Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Biological Mother_1 Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Biological Mother_1 However, seeing Bo Jingyan’s seemingly indifferent demeanor, the words that were on the tip of the old Bo’s tongue were swallowed back down.

He sighed, then got up to answer the phone.

Xia Qingtian found the old Bo’s behavior a bit peculiar. After he left, she couldn’t help turning her head to look at Bo Jingyan, “Bo Junior, who is the lady Mr. Zhang spoke of?”

“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t!” Bo Jingyan’s hand paused in the middle of a meal, and he coldly glanced at her.

Xia Qingtian shivered instantly at his coldness.

Then she realized, the strange one was not only the old Bo, Bo Jingyan also seemed a bit odd.

He was okay just a moment ago, but his mood seemed to have turned sour suddenly.

Not long after, the old Bo came down from upstairs.

He was in a good mood. He sat back at the dining table and couldn’t wait to tell Bo Jingyan, “Jingyan, I have good news for you. Your mother’s condition has stabilized, and she will be returning to celebrate my birthday. You mother and son can finally reunite.”

Bo Jingyan was stunned.

“Really? That is good news!” Eventually, he responded in a somewhat cold tone.

However, if you were to look closely, you would notice his hand clutching the chopsticks was doing so tightly. The blue veins on the back of his hand bulged, and the tips of his fingers were a little pale.

Bo Junior’s mother is still…” Xia Qingtian was shocked, almost blurting out the realization that Bo Jingyan’s mother was still alive.

Luckily, she caught herself in time, aware that it was impolite to say the rest.

You couldn’t blame her.

Mainly because ever since she had married into the Bo family, she had never heard anyone mention Bo Jingyan’s parents. Therefore, she subconsciously assumed that they were deceased.

It was only upon hearing the old Bo say that his mother would be returning to celebrate his birthday that she was shocked.

The old Bo, seeing her surprised expression, suddenly realised that Xia Qingtian had been married into the Bo family for three years now, and there were some things he hadn’t told her.

Bo Jingyan’s mother was her mother-in-law.

There would surely be contact between the two, so in order not to let her offend unknowingly, and also because she was part of the family, it would indeed be appropriate to have a proper conversation with her.

With this in mind, the old Bo took Xia Qingtian for a walk after dinner.

Then he told her everything.

“These years, Jingyan’s mother has been in poor health, so she’s been undergoing treatment abroad and hasn’t returned, so you didn’t know, back then…”

Only then did Xia Qingtian understand.

Bo’s father and Tian Suqin, Bo’s mother, had not wed in a business marriage, but were infact, in a love marriage. They very much loved each other and shortly after marriage, they had the fruit of their love – Bo Jingyan.

The family of three had initially lived very happily.

However, once, when the couple went to pick up their son from school, they were involved in a large multicar accident.

At the critical moment, Bo’s father protected his wife who was in the passenger seat.

In the end, Bo’s father died due to serious injuries despite resuscitation attempts, leaving Bo’s mother with only minor injuries.

Bo’s mother couldn’t accept this reality, and she couldn’t face Bo Jingyan or live with him.

Because Bo Jingyan looked too much like Bo’s father, every time she saw him, it made Bo’s mother think of her late husband, sending her into pain. She once wanted to end her life and follow her husband.

Eventually, they had no choice.

To not further upset Bo’s mother, they had to send her abroad for recuperation.

Meanwhile, Bo Jingyan lived with the old Bo.

These years, for the sake of Bo’s mother’s health, the mother and son hadn’t seen each other or even spoken a word.

After hearing everything, Xia Qingtian asked, “Grandpa, how old was Jingyan when it happened?”

“Six!” the old Bo answered.

Hearing this, Xia Qingtian felt a pang of heartache.

A six-year-old child is at an age that needs the companionship of parents, but his father died in a car accident, and although his mother was alive, he couldn’t see or speak to her.

For Bo Jingyan, it was as if he had lost both his parents at the same time.

No wonder when he heard that his mother was coming back, Bo Jingyan’s reaction was so weird.

After their talk, the two of them made their way home.

It was in the evening, when Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan were returning from the old house.

Bo Jingyan’s face was cold, without uttering a word.

Though on regular days he always wore an inexpressive face, Xia Qingtian sensed the difference today in comparison to his usual demeanour.

Thinking about the words uttered by the old man of the Bo family.

She couldn’t resist, and stretched out her arms to embrace Bo Jingyan.

“What’s wrong?” Bo Jingyan’s tone was icy, but he made no effort to push her away.

Xia Qingtian shook her head and tightened her embrace around his waist.

“It’s nothing, I just feel a little cold, so I want to hold you to get some warmth from you.” She fabricated an excuse, not telling him that she felt a pang of sympathy for him.

A strong person like Bo Jingyan shouldn’t require any sympathy or pity.

Upon hearing her words, Bo Jingyan did not express any suspicions.

He enveloped Xia Qingtian with his arm to provide her warmth, and also instructed the chauffeur to raise the temperature inside the car a little.

…

For a while after that, Bo Jingyan was busy.

Xia Qingtian began to prepare for the old Bo’s birthday banquet.

Since the old man of the Bo family was treating her well, she genuinely wanted to return his kindness, to do more for him. For this birthday banquet, she put her heart into it, doing everything herself.

That day.

After she finished checking out the hotel’s décor and the venue, she planned on heading back.

Outside, a light rain began to fall all of a sudden.

She didn’t know what had gone wrong with the car; it suddenly broke down and refused to start. She had no choice but to hail a taxi.

However, it was the peak of the rush hour and there were more than a hundred people waiting in line in front of her.

Xia Qingtian had no choice but to hold up her umbrella and wait at the roadside for an available taxi.

She had been waiting for a long time, with no taxi in sight.

On instinct, Xia Qingtian thought to call Bo Jingyan to pick her up, but she soon remembered that he was not in A City at the moment, but on a business trip out of town.

She felt a sudden sense of loss. Just as she was about to think of a different plan, at that moment…

A car came to a stop in front of her.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a handsome, charming face. It was—

Shen Yaxuan!

“Qingtian, where do you want to go? Let me give you a lift.” With a gaze full of love, Shen Yaxuan gently stared at the woman he loved, asking her.

Xia Qingtian could not bring herself to show him any friendliness.

With an expressionless face, she coldly responded, “No need, Jingyan will be here in a while to pick me up.”

Shen Yaxuan’s gaze dimmed.

“He’s out of town on business and won’t be back for a few days.” He told Xia Qingtian, “I just want to give you a ride home, I have no ill intentions.”

“Yes, I did lie. Don’t you understand the concept of a polite fiction?”

Xia Qingtian gave up the pretence, and admitted bluntly, “I lied in order to get rid of you. I want you to get out of my sight as soon as possible. Stop bothering me.”

After saying that, she turned around preparing to return to the hotel and wait, in the meantime, she would contact Uncle Wang to send a car to pick her up.

“Qingtian…” Seeing this, Shen Yaxuan immediately got out of the car and grabbed her arm, sounding somewhat hurt as he asked, “Do you really despise me so much?”

“Yes…” Thinking of how he was the biological father of the child in her belly, Xia Qingtian felt a surge of distaste. The revulsion was partially transferred onto him.

Why was the child’s father him, and not Bo Jingyan!

Why was the man that night him, and not Bo Jingyan!!!