The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 921 - 327: When It’s Time to Give Up (Part 2)

However, the man’s face became even colder, and he directly spat out three words, "Get out."

The tone was clearly tinged with coldness, and there was even a hint of murderous intent that could be faintly discerned.

Li Man was immediately frightened. If she still didn’t understand Lu Jingchen’s meaning at this point, she would be truly foolish. The tone of the man’s voice made her neck shrink involuntarily in fear, and she didn’t dare to stay there any longer. The chilling aura emanating from the man made Li Man feel as though her throat was being squeezed, causing her to almost be unable to breathe. She cautiously glanced at Lu Jingchen, who was sitting on the hospital bed and was clearly in a bad mood, and said softly, "Then Jingchen, you take care and rest well."

Lu Jingchen didn’t respond to her at all, and it was unclear if he even heard her words. Li Man didn’t know why Lu Jingchen was acting this way, and her heart was painfully troubled, but she didn’t dare linger there any longer. She immediately wheeled herself out of the ward.

Before long, the ward was left with only Lu Jingchen alone, and apart from the smell of medicine, there was an unknown lingering scent of perfume.

In Lu Jingchen’s mind appeared the image of Song Qiao standing at the door with a seemingly bewildered expression, but soon her figure turning away and leaving emerged instead, triggering feelings of annoyance in him, making him want to kill someone.

Eventually, unable to control himself, he reached out and swept everything off the nearby table, and the ward was immediately filled with the harsh sounds of objects crashing to the floor.

...

After Song Qiao left, Jian Xia caught up with her at the elevator.

The two of them stood inside the elevator, surrounded by some doctors, nurses, and patients’ family members. The air was thick with the smell of disinfectant. Song Qiao kept her head down in silence, and Jian Xia, noticing the people around, didn’t directly speak up either. They remained silent with each other.

After a long while, Song Qiao finally looked up at Jian Xia, her lips moving slightly before she asked, "Jian Xia, can you take me home?"

Since she wasn’t sure how long she would stay with the driver, and not knowing when Lu Jingchen would wake up, Song Qiao had already sent the servant and driver back. The bodyguard hadn’t stayed after Lu Tianming and the others arrived either.

Jian Xia naturally nodded in agreement, pretending to be relaxed as she replied, "Of course, my car is in the underground parking lot."

Song Qiao nodded and acknowledged with a sound, then said nothing more, lowering her head again to look at her toes.

Seeing her fall silent once again, Jian Xia said nothing either. In fact, she was someone who couldn’t keep questions or curiosity hidden, but she managed to suppress the words in her heart.

The elevator stopped at the basement level, and Song Qiao followed Jian Xia to a black Audi car. Bo Leshen had been sent home by Jian Xia half an hour before, so there were only the two of them in the car.

It wasn’t until Jian Xia sat in the driver’s seat and was about to start the car that Song Qiao, sitting in the passenger seat, raised her head and asked in a very gentle tone, "Jian Xia, have you ever given up on something?"

Jian Xia paused with her hand on the car key, instinctively turned to Song Qiao, thought for a moment, and directly answered, "I don’t think I ever have."

Even though Bo Leshen had hurt her deeply, she had never given up. In their relationship, if she had truly given up, she wouldn’t have stayed there; she would have chosen to go abroad for further studies.

Song Qiao withdrew her gaze from Jian Xia and looked ahead in the parking lot. There were only cars in her view, but at this moment, she seemed to be looking through the scene in front of her, speaking slowly, "Actually, I once gave up on family affection, and now I think I’ve given up on the love between Lu Jingchen and me."

She didn’t shy away at all, speaking each word clearly. Even knowing the good relationship between Jian Xia and Lu Jingchen, she didn’t avoid the subject.

Because these words had been suppressed in her heart just now, and she couldn’t find anyone to confide in, her heart was unbearably troubled.

Jian Xia gazed at Song Qiao with an obscure emotion in her eyes, and after a long while, she carefully said, "Song Qiao, maybe there’s some misunderstanding here?"

Song Qiao turned to look at her, "It’s not important anymore."

Suddenly, Jian Xia didn’t know what to say.

...

Everyone in the villa knew about Lu Jingchen’s car accident, as the news had already made it to the headlines, making it hard not to know.

After Song Qiao returned to the villa, she locked herself in the bedroom and didn’t come out. When Chu Munan came looking for her, he came along with Mu Shinian. The servant knew that Mu Shinian was their lady’s cousin, so they let them in and intended to call Song Qiao, but Chu Munan stopped them and said he would go up with Mu Shinian to check.

The servant was initially hesitant, but considering that Mu Shinian was Song Qiao’s cousin and not just Chu Munan going up alone, they agreed.

The bedroom curtains were not drawn, and the lights were off, making the room dim. Faint, steady breathing could be heard.

Song Qiao was in a daze when she heard knocking and Chu Munan’s voice outside the door. She opened her eyes, looking at the ceiling with some confusion, and after a long while, realized she wasn’t hearing things; she really heard Chu Munan’s voice.