Chapter 82 When she needs you, you're never there!

Xie Jinghuai scoffed coldly, not even bothering to glance at Su Xier.

Shen Zhantang chuckled lightly, "Don't you understand her, Ah Huai? The child is already five years old, what is there that you don't understand?"

"Xie Jinghuai, you only know that Lin Zhixin saved your life, but you probably don't even know..."

Su Xier roared angrily, her hatred turning into blades that seemed about to pierce her red-rimmed eyes, "Shiyuan almost died in the delivery room while giving birth to Tongtong!"

The air froze instantly, and the air pressure dropped to its lowest point.

Han Xu was completely stunned, and even the usually carefree Shen Zhantang couldn't laugh anymore.

"What do you mean... almost died in the delivery room?" Instantly, Xie Jinghuai's mind went blank, and he stared intently at Su Xier without blinking.

Su Xier sneered, "Pshaw, you're just a big idiot."

"Explain yourself clearly! What do you mean by 'almost died in the delivery room'?!"

Xie Jinghuai's pupils darkened to the extreme. He grabbed Su Xier's uniform collar with his large hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging as if they were about to burst. "You speak!"

Seeing that Su Xier's body was about to be lifted off the ground, Shen Zhantang's heart jumped into his throat.

He rushed forward, pressing down on Xie Jinghuai's arm, which was as hard as iron hidden beneath his suit, his voice hoarse:

"Ah Huai, calm down. Let her go and let her explain herself!"

However, the man's hand seemed to be nailed to Su Xier's body, and she couldn't pull it away at all.

Five years ago, Shiyuan suffered a difficult childbirth and severe bleeding. Her condition was critical, and she could die at any moment...

Su Xier's throat tightened, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "Giving birth is the darkest moment in the lives of so many women, but Shiyuan is all alone! Her mother died early, and her father became a stepfather after marrying a stepmother. He doesn't care about Shiyuan at all; he only has eyes for Lin Zhixin, that illegitimate daughter! Isn't Shiyuan his biological daughter?!"

When Shiyuan needed companionship the most, where were our great CEO Xie, her legal husband, and where were you? Do you dare tell us? Do you dare say you have a clear conscience?!

Xie Jinghuai's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, as if a bullet had struck his chest, catching him completely off guard and leaving him utterly disoriented.

He exhausted himself and released Su Xier, but his fingertips were numb and his hands were trembling.

When Jiang Shiyuan gave birth, he was accompanying Lin Zhixin to see a doctor in Switzerland. Then Lin Zhixin said she wanted to ride a cable car to see the snow-capped Alps, and he agreed without hesitation.

He remembered that before going up the mountain, he had called his mother to inquire about Jiang Shiyuan's situation.

The answer received was:

Mother and child are safe.

"How...how could this happen? This is impossible!"

Not to mention Xie Jinghuai, Han Xu was also greatly shocked and completely stunned. He asked, still unwilling to give up, "At that time, President Xie called his wife to ask about her condition, and she said that both mother and child were safe. President Xie also contacted his wife's attending physician, and the doctor said the same thing!"

Su Xi'er laughed angrily, "Ha...Are you all pig-brains? Even prisoners can collude, so why couldn't that old hag talk to the doctor?!"

Shen Zhantang's vision went black.

How dare she call Madam Xie an old hag? In front of Xie Jinghuai, she's probably the only one in the whole world who does that.

Xie Jinghuai's face was deathly pale. His phoenix eyes, which he was straining to open, were stained with scarlet blood and absurd astonishment.

Back then, such a big thing happened, why didn't my mother tell the truth?

Did you simply tell him, "Mother and child are safe"?

Whether he loves Jiang Shiyuan or not is another matter.

But Jiang Shiyuan was, after all, the woman who bore his child, his rightful wife. Even if his mother disapproved of her, she shouldn't make things difficult for her or mistreat her on such an important matter!

Su Xier cried like a child, "If I had known that Shiyuan was in that situation back then, I would have crawled to her side even if I had to! At such an important moment... she didn't have a single reliable person by her side... how painful it must have been for her!"

Han Xu forced a smile and said, "Miss Su, don't think too badly of President Xie. Back then, he was kept in the dark and didn't know that his wife..."

"Bullshit! If it weren't for him, Shiyuan's life would have been bright. It was Xie Jinghuai who almost ruined Shiyuan!"

Su Xier's tear-soaked fingers jabbed fiercely at Xie Jinghuai's heaving chest. "Was my Shiyuan's marriage a ghost marriage? You were never there when she needed you!"

Now that Shiyuan finally has someone who loves and pampers her, you're just upset and coming out to cause trouble! Are you feeling uncomfortable seeing Shiyuan doing so well?!

Xie Jinghuai clenched his numb fingers, feeling all the blood rushing to his chest, pounding against his internal organs.

He was indeed indifferent to Jiang Shiyuan.

Seeing how much care Ye Yu showed her, he did feel uncomfortable.

She even morbidly hoped that Jiang Shiyuan would be all alone, like a fragile dodder vine, dependent on him and clinging to her for the rest of her life.

"My indebtedness to her is one thing, but her infidelity during our marriage is another!"

Xie Jinghuai hoarsely uttered these words, strode into Lin Zhixin's ward, and slammed the door shut.

It was as if if he delayed even a second longer, some emotion would be exposed and he would be unable to hide it.

"Damn it! Xie Jinghuai, you big beast! Ugh—!"

Before Su Xier could finish speaking, Shen Zhantang hugged her tightly from behind, his left arm around her waist and his right hand covering her mouth, dragging her forcefully into the emergency exit.

In the dim light, Su Xi'er was still struggling frantically in the man's arms, making muffled sounds in her throat.

Until, Shen Zhantang grabbed her by the neck, pressed her against the cold, hard wall, and kissed her lips fiercely and wildly…

Their tongues intertwined, their shoe tips pressed against each other.

Su Xier was so exhausted by the suffocating kiss that she lost all strength and slid down the wall, only to be lifted up by the man's grip on her waist.

Go and endure his fierce, sticky kiss.

As Shen Zhantang watched the crimson in the woman's eyes fade and slowly give way to a surge of passion, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a playful smile.

This girl is really disobedient.

But he had plenty of ways to make her submit and control her.

...

After Lin Zhixin woke up, she could vaguely hear arguing outside in her hospital room.

But the ward was too stuffy, and she couldn't hear very clearly. She could only hear that Su Xier seemed to be cursing Xie Jinghuai.

All for that despicable woman, Jiang Shiyuan.

Lin Zhixin sneered inwardly, thinking that this vulgar, hooligan-like best friend would only be a negative point for Jiang Shiyuan.

Jinghuai's hatred for her will only deepen.

Xie Jinghuai watched Lin Zhixin finish lunch with a blank expression, then stood up from the bedside:

"Zhixin, I have an important meeting at the group this afternoon, so I'll head back now. You should get some rest."

Lin Zhixin gazed at him reluctantly, "Brother Jinghuai, would you like to come over tonight? I feel uneasy living here alone..."

"I've informed your mother; she'll come over to keep you company tonight."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhixin's eyes were filled with disappointment, and she clenched the bed sheet tightly in resentment.

Just as Xie Jinghuai turned around to leave, he was distracted and tripped over a chair leg, nearly falling to the ground.

"Brother Jinghuai, are you alright? What happened to you?!" Lin Zhixin asked with concern when she saw that his complexion was obviously off.

Xie Jinghuai's mind was a mess. He took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine. You should rest."