The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 922 - 328: Song Qiao, You’re So Cheap

The sound of knocking and the voices of Chu Munan and Mu Shinian still lingered in her ears. Song Qiao lay on the bed for a moment before directly throwing back the covers, getting out of bed, and walking barefoot across the carpet towards the door.

When the door opened, the first thing she saw was Chu Munan’s extraordinarily handsome face and Mu Shinian’s still somewhat youthful face. Unsurprisingly, Song Qiao saw the so-called worried look in both of their eyes.

Perhaps because she had just woken up and hadn’t drunk any water before, Song Qiao’s voice felt a bit hoarse when she spoke, "Why are you here?"

Chu Munan stood with his hands in his pockets, back straight, his gaze falling on Song Qiao, whose hair was a bit messy and who looked still dazed from sleep. His thin lips parted slightly as he spoke in a faint voice, "We saw the news too, and came over to see if you’re alright. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Song Qiao’s gaze met Chu Munan’s deep eyes directly, and for a moment, she was stunned. Then she instinctively shook her head, "I’m fine."

Chu Munan’s gaze fell on her feet, which were barefoot on the floor. His brow furrowed, and his tone carried a slight dissatisfaction, "Why aren’t you wearing shoes? Don’t you know the floor is cold? What if you get sick?"

Since it was summer, the bedroom hadn’t been carpeted, and walking barefoot on the floor felt rather cool and comfortable.

When Song Qiao got up just now, she had intended to find her slippers, but perhaps because she got out of bed on the wrong side, she didn’t see them after looking around, so she walked out barefoot.

Facing Chu Munan’s somewhat angry voice, Song Qiao felt a small sense of grievance, but she didn’t retort. Instead, she directly said to the two of them, "Why don’t you go downstairs and wait for me? I’ll wash up and be down in a moment."

"No need, we’ll wait for you here." Before Song Qiao could finish, Chu Munan interrupted her. Facing her confusion, he curled his lips and explained, "It’s lunchtime now, isn’t it? Since Lu Jingchen was in a car accident, we should go to the hospital to see him."

Song Qiao immediately understood. Beside her, Mu Shinian hadn’t spoken at all, but when Chu Munan mentioned Lu Jingchen’s name, his mouth moved, yet he didn’t manage to say a word.

Apparently, the morning’s news had quite an impact on him.

Originally, he believed that his brother-in-law truly loved his sister, but unexpectedly, the brother-in-law ended up in a car accident with another woman.

This shattered the recognition he had for his brother-in-law from the bottom of his heart.

When he heard Chu Munan say he was going to see his sister, he didn’t hesitate to say that he wanted to come too.

Perhaps after spending some time with Chu Munan, he learned what kind of person Chu Munan was, and Mu Shinian gradually grew to feel that if his sister divorced her current husband, he wouldn’t mind if Chu Munan became his brother-in-law.

After all, he could see from some small details that Chu Munan was sometimes really good to his sister.

Song Qiao paused slightly but didn’t refuse. She nodded and turned to go to the bedside, put on her slippers, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

...

There were still quite a few reporters outside the hospital. Because of Lu Jingchen’s status, many people wanted to dig up news about him. However, due to the ubiquitous presence of the Lu Family bodyguards, they hadn’t managed to capture a single thing.

Chu Munan drove a relatively low-key black sedan. As the car drove past the reporters, not a single one noticed.

Song Qiao held a thermos in her hand as she stood in the elevator, watching the floor numbers rise one by one, feeling no waves of emotion inside her.

The scene from the morning kept replaying in her mind as if a replay button had been pressed, especially once she entered the hospital. No matter how hard she tried not to think about it, she couldn’t help it.

Never before had Song Qiao felt such a deep sense of desolation within her heart.

Inside the ward, Assistant Xue was reporting on the company’s situation to Lu Jingchen, as well as the news in various major newspapers and magazines that morning. The man seated on the hospital bed had a cold expression, with a chilling aura emanating from him, making the un-air-conditioned room feel a bit hot. But at that moment, Assistant Xue, who just finished speaking, couldn’t help but shiver.

Last night, because of some family matters, he left early. Lu Jingchen was driving himself, and when he got up in the morning, he felt his right eye twitching incessantly. He never thought he’d see news of his own boss being in an accident so early in the morning, which shocked him greatly.

At this moment, the door to the ward was knocked open, and when Assistant Xue turned around, he saw Song Qiao entering. His eyes immediately lit up with delight, and he quickly called out, "Madam!"

Song Qiao hadn’t expected Assistant Xue to be there, so she was momentarily stunned before politely nodding, "Hello, Assistant Xue."

Just in the parking lot, Chu Munan remembered he hadn’t bought any fruit, so he let Song Qiao go up first, taking Mu Shinian with him to buy some. So, at this moment, only Song Qiao went up alone.

Lu Jingchen raised his eyes, his gaze landing on Song Qiao, his face remaining cold as if he were seeing a stranger.

Song Qiao naturally noticed Lu Jingchen’s coldness, suppressing the chill in her heart, she forced a smile and said, "I came over after lunch."

Assistant Xue also sensed something was wrong in the ward at this moment, so he turned to his boss and said, "President, if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first."

Lu Jingchen didn’t look at him, his gaze still lingering on Song Qiao, and he uttered a faint "Hmm."

Assistant Xue immediately felt as if he had been pardoned, hurriedly picked up his briefcase, and left the ward, leaving the space to the couple.

The ward immediately became just Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao. Song Qiao carried the thermos straight to the bedside, and though she deliberately didn’t look at the man lying in bed, she still felt his gaze stabbing at her like needles.

Suppressing the discomfort in her heart, she put the thermos on the table and spoke, "I had the aunt make your favorite dishes and a chicken soup, which is good for recovery. Would you like to have soup first or eat?"

When Lu Jingchen saw Song Qiao’s appearance, thoughts of the paper he found in the study came to mind, his face darkened a few shades, and his voice chilled as well, full of mockery. "Song Qiao, why are you at the hospital? Didn’t my hospitalization give you the chance to leave? Why are you visiting me at the hospital? Don’t you think your behavior now is... really hypocritical?"

The man’s mocking tone abruptly sounded in her ears, causing Song Qiao to involuntarily turn her head to look at him, eyes full of disbelief, her lips moving, yet nothing came out. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

She never expressed any intention to leave him nor discussed it... How did he know?

Seemingly noticing her inner confusion, Lu Jingchen leaned back against the bedhead, his gaze still mocking as he spoke, "Are you curious about how I found out?"

Song Qiao remained silent, and Lu Jingchen took it as acceptance.

The man’s aura remained almost entirely cold, the chill around him not diminishing, instead growing increasingly frigid.

His slender fingers, still attached to an IV, suddenly lifted and gripped the woman’s chin, straightening his posture, bringing his handsome face close to Song Qiao’s, the ridicule in his voice growing stronger. "The contract you left in the study for buying a house in Beijing happened to be seen by me. If I’m not mistaken, that house is right next to Chu Munan’s? And that property isn’t something money can easily buy—isn’t it Chu Munan who footed the bill? What is this? You haven’t even divorced me yet you’re planning to be with Chu Munan? Song Qiao, do you know your behavior now counts as cheating in marriage?"

"I didn’t," Song Qiao instinctively denied.

"Didn’t?" The man echoed the word, then spoke again, "Is it that you didn’t buy the house, or didn’t have Chu Munan pay for it? Or perhaps it’s that you didn’t cheat during marriage?"

Song Qiao abruptly bit her lower lip, suddenly unsure of the right response.

The matter of the house was decided by her grandfather and Chu’s old man; she didn’t participate, and though Chu Munan did provide the money, she wrote a promissory note to him, intending to repay it once she had the means.

What Lu Jingchen referred to as marital infidelity... she couldn’t understand how he could say such a thing, as she had never said she wanted to be with Chu Munan.

Lu Jingchen, seeing Song Qiao suddenly silent, assumed she admitted it, and a flame of anger surged within him, instantly flaring up, and he forcefully shoved Song Qiao away, uttering cold words in his fury: "Song Qiao, you’re really vile."

Though she hadn’t worn high heels since finding out she was pregnant, switching to flats, being suddenly pushed off-balance by the man’s powerful shove caused her to fall sideways, her stomach just about to hit the table. Instinctively, she shielded her abdomen with her hand, willing herself to be harmed but ensuring no harm came to the child inside.