you have something to do, go ahead and do it. Don't worry about us."

Xia Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay," she said, her tone softening considerably as she faced such a polite person. "Just call me President Xia."

After all, being a boss yourself is better than being someone else's wife, in fact, much better.

Twenty minutes later, I dodged the attentions of a group of people and arrived at the corner of the banquet.

Before Xia Yiqing touched the cell phone in her inner pocket, she felt her heart beating excitedly, almost like drums in her ears.

To be honest, she didn't think she had anything to look forward to, but on the other hand, there was nothing not to look forward to either.

But when she saw that word, Xia Yiqing's fingertips holding the phone trembled a little, and her heart thumped, as if it was about to fall apart.

There is no punctuation, not even any preceding text.

Qi Hanmu's message only contained one word.

"pain".

It felt like something was stuck in my throat, making my breathing abnormal. My eyelashes seemed to be stuck in my eyes, giving me a prickly and burning sensation.

Xia Yiqing wanted to take a deep breath, but found that she couldn't breathe in or out.

"Luo Miao," Xia Yiqing almost used up all her strength to suppress her instinct to shiver.

"Prepare the car and return to Yiyuan."

Luo Miao even suspected that she had misheard. After all, there were still many people she hadn't interacted with. "Madam, are you talking about returning to Yiyuan?"

"I said, go back now, I want to see him."

Every word was pronounced extremely clearly. Xia Yiqing slowly turned her head. Her eyes, soaked in fatigue, were now oozing with red bloodshot, which looked a bit scary.

Luo Miao didn't dare to delay and went to do it immediately.

Su Huanhuan happened to send a message at this time, "Qingqing, I'm organizing a party tonight. How about we go to the Lantern Festival with Qingyan?"

"Sorry, I have something to do tonight. Let's talk next time." For the first time, Xia Yiqing did not explain the reason.

The moment she got in the car, for some reason, Xia Yiqing always felt an unconcealable panic in her heart.

Looking at the street lights moving backward outside the window, she slowly let out a sigh of relief and asked Luo Miao, who was sitting in front of her, "Is this the fastest speed now?"

I always feel that this scene is somewhat similar to the scene several months ago when the Third Master was determined to return to Yiyuan regardless of everything.

Afraid that Xia Yiqing would get angry and drive at top speed, Luo Miao glanced at the dashboard on the left, then glanced at the speed limit sign outside, and answered firmly.

"Ma'am, this is really the fastest speed. We are almost speeding and can't go any faster."

Forcing herself to calm down, Xia Yiqing took three or four deep breaths before she could barely find her relatively calm voice in the carriage where the partition was not raised.

"Tell me honestly, has there been any problem with the Third Master's health recently?"

The driver was still beside him. Luo Miao was afraid to tell the truth, so she could only continue to laugh. "The Third Master was born with a weak constitution, and now he is just maintaining it. It's nothing more than that. Madam, you don't have to worry too much."

All hidden from me.

Xia Yiqing twitched the corners of her mouth and sighed silently, a feeling welling up in her heart, not sure whether it was sadness or helplessness.

Why didn't anyone tell her the truth?

"That's hard to say, right?" Xia Yiqing said calmly, as if she wasn't surprised by the result at all.

"A few months ago, he said in front of everyone that he would not give me a name. Is it true or false? If you don't tell me, I will tell him that you want to molest me."

This move really caught Luo Miao off guard. He had originally wanted to keep a close eye on the Third Master's physical condition, but how did it suddenly turn out this way?

But Xia Yiqing didn't give him time to think. Without hearing any sound, she started counting down on her own.

"Ten, nine, eight, five, four..."

Luo Miao was almost crying, "Why don't you count in order?" After hearing the number "two" and the sound of a video call coming from the back seat, Luo Miao quickly said, "I'll tell you everything!"

With a beep, Xia Yiqing's video call to her mother was hung up. She wouldn't have answered it anyway. "Okay, go ahead."

"Madam, you may not have heard it all," Luo Miao ignored the driver's warning look and risked his life to advise.

"Third Master's sincerity towards you has always been witnessed by heaven and earth. He said that he didn't give you a name because he couldn't give you one. Only you have the ability to give him a name."

Inside the car, besides the rustling sound of the tires rubbing against the ground, there was only the whistling of the wind.

Qi Hanmu said that she was the one who could give him a legitimate status?

In a trance, the night when the agreement expired appeared before her eyes. The man's eyes were red and he almost cried blood.

Qi Hanmu's grip was so strong that it made her wrist ache. Moreover, for the first time, he took off his hearing aid without any hesitation and showed her his imperfect side.

Just to keep her.

The wind was still blowing. Xia Yiqing unconsciously lowered the car window, letting her hair dance wildly and hit her face. No matter how she tried to push it away with her hands, she couldn't.

Just as the more a person's desires waver, the stronger the wind becomes, and it can even make a person's facial features messy.

Xia Yiqing stared blankly into the distance with half-open eyes. The car was still moving fast, a bit like going up a mountain. She was already climbing the mountain road. Besides the whistling wind, there was finally another sound in her ears.

Hulusi "Going Home"

That was inside Yi Garden. After entering the gate, a musical fountain symbolizing everlasting love and a long-lasting happy marriage was playing passionately.

The gradually accumulated and ascending melody is melodious and pleasant. If the listener is attentive, his heart will slowly float upwards along with the melody, until he feels cold on the back of his hand, blinks, and realizes that he has been crying without knowing when.

Xia Yiqing took the paper and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, but she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

I don’t know if she was stupid or Qi Hanmu was too stubborn, but neither of them said anything, and in the end, neither of them got away with it.

Luo Miao was already panicking up front, fearing that Xia Yiqing would report him and punish him again. He begged, "Madam, please, just pretend you don't know, or have some mercy on the Third Master, or have some mercy on me."

Xia Yiqing clenched the tissue in her hand with a determined look in her eyes.

"I know what to do. Does your Third Master have a doctor here? Call him over quickly. His personal doctor is always here, right?"

Luo Miao was truly worried. "Madam, Doctor Qin was asked to leave Yi Garden because he spoke ill of you and drove you away." As she spoke, Luo Miao observed Xia Yiqing's expression. "Now the old lady has sent a doctor over."

Her knuckles stiffened for a moment, Xia Yiqing pursed her lips, and her pearly teeth inadvertently bit her inner lip.

She gently placed the tissue aside. Luo Miao heard Xia Yiqing's voice, still calm, "Does the old lady also live in Yi Garden now?"

"No, the old lady is halfway up the mountain. The Third Master said that she is too old to climb up and down."

She was not as flustered as an ugly daughter-in-law seeing her parents-in-law. Xia Yiqing looked at the rustling woods outside, feeling a little dazed. Qi Hanmu still remembered at this time that she didn't like anyone from their family to appear in Yiyuan.

To be precise, it was Qi Hanmu's two weird parents.

As for the old lady...

Xia Yiqing clenched her fist. She was just not familiar with her, but there was no reason to drive her away before they had a conflict. After all, she was an old lady.

When the Hulusi song "Going Home" was nearing its end, the vehicle Xia Yiqing was in just arrived at the gate of Yiyuan's villa.

Seeing this familiar and majestic building, Xia Yiqing subconsciously compared it with her own apartment closer to the city center. The answer was that there was absolutely no need to compare the two.

This place is so huge and magnificent. The antique steps next to it remind people of white marble, but Xia Yiqing has no idea what the material is. She just sighs in her heart that everything about rich people seems to be different.

Luo Miao and Xia Yiqing got off the car at the same time. Seeing that Butler Qi had a calm face, he couldn't help but wonder why Xia Yiqing didn't join the Chamber of Commerce and had to come back.

Xia Yiqing was a little surprised when she saw that Butler Qi's expression remained unchanged.

Logically speaking, if something happened to Qi Hanmu, the people around him should have known in advance. Why did Butler Qi look like he had no idea at all?

At this time, inside the master bedroom separated by a wall.

After an afternoon of rest, Qi Hanmu no longer felt so uncomfortable. He held his phone tightly, but his heart was still beating wildly.

He was shameless and lied for the first time.

He cried out in pain to get Xia Yiqing to come back and see him.

When Luo Miao sent him a message saying that they were rushing back from the Chamber of Commerce, Qi Hanmu knew that his goal had been achieved.

But for some reason, after achieving the goal, my heart felt empty, like a ball bouncing in the mud. Although it always lands on the ground, it will always be hit into the void.

Because the ground never accepts it.

Qi Hanmu frowned and looked at the nasal oxygen tube that he had taken off. After hesitating, he reached out and held it in his hand, but ultimately did not put it on his face.

Now, he no longer needs to rely on this little thing to breathe.

Although his body did not have endless energy, it could at least support him to sit up, move his body, stand up, and walk around the room.

But if Xia Yiqing happened to see him enjoying the fresh air by the window when she came in, would his pretense of illness be exposed?

He shivered unconsciously all over. Qi Hanmu had already gotten out of bed. He stood in the shadow beside the curtains, letting the wind lift the wide curtains to cover his body.

Outside, the moon was silent, casting a silver glow on the earth.

Silver frost came in through the window and reflected on Qi Hanmu's face from the side, dividing that handsome face that angered both humans and gods into two sides: light and shadow.

The nasal oxygen tube was held in his hand. Although Qi Hanmu's expression did not fluctuate at all, the tube was almost deformed by his bony hand.

Should he pretend or show his true self to Xia Yiqing?