Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 164 Indulgence, Love

Chapter 164: Chapter 164 Indulgence, Love

An Ge moved closer to him, raising her small face to say, "I... have thought it over carefully. I feel that the urn dug out from my grandmother’s grave should be my master, Qin Huaisheng. I heard that tomorrow is the Qin Family’s day of remembrance, and I want to go to the Qin Family’s ancestral tomb with you..."

Young Master Huo rejected her without a second thought, his emotions extremely agitated, "You’re dreaming!"

An Ge jumped at his shout, her heart racing so fast it felt like her body couldn’t bear the burden, a faint sharp pain edging in. Yet she seemed remarkably calm.

She pondered the reason for his sudden anger, likely because he believed her status was unworthy of meeting the relatives of the woman who was the apple of his eye.

With this in mind, An Ge felt even more at peace. She said, "Is it because of Qin Xiaoqi? You originally reserved the position of Mrs. Huo for Qin Xiaoqi, but now, after so many years of uncertainty regarding her fate, you think you’ve let her down. That’s why you’re even less likely to take me to their ancestral tomb, isn’t it?"

No matter how irritable Young Master Huo felt, he could generally resist smoking in An Ge’s presence. But, this time, as he lit a cigarette, he didn’t hesitate, smoking furiously.

It was the first time An Ge fully realized just how important Qin Xiaoqi was to him. She lowered her head, took a mask from her bag to cover her nose and mouth, then thought for a moment, and said,

"I mean no disrespect, just thinking that if the urn does indeed contain Qin Huaisheng, I, as her disciple and a junior, should pay respects to the Qin ancestors. Of course, if you feel my status is inadequate or inappropriate, I’m not insisting on going."

Having said this, she rose from her chair. She took a few steps toward the door of the private room, then glanced back at Huo Shaoyan, whose handsome face was blurred in the swirling smoke, and said,

"I’ve said what I needed to say. I’ll take a cab back to the hotel myself, you be careful on your way back to the Fu Mansion."

With that, An Ge left without turning back.

After this night, An Ge bought a plane ticket and returned to Jingcheng the next day. She didn’t tell anyone about her return to Jingcheng, so when Huo Shaoyan went to find her at the Bai Yulan Hotel in the Imperial City that night, he discovered she had already left for Jingcheng.

When An Ge received his call, she had just disembarked from the plane. As the holiday season approached, the airport was bustling with crowds. An Ge stepped out of the airport, looked at the congested entrance, and found a quieter spot before answering Huo Shaoyan’s call, "Hello?"

"Where are you?" he asked.

An Ge replied, "I returned to Jingcheng. Just got off the plane."

Huo Shaoyan’s voice was noticeably displeased, "Didn’t I tell you to stay a few more days in the Imperial City? Even if you didn’t want to stay, why leave without a word?"

An Ge said, "I know you’re busy, didn’t want to bother you." She paused, "When are you coming back?"

The medical project Huo Shaoyan was involved in at the Imperial City had officially begun, requiring a lot of socializing. He said, "Might be three or four days, maybe busy until the end of the year, hard to say."

An Ge gave a soft "Oh," and said, "Then take care of yourself, contact me when you have time."

She was about to hang up when Huo Shaoyan coldly said,

"Still two weeks until the sixteenth week of pregnancy, adjust yourself in the meantime."

He didn’t explicitly mention the amniotic fluid DNA paternity test, but his implication was clear. If the child she carried wasn’t his, the only outcome Huo Shaoyan saw was terminating the pregnancy.

Facing this was what An Ge feared most. So, Huo Shaoyan’s words sent a shiver down her spine.

It took her a moment to find her voice, "Okay."

She abruptly hung up the phone and, as she looked up, a thief snatched her small handbag. Inside that small bag, except for the wedding ring Huo Shaoyan gave her, there was nothing of importance; her identification was in her backpack behind her. But instinctively, An Ge felt that if she lost the ring, Huo Shaoyan would definitely be furious with her. So when the thief came to snatch her handbag, she resisted pulling against him.

Her fierce tugging infuriated the habitual thief, who angrily kicked at her midsection. At the critical moment, An Ge instinctively stepped back. Though she dodged the thief’s kick, she stumbled down a step, taking a heavy fall. Her palms hit the ground, scraping against the surface. Additionally, her ankle twisted, leaving her unable to stand.

For a moment, she sat there, defeated and forlorn at the bustling airport exit. Holding her face, it seemed she was either digesting the overwhelming negative emotions or thinking of nothing at all.

The surrounding noise was deafening, yet she seemed detached, unable to reconnect with the reality that surrounded her for a long while. She didn’t know how long had passed before a pair of black leather shoes appeared in her sight, showing no intention of leaving.

An Ge wiped her damp eyes, and when the tears finally vanished, she looked up. The man in a suit was handsome and elegant, standing out even among the crowd. Seeing his face snapped An Ge back to reality. Her throat ached, making her voice sound a little broken, "I can’t clash with Huo Shaoyan just yet, even if I could, I don’t want to become the target of everyone’s ire. If you really want to help me, let your secretary take me back to Yu Garden."

She paused, "Also, my bag got snatched, if you could help find it, I’d be very grateful."

The man, without a moment’s hesitation after she spoke, bent down and picked her up in his arms. An Ge was too exhausted, the pain in her twisted ankle too severe, even though she didn’t want the man to treat her this way, she didn’t resist at all.

She did tell the man, "President Tang, doing this, we might get into a heap of trouble."

Tang Jiuze completely ignored her words, instructing his assistant, "Go and see if you can smooth things over, try to get her bag back."

It wasn’t much trouble, an easy task to handle. What was hard was dealing with the boss’s current tendency to meddle, not to mention An Ge’s current relationship with Huo Shaoyan, and the fact that the boss was still married to Ms. Jiang, making things so unclear difficult to manage.

The assistant was hesitant before saying, "President Tang, I can quickly handle the bag issue, but... you should keep some distance from Mrs. Huo. Lately, Young Master Huo has been putting a lot of pressure on the Tang Ying Group, and in less than half a month, the group has already suffered losses..."

Tang Jiuze coldly interrupted, "I can afford it!"

The assistant shut his mouth, saying no more.

As Tang Jiuze carried the injured An Ge away, Jiang Fengmian, coming out from another flight terminal, squinted deeply. [He had just returned from a business trip, only to be confronted with this scene upon arrival.]

He pulled out his phone to call Huo Shaoyan, who was far away in the Imperial City, while heading swiftly in the direction where Tang Jiuze left.

Huo Shaoyan answered the call quickly. Jiang Fengmian, succinctly, said, "Did you fall out with that An girl?"

Hearing this, Huo Shaoyan’s breathing deepened, "Spit it out if you got something to say!"

Jiang Fengmian recounted the scene of Tang Jiuze leaving with An Ge, then commented, "The truth is, you’re way off base. Everyone’s into the nurturing way, but you’ve grown this disrespectful siren."

Huo Shaoyan’s jealousy flared instantly, his anger burning up to his crown. He wished he could immediately fly to Jingcheng, catch An Ge red-handed, and teach her a harsh lesson. He realized he had been too indulgent towards her, too biased, and that’s why she dared to betray him so openly.