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Chapter 237 Baby is Hungry (5)_1

Chapter 237: Chapter 237 Baby is Hungry (5)_1

Power and influence, that’s how it is, leaving you helpless.

But his behavior only made Ji Yunhuan loathe him more.

He was just leveraging his power to toy with her.

Ji Yunhuan looked at her hand, held tightly by him. She couldn’t break free, just like her current predicament.

She suddenly smiled and said to Qi Cheng, "Since you said so, let’s go back!"

The smile she revealed made it impossible to guess her thoughts.

"What? Didn’t you sound so confident? What are you afraid of? You said that as long as you didn’t agree, I couldn’t do anything. Didn’t you?" Ji Yunhuan looked at him contemptuously.

Qi Cheng said, "Yes."

"I’ve heard what you wanted to say. Let go of my hand," Ji Yunhuan said. "It’s very uncomfortable with you holding me like this."

Seeing her frown in pain, Qi Cheng released her.

Ji Yunhuan didn’t look at him and followed the small path they came from, walking ahead. Qi Cheng stood in place, watching her back.

He didn’t believe she had truly figured it out but couldn’t understand what she was thinking.

He also knew that keeping her by his side was very selfish, but it was the only way he wouldn’t lose her.

He’d rather have her hate him than let her go.

Ji Yunhuan walked ahead, creating a five or six-meter distance between them. She suddenly ran forward a few steps. When Qi Cheng realized what she was about to do, she had already leaped into the lake.

It was winter, and the water was freezing, even for someone who could swim. Jumping in would cause immediate numbness.

Anyone rational wouldn’t do such a thing. But she did.

To leave him, she disregarded her life.

How ridiculous and pathetic.

She had deeply loved him once.

In this situation, he should have called for help first. However, by the time he reacted, his instincts had already driven him to jump into the icy water.

Despite his body going numb the moment he entered the water, his strong willpower helped him rescue Ji Yunhuan from the lake.

Ji Yunhuan could swim, but after jumping in, she gave up struggling. She truly wanted to die.

Since she went in earlier than him, by the time Qi Cheng rescued her, she had already fallen unconscious.

He placed her on the flat ground nearby and found she wasn’t breathing. At that moment, looking at her, a sense of despair washed over him.

He thought keeping her by his side would eventually earn her forgiveness. But now, it seemed impossible.

His dominance and hope had pushed her to this extreme. What could he do but let her go?

He performed CPR on her, expelling the water from her lungs. The servants had already rushed over.

Ji Yunhuan slowly opened her eyes in his arms. Seeing him, she smiled, "You saved me this time. But you can’t save me every time."

His clothes were soaking wet, and the cold wind made him shiver like a statue, unable even to move his mouth.

He looked at her silently, without speaking.

A servant handed Qi Cheng a dry towel. He took it, but instead of drying himself first, he wiped Ji Yunhuan’s body.

The Female Housekeeper approached and said, "Sir, give her to me. You should take care of yourself first. The water is so cold!"

Qi Cheng, holding Ji Yunhuan, did not release her. "It’s okay."

He stubbornly dried her with the towel, wrapped her in it, and headed home with her.

A crowd of servants followed him. He seemed oblivious to everyone, focused only on what he wanted to do.

Seeing the two of them in such a state, the second sister-in-law and second brother hurriedly approached, "What happened? In such cold weather, what were you two thinking?"

Qi Cheng carried Ji Yunhuan into the house and placed her on the bed. He swiftly undressed her wet clothes, even though he was soaked himself and freezing to the point of numbness. He didn’t care.

Soon, he grabbed pajamas from the side. Ji Yunhuan, forcibly stripped of her clothes, took them and said, "I’ll dress myself."

He stood by, watching her, his eyes burning intensely as if they could melt her.

After dressing, Ji Yunhuan saw he had fetched a dry towel again, reaching to dry her hair.

"I told you not to touch me." Ji Yunhuan tried to push him away. Qi Cheng didn’t listen. He looked at her and said, "Don’t worry, I will let you go."

His words made her pause.

She looked at him, unsure if she could trust him.

Qi Cheng said, "You’re always more resourceful, always more ruthless. I admit, before meeting you, I never lost. After meeting you, I never won."

His clothes were still wet. Seemingly unaware, he just looked at her.

"You’re getting the bed wet," Ji Yunhuan reminded.

He glanced at himself and stood up.

Ji Yunhuan also got off the bed.

Qi Cheng called a servant, "Change the bed sheets."

He had just placed Ji Yunhuan on the bed, and her wet clothes had soaked it.

The second sister-in-law entered, looking at Qi Cheng, still in wet clothes. She said, "Hurry and change your clothes."

Although the room was heated, being in wet clothes in winter was intolerable, even for the toughest person.

Qi Cheng stepped into the adjoining dressing room.

Ji Yunhuan sat calmly on the sofa, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing her on the sofa, the second sister-in-law refrained from questioning her.

As the servant finished changing the bed sheets, the baby, who had been sleeping in the cradle, started crying.

"The baby is crying," the second sister-in-law reminded Ji Yunhuan.

"Second sister-in-law, just keep an eye on him," Ji Yunhuan didn’t look at the child.

The second sister-in-law quickly picked the baby up, sat on the nearby sofa, and glared at her, "What do you mean? You’re not even going to care for your child?"

"After I leave, he’ll have to get used to it. He’ll ultimately be separated from me, won’t he?" Glancing at her swaddled son, Ji Yunhuan looked away.

Firstly, she didn’t want her resolve to waver. Secondly, she didn’t want to see him, which would only hurt her more.

The baby cried in the second sister-in-law’s arms, but she refused to look.

Qi Cheng, now dressed, returning to his usual neatness, walked over and said, "Give me the baby."

The second sister-in-law looked at him hesitantly before handing the baby to him.

Qi Cheng sat on the sofa with the baby. Thankfully, he had been dutifully taking care of him, so besides Ji Yunhuan, the baby recognized him, and soon stopped crying in his arms.

He ordered a servant, "The young master is probably hungry. Prepare some milk."