CHAPTER 400: CHAPTER 398: YOU’D BETTER NOT LIE TO ME

"Don’t you know Huang Ying likes you?"

Jian Xi crossed her arms and sneered, "Men are such pigs, they can turn a blind eye to a woman’s obvious feelings. Let me tell you, if you’re really blind, go get your eyes checked. A girl as good as Huang Ying is rare. If you don’t cherish her, there will come a time when you’ll regret it!"

"She would even risk her life for you!"

"And now that she’s missing, you’re still here drinking?"

Song Xicheng immediately put down his wine glass at her words.

"I, I, I...."

"Don’t wait until it’s gone to cherish it!" Jian Xi remarked acidly, looking at Si Yuhuan.

Si Yuhuan put a large hand on his shoulder, "Alright, go find her quickly."

He looked back at Jian Xi and said, "Pretending not to care on the outside, who doesn’t know you actually do!"

"Is this how you show you care? It’s truly unbelievable."

"Do you think caring means you have to say it out loud? Doesn’t that feel too superficial?"

"Superficial? More like what you’ve done is so terrible you can’t bear to say it!"

Their exchange left Song Xicheng looking as though he’d just been slapped in the face.

"Hey, are you two talking about me?"

Song Xicheng’s head was spinning, clearly these two were using him as an excuse for their complaints!

"I’ll go look for her, you two can continue arguing."

Originally, he had come to settle the score with Jian Xi.

But now he left hastily.

Jian Xi sat on the sofa and asked the maid to bring her a cup of warm water.

"Do you really have the face to drink?"

Si Yuhuan was so angry he could hardly breathe, "You’re getting me into trouble!"

How could he not know that his good brother had some odd feelings for Huang Ying.

With Huang Ying’s mishap, he couldn’t escape the blame.

"And yet the deeply scheming Director Si couldn’t figure out the people around him, truly fascinating!"

"With your constant sarcastic tone, you’re really getting bolder by the day."

He really thought she was going too far.

"Are you doing this on purpose? Hoping to drive a wedge between me and Song Xicheng? You’re too naive!"

Do you think I’m that despicable?

Jian Xi burst into a smile out of anger.

"Do you think everyone’s like you, doing whatever it takes? You really don’t understand how much a woman is willing to give for the man she loves! Selfish, narrow-minded dog of a man!"

Si Yuhuan moved closer, grabbing her chin and cornering her onto the sofa, looking down at her, "Talking about me?"

"Yes! You dog men!"

"Then you admit you loved me?"

"Once!" Jian Xi turned her face, "But those feelings are long gone now."

If she still had feelings, she’s a pig!

"Let’s put aside the matter of Huang Ying for now, this attitude of yours...." He was truly at a loss for words.

Jian Xi slapped his hand away, "Are you trying to use the child to threaten me again? Can’t you think of something new? Si Yuhuan, you’re really despicable."

"The child....."

Thinking about how the child was taken by Fu Wenxin and hadn’t been found, Si Yuhuan felt a bit guilty, "No, not this time."

"Why? You’re suddenly so kind? Holding such a good leverage, and you’re not maximizing benefits?"

Jian Xi was doubtful.

Even Xinxin being strange was one thing, but why did Si Yuhuan also seem distracted?

Was it her woman’s intuition running wild?

"Si Yuhuan, I’ve done everything I promised you. Mingming is still too young to be a bargaining chip, hand him over to me quickly. With Jian Group joining forces with Haohan Group, stabilizing Xinxin’s position at Secret Gate shouldn’t be too hard, right? If not, I can give her Yaowang Group."

Though she couldn’t bear it, she had to, for the child’s sake, giving up a company was worth it.

"I understand, you should go back now."

He was noticeably impatient when the child was mentioned.

Jian Xi frowned, "Si Yuhuan, is the child alright?"

She probed, "How’s his health recently? Has the health check report improved? How’s my fourth brother, he’s been with Mingming all along, right?"

"Hmm!"

His indifferent response made Jian Xi even more worried.

"Is the child really with Xinxin?"

A strong sense of unease made her agitated.

The phone rang, interrupting her questioning.

Si Yuhuan answered, and whatever the other side said, he only left one sentence, "Wait for me to come back."

Then he ran out.

"Si Yuhuan! You’d better not lie to me!"

She sat on the sofa, fuming.

Why did it feel like everyone was hiding something from her?

Zhang Yaxuan’s father called, asking about the child’s whereabouts, and she had to handle it cautiously.

"Rest assured, everything’s fine. Your health is the most important, I’ll visit you at the hospital tomorrow."

He was on IV, with a will to live, which was a good sign.

Jian Xi lay on the sofa, drowsy. It was already 1:30 AM, and Si Yuhuan hadn’t come home yet. Her mother called, "How about it? Any news on Mingming?"

Her voice sounded particularly exhausted, it was heart-wrenching.

"Yes, Si Yuhuan said he’d bring the child back to see me soon."

Her mother was overjoyed, "Really? You’re not lying to me!"

"How could I!"

"How’s Qianqian?"

Talking about the adorable Qianqian, her mother’s tone lightened, "She’s an angel, never fusses with your father and me, eats and sleeps well, doesn’t wake up at night, she’s like a little angel."

Being praised by her mother made her want to fly to her babies immediately.

"I won’t go on, I have something to take care of here."

Jian Xi quickly hung up, tears streaming down her face.

She missed her two little babies so much, she hadn’t fulfilled her duties as a mother right after giving birth.

Si Yuhuan stood by the door, watching Jian Xi sobbing uncontrollably.

The door made a noise.

Jian Xi quickly wiped her tears with a tissue and looked up at Si Yuhuan, "Coming back this late, did something happen?"

In a daze, Si Yuhuan seemed to return to the times before their divorce.

She would care for him tenderly, with deep affection in her eyes.

Now!

Her red eyes were filled with irritation!

"Nothing, I’m hungry."

"Oh! Then go make some food yourself!" Jian Xi replied blandly, getting ready to leave.

If it wasn’t news about the child, she had no interest at all.

"Jian Xi, I said I’m hungry, you should voluntarily go to the kitchen and make me some food!" Si Yuhuan stressed each word.

"I’m neither a servant nor a maid, why should I cook for you? Didn’t you grow hands and feet?"

Si Yuhuan gritted his teeth at her retort.

"So annoying."

Having no choice, Jian Xi threw her purse aside and headed to the kitchen.

She skillfully tied on an apron and started checking the fridge’s contents, her mind calculating what to cook for him, maybe something that would upset his stomach, kill him.

"Don’t get any ideas, my health determines when you’ll see your son."

Jian Xi glared at him.

Under the dim light, her delicate face was filled with anger, like a little lion ready to pounce, tugging at a soft spot in his heart.

The dog man’s eyes were almost overflowing with tenderness as she turned away and reluctantly started cooking properly.

The man suddenly pressed up against her from behind, wrapping tightly around her slim waist.

Smack!

Jian Xi, out of reflex, slapped his handsome face.