Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 42 She’s Jealous_1

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 She’s Jealous_1

Qi Cheng only felt his forehead pounding, not understanding what Ji Yunhuan wanted to stir up. "Wife, don’t make trouble."

"Which eye of yours saw me making trouble? Or are you feeling guilty because I spoke the truth?" She raised her eyebrow, looking at Qi Cheng. Her overbearing demeanor was like that of a queen.

Xie Xingwei looked on in a daze.

Qi Cheng asked, "Are you jealous?"

Otherwise, why suddenly say these things?

Ji Yunhuan coldly snorted, denying it, "Jealous? Why would I be jealous? I just think it’s tough for Mr. Qi to pretend. If you weren’t longing for her, Ms. Xie wouldn’t be here. There’s no need to pretend you don’t care because of my presence. In fact, every night when you sleep, you call out Ms. Xie’s name!"

With her words, Xie Xingwei glanced at Qi Cheng. Since it was Ji Yunhuan who said it, she didn’t think it was a lie.

She just found it hard to believe!

Qi Cheng’s face darkened. Firstly, he could confirm that he didn’t call out Xie Xingwei’s name in his sleep. Secondly, he could confirm that Ji Yunhuan wasn’t jealous, but was pretending to be.

This woman...

She was worried he’d seen the surveillance footage and was trying to avoid blame by making this move!

He only mentioned the footage casually. He remembered last night’s events more clearly than any footage. Not exposing her was due to not wanting to argue with her. But now, to extricate herself, she was deliberately creating misunderstandings with another woman.

Was this something a wife should do?

"Ji Yunhuan!" He gritted his teeth, calling out her name.

Ji Yunhuan gave him a cold glance, as if she was truly jealous. "No need to explain, Mr. Qi. You don’t need to send Ms. Xie away. I should be the one to leave. Ms. Xie, Mr. Qi is yours to take care of."

After speaking, she opened the door and walked out.

The housekeeper watching from the side was stunned, thinking Ji Yunhuan was joking about such matters. Since Qi Cheng and Xie Xingwei had a good relationship before, he believed it was true and quickly followed Ji Yunhuan out.

Now she seemed to understand why Ji Yunhuan had a bad attitude towards Qi Cheng, sighing inwardly: A woman’s jealousy is truly scary.

Seeing this, Xie Xingwei walked over, picking up a white porcelain bowl of soup, feeling a bit nervous due to shyness, "Qi Cheng, I..."

If Ji Yunhuan hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t know that Qi Cheng still remembered her.

For the first time, Qi Cheng felt an urge to lose his temper, being manipulated by a woman.

Looking at Xie Xingwei’s nervous look, Qi Cheng said, "Get out."

His gentlemanly demeanor stopped him from lashing out at Xie Xingwei, but his attitude was cold.

Xie Xingwei, seeing his seemingly angry appearance, guessed he might be bothered by Ji Yunhuan’s jealousy, stood up, and said, "I’ll go talk to Ji Yunhuan! It’s my fault for coming, she shouldn’t misunderstand."

"Misunderstand?" If only she really misunderstood.

At least it would prove she cared about him. But what part of this was a misunderstanding?

Dare to play with him? He’d make her understand the consequences.

"Wait outside."

After instructing, Qi Cheng got up to change his clothes.

Coming down from upstairs, Xie Xingwei carefully followed behind him, admiring his handsome figure.

In the yard, Ji Yunhuan was walking the dog. She finally saw the big wolfdog named ’Qi Qi.’

Qi Cheng stood on the steps with Xie Xingwei behind him, seeing the early morning sunlight falling on the person and the dog. And her smile, bright enough to capture anyone’s attention.

He’d only seen Ji Yunhuan smile twice, once for the little things she made for him, and once towards his pet wolfdog. That genuine smile made her seem like a different person.

Does she look jealous now?

Feeling a bit jealous, not sure if it was towards Ji Yunhuan or the dog, Qi Cheng wanted to separate them. With a whistle, Qi Qi came running to him as soon as it heard its owner’s call. Although Xie Xingwei had been with Qi Cheng for some time, she hadn’t visited Qi Residence often and wasn’t familiar with Qi Qi. She couldn’t imagine how Ji Yunhuan got so affectionate with the dog. Seeing the big dog rushing over, she instinctively wanted to dodge. As a result, her high heel twisted, and she fell.

Qi Cheng glanced at her, finding it inexplicable, "I’m here, what are you afraid of?"

His dog only looked intimidating. It was obedient in front of its owner. But none of the women he dated liked his dog, except Ji Yunhuan, who was intimate with it.

Because they were outside, Ji Yunhuan wore a black coat, with hands in her pockets, looking surprised at Qi Cheng, "Mr. Qi, shouldn’t you be resting in bed?"

"No need for Ms. Ji to worry." Qi Cheng’s voice was cool. He ordered the servants to help Xie Xingwei up and take her to treat her injury.

He stared at her, took a few steps down. His handsome face showed coldness, "Since you’re so eager to push me to another woman, don’t bother with my affairs. I’d like to see when you’d come to me for your brother’s business."

"..." Her brother was her Achilles’ heel.

Ji Yunhuan’s face stiffened.

She looked at Qi Cheng, carefully probing, "Mr. Qi, are you angry?"

He looked back at her coldly, silent. Ji Yunhuan said, "I was just kidding! You do call out Ms. Xie’s name every night. I wasn’t lying, you just don’t know it. Even last night, you kept calling her name while kissing me. I got mad and hit you with an ashtray."

She thought she was clever, confessing the truth while shifting the blame cleanly.

Her cunning made Qi Cheng want to deal with her.

Last night, he clearly knew it was her, not Xie Xingwei, so he could confirm she was lying.

Ironically, that was the last thing he wanted to admit.

He married her not out of love. Moreover, she was once touched by Gu Yubai. Just a bit of alcohol made him lose control, almost forcing himself on her.

He felt ridiculous, even more unwilling to admit such a lapse.

He remembered Bai Liyan’s words—don’t ruin yourself.

Suddenly, he felt repulsed by her.

He turned around, walking back into the house.

Ji Yunhuan was stunned, finding his attitude inexplicable.

She returned to the living room, seeing Xie Xingwei sitting on the sofa. Qi Cheng sat beside her, massaging her injured ankle, his expression gentle.