After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 146 - 130: Shattered Jade_3

Chapter 146: Chapter 130: Shattered Jade_3

A speeding car zoomed past—

The jade pendant in Tang Xi’s hand fell to the ground and was brutally crushed by the tires.

Shattered.

If it hadn’t been for Xu Yiran rushing over to embrace her and dodge aside just in time, she would likely have ended up entangled in the wheels just like that jade pendant.

Tang Xi snapped back to her senses in panic and met Xu Yiran’s worried eyes.

"Tang Xi, forget about Third Brother."

Tang Xi opened her mouth silently, wordless.

Can she forget?

She pushed him away and staggered a few steps, picking up the jade pendant from the ground.

Already in pieces.

This is probably the outcome of her falling for Fu Tingzhou.

Covered in scars, left with nothing.

Forget it, forget about it Tang Xi...

Her throat hurt intensely, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.

Tang Xi slowly closed her eyes and collapsed into Xu Yiran’s arms.

-

For a week, the entirety of North City was abuzz with discussions about the lavish engagement party of the Fu Family, the number one wealthy family.

No one knew about the havoc that had ensued during that engagement party.

The Fu Family ordered a gag, no one was allowed to reveal what happened then.

No one knew that Fu Tingzhou left in the middle of the engagement party without giving any face to Su Mengshu.

Everyone on the outside envied Su Mengshu for marrying into a wealthy family and soaring to high branches.

But only Su Mengshu knew, she hadn’t seen Fu Tingzhou for a week already.

On the surface, she is the future young mistress of the Fu Family, engaged to Fu Tingzhou.

However, since the engagement party where Fu Tingzhou left on the spot, she hadn’t seen him at all.

Su Mengshu couldn’t bear it any longer.

She came to the Fu Building at ten o’clock in the morning.

She was stopped at the reception desk.

"Miss, do you have an appointment?"

Su Mengshu huffed coldly, "Do I still need an appointment? I am Fu Tingzhou’s fiancée!"

"Oh, it’s Miss Su...Are you here to see President Fu? However, the vice president went to M country yesterday for a project collaboration, didn’t he tell you?"

Su Mengshu’s expression froze for a moment.

What, gone abroad?

"Of course I knew that, I’m here to see Xu Ze."

"Oh, Assistant Xu also went along with him."

Su Mengshu’s expression turned ugly.

How could she, as his fiancée, not know about such things?

Su Mengshu left the Fu Building and called Fu Tingzhou. She called three times but got no answer.

She felt somewhat anxious.

She could only call Xu Ze.

Xu Ze answered, "Miss Su, President Fu is busy. I will inform him later in the evening."

Su Mengshu had to repeat her old trick, speaking gently and caringly, "I felt really unwell when I woke up this morning, as if the sequelae from my previous fall from the building were acting up... I don’t want to disturb Tingzhou, knowing he is working abroad, I just want to remind him to rest well and not overwork himself..."

After Xu Ze hung up the phone, he approached Fu Tingzhou, "President Fu, it was Miss Su’s call..."

He nonchalantly ’hmm’ed and continued to look at the document in his hands.

And Fu Tingzhou’s phone was right next to his hand.

It had been ringing continuously, but the man had completely ignored it.

-

Time quickly moved to the end of the year.

Tang Xi was now more than seven months pregnant. She was slender and wore loose clothing, so it was not apparent that her abdomen was protruding.

She rented a single apartment downtown.

Living here for the past five months, she found some peace and freedom.

Her life seemed to have returned to normal.

Tang Xi helped out in a clinic in the community, with a modest salary, but she really liked this profession.

Flu outbreaks had been frequent in the last few days, and with the colder weather, the number of patients in the clinic had also increased.

Ruan Youqing would come to see her from time to time, frequently suggesting she move in with her.

Tang Xi smiled, "Zhao Yixing is coming back, it would be inconvenient for me to live with you."

Ruan Youqing’s face flushed, "Mm, he’s coming back in these few days."

"When he returns, we’re probably going to get our marriage certificate before or after the New Year, it’s all settled."

Tang Xi sincerely said, "That’s wonderful, you will surely be happy."

Ruan Youqing gently placed her hand on Tang Xi’s belly, "Baby, come out soon, godmother is waiting to play with you."

The next day, Tang Xi went for a prenatal checkup.

It was Xu Yiran who accompanied her.

Ever since she found out about her pregnancy, she had been having checkups here, and the doctors recognized her. One smiled and said, "Your husband came with you this time, that’s how it should be."

Xu Yiran accepted the ’criticism’ from the doctor, touched his nose, took Tang Xi’s prenatal checkup report, glanced at it briefly, and carefully placed it in a folder.

"Hungry, right? Let’s have something to eat."

Xu Yiran took her to a small steamed bun shop.

He carefully pulled out a chair for her, "I ate here once when I came to the Second Hospital for a study exchange, the taste is good, try it."

Xu Yiran meticulously prepared for her, "Your throat has not recovered yet, the laryngoscopy showed severe congestion and swelling, avoid eating anything too spicy, best skip this dipping sauce."

Tang Xi smiled and sent him a WeChat message, "Don’t you have work this afternoon?"

Xu Yiran replied, "Not busy."

Tang Xi was dismissed by the First Hospital, and Xu Yiran, he had resigned voluntarily.

Now Tang Xi worked in the community clinic, and Xu Yiran had taken a job at a small hospital very close to her location.

Tang Xi knew, him being a medical prodigy, a favored son of heaven, working in such a small place was beneath him.

He was different from her.

He had that illustrious background.

Wherever he wanted to work, it would just take a word.

After the meal, Xu Yiran drove her home.

Xu Yiran’s home was right across from Tang Xi’s; he had rented the house opposite hers.

The original resident had been paid ten times the price to move out by him.

He knew this approach was somewhat domineering, but Xu Yiran just wanted to be closer to her.

Since five months ago, when Tang Xi left from the engagement banquet and made it clear to him that she wouldn’t be his girlfriend,

Yet Xu Yiran just smiled and nodded, still choosing to stay by her side, to be with her.

In the afternoon, Xu Yiran was preparing to go to the hospital.

The phone rang once.

It was a message from Ji Chenzhi.

"Five months have passed in the blink of an eye; the third son just came back from Country M today. Tonight, big brother and I are setting up a gathering, the four of us will meet up and forget past grievances."