Chapter 216 Oh, Babe, Yousre Very Sensitive Lately (2/2)
”What do you mean 'so what if you can't'?” Ying Hao sounded slightly angry at this point. His tone became sharp and harsh. ”Do you want the Ying family to end up without a successor?”
Xin Qing tried her best to calm herself. When she spoke, her words came out clear and decisive: ”Father, I will give birth to this child. Even if it's like you said, that the Ancestral Behest had dictated that I won't be able to deliver Ying family's children, none of that matters. Ah Cang and I have already discussed things. If if it really comes to that, we'll adopt a child. The Ying family won't be without a successor, please rest assured.”
”Ping!” Ying Hao's walking stick slammed violently against the floor as he leveled Xin Qing with an angry stare. ”Rest assured? Is this some kind of joke? Why adopt a child when my son is perfectly fertile?” When he saw Xin Qing sitting there quietly with her head lowered, Ying Hao pulled in a deep breath and then exhaled. ”Come on, Xin Qing,” he went on patiently. ”It's actually not that big of a deal. I've already told Ah Cang this. Just find a clean woman to carry his child. Once she gives birth, I will send the woman away and let you keep the child. You can both raise the child as if it were your own. Killing two birds with one stone, isn't that perfect?”
A bitter smiled formed on Xin Qing's countenance. She closed her eyes. By the time her eyes re-opened, the look of determination had returned to her face. ”Father, I'll never agree with this. Even if Ah Cang agrees, I won't.”
”You...” Anger coursed through Ying Hao. ”Xin Qing, you're in way over your head. Are you trying to force Ah Cang to divorce you?”
Every single shred of decorum fled Xin Qing at that comment. She released a humorless chuckle. ”Oh, don't brag about how you have the power to force our divorce. Even if we did divorce each other, other than the headquarters of Ying Enterprises, I own eighty percent of the total shares of the Ying family. I won't be the one left with nothing when the time comes!”
”Xin Qing!” Ying Hao sprang to his feet. ”Don't make me do things the hard way. Otherwise...”
”Old master!” Aunt Tian suddenly ran in. ”The young miss has to eat on a schedule. It won't be good for the child if she doesn't.” Aunt Tian helped Xin Qing to her feet and headed back to the dining hall. Xin Qing gave Ying Hao a final glance before she left with Aunt Tian.
In the days following that incident, Ying Hao would practically foam at the mouth whenever he saw Xin Qing. Ying Qingcang failed to get him to leave, at the same time, he was also worried that it might affect Xin Qing's health. That was why he decided to just bring Xin Qing to work every day. Plus, it just so happened that Monica had returned from East Africa, so she could keep Xin Qing company.
”Xin Qing, can you talk to Ah Cang? Tell him not to send me to East Africa anymore,” Monica pleaded, looking completely aggrieved.
”Oh? But haven't you always enjoyed traveling around?” Xin Qing stared at the young woman before her. Monica had matured well over the years. Not only had she become prettier, she now also had an air of accomplishment and poise about her. As long as she kept her mouth shut, she would exude an aura similar to Ying Qingcang's. Well, too bad that image would fall apart the moment Monica opened her mouth.
Monica stared at her with a look of disapproval. ”Ugh! You just don't get it! Look at you, already about to give birth while I don't even have a boyfriend.”
”You're that desperate to get married?”
”Not at all. But I still have to stake my claim on a man, right?” Then, Monica's tone turned secretive. ”You have no idea that good men are getting rarer and rarer these days? If I don't stake my claim on one, where am I going to find one by the time I want to get married?”
”Right! Has anyone caught your eyes, then?” Xin Qing asked her with a straight face.
”Ah Nan, of course! I-” Monica clammed up instantly. Then, she poked Xin Qing's head. ”Xin Qing! You tricked me into spilling my guts! Ugh, I swear, Ah Cang is a bad influence on you.”
Ying Qingcang had just returned from a meeting and was walking into his office when he saw his babe being poked in the head by someone. Scowling, he shoved Monica aside. ”Hey! Why are you poking her? Ah, I see. You don't feel like staying here anymore, is that it? Fine, then. Go back to East Africa tomorrow.”
”No!” Monica looked completely aghast at that point. She kept shooting pleading looks to Xin Qing as if her life depended on it. Xin Qing grinned and leaned into Ying Qingcang's embrace. Then, Xin Qing glanced behind Ying Qingcang at Ah Nan. ”Don't send Monica away again, please?” she told Ying Qingcang. ”Otherwise, she'll blame us if she can't get married in the future!”
Ying Qingcang's gaze went back and forth between Monica and Ah Nan. Then, his brows arched high as realization hit him. Ah Nan, on the other hand, was trying his best not to blush. The poor man was so unsettled that he did not even know where to put his hands. All of a sudden, Monica grabbed Ah Nan's collar. ”You're a fully-grown, adult man. What's there to be shy about? Come, let's go out and have a chat!”
When the pair left, Ying Qingcang glared at her as he rubbed her sides to help her catch her breath. ”Hey, stop laughing. Serves you right if you have chest pains later!”
Xin Qing's mood had lightened due to Monica's presence. Too bad whatever good mood she had acquired vanished the moment they arrived home that night.
”What the hell are you doing here?” Ying Qingcang glared at Rong Siman, who was standing in the living room.
Rong Siman smiled and glanced at Ying Hao.
”I'm the one who brought her here,” Ying Hao said with a glare. Then, he pointed at another woman sitting beside him. ”This is Rong Xiao. She'll be staying here for a while.”
It was then that Xin Qing noticed the person sitting at the corner of the couch. Well, saying that she was a woman might not be so fitting; she seemed more like a little girl rather than a woman. She was very petite, though she did possess delicate features. There the girl sat, shrinking away to one corner with her head lowered. When the girl saw Xin Qing appraising her, she was so terrified that she was almost in tears.
”This is my distant cousin!” Rong Siman began the introductions. Then, she smiled at Xin Qing and said, ”Oh, you can just treat her as your little sister in the future. This girl is quite low maintenance, actually. After she gives birth, you can have her around as a nanny or something if Xin Qing's okay with it. Otherwise, I'll just bring her back.”
Xin Qing's face paled instantly. She stared at Ying Hao. ”So he was serious after all. He really brought another woman here?”
Ying Qingcang noticed something wrong with Xin Qing's behavior. He wrapped his arm around Xin Qing and stroked her face. Then, he gave Ying Hao a cold stare. ”Since when is my place open to the public? You'd think that anyone could just waltz in here at this point,” Ying Qingcang spat. ”Ah Che, chase them out!”
Ah Che strode over, yanked Rong Xiao to her feet and began dragging her towards the exit. The timid little girl burst into tears and crawled her way back towards Ying Qingcang's feet as she sobbed. Ying Qingcang kicked her away.
”Don't touch me. You're disgusting!”
Rong Siman quickly stepped in. ”Ah Cang, don't worry,” Rong Siman said. ”Rong Xiao is still a virgin. She's clean!”
”Mr. Ying, I beg you. Please, don't kick me out. I'll serve you well. Just don't kick me out...” Kneeling on the floor, Rong Xiao pleaded incessantly, though she dared not touch Ying Qingcang again.
Ying Qingcang did not even spare her a glance. His gaze swept towards Rong Siman instead. ”I bet you're going to tell me that if I kick her out, she'll end up as some prostitute in the city slums!”
”That's right!” Ying Hao nodded. ”So you must-”
”What's that got to do with me?” Ying Qingcang cut him off. His cold gaze sliced across the air towards Ying Hao like a knife that had been dipped in poison. ”Ah Che, chase these three out. From now on, do not allow them to take even a single step into Ying's residence!”