Chapter 161 He Has Married Someone Else (2/2)

Xin Qing stared at them wordlessly for God knows how long. The silence dragged on until even Zhang Mi was starting to feel scared. Just when Zhang Mi was about to open her mouth to speak, Xin Qing said, ”Let's go home!”

”Xin Qing-” Zhang Mi was cut off abruptly by Young Master Shen. ”Yes! That's right. Let's go home first. Ah Sha is still waiting for you at home!”

At Ying's residence, Aunt Tian was holding Ah Sha in her arms. She and Uncle Fu were waiting for Xin Qing's return. They both stood up anxiously when Xin Qing made her entrance.

”Aunt Tian, Uncle Fu!” Xin Qing greeted them both with a smile. ”I'm home!”

”Oh, it's so good to have you back home! How wonderful!” Aunt Tian said, holding back her tears. Handing Ah Sha to Xin Qing, Aunt Tian said, ”She insisted to wait for your return. She just fell asleep.”

Xin Qing cradled Ah Sha in her arms and gave the child a kiss. Then she turned around to address Young Master Shen. ”He... Is he willing to see me?”

”Huh?” Young Master Shen was dazed. After a moment, he recovered. He wanted to nod his head, but in the end, he chose to act rationally and said, ”I don't know. Shall I ask him?”

Xin Qing considered the suggestion for a while. ”If he isn't willing, or is indisposed, just forget it then.”

Zhang Mi kept her eyes on Xin Qing as Xin Qing walked up the stairs. Feeling suspicious, Zhang Mi nudged Young Master Shen. ”Say, do you find her behavior odd?”

”Yes,” Young Master Shen said, nodding. ”She didn't cry. Didn't kick up a fuss either.”

”I know, right? Damn, what the hell's going on in her head right now?” All of a sudden, Zhang Mi jumped up. ”This won't do. I'm going to watch her. What if she's just putting on a brave front and then ends up losing her mind and doing something stupid?”

Young Master Shen also found that to be a huge possibility. ”Go on, then. I'll find Ying Qingcang.”

Ying Qingcang remained silent for a long time after he had heard about Xin Qing's behavior. ”What do you think is going on with Xiao Qingqing?” Young Master Shen said a little frustratedly.

”Do you think it's likely that she still remembers the stuff that had happened after she lost her memories?” Ying Qingcang frowned. ”Can't believe she never shed a single tear...” he thought.

Just then, his phone rang; it was Zhang Mi.

”You guys need to come back quickly! Xin Qing has locked herself inside the bathroom. She's refusing to come out.”

Ying Qingcang sprang to his feet and began making his way out. Behind him, Young Master Shen shouted as he ran. ”I knew it! I knew that something's up with her!”

When Ying Qingcang got there, Zhang Mi was banging on the bathroom door. ”Xin Qing! Xin Qing! Please, open the door! Oh, please, don't scare me like that,” Zhang Mi yelled. When she saw Ying Qingcang, she said, ”I heard her crying inside just now. But now I can't hear a damn thing.”

”Kick down the door!” Young Master Shen suggested.

Ying Qingcang kicked the door hard. It did not budge; he had set an overly high standard to be met during the renovations.

”Together!” Young Master Shen said, raising his foot as well. Simultaneously, the two men kicked the door forcefully. A loud crash sounded, and a hole formed right at the center of the door. Ying Qingcang reached in through the hole and turned the door lock from within. The door opened, and the three of them rushed inside. They saw Xin Qing sitting beside the glass window. Despite the ruckus that they had been causing, she acted as if she had heard none of it.

”Ah Qing...” Ying Qingcang called out tentatively in an attempt to test the waters. Still, he had no clue how to even begin telling her the rest of what he had planned to say.

Slowly, Xin Qing turned her head. She smiled at him. ”You're here!”

Zhang Mi burst into tears and threw herself at Xin Qing, wrapping the latter in a hug. ”Don't. Don't be like this. Don't smile. Cry if you feel like crying! You'll feel better after you cry. Cry, damn it! Cry!”

”I have no tears to shed,” Xin Qing said. Then she shook her head and added, ”I'm fine.”

Ying Qingcang approached her slowly. Then he crouched down before her. ”Ah Qing, you can hate me. But please don't hurt yourself.”

”I don't hate you,” Xin Qing said, smiling again. ”Despite everything, you've once loved me so dearly, and for that, I have to thank you.” She stared at him. ”Even if you don't love me anymore, I will give you my blessing. I won't be attending your wedding, though. After today, I'll take Ah Sha and return to France.”

Ying Qingcang listened to her from start to finish; every single word was like a dagger, lacerating his heart. For a moment, he truly wanted to cast everything aside, and just wrap her in his arms without caring about anything else.

”Just what do you think you're doing?” Tang Shuang said as she walked in lazily. Ying Qingcang's eyes instantly turned into ice as he stared at the newcomer. All of a sudden, Xin Qing released an ear-piercing scream as she held her head.

Panicking, Ying Qingcang reached out a hand to support her. ”What? What's the matter?”

”Head... hurts... so much...” In a blink of an eye, Xin Qing's face had gone as white as a sheet and her forehead was dotted with sweat. She shoved Ying Qingcang aside then and rammed her head straight into the wall. ”Argh! It hurts so much.... Argh!”

Zhang Mi strangled Tang Shuang's neck. ”It's you, isn't it? You did something to her!”

”Go ahead, strangle me to death if you want her to die of pain!”

As he held Xin Qing back from the wall, Ying Qingcang glared at Tang Shuang. ”Ease her pain, now.”

”You're welcome!” Tang Shuang shoved Zhang Mi aside and walked over to Xin Qing. After that, she poked a few needles into Xin Qing's skull. Slowly, Xin Qing fell silent. Then Xin Qing's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she passed out.