Chapter 81 Do you like Brother Qingyu?

After Jiang Cancan left, Jiang Yuncheng hesitated for a moment before going back to Qu Xinting's ward.

Qu Xinting was sitting on the bed in a daze, her gaze somewhat vacant. What Jiang Yuncheng noticed first was a large patch of scalded blisters on her neck.

With a slight furrow in his brow, Jiang Yuncheng's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible hint of disdain, but he quickly concealed it.

He walked to Qu Xinting's bedside and asked gently, "Tingting, what are you thinking about?"

Qu Xinting snapped out of her reverie, glanced at him, and her previously vacant eyes seemed to light up instantly: "Thinking about company matters, huh? Yuncheng, you're back. How did it go? Has Jiang Xingyao left?"

Jiang Yuncheng nodded, then sighed, "Tingting, you went too far with Yaoyao today. Aren't you afraid she'll really disown you as her mother?"

His gaze towards Qu Xinting held a hint of inquiry.

Although he knew that Qu Xinting had always been obedient to him over the years, wasn't it a bit too much for a mother to be so cruel to her daughter?

Qu Xinting's hands were under the blanket, her nails turning slightly white from the force she exerted. She looked at Jiang Yuncheng's face and said, "Yuncheng, she treated you like that, why are you still speaking up for her? If you don't want such a disobedient daughter, then just give up on her."

Jiang Yuncheng's gaze never left Qu Xinting's face. He couldn't find anything unusual in her expression, and his doubts dissipated. He said, "Alright, then let's listen to Tingting."

Qu Xinting nodded, a smile quickly spreading across her face: "That's right. Didn't I already say that I can make the company profitable? Why do you need to care about Jiang Xingyao's feelings? From now on, we'll live our own lives."

She was still so dependent on him. Jiang Yuncheng reached out, wanting to wrap his arms around Qu Xinting's arm, but what he saw first were the large burns on her body.

He withdrew his raised hand and said, "Tingting, why don't you get some sleep? I have something to do. I'll come see you later."

Qu Xinting didn't ask anything. After he left and the door to the ward was completely closed, she stretched her hand out from under the blanket. Her thumb and forefinger were covered with tiny pinch marks.

Beside the hospital bed was a mirror. Whenever she turned her head, she could see a large, bloody, and gruesome scar on her neck.

Qu Xinting glanced at it once and then looked away.

She took out her phone and sent a message.

Hurry up and get the severance agreement ready, then come find me.

[Name your terms, but don't interfere in my affairs or bother my family anymore.]

A notification sound rang.

Jiang Xingyao stared at the words on the screen, her vision becoming somewhat dazed.

The message came from a new number, but without needing to confirm, Jiang Xingyao knew it was Qu Xinting.

A bitter taste rose in her throat as her lips twitched. Jiang Xingyao hadn't expected Qu Xinting to be so ruthless. Was she afraid of going back on her word? She still had to sign the agreement.

Jin Qingyu turned his head and also saw the words on Jiang Xingyao's phone screen.

Even as a bystander, he felt that Qu Xinting's actions were excessive.

Jin Qingyu placed his hand on Jiang Xingyao's shoulder and patted her soothingly, saying, "Yaoyao, don't be sad. Have you forgotten? Cen Yan said that your aunt showed signs of being hypnotized. Perhaps what she is doing now is not what she truly wanted?"

"Perhaps we should put this matter aside for now and discuss it again when your aunt's condition improves."

Jin Qingyu's words made Jiang Xingyao hesitate for a moment, but she quickly suppressed it. She gripped her phone tighter and tighter and said, "Since this is her decision, then let it be as she wishes."

Jin Qingyu's lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something more, but Jiang Xingyao had already turned her head away, her back to him. Through the shadow reflected in the car window, Jin Qingyu saw that she raised her hand, as if wiping away tears.

Feeling empty inside, Jin Qingyu felt a strong sense of unease creep into his chest the moment Jiang Xingyao made up her mind.

Jiang Yuncheng understood all too well what it meant when Jiang Xingyao broke off her relationship with Qu Xinting. He could no longer use Qu Xinting to threaten Jiang Xingyao, nor could he use that reason to keep Jiang Xingyao at Xiyuan.

After a moment of silence, Jin Qingyu said, "Yaoyao, I'll have Jin's lawyers draft the severance agreement for you."

Jiang Xingyao had no mood to bring up the words "severance agreement" again and again, and Ji Yunyin was not in the capital, so she did not refuse Jin Qingyu.

The car didn't go directly back to Xiyuan, but stopped near Yunhe Law Firm at the private restaurant that Jiang Xingyao liked.

Jin Qingyu opened the car door for Jiang Xingyao and said, "I had someone order your favorite dishes in advance. Let's eat before we go back."

He was being so considerate towards her again, and Jiang Xingyao thought he must be pitying her.

The poor princess of the Qu family, who was once high and mighty and arrogant, is now being used not only by her own father as a tool to climb the social ladder, but even her own mother is clamoring to sever ties with her.

How pathetic!

The impeccable facade she once maintained in front of everyone has now been completely shattered. Jiang Xingyao is now nothing more than a pitiful creature abandoned by everyone.

When Jin Qingyu reveals his gentle and considerate side, he truly resembles a good husband.

At least some of the dishes on the table were indeed Jiang Xingyao's favorites.

As he casually served food to Jiang Xingyao, he made conversation seemingly at random. When Jiang Xingyao looked up, she could see the gentleness in his eyes.

Jiang Xingyao couldn't figure out whether he had a bad memory and forgot the hurt he had caused her, or whether he felt it was unimportant and didn't care, so he could talk to her like nothing had happened.

Jiang Xingyao remained indifferent. Jin Qingyu tried to start a conversation, but she didn't respond. Gradually, the atmosphere at the table grew cold until a phone rang.

Jin Qingyu got up and went outside to answer the phone.

Jiang Xingyao's vision suddenly went dark. Someone was sitting opposite her. She looked up and saw Qin Jiangnan.

The young master was still dressed extravagantly, with a loose-fitting shirt, several silver chains around his neck, and irregularly ripped holes all over his baggy pants.

Looking around the entire restaurant, he was the only one dressed so conspicuously that he would stand out in any crowd.

"How did you end up here?" Jiang Xingyao asked.

To be fair, Qin Jiangnan had helped her a lot during this time, but Jiang Xingyao felt that she and Qin Jiangnan were not actually that close.

After all, the young master disliked her the most, and they had never sat down and talked to each other calmly.

Qin Jiangnan did not answer the question. He simply said, "I saw Dr. Zheng that day. Dr. Zheng said your condition was not good."

Jiang Xingyao, what are you thinking? Do you have to ruin your health to be happy?

Jiang Xingyao was taken aback by Qin Jiangnan's words. Her throat went dry, and she was at a loss for words.

If they weren't forced to do it against their will, no one would willingly torture themselves.

Qin Jiangnan was furious when he saw Jiang Xingyao's silent demeanor. He said, "Jiang Xingyao, weren't you so capable before? This little thing has made you unable to even speak?"

We've known each other for a while now, and we've disliked each other for years. Don't let me look down on you.

Without waiting for Jiang Xingyao's response, Qin Jiangnan sighed again and said, "Fine, tell me, what are you really thinking? You really don't plan to tell Brother Qingyu about the child?"

“We’re getting a divorce, there’s no need for this,” Jiang Xingyao said.

Qin Jiangnan scratched his head in frustration: "Aren't you two doing well now? You're even eating together, so why are you getting a divorce again?"

Dr. Zheng told me, "Your child can't take any more trouble. If it weren't for Grandpa Qu, do you think I would bother with you? Jiang Xingyao, think it through, what is it that you really want?"

If you and Qingyu can continue...

“No, Qin Jiangnan, don’t you know? He only has Jiang Cancan in his heart. Didn’t you support him being with Jiang Cancan before? You know all this better than anyone. There’s no reason for me to continue living with him,” Jiang Xingyao said.

Jiang Xingyao thought that since things had come to this point, Qin Jiangnan would not bring up the topic again.

But the next second, Qin Jiangnan suddenly asked, "And you, Jiang Xingyao, putting aside other people's reasons, do you like Brother Qingyu? What do you think?"

He didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since he brought Jiang Xingyao out of Wangshan Manor that time, he kept thinking about Jiang Xingyao.

I remember Jiang Xingyao's arrogant and disdainful manner when she was by Grandpa Qu's side.

I remember how she looked so distraught and on the verge of collapse when she came out of Wangshan Manor.

In a sense, he should be the person who has known Jiang Xingyao the longest.

The Qin family is in the medical industry, while the Qu family started out in the pharmaceutical industry. The two families have always maintained close ties, and he has known Jiang Xingyao since he was a child.

However, the mischievous devil and the well-behaved girl in the eyes of the elders are never a good match. Jiang Xingyao looks down on him, and he doesn't like Jiang Xingyao either.

When he was young, Qin Jiangnan even made a wish that a proud swan like Jiang Xingyao should be given a good thrashing so that her arrogance would be tempered and she wouldn't always be so haughty and arrogant, as if she couldn't even look people in the eye.

But now that Jiang Xingyao has really stumbled, Qin Jiangnan feels that something is wrong everywhere.

Jiang Xingyao shouldn't be like this. She is the apple of Grandpa Qu's eye and has been pampered since childhood. She shouldn't fall into a quagmire and be unable to get up because of a marriage.

"I don't like it." After a long silence, Jiang Xingyao finally spoke, her voice low and hoarse. She seemed to be speaking to Qin Jiangnan, but also to herself. "Marrying him was my only choice after I had no other options. Now that I've tried this path and it's not working, it's time to stop."

Upon hearing this answer, Qin Jiangnan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

He was about to say something when he looked up and saw Jin Qingyu standing behind Jiang Xingyao with a dark expression.