Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 258: He Kissed Her Fiercely

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: He Kissed Her Fiercely

An Ge was now furious. There was no way she would answer Huo Shaoyan’s call. So, she didn’t pick up his call but instead interrupted what Huo Qingzhou was about to say, and said, "He could also come and slaughter you right in front of your face."

Huo Qingzhou was speechless, "..."

An Ge thought that this strategy was a lose-lose situation where much would be lost for little gain. If it really came to that point of tearing faces, the ones who’d get hurt were the children. An Ge didn’t want the children’s suffering to be tied to the adult’s affairs. After a round of contemplation, she said to Huo Qingzhou, "Your father, Huo Zhenwei, already feels guilty towards Huo Shaoyan. Aren’t you afraid that you’ll agitate him enough for Huo Shaoyan to fly to M Continent and fight with you over your father’s fortune?"

Huo Qingzhou sneered, "In M Continent, what does he have to fight and steal from me with?"

An Ge mocked, "With your father’s favoritism and guilt, isn’t that enough?"

Huo Qingzhou said, "A man climbing up the ranks this way is too disgraceful. Huo Shaoyan wouldn’t do such a thing!"

An Ge became even more sarcastic, saying, "You’re really overestimating him."

Just then, a call from Huo Qimeng came in. Huo Qingzhou took out his phone and glared at the caller ID before saying to An Ge, "I gave you a suggestion, but you didn’t accept it. You’ll regret it later."

An Ge looked at him and said, "That’s what I would call a terrible idea. Your mother’s ideal daughter-in-law is Ms. Wen from the Wen Family. Even Huo Zhenwei, they’ve all hoped for a marriage alliance with Ms. Wen. You dragged me into this mess just to protest this arranged marriage. Do you think I’m not miserable enough already?"

She paused, her tone implying more than just words, "That Ms. Wen is ruthless. If she finds out the man she likes has an unclear relationship with me, she might even hire someone to kill. I don’t want to get involved in your family’s muddy waters. So, your suggestion is not something I’ll consider."

Huo Qingzhou brought up the idea of a marriage contract with An Ge with some selfish intentions. Before he met Huo Qimeng, he thought there wasn’t a problem with the marriage alliance with Ms. Wen from the Wen Family. But after spending time with Huo Qimeng, he changed his mind. Huo Qimeng was his mentor’s daughter and the dying wish of his mentor was for him to take care of her. However, because of what happened, Huo Qingzhou felt he had wronged his mentor. Thus, out of responsibility, he felt compelled to be accountable to Huo Qimeng. So after being with her, he proposed marrying her to his parents, but they strongly opposed it. Not only did they disagree, but they even started arranging to marry Huo Qimeng off. That’s why Huo Qingzhou considered a marriage contract with An Ge to temporarily relieve his parents’ pressure. But An Ge refused him.

Huo Qingzhou felt there was no need to continue the conversation with An Ge. He said to her, "An Xiaoge, I shouldn’t have brought this up to you. You’re an ungrateful and selfish ingrate."

An Ge interrupted him, "If I were selfish, I shouldn’t have saved you five years ago. I should’ve just let you die in that fire."

Huo Qingzhou was taken aback.

An Ge continued, "You better answer Huo Qimeng’s call now. She’s always been afraid of you. If she’s looking for you in the middle of the night, she must have something going on."

As she spoke, Huo Qingzhou answered Huo Qimeng’s call. While talking on the phone, he walked towards the parking lot outside the door. An Ge intended to see him off and followed him out the door. The two walked one in front of the other, a meter apart. Huo Qingzhou didn’t avoid An Ge while on the call, so she clearly heard their conversation.

Once the call connected, Huo Qimeng’s tearful voice came through, "Uncle, Uncle... please come save me, sob sob..."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingzhou’s voice grew colder, "Where are you?"

[Currently, Huo Qimeng was curled up in a corner of the hospital room. She looked at the attractive, mixed-blood woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes in her room, her voice trembling,] "In the hospital room. There’s... a woman named Wen Hui. She brought a lot of people and surrounded my room. She said if she doesn’t see you in half an hour, she’ll skin me alive, sob sob..."

Huo Qingzhou’s expression turned ghastly. His voice became even more somber, "Hand the phone to her."

Huo Qimeng timidly glanced at the mixed-blood beauty and said, "My... my uncle wants to talk to you."

Wen Hui took the phone from her and pinched Huo Qimeng’s tender cheek before answering Huo Qingzhou’s call. She initiated with, "Huo Qingzhou, you’ve got a lot of nerve, playing a nurturing romance behind my back? Aren’t you afraid I’ll incite Uncle Huo and Aunt to sell her to a shady place as a prostitute?"

Huo Qingzhou clenched his back teeth and said, "Don’t touch her. I’m coming to find you."

Wen Hui, satisfied with Huo Qingzhou’s attitude, laughed, saying, "You have half an hour at most. If I don’t see you by then, don’t blame me for being merciless."

After ending the call with Wen Hui, Huo Qingzhou slammed the door, got into his car, and drove off. Before he left completely, An Ge said to him, "This is domestically. Ms. Wen shouldn’t act rashly. Don’t rush, take it slow on the road."

Huo Qingzhou’s car brushed past Huo Shaoyan’s car, which was heading to Fusheng Residence to find An Ge. [An Ge was seeing off Huo Qingzhou at the gate of Fusheng Residence, so Huo Shaoyan quickly frowned, displeased with what he witnessed.] He parked his car, got out, and walked in front of An Ge, "Since you’re so reluctant to see him go, why didn’t you invite him to spend the night?"

An Ge, having no good feelings toward Huo Shaoyan at the moment, said coldly, "What are you here for?"

Huo Shaoyan’s voice turned equally cold, "I watched that surveillance video. Based solely on the footage, it does look like you pushed An Muxin down the stairs..."

An Ge interrupted him, "So you’re here to hold me accountable?"

Huo Shaoyan said, "I’ve already persuaded An Muxin. As long as you apologize to her, she won’t report it to the police..."

An Ge interrupted him again, "An apology is out of the question."

With that, An Ge turned to leave. Huo Shaoyan quickly grabbed her wrist, pulling her back. His voice grew even more stern, "A simple apology, a ’sorry,’ and this issue could be resolved with minimal consequences. Why must you be so stubborn?"

An Ge shook off his hand, her eyes reddening, and said, "I’ve explained it to you. She provoked me with her words, so I slapped her. Her falling down the stairs was largely a part of her self-directed trick..."

Huo Shaoyan cut her off, "What you said is meaningless. The police won’t listen. They care only about facts and results. You can’t physically harm someone over verbal provocations. The fact is An Muxin hurt her leg. That’s why believing you is useless, as all evidence points to you being at fault..."

He paused, "Apologize to her, and this won’t escalate."

An Ge took a deep breath and stared at Huo Shaoyan for a long moment before saying, "I remember when I first returned to the country. You were relentlessly pursuing me, boldly claiming you’d never let me suffer again. How long has it been? Now you’re forcing me to bow my head for another woman?"

Huo Shaoyan frowned, unable to comprehend An Ge’s line of thought. He’d worked hard to pacify things with An Muxin, his intention solely to protect An Ge. How could she twist it into this?

"Why would you think that? Even if An Muxin provoked you, you hit her, and now her leg is injured. The irrefutable fact is she suffered more harm. Apologizing to her would resolve this matter with the least damage. Why are you so unwilling?"

An Ge retorted, her voice low and cold, "Huo Shaoyan, I don’t believe an apology from me is the only solution to this."

Having said that, An Ge turned to leave again. Huo Shaoyan pulled her back once more, gazing into her eyes, "If you don’t apologize to her, then I’ll have to wait until her leg has healed before I can marry you again. But remarrying you is non-negotiable for me. I can’t allow the process to drag on that long."

An Ge looked at him and said, "Huo Shaoyan, I’ll say it again; I won’t apologize to her."

Huo Shaoyan’s lips pressed into a thin line. A silent tension rapidly expanded between them.

After a while, Huo Shaoyan finally spoke, "Is it that you don’t want to remarry me at all? So you’re refusing to apologize just to stall the remarriage?"

An Ge felt that Huo Shaoyan was being unreasonable. Her brows furrowed tightly together as she said, "Huo Shaoyan, get this straight. It’s your An Muxin who stirred things up first, leading to the current situation. It’s not my doing. She’s the one who suggested delaying the remarriage. What does that have to do with me? If you want to remarry, I’m ready anytime."

After saying that, An Ge shook off Huo Shaoyan again. Huo Shaoyan pulled her back, cupped her face, and forcefully kissed her, the kiss urgent and fierce.