Pregnant After Healing the Alpha
Chapter 617 - 606: Zhan Qipei Witnesses the Scene

Chapter 617: Chapter 606: Zhan Qipei Witnesses the Scene

Wu Xirui immediately clutched his chest, feigning a look of unbearable pain on his face. The wine glass in his hand slipped and smashed onto the floor, emitting a crisp sound.

Shards of glass scattered everywhere, and the dark red wine spread along the glass fragments on the floor, blossoming into eerie blood-red flowers.

Qiao Jing hadn’t expected anything like this to happen. After freezing for a second, she quickly regained her composure and leaned towards Wu Xirui, placing her hands near several acupoints on his chest and gently pressing down.

"What’s the matter, did you smoke when you went in?"

This was clearly Wu Xirui’s usual reaction when his illness acted up, but having an attack here was inconvenient—there was nowhere to perform acupuncture, and the crowded, bustling environment was far from quiet.

Wu Xirui, pretending to be in distress, shook his head, and a cold sweat began to form on his forehead.

"Just one puff... only took one puff..."

He had just received the news while in the private room that Zhan Qipei had finished discussing a partnership and was heading out, so he immediately left that deal behind and rushed out.

He had timed everything so that just as Qiao Jing was pressing his acupoints, Zhan Qipei would arrive in the lobby and witness the scene of Qiao Jing giving him the massage.

By then, Zhan Qipei would surely suspect that something intimate happened between him and Qiao Jing, leading to a fierce argument.

No man could ever accept the betrayal of his woman, not even the slightest hint of flirting with another man, and Zhan Qipei was no different—in fact, even more so.

Upon learning that Wu Xirui had smoked, Qiao Jing’s brows tightly furrowed, and she said in a cold voice,

"Lie down."

She had to press a few acupoints on Wu Xirui first to alleviate his condition. Otherwise, it would certainly get worse.

The scene attracted the attention of passersby, who cast curious glances their way.

The waiter, seeing this, immediately came over to inquire.

"Hello, what happened here? Can I help you with anything? Do you need an ambulance?"

Qiao Jing’s actions paused as she glanced at the waiter beside her.

"Not for now."

If her acupoint pressing could alleviate Wu Xirui’s symptoms, there was no need for a hospital. They could find a quiet place later for acupuncture treatment.

The waiter looked worriedly at the two, hesitated for a moment but seeing they knew each other, he retreated.

Meanwhile, Zhan Qipei and his business partners walked from the private room to the lobby.

Zhan Qipei was just about to take out his phone to message Qiao Jing when he heard his business associate’s voice, tinged with shock.

"President Zhan, is that... over there..."

The business associate didn’t dare to speak recklessly in front of Zhan Qipei and squinted for a good while to make sure he wasn’t seeing things. Only then did he continue.

"Isn’t that President Wu and... uh... your wife?"

He wouldn’t dare to speak carelessly before confirming their identities, only speaking to Zhan Qipei after being certain.

After all, Zhan Qipei had brought Qiao Jing to several gatherings before, and most people in the circle recognized them, including himself, hence he could identify Qiao Jing.

But now... what was Qiao Jing doing pressing Wu Xirui’s chest?

Upon hearing his associate’s words, Zhan Qipei furrowed his brows and looked up towards the sofa.

Seeing Qiao Jing and Wu Xirui together, his dark eyes instantly grew stormy.

He narrowed his dark eyes slightly, his gaze lingering on Qiao Jing’s hands for a few seconds, before he took long strides and walked briskly towards the sofa.

The business associate, noticing the scene, showed an awkward yet polite smile.

"President Zhan, I’m leaving first..."

He didn’t dare to stick around for this kind of spectacle.

Zhan Qipei nodded expressionlessly, his face so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water.

When Wu Xirui saw Zhan Qipei approaching with a darkened face, he slightly curled up the corners of his mouth.

He knew that Zhan Qipei would definitely encounter this scene, his goal was about to be achieved!

Qiao Jing was concentrating on pressing Wu Xirui’s acupoints, completely unaware of someone approaching her.

After she simply pressed on two acupoints, just as she was about to ask Wu Xirui how he felt, the hand she had on his chest was suddenly seized by a pair of strong and powerful hands.

Qiao Jing furrowed her brows and looked sideways at the person.

Seeing who it was, a look of astonishment appeared on her face, but she didn’t forget that Wu Xirui was ill at the moment.

She just glanced at Zhan Qipei and then withdrew her gaze, speaking indifferently to explain,

"Wu Xirui is having an attack."

Seeing that Qiao Jing was about to continue pressing Wu Xirui’s acupoints, Zhan Qipei furrowed his brows, thick and fog-like, and without another word, pulled the woman to his side.

After being interrupted, a sense of urgency tinged Qiao Jing’s eyes and brows.

"Zhan Qipei, I’m treating a patient."

She didn’t want Zhan Qipei to be irrationally jealous for no reason and to interfere with her treating a patient. If so, that man would be far too irrational.

Zhan Qipei’s gaze darkened, and he looked at Wu Xirui with a scrutinizing eye, speaking coldly,

"He’s pretending. Regardless, I’ve already called an ambulance for him, you don’t have to worry about it."

Don’t think he wasn’t aware that during today’s cooperation talk, there was someone who had a bit of a connection with Wu Xirui.

He hadn’t thought much of it initially, but when he came out, he happened to encounter Wu Xirui having an attack, and coincidentally, Qiao Jing was also there, which made him feel a bit strange.

But these were not the main reasons he concluded that Wu Xirui was feigning illness; rather, it was the smirk he had glimpsed on Wu Xirui’s face a moment ago.

Upon hearing Zhan Qipei’s words, Qiao Jing pursed her red lips and cast an inquiring look at Wu Xirui.

If Wu Xirui was faking it, then it was incredibly convincing, because she had initiated emergency measures before even getting a chance to take his pulse.

However, if it was pretend, then it fit with the doubts she had observed earlier.

As for why Wu Xirui would feign an attack...

At this thought, her eyes fell on Zhan Qipei, who was standing beside her with a gloomy face.

It was likely to make Zhan Qipei see it.

Zhan Qipei shielded Qiao Jing behind him, the temperature around him dropping sharply, as if he could freeze everything in the air.

His expressionless gaze fixed on Wu Xirui, a powerful sense of oppression radiating from him, like a sharp blade attacking the other man.

"Wu Xirui, if you’re a man, we’ll settle our issues between us. Don’t involve others, especially Qiao Jing."

He knew Wu Xirui’s purpose in doing this was nothing but the business with the young lady and the Zhan Family. When the other party returned to the country, he had already prepared himself.

He would never let his issues with Wu Xirui affect Qiao Jing, nor would he allow Wu Xirui to deliberately approach Qiao Jing and do anything to harm her.

Furthermore, Wu Xirui’s actions today wouldn’t make him misunderstand Qiao Jing; he and Qiao Jing had long established a trust that needed no explanations, and he wouldn’t get jealous over these few images.