Chapter 101 How Dare You Be With Another Man Behind My Back... (2/2)
Xin Qing felt like her entire being ripped asunder. She shuddered. William noticed the sudden paleness on her face. When he followed her gaze, Ying Qingcang headed towards them.
”You are...” William thought for a moment, and then stood up. ”You're Miss Xin's husband?” He glanced sideways at Xin Qing and joked, ”Why do you always act like you'd just met a ghost every time you see your husband.”
After a long tumultuous moment, Xin Qing regained her calm composure. ”What's there to be nervous about,” she thought, bringing the color back to her face. She sat there unmovingly. ”Mr. William. You've misunderstood. We aren't husband and wife.”
”What? You aren't?” William said in surprise. ”Then your child...”
Ying Qingcang interjected before Xin Qing explained further. ”You're abandoning Ah Sha?” He stared at her coldly.
Xin Qing's face darkened. She sat there without saying a word.
”I'm so sorry that you have to see this. She's throwing tantrums!” Ying Qingcang's expression changed into that of relief. Without waiting for an invitation, he pulled out a chair and sat down.
William shook his head and smiled. ”Now I finally understand why... Oh. I still don't know your name?”
”Ying,” Ying Qingcang said, playing along. Right then, his behavior was completely unlike his usual impatient and brusque attitude.
”Mr. Ying, I'm William. It's a pleasure to meet you!” William extended his hand, which Ying Qingcang shook. William went on, ”No wonder you're willing to splurge 14 million on the diamond. You're trying to coax Miss Xin!”
”How did you know it was him?” Xin Qing said, but regretted it the moment she said it. In her attempt to conceal the truth, she ended up letting the cat out of the bag instead.
William winked at her. ”Call it a man's intuition!”
”Your intuition is accurate,” Ying Qingcang said with a lopsided smirk. He looked at Xin Qing with narrowed eyes. ”Honey, are you done with your meal?”
Xin Qing's nerves were so overwhlemed that she stammered. ”Wh- what do you want?”
”If you're done, then let's head back to our room. I already got you the diamond. Don't you think it's time for you to stop sulking?” he said. Not bothering to wait for Xin Qing's reply, he pulled her to her feet. Turning around, he said to William, ”Then we'll be heading off first!”
William stood up as well. ”Let's have a meal together if we have the opportunity.”
”The opportunity will come for sure,” Ying Qingcang said, smiling meaningfully. For some reason, Xin Qing kept feeling like something weird went on between these two men.
In the room, Xin Qing stared at Ying Qingcang's cold face. Something popped into her mind all of a sudden. She rushed to the bedroom and groped at the wall behind the headboard. Ying Qingcang strolled into the room casually and leaned against the doorjamb with arms crossed across his chest. ”Looking for anything in particular? Well, this hotel doesn't provide that kind of service. Then again... Even if they do, we won't be able to use it, considering the current status of our relationship.”
Xin Qing glared at him furiously. ”What the hell do you want?”
”I don't want anything.” Ying Qingcang walked over and sat down at the edge of the bed. Xin Qing stepped back warily. ”Then why come here and make a bid for the diamond?”
Ying Qingcang leaned back casually against the headboard. ”I was planning to give someone a necklace. Coincidentally, it lacked a diamond. So here I am.”
”If you want it, you could have taken it. There's no need for you to splurge on it. It's yours to begin with.” Xin Qing's heart stung as she clenched her fists.
Ying Qingcang glanced at her. ”I can't do that. It would've lacked sincerity,” he said, removing a box from his pocket and tossing it on the bed. ”Here, I'm giving you the diamond.”
”I don't want it!” Xin Qing screamed. ”Aren't you planning to give it to someone else?”
Ying Qingcang stood up, his eyes fixed on her. ”What are you imagining in that head of yours? I'm asking you to design a necklace for me. What, am I supposed to give an unprocessed diamond to someone?”
He asked her to design the necklace he planned to give to another woman? The nerve of him! A fuse blew in Xin Qing's mind. She picked up the box and tossed it at Ying Qingcang. ”Go to hell! I'd die before I design anything for you.” After that, she grabbed her suitcase and ran out the door. She ran the hell out of there. She would not stay with this man for another minute.
Xin Qing hailed a cab to head back to the city. During the ride, she rolled down the side window and kept it down, allowing the wind to carress her face. She was afraid her tears would fall again. With her mind muddled and hazy, she failed to realize another car trailed after her.
”Young Master, something's wrong with the young miss,” Ah Che said as he slowly parked the car on the roadside. He watched as Xin Qing exited the cab before standing unmovingly in front of her door. The sky went completely dark, so Ah Che could not make out what she was doing.
Ying Qingcang frowned and was just about to get down to go check on her. All of a sudden, he saw Xin Qing's limp body. She crumbled to the ground. Before Ah Che said a word, Ying Qingcang was already out of the car. Ying Qingcang crossed the streets in a few strides and picked her up. Ah Che hurried after his young master and opened the front door.
”Go buy some medicine. She has a fever.” Ying Qingcang's face contorted gravely. He touched Xin Qing's forehead. ”I really can't leave you alone at all,” he said. ”What were you thinking, having the wind blow at your face like that? Look at you now...”
In her haze, Xin Qing felt someone taking off her clothes. She struggled, but possessed little strength. All of a sudden, she cried. Muddled words formed on her mouth as she screamed.
”Ying Qingcang, save... me.”