Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 291 Dear

Chapter 291: Chapter 291 Dear

But they... were all gone.

The entire Qin Family probably only had him hanging on by a thread. The flame of the lighter illuminated his face. Because he had a terribly hideous black birthmark on half of his face, it made him look fierce. Thus, when the scarlet flame cast light on his face, he looked not only fierce but also quite eerie.

However, An Ge was not frightened by this grotesque appearance. Because she always focused on the other person’s eyes. Those eyes bore some resemblance to that Sixth Brother of the Qin family who appeared in her dreams. An Ge was staring at his eyes, a bit entranced, when Gu Changfeng, who was about to light his cigarette with the lighter, asked her, "You don’t mind if I smoke, do you?"

An Ge shook her head, "I don’t mind."

Gu Changfeng nodded, quickly igniting the cigarette between his lips. With the continuous puffs he took, a mist of smoke enveloped him, and his voice came through the haze, low and slow.

He said to An Ge, "She disappeared. If luck is on her side, she might still be alive. If not, she could have been dead for over a decade."

This was a deeply sorrowful topic. An Ge should have ended the conversation, but she couldn’t stop herself from wanting to know more.

She asked, "Then... do you have any other relatives? Like parents, siblings..."

"No."

The wind picked up. Gu Changfeng’s voice was carried away by it instantly. An Ge felt a heaviness in her heart. She stayed silent for a while and then said, "I too have no parents or siblings. I don’t even know who my biological parents are. In comparison, your situation is much better than mine."

Gu Changfeng looked deeply at her for a few seconds because of what she said. Then, he spoke as if it were no big deal, "The so-called ’know oneself and one’s enemy’ guarantees a win in every battle. In order to better understand such a formidable rival as you, An Muxin sent me more than once to investigate your situation. So, I am also very curious about the mystery of your origins."

After a pause, he continued, "From the current clues of the investigation, your mentor is Qin Huaisheng. Your mystery of origins should be related to the Qin Family, right?"

An Ge did not expect Gu Changfeng to know so much about her personal affairs. She thought about it for a moment and concealed nothing. She frankly said, "I feel it is so. But through my investigation and deduction, I could neither be Qin Xiaoqi of the Qin family nor Qin Ge, the daughter of Housekeeper Qin. So, as for the clues about the mystery of my origins, I am not sure for now..."

Gu Changfeng flicked away some ash from his cigarette and looked up at the dense, rolling black clouds above, saying, "Why do you deduce that the mystery of your origins would be related to the Qin family?"

An Ge thought for a while and then said, "You are... An Muxin’s man. Actually, I should be wary of you. I can’t possibly tell you everything."

Gu Changfeng nodded and rarely smiled a little, "Having a sense of vigilance is a good thing."

After saying this, he changed the topic, "Are you leaving? It’s about to rain, shall I send someone to drive you?"

An Ge replied, "Forget it, I don’t want to trouble you. I’ll take a cab back myself."

An Ge referred to the fact that if Gu Changfeng sent someone to drive her away, An Muxin would definitely come to settle scores with him if she found out. But Gu Changfeng still called his subordinate to personally escort An Ge to the car.

The rain started falling just a minute before the car door closed. It began lightly, drop by drop, splattering onto the ground and soon blurring into one another. Before shutting the car door, Gu Changfeng seemingly unintentionally asked An Ge, "That jade pendant you had just now is special, looks like it’s worth a fortune."

An Ge was no fool; she could see that Gu Changfeng was trying to find out the jade pendant’s origin. Therefore, she directly exposed Gu Changfeng’s intention, saying, "You want to know the origin of this jade pendant, right? It was given to me by Mr. Fu of the Fu family in the Imperial City. The original owner was Qin Huaisheng."

She paused, adding with a hint of intent, "I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I feel you are very concerned about the affairs of the Qin family in the Imperial City. Were you... once part of the Qin family?"

Gu Changfeng crushed the cigarette butt that had burned to the end and said to An Ge before shutting the car door, "No."

For some unknown reason, An Ge felt a bit disappointed. She thought Gu Changfeng might have been a survivor from the Qin family.

Her expression grew dim, and before the driver drove off, she wrote down a phone number for Gu Changfeng, saying, "This is my number, I can treat the birthmark on your face."

Gu Changfeng took the note from her hand and then watched the car carrying An Ge fade into the distance. Only when the car completely vanished from sight did Gu Changfeng turn and head towards Fengqiao Villa.

He had only walked a short distance when he saw An Muxin standing inside the pavilion. [Fengqiao Villa.] Gu Changfeng speculated that the scene of him standing and talking with An Ge at the entrance of Fengqiao Villa must have been witnessed by An Muxin. But fortunately, the distance was far, so it was impossible for An Muxin to have heard his conversation with An Ge. With this thought, Gu Changfeng’s heart completely settled.

Two minutes later, he walked into the pavilion and respectfully spoke to her, "Miss, is there something urgent that you called me to Fengqiao Villa for?"

Almost as soon as his voice fell, An Muxin raised her hand with the intention of slapping his face.

Gu Changfeng quickly intercepted her slender wrist and squinted his eyes coldly at her, saying, "Miss, I don’t quite understand your intention?"

An Muxin’s attempt to hit him failed, and her wrist was painfully pinched by him, making her incensed. She was livid with shame and anger, "Gu Changfeng, you bastard, do you still consider me your Miss? You clearly know that I don’t get along with that bitch An Ge, yet you dare to cozy up to her? Tell me, what were you talking about? I saw you two shoulder to shoulder, chatting so animatedly, are you two having an affair?"

Gu Changfeng released her wrist, his voice emotionless, "Miss, don’t you dream of becoming Mrs. Huo by virtue of your child’s status? Naturally, I want to help you make your dream come true."

He continued, "Think about it, if I really managed to conduct a secret affair with her, even being caught in the act by President Huo, do you think he could still be amicable towards her?"

Gu Changfeng’s words instantly eased An Muxin’s mind.

An Muxin looked at Gu Changfeng and asked, "Have you really set your eyes on her?"

Gu Changfeng replied half-seriously, "All men are drawn to beauty. A woman like An Ge, no man could resist liking her. I am a man, too."

An Muxin, half-believing, added, "You’d better not betray me, or I will make you pay."

Gu Changfeng leaned in closer, his fingers pinching her delicate chin, sneering, "Betrayal? What does Miss mean? For some time now, my body certainly wouldn’t betray Miss." He went on, "Now that you’re pregnant with my child, what are you planning to do with it?"

This place was Fengqiao Villa, full of Huo Shaoyan’s spies. An Muxin feared the affair would be exposed and quickly slapped away Gu Changfeng’s fingers pinching her chin, angrily shouting, "Gu Changfeng, show some respect, this is Huo Shaoyan’s domain..."

Gu Changfeng chuckled lightly, "Relax, you wouldn’t want to rile up your pregnancy. I’m still hoping you’ll give me a son..."

An Muxin, losing control of her emotions, snapped, "You’re dreaming if you think I’ll bear this child. Once I become Mrs. Huo, I’ll abort it and then find a way to truly conceive Huo Shaoyan’s child, not the bastard of a watchdog like you..."

She hadn’t even finished speaking when the sound of a slap resounded in the air. Along with the slap came a man’s intensely sinister voice, warning her, "My dear Miss, haven’t you figured out the situation yet? I’ve recorded our every passionate encounter in high definition."

After a moment of silence, he emphasized sternly, "Remember, from today, if you don’t want to be utterly disgraced, you’ll do as I say. Do you understand?"

...

In the meantime.

After Huo Shaoyan finished talking with An Jifeng upstairs, he only found Fu Rou on the living room sofa and not An Ge or An Muxin, causing him to frown.

He asked Fu Rou coldly, "Where’s An Ge?"

Fu Rou replied, "She’s gone."

Huo Shaoyan frowned, "Gone? Did you say something to her again?"

Fu Rou, annoyed, responded, "Under your very nose, what could we have possibly said to her? Besides, you’ve already remarried her, nothing I say can change that fact."

Huo Shaoyan’s face cooled slightly, then he asked, "And An Muxin?"

Seeing him bring up An Muxin on his own, Fu Rou believed he finally cared about her, and her eyes brightened as she said, "Muxin mentioned she was in a bad mood and went outside for a breather."

She paused, then quickly got up to fetch a large black umbrella, handing it to Huo Shaoyan, "It’s about to rain heavily. You should take the umbrella and bring Muxin back. After all, she’s the cure for Huai Shang’s ailment; if she gets sick, it might affect his treatment."

Huo Shaoyan had something to discuss with An Muxin, so he took the umbrella from Fu Rou.

As he grabbed the umbrella and started walking out, he took out his phone to call An Ge.

The phone rang for over ten seconds before it was answered.

The woman spoke first, "President Huo, since it seemed you’d be tied up for a while, I went to the hospital to see the child."

Huo Shaoyan’s thin lips tightened as he said, "Even so, why didn’t you tell me before leaving? It’s hard to get a cab here. How did you leave?"

An Ge said, "I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you wouldn’t let me go."

She paused for a moment and added, "Besides, I didn’t want to face your mother, Lady Fu, or the spiteful face of An Muxin. That’s why I left without saying anything."

Huo Shaoyan’s voice deepened, "So, how did you leave?"

An Ge thought for a moment, then answered, "An Muxin was likely keen to see me leave, so she had her bodyguard Gu Changfeng arrange a car for me."

By this time, the rain had intensified. Huo Shaoyan opened the umbrella, walking through the rain. "I’ll come find you later."

An Ge acknowledged with a hum and then asked, "Have you and Mr. An discussed everything?"

Not planning to discuss it over the phone, Huo Shaoyan told An Ge, "We’ll talk when we meet."

An Ge pressed her lips together and muttered, seemingly casually, "You mentioned before that when we first married, we didn’t hold a ceremony. Now that we’ve remarried, will there be a wedding ceremony?" She paused, "So, will you hold the wedding?"

"Not for the time being."

Upon hearing this, An Ge on the other end of the call let out a sardonic laugh.

As expected, Qin Xiaoqi’s allure was overwhelming, and now it seemed Huo Shaoyan not only didn’t plan to hold the wedding but might even propose a divorce.