Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 199

Chapter 199 : Just make her get in his car, then he can say whatever he wants.

"... Sigh, everyone says you're a business genius, but you seem like a love idiot? A woman with such strong self-esteem, and you have a wife by your side, and she's still your ex-wife, how could she possibly be obedient?"

Actually, Zhuo Hui didn't need to say much; how could Liang Xi Cheng not understand? But sometimes people are like that, always yearning for things and people they can't resist, knowing they should take it slow, yet unable to control their hearts.

He was always such a deep person, never easily revealing his true feelings. He could handle the Ye Group for over a year with the same composure, but with this woman before him, he was powerless.

—Knowing she had returned to C City from England, he rushed over without hesitation, abandoning all his business in A City, even neglecting the Ye Group. He knew he was flustered because he was terrified of losing her again.

An opportunity is placed right in front of you, within your grasp, yet you still can't help but look, not touch.

Liang Xi Cheng never considered himself a restless person, but he knew that from the moment Bai Yan Liang returned to C City, he couldn't sit still, because he wanted her so badly.

Who could understand his longing for her during the year-long period of being single …?

But he truly never imagined that his selfish desires would drive her to the point of lying in bed.

Liang Xi Cheng remained seated on the edge of the bed, but the woman on the bed kept her eyes closed, refusing to give him a glance.

This stalemate lasted for 20 minutes, finally broken by Liang Xi Cheng's phone ringing. The man stood up, knowing she wasn't asleep, but still not wanting to disturb her rest.

He hung up the phone, leaned over the bed, and braced his long arms on either side of her. His long, slender fingers reached out to touch her cheek, but stopped mid-air.

"I know you're not feeling well right now. I'll go now, and I'll come see you again later." The man's voice was hoarse, tinged with weakness. Liang Xi Cheng frowned, but ultimately didn't touch her face. He straightened up, turned, and left the room.

Even a seemingly invincible man like Liang Xi Cheng, when it came to love, was indeed, as Zhuo Hui had said—clumsy and clueless, like an idiot.

But then again, who isn't stubbornly foolish?

Yan Liang could tell the whole world she didn't love Liang Xi Cheng, but she couldn't deceive her own heart. After meeting him, the name "Liang Xi Cheng" had become the very essence of her love.

However, in the end, he brought her not a rainbow, but gray.

So now, he chases, and she wants to escape.

—To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than clinging to that last principle.

The opposite of love isn't hate, isn't indifference; it's the impossibility between two people. In the end, the "happiness" they bring each other will be painful. Who can bear all of that?

The door closed, and Yan Liang slowly opened her tightly closed eyes. At the same time, tears streamed down her cheeks.

Holding the bedsheet tightly, she took a deep breath and silently told herself—no matter how difficult, she couldn't abandon her principles.

Some things, once lost, will never return.

Even after a broken mirror is mended, cracks remain.

***

Liang Xi Cheng got into the car, lit a cigarette, his refined features tinged with a somber expression. He squinted, smoking, the nicotine spreading on his tongue, but it wasn't enough to ease the pain in his heart.

After a third of the cigarette was gone, he took out his phone and dialed the number that had just called.

The call was from Ye Sheng Ming. After two rings, the caller answered, his tone not pleasant. "Where are you?"

Liang Xi Cheng leaned against the car window, his thin lips slightly pursed, the curve of his lips unusually sharp. He didn't avoid the question, nor was there any need to hide it. "City C."

"Xi Cheng, tell me, what are you doing in City C?"

Ye Sheng Ming's voice on the other end of the phone was exasperated. "... Do you even know Xiao Qing is in trouble? What kind of husband are you? You've been married for over a year, have you really ... Have you ever cared about her?"

Liang Xi Cheng licked his lips, raised the cigarette in his hand, and held it to his lips. His handsome face was calm, and his tone was deep, without any fluctuation. "What happened to her?"

"…" Ye Sheng Ming was probably really angry. Liang Xi Cheng could hear his rapid breathing on the phone. He was getting old, and his heart wasn't very good. This made him look much older. Hearing someone next to him asking if he needed medicine, Ye Sheng Ming covered the phone and shouted—"No! Get out!"

Liang Xi Cheng coldly smirked.

Ye Sheng Ming was naturally furious about this. Ye Qing had almost been detained in City C. Ye Sheng Ming only had this one precious daughter; how could he not be enraged? In City A, for the past six months, ever since Ye Qing touched that thing, Ye Sheng Ming had spent an unknown amount of money bribing officials at various levels to allow Ye Qing to still be so arrogant.

But City C wasn't City A. She dared to come here and openly assault someone; Liang Xi Cheng naturally wouldn't let her get away with it.

Treating her was only a matter of time; it had just happened a little earlier. Of course, this was only the beginning of everything.

"... Only the Ye family knows about Xiao Qing's situation. Tell me, why did she go to City C, saying she was going to see you, but then she said she discovered Bai Yan Liang, and almost got arrested? Xi Cheng, if you don't give me a satisfactory answer this time, I absolutely won't let it go! I want to see who's so bold as to dare to touch my daughter!"

Ye Sheng Ming roared on the other end of the phone, which was exactly what Liang Xi Cheng had expected. His originally gloomy mood miraculously dissipated by more than half after hearing Ye Sheng Ming's completely unrestrained shouting.

What he wanted was for Ye Sheng Ming to lose his composure.

"She came to City C but didn't come to see me. I don't really know who she went to see. As for what happened to her in City C, she should ask herself that. She acted so recklessly outside City A; who can she blame?" Liang Xi Cheng rarely called Ye Sheng Ming "Dad." In his heart, his marriage with Ye Qing was the most abnormal marriage in the world, and Ye Sheng Ming could never be considered a "father-in-law" in his eyes.

His crisp, decisive words infuriated Ye Sheng Ming, who jumped up in anger, "... Liang Xi Cheng, have you grown too big for your britches now? You ..."

"My wings have always been this big! You shouldn't blame me for this. She has her own problems. She should stay by your side. Haven't you always thought that you were the only one in the world who was truly sincere towards her? Then stay and protect her. Don't go out. Things are very tense outside these days. C City just changed its Party Secretary, and the higher-ups are cracking down hard on this. If she really gets arrested, no one can save her."

Liang Xi Cheng finished speaking with a deep gaze, giving Ye Sheng Ming no chance to gloat any further, and added, "I have an important meeting this afternoon. I'll hang up now."

"…" After hanging up, he tossed his phone onto the passenger seat.

Now, he no longer needed to offer Ye Sheng Ming any fake smiles, knowing that he still possessed Liang Qi Cheng's master tape. However, Ye Qing's matter was also his achilles' heel. To outsiders, the Ye and Liang families appear as a united front, their marriage is a testament to their close ties and their business partnership unparalleled.

But only those directly involved truly know the deep-seated problems within. It's a classic case of mutual stabs, each side reciprocating.

The cigarette between Liang Xi Cheng's fingers burned to its end. He tossed it out the car window, rubbing his aching nose, his mind replaying every step he'd taken over the past year.

Just a little more perseverance, just a little more, and he could uproot the Ye family completely!

When Qin Mu Hua received Yan Liang's call, she was startled. Her daughter had returned from abroad less than two days ago, and suddenly she was hospitalized. She rushed to the hospital and saw Yan Liang still on an IV drip, her face pale and her anxiety growing. "Yan Liang!"

"Mom." Yan Liang quickly gave her a reassuring smile. "I'm fine. Did I scare you?"

"You were perfectly fine. How did you suddenly end up in the hospital? What's wrong?" Qin Mu Hua used to work in a hospital. Entering the ward, she checked Yan Liang's IV drip and immediately understood. "Is your stomach upset? Yan Liang, I remember ... Your stomach has always been fine, what happened to cause this problem?"

Yan Liang didn't want her mother to worry too much, so she downplayed the issue, saying, "... When I was in England, my studies were quite demanding, so I often forgot to eat, and over time I developed a stomach problem. It wasn't serious though. This time, the meeting was too rushed. I just started working, and I wanted to perform well, so I tried too hard, and ... that's how it happened, hehe." She playfully stuck her tongue out at Qin Mu Hua, "But I'm fine now, and I promise I'll be much more careful in the future, and I definitely won't let myself end up in the hospital again! Mom, don't worry."

“Nonsense, will there be a next time?”

“Pah, pah, pah, absolutely no next time.”

Qin Mu Hua sat down by the bed, glanced at the nearly finished IV drip, and asked, “Are you staying at the hospital today?”

“Going home,” Yan Liang said, “I’ll go home after this IV.”

Qin Mu Hua nodded. She had just looked at her daughter’s IV drip; it wasn’t a serious problem. Besides, nine out of ten people have stomach issues, and this kind of ailment requires rest. She was thinking that the hospital food wasn’t great, so she could cook something nice for her at home.

About half an hour later, Yan Liang finished her IV drip. Qin Mu Hua went to complete the paperwork, and the mother and daughter prepared to leave the hospital.

Yan Liang had just returned to C City and didn’t have a car. Liang Xi Cheng had taken her to the hospital. When she left, she tried to hail a taxi at the hospital entrance, but it was during shift change, and many taxis had already stopped accepting passengers.

Qin Mu Hua took out her phone and said, "I can call a car here, please wait a moment." Yan Liang nodded, watching Qin Mu Hua search for a phone number. Suddenly, a car steadily drove towards them—a black Mercedes-Benz van. The driver stopped the car beside them, opened the door, and got out.

He ran to Yan Liang and bowed respectfully to Qin Mu Hua, "Miss Bai, please get in."

"…" Qin Mu Hua was taken aback, frowning at her daughter, "Someone you know?"

Yan Liang already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on. It was probably someone Liang Xi Cheng had arranged. She didn't want her mother to know that Liang Xi Cheng was in City C, and that last night … She knew her mother wasn't a traditionalist and would never interfere in her private life, but she just didn't want to say too much.

"... It might be ... the company's, um, because I fainted at the company, you could say it's due to overwork, so the manager was being so 'humane'."

She explained, somewhat weakly, but she didn't intend to get in the car. Turning to the driver, she said, "I don't need your car, you can go home."

"Miss Bai, I hope you won't make things difficult for me. I'm just following orders. Chairman Liang said I absolutely must take you and your mother home."

"…" Qin Mu Hua coughed lightly, looking at Yan Liang, "Chairman Liang?"

Yan Liang, "…"

"Mom …"

"Sigh, alright, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. You know Mom won't interfere. But are you taking this car or not?"

"No." Yan Liang was really annoyed. This Liang Xi Cheng, he's like a persistent ghost, what does he want?

Qin Mu Hua nodded, having no objection. "Yes, did you hear that? My daughter said she won't take this car. You can go back now."

The driver, "…"

Yan Liang sighed softly, pulling Qin Mu Hua along as they prepared to leave. The driver, steeling himself, chased after them, his face full of embarrassment. "Miss Bai, it's really just a ride home, but Chairman Liang said that if you don't want this car, he can send a taxi."

"…" Yan Liang was so angry she wanted to flip the table. She gritted her teeth, and without thinking, coldly said, "Is that so? Chairman Liang has quite the clout. Then go back and tell him, if he's so capable, let him buy up all the taxis in C City. I won't take his car today, and I never will again. If he has the guts to make me into his car, and then he can say whatever he wants!"

"…" The driver was left speechless and embarrassed. Yan Liang stormed off, pulling Qin Mu Hua away.

The man didn't chase after them. After they walked a little further away, Qin Mu Hua finally sighed softly, "Why are you so agitated? When did Liang Xi Cheng arrive?"

Yan Liang bit her lip, not wanting to hide it from her mother, and honestly said, "Yesterday."

"Hmm, so you didn't go home last night because you were with him?"

Yan Liang's face suddenly changed, and she vehemently denied it, "No ... Mom, I was really busy yesterday, otherwise, would I have been so busy that I ended up in the hospital?"

"You're all grown up now. What you do, I can't control you anymore. No matter what, I'll say it again: I've always believed in my daughter. You're principled and won't do anything reckless. So, I won't pry into your private affairs. Just one thing: remember, he's a married man now. Be careful not to overstep your bounds, understand?"

What Qin Mu Hua said was also Yan Liang's own pain.

She lowered her eyes and nodded.

***

Liang Xi Cheng flicked his cigarette ash, listening to the driver's words on the other end of the phone. His thick eyebrows furrowed, and the fingers holding the cigarette lightly brushed against his sensual thin lips before finally raising an eyebrow and speaking in a deep voice, "... That's what she told you? ... As long as I can make her gets in my car, then I can say whatever I want?"

 

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