Chapter 297 - Ending 24: Why Did You Lock the Door? (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Why is your arm fractured all of a sudden?” asked Fang Anci as she yawned while sitting up.

Mu Sisi screamed, cursed, and cried while on the phone. She ranted about Gao Jingqiu’s actions and ranted, “If everyone hadn’t forced me to marry him, I wouldn’t have ended up like this! He’s taken my shares and we can’t even divorce now. I have no power to control him and he can show off his affairs in front of me. He even went physical on me! He brought another woman home today. Who knows if he’ll let them stay here next time?”

Fan Anci sighed helplessly. They originally wanted her to get married to Li Zhuohui but she declined with the reason that he was a divorcee. His character, though, was much better than Gao Jingqiu—Li Zhuohui was a responsible man.

Then again, with Mu Sisi’s incessant tantrums, Li Zhuohui may well have found it difficult to bear with her.

All Fang Anci could say was, “Go home. Don’t think so much about all these things. Have a good night’s rest. I’ll come to look for you tomorrow.”

Fang Anci hung up, leaving Mu Sisi in the car. She raged and threw her cellphone in the car mirror.

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Qi Chengzhi and the other three arrived at a destination that could not be missed—Satorini Island. Both he and Cheng Dongge brought wedding dresses over.

Since Song Yu’s and Qi Chengyue’s dresses were too precious, it was inadvisable to carry them along. Cheng Dongge had made preparations in advance before they went there by shipping over both women’s wedding dresses.

They all went to the studio and changed into their wedding attires with the shop assistant’s help.

During applying her makeup, Song Yu received a video message from Xia Wenna. Little Youjin was lying inside the baby cot and staring at the toys hung at the bed’s edge. He had a toothless smile but could yet produce a laugh. Nonetheless, his meaty limbs were just too cute.

Song Yu gave Xia Wenna a video call at once and it did not take long for it to connect.

“I knew you were going to call home.” Xia Wenna smiled helplessly once the call went through. Without further ado, she faced the camera to Little Youjin. “Youjin, mommy’s giving you a video call. Say hi to mommy.”

Youjin stared dazedly at the cellphone with his mouth wide open, as if he was looking at some curious new toy.

When he looked at the screen and saw Song Yu, he raised his fair-skinned tubby arms, although it was not known whether he did so because he found the cellphone amusing or because he recognized Song Yu. His slow-moving, short, and fat fingers stretched out and began reaching for the screen.

“Youjin, do you miss mommy?” Song Yu asked lovingly.

Little Youjin was still not able to make a sound but he kept his toothless lips locked in a smile. His little hands were waving wildly at Song Yu.

Song Yu looked at him and felt her eyes turning red. Her desire to return home increased even more and her anxiousness made her miss her son even more.

“Youjin, mommy’s gonna come back in two more days.” Song Yu sniffled. Her eyes reddened when she saw her son’s tubby white hands.

Qi Chengzhi had finished preparing and so came to see Song Yu’s progress. When he came, however, he saw Song Yu’s reddened eyes and nose.

“What’s going on?” Qi Chengzhi lowered his head and saw Song Yu’s miserable demeanor. He bent down and looked at the cellphone screen.

At that point, Xia Wenna appeared on the screen along with Little Youjin. “You miss you son already. You’ll get to see Youjin in two more days so don’t let yourself suffer, okay? Youjin is still eating and drinking well in your absence. He’s fully healthy and there’s no problem at all.”

Song Yu continued looking at Little Youjin until the baby was tired. He closed his eyes quietly and promptly fell asleep. Song Yu then spoke with Xia Wenna for a bit before hanging up.

Song Yu tilted her head and hugged Qi Chengzhi’s waist, burying her face into his stomach. “It wasn’t on purpose. I’m really happy to go on this honeymoon with you, but I still miss Youjin.”

“I know.” Qi Chengzhi smiled gently. His long and delicate fingers touched her soft hair. Song Yu’s actions did not disappoint him.

Song Yu sniffled and when she sat up straight, the makeup artist gave Song Yu a tissue. Song Yu apologized for ruining the makeup. After she was settled with all that, the makeup artist redid the makeup and gave some final touches.

Before their arrival at the island, they went to a temple dressed in ancient Greek clothes to photograph a unique style of wedding photos.

Song Yu and Qi Chengyue looked exceptionally beautiful when they wore flower crowns made from olive branches and donned the white long dresses used in ancient Greece.

Song Yu put on her own wedding dress this time, but the stylist curled Song Yu’s hair to resemble that of traditional Greek women. Her long, wavy hair draped over her back, setting both sides of her hair firmly in place.

When she stood up, she realized that the French-style wedding dress took on an ancient Greek quality because of her different hairstyle and makeup.

Since Song Yu did not have to go to work even after her confinement, she still would exercise at home when she took care of Youjin. Afraid that she might not have any time to leave the house, Qi Chengzhi decided to modify one of the guest rooms into a gym. He bought her a treadmill, an indoor cycle fitness trainer, and a yoga mat. It would then be convenient for Song Yu to do some exercise at home, be it using sports equipment or simply doing Pilates.

Song Yu would go into the gym whenever she had a moment to spare. She slimmed down tremendously and was already six or seven kilos lighter than when she just delivered the baby. The wedding dress had to undergo some alterations because of her pregnancy, but surprisingly, it fitted her quite perfectly.

Qi Chengzhi was left in a daze when he saw Song Yu dressed like that. Qi Chengzhi was transported back to the time when he was just married. The Song Yu in front of him had already given birth to a baby but she still looked as young as ever, just like the first time they reunited with each other.

Dressed in her wedding gown and standing in front of him, Qi Chengzhi’s head began to throb and even his heart was starting to quicken its pounding. He found it hard to resist lowering his head and kissing her on the corner of her lips. He did not kiss her lips directly because he was afraid of smudging his lipstick.

The corner of Song Yu’s lips tickled from his kiss. She looked up at him and saw him standing upright in his grooms’ suit, eliciting a smile from her as well.

Most Europeans were tall, strong, and handsome. Qi Chengzhi was not considered tall there since many were about his height—more muscular, even. Song Yu, though, regarded him at the most handsome out there.

They went to the most famous blue-roofed white-walled buildings in Santorini, a venue that made countless appearances in postcards. Song Yu said, “Wait till Youjin’s a bit older. We’ll have to bring him here.”

Qi Chengzhi smiled and hugged Song Yu. Their faces were parallel to each other, and Song Yu’s wedding dress was draping beautifully over the stage. Song Yu kissed him spontaneously without any prompt, and the photographer immediately captured that scene.

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Fang Anci brought Mu Sisi to the hospital, and in the car, Mu Sisi cursed, “I’m going to expose Gao Jingqiu’s true nature to the media! He pretends to be a good man and a good husband in front of the camera, but behind them shows off all his mistresses in front of me. It’s all because of that contract. I can’t ask for a divorce now.”

“We still need him now. What else can we do? Just endure it. He doesn’t come home often, right? At least you’ll have some peace. Since you don’t like him too, just stay alone at home and live comfortably. Why must you give yourself all that suffering? Gao Jingqiu won’t be affected anyway if you’re unhappy. The Gao family will suffer if you spill it all to the media and air out all our dirty laundry, but our family will be the first to be attacked. You still have us with you. Gao Jingqiu is already like that, but if our family encounters difficulty and we can’t take care of you anymore, don’t you think Gao Jingqiu will be even more reckless?” Holding in her temper, Fang Anci began breaking it down to Mu Sisi.

Mu Sisi’s eyes reddened in grief and she said chokingly, “Am I supposed to continue like this forever? When can I leave him? Even if there’s no way I can be with Qi Chengzhi, I don’t want to spend the rest of my life with a bastard!”

Fang Anci could only say, “Just be patient. Once everything passes, your dad and brother will surely find a way for you.”

Mu Sisi gnashed her teeth and kept quiet. Fang Anci was basically suggesting that Mu Sisi had to wait for it because there was no other way. Mu Sisi found it appalling that her family was not even willing to put themselves out for her at such a juncture.

Fang Anci brought Mu Sisi to do the checkup, but when they walked out of the entrance, they were immediately surrounded. No one knew where those reporters caught wind of that news, but each of them asked, “Miss Mu, rumor has it that you fractured your arm. According to your neighbors, there was some noise of a commotion during the night of the twentieth. Was this domestic violence?”

“My daughter slipped while she was taking a bath,” Fang Anci answered hurriedly.

“Then why isn’t Mr. Gao with you at a time when you are unwell?” another reporter chimed in.

“He’s busy with work…”

Fang Anci was barely able to finish the sentence when a reporter interrupted her and said, “Miss Fang, may I ask Miss Mu to answer that herself?”

“Excuse me, please give way.” Gao Jingqiu appeared all of a sudden from the swarm of reporters. He walked over and held Mu Sisi. “I’m sorry for coming late.”

Once he completed his sentence, he lowered his head to kiss Mu Sisi on the lips before facing the reporters. “I was busy at work, but I made arrangements with my wife to meet her here and pick her up. All this about domestic violence is complete nonsense. Please stop harassing my family.”

The hospital’s security guards rushed out to cordon off the reporters, allowing Gao Jingqiu to bring Mu Sisi up into his car and let Fang Anci go back into her own.

Upon closing the door, Gao Jingqiu took a packet of tissues and hand sanitizer from his glovebox. He cleaned his hands with the hand sanitizer and took out a few tissues to clean his mouth. His utter revulsion was evident in his expression.

He drove up a stretch of road and stopped by the roadside. He told her coldly, “Get down from the car.”