CHAPTER 125: CHAPTER 125 YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE FIRST

Si Yuhuan looked down at her. She was completely bare-faced today, without any makeup, yet this didn’t diminish her beauty. Instead, it added a touch of delicate purity, making her features exceptionally refined.

Feeling restless, he unbuttoned one of the buttons on his shirt, suddenly feeling parched.

"I broke my promise, but there were extenuating circumstances. She..." Si Yuhuan trailed off.

Jian Xi sneered, "She could find Sernosen, a doctor to treat Grandfather, so you could completely disregard me, your wife, abandon me in front of everyone, and leave with her, right?"

"Si Yuhuan, what am I to you?"

Jian Xi curled her lips and lowered her gaze, unable to hide the sorrow in her eyes.

"Sorry." Si Yuhuan had intended to reproach her, but now he was apologizing instead.

Jian Xi said indifferently, "I was never important. I just expected too much and misunderstood."

The words "That’s not it" almost slipped out, but Si Yuhuan couldn’t bring himself to say them. Instead, he said, "Don’t be so melodramatic."

Jian Xi was so angry she felt like her eyes would roll out of her head. He really knew how to ruin the pitiful, innocent act she had so carefully constructed.

"You’re melodramatic, your whole family is melodramatic! If it weren’t for Jiang Qimeng, would you have come to find me the moment you returned to the country?"

"Who said I came for Jiang Qimeng? What happened between you and her?" Si Yuhuan asked urgently, furrowing his brow.

Jian Xi was speechless for a moment, stunned. "Uh..."

So he didn’t know what had happened?

She swallowed hard.

Si Yuhuan said impatiently, "Si Junyan is my right-hand man. While I was away, you abused your authority to remove him from his position as Vice President. Are you harboring some ulterior motive towards Haohan Group?"

Ulterior motive, my foot!

I don’t just have ulterior motives; I want to take over Haohan Group!

Jian Xi retorted furiously, "Do you have any idea how many despicable things he’s done? If I hadn’t removed him, Si Junyan would have destroyed Haohan Group during the few days you were away."

"Si Yuhuan, I’m already being generous by not demanding your undying gratitude. What gives you the nerve to question me?"

Si Yuhuan had heard about some of Si Junyan’s actions from Yan Qing.

But when he heard that Jian Xi was behind it all, he couldn’t help but confront her.

This little woman... he hadn’t realized before that she was this capable.

She was truly a rabbit with hidden fangs, right by his side!

Si Yuhuan’s eyes darkened. "Jian Xi, Haohan Group is not something for you to interfere with."

Jian Xi laughed. "You just look down on me because I’m a woman and think my involvement is shameful, don’t you? Fine! I promise you, from now on, even if Haohan Group goes bankrupt, it will have nothing to do with me. You heartless bastard! Get out! Get out of my sight!"

Jian Xi pushed and shoved him, playing up her fury to the extreme.

Si Yuhuan instinctively grabbed her wrist. "Calm down a bit."

"How do you expect me to stay calm? I..."

"Let go! Don’t hurt Xixi!" Suddenly, Jian’s Father & Mother rushed out from behind, pushed Si Yuhuan away, and shielded Jian Xi.

Jian’s Mother glared furiously at Si Yuhuan. "You bastard! Don’t you know Xixi might already be pregnant?"

"What?" Si Yuhuan looked at Jian Xi in utter shock.

Jian Xi’s heart lurched. Her legs nearly buckled, almost sending her to her knees. In a hoarse voice, she asked, "Mom, Dad, why are you here?"

She was sure she had seen her parents off!

Jian’s Mother gripped her arm. "Your father and I never boarded the plane. If we had left, who would be here to stand up for you today?"

Jian’s Mother stared hatefully at Si Yuhuan.

I’m doomed!

Jian Xi suspected her father and mother had been tracking her; they must have gone to the hospital.

"You’re pregnant?" Si Yuhuan asked, disregarding everything else as he stared at her.

Jian’s Mother also pressed anxiously, "I went to the hospital, but the staff there absolutely refused to tell me what was going on. I only know you had an internal medicine check-up. Are you really pregnant?"

Jian Xi nearly choked, struggling to breathe.

This hospital really is ethical and trustworthy. They said they wouldn’t reveal any patient information, and they truly didn’t.

It seemed Mom and Dad didn’t know anything.

Jian Xi hesitated for a moment, then blurted out a lie, "How could I be pregnant? I just had a headache and an upset stomach, and felt lethargic, so I went for an internal medicine check-up. The test results showed nothing was wrong; it’s just exhaustion and stress."

"Oh? So you’re not pregnant!" Jian’s Mother sounded somewhat disappointed.

Father Jian also couldn’t hide a hint of disappointment.

Si Yuhuan’s expression was dark and unreadable.

She wasn’t pregnant, but she had an internal medicine check-up. Could she have found out about her depression and delusions?

He pursed his lips slightly. "Mom, Dad, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Hmph! You should indeed explain to us why you’ve been treating Xixi this way," Father Jian said.

Si Yuhuan led Jian’s Father & Mother aside. Jian Xi watched them, unable to hear their conversation, but their occasional glances in her direction made her skin crawl.

She wondered if the lie she had casually spun could really fool her parents and Si Yuhuan.

Si Yuhuan absolutely must not find out about the twins.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would definitely either demand the children and discard her, or fight for custody of both kids after a divorce. She couldn’t risk either outcome.

After a short while, Jian’s Father & Mother walked over sighing, their faces wreathed in smiles, and their tone towards Jian Xi considerably gentler.

"Xixi, dear, you must be tired, right?" Jian’s Mother asked.

Jian Xi nodded. She had been through a lot all day, and on top of Si Yuhuan’s recent interrogation, she remembered the doctor’s advice that a pregnant woman’s emotions shouldn’t fluctuate too drastically. Putting on an act also requires physical and mental energy; I’m truly exhausted.

"Alright then, you go inside and rest," Jian’s Mother said.

At a significant look from Jian’s Mother, Si Yuhuan immediately went to support Jian Xi. "Let’s go."

He felt a sense of helplessness, like a duck being forced onto a perch.

Jian Xi couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

He really knows how to put on an act.

Still, being able to put on an act is better than nothing. After all, in her previous life, he couldn’t even be bothered to pretend; he had absolutely no regard for her parents.

"Since you’re so keen on managing Haohan Group’s internal affairs, starting tomorrow, you’ll come to work at the company."

"What?" Jian Xi looked back at him in disbelief.

Si Yuhuan’s handsome face was impassive, his tone matter-of-fact. "You drove Si Junyan away, and I’m now short of a capable subordinate. Since you’re so competent, you can start work tomorrow."

Before Jian Xi could voice her refusal, Si Yuhuan continued, "These are turbulent times. We don’t know what Grandfather might face in the hospital, and your brother, expanding his business in W Country, needs all the support he can get from home. You wouldn’t want me to make a mistake while I’m swamped and end up delaying the technical and product support for your elder brother, would you?"

Damn man! That scoundrel! All he knows is how to threaten people!

Jian Xi inhaled deeply with indignation. "Fine, I’ll go!"

She slammed the door shut violently, leaving Si Yuhuan on the other side.

Si Yuhuan rubbed his nose, which had almost been hit by the door. This woman’s temper is really getting worse and worse.

It must be because of her illness!

I’ll let it slide for now!

If Jian’s Father & Mother hadn’t insisted he let Jian Xi work at Haohan Group, he would never have made such a brainless decision!

Hopefully, she’ll do a good job at Haohan Group and not give me any leverage. Otherwise...!