Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 420 Kiss, Tender

Chapter 420: Chapter 420 Kiss, Tender

Lin Keke’s face turned a shade paler.

An Ge continued:

"People always strive for higher goals, just as water flows downward. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to climb up, but the error lies in your impure motives.

If I were you, I’d focus my energy on my studies, and when I’m accomplished in the future, I would establish myself in Jingcheng through my efforts. That’s the right path for you."

An Ge spoke bluntly.

Lin Keke felt deeply ashamed.

For the first time, she felt a strong hatred towards An Ge.

In fact, just like An Muxin, she now wishes An Ge would die.

Lin Keke took a deep breath and stubbornly said:

"Ms. An, why do you only see things through a narrow lens? Yes, I come from humble beginnings and don’t have your luck,

to be able to win over a man like President Huo. But I also have my sense of self-respect and pride..."

An Ge furrowed her brows,

"I didn’t mean to look down on you." After a few seconds’ pause, "Forget it, do as you please."

Lin Keke was impervious to her advice, leaving An Ge helpless.

Huo Shaoyan, who had been silent, called out to Lin Keke as she was about to leave, "Wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Keke’s heart leapt.

She looked timidly at Huo Shaoyan, "President Huo..."

Huo Shaoyan gazed at her expressionlessly and asked:

"Did An Muxin contact you?"

She went pale with guilt.

Stammering, she replied:

"... She... she did contact me."

After a few seconds, she hurriedly explained,

"She... she contacted me because she hated me. She thinks that I betrayed her, which is why she’s now ruined and disgraced. She threatened to kill me. That’s why I left the hospital early, wanting to leave Imperial City..."

As she spoke, Lin Keke rolled up her sleeve to show a knife wound on her hand,

"This cut is from her, as revenge. She ordered me to leave Imperial City, or she’d make sure I met a terrible end before she was driven out herself..."

Lin Keke’s words sounded genuine, not like lies.

But Huo Shaoyan didn’t believe her, and he remarked, "Is that so?"

The truth, of course, was different.

The truth was An Muxin had forced her to help, or else she’d have killed her.

Because she didn’t immediately agree to An Muxin’s demands, An Muxin injured her wrist with a dagger.

In any case, Lin Keke wouldn’t reveal the real story.

She said, "If you don’t believe me, you can investigate."

After saying this, Lin Keke was the first to leave the hospital room.

Huo Shaoyan watched her leaving figure and said to Qin Lang:

"Go find An Muxin later in my name and warn her: If she continues to be restless, she won’t have the chance to go abroad. She’ll die right here in Imperial City."

Qin Lang: "Understood."

After Qin Lang left the room, Huo Shaoyan opened the breakfast he brought and gestured to An Ge:

"Come over and eat together."

An Ge sat down on the single sofa opposite him and took the chopsticks from his hand.

She picked up a soup dumpling with her chopsticks, and with a careful bite, the delicious broth flowed into her mouth.

She found the taste quite agreeable, enough to kindle her appetite.

After eating four soup dumplings in succession, noting that Huo Shaoyan hadn’t moved his chopsticks, she asked, "Why aren’t you eating?"

Huo Shaoyan calmly replied, "It’s rare to see you have an appetite. I’m somewhat relieved."

Having a good appetite indicated that her health was recovering well.

An Ge’s appetite hadn’t fully returned, but the baby inside her needed nourishment, so she had to eat more.

She acknowledged softly, "Yes."

"I heard that An Muxin is... quite miserable now?"

"Bringing up such trash, aren’t you afraid it’ll spoil your appetite?"

By now, when An Ge mentioned An Muxin, her heart remained calm.

Sipping porridge in small spoonfuls, she spoke with a faint tone:

"Her death wouldn’t be regrettable. But, as you said, Huai Shang’s illness requires her blood to maintain stability, so she can’t die."

Huo Shaoyan: "I won’t let her die."

Paused for a moment, "At least not until there’s another treatment option for Huai Shang’s illness."

An Ge nodded and said:

"Her relationship with Professor Laura... is complicated. Even though she has lost an eye and is crippled in one leg, she can certainly continue to cause trouble. So, it’s best if you send someone to surveil her."

"I’ll handle these arrangements; you don’t need to worry."

An Ge nodded again and said no more.

After finishing breakfast, Huo Shaoyan showed no sign of leaving.

An Ge looked at him with a complicated expression, saying,

"Are you... not leaving? I heard that there’s chaos within the Fu Group, and with Mr. Fu in critical condition, if you’re not handling business at the group, there’s concerns things might get out of hand."

Huo Shaoyan said, "I’ve instructed Qin Lang to bring important documents here so I can manage them. I’m staying to keep you company."

An Ge: "...I... I don’t need you to stay..."

Huo Shaoyan: "But I want to stay."

Seeing his strong stance, An Ge offered no further resistance.

That day, Huo Shaoyan remained busy in her hospital room from morning till night, either reviewing various project contracts or holding video meetings on the computer, so busy he barely had time for a sip of water.

An Ge didn’t want to interrupt him.

It wasn’t until nightfall that he gradually found some free time.

After a day of handling official business and the previous night’s lack of rest, Huo Shaoyan had become exhausted.

He leaned back, closed his eyes, and relaxed his somewhat tense muscles.

Lying on the hospital bed, An Ge watched him from a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

The twilight enveloped him, his whole body bathed in a tender golden glow, making his handsome appearance seem somewhat unreal.

An Ge didn’t know how long she had been watching, but instinctively sensed he was asleep, so she got up and fetched a blanket to cover him.

Her movements were very gentle, but still, the man opened his eyes immediately.

His eyes were very red, yet there was a glimmer of gold within them.

He looked at her and said in a hoarse voice:

"I’ve already dealt with the matter of Mo Yuan. An Muxin will soon be expelled from the Imperial Country. Besides,

An Muxin admitted herself that I never truly touched her from the beginning to the end, so I believe reconciling shouldn’t be an issue for us."

An Ge said nothing.

The man continued speaking:

"That day, I initially planned to propose to you publicly at Commander An’s birthday banquet. After all, whether it’s a proposal or a wedding,

it’s what I owe you. But, because of An Muxin’s mischief, it didn’t work out as I wished."

An Ge looked at him with a cool expression for a moment.

The redness in the man’s eyes was intense, and the stubble densely covered his chin, making him look very exhausted, yet constantly emitting a daunting cold aura.

An Ge thought...he truly seemed very tired.

He had to worry about the affairs of the Huo Group and the Fu Group, deal with the invisible pressure from the An Family,

and besides that, he had to devote a significant amount of energy to managing her unstable emotions.

Suddenly, her nose felt a bit sour, and her eyelids followed suit.

She hurriedly averted her gaze, looking out at the bright and clean outdoors.

The sunset had completely sunk in the west, and the twilight gradually faded from the horizon, with the occasional mournful cry of an autumn cicada echoing, leaving an emptiness in one’s heart.

The man’s words continued, but this time, he placed a hand on her shoulder, turning her face squarely toward him.

She looked into his eyes.

His eyes were fervent and potent, like blazing flames, warming and softening her heart.

His voice was a bit hoarse,

"An An, you have to trust me, as long as we trust each other, there won’t be any other barriers between us, I want to live a good life with you."

Pausing for a moment,

"Life is so short, why should we torment each other? By tormenting ourselves, are we also going to torment the child?"

An Ge felt a pang of compassion under his earnest gaze.

She pursed her lips, and after a while, said:

"Huo Shaoyan, I...I just think that we’d be better off apart, without me, you could live more freely than now..."

Huo Shaoyan’s eyes reddened, even appearing a bit fierce due to overly intense emotions.

He firmly gripped her shoulders with both hands, his voice low and husky,

"No. Without you, my life would only be worse than it is now."

An Ge swallowed involuntarily.

She looked at him, momentarily unsure of what to say.

Because whatever she said would be some form of hurt.

Even temporary deceit was a kind of hurt.

There were so many things she needed to do now, so many things awaiting her.

She simply didn’t have the time to deal with matters of the heart.

However, if she didn’t appease Huo Shaoyan now, what she planned to do next might not go smoothly.

Her body needed to recover quickly because Fu Huaijin required her to personally perform surgery.

After Fu Huaijin’s surgery, Huo Chenghuan’s surgery was also waiting for her.

Once these two surgeries were completed, her next task was to find the whereabouts of Qin Huaisheng...

And all of this didn’t allow for any carelessness on her part...

After thinking it over, An Ge took a step back to advance, soothing Huo Shaoyan temporarily with deceit.

She raised her hand, brushing his stubbled chin, her eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled:

"Then what...do you want from me?"

Huo Shaoyan: "I want to give you a wedding, I want to tell the entire Imperial Country’s people that you are the only woman I, Huo Shaoyan, want to marry, so, I want you to remarry me."

An Ge quietly watched him for a while,

"Is it only through remarriage that your heart will feel a bit better?"

Huo Shaoyan lowered his gaze, unblinkingly looking into her eyes, "Are you willing?"

An Ge removed her hand from his chin, placing it on his waist.

She wrapped her arms around his sturdy waist, pressing her soft body against his embrace, speaking warmly and softly:

"If that would make you feel better, I...might consider it."

Because they had been misunderstanding each other for so long, their relationship had always been in a state of tension.

In Huo Shaoyan’s heart, it had been a long, long time since An Ge had comforted him in this way.

Because of her gesture of actively seeking his embrace, and her words, Huo Shaoyan’s heart trembled for a long time, unable to calm down.

His hands naturally fell, resting on her waist, then tightened, holding her tightly as if regaining something lost, tightly in his arms.

His chin rested in her neck, thin lips pushing toward her cheek, kisses intertwining like strands of hair against her skin.

His kisses were fervent and hot, yet careful and gentle.

An Ge, under such an entwined kiss, felt her scalp tingle.

Her body was soft, her breath a bit unsteady, "President Huo, you’re holding too tightly, I can’t quite breathe."

Huo Shaoyan cupped her face, his forehead pressing against hers.

The distance was too close, An Ge couldn’t see his expression clearly, yet she was affected by his intense emotions.

She sensed his current agitation, feeling some guilt in her heart.

Lies, after all, are lies, and they’ll eventually be dismantled one day.

Her eyelashes drooped slightly, her eyes tinged with redness and moistness, her tone soft, sounding somewhat melancholic,

"Huo Shaoyan, you seem to really...love me."