Chapter 302: Watch me die with your own eyes, can’t you?
Chen Qing retreated hastily, not having time to adjust his pace, and almost tripped.
"What's wrong with you?" She looked wary, wrinkled her nose and sniffed, then pulled off the towel to cover her chest, "You're drunk."
"Not drunk."
The man's palms supported her back, his strong and hot body pressed tightly against hers, his lips lightly touching the top of her head, and his belt buckle rolled over her belly through the fabric of her nightgown.
The smell of alcohol lingers and danger is lurking.
Chen Qing turned sideways and retched, tears welling up in her eyes. "I can't smell alcohol after I got pregnant."
Yan Baiqing didn't move closer and rubbed her back to comfort her.
He was really angry, and his chest felt stuffy and painful.
He didn't want to pursue the matter in front of the bodyguard. It was not magnanimity, but self-deception.
I came here to deceive myself and listen to how she is going to continue to deceive.
Chen Qing avoided him, sat down in front of the dressing table, turned sideways towards the door, and slowly wiped her hair.
Yan Baiqing stood in a relaxed position, with his right leg slightly bent. "Mrs. Jiang is preparing for the funeral."
Chen Qing's heart suddenly tightened, and his voice was erratic. "Will you let me go?"
"Won't."
She continued to dry her hair, moving like a dying old man.
Yan Baiqing approached, leaning his arm on the flower stand and looking at her, "What are your plans if Jingyan sacrifices himself?"
"What do you want to hear?"
"truth."
Chen Qing raised his eyes.
She could no longer cry, and her face was empty and lifeless.
In just one year, the brightness that Yan Baiqing had when he first met her was gone, leaving only an empty shell that followed the routine.
"My mother offered me two options that day." He unbuttoned his shirt below his Adam's apple. "Either have the baby aborted and the Yan family holds a wedding, or, there will be two bodies, and the Jiang family will hold another funeral."
"I want this child." Chen Qing's expression finally changed slightly. She was so persistent and tenacious. Even though she knew the consequences, she was still fearless.
Just like the first time they met by chance in the snow, she took care of him for no reason, and she was so persistent in drawing a clear line between them.
"I will do whatever you want to do, except seeking death." Yan Baiqing emphasized again. He pinched the empty cigarette box and threw it into the trash can accurately.
Alcohol intoxicated, he walked behind Chen Qing and grabbed a handful of her wet hair. "Qing'er, just think of this as revenge for him. Stay by my side and live well. Watch me die with your own eyes, isn't that okay?"
Chen Qing looked at him through the dressing mirror.
"Don't look at me like that." Yan Baiqing put his big hand around her neck, forcing her to raise her head higher.
Chen Qing could hear the cruelty in his tone and did not resist.
But even this submissive look failed to calm him down. Instead, he became even more irritable. "Meng Hongwen was the mastermind behind the Jiang family's fate, and I was their helper. You know this, so don't pretend you don't care."
Chen Qing didn't move.
Yan Baiqing held the lower half of her face with his five fingers, his voice becoming hoarse from forbearance, "Just like you stayed with Jingyan to avenge your parents—"
"He never used this incident to force me to stay." Chen Qing stared into his eyes, each word strong and powerful, "He never used my feelings to do anything. I stayed with him willingly. What you saw and understood, including this child, were all my choices."
In an instant, the veins on the back of Yan Baiqing's hand were fully exposed, but he did not increase the strength of his grip on her. Instead, he gently caressed her and took the opportunity to hook the collar of her nightgown.
Chen Qing's whole body was stiff, and his eyes were searching the dressing table for something that could be used to defend himself.
It was late at night, a man and a woman alone, and he had been drinking...
Yan Baiqing lowered his eyes, and his rough palms stroked her slender and smooth shoulders and collarbone. Another inch and the gap would break through the defense line of reason.
Chen Qing suddenly grabbed his wrist, holding it tightly, with a choked voice, "Yan Baiqing..."
"You're right. Jingyan and I are different." Yan Baiqing suddenly thought of Yan Weilan's mocking words. Why did Chen Qingning refuse to choose him even if he died? Before going upstairs, the soreness in his chest was infinitely aggravated, and his heart felt like it was being cut into pieces. "So, whether you want revenge or watch me being punished, don't try to escape from me. You can't bear the consequences."
Yan Baiqing withdrew his hand and stood up straight. "You used Ji Mingyin to drive a wedge between Meng Hongwen and me. In Zhong'an Prefecture, you compared your own experience to mine, provoking a desperate fight between us. You're very clever. But Qing'er, I understand you completely, but you haven't understood my cruelty."
Such a casual warning made Chen Qing shudder.
The footsteps gradually faded away, the door opened and closed again, and the crack created ripples on her skirt.
She huddled together with her arms crossed. What Aunt He had whispered to her before had come true. Yan Baiqing was very careful with his things and would not give them away even if they were destroyed.
…
Early the next morning, Yan Baiqing was checking electronic equipment in his study.
The bodyguard held up his phone with both hands. "Old Qian's news: your mother was taken away by the bankers."
The man had an expected look on his face and inserted a new SIM card into his phone. "Got it."
"He also said that Mr. Meng is waiting for your explanation until noon today."
Yan Baiqing glanced at the stairs and replied, "I understand."
He waited on the first floor for two hours. The nanny said that Chen had woken up early in the morning, but refused to talk to anyone or move.
Yan Baiqing did not force her, but only asked the nanny to bring breakfast into the room. What happened last night probably scared her.
At nine o'clock sharp, the bodyguard found him in the restaurant.
"Mr. Yan, you must answer this call in person."
Yan Baiqing sniffed the tea and closed his eyes. "Whose is it?"
"Board Secretary."
He signaled with his eyes.
The bodyguard reported on the tablet, "At three in the morning, a large number of well-known bloggers posted and released recordings, confirming that Chairman Yan had hired assassins to kidnap female college students and exposing the close ties between the Qi family, who recently caused trouble in Huasheng, and the Yan family. At half past eight, regarding the fish that slipped through the net at Qingyoufuyuan—" He glanced at the man's increasingly gloomy face, took a deep breath and continued, "Regarding the fish that slipped through the net at Qingyoufuyuan, someone claimed to be a former employee of Shuixietang, saying that Chairman Yan had once bribed five people, including the boss surnamed Huang. Although these posts are just groundless and there is no evidence, but..."
The bodyguard's voice became lower and lower, almost inaudible.
There was a strong wind outside, which frightened his mind.
Yan Baiqing narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did I ask Lao Qian to send the information to Guan Zhijin?"
"It was delivered. Miss Guan also returned with an official announcement from the Guan family. Director Guan Rendong was jointly dismissed, his name was removed from the Guan family tree, and his wife filed for divorce."
As soon as these words were spoken, the room became so quiet that it made people's hair stand on end.
The bodyguard quickly tried to console him, "The PR department has started handling those messy news stories. You don't need to worry about things without evidence. It's just that the Guan family... Guan Rendong has been removed. Sooner or later, the Guan family will find out about what happened between you and him. Secretary Dong suggests that you step in to mediate."
Yan Baiqing understood what the board of directors meant. Given the status of the Guan and Yan families in the business world, the atmosphere was tense. In order to avoid damaging the relationship, the best strategy was to discuss cooperation and compromise. Otherwise, many people would be unable to hold back and would just wait for them to start fighting and then take advantage of the situation to swoop in and grab resources and get promoted wherever possible.
The face of everyone pushing down the wall when it falls.
Yan Baiqing stared at the gray sky outside the French window, his attitude calm and unhurried, "As for the Guan family, I believe the uncles on the board of directors can handle it. If all else fails, there is still my mother."
The bodyguard was stunned. "Will Mr. Meng be willing to let Mr. Yan come forward? Right now, he's waiting for you to beg him."
"Why not?" Yan Baiqing took out a cigarette and lit it. "Didn't my mother say that she and Meng Hongwen are true love? Let her see if this true love is worth her belief."
After finishing half a cigarette, he flicked off the ash and ordered, "Tell your men to be more vigilant and prepare the car in case Meng Hongwen plants spies. If any strangers approach, move Miss Chen first."
The bodyguard suddenly realized something and felt a chill down his spine.
Yan Baiqing did this to protect Chen Qing and sacrifice his old mother.
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