After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 103 - 101: One Hundred Thousand Yuan, Not Jingjing’s Fault

Chapter 103: Chapter 101: One Hundred Thousand Yuan, Not Jingjing’s Fault

After two seconds, Tang Xi heard a loud ’bang’, the sound of a door being slammed forcefully.

As if the man was venting his anger.

She hurriedly followed, but there was no sign of the man in the hallway.

Fu Tingzhou...

He left.

Tang Xi slightly furrowed her brow. Hadn’t he said he wasn’t going to work today?

How strange.

Tang Xi took out her phone and sent Fu Tingzhou a text message, "I’m available anytime. If you find the time for a divorce, just let me know anytime."

Fu Tingzhou walked down the stairs, looked at the text message on his phone, his expression growing increasingly grim.

He reached his car, got in, tossed the phone onto the dashboard, and fiercely stepped on the gas and sped away.

Just after he had left, two girls dressed in revealing, flamboyant clothes walked out of the alley.

"It’s that man again, coming to see the woman in the penthouse."

"What’s so good about that woman? How come men like her so much, especially such top-tier wealthy ones... This man’s car has been here since midnight today, and only now is he leaving...."

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Time passed as usual, seemingly slowly returning to calm.

The life of Tang Xi continued as usual, working during weekdays and doing part-time jobs on weekends.

She didn’t allow herself to take a break.

Even now, with Dean Tang’s illness under control and the weight in her heart lessened, she and her unborn child still needed to make a living.

Being at others’ mercy, living off others’ charity was no substitute for earning her own money.

Tang Xi had stayed with the Su Family for fifteen years; she knew how agonizing it was to live at the mercy of others.

In the morning, she was working in a milk tea shop; by noon, a person came into the shop, and she paused for a moment.

Soon, she calmly asked, "Hello, what would you like to order?"

"Two cups of.... Tang Xi? You’re here?" Xiao Chi was startled, then a complex emotion crossed his face, soon replaced by a tinge of guilt, "About last time... don’t blame Jingjing, she didn’t do it on purpose, she was just infuriated..."

Tang Xi had nearly forgotten about that incident.

It had been three or four days, she had been trying hard not to think about the things that made her feel humiliated and helpless, but just at this moment, Xiao Chi showed up.

She lowered her head, pressing down the dull pain in her chest, "What flavor would you like?"

Xiao Chi said, "Two taro milk teas, less sugar."

Tang Xi quickly prepared them, passed them to him, and calmly scanned the payment QR code.

Xiao Chi seemed to want to say something else, but seeing Tang Xi’s cold demeanor, he turned and left without a word.

Tang Xi clenched her fingers, watching his retreating figure and took a deep breath.

The shop had only two workers, and with many people out shopping on the weekend, the other staff member was overwhelmed and called out Tang Xi’s name; she quickly responded and continued working heads down.

After finishing her shift at noon, she walked out of the milk tea shop.

She hadn’t gone far when a car stopped in front of her; Xiao Chi rolled down the window, "Get in."

Tang Xi closed her eyes and then opened them again, trying to calm her emotions, "Xiao Chi, I think I’ve made myself very clear. Since you don’t like me and only see me as an object to get back at Cheng Yunlang and as a tool for Qiao Jing to vent her anger, why bother coming to find me again?"

She can’t contend with these rich young masters, but she can certainly avoid them.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Tang Xi immediately turned and walked in the opposite direction.

Xiao Chi chased after her relentlessly, "Tang Xi, Tang Xi! Take this card, it has a hundred thousand in it, consider it my compensation to you."

He was a high and mighty rich heir, accustomed to such matters in high society; even if he really did something wrong, he would never truly apologize to an ordinary woman, nor would he lower his proud head. A card, one hundred thousand yuan; if Tang Xi accepted it, it would make him feel better.

Tang Xi abruptly stopped, turned around, and stared at Xiao Chi, biting her lip hard.

She took the card.

A brief relaxation appeared in Xiao Chi’s eyes, but soon, the card was slapped against his face.

"So what if you have money??"

"Does having money give you the right to trample on people’s dignity??"

"Imagine if you, Xiao Chi, were stripped of your clothes and mocked by a crowd, how would you feel!"

"I, Tang Xi, have always known my place, never once did I assume that a wealthy young master like you would like me, but!! I never imagined that you approached me to absurdly and laughably... just because Qiao Jing likes Cheng Yunlang and couldn’t have him, you decided to pursue me and then cruelly abandon me to take revenge on Cheng Yunlang!!! Did you even consider me a person!!"

"Xiao Chi, I am a living person too!!"

After shouting all this in one breath, Tang Xi’s chest heaved violently, but she felt much more relieved, seeing Xiao Chi stunned, she walked forward without looking back.

Always frugal, at this moment, she raised her hand and hailed a taxi.

Tang Xi asked the driver to drive slowly on the road, she looked out the window, and finally mentioned a hospital address.

She was going to visit Qin Jianlan.

Her emotions calmed, she walked into the hospital room.

Qin Jianlan had woken up, lying in the ICU, with various tubes inserted in her, unable to speak clearly though making faint sounds, but unable to move her body.

When Tang Xi arrived, Aunt Rong was wiping Qin Jianlan’s face, seeing Tang Xi, Aunt Rong smiled and said, "Madam, look who’s here, the young mistress has come."

Qin Jianlan saw Tang Xi coming and her eyes moved around joyfully.

Tang Xi walked over and sat beside her, talking about some recent events, mostly pleasant good news.

"Mom, Tingzhou dropped me off, he’s too busy with many things at the company."

"This is also something Tingzhou asked me to bring you, he knows you like the scent of gardenias, picked from the greenhouse to put here for you."

"Mom, don’t worry, Tingzhou and I are doing well, my laptop was broken by sixteen, and he even gifted me a new laptop."

"Mom, I know what you want to say, you think Tingzhou is cold outside but warm inside, as long as I live well with him, someday, we will be very happy, right?"

Watching as Qin Jianlan nodded.

Tang Xi gently said, "I seem to slowly be discovering... Mom, I will live well with him, until you get better, the three of us, the three of us together."

Qin Jianlan struggled to lift her head slightly and patted her hand.

Her lips trembled, but she couldn’t say a word.

Tang Xi’s eyes reddened, but she understood what her mother meant.

She held her hand, her voice choked, "Mom, you’re not a third wheel, I want mom to be with us... there are so many rooms in the villa, it would be great if mom lived with us, I want to open my eyes and be able to eat the food you cook."

Qin Jianlan smiled, nodding her head, as if saying, yes, yes.

"So mom, you need to get well soon, in three days, you can be moved to a regular ward, the doctor said the operation was successful, you’ll be observed in the regular ward for half a month, then you can be discharged... then Tingzhou and I will bring you home."

Qin Jianlan’s eyes brimmed with tears, looking tenderly and lovingly at Tang Xi.

Tang Xi held her hand, pressing it against her own cheek.

Aunt Qin, you must get well.