âXin Qing, listen to me.â Xin Pengfei flopped onto the ground and pointed at Xin Yudie, âFrom the beginning to the end, this entire matter was the fault of Yudie. If it wasnât for her instigation, Haoyu wouldnât have kidnapped you. Now Iâll leave her to you and you can do whatever you want to her. Please let Haoyu go!â
âDad⊠Dad!â Xin Yudie looked at Xin Pengfei in disbelief, âWhat are you saying?â
Xin Pengfei glared at her: âShut up. If I knew you were so useless, I would have given you to Boss Huang!â
âXin Qing, it was this girl who was jealous of you. She did everything.â Xin Pengfei was afraid that Xin Qing would not be willing, so he struggled to extend his leg and kicked Xin Yudie to the ground, âBitch, kneel down!â
Xin Yudie crawled on the ground with a wooden face, as if she couldnât hear anything. Xin Qing looked at her, then turned her gaze back to Xin Pengfei and said: âI have never taken her seriously; she is not worthy.â
Xin Yudie moved a little bit, and kept her head down without saying a word.
âGive me something else, if you want to save Xin Haoyu!â Xin Qing looked at him, âYou should know what I want the most.â
Ying Qingcang suddenly looked at her, his expression became gloomy. Xin Qing pursed her lips â this was her chance to take back her motherâs 50% share.
âIâll give you your motherâs half.â Xin Pengfei gritted his teeth and said. At a moment like this, he could only save his son first.
Just as Xin Qing wanted to speak, she heard the cold voice of Ying Qingcang beside her. âNo.â She turned her head and opened her eyes wide. This man didnât agree?!
âShe doesnât need the shares. You can leave now. As for your son, Iâll have someone send him back.â Ying Qingcang looked at A Che, the latter letting go of Xin Pengfei.
âReally, Boss Ying? Thank you so much! Rest assured, I will definitely discipline him when I return, and not let him disturb you again.â After Xin Pengfei finished speaking, he hurriedly left, not caring about Xin Yudie at all; A Che directly dragged Yudie outside.
âWhat did you mean?â Xin Qingâs tone was very bad.
Ying Qingcang saw that her expression had become even uglier, and explained in a low voice: âThey hurt you, and thereâs nothing that can compensate. You canât take the shares of Xinâs company, at least not this way. â
âThe person who has hurt me the most in this world is you!â Xin Qing suddenly roared at him, and then flew up the stairs. Following the bang of the door, Ying Qingcang felt as if his heart was shattered into pieces.
At night, when Xin Qing was unwilling to go downstairs to eat dinner, he sent the food up.
âYouâre still sick. You canât not eat.â Ying Qingcang set up the tableware and sat opposite to her, âI know I did a lot of things to make you sad, but Iâve never lied to you. I said that I will help you get the Xinâs company back, so I will definitely get it back for you. If you take that half of the shares today, you will be entangled with Xinâs financial problems endlessly. This is not a good idea. â
Seeing that she did not move, Ying Qingcang picked up the chopsticks and gave them to her: âTrust me, okay? I will definitely hand over the Xinâs company to you! â He got up and went to the door, then he recalled something and said to Xin Qing before he closed the door softly behind him:
âHave a good rest. Weâll celebrate the Chinese New Year together tomorrow!â
Xin Qing sniffed, and picked up the chopsticks to eat. She actually regretted it right after she ran back to her room. When she heard Ying Qingcangâs rejection, her first thought was that he wanted to control her and use Xinâs company as a bargain chip in the future. Later when she thought about it again, she realized that Ying Qingcang didnât even need to do this.
With or without Xinâs company, she had to stay by his side. When she looked up and saw the necklace on the dresser, she thought about how Young Master Shen had told her that Ying Qingcang had bought all of the jewelry for her. He had even bought a jewelry store, so she could take part in the competition. Recalling his gentleness two nights ago, Xin Qing suddenly put down her chopsticks.
âHe should do what he has done.â Xin Qing said to the empty air, âIs there any difference between his actions and rape?â The moment she thought of her first night, she felt wronged, and her hatred for Ying Qingcang surged once again. It should have been a womanâs best memory, but to her, it was a nightmare that she would never want to recall.
Even if the wound was healed, it would still hurt as long as she thought about it. The scar would always remind her of the cruelty and pain she had suffered.
Early next morning, Ying Qingcang came out with Young Master Shen. The two of them came back together just before noon. Xin Qing was having an intravenous drip upstairs.
âHappy New Year, my dear!â Young Master Shen pushed the door open and entered, holding a teddy bear in his hands. âThis is for you. Get better quickly!â
Xin Qing smiled as she received it, âThank you! Didnât you go to Hawaii? â
âTsk tsk! Whoâs the reason why I didnât go?â Young Master Shen pretended to be angry.
Xin Qing stretched out her arms. âCome here!â
âI wouldnât dare.â Young Master Shen was so frightened that he sat a little further away.
Xin Qing pursed her lips: âI want to give you a hug as a thank you gift; take it or leave it!â She knew that it was because of her that Young Master Shen fabled to go to the vacation. She wasnât too clear as to whether Young Master Shen was a man of Ying Qingcang, or his friend. Either way, many of Ying Qingcangâs matters were done by Young Master Shen.
Young Master Shen patted her head: âAlright, I have received your appreciation!â
âThen donât go today. Shall we celebrate the New Year together?â After Xin Qing finished speaking, she felt that it was not appropriate and asked: âIs there anyone else in your family? If you do, then youâd better stay with your family. â
Young Master Shen flicked her forehead: âDidnât you remember that my family is in US? However, I canât stay with you. â
Xin Qing looked at Young Master Shen as he was showing off as a peacock: âA cart of beauties are waiting to date me!â
âAlright!â Xin Qing knew that he had a lot of women, âAs long as you are not alone.â
Young Master Shen suddenly stopped laughing and looked at her seriously: âTry to believe in Ying Qingcang, or believe in your own feelings.â
In the evening, Young Master Shen left. He also took Uncle Fu and Auntie Tian with him. The reason was that they also wanted to go home for the New Year.
However, Xin Qing did not believe it at all. Uncle Fuâs grandson was in Britain, and Auntie Tian did not have any relatives. So what home did they go? No matter what Xin Qing thought, on the New Yearâs Eve, the only ones at home were her and Ying Qingcang, as well as a dog called LeleâŠ
Early in the morning, Xin Pengfei found Xin Haoyu, who was unconscious and covered with wounds, at his doorstep. After sent him to the hospital, the doctor said that there was a serious internal bleeding that needed immediate surgery. Zhao Jiali cried and cursed at Xin Qing, but Xin Pengfei slapped her abruptly.
âWhat are you blaming Xin Qing for? Your own daughter is incapable. Damn, I spent so many years raising her up, but in the end, she turned out to be a money-loser.â Xin Pengfei glared at Zhao Jiali snappily, âLetâs see how youâve taught your daughter. How come she hasnât learnt anything about your own ability to hook up with men?â
Zhao Jiali was stunned, she blankly listened to Xin Pengfei scolding her, and then came forward while crying: âHubby, donât be angry, itâs all my fault, Iâll teach her a good lesson later.â Xin Pengfei ignored her and helped his son go through the procedures to get hospitalized. Zhao Jiali watched his back, gritted his teeth, and quickly followed.
At night, after hesitating for a long time, Xin Qing decided to have a good dinner on the New Yearâs Eve with Ying Qingcang. Actually Auntie Tian had prepared everything, but when Xin Qing went downstairs, Ying Qingcang was staring at the oven in a daze.
âDo you need help?â she asked after seeing that he stood there for ten minutes.
âYou came down!â When Ying Qingcang saw her, he couldnât hide the happiness in his eyes. Young Master Shen, that shameless guy, could get a hug from Xin Qing, when would he be able to let Xin Qing give him a hug as well?
He decided to work hard for this goal, so he planned to get the meal ready. However, the oven never turned on, and the chicken was still half cooked.
Xin Qing walked over to take a look at the oven, then pressed a few buttons. The light inside lit up for a bit, and then the oven started working. Ying Qingcang shifted the topic and asked: âWhat kind of dumplings do you like?â
âWhat is there to fill?â Xin Qing wanted to treat herself well; one should eat and drink well in the New Year.
Ying Qingcang opened the refrigerator in a fluster and took out a few plates of dumplings from the freezer; there are labels on the plates. Although she was still conflicted, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise when she saw Ying Qingcangâs actions.
The 1.8m man was wearing a womanâs apron, and his usual cold and handsome face had a look of embarrassment on it. His eyes kept stealing glances at her. Xin Qing shook her head and waved to him: âYou can leave, Iâll do it.â
âNo.â Ying Qingcang said with a straight face, âYouâre still sick, how can you do such a hard work? Go out and sit.â
A hard work? It was just a meal⊠Xin Qing couldnât keep up with Ying Qingcangâs weird thoughts. She rolled her eyes, pointed to the kitchen and said: âDo you know how to use these things? Do you know how to cook dumplings? â
Ying Qingcang silently went out, but he did not walk far, and just stood at the door watching. As long as Xin Qing was carrying something, he would rush up to grab it. Auntie Tian had left a lot of food, Xin Qing suspected that she and Uncle Fu had long since made preparations.
The two of them brought the dishes to the small table in the living room and ate while watching the Spring Festival Gala. The atmosphere became awkward again. Xin Qing thought of the Xin family and asked, âYou released Xin Haoyu?â
âYes, this morning.â Seeing that Xin Qing did not say anything, he hurriedly said, âDonât worry, itâs not just beating him up. Just watch and see for yourself later!â
Xin Qing blinked her eyes: âWhat did you do to him?â
âYouâll know it later, but not now. Iâm sure you wonât be disappointed.â Ying Qingcang gave a piece of fish to her, âEat more, and get better quickly!â
At this time, Xin Haoyu had just woken up and was shouting loudly for Xin Pengfei to take a revenge on Xin Qing. Xin Pengfei was so angry that he wanted to beat him up, but seeing that he was lying on the sickbed and couldnât move, Xin Pengfei had no choice but to tell him in a stern voice.
âIâm warning you, donât touch Xin Qing again. Otherwise, no one can save you.â
Xin Haoyu said with a savage expression, âItâs all because of you. You were blind to send that slut out. Otherwise, I wouldnât have been beaten so badly today.â
âDare you to say that? I havenât scolded you yet!â Xin Pengfei was furious, âNo matter what, she is still your sister, and you want to rape her?â
Seeing that the father and son were about to quarrel again, Zhao Jiali hurriedly stepped forward and advised, âAlright, alright, talk less.â
Xin Pengfei left angrily. Zhao Jiali comforted her son: âDonât make your father angry again. Weâll talk about it after you leave the hospital.â