books44 Chapter 49 My Wife Refuses to Live Together, and I'm Breached
Chapter 49 My Wife Refuses to Live Together, and I'm Breached
Qiu Huilan was sitting opposite the two of them, so she naturally saw such an obvious action.
His aged face immediately furrowed, and his gaze turned scrutinizing as he looked at his second grandson.
"What do you mean? You think you can play tricks on me right under my nose?!" Qiu Huilan's voice rose at the end. Sister Wu, who was standing next to her, was worried that the old lady would get angry and hurt herself. At the same time, Jiang Qin was also worried.
When Huo Sili grasped her hand, she looked at him. His dark eyes were unfathomable, and she didn't know what he wanted to say, nor did she know if what he said would upset the old lady like she had that morning.
Suddenly, Huo Sili spoke in a calm but clearly serious tone.
"Grandma, this was my fault."
Qiu Huilan frowned, clearly not so easily fooled. "Your fault? Of course I know it's your fault! But what exactly? What did you do? Tell me, stop with the nonsense!"
Hearing the old lady's words, Jiang Qin couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Of course, she wasn't nervous about anything else, but rather afraid that Huo Sili might repeat his words in a moment of confusion, which would upset the old lady.
However, speaking up to remind Horstley at this moment would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire—
The Huo family is now recognized as a top-tier wealthy family, and Qiu Huilan has been able to serve as the matriarch of the Huo family for decades. How could she be an unintelligent person?
A person's every word and action, a micro-expression, or even a punctuation mark when sending a message in an online chat.
For intelligent people, there is an abundance of information to be gleaned from it.
Jiang Qin carefully squeezed Huo Sili's hand that was covering hers, keeping her mouth tightly shut.
Perhaps sensing her movement, Horst glanced at her with his eyes slightly lowered, but soon turned to look at the old lady.
“That day, I talked nonsense and upset Qinqin, which is why she cut her wrists.”
Upon hearing this, Qiu Huilan looked at Huo Sili, her brows furrowing even more deeply.
She is already over seventy years old, and having lived through so much, she naturally knows the power of hurtful words, especially to young people, and among them, young people are the most prone to making mistakes when it comes to matters of love.
Just as she had thought, when her best friend, Qinqin's grandmother, passed away four years ago, Qinqin never thought of suicide. Therefore, it is not hard to see that although the child is sensitive, she is actually strong and not fragile.
I'm not the kind of person who would casually play with their life.
Thinking about it this way, Qiu Huilan couldn't help but get angry.
What kind of nonsense could have made her granddaughter-in-law so distraught?
Qiu Huilan was surprised, but her face visibly turned sour.
However, at this age, in Qiu Huilan's view, the problems of young people, no matter how big, are nothing more than a few things—
Misunderstandings arose due to unforeseen circumstances, trust was breached and not repaired in time, people were verbally abusive, and they failed to prioritize when faced with problems!
At this point, Qiu Huilan naturally realized that the problem lay with her own grandson!
To solve the problem, we still need to have a good talk with our grandson and figure out what he's thinking.
As for the granddaughter-in-law...
Qiu Huilan's expression changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book. She looked at Jiang Qin with kindness and said, "Qinqin, I know about your resignation. I'll have this brat approve it for you when you go to work tomorrow. It's getting late now, so you should go back to Meiyuan to rest. Go ahead."
The other three people present who witnessed the old lady's change of expression: "..."
At the same time, Jiang Qin wanted to say something.
But soon Qiu Huilan looked at Huo Sili, and her expression changed drastically, like a Sichuan opera face-changing act.
"You stay here!" he said, his voice quite fierce.
Seeing this, Jiang Qin naturally realized that the old lady took her wrist-cutting incident very seriously.
This is clearly an attempt to seek justice for her and discipline her grandson.
It's getting late, and I'm reminded of a rule I made before—no staying up late at night.
After going back to tidy up, take a shower, and get ready, it was almost time for her to go to bed after adjusting her schedule. So Jiang Qin didn't refuse and obediently agreed, "Okay, Grandma, I'll go back to Plum Garden first. You and Sili should rest early after you've finished talking. Good night."
"Hey, goodnight," Qiu Huilan's expression changed again, and she smiled like a flower, saying lovingly, "Good child, go on."
Jiang Qin smiled, nodded, and stood up to leave. Behind her, Qiu Huilan instructed Zhou Fu, "See the Second Young Mistress out."
Zhou Fu hurriedly said "Hey!" and followed Jiang Qin to her side. A short while later, Jiang Qin was invited into the car by Zhou Fu.
The streetlights in the manor were bright, and the car drove at a steady speed toward the Plum Garden.
On the way, Jiang Qin thought about Huo Sili's performance earlier and was less worried about what might happen in the main building next.
Indeed, it is obvious how filial Huo Sili is to the old lady—after all, if it weren't for that, he would never have agreed to let the old lady and her, who was a complete stranger to him, register their marriage in secret.
The most important thing in early pregnancy is to take good care of your body. Overthinking and worrying are very bad for your health.
When the car arrived at Meiyuan, Jiang Qin didn't think much of it. She went upstairs, tidied up, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
Perhaps it was because the old house had good feng shui, or perhaps her drowsiness was more pronounced in early pregnancy.
She slept soundly, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning. She drew back the curtains and saw the melodious chirping of birds outside the window. The bright sunshine made her feel good.
But when I was washing up in the bathroom, I heard a familiar voice outside the door, like a dark cloud suddenly flying overhead.
My mood instantly soured.
"Good morning, Second Young Madam!" As she pushed open the door, Huo Sili was already sitting in a dining chair in the dining room.
Zhou Fu stood to the side, and two older maids had just finished setting out breakfast. When they saw her coming, they greeted her in unison.
Jiang Qin smiled and nodded in response. In less than two minutes, the three of them left, leaving only her and Huo Sili in the room.
Thinking back to last night when he mentioned quitting his job to the old lady, objectively speaking, he did help her.
So when Jiang Qin sat down at the dining chair, she politely greeted him, "Good morning," before sitting down to eat breakfast.
However, after only a few sips of porridge, Jiang Qin belatedly realized that Huo Sili's attire was a bit off.
"Why are you wearing this? Aren't you going to the office this morning?"
Perhaps it was a lapse of judgment or a professional habit, but thinking about how Huo Sili held a morning meeting for the group's senior executives every Monday, a meeting he never missed unless there was an emergency, Jiang Qin suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Of course, the very next millisecond after she said it, she deeply regretted it and felt extremely embarrassed.
Although, according to Huo's requirements, she could not officially leave her post for another thirty days.
But she initiated the resignation, so what's the point of her asking this now?
Jiang Qin buried her head in her porridge, trying to pretend that she had just been sleepwalking.
However, she tried to act nonchalant, but for some reason, Horstley immediately responded with a "Mm".
Ok?
Jiang Qin continued drinking her porridge, pretending not to hear, but Huo Sili suddenly spoke up.
"Let's go back to Yunhai Huafu together later."
Jiang Qin sat up straight and looked at him, her brows slightly furrowed, her heart filled with strong rejection.
Clearly, Jiang Qin hadn't yet realized something.
Seeing her expression, Huo Sili's eyes darkened noticeably.
"Have you forgotten what you said last night?"
Jiang Qin's heart skipped a beat. "What did I say last night?"
She truly didn't remember—no, did he come back last night? She had absolutely no recollection of it.
Huo Sili frowned slightly, like a mute who had swallowed a bitter pill.
He opened his mouth, then closed it again, and only opened it again after a while, which made Jiang Qin even more confused.
Finally, Horst met her eyes and helped her recall, word by word.
"You said you only resigned because you didn't like your job, and it had nothing to do with our relationship."
Jiang Qin pursed her pink lips slightly, her face a little stiff. But what she sighed about in that instant was not anything else, but that being pregnant really made her neglect many other things in life because of the baby in her belly. For example, she hadn't thought about this at all.
Huo Sili continued, "So, Qinqin, do you think we should go back to living together?"
This is not a question, but a rhetorical question.
Jiang Qin had already realized what was happening and understood what was being said, but she really didn't want to.
She finally found a place where she could rest and recuperate peacefully. If she were to return to Yunhai Huafu, wouldn't she be living in constant fear again?
That would be really bad for her health.
Jiang Qin lowered her head and continued drinking her porridge. "We'll talk about it later."
Across from him, Hosley's eyes darkened even more. "Say it again?"
Jiang Qin wanted to say "um", but in her peripheral vision, she saw a movement of light and shadow, and the next second her body felt light. How could she dare to say "um"?
"What are you doing? Horstley, put me down!"