The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 542: Can’t Keep Calm_1

Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Can’t Keep Calm_1

When Mother Bo saw Shi Qian in such a pitiful state, she was taken aback.

She immediately rushed over and grabbed Shi Qian’s arm, "Qianqian, where have you been? Why didn’t you answer my phone calls? And why are you in such a state?"

Shi Qian shook her head, not uttering a word, only crying incessantly.

Mother Bo knew that Shi Qian had been very upset lately about the penalty for breach of contract and assumed that’s what she was still worried about.

This was also why she had snuck out of the old family home tonight.

She sighed, then reassured Shi Qian, "You don’t have to worry about those people. I have people managing my overseas investments, and we will soon have the money. I won’t let you suffer any losses."

"But, the penalty isn’t the only thing I’m after." Shi Qian could not control her emotions.

Mother Bo wiped away her tears, "I know, you also want to stay in the entertainment industry."

Shi Qian pursed her lips.

Not only that, she also wanted to win Bo Jingyan.

Tonight, she had gone out to look for Bo Jingyan, hoping to win his sympathy and pity.

Unfortunately, she had failed, and failed completely.

Not only did Bo Jingyan not show a trace of compassion, but when she tried to stop him in the street, he ignored her, driving over her as if she weren’t there.

This incident had caused great distress and impact on Shi Qian.

However, it was so humiliating that she did not reveal a word of it to Mother Bo.

In the end, Shi Qian could only nod in acceptance of Mother Bo’s words, choking out, "The entertainment industry is changing so fast now. I have lost the chance to be the lead actress in Director Zhao’s movie, and without that award, I have no chance of a comeback."

"If I lose my popularity and my fans, all my hard work in the entertainment industry will have been in vain. I’ll have to start all over again."

She realized that she couldn’t win Bo Jingyan over for now.

But that didn’t matter. She believed that there was always tomorrow. Sooner or later, she would be able to drive Xia Qingtian away and become the only woman in Bo Jingyan’s life.

She was not afraid that she wouldn’t be able to win him over then.

Before that, the only thing she could cling to was her career.

She herself was powerless, so she had to place all her hopes on Mother Bo. As Bo Jingyan’s mother, she must surely be able to manage her son and change his mind.

With these thoughts, Shi Qian looked at Mother Bo with even more eager eyes.

"Mother Bo, you must help me." She gripped Mother Bo’s hand tightly, "You promised me. You said you would help me if I wanted to stay in the entertainment industry."

Her grip was so strong that Mother Bo’s hand started to hurt a bit.

So she pulled her hand free from Shi Qian’s grasp, "Don’t be so agitated. Whatever I promised you, I’ll deliver."

Hearing her assurance, Shi Qian finally felt a sense of relief.

"Mother Bo, I don’t have much time left, and I can’t keep waiting." She could not help but urge her.

She was sick of staying at home every day, unable to go anywhere. The moment she opened her phone, she was bombarded with countless phone calls, text messages, and private messages.

Now that the public knew she was being blacklisted, they all suspected she had done something illegal.

She wanted to clear the air in public, but Bo Jingyan had taken severe actions. Her accounts had been blocked and her alternate accounts’ videos and statements were intercepted as well.

Now, she was in a really bad situation, feeling helpless and unable to make her voice heard.

This had also led to her rapid weight loss.

"I understand, don’t worry about it. I will take care of everything." Upon seeing Shi Qian, who was both a savior and a dear friend, looking so thin and haggard, Mother Bo felt distressed.

"But..." Shi Qian wanted to say something else.

Mother Bo interrupted her, "Enough, you don’t need to worry so much. Just leave this to me. Your immediate task is to eat and sleep well, and recover your condition."

"Or do you want to make your comeback looking so haggard?"

Hearing this, Shi Qian abruptly covered her face, the skin rough to the touch.

These days, she had been living in constant darkness, without any time for skincare or fitness. With the current high-definition filming technologies, even the slightest flaw would be magnified.

She was not the type of stunning beauty that could be recognized at first glance. She was more of a demure beauty.

If her skin and figure got any worse, she would look like an average woman on camera.

Having said what needed to be said, Shi Qian did not waste any more time.

"Mother Bo, you’re the only one I can trust now. You have to help me." With that, she immediately went back to her room to apply a face mask. On the way, she ran into a servant and asked them to prepare a bowl of bird’s nest soup and bring it to her room.

After Shi Qian left, Mother Bo let out a sigh.

The servant who had been attending to her, Sister Ying, came forward to help her sit on the couch in the living room, handed her a cup of tea, and asked, "Ma’am, what’s the matter?"

Mother Bo took a sip of the tea and finally spoke softly, "Qianqian is too impulsive and impatient. She’s nothing like her mother. If it were her mother, she could face any setback with calmness. If it weren’t for my personal matters back then, I could have made her mother the biggest star. In the end, I delayed and failed her."

As she spoke, thinking of Shi Qian’s mother, Mother Bo couldn’t help but show a hint of longing.

Sister Ying tried to comfort her, "Ma’am, you treat Miss Shi Qian so well now; even if you did delay her, you have made up for everything."

"Making up for it isn’t as easy as you say," Mother Bo shook her head wryly, "What I’m repaying now is Qianqian’s life-saving favor. If she hadn’t donated her bone marrow to me, I might have been cremated by now."

Sister Ying did not know what to say next.

She knew that Mother Bo just needed to vent and did not need her comfort.

Sure enough, after a while, Mother Bo regained her spirits.

She instructed Sister Ying, "Go and call that unfilial son Jingyan for me. Tell him I need to see him and he must come home tonight, no matter how late, I will wait for him."

If Qianqian couldn’t wait, then she shouldn’t keep her in suspense and resolve this matter as soon as possible.

"Okay." Sister Ying immediately went to do as instructed and called Bo Jingyan.

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Meanwhile...

Bo Jingyan was enjoying a dinner that Xia Qingtian had prepared especially to reward him.